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User's Manual

GV-NAS System

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Page 1: ...Before attempting to connect or operate this product please read these instructions carefully and save this manual for future use User s Manual GV NAS System NASV101 UM A ...

Page 2: ...rs or omissions No liability is assumed for incidental or consequential damages arising from the use of the information or products contained herein Features and specifications are subject to change without notice GeoVision Inc 9F No 246 Sec 1 Neihu Rd Neihu District Taipei Taiwan Tel 886 2 8797 8377 Fax 886 2 8797 8335 http www geovision com tw Trademarks used in this manual GeoVision the GeoVisi...

Page 3: ...ted 11 2 1 Looking Up the IP Address 11 2 2 Accessing the GV NAS System 11 2 3 The GV NAS System Utility 12 2 4 Creating RAID 14 2 5 The Web Interface Desktop 18 2 6 Network Settings 21 2 6 1 Setting Up a Fixed IP Address 21 2 6 2 DDNS Settings 22 2 7 Recording GV IP Cameras to GV NAS System 24 2 8 Playing Back Recordings from GV NAS System 27 2 8 1 Playing Back on a Computer 27 2 8 2 Playing Back...

Page 4: ... 4 Quota 47 4 3 Network Services 48 4 4 Ajaxplorer 50 4 5 DLNA Media Server 51 4 6 iTunes Media Server 53 4 7 Web Server 54 4 8 Power Management 57 4 8 1 Power Service 57 4 8 2 Hard Drive Setting 58 4 8 3 Fan Mode 59 4 9 External Device 60 4 9 1 USB Disk 60 4 9 2 USB Printer 61 4 10 System Status 62 4 10 1 System Information 62 4 10 2 System Log 63 Specifications 64 Hardware 64 Software 65 Appendi...

Page 5: ...ing data recovery possible Allowing access from multiple users over multiple platforms mobile devices and desktop user accessibility is customizable keeping your data secure Management over a mass number of GV IP Cameras is made easy with GV Edge Recording Manager which provides an integrated interface where you can assign recordings to the designated folder in GV NAS Systems Figure 1 1 ...

Page 6: ...s Their major differences are detailed below Product Description Model Number Product Photo No of Bay Data Storage Type Max No of Channels GV NAS2008 2 RAID 0 1 JBOD 8 GV NAS2016 2 RAID 0 1 JBOD 16 GV NAS4008 4 RAID 0 1 JBOD 8 GV NAS4016 4 RAID 0 1 5 JBOD 16 ...

Page 7: ...ppable drive bays 2 2 4 4 Max storage capacity TB 8 8 16 16 Data storage type RAID 0 RAID 1 JBOD RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 5 JBOD Max no of recording channels 8 16 8 16 Smart device access for playback 3rd Party IP Cameras Recording Note The maximum numbers of recording channels are based on 5 minute recording interval default recording quality setting Good and a constant bitrate 6 Mbit at maximum ...

Page 8: ...ckage 1 3 1 GV NAS System Single Package GV NAS System 1 M network cable DC 12V 5A power adapter Power cord Software CD GV NAS System Quick Start Guide 1 3 2 Bundled Package for GV NAS2008 GV NAS System Package x 1 Target IP Camera x 4 GV POE400 x 1 Note For the Target IP Camera select any 4 models from GV EBL1100 2100 GV EBX1100 2100 GV EDR1100 2100 GV EFD1100 2100 For more information contact ou...

Page 9: ...t system efficiency WD RE series Seagate Constellation ES 3 series HGST Ultrastar series Note GV NAS is designed for 3 5 hard drive disks 2 5 ones are not supported each at the maximum of 4 TB Supported IP Cameras GV NAS System supports the following IP cameras GV EBL1100 2100 GV Target Series V1 02 or later GV EBX1100 2100 GV Target Series V1 02 or later GV EDR1100 2100 GV Target Series V1 02 or ...

Page 10: ...Press the power button to switch the displayed information 2 Power Press the power button to turn the device on 3 Drive Bays Load hard disk drives The GV NAS2008 2016 is equipped with 2 drive bays and the GV NAS4008 4016 is equipped with 4 drive bays The blue LED turns on when the holder is loaded with a hard disk The red LED GV NAS2008 2016 or orange LED GV NAS4008 4016 turns on when files are be...

Page 11: ...Introduction 7 1 Rear Panel 1 2 3 5 4 1 3 5 4 GV NAS2008 GV NAS2016 1 3 5 4 LAN POWER MODE USB DEFAULT 2 1 3 5 4 GV NAS4008 GV NAS4016 Figure 1 3 ...

Page 12: ...itch 1 up to have the system turned on when power resumes press Switch 1 down for the system to remain off when power resumes Switch 2 is not functional 3 USB Port Connects to external USB storages or USB printers 4 DC 12V Port Connects to power 5 Default Press for 10 seconds to reset the device to default settings The device will restart while loading default settings ...

Page 13: ...below to install a hard disk 1 Press and pull out the disk holder For GV NAS4008 4016 the top of the disks should face the right Figure 1 4 Two Bay GV NAS System Figure 1 5 Four Bay GV NAS System 2 Remove the clips on both sides Figure 1 6 3 Put the hard drive into the disk holder Your hard disk should fit perfectly with the connector pins facing the back Connector pins Figure 1 7 ...

Page 14: ...10 4 Re install the clips to secure the disk to the holder Press the middle of the clip first and then the sides Press the middle part first Figure 1 8 5 Follow step 1 to re install the disk holder ...

Page 15: ... IP address from the LCD panel or using the GV NAS System Utility For details see 2 3 The GV NAS System Utility 2 Type the IP address into your Web browser and press Enter This page appears Figure 2 1 3 Type the user name password and the verification code to log in The default user name and password are both admin Note If the GV NAS System is installed behind a firewall or router you may need to ...

Page 16: ...ess 1 Execute the file GV NAS System Utility exe This dialog box appears Figure 2 2 2 Click Search to start searching the GV NAS System under the same LAN This dialog box appears showing the devices found and the network settings IP address Figure 2 3 3 If your device does not show up click Search again to browse again ...

Page 17: ...ate and time click Setup and type the password Figure 2 4 Note This setup will take you through the basic configurations of the device without an Internet browser Be advised the system must have at least one formatted volume in order to proceed or this window will appear Figure 2 5 ...

Page 18: ... Follow the steps below to format or create RAID to your disk drives Note RAID 5 is only supported by GV NAS4016 1 Upon entering the user interface you are prompted to format the inserted hard disks The applications except the Disk RAID Management are only accessible with at least one formatted disk Figure 2 6 ...

Page 19: ...te RAID you have two options Automatic setup RAID is created based on the number of inserted disks A single disk will be formatted individually two disks will be formatted to RAID 1 three disks or more will be formatted to RAID 5 Click One Click RAID Creation to start this setup Manual setup Manually select the hard disk drives and then click Single Disk Volume Linear Volume RAID 0 RAID 1 or RAID ...

Page 20: ...example a 1 TB and a 3 TB disk will form one logical disk volume with 2 TB storage capacity 1 TB x 2 disks 2 TB RAID 1 Mode The storage is mirrored in which the data is saved to one drive and duplicated to another drive This mode provides data protection when one hard drive fails This mode requires at least two disks The storage capacity will be the capacity of the smallest disk drive For example ...

Page 21: ...pleted 5 Optionally configure the disks from the Disk RAID Management window A B C Figure 2 9 A To remove a formatted volume select a volume from the Mode column and click Remove the selected volume B To remove a disk from a RAID group select a disk from the Hard Disk Drive column and click Remove Disk C To add another disk to a RAID group click Add Disk s to RAID IMPORTANT 1 Depending on the size...

Page 22: ...18 2 5 The Web Interface Desktop The desktop contains access icons to many applications and management tools Click the icons to access them Figure 2 10 ...

Page 23: ...this manual 2 4 Creating RAID 2 6 Network Settings System Administration Chapter 3 4 1 Disk RAID Management 4 2 Access Rights Management 4 3 Network Services 4 4 Ajaxplorer 4 5 DLNA Media Server 4 6 iTunes Media Server 4 7 WebServer 4 8 Power Management 4 9 External Device 4 10 System Status ...

Page 24: ...ows click the Show Desktop button on the bottom left corner of the desktop Figure 2 11 To power off reboot or log out of the system click the home icon on the top left corner of the desktop and select from the drop down list Click the home icon again to close the list Figure 2 12 ...

Page 25: ... avoid IP conflict with other GV IP Devices 2 6 1 Setting Up a Fixed IP Address 1 From the desktop click Quick Start This page appears By default DHCP is enabled and the assigned IP address is shown Figure 2 13 2 To change to a fixed IP address unselect DHCP and configure the IP Address Subnet Mask and Gateway 3 Under Use the following DNS server address configure the Primary DNS Server and Second...

Page 26: ...this domain name without looking up the IP address To obtain a domain name for GV NAS System follow the steps below 1 On the desktop click System Administration select Network and then select DDNS This page appears Figure 2 14 2 Apply for a host name from one of the supported DDNS service providers Figure 2 15 3 Select Enable Dynamic DNS Service and select the DDNS server you registered using the ...

Page 27: ...host name of the GV NAS System you registered for the DNS service 5 Use the Check the External IP Address Automatically drop down list select how frequent you want the device to refresh itself for the latest IP address The default is 1 minute 6 Click Apply ...

Page 28: ...ate their recordings to the IP_Camera shared folder Follow the steps below to save your GeoVision IP Camera recordings to GV NAS System Note that this function is only supported for GV Target Series V1 02 or later and GV IP Cameras V3 00 or later 1 From the GV IP Camera s Web interface select Management and then Storage Settings This page appears Figure 2 16 2 Optionally configure the Recycle and ...

Page 29: ...ded to the shared folder IP_Camera in GV NAS System C Type a User Name and the password For details on default username and password see Appendix A Default Settings Note Alternatively use the Search button to browse for a GV NAS System and folder A Click the Search button to browse for the GV NAS System This page appears Figure 2 18 B Type the username and password and click Select This page appea...

Page 30: ...n a user basis it is recommended to use one user account exclusively for recording file writing of one GV IP Camera to avoid uneven data recycling 5 Click Apply 6 From GV IP Camera s Web interface click Monitoring and select Start to start recording to the GV NAS System To change the user name or create more users see 4 2 1 Users To create more shared folders see 4 2 3 Shared Folder ...

Page 31: ...k recordings saved at your GV NAS System on a computer or on your mobile device 2 8 1 Playing Back on a Computer 1 On GV NAS System s Web interface click Ajaxplorer The Ajaxplorer dialog box appears Figure 2 21 2 Click Go to Ajaxplorer The Connect to Ajaxplorer page appears Figure 2 22 ...

Page 32: ...username and password settings see Appendix A Default Settings 4 Locate and click the file you wish to play back and then select Open to play back using the default player of your operating system or select Save to save the file to the defined path for later playback Figure 2 23 Tip You can search files using key words From the left corner of the Ajaxplorer window type the key words and click For ...

Page 33: ...on your Android and iOS mobile devices using the GV Eye application program You can download the program from the App Store or Android Market The following is an example using an iOS device 1 Download GV Eye from the App Store and install the application The GV Eye icon appears on your desktop Figure 2 25 ...

Page 34: ...30 2 Tap the GV Eye icon This page appears Figure 2 26 3 Tap the Add icon This page appears Figure 2 27 ...

Page 35: ... WiFi Search button to browse cameras under the same LAN tap to select cameras and click Save This camera is added to the Camera List Figure 2 28 B To add cameras manually type the Name IP Address port username and password of the camera and then click Save This camera is added to the Camera List Figure 2 29 ...

Page 36: ... show a full screen display and tap the Playback icon on the bottom right corner A list of recordings appears They are arranged from new to old Figure 2 30 6 Tap an entry and the recording is immediately played back Figure 2 31 ...

Page 37: ... connected router to be automatically configured This function is only supported when the router supports UPnP Server Name Defines the name for the GV NAS System Type the preferred server name in the blank to configure You can access the system s storage by typing Server Name Folder Name The default server name is the model number ...

Page 38: ...34 3 1 2 Date Time Specify your time zone date format and synchronization mode manual or automatic with the Internet time server Figure 3 2 ...

Page 39: ...The GV NAS System supports 9 languages see Specifications for details You can change the display language here By default the display language is Auto with which the system will automatically adopt the language used for your computer Figure 3 3 ...

Page 40: ...stem firmware download the latest firmware file from the GeoVision Website http www geovision com tw english 5_3 asp click Choose File to browse the file and then click Upgrade This will take about 8 minutes The system will reboot itself when the upgrade is completed Figure 3 4 IMPORTANT Make sure the power supply is stable during the upgrade Power failure during a firmware update may cause perman...

Page 41: ...System Administration 37 3 3 4 System Config File You can export and import the system s network and user account settings for backup or system migration purposes Figure 3 5 ...

Page 42: ...stem sends an e mail to notify designated recipient s when a critical system error occurs such as disk failure disk removal system overheat and full disk storage when there is less than 5 of the storage space left Figure 3 6 Figure 3 7 ...

Page 43: ...hatper 4 Management Applications 4 1 Disk RAID Management 4 1 1 Disk Volume Please refer to 2 4 Creating RAID in this manual 4 1 2 Disk Info This page shows detailed information about the drive s Figure 4 1 ...

Page 44: ...nfiguration of all user accounts webmaster webmaster For Web Server management Cam01 Cam02 up to Cam16 12345678 For accessing the home folder through FTP and Ajaxplorer Note 1 By default GV NAS2008 4008 contains 8 camera folders Cam01 to Cam08 and GV NAS2016 4016 contains 16 camera folders Cam01 to Cam16 2 The webmaster account is only created after you enable the Web Server function For details s...

Page 45: ...is page appears Figure 4 2 2 Type a username and password 3 To create a private folder for this user select Yes for Create Home 4 From the Home drop down list select the volume where the private folder will be created 5 To change the storage limit for this user specify the number in GB next to Quota Limit For details on default storage limit quota see 4 2 4 Quota ...

Page 46: ...eated Figure 4 3 Note The private folder is provided by the GV NAS System s FTP service To access the created private folder open a browser type ftp GV NAS System s IP address and type the specific username and password to log in For details see 4 3 Network Services ...

Page 47: ...s Once a group is established you can configure the access rights of its users collectively For more details see 4 2 3 Shared Folder Follow the steps below to configure a group 1 On the Groups page click Create Group This page appears Figure 4 4 2 Type the group name and click Create a New Group The new group is added Figure 4 5 ...

Page 48: ...Group Properties icon This dialog box appears Figure 4 6 B Select the users to assign to the group and click Save The selected users are immediately assigned Figure 4 7 4 To delete an established group select the group and click Delete Selected Group s ...

Page 49: ...Create a Shared Folder This page appears Figure 4 8 2 Type a folder name select the volume and click Create The Select Permissions page appears 3 Click to define the access rights for each user or group In this example the admin and rick_admin groups are allowed to record to and play back files from the Office folder Figure 4 9 Note If a user has been included in a group the access permissions set...

Page 50: ...46 4 Click Save The folder is created and access rights are indicated in the table Figure 4 10 ...

Page 51: ...Storage Limit administrator 10 GB Cam01 to Cam08 or Cam16 50 GB Note When the total disk volume is 400 GB for 2 bay GV NAS System 800 GB for 4 bay GV NAS System or lower the default storage limit for each camera user Cam01 to Cam16 will be total disk volume 10 GB for administrator divided by the number of connected cameras To customize the storage limit select Enable Quota type the storage limit i...

Page 52: ...using FTP client software Figure 4 12 FTP Service To access the GV NAS System using FTP 1 The user must have created a private folder To create a private folder see step 3 in 4 2 1 Users 2 Select Enable FTP service and configure the following Port Mapping Allows the GV NAS System s setup port to be automatically configured on the connected router that supports UPnP ...

Page 53: ...sen public or shared folder without a username and password Figure 4 13 3 Open a browser and type ftp GV NAS System s IP address 4 Enter an authorized username and password to connect to the FTP server AFP Service To enable the AFP service specify a server name and click Apply ...

Page 54: ... 8090 Figure 4 14 Select Port Mapping to automatically configure the port on your router with UPnP supported If the GV NAS System s IP address is http 192 168 5 3 then the GV NAS System is accessible using http 192 168 5 3 8090 over the Internet or click Go to Ajaxplorer and type the username and password to access the folder through the Web interface The files are listed from old to new Figure 4 ...

Page 55: ...rvice is also enabled 2 Configure your GV NAS System as a media server A Select Enable B Type a name for your GV NAS System as a media server in Friendly Server Name field C Select the folder from the Media Directory field which contains the files you intend to stream D Optionally change the time interval at which the selected folder is scanned to acquire the latest play list System performance ma...

Page 56: ...d folder hdd1 IP_Camera which contains all your camera recordings When DLNA is enabled all the camera recordings will be browsed and streamed which may highly affect the recording performance 2 The media folder can only be created under a public or shared folder ...

Page 57: ...click Apply Figure 4 17 Note By default the Media Directory is set to the shared folder hdd1 IP_Camera which contains all your camera recordings When iTunes Media Server is enabled all the camera recordings will be browsed and streamed which may highly affect the recording performance All the media files within the folder should automatically appear in iTunes under the Shared section Figure 4 18 ...

Page 58: ...Port Mapping to automatically configure the corresponding port on the router which must also support UPnP C Click Apply The Web server should be enabled immediately Click Go to Web Server to see if the function is successfully enabled Note When you click Apply on the Web Server page a user Webmaster is created under the Users page To change the default password see 4 2 1 Users ...

Page 59: ...xplorer icon from the GV NAS System desktop and click Go to Ajaxplorer Figure 4 20 B Log in with the Web server s username and password The default username and ID are both webmaster Figure 4 21 C Select the webmaster folder from the drop down list You will find a sample file in the folder Figure 4 22 ...

Page 60: ...erver The Upload dialog box appears Figure 4 23 E Click Browse to upload files to the GV NAS System Web server Figure 4 24 F Click Close when files are uploaded 3 The Web page is now accessible using the IP address of your GV NAS System followed by the port number For example http 192 168 25 1 8060 ...

Page 61: ...er a power failure This option is not available for GV NAS2008 4008 which already supports manual activation of the same function on the rear panel For details see Figure 1 3 Enable Sleep Timer Defines the sleep time and wakeup time for the system To wake the system up during the sleep mode short press the power button No 2 Figure 1 2 Restart Shutdown Click to restart or shut down the system ...

Page 62: ...58 4 8 2 Hard Drive Setting This feature allows users to set the HDD idle spin down timer This function is disabled by default Figure 4 26 ...

Page 63: ... operating in a well ventilated or cool environment Figure 4 27 Normal Mode The fan turns on when the CPU reaches 40 C 104 F and spins at its highest speed at 55 C 131 F Quiet Mode The fan spins at a lower speed compared to the normal mode to reduce noise The fan turns on when the CPU reaches 65 C 149 F and spins at its highest speed at 75 C 167 F ...

Page 64: ... GV NAS System 4 9 1 USB Disk You can back up data to GV NAS System through USB devices Only mass storage e g USB flash drives are shown here Figure 4 28 Refresh Click to refresh the list of attached USB drives Backup Select a USB device select a folder using the drop down list and the click Backup ...

Page 65: ... your GV NAS System using a USB printer Connect a USB printer to the GV NAS System s USB port and the printer will be automatically scanned and its information displayed The TCP port is 9100 to access the printer from the network Note Only one USB printer is supported Figure 4 29 ...

Page 66: ...62 4 10 System Status 4 10 1 System Information Information on CPU memory temperature and network speeds are detailed on this page Figure 4 30 ...

Page 67: ...Use the log to help you find device records on kernel system samba FTP AFP Ajaxplorer and DDNS To display records select the record type using the drop down list Type key words in the Search box to help you locate the desired information Figure 4 31 ...

Page 68: ...USB 2 0 1 4 1 4 LCD Display Yes IP address port setting MAC address motherboard temperature and CPU temperature Note Although GV NAS2016 4016 is equipped with 2 Gigabit ports only one IP address is supported Environment Operating Temperature 0 40 C 32 104 F Humidity 0 80 RH non condensing Physical Color Black Dimensions W x H x D 14 x 12 x 22 cm 5 5 x 4 7 x 8 7 17 x 17 x 23 cm 6 7 x 6 7 x 9 1 Weig...

Page 69: ...ing channels are based on 5 minute recording interval default recording quality setting Good and a constant bitrate of 6 Mbit at maximum 2 Automatic RAID creation refers to automatic creation of RAID array based on the number of inserted hard disks 3 RAID migration refers to re establishment of a RAID array to another RAID level by adding or removing hard disks 4 RAID expansion refers to creation ...

Page 70: ...Transfer Rates Bps Yes System Log Yes E Mail Notification Yes Fan Control Yes suspension normal mode and quiet mode Multimedia iTunes Media Server Yes DLNA Media Server Yes Power Management Automatic Startup at Power Resumption No Yes No Yes Scheduled Sleep Wakeup Yes Remote Restart Shutdown Yes Note GV NAS2008 4008 supports automatic system startup at power resumption using a hardware DIP switch ...

Page 71: ...e Firmware Upgrade Yes Others Web Browser Internet Explorer 8 or later Google Chrome 33 0 1750 154 Mozilla Firefox 28 Safari for MAC 6 0 5 Web Server Yes Smart Device Access for playback GV Eye iOS Android Regulatory CE FCC Language English French German Japanese Portuguese Russian Simplified Chinese Spanish Traditional Chinese All specifications are subject to change without prior notice ...

Page 72: ...atus Disabled Port 21 Network Services FTP Service Enable Anonymous Disabled Status Enabled AjaXplorer Port 8090 Status Disabled Server Name GV NAS2008 DLNA Server Media Directory IP_Camera DLNA Media Server Update Interval 300 seconds Status Disabled iTunes Media Player Media Directory IP_Camera Status Disabled Web Server Port 8060 Power service Sleep Timer Disabled Spin Down Disabled Hard Drive ...

Page 73: ...ername Cam01 Cam02 up to Cam16 User Password 12345678 ID Username webmaster Webmaster Password webmaster Note 1 By default GV NAS2008 4008 contains 8 user accounts and GV NAS2016 4016 contains 16 user accounts 2 The webmaster account is only created after you enable the Web Server function For details see 4 7 Web Server ...

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