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VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability

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ND9312

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H.265/H.264 • 8 CH • 1 HDD • ONVIF • Fisheye Dewarp •
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Summary of Contents for ND9312

Page 1: ...liability User s Manual 1 Rev 1 6 1 11 Rev 1 0 User s Manual ND9312 Network Video Recorder H 265 H 264 8 CH 1 HDD ONVIF Fisheye Dewarp HDMI Monitor Display Auto Setup Auto Adaptive Stream for Crowd Control Solution Rev 1 0 ...

Page 2: ...ow to Begin 36 2 2 Operation on Camera View Cell 42 2 2 1 PTZ Panel 42 2 2 2 Digital zoom Panel 46 2 2 3 Play Recording Clips Panel 47 2 2 4 DI DO 48 2 2 5 Others 48 2 2 6 Right click Commands 49 Chapter Three Configuation Using the Local Console 50 The Main Control Portal 50 3 1 Layout 50 3 2 Search recording clips 51 3 2 1 Basic Search 51 3 2 2 Alarm Search 55 3 2 3 POS Search 58 3 2 4 Storyboar...

Page 3: ...cro IoT Security Service 130 3 7 Information 131 Section Two Management over a Web Console 132 Chapter Four Login and Getting Started 133 4 1 Login 133 4 2 Graphical Layout and Screen Elements Liveview 137 4 2 1 Camera List Panel 138 4 2 2 Layout 140 4 2 2 Layout 140 4 2 3 Layout contents 141 4 2 4 Logo Menu 141 4 2 5 View Cell panel 142 Adding Cameras to View Cells 142 4 2 6 PTZ panel 151 4 2 7 A...

Page 4: ...I T E with PoE output NOTE Use the NVR only with a DC power supply that is UL listed and limited power source LPS certified The power supply should bear the UL listed and LPS marks The power supply should also meet any safety and compliance requirements for the country of use 1 La NVR ne doit être raccordée qu à des réseaux PoE sans routage vers des installations extérieures 2 Pour les raccordemen...

Page 5: ... domain_name_part local 63bytes domain_name_part 253 bytes The following are the limitations for web access using the non IE browsers 1 Playback fast forward back forward next frame buttons are not available 2 Snapshot and Auto screen ratio not available on Safari 3 Web browsers supported Chrome v68 0 3440 and later official version Firefox v61 02 and later official version 4 OSes supported Window...

Page 6: ...hat all contents received are complete according to the Package Contents listed below Take note of the warnings in the Quick Installation Guide before the Network Camera is installed then carefully read and follow the instructions in the Installation chapter to avoid damage due to faulty assembly and installation This also ensures the product is used properly as intended The Network Camera is a ne...

Page 7: ...maintaining superb image quality Together with the VAST2 CMS software users can set up an easy to use IP surveillance system with ease VIVOTEK also provides the mobile application iViewer or VIVOCloud for both iOS and Android handheld devices enabling users to monitor live video anytime anywhere The VIVOCloud app provides instant push notification and direct video playback functions when triggered...

Page 8: ... by qualified personnel such as electrical engineers or network specialists Read this manual before installing or operating the system The documentation contains important safety instructions about permitted uses The rated AC input is 100 240V 1 5A 60 50Hz the max consumption 15 6W DC12V 3A If a fault occurs disconnect the power cord from the power supply Do not install the system close to heaters...

Page 9: ...VIVOTEK Built with Reliability User s Manual 9 Chassis Dimensions 198 200 47 Screw Dimensions ...

Page 10: ... User s Manual Physical Description Front View 1 1 2 1 LAN and PoE activity LED Please refer to page 32 for LED definitions 2 USB 2 0 port Rear View 1 2 3 4 5 1 Power socket DC12V 3A 4 USB port 2 Gbps uplink port 5 Reset button 3 HDMI ...

Page 11: ...e heat To ensure normal operation maintain ambient airflow Do not block the airflow around chassis such as placing the system in a closed cabinet SATA hard disk s are user supplied The network video recorder can readily accommodate most of the off the shelf SATA hard drives 2 1 Use a Phillips screwdriver to loosen the retention screws from the bottom of the chassis Re move the top cover Hardware I...

Page 12: ...VIVOTEK Built with Reliability 12 User s Manual 2 Secure the HDD brackets to the hard drive 3 Connect SATA data and the SATA power cables to the hard drive Label side SATA Data SATA Power ...

Page 13: ... Reliability User s Manual 13 5 When done install the top cover 4 Secure the hard drive to the mounting positions in the chassis with its label side facing up and the connectors facing the right hand side of the chassis ...

Page 14: ...y 14 User s Manual 6 Connect a mouse and or keyboard to the USB connectors 104mm If you prefer to hang the NVR on wall drill and install two screws 104mm apart 2mm 3 4mm 7 8mm Refer to the screw dimensions be low when wall mounting ...

Page 15: ...ve formatted in FAT for mat or UPS 4 Connect the power adaptor to the power mains and the system 3 Camera 01 Camera 02 Camera 03 Camera 04 Camera 06 Camera 05 Camera 07 Camera 08 Camera 09 AC100 240V 50 60Hz 1 5A LAN WAN USB 2 0 Interface Connections Pressing the Reset button for longer than 10 seconds will restore the factory detaults HDMI NVR PoE switch 3D Counting camera Ethernet OR HDMI extend...

Page 16: ...ly cameras and the NVR should reside in the same subnet If a camera s IP is changed for some reasons the system should be able to detect its new IP NOTE Except in the initial setup changing system time can produce disruptions to the existing recordings Turning the current system time back to a time when video recording was taking place can generate duplicate files And those files may not be playab...

Page 17: ...or an unconfigured machine or one that was restored to its default Follow the onscreen messages to complete the initial configuration 1 When started for the first time the system will prompt for the forceful configuration of a password This ensures security from malicious network attack The applicable alpha numeric characters are 0 9 a z A Z _ with a max length of 64 characters Click the Apply but...

Page 18: ...ected cameras 4 All cameras detected on the network will be automatically selected If necessary deselect the cameras you want to exclude from the configuration Click Continue to proceed Cameras properly installed in the same subnet should all be listed If you cannot find a camera examine its network connections ...

Page 19: ...e The process may take several minutes 6 An optional utility VIVOCloud is available through the Apple and Android App Stores The VIVOCloud works with a server hosted by VIVOTEK for bridging and tunneling video requests between client devices and network cameras CMS NVR The utility simplifies and facilitates network configuration for access across the Internet The prerequisites for using the VIVOCl...

Page 20: ...a cell phone using the VIVOCloud 6 1 Click on the VIVOCloud button on the wizard 6 2 The QR code will be generated 6 3 Open the utility from your cell phone If you already registered an account tap LOG IN If not tap SIGN UP to register an account from a VIVOTEK server User ...

Page 21: ...VIVOTEK Built with Reliability User s Manual 21 6 5 Tap the ADD DEVICES MANUALLY button 6 4 You can be defaulted to the Live view page Tap the Add button below to add devices ...

Page 22: ... s Manual 6 6 You can then point your cell phone lens at the NVR screen Step 5 3 and use the SCAN QR CODES function to establish the connection You may also manually enter the device ID 6 7 The process will take several seconds to complete ...

Page 23: ...n when done The LiveClient screen will display and by default the recording from the selected cameras will immediately take place 7 Click the Done button The LiveClient screen will display and by default the recording from the selected cameras will immediately take place 6 8 The NVR and the cameras under it will be ready for access ...

Page 24: ...isplay the main portal bar Click on the button 9 If no human traffic has occurred the NVR will return NO COUNTING DATA If there are people crossing the counting area and no counting data is shown you should examine your configuration and the camera connection in your NVR ...

Page 25: ...VIVOTEK Built with Reliability User s Manual 25 10 Click on the CURRENT number Enter the number of your staff members You can enter this number before you open a store for business ...

Page 26: ...VIVOTEK Built with Reliability 26 User s Manual 11 The system will return 4 as the current occupancy Settings Return to NVR Live Click on the Settings button ...

Page 27: ...tomers allowed in your facility Show on counting page Select to display either Current occupancy or Available occupancy the remaining number of people to come Allowed occupancy You can choose either to display the maximum number on screen or not On the Appearance page you can disable the appearance of VIVOTEK s logo on the screen ...

Page 28: ...VIVOTEK Built with Reliability 28 User s Manual When the level of occupancy changes messages will display to remind the awaiting customers ...

Page 29: ...for the system status LED to light green If you already configured the system using an Ethernet web console please skip the Auto Setup steps when you connect the HDMI cable You may accidentally format your storage volumes IMPORTANT 3 Start the Shepherd utility The Shepherd utility will discover the NVR located in the same subnet 0002D1730202 IB8360 W 192 168 4 151 00 02 D1 73 02 02 ND8212W Initial...

Page 30: ...ocal console use them to log in Ideally the initial configuration is performed via the local console Expand the menu on the right of the Login button Select and click on the Settings button to begin your configuration You can select the display language from the lower left corner of the screen 6 On the Settings page click on Storage Volume to access your storage volume configuration ...

Page 31: ...present and identified by your system Click on the Add Volume button If you have let the setup wizard create a single disk volume you can manually delete them and then create new volumes Note that previous recordings will be erased 8 Refer to the later discussions for the rest of the configuration procedure ...

Page 32: ...ated 3 Solid Red Disk errors detected via S M A R T Hard disk is full Configured disk drive is missing the buzzer will be sounded until it is manually disabled 3 NET 1 OFF The Ethernet port is disconnected 2 Orange blinking Data is being transmitted and received 4 Camera 1 Solid Green All configured cameras have been connected 2 Solid Red One or more configued cameras is missing 3 OFF No camera is...

Page 33: ...corruption operating system malfunction virus infection HDD component failures and so on Therefore it is highly recommended to regularly back up your data and VIVOTEK disclaims responsibilities of data loss or recovery 2 Always power off the system using the software power button Do not disconnect the power cord while the system is still operating Doing so will result in data inconsistencies The n...

Page 34: ... Reliability 34 User s Manual Section One Management over a Local Console Chapter Two Introduction to the Local Console Interface Camera 01 Camera 02 Camera 03 Camera 04 Camera 06 Camera 05 Camera 07 Camera 08 Camera 09 ...

Page 35: ...ection storage Stop buzzer Play recording clip Digital zoom PTZ DI DO Snapshot Manual recording Deselect camera Config portal Camera portal Information Audio Export recordings VIVOCloud service Virtual keypad POS Storage Scheduled backup Storyboard Alarm search POS TrendMicro IoT Security service Crowd control solution When a view cell is selected Due to the limitation of system resources the fish...

Page 36: ...amera Portal will appear The system automatically detects the characteristics of an individual camera when you select a view cell This portal appears with a camera that supports mechanical PTZ This portal appears with a camera that does not support mechanical PTZ You can also hide these portal toolbar Right click on the LiveView screen to display the option Here are some operation steps using the ...

Page 37: ...be prompted for User name and Password enter admin and admin the default user name and password and then click Login PTZ presets If your PTZ cameras have preset locations click on the button to unfold the preset menu Click on any of the preset locations to move to the area of your interest Pan Tilt controller Pull the inner circle to the direction you prefer Release the mouse button to stop moving...

Page 38: ... past videos is to open the Search recording clips window Move your mouse cursor to display the Configuration Portal without selecting any view cell Click on the Search recording clips button Please refer to page 51 for more information about the search functions You will be prompted for User name and Password enter admin and admin the default user name and password and click Login It is highly re...

Page 39: ...m message will prompt on the screen Use the arrow button to browse through the alarm messages 10 32 56 2015 09 22 1x 01 Camera 01 If the alarm is configured with video recording as the responding action you can click on the alarm entry The Playback window will appear allowing an instant playback of the alarm related footage You will enter the Search alarm results page even if the alarm does not tr...

Page 40: ...ilable The default live view receives a camera s stream 1 If a camera s stream 1 is configured using MPEG 4 as the video codec the following message will prompt You can go to the Settings Camera Media Video window to configure the video codec of stream 1 into H 264 or H 265 ...

Page 41: ...tem comes with idle modes Below are the applicable conditions 1 Live view if no management activities occur for 5 seconds the tool bars disappear from screen When in the idle mode mouse cursor and tool bars will disappear Moving the mouse cursor will re activate the screen 2 Settings page If left unattended for 10 minutes system will automatically log out The system will prompt for user credential...

Page 42: ...ve to 2 Focus Click on the Focus near and Focus far buttons to adjust camera focus 3 Home Click to move the camera lens towards the default home position 4 Zoom Use the Zoom in and Zoom out buttons to adjust the camera s zoom ratio 5 Presets If you configured preset positions a list of preset positions will appear 6 Patrol If you configured preset positions into a patrolling tour click on this but...

Page 43: ...nfigured preset positions a list of preset positions will appear 5 Speed Adjusts the speed when moving across the field of view 6 Patrol If you configured preset positions into a patrolling tour click on this button and the camera will proceed with patrolling through the preset points Below is the PTZ panel that appears with ordinary PTZ cameras This portal appears with a fisheye camera Since it i...

Page 44: ...ts VIVOTEK s IPD USB 3 axis 12 buttons AJ 001 3 axis 8 buttons and AJ 002 3 axis 29 buttons joysticks The default button functionality are described below Button Function Note Live Setting Playback 1 Pan V V 2 Patrol Supports the first patrol V V 3 Stop V V 4 Home V V 5 Focus Near V V 6 Focus Far V V 7 Snapshot V V 8 Preset V V PTZ setting Motion only 9 17 19 Number 0 9 V V PTZ setting Motion only...

Page 45: ...o view cell V V Multi key Combinations Button Function NOTE Live Setting Playback Number Enter Turns a channel into full view AJ002 only None responsive if unconfigured channel number is entered e g 9 Enter on an 8 CH NVR V V Preset Number Enter On a PTZ camera view cell moves to a preset position AJ002 only None responsive if unconfigured position number is entered V V PTZ setting Motion only Pre...

Page 46: ...e video frame as an area of your interest Using a click and drag on the ROI window you can instantly move to other areas within the video frame Use the zoom ratio pull bar at the bottom to change the zoom ratio You may also move the ROI around by clicks and drags Global view Zoom In Zoom Out 160 ROI Shrink Expand Note that not every camera supports the PiP function Please refer to page 149 for the...

Page 47: ... mins 10 mins and 60 mins for an immediate playback For security reasons using this function requires users to enter his her credentials 10 32 56 2015 09 22 1x 2016 05 16 03 Camera 03 17 15 41 1x 2016 05 16 01 Camera 01 17 15 41 1x The Playback window will prompt and a playback begins from the point in time you selected e g 30 seconds ago This function allows you to quickly review what has just ha...

Page 48: ...isable the DO Otherwise the DO signal will be continuously triggered As the result if the DO is configured as an alarm trigger many alarm messages will be generated WARNING 2 2 5 Others 1 Snapshot is used to take a snapshot from the camera currently selected Note that this function only saves the snapshot in JPEG to a USB thumb drive The USB thumb drive has to be one that is formatted in FAT forma...

Page 49: ... ratio The NVR server automatically optimizes the display of camera view cells However you can still select this option to display the camera s original aspect ratio for example the original video feed can be 4 3 Without the fit screen every camera s image will be expanded to fill the view cell 4 Show tool bar You can hide the tool bars by deselecting this option 5 Pin status bar If selected the s...

Page 50: ...to display the portal The first functional button is Layout You can select the 1x1 2x2 3x3 1 5 1 3 1P 6 2P 3 layout as the screen display If you select the single view layout the rotation button will appear Click the rotation button below to let the system swap the display of different cameras by every 10 seconds The rotation speed is configurable via Settings System Display ...

Page 51: ...en indicates today and the green indicator does not necessarily mean that there are recorded videos today 3 2 1 Basic Search Use the layout button to adjust view cell arangement on screen You can retrieve the recorded videos from a maximum of 4 cameras at the same time Once you select to playback multiple cameras the playback window will automatically turn into the 2x2 layout Up to 4 cameras recor...

Page 52: ...imes The current playback status is indicated on the screen This button appears when you select to playback a fisheye camera s recording This avails the selection of dewarp modes usable during the playback Digital zoom This applies when a camera is displaying the full of its field of view You can use the Digital zoom function to zoom in on the field of view Export clips Use this function to select...

Page 53: ...or 1O8R modes If 1P 1R 1O3R or 1O8R mode is selected you can exert the mouse control on screen such as swiping the view or hold down the mouse button and swipe the field of view Please refer to the User Manuals that came with fisheye cameras or page 149 for description of fisheye display modes Note that by default audio is not recorded with the video recording You can enable audio recording in Set...

Page 54: ...m and To time You can also manually enter the From time and the To time 4 Click on the From time tab using a single click 5 Repeat steps 3 and 4 to configure the To time 6 Click on the Export button 1 2 The export process is indicated on the right Depending on the length of footage to be exported this process can take minutes When completed a message will display on screen The default for export i...

Page 55: ...Manual 55 3 2 2 Alarm Search Click on the Alarm search button on the upper left of the screen to enter the Alarm Search panel You can specify the search criteria by selecting the devices to be involved in the Alarm search The default is All ...

Page 56: ...igure a span of time to be searched Click to expand the calendar view and keypad to specify the From and To time to cover the possible time of occurrences You can also determine what alarms will be included in the search Select the pre configured Alarms or select the Trigger types from the pull down menus ...

Page 57: ...Search window is left unattended for 10 minutes the NVR will return to the live view display To enter the Search window you will have to enter the user credentials again NOTE Up to 200 search result entries will appear If more than 200 entries have been found click on the New results button on the last entry page If two cameras participate in the recording of an alarm related event the footage of ...

Page 58: ...re multiple via the Settings POS configuration 2 If you know the approximate time of occurrence bill void content adjusted shortage of products and other frauds use the calendar to select a time span 3 Select a search condition such as item name subtotal or the transaction number You can use the or signs to specify the amount you are searching for For example key in 100 for amounts larger than 100...

Page 59: ...nsaction data 6 You can click on any of the search results to display the transaction data or playback the associated video 7 You can export the related video if the need should arise Make sure you select the Include POS transaction data checkbox when exporting the video ...

Page 60: ...ted you should contact VIVOTEK s technical support for a custom made StandalonePlayer Copy the standalone player to the same folder of your exported video Use it to playback the exported video 9 The transaction details will display along with the exported video ...

Page 61: ...mpse of past recordings over a timeline It looks and operates like doing the film editing after a film was shot To enter the Storyboard window click on the Storyboard shortcut on the upper left of screen Below are the screen elements of the Storyboard window To search for a particular video footage select the target cameras and the time of recording On the Storyboard the timelines of up to two cam...

Page 62: ...n and then moving in to a 4 hour 1 hour 10 minutes and 2 minutes span When the screen displays a 24 hour span each snapshot represents a 3 hour time span Each click on a snapshot brings you deeper into the timeline 24 hour 4 hour 1 hour 10 mins 2 mins Time span 1 hour 22 00 00 22 07 30 22 22 30 22 30 00 22 37 30 Below is a sample screen showing the screen of a one hour time span Each snapshot repr...

Page 63: ...e time span of your current position For example if you are in a 4 hour time span the Back to previous state button will bring you back to the 24 hour time span Back to previous state Previous hours mins Next hours mins The smallest time span is 2 minutes And on the screen of 2 mins span each snapshot represents a 15 seconds video footage You can then click on the Play button to playback the recor...

Page 64: ...mera 2016 03 14 14 05 09 1x The playback window will appear Please refer to page 52 for the operation details To return to the Live View window click on the Back to Search recording clips button and the Back to Liveview button on the upper left of the screen ...

Page 65: ... or multiple cameras select a period of time in which the recording took place and then click export The max length of recording export is 24 hours To export recordings 1 Attach a USB thumb drive formatted in FAT format to the NVR s USB port 2 Select one or multiple cameras from the list 2 3 4 5 3 Select the start time of the period of recording time 4 Select the end time of the period of recordin...

Page 66: ...s Manual 6 The Export progress will be shown 7 When the Export process is done select to resume another export or go back to the live view Note that the Export process can take a long time if the time span of the selected video is very long ...

Page 67: ...ult to the overview page displaying the camera connection and storage statuses An empty position will be left in blank and a disconnected camera will be indicated as The storage volume usage is displayed as the used and unused spaces The Stop Buzzer Reboot and Power down buttons are also available on this page There are critical conditions that can sound the system buzzer such as a disk failure 3 ...

Page 68: ... the cameras 4 Protocol You can select ONVIF to recruit cameras made by other manufacturers 5 Assign User name and Password or apply the credentials to all cameras in your configuration 6 Change the Network settings 7 Change the cameras positions on the layout screen 3 4 2 Settings Camera Management MAC The Camera menu provides access to Management Recording Media Image Motion detection and PTZ se...

Page 69: ...ameras do not support Motion detection configuration 6 RTSP cameras can not be selected as an alarm trigger For legacy cameras the NVR supports RTSP connections since firmware release revision 2 6 x To manually add a legacy camera 1 Select an empty camera entry 2 Click the Add button 3 Select RTSP as the protocol 4 The original rtsp address is rtsp ip address rtsp port access name for stream 1 to ...

Page 70: ...VIVOTEK Built with Reliability 70 User s Manual In Media Stream managemeent page the related Video Audio and stream configuration for RTSP cameras can not be edited The RSTP cameras will be tagged ...

Page 71: ...k the Add button the camera will be placed at an unoccupied position You may also expand the menu on the side of the Add button to select a position number 3 When a camera is added it should appear on the graphical placement below 4 Click the Apply button after you added cameras 5 You may click the page back button to return to the previous window ...

Page 72: ...A list of cameras will appear 2 The Remove button will turn yellow Mouse over to the camera you want to remove and its entry will display the Remove message 3 Click on the Remove message The camera should then disappear from the camera list The recording from that camera will also be discontinued ...

Page 73: ...n manually configure static IPs for a single or all cameras Using static IPs is recommended Although the NVR can remember the MAC addresses of cameras if IPs are changed under the DHCP configuration your NVR may still fail to connect the cameras Please consult your network administrator for details about network settings It is usually not necessary to change port numbers for the HTTP and RTSP port...

Page 74: ...sition Note that you cannot swap the positions of two cameras by dragging a camera onto a position already populated by the other Also the camera index number on the management list is not affected by the change of positions Click the Apply button for the configuration change to take effect The position screen displays the current layout on the Liveview screen ...

Page 75: ...ction 3 The default recording stream is Stream 1 and the system automatically adjusts the frame rate resolution etc for optimum performance However you can still change the streaming characteristics Note that you can not assign the recording task to other video stream 4 Watermark password Configure a password in a length of 16 to 64 characters You can use it to verify the authenticity of exported ...

Page 76: ... still change the streaming characteristics Note that you can not assign the recording task to other video stream 4 Enable the Activity Adaptive Streaming feature This feature records the I frames only when there are no activities detected When activities or alarm are triggered the camera raises the recording stream to the full frame rate This feature can save tremendous ammount of bandwidth 5 Ena...

Page 77: ...elect the the Clear checkbox and move the cursor across the time table The minimum unit on the table is half an hour 3 You may also use the scheduler tool on the right to facilitate the process You can select a condition checkbox and then select the All day Work hour Off duty Working day Weekend options to apply a time selection 4 Repeat the process on individual cameras or select the Apply to all...

Page 78: ...ze of view cells on your monitor when in a multi cell layout the system automatically polls the camera for a smaller resolution stream The Auto adaptive stream feature can be disabled if you prefer consistent display resolution Customized The Customized option allows you to manually select High Medium or Low resolution streams from the pre configured video streams of a camera Note that for cameras...

Page 79: ...mmended setting Configuration Default Medium resolution full frame rate High Quality Guaranteed video quality set as Good full frame rate Economical Medium to low resolution frame rate at 5fps High quality w economical High resolution Good image quality frame rate at 5fps With each recommended configuration applied the estimated bandwidth consumption value is immediately calculated and displayed a...

Page 80: ...e rate 4 Intra frame period How often an I frame will be inserted into the video stream 5 Smart Stream II Some newer camera models come with Smart Stream features Please refer to the next page for detailed information 6 Video quality You may either select Constant bit rate or Fixed Quality as the defining rules for video transmission Constant bit rate Places a packet size threshold on video frames...

Page 81: ...onds the bit rates required for streaming a video can be tremendously reduced When streaming a video of a static scene the Dynamic Intra frame feature can save up to 53 of bandwidth The amount of bandwidth thus saved is also determined by the activities in the field of view If activities occur in the scene firmware automatically shortens the I frame insertion intervals in order to maintain image q...

Page 82: ... one or more objects move in that area The remainder of the screen where there are no moving objects no pixel changes will still be transmitted in low quality format Manual The Manual mode allows you to configure 3 ROI windows Region of Interest with Foreground quality on the screen Areas not included in any ROI windows will be considered as the non interested areas The details in the ROI areas wi...

Page 83: ...bjects In the Manual mode the non interested area is always transmitted using a low quality format regardless of the activities inside You should also select the Maximum bit rate from the pull down menu as the threshold to contain the bandwidth consumption for both the high and low quality video sections in a smart stream Quality priority Use the slide bar to tune the quality contrast between the ...

Page 84: ...nual Audio The Audio window allows you to configure all audio codec sampling rate and Microphone input gains Depending on design of the camera models some codecs may not be available Also there are cameras that come without embedded mircrophones ...

Page 85: ...fault is enabled If enabled the video name and time is displayed on the view cell 3 Power line frequency Depending on power line frequency of your country select a matching option NTSC 60Hz or PAL 50Hz to avoid image flickering due to unmatched electricity 4 Video orientation select these options if the image from camera needs to be vertically or horizontally flipped 5 Click Restore to poll for th...

Page 86: ...igh TV line Gamma curve low light compensation etc The rest of the options depend on the lens and image sensor type of each individual camera Therefore the options here can vary For unique options coming with each individual camera please refer to their User Manuals for more information Click Restore to poll for the original settings or click the Apply button to finish the process For features com...

Page 87: ...w 4 Pull the detection area level up to a preferred position An object must be larger than the detection area to trigger an alarm 5 Select a Sensitivity level using the slide bar 6 Click the Apply button for the configuration to take effect The sample screen shows a connection with a speed dome camera If you already configured Preset positions expand its menu and click on the presets to move to a ...

Page 88: ...field of view where you want to designate as a preset position 3 Click the add button and enter a name for the position Press Enter to proceed Repeat the configuration to create more positions 4 Click the Apply button for the configuration to take effect Note that the PTZ panel can vary with different PTZ cameras 3 4 8 Settings Camera PTZ settings 1 2 3 4 ...

Page 89: ...hange its position on the patrolling order 2 Click the up and down buttons to change the position on the order or click the remove button to disband a position from the order You can also change the interval to stay before moving from one position to the next position 3 You may then click on the Preview patrol button to see if it runs as expected 4 Click the Apply button for the configuration to t...

Page 90: ...ng events via Email with snapshots attached 3 Sound the onboard buzzer 4 Triggering video snapshot and text message by the occurrences of events to an FTP site 5 Triggering a camera s DO 6 Triggering a PTZ camera s for its lens to move to a preset position 7 Sending notification to the VAST2 CMS software 8 Sending a full screen live view on the connected monitor You can create up to 10 instances o...

Page 91: ...Disk full FTP snapshots Camera sources below Camera DO Camera DI Pan tilt zoom Pan Tilt Zoom Camera DO System DO Send to CMS Motion detection PIR Send video to full screen Tampering detection Event push to VIVOCloud Camera disconnected Camera DI DO motion detection and tampering are not supported for ONVIF cameras When an alarm is triggered a message prompt will appear on the Liveview or any confi...

Page 92: ...be a square To create an alarm 1 Click on the Add button You can manually enter a name for the current setting You can enter up to 16 numeric or alphabetic characters for the name including symbols such as 0 9 a z A Z _ You can also designate the interval between one alarm and the next triggered alarm to avoid the situation that the alarms can be too frequently triggered Click on the next button t...

Page 93: ...matically detected and displayed through individual checkboxes The Motion detection function if there are many detection windows configured on a camera is all triggered by one checkbox Note that the triggering sources will be listed even if the camera is currently not connected You may also select the Copy trigger from menu to borrow the setting you previously configured Click on the next button t...

Page 94: ...otage of the length defined by the pre post event setting to the NVR system 4 2 Email The Email action sends an Email to the administrator along with a snapshot of the event To configure Email notification enter valid Email addresses as the Sender and Recipient addresses an Email subject and the SMTP server address through which the Email will be delivered If you need to log in to SMTP server to d...

Page 95: ...s a duration of 1 second while a short tone 0 5 second A very short tone lasts only for 0 1 second Select how many times the buzzer tones will be repeated on the occurrence of an event If events of different importance are issued at the same time e g one major and one minor event system will ignore the minor event and sound the buzzer tone for the major event only The buzzer can be sounded either ...

Page 96: ...You can enter a directory name you prefer on the FTP site The server port default is 21 a different number between 1025 and 65535 can also be assigned The snapshot thus delivered has a size of 320x240 pixels If authentication is not applied login will proceed using the anonymous account The file names of the snapshot jpeg files will look like this MAC _ DATE _ TIME _ CAMERA_INDEX jpg If similar fi...

Page 97: ...A PTZ capable camera can move its lens to the preset position in case of a triggered alarm For example a triggered sensor may indicate an area of interest has been intruded and a camera s field of view should be moved to cover that area The precondition is that you properly set up preset positions on your PTZ cameras using a local or a web console ...

Page 98: ...d alarm can be used to toggle the NVR s digital output e g to sound an alarm siren 4 8 VIVOCloud app notification A triggered alarm can be used to toggle an event notification to the VIVOCloud utility You will then be able to receive event notifications from your cell phone ...

Page 99: ...y User s Manual 99 4 9 Send to CMS An event message will display on your VAST2 CMS software in the event of GPS signal loss or G sensor force exceeds configured thresholds The triggered alarms can be found in the Alarm search panel ...

Page 100: ... s Manual You should also configure a corresponding alarm on the VAST2 server Enter the Alarm management window Select System Event and begin your configuration Select NVR and a triggering condition such as the GPS diconnect as your trigger ...

Page 101: ...from the pull down menu Configure the corresponding action and proceed with the rest of the configuration When an event is triggered such as GPS signal loss or exceptional G force is detected an event message will prompt on screen You can also search the past alarms to find an event ...

Page 102: ... can disable the alarm triggers during the office hours and choose to enable the triggers only during the off office hours 6 Click Finish to end the configuration 7 Repeat the process above to create more alarms according to the needs in your surveillance deployment 4 10 Send video to full screen The video feed from a related camera will be displayed on the occurrence of a triggered condition ...

Page 103: ...the connection to a Mail server Via the Mail server the system can deliver Emails containing system alarm messages to multiple receivers A reachable Mail server and Email accounts must be provided before you can apply the settings The configuration options are identical to those found in the Email configuration in Settings Alarm window ...

Page 104: ...daylight saving configuration A system reboot is required You can also manually update the daylight saving profile in the GZ format using the Import file button below 4 Click the Apply button for the configuration to take effect Note that if NTP time server configuration Auto is preferred the system will automatically configure all cameras to be listening to the system and therefore to the same ti...

Page 105: ...can be integrated into your NVR configuration The information in the device pack is related to some tunable parameters Note that the backup action does not involve the following 1 Recorded videos and database 2 Alarm records bookmarks and bookmarked footages Select a location for your backup file then click Save to complete the process If you back up to a USB thumb drive that thumb drive must be f...

Page 106: ...secutively display rotate cameras view cells on the Liveview window For example if you have 8 cameras in 2 2x2 layouts the rotation can let you see the live views of all cameras by every few seconds You can also enable or disable the Alarm notification To enable the rotate function click on the rotate button on the layout panel ...

Page 107: ...07 3 4 14 Settings System UPS On this page you can configure the system to gracefully shut down when UPS battery is lower than a certain level You may also let it shut down when the estimated sustainable time is reached We support APC Black 500 UPS ...

Page 108: ... 4 15 Settings System Log System logs are categorized as System Recording User Error and Trend Micro IoT Security Service To display system logs select a range of time and click on the Search button You can search for past logs in each category window ...

Page 109: ...VIVOTEK Built with Reliability User s Manual 109 ...

Page 110: ...eliability 110 User s Manual 3 4 16 Settings System VIVOCloud service This window provides access to the VIVOCloud configuration Please refer to page 20 for how to configure system access using the VIVOCloud functionality ...

Page 111: ...tem settings When users try to access the Settings window the login window prohibits regular users to log in There is simply no regular user s name on the login window 3 The administrator users can access all cameras recruited in the configuration while the regular users can be configured to have access to some or all cameras 4 The system blocks out the video feeds from users who are denied of the...

Page 112: ...group by unfolding its pull down menu Select either an Administrator or regular user as the user group 2 Enter the User name and password The max number of characters for a user name is 64 with alphabetic and numeric characters including 0 9 a z A Z _ The max number for password is also 64 ...

Page 113: ... prompt will appear before displaying a live view If not selected the NVR displays live view first Login will be required when performing specific tasks such as entering the Settings page 2 Move authorized cameras to the beginning of live view regular users only For users who have access to specific cameras only he will be required to enter his credentials before viewing a live view Logout 1 Enabl...

Page 114: ...this page You can format an existing storage volume in situations such as when you need to re deploy the system elsewhere Disk Information Model family The brand name of the HDD manufacturer Device model The disk model name Serial number Serial number assigned to the disk drive Firmware version The version of firmware running on this disk drive Last check The bad block check or S M A R T test prev...

Page 115: ...o locate bad blocks This action may take several hours to complete Fast S M A R T test Tests the electronic and mechanical performance and disk read performance including those on disk buffer read head seek time and integrity of drive sectors The short test is performed on a small section of disk platters and takes about 2 minutes to complete S M A R T long test The long test is more thoroughly an...

Page 116: ...he NVR does not support disk drives in an external storage enclosure IMPORTANT If you have not created a storage volume during the initial setup you can manually create a volume To create a volume 1 Click on the Create Volume button on top of the listed disk drives The Create Volume window will prompt On this configuration window a disk refers to a physical disk drive a volume refers to the logica...

Page 117: ... s Manual 117 2 Click to select the member for the volume When done click Create to begin the process 4 Creating a volume will erase all data on the member drive A message prompt will remind you of the situation Click Create to continue ...

Page 118: ...liability 118 User s Manual 5 The volume should be created in a short while When a volume is created video recording should also start immediately 6 You can see the volume contains a disk member with all related information ...

Page 119: ...hat system can perform the backup in the off office hours when network load is lower Backup Recording Select the Recording cameras each by a single click The recorded videos from the selected cameras will be backed up according to your configuration Enable Default is not selected The scheduled backup function is not enabled by default You must click to enable the configuration options Type Current...

Page 120: ... connection problems retry takes place every 3 seconds for 5 times for each recording file Error messages will display on every failed attempt In the event of backup failures failures will be recorded into system logs The possible causes can be 1 The previous backup is not finished when the succeeding backup starts due to very slow upload speed or network problems 2 The on going sheduled backup is...

Page 121: ...VIVOTEK Built with Reliability User s Manual 121 When finished with the network settings click on the Apply button A proceeding backup can be manually cancelled ...

Page 122: ...me the system is connected to the LAN Manual setup Select this option to manually assign a static IP address to the NVR Enter the Static IP Subnet mask Default router and Primary DNS provided by your ISP Subnet mask This is used to determine if the destination is in the same subnet The default value is 255 255 255 0 Default router This is the gateway used to forward frames to destinations in a dif...

Page 123: ...net access Click the Register button The terms of service agreement window is selected from a checkbox at the bottom Click to read the license agreement terms When completed a confirm message will prompt You will also receive a confirm Email You can now access your NVR system using the xxxx safe100 net domain name address Note that access from the Internet should be routed to the private IP assign...

Page 124: ...y default Instead of a web console you can also access the NVR and the subordinate cameras using the iViewer and VIVOTEK s VAST2 software The NVR can be managed as one of the sub stations in a hierarchical device structure Set up a password for access from the VAST2 server before you can join the NVR to a VAST2 configuration For access from the iViewer you log in using the same user name and passw...

Page 125: ...er will be installed with the VAST2 server HMAC authentication and TLS encryption over an encrypted UDP connection are made effort lessly using the traversal methodology The sample installation screens are shown below VAST Camera 01 Camera 02 Camera 03 Camera 04 Camera 06 Camera 05 Camera 07 Camera 08 Camera 09 Internet HTTPS connection OpenVPN tunnel Port Forwarding Establish VPN tunnel Port Forw...

Page 126: ...ers 0 9 a z A Z can not be the beginning or the ending character Note that on the side of the VAST2 server making connection via the OpenVPN the server client configuration should be properly configured On the mobile NVR a proper gateway setting should be made for VPN connection For the server configuration the configuration file is placed in C Program Files x86 VIVOTEK Inc VAST Server OpenVPN con...

Page 127: ...c IP or domain name must be configured on the VAST2 server for the access through the Internet The IP or domain name can contain alpha numeric characters 0 9 a z A Z Hyphen can not be the beginning or the ending character Note that the NVR and VAST2 server should have a similar time setting when exchanging certificate information Otherwise the mutual handshake authentication process may fail ...

Page 128: ...S should be able to list abnormal situations and notify the manager 5 Disputes between cashiers and customers can be resolved with video evidence To configure the association with a POS machine 1 Enter a name for the POS machine and the machine server s IP address The default port number 23 need not be changed 2 Select a related camera e g one that has its field of view covering the checkout area ...

Page 129: ...9 For example for an amount exceeding 2000 the number on screen is highlighted in a different color To allow remote access from a VAST2 server go to Settings Service Select the Allow access checkbox and provide a CMS password to allow remote access ...

Page 130: ...ty service 1 Click the Enable checkbox 2 Read and confirm the Trend Micro End User License Agreement 3 Select whether you manually update the virus database signatures or let system automatically update the database For installations at where no Internet connection is available download Trend Micro s signatures to a USB thumb drive insert the thumb drive to update The current Trend Micro security ...

Page 131: ...VIVOTEK Built with Reliability User s Manual 131 3 7 Information This window shows the revision number of the firmware running on this machine ...

Page 132: ... and keyboard and an HDMI cable to a TV screen or monitor The local management thus made is described in Section One of this manual 2 The other is accessed through the Ethernet connection Management via a web console will be described in Section Two of this manual LAN WAN Web console Note that when accessed over the network the total streaming throughput is 96Mbps ...

Page 133: ...re in the browser press F12 to check its status It is highly recommended that you should change the default password Please refer to Settings Security User account page to see how to prevent unauthorized access The system will prompt you if you entered an incorrect user name or password Remember me Your user name will be preserved in browser cookies for two days if you select the Remember me check...

Page 134: ...the selected language Login errors below are the login errors that might occur A Login failure can result from the incorrect user name and passwords The No permission error occurs when a user logs in using an authentication that has no access rights to the Settings page He will then be re directed to the Liveview page Remember me Select the checkbox to save your user name for use on the next login...

Page 135: ...view Playback or Settings window Liveview Search recording clips Settings 2016 05 16 03 Camera 03 17 15 41 1x The NVR system features a simple UI structure which consists of a Liveview window a Playback utility and a system Settings window Once logged in you can move from one window to another by selecting the hot link buttons on the upper right of the screen ...

Page 136: ...s on the browser your browser session may malfunction Instead if you double click on the discovered NVR on the IW2 utility a 32 bit IE browser will open 3 When you log in to the Liveview or Playback interface to stream a live or recorded video install the ActiveX plug ins If it does not prompt when you log in install plug ins when you try to playback a recorded video You may then need to re start ...

Page 137: ...ng with a screenshot 2 Layout Provides access to various layouts 3 Layout contents Provides functions to extend rotate and redo the layout System DI DOs are also shown in here 4 Logo Menu Provides access to the Playback and System Settings utilities as well as system time and logout function 5 View cell panel Displays video streams from one or multiple cameras Snapshot streaming bookmark and audio...

Page 138: ... of 8 cameras are displayed in this panel If a user logged in using a credential of a limited access he may only see cameras that he can access instead of all of the cameras To arrange a view cell layout users can click and drag a camera to a view cell Once connected a camera s video stream is displayed in the view cell Camera Thumbnail A mouse click on the camera name under the thumbnail brings f...

Page 139: ...tal input is triggered Connected and recording video to system storage Connected with live streaming Disconnected or trying to establish a connection Sorting criteria Use the sorting buttons to re arrange the order of the cameras on the list Cameras that match the condition will be brought to higher places on the list front of the order regardless of its original camera index Online the online cam...

Page 140: ...clude 1x1 2x2 3x3 1 5 1 3 1P 6 2P 3 System default is the 2x2 layout Cameras that do not fit into the first page of a layout say a 3x3 layout will be displayed on the succeeding layout pages Each functional button on the screen is activated by a mouse hover For example the below states designate user s operation on a button 1 not selected 2 moused over and is ready for selection 3 selected and is ...

Page 141: ...index number of the current page will be shown between the arrow buttons When your current layout is displayed in a full view move your cursor to the left center of the screen to return to the default Liveview screen The Return button will appear 4 2 4 Logo Menu A logout button system time panel and 3 hot link buttons to access the Liveview Search recording clips and System Settings utilities The ...

Page 142: ...ized view back into the focused mode Although the system automatically selects the video stream to display on the view cell you can still manually select a different video stream from the Stream tab below To deselect a view cell and return to the normal view click on the Restore button at the lower right of the window Adding Cameras to View Cells 1 Click and drag a camera from the camera list to a...

Page 143: ...ss multiple layout pages e g on the second page of the 1M 12 layout Placing a camera in the 17th to 18th view cells will bring out the following message A view cell attempting to connect to a network camera will look like this If the connection attempt takes a long time it may result from network problems or incorrect configuration with video streaming For example you may have configured the camer...

Page 144: ...ll not be able to use the Manual Recording function on the Liveview A mouse hover over the status icon will produce the following messages 1 Connecting or Cannot connect Connecting to a camera or connection problem might have occurred 2 Live streaming Video is being streamed 3 Recording Currently recording the video stream Status icon Camera index Video time Video time The time configured on the N...

Page 145: ... from the view cell Mutes if there is audio input from the camera Unmutes Stream selector Restores the view cell s original position on the Liveview panel Maximize the size of current view cell Activates the PiP function Disables digital zoom PiP Volume controller Fisheye display modes if the view cell contains video from a fisheye camera the fisheye display mode selector will be available 1O the ...

Page 146: ...ive view window The bookmark is preserved as a one minute footage along with a short description of a particular incident The precondition of using this function is that the video stream while you are watching it on the view cell must be recorded to the NVR at the same time To add a bookmark 1 Click on the button 2 Enter a short description that can be as long as 120 characters 3 A confirm message...

Page 147: ...d video 3 Snapshot This button produces a snapshot prompt You may then right click on the snapshot image to save it to a preferred location Bookmarks will be erased if the user system erases the video clips they were appended to For example system will recycle storage space by deleting old videos along with their bookmarks Note that the size of a snapshot is equal to the frame size set for the vid...

Page 148: ...igital zoom into a live video When activated a Global view window will appear at the lower right of the view cell as shown below You can display only a portion of the complete video frame as an area of your interest Using a click and drag on the ROI window you can instantly move to other areas within the video frame Global view Zoom In Zoom Out 160 ROI Shrink Expand Note that not every camera supp...

Page 149: ...default The actual sound level is also dependent on the system volume of the PC having a web console with the NVR The sound volume configuration will not be preserved when a camera is removed from a view cell web console is restarted or when the Liveview layout is re configured 10 Fisheye display modes A view mode selector icon appears in a view cell of a fisheye camera You can click to select a v...

Page 150: ...lly and vertically 1R View Single Regional View Zoom in out all directional navigation control Zoom In Zoom Out Note that if your fisheye mounting type is set to the Wall Mount type your screen control in the view cell will be limited to 90 pan and tilt Make sure your mounting type and camera settings have been properly configured Because fisheye lens can cover a wide surveillance area you can ins...

Page 151: ...dule such as PD8136 and PT8133 Pan Tilt controller Preset location selector Zoom controller Auto pan patrol controller Focus controller Model series Pan tilt controller Preset location Zoom controller Focus controller Auto Pan Patrol controller PD Yes Yes No No Yes VS VS8100 and 8102 Depends Depends Depends Depends No VS84xx 88xx Depends Depends Depends Depends Depends Listed below are the camera ...

Page 152: ...a has no preset locations Pan Tilt controller A mouse hover over the arrow buttons activates the arrow button Use the buttons to navigate to a preferred location Zoom controller The zoom controller buttons only apply to cameras that come with an optical zoom module such as a speed dome camera Focus controller The focus controller buttons apply to cameras that come with focus control over its lens ...

Page 153: ...r motion detection can all be used to detect conditions in external environments When the alarms are triggered you can configure certain kind of actions to take place in response to the alarms such as 1 recording the immediate image 2 sending an Email 3 sounding the buzzer 4 sending snapshots to an FTP server 5 sending event messages to web server 6 moving camera lens to a preset location 7 trigge...

Page 154: ...read alarms The number of unread alarms will be listed on the title bar The alarm playback window will begin playback of a footage taken 10 seconds before the occurrence of an alarm The playback of an alarm triggered recording will normally last for one minute If however you configured a shorter pre and post alarm recording time your alarm recording may be slightly shorter The default for pre and ...

Page 155: ...ew streaming instead of the alarm recording Resumes the alarm playback Begins the alarm playback Pauses the current playback Mute or unmute the audio with the current playback Drag the controller to change the audio volume level Use the playback slider to quickly change the playback position Click to enable the digital zoom function The following buttons are available in the alarm playback window ...

Page 156: ...OTEK Built with Reliability 156 User s Manual Incoming Alarms New alarms will be indicated by the messages in bold letters the alarm bell icons and the increasing number of unread messages on the title bar ...

Page 157: ... also provided along with a screenshot 2 Layout contents Provides functions to extend rotate redo the layout and the synchronous playback 3 Logo Menu Provides access to the Playback and System Settings utilities as well as system time and logout function 4 Playback panel Displays the playback functions Snapshot bookmark and export functions are also available on individual view cells 5 Alarm panel...

Page 158: ...yback and search for past recordings 1 Double click on a camera 2 The Calendar panel will display the days video recording actually took place And those days will be highlighted by a blue background as the 25th and 28th in the screen below x2 2 3 2016 05 16 03 Camera 03 17 15 41 1x There are two key differences between the Camera List on Liveview and that on the Playback window 1 Users can not cli...

Page 159: ...e current layout Starts or stops the Synchronous playback Full view extends the view cells on the current layout to the full of the screen When your current layout is displayed in a full view move your cursor to the left center of the screen to return to the default Liveview screen The Return button will appear 4 3 3 Logo Menu A logout button system time panel and 3 hot link buttons to access the ...

Page 160: ...on of the video into a 3GP or Windows exe file The length of exported video is configurable to 1 3 5 or 10 minutes Adds a Bookmark that saves a short description and a one minute footage from the current feed Takes a snapshot Removes camera from the view cell Mutes if there is audio input from the camera Unmutes Restores the view cell s original position on the liveview panel Maximizes the size of...

Page 161: ...k use this button to browse video frame by frame Speeds down by 1 2 The slowest speed is 1 8 Speeds up Increases the playback speed to 2x 4x 8x 16x and then to a maximum of 32x Displays the current playback status such as Playing Pause play speed or Stop Timeline slider Timeline zoomer Playback info Control buttons Span of existing recording Timeline zoomer Use the zoomer to zoom in for more preci...

Page 162: ...he time line represents 15 minutes of recording The total time span of a timeline starts from the minimal of 4 minutes 20 minutes 40 minutes 1 hour and up to a maximum of 24 hours In the Synchronous play mode a change to the zoomer will be reflected by all synchronously playing view cells If recordings take place by an event triggered recording the intervals between recordings can be down to 1 min...

Page 163: ...g in a day Use the page selector to display different pages of alarm entries Up to 200 entries can appear on one page Note that the new alarms that occurred seconds or minutes ago may not be instantaneously listed on the page If bookmarks are listed in the Alarm list a bookmark entry will look like this Camera index camera name time bookmark Alarm filter Use the alarm filter to find out specific a...

Page 164: ...recordings taken in the days of the following month will be shown stead 4 3 6 Calendar Panel Double click on any of the existing cameras to display the Calendar panel Days with recorded videos will be highlighted in blue regardless of the length of existing recordings that occurred in that day You may then click on a day to begin viewing the past recordings 2 3 1 4 ...

Page 165: ...al the following pages will be omitted Please refer to page 67 for the description of System Settings via a local console Some minor differences between the web console and local console exist One is the Restore Factory default function It is only available on the web console The restore function is not available on the local console for users can use the reset button to perform the system default...

Page 166: ...other difference is the ability to enter a camera or system name using languages other than English The NVR s system name also supports the use of other lanaguages This is only achievable through a web console The following characters are not supported ...

Page 167: ...t Layout contents 1 Before operating the NVR make sure you have properly installed hard drives and configured the storage volumes Otherwise you will not be able to operate most of the system s functionality 2 Since the NVR system comes with 32 bit plug ins for screen control if your PC runs a default 64 bit IE browser and you manually enter the NVR s address on the browser your browser session may...

Page 168: ... first unoccupied view cell To begin the design of your layout 1 3 1 Select a layout pattern by a single click The options are 1x1 2x2 3x3 4x4 1P 3 1M 5 1M 12 and 1M 31 where 4x4 and 1M 12 are available for the 16 CH model Camera list 2 2016 05 16 03 Camera 03 17 15 41 1x 3 When you filled up the current layout e g 6 camera into the 1M 5 layout click the page switch button to continue on the next ...

Page 169: ...s 1R View Single Regional View Placing different regional views of a fisheye camera into view cells will look like this In addition to fisheye cameras if a camera has a wide field of view you may also display its different fields of view in multiple view cells Some view cells may also contain a PiP view that is digitally zoomed Only an administrator can alter the display modes of fisheye cameras A...

Page 170: ... overing the user layout button You may create more user layouts for different purposes such as for the use of different users or playing different views of a camera on multiple view cells If users were created and some cameras are excluded from their access a user may log in and see the locked on cells as shown below A user who has limited access rights may still re arrange the layout of view cel...

Page 171: ...d zoom module and may not be applicable to every PTZ camera The preset positions and the patrol functions require the associated configuration on the cameras via a web console Before you make use of these functions you should set up the preset positions on a web console with the camera The NVR GUI does not provide the configuration options with PTZ preset positions You can use Preset button to dis...

Page 172: ...ect a view cell you can click on another view cell in the display area or click on the Restore button A selected focused view cell If you have concerns with the display quality and frame rate per second refer to page 80 for how to configure video feeds for live viewing as well as for video recording The configuration options can be found in Settings Camera Video Note that the constant bit rate met...

Page 173: ...same time To add a bookmark 1 Click on the button 2 Enter a short description that can be as long as 120 characters 3 Click on the button or simply press Enter on your keyboard 1 2 3 To place bookmarks and exert screen controls On a focused view cell you can place a bookmark that saves a short description and a one minute footage from the current feed The bookmark is also displayed along with the ...

Page 174: ...he video frame Global view Zoom In Zoom Out 160 ROI Shrink Expand Note that not every camera supports the PiP function For example PTZ cameras do not support the PiP feature You can resize the ROI window by a mouse hover on the lower right corner of the window until the resize mark appears The default size of the ROI window is 25 of the Global view Click on the deactivate button to close the PiP w...

Page 175: ...ble the scheduled or continuous recording set for the camera Click on their associated icons to change their recording status For a camera that is not performing a continuous recording you can click on the Manual Recording button to start a manual recording The recording will stop using the same button You can also manually turn on the digital output e g to trigger an external alarm that is connec...

Page 176: ...in external environments You can configure certain kind of actions to take place in response to the alarms such as 1 recording the immediate image 2 sending an Email notification 3 sounding the onboard buzzer 4 sending snapshots to an FTP server 5 sending videos to a web server 6 moving camera lens to a preset location 7 triggering a camera s digital output The operation details of the Alarm panel...

Page 177: ... a user layout by the intervals of 10 seconds The layout page that does not contain camera views will be skipped A Rotate action will stop when you 1 move to another page in the user layout 2 move to another user layout 3 click to select a view cell 4 remove a camera from view cell 5 click to disable the rotation function When your current layout spans across multiple pages use the arrow buttons t...

Page 178: ...e days video recording actually took place And those days will be highlighted by a blue background as the 25th and 28th in the screen below x2 2 3 2016 05 16 03 Camera 03 17 15 41 1x However on a Search recording clips window 1 You cannot click and drag a camera thumbnail to a playback view cell 2 A double click on a camera does not display video in a view cell A double click displays a calendar w...

Page 179: ... Liveview window which only plays back the related video for only one minute the alarm playback will continue throughout the recording of that day 6 2 2 Past Alarms and Bookmarks If you set up multiple triggering sources on a camera you can use the Alarm filter button to find the alarms of a specific type You can select the check circles to narrow down the types of listed alarms using search crite...

Page 180: ...ic point in time To perform synchronous playback 1 Select a layout from the Layout panel e g a 2x2 layout 2 Click on the Synchronous playback button 3 Double click to select a camera from the camera list This camera becomes the Master camera 4 When the Calendar panel appears click to select a date you prefer 5 Click and drag other cameras from the camera list to the empty view cells These cameras ...

Page 181: ...a container format for 3G UMTS services These files can be played on QuickTime RealPlayer and VLC The file name will look like this MAC _ DATE _ TIME _ CAMERA_INDEX 3gp exe 4 Select an export length of video by 1 3 5 or 10 minutes The actual length can be longer due to the fact that the program needs to trace back to the previous I frame for a complete rendering of video frames into the media 5 Cl...

Page 182: ...r more precise skimming Timeline slider thumb Click and drag this thumb button to move along and reach a specific point in time Details of the control bar in the Playback window can be found on page 161 You can use the timeline zoomer to scale down the span of time For example if the time span is reduced to 1 hour then each section on the time line represents 15 minutes of recording The total time...

Page 183: ... Each section 3 hrs Total time span If recordings take place by an event triggered recording the intervals between recordings can be down to 1 minute and the individual recordings will not be easily discernible In this situation you can mouse over the timeline to pin point individual recording instances ...

Page 184: ...her Countries outside the European Union This symbol is only valid in the European Union If you wish to discard this product please contact your local authorities or dealer and ask for the correct method of disposal Safety and Compatibility Federal Communications Commission FCC Statement This Equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Par...

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