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User Manual of Network Video Recorder

Safety Instruction

These instructions are intended to ensure that user can use the product correctly to avoid danger or property loss.

The precaution measure is divided into “Warnings” and “Cautions”.

Warnings:

Serious injury or death may occur if any of the warnings are neglected.

Cautions:

Injury or equipment damage may occur if any of the cautions are neglected.

Warnings

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Proper configuration of all passwords and other security settings is the responsibility of the installer and/or

end-user.

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In the use of the product, you must be in strict compliance with the electrical safety regulations of the nation

and region. Please refer to technical specifications for detailed information.

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Input voltage should meet both the SELV (Safety Extra Low Voltage) and the Limited Power Source with

100~240 VAC or 12 VDC according to the IEC60950-1 standard. Please refer to technical specifications for

detailed information.

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Do not connect several devices to one power adapter as adapter overload may cause over-heating or a fire

hazard.

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Please make sure that the plug is firmly connected to the power socket.

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If smoke, odor or noise rise from the device, turn off the power at once and unplug the power cable, and then

please contact the service center.

Warnings

these

safeguards to prevent serious

injury or death.

Cautions

these

precautions

prevent

potential injury or material

damage.

Summary of Contents for DS-96128NI-F16

Page 1: ...Network Video Recorder User Manual UD 6L0202D1973A01 ...

Page 2: ... mentioned below are the properties of their respective owners Legal Disclaimer TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW THE PRODUCT DESCRIBED WITH ITS HARDWARE SOFTWARE AND FIRMWARE IS PROVIDED AS IS WITH ALL FAULTS AND ERRORS AND HIKVISION MAKES NO WARRANTIES EXPRESS OR IMPLIED INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION MERCHANTABILITY SATISFACTORY QUALITY FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON INF...

Page 3: ...ay cause undesired operation EU Conformity Statement This product and if applicable the supplied accessories too are marked with CE and comply therefore with the applicable harmonized European standards listed under the EMC Directive 2004 108 EC the LVD Directive 2006 95 EC and the RoHS Directive 2011 65 EU 2012 19 EU WEEE directive Products marked with this symbol cannot be disposed of as unsorte...

Page 4: ... safety regulations of the nation and region Please refer to technical specifications for detailed information Input voltage should meet both the SELV Safety Extra Low Voltage and the Limited Power Source with 100 240 VAC or 12 VDC according to the IEC60950 1 standard Please refer to technical specifications for detailed information Do not connect several devices to one power adapter as adapter ov...

Page 5: ...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 before connecting and disconnecting accessories and peripherals A factory recommended HDD should be used for this device Improper use or replacement of the battery ...

Page 6: ... Recorder DS 96256NI H16 DS 96256NI H16 DS 96256NI H16 H DS 96256NI H16 I DS 96256NI H16 H I Network Video Recorder DS 96256NI F16 DS 96256NI F16 DS 96256NI F16 H DS 96256NI F16 I DS 96256NI F16 H I Network Video Recorder DS 96128NI H24 DS 96128NI H24 DS 96128NI H24 H DS 96128NI H24 I DS 96128NI H24 H I Network Video Recorder DS 96128NI F24 DS 96128NI F24 DS 96128NI F24 H DS 96128NI F24 I DS 96128...

Page 7: ...sk Multiple PTZ protocols supported PTZ preset patrol and pattern Zooming in by clicking the mouse and 3D positioning by dragging mouse HDD Management Up to 24 18 SATA hard disks can be connected Each disk with a maximum of 4TB storage capacity 8 network disks 8 NAS disks or 7 NAS disks 1 IP SAN disk can be connected The SAS expansion enclosure can be connected for the expanded storage via the min...

Page 8: ...for face detection behavior analysis people counting and heat map Alarm triggers full screen monitoring audio alarm notifying surveillance center sending email and alarm output Automatic restore when system is abnormal Other Local Functions Operable by front panel mouse and control keyboard Three level user management admin user is allowed to create many operating accounts and define their operati...

Page 9: ...restart and shutdown RS 232 RS 485 transparent channel transmission Alarm and exception information can be sent to the remote host Remotely start stop recording Remotely start stop alarm output Remote PTZ control Remote JPEG capture Two way audio and voice broadcasting Embedded WEB server Development Scalability SDK for Windows and Linux system Source code of application software for demo Developm...

Page 10: ...Operation on Live View 38 3 2 2 Using the Mouse in Live View 38 3 2 3 Using an Auxiliary Monitor 39 3 2 4 Quick Setting Toolbar in Live View Mode 40 3 3 Adjusting Live View Settings 42 Chapter 4 PTZ Controls 44 4 1 Configuring PTZ Settings 45 4 2 Setting PTZ Presets Patrols Patterns 46 4 2 1 Customizing Presets 46 4 2 2 Calling Presets 46 4 2 3 Customizing Patrols 47 4 2 4 Calling Patrols 48 4 2 5...

Page 11: ...ng up by Normal Video Search 93 7 1 3 Backing up by Event Search 95 7 1 4 Backing up Video Clips 96 7 2 Managing Backup Devices 97 7 3 Hot Spare Device Backup 98 7 3 1 Setting Hot Spare Device 98 7 3 1 Setting Working Device 99 7 3 2 Managing Hot Spare System 99 Chapter 8 Alarm Settings 102 8 1 Setting Motion Detection Alarm 103 8 2 Setting Sensor Alarms 105 8 3 Detecting Video Loss Alarm 108 8 4 ...

Page 12: ... Configuring SNMP 144 11 2 5 Configuring More Settings 144 11 2 6 Configuring HTTPS Port 145 11 2 7 Configuring Email 147 11 2 8 Configuring NAT 148 11 3 Checking Network Traffic 151 11 4 Checking Network Statistics 153 Chapter 12 RAID 154 12 1 Configuring Array 155 12 1 1 Enable RAID 155 12 1 2 One touch Configuration 156 12 1 3 Manually Creating Array 157 12 2 Rebuilding Array 160 12 2 1 Automat...

Page 13: ...rs 194 16 1 Configuring RS 232 Serial Port 195 16 2 Configuring General Settings 196 16 3 Configuring DST Settings 197 16 4 Configuring More Settings for Device Parameters 198 16 5 Managing User Accounts 199 16 5 1 Adding a User 199 16 5 2 Deleting a User 201 16 5 3 Editing a User 202 Chapter 17 Video Wall Configuration and Operation 204 17 1 1 User Registration and Login 205 17 1 2 Adding the NVR...

Page 14: ...User Manual of Network Video Recorder 13 Chapter 1 Introduction ...

Page 15: ...User Manual of Network Video Recorder 14 1 1 Front Panel Figure 1 1 DS 96000NI H16 F16 I Figure 1 2 DS 96000NI H16 F16 H I Figure 1 3 DS 96000NI H24 F24 I ...

Page 16: ...IRECTION buttons are used to navigate between different fields and items in menus In the Playback mode the Up and Down button is used to speed up and slow down recorded video The Left and Right button is used to reverse 30s and forward 30s the playback progress In Live View mode the Up button is to switch the live view mode between single and multi window divisions The Down button is used to enter...

Page 17: ...Disk Drive HDD The USB ports are provided for the use of intel board when it is connected 9 Touch LCD Screen The touch LCD is supported by H and H I models by default and is optional for other models It outputs the simultaneous image with the VGA HDMI1 and the local menu can be controlled by the touch operation 10 HDD Slot Sequence Indicates the HDD slot number sequence in the chassis 11 READY Sta...

Page 18: ...ovider The operation of the mouse Table 1 2 Description of the Mouse Control Name Action Description Left Click Single Click Live view 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 Video tampering privacy mask and motion detection Select target area Digital zoom in D...

Page 19: ...yboard 1 Figure 1 6 Soft Keyboard 2 Description of the buttons on the soft keyboard Table 1 3 Description of the Soft Keyboard Icons Icon Description Icon Description Number English letter Lowercase Uppercase Backspace Switch the keyboard Space Positioning the cursor Exit Symbols Reserved ...

Page 20: ...audio output This connector is synchronized with VGA video output AUDIO IN RCA connector for audio input 2 FIBER Interface 4 FIBER network interfaces 3 LAN Interface 4 LAN network interfaces 4 HDMITM 2 HDMITM video output connectors 5 USB 3 0 interface Universal Serial Bus USB ports for additional devices such as USB mouse and USB Hard Disk Drive HDD 6 MINI SAS Optional Connects to SAS expansion e...

Page 21: ...r cascading devices the first NVR s D D pin should be connected with the D D pin of the next NVR 11 ALARM IN Connector for alarm input ALARM OUT Connector for alarm output 12 HDMITM Output Extension Board 16 HDMITM video output connectors provided for H and H I models only 13 Intel Interface Board Intel interface board for connecting to the x86 operating system host provided for 96000NI H series o...

Page 22: ...User Manual of Network Video Recorder 21 Chapter 2 Getting Started ...

Page 23: ...to start up 2 After startup the Power indicator LED remains blue Shutting down the NVR There are two proper ways to shut down the NVR OPTION 1 Standard shutdown Steps 1 Enter the Shutdown menu Menu Shutdown Figure 2 1 Shutdown Menu 2 Click the Shutdown button 3 Click the Yes button OPTION 2 By operating the front panel Steps 1 Press and hold the POWER button on the front panel for 3 seconds 2 Ente...

Page 24: ...ly recommend you create a strong password of your own choosing using a minimum of 8 characters including upper case letters lower case letters numbers and special characters in order to increase the security of your product And we recommend you reset your password regularly especially in the high security system resetting the password monthly or weekly can better protect your product 2 Click OK to...

Page 25: ...tant settings of the NVR If you don t want to use the Setup Wizard at that moment click the Cancel button You can also choose to use the Setup Wizard next time by leaving the Start wizard when the device starts checkbox checked 2 Click Next button to enter the date and time settings window as shown in Figure 2 5 Figure 2 5 Date and Time Settings 3 After the time settings click Next button which ta...

Page 26: ...ick Next button after you configured the network parameters which takes you to the RAID configuration window Figure 2 7 Array Management 5 Click Next button to enter the Array Management window Supported if you check the checkbox to enable the RAID function in the previous window ...

Page 27: ...HDD 8 Click Next button You enter the Adding IP Camera interface 9 Click Search to search the online IP Camera and the Security status shows whether it is active or inactive Before adding the camera make sure the IP camera to be added is in active status If the camera is in inactive status you can click the inactive icon of the camera to set the password to activate it You can also select multiple...

Page 28: ...ual of Network Video Recorder 27 Figure 2 10 Add IP Cameras 10 Click Next button Configure the recording for the searched IP Cameras Figure 2 11 Record Settings 11 Click OK to complete the startup Setup Wizard ...

Page 29: ...gement interface For the IP camera detected online in the same network segment the Security status shows whether it is active or inactive Figure 2 12 IP Camera Management Interface 2 Click the inactive icon of the camera to enter the following interface to activate it You can also select multiple cameras from the list and click the One touch Activate to activate the cameras in batch Figure 2 13 Ac...

Page 30: ...rd monthly or weekly can better protect your product 4 Click OK to finish the acitavting of the IP camera And the security status of camera will be changed to Active 2 4 2 Adding the Online IP Cameras Purpose The main function of the NVR is to connect the network cameras and record the video got from it So before you can get a live view or record of the video you should add the network cameras to ...

Page 31: ...textfiled and then click the Add button to add it OPTION 2 Steps 1 Select the Add IP Camera option from the right click menu in live view mode or click Menu Camera Camera to enter the IP camera management interface Figure 2 16 Adding IP Camera Interface 2 The online cameras with same network segment will be detected and displayed in the camera list 3 Select the IP camera from the list and click th...

Page 32: ...OPTION 3 Steps 1 On the IP Camera Management interface click the Custom Adding button to pop up the Add IP Camera Custom interface Figure 2 18 Custom Adding IP Camera Interface 2 You can edit the IP address protocol management port and other information of the IP camera to be added If the IP camera to add has not been actiavated you can activate it from the IP camera list on the camera management ...

Page 33: ...icon to get the exception information of camera Delete the IP camera Play the live video of the connected camera Advanced settings of the camera Upgrade the connected IP camera Security Show the security status of the camera to be active inactive or the password strength strong medium weak risk 2 4 3 Editing the Connected IP cameras and Configuring Customized Protocols After the adding of the IP c...

Page 34: ... choose the channel to connect by selecting the channel port No in the dropdown list 2 Click OK to save the settings and exit the editing interface To edit advanced parameters 1 Drag the horizontal scroll bar to the right side and click the icon Figure 2 21 Network Configuration of the Camera 2 You can edit the network information and the password of the camera ...

Page 35: ...the customized protocols for them Steps 1 Click the Protocol button in the custom adding IP camera interface to enter the protocol management interface Figure 2 23 Protocol Management Interface There are 16 customized protocols provided in the system you can edit the protocol name and choose whether to enable the sub stream 2 Choose the protocol type of transmission and choose the transfer protoco...

Page 36: ...y Type The network camera adopting custom protocol must support getting stream through standard RTSP Transfer Protocol Select the transfer protocol for the custom protocol Port Set the port No for the custom protocol Path Set the resource path for the custom protocol E g ch1 main av_stream The protocol type and the transfer protocols must be supported by the connected network camera After adding t...

Page 37: ...User Manual of Network Video Recorder 36 Chapter 3 Live View ...

Page 38: ...ght 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 1 Description of Live View Icons Icons Description Alarm video loss video tampering motion detection sensor alarm or VCA alarm Record manual record schedule record motion detection alarm or VC...

Page 39: ...the auxiliary one You can click the Aux Monitor button in the right click menu to switch the video output to the auxiliary one and when the aux output is enabled the main output cannot do any operation and you can do some basic operation on the live view mode for the Aux output 3 2 1 Front Panel Operation on Live View Table 3 2 Front Panel Operation in Live View Functions Front Panel Operation Man...

Page 40: ...ime of the live view configuration must be set before using Start Auto switch If the corresponding camera supports intelligent function the Reboot Intelligence option is included when right clicking mouse on this camera Figure 3 1 Right click Menu 3 2 3 Using an Auxiliary Monitor Certain features of the Live View are also available while in an Aux monitor These features include Single Screen Switc...

Page 41: ...reen Figure 3 2 Quick Setting Toolbar Table 3 4 Description of Quick Setting Toolbar Icons Icon Description Icon Description Icon Description Enable Disable Manual Record Instant Playback Mute Audio on PTZ Control Digital Zoom Image Settings Face Detection Live View Strategy Information Close Instant Playback only shows the record in last five minutes If no record is found it means there is no rec...

Page 42: ...con can be selected to enter the Image Settings menu You can set the image parameters like brightness contrast saturation and hue Figure 3 4 Image Settings Customize Live View Strategy can be selected to set strategy including Real time Balanced Fluency Figure 3 5 Live View Strategy ...

Page 43: ...e View General The settings available in this menu include Video Output Interface Designates the output to configure the settings Outputs include VGA HDMI and HDMI2 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 when enabling auto switch in Live View Enable Audio Output Enables disables audio output for the ...

Page 44: ...rder 1 Select a View mode in 2 Select the small window and double click on the channel number to display the channel on the window You can click button to start live view for all the channels and click to stop all the live view 3 Click the Apply button to save the setting ...

Page 45: ...User Manual of Network Video Recorder 44 Chapter 4 PTZ Controls ...

Page 46: ... be done before you control the PTZ camera Steps 1 Enter the PTZ Settings interface Menu Camera PTZ Figure 4 1 PTZ Settings 2 Click the PTZ Parameter Settings button to set the RS 485 parameters Figure 4 2 PTZ General 3 Enter the parameters of the PTZ camera All the parameters should be exactly the same as the PTZ camera parameters 4 Click Apply button to save the settings ...

Page 47: ...se 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 the Set button to link the location to the preset Repeat the steps2 3 to save more presets You can click the Clear button to clear the location information of the preset or c...

Page 48: ...o show the general settings of the PTZ control Figure 4 4 PTZ Panel General 4 Click to enter the preset No in the corresponding text field 5 Click the Call Preset button to call it 4 2 3 Customizing Patrols Purpose Patrols can be set to move the PTZ to different key points and have it stay there for a set duration before moving on to the next key point The key points are corresponding to the prese...

Page 49: ...point to the patrol or you can click the OK button to save the key point to the patrol You can delete all the key points by clicking the Clear button for the selected patrol or click the Clear All button to delete all the key pints for all patrols 4 2 4 Calling Patrols Purpose Calling a patrol makes the PTZ to move according the predefined patrol path Steps 1 Click the button PTZ in the lower righ...

Page 50: ...nding buttons in the control panel to move the PTZ camera and click the Stop button to stop it The movement of the PTZ is recorded as the pattern 4 2 6 Calling Patterns Purpose Follow the procedure to move the PTZ camera according to the predefined patterns Steps 1 Click the button PTZ in the lower right corner of the PTZ setting interface Or press the PTZ button on the front panel or click the PT...

Page 51: ...ar Scan can be enabled to trigger the scan in the horizantal direction in the predefined range This function is supported by some certain models Steps 1 Enter the PTZ Control interface Menu Camera PTZ Figure 4 10 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 co...

Page 52: ...show the one touch function of the PTZ control Figure 4 11 PTZ Panel One touch 3 Click Linear Scan button to start the linear scan and click the Linear Scan button again to stop it You can click the Restore button to clear the defined left limit and right limit data and the dome needs to reboot to make settings take effect 4 2 9 One touch Park Purpose For some certain model of the speed dome it ca...

Page 53: ...e predefined preset 1 to preset 32 in order after the park time The undefined preset will be skipped Park Patrol 1 The dome starts move according to the predefined patrol 1 path after the park time Park Preset 1 The dome moves to the predefined preset 1 location after the park time The park time can only be set through the speed dome configuration interface by default the value is 5s 4 Click the b...

Page 54: ...ce In PTZ control mode the PTZ panel will be displayed when a mouse is connected with the device If no mouse is connected the icon appears in the lower left corner of the window indicating that this camera is in PTZ control mode Figure 4 13 PTZ Panel Table 4 1 Description of the PTZ panel icons Icon Description Icon Description Icon Description Direction button and the auto cycle button Zoom Focus...

Page 55: ...User Manual of Network Video Recorder 54 Chapter 5 Recording Settings ...

Page 56: ...tialize it Menu HDD General Figure 5 1 HDD General 2 Check the storage mode of the HDD 1 Click Advanced 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 Configuring Quota Mode 3 If the HDD mode is Group you should set the HDD group For detailed information see Chapter 13 HDD Mana...

Page 57: ...d The time you set to record before the scheduled time or event For example when an alarm triggered the recording at 10 00 if you set the pre record time as 5 seconds 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 til...

Page 58: ...cording When you select sub stream you can record for a longer time with the same storage space 3 Click Apply to save the settings The redundant record is to decide whether you want the camera to save the record files in the redundant HDD You must configure the redundant HDD in HDD settings For detailed information see Chapter 13 3 2 The parameters of Main Stream Event are read only 3 Parameters S...

Page 59: ...enu Record Schedule 2 Configure Record Schedule 1 Select Record Schedule Figure 5 6 Record Schedule Different recording types are marked in different color icons Continous scheduled recording Event recording triggered by all event triggered alarm Motion recording triggered by motion detection Alarm recording triggered by alarm M A recording triggered by either motion detection or alarm M A recordi...

Page 60: ...All Day checkbox blank and set the Start End time Up to 8 periods can be configured for each day And the time periods can t be overlapped each other IV Select the record type in the dropdown list To enable Motion Alarm M A motion or alarm M A motion and alarm and VCA Video Content Analysis triggered recording you must configure the motion detection settings alarm input settings or VCA settings as ...

Page 61: ... interface to save the settings Draw the schedule I Click on the color icons you can choose the schedule type as continuous or event Figure 5 10 Draw the Schedule II Click the Apply button to validate the settings 3 Optional If the settings can also be used to other channels click Copy and then choose the channel to which you want to copy 4 Click Apply to save the settings ...

Page 62: ...er you can follow the steps to schedule a record which triggered by the detected motion 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 to set the motion detection for al...

Page 63: ...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 Edit the Motion Detection Record Schedule For the detailed information of schedule configuration see Chapter Configuring Recording Schedule ...

Page 64: ...rking detection unattended baggage detection object removal detection audio loss exception detection sudden change of sound intensity detection and defocus detection Steps 1 Enter the VCA settings interface and select a camera for the VCA settings Menu Camera VCA Figure 5 14 VCA Settings 2 Configure the detection rules for VCA events For details see the step 2 in Chapter 9 VCA Alarm 3 Click the ic...

Page 65: ... of VCA Alarm The PTZ Linking function is only available for the VCA settings of IP cameras 4 Enter Record Schedule settings interface Menu Record Schedule Record Schedule and then set VCA as the record type For details see step 2 in Chapter 5 2 Configuring Record Schedule ...

Page 66: ...s 1 Enter the Alarm setting interface Menu Configuration Alarm Figure 5 16 Alarm Settings 2 Click Alarm Input Figure 5 17 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 Settings Figure 5 18 Alarm Settings ...

Page 67: ...level menu Repeat the above steps to configure other alarm input parameters If the settings can also be applied to other alarm inputs click Copy and choose the alarm input number Figure 5 19 Copy Alarm Input 3 Edit the Alarm triggered record in the Record Capture Schedule setting interface For the detailed information of schedule configuration see Chapter5 2 Configuring Recording Schedule ...

Page 68: ...icking the status bar before Analog to change it to 3 Set recording mode to manual By default the camera is enabled with recording by schedule Click the status bar to change it to and click again to enable the recording to manual recording by schedule recording by manual operation After rebooting all the manual records enabled are canceled 4 Start all day continuous recording or all day motion det...

Page 69: ... for that year You may want to have different plans for recording on holiday Steps 1 Enter the Record setting interface Menu Record Holiday Figure 5 22 Holiday Settings 2 Enable Edit Holiday schedule 1 Click to enter the Edit interface Figure 5 23 Edit Holiday Settings 2 Check the checkbox after Enable Holiday 3 Select Mode from the dropdown list ...

Page 70: ...he date format to configure holiday schedule 4 Set the start and end date 5 Click Apply to save settings 6 Click OK to exit the Edit interface 3 Enter Record Capture Schedule settings interface to edit the holiday recording schedule See Chapter 5 2 Configuring Recording Schedule ...

Page 71: ...al 2 Select the HDD and click to enter the Local HDD Settings interface 1 Set the HDD property to Redundancy Figure 5 25 HDD General Editing 2 Click Apply to save the settings 3 Click OK to back to the upper level menu You must set the Storage mode in the HDD advanced settings to Group before you set the HDD property to Redundant For detailed information please refer to Chapter 11 4 1 Setting HDD ...

Page 72: ...igure 5 26 Record Parameters 2 Select Camera you want to configure in the drop down list 3 Check the checkbox of Redundant Record 4 Click OK to save settings and back to the upper level menu Repeat the above steps for configuring other channels ...

Page 73: ...menu 4 Click to enter editing interface 5 Configuring HDD group 1 Choose a group number for the HDD group 2 Click Apply and then in the pop up message box click Yes to save your settings 3 Click OK to back to the upper level menu Repeat the above steps to configure more HDD groups 6 Choose the Channels which you want to save the record files and captured pictures in the HDD group 1 Select Advanced...

Page 74: ...terface Menu Playback 2 Check the checkbox of channel s in the channel list and then double click to select a date on the calendar Figure 5 29 Normal Playback 3 During playback click the button to lock the current recording file In the multi channel playback mde clicking the button will lock all the record files related to the playback channels 4 You can click the button to pop up the file managem...

Page 75: ...click to change it to to unlock the file and the file is not protected Lock File when Export Steps 1 Enter Export setting interface Menu Export Figure 5 31 Export 2 Select the channels 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 ...

Page 76: ... turn to indicating that the file is locked The record files of which the recording is still not completed cannot be locked 2 Click to change it to to unlock the file and the file is not protected Figure 5 33 Unlocking Attention 5 10 2Setting HDD Property to Read only Steps 1 Enter HDD setting interface Menu HDD Figure 5 34 HDD General 2 Click to edit the HDD you want to protect ...

Page 77: ...ve settings and back to the upper level menu You cannot save any files in a Read only HDD If you want to save files in the HDD change the property to R W If there is only one HDD and is set to Read only the NVR can t record any files Only live view mode is available If you set the HDD to Read only when the NVR is saving files in it then the file will be saved in next R W HDD If there is only one H...

Page 78: ...User Manual of Network Video Recorder 77 Chapter 6 Playback ...

Page 79: ...Steps Choose a channel in live view mode and click the button in the quick setting toolbar In the 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 Mouse right click a channel in live view mode and select Playba...

Page 80: ...y back video files recorded in specified time duration Multi channel simultaneous playback and channel switch are supported Steps 1 Enter playback interface Menu Playback 2 Check the checkbox of channel s in the channel list and then double click to select a date on the calendar Figure 6 3 Playback Calendar If there are record files for that camera in that day in the calendar the icon for that day...

Page 81: ...ck The indicates the start end time of the record Playback progress bar use the mouse to click any point of the progress bar or drag the progress bar to locate specific frames Table 6 1 Detailed Explanation of Playback Toolbar Button Operation Button Operation Button Operation Audio on Mute Start Stop clipping Lock File Add default tag Add customized tag File management for video clips captured pi...

Page 82: ... Select Alarm Input Motion or VCA as the event type Here we take playback by VCA as the example Figure 6 6 Motion Search Interface 4 Select the minor type of VCA from the drop down list For configuring the VCA recording please refer to Chapter 5 4 Configuring VCA Event Recording 5 Select the camera s for searching and set the Start time and End time 6 Click Search button to get the search result i...

Page 83: ...aying Back by Tag Purpose Video tag allows you to record related information like people and location of a certain time point during playback You can use video tag s to search for record files and position time point Before playing back by tag 1 Enter Playback interface Menu Playback 2 Search and play back the record file s Refer to Chapter 6 1 1 for the detailed information about searching and pl...

Page 84: ...fault tag Click button to add customized tag and input tag name Max 64 tags can be added to a single video file 3 Tag management Click button to enter the File Management interface and click Tag to manage the tags You can check edit and delete tag s Figure 6 9 Tag Management Interface Playing back by Tag ...

Page 85: ... back by Smart Playback Purpose The smart playback function provides an easy way to get through the less effective information When you select the smart playback mode the system will analyze the video containing the motion or VCA information mark it with green color and play it in the normal speed while the video without motion will be played in the 16 time speed The smart playback rules and areas...

Page 86: ...click the button on the left toolbar to play the video file Figure 6 12 Smart Playback Interface Table 6 2 Detailed Explanation of Smart Playback Toolbar Button Operation Button Operation Button Operation Draw line for the line crossing detection Draw quadrilateral for the intrusion detection Draw rectangle for the intrusion detection Set full screen for motion detection Clear all Start Stop clipp...

Page 87: ...an click to configure the smart settings Figure 6 13 Smart Settings Skip the Non Related Video The non related video will not be played if this function is enabled Play Non Related Video at Set the speed to play the non related video Max 8 4 1 are selectable Play Related Video at Set the speed to play the related video Max 8 4 1 are selectable Pre play and post play is not available for the motion...

Page 88: ...u Maintenance Log Information 2 Click Log Search tab to enter Playback by System Logs Set search time and type and click Search button Figure 6 15 System Log Search Interface 3 Choose a log with record file and click button to enter Playback interface Figure 6 16 Result of System Log Search 4 Playback interface The toolbar in the bottom part of Playback interface can be used to control playing pro...

Page 89: ...in the external devices Steps 1 Enter Tag Search interface Menu Playback 2 Select the External File in the drop down list on the top left side The files are listed in the right side list You can click the button to refresh the file list 3 Select and click the button to play back it And you can adjust the playback speed by clicking and Figure 6 18 Interface of External File Playback ...

Page 90: ...ds Playback interface 3 Select a date and start playing the video file 4 Select the Split screen Number from the dropdown list Up to 16 screens are configurable Figure 6 19 Interface of Sub periods Playback 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 2...

Page 91: ...User Manual of Network Video Recorder 90 Chapter 7 Backup ...

Page 92: ...ck Export button The time duration of record files on a specified channel cannot exceed one day Otherwise the message box Max 24 hours are allowed for quick export will pop up Figure 7 1 Quick Export Interface 2 Select the format of the log files to be exported Up to 9 formats are selectable 3 Click the Export to start exporting Here we use USB Flash Drive and please refer to the next section Norm...

Page 93: ... interface until all record files are exported Figure 7 3 Export Finished 4 Check backup result Choose the record file in Export interface and click button to check it The Player player exe will be exported automatically during record file export Figure 7 4 Checkup of Quick Export Result Using USB1 1 ...

Page 94: ...t Normal 2 Select the cameras to search 3 Set search condition and click Search button to enter the search result interface The matched video files are displayed in Chart or List display mode Figure 7 5 Normal Video Search for Backup 4 Select video files or pictures from the Chart or List to export Click to play the record file if you want to check it Check the checkbox before the record files you...

Page 95: ...want to back up and click Export button to enter Export interface 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 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 mess...

Page 96: ...devices USB flash drives USB HDDs USB writer or SATA writer Quick Backup and Normal Backup are supported Steps 1 Enter Export interface Menu Export Event 2 Select the cameras to search 3 Select the event type to alarm input motion or VCA Figure 7 9 Event Search for Backup 4 Set search condition and click Search button to enter the search result interface The matched video files are displayed in Ch...

Page 97: ...ctly during Playback using USB devices USB flash drives USB HDDs USB writer or SATA writer Steps 1 Enter Playback interface Please refer to Chapter 6 1 Playing Back Record Files 2 During playback use buttons or in the playback toolbar to start or stop clipping record file s 3 Click the to enter the file management interface Figure 7 11 Video Clips Export Interface 7 Export the video clips in playb...

Page 98: ... New Folder button if you want to create a new folder in the backup device Select a record file or folder in the backup device and click button if you want to delete it Click Erase button if you want to erase the files from a re writable CD DVD Click Format button to format the backup device If the inserted storage device is not recognized Click the Refresh button Reconnect device Check for compat...

Page 99: ...vice and each working device Set a hot spare device Add a hot spare device on normal device Add the normal device on the hot spare device Start Finish Figure 7 13 Building Hot Spare System 7 3 1 Setting Hot Spare Device The camera connection will be disabled when the device works in the hot spare mode It s highly recommended to restore the defaults of the device after switching the working mode of...

Page 100: ...n password of hot spare device Figure 7 15 Setting Working Mode for Working device 5 Click the Apply button to save the settings 7 3 2 Managing Hot Spare System Steps 1 Enter the Hot Spare Settings interface of the hot spare device The connected working device is displayed on the device list Check the checkbox to select the working device from the list and click the Add button to link the working ...

Page 101: ... hot spare device will record the video of the IP Camera connected to the working device for backup and the working status of the hot spare device is displayed as Backing up The record backing up can be functioned for 1 working device at a time Figure 7 18 Backing up When the working device comes online the lost video files will be restored by the record synchronization function and the working st...

Page 102: ...User Manual of Network Video Recorder 101 Figure 7 19 Synchronizing ...

Page 103: ...User Manual of Network Video Recorder 102 Chapter 8 Alarm Settings ...

Page 104: ... set sensitivity The full screen motion detection is configured by default Click button and set alarm response actions 3 Click Trigger Channel tab and select one or more channels which will start to record or become full screen monitoring when motion alarm is triggered and click Apply to save the settings Figure 8 2 Set Trigger Camera of Motion Detection 4 Set up arming schedule of the channel 1 S...

Page 105: ...le of Motion Detection 5 Click Linkage Action tab to set up alarm response actions of motion alarm please refer to Chapter Setting Alarm Response Actions 6 If you want to set motion detection for another channel repeat the above steps or just click Copy in the Motion Detection interface to copy the above settings to it ...

Page 106: ... 8 4 Alarm Status Interface of System Configuration 2 Set up the handling action of the selected alarm input Check the Enable checkbox and click Settings button to set up its alarm response actions Figure 8 5 Alarm Input Setup Interface 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 is input and click ...

Page 107: ... of the alarm input please refer to Chapter Setting Alarm Response Actions 6 If necessary select PTZ Linking tab and set PTZ linkage of the alarm input Set PTZ linking parameters and click OK to complete the settings of the alarm input Please check whether the PTZ or speed dome supports PTZ linkage One alarm input can trigger presets patrol or pattern of more than one channel But presets patrols a...

Page 108: ...User Manual of Network Video Recorder 107 to copy the settings to them Figure 8 8 Copy Settings of Alarm Input ...

Page 109: ...d click button to set up handling action of video loss 3 Set up arming schedule of the handling actions 1 Select Arming Schedule tab to set the channel s arming schedule 2 Choose one day of a week and up to eight time periods can be set within each day 3 Click Apply button to save the settings Time periods shall not be repeated or overlapped Figure 8 10 Set Arming Schedule of Video Loss 4 Select L...

Page 110: ...ndling action of the channel Check the checkbox of Enable Video Tampering Detection Drag the sensitivity bar to set a proper sensitivity level Use the mouse to draw an area you want to detect video tampering Click button to set up handling action of video tampering 3 Set arming schedule and alarm response actions of the channel 1 Click Arming Schedule tab to set the arming schedule of handling act...

Page 111: ...et Arming Schedule of Video Tampering 4 Select Linkage Action tab to set up alarm response actions of video tampering alarm please refer to Chapter Setting Alarm Response Actions 5 Click the OK button to complete the video tampering settings of the channel ...

Page 112: ...ect user ID or password Record Exception No space for saving recorded files Hot Spare Exception Disconnected with the working device Array Exception Abnormal virtual disks exist under array Array Exception is only supported after the RAID is enabled refer to chapter 10 1 1 for details Steps Enter Exception interface of System Configuration and handle various exceptions Menu Configuration Exception...

Page 113: ...nfigurable Steps 1 Enter the Exception settings interface Menu Configuration Exceptions 2 Check the checkbox of Enable Event Hint Figure 8 14 Event Hint Settings Interface 3 Click the to set the type of event to be displayed on the image Figure 8 15 Event Hint Settings Interface 4 Click the OK button to finish settings Full Screen Monitoring When an alarm is triggered the local monitor VGA HDMITM ...

Page 114: ...ase refer to Chapter Configuring for details of alarm host configuration Email Linkage Send an email with alarm information to a user or users when an alarm is detected Please refer to Chapter 11 2 7 for details of Email configuration Trigger Alarm Output Trigger an alarm output when an alarm is triggered 1 Enter Alarm Output interface Menu Configuration Alarm Alarm Output Select an alarm output a...

Page 115: ... 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 alarm output No 4 You can also copy the above settings to another channel Figure 8 18 Copy Settings of Alarm Output ...

Page 116: ...e alarm can be cleared only by clicking Clear button in the following interface Steps Select the alarm output you want to trigger or clear and make related operations Menu Manual Alarm Click Trigger Clear button if you want to trigger or clear an alarm output Click Trigger All button if you want to trigger all alarm outputs Click Clear All button if you want to clear all alarm output Figure 8 19 C...

Page 117: ...User Manual of Network Video Recorder 116 Chapter 9 VCA Alarm ...

Page 118: ...r the Face Detection settings interface Menu Camera VCA 2 Check the checkbox of Enable Face Recognition 3 Click Save to save the settings Figure 9 1 Face Recognition 9 2 Face Detection Purpose Face detection function detects the face appears in the surveillance scene and some certain actions can be taken when the alarm is triggered Steps 1 Enter the VCA settings interface Menu Camera VCA 2 Select ...

Page 119: ...es You can click and drag the slider to set the detection sensitivity Sensitivity Range 1 5 The higher the value is the more easily the face can be detected Figure 9 3 Set Face Detection Sensitivity 6 Click Apply to activate the settings 9 3 Line Crossing Detection Purpose This function can be used for detecting people vehicles and objects cross a set virtual line The line crossing direction can b...

Page 120: ...n object going across the configured line with both direction can be detected and alarms are triggered A B Only the object crossing the configured line from the A side to the B side can be detected B A Only the object crossing the configured line from the B side to the A side can be detected 2 Click and drag the slider to set the detection sensitivity Sensitivity Range 1 100 The higher the value i...

Page 121: ...User Manual of Network Video Recorder 120 Figure 9 5 Draw Line for Line Crossing Detection 8 Click Apply to activate the settings ...

Page 122: ...ect loitering in the region When the duration of the object in the defined detection area is longer than the set time the alarm will be triggered 2 Click and drag the slider to set the detection sensitivity Sensitivity Range 1 100 The value of the sensitivity defines the size of the object which can trigger the alarm The higher the value is the more easily the detection alarm can be triggered 3 Pe...

Page 123: ...User Manual of Network Video Recorder 122 Up to 4 rules can be configured Figure 9 7 Draw Area for Intrusion Detection 8 Click Apply to save the settings ...

Page 124: ...e VCA detection type to Region Entrance Detection 4 Check the Enable checkbox to enable this function 5 Click to configure the trigger channel arming schedule and linkage actions for the line crossing detection alarm 6 Click the Rule Settings button to set the sensitivity of the region entrance detection Sensitivity Range 0 100 The higher the value is the more easily the detection alarm can be tri...

Page 125: ...tion for operating steps to configure the loitering detection The Threshold 1s 10s in the Rule Settings defines the time of the object loitering in the region If you set the value as 5 alarm is triggered after the object loitering in the region for 5s and if you set the value as 0 alarm is triggered immediately after the object entering the region Up to 4 rules can be configured 9 8 People Gatheri...

Page 126: ...rating steps to configure the parking detection The Threshold 5s 20s in the Rule Settings defines the time of the vehicle parking in the region If you set the value as 10 alarm is triggered after the vehicle stay in the region for 10s Up to 4 rules can be configured 9 11 Unattended Baggage Detection Purpose Unattended baggage detection function detects the objects left over in the pre defined regi...

Page 127: ...ually when the sensitivity is high a very small object taken from the region can trigger the alarm Up to 4 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 some certain actions can be taken when the alarm is triggered Steps 1 Enter t...

Page 128: ...e of surveillance environment affected by the external factors such as the intentional rotation of the camera and some certain actions can be taken when the alarm is triggered Please refer to the Chapter 9 2 Face Detection for operating steps to configure the scene change detection The Sensitivity in the Rule Settings ranges from 1 to 100 and the higher the value is the more easily the change of s...

Page 129: ...tures of VCA detection 3 Select the VCA detection type to PIR Alarm 4 Click to configure the trigger channel arming schedule and linkage action for the PIR alarm 5 Click the Rule Settings button to set the rules Please refer to the Chapter 9 2 Face Detection for instructions 6 Click Apply to activate the settings ...

Page 130: ...User Manual of Network Video Recorder 129 Chapter 10 VCA Search ...

Page 131: ...ons Before you start Please refer to Section 9 2 Face Detection for configuring the face detection Steps 1 Enter the Face Search interface 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 for matching the det...

Page 132: ... picture item and click to play it You can also click to stop the playing or click to play the previous next file 8 If you want to export the captured face pictures to local storage device connect the storage device to the device and click Export All to enter the Export interface Click Export to export all face pictures to the storage device Please refer to Chapter 7 Backup for the operation of ex...

Page 133: ...behavior search 3 Specify 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 dropdown list including the line crossing detection intrusion detection unattended baggage detection object removal detection region entrance detection region exiting detection parking detection loitering detection people gathering ...

Page 134: ...ce connect the storage device to the device and click Export All to enter the Export interface Click Export to export all pictures to the storage device 10 3 People Counting Purpose The People Counting is used to calculate the number of people entered or left a certain configured area and form in daily weekly monthly annual reports for analysis Steps 1 Enter the People Counting interface Menu VCA ...

Page 135: ...User Manual of Network Video Recorder 134 Figure 10 6 People Counting Interface 6 You can click the Export button to export the statistics report in excel format ...

Page 136: ...ce Menu VCA Search Heat Map 2 Select the camera for the heat map processing 3 Select the report type to Daily Report Weekly Report Monthly Report or Annual Report 4 Set the statistics time Figure 10 7 Heat Map Interface 5 Click the Counting button to export the report data and start heat map statistics and the results are displayed in graphics marked in different colors As shown in the figure abov...

Page 137: ...User Manual of Network Video Recorder 136 Chapter 11 Network Settings ...

Page 138: ...r network settings from that server The valid value range of MTU is 500 9676 4 After having configured the general settings click Apply button to save the settings Working Mode There are two 10M 100M 1000M NIC cards provided by the 9600NI E series device and it allows the device to work in the Multi address Load Balance and Net fault Tolerance modes Multi address Mode The parameters of the two NIC...

Page 139: ...Manual of Network Video Recorder 138 LAN1 LAN4 By this way in case of one NIC card failure the device will automatically enable another standby NIC card so as to ensure the normal running of the whole system ...

Page 140: ... button to save and exit the interface 6 After successful settings the system asks you to reboot the device to enable the new settings and the PPPoE dial up is automatically connected after reboot You can go to Menu Maintenance System Info Network interface to view the status of PPPoE connection Please refer to Chapter Viewing System Information for PPPoE status 11 2 2Configuring DDNS Purpose If y...

Page 141: ...HiDDNS IPServer Enter Server Address for IPServer Figure 11 4 IPServer Settings Interface DynDNS 1 Enter Server Address for DynDNS i e members dyndns org 2 In the NVR Domain Name text field enter the domain obtained from the DynDNS website 3 Enter the User Name and Password registered in the DynDNS website Figure 11 5 DynDNS Settings Interface PeanutHull Enter the User Name and Password obtained f...

Page 142: ...NS 1 The Server Address of the HiDDNS server appears by default www hik online com 2 Enter the Device Domain Name You can use the alias you registered in the HiDDNS server or define a new device domain name If a new alias of the device domain name is defined in the NVR it will replace the old one registered on the server You can register the alias of the device domain name in the HiDDNS server fir...

Page 143: ...Device Domain Name Device Name OPTION 1 Access the Device via Web Browser Open a web browser and enter http www hik online com alias in the address bar Alias refers to the Device Domain Name on the device or the Device Name on the HiDDNS server Example http www hik online com nvr If you mapped the HTTP port on your router and changed it to port No except 80 you have to enter http www hik online co...

Page 144: ... NTP Settings interface as shown in Figure 11 12 Figure 11 12 NTP 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 actions with NTP server The unit is minute NTP Server IP address of NTP server NTP Port Port of NTP server 5 Click the Apply button to save and exit the interface The t...

Page 145: ...SNMP host Trap Port Port of SNMP host 5 Click the Apply button to save and exit the interface Before setting the SNMP please download the SNMP software and manage to receive the device information via SNMP port By setting the Trap Address the NVR is allowed to send the alarm event and exception message to the surveillance center 11 2 5Configuring More Settings Purpose With a remote alarm host conf...

Page 146: ...m software the multicast address must be the same as the device s multicast IP RTSP Port The RTSP Real Time Streaming Protocol is a network control protocol designed for use in entertainment and communications systems to control streaming media servers Enter the RTSP port in the text field of RTSP Port The default RTSP port is 554 and you can change it according to different requirements Server Po...

Page 147: ...ficate or authorized certificate Figure 11 15 HTTPS Settings OPTION 1 Create the self signed certificate 1 Click the Create button to create the following dialog box Figure 11 16 Create Self signed Certificate 2 Enter the country host name IP validity and other information 3 Click OK to save the settings OPTION 2 Create the authorized certificate 1 Click the Create button to create the certificate...

Page 148: ...iguring the Email settings the NVR must be connected to a local area network LAN that maintains an SMTP mail server The network must also be connected to either an intranet or the Internet depending on the location of the e mail accounts to which you want to send notification Steps 1 Enter the Network Settings interface Menu Configuration Network 2 Set the IPv4 Address IPv4 Subnet Mask IPv4 Gatewa...

Page 149: ... 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 Apply button to save the Email s...

Page 150: ...erface 3 Check checkbox to enable UPnP 4 Select the Mapping Type as Manual or Auto in the drop down list OPTION 1 Auto If you select Auto the Port Mapping items are read only and the external ports are set by the router automatically Steps 1 Select Auto in the drop down list of Mapping Type 2 Click Apply button to save the settings 3 You can click Refresh button to get the latest status of the por...

Page 151: ...535 and the value must be different from each other If multiple devices are configured for the UPnP settings under the same router the value of the port No for each device should be unique Figure 11 22 External Port Settings Dialog Box 3 Click Apply button to save the settings 4 You can click Refresh button to get the latest status of the port mapping Figure 11 23 UPnP Settings Finished Manual Man...

Page 152: ...ing for the current port and return to the upper level menu 6 Click Apply button to save the settings 7 Enter the virtual server setting page of router fill in the blank of Internal Source Port with the internal port value the blank of External Source Port with the external port value and other required contents Each item should be corresponding with the device port including server port http port...

Page 153: ...etwork Video Recorder 152 Menu Maintenance Net Detect Figure 11 26 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 154: ...n of NVR Steps 1 Enter the Network Detection interface Menu Maintenance Net Detect 2 Click the Network Stat tab Figure 11 27 Network Stat Interface 3 Check the bandwidth of IP Camera bandwidth of Remote Live View bandwidth of Remote Playback bandwidth of Net Receive Idle and bandwidth of Net Send Idle 4 You can click Refresh to get the newest status ...

Page 155: ...User Manual of Network Video Recorder 154 Chapter 12 RAID ...

Page 156: ...ction on your demand Before you start Please install the HDD s properly and it is recommended to use the same enterprise level HDDs including model and capacity for array creation and configuration so as to maintain reliable and stable running of the disks Introduction If the RAID is enabled the NVR can store the data such as record picture log information in the HDD only after you have created th...

Page 157: ... settings 12 1 2One touch Configuration Purpose Through one touch configuration you can quickly create the disk array By default the array type to be created is RAID 5 Before you start 1 The RAID function should be enabled please refer to the Chapter 10 1 1 for details 2 As the default array type is RAID 5 please install at least 3 HDDs in you device Steps 1 Enter the RAID configuration interface ...

Page 158: ...onfiguration is completed click OK button in the pop up message box to finish the settings 6 You can click Array tab to view the information of the successfully created array By default one touch configuration creates an array and a virtual disk Figure 12 5 Array Settings Interface 7 A created array displays as an HDD in the HDD information interface Figure 12 6 HDD Information Interface 12 1 3Man...

Page 159: ...l to RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 5 or RAID 10 select the Physical Disk that you want to configure array If you choose RAID 0 at least 2 HDDs must be installed If you choose RAID 1 2 HDDs need to be configured for RAID 1 If you choose RAID 5 at least 3 HDDs must be installed If you choose RAID 10 the number of HDDs installed should be even in the range of 4 16 4 Click OK button to create array If the number...

Page 160: ...User Manual of Network Video Recorder 159 will pop up Figure 12 9 Error Message Box 5 You can click Array tab to view the successfully created array Figure 12 10 Array Settings Interface ...

Page 161: ...disk is in Degraded status you can restore it to Functional by array rebuilding Before you start Please make sure the hot spare disk is configured 1 Enter the Physical Disk Settings interface to configure the hot spare disk Figure 12 11 Physical Disk Settings Interface 2 Select a disk and click to set it as the hot spare disk Only global hot spare mode is supported 12 2 1Automatically Rebuilding A...

Page 162: ...figured then you can rebuild the array manually to restore the array when the virtual disk is in Degraded status Steps 1 Enter the Array Settings interface The disk 3 is lost Menu HDD RAID Array Figure 12 13 Array Settings Interface 2 Click Array tab to back to the Array Settings interface and click to configure the array rebuild At least one available physical disk should exist for rebuilding the...

Page 163: ...al of Network Video Recorder 162 start rebuilding 5 You can enter the Array Settings interface to view the rebuilding status 6 After rebuilding successfully the array and virtual disk will restore to Functional ...

Page 164: ...disk Steps 1 Enter the Array Settings interface Menu HDD RAID Array Figure 12 15 Array Settings Interface 2 Select an array and click to delete the array Figure 12 16 Confirm Array Deletion 3 In the pop up message box click Yes button to confirm the array deletion Deleting array will cause to delete all the data in the array ...

Page 165: ...rmation of the firmware on the Firmware interface Steps 1 Enter the Firmware interface to check the information of the firmware including the version maximum physical disk quantity maximum array quantity auto rebuild status etc Figure 12 17 Firmware Interface 2 You can set the Background Task Speed in the drop down list ...

Page 166: ...User Manual of Network Video Recorder 165 Chapter 13 HDD Management ...

Page 167: ...lized HDD Figure 13 1 Message Box of Uninitialized HDD Click Yes button to initialize it immediately or you can perform the following steps to initialize the HDD Steps 1 Enter the HDD Information interface Menu HDD General Figure 13 2 HDD Information Interface 2 Select HDD to be initialized 3 Click the Init button Figure 13 3 Confirm Initialization 4 Select the OK button to start initialization Fi...

Page 168: ... Network Video Recorder 167 5 After the HDD has been initialized the status of the HDD will change from Uninitialized to Normal Figure 13 5 HDD Status Changes to Normal Initializing the HDD will erase all data on it ...

Page 169: ...terface as shown in Figure 13 7 Figure 13 7 HDD 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 1 Enter the NetHDD IP address in the text field 2 Click the Search button to search the available NAS disks 3 Select the NAS disk from the list shown below Or you can just manually enter the directory in the text fie...

Page 170: ...from the list shown below 4 Click the OK button to add the selected IP SAN disk Up to 1 IP SAN disk can be added Figure 13 9 Add IP 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 If the added NetHDD is uninitialized please select it and click the Init button for initialization Figure 13 10 Initiali...

Page 171: ...terface Menu HDD Advanced 2 Set the Mode to Group as shown in Figure 13 11 Figure 13 11 Storage Mode Interface 3 Click the Apply button and the following Attention box will pop up Figure 13 12 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 list and click ico...

Page 172: ...te R W Before setting the HDD property please set the storage mode to Group refer to step1 4 of Chapter Setting HDD Groups A 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...

Page 173: ... W 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 At least 2 hard disks must be installed on your NVR when you want to set a HDD to Redundancy and there is one HDD with R W property ...

Page 174: ...16 The NVR must be rebooted to enable the changes to take effect Figure 13 16 Storage Mode Settings Interface 3 Select a camera for which you want to configure quota 4 Enter the storage capacity in the text field of Max Record Capacity GB as shown in Figure 13 17 Figure 13 17 Configure Record Picture Quota 5 You can copy the quota settings of the current camera to other cameras if required Click t...

Page 175: ...with the same quota settings You can also click the checkbox of IP Camera 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 If the quota capacity is set to 0 then all cameras will use the total capacity of HDD for record ...

Page 176: ...each HDD which is displayed on the list as shown in Figure 13 19 Figure 13 19 View HDD Status 1 If the status of HDD is Normal or Sleeping it works normally If the status is Uninitialized 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 177: ...User Manual of Network Video Recorder 176 Figure 13 20 View HDD Status 2 ...

Page 178: ...ntenance HDD Detect 2 Select the HDD to view its S M A R T information list as shown in Figure 13 21 Figure 13 21 S M A R T Settings Interface The related information of the S M A R T is shown on the interface You can choose the self test types as Short Test Expanded Test or the Conveyance Test Click the start button to start the S M A R T HDD self evaluation If you want to use the HDD even when t...

Page 179: ...eo Recorder 178 3 Click the Detect button to start the detection Figure 13 22 Bad Sector Detection And you can click Error info button to see the detailed damage information And you can also pause resume or cancel the detection ...

Page 180: ...from the dropdown list 3 Click the checkbox s below to select the HDD error alarm type s as shown in Figure 13 23 The alarm type can be selected to Audible Warning Notify Surveillance Center Send Email and Trigger Alarm Output Please refer to Chapter Setting Alarm Response Actions Figure 13 23 Configure HDD Error Alarm 4 When the Trigger Alarm Output is selected you can also select the alarm outpu...

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Page 182: ...enu Camera OSD 2 Select the camera to configure OSD settings 3 Edit the Camera Name in the 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 14 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 Click the Ap...

Page 183: ...acy mask 3 Click the checkbox of Enable Privacy Mask to enable this feature Figure 14 2 Privacy Mask Settings Interface 4 Use the mouse to draw a zone on the window The zones will be marked with different frame colors Up to 4 privacy masks 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...

Page 184: ... Parameters Steps 1 Enter the Image Settings interface Menu Camera Image Figure 14 4 Image Settings Interface 2 Select the camera to set image parameters 3 You can click on the arrow to change the value of each parameter 4 Click the Apply button to save the settings ...

Page 185: ...User Manual of Network Video Recorder 184 Chapter 15 NVR Management and Maintenance ...

Page 186: ...g System Information Steps 1 Enter the System Information interface Menu Maintenance System Info 2 You can click the Device Info Camera Record Alarm Network and HDD tabs to view the system information of the device Figure 15 1 Device Information Interface ...

Page 187: ...an be viewed and exported at any time Steps 1 Enter the Log Search interface Menu Maintenance Log Information Figure 15 2 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 ...

Page 188: ...ou can click the button of each log or double click it to view its detailed information as shown in Figure 15 4 And you can also click the button to view the related video files if available Figure 15 4 Log Details 6 If you want to export the log files click the Export button to enter the Export menu as shown in Figure 15 5 ...

Page 189: ...t of the log files to be exported Up to 9 formats are selectable 9 Click the Export to 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 Please connect the backup device to NVR before operating log export ...

Page 190: ...ting the content and copy the setting to other devices by importing the excel file to it Steps 1 Enter the camera management interface Menu Camera IP Camera Import Export 2 Click the IP Camera Import Export tab the content of detected plugged external device appears 3 Click the Export button to export configuration files to the selected local backup device 4 To import a configuration file select t...

Page 191: ...parameters Steps 1 Enter the Import Export Configuration File interface Menu Maintenance Import Export Figure 15 6 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 ...

Page 192: ...the local upgrade menu as shown in Figure 15 7 Figure 15 7 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 NVR to activate the new firmware 15 5 2Upgrading by FTP Purpose Ensure the network connection of the PC running FTP server and the device is valid and correct Run the FTP server ...

Page 193: ...Maintenance Upgrade 2 Click the FTP tab to enter the local upgrade interface as shown in Figure 15 8 Figure 15 8 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 NVR to activate the new firmware ...

Page 194: ... all parameters except the network including IP address subnet mask gateway MTU NIC working 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 the inactive status 3 Click the OK button to restore the default settings The device will reboot au...

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Page 196: ...ers must be the same as the NVR s when connecting with the PC serial port Transparent Channel Connect a serial device directly to the NVR 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 16 1 RS 232 Settings Interface 2 Configure RS 232 parameters including ...

Page 197: ...ed is English VGA HDMI Resolution Select the output resolution for the main output HDMI1 VGA which must be the same with the resolution of the monitor screen HDMI2 Resolution Select the HDMI2 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 System Time Select the system t...

Page 198: ...nter the General Settings interface Menu Configuration General 2 Choose DST Settings tab Figure 16 3 DST Settings Interface You can check the checkbox before the Auto DST Adjustment item Or you can manually check the Enable DST checkbox and then you choose the date of the DST period ...

Page 199: ...ce 3 Configure the following settings Device Name Edit the name of NVR Device No Edit the serial number of NVR The Device No can be set in the range of 1 255 and the default No is 255 The number is used for the remote and keyboard control Auto Logout Set timeout time for menu inactivity E g when the timeout time is set to 5 Minutes then the system will exit from the current operation menu to live ...

Page 200: ...ice for the first time The Administrator has the permission to add and delete user and configure user parameters 16 5 1Adding a User Steps 1 Enter the User Management interface Menu Configuration User Figure 16 5 User Management Interface 2 Click the Add button to enter the Add User interface Figure 16 6 Add User Menu 3 Enter the information for new user including User Name Password Confirm Level ...

Page 201: ...evel has permission of Two way Audio in Remote Configuration and all operating permission in Camera Configuration by default Guest The Guest user has no permission of Two way Audio in Remote Configuration and only has the local remote playback in the Camera Configuration by default User s MAC Address The MAC address of the remote PC which logs onto the NVR If it is configured and enabled it only a...

Page 202: ...and the NVR Remote Alarm Control Remotely arming notify alarm and exception message to the remote client and controlling the alarm output Remote Advanced Operation Remotely operating HDD management initializing HDD setting HDD property upgrading system firmware clearing I O alarm output Remote Shutdown Reboot Remotely shutting down or rebooting the NVR Camera Configuration Remote Live View Remotel...

Page 203: ...16 10 Figure 16 10 Edit User Interface 4 Edit the corresponding parameters Operator and Guest You can edit the user information including user name password permission level and MAC address Check the checkbox of Change Password if you want to change the password and input the new password in the text field of Password and Confirm A strong password is recommended Admin You are only allowed to edit ...

Page 204: ...ers and special characters in order to increase the security of your product And we recommend you reset your password regularly especially in the high security system resetting the password monthly or weekly can better protect your product 5 Click the OK button to save the settings and exit the menu 6 For the Operator or Guest user account you can also click the button on te user management interf...

Page 205: ...User Manual of Network Video Recorder 204 Chapter 17 Video Wall Configuration and Operation ...

Page 206: ...for more detailed information 17 1 1User Registration and Login Registering a Super User For the first time to use iVMS 4200 client software you need to register a super user for login Steps 1 Input the super user name and password 2 Confirm the password 3 Optionally check the checkbox Enable Auto login to log into the software automatically 4 Click Register Then you can log into the software as t...

Page 207: ... the Quick Start Guide of iVMS 4200 The following figure shows the main interface after accessing to the software Figure 17 3 Control Panel 17 1 2Adding the NVR to the Client Software Perform the following steps to enter the Device Adding interface 1 Click the icon on the control panel or click Tools Device Management to open the Device Management page 2 Click the Server tab 3 Click Encoding Devic...

Page 208: ...VR by IP Domain IP Segment IP Server or HiDDNS You can also add the NVR by searching the online device Please refer to the User Manual of iVMS 4200 for detailed instructions The following section introduces the adding device by IP Domain as the example 5 Select IP Domain as the adding mode 6 Input the required information Nickname Edit a name for the device as you want ...

Page 209: ...y in the high security system resetting the password monthly or weekly can better protect your product 7 Optionally you can check the checkbox Export to Group to create a group by the device name All the channels of the device will be imported to the corresponding group by default iVMS 4200 also provides a method to add the offline devices Check the checkbox Add Offline Device input the required i...

Page 210: ...ding output on the left side list to the display window of video wall to configure the one to one correspondence You can also click and hold the Ctrl or Shift key to select multiple outputs and then drag them to the video wall for configuring linkage in batch You can click in the upper right corner of the display window to release the linkage Up to 4 video walls can be added to the client software...

Page 211: ...Page to go back to the Video Wall Operation interface 2 Click and drag the camera under the NVR on the left side list to the display window of video wall The video stream from the camera will be decoded and displayed on the video wall You can also select a window and then double click a camera to decode and display the video Figure 17 9 Video Wall Configuration ...

Page 212: ...een or span multiple screens You can move the playing window within the video wall as desired and this function is called roaming Steps 1 Click and drag on a screen which links to a decoding output to open a window The window can be within a screen or span multiple screens If you want to open a window on the opened window click and drag and hold the Ctrl key to create one Figure 17 11 Windowing on...

Page 213: ... it is moved to the location near the dotted borders Figure 17 12 Roaming on Video Wall 4 Double click the window and it will enlarge to fill the spanning screens and display on the top layer You can double click again to restore Figure 17 13 Window Enlarging Please refer to the User Manual of iVMS 4200 for more detailed instructions of video wall operation ...

Page 214: ...utions include 1024 768 and above Steps 1 Open web browser input the IP address of the device and then press Enter 2 Login to the device If the device has not been activated you need to activate the device first before login Figure 18 1 Setting Admin Password 1 Set the password for the admin user account 2 Click OK to login to the device STRONG PASSWORD RECOMMENDED We highly recommend you create a...

Page 215: ...ave to close the web browser to finish the installation of the plug in 18 2 Live View The live view interface appears by default when you log in the device 1 2 3 4 Figure 18 3 Live View The live view interface may differ according to different models Table 18 1 Description of Live View Interface No Name Description 1 Channel List Displays the list of channels and the playing and recording status o...

Page 216: ...er to the following table for the description of buttons on the live view window Table 18 2 Description of Live View Toolbar Icon Description Icon Description Select the window division mode Open Close audio Start Stop all live view Start Stop two way Audio Capture pictures in the live view mode Adjust volume Start Stop all recording Enable Disable digital zoom Previous Next page Full screen Selec...

Page 217: ...a week configure the recording schedule 1 Click a day to set the start time and end time for recording Figure 18 5 Set Start Stop Time 2 Select the Record Type for the period The record type can be Schedule Motion Alarm Motion Alarm Motion Alarm and Event 3 Click Save to save the settings 4 Click the icon of the day to copy the settings of current day to other days of the week if required Figure 1...

Page 218: ...to other cameras 7 Click Save to activate the above settings 18 4 Playback 1 2 3 4 5 6 Figure 18 8 Playback The playback interface may differ according to different models Table 18 3 Description of Playback Interface No Name Description 1 Channel List Displays the list of channels and the playing status of each channel 2 Playback Window Displays the image of channel ...

Page 219: ... and click Search 4 Click the Play button to play the video file searched on the current date 5 Use the buttons on the toolbar to operate in playback mode Table 18 4 Description of Playback Toolbar Button Description Button Description Play Pause Stop Speed down Speed up Play by single frame Capture Stop all playback Download Start Stop video clipping Open Close audio Full screen Reverse playback ...

Page 220: ...User Manual of Network Video Recorder 219 Appendix ...

Page 221: ... 1080P 60Hz 1600 1200 60Hz 1280 1024 60Hz 1280 720 60Hz 1024 768 60Hz LCD Screen Available for H and H I models only Audio output 2 ch RCA 2 0Vp p 1KΩ Decoding Live view Playback resolution 8MP 6MP 5MP 3MP 1080P UXGA 720P VGA 4CIF DCIF 2CIF CIF QCIF Synchronous playback 16 ch HDMI outputs HDMI Output Extension Board 12 HDMI outputs for H and H I models 1920 1080P 60Hz 1600 1200 60Hz 1280 1024 60Hz...

Page 222: ... 60Hz 1024 768 60Hz VGA output on x86 board 1 ch 1920 2000 60Hz 1920 1080P 60Hz 1600 1200 60Hz 1280 1024 60Hz 1280 720 60Hz 1024 768 60Hz LCD Screen Available for H and H I models only Audio output 2 ch RCA 2 0Vp p 1KΩ Decoding Live view Playback resolution 8MP 6MP 5MP 3MP 1080P UXGA 720P VGA 4CIF DCIF 2CIF CIF QCIF Synchronous playback 16 ch Capability DS 96000NI H24 and DS 96000NI H24 I 8 ch 108...

Page 223: ...Hz 1024 768 60Hz LCD Screen Available for H and H I models only Audio output 1 ch RCA 2 0Vp p 1KΩ Decoding Live view Playback resolution 8MP 6MP 5MP 3MP 1080P UXGA 720P VGA 4CIF DCIF 2CIF CIF QCIF Synchronous playback 16 ch Capability DS 96000NI F16 and DS 96000NI F16 I 8 ch 1080P DS 96000NI F16 H and DS 96000NI F16 H I 44 ch 1080P Hard disk SATA 16 SATA interfaces for 16HDDs miniSAS Optional 1 mi...

Page 224: ...z 1024 768 60Hz LCD Screen Available for H and H I models only Audio output 1 ch RCA 2 0Vp p 1KΩ Decoding Live view Playback resolution 8MP 6MP 5MP 3MP 1080P UXGA 720P VGA 4CIF DCIF 2CIF CIF QCIF Synchronous playback 16 ch Capability DS 96000NI F24 and DS 96000NI F24 I 8 ch 1080P DS 96000NI F24 H and DS 96000NI F24 H I 44 ch 1080P Hard disk SATA 24 SATA interfaces for 24 HDDs miniSAS Optional 1 mi...

Page 225: ...NS 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 in DNS Hybrid DVR A hybrid DVR is a combination of a DVR and NVR NTP Acronym fo...

Page 226: ...he further process There is an audible warning sound Di Di Di DiDi after a new bought NVR starts up Possible Reasons a No HDD is installed in the device b The installed HDD has not been initialized c The installed HDD is not compatible with the NVR or is broken down Steps 1 Verify at least one HDD is installed in the NVR 1 If not please install the compatible HDD Please refer to the Quick Operatio...

Page 227: ...3 If it is solved finish the process If not please contact the engineer from Hikvision to do the further process The IP camera frequently goes online and offline and the status of it displays as Disconnected Possible Reasons a The IP camera and the NVR versions are not compatible b Unstable power supply of IP camera c Unstable network between IP camera and NVR d Limited flow by the switch connecte...

Page 228: ...iew The view settings can only be configured by the local operation of NVR Different camera orders and window division modes can be set for different output interfaces separately and digits like D1 and D2 stands for the channel number and X means the selected window has no image output 3 Check if the fault is solved by the above steps If it is solved finish the process If not please contact the en...

Page 229: ...g command 2 Verify the network between NVR and PC is connected 1 Open the cmd window in the Start menu or you can press windows R shortcut key to open it 2 Use the ping command to send large packet to the NVR execute the command of ping 192 168 0 0 l 1472 f the IP address may change according to the real condition and check if there exists packet loss Simultaneously press Ctrl and C to exit the pi...

Page 230: ...ulti channel Possible Reasons a Poor network between NVR and IP camera and there exists packet loss during the transmission b The frame rate is not the real time frame rate c The NVR supports up to 16 channel synchronize playback at the resolution of 4CIF if you want a 16 channel synchronize playback at the resolution of 720p the frame extracting may occur which leads to a slight stuck Steps 1 Ver...

Page 231: ... General and verify the Device Time is correct 2 Verify the search condition is correct Select Playback and verify the channel and time are correct 3 Verify the HDD status is normal Select Menu HDD General to view the HDD status and verify the HDD is detected and can be read and written normally 4 Check if the fault is solved by the above steps If it is solved finish the process If not please cont...

Page 232: ...for the first time startup Chapter 2 2 3 Add the video wall configuration and operation for the H models Chapter 17 4 Add the introduction of access by web browser Chapter 18 Updated 1 Optimize the adding of IP camera Chapter 2 5 2 Three methods are selectable for restoring to the default settings Chapter 15 6 3 Optimize the user account management Chapter 16 5 ...

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