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Vi-R

3016L

 

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User Manual 

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R3008L, 

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R3016L

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4/03/15

Videoswitch 

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Summary of Contents for Vi-R3016L

Page 1: ...s manual Vi R3008L Vi R3016L Document Reference Date Bdr602a doc 04 03 15 Videoswitch Telephone 01252 851510 Unit 15 Redfields Industrial Park Fax 01252 851296 Redfields Lane Church Crookham Email sal...

Page 2: ...IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE REGARDING THE VIDEOSWITCH SOFTWARE VIDEOSWITCH DOES NOT WARRANT GUARANTEE OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE USE OR TH...

Page 3: ...rference received including interference that may cause undesired operation EU Conformity Statement This product and if applicable the supplied accessories too are marked with CE and comply therefore...

Page 4: ...3016L User Manual 3 Thank you for purchasing our product If there is any question or request please do not hesitate to contact us This manual is applicable to the following models Vi R3008L 8 camera D...

Page 5: ...t is properly secured to a rack or shelf Major shocks or jolts to the unit as a result of dropping it may cause damage to the sensitive electronics within the unit Use the device in conjunction with a...

Page 6: ...pported and the display sequence of screens is adjustable Live view screen can be switched in group and manual switch and automatic cycle view is also provided the interval of automatic cycle can be a...

Page 7: ...layback Backup Export video data by USB storage device Export video clips when playback Management and maintenance of backup devices Alarm and Exception Alarm for video loss motion detection tampering...

Page 8: ...Remote locking and unlocking of control panel and mouse Remote HDD formatting and program upgrading Remote system restart RS 485 transparent channel transmission Alarm event and exception information...

Page 9: ...Auxiliary Monitor 35 3 2 4 Main Aux Output Switching 36 3 2 5 Quick Setting Toolbar in Live View Mode 36 3 3 Configuring Live View Settings 39 3 4 Channel zero Encoding 41 3 5 User Logout 42 C H A P...

Page 10: ...kup 95 7 1 Backing up Record Files 96 7 1 1 Quick Export 96 7 1 2 Backing up by Normal Video Search 98 7 1 3 Backing up by Event Search 101 7 1 4 Backing up Video Clips 104 7 2 Managing Backup Devices...

Page 11: ...s 154 10 6 Checking S M A R T Information 155 10 7 Detecting Bad Sector 156 10 8 Configuring HDD Error Alarms 157 C H A P T E R 11 158 Camera Settings 158 11 1 Configuring OSD Settings 159 11 2 Config...

Page 12: ...ng RS 232 Serial Port 174 13 3 Configuring DST Settings 176 13 4 Configuring More Settings 177 13 5 Managing User Accounts 178 13 5 1 Adding a User 178 13 5 2 Deleting a User 180 13 5 3 Editing a User...

Page 13: ...Videoswitch Vi R3008L Vi R3016L User Manual 12 C H A P T E R 1 Introduction...

Page 14: ...cription of Control Panel Buttons No Name Function Description 1 POWER POWER indicator turns green when DVR is powered up 2 STATUS STATUS indicator lights in red when HDD is reading writing 3 Tx Rx Tx...

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Page 19: ...or PTZ Control mode Inputting numbers and characters in Edit mode Switching between different channels in All day Playback mode 4 EDIT Button Editing text fields When editing text fields it will also...

Page 20: ...in a list field In PTZ Control mode it will turn on off PTZ light 17 PTZ Control Buttons Adjusting the iris focus and zoom of a PTZ camera 18 F2 Button Cycle through tab pages Troubleshooting Remote C...

Page 21: ...channel and show the quick set menu Menu Select and enter Double Click Live view Switch single screen and multi screen Click and Drag PTZ control pan tilt and zoom Tamper proof privacy mask and motio...

Page 22: ...y devices 4 HDMI HDMI video output 5 VGA DB15 connector for VGA output Display local video output and menu 6 AUDIO IN RCA connector for audio input 7 AUDIO OUT RCA connector for audio output 8 LAN Int...

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Page 27: ...d that an Uninterruptible Power Supply UPS be used in conjunction with the device 2 Press the POWER button on the rear panel The Power indicator LED should turn green indicating that the unit begins t...

Page 28: ...Videoswitch Vi R3008L Vi R3016L User Manual 27 C H A P T E R 2 Getting Started...

Page 29: ...m resolution is set to 1280 1024 2 Check the checkbox to enable Setup Wizard when device starts Click Next to continue the setup wizard You can also click Cancel to exit the Setup Wizard or use the Se...

Page 30: ...date format system date and system time Figure 2 4 Date and Time Settings 5 Click Next button which takes you back to the Network Setup Wizard window as shown in Figure 2 5 Set the network parameters...

Page 31: ...to enter the HDD Management window shown in Figure 2 6 To initialize the HDD click the Init button Initialization removes all the data saved in the HDD Figure 2 6 HDD Management 7 Click Next button t...

Page 32: ...ecord Settings 4 Click Copy to copy the record settings of the current camera to other camera s if needed as shown in Figure 2 8 Figure 2 8 Copy Record Settings 5 Click OK to return to the Record Sett...

Page 33: ...Videoswitch Vi R3008L Vi R3016L User Manual 32 C H A P T E R 3 Live View...

Page 34: ...ou re on brings you to the Live View mode Live View Icons In the live view mode there are icons at the right top of the screen for each channel showing the status of the record and alarm in the channe...

Page 35: ...recording or motion detection recording for all channels Aux Main output switch the DVR will check the connection of the output interfaces to define the main and auxiliary output interfaces When both...

Page 36: ...nel Aux Monitor Switch to the auxiliary output mode and the operation for the main output is disabled Note If you enter Aux monitor mode and the Aux monitor is not connected the mouse operation is dis...

Page 37: ...ings switch to main monitor and no operation is allowed for the main output 4 To switch to the main vide output select the Main Monitor from the right click menu or use the mouse wheel to double click...

Page 38: ...enter the Image Settings menu Steps 1 Set the period of a day for configuring independent image parameters so as to satisfy different light conditions e g daylight and night time Two periods can be c...

Page 39: ...for the sharpness level and 0 5 for the denoising level 4 Copy image parameters 1 If you want to copy the image parameters of the current camera to other camera s click the Copy button to enter the C...

Page 40: ...in Live View Enable Audio Output Enable disable audio output for the selected video output Notes 1 When the VGA HDMI output interface is used as the main video output and the Audio Output for the VGA...

Page 41: ...select a screen layout 3 Click to select a screen in the right region and double click to select a channel in the left region Thus the selected channel will be displayed in the corresponding screen No...

Page 42: ...he image quality channel zero encoding is supported as an option for you Steps 1 Enter the Live View Settings interface Menu Configuration Live View 2 Select the Channel Zero Encoding tab Figure 3 9 L...

Page 43: ...de and if you want to do some operation you need to enter user name and password to log in again Steps 1 Enter the Shutdown menu Menu Shutdown Figure 3 10 Shutdown Menu 2 Click Logout Note After you h...

Page 44: ...Videoswitch Vi R3008L Vi R3016L User Manual 43 C H A P T E R 4 PTZ Controls...

Page 45: ...of the PTZ camera Note All the parameters should be exactly the same as the PTZ camera parameters Only PTZ Protocol can be set for network cameras Example If the PTZ camera has a Baud rate as 115200 y...

Page 46: ...the preset Repeat the steps2 4 to save more presets If the number of the presets you want to save is more than 17 you can click and choose the available numbers Figure 4 3 More Presets 4 2 2 Calling P...

Page 47: ...the PTZ Control icon in the quick setting bar to enter the PTZ setting menu in live view mode Figure 4 5 PTZ Toolbar Call Preset 2 Choose Camera in the list on the menu 3 Choose preset in the Preset l...

Page 48: ...ey point parameters such as the key point No duration of staying for one key point and speed of patrol The key point is corresponding to the preset The Key Point No determines the order at which the P...

Page 49: ...patrol makes the PTZ to move according the predefined patrol path Call patrol in the PTZ setting interface Steps 1 In the PTZ setting interface Menu Camera PTZ More Settings 2 Select the patrol numbe...

Page 50: ...re 4 10 PTZ Toolbar Call Patrol 4 2 5 Customizing Patterns Purpose Patterns can be set by recording the movement of the PTZ You can call the pattern to make the PTZ movement according to the predefine...

Page 51: ...TZ setting interface Steps 1 Enter the PTZ Control interface 2 Select the pattern number 3 Click then the PTZ moves according to the pattern Click to stop it Figure 4 12 PTZ Calling Pattern Call patte...

Page 52: ...PTZ Toolbar Table 4 1 Description of the PTZ toolbar icons Icon Description Icon Description Icon Description Direction button and the auto cycle button Zoom Focus Iris Zoom Focus Iris The speed of th...

Page 53: ...Videoswitch Vi R3008L Vi R3016L User Manual 52 C H A P T E R 5 Record Settings...

Page 54: ...enu HDD General Figure 5 1 HDD General 2 Check the storage mode of the HDD 1 Click Advanced to check the storage mode of the HDD 2 If the HDD mode is Quota please set the maximum record capacity For d...

Page 55: ...ding Max Bitrate Mode Set the mode to General or Customize 32 3072Kbps Max Bitrate Kbps Select or customize the maximum bit rate for recording Max Bitrate Range Recommended A recommended Max bitrate r...

Page 56: ...you want to save the record files in the redundant HDD You must configure the redundant HDD in HDD settings For detailed information see Chapter 10 3 2 Setting HDD Property Record Audio Check the chec...

Page 57: ...cording to the configured schedule Steps 1 Enter the Record Schedule interface Menu Record Schedule 2 Configure Record Schedule 1 Click Schedule to enter the record schedule settings interface Figure...

Page 58: ...overlapped each other Repeat the above steps2 5 to schedule recording for other days in the week If the schedule can also be set to other days click Copy Figure 5 8 Copy Schedule to Other Days Note Th...

Page 59: ...detailed information refer to Chapter 8 1 and Chapter 8 2 2 Use the mouse to drag and draw time periods Note Up to 8 periods can be configured for each day Figure 5 10 Draw the Schedule 3 You can repe...

Page 60: ...lance center and so on In this chapter you can follow the steps to schedule a record which triggered by the detected motion Steps 1 Enter the Motion Detection interface Menu Camera Motion Figure 5 12...

Page 61: ...t to trigger recording 6 Click Apply to save the settings 7 Click OK to back to the upper level menu 8 Exit the Motion Detection menu 3 Enter Schedule settings interface Menu Record Schedule Record Sc...

Page 62: ...Repeat the above steps3 6 to schedule motion detection triggered recording for all the week If the schedule can also be set to other days click Copy Figure 5 18 Copy Schedule to Other Days 7 Click OK...

Page 63: ...arm Input 1 Select Alarm Input No and configure alarm parameters 2 Choose N O normally open or N C normally closed for alarm type 3 Check checkbox to enable the alarm input 4 Click to set the handling...

Page 64: ...be applied to other alarm inputs click Copy and choose the alarm input number Figure 5 23 Copy Alarm Input 3 Enter Record Schedule settings interface Menu Record Schedule Record Schedule For detailed...

Page 65: ...can enable recording for all cameras by clicking the status bar before Analog to change it to 3 Set recording mode to manual By default the camera is enabled with recording by schedule Click the statu...

Page 66: ...day Steps 1 Enter the Record setting interface Menu Record 2 Choose Holiday on the left bar Figure 5 27 Holiday Settings 3 Enable Edit Holiday schedule 1 Click to enter the Edit interface Figure 5 28...

Page 67: ...r Normal from the Type dropdown list 6 If you need all day recording check the All Day checkbox Otherwise leave it blank 7 Set start end time for holiday schedule Note Up to 8 periods can be configure...

Page 68: ...p before you set the HDD property to Redundant For detailed information please refer to Chapter 10 4 Managing HDD Group There should be at least another HDD NetHDD which is in R W mode Steps 1 Enter H...

Page 69: ...d option is only available when the HDD mode is Group 2 The redundant record is used when you want to save the record files in the redundant HDD You must configure the redundant HDD in HDD settings Fo...

Page 70: ...face 4 Configuring HDD group 1 Choose a group number for the HDD group 2 Click Apply and then in the pop up message box click Yes to save your settings 3 Click OK to back to the upper level menu Repea...

Page 71: ...the record files Steps 1 Enter Playback setting interface Menu Playback Figure 5 35 Playback 2 Select the channels by checking the checkbox to 3 Configure the record type file type and start end time...

Page 72: ...to Read only Note To edit HDD property you need to set the storage mode of the HDD to Group See Chapter 10 3 Managing HDD Group Steps 1 Enter HDD setting interface Menu HDD Figure 5 38 HDD General 2 C...

Page 73: ...one HDD and is set to Read only the device can t record any files Only live view mode is available If you set the HDD to Read only when the device is saving files in it then the file will be saved in...

Page 74: ...Videoswitch Vi R3008L Vi R3016L User Manual 73 C H A P T E R 6 Playback...

Page 75: ...ack by channel Steps Choose a channel in live view mode using the mouse and click the button in the quick setting toolbar Note Only record files recorded during the last five minutes on this channel w...

Page 76: ...al buttons will switch playback to the corresponding channels during playback process 2 Playback management The toolbar in the bottom part of Playback interface can be used to control playing progress...

Page 77: ...Table 6 1 Detailed Explanation of All day playback Toolbar Button Operation Button Operation Button Operation Button Operation Audio on Mute Start Stop clipping 30s forward 30s reverse Add default tag...

Page 78: ...simultaneous playback and channel switch are supported Steps 1 Enter playback interface Menu Playback 2 Check the checkbox before the channel to select channel s and click the Detail button to view t...

Page 79: ...Video Search by Time In the Playback interface The toolbar in the bottom part of Playback interface can be used to control playing process as shown in Figure 6 8 and Figure 6 9 Figure 6 8 Interface o...

Page 80: ...e the mouse to click any point of the progress bar or drag the progress bar to locate special frames 2 About video type bar represents normal recording manual or schedule represents event recording re...

Page 81: ...lt of Normal Video Search 3 Choose channels for simultaneous playback Note Optional channels for simultaneous playback are the same as the channels chosen to search record files in step 1 And the chan...

Page 82: ...us Playback Interface with Video List Figure 6 15 Toolbar of Normal Playback Table 6 3 Detailed Explanation of Normal Playback Toolbar Button Operation Button Operation Button Operation Button Operati...

Page 83: ...6 1 4 Playing Back by Event Search Purpose Play back record files on one or several channels searched out by restricting event type motion detection or alarm input Channel switch is supported Steps 1...

Page 84: ...gured before the defined start time of event search and the Post play refers to the time configured after the defined end time of event search For example when the start time and end time of event sea...

Page 85: ...he button of each file item to enter its playback interface The toolbar in the bottom part of Playback interface can be used to control playing process Figure 6 21 Interface of Playback by Event 1 The...

Page 86: ...verse Add default tag Add customized tag Tag management Speed down Pause reverse play Reverse play Single frame reverse play Pause play Play Single frame play Stop Speed up Previous event Next event E...

Page 87: ...allowed to use video tag s to search for record files and position time point Before playing back by tag 1 Enter Playback interface Figure 6 24 Interface of Playback by Time Click button to add defaul...

Page 88: ...rd Input keyword if you choose Tag Keyword Figure 6 26 Video Search by Tag 2 Set playback conditions and tag management Choose the tag name of the recorded file you want to play back it can be edited...

Page 89: ...ght of the playback interface Figure 6 29 Interface of Playback by Tag with Video List Figure 6 30 Toolbar of Playback by Tag Table 6 5 Detailed Explanation of Playback by tag Toolbar Button Operation...

Page 90: ...ck any point of the progress bar or drag the progress bar to locate special frames 2 About video type bar represents normal recording manual or schedule represents event recording represents smart sea...

Page 91: ...with record file and click button to enter Playback interface Note If there is no record file at the time point of the log the message box No result found will pop up The toolbar in the bottom part o...

Page 92: ...e frame If you choose adverse playback of the record file click button and until the speed changes to Single frame and one click on the playback screen represents adverse playback of one frame It is a...

Page 93: ...a selection interface Figure 6 35 Right click Menu in All day Playback and Normal Playback Interface 3 You can click button to set the full screen as target searching area After drawing area s click b...

Page 94: ...ration Button Operation Button Operation Audio on Mute Start Stop clipping 30s forward 30s reverse Add default tag Add customized tag Tag management Slow down Pause reverse play Reverse play Single fr...

Page 95: ...will be enlarged up to 16 times Figure 6 39 Draw Area for Digital Zoom Figure 6 40 Right click Menu in Playback Mode Right click menu Note This menu differs slightly from one playback interface to ano...

Page 96: ...Videoswitch Vi R3008L Vi R3016L User Manual 95 C H A P T E R 7 Backup...

Page 97: ...Menu Export Normal Figure 7 1 Quick Export Interface 2 Choose the channel s you want to back up and click Quick Export button Notes 1 The time duration of record files on a specified channel cannot e...

Page 98: ...e next section Normal Backup for more backup devices supported by the device 4 Stay in the Exporting interface until all record files are exported to the USB flash drive Figure 7 3 Export Finished 5 C...

Page 99: ...riter Steps 1 Enter Export interface Menu Export Normal Figure 7 5 Normal Video Search for Backup 2 Set search conditions and click Search button to enter the search result interface 3 Select record f...

Page 100: ...rt button and start backup Note If the inserted device is not recognized Click the Refresh button Reconnect device Check for compatibility from vendor You can also format USB flash drives or USB HDDs...

Page 101: ...ntil all record files are exported with pop up message box Export finished Figure 7 9 Export Finished 5 Check backup result Choose the record file in Export interface and click button to check it Note...

Page 102: ...rmal Backup are supported Steps 1 Enter Export interface Menu Export Event 2 Select Motion or Alarm Input as the event type Note The following steps have introduced the backup by motion detection trig...

Page 103: ...interface with detailed information of the record file e g start time end time file size etc Note The size of the currently selected files is displayed in the lower left corner of the window 2 Select...

Page 104: ...the Exporting interface until all record files are exported with pop up message Export finished Figure 7 16 Export Finished 8 Check backup result Choose the record file in Export interface and click...

Page 105: ...ace after finishing clipping and you will then be prompted to save the clips Note A maximum of 30 clips can be selected for each channel Figure 7 18 Interface of Playback by Time 4 Click Yes to save v...

Page 106: ...in the Exporting interface until all record files are exported with pop up message Export finished Figure 7 21 Export Finished 6 Check backup result Note The Player player exe will be exported automa...

Page 107: ...Menu Export Normal Set search condition and click Search button to enter Search Result interface Note At least one channel shall be selected Figure 7 23 Normal Video Search 2 Select record files you w...

Page 108: ...kup device and click button to play it Click Format button to format the backup device Note If the inserted USB device is not recognized Click the Refresh button Reconnect device Check for compatibili...

Page 109: ...Note At least one record file shall be selected Figure 7 27 Result of Normal Video Search for Backup 3 Backup device management Click Erase button if you want to erase the files from a re writable CD...

Page 110: ...Videoswitch Vi R3008L Vi R3016L User Manual 109 Check for compatibility from vendor Figure 7 28 USB Writer Management...

Page 111: ...Videoswitch Vi R3008L Vi R3016L User Manual 110 C H A P T E R 8 Alarm Settings...

Page 112: ...etection use the mouse to draw detection area s and drag the sensitivity bar to set sensitivity Please refer to Chapter 5 3 Configuring Motion Detection Record Note By default the motion detection is...

Page 113: ...also use Copy button to copy an arming schedule to other days Note Time periods shall not be repeated or overlapped Figure 8 4 Set Arming Schedule of Motion Detection 5 Click Handling tab to set up a...

Page 114: ...Videoswitch Vi R3008L Vi R3016L User Manual 113 Figure 8 6 Copy Settings of Motion Detection...

Page 115: ...alarm response actions Figure 8 8 Alarm Input Settings Interface 3 Select Trigger Channel tab and select one or more channels which will start to record or become full screen monitoring when an exter...

Page 116: ...mplete the settings of the alarm input Note Please check whether the PTZ or speed dome supports PTZ linkage One alarm input can trigger presets patrol or pattern of more than one channel But presets p...

Page 117: ...Videoswitch Vi R3008L Vi R3016L User Manual 116 Figure 8 11 Copy Settings of Alarm Input...

Page 118: ...ss Figure 8 12 Video Loss Setup Interface 2 Select a channel you want to detect 3 Check the checkbox of Enable Video Loss Alarm 4 Click the icon of Handling to enter the Handling interface 5 Set the a...

Page 119: ...the checkbox of Enable Tamper proof Note By default the tamper proof detection is configured in full screen 4 Move the sensitivity bar and choose a proper sensitivity level 5 Click the icon of Handlin...

Page 120: ...Disconnected network cable IP Conflicted Duplicated IP address Illegal Login Incorrect user ID or password Input Output Video Standard Mismatch I O video standards do not match Record Exception No spa...

Page 121: ...arm you must select the channel s you want to make full screen monitoring Menu Camera Motion Handling Trigger Channel Audible Warning Trigger an audible beep when an alarm is detected Notify Surveilla...

Page 122: ...in each day Note Time periods shall not be repeated or overlapped Figure 8 18 Set Arming Schedule of Alarm Output 3 Repeat the above steps to set up arming schedule of other days of a week You can als...

Page 123: ...time of an alarm output the alarm can be cleared only by clicking Clear button in the following interface Steps Select the alarm output you want to trigger or clear and make related operations Menu Ma...

Page 124: ...Videoswitch Vi R3008L Vi R3016L User Manual 123 C H A P T E R 9 Network Settings...

Page 125: ...ide one 10M 100Mbps self adaptive network interface 3 In the General Settings interface You can configure the following settings NIC Type IPv4 Address IPv4 Gateway MTU and DNS Server If the DHCP serve...

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Page 127: ...e device will automatically enable the other standby NIC card so as to ensure the normal running of the whole system Figure 9 6 Net Fault tolerance Working Mode 9 2 Configuring Advanced Settings 9 2 1...

Page 128: ...f PPPoE connection Please refer to Chapter 12 1Viewing System Information for PPPoE status 9 2 2 Configuring DDNS Purpose If your device is set to use PPPoE as its default network connection you may s...

Page 129: ...S website Figure 9 11 DynDNS Settings Interface PeanutHull Enter User Name and Password obtained from the PeanutHull website Figure 9 12 Peanut Hull Settings Interface NO IP Enter the account informat...

Page 130: ...so enter the domain name directly on the DVR to create a new one Note If a new alias of the device domain name is defined in the DVR it will replace the old one registered on the server Figure 9 14 hk...

Page 131: ...re 9 17 NTP Settings Interface 3 Check the Enable NTP checkbox to enable this feature 4 Configure the following NTP settings Interval Time interval between the two synchronizing actions with NTP serve...

Page 132: ...e is allowed to send the alarm event and exception message to the surveillance center 9 2 5 Configuring UPnP Purpose UPnP can permits the device seamlessly discover the presence of other network devic...

Page 133: ...you should continue Step5 to edit the mapping ports 5 Click to open the External Port Settings dialog box Configure the external port No for server port HTTP port and RTSP port respectively Notes 1 Y...

Page 134: ...he CMS Client Management System software e g iVMS 4200 is installed and the Alarm Host Port must be the same as the alarm monitoring port configured in the software default port is 7200 Figure 9 24 Co...

Page 135: ...Network 2 Select the More Settings tab to enter the More Settings men Figure 9 26 RTSP Settings Interface 3 Enter the RTSP port in the text field of RTSP Service Port The default RTSP port is 554 and...

Page 136: ...an Email notification to all designated users if an alarm event is detected a motion detection event is detected etc Before configuring the Email settings the device must be connected to a local area...

Page 137: ...SMTP Port The SMTP port The default TCP IP port used for SMTP is 25 Enable SSL optional Click the checkbox to enable SSL if required by the SMTP server Sender The name of sender Sender s Address The E...

Page 138: ...L User Manual 137 6 Click the Apply button to save the Email settings 7 You can click the Test button to test whether your Email settings work The corresponding Attention message box will pop up Figur...

Page 139: ...ain real time information of device such as linking status MTU sending receiving rate etc Steps 1 Enter the Network Traffic interface Menu Maintenance Net Detect Figure 9 32 Network Traffic Interface...

Page 140: ...3 Enter the destination address in the text field of Destination Address 4 Click the Test button to start testing network delay and packet loss The testing result pops up on the window If the testing...

Page 141: ...the device You can format the backup device if the format is incorrect Figure 9 35 Export Network Packet 4 Click the Export button to start exporting 5 After the exporting is complete click OK to fin...

Page 142: ...k is normal the following message box pops out Figure 9 38 Network Status Checking Result If the message box pops out with other information instead of this one you can click Network button to show th...

Page 143: ...of the device Steps 1 Enter the Network Statistics interface Menu Maintenance Net Detect 2 Click the Network Stat tab to enter the Network Statistics menu Figure 9 40 Network Stat Interface 3 View th...

Page 144: ...Videoswitch Vi R3008L Vi R3016L User Manual 143 C H A P T E R 1 0 HDD Management...

Page 145: ...with your device Steps 1 Enter the HDD Information interface Menu HDD General Figure 10 1 HDD Information Interface 2 Select the HDD to be initialized 3 Click the Init button Figure 10 2 Confirm Init...

Page 146: ...Videoswitch Vi R3008L Vi R3016L User Manual 145 Figure 10 3 HDD Status Changes to Normal Note Initializing the HDD will erase all data on it...

Page 147: ...IP SAN to device and use it as network HDD Steps 1 Enter the HDD Information interface Menu HDD General Figure 10 4 HDD Information Interface 2 Click the Add button to enter the Add NetHDD interface...

Page 148: ...sks can be added Figure 10 6 Add NAS Disk Add IP SAN 1 Enter the NetHDD IP address in the text field 2 Click the Search button to the available IP SAN disks 3 Select the IP SAN disk from the list show...

Page 149: ...Videoswitch Vi R3008L Vi R3016L User Manual 148 Note If the added NetHDD is uninitialized please select it and click the Init button for initialization Figure 10 8 Initialize Added NetHDD...

Page 150: ...he Storage Mode interface Menu HDD Advanced 2 Set the Mode to Group as shown below Figure 10 9 Storage Mode Interface 3 Click the Apply button and the following Attention box will pop up Figure 10 10...

Page 151: ...ly or read write R W Before setting the HDD property please set the storage mode to Group refer to step1 4 of Chapter 10 3 1 Setting HDD Groups A HDD can be set to read only to prevent important recor...

Page 152: ...Redundancy 4 Click the OK button to save the settings and exit the interface 5 In the HDD Information menu the HDD property will be displayed in the list Note At least 2 disks HDD or network disk must...

Page 153: ...enable the changes to take effect Figure 10 14 Storage Mode Settings Interface 3 Enter the storage capacity in the text field of Max Record Capacity GB Figure 10 15 Configure Record Quota 4 You can co...

Page 154: ...elect all cameras 6 Click the OK button to finish the Copy settings and back to the Storage Mode interface 7 Click the Apply button to apply the settings Note If the quota capacity is set to 0 then al...

Page 155: ...he status of each HDD which is displayed on the list Figure 10 17 View HDD Status 1 Note If the status of HDD is Normal or Sleeping it works normally If the status is Uninitialized or Abnormal please...

Page 156: ...S M A R T Settings interface Menu HDD HDD Detect S M A R T Settings 2 Select the HDD to view its S M A R T information list Note If you want to use the HDD even when the S M A R T checking is failed y...

Page 157: ...e immediate measures to repair it Steps 1 Enter the Bad Sector Detection interface Menu HDD HDD Detect Bad Sector Detection Figure 10 20 Bad Sector Detection 2 Select a HDD and click Detect to start d...

Page 158: ...nterface Menu Configuration Exceptions 2 Select the Exception Type to HDD Error from the dropdown list 3 Click the checkbox s below to select the HDD error alarm type s Note The alarm type can be sele...

Page 159: ...Videoswitch Vi R3008L Vi R3016L User Manual 158 C H A P T E R 11 Camera Settings...

Page 160: ...nterface 6 You can use the mouse to click and drag the text frame on the preview window to adjust the OSD position 7 Copy Camera Settings 1 If you want to copy the OSD settings of the current camera t...

Page 161: ...will be marked with different frame colors Note Up to 4 privacy mask zones can be configured and the size of each area can be adjusted 5 The configured privacy mask zones on the window can be cleared...

Page 162: ...t the image is smoother than the other three modes Outdoor the image is relatively clearer and sharper The degree of contrast and saturation is high 5 Adjust the image parameters including the brightn...

Page 163: ...Videoswitch Vi R3008L Vi R3016L User Manual 162 C H A P T E R 1 2 Device Management and Maintenance...

Page 164: ...Info tab to enter the Device Information menu to view the device name model serial No firmware version and encoding version Figure 12 1 Device Information Interface 12 1 2 Viewing Camera Information S...

Page 165: ...on menu to view the recording status and encoding parameters of each camera Figure 12 3 Record Information Interface 12 1 4 Viewing Alarm Information Note This function is not avaiable for some models...

Page 166: ...Network tab to enter the Network Information menu to view the network information Figure 12 5 Network Information Interface 12 1 6 Viewing HDD Information Steps 1 Enter the System Information interfa...

Page 167: ...orted at any time Steps 1 Enter the Log Search interface Menu Maintenance Log Search Figure 12 7 Log Search Interface 2 Set the log search conditions to refine your search including the Start Time End...

Page 168: ...ts detailed information And you can also click the button to view the related video files if available Figure 12 9 Log Details 6 If you want to export the log files click the Export button to enter th...

Page 169: ...ick the Format button to format the backup device before log export Notes 1 Please connect the backup device to device before operating log export 2 The log files exported to the backup device are nam...

Page 170: ...nfiguration files to the selected local backup device 3 To import a configuration file select the file from the selected backup device and click the Import button After the import process is completed...

Page 171: ...Select the update file from the backup device 5 Click the Upgrade button to start upgrading 6 After the upgrading is complete reboot the device to activate the new firmware 12 4 2 Upgrading by FTP Bef...

Page 172: ...6L User Manual 171 Figure 12 14 FTP Upgrade Interface 3 Enter the FTP Server Address in the text field 4 Click the Upgrade button to start upgrading 5 After the upgrading is complete reboot the device...

Page 173: ...t interface Menu Maintenance Default Figure 12 15 Restore Factory Default 2 Click the OK button to restore the default settings Note Except the network parameters including IP address subnet mask gate...

Page 174: ...Videoswitch Vi R3008L Vi R3016L User Manual 173 C H A P T E R 1 3 Others...

Page 175: ...Standard Select the CVBS output standard to NTSC or PAL which must be the same with the video input standard Resolution Select the VGA HDMI output resolution which must be the same with the resolution...

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Page 177: ...s 1 Enter the General Settings interface Menu Configuration General 2 Choose DST Settings tab Figure 13 3 DST Settings Interface You can check the checkbox before the Auto DST Adjustment item Or you c...

Page 178: ...t brightness Operation Timeout Set timeout time for menu inactivity E g when the timeout time is set to 5 Minutes the system will exit from the current operation menu to live view screen after 5 minut...

Page 179: ...delete user and configure user parameters 13 5 1 Adding a User Steps 1 Enter the User Management interface Menu Configuration User Figure 13 5 User Management Interface 2 Click the Add button to ente...

Page 180: ...access the device 4 Click the OK button to save the settings and go back to the User Management interface The added new user will be displayed on the list as shown in Figure 13 6 Figure 13 7 Added Us...

Page 181: ...e device Camera Configuration Remote Live View Remotely viewing live video of the selected camera s Local Manual Operation Locally starting stopping manual recording picture capturing and alarm output...

Page 182: ...te a User 3 Click the icon to delete the selected user 13 5 3 Editing a User Steps 1 Enter the User Management interface Menu Configuration User 2 Select the user to be edited from the list Figure 13...

Page 183: ...AC address 5 Click the OK button to save the settings and exit the menu 13 5 4 Changing Password of Admin Purpose The password of the admin user account can be changed in the User Management menu Step...

Page 184: ...ch Vi R3008L Vi R3016L User Manual 183 Figure 13 13 Change Password 3 Enter the old password check checkbox enter new password and confirm password on the menu 4 Click OK to save the settings and exit...

Page 185: ...Videoswitch Vi R3008L Vi R3016L User Manual 184 C H A P T E R 1 4 Appendix...

Page 186: ...L transceiver modem over Ethernet and in plain Metro Ethernet networks DDNS Dynamic DNS is a method protocol or network service that provides the capability for a networked device such as a router or...

Page 187: ...dome decoder speed configuration is correct d The dome decoder address bit configuration is correct e That the main board RS 485 interface is not broken Why is there no video recorded after setting th...

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