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NETWORK VIDEO 

 

 

Supported IP Camera Manufacturers  

 ACTi 

Arecont Vision  
Axis  
Brans 
D-Link  
IQeye 
Lumenera  
Mobotix  

Panasonic 
Pixord  
Samsung  
Securgen 
Sony  
Stardot 
Toshiba 
VivoTek 

 

Connecting a Network Device 

 

Connecting Manually 

 

1.

 

From the Display screen, click Setup

 

2.

 

Click Network Video

 

3.

 

Click the Add/Remove Device tab. 

 

4.

 

Select your network device from the Device Type list. 

 

5.

 

Type a Device Name

 

6.

 

Type the IP/URL addressPortUser ID and Password of the device. 

 

7.

 

Click Add

 

 

Automatic Camera Finder

Connected Devices

Summary of Contents for NVS16-X

Page 1: ...Network Video Recorder NVS IPS Software Manual NVS8 X NVS16 X NVS32 X model no Please carefully read these instructions before using this product Save this manual for future use IPS8 X IPS16 X IPS32...

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Page 3: ...BUSINESS PROFITS BUSINESS INTERRUPTION OR LOSS OF BUSINESS INFORMATION EVEN IF TOSHIBA HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES AND WHETHER IN AN ACTION OR CONTRACT OR TORT INCLUDING NEGLIG...

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Page 5: ...h Camera Finder 21 Assigning a Network Device to a Channel 21 Assigning Audio Channels to a Network Device 22 Camera Configuration 23 Displaying More Columns 23 Accessing the Configuration Menu 23 Upg...

Page 6: ...40 Setup Log Management Options 40 Status Check Email 41 General 41 Users 41 Storage Check 42 Recording Data Check 42 SMART Information 43 SMART Alert 43 Alarm Event 43 Information 44 Instant Recordi...

Page 7: ...eset 61 Viewing a Preset 61 PTZ Address Settings 62 Accessing PTZ Menus 62 Controlling a PTZ camera 63 Using the Graphical PTZ Controller 63 Using the On Screen Compass 64 Understanding Tours 64 PTZ T...

Page 8: ...rm Window 87 View Recorded Video 87 Export Video 87 Remote Software Overview 88 Remote Software Setup 89 Installing Remote Software 89 Create a New Remote Connection 89 Configuring the DVR 90 Configur...

Page 9: ...29944AA 9 IPS NVS BASICS This chapter includes the following information Turning the DVR on and off Becoming familiar with the Display screen Defining Screen Divisions...

Page 10: ...of the Desktop and selecting Shut Down ACCESSING THE DVR UTILITY Exporting DVR Settings Exporting DVR settings can help configure multiple DVRs quickly or reconfigure a unit that has failed Some thing...

Page 11: ...on of the settings file to import and click Open 5 Click Yes to import the data file 6 Click the OK button to close the VFormat Utility Changing Video Format 1 Exit to Windows by clicking the Exit but...

Page 12: ...become familiar with these options as this is the screen that will be displayed the majority of the time Live Camera Options Right click a camera on the Display screen to display these options Full S...

Page 13: ...of DVR Special Recording Text is displayed on the camera indicating what type of Special Recording is activated SENSOR Sensor is displayed when a sensor associated with a given camera is activated INS...

Page 14: ...isplays cameras 1 9 in the Video Display Area To return to a different Multi Camera View select a different Screen Division option from the Screen Division menu 2nd Nine Camera View Displays cameras 8...

Page 15: ...isplayed once once in 4 camera view once in 9 camera view etc Both analog and IP video cameras can be moved Create custom live view divisions 1 On the Live View screen click Setup and then click Gener...

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Page 17: ...29944AA 17 SETUP OPTIONS This chapter includes the following information Setup Overview Camera Setup Motion Frame Setup Schedule Sensor Network Information Administrative...

Page 18: ...recorded video that is saved on the DVR and keep it longer You can optimize the type of recording done by adding motion detection to this as well again increasing the amount of useful video DVR Access...

Page 19: ...e camera to be edited Selected Camera Display Displays the live camera feed from the camera selected Sensor Connection Specify which sensors are currently in use Camera Name Specify a name for each ca...

Page 20: ...ot Toshiba VivoTek Connecting a Network Device Connecting Manually 1 From the Display screen click Setup 2 Click Network Video 3 Click the Add Remove Device tab 4 Select your network device from the D...

Page 21: ...etwork Device to a Channel 1 From the Display screen click Setup 2 Click Network Video 3 Click the Channel Setup tab 4 Click an available channel on the Channel List 5 Type the desired Position Name 6...

Page 22: ...4 Click an available audio channel on the Channel List 5 Select a network device added previously 6 To record the network audio select the Record Network Audio check box The audio channel will be avai...

Page 23: ...se most Click Select Column to add or remove specific columns Capture FPS Record FPS Schedule Manufacturer Model IP Address Port Number Resolution Record FPS Frame Rate Codec Quality PTZ Accessing the...

Page 24: ...code generated using the MAC address of the computer running the software The following steps illustrate how to obtain a unique System ID Locating the System ID 1 From the Display screen click Setup 2...

Page 25: ...ocking the Upgrade 1 Return to Setup Network Cameras License 2 Enter the Unlock Code generated by the Surveillix Registration Site into the License Key box 3 Click Register and confirm that the new Li...

Page 26: ...click the mouse at each point and double click to close the shape 8 Click OK 9 Move the sliders to adjust motion sensitivity and the noise filter 10 Define the pre alarm and post alarm recording time...

Page 27: ...hen a motion event occurs Regular Interval Recording Regular Interval Recording allows users to record a single frame every few minutes or hours when there is no motion This option is only available w...

Page 28: ...reen Display Size Select from available monitor display sizes Use to correctly display video on wide screen monitors Voice Warning The DVR allows users to play a sound file when either a Motion event...

Page 29: ...Under Display Settings select the Use Full Screen check box and then select the correct resolution from the Display Size list 9 Click Apply Connecting a Second Monitor 1 Click Exit on the Display scr...

Page 30: ...the literal volume for the respective devices listed Mute Check Box Select the mute check box to mute volume on any of the device columns or select the Mute All check box to mute all audio on the DVR...

Page 31: ...tom Mode Create non standard screen divisions Skip 0 FPS Channel Sequence skips cameras with no video signal Create Custom Auto Sequence 1 Open General setup and click Sequence Setting 2 Click individ...

Page 32: ...ding desired In addition this window contains the System Restart options that allow the user to perform basic system maintenance by automatically scheduling the DVR to restart periodically Single Day...

Page 33: ...sensor event occurs the associated cameras will begin recording as a Sensor Event Sensor Recordings will be flagged and searchable using the Index Search Mode Cameras are associated to sensors in the...

Page 34: ...n sends a Map Alarm to Central Station software such as SCS Multi Site Management EMERGENCY AGENT This option sends the Alarm Event to the Emergency Agent software Motion can be designated as an alarm...

Page 35: ...icking the arrow to the right of the Date Bar 3 Highlight the time blocks within the Recording Schedule window for the camera s selected Once the desired Time Blocks are highlighted click a Recording...

Page 36: ...on the Setup screen 2 Click Restart Setup 3 Select the day s of the week to schedule an automatic system restart and select the check box to enable shut down Note This step alone does not trigger the...

Page 37: ...the ATI VGA management suite Image Port Used to transfer the video to the Surveillix remote software Search Port Used to transfer search information to the Surveillix remote software Note If connecti...

Page 38: ...splays the partition scheme and health status of the Hard Disk Drives in the DVR This window is often used to troubleshoot a DVR or verify the amount of Hard Drive storage installed For more informati...

Page 39: ...n log into the User Management Console Note The Delete User button immediately deletes the user use cautiously Add a New User 1 From the Display screen click Administrative 2 Click User Management 3 C...

Page 40: ...ministrator password and click OK 5 Select a user from the Select User box and click Update User 6 Set the user s rank using the User Rank list and click OK to save changes Changing the Administrator...

Page 41: ...tion if necessary 7 If using a secondary email account select the Use Secondary SMTP check box and complete the SMTP information 8 Click Test to check settings 9 Click Apply when finished Users 1 Set...

Page 42: ...3 Define the number of minutes 4 Select an Alert Option Beep or Popup Message if desired 5 Click Apply Recording Data Check 1 Setup the General and Users tabs first see above 2 Select the Recording D...

Page 43: ...4 Select the type of SMART event to trigger an action 5 Define the maximum HDD temperature 6 Select an action method 7 Click Apply Alarm Event 1 Setup the General and Users tabs first see above 2 Sel...

Page 44: ...Recording instances can be found using the Index Search Instant Recording can be used for example when a suspicious object or person is detected and the user wants to flag that section of video for e...

Page 45: ...29944AA 45 SEARCH This chapter includes the following information Search Overview Daylight Saving Time Index Search Preview Search Graphic Search Motion Search...

Page 46: ...he following chapter describes how to use the DVR Search features Note Audio Channel buttons are only viewable when one camera is selected Play Controls Back Frame Moves video back one frame Rewind Re...

Page 47: ...Open Video from a Saved Location Previously saved video clips or backup files can be searched for content Find file by date and time or by name 1 Click Open to search for the saved file 2 Select a fil...

Page 48: ...manual for more information 3 Click Print to print the selected images Note The message NO DEFAULT PRINTERS INSTALLED will display if no printer is installed DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME The DVR automatically...

Page 49: ...g a Windows supplied or third party compression and decompression module called a codec AVI is used to export a video clip 1 From the Search screen click Save 2 Select the Export Type Image File JPG o...

Page 50: ...rk in the Title box 8 Enter a memo or notes in the More Information box 9 You may also select additional channels to include video at different locations recorded at the same time 10 Click Create Modi...

Page 51: ...de additional information 7 Click Backup to start the backup Note If backing up to a removable USB device click the Unplug or Eject Hardware button after backup is complete to safely remove the device...

Page 52: ...d 5 Select an event type to search Sensor Motion Instant Record or select the All Event option 6 Click OK There may be a delay while results are returned Results will be displayed in a column on the l...

Page 53: ...that appears has 24 images displayed Each image represents the first second of each hour If there is no image recorded during that period then nothing will be displayed When an hour is selected by do...

Page 54: ...ct the 1 minute segment of video to play A single image displays If needed return to the previous 10 image view by right clicking on an image 6 Use the Play controls to play the video of the selected...

Page 55: ...e mouse on the video display to define a motion region area Resize by pulling on the small square boxes located on the outer perimeter of the area 5 Click Start Search the Object Search Filter Informa...

Page 56: ...ing a Motion Search 1 From the Search screen select a camera Motion Search can only be performed on one camera at a time 2 Click Graphic Search and then click Motion Search 3 Click the calendar icon t...

Page 57: ...live video within seconds of an alarm event or suspicious activity 1 Move the mouse cursor over the desired live video display on the Live Display screen 2 Press the scroll button on the mouse 3 The s...

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Page 59: ...29944AA 59 PAN TILT ZOOM This chapter includes the following information Overview Setting up the PTZ Creating and Viewing a Preset Position Creating and Viewing a Preset Pattern...

Page 60: ...signal which is then sent to the PTZ camera Refer to the Connections section of this manual for information on connecting the PTZ camera to the DVR Enable the PTZ Settings 1 Inside the DVR PTZ Setup s...

Page 61: ...ick Open PTZ Controller 3 Move the selected camera to the desired position using the Pan Tilt Zoom Focus controls 4 In the Preset Tour Detail section choose a Preset 1 10 using the list or the Right a...

Page 62: ...o the DVR Note To select a PT Driver Address of 129 254 manually enter the ID in the box ACCESSING PTZ MENUS Some protocols support the ability to access the Internal PTZ Onscreen menu Since every PTZ...

Page 63: ...ol the camera directly from the live video display On Screen Compass Using the Graphical PTZ Controller 1 Use the Arrow buttons to control the direction of the PTZ camera 2 To select a new camera clic...

Page 64: ...e The shorter the line the less the PTZ will move The longer the line the more the PTZ will travel in the specified direction UNDERSTANDING TOURS Travel Speed The speed between one Preset position to...

Page 65: ...ow 4 In Single Select Mode select one day of the week to create a schedule for or toggle to Multi Select Mode to select multiple days with the same schedule 5 Click and drag the mouse cursor to select...

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Page 67: ...29944AA 67 BACKING UP VIDEO DATA This chapter includes the following information Overview Saving Video to a DVD Saving Video from a Single Camera Scheduling Regular Video Backup...

Page 68: ...ded to The DVR backs up video data using a proprietary compression format that can only be read by the DVR Backup Program This ensures the integrity of the data Throughout the backup process the DVR w...

Page 69: ...up 1 Click Backup on the Display screen 2 Select the date or dates to back up using the calendar Dates highlighted in blue contain recorded data 3 Select the blocks of time to back up using the Hour M...

Page 70: ...nter window 3 Set the Start Time and End Time under Time Setup 4 Select the cameras to back up in the Channel Selection box 5 Select the Backup Drive to save the backup video to 6 Select the Include V...

Page 71: ...ect Backup Media menu or the Network Drive button To save to a local drive or partition you must first rename the location Backup 7 Check the Overwrite on Disk Full check box to overwrite previous sch...

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Page 73: ...29944AA 73 LAN ISDN PSTN CONNECTIONS This chapter includes the following information Overview Configuring TCP IP Settings Connecting to a LAN LAN ISDN PSTN Connections...

Page 74: ...ING TO A LAN USING TCP IP The networking options of the DVR can create and edit all Network settings available on Windows XP Embedded The DVR comes equipped with a 10 100 Network Interface Card NIC Th...

Page 75: ...29944AA 75 LDAP INTEGRATION This chapter includes the following information Installing LDAP...

Page 76: ...initially to create the OU s and Groups within Active Directory 1 Verify that the DVR server is connected to a network that has a valid LDAP Active Directory server Ensure that the TCP IP settings are...

Page 77: ...s audio channel XX for site code 100 000 DVR_HIDE_CAMERA_0XX_100 000 Hides camera XX for DVRs site code 100 000 DVR_INSTANT_100 000 Instant recording access to DVR DVR_PTZ_100 000 PTZ access to DVRs s...

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Page 79: ...29944AA 79 WEB VIEWER This chapter includes the following information Overview Configuring the Web Viewer...

Page 80: ...ve video from virtually any computer with an internet connection using Microsoft Internet Explorer In order to log in to the DVR server a user account must be made for the user This ensures that only...

Page 81: ...r the IP address of the DVR into the Address Bar 3 When attempting this for the first time on a computer a window will open and you will be asked to accept an Active X installation Select Yes to this...

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Page 83: ...29944AA 83 INCLUDED SOFTWARE SETUP This chapter includes the following information Emergency Agent Overview Remote Software Overview Digital Verifier Backup Viewer...

Page 84: ...enu if necessary It is recommended that the default setting should be used unless the port must be changed 4 Click the Schedule Setup button Enter the IP Address of the computer running the Emergency...

Page 85: ...iguration settings for activating an audible indicator or popup window when the Emergency Agent receives an event EMERGENCY AGENT WINDOW Filter Event List 1 Select a DVR from the DVR List in the Filte...

Page 86: ...k Setup 2 Type the desired text in the box below the Alarm Confirmation List NOTE The items in the Alarm Confirmation List will be available on a list under Status Setting in main Emergency Agent scre...

Page 87: ...sired video 3 Select the Continue Playing check box to watch all recorded events When cleared playback stops at the end of the alarm event 4 Select the Same Camera check box to watch all events record...

Page 88: ...er is allowed to access setup or control a PTZ camera at any given time The pictures per second passed to the Remote Client vary greatly depending on the connection type and speed In order to log in t...

Page 89: ...eillix Remote Center The Surveillix Remote Software opens and the Local Connection window opens 2 Click New to open the Site Info window 3 Select the Site Type and enter a Site Name The Site Name will...

Page 90: ...h data Configuring the Server for Remote Connection 1 Enter Setup on the DVR 2 Click Network to open the Network menu 3 Clear the Disable Remote Control check box You should now be allowed to adjust p...

Page 91: ...al Verifier option to begin installation 3 When the Welcome screen appears click Next 4 When the Setup Complete window appears click Finish Installation is complete Using the Digital Verifier 1 Open t...

Page 92: ...e POS component or select No for a basic install Click Next Note The POS component is only necessary when connecting to a server running the POS Upgrade 5 When the Choose Destination Location window o...

Page 93: ...29944AA 93 SOFTWARE UPGRADES This chapter includes the following information SCS Multi Site Management Software Upgrade...

Page 94: ...user can be assigned different privileges that allow them or deny them access to different functions Purchasing SCS Software Upgrade Contact your Toshiba Sales Representative Part Number SCS OPT Conf...

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