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Page 2: ...ntries of states such as the surreptitious recording of audio and or video communications for certain purposes If you have any question about whether a proposed use of your products is lawful you should consult a local legal authority before proceeding The product is designed and produced to achieve sustainable environmental improvement We strive to produce products in compliance with global envir...

Page 3: ...Live View 7 ActiveX Viewer 7 Log in the NVR 8 Method I Network Device Search Tool Application 8 Method II IE Address Bar 9 LiveView 10 Log out the NVR 12 Chapter III Advanced NVR Configuration 13 Status 13 NVR Status 13 IPCam Status 14 Network 14 WAN 14 LAN 17 IPCam 18 Device Management 18 Motion Detection 20 Video Settings 21 Event Settings 21 Hard Disk 23 System 23 Users 23 Maintenance 24 Log 25...

Page 4: ...l 31 IP Configuration Information 32 Use the NVR from Dynamic Domain Name System 33 Proxy Server 34 Reset the NVR 36 Turn off the NVR 36 Appendix A Glossary 37 Appendix B Specifications 40 Appendix C Customer Service and Warranty 41 Statement of Limited Warranty 41 FCC Radio Frequency Statement 42 Contacting Plustek 44 ii ...

Page 5: ...ystem in the network environment Chapter II describes how to log in the NVR interface and get live view of the IP cameras connected Chapter III provides you with plenty of illustrations and information about advanced configuration of the NVR You may get familiar with it and try out all functions provided with the NVR Chapter IV provides useful technical information and usage tips Appendix A covers...

Page 6: ... 8 Please contact your distributor to obtain compatible IP camera list 9 Damaged wire could cause fire or electrical shock Keep the power cord straight and without being twisted bended or scraped 10 Moisture condensation may occur inside this device and cause malfunction at these conditions When this device is moved directly from a cold to a warm location After a cold room is heated When this devi...

Page 7: ...MB Free Hard Disk Space Box Contents4 Before you start installing your NVR check the box contents to make sure all parts are included If any items are damaged or missing please contact the vendor where you purchased your NVR or our customer service directly 1 NVR 2 Power Cable 3 AC Adapter 4 Reset Pin 5 User s Guide 6 Installation CD 1 The system requirements here are only a guideline as in genera...

Page 8: ...Overview 1 Power Indicator 2 HDD Indicator 3 WAN Indicator 4 LAN Indicator 5 4 LAN Ports 6 WAN Port 7 Console 8 Power Hole 9 DC Jack 10 Reset Hole 4 ...

Page 9: ...VR System To set up the NVR system in your LAN environment 1 Plug the RJ 45 connector into LAN port of NVR and IP camera RJ 45 port 2 Plug the RJ 45 connector into WAN port with Router s LAN port 3 Turn on the Router Router with UPnP on off function is recommended 4 Plug the AC adapter into the DC jack of the NVR Attach the power cable to the AC adapter Plug the other end of the power cable into a...

Page 10: ...ur language on the CD ROM to install the Microsoft Visual C 2005 SP1 Redistributable Package x86 8 Run the Network Device Search Tool application on the CD ROM 9 When the NVR lists in the Network Device Search Tool window your NVR works properly 6 ...

Page 11: ...ow 3 Click Custom Level button to open the Security Settings window 4 Check Prompt under the options Download signed ActiveX controls and Download unsigned ActiveX controls 5 Check Enable under the options Initialize and script ActiveX controls not marked as safe Run ActiveX controls and plug ins and Script ActiveX controls marked safe for scripting 6 Click OK to accept the changes 7 A warning mes...

Page 12: ...e Search Tool is an application that can detect the network camera s and NVR s that you connect to an organization s network or your PC 1 Insert the CD ROM into the CD ROM drive of your PC 2 Double click on the Plustek Network Device Search Tool file 3 The Network Device Search Tool window opens 4 Select and double click on the NVR you are to use 5 The System Login page displays in Internet Explor...

Page 13: ...ave made proper ActiveX Viewer configuration you may encounter the Internet Explorer Security Warning prompt as below requesting you to install ActiveX Control Please click the Install button to install it Method II IE Address Bar When you connect the NVR to the Internet with static IP address you may log in the NVR by directly entering the IP address in the IE Address Bar Information If you are p...

Page 14: ...on System z After you have made proper ActiveX Viewer configuration you may encounter the Internet Explorer Security Warning prompt as below requesting you to install ActiveX Control Please click the Install button to install it LiveView After logging in the Live View page will show four camera screens displaying the live video stream captured by the cameras Surrounding the camera screens there re...

Page 15: ...shown in current viewer 2 A note will pop out telling you the saving folder and filename of the snapshot You may go to the folder and find the snapshot picture To Manually Record a Video 1 Press down on the Record button to start the recording process 2 Press up on the Record button again to stop the recording process 3 The recorded video will be saved in the window and you may play the video by e...

Page 16: ...Pan Bar and you may rotate the camera horizontally Drag the mouse on Tilt Bar and you may rotate the camera vertically Click the Home button and you may reset the camera to its home position Log out the NVR To exit the NVR page click the LogOut button at the right top of the NVR s main page Attention Please do NOT click on the button on the Internet Explorer window to quit the NVR Clicking on the ...

Page 17: ...ge banner to enter the advanced configuration page On the left of the page shows the configuration menu There are 7 menus available Status Network IPCam Hard Disk System Database and Scheduled Settings 2 Click on the menu item to enter the submenus and the related information or options will show on the right You may make configurations according to your special need The following describes the me...

Page 18: ...e current IPCam status Go to the Advanced page then click the menu Status Æ IPCam and you ll see the current status of the IP Camera s connected to your NVR The NVR provides up to four channels to connect up to four IP Cameras The list shows the information of the IP Cameras connected to respective channels Network WAN In the WAN menu you may configure the NVR s WAN settings according to the netwo...

Page 19: ...ization s network If the NVR uses static IP check Use the following IP radio button and fill in the blanks of IP address subnet mask and Default router 3 Enter the WAN port if needed The default port is 80 To enter the DNS address if needed If you want the NVR to use host name you ll need to enter at least one Primary DNS address 1 Enter the IP address of the Primary DNS Address provided by your I...

Page 20: ...esses The NVR can automatically send alarm messages from the configured email addresses when an event is triggered See Event Settings for more information about automated email alert To add email addresses 1 Go to the Advanced page then click the menu Network Æ WAN Æ SMTP 2 Click Add button and enter the SMTP information in this page 3 Enter the Name Sender Address Mail Server User Name and Passwo...

Page 21: ...page then click the menu Network Æ WAN Æ UPnP 2 Check Enable if you want the NVR to act as UPnP service And you ll be able to visit the NVR from My Network Places LAN To enable NVR as DHCP Server 1 Go to the Advanced page then click the menu Network Æ LAN 2 Check Enable if you want the NVR to serve as a DHCP Server and dynamically allocate IP addresses to the IP Camera s connected 3 Enter the Star...

Page 22: ...to a standard wall outlet 2 Insert the RJ 45 connector into the Ethernet port of the network camera and connect the Ethernet cable to the PC s Ethernet port 3 If the LED indicator keeps flashing the network camera is successfully connected 4 Go to the Advanced page then click the menu IPCam Æ Device Management 5 Click New button to enter the Device Information window and the NVR will automatically...

Page 23: ...tus of the IP Camera you just added To change the IP Camera information 1 In the Device Management window you may select the IP Camera by clicking the radio button before its name 2 You may click Edit button to edit the Name of the IP Camera 3 You may click Delete button to delete the IP Camera 4 You may click Restore button to restore the IP Camera 5 You may click Restart button to restart the IP...

Page 24: ... a Motion Window from the dropdown list in the Motion Detection dialog and the motion window will be activated with red borders and you may configure settings for it 4 Drag the red borders of the active Motion Window to define the window shape size and position 5 Enter the Motion Window Name in the dialog 6 In the Detection Area drop down list select Include if you want to detect the motion of the...

Page 25: ... dropdown list 3 In Image Appearance section you may adjust the Resolution Quality Rotation angle Color saturation Brightness and Sharpness for the video image displayed by the camera 4 In the Overlay Settings section you can add some text information to the video image such as Data time and a text title You may choose Top or Bottom from the dropdown list to display the information at the top or b...

Page 26: ...d the motion detection event as starts stops or starts stops For Input Ports event you ll need to connect an external sensor or device to the camera in the camera s input port Choose the input event from the dropdown list as active inactive or change 6 You may activate the Output Port by checking the Activate Output Port option When an event is triggered the output port will enable the IP Camera t...

Page 27: ... Auto Record to record the event when triggered You can enter the record time from 10 to 99 seconds To edit or delete an event In the Event Settings window select an existing event and click Edit button to edit the event or click Delete button to delete the event Hard Disk Go to the Advanced page then click the menu Hard Disk to check the size and status of the hard disk If you want to format the ...

Page 28: ...ced page then click the menu System Æ Maintenance to display the Maintenance page In the maintenance page you may update firmware backup and restore settings reset restart or turn off the NVR system Update firmware To update the NVR firmware 1 Click on the Browse button to find the latest firmware you have downloaded 2 Click on the Upgrade button to load the firmware in your NVR and the upgrade wi...

Page 29: ...estoration will start automatically 3 The system will restart after the restoration is complete Reset to default Click the Default button and you will reset the NVR to the default factory settings System restart Click Restart button to restart the NVR The NVR will restart in 60 seconds Power off You may turn off the NVR by clicking the Power off button Log Go to the Advanced page then click the me...

Page 30: ...ill automatically synchronize the time with the NVR and will show in four channels interface and record videos To set NVR Date Time 1 Select Time Zone from the dropdown list 2 Check the Daylight Saving option if needed and define the daylight saving period by selecting the start date and end date from dropdown lists 3 You may set the NVR date and time by any the following three ways a Synchronize ...

Page 31: ...Advanced page then click the menu Database Æ Alarm to display the Alarm page If you have made effective settings in the Event Settings menu the Alarm list will keep a record on the events that have been triggered Management 27 ...

Page 32: ...e Management log you have done for the channel during that period Record View Go to the Advanced page then click the menu Database Æ Record View to display the page of Record View To select a record to play 1 Click the Record picker Calendar button to enter the Record picker Calendar window 2 Click on the date you want to review in the calendar The dates with video records are displayed in bold fo...

Page 33: ... video image to control the play of the videos The buttons and their respective functions are shown in the following form Play Stop Pause Move back one image at a time Jump to the first of the recordings selected Fast Reverse Fast Forward Jump to the last of the recordings selected Move forward one image at a time 29 ...

Page 34: ... each individual camera 1 Select the camera from the dropdown list 2 Select the Start Time and End Time for the NVR to record during one day Select the day or days of the week For example you can enable the recording from 6 pm to 12 pm for every day of the week 3 You may set up to 6 settings from No 1 to No 6 4 Click Submit button to save the settings for the camera 30 ...

Page 35: ...R is powered off Off No data is being written in NVR Hard Disk HDD Flashing Data is being written in NVR Hard Disk Off The WAN cable is not successfully connected yet On The WAN cable is successfully connected but the NVR is not being visited WAN Flashing The WAN cable is successfully connected and the NVR is being visited Off The LAN cable is not successfully connected yet On The LAN cable is suc...

Page 36: ...on of your PC except IP address Please refer to IP Configuration Information section to get the right subnet mask and gateway of your PC 3 Type the subnet mask of your network in Submask option 4 Type in the Gateway of your network 5 Type 80 in Http Port option 6 Click Submit button to apply the settings 7 Click Update button to refresh the list in the white pane of this window IP Configuration In...

Page 37: ...time your network device is connected to the network it will be assigned with a different IP address When you need to deploy the NVR in such a network you need to configure the NVR before connection You may follow the steps described below 1 Connect the NVR to the network via Ethernet switching hub 2 Insert the installation CD into the CD ROM drive and run Search Tool application by double clickin...

Page 38: ...to log in 5 You may log in by simply typing the Host Name in the IE address bar after completing the above configuration Proxy Server Proxy server is generally used to connect to the Internet directly in order to maintain the security of a network in some corporate environment When your NVR is connected to such a network the proxy server may prevent you from accessing the NVR Please consult your n...

Page 39: ...lick the OK button in the window Or click the Advanced button in the LAN Settings window and follow Step a and Step b a Enter the specified IP of the NVR into the Exceptions section b Click OK button in the Proxy Setting window to confirm the settings 35 ...

Page 40: ... the reset hole at the side of the NVR 2 Stab the reset button with the pin for 5 seconds 3 All settings are reset to their factory default settings Attention All the settings you ve configured in the NVR will be lost after resetting Please make sure to back up the settings you need before resetting Turn off the NVR To turn off the NVR please follow the steps 1 Insert the pin into the Power hole a...

Page 41: ...rk administrators manage centrally and automate the assignment of Internet Protocol IP addresses in an organization s network DNS DNS Domain Name System is a service that locates various Internet domain names and translates them into Internet Protocol addresses DNS service may increase the responding speed and accuracy of a specified web site HTTP HTTP Hypertext Transfer Protocol is a standard pro...

Page 42: ...f computers and associated devices that share a common communications line or wireless link and typically share the resources of a single processor or server within a small geographic area for example within an office building JPEG JPEG pronounced jay peg is a format that is commonly used for color images displayed on the Internet JPEG reduces the file size of an image by discarding some of the no...

Page 43: ...usually used with one of two other protocols POP3 or IMAP that let the user save messages in a server mailbox and download them periodically from the server In other words users typically use a program that uses SMTP for sending e mail and either POP3 or IMAP for receiving e mail Subnet Mask Once a packet has arrived at an organization s gateway or connection point with its unique network number i...

Page 44: ...nd open the virtual server SNTP for Time Date DHCP server Fixed IP for Web cams LAN port DHCP Client PPPoE Fixed for NVR itself TETP for upgrade CLI for console operating used for debug factory SMTP for alarm notification FTP client server for alarm notification DDNS vendor dependent Software AP Motion Jpeg Complete recording Timing schedule System check Quad mode for simultaneous recording Playba...

Page 45: ...nty includes all parts and labor and is not valid without the receipt of original purchase To obtain warranty service you may contact the authorized dealer or distributor or visit our website to check out the available service information or send a request via E mail for further help If you transfer this product to another user warranty service is available to that user for the remainder of the wa...

Page 46: ...product In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a p...

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