Commax HX-800E Instruction Manual

INSTRUCTION MANUAL (HDEX Ver 1.1(2011-12-13)

H.264 Video Compression

Digital Video Recorder

HX-800E

About this user guide

Before installing and using this unit, please read this user guide carefully .
Be sure to keep it handy for later reference

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Safety Precautions

Explanation of Graphical Symbols

WARNING

To reduce a risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this product to rain or moisture.

CAUTION

Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the manufacturer may void the user’s authority to
operate this equipment.

CAUTION

Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced.
Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer.
Discard used batteries according to the manufacturer’s instructions.

This symbol indicates the presence of important operating and

maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the
product.

This symbol indicates the presence of uninsulated ”danger ous voltage”
within the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to
constitute a risk of electric shock to persons.

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These precautions must be followed for safety reasons.

Warning

 Do not use if the unit emits smoke, strange sounds are heard, or odor is emitted.
 Make sur e the power cable is not damaged.
 Make sur e there is no dust accumulation on the power plug or the outlet.
 Disassem bly prohibited
 Do not place any foreign objects inside the unit.
 Do not place a container holding water or other liquids above the unit when it is connected to

power.

 Do not allow the unit to get wet.
 Do not use during thunder/thunder storms.
 Do not place in an unstable position.
 Do not expose to shock or vibration.
 Do not use this unit in areas where it is exposed to the possibility of explosion.

Caution

 Do not pull on the power cable when removing the power plug from the outlet.
 Do not touch the power plug with wet hands.

 Do not sit on.
 Make sur e the cables are connected properly.
 Do not place heavy objects on connected units.
 Never move this unit while the power is turned on.
 Remove the power plug from the outlet when the unit is going to remain unused for long periods of

time.

 Do not block the cooling fans or air ducts.
 Do not expose to extreme temperatures or humidity changes.

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Warning

Installation and servicing should be performed only by qualified and experienced personnel.
Turn off the power of the DVR when connecting cameras, audio or sensor cables.
The manufacturer is not responsible for any damage caused by improper use of the product or failure to
follow instructions for the product.
The manufacturer is not responsible for any problems caused by or resulting from the user physically
opening the DVR f or examination or attempting to fix the unit. The manufacturer may not be held liable for
any issues with the unit if the warranty seal is removed.

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Product Components

The package contains the main unit and its components as specified below. When you purchase the unit,
Please check to ensure the components specified below are included.

DVR Set

DVD-RW (option)

Client Software CD
Remote Control

Battery1.5V (AAA x 2EA)

Quick Guide

HDD data power cable

HDD mounting bracket & Screw

DVD-RW mounting bracket & Screw

HDD & DVD-RW fixing screw

Adaptor (DC12V 5A )
& Power Cable (110V or 220V)

Mouse (Option)

Items 4/8CH DVR

16CH DVR

DVD-RW ver. Basic ver.
HDD data power cable 1EA 2EA 4EA
HDD mounting bracket 1EA 2EA 2EA (for 2pcs)
HDD Mounting bracket screw 4EA 8EA 16EA
DVD-RW mounting bracket 1EA

X X

DVD-RW Mounting bracket screw 4EA
HDD/DVD-RW fixing screw 8EA 8EA 2EA

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Basic function of the MOUSE

① : Left button: SELECT function

② : Right button : menu popup button (live screen)

③ : Wheel: Digital zoom function on the playback mode

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Mounting the HARD DISK

1. Before installing bracket and screws onto
HDD

2.

After installing bracket and screws

onto HDD.

3.

Installation HDD and Bracket onto base

case (Inside)

4. Installation HDD and Bracket onto base
case (Outside)

5. Aft

er connecting power cable and data

cable with HDD

6.

Whole picture after installation HDD

and DVD-RW

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Compatible HDD Models

Seagate

ST32000542AS(Barracuda LP) 2 TB 5900 RPM 32 MB

Seagate

ST31000340SV(Surveillance) 1 TB 7200 RPM 32 MB

Seagate

ST3100528AS(Barracuda) 1 TB 7200 RPM 32 MB

Seagate

ST3500830SCE 500 GB 7200 RPM 8 MB

Seagate

ST3500418AS(Barracuda) 500 GB 7200 RPM 16 MB

Seagate

ST3500410AS(Barracuda) 500 GB 7200 RPM 16 MB

Seagate

ST3250410AS(Barracuda) 250 GB 7200 RPM 16 MB

Seagate

ST3250310SV(Surveillance) 250 GB 7200 RPM 8 MB

Seagate

ST3250318AS(Barracuda) 250 GB 7200 RPM 8 MB

Seagate

ST3160815AS(Barracuda) 160 GB 7200 RPM 8 MB

HITACHI

HDS722020ALA330 2 TB 7200 RPM 32 MB

HITACHI

HDS721010KLA330 1 TB 7200 RPM 32 MB

HITACHI

HDT721010SLA360 1 TB 7200 RPM 16 MB

HITACHI

HDS721010CLA332 1 TB 7200 RPM 32 MB

HITACHI

HDS721050CLA362 500 GB 7200 RPM 16 MB

HITACHI

HDP725050GLA360 500 GB 7200 RPM 16 MB

HITACHI

HDS721032CLA362 320 GB 7200 RPM 16 MB

HITACHI

HDS721025CLA382 250 GB 7200 RPM 8 MB

HITACHI

HDT721025SLA380 250 G B 7200 RPM 8 MB

HITACHI

HDP725025GLA380 250 GB 7200 RPM 8 MB

Weste rn Digit al

WD20EADS 2 TB 7200 RPM 32 MB

Weste rn Digit al

WD10EACS 1 TB 7200 RPM 16 MB

Weste rn Digit al

WD5000AACS 500 GB 7200 RPM 16 MB

Western Digital

WD2500AAKS 250 GB 7200 RPM 16 MB

NOTICE

The brands and models of all HDD should be the same. If the brands and models of each HDD are different
with others, the DVR may not recognize HDD.

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Specification

ITEM H.264 Economic 8ch HD DVR

Video Compression H.264 (Main Profile)
Video Input 8 HD-SDI (1080p25/30, 1080i50/60, 720p25/30/50/60 Auto Detection)

Video Output

1 HDMI (Max. 1920x1080p60 and Various Resolution)

1 VGA (Max. 1920x1080p60 and Various Resolution)
Audio Compression G.711
Audio Input 8ch (8 RCA )
Audio Output 1 RCA, 1 HDMI
Sensor Input 8 TTL, NC/NO Selectable
Alarm Output 2ch Relay Out by Sensor, Motion and Video Loss
POS 1 RS-232C
PTZ & Controller 1 RS-485
USB 2 USB 2.0 (1 Front Panel and 1 Rear Panel)
Network 10/100/1000 Base-T (RJ-45), Auto MDI/MDIX
Multiple Operation PentaPlex (Live/Recording/Playback/Backup/Network)
Motion Detection Yes (20x11)
Recording Resolution HD 1280x720 192fps or1920x1080 80fps
Recording Quality 5 Levels
Recording Mode Continuous, Schedule, Motion, Sensor, Manual
Pre-Recording Max. 20 minutes
Post-Recording Min. 10 seconds and Max. 60 seconds
Watermarking Yes
Search Mode Timeline, Event, Archive, Log and First/Last/Specific Time
Playback Zoom Digital Zoom (Zoom -in of specific area)

Playback Speed

FF: x1/4, x1/2, x2, x4, x8, x16, x32,x64

FR: x1, x2, x4, x8, x16 and x32,x64
Backup File Format JPEG(Snap Shot), Proprietary Format(Video Clip)
Backup Media USB Stick/HDD(using by USB Port)/DVD
Huge Backup Yes
Backup Player Built-in Player for PC
Internal Storage 2 SATA HDDs (or 1HDD+1DVDRW)
External Storage 2 e-SATA for RAID
SMART HDD Error Check and Reporting using by Alarm and e-Mail
File system Self-developed, Reliable and Stable File system
User Interface Graphic User Interface, Mouse, IR Remote Controller and Keypad
Dual Streaming Resolution, Frame Rate and Quality Control per Channel
PC Client Live, Search/Playback, Backup and PTZ

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Web Client Live, Search/Playback, Backup and PTZF
Remote Setup Yes
Remote Upgrade Yes
3G Mobile Ye s (iPhone, Android, Blackberry)
DST (Daylight Saving Time) Yes
Multiple Language Yes
NTP Yes
DDNS Yes
Protocols RTP, RTSP, RTCP, HTTP, DDNS, NTP, SMTP, DHCP
Operational Condition

0℃~40℃ (32℉~104℉), Humidity 20~80%
Power Free Voltage DC12V / 5A
Net Weight (Gross Weight) 4.8Kgs (7.4 Kgs)
Unit Dimension (W x D x H) 430mm(W) x315mm(D) x 98mm(H)
Certifications CE, FCC, KCC

Specifications are subject to change without notice

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Table of Contents

1. Name, Function and Connection ........................................................................................ 13

1-1. Front Panel ................................................................................................................................... 13

1-2. Rear Panel ................................................................................................................................... 15

1-3. Remote control ............................................................................................................................. 16

2. Setting up the DVR ............................................................................................................ 16

2-1. Setup – Main Screen .................................................................................................................... 17

2-2. Setup – Display Mode .................................................................................................................. 20

2-3. Setup – Recording Mode .............................................................................................................. 22

2-3-1. Recording Schedules ................................................................................................................ 25

2-4. Setup – Device Mode ................................................................................................................... 26

2-4-1. ALARM-OUT ............................................................................................................................. 27

2-4-2 Controller & PTZ Setup .............................................................................................................. 28

2-4-3. Motion Zone Setup .................................................................................................................... 29

2-5. Setup – Storage Mode .................................................................................................................. 30

2-6. Setup – System Mode .................................................................................................................. 32

2-7. Setup – SECURITY Mode ............................................................................................................ 36

2-8. Setup – Network Mode ................................................................................................................. 37

2-8-1. Port and Web Port ..................................................................................................................... 39

2-8-2. Network Types .......................................................................................................................... 39

2-8-2-1. DHCP ..................................................................................................................................... 39

2-8-2-2. LAN ........................................................................................................................................ 39

2-8-3. DDNS ........................................................................................................................................ 40

2-8-4. NETWORK STR EAM ................................................................................................................ 41

2-9. Setup - CONFIG Mode ................................................................................................................. 42

3. Saving Setup ..................................................................................................................... 43

4. Live, Search, and Playback ............................................................................................... 44

4-1. Live Viewing Screen ..................................................................................................................... 44

4-2. SEARCH Screen .......................................................................................................................... 46

4-2-1. TIME-LINE Search .................................................................................................................... 47

4-2-2. Event Search ............................................................................................................................. 48

4-2-3. Go T o First Time ........................................................................................................................ 49

4-2-4. Go To Last Time ........................................................................................................................ 49

4-2-5. Go T o Speci fic Ti me ................................................................................................................... 49

4-2-6. Archive Search .......................................................................................................................... 49

4-2-7. Log Search ................................................................................................................................ 50

4-3. Play mode .................................................................................................................................... 51

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5. PTZ Control .......................................................................................................................... 52

6. Back up ................................................................................................................................ 53

6-1. Still Image backup onto USB flash memory .................................................................................. 53

6-2. Video backup onto USB flash memory ......................................................................................... 54

6-3. Transferring still images or video from the ARCHIVE list .............................................................. 54

6-4. Playback of Backup Video ............................................................................................................ 55

7. Upgrading Firmware ............................................................................................................. 56

8. Network access using the Exclusive network viewer, IVMS multi .......................................... 60

8-1. Overview ...................................................................................................................................... 60

8-2. Minimum PC requirements ........................................................................................................... 61

8-3. Installing the program ................................................................................................................... 61

8-4. Live Window ................................................................................................................................. 62

8-4-1. Main user interface ........................................................................................... 63

8-4-2. Control buttons ................................................................................................. 63

8-5. Search and Playback Window ...................................................................................................... 64

8-5-1. Main user interface ........................................................................................... 64

8-5-2. Main control panel ............................................................................................ 65

8-6. Setup of IVMS Multi Client ............................................................................................................ 67

8-6-1. General ............................................................................................................ 67

8-6-2. Event ................................................................................................................ 68

8-6-3. Record ............................................................................................................. 69

8-6-4. OSD ................................................................................................................. 70

8-6-5. Lang uage ......................................................................................................... 70

8-6-6. About ................................................................................................................ 71

8-7. Remote Setup .............................................................................................................................. 71

8-8. Operation ..................................................................................................................................... 76

8-8-1. Addition, Delete, and modify of DVR sites ........................................................ 76

8-8-2. Connect and Disconnect .................................................................................. 78

8-8-3. Still-image capture during Live ......................................................................... 80

8-8-4. Recording video on local PC during Live .......................................................... 81

8-8-5. Local Playback and Remote Playback ............................................................. 81

8-8-6. AVI Backup during playback ............................................................................. 84

9. Network – By a web-browser viewer ..................................................................................... 86

APPENDIX: How to connect network ........................................................................................ 89

A. How to set IP address of the DVR and open TCP port of the router? ............................................ 89

B. How to access DVR from Remote PC? ........................................................................................ 91

C. How to access DVR with iPhone? ................................................................................................... 94

D. How to access DVR with Andr oid? .................................................................................................. 95

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1. Name, Function and Connection

1-1. Front Panel

The following information will help you to operate the front panel controls.

Figure 2.1.1. Front panel

NO. Name Description

A

POWER

Indicating that the system is switched on

B

HDD

Indicating that the system is accessing the hard disk.

C

NETWORK

Indicating that when Network client connects through the network.

D

ALARM

Indicating that when sensor(s) is/are triggered or motion is detected.

Table2.1.1. Indication lamps

Table 2.1.2. Front panel buttons

NO Name Description

1

Channel keys.

2

Press to playback or pause on the Search mode

3

Press to rewind the footage in playback mode.
1x, 2x, 4x, 8x, 16x, 32x

4

Jump/Step backward. In playback mode, the playback position
moves 60 seconds backward.

5

Press to start or stop manual recording

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6

Press to fast forward the footage in playback mode.
2x, 4x, 8x, 16x, 32x

7

Jump/Step forward. In playback mode, th

e playback position

moves 60 seconds forward.

8

Show the information of DVR

9

Press to control Pan/Tilt/Zoom operations

10

Press to capture video in jpeg format or video clip on playback
mode

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Press for temporary storage of the changed value or to r eturn to
the previous menu screen.

12

Press for display a channel number, channel name, resolution,
frame rate, quality and recording type of each channel

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Press for display or disappear menu OSD bar under screen

14

Press to enable/disable ALARM operation

15

Enable/disable the automatic sequence of display of channels
in full screen and quad display mode

16

Press to go to SEARCH menu in live display mode

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Click the LOCK button when you want to lock and unlock the
DVR

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Press to select audio mode such as SINGLE, and MUTE.
MUTE- All of 4 channels.
SINGLE- Highlighted channel only.

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Press to enter SETUP menu

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20

Select 1/4 channel display

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USB Port

To arc hive still-image or video into a USB memory or upgrade
firmw

are with USB memory stick, connect a USB memory to

the USB terminal. You can connect USB MOUSE as well.

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▲(UP)

Press to move up the menu in Setup mode.

23 ◀(LEFT)

Press to move left or to change the values in Setup mode.

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▼(DOWN)

Press to move down the menu in Setup mode.

25 ▶(RIGHT)

Press to move right or to change the values in Setup mode.

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Press to select desired menu item or to store the setup value.

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DVD sliding door

Open sliding door horizontally to use DVDRW for backup

1-2. Rear Panel

Figure 2.2.1. Rear Panel (800E)

Table 2.2.1. Rear panel connections

NO Connection Purpose

1

VIDEO IN

8 HD-SDI connectors for video input.

2

AUDIO IN

8 Audio Input (RCA)

AUDIO OUT

1 connector for audio output.

3

HDMI OUT

Main Video Output

4

VGA

Connector for VGA Monitor

5

RS-232

RS-232 control Terminal

6

E-SATA

2 e-SATA ports to archive still-imag e or video into an External
Storage HDD.

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7

ETHERNET

RJ-45 connector for network function

8

USB Port

Connector for Mouse or Backup

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SENSOR IN

8 Connectors for sensor device connection

10

ALARM OUT

2 Connector for alarm device connection.
Provides simple On/Off switching by

using relay. 0.5A/125V,

1A/30V

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RS-485

RS-485 control terminal

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POWER

DC12V 5A

14

RS-485

Termination

Termination selector for RS485 connection
. Switch on : Termination
. Switch off : Not Termination

1-3. Remote control

RECORD

Manual recording

DISPL AY

Display of Full and Quad screen

F/REW

Jump 60 seconds backward

PLAY/PAUSE

Play/Pause

F/ADV

Jump 60 seconds forward

REW

Rewind

BACKUP

Backup still or video data

FF

Fast Forward

ALARM

Disable alarm operation

SETUP

Setup menu screen

ID

DVR ID (ID Button + DVR ID number)

AUDIO

Mute and Single(1CH)

LOCK

Lock all of key functions

SEQ

Sequence of Full or Quad view

PTZ

PTZ menu screen

SEARCH

Search menu screen

DIRECTION KEY

Direction key

SELECT

Select or display of split screen

ESC

Esc

NUMBER 1~9,0

Channel Button

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1. Setting up the DVR

The following sections detail the initial setup of a DVR.

2-1. Setup – Main Screen

When booting a system at first, the following messages display.

To enter the setup menu, select MENU and SETUP on the screen using the mouse or press the SETUP

button on the front panel. Then select a user type. User can select one of user types (ADMIN, USER1,
USER2, USER3) using the control button (

◀ ▲ ▶ ▼) on the front panel and press SEL button.

Input the password by front key panel, mouse or remote controller.

Use the Virtual Keyboard when you use front key and mouse. The factory default password is 1111.

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It is highly recommended to assign a new password to protect the system. User can assign a new
password in SECURITY setup menu.

CONTROL BAR AUTO HIDE: Set to hide automatically or display continuously a control bar on the bottom
side in a Live mode.
CHANNEL INFORMATION: Display a channel number, channel name, resolution, frame rate, quality and
recording type of each channel.
SYSTEM INFORMATION: Display a software version, storage size, network type, IP address, MAC
address, DDNS status, DVR ID and remote controller ID of the system.
SYSTEM LOCK: To lock the system, user input a password. To unlock the system, please press LOCK
button again on a front panel or click the right button of the mouse. Then, the system will ask a password.

Table 2.1.1. Setup menu tree

 DISPLAY

– OSD
– OSD CONTRAST
– SEQUENCE
– SEQ-DWELL TIME
– CHANNEL

- NAME

- COVERT

– VIDEO OPTION (HD MI/VGA)

 RECORD

– CHANNEL

- RESOLUTION

- FRAME RATE

- QUALITY

- RECORDING

- SENSOR RECORDING

- PRE RECORD

- POST EVENT RECORD

- AUDIO

- SCHEDULE

 DEVICE

– ALARM OUT
– CONTROLLER & PTZ
– CHANNEL

- MOTION ZONE

- MOTION SENSITIVITY
– KEY TONE
– REMOTE CONT ROL ID

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– SENSOR

- TYPE

 STORAGE

– OVERWRITE
– DISK FORMAT
– DISK INFO
– RECORDING LIMIT

- RECORDING LIMIT DAYS

– S.M.A.R.T

- TEMPERATURE LIMIT

- ALARM

- BUZZER

 SYSTEM

– DVR-ID
– DESCRIPTION
– LANGUAGE
– DATE FORMAT
– SET DATE & TIME
– CLIENT ACCESS
– NTP
– SEND EMAIL

 SECURITY

– USER AUTHENTICATION
– USER PASSOWRD
– AUTHORITY OF PLAYBACK

 NETWORK

– PORT
– WEB PO RT
– NETWORK TYPE (DHCP, LAN)
– DDNS
– NETWORK STREAM

 CONFIG

– SAVE SETUP TO A USB
– LOAD SETUP FROM A USB
– LOAD DEFAULT
– LOAD FACTORY DEFAULT

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2-2. Setup – Display Mode

Press the SETUP button and enter the password. The setup menu is displayed as picture below. Select
DISPLAY icon and press SEL button to enter the setup menu item. Navigate through the menu items using
the control button (

◀ ▲ ▶ ▼) and change the value of the menu item using the control button

(

◀ ▲ ▶ ▼). To return to setup menu screen, press the ESC button.

Figure 2.2.1. Display mode setup screen

Table 2.2.1. Menu items in DISPLAY mode setup

Item Description

OSD

Enable/disable on-screen-display.
Select ON: show it on the screen, Select OFF: Disappear on the screen.

SEQUENCE

Enable/disable sequential display of video in full screen mode.

SEQ­DWELL
TIME

Set the dwell time of each, single channel display in sequential display
mode

CHANNEL

Select a channel for applying the following settings using the control
button (

◀ ▲ ▶ ▼). Press SEL button to change the channel.

NAME

Set the channel name. Press SEL button and set the channel name
and select OK using the control button (

◀ ▲ ▶ ▼).

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COVERT

Enable/disable display of the video channel in live display mode.

VIDEO
OUTPUT
(HDMI/VGA)

Select a video output type for HDMI/VGA. (720p 50Hz, 720p 60Hz,
1080i 50Hz, 1080i 60Hz, 1080p 50Hz, 1080p 60Hz). Default value is
720p 60Hz. If the monitor doesn’t support some output type, it would
be returned to the previous value.

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2-3. Setup – Recording Mode

Press the SETUP button and enter the password. The setup menu is displayed as picture below. Select
RECORD icon and press SEL button to enter the setup menu item. Navigate through the menu items using
the control button (

◀ ▲ ▶ ▼) and c hange the value of the menu item using the control button (◀ ▲ ▶

▼). To return to setup menu screen, press the ESC button.

Figure 2.3.1. Recording mode setup screen

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Table 2.3.1. Menu items in recording mode setup

Menu item Description

CHANNEL

Select a channel for applying the following settings using the control button (

◀ ▲ ▶

▼). Press SEL button to change the setting value of all channels at once. Once you

select an item, and then press SEL to set value for all channels.
Use virtual keyboard for all setting on one screen as you want as bellow picture.

Resolution

Set the resolution for the specified channel.

FRAME RATE

Set the frame rate for the specified channel. The sum of the frame rate values from each
channel cannot exceed the maximum frame rates for a specific recording resolution.
Total 1280x720@48fps or 640/360@120/100fps

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QUALITY

Select the recording quality for the specified channel. Options are: Level 1(L), 2, 3, 4 and
Level 5(H)

RECORDING

Assign the recording mode for each channel. Options are: Continuous, By Motion, By
Sensor, By Schedule or Disable.

SENSOR

RECORD

Enable setting up to 4 sensors for the specified channel using the control button (

◀ ▲

▶ ▼).

PRE RECORD

Enable/disable pre-event recording. Pre-

event recording time is 15 seconds to 20

minutes(Selectable)

POST EVENT

RECORD

Set the post event recording time duration for the specified channel. (10-60 seconds)

AUDIO

Enable/disable audio recording for the specified channel.

SCHEDULE

Set the recording schedule. Press SEL to go to schedule setup screen.

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2-3-1. Recording Schedules

To setup a recording schedule, select SCHEDULE in the RECORD menu. Navigate through t he items using
the control button (

◀ ▲ ▶ ▼).

Once the channel 1 is selected, SCHEDULE-CH1 screen is displayed. Select ALL or each day using the
control button (

◀ ▲ ▶ ▼) and set the recording mode using the SEL button repeatedly

Figure 2.3.2. Schedule recording setup screen

C: CONTINUOUS recording, when you select the color will change to Blue Color
M: MOTION recording, when you select the color will change to Yellow Color
S: SENSOR recording, when you select the color will change to Red Color

-: Does not record

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[ALL]: Move the cursor to ALL and select a recording mode C,M or S using the SEL button to set the same

setting for every day.

[SUN to SAT]: Move the cursor to SUN to SAT and select a recording mode C,M or S using the SEL button

to set the same setting for the whole day.

[Vertical Bar “ | “]: Move the cursor to ALL and move the cursor to the specific time using the control button

(

◀ ▲ ▶ ▼). And select a recording mode C,M or S using the SEL button to set the same setting.

[SEL]: The recording mode can be selected by pressing repeatedly the SEL button.
[COPY FROM] [COPY TO]: Set the channel 1 schedule and select COPY TO using the control button (

◀

▲ ▶ ▼), select CH2 using the control button (◀ ▲ ▶ ▼) and press the SEL button. Then the CH1

schedule is copied to CH2.
To return t o setup menu screen, press the ESC button.
The setting of the schedule recording is determined by the admin only.

2-4. Setup – Device Mode

Press the SETUP button and enter the password. The setup menu is displayed as picture below. Select
DEVICE icon and press SEL button to enter the setup menu item. Navigate through the menu items using
the control button (

◀ ▲ ▶ ▼) and c hange the value of the menu item using the control button (◀ ▲ ▶

▼).To return to setup menu screen, press the ESC button.

Figure 2.4.1. Device mode setup screen

Table 2.4.1. Menu items in Device Setup screen

Item Description

ALARM OUT

Set the sensor, motion, and video loss for each alarm.

CONTROLLER & PTZ

Set the Controller and

PTZ camera speed, number, type and

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ID.

CHANNEL

Select specified channel for motion zone setup.

MOTION ZONE

Select either Full Zone or Partial Zone for motion sensing.

MOTION SENSITIVITY

Set the motion sensitivity for the specified channel.
Control the motion sensitivity from 1 to 9.

KEY TONE

Enable/disable key tone.

REMOTE CONTROL ID

Select an ID of remote control.

1. Select ID.

2. Press the same number as ID set in DVR on a remote
control.

3. Then icon will be displayed on Live screen of DVR that

respond to the remote control.
The options are from 00 to 99

SENSOR

Select sensor NO from 1 to 10

TYPE

Set the type of sensor for the specified channel. Options are:
OFF, N/O (normal open), and N/C (normal closed).

2-4-1. ALARM-OUT

Figure 2.4.2. ALARM-OUT setup screen

Table 2.4.2. Menu item in ALARM-OUT Setup screen

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Item Description

ALARM OUT

Select an alarm out number. Available NO is just one (1).

SENSOR IN

Enable setting up to 1 sensor of 4 sensors for each alarm.

MOTION ON

Enable setting up to 1 camera of 4 cameras for each alarm.

VIDEO LOSS ON

Enable setting up to 1 camera of 4 cameras for each alarm.

ALARM DURATION

Set the alarm dwell time from 5 to 60 seconds.

ERROR ALARM

Set the error type for the alarm activation. The options are
OFF, ALL, HDD ERROR and VIDEO LOSS.

2-4-2 Controller & PTZ Setup

To control the controller and PTZ functions of the camera, connect a controller to the RS-485 port.

① Connect the RS-485 cables of Controller and PTZ camera to the RS-485 port on the rear panel.
② Press SEL button or double click to ent er the menu. Then Controller and PTZ menu screen is

displayed.

Figure 2.4.3. Controller and PTZ Control Setup Screen

Note: For speed dome cameras that support RS-485, connect them directly to the RS-485 port.

On the Controller and PTZ control setup screen, you can select or set the protocol type of the camera that
is the same as the one installed on the site. If the camera has a specific camera ID, select the camera ID
using the control button (

◀ ▲ ▶ ▼).

The following options are available on the Controller and PTZ setup screen.
CHANNEL (channel number that the Controller and PTZ is connected to)

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NAME (protocol type)
SPEED (19200, 14400, 9600, 4800, 2400)
ID (0-63)

2-4-3. Motion Zone Setup

Select MOTION ZONE using the control button (◀ ▲ ▶ ▼) and select either PARTIAL ZONE or FULL
ZONE using the control button (

◀ ▲ ▶ ▼). And press the SEL button.

If FULL ZONE is selected, the motion setting screen is not displayed. Only set the level of sensitivity for
MOTION SENSITIVITY.

FULL ZONE: The motion sensor is active on the whole screen.
PARTIAL ZONE: The motion sensor is active in the set detection frame.

Select the sensor detection position using the control button (

◀ ▲ ▶ ▼) and press the SEL button.

Then the color of the position which is selected will be changed. Press ESC button to return to the DEVICE
setup menu.

Figure 2.4.3. Motion Zone selection screen

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2-5. Setup – Storage Mode

Press the SETUP button and enter the password. The setup menu is displayed as picture below. Select
STORAGE icon and press SEL button to enter the setup menu item. Navigate through the menu items
using the control button (

◀ ▲ ▶ ▼) and change the value of the menu item using the control button (◀

▲ ▶ ▼). To return t o setup menu screen, press the ESC button.

Figure 2.5.1. STORAGE setup screen

Table 2.5.1. Menu items in STORAGE Setup screen

Item Description

OVERWRITE

When enabled, the DVR will continue recording and overwrite

the oldest existing

recorded data once the hard drive is full. When disabled, recording will stop once the
hard drive is full.

DISK FORMAT

You will have an option YES or NO for the hard drive format.
Caution: We recommend that you archive any data that you may need in the future
before you format the hard drive.

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DISK INFO

Hard drive information

RECORDING

LIMIT

Enable/disable recording limit.

RECORDING

LIMIT DAYS

Set the recording limit days.(1- 90 days)
The data will remove by the hour.

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S.M.A.R.T.

Set the alarm and buzzer by setting HDD temperature limit.

2-6. Setup – System Mode

Press the SETUP button and enter the password. The setup menu is displayed as picture below. Select
SYSTEM icon and press SEL button to ent er the menu item. Navigate through the menu items using the
control button (

◀ ▲ ▶ ▼) and change the value of the menu item using the control button (◀ ▲ ▶ ▼).

To return t o setup menu screen, press the ESC button.

Figure 2.6.1. SYSTEM Setup Screen

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Table 2.6.1. Menu items in SYSTEM Setup screen

Item Description

DVR ID

Press the SEL button and select DVR ID using the control button (

◀ ▲ ▶ ▼), and

press SEL button. Press OK to apply the selected DVR ID.
SPACE / Caps Lock(Select either Capital or Lower letter)
BS(Back space: Erase previous character) / Clear(Erase all characters)

DESCRIPTION

Press SEL button to view system information.
(Hardware Version, Software version, St orage size, IP address, MAC address and DDNS
Status)

LANGUAGE

Select the display language using the control button (

◀ ▲ ▶ ▼). Once a language is

selected, the display language changes.

DATE
FORMAT

Select the date display format using the control button (

◀ ▲ ▶ ▼). Options are:

YYYY/MM/DD, MM/DD/YYYY, DD/MM/YYYY, YYYY-MM-DD, MM-DD-YYYY, DD-MM­YYYY

SET
DATE&TIME

Select the display date and time using the mouse or the control button (

◀ ▲ ▶ ▼) on

the remote control and press OK button to set the present date and time.

DAY LIGHT SAVING
Select DAYLIGHT SAVING using the mouse and the control button (

◀ ▲ ▶ ▼) on the

remote control and select the appropriate daylight saving time zone.
If choosing EU or OTHERS, set the applicable conditions.
The options are:

OFF
USA
EU
OTHERS

1. OFF: Daylight saving is not set.

2. USA: Applies the USA daylight saving time.

3. EU: Applies the EU daylight saving time.

- Select the GMT AREA using the control button (

◀ ▲ ▶ ▼).

- Set the time difference with the standard time using the control button (

◀ ▲ ▶

▼).

4. OTHERS: If the time zone is neither USA nor E, set the start and end date of the
daylight saving period.

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- Select BEGIN or END using the control button (◀ ▲ ▶ ▼) and press the
SEL button.

- Select the item using the control button (

◀ ▲ ▶ ▼), select the s etting value

using the control button (

◀ ▲ ▶ ▼) an d press th e ESC butt on to retu rn to

SET DATE & TIME setup menu.

CAUTION:

- Do not set the start time to 23:00 for DLS.

- DLS can’t be applied if the date of BEGIN and END is the same.

CLIENT
ACCESS

Enable/Disable remote access through network client software.

NTP

NTP is an abbreviation for Network Time Protocol, which is for synchronizing the clocks
of computer systems over variable-latency data networks.

PRIMARY SNTP SERVE R: Input the address of the primary NTP time

server.

SECONDARY SNTP SERVER: Input the address of the secondary

NTP time server.

TIME ZONE: Greenwich Mean Time(GMT) is a term originally referring to

mean solar time at the Royal Observatory, Gr eenwich in
London. Because NTP synchronizes with Greenwich Mean
Time(GMT) regardless of geography, use rs must set their
own time difference. (Ex.KOREA GMT+09:00)

CONNECTON MODE: Select NTP time server connection mode.
INTERVAL: Synchronize the clock by hours which is set on the

Connection period menu.

TIME: Synchronize the clock at the time daily which is set on the

connection period menu.

CONNECTION PERIOD: 1~24

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SEND EMAIL

Enable/disable the send e-mail function.(ON/OFF)

TRANSMISSION MODE: Sending an image only of the channel that triggered the alarm
when an alarm event is triggered.
IP NOTIFICATION: Enable/disable sending e-mail when the IP address of your DVR is
changed.
EVENT ALARM: Enable/disable sending e-mail reports on the channel that triggered the
alarm when an alarm event is triggered.
MAIL TO: Ent er the appropriate email address to enable sending e-mail reports using a
virtual keyboard.
MAIL SERVER: Enter the appropriate mail server information to enable sending daily e­mail reports using a virtual keyboard.
ID: To set the connection user ID for the mail server using a

virtual keyboard.

([e-mail])

PASSWORD:

To set the connection password for the mail server using a virtual

keyboard.

MAIL FROM:

To set the mail address sent to the destination host using a virtual

keyboard.

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2-7. Setup – SECURITY Mode

Press the SETUP button and enter the password. The setup menu is displayed as picture below. Select
SECURITY icon and press SEL button to enter the setup menu item. Navigate through the menu items
using the control button (

◀ ▲ ▶ ▼) and change the value of the menu item using the control button (◀

▲ ▶ ▼). To return to setup menu screen, press the ESC button

Figure 2.7.1. SECURITY setup screen

Table 2.7.1. Menu Items in SECURITY Setup Screen

Item Description

USER
AUTHENTICATION

PASSWORD CHECK:

Check either V or blank for the functions such as
Setup, Playback(PB), PTZ, Record OFF(R/OFF), and Network.
V: Ask for a password when the given function is selected for all users.
Blank: Does not ask for a password when the given function is selected for
all users.

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USER PASSWORD ADMIN, NETWORK, USER1, USER2, USER3:

Options are ADMIN, USER1, USER2 and USER3.
Select USER PASSWORD using control button (

◀ ▲ ▶ ▼) and press

SEL button. Select user type using the control button (

◀ ▲ ▶ ▼) and SEL

button. Enter the current password and select OK. Enter the new password
and select OK. Enter the same password again to confirm and select OK.
Then the message “PASSWORD CHANGED” is displayed.
The factory default password is 1111.

AUTHORITY OF
PLAYBACK

Enable/disable a covert function in playback mode.
V: No covert.
Blank: Covert

2-8. Setup – Network Mode

Press the SETUP button and enter the password. The setup menu is displayed as picture below. Select
NETWORK icon and press SEL button to enter the setup menu item. Navigate through the menu items
using the control button (

◀ ▲ ▶ ▼) and change the value of the menu item using the control button (◀

▲ ▶ ▼). To return to setup menu screen, press the ESC button

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Figure 2.8.1. NETWORK set up screen

Table 2.8.1. Menu items in Network Setup screen

Item Description

PORT

Port number (Default: 5445)

WEB PORT

Web Sever Port number (Default: 80)

NETWORK TYPE

Select a type of network connection. Options are:
DHCP and STATIC
Note. Other parts of the network setup screen change depending
on what network type you select.

DHCP

DVR automatically get IP varying from time to time from network
and does not therefore need to be set.

LAN

Assigned to an Internet service provider (

ISP) to be its perm anent

address on the Internet.

DNS (PRIMARY)

The address for the primary DNS server

DNS (SECONDARY)

The address for the secondary DNS server

DDNS

Enable/disable using domain name address through DDNS server.
“ON” mode, DDNS server name appears for domain registration.

DDNS SERVER NAME: The DDNS sever name is bestddns.com.
CAUTION:

Do not change this sever name. If this is changed, the DDNS
service cannot be available.

DDNS INTERVAL : Set the connect ion interval (5-60minutes)

NETWORK STREAM

Set the value for network streaming.

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2-8-1. Port and Web Port

When you connect one or more DVRs to a network through an IP sharing device, each device must have a
unique TCP port number for access to each unit from outside the LAN. Also, the IP sharing device must be
configured for port forwarding so when each port is accessed on the IP sharing device, it will forward to the
appropriate DVR.
Note: This port number is listed next to the Port menu option in the Network Setup screen. If you plan to
access the DVR units only from within the same LAN, the TCP port does not have to be changed.

2-8-2. Network Types
2-8-2-1. DHCP

An IP address is automatically assigned by the DHCP server, which automatically assigns IP address and
other parameters to new devices.
When ADSL or other network being used adopts variable IP method, not fixed IP. This option is used as a
way to automatically get IP address.

2-8-2-2. LAN

1. For the use of fixed IP.
(See your network administrator if you do not have this information.)

2. When DVR is installed in IP sharer that is connected with ADSL, a user can assign fixed IP to DVR
from IP sharer itself using “DMZ” function out of such sharer.
Input IP set in DMZ on “IP” field and Gateway of ADSL modem on “Gateway” field. Similar ly, for Subnet
Mask, DNS address, input relevant values in IP sharer.

Table 2.8.2. LAN

Web viewer Network access beyond Router

In order to access beyond Router (Firewall), user must open 1 TCP port that is set on NETWORK >
WEB PORT. If this port is not open properly, user can not acces s DVR using direct Web viewer
(Example: When NETWORK > WEB PORT is set as 80, 80 TCP port of IP address of DVR must be
open.)

Network access beyond a router

In order to access the DVR remotely beyond a router (firewall), the user must open TCP port for
command level, live/storage channels. User need to open port number 5445.
If the DVR supports remote setup and upgrade function over the network, user need to open additional
port number 80.

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Item Description

IP

The fixed IP address of the DVR unit.

SUBNET MASK

The subnet mask for the LAN

GATEWAY

The IP address of the Gateway

DNS (PRIMARY)

The address for the DNS server

DNS (SECONDARY)

The address for the DNS server

2-8-3. DDNS

User can use the function to connect to a network with a domain name. When it selects a Sever 1, user can
select one type among three DDNS Servers which be supporting for free. (okddns.com for Korea,
ddnscenter.com for USA and bestddns.com for other area including EU) The DDNS interval can be set from
5 to 60 minutes. To connect to a network with a domain name, user also has to register a MAC address and
create a unique domain name to

http://www.bestddns.com, http://www.okddns.com or

http://www.ddnscenter.com. Please refer to page 90 for the detail of the registration.

Figure 2.8.2. Network setup screen – DDNS Server

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Figure 2.8.3. Network setup screen – DDNS Server 2

If user wants to use other general-purpose DDNS Server, select a Sever 2. Then, user has to input the
server name, ID and password using a virtual keyboard.

2-8-4. NETWORK STREAM

User can set the Resolution, the frame rate and the quality for a network stream classified by channel.
It is recommended that user should adjust each item to proper level to get the network service smoothly.

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Figure 2.8.4. Network setup screen – Network Stream

2-9. Setup - CONFIG Mode

Press the SETUP button and enter the password. The setup menu is displayed as picture below. Select
CONFIG icon and press SEL button to enter the setup menu item. Navigate through the menu items using
the control button (

◀ ▲ ▶ ▼) and change the value of the menu item using the control button (◀ ▲ ▶

▼). To return to setup menu screen, press the ESC button

Figure 2.9.1. Config setup screen

Table 2.9.1. Config setup

Item Description

SAVE SETUP
TO A USB

User can save the current configuration (Setting values) of DVR to the USB
memory stick. P

ut the USB stick on the front panel and press SEL to start

the saving process.

LOAD SETUP
FROM A USB

User can upload the configuration of DVR to another DVR using the USB
Memory stick. Put the USB stick on the front panel and press SEL t o start
the loading process.

LOAD
DEFAULT

Select ON to reset the system to the default settings.
(The follow settings such as Language, DVR ID, Security User

Authentication, Security User P/W, Date format, DLS settings, Network
settings, HDD serial number, and HDD ERROR time will not be included.)

LOAD
FACTORY
DEFAULT

Select ON to reset the system to the factory default settings.

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3. Setup Saving Setup

To preserve the setup values that you have changed, select YES.

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1. Live, Search, and Playback

4-1. Live Viewing Screen

In the Live screen, video inputs from the cameras are displayed as they are configured in the Display Setup
screen. Various on-screen display (OSD) symbols, which indicate the status of the DVR, are described in
Table 4.1.1.

Figure 4.1.1. Live Viewing Screen

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Table 4.1.1. Status Indicator Icons in Live Viewing Screen

Icon Description

Click the power icon when you want to shut it off by mouse

Click the LOCK icon when you want to lock and unlock the DVR by a

mouse
Click the SETUP icon on the screen using the mouse to see menu items.
S

elect menu item (SETUP, SEARCH, BACKUP, RECORD, PTZ,

SEQUENCE, AUDIO or ALARM-OUT) using the mouse to enable/disable
its functions
Click the AUDIO icon when you want to activate the audio using a mouse

Click this SEARCH icon when you want to play back and search from the
recorded data using a mouse
Click t

his PTZ icon when you want to control the PTZ cams using a

mouse
Click this SEQUENCE icon when you want to activate the sequential
screen

Click this MANUAL RECORD icon when you want to manually record

Click this ALARM OUT icon when you want to activate alarm out

Click the split screen icon to change the current split screen mode using
the mouse or SEL button.
Displays the current date and time
Remote control ID display. If no remote I D is set the mes sage “ALL” is
displayed.
Displays the amount of recording on the hard disk from 0-100%.

Indicates that HDD is recycled.

Continuous recording in progress.

Manual recording in progress. To set the Manual recording mode, press
the Record button on the front panel.
Motion alarm recording in progress.

Sensor recording in progress.

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Indicates that lock activated, this icon will be back to black color when
unlock.
Audio mute. To set audio mute, press the Audio button on the front panel.
Single audio display. To set audio sing

le for highlighted channel only,

press the Audio button on the front panel.
To mix audio display, pr ess the Audio button on the left side.
Indicates that alarm is set. To set the alarm function, press the Alarm
button on the front panel.
Indicates that alarm output is activated.

Alarm indicator. When there is an alarm (sensor or motion alarm) in the
video channel, this icon will be highlighted bright blue.
Indicates that a network client is connected to the DVR.

Indicates that sequencing mode is enabled.

Table 4.1.2. Button functions in Live Viewing Screen

Button Description

Select channel to be displayed in full screen mode.

Switch between full screen and quad display mode.

Press to start auto sequencing of the screen in full screen mode. (Toggle)

Press to start and stop manual recording.
Press to go to th e search menu.
Event search /Time line search /Log /Archive search
Press to launch SETUP menu.

Press for temporal storage of the changed value or to return to the previous menu
screen.

4-2. SEARCH Screen

To enter the search screen, select SEARCH menu on the screen using the mouse or press SEARCH icon
on live screen.

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Figure 4.2.1. Search Screen

There are 7 ways of search menu such as TIMELINE, EVENT, GO TO FIRST TIME, GO TO LAST TIME,
GO TO SPECIFIC TIME, ARCHIVE and LOG on the screen.

4-2-1. TIME-LINE Search

The TIME-LINE search window is used to find the stored video by using the time line bar.

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When it clicks a Timeline menu, user can see a calendar which has recording data. Select a specific date
and time. Use a drag-and-drop function of the mouse control. User can select a specific minutes using a
button in the above red box. Press a PLAY button after setting a specific time. Press the ESC key or a right
button of mouse to return to the SEARCH window.

4-2-2. Event Search

The Event Search window is used to find stored video.

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Figure 4.2.2. Event Search screen

When it clicks an Event menu, user can see a calendar which has recording data. Select a specific date
and then user can see all data. Double-click the specific one to playback the data or a BACKUP button to
save the data at once after selecting a specific data. User can find a data of the specific channel and event.
Press the ESC key or a right button of mouse to return to the SEARCH window.

4-2-3. Go To First Time

You can access from the oldest recorded data on the DVR hard drive by selecting GO TO FIRST TIME

on the SEARCH window. Press the ESC key or a right button of mouse to return to the SEARCH
window.

4-2-4. Go To Last Time

You can access from the last minute recorded data on the DVR hard drive by selecting GO TO LAST

TME on the SEARCH window. Press the ESC key or a right button of mouse to retu rn to th e SEARCH
window.

4-2-5. Go To Specific Time

Figure 4.2.3. Go To Specific Time

User can search for video data from a specific instance by setting the date and time in the Go To
Specific Time menu. Use the mouse or the control button (

◀ ▲ ▶ ▼

) on the r emo te c ont r ol to change
the date and time value and press the OK button after setting. If there are no the video data in the set
date and time, the DVR will play the latest video data.

4-2-6. Archive Search

The ARCHIVE Search window is used to find previously stored video or images.

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Figure 4.2.4. Archive Search Screen

When it clicks an Archive menu, user can see a calendar which has recording data. Select a specific date
and then user can see all data. When it double-clicks the specific data, the still image or the first frame of
the selected video is opened and user can save the data.

4-2-7. Log Search

You can access the LOG list search screen by selecting LOG on the SEARCH window.

Figure 4.2.5. Log Search Screen

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When it clicks a Log menu, user can s ee a calendar which has recording data. When it double-clicks a
specific date, user can see all log data. Press BACKUP button to save the data and then the data is saved
to text file format.

4-3. Play mode

During playback of a recorded event, the mode changes from SEARCH to PLAY. While in PLAY mode, you
may return to the SEARCH screen by pressing the X button on the status bar or the ESC button of a
remote control.

Figure 4.3.1. PLAY Mode Screen

The following status bar hides automatically and appears again when putting a mouse pointer to the bar.

Table 4.3.1. Button functions in PLAY Mode

Button Description

Return to the previous menu screen, search window, or exit from the
Menu

◀◀

Press to rewind the footage at 1x, 2x and 4x speeds. Reverse playback
speed is shown as -1x(normal), -2x (2 times normal) and -4x (4 times
normal) at the bottom right of the screen.

--◀

Jump/Step backward.
The playback position moves 60 seconds backward.

▶/ II

Press to play or pause recorded video.

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▶--

Jump/Step forward. Playback position moves 60 seconds forward.

▶▶

Press to fast forward the footage at 1x, 2x and 4x speeds. Playback
speed is indicated as +1x, +2x and +4x for normal, twice and 4 times of
the regular speed at the bottom right of the screen.
Press to backup the video.

5. PTZ Control

To control the PTZ functions of the camera, select PTZ menu on the screen using the mouse. Select the
item you wish to control the PTZ camera and control them using the mouse or the control button (

◀ ▲

▶ ▼) on the remote control. Please refer to the table 5.1. for the control.

Figure 5.1. PTZ
Control Screen

Table 5.1. Button Functions in PTZ Control

Item Description

INITIALIZE

Initialize the PTZ settings of the selected camera.

PAN / TILT

Select PAN/TILT using the mouse or the control button
(

◀ ▲ ▶ ▼)

and press SEL button on the remote

control.
A

djust the tilt(UP/DOWN) / pan(LEFT/RIGHT) position

using the mouse or the control button (◀ ▲ ▶ ▼) on
the remote control.

ZOOM /
FOCUS

Select ZOOM/FO

CUS using the mouse or the control

button (◀ ▲ ▶ ▼)

and press SEL button on the

remote control.
Adjust the zoom(Mouse Wheel Down or Up/Down button

of the remote control)/focus(Mouse Wheel Up or

Left/Right button of the remote control)position.

OSD

Select

the OSD to enter the menu. Control keys are

Right, Left, UP, Down, Select, Far (REW KEY), and Near
(FF KEY). P

ress the ESC button to return to the main

menu. Press the PTZ button to escape from the OSD

menu.

AUTOSCAN

Press the right key (

▶) on the control button to start

auto scan
Press the left key (

◀) on the control button to stop auto

scan.

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PRESET

Select the PRESET and press the left key (◀) on the
control button. T

hen, number input window will appear.

Set the number (3 digits) using the number key and
press the SEL to set the preset number for the current
position.
Press the right key (▶) on the control button and set the
number (3 digits) to go to the preset number.

TOUR

Select the TOUR and press the right key (▶) on the
control button. Then, number

input window will appear.

Set the number (1 digit) using the number key and press
SEL to make the group number work.
Press the left key (◀) on the control button to stop tour.
User can set the preset number in the tour group of the
OSD menu.

NUMBER

Available only on the TOUR and PRESET menu.
Press the ESC button to return to the main menu.

 Preset/ Tour / OSD/ Autoscan function are available on the specific model AP8777 and

PMA-200. (Select it in the NAME of PTZ setup menu)

6. Back up

6-1. Still Image backup onto USB flash memory

Still images can be captured and archived onto the U SB stick or hard dr ive while playing back recorded
video. In live mode, press the BACKUP button to launch the archive function or select BACK UP menu on
the screen using the mouse.

1. Select a specific channel which wants to backup on playback mode.

2. When you press BACKUP button, the archiving screen will display as Figure 6.1.1.

3. Once you press Backup button, the system will start to archive the data to the selected media.

Figure 6.1.1. Still Image Archi ving and Backup Screen

NOTICE For a backup using a USB stick, a format of the USB stick has to be set to FAT32.

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6-2. Video backup onto USB flash memory

Video can be captured and archived onto the USB stick or hard drive while playing back recorded video.
In playback mode, press the BACKUP button to launch the archiving function.

1. When you press BACKUP button, the DVR will ask whether to archive a Still Image or Video clip.

2. If the user selects VIDEO, the DVR will ask for the media. To use the huge backup, the external
USB HDD has to be mounted.

3. After selecting the media, the DVR will ask for the channel and the setting of the archiving duration.
If the huge Backup is selected, the duration is from 1 hour to 24 hours.

4. After s electing the channel and setting of the duration, the system will start to archive the data to
the selected media.

Figure 6.2.1. Video Ar c hiving and Backup Screen

The DVR will convert the corresponding portion of the video into an AVI file.

6-3. Transferring still images or video from the ARCHIVE list

The stored data onto hard drive will be found in the ARCHIVE list in SEARCH window.
User can back up still images or video into the storage device from the ARCHIVE list.

1. Select the date to begin searching and navigate through the days using the mouse or the control button
(

◀ ▲ ▶ ▼) on the remote control.

2. Once you have selected the date, the list of stored data will be opened.

3. Use the mouse or the control button (

◀ ▲ ▶ ▼

) on the remote control to scroll through the on-screen

listings.

4. Select a list of stored events that happened previous to or after the current selection.

5. Once the desired event has been double-clicked, you can view the still image or the first frame of the

selected video.

6. Press the BACKUP button to launch the archiving function in playback mode.

7. Press the ESC key or a right button of mouse to return to the SEARCH window.

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Figure 6.3.1. Archive Search Screen

6-4. Playback of Backup Video

 H.264 format: H.264 format video can be played back by the player (the HD player) that the DVR

copies on USB thumb drive with video.
Three files are copied on USB thumb drive

- H.264 file: H.264 format video file.

- INDEX file: Title file of date and time.

- HD PLAYER: Exclusive video viewer.

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7. Upgrading Firmware

In order to upgrade, the firmware upgrade file must first be downloaded and copied into the USB memory
stick. Create a new folder in the USB memory stick and name it “upgrade”. Copy the f irmware upgrade file
“xxxxxx.bin” into the “upgrade” folder. Then, boot a system after inserting the USB memory stick on the
system. The system will be upgrade automatically.

NOTICE

The folder on the USB memory stick must be named “upgrade”.

After the firmware upgrade file is copied into the USB memory stick, connect the USB memory

stick to the USB port on the front panel and do the followings:

Remote Firmware Upgrade

User can upgrade the firmware via Network as follows.

1. Go to the Remote Setup menu on the IVMS Multi o r Web Viewer.

2. Press the password for admin. Just admin is possible to connect to the remote setup menu.

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3. Go to the Remote Upgrade menu. Then, you can see the current F/W version as follows. To upgrade a

new F/W, insert the F/W in your PC and press the UPGRADE button.

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4. Then, you can see the following progress bar and it would be taken around 150 seconds to upgrade.

5. When finishing the upgrade, the network streaming would be connected again automatically and you can

see the following screen. Please check the current F/W version if the upgrade is succeeded.

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8. Network access using the Exclusive network viewer, iVMS multi

8-1. Overview

The IVMS Multi-Client is a multiple site monitoring client software with; video, audio, and alarm sig nal s from
the DVRs over networks. The IVMS Multi-Client does not limit the number of DVR units to register.
The program displays to up 256 live videos on one display and even playback videos window on the same
or another display monitor.
On the program, user may control PTZF cameras on the DVRs. By attaching a microphone and speaker
system to devices on site, user may make bi-directional audio communication over the network.

8-2. Minimum PC requirements

CPU Intel PentiumⅣ

2Ghz
Memory 512MB or High e r is recommended.
VGA 128MB or Higher is recommended.
Resolution 1024x768
Disk space 1GB
OS Windows 2000, XP Professional, XP Home, Vista (Some versions of Vista has

problem in installation. Please contact your vendor for more information.)

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Before installing the program, check the PC specifications. The DVR remote software may not perform
correctly if the PC does not meet the minimum requirements.

8-3. Installing the program

1. Insert the provided CD in the CD drive and double-click “IVMSMultiClient (XXXX).exe”

2. Select a destination folder and click “Next”.

3. Select the program folder and click “Next”.

Network 10/100Base T
Others Direct X 8.1 or Higher

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4. The setup status screen is displayed.

5. After the installation is completed, “iVMS Multi Client” icon displays on the desktop screen.

8-4. Live Window

When installation is completed, double click the “IVMS Multi Client” icon on your desktop to start the
program.

8-4-1. Main user interface

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8-4-2. Control buttons

Button Description

LOCAL PLAYBACK

Click this icon to run a playback window to search and play videos that
are recorded in local PC.

REMOTE PLAYBACK

Click this icon to run a playback window to search and play videos that
are recorded in remote DVR.

SITE MANAGEMENT

THUMBNAIL REFRESH: Click this icon to refresh and renew

thumbnail image of every connected site.

SITE ADDITION: Click this icon to open ‘Site Addition’ window.
SITE DELETE: Click this icon to delete site from the index window,

after disconnect a site.

NET FI NDER: Select the site from the index window and click this

icon to modify the information of specific site.

CONNECT

Click this icon to connect the selected site/sites.

DISCONNECT

Click this icon to disconnect the selected site/sites.

SETUP

Click this icon to setup configuration of IVMS MULTI CLIENT.

CAPTURE

Click this icon to capture a still image

EVENT LIST

PAUSE

Click this icon to play/pause live video.

ALARM ON

RECORD ON

Enable or disable recording of live video to local disk which has set in
setup menu.

AUDIO

Use the volume control bar to set the audio level.

MIC

Use the micro phone volume control bar to set the micro phone level.

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User can control PAN/TILT & ZOON/FOCUS.

PAN left /right TILT up/down

ZOOM in/out FOCUS in/out

CHANNEL SPLIT

To select the numbers of display channel/channels (Single, quad, 9
channels, and 16 channels) of highlighted site.

DVR SITE SPLIT

To select the numbers of DVR/DVRs (1 DVR, 4 DVRs, 9 DVRs, 16
DVRs) on main display screen.

8-5. Search and Playback Window

8-5-1. Main user interface
You can access to search window by clicking the search icon (Local Playback / Remote Playback) on the
upper left of Live Window .

8-5-2. Main control panel

Button Description

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LOCAL PLAYBACK

Click this icon to run a playback window to search and play videos that
are recorded in local PC.

REMOTE PLAYBACK

Click this icon to run a playback window to search and play videos that
are recorded in remote DVR.

Directory window shows site/sites that are pre-registered.

CONNECT

Click this icon to connect the selected site/sites.

DISCONNECT

Click this icon to disconnect the selected site/sites.

SETUP

Click this icon to setup configuration of IVMS MULTI CLIENT.

CAPTURE

Click this icon to capture a still image.

EVENT LIST

MARK IN

Click this icon to set the beginning time for backup of the recorded
video in AVI format.

MARK OUT

Click this icon to set the ending time for backup of the recorded video
in AVI format.

BACKUP

Click this icon to backup the recorded video in AVI format.

AUDIO

Use the volume control bar to set the audio level.

DVR SITE SPLIT

To select the numbers of DVR/DVRs (1 DVR, 4 DVRs, 9 DVRs, 16
DVRs) on main display screen.

CHANNEL SPLIT

To select the numbers of display channel/channels (Single, quad, 9
channels, and 16 channels) of highlighted site.

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To select the channel to playback.

The calendar shows dates with recorded video in color.

To display the recorded data of selected channel or all channels on a
time line scale.
To change a time line scale from 24 hours to 60 minutes or vise versa.

The timeline shows recorded data in color on the bar. You can adjust
the time line scale and move it to the time you wish to playback. Then
click the play icon to display the recorded video.
Playback buttons.

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8-6. Setup of iVMS Multi Client

Click the setup icon to setup the configuration of IVMS Multi Client s oftware.

8-6-1. General
8-6-1-1. Security Option: Set a password for security options.

Select security options and set a password.
Then when you access any of selected functions, you need to enter the password.
You can also set the save path for capturing and backup.

8-6-1-2. Save Path: Specify the location to save captured still image for Ca pture and Backup data.
8-6-1-3. Miscellaneous
Automatic reconnection: If a user selects this function, client S/W will automatically try to connect the

finally connected IP address, after the network is disconnected.

Always On Top: If a user selects this function, client S/W will display continuously at the very front than other software
on the PC.
Time Format: Change the way the Client software displays the time.

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8-6-2. Event

Event log can be archived and searched.

8-6-2-1. Archiving Event Log: Specify the location to save event logs and select event to archive.

8-6-2-2. Archiving Event Log: Event log can be searched from selected time.

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8-6-3. Record
8-6-3-1. Record setup: You can set the recording conditions for Always, Event, or Auto record. And you
can also select target DVR/DVRs and channel/channels.
When you set the recording condition to event, you can set event for motion or alarm with duration.

8-6-3-2. Record local storage setup: You can select the local disk to use and the amount of disk space
you want to allow the program to use for recording. You can also select the option to overwrite data or stop
recording when the maximum amount of disk space is full.

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8-6-4. OSD
You can select the OSD to be display

8-6-5. Lang uage
You can select a language to be display.

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8-6-6. About
“About” provides network client version information.

8-7. Remote Setup

The menu settings for the DVR unit can be set from a PC, via network.
Put the cursor of the mouse on the channel which is connected to the site and press the right. Then the
following window is displayed. Select the Remote Setup.

Then t he setup window is displayed as follows to check the password for admin. Just admin is possible to
connect to the remote setup menu. The specified menu screen is displayed on the upper side of the sc reen.
Setting is basically the same as with the DVR menu setting.

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8-7-1. Display

User can set the value on this remote setup page. After setting the value, please press the APPLY button.
Then the value would be applied to the system without the system rebooting. RELOAD button is used when
user want to bring the value in the system.

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8-7-2. RECORD

8-7-3. DEVICE

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8-7-4. STORAGE

8-7-5. SYSTEM

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8-7-6. NETWORK

8-7-7. UPGRADE

Please refer to page 54 for the Remote Upgrade.

8-8. Operation

8-8-1. Addition, Delete, and modify of DVR sites

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8-8-1-1. Addition of sites

1. Click SITE ADDITION button. And then the following window displays.

o Model: User has to select surely a suitable type.

SDVR series, H series DVR
N series DVR, HD DVR
IP Camera

o Site Name: Input a name that properly describes a site.
o IP Address: Input IP address (Public IP address of a router that DVR is connected.) or Domain

name that is registered at

www.okddns.com (for Korea), www.ddnscenter.com (for USA) or

www.bestddns.com (for other area including EU)

o Port No.: Input port number of DVR.
o ID: Input ID of DVR.
o Password: Input network password of DVR.

2. Click OK button. And then the registered site is added on the directory window.

8-8-1-2. Delete of sites

1. Select the site/sites to delete from the directory window.

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2. Click SITE DELETE button. And then the selected site/sites is/are deleted.

8-8-1-3. Modify of sites

1. Select the site/sites to modify from the directory window.

2. Click FIND button. And then the following window displays.

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3. Click MODIFY button. And then the modified information is applied.

8-8-2. Connect and Disconnect

8-8-2-1. Connect

1. Select site/sites to connect from the directory window.

2. Click

CONNECT button, and then site/sites displays/display as connected.

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8-8-2-2. Disconnect

1. Select site/sites to disconnect from the directory window.

2. Click

DISCONNECT button, and then selected site/sites disconnected.

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8-8-3. Still-image capture during Live

1. Double-click a channel to capture from the display screen. (Otherwise all channels will be captured.).

2. Click

CAPTURE button. And then a Capture window displays.

3. Set Save path, File Name, and File Format. And then click OK button.

4. Still image is saved as set in Capture window.

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8-8-4. Recording video on local PC during Live

1. Click

SET UP button. And then a setup window display.

2. Select Record and set the values.

3. Select Disk and set the values.

4. Click

RECORD ON button. And the color of button is changed.

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5. Live video data is recorded as set in Record and Disk setup. These video data can be searched and
play-backed with Local Playback.

8-8-5. Local Playback and Remote Playback

8-8-5-1. Playback of recorded video on local PC

1. Click

LO CAL PLAYBACK button. And then Playback Window display over Live Window.

2. Select site/sites to connect from the directory window.

3. Click

CONNECT button. And then Green bar displays on Search calendar and slide window.

4. Move scroll bar on where there is video data and Play button.

5. Video data that is recorded on local PC will be play-backed.

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8-8-5-2. Playback of recorded video on remote DVR

1. Click

REMOTE PLAYBACK button. And then Playback Window display over Live Window.

2. Select site to connect from the directory window.

3. Click

CONNECT button. And then Green bar displays on Search calendar and slide window.

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4. Move scroll bar on where there is video data and Play button.

5. Video data that is recorded on a remote DVR is play-backed.

8-8-6. AVI Backup during playback

You can back up the recorded videos in AVI format during playback.

1. Double-click the target channel to backup.

2. Select the beginning time by using the search calendar and slide bar.

3. Click MARK IN button, when the scale of the timeline is located on the target time as the
beginning time of backup.

4. Set the ending time on the blue timeline by dragging the scale on the target time as the ending time of

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backup and clicking MARK OUT button. Then, color of the timeline between the beginning time
and ending time will be changed into dark Green.

5. Click

BACKUP. And then the window appears as below.

6. You can also set the beginning time and ending time on this window. After selecting a channel for backup,
click the OK button. The backup will begin.

7. AVI video data is recorded as set in AVI Backup window. AVI format video can be played back by Window
Media Player™ or other media player that is compatible with AVI format video.

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9. Network – By a web-browser viewer

The DVR provides a live remote monitoring feature by web-browser viewer.

1. Check the IP address of the DVR from SYSTEM INFORMATION on Live.

2. Input the IP address or Domain name address that you pre-registered on www.bestddns.com on the
address field and press “Go”. Please pre-register on

www.okddns.com in Korea and on

www.ddnscenter.com in USA.

3. Click this bar. Then the dialog box is displayed.

4. Click “Install” to download ActiveX control.

Notice

When it does a backup with NSF format, user can do a playback using the DVR player. The DVR
player is installed with the S/W in user’s PC.

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5. Web Browser Viewer is displayed as bellow.

6. Click CONNECT button on the Left upper corner of web-viewer. Then “Connect” dialog is displayed.
Enter IP address (or Domain name address that you pre-registered on

www.bestddns.com,

www.okddns.com or www.ddnscenter.com, Port number and Password and click “Connect”

 Server address: Input IP address of the DVR from SYSTEM INFORMATION on Live or Domain

name address that you pre-registered on

www.bestddns.com, www.okddns.com or

www.ddnscenter.com,

 Port: Input Port number (The number is set on SETUP>NETWORK>PORT.)
 ID: Input ID of DV R.
 Password: Input network password of DVR.

(The number is set on SETUP>SYSTEM>NETWORK PASSWORD.)

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7. Then the cameras connected to the DVR are displayed on the screen.

8. SETUP: The menu settings for the DVR unit can be set from a PC, via network. Refer t o t he detail of

Remote Setup description of IVMS Multi Clien t. Please check the detail to the page 77, Remote Setup.

APPENDIX: How to connect network

A. How to set IP address of the DVR and open TCP port of the router?

The port forwarding is dependent on the brand and model of the router. The port forwarding is required to
allow access to the DVR beyond a router.

Connect network cable between DVR and Router or ADSL modem.

1. Default network setting on DVR are

- Por t: 5445

- WEB Port : 80

- Network : DHCP

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2. From PC connected in the same Router, find IP address, Gateway, and Subnet mask by

IPCONFIG command in command prompt.

3. But if IP is something else like 192.168.x.xxx., you should change IP address, Subnet, Gateway on

the DVR. Go to SETUP>NETWORK>LAN of the DVR and change the IP settings to be like IP:

192.168.XXX.XXX and Gateway: 192.168.XXX.XXX. (Refer to the user’s manual of Router.)

Open your web browser. Enter the router IP address in the address bar (The router IP address are different
with the brand and model.), click GO.

4. Enter the user name and password (admin is default) and press the OK button.

5. Select the Port Range Forwarding tab.

6. Enter the each field.

i. Application: Enter a description of the DVR (Example: store1)

ii. Start: Enter the first number of the port you need to port forward (Example: 5445)

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iii. End: Enter the last number of the port you need to port forward (Example: 5445)
iv. Protocol: Select Both.

v. IP address: Enter the IP address of the DVR on SETUP>NETWORK>LAN>IP ADDRESS.

vi. Enable: Check the enable box.

7. Select the Save settings button located on the bottom of the window. Then Port forwarding is

finished.

B. How to access DVR from Remote PC?

LAN Connection – Using a switching hub

Connect to the system, using a hub (Switching hub) and an Ethernet cable (10BASE-T/100BASE-TX CAT 5
LAN cable)

1. Run the pre-install the network client software on the supplied CD. (Refer to Chapter 6. Network

access using the Exclusive network viewer)

2. Check the IP address from SETUP>SYSTEM>DESCRIPTIO N of DVR.

3. Run network client software and click

button.

Network access beyond a router

In order to access the DVR remotely beyond a router (firewall), the user must open TCP port for
command level, live channels and storage channels. User need to open 2ports numbers on the
router; the DVR port number 5445 and the WEB port number 80.
If this port is not opened properly, user can not access DVR beyond a router.

You can learn how to port forward many kinds of Routers from the bellow site.

http://www.portforward.com/english/routers/port_forwarding/routerindex.htm

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4. Input Site Name, Site Address(IP address), Port No., and Password on the connect window. And

click OK. Then, press

button after checking the left check box.

Internet (ADSL) Connection using DDNS

Connect to the system, using an Router or ADSL modem and an Ethernet cable (10BASE-T/100BASE-TX
CAT 5 LAN cable)

1. Go to SETUP>NETWORK. Set NETWORK TYPE as DHCP and DDNS SERVER as ON. And

select one type among bestddns.com, okddns.com and ddnscenter.com after setting to DDNS1.

2. Go to Setup menu of Router and open TCP port 5445 and 80 using Port Forwarding. (Refer to A.

How to set IP address of the DVR and open TCP port of the router?)

3. Confirm the Mac address and Serial No. from the label of the rear panel of the DVR.

4. Open the web browser and log on

http://www.bestddns.com. Please log on http://www.okddns.com

in Korea and

http://www.ddnscenter.com in USA.

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 MAC Address: Input the Mac address (EX. 0002690XXXXX) without any space.
 Serial Number: Input the Serial No. (EX. 43000700XXX.) without any space.

5. Domain Name: Input Domain Name for your DVR system

6. Click the DUPLICATIO N CHECK button to see if the domain name is available.

7. If you see the screen “You can use the Domain name you entered” then click RETURN and click

REGISTER button to complete the registration.

8. Run the pre-install the network client software on the supplied CD. (Refer to Chapter 8. Network

access using the Exclusive network viewer)

9. Click

but t on and add the DVR as necessary.

 Model: Select one type surely amo ng SDVR s erie s , H DVR series DVR / N series DVR, HD

DVR / IP Camera.

 Site Name: Input the name of the DVR.
 Site Address: Input the Domain Name that is registered on

http://www.bestddns.com. Please

log on

http://www.okddns.com in Korea and http://www.ddnscenter.com in USA.

(EX. XXXXX.bestddns.com)

 Port Number: Input the DVR port number.
 Password: Input the network password.

10. Press

button after checking the left check box of the site that you will access.

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C. How to access DVR with iPhone?

9. Mobile Phone Setting

iPhone User

1. iPhone “Mgate Install and Manual (iphone Application will be support 2012/2/15)

1. Access to App Stor e. 2.Search “MGATE” and download
& install.

3. Now Run “MGATE” program.

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4.Access to “MGATE

5. Touch “+” button.

6. Input the DVR inform ation

7. Touch “Save” button

8. Touch the name of site among
List

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[ Explanation for Registration menu ]

 Site : write site name what you want (For example : Main Lobby)
 IP/DNS : site IP address or domain name ( ex:office.okddns.com)
 Port : Port number (default va lue:“5445”)
 ID : admin .
 Password : Password for DVR (default value:”1111”)

※ In full screen mode, you can enlarge the screen as digital zoom using by finger

. Android User

1.Access android market. 2. touch searching icon. 3. Search “HDEX MGATE”

9. Please select channel by touch and then, touch

arrow button for connection.

11. Live access screen

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4.Please touch “MGATE” to
download Software.

5. run “MGATE” by touching
below icon.

6. to register site, please touch
“Setting”.

7. touch “add” button

8. Input site information .

9. after information, touch “OK”