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Network Video Recorder Features

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SUPER HD 4.0 Mega pixels Resolution

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Real-time Recording at 4.0MP

2512*1520 Resolution

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Simultaneous Playback and Live view on the same screen

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Selectable area Zoom during Live and Playback display

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Easy Camera Installation using Power over Ethernet (CAT5) cable

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24/7 100% Duty Cycle Hard Disc Drive

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Expandable High Capacity Storage - up to 3TB

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Mirror Hard Drive Recording - secure your recordings by backing up footage to an

internal hard drive at the same time as recording to the primary hard drive

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HDMI output resolution 1080P & VGA output for simple connection to HDTVs (HDMI

cable included)

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View, Record, Playback, Backup & Remotely control the system simultaneously

Connectivity Features

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Latest Reolink p2p technology

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Instant Mobile Viewing on compatible Smartphones Dedicated iPad® and Android tablet

apps with multi-channel live viewing and playback

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ReoLink Easy Connect Internet Set-up Wizard

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Reolink Client Software

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PC (Windows 7

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8 ) compatible using client software (included) & web browser.

• Mac remote client software (included) and Safari web browser.

• Instant e-mail alerts with snap shot attachments of event and web link

FEATURES

Summary of Contents for 4CH

Page 1: ...User Manual 4CH 8CH Super HD 4 0MP Network Video Recorder 4 0MP Network Camera For NVR ...

Page 2: ...ateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the products enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance servicing instructions in the literature accompanying the appl...

Page 3: ...s product Consumer Guides and Video Tutorials are available on our web site at www reo link com If you require further installation assistance please contact a professional installer Please note that once the components of this product have been unsealed you cannot return this product without the original packaging GETTING STARTED ...

Page 4: ...rson shall use either directly or indirectly a device operated pursuant to the provisions of this Part for the purpose of overhearing or recording the private conversations of others unless such use is authorized by all of the parties engaging in the conversation WARNING Modifications not approved by the party responsible for compliance could void user s authority to operate the equipment IMPORTAN...

Page 5: ... same time as recording to the primary hard drive HDMI output resolution 1080P VGA output for simple connection to HDTVs HDMI cable included View Record Playback Backup Remotely control the system simultaneously Connectivity Features Latest Reolink p2p technology Instant Mobile Viewing on compatible Smartphones Dedicated iPad and Android tablet apps with multi channel live viewing and playback Reo...

Page 6: ...etwork Advanced DDNS Network Advanced NTP Network Advanced Email Settings Network Advanced IP Filter Network Advanced Network Status Alarm Motion Alarm Video Loss Alarm Exception System General System Information System Maintenance System Shut Down Search Log Search Device PTZ Device HDD Preview PTZ Setting Preview Basic Setting Preview Advanced Settings Playback Warranty Terms Conditions 2 4 5 6 ...

Page 7: ...The system comes with the following components 4 Channel NVR Bullet Camera Ethernet Cable 1TB Hard Drive Installed POE Cable Optical Mouse Power Adapter HDMI Cable Quick Start Guide CD Getting Started 7 ...

Page 8: ...e menu Rear Panel VGA For connecting a television or PC monitor with a VGA input make sure the monitor you use supports the resolution you set in the menu HDMI The primary video output of the NVR Network LAN Port connect the NVR to your router or network switch for Internet connectivity USB 2 0 For connecting the USB mouse POE Camera Ports Plug the Video and Power cable for each camera in to one o...

Page 9: ...I port Step 2 Connect the IP Cameras Connect the camera s LAN Video port to any POE Camera port on the NVR using the Ethernet cables provided You can also purchase longer LAN cables if required Camera Reset button It enables you to reset the camera s admin password back to factory default Please make sure POE Cable is 8 pin network Cable for some Cable is 4 pin only 4 Pin cable can t be used for P...

Page 10: ...he mouse to the USB port The USB Mouse Left click Selects an item or confirms a choice Right click Opens the menu bar from the live viewing screen Returns one step from a submenu Opens a context menu in some settings screens The Scroll Wheel Can be used to adjust the values of sliders and scales when highlighted by the mouse Connection Diagram 10 ...

Page 11: ...Adapter Please use the supplied power adapter For POE NVR device it is 48 voltage Camera voltage is 12V only Please don t use the NVR 48V power adapter directly to Camera Otherwise it will burn the camera Connection Diagram 11 ...

Page 12: ...USA Canada Mexico Japan Korea and some other regions or PAL UK Europe Australia and some other areas If this is set incorrectly images from your cameras will be distorted black and white Resolution How many pixels the NVR will output Typically you ll want to set this to be equal to the native resolution of your monitor television Time Zone Choose the time zone you re in It s really important to se...

Page 13: ... which nothing else should share You can t change this one it s hard set when the camera ships out Name All cameras default name Camera1 change a name will help you easily identify the camera Also camera IP address may sometimes change if the NVR or router was rebooted the assigned camera name will always stay the same unless if you change it Channel The channel to which the camera has been assign...

Page 14: ...imum amount of time that must elapse after the NVR sends an email alert before it can be triggered again Test To check if you ve set up email alerts properly click the Test button If your connection and email details are ok you will see a message on the NVR screen confirming the email was sent successfully After a short delay you will also receive an e mail in your inbox Recipient s Address inform...

Page 15: ...l update almost instantly System Time The NVR s current date and time Note Make sure your time offset is set correctly or both your NVRs normal time and DST time may be out Offset The amount by which the time changes during DST For the vast majority of locations the offset is one hour but exceptions to this rule exist Start Time End Time When DST begins and ends in your locale DST If your time zon...

Page 16: ...ng the main menu Display wizard when booting up checkbox Select this if you want the NVR to automatically run the configuration wizard when it boots up You can also run the wizard at any time by clicking the icon on the NVR menu bar DEFAULT PASSWORD INFORMATION To ensure your privacy this NVR supports password protection The default all access username is admin the default password is blank To ens...

Page 17: ...ce You can also go to app store to download Reolink for Handsets and Tablets Follow the on screen instructions for installation and accept any license requirements that may appear 1 After downloading and installing the app go to the location the app is stored and tap the icon to run 2 When you first start the app you will see this screen Tap Add New Device 3 Tap the QR code icon to open the scanni...

Page 18: ...l verify and test your connection 7 when the app has successfully connected with your NVR tap the Start preview button If the app fails to connect make sure the UID and your log in details are correct 8 You will now see a live view of all your cameras connected Have a look at the instructions below to get yourself familiar with the various options Setting Up your Smartphone or Tablet 18 ...

Page 19: ...an also control a PTZ camera and Blue Dot Shows which camera or group you are viewing Capture Button Take a snapshot of the selected camera and save image to your mobile device Play Stop Button Stop Stat all cameras Stop live view of all the cameras Tap again to restart all cameras Record Button Record video of the selected cameras to your mobile device Tap the button again to stop record PTZ Cont...

Page 20: ...camera that you would like to remotely playback 2 Select the start time date 3 Select the end time date 4 Tap the button and elect the camera Only 1 camera can be selected when searching 5 Tap Start Search to display the files that fit with your search criteria You will see below screen A Tap on playback Button you will see this screen D Slide the timeline scroll to choose the file you want to pla...

Page 21: ...face in Reolink How to install Reo link Insert the included CD into your computer Locate the file called Reolink and run this file you may be asked by UAC User Account Control to allow Reolink to make changes to your system Select Allow or Continue You ll see an installation wizard Simply follow the prompts to install the software Once the ReoLink software is installed it should automatically dete...

Page 22: ...o UID field or Copy the UID from e mail which was send to your mail account during the Setup Wizard Then enter your Username the default of admin is already entered and Password default is blank you need use the password which you create on Setup Wizard or create a new password here to continue then click Login After a few seconds you will see your cameras live on your PC Reo link Interface After ...

Page 23: ... of channel to display 9 Sound you can enable and disable the sound and adjust the volume of the sound 10 Channel Display You can choose 1 Channel 4 Channel 8 Channel view max channel is dependent on how many channels your NVR can support 11 Full Screen Double click to expand a full screen view of the windows Click Esc to exit full Screen view 12 RAM Hang your mouse over Ram icon it will Shows the...

Page 24: ...oom In Zoom Out restore zoom back to default setting exit Digital zoom Click Capture button to take a snapshot of the image Record Button Manual start record or stop record of the selected channel During the recording on Device Tree area status icon next to device name will show record icon on the device Click to close the selected windows Client Software Preview ...

Page 25: ... from the Preview screen Download Path Where ReoLink will save footage that you ve downloaded from the NVR Snapshot Path Where ReoLink will save still images captured using the snapshot function Convert to AVI When selected ReoLink will use your PC to transcode footage from the NVR s native format H 264 into a format that your computer indeed almost any computer will be able to playback without sp...

Page 26: ...page On this page we can set the following parameters Display Camera Output Recording Encode Options schedule Network General Advanced Status Alarm Motion Video Loss Exception System General Information Maintenance Shut Down Search Log Search Device PTZ HDD Client Software Device Settings 26 ...

Page 27: ...ht top Center or Bottom Center Date Time Enable or disable to show the date and time on the screen Mask Check Box Turns the masking function on or off Mask Setup Creates a black privacy overlay which masks part of your images Will affect recordings Click OK to keep the settings also you can copy the above settings to other channels choose checkbox on the copy to windows then click OK On the bottom...

Page 28: ...en Monitor via VGA use the widescreen 16 9 or 16 10 format If your monitor can t display those resolutions you might need to enable letter boxing on your monitor and use a 4 3 format PC Monitor via HDMI Choose a format appropriate for your monitor If it s a widescreen use a widescreen format Widescreen Plasma LCD HDTV via HDMI The resolution should be set to the maximum your television can process...

Page 29: ...r the bitrate the more space each recording will take up on the hard disk Generally speaking recordings encoded at higher bitrates will be of better quality especially when recording movement The main stream uses a variable bitrate to record video the more movement occurs in the video the higher the bitrate will have to be When there s little movement in view the NVR will automatically reduce the ...

Page 30: ... ll miss it Post Record How long after an event occurs that the NVR will continue to record It can be very useful for example if an intruder or potential target triggers the motion detection but pauses in view having post record enabled will get a much better look at them 30 seconds is the recommended length for the post record setting but it can be set higher the options are 1 2 5 or 10 minutes d...

Page 31: ...py To Channel This will allow you to copy the schedule from the channel you re editing to another channel or channels Note The Action Options for Motion Detection will affect the way the schedule works By default all channels are armed to use Motion Detection as their recording mode Recording Modes There are three types of recording to choose from Normal The NVR will constantly record for any peri...

Page 32: ...rated by periods but contain very different numbers In the above example the Subnet Mask might be something like 255 255 255 0 Gateway This is the address of the way to the Internet to continue the road analogy this is like your local access point to the highway This is an IP address in the same format as the others and is typically very similar to the IP address of the NVR To continue the above e...

Page 33: ...free communication The default value is 85 as this port is seldom used by other devices If another device on your network using this port please change to other port This is the port number you ll need to remember when logging in remotely from a remote PC via the HTTP interface What port number s should I use If the default port numbers are in use 85 and or 9000 if 85 is already taken try 86 or 87...

Page 34: ...nfirm DDNS Type Choose the server that you re using Server Domain Name Enter the host name that you set up in your DDNS service This is the address you use to access your network Username and Password Enter the username and password you setup with your DDNS server These do not have to match your username password combination in either your NVR or router for the sake of security we suggest making t...

Page 35: ... to be For example people in eastern Australia Canberra Sydney and Melbourne choose GMT 10 00 whilst the Eastern Time zone in the USA and Canada is GMT 05 00 GMT stands for Greenwich Mean Time it s the baseline that keeps all the different time zones in sync NOTE Some NTP servers are NOT fully compatible with DST Daylight Savings Time This may cause your system to double count adding one or removi...

Page 36: ...t your ISP to learn the correct values for the other fields SMTP Port The SMTP port used by the email provider of your choice This field will automatically self populate if you use one of the presets Sender Address The address you re sending the email from This will be the username you ve set up for the email server you re using followed by and then the email server For example youraddress gmail c...

Page 37: ... IP Filter can be used to modify which IP addresses have permission to talk to the NVR and which do not This is an advanced feature and is recommended for advanced users only Network Advanced IP Filter 37 ...

Page 38: ...e you can find the network information refers to IP Address Subnet Mask Gateway Preferred DNS Alternate DNS For more details you can refer to Device Setting Network General Device Setting Network Status 38 ...

Page 39: ...el it will register to the NVR as a Motion Event Thus you can use the Motion recording mode in the schedule to trigger the NVR to record when motion detection triggers an alarm signal Enable Whether or not motion detection is enabled on a specific channel Each channel can be configured independently of one another Sensitivity If the motion detection sensitivity is too sensitive then the NVR will r...

Page 40: ...the motion detection but there are no false triggers or very few when your volunteer isn t moving about False Triggers Setting the motion detection at high sensitivity levels 4 or lower increases the frequency of false alarms On the other hand low sensitivity levels 20 or higher increase the risk that a significant motion event such as an intruder will not trigger the motion detection to record Ch...

Page 41: ...uto email alert when the event type you ve selected occurs Click you will see a grid of white boxes The outlined boxes mark the area that is sensitive to motion The area without the white outlines is not sensitive to motion Click mouse to select and click again to de select Use the mouse to move the cursor around the screen By pressing select an area in the grid you can toggle motion detection ON ...

Page 42: ... a video loss action for these channels Channel Which channel camera you d like to set the Video Loss behavior for Enable Whether the selected channel has video loss monitoring active or not Schedule Alters when the current Video Loss Action will be active Action The action you d like the NVR to take when this event occurs It s set in the same way as the Action for any other event Alarm Video Loss...

Page 43: ...n a fault with your network or a problem with your Internet Service Provider ISP IP Conflict This event will occur if the NVR detects another device on the same network with a conflicting IP address It s a little like two houses with the same number being on the same street one house might get the other s mail or get woken up at all hours of the night being asked if someone named Big Bob lives the...

Page 44: ... Setting As the standards for daylight savings differ from country to country and often state to state you might need to manually tell the NVR exactly when it commences and ends in your locality First turn DST on We suggest setting the Daylight Saving Time Mode to Date and manually entering the dates and times that daylight savings time applies to and from in your locality Note Some NTP servers ar...

Page 45: ...e The name that the NVR considers to be its own and what it will use to register an IP address with your DHCP host The remaining information is for use by Technical Support in the event that you require assistance The various model and build numbers help us track down any known issues or catalogue new issues as they come to light It also helps us figure out if you re running the most recent firmwa...

Page 46: ... to reboot Typically this will be a time when it s unlikely there ll be any activity for the NVR to record Firmware Upgrade Instructs the NVR to update its firmware You ll only need to use this option if instructed to do so by Reolink Technical Support Remember to Export your configuration first so you don t have to re set everything Default Settings Loads the factory default settings This must be...

Page 47: ... or simply log out of the user account you re logged in as access the Shutdown menu which is accessible via the main menu To ensure the integrity of your data and recordings always select Shut Down when powering off the NVR Device Setting System Shut down 47 ...

Page 48: ...the majority of recordings based upon Events are likely to be recordings triggered by the NVR s motion detection feature The search function operates in the same way as the main playback search the only difference is you ll select an Event Type rather than a Video Type Device Setting Search Log Search 48 ...

Page 49: ...re this function only valid when you connect with PTZ function devices Baud rate baud rate is the number of symbol changes made to the transmission medium per second using a digitally modulated signal or a line code Device Setting Device PTZ 49 ...

Page 50: ...rated capacity of the hard drive as a fraction of the space is required by the file allocation table FAT Format Whether the hard drive has been formatted to operate with the NVR When the hard drive is formatted appropriately this will simply read yes If it says anything else such as an ominous no then select the disk and choose Format Mount Whether the drive has been initialized and is detected by...

Page 51: ...etc The set position can be saved on device If you set front door as preset 1 you can directly click preset 1 then camera will turn to front door Cruise Path How the PT Cam turn around we need to set preset position first For example for cruise path can start from preset 1 then to preset 5 preset 7 then back to preset 1 Preview PTZ Setting 51 ...

Page 52: ...ite in the image Saturation Alters how much color is displayed in the image The higher the saturation the more bright and vivid colors will appear to be Hue Changes the color mix of the image this can have very dramatic results Sharpen Sharpen image to increase the Signal Noise Ratio Mirroring Change the orientation of the image to be horizontally reversed Rotation Turn the image up side down Noti...

Page 53: ... processes white balance to correct image colors Auto Day Night or Manual adjust the red and blue gain manually Day Night Set the camera s color mode during different times of the day and night AGC Auto set by image sensor Color Always in Day mode Black White Always in Night mode or CDS Auto set by light sensor Backlight Optimize brightness and contrast levels to compensate for differences between...

Page 54: ...ecord 3 Choose the date of the file then click Search 4 You will find below related show on the bottom timeline windows Control Panel 5 Drag the timeline then click Play button to play the file You can choose to play Main Stream or Sub Stream Cut Playback Click Cut Button it will turns Blue meanwhile you will find 2 scissors Drag the scissors to the place where you want to cut the file like below ...

Page 55: ... the country of origin The warranty does not cover any incidental accidental or consequential damages arising from the use of or the inability to use this product Any costs associated with the fitting or removal of this product by a tradesman or other person or any other costs associated with its use are the responsibility of the end user This warranty applies to the original purchaser of the prod...

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