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Page 1: ...NVR 1204 1209 1216 Network Video Recorder 4 9 16 Channel System Administrator s Manual For Version 4 01 14 2014 08 18...

Page 2: ...ained herein is subject to change without notice The English version of this document is the official one for all purpose All the translated versions are provided as a convenience Any discrepancies or...

Page 3: ...which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenn...

Page 4: ...system The reader is expected to know the fundamentals of IP surveillance system integration and to own the administrative privileges to install and configure all the devices You may also visit http g...

Page 5: ...3 Introduction 11 Product Overview 11 NVR Server Client Architecture 11 Remote Client PC Requirements 12 Supported Video Format 13 4 Get Started 14 What s in the Box 14 At A Glance 15 NVR 1204 1209 12...

Page 6: ...e Hard Disks 27 Step 3 Add Cameras 28 Auto Add 28 Search Cameras 29 6 Local Client Operation 31 Log in to out of NVR 31 Log In 31 Change UI language 31 Remember Login Information 31 Set Auto Login 31...

Page 7: ...mail Settings 55 Disk Management 57 Storage Device Types 57 Format Hard Disks 58 Storage Settings Set Recording Deletion Rule 58 Check Disk Status 59 Manage Abnormal Disks 60 Schedule Recordings 61 Ev...

Page 8: ...te Client Operation 83 Access NVR Server 83 Find NVR in Your Network 83 Via UPnP Connection 84 Via IP Utility 85 Log In Out of NVR 86 Log In 86 Enter Account Password 86 Change UI language 86 Remember...

Page 9: ...Saturation Hue 107 Configure PTZ Preset Points 109 Configure PTZ Preset Tour 110 Configure Fisheye Cameras 111 Set Recording Schedule 114 Event Recording File Length 114 Set the Recording Schedule 115...

Page 10: ...a User 131 Account Password Rules 131 Edit Delete a User 131 Joystick132 System Log 133 Export System Log 134 Customize Live Screen Layout 135 Add Camera Views to Channels 135 Remove Camera Views 135...

Page 11: ...aneously and experience user friendly web interface customized for browser based operations NVR Server Client Architecture In a video surveillance system architecture NVR serves as service provider ai...

Page 12: ...fer to Supported Video Format on page 13 for instructions on how to achieve ideal video performance 2 PC spec requirements are the same for 32 bit and 64 bit systems 3 Microsoft Windows operating syst...

Page 13: ...o ten megapixel video resolution from web client interface also the video stream is recorded at your desired format regardless of the displayed quality Camera Management Export Recording Local Live Vi...

Page 14: ...allation guide x 1 3 AC power adapter x 1 4 Hard disk screws 5 Adapter converter set x 1 This unit contains three types of adapter plugs UK type US type and Europe type These adapter plugs do not chan...

Page 15: ...Network Video Recorder Administrator s Manual 15 At A Glance NVR 1204 1209 1216 Front Panel Rear Panel LED Indicators USB 2 0 Ports Reset Button Power Button HDMI Output LAN 1 LAN 2 Power Connector...

Page 16: ...evice with Power Button Turn On the Device Press down the Power Button and release the Power LED will light up and turn solid blue Turn Off the Device As this unit is powered on the Power LED and Syst...

Page 17: ...ick Setup Power tab and click Shutdown 2 The local display screen will turn black with an information dialogue box showing up Please observe the System LED on the front panel when its orange light is...

Page 18: ...ress and hold the Reset Button with a pin or clip the System LED will light up for about 2 3 seconds and you may release the Reset Button as the red light is off The device will enter the resetting pr...

Page 19: ...y for NVR system Cameras NVR is able to automatically add the connected cameras then immediately displays their live streams without your further configurations Please fulfill the conditions below to...

Page 20: ...equired for system backup and system log snapshot video export NVR supports all FAT FAT32 EXT2 EXT3 EXT4 NTFS file systems Hard Disks For video recordings you should install at least ONE certified 3 5...

Page 21: ...the physical disk locations accord with the Disk ID shown in NVR server s Storage Device List NVR 12XX Step 1 Remove the Case Cover Remove the four front panel screws and then remove the three back pa...

Page 22: ...p3 to install Disk SATA 1 to the upper bay Remember to connect Disk SATA 1 with SATA data cable 1 shown in the illustration in Step 2 Step 4 Install the Case Cover Back Install the case in reverse ord...

Page 23: ...cal local network Via this port the DHCP server built in NVR automatically assigns IP addresses to network cameras once they are connected With this feature you do not have to bother arranging the cam...

Page 24: ...ort You will have to use this port to connect with a different network segment when your system requires 1 the connection with a remote PC client or network cameras 2 the use of event triggered e mail...

Page 25: ...ifferent network segments In this setting NVR with three cameras are within the same network segment while there is another camera locating in another network In addition this system requires the conn...

Page 26: ...6 1 Connect the HDMI monitor 2 Connect the USB devices 3 Attach the network cable to LAN1 port 4 Attach the network cable to LAN2 port Optional required for remote client connection 5 Plug the power a...

Page 27: ...ess By finishing the quick setup you will enter live screen immediately Step 1 Log in to NVR On Login window Click into the Account and Password fields to enter the default account information admin 1...

Page 28: ...ely become ready for recording Not Formatted Formatted Step 3 Add Cameras Please select Auto Add to automatically add cameras or Search Cameras to select cameras by yourself Auto Add By using Auto Add...

Page 29: ...Password to access the cameras this user account must be the camera s root account 2 Click Refresh 3 Select your desired cameras and click Submit Please note that your clicking order will decide Live...

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Page 31: ...ed language from Language dropdown list Remember Login Information To have the server remember your Account Password and language setting for future check Remember me Set Auto Login Check Remember me...

Page 32: ...l Panel Provides live onscreen PTZ controls This panel is only enabled when a PTZ camera channel is selected on live view display area E System Message Displays import messages to inform you of certai...

Page 33: ...ect them to NVR via USB ports Onscreen Keyboard The onscreen keyboards allow you to input characters without using a physical one By clicking in a character field e g Account or Server name or number...

Page 34: ...e s cursor speed via the path below On Live screen click Setup select System tab click Mouse Onscreen Keyboard Settings To disable the virtual keyboard if a physical one is already in use on Live scre...

Page 35: ...Camera tab All Cameras display all the added cameras click Add to start adding cameras Note NVR will synchronize with devices upon connecting to them To make sure the settings on NVR side are prior t...

Page 36: ...to Auto Add on page 28 for instructions B Click Search to scan through the available video sources and select desired cameras to add by yourself This is the same quick method provided by Camera Setup...

Page 37: ...ator s Manual 37 1 Select a Camera ID from the Camera List on the left and click Add Camera Manually 2 Fill in the connection properties such as properties IP Address Port Username and Password and cl...

Page 38: ...Network Video Recorder Administrator s Manual 38 3 The camera settings will appear Click Save to save it to this camera channel 5...

Page 39: ...y add a camera through RTSP protocol without to the camera brand 1 Select a Camera ID from the Camera List on the left and click Add Camera Manually RTSP 2 Fill in the properties make sure you select...

Page 40: ...y an added camera s settings to another empty channel In this way it is easier to manually add more than one camera of the same models On Camera tab enter All Camera list select the cameras you want t...

Page 41: ...ou may delete one channel at a time or delete more all at once On Camera tab enter All Camera list select the cameras you want to delete and click Delete To deletae multiple cameras at once you can us...

Page 42: ...uding Channel ID Resolution Frame Rate Protocol and Bitrate you will have to click first to sync with the camera first After configuration click Save to save this setting to camera A V B V C V Note 1...

Page 43: ...ues and dark values As the value increases the separation between light and dark becomes more obvious Saturation 1 100 Defines the level of the actual color intensity As it increases colors appear mor...

Page 44: ...he camera reacts to the movement The higher the sensitivity level is the smaller motion will trigger the alarm but may give false alarms Default is 70 Timer 0 300 secs The interval before the next mot...

Page 45: ...n select a PTZ channel the PTZ panel will become enabled Manipulate PTZ Movements Click the tab to enter PTZ operation mode and make make use of the device s PTZ capabilities to define a view No Funct...

Page 46: ...utton Create a Presset Point 1 Go to PTZ Operation mode use onscreen buttons to define a view 2 Click the tab to enter Preset Points Operation mode 3 Click 4 Click the desired preset point ID and inpu...

Page 47: ...PTZ Panel click and then to enter Tour edit window 2 On Tour Setting window select a Tour from drop down list 3 Select a Preset Point from drop down list 4 Set the Dwell Time default is 10 seconds 5 C...

Page 48: ...ministrator s Manual 48 Device Information To change the device name check firmware version information or Mac address please go to Setup page System tab Network After modifying the System Name click...

Page 49: ...ature which enables NVR to assign IP addresses to cameras via LAN1 or LAN2 port without another DHCP on router Go to Setup page Network tab The current settings of both LANs will be displayed here By...

Page 50: ...k information Manual Please obtain a static IP address and other network information including Subnet Mask Gateway and DNS server from your network administrator DHCP Use this connection type if you h...

Page 51: ...Setting Primary DNS Server Secondary DNS Server The DNS server that translates domain names to actual IP addresses If this LAN is Manual mode and you will set an SMTP server for event notification be...

Page 52: ...click DHCP Server 1 Check Enable and select a LAN this LAN has to be in Manual mode 2 Set the Beginning IP Address and Ending Address and click Save NVR will assign IP addresses within this range to t...

Page 53: ...address to the DDNS provider s server 1 Visit the dynamic DNS service provider s website and register the domain name for your NVR NVR supports the following service providers DynDNS http www dyndns c...

Page 54: ...ate and time information on it On the popped out calendar select the correct date and time then click OK Synchronize with Time Zone In Time Zone section select your zone from the Time Zone drop down l...

Page 55: ...nd make sure the Default Gateway adopts the setting of the LAN connection has access to the SMTP server 1 On Live screen click Setup Select System tab click Email 2 Fill in every field according to th...

Page 56: ...bmail SMTP service you may choose certain webmail providers such as Yahoo SMTP smtp mail yahoo com Port 25 or Gmail SMTP smtp gmail com Port 25 or 465 for SSL protocol 587 for TLS protocol Port Set th...

Page 57: ...record for another 10 minutes You may observe the disk memory and recording status on Storage page On Live screen click Setup click System tab click Storage The connected storage devices will be show...

Page 58: ...By default this rule is not activated to modify it check the box to input a number between 1 999 and click Apply 2 Default Automatic Disk Deletion This is the default file deletion rule When the total...

Page 59: ...24 hour basis since last check This technology enables a system to monitor the disk status and anticipate disk failures helping the system administrator to prevent from unexpected outage and data loss...

Page 60: ...og FAILED A number of errors have been found on this disk UNKNOWN Unable to get the disk information Manage Abnormal Disks A disk that is not recognized as PASSED by S M A R T check may have unexpecte...

Page 61: ...oes not waste disk space storing meaningless parts and you save lots of effort browsing playback for specific events For the recording schedule NVR supports Schedule recording Event recording and Even...

Page 62: ...is triggered should be included in the event recording file Set the Recording Schedule On the time table 1 Click on the recording mode from Field Description Full Time Recording Continuously record a...

Page 63: ...g 2 Click and drag over the Time Track to set time period 3 Click Save Copy Schedule You may copy a camera s schedule setting to other multiple cameras This saves much your time on configuring the sch...

Page 64: ...ite is detected Trigger during the event handing active period Schedule Each device can be involved in several event rules As different camera models possess various capabilities the supported respons...

Page 65: ...ch as Motion 1 Motion 2 Motion 3 DI 1 DI 2 Network Loss and Network Recovery Select the Event Type then click Set 2 Select the trigger type Trigger DO Set the DO to become ON or OFF upon trigger only...

Page 66: ...ing period in this way NVR can take the snapshots for motion events To enable this service you have to configure the e mail setting please refer to E mail Settings on page 55 before this trigger is en...

Page 67: ...ble to enable this function Select the camera whose live view will be enlarged on Live screen and the duration time Click OK to confirm 3 After configuring the event handling rules on Event tab input...

Page 68: ...event rules to other multiple cameras This saves much your time on setting up rules one by one 1 On Event tab select a source camera from camera list its rules will be copied to others 2 Click Copy 3...

Page 69: ...ucts Extreme 3D Pro manufactured by Logitech 1 Connect the joystick to this unit 2 Go to Setup page System tab Joystick 3 There are 12 buttons available on each controller you may assign a function se...

Page 70: ...erase the earliest 100 logs On Live screen click Setup click Log tab 1 Define the time range You may choose All Days to show all the logs or choose Day Range to specify a range 2 Select Log Types 3 D...

Page 71: ...order Administrator s Manual 71 Export System Log To export the logs insert a USB disk into NVR click Export and save the xml file to your local computer You may view this file on a computer with Note...

Page 72: ...R while a standard normal user may only be permitted to do Live monitoring On Live screen click Setup click User tab to enter Group and User management page Add a Group By default the Administrator Us...

Page 73: ...Administrator User already exists which you may not delete 1 Select User click Add to bring up Add New User window enter the Name Password Email and select its User Group from dropdown list Click OK...

Page 74: ...rk Video Recorder Administrator s Manual 74 Edit Delete a User You may edit an existing user or delete it Select the user on User List click Edit or Delete Please always click Save before leaving this...

Page 75: ...etup click Maintenance tab select Firmware Upgrade 2 Click Browse find the target upg file and click Open 3 Click Upgrade During upgrading the system will stop every other activity including recording...

Page 76: ...include the following properties 1 System Settings including System Name Date Time Network Email Mouse and Keyboard 2 Camera Settings 3 Schedule Settings and 4 Event Management The recordings will be...

Page 77: ...d the backup file is saved in the root directory 1 On Live screen click Setup click Maintenance tab click Setting Backup Restore 2 All the nvr file detected from your USB disk root directory will be s...

Page 78: ...l you change it You may move a camera view to any position by dragging it to the target channel In the example below the green numbers represent the order of channels Dragged by the mouse Camera 1 wil...

Page 79: ...4 into Channel 2 Camera 6 into Channel 3 and Camera 8 into Channel 4 3 Select the 2x2 layout on Live Menu 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Camera 2 Camera 8 Camera 4 Camera 6 Camera 2 Camera 4 Camera 6 Camera 8 Not...

Page 80: ...again Save a Customized View You may save up to five customized view on local View List A saved view will remember 1 the layout style 2 camera arrangement 3 view size stretched un stretched full scre...

Page 81: ...ile for editing Modify the Wording After the USB disk is connected 1 On Live screen click Setup click Maintenance tab click Language Adjustment 2 On Language Adjustment page below Export Language sect...

Page 82: ...pop up a window as the file is successfully imported into NVR server 6 Log in to NVR again On Login window select the UI language before you click Login 7 Check the UI to see if the modified term is c...

Page 83: ...address and port number of the NVR you may type in the IP address and port number directly into Internet Explorer Sample IP will look like this http 220 228 146 21 1000 or domain name http NVR server...

Page 84: ...ick methods UPnP connection or IP Utility Via UPnP Connection NVR supports UPnP connection This means that once the device has an IP address you will be able to find it in the local network in Windows...

Page 85: ...IP Utility is a software tool used to find products Download the latest IP Utility from the link below and install it on your computer http level1 com Execute this program and find NVR from the search...

Page 86: ...password in Login window Log In Enter Account Password Account non case sensitive Admin default Password case sensitive 123456 default Change UI language To change UI language select the desired langu...

Page 87: ...ation NVR interface requires the add on ActiveX Control components please allow ActiveX controls to be downloaded and installed It is strongly recommended that 1 you add this NVR server into Internet...

Page 88: ...p Wizard will lead you through three essential installation steps in order that you could quickly get camera live view For video recording please remember to install hard disks and format them in phys...

Page 89: ...ing it is essential to configure certain system wise settings on Setup page Set System Name Go to Setup page System tab Information Modify the name of this NVR server and click Save The maximum length...

Page 90: ...ht Saving If the device is located in an area where daylight saving time is used click the check box to enable daylight saving The time will be automatically adjusted When the daylight saving time has...

Page 91: ...Network Video Recorder Administrator s Manual 91 Synchronize with Client Computer s Time Click to synchronize the device time with the time on the computer you are using now please click this button...

Page 92: ...ithout another DHCP on router By default LAN1 card uses a fixed IP address 192 168 0 10 while LAN2 is in DHCP client mode It is suggested that you connect LAN1 to LAN and connect LAN2 to WAN Current I...

Page 93: ...ign an IP Address to NVR and there is no need for you to define other network information Manual Please obtain a static IP address and other network information including Subnet Mask Gateway and DNS s...

Page 94: ...Service NVR has built in the DDNS update client feature which saves NVR domain name address information and actively update its ip address to the DDNS provider s server 1 Visit the dynamic DNS service...

Page 95: ...Network Video Recorder Administrator s Manual 95 3 Check Enable select the service provider and input the Host Name User Name and Password 4 Click Save to save the settings...

Page 96: ...e mail address should the same account you set for SMTP server Server Input the sender s SMTP server address Only alphabets numbers and the symbols _ are valid NVR server supports the SMTP services wi...

Page 97: ...ate this configuration if this configuration is correct a test e mail will be sent to Sender Email please login your SMTP server to check incoming e mails Live Screen Event List Setting The max number...

Page 98: ...s alerts of detected motion digital inputs and connection status D PTZ Control Panel Provides onscreen PTZ controls This panel is only enabled when a PTZ camera channel is selected on live view displa...

Page 99: ...al 99 J Share Current View to Local Click to start sharing your current view to local screen K Screen Switch Switch to the Setup or Playback page by clicking the tags L Current System Time M Toolbar L...

Page 100: ...face also allows you to easily configure add or delete cameras without individually opening the cameras web configurator Add Cameras Go to Setup page Camera tab 1 As there is currently no camera exist...

Page 101: ...ch Cameras windows input the Account and Password to access the cameras select the manufacturer and click Search After all the connected cameras are found click the cameras and then Submit to add them...

Page 102: ...Fill in the connection properties such as properties IP Address Username and Password HTTP Port and click Get Camera Settings 2 The camera properties including Firmware version and Serial Number will...

Page 103: ...ies IP Address URI type RTSP Port Protocol type User name Password and click Save Note NVR will synchronize with devices upon connecting to them To make sure the settings on NVR side are prior to thos...

Page 104: ...another channel In this way it is easier to manually add more than one camera of the same models 1 On All Cameras list select an existing channel 2 Click Duplicate the selected cameras will be duplica...

Page 105: ...t a camera on All Cameras list to configure its individual properties A Video Format and Transmission Properties To modify the video format and transmission properties including Stream Mode Channel ID...

Page 106: ...low frame on the view Simply use your mouse to move and resize the frame Click Apply to save the settings Adjustment Attributes Field Name Description Sensitivity 1 100 Determines how sensitive the ca...

Page 107: ...more easily to be triggered but may give more false alarms C Fine tune the Image Brightness Contrast Saturation Hue Not only details but also brightness contrast saturation and hue are essential facto...

Page 108: ...reases colors appear more gray out Hue 1 100 It is the term used to refer to the pure spectrum colors Adjust this value to find the color closest to the real scene Line Frequency 50Hz 60 Hz The unctio...

Page 109: ...a PTZ camera from All Cameras list and click Preset Point 1 Define a view On mini live window use the mouse to do the following PTZ operations To execute optical Panning and Tilting click anywhere on...

Page 110: ...his preset tour your PTZ device can perform an automatic patrol to scan through your cared areas Before setting up Preset Tours please make sure you have configured PTZ settings and set PTZ Preset Poi...

Page 111: ...for a system with limited bandwidth for NVR server processes and responds to User s ePTZ manipulation or demands for changing view modes immediately without waiting for camera side to deliver a new f...

Page 112: ...Z Navigation Original View The very raw fisheye view Digital PTZ Dewarping One large user defined cropped area ePTZ Panorama 360 degree panorama view for ceiling mount 180 degree panorama view for wal...

Page 113: ...the configuration is done remember to click Save to save the settings 1 2 1 2 3 4 Note 1 Local Live and Playback can only display the original video stream output from a fisheye camera 2 Whichever fi...

Page 114: ...chedule is split into segments of one hour length By default once a device is added to the system its schedule is automatically set to full time schedule recording and event handling You should config...

Page 115: ...edule 1 Select a recording type 2 On the recording schedule time table click and drag to set time period 3 Click Save 4 To delete the recording configuration select and drag on the desired section on...

Page 116: ...ble it for a certain period 1 Click 2 Drag over the Event Handling Schedule time track to disable the event handling service 3 Click Save Copy Schedule You may copy a camera s schedule setting to othe...

Page 117: ...Event tab and select a camera or System to set Event rules Set System Event rule Whenever any hard disk goes into abnormal status NVR will trigger a response based on the rule you set 1 Click Set to e...

Page 118: ...era Event rule Whenever any encounter certain events including detected motions detected DI triggers network loss and network recovery NVR will trigger a response based on the rule you set 1 Select a...

Page 119: ...2 Select your desired response type set the details and click OK to save the rules To delete a certain response simply de select it from the response window and then click OK 3 After all the rules are...

Page 120: ...the preset points refer to Configure PTZ Preset Points on page 109 before you set the event rule You have to select which PTZ camera to make the movement then the preset points and duration time betwe...

Page 121: ...Body field then choose a camera whose snapshot will be attached from Attach a Snapshot dropdown list To enable this service you have to configure the SMTP settings please refer to Set E mail Notifica...

Page 122: ...les You may copy a camera s event rules to other multiple cameras This saves much your time on setting up rules one by one On Event tab click Copy Select one camera as the source of schedule and add o...

Page 123: ...you may select an event rule under certain camera and click Clear to delete it To directly clear all event rules set under a certain camera click Clear This You may also clear all the rules in NVR sy...

Page 124: ...ng status on Storage page Go to Setup page System tab Storage The connected storage devices will be shown in the Storage Device list Format Hard Disks Select a disk and click Format You may execute di...

Page 125: ...redicable thus it is important to detect these signs long before they really cause disk failures NVR performs S M A R T Disk check on 24 hour basis since last check This technology enables a system to...

Page 126: ...NVR 2 Go to Setup page Maintenance tab Firmware Upgrade Click Browse find the target upg file and click Open 3 Click Upgrade During upgrading the system will stop every other activity including recor...

Page 127: ...nvr file and save it to your client computer within one click The backed up settings include the following properties 1 System Settings including System Name Date Time Network Email Mouse and Keyboard...

Page 128: ...make sure you have connected the USB disk with the desired nvr backup file in it and the backup file is saved in the root directory 1 Go to Setup page Maintenance tab Settings Backup Restore 2 Click...

Page 129: ...for all the operations in NVR while a standard normal user may only be permitted to do Live monitoring Go to Setup page User tab Add a Group By default the Administrator User Group with full permissi...

Page 130: ...nistrator s Manual 130 3 Click Save to save the group settings Edit Delete a Group You may edit an existing Group or delete it Select the user on Group List click Edit or Delete Please always click Sa...

Page 131: ...OK to add it to the User List Account Password Rules 1 Account field allows alphabets numbers and symbols except the following The maximum length of characters is 15 2 Password field allows alphabets...

Page 132: ...o manufactured by Logitech 1 Connect the joystick to your client computer and install its driver 2 Log in to NVR and go to Setup page Joystick tab 3 There are 12 buttons available on each controller y...

Page 133: ...wn system modify event settings upgrade firmware format storage backup restore system configuration modify schedule settings modify time modify e mail server settings modify system information modify...

Page 134: ...Network Video Recorder Administrator s Manual 134 Export System Log To export the logs click Export and save the xml file to your local computer You may view this file with Notepad or XML Editor...

Page 135: ...ive view will change to the layout with the maximum channels C You may drag any camera from Camera list into your desire channel to display its view Remove Camera Views D To remove a camera view from...

Page 136: ...ick it again Save a Customized View You may save up to five customized view on local View List A saved view will remember 1 the layout style 2 camera arrangement 3 view size stretched un stretched ful...

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