U S ER’S M ANU A L
NETWORK VIDEO RECORDER
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subject to change without notice.
This device should be operated only from the type of power source indicated on the
marking label. The voltage of the power must be verified before using the same. Kindly
remove the cables from the power source if the device is not to be used for a long period of
time.
Do not install this device near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves or
other devices that produce heat.
Do not install this device near water. Clean only w ith a dry cloth.
Do not block any ventilation openings and ensure proper ventilation around the machine.
Do not power off the device at normal recording condition.
This machine is for indoor use only . Do not expose the machine in rain or moist
environment. In case any solid or liquid get inside the machine’ s case, please turn off the
device immediately and get it checked by a qualified technician.
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Contents
Contents
Contents .................................................................................................................................................................. i
1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................................. 1
1.1 Summary .................................................................................................................................................. 1
1.2 Features .................................................................................................................................................... 1
1.3 Front Panel Description s .......................................................................................................................... 4
1.4 Rear Panel Descriptio ns ........................................................................................................................... 5
1.5 Connections .............................................................................................................................................. 8
2 Basic Operation Guide .......................................................................................................................... 11
2.1 Startup & Shutdown ............................................................................................................................... 11
2.1.1 Startup ........................................................................................................................................ 11
2.1.2 Shutdown ................................................................................................................................... 11
2.2 Remote Controller .................................................................................................................................. 11
2.3 Mouse Control ........................................................................................................................................ 13
2.4 T ext-input Instruction ............................................................................................................................. 13
2.5 Common Button Operation .................................................................................................................... 14
3 Wizard & Main Inter face...................................................................................................................... 15
3.1 Startup W izard ........................................................................................................................................ 15
3.2 Main Interface ........................................................................................................................................ 23
3.2.1 Main Interface Introduc tion ....................................................................................................... 23
3.2.2 Setup Panel ................................................................................................................................ 24
3.2.3 Main Functions .......................................................................................................................... 26
4 Camera Management ............................................................................................................................ 28
4.1 Add/Ed it Camera .................................................................................................................................... 28
4.1.1 Add Cam era ............................................................................................................................... 28
4.1.2 Edit Camera ............................................................................................................................... 30
4.2 Add/Ed it Camera Group ......................................................................................................................... 31
4.2.1 Add Cam era Group .................................................................................................................... 31
4.2.2 Edit Camera Group .................................................................................................................... 32
4.2.3 IP Planning ................................................................................................................................. 32
5 Live Preview Introdu ction .................................................................................................................... 34
5.1 Preview Interface Introduc tion ............................................................................................................... 34
5.2 Preview Mode ........................................................................................................................................ 35
5.2.1 Preview By Display Mo de ......................................................................................................... 35
5.2.2 Quick Sequence V iew ................................................................................................................ 37
5.2.3 Ca mera Group V iew In Seque nce .............................................................................................. 38
5.2.4 Scheme V iew In Sequence ......................................................................................................... 38
5.3 POS Settings .......................................................................................................................................... 40
5.4 Preview Image Configur ation ................................................................................................................. 41
5.4.1 OSD Settings ............................................................................................................................. 41
5.4.2 Image Settings............................................................................................................................ 42
5.4.3 Mask Settings ............................................................................................................................. 42
5.4.4 Image A djustment ...................................................................................................................... 43
6 PTZ ......................................................................................................................................................... 46
6.1 PTZ Control Interface In troduction ........................................................................................................ 46
6.2 Preset Setting .......................................................................................................................................... 49
6.3 Cruise Setting ......................................................................................................................................... 50
7 Record & Disk Management ................................................................................................................ 52
7.1 Record Configuration ............................................................................................................................. 52
7.1.1 Mode Configuration ................................................................................................................... 52
7.1.2 Advanc ed Configuration ............................................................................................................ 54
7.2 Encode Parameters Set ting ..................................................................................................................... 54
7.3 Schedule Setting ..................................................................................................................................... 55
7.3.1 Add Sc hedule ............................................................................................................................. 55
7.3.2 Record Schedule Config uration ................................................................................................ . 57
7.4 Record Mode .......................................................................................................................................... 58
7.4.1 Manual Recording ...................................................................................................................... 58
7.4.2 Timing R ecording ...................................................................................................................... 58
7.4.3 Motion Based Recording ............................................................................................................ 58
7.4.4 Sensor Based Recording ............................................................................................................ 58
7.4.5 Intelligence Recording ............................................................................................................... 59
7.5 Disk Management .................................................................................................................................. 59
7.5.1 Storage Mode Conf iguration ...................................................................................................... 59
7.5.2 V iew Disk and S.M.A.R.T . Inform ation ..................................................................................... 60
8 Playback & Backup ............................................................................................................................... 62
8.1 Instant Playback ..................................................................................................................................... 62
8.2 Playback Interface Intro duction .............................................................................................................. 62
8.3 Record Search, Playback & Backup ....................................................................................................... 65
8.3.1 Search, Playback & Backu p by Time-sl iced Image .................................................................... 65
8.3.2 Search, Playback & Back up by Time ......................................................................................... 67
8.3.3 Search, Playback & Back up by Event ........................................................................................ 67
8.3.4 Search & Playback by Tag ......................................................................................................... 68
8.3.5 Image Management .................................................................................................................... 69
8.3.6 V iew Backup Status ................................................................................................................... 69
9 Alarm Management ............................................................................................................................... 70
9.1 Sensor Al arm ................................................................................................................................ .......... 70
9.2 Motion Al arm ......................................................................................................................................... 71
9.2.1 Motion Configuration ................................................................................................................ 71
9.2.2 Motion A larm Handling Configura tion ...................................................................................... 72
9.3 Intelligence Alarm .................................................................................................................................. 72
9.3.1 Object Detection ........................................................................................................................ 72
9.3.2 Exception ................................................................................................................................... 74
9.3.3 Tripw ire ..................................................................................................................................... 75
9.3.4 Intrusion Detection ..................................................................................................................... 76
9.4 Exception Alarm ..................................................................................................................................... 78
9.4.1 IPC Offline Setti ngs ................................................................................................................... 78
9.4.2 Exception Handling S ettings ...................................................................................................... 78
9.5 Alarm Eve nt Notification ....................................................................................................................... 79
9.5.1 Alarm-o ut ................................ ................................................................ ................................ ... 79
9.5.2 E-mail ........................................................................................................................................ 79
9.5.3 Display ....................................................................................................................................... 79
9.5.4 Buzzer ........................................................................................................................................ 80
9.5.5 Push Message ............................................................................................................................. 80
9.6 Manual Al arm ........................................................................................................................................ 80
9.7 V iew Alarm S tatus .................................................................................................................................. 81
10 Account & Permission Mana gement .................................................................................................... 82
10.1 Accoun t Management ........................................................................................................................... 82
10.1.1 Add U ser .................................................................................................................................. 82
10.1.2 Edit User .................................................................................................................................. 83
10.2 User Login & Logout ........................................................................................................................... 85
10.3 Permission Manageme nt ...................................................................................................................... 85
10.3.1 Add Permission Group ............................................................................................................. 85
10.3.2 Edit Permission Grou p ............................................................................................................. 86
10.4 Black and White L ist ............................................................................................................................ 86
10.5 Preview On Log out .............................................................................................................................. 87
10.6 Vi ew Online User ................................................................................................................................. 87
11 Device Management .............................................................................................................................. 88
11.1 Network Co nfiguration ......................................................................................................................... 88
11.1.1 TCP /IP Configuration ............................................................................................................... 88
11.1.2 Port Config uration .................................................................................................................... 91
11.1.3 PPPoE Co nfiguration ............................................................................................................... 92
11.1.4 DDNS Conf iguration................................................................................................................ 92
11.1.5 E-mail Co nfiguration................................................................................................................ 95
11.1.6 UPnP Configuration ................................................................................................................. 96
11.1.7 NA T Configuration ................................................................................................................... 97
11.1.8 FTP Configuration .................................................................................................................... 97
11.1.9 V iew Network S tatus ................................................................................................................ 97
11.2 Basic Conf iguration .............................................................................................................................. 98
11.2.1 Common Co nfiguration ............................................................................................................ 98
11.2.2 Date an d Time Conf iguration ................................................................................................... 99
11.3 Factory D efault ................................................................................................................................... 100
11.4 Device Sof tware Upgrade ................................................................................................................... 100
11.5 Backup an d Restore ............................................................................................................................ 100
11.6 Restart Automatically ......................................................................................................................... 101
11.7 V iew Log ............................................................................................................................................ 101
11.8 V iew System Info rmation ................................................................................................................... 102
12 Remote Surveillance ............................................................................................................................ 103
12.1 Mobile Client Surveillan ce ................................................................................................................. 103
12.2 W eb LAN Access ............................................................................................................................... 103
12.3 W eb W AN Access ............................................................................................................................... 104
12.4 W eb Remote Control .......................................................................................................................... 105
12.4.1 Remote Preview ..................................................................................................................... 106
12.4.2 Remote Playback ................................................................................................................... 109
12.4.3 Remote Backup ...................................................................................................................... 110
12.4.4 Remote Configuration ............................................................................................................ 110
Appendix A F AQ .............................................................................................................................................. 111
Appendix B Calculate Recordin g Capacity ................................................................................................... 1 17
Appendix C Compatible Device List .............................................................................................................. 1 18
1 Introduction 1.1 Summary Based on the most ad va nced SOC technology and embedded system in the field, this series of
the NVR adopt the new designed human interface and support the s m art management of the IP
camera and the record search of slice. This series of the NVR which are powerful and easy to
use are provided with excellent image quality and stable system. They are centralized
monitoring management pro ducts with high performance and high quality specially designed
for network video monitoring field.
This series of the NVR can be widely used to security system of banks at home and ab r oad,
schools, intelligent mansions, traffic, environmental protection, supermarkets, petrol service
stations, residential quarters and factories and so on.
1.2 Features Basic Functions
Support network device access including IP camera/dome and the third party IP cameras
Some NVRs support the latest H.265 video coding stream and a mixture in put of H.265
and H.264 IP cameras
Support standard ONVIF protocol
Support dual stream recording of each camera
Support IP cameras to be added quickly or manually
Support batch or single configuration of the cameras’ OSD, video parameters, mask,
motion and so on
Support a maximum of 8 user permission groups including Administrator , Advanced and
Ordinary which are the default permission groups of the system
Support a maximum of 16 users to be created, multiple web clients login b y using one
username at the same time and the user’ s permission control to be enabled or disabled
Support a maximum of 10 web clients login at the same time
Live Preview
Support 4K × 2K/1920× 1080/1280× 1024 HDMI and 1920× 1080/1280× 1024 VGA high
definition synchronous display
Support multi-screen modes such as 1/4/6/8/9/13/16 /25/36
Support auto adjustment of the camera’ s image display proportion
Support audio monitoring of the camera to be enabled or disabled
Support manual snap of the preview camera
Support the sequence of the preview cameras to be adjusted
Support display mode to be added and saved and the saved modes can be called directly
Support quick tool bar operation of the preview window
Support camera group view and scheme view in sequence, quick sequence view and dwell
time setting
Support motion detection and video mask
Support multiple popular P .T .Z. control protocol and setup of the preset and cruise
Support direct mouse control of the IP dome including rotating, zoom, focusing and so on
Support single camera image to be zoomed by sliding the scroll wheel of the mouse
Support any area of the image to be zoomed in to a maximum of 16 times of the current
size
Support image and lens adjustment (only available for some cameras)
Support quick camera adding in the camer a window of the live preview interface
The live camera sequence of the web client will keep consistent with that of the NVR after
adjusting the live camera sequence of the NVR, but the live camera sequence of the NVR will
not be changed if that of the web client is changed
Disk Management
The NVRs with the 3U case can add a maximum of 16 SA T A HDDs; a maximum of 8
SA T A HDDs with the 2U case, a maximum o f 4 SAT A HDDs with the 1.5U case, a maximum
of 2 SA T A HDDs with the 1U case and a maximum of 1 SA T A HDD with the small 1U case
Each SA T A interface of the NVR supports the HDDs with max 8TB storage capacity
Some of the NVRs support record to be backed up by e-SAT A HDD
Support disk group con f iguration and management and each camera can be added into
different disk groups with different storage capacity
Support disk information and disk working status viewing
Support batch formatting of the disks
Record Configuration
Support main stream and sub stream recording at the same ti me and batch or single
configuration of the record stream
Support manual and auto record modes
Support schedule recording, sensor alarm recording and motion detection recording, etc
Support schedule recording and event recording setting with different record streams
Support record schedule setting and recycle recording
Support pre recording and delay recording configuration of the event recording
Record Playback
Support tim e scale operation in quick playback and the playback date and time can be set
randomly by scrolling the mouse; the time in terval of the time scale can be zoomed
Support record searching by time slice/time/event/tag
Support time view and camera view in searching by time slice mode
Support time slice searching by month, by day, by hour and by m inute and time slice to be
displayed with camera thumbnail
Support a maximum of 16 cameras to be searched by time
Support event searching by manual/motion/sensor/intelligent events
Support tag searching by the manual added tags
Support instant playback of the selected camera in the live preview interface
Support a maximum of 16 synchronous playback cameras
Support acceleration(maximum 32 times of the normal speed), deceleration (minimum
1/32 times of the normal speed) and 30s’ addition or reduction t o current playing time
Record Backup
Support record to be backed up through USB (U disk, mobile HDD) or e-SA T A interface
Support record to be backed up by time/event/image searching
Support record cutting for backing up when playing back
Support a maximum of 10 backup tasks in background and b ack up status viewing
Alarm Management
Support alarm schedule setting
Support en abling or disabling of th e motion detection, external sensor alarm input,
intelligence alarm and exception alarms including IP address conflict alarm, disk IO error
alarm, disk full alarm, no disk alarm, illegal access alarm, network disconnection alarm , IPC
offline alarm and so on, alarm trigger configuration supportable
Support IPC offline alarm trigger configuration of PTZ, snap, pop-up video, etc.
Support event no tifica tion modes of alarm-out, pop -up video, pop-up me ssage box, buzzer,
e-mail and so on
The snapped images can be attached into the e-mail when alarm linkage is triggered
Support alarm status view of alarm-in, alarm-out, motion detection and exception alarm
Support alarm to be triggered and cleared manually
Support system auto reboot when exception happens
Network Functions
Support TCP/IP and PPPoE, DHCP , DNS, DD NS, UPnP , NTP , SMTP protocol and so on
Support allow and block list function and the allow and block IP address/IP segment/MAC
address can be set
Support multiple browsers including IE8/9/10/1 1, Firefox, Opera, Chrome (available only
for the versions lower than 45) and Safari in MAC system
Support remote achievement, configuration, import and export of the NVR parameters and
other system maintenance operations including remote upgrading and system restart
Support remote camera configuration of the NVR including video parameters, image
quality and so on
Support remote searching, playback and backup of the NVR
Support manual alarm to be triggered and cleared remotely
The auto-focusing camera can be adjusted through web client (s upport zoom in/out, but
one key focus is not currently supported)
Support NVMS or other platform management software to access the NVR and manage it
Support NA T function and QRCode scanning by mobile phone and P AD
Support mobile surveillance by phones or PAD s with iOS or A ndroid OS
Support NVR to be accessed remotely through telnet and the telnet function can be
enabled or disabled
If one camera recording is enabled o r disabled manually through web client, it will be
simultaneously enabled or disabled in the NVR
Other Functions
The NVR can be controlled and operated by the bu ttons on the front panel, the remote
controller and the mouse
Setting interfaces can be switched to one ano ther conveniently by clicking the m ain menus
on the top of the setting interfaces
Support NVR information viewing including basic, camera status, alarm status, record
status, network status, disk and backup status
Support factory restoring, import and export of the system configuration, log view and
export and local upgrading by USB mobile device
Support auto recognition of the displayer’ s resolution
Y ou can click the right mouse button at any interface to go back to the upper interface
Y ou can click the middle mouse button at any interface to go to the live view interface
The display language and video format of the NVR will not be changed and the system
logs will be reserved if you reset the NVR to factory default
Press and hold the right mouse button for 5 seconds in any interface to switch the output to
VGA a nd the NVR will display the video at the lowest resolution which the NVR supports
1.3 Front Panel Descriptions The following descriptions are for reference only.
Ty pe I:
When recording, the light is blue
When access to network , the l ight is blue
Power indicator , when connection , the light is blue
Ty pe II:
Power Indicator, w hen connected, the lig ht is blue
The light turns blue when rea ding/writing HDD
The light turns blue when it is able to access the network
The light turns blue when back ing up files and data
The light turns blue when play ing video
Power Indicator, w hen connected, the light is blue
1. Adjust a udio 2. Increase the value in set up
1. Enter PTZ mode 2. Decrea se the value in setup
Check the information of the device
Enter backup mode in live
Enter search mode in live
Exit the current interface
Input digital number and sel ect camera
Input number 0, the number above 10
To connect external USB device like USB mouse or USB
flash
1.4 Rear Panel Descriptions Here we only take a part of real panels for example to introduce their interfaces and
connections. The interfaces and locations of the interfaces are only for references. Please take
the real object as the standard.
Relay output; connect to e xternal alarm
Audio input; connect to audio input dev ice, like microphone,
pickup, etc
Alarm inputs for connecting sensors
Connect to high definition d isplay device
Connect USB storage device o r USB mouse
Audio output; connect to sou nd box
Connect to keyboard. A is TX+; B is TX-
Connect to HDD with e-SA TA interface
Connect to keyboard. A is TX+; B is TX-
Audio output; connect to sou nd box
Connect to high definition d isplay device
Connect USB storage device o r USB mouse
Relay output; connect to e xternal alarm
Alarm inputs for connecting sensors
Audio input; conne ct to audio input device, lik e
microphone, pickup, etc
Press the switch to turn o n/off the NVR
Relay output; connect to e xternal alarm
Audio output; connect to soun d box
Connect to HDD with e-SA TA interface
Connect to 4K × 2K high definition display device
USB3.0 and USB 2.0 interface , connect USB storage
device or USB mouse
Connect to 1920× 1080 high definition display device
Connect to keyboard. A is TX+; B is TX-
Alarm inputs for connecting sensors
Audio input; connect to aud io input device, like
microphone, pickup, etc
Press the switch to turn o n/off the NVR
DC48V power supply interface
8 PoE network ports; connec t to 8 PoE IP camer as
Connect to 1920× 1080 high definition display device
USB3.0 interface, connect USB storage device or
USB mouse
Audio input; connect to aud io input device, like
microphone, pickup, etc
Audio output; connect to soun d box
DC12V power supply interface
Connect to HDD with e-SA TA interface
Connect to 1920× 1080 high definition display device
USB interface, connect USB s torage device or USB
mouse
Connect to 4K × 2K high definition display device
Connect to keyboard. A is TX+; B is TX-
Relay output; connect to e xternal alarm
Alarm inputs for connecting sensors
Audio input; connect to aud io input device, like
microphone, pickup, etc
Audio output; connect to sou nd box
Press the switch to turn on/of f the NVR
1.5 Connections Video Connections
Video Output: Supports VGA/HDMI video output. Y ou can connect to monitor through these
video output interfaces simultaneously or independently.
Audio Connections
Audio Input: Connect to microphone, pickup, etc.
Audio Output: Connect to headphone, sound box or other audio output devices.
Alarm Connections
Some models may support this function. T ake 16 CH alarm inputs and 1 CH alarm output for
example.
Alarm Input:
Alarm IN 1~16 are 16 CH alarm input interfaces. There are no type requirements for sensors.
NO type and NC type are both available.
The way to connect sensor and the device is as shown below:
The alarm inp ut is an open/closed relay . If the input is not a n open/closed relay , please refer to
the following connection diagram:
Alarm Output:
The way to connect alarm output device:
Pull out the green terminal blocks and loosen the screws in the alarm-out port. Then insert the
signal wires of th e alarm output devices into th e port of NO and COM separately . Finally ,
tighten the screws. P rovided that the external alarm output devices need power supply , you can
connect the power supply as per the following figures.
RS485 Connection
There are two types of RS485 interfaces:
( Type 1) ( Type 2)
Ty pe 1: The P/Z interfaces are unavailable temporarily . K/B interfaces are used to connect
keyboard.
Ty pe 2: The RS485 interfaces are used to connect keyboard. A is TX+; B is TX-.
2 Basic Operation Guide 2.1 Startup & Shutdown Please make sure all the connections are done properly before you power on the unit. Proper
startup and shutdown are crucial to expending the life of your device.
2.1.1 Startup ① Connect the output display device to the VGA/HDMI interface of the NVR.
② Connect with the mouse and power. The device will boot and the power LED would turn
blue.
③ A WIZARD window will pop up (you should select the display language the first time you
use the NVR). Refer to 3.1 Startup Wiza rd for details.
2.1.2 Shutdown Y ou can power off the device by using remote controller or mouse.
By remote controller:
① Press Power button. This will take you to a shutdown window . The unit will power off
after a while by clicking “ OK ” button.
② Disconnect the power.
By mouse:
① Click Start Shutdown to pop up the Shutdown window. Select “ Shutdown” in the
window . The unit will power off after a while by clicking “ OK ” button.
② Disconnect the power.
2.2 Remote Controller ① It uses two AAA size batteries.
② Open the battery cover of the remote controller.
③ Place batteries. Please take care the polarity (+ and -).
④ Replace the battery cover .
Key points to check in case the remote doesn’t work.
1. Check batteries polarity .
2. Check the remaining charge in the batteries.
3. Check IR controller sensor for any masking.
If it still doesn’ t work, please change a new remote controller t o try , or contact your dealers.
Y ou can ju st turn the IR sensor of the remote controller to w ards the IR receiver of the NVR to
control it when you are controlling multiple devices by remote controller.
There are two kinds of remote controller. The interfa ce of remote controller is shown as below.
Switch off— to stop the dev ice
Input number or choose camer a
To choos e multi screen display mo de
To go to sequence v iew mode
To enable audio output in live mode
To mov e cursor in setup or pan/title PT Z
To conf irm the choice or setup
To exi t the current interface
To enter into preset setting in PTZ mo de
To go to cruise setting in PTZ mode
No track function temporarily
Get information about the devi ce
To con trol playback. Play(Pause)/S top/Previous
Frame/Next Frame/Speed Dow n/Speed Up
To take snapshots manually
Note:
Y ou shall press P .T .Z button to enter PTZ setting mode, ch oose a channel and press P .T .Z button again to
hide the P .T .Z control panel. Then you can press preset, cruise, track, wiper or light button to enab le the
relevant function.
2.3 Mouse Control Mouse control in Live Display & Playback interface
In the live display & pla y back interface, double click on any camera window to show the
window in single screen mode; double click the window again to restore it to the previous size.
In the live display & playback interface, if the interfaces disp lay in full screen, move the mouse
to the bo ttom of th e interface to pop up a tool bar. The tool bar will d isappear automatically
after you move the mouse away from it for some time; move the mouse to the right side of the
interface to pop up a panel and the panel will disappear automatically after you move the
mouse away from it.
Mouse control in text-input
Move th e mouse to the text-input box and then click the box. The input keyboard will pop up
automatically .
2.4 T ext-input Instruction
To exi t the current interface
To conf irm the choice or setup
To control playback. Play(Pause)/Next Frame/Speed
Up/Stop/Previous Frame/Spee d Down
To choos e multi screen display mode
To go to sequen ce view mode
Get information about the devi ce
Note: Mouse is the default t ool for all operations un less an exception as indica ted.
The system includes t w o input boxes. Refer to the above pictures. The left box is the number
input box and the right box is the input box which p r ovides inputs of numbers, letters and
punctuation characters. The introductions of keys on the input boxes are shown below .
Switch key of punctuation ch arac ter
Switch key between upper
and lower letter
2.5 Common Button Operation
Click it to show the menu l ist.
Click it to change the sequenc e of the list.
Click it to change the camera d isplaying mode.
Click it to close the current i nterface.
Click it to go to the earlies t date of camera recording.
Click it to go to the latest da te of camera recording.
3 Wizard & Main Interface 3.1 Startup Wizard The disk ico ns will be shown on the top of the startup interface. You can view the number and
status of each disk quickly and conveniently through these icons ( : no d isk; : unavailable
disk; : RW available disk).
Y ou can quickly configure the NVR by w izard setup to make the NVR work normally. You
must configure the wizard if y ou start the NVR for the first time ( or click “ Skip” to cancel the
wizard next time).
Click “ Wizard Setup” to start wizard. The setting steps are as f ollows.
① System Login. Set your own passw ord or use the default when you use the wizard for th e
first time (the default username of the sy stem is adm in and the default password of admin is
123456); select the login username and enter the corresponding password next time.
Click “ Edit Security Question” to set questions and answers for password security of admin. If
you forget the password, please refer to Q4 in Appendix A F AQ for details.
Click “ Next” to continue or click “ Cancel” to exit the wizard.
② Date and Time Configuration. The date and time of the system need to be set up if you
use the wizard for the first time. Refer to the following figure. Set the time zone, system ti m e,
date format and time format. The DST will be enabled by default if the time zone selected
includes DST . Click “ Next” to continue.
③ Network Settings. Check “ Obtain an IP address automatically” and “ Obtain DNS
automatically” to get the IP address and DNS automatically (the DHCP function of the router
in the same LAN should also be enabled ), or manually input t hem. Input the HTTP port, RTSP
port and Server port (please see 11 .1. 2 Port Configuration for details). Click “ Next” to
continue.
Note:
If y ou use the NVR with the PoE network ports, the online state of the internal ethernet
port will be shown on the interface. Refer to the picture below. Please refer to 11.1.1 TCP/IP
Configuration for detail introduction of the internal ethernet port.
If the NVR has two network ports o r above, you can select the network work pattern as
required. Network Fault T olerance and Multiple Address Setting are available. Refer to the
pictures below . Please refer to 11.1.1 TCP/IP Conf iguration for more detailed information.
④ Add Camera. Click “ Refresh” to refresh the list of online IP cameras which are in the
same local network with NVR and then click to add the searched camera. Click “ Add
All” to ad d all the cameras in the list. Click to delete the added camera. Click “ Delete
All” to delete all the added cameras.
Click to edit the searched IP camera as shown on the b elow left. Input the new IP address,
subnet mask, gateway, username and the password of the camera. Y ou can check “ Sync to IPC”
to modify th e IP address of th e IPC via different network segments for being in the same
network segment with the NVR. Click “ OK ” to save the settings.
Click to edit t he added cam era as shown on the above right. Input the new camera name,
IP address, p ort, username and the password of the camera. Y o u can click “ Test” to test the
effectiveness of th e input information. Click “ OK ” to save the settings. Y ou can change the IP
camera name only when the added camera is online. Click “ Next” to continue.
⑤ Disk Settings. Y ou can view the disk number, disk capacity of the NVR and serial number,
R&W status of the disk. Click “ Formatting” to format the disk. Click “ Next” to continue.
⑥ Record Settings. T wo record modes are available: auto and manual.
Auto: Select one auto mode in the interface a s shown below and then click “ Next” butto n to
save the settings. Click “ Advanced” to self-def ine record mode. See 7.1.1 Mode Configuration
for details.
Manual: Set the “ Sensor Record” , “ Motion Record” and “ Schedu le Record” of each camera.
Click “ OK ” to save the settings. See 7.1.1 Mode Configuration for details.
⑦ QRCode. Enable the NA T function in the interface or set it in the network configuration
after exiting the wizard (please refer to 1 1.1.7 NA T Configuration for details). Y ou can scan the
QRCode through mobile client which is installed in the mobile phone or P AD to log in the
mobile client instantly . Please refer to 12.1 Mobile Client Surveillance for details. Click“ OK ”
to save the settings.
3.2 Main Interface 3.2.1 Main Interface Introduction
The buttons in area ① are introduced in the table below.
Start button. Click it to pop up area ③ .
Full screen button. Click i t to show full screen; click it ag ain to exit the full
screen.
Dwell button (see 5.2.2 Quick Seque nce V iew and 5.2.4 Scheme V iew In
Sequence for details).
Click it to enable OSD; click to disable OSD .
Click t o set the default playback time before starting instan t playback (8.1
Instant Play back) or going to t he playback interface for playback operations
(8.2 Playback Interface Introduction); click to go to the playback
interface. For instance, if you choose “ 5 minutes ago” as the default playback
time, you can playback the record from the past five mi nutes.
Manual record button. Click it to enable/disable record.
Manual alarm button. Click it to trigger or clear the al arm-out manually in the
popup window .
Record status button. Click it to v iew the record status.
Alarm status button. Click i t to view the alarm status.
Disk status button. Click i t to view the disk status and RAI D status.
Network status button. Click it to view the network status.
Information button. Click it to view system informatio n.
Introduction of area ② :
Click “ Camera” to view all the added came ras in the camera list. Select one camera window on
the left side of the interface and then double click one camera in the list to preview the camera
image in the selected window .
Click “ Single Channel Sequences” to view all the added groups in the group list; click one
group in the list to view all the add ed cam eras in the group (refer to 4.2 Add/Edit Camera
Group for detail configuration of th e camera group). Select one camera window on the left sid e
of the in terf ace and then double click one group in the group list to preview the cameras’
images one by one in the selected window .
Click “ Customize Display Modes” to view all the disp lay modes in the display mode list ( ref er
to 5.2.1 Preview By Display Mode for detail configuration of the display mode). Double click
one display mode in the list to switch to the display mode for previewing.
Introduction of area ③ :
It shows the current login u ser.
Click it to go to record searc h and backup interface, see 8.3 Reco rd
Search, Playback & Backup for details.
Click it to go to playback in terface (click on the tool bar at the
bottom of the live preview interface to set the defaul t playback time),
see 8.2 Playback Interface In troduction for details.
Click it to pop up the setup panel, see 3.2.2 Setup Panel for deta ils.
Click it to log out the system.
Click it and then select “ Lo gout” , “ Reboot” or “ Shutdow n” in the
popup window .
3.2.2 Setup Panel Click Start Settings to pop up the setup panel as shown below .
The setup panel includes seven modules. Each module provides some function entries with
links for convenient operation.
Here we take Camera module as an example. The Camera m odule provides convenient links
such as “ Add Camera” , “ Edit Camera” , “ Image Settings” , “ Motion” , “ Intelligence Analysis”
and “ PTZ” . Click Camera to go to the camera management interface as shown below .
There are some function items on the left sid e of the camera m anagement interface. Click each
item to go to corresponding interface or window. For instance, click “ Add Camera” to pop up
the window as shown below .