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INSTRUCTION MANUAL

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Network Video Recorder

NVR-7072/7082 models

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Page 2: ...word as soon as possible Choose something that you ll remember but that others would be unlikely to guess IMPORTANT NOTICE Do NOT lose or forget your password To ensure that your NVR has the best security possible password recovery has been designed to be a complicated and time consuming process Only a select number of staff at the Swann Technical Support Telephone Helpdesk can assist Password ret...

Page 3: ... now before everything is fixed in place Getting the NVR Setup There are three stages to getting your NVR set up If you want to use the default settings you ll only need to complete steps one and two Stage 1 Connecting the NVR page 7 to page 10 This section details what you can connect to the different inputs outputs of the NVR Everyone ssetupwillvaryalittlebit itdependswhatcameras came with the N...

Page 4: ...ur warranty as well as pose a great risk of fire or electrical shock Do not expose the NVR to sudden bumps or shocks for example being dropped The NVR is as robust as possible but many of the internal components are quite fragile Remember that the NVR is in all likelihood going to be left on 24 hours a day 7 days a week Keep this in mind when choosing a location for installation Never open the cas...

Page 5: ... using the included power adapter If you ve got a monitor with VGA but not HDMI connect it to the VGA output on the NVR If you ve got a TV or monitor with HDMI in connect to the HDMI port on the NVR Connect an Ethernet cable from the LAN port on the NVR to a spare port on your router Connect the mouse to the USB port POE power adapter NVR 7082 only 8 channel NVR7082 model shown below 1 2 3 4 5 6 7...

Page 6: ...f the remote control below 1 Standby Send the NVR into standby mode No recording will occur while the NVR is set to Standby To wake up the NVR from standby mode just press the button again 2 Login Lock Lock the NVR so that it requires a password to re open or initiates unlocking the NVR if it s already locked Only works once the password function has been enabled and a password set see page 45 for...

Page 7: ... It s very important that you change this to a name that will help you easily identify the camera particularly helpful when there are multiple cameras with different IP addresses connected on the network Also whilst a camera IP address may sometimes change if the NVR or router was rebooted the assigned camera name will always stay the same unless if you change it Channel The channel to which the c...

Page 8: ... account For on going protection against unauthorized access we strongly suggest setting a new password for your Admin account User Name The NVR s default administration account which is always called Admin You can t change the Admin user name Password The password you d like to be associated with the Admin account A password can be between 1 and 8 characters in length and consists of numbers only...

Page 9: ...etting up your PC Got a Mac Check out www swann com myDVRmac for the latest Mac based remote access software Have a Smartphone or Tablet Then head to the respective Apple App Store or Google Play download the SwannView Link app or SwannView Link HD for tablets for free and turn your iOS or Android device into a monitoring centre for your NVR Have the peace of mind that you can monitor your home at...

Page 10: ...mation on the NVR and camera status is displayed as icons on the Live View screen Each camera will show its own status icons Icons are there to give you a quick snippet of what s going on with your cameras whether your camera has detected motion or even when your camera is having a connectivity issue The following is a guide of what each icon represents This icon indicates that the camera can reco...

Page 11: ... the Digital Zoom control panel Click to zoom in to zoom out to draw a box over an area of the video that you want to zoom in on to restore zoom back to default setting to exit Digital Zoom mode 5 Image Setting Displays the selected video channel in full screen and shows the Image Settings window for you to change the brightness contrast saturation and hue For more details see Image Settings in Di...

Page 12: ...the camera associated with the channel IP Address The IP address assigned to the camera MAC Address The Media Access Control address This is a unique code which nothing else should share Status Whether the camera is Previewing it s up and running and you can see it displayed on Live View or Offline The Edit Screen To scan for cameras Click the Scan button to generate a list of all cameras that you...

Page 13: ... or CDS Auto set by light sensor Backlight Optimize brightness and contrast levels to compensate for differences between dark and bright objects using either BLC or WDR mode This may improve image clarity in high contrast situations but should be tested at different times of the day and night to ensure there is no negative effect Mirroring Change the orientation of the image to be horizontally rev...

Page 14: ... sub stream forms part of the main stream The options will affect the output quality of each stream but won t change which one is being used in different circumstances Recording Encode The Recording Encode menu allows you to alter and customize how the NVR records footage and encodes the files Encoding is a term which refers to the compression algorithm a fancy computer term for make the file smal...

Page 15: ...ecommended recording setting for most applications The NVR will only record when it detects something moving in front of a camera and will then only record footage from the camera s that do detect motion unless you alter your Action settings Alarm Motion Detection Action on page 41 to include other channels Before setting any of your schedule to Motion ensure that Motion Detection is properly conf...

Page 16: ...kup footage from From the Video Type menu select the type s of video you want to backup Set your Start Time and End Time Select Backup The Backup File List Will show you a list of all the video events between the start and end times you ve selected All the ticked files will be part of the backup Refresh Looks for devices to which footage can be backed up This will include USB flash drives or hard ...

Page 17: ...r to the IP address of the NVR To continue the above examples it might be something such as 192 168 1 254 Auto DNS Static DNS Choose how you d like to define your DNS servers We recommend leaving it on Auto unless you ve got a specific reason not to Auto DNS The NVR will automatically choose a DNS server This is the recommended setting Static DNS If you need to manually define a DNS server then ch...

Page 18: ... router saving you the trouble of manually forwarding these ports If UPnP is not enabled or your router does not support this feature you ll need to forward the ports the NVR uses from the router to the NVR since this is a technically challenging process we strongly recommend using UPnP if possible UID TheNVR sUniqueIDentifiercodeforP2P Forconvenience you can have this code sent to your email acco...

Page 19: ...p for the email server you re using followed by and then the email server For example youraddress gmail com or similar Sender Password The password for the outgoing email account Recipient Address The email address you want the NVR to send emails to This can be any email address you like however bearinmindthattheNVRmightsendalargenumber of automatic emails under certain conditions Attach Picture W...

Page 20: ...s not sensitive enough then the NVR will not record when it should and may not record anything at all We think that motion detection is the best way to get your NVR to operate almost autonomously for long periods of time typically weeks to months without you having to worry about losing old footage However it can be important that it s configured correctly Alarm Motion Detection Configuration To s...

Page 21: ...ch gives you the highest detail and the best image clarity so the center of the image should be right where you need to see the real activity Position you camera so that any potential intruder s face will have to pass the center of the image as closely as possible without allowing the camera to be tampered with Also note that while having the cameras show some sky in the image might make the pictu...

Page 22: ...larm Exception Here you ll find a comprehensive list of hard drives connected to the NVR External drives connected via eSATA will be listed here and will behave like a standard hard drive They will be labeled as eSATA External drives connected via USB will not appear on this list and can t be used to record footage USB lacks the bandwidth to write multiple streams simultaneously External USB drive...

Page 23: ...ique ID System General The System General menu contains many of the settings you ll need to configure to get the most out of your NVR system Most importantly The time and date can be set here You can select the language you want for the menus GUI The configuration for automatic adjustment to daylight savings time is here You can easily enable or disable password protection but will have to create ...

Page 24: ...en you d like the NVR to reboot Typically this will be a time when it s unlikely there ll be any activity for the NVR to record Firmware Upgrade Upgrade Instructs the NVR to update its firmware You ll only need to use this option if instructed to do so by Swann Technical Support Remember to Export your configuration first so you don t have to re set everything Default Settings Restore Loads the fa...

Page 25: ...access to playback and backup Image Controls You can alter the brightness contrast saturation and hue of your images here They operate in the same way as those in the NVR s menu see Display Camera on page 24 for more information Viewing Modes Choose between single camera viewing four channels at once 2 x 2 or all eight channels at once 3 x 3 Volume Control Alters how loud the audio output from the...

Page 26: ...recorded onto the video with your images Position Settings Select the position of the channel name and record date labels that are overlaid on the screen Mask Check Box Turns the masking function on or off Mask Setup Creates a black privacy overlay which masks part of your images Will affect recordings Display Output Resolution Set the screen resolution to output to your monitor Transparency How t...

Page 27: ...learn more DDNS Setup Where you can configure a Dynamic DNS server to track the position of your NVR over the Internet Check out page 35 for more information on DDNS servers We recommend using SWANNDVR as your DNS service This is a free service for Swann NVR owners which we directly support To create an account with SWANNDVR go to http www swanndvr com and click the Registration button Follow the ...

Page 28: ...re likely to get See Alarm Motion on page 38 for more detailed information about setting motion detection 1 Mask any redundant movement This includes obvious things like trees blowing in the wind roads with cars passing and so forth Some less obvious things which might cause false triggers include the flickering of screens monitors or fluorescent lights reflections of movement in windows mirrors a...

Page 29: ...for customising the behaviour of the router First check the router s documentation the instructions may be there If your router s documentation doesn t describe the method for port forwarding then open a web browser and navigate to www portforward com they ve got instructions on port forwarding for literally thousands of different routers We can t offer much more information about forwarding ports...

Page 30: ...elephone Helpdesk USA Toll Free 1 800 627 2799 USA Exchange Repairs 1 800 627 2799 Option 1 M F 9am 5pm US PT AUSTRALIA 1300 138 324 NEW ZEALAND Toll Free 0800 479 266 UK 0203 027 0979 Helpdesk Technical Support Details Swann Communications 2013 M48_7082_7072_1113E ...

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