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User Guide

(Ver. 1.3)

Models: N4/8NSL

4/8 Channel Network Video Recorder

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Page 1: ...User Guide Ver 1 3 Models N4 8NSL 4 8 Channel Network Video Recorder About This User s Guide Before operating the unit please read this user s guide thoroughly and retain it for future reference...

Page 2: ...or explosion Replace only with the same or equivalent type battery recommended by the manufacture Discard used batteries according to manufacturer s instructions This symbol indicates the presence of...

Page 3: ...Only qualified and experienced personnel should perform installation and servicing Turn off the power of the NSL when connecting Cameras Audio Cables The manufacturer is not responsible for any damag...

Page 4: ...llowing components are included as specified below Desktop N4NSL N8NSL Remote Control Battery 1 5V AAA x 2 EA Quick Setup Guide User Guide Mouse for NSL Software Manual CD Power Adaptor DC48V for POE...

Page 5: ...ne None Network Private IP Camera Auto Connection 802 3af x 4 802 3af x 8 LAN IP Camera Remote Access 10 100 Base TX 10 100 1000 Base TX Protocols TCP IP UDP DHCP HTTP NTP SMTP RTP RTSP ONVIF Streamin...

Page 6: ...roid Web Viewer Windows IE Chrome Firefox Safari PC Client Single Multi Client and CMS 64 channels Remote Setup and Upgrade Yes Power Power Supply Voltage DC 48V 1 2A 57 6Watt DC 48V 2 0A 96Watt Tempe...

Page 7: ...Live Screen 22 4 1 Setup IP CAMERA 23 4 1 1 SCAN Menu 25 4 1 2 ONVIF SETUP Menu 26 4 2 Setup SYSTEM 28 4 3 Setup RECORD Mode 31 4 3 1 Recording Schedules 33 4 4 Setup DEVICE Mode 34 4 4 1 Digital Det...

Page 8: ...9 6 5 1 AVI Format 59 6 5 2 NSF Format 59 7 Network Access Using the Multi Sites Network Viewer 60 7 1 Overview 60 7 2 PC Requirements 60 7 3 Installation of the Program 61 7 4 Live Window 62 7 4 1 Ma...

Page 9: ...1 7 8 5 Local Playback and Remote Playback 82 7 8 6 AVI Backup during Playback 84 8 Network Access Using the Web Browser Viewer 86 9 Network Access Using the Smart Phone Viewer 88 9 1 App Viewer for i...

Page 10: ...word to secure installation authorization Network software supports 10 100Mbps USB 2 0 port for video clip exporting and easy firmware upgrade via USB Flash Drive NOTE Under federal law The Fourth Ame...

Page 11: ...nitial Boot up Process 2 1 Initial Boot up and Basic Time Setup 1 During the first boot up the following logo will be displayed 2 After the logo select the language and set date and time as specified...

Page 12: ...NTP synchronization take the following steps 1 Enter the SETUP mode The default Username is ADMIN and Password is 1111 2 Go to SETUP SYSTEM DATE TIME SETUP 3 Select ON from the DAYLIGHT SAVING dropdo...

Page 13: ...GMT 5 GMT 4 DC District of Columbia GMT 5 GMT 4 DE Delaware GMT 5 GMT 4 FL Florida GMT 5 GMT 4 FL Florida W GMT 6 GMT 5 GA Georgia GMT 5 GMT 4 HI Hawaii GMT 10 NA ID Idaho N GMT 8 GMT 7 ID Idaho S GMT...

Page 14: ...lahoma GMT 6 GMT 5 OR Oregon GMT 8 GMT 7 OR Oregon E GMT 7 GMT 6 PA Pennsylvania GMT 5 GMT 4 RI Rhode Island GMT 5 GMT 4 SC South Carolina GMT 5 GMT 4 SD South Dakota E GMT 6 GMT 5 SD South Dakota W G...

Page 15: ...f EZ Camera Setup is displayed Click NEXT to proceed Set up the Date Time settings and click NEXT to get to the camera setup Configure individual cameras in the EZ Camera Setup Select the Channel to c...

Page 16: ...for Network Setup It begins to test and detect the network environment automatically DDNS hostname will be setting up If needed edit the hostname When you finish EZ network setup and close the window...

Page 17: ...2 5 1 Connecting the Camera Figure 2 5 1 1 IP Camera Connection Diagram N4NSL N8NSL Figure 2 5 1 2 IP Camera Connection Diagram NSL Series WAN Clients IP Cameras Internet Router LAN Switch Hub Client...

Page 18: ...ps per channel is recommended 4Mbps x 8 32Mbps Sub Stream CIF 512Kbps For Dual Streaming the sub stream should be turned on And for the proper streaming through the WAN connection CIF 512Kbps or lower...

Page 19: ...cessed from the WAN Ports 59011 to 59254 on the router must be port forwarded to the NVR The local address of the NVR can be found in the system information 2 7 Dual Streaming High Quality Main Profil...

Page 20: ...ice USB 2 0 3 2 Connectors N4NSL N8NSL Figure 3 2 1 Connectors for NSL Power Switch Use for power on off POWER DC48V input PoE PORT N4NSL 4 Port PoE 57 6Watt N8NSL 8 Port PoE 96Watt WAN PORT Network P...

Page 21: ...ing Pause To move the playback postion 1 frame back FF To fast forward the recording PLAY PAUSE To play or to pause the recording in playback mode REW To rewind the recording ESC During setup To retun...

Page 22: ...nd select setup from the submenu or press the setup button on the remote control Table 4 0 1 Live Screen and Quick Operation Window When the NS prompts the LOG IN window enter the PASSWORD using the v...

Page 23: ...1 1 IP Camera mode setup screen Table 4 1 1 Menu items in IP CAMERA mode setup Item Description CHANNEL To manually connect each camera click on the to get this window Under the column labeled Type Se...

Page 24: ...camera setting Double click the empty box and then Log In box will be pop up Enter ID and PASSWORD of IP Camera PROTOCOL Select the protocol for the IP Camera SCAN Automatic IP Camera search on the lo...

Page 25: ...t the IP Camera from the list and then click the register button After registering the basic information is displayed IP cameras using ONVIF protocol require ID Password and Profile to be correctly en...

Page 26: ...networks for ONVIF Conformance cameras Figure 4 1 4 ONVIF Camera Scan Window Figure 4 1 5 ONVIF Profile Scan Window Select ONVIF for Vendor and click the SCAN button Select the camera on the list and...

Page 27: ...VIF Setup Window Under ONVIF Setup the following can be viewed and changed VIDEO NETWORK SYSTEM settings Menu Item Description VIDEO Video Encoder to view and change to audio settings NETWORK View and...

Page 28: ...elect the display language using the mouse or the remote control Once a language is selected the display language will change DATE DISPLAY FORMAT Select the date display format using the mouse or the...

Page 29: ...NTP time server SECONDARY SNTP SERVER Input the address of the secondary NTP time server TIME ZONE NTP synchronizes with GMT Greenwich Mean Time regardless of geography user must select time differen...

Page 30: ...MAIL TO Enter the appropriate email address to enable sending e mail reports using a virtual keyboard MAIL FROM To set the email address sent to the destination host TEST E mail settings sent a test m...

Page 31: ...Enable Email Beep and Alarm output Notification when the HDD temperature HDD BAD SECTORS Enable Email Notification when the HDD has bad Sectors HDD ALMOST FULL Enable Email Notification when the HDD i...

Page 32: ...selected channel Options are Continuous Motion Schedule or Disable SENSOR RECORDING Select the sensor setting for the selected channel Sensor recording only works with alarm contacts on the IP camera...

Page 33: ...NE CONTINUOUS or MOTION Highlight area To copy a schedule to a different channel select the channel from the COPY SCHEDULE menu Figure 4 3 2 Schedule Recording Setup Screen NONE Disable recording duri...

Page 34: ...schedule and audio recordings for Digital Deterrent SITE Select specified channel for motion zone setup MOTION ZONE Select either Full Zone or Partial Zone for motion detection MOTION SENSITIVITY Set...

Page 35: ...able 4 4 2 Item for Digital Deterrent Setup Screen Item Description IMPORT FROM USB Import up to 8 sound files from USB EXPORT TO USB Export the sound file to USB RECORD Select a channel and set up th...

Page 36: ...ON SENSITIVITY FULL ZONE The motion sensor is active on the whole screen PARTIAL ZONE The motion sensor is active in the set detection frame Select the motion detection position using the mouse or the...

Page 37: ...ity level of the On Screen Display OSD 0 100 MAIN MONITOR SEQUENCE Enable Disable sequential display of video in full screen mode SEQUENCE DWELL TIME Set the dwell time of each single channel display...

Page 38: ...Enter Subnet Mask that is assigned GATEWAY Enter Gateway that is assigned DNS PRIMARY Enter Primary DNS address that is assigned DNS SECONDARY Enter Secondary DNS address that is assigned DDNS Dynami...

Page 39: ...Domain Name System allows a DNS name to be constantly synchronized with a dynamic IP address It allows using a dynamic IP address to be associated with a static domain name Once the setting is comple...

Page 40: ...the NSL beyond a router o For live playback streaming for commands for remote backup Open the port number on NETWORK NETWORK PORT menu The default port number is 5445 o For bi directional audio Open...

Page 41: ...tion is selected for all users ADMIN USER1 USER2 USER3 Selected Checkbox The user can access the function Blank Checkbox The user can not access the function USER NAME SETUP Change the name of USER1 U...

Page 42: ...een Item Description OVERWRITE When enabled the NSL will continue recording and overwrite the oldest existing recorded data once the hard drive is full When disabled recording will stop once the hard...

Page 43: ...ata When OVERWRITE is OFF DVR will stop recording when the HDD is full RECORDING LIMIT DAYS Set the recording limit days 1 90 days If the RECORDING LIMIT DAYS are set to 1 the data will be overwritten...

Page 44: ...r P W Date format DLS settings Network settings HDD overwrite Limit recording HDD serial number and HDD ERROR time will not be included LOAD FACTORY DEFAULT Press the button to reset the system to the...

Page 45: ...ng message will pop up Remove the USB flash drive and select OK 5 Live Search and Playback 5 1 Live View In the Live screen video inputs from the cameras are displayed as they are configured in the Di...

Page 46: ...use Toggle from Audio 1 to 4 mute in order Indicates that alarm is set To set the alarm function press the Alarm button on the front panel Indicates that alarm output is activated Event indicator When...

Page 47: ...2 Quick Operation Window Table 5 1 2 Menu Items in Quick Operation Window Icon Description SEARCH Search button Click this button to enter the search menu SETUP Select this option to enter the Setup...

Page 48: ...ALARM OUT Click this button to enable disable Alarm outputs MANUAL DIGITAL DETERRENT Select this option to manually trigger any of the saved Digital Deterrent messages CAMERA INFORMATION Press the but...

Page 49: ...mouse and drag to make rectangular shape 5 3 SEARCH Screen To enter the search screen menu select SEARCH menu on the screen using the mouse or press SEARCH icon on live screen Figure 5 3 1 Search Scre...

Page 50: ...Minute Thumbnail Screen Figure 5 3 6 Play Mode Screen 1 When the EZSearch menu is selected the user can see a calendar which displays recorded dates with highlights Select a specific date on a calenda...

Page 51: ...bove red box Press the PLAY button after selecting the specific time Press the PREV to return to the SEARCH window 5 3 3 Event Search The Event Search window is used to find stored video Figure 5 3 9...

Page 52: ...ific instance by setting the date and time in the GO TO SPECIFIC TIME menu Use the mouse or the remote control to change the date and time value and press the PLAY button after setting If there is no...

Page 53: ...the log data will be displayed Press the SAVE button to save the data and then the data is saved as a text file format 5 4 Play Mode During playback of a recorded event the mode changes from SEARCH t...

Page 54: ...k position moves 60 seconds backward Press to play or pause recorded video Jump Step forward Playback position moves 60 seconds forward 2x 4x 8x 16x 32x speeds at 2x2 screen display mode 2x 4x 8x 16x...

Page 55: ...splay 3 Once you press START button the system will capture a still image and archive onto a USB flash drive NOTICE USB Flash Drive must be in FAT32 file format 6 2 Video Backup onto USB Flash Drive d...

Page 56: ...o back up from 1 hour to 24 hours 3 Once you select the channel and duration the system will start to archive the data to the USB drive 4 The following image shows the progress of archiving the data 5...

Page 57: ...ck mode press the EZCOPY button to launch the backup function 1 Press EZCOPY button on the selected channel or all channels 2 Then EZCOPY START time will display 3 Move time bar cursor to the time of...

Page 58: ...d navigate through the days using the mouse or the remote control 2 Once you have selected the date press the NEXT button to open the list of stored data 3 Use the mouse or the remote control to scrol...

Page 59: ...o and time stamp over video can t be properly playback and displayed on Window Media Player Timestamp On AVI The subtitle is embedded to the video clip file The subtitle is embedded to the AVI file To...

Page 60: ...mum PC Requirements Recommended PC Requirements Before installing the program check the PC specifications The NSL remote software may not perform correctly if the PC does not meet the minimum requirem...

Page 61: ...d double click SpecoTech Multi Client XXXX exe 1 Select a destination folder and click Next 2 Select the program folder and click Next 4 The installation status screen is displayed 5 After the install...

Page 62: ...window to search and play videos that are recorded in the remote NSL SITE MANAGEMENT THUMBNAIL REFRESH Click this icon to refresh and renew thumbnail image of the connected sites SITE ADDITION Click...

Page 63: ...volume control bar to set the audio level MIC Use the microphone volume control bar to set the micro phone level PRESET TOUR SCAN MENU User can control PRESET TOUR SCAN MENU CHANNEL SPLIT To select th...

Page 64: ...specific site CONNECT Click this icon to connect the selected site sites DISCONNECT Click this icon to disconnect the selected site sites SETUP Click this icon to setup configuration of SpecoTech Mult...

Page 65: ...Single Channel Viewing 7 6 Setup of SpecoTech Multi Client Click the setup icon to setup the configuration of Multi Client software The SETUP window is displayed as below 7 6 1 General Security Optio...

Page 66: ...66 7 6 2 Event Event log can be archived and searched Event Log Specify the location to save event logs and select event to archive...

Page 67: ...e 7 6 3 Record Record Setup You can set the recording conditions as the following Always Event or Auto record And you can also select target NSL and channel channels When you set the recording conditi...

Page 68: ...rd and the amount of disk space you want to allow the program to use for recording You can also select the option to overwrite data or stop recording when the maximum amount of disk space is full 7 6...

Page 69: ...69 7 6 5 Language English French and Spanish is selectable 7 6 6 About About provides network client version information...

Page 70: ...ing window is displayed as below Select the REMOTE SETUP Then the setup window is displayed The specified menu screen is displayed on the upper left of the screen Enter the password of the NSL when pr...

Page 71: ...TE TIME For the date time changes to be applied the system will reboot If the users change the time back to the past it will not show TIME MISMATCH message unlike on the local system The data on the d...

Page 72: ...mail User Password o MAIL TO Input the appropriate email address to enable sending e mail reports o MAIL FROM Return Mail Address Set the source e mail address to be notified to the destination SEND M...

Page 73: ...ication when the HDD has bad sectors HDD ALMOST FULL Enable Email Notification when the HDD is almost full HDD FULL Enable Email Notification when the HDD is full HDD FAILURE Enable Email Beep and Ala...

Page 74: ...DIGITAL DETERRENT The schedule of digital deterrent can be set and a sound file can be uploaded to the NSL To set up schedule select CHANNEL select SOUND TYPE select Area o CHANNEL Select the Channel...

Page 75: ...e settings apply to the specified channel only 7 7 6 Network NETWORK TYPE Cannot be altered remotely o STATIC The address setting mode is manual Input IP Gateway Subnet Mask and DNS IP o DHCP The addr...

Page 76: ...n accessed USER NAME SETUP Select which Username to change o NEW USER NAME Input the new username PASSWORD SETUP Select Username to change Password o CHANGE Select whether to KEEP or CHANGE the curren...

Page 77: ...tinue recording by overwriting when the hard disk becomes full RECORD LIMIT Sets whether to limit or not the recording data storage period 7 7 9 Remote Upgrade Shows the current Firmware version insta...

Page 78: ...Default Port Number is 5445 o ID Input ID of NS Default ID is admin o Password Input network password of NS Default Password is 1111 2 Click OK button And then the registered site is added on the dir...

Page 79: ...then the modified information is displayed as below 7 8 2 Connect and Disconnect 7 8 2 1 Connect 1 Select site sites to connect from the directory window 2 Click CONNECT button and then site sites di...

Page 80: ...disconnect from the directory window 2 Click DISCONNECT button and then selected site sites disconnected 7 8 3 Still image Capture During Live 1 Double click a channel to capture from the display scr...

Page 81: ...Path File Name and File Format And then click OK button 4 Still image is saved as set in Capture window 7 8 4 Recording Video on Local PC During Live 1 Click SETUP button And then a setup window will...

Page 82: ...1 Playback of Recorded Video on a Local PC 1 Click LOCAL PLAYBACK And then Playback Window will be displayed over the Live Window 2 Select site sites to connect from the directory window 3 Click CONN...

Page 83: ...then Playback Window will be displayed over the Live Window 2 Select the site to connect from the directory window 3 Click CONNECT And then Green bar displays on Search calendar and timeline scale wi...

Page 84: ...ch calendar and timeline scale bar 3 Click EZCOPY START button on the timeline scale to select the beginning point of the backup 4 Click EZCOPY END button on the timeline scale to select the ending po...

Page 85: ...dow After selecting a channel for backup click the OK button The backup will begin 7 AVI video data is recorded as set in AVI Backup window AVI format video can be played back by using Window Media Pl...

Page 86: ...S from SETUP SYSTEM DESCRIPTION IP ADDRESS or 2 Input the IP address or Domain name address that you pre registered 3 Click this bar Then the dialog box is displayed 4 Click Install to download and in...

Page 87: ...t NS is connected or Domain name Port Number Default Port Number is 5445 ID Input ID of NS Default ID is admin Password Input network password of NS Default Password is 1111 7 Then the cameras connect...

Page 88: ...rk Port number default 5445 ID default admin and Password default 1111 Then click Save button Note Network Port and Web Port must be forwarded before adding a new site 3 Select a registered device and...

Page 89: ...n 6 Drag and drop channels Touch and drag one channel to the other channel to swap the channel location To swap the channel drag a channel to another channel 7 Digital Zoom In Out Double tap on the de...

Page 90: ...ontrol PTZF control 9 1 3 Playback 1 Select Mode as Playback and click CONNECT button Then select Date Time and click PLAY button 2 The app will display the selected channel s Double tap the channel s...

Page 91: ...of the phone to add a remote device 2 Select the registered device and select LIVE VIEW and select up to 4 channels or ALL CHANNELS to monitor Then click START button 3 The app will display the select...

Page 92: ...up to 4 channels or ALL CHANNELS to search Then click START button As soon as setting the date and time to search the app will start the playback 2 The app will display the selected channel s Double...

Page 93: ...channel name will be highlighted in Yellow Using the PTZ menu icons on the screen control PTZF APPENDIX Network Connection LAN 1 Install the network client software from the supplied CD 2 Check the IP...

Page 94: ...e Name Input a name that properly describes a site IP Address Input IP address Port Number Default Port Number is 5445 ID Input ID of NS Default ID is admin Password Input network password of NS Defau...

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Page 96: ...P NETWORK DDNS HOST NAME Manually enter a domain name using the virtual keyboard and click ENTER button 3 When a manual host name is completed Go to SETUP NETWORK DDNS SUBMIT UPDATE and select ON to s...

Page 97: ...SYSTEM INFORMATION or SETUP SYSTEM DESCRIPTION DDNS STATUS 7 Check the NETWORK PORT Default 5445 WEB PORT Default 80 and the IP Address of the NS from SETUP NETWORK 8 Port forward the NETWORK PORT Def...

Page 98: ...t a name that properly describes a site IP Address Domain name or Public IP address of a router that NS is connected Port Number Default Port Number is 5445 ID Input ID of NS Default ID is admin Passw...

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