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Manual
Video Surveillance Recorder VIO-NVR40 / VIO-NVR80
VIO-NVR40/80 Manual
English
1. Packing List
NOTE:
This Quick Start Guide focus on the installation and 1st time configuration of the VIONVR40/80 via the web interface. For more information, please visit our website
http://security.blaupunkt-service.com
Professional desktop software: For advanced users, we provide the professional desktop
software Smart-PSS to manage and configurate the cameras. The Smart-PSS Software and
Manual can be downloaded from our website.
2. Product Appearance
1
Power supply port
2
Ethernet Port
3
VGA port
4
Audio output port
5
Audio input port
6
HDMI port
7
USB Port x2
8
Serial ATA data port
9
Serial ATA power port
2.1.
NVR Rear
2.2. Motherboard
1.1.
Front NVR
HDD status
1
indictor light
Power
2
indicator light
Network
3
status
indicator light
The red light becomes on when
HDD is abnormal.
The red light becomes on when
the power connection is OK.
The red light becomes on when
the network connection is
abnormal.
2. Internal HDD Installation
1. Loosen the 4 screws from
2. Screw the 4 included HDD
3. Turn the device upside-
4. Connect the Serial ATA data
cable and the Serial ATA
power cable to the
5. Connect the Serial ATA data
and the Serial ATA power
6. Place the top cover back and
fix the 4 screws from the
The specifications for the Internal Hard Drive must be the following:
• Size: 3,5”
• Minimum RPM 7200
• Maximum capacity of 6TB.
• We recommended to use optimized HDD for surveillance as “Western Digital
Purple” or “Seagate Surveillance HDD”.
We strongly do not recommend to use a standard PC HDD, since a standard HDD is not
ready to work 24/7 and the HDD might stop working due to the very high workload.
IMPORTANT: Using a standard HDD for 24/7 surveillance could lead to Hard disk failures and data
loss.
the bottom of the NVR. And
remove the top cover.
corresponding ports.
mounting screws into the HDD
cables to the HDD accordingly.
When plugged in correctly, the
cable snaps in.
down and let the screws slide
into the mounting holes then
secure the 4 HDD mounting
screws firmly.
bottom of the NVR.
Important! If the HDD needs to be replaced or dismounted: Shut down the
NVR and then unplug the power cable before you open the case to replace the
HDD.
3. Local Operation
Left click
When you have selected one menu item, left click mouse to view
In input box, you can select input methods. Left click the
Double left
Implement special control operation such as double click one item in
In multiple-window mode, double left click one channel to view in fullRight click
In Live stream monitor mode, opens the main menu.
Back function
Exit current menu without saving the modification.
Drag
Select motion detection zone
Select privacy mask zone.
3.1. Installation
Step 1: Turn ON the NVR. Connect the power supply to the power supply port.
Step 2: Connect the power supply cable to the power socket. The 3 Red Indicator lights will
turn on and the device will start booting.
Step3: Connect the NVR to the router with an Ethernet cable.
Step 4: Wait until the booting is completed and the NVR beeps once.
Step 5: Connect the monitor screen to the NVR with a VGA or HDMI cable
Step 6: Connect the mouse to the USB port on the rear of the NVR
3.2. Mouse operation
Please refer to the following sheet for mouse operation instruction.
mouse
click mouse
menu content.
corresponding button on the panel you can input numeral/English
character (small/capitalized). Here ← stands for backspace button.
stands for space button.
In English input mode: _stands for input a backspace icon and ←
stands for deleting the previous character.
In numeral input mode: _ stands for clear and ← stands for deleting
the previous numeral.
the file list to playback the video.
＿
mouse
mouse
window.
Double left click current video again to go back to previous multiplewindow mode.
4. Web Interface Basic Operation
4.1. VIO-Web Player
4.1.1. Downloading and Installing the Cam4Home-Desktop-Web Player
1. Download and install the Cam4Home-Desktop-Web Player software for windows from our
website: https://www.blaupunkt.com/en/nc/servicesupport/downloads/
2. Select Series -> VIO-Series. Then select Filetype -> Software and press submit.
3. Now download the “VIO -- Cam4Home Desktop Webplayer - Software - EN”.
4. Unzip the file “VIO_--_Webplayer_-_Software.zip” file then run the Cam4Home
Webplayer.exe .
Note: This software is for Windows only.
For users with MAC: Use a Network Scanner to identify the IP of the NVR and type it on your
Safari browser. Install our safari plugin and follow the steps from 4.3 onwards.
4.2.2 Launching the VIO-Web Player and performing a network scan
1. Launch the Cam4Home-Desktop-Web Player click “confirm” to start the network scan to
find the Blaupunkt NVR in the network. (The network scan usually takes 10-60 seconds
dependent on the networks performance)
2. Find the Model “NVR” and click on the “Explorer Icon” at the right.
3. Now the NVR Web Interface will open. Log in to the NVR using the user “admin” and the
password you configured on point
6.1 Password change.
6. NVR 1st time configurationexplained on this manual. For the “Back”
function use the right click of the
There are 2 ways to config the NVR for the first time:
Web Interface: Log in through the web interface (point 5. Web Interface
Operation)
Local configuration: Connect a screen and a mouse to the NVR (4. Local
Operation)
Follow the Smart Wizard to setup the NVR for the 1st time.
6.1 Password change
Input a new password for the NVR
and click “next”. The Password must
contain at least 8 characters,
including at least 2 of the following:
Capital letters, small letters, number
and special characters. Please do not
use any of the following characters:
& ' , " .
Note: For your device own safety,
please create a strong password of
your own choosing. We also
recommend you change your
password periodically especially in
the high security system.
For local operation only: Set a unlock
pattern for the NVR.
If you set a unlock pattern the NVR will
adopt a unlock pattern to login.
If there is no need to set unlock pattern
click “skip”. If there is no unlock pattern
the user will need to input the
password from point 6.1 to access to
the NVR.
6.2 Security question
Input an email on the first field if you desire to have a recovery password method, otherwise
click on the checkbox to deactivate recovery password function. Select and answer 3 security
questions. Then click next and OK on the next window.
Email: Input an email address for reset password purpose. In case you forgot password in the
future, input the security code you got on the assigned email to reset the password of admin.
If you have not input email here or you need to update the email information, please go to
the main menu->Setting->System->Account to set. Refer to chapter 4.10.1 Account for
detailed information.
Security question: Set security questions and corresponding answers. Properly answer the
questions to reset admin password. In case you have not input security question here or you
need to update the security question information, please go to the main menu->Setting>System->Account->Security question to set. Refer to chapter 4.10.1.3 Security question for
detailed information.
6.3 General settings
Setup the General, Date/time and Holiday tab settings according to your needs.
Note: Local operation and web interface option may differ. Images are as reference only.
6.3.1
Set device basic information such as device name, serial number and etc
General
Device Name: Input a corresponding device name here.
Device No: When you are using one remote control (not included in the
accessory bag) to control several NVRs, you can give a name to each NVR for
your management.
Language: The NVR currently supports English only. More languages will be
included in future Firmware Upgrades
Instant Replay: It is to set playback time you can view in the preview interface.
The value ranges from 5 to 60 minutes.
Auto logout: Here is for you to set auto logout interval once login user remains
inactive for a specified time. Value ranges from 0 to 60 minutes.
IPC Time Sync: You can input an interval here to synchronize the NVR time and
IPC time.
Navigation bar: Check the box here, system displays the navigation bar on the
interface.
Mouse sensitivity: You can set double click speed via dragging the slide bard.
You can Click Default button to restore default setup.
Click Apply button to save settings
Note: To change any configuration for this menu later on is possible to access this
menu from Main menu->Setting->System->General->General.
6.3.2 Date & Time
Here you can set device time. You can enable NTP (Network Time Protocol) function
so that the device can sync time with the NTP server.
Important: Stop record operation before making any modification.
System time: Set the system time according to your Time Zone. Default time
zone is GTM+1
Date format: There are three types: YYYYY-MM-DD: MM-DD-YYYYY or DD-MM-
YYYY.
Date separator: There are three denotations to separate date: dot, beeline and
solidus.
DST: Set DST time and date by week or by date. Input start time and end time.
By Default DST is enable according to Central Europe Time.
Time format: There are two types: 24-hour mode or 12-hour mode.
NTP: Set NTP server, port and interval.
Click Apply button to save settings
Note: To change any configuration for this menu later on is possible to access this
menu from Main menu->Setting->System->General->Date&Time.
6.3.3 Holiday
Here you can add, edit, delete holiday. After you successfully set holiday information,
you can view holiday item on the record and snapshot period.
Step 1 Click Holiday button.
Step 2 Click Add new holiday button, device displays the following interface.
Step 3 Set holiday name, repeat mode and holiday mode.
Step 4 Click Add more to add new holiday information.
a) Click Add button, you can add current holiday to the list
Step 5 Click the dropdown list of the state; you can enable/disable holiday date
a) Click to change the holiday information. Click to delete current date
Step 6 Click Apply button to save settings.
Note: To change any configuration for this menu later on is possible to access this menu
from Main menu->Setting->System->General->Holiday
6.4
P2P / QR code
The NVR will display two QR codes. We recommend taking a screenshot of this QR codes since
they will be useful in the future to config the Cam4Home App. Then click “next”. P2P must be
enabled to work with the app Cam4Home. For more info regarding Cam4Home app please
refer to menu XXXXXXXXXX
6.5 Basic Network Settings
On the Smart Wizard this step will appear only on under Local operation.
By default the NVR is configured via DHCP.
Click the pencil icon to edit the NVR network settings.
IP Version: There are two options IP formats: IPv4 and IPv6.
MAC address: The host in the LAN can get a unique MAC address. It is for you
to access in the LAN. It is read-only.
IP address: Here you can use up/down button () or input the
corresponding number to input IP address. Then you can set the corresponding
subnet mask the default gateway.
Preferred DNS server: DNS server IP address.
Alternate DNS server: DNS server alternate address.
Default Network Card: If the NVR has more than 1 network card select your
default network card.
Default gateway: Here you can input the default gateway. Please note system
needs to check the validity of all IPv6 addresses. The IP address and the default
gateway shall be in the same IP section. That is to say, the specified length of the
subnet prefix shall have the same string.
DHCP: It is to auto search IP. When enable DHCP function, you cannot modify
IP/Subnet mask /Gateway.
MTU: It is to set MTU value of the network adapter. The value ranges from 1280-
7200 bytes. The default setup is 1500 bytes.
Click Next to complete the settings.
Note: To change any configuration for this menu later on is possible to access this menu
from Main menu->Setting->Network
6.6 Cameras registration
The following menu allows you to add cameras that are on the same
network as the NVR.
If you don’t have or you don’t want to add any camera at this point click the button
“Skip” to omit this step.
To add cameras follow the steps listed below.
1. Click “device search” to perform a network scan looking for configured
Blaupunkt VIO cameras or ONVIF cameras on the network. (The cameras need
to be connected to the network before performing the scan).
2. To add cameras to the NVR click on the left check box and select the desired
cameras. Now click “Add”.
3. All the selected cameras will be added to the NVR and displayed on the bottom part
of the interface. The NVR will detect the cameras by Channels, from the first channel
D1 (the first camera on the list) to last channel D8 (The last camera from the list).
4. Click the pencil icon to open the quick connection setting for the camera:
Cam Name: Write the name for the camera (E.g. B30-Front Door). When
streaming or recording this name will be displayed on the bottom left.
IP Address: Camera IP Address.
User Name: Camera default username is “admin”. Don’t change it unless you
have created other username on the camera.
Password: Re-write the password field with the password from that camera.
Then click “Connect”.
Channel Nº: Input channel amount or click the Connect button to get the
channel amount of the remote device.
Remote channel No.: After getting the remote device channel amount, click
Setup to select a channel.
Decode buffer: There are three items: realtime, local, fluent.
5. If the password is correct the Camera will be connected to the NVR and the status will
change to green (the Status change to green takes around 1 minute). Do the same
with all the cameras.
Note: If the cameras are still offline after changing the password review the password.
If the problem persist it might be a network issue that doesn’t allows the NVR to
communicate with the camera.
6. Once all the cameras are displayed with the status connected click the Next button.
After a camera is added the NVR is able to receive, storage, and manage the video
streams of the cameras. You can view, browse, playback, manage several cameras at
the same time.
Note: To change any configuration for this menu later on is possible to access this
menu from Main menu->Setting->Camera->Registration
6.7 Cameras recording
The NVR will record video or snapshots according to this configurations.
There are 4 recording types:
- Continuous (green): The NVR will record continuously during the selected time.
- MD (yellow): The NVR will start recording only if Motion Detection is detected. Please
refer to chapter XXXXX to learn more about Motion detection.
- Alarm (red): The NVR will start recording only if an alarm events is detected. Please
refer to chapter XXXXX to learn more about Alarm settings.
o E.g. Internet disconnection, IP conflict, masking alarm, etc.
- MD&Alarm (blue): The NVR will will start recording only if Motion Detection or an
Alarm event is detected.
6.7.1
By default all the cameras are configured to record 24/7. Change the configuration according
to your needs.
1. To modify the recording schedule select the desired “Channel” (Camera) or all
Cameras from the dropdown menu.
2. Click on the “Setup” button or the engine icon to modify the desired day.
Cameras recording
3. A new window will pop-up with the working period interface.
4. Input a starting and ending time for the time period.
5. Select one or more record types for the desired period.
6. It’s possible to config up to six different periods per day.
7. At the bottom select the desired days for that period. Note: The day that was selected
on step 2 is mandatory, to exclude it go back and select a different day at step 2.
8. When it’s done click “Ok” to complete the setup of working period.
Note: This will config only the recording schedule for the NVR. It’s possible to have other
recording schedules for each camera for video recordings on the SD-Card or FTP/NAS that
will work independently.
9. Click next to continue to the Camera Configuration.
After the schedules set, the cameras will record according to the period have set.
For example, the alarm motion period is from 6:00～18:00 Monday, camera will record
any motion detection during the 6:00～18:00.
Important:
For the NVR to record MD (motion detect) or MD&Alarm its mandatory to have motion
detection enabled on the desired camera channel. Please refer to menu XXXXXX to learn
how to activate motion detection for the camera camera.
For the NVR to record Alarm or MD&Alarm it’s mandatory to have alarm settings
configured. Refer to menu XXXXXX to learn how to activate alarm detection for the
camera camera.
Note: To change any configuration for this menu later on is possible to access this
menu from Main menu->Setting->Storage->Schedule->Record
6.7.2
For snapshots recording click the “snapshots” tab and follow the same steps as for video
recording explained on chapter 4.8.1 Cameras Video Recording.
Cameras Snapshot Recording
6.8 Cameras event configuration
If the “Enable” box is checked means that a camera is detected on that channel. Otherwise it
will mean that no camera is active on that channel and configuration is not possible.
To change the settings of a camera click on the dropdown menu and select the desired camera
/ channel. Change the settings according to your needs.
6.8.1 To config motion detection areas go to “Region” and click the “Setup”
button.
6.8.2 On the new window click and drag the mouse to config motion detection
areas. It is possible to create and configurate up to 4 different areas with their
own parameters. Define the area sensitivity for each area according to your
needs.
6.8.3 Once the motion detection areas are set click “OK” to save the settings.
6.8.4 Once the camera setting are complete click “Next”.
The 1st time setup is complete and the NVR will log out. To access the NVR again please refer
to chapter “5. Managing your NVR”.
7. NVR Settings
To open the Main Menu on the local interface use the right click.
To open the Main menu on the web interface go to the click “Setup” on the top right bar
menu. Refer to chapter 5 to learn how to connect to the web interface.
7.1 Camera
7.1.1 Registration
7.1.1.1 Registration
The following menu allows you to add cameras that are on the same network as the NVR.
If you don’t have or you don’t want to add any camera at this point click the button “Skip”
to omit this step.
To add cameras follow the steps listed below.
1. Click “device search” to perform a network scan looking for configured Blaupunkt VIO
cameras or ONVIF cameras on the network. (The cameras need to be connected to the
network before performing the scan).
2. To add cameras to the NVR click on the left check box and select the desired cameras.
Now click “Add”.
3. All the selected cameras will be added to the NVR and displayed on the bottom part
of the interface. The NVR will detect the cameras by Channels, from the first channel
D1 (the first camera on the list) to last channel D8 (The last camera from the list).
4. Click the pencil icon to open the quick connection setting for the camera:
Cam Name: Write the name for the camera (E.g. B30-Front Door). When
streaming or recording this name will be displayed on the bottom left.
IP Address: Camera IP Address.
User Name: Camera default username is “admin”. Don’t change it unless you
have created other username on the camera.
Password: Re-write the password field with the password from that camera.
Then click “Connect”.
Channel Nº: Input channel amount or click the Connect button to get the
channel amount of the remote device.
Remote channel No.: After getting the remote device channel amount, click
Setup to select a channel.
Decode buffer: There are three items: realtime, local, fluent.
5. If the password is correct the Camera will be connected to the NVR and the status will
change to green (the Status change to green takes around 1 minute). Do the same
with all the cameras.
Note: If the cameras are still offline after changing the password review the password.
If the problem persist it might be a network issue that doesn’t allows the NVR to
communicate with the camera.
6. Once all the cameras are displayed with the status connected click the Next button.
After a camera is added the NVR is able to receive, storage, and manage the video
streams of the cameras. You can view, browse, playback, manage several cameras at
the same time.
7.1.1 . 2 Status
Here you can view the IPC status of the corresponding channel such as motion detect,
video loss, tampering, alarm and etc. See Figure 4-55.
IPC status: : Front-end does not support. : Front-end supports. :
There is alarm event from current front-end.
Connection status: : Connection succeeded. : Connection failed.
Refresh: Click it to get latest front-end channel status.
7.1.1.3 Firmware
It is to upgrade the connected network camera firmware. It includes online upgrade and file
upgrade.
From main menu->setting->camera->remote, the interface is shown as below.
7.1.1.4 Upgrade
Step 1 Download the latest manual for your cameras from Blaupunkt download center:
https://www.blaupunkt.com/en/nc/servicesupport/downloads/
Step 2 Go to your “Downloads” folder and look for the Firmware file. The file Firmware will be
downloaded as a Zip (compressed folder). To unzip the file, open the zipped folder, then
drag the file from the zipped folder to a new location (E.g. to your desktop). Once
extracted the Firmware will be a .bin file.
Step 3 Place the .bin file on a USB stick.
Step 4 Install the USB stick on the NVR USB port located at the back
Step 5 On the NVR click “Select” button and choose the .bin file and click the OK button.
After successful operation, system pops up upgrade successful dialogue box.
Note
If there are too much remote devices, select device type from the drop-down list to
search the remote device you desire.
7.1.2 Image
It is to set network camera parameters according to different environments. It is to get
the best video effect.
From main menu->setting->camera->image, you can see the image interface is shown as
below.
Click on the channel drop-down menu and select the desired camera. Image settings
options will change according to the selected camera model.
Channel: Select a channel from the dropdown list.
Saturation: It is to adjust monitor window saturation. The value ranges from 0 to 100. The
default value is 50. The larger the number, the strong the color is. This value has no effect on
the general brightness of the whole video. The video color may become too strong if the
value is too high. For the grey part of the video, the distortion may occur if the white
balance is not accurate. Please note the video may not be attractive if the value is too low.
The recommended value ranges from 40 to 60.
Brightness: It is to adjust monitor window bright. The value ranges from 0 to 100. The
default value is 50. The larger the number is, the bright the video is. When you input the
value here, the bright section and the dark section of the video will be adjusted accordingly.
You can use this function when the whole video is too dark or too bright. Please note the
video may become hazy if the value is too high. The recommended value ranges from 40 to
60.
Contrast: It is to adjust monitor window contrast. The value ranges from 0 to 100. The
default value is 50. The larger the number is, the higher the contrast is. You can use this
function when the whole video bright is OK but the contrast is not proper. Please note the
video may become hazy if the value is too low. If this value is too high, the dark section may
lack brightness while the bright section may over exposure .The recommended value ranges
from 40 to 60.
Auto Iris: It is for the device of the auto lens. You can check the box before ON to enable this
function. The auto iris may change if the light becomes different. When you disable this
function, the iris is at the max. System does not add the auto iris function in the exposure
control. This function is on by default.
Mirror: It is to switch video up and bottom limit. This function is disabled by default.
Flip: It is to switch video left and right limit. This function is disabled by default.
BLC: It includes several options: BLC/WDR/HLC/OFF.
BLC: The device auto exposures according to the environments situation so that the
darkest area of the video is cleared
WDR: For the WDR scene, this function can lower the high bright section and enhance
the brightness of the low bright section. So that you can view these two sections clearly
at the same time. The value ranges from 1 to 100. When you switch the camera from noWDR mode to the WDR mode, system may lose several seconds record video.
HLC: After you enabled HLC function, the device can lower the brightness of the
brightest section according to the HLC control level. It can reduce the area of the halo
and lower the brightness of the whole video.
OFF: It is to disable the BLC function. Please note this function is disabled by default.
Profile: It is to set the white balance mode. It has effect on the general hue of the video. This
function is on by default. You can select the different scene mode such as auto, sunny,
cloudy, home, office, night, disable and etc to adjust the video to the best quality.
Auto: The auto white balance is on. System can auto compensate the color temperature
to make sure the vide color is proper.
Sunny: The threshold of the white balance is in the sunny mode.
Night: The threshold of the white balance is in the night mode.
Customized: You can set the gain of the red/blue channel. The value reneges from 0 to
100.
Day/night. It is to set device color and the B/W mode switch. The default setup is auto.
Color: Device outputs the color video.
Auto: Device auto select to output the color or the B/W video according to the device
feature (The general bright of the video or there is IR light or not.)
B/W: The device outputs the black and white video.
Sensor: It is to set when there is peripheral connected IR light.
Please note some non-IR series product support sensor input function.
7.1.3 Encode
It is to set video encode parameters such as video bit rates, video overlay, snapshot settings
7.1.3.1 Encode mode
It is to set IPC encode mode, resolution, bit stream type and etc.
From Main menu->Setting->System->Encode, you can see the following interface.
Click on the channel drop-down menu and select the desired camera. Encode settings
options will change according to the selected camera model.
Note
Some series products support three streams: main stream, sub stream 1, sub stream 2. The sub
stream maximally supports 1080P.
Channel: Select the channel you want.
Type: It is to set device bit stream type.
For main stream, there are three options: regular/motion detect/alarm. The sub stream
supports regular bit streams only.
The active control frame function (ACF) can record in different frame rates. For example,
you can use high frame rate to record important events, record scheduled event in lower
frame rate.
Set different frame rates for different record events.
Note
Some series products do not support motion detect bit streams and alarm streams.
Compression: Video encode mode.
H.264: Main Profile encode mode.
H.264H: High Profile encode mode.
H.264B: Baseline Profile encode mode.
H.265: Main Profile encode mode.
MJPEG: System needs high bit streams to guarantee video definition. Use the
recommended max bit stream value to get the better video effect.
Smart Codec: This function is to reduce bit streams.
Note
Some series products support smart codec function.
After changing smart code, please reboot network camera and some network camera
functions (such as IVS, ROI, SVC, lobby mode and etc.) becomes null. Please think twice
before the operation.
Resolution: The resolution here refers to the capability of the network camera.
Note
Different series products support different resolutions. Please refer to the actual interface for
detailed information.
Frame rate (FPS): The video frame amount displayed in each second. The higher the frame
rate is, the clearer and more fluent the video is. The frame rate may vary depending on the
resolution.
Bit rate type: System supports two types: CBR and VBR.
Main stream: It is to set frame rate to change video quality. The higher the frame rate is,
the better the video quality is. The referenced bit rate is the recommended value.
Sub stream: In CBR mode, the bit stream is near the specified value. In VBR mode, the
video quality changes according to the bit stream value. But its max value is near the
specified value. Reference bit rate: The reference bit rate depends on the resolution and
frame rate you set.
Video/audio: You can enable or disable the video/audio. The main stream is enabled by
default. After enable the audio function, the record file is composite file consisting of the
video and audio. For the sub stream 1, please enable video first and then enable audio
function.
Audio format: Set audio encode format.
Note
Different series products support different audio encode mode. Please refer to the actual
interface for detailed information.
Sampling rate: Audio sampling rate refers to the sampling amount within 1 second. The
higher the value is, the better the audio is. The default setup is 8K.
Copy: After you complete the setup, you can click Copy button to copy current setup to
other channel(s). You can see an interface is shown as in Figure 4-52. You can see current
channel number is grey. Please check the number to select the channel or you can check the
box ALL. Please click the OK button in Figure 4-52 and Figure 4-50 respectively to complete
the setup. Please note, once you check the All box, you set same encode setup for all
channels. Audio/video enable box, overlay button and the copy button is shield.
Please highlight icon to select the corresponding function.
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