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TABLE OF CONTENT

Overview............................................................................................................................ 5

Chapter 1 ........................................................................................................................... 6

Network IP Cameras...........................................................................................................6

PTZ Cameras......................................................................................................................7

USB and Web Cameras......................................................................................................7

Frame Grabbers..................................................................................................................8

ZNS NVR Terminology........................................................................................................9

Toolbar................................................................................................................................9

Structure Pane ..................................................................................................................10

Server................................................................................................................................11

Client.................................................................................................................................13

Web Based Remote..........................................................................................................13

ENTEPRISE SCALABILITY AND MONITORING..............................................................14

Chapter 2 ......................................................................................................................... 15

Server Installation..............................................................................................................15

Software Activation............................................................................................................16

Install Server Configuration...............................................................................................16

Service Mode. ...................................................................................................................18

How to stop and start DVR services..................................................................................19

Client Server Connections.................................................................................................19

Control Server or Servers from your client application......................................................20

Add a new server..................................................................................................................... 20

Chapter 3 ......................................................................................................................... 21

Server Recording Properties-............................................................................................21

Server Communication Properties- ...................................................................................22

Server Watchdog -...........................................................................................................22

Server Watchdog Properties......................................................................................................... 23

Start Watchdog with Serve- .......................................................................................................... 23

Enable Watchdog-......................................................................................................................... 23

Watchdog Operation..................................................................................................................... 23

Maintenance- ................................................................................................................................ 23

Server User Management-................................................................................................24

Create Users or modify existing user rights.......................................................................24

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System/User Permissions-................................................................................................25

Submitting A Problem Report-...........................................................................................26

Chapter 4 ......................................................................................................................... 27

Setting up an IP camera…................................................................................................27

Configure your IP cameras automatically..........................................................................27

Configure your IP cameras manually. ...............................................................................27

Access Tab .................................................................................................................................... 28

Frame Tab..................................................................................................................................... 28

Setup CBC America Megapixel (CBCA MP) Series Network IP Cameras........................29

CCTV Camera Configuration.............................................................................................30

Device Title................................................................................................................................... 30

Format Tab-.................................................................................................................................. 31

Frame Tab –.................................................................................................................................. 31

HiCap & XECAP Tab................................................................................................................... 31

PTZ Camera Properties................................................................................................................ 32

Enable Video Transfer Properties: ....................................................................................35

Image Quality................................................................................................................................ 35

Video Compression-..........................................................................................................36

Motion Analysis-................................................................................................................36

Sensitivity Tab-.............................................................................................................................. 37

Exclusion Tab-.............................................................................................................................. 37

Format Tab- ............................................................................................................................... 37

This controls the internal motion detection analysis properties.......................................... 37

Data recording-..................................................................................................................38

Data Recording............................................................................................................................. 38

Time Laps Recording:................................................................................................................... 38

Motion Control Recording:........................................................................................................... 39

Action summary- ...............................................................................................................39

Wizard Complete-..............................................................................................................39

Video Adjustments:Toggle Video Amplification Pane........................................................40

Exclusivity Mode (Windows lock out feature): ...................................................................40

Chapter 5 ......................................................................................................................... 41

How to Playback Video-....................................................................................................41

Playback Window Structure- .............................................................................................41

To Navigate through the Video -........................................................................................41

Fast forward & Rewind......................................................................................................41

Smart Search-...................................................................................................................42

Define motion of interest – ................................................................................................42

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Export Video-.....................................................................................................................43

Export Snapshots..............................................................................................................44

Layouts..............................................................................................................................45

Layout Sequences.............................................................................................................46

Chapter 6 ......................................................................................................................... 47

Upgrading the ZNS NVR software to a newer Version......................................................47

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Overview

The Ganz ZNS NVR (ZNS-NVR) is a digital video recording and remote surveillance software
package for Windows. The ZNS NVR accepts video streams fr om all major Network IP cameras
and servers, Frame Grabbers and any Direct Show compatible devices incl uding Webcams and
USB cameras. This along with the ZNS NVR client-server architecture allows you to build fully
scalable solutions ranging from a single camera up to thousands of cameras.

ZNS NVR was designed to primarily be used to:

1. View live video streams from multiple sources locally and remotely, over the Internet.

2. Record video from multiple sources and play them back later locally or remotely

3. Export previously recorded video to preserve and present it as evidence.
ZNS NVR offers a principally new concept for DVR solutions – “One Software/Choice of

Hardware”. The ZNS NVR software can be either integrated with supported hardware o r acquired
from ZNS NVR resellers as a part of a complete digital video recording and remote surveillance
solution.

ZNS NVR consists of two major components: NVR Server and NVR Client. The NVR Server is a
behind-the-scene application that captures processes and records video and then serve s it to
local or remote NVR Client software. The NVR Client is the application that shows live and
recorded video streams from a single NVR Server or multiple NVR Servers; it also allows users to
configure and control NVR Server(s).
In order to better suit our customers' needs and budget, The ZNS NVR has 5 editions. Thes e
editions range from Personal to Enterprise and each edition varies in the number of allowed
cameras, the number of simultaneous remote NVR Client connections as well as other limitations,
or lack thereof. However, all of the ZNS NVR editions have the same user-friendly interface and
functionality.
The ZNS NVR Personal Edition is a shareware product, which means you can try it first, and then
buy it if you like it.

Maximum Number of
Cameras

Personal Basic Pro Advanced Enterprise

1 4 9 16 Unlimited

Maximum number of
concurrent remote DVR

1 1 3 5 Unlimited

Client connections

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Chapter 1

Network IP Cameras

analog CCTV installation.
z Some Network cameras have built-in motion detectors and compression engines, which

enable the DVR Server to use a minimum of its computer resources; therefore, the same
computer can also be used for other tasks.

z There are no requirements for CPU or chipset manufacturers, since Network Cameras do

not require any additional hardware to be installed on to the computer.

z CBC America Megapixel Camera Series are Network IP cameras with a very high resolution

(1.3 Megapixels and more). Analog cameras are incapable of achieving such resolution.

z Network IP camera installations are highly scaleable and upgradeable. There is no need to

buy and install additional video capture boards for the DVR system in the event you want to
add a camera or increase performance of the system. Any analog camera can be converted
to a network camera by using GANZ IP server. There is no geographical limitation for the
installation.

z Effective offsite recording (either by itself or in addition to onsite recording) provided by IPX

series cameras eliminates the possibility of destruction of the video medium due to
deliberate actions or an accident (fire, flooding, etc.).

z Some network cameras can also be used as a webcam to serve as an advertising engine for

businesses.

The ZNS NVR supports Network Cameras from all major manufacturers. Please visit the ZNS
NVR website, www.ComputarGanz.com, for the perpet ually growing list of supported Network
cameras.

What is a Network IP Camera? Network
camera, IP addressable camera, and IP Camera, all
refer to the same type of camera, which is a digital
camera that can be directly connected to the Internet
or network through a CAT5 or Wi-Fi connection.
Network cameras send already digitized and
compressed video streams. Network Cameras are
the fastest growing trend in the Surveillance
industry. Here are some of the benefits of IP
cameras:
Existing local network infrastructure could be used
for the installation.
Comparably less cabling required compared with an

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PTZ Cameras

since PTZ commands are being send over TCP/IP network; therefore, making the installation
process much simpler and eliminating a lot of compatibility and configuration issues.

USB and Web Cameras

What are PTZ Cameras? A PTZ camera is a camera with the
mechanical assembly for Panning, Tilting and Zooming the camera.
There are many types of PTZ cameras available and their cost varies
based on Speed, Zoom capacity, Manufacturer, etc.

Analog CCTV PTZ cameras require additional set of wires
compliant with RS485 protocol standard to control PTZ movements.
Therefore, usually it is necessary to put a RS232 to RS485 converter to a
DVR system. The ZNS NVR currently supports the most popular Analog
CCTV PTZ command protocols, including Pelco-D, Bosch and MeritLilin.
Network PTZ cameras do not require any additional wiring or devices,

Can I use my USB or Web Cameras? Yes, the ZNS NVR is the world’s leader i n the
best most economic, versatile and powerful NVR. We want everyone to be able to use our
software and if you have a USB cam or a Web Cam, feel free to try our software for free and
purchase as many licenses as you wish. Of course don’t forget that you are limited to USB ports
with this option but for small users, the ZNS NVR is for you.

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Frame Grabbers

What is Frame Grabber? A Frame Grabber is a PCI board that is installed into the PC
and CCTV cameras (Cameras with BNC or RCA connectors) are attached thereto. These boards
come in various configurations such as 4 camera inputs, 8 inputs, 16 inputs, etc. and boards are
made by various manufacturers. Also, depending on the Frame Grabber certain criteria is
expected from the PC. Some frame grabbers require a minimum amount of PC power as where
others require more. Frame Grabbers have the following terminology:

Inputs = the amount of cameras the board can handle (4, 8, 16, 24, 32)
Frame Rate = Frame Grabbers supported by the ZNS NVR come in 60 Frames, 120 Frames
and 240 Frames per second. These frames however, are the entire frame rate numbers divided
by the amount of inputs; therefore if you have a 60FPS (Frame Per Second) board with 4 inputs,
that means 60FPS divided by 4 cameras = 15FPS per camera.

The other important factor in Frame rates is FPS viewing and FPS recording. What this means, is
that you may view at 15FPS but choose to record any of your cameras at a lower FPS to save
storage space. Remember, the higher the FPS the more storage space it needs since the data is
larger. The same principle applies to image quality. The higher the image quality you choose, the
more space is required.

If you currently purchase or own any of the above cards, you only need to purchase the
appropriate ZNS NVR Edition.

The ZNS NVR works with any and all CCTV cameras. CCTV cameras are analog cameras, even
though some of them might have written the word Digital written on them, which only means that
a DSP chip is used, but the Frame Grabber is what makes the signal truly digital. Therefore, if
you decided to retrofit existing installation or make a new one based on analog CCTV cameras,
make sure that you choose a ZNS NVR supported frame grabber card or acquire a complete
system from a ZNS NVR reseller. You can check the perpetually growing list of supported Frame
Grabber cards on the ZNS NVR website.
(www.ComputarGanz.com)

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ZNS NVR Terminology

Pane - Panel, window.
Toggle- To alternate between two or more electronic, mechanical, or computer-related options,

usually by the operation of a single switch or keystroke.
ZNS NVR Icons-

Toolbar

Toolbar- The toolbar that you see at the top of your screen gives you various options such as
open, save and various screen manipulations, at the click of a button.

Open Configuration-

configurations. It is most useful if you are exporting configurations from one machine to another.

Save Configuration- This button on the toolbar allows you to save any changes that you have
just made to your DVR, it will continue to save to the same file unless you click on ‘File’ and ‘Save
As…’, then you can save to a different file or even to a floppy.

Structure Pane- This button toggles whether you see or don’t see the structure pane on the left
side of your ZNS NVR window. The structure pane is most useful when you are looking at
cameras from multiple locations and multiple ZNS NVR servers. We will discuss the structure
pane later on in this chapter.

Events - This button toggles the events window. The events window gives you important
notifications such as, when you are connecting to a server successfully. It lets you know if you
have input improper user names and passwords and gives you error code s when needed.

PTZ Control- This button toggles the PTZ control pane. If you do not have a pan-tilt-zoom
camera connected to your system then this button is not used.

Video amplification- This button toggles the video amplification pane. When this button is
pressed a pane will come up from which you will be able to adjust the brightness, contrast,
saturation, sharpness, and hue for any camera.

Full Screen- This button toggles full screen mode. In full screen, none of the panes will be seen
and the cameras will be expanded to their maximum size to fill the full screen of your monitor.

Wizards- The wizard’s icon on the toolbar gives you a shortcut to various serve r, and camera
options and configurations. You can also access these features through the right click menus in
the software.

Views- These buttons on the toolbar allow you to manipulate your views and camera layouts to
your own preference.

This button on the toolbar allows you to open previous ZNS NVR

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Screen Footer- The screen footer button on the toolbar allows you to display various information
underneath each camera window. It can display frame rate, time, picture quality, recording,
motion detection, and image size. The screen footer is the text below each camera

Stream Selection- The stream selection button allows you to pick which camera you would like
to view in the selected camera window. This can also be done through the right click menus and
by dragging the desired camera from the structure pane to the desired display window, or right
click on any camera window and select stream.

Show Motion- The show motion toolbar button toggles whether or not you want the motion
outlined on the selected camera screen. Note: Motion detection must be setup before this feature
can be activated.

Maximize- When pressed the maximize button puts the selected camera into a single view, if
pressed again it will return to the previous view. This can also be accomplished by double clicking
on the camera of choice.

Structure Pane

The structure pane is the control center of your NVR. In the
structure pane is where you will setup all of your cameras,
and NVR’s. The structure pane makes it possible for you to
manage many NVR servers from one window by right
clicking on the NVR of your choice.

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Server

What is the ZNS NVR Server? The ZNS NVR server is the Windows application, which
can run as a Windows service or Windows tray-application. The ZNS NVR Server grabs video
streams from the configured sources, analyzes it for motion, broadcasts it to local (running on the
same computer) and remote clients and records it to local hard d rives. The ZNS NVR server is
the only application in the ZNS NVR suite, which requires licensing, which can be activated via
software key.

Through Console Root
an unlimited number of
cameras and servers
can be managed,
configured, and
adjusted, without the
need to be at the
server site.

Right mouse click
onany camera or
server to drop down a
list of various options
like camera setup,
recording settings,
user management,
etc.

Right Mouse Click on
any camera screen to
bring up the archive
(playback recorded

Wizards for easy
navigation and step­by-step setup to
perform configurations
and other setup tasks.

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What are the minimum requirements for the ZNS NVR Server? The minimum requirements
are shown in the following table:

System Size Small (4Ch-9Ch) Medium (9Ch-16Ch) Large (16Ch-30Ch)
Processor
OS
Video Card
Memory
Hard Drive

Other Items to consider:

• Keyboard and Optical Mouse

• CD-RW or CD/DVR-RW Drive

• 1600 x 1200 UXGA Monitor or 1920 x 1200 WUXGA Monitor

• POE Network Switch

• CAT5e cabling

• 1000 VA Battery Backup (UPS) with auto shut down and start up software

• Internet router with port forwarding and DDNS if necessary

• Second 10/100/1000 Network card for faster remote access on medium or large system s

Core 2 Duo (2.00 GHz) Core 2 Duo (3.00 GHz) Core 2 Quad (2.13 GHz)
Windows XP Pro SP2 Windows XP Pro SP2 Windows XP Pro SP2
256 MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600GT 256 MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600GTS 256 NVIDIA Quatro FX 3450
2 GB 2 GB 4 GB
500 GB => (1) x 500GB SATA 1 TB => (2) x 500GB SATA 2TB => (4) x 500GB SATA

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Client

What is the ZNS NVR Client? The ZNS NVR Client Application is the component to monitor live
and recorded video from several ZNS NVR servers. Also the ZNS NVR Client is the main tool to
manage and configure local and remote ZNS NVR servers.

The Client component of your ZNS NVR Software is the Interface to control your ZNS NVR
surveillance system. The client is the piece of software that controls every aspect of your server.
This software can be installed on the main machine running the server or on any machine that
can access the server via TCP/IP. The client application can be used to control and fully
administer your server or an unlimited number of servers from any computer connecte d on the
Internet. You never need to go on-site again to make changes to your NVR.

Connect to
Multiple
servers,
manage
servers and
cameras
through the
client software

Benefits – By not having to ever be on-site to administer your NVR is a tremendous advantage
and one that the ZNS NVR offers. We have revolutionized the NVR world with this application
feature enabling full flexibility to the NVR operator. Another advantage to not installing the Client
on the server site is your NVR is now Tamper Proof. Since the ZNS NVR server can run as a
Windows service, the server computer running the software can be logged out of Windows and
have login password protected.

Web Based Remote

The Client Application is of course your main remote viewing option giving you full control of your
NVR, all of its recorded video, etc., however; we wanted to give you a web based option as well
in case you are ever need to check on your location and the client software is not an option. For
these instances, you can log onto your site using our web application located at
http://www.ComputarGanz.com/webclient/login.html

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ENTEPRISE SCALABILITY AND MONITORING.

DVR Los Angeles

Enterprise Scalability:

Control and fully administer your server or an unlimited
number of servers from any computer connected on the
Internet with ZNS NVR client. Engineered not to use any
network resources for the open server connections and
only use network resources for the cameras you monitor
at the given time. Can be connected to unlimited server
and control unlimited cameras within those servers.

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Layouts: Create custom
layouts by grouping cameras
from different DVR
Servers/Locations into groups
for more efficient monitoring,
and better management.

DVR Texas

DVR New York

DVR Colorado

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Chapter 2

Server Installation

Lets Begin Installing- Insert your ZNS NVR CD into your CD drive, or if you have downloaded
the ZNS NVR begin the installation process by double clicking the ZNS NVR file.

st

1

Screen- “Welcome to the ZNS NVR Setup Wizard”

Click next

nd

2

Screen- “License Agreement” Please read the license agreement carefully and choose
accept
Click next

rd

3

Screen- “Select Destination Location”

Click next

th

4

Screen- “Select installation Destination” changing the location is optional
but not recommended.
Click next

5th Screen- “Select Components” Here you will need to check the top option

Click next

“ZNSNVR Server Application”. This option needs to be checked
now, since we are now installing a server portion of the ZNS NVR
package. If you would also like to install the GUI (Graphic User
Interface) or the CLIENT put a checkmark next to ‘ZNSNVR client
application’. Then leave the rest of the boxes unchecked. If you
would like to have the server run without the client, please
uncheck the remaining boxes.

If you want to be
able to view and
manage the
server from the
same machine
check both
GANZ ZNS NVR
Client & Server
Application.

th

Screen- “Select Start Menu Folder” changing the location is optional,

6

but not recommended.

Click next

th

7

Screen- “Select Additional Tasks” These are shortcuts and are

recommended but optional.

Click next

th

8

Screen- “Ready to Install” ZNS NVR Server and options will now be
Installed.
Click Install

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9th Screen- “Completing the ZNS NVR Setup Wizard” Here there is an option

Click Finish

Software Activation

1st Screen- “ZNS NVR Activation Wizard”
Click Next

nd

2

Screen- IF YOU ARE WILLING TO INSTALL THE ZNS NVR SHAREWARE

Click Next

rd

3

Screen- “Product Activation Method” If you have purchased a license or

Click Next

th

4

Screen- “Enter your Activation Key” Carefully enter your product license

Click Next

th

5

Screen- “Product has been successfully activated.” You will also see the
Click Finish

Install Server Configuration

st

1

Screen- “ZNS NVR Server Setup”
Click Next

nd

2

Screen- “Server Properties” Here is where you will enter your machines

Click Next

for “run server setup wizard”. Leave it checked and lets continue.

VERSION, click cancel and skip down to page 13 of your manual
“Install Server Configuration. For those who have purchased the
ZNS NVR or wish to purchase the ZNS NVR at this time

would like to make a purchase now, choose option one

key here. (If you are now making the purchase, choose “buy online”
now. Once you have made your purchase, you can come back to
this screen at any time)

description of your edition and your access limitations.

unique identifying name and server title. Underneath you will see an
option that is by default UNCHECKED , “Compact the configuration
database” it is a good choice to check this option for it will help
optimize your configuration database in the future.

Default Install Directory
of Database

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