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NVR4POE / NVR8POE Quick Operation Guide 

 

 

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Other names of companies and product contained in this manual may be trademarks or registered trademarks 

of their respective owners. 

 

NVR Pre-Installation 

The NVR is highly advanced surveillance equipment that should be installed with care. Please take into 

consideration the following precautionary steps before installation of the NVR. 

1.

 

Keep all liquids away from the NVR. 

2.

 

Install the NVR in a well-ventilated and dust-free area. 

3.

 

Ensure environmental conditions meet factory specifications. 

4.

 

Install a manufacturer recommended HDD. 

 

NVR Installation 

During the installation of the NVR: 

1.

 

Use brackets for rack mounting (NVR8POE Only). 

2.

 

Ensure there is ample room for audio and video cables. 

3.

 

When routing cables, ensure that the bend radius of the cables are no less than five times than its diameter. 

4.

 

Connect both the alarm and RS-485 cable. 

5.

 

Allow at least 2cm (≈0.75-inch) of space between racks mounted devices. 

6.

 

Ensure the NVR is grounded. 

7.

 

Environmental temperature should be within the range of -10

 

ºC ~ 55

 

ºC, 14ºF ~ 131ºF. 

8.

 

Environmental humidity should be within the range of 10% ~ 90%. 

 

Front Panel

 

NVR4POE / NVR8POE Series 

 

 

No. 

Name 

Description 

Status 

Indicator 

Power 

Power indicator turns green when system is running. 

Status 

Status indicator blinks red when data is being read from or written 

to HDD. 

Tx/Rx 

Tx/Rx  indictor  blinks  yellow  when  network  connection  is 

functioning properly. 

USB Interface 

Universal  Serial  Bus  (USB)  ports  for  additional  devices  such  as 

USB mouse and USB Hard Disk Drive (HDD). 

Summary of Contents for NVR4POE

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Page 2: ...NVR4POE NVR8POE Quick Operation Guide 1 ...

Page 3: ... Alarm Connectors 6 Specifications 7 Specifications of NVR4POE and NVR8POE 7 HDD Storage Calculation Chart 8 Setting up Admin Password 9 Login and Logout 9 Accessing by Web Browser 10 Logging In 10 Live View 12 Recording 13 Playback 14 Log 15 Configuration 16 Menu Operation 18 Menu Structure 18 Startup and Shutdown 18 Live View 19 Adding IP Cameras 19 Recording 21 Instant Recording 21 All day Reco...

Page 4: ...the applicable harmonized European standards listed under the Low Voltage Directive 2006 95 EC the EMC Directive 2004 108 EC the RoHS Directive 2011 65 EU 2012 19 EU WEEE directive Products marked with this symbol cannot be disposed of as unsorted municipal waste in the European Union For proper recycling return this product to your local supplier upon the purchase of equivalent new equipment or d...

Page 5: ... the NVR 1 Use brackets for rack mounting NVR8POE Only 2 Ensure there is ample room for audio and video cables 3 When routing cables ensure that the bend radius of the cables are no less than five times than its diameter 4 Connect both the alarm and RS 485 cable 5 Allow at least 2cm 0 75 inch of space between racks mounted devices 6 Ensure the NVR is grounded 7 Environmental temperature should be ...

Page 6: ...6 VGA Interface DB9 connector for VGA output Display local video output and menu 7 USB Interface Universal Serial Bus USB ports for additional devices such as USB mouse and USB Hard Disk Drive HDD 8 Ground Ground needs to be connected when NVR starts up 9 Power Switch Switch for turning on off the device 10 Network Interfaces with PoE function Network interfaces for the cameras and to provide powe...

Page 7: ...each corresponding with one alarm output By default jumpers are connected To connect an AC load jumpers should be removed Example If you connect an AC load to the alarm output 3 of the NVR then you must remove the JP 3 Using of Alarm Connectors To connect alarm devices to the NVR 1 Disconnect pluggable block from the ALARM IN ALARM OUT terminal block 2 Unfasten stop screws from the pluggable block...

Page 8: ...esolution 6MP 5MP 3MP 1080P UXGA 720P VGA 4CIF DCIF 2CIF CIF QCIF Capability 4 ch 1080P 8 ch 720P 6 ch 1080P Hard disk SATA 1 SATA interface for 1 HDD 2 SATA interfaces for 2 HDDs Capacity Up to 4TB for each disk External interface Network interface 1 RJ 45 10 100 1000 Mbps self adaptive Ethernet interface USB interface 1 USB 2 0 and 1 USB 3 0 Alarm in out Optional 4 1 PoE Interface 4 independent ...

Page 9: ... Storage Used 96K 42M 128K 56M 160K 70M 192K 84M 224K 98M 256K 112M 320K 140M 384K 168M 448K 196M 512K 225M 640K 281M 768K 337M 896K 393M 1024K 450M 1280K 562M 1536K 675M 1792K 787M 2048K 900M 4096K 1 8G 8192K 3 6G 16384K 7 2G Please note that supplied values for storage space used is just for reference The storage values in the chart are estimated by formulas and may have some deviation from actu...

Page 10: ... 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 save the password and activate the device For uninterrupted access to the NVR itt is very important you remember the password created during this activation process For security purposes in the event of a f...

Page 11: ...y Web Browser You shall acknowledge that the use of the product with Internet access might be under network security risks For avoidance of any network attacks and information leakage please strengthen your own protection by creating a strong level password Logging In You can get access to the device via a web browser You may use one of the following listed web browsers Internet Explorer 6 0 Inter...

Page 12: ...igh security system resetting the password monthly or weekly can better protect your product If the device is already activated enter the user name and password in the login interface and click the Login button 3 Install the plug in before viewing the live video and managing the camera Please follow the installation prompts to install the plug in You may have to close the web browser to finish the...

Page 13: ...l List Displays the list of channels and the playing and recording status of each channel The stream type can be switched by clicking the icon before the channel name stands for main stream and for sub stream 2 Live View Window Displays the image of channel and multi window division is supported 3 Play Control Bar Play control operations are supported 4 PTZ Control Pan tilt zoom operations are sup...

Page 14: ...zoom Previous Next page Full screen Recording Before you start Make sure the device is connected with HDD or network disk and the HDD or network disk has been initialized for the first time to use Two recording types can be configured Manual and Scheduled The following section introduces the configuration of scheduled recording Steps 1 Click Remote Configuration Camera Settings Record Schedule to ...

Page 15: ...d Type The record type can be Continuous Motion Alarm Motion Alarm Motion Alarm and VCA 3 Check the checkbox of Select All and click Copy to copy settings of this day to the whole week You can also check any of the checkboxes before the date and click Copy 4 Click OK to save the settings and exit the Edit Schedule interface 6 Click Advanced to configure advanced record parameters 7 Click Save to a...

Page 16: ...rched on the current date 5 Use the buttons on the toolbar to operate in playback mode Button Description Button Description Play Pause Stop Slow down Speed up Play by single frame Capture Stop all playback Download Video clip Open Close audio Full screen Reverse playback 6 You can drag the progress bar with the mouse to locate the exact playback point You can also input the time in the textbox an...

Page 17: ...le through the Web Browser Local Configuration PC Browser settings Protocol Choose between TCP and UDP TCP is recommended Stream Type Select between Main Stream or Sub Stream for remote viewing Image Size Select to display cameras in 4 3 or 16 9 aspect ratios Record File Size Select either 512M or 1G record file sizes Live View Performance Choose either Shortest Delay Real Time Balanced or Fluency...

Page 18: ...iles to IP Camera Management The IP Camera Management option allows you to log into those cameras connected directly to the POE ports on the back of the NVR This can be used to access advanced camera features not accessible through the NVR In order to access cameras you must first check the virtual host box under Network Settings Remote Configuration Network Advanced Once this box is checked you c...

Page 19: ...tartup and Shutdown Proper startup and shutdown procedures are crucial to expanding the life of the NVR To start your NVR Steps 1 Check the power supply is plugged into an electrical outlet with correct voltage It is HIGHLY recommended that an Uninterruptible Power Supply UPS be used in conjunction with the device 2 After connecting the power supply NVR4POE or power cord NVR8POE to the NVR flip th...

Page 20: ...he screen for each channel showing the status of the record and alarm in the channel so that you can find problems as soon as possible Alarm video loss tampering motion detection or sensor alarm Record manual record continuous record motion detection or alarm triggered record Alarm Record Event Exception event and exception information appears at the lower left corner of the screen Adding IP Camer...

Page 21: ...n to add the camera The added camera is marked in white while the camera has not been added is marked in yellow Explanation of the icons Icon Explanation Icon Explanation Edit basic parameters of the camera Add the detected IP camera The camera is connected The camera is disconnected you can click the icon to get the exception information of camera Delete the IP camera Advanced settings of the cam...

Page 22: ...Recording Purpose Two kinds of record types are introduced in the following section including Instant Record and All day Record And for other record types you may refer to the user manual for detailed information After rebooting all the manual records enabled are canceled Instant Recording On the live view window of each channel there is a quick setting toolbar which shows on the bottom of the win...

Page 23: ... the settings Then all the channels will start to record in the selected mode Playback Play back the record files of a specific channel in the live view menu Channel switch is supported Option 1 Choose a channel under live view using the mouse and click the button in the shortcut operation menu Only record files recorded during the past five minutes on this channel will be played back Option 2 Ste...

Page 24: ...ce can be used to control playing process Just check the channel or channels if you want to switch playback to another channel or execute simultaneous playback of multiple channels Backup Recorded files can be backed up to various devices such as USB flash drives USB HDDs or a DVD writer Steps 1 Enter Video Export interface Choose the channel s you want to back up and click on the Quick Export but...

Page 25: ...NVR4POE NVR8POE Quick Operation Guide 24 3 Check backup result Choose the recording file in Export interface and click button to check it ...

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