Honeywell MAXPRO Operator's Manual

MAXPRO® NVR

Operator’s Guide

Document 800-09356V2 – 02/2012

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Revisions

Issue Date Description

1.0 July 13, 2011 New document

2.0 October 13, 2011 Added the following:

• Changed the CONFIGURATION screen on p .13

• Changed the storage capacity of MAXPRO NVR SE on p.9

• Added the PAL version of MAXPRO NVR SE system diagram

3.0 January 27, 2012 Updated the whole guide with MAXPRO NVR S/W Only release
changes

4.0 February 14, 2012 Updated the "Licensing" section

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BOUT MAXPRO® NVR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

INTRODUCING MAXPRO® NVR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

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FEATURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

INGLE-BOX SOLUTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

MAXPRO NVR SOFTWARE-ONLY SOLUTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

FEATURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

MAXPRO NVR SINGLE-BOX SOLUTION SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE . . . . . . . . 9

MAXPRO NVR SE SYSTEM DIAGRAM (PAL VERSION). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

MAXPRO NVR SE SYSTEM DIAGRAM (NTSC VERSION). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

MAXPRO NVR XE SYSTEM DIAGRAM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

MAXPRO NVR SOFTWARE-ONLY SOLUTION SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE . . . . 11

MAXPRO NVR STANDALONE SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

MAXPRO NVR DISTRIBUTED SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

MAXPRO NVR WIZARD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

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ICENSING INFORMATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

VIEWING THE VERSION AND LICENSE INFORMATION OF MAXPRO NVR . . . 17

REGISTRATION AND LICENSING. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

LOGGING ON AND FAMILIARIZATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

LOGGING ON USING PROFILES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

LOGGING ON TO MAXPRO NVR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

SAVING A SERVER ADDRESS IN A PROFILE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

SETTING THE DEFAULT PROFILE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

MODIFYING A PROFILE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

DELETING A PROFILE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

EDITING THE PORTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

PORT FORWARDING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

LOGGING OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

CLOSING THE MAXPRO NVR USER INTERFACE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

FAMILIARIZING WITH THE MAXPRO NVR USER INTERFACE . . . . . . . . . . 25

VIEWER TAB. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

CONFIGURATOR TAB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

SEARCH TAB. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

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REPORT TAB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

SETTING PREFERENCES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

SETTINGS FOR VIDEO RENDERING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

PAUSING THE VIDEO RENDERING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

ETTINGS FOR ALARM PREVIEW PANE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

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ETTING THE ALARM THRESHOLD VALUE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

CONFIGURING THE SNAPSHOT CLIP EXPORT SETTINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

CONFIGURING THE OSD SETTINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

CONFIGURING THE TIMELINE SETTINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

CONFIGURING THE DIAGNOSTIC SETTINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

CONFIGURING THE DEFAULT SETTINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

CONFIGURING MAXPRO NVR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37

CONFIGURING THE SYSTEM SETTINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

GENERAL SYSTEM SETTINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37

VENT RECORDING SETTINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38

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MAIL SETTINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38

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OLIDAYS/EXCEPTIONS SETTINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39

CONFIGURING THE DISK MANAGEMENT SETTINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

CONFIGURING THE CAMERAS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

ADDING THE CAMERAS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42

PDATING THE CAMERAS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

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ELETING THE CAMERAS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

ONFIGURING THE ADVANCED DISCOVERY SETTINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

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DDING THIRD PARTY PSIA, ONVIF AND AXIS CAMERAS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

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CONFIGURING THE SCHEDULES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

CREATING A SCHEDULE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48

ELETING A SCHEDULE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50

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CONFIGURING THE INPUT AND OUTPUT FOR A CAMERA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

CONFIGURING THE SEQUENCES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

CREATING A SEQUENCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51

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PDATING A SEQUENCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52

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ELETING A SEQUENCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53

PERFORMING USER ADMINISTRATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

ADDING A USER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53

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PDATING A USER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55

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ELETING A USER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55

MONITORING A SITE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57

SALVO LAYOUTS AND PANELS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

ALVO VIEW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

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CREATING A SALVO VIEW. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

SALVO BAR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59

SURROUNDING CAMERAS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

SWITCHING TO THE SURROUNDING CAMERA VIEW FOR A CAMERA 60

LIVE VIDEO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

VIEWING LIVE VIDEO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

CONTEXT MENU OPTIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

PLAYING A SEQUENCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

VIDEO RECORDING AND VIEWING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

VIDEO RECORDING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

ABOUT THE RECORDING SETTINGS FOR MAXPRO NVR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

VIEWING RECORDED VIDEO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

TIMELINE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

PLAYING RECORDED VIDEO USING THE TIMELINE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

VIEWING THUMBNAILS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65

LAYER CONTROLS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

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ONTEXT MENU OPTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

PLAYING RECORDED VIDEO USING MARK IN AND MARK OUT POINTS IN THE TIMELINE . . . 67

CREATING A LOOP BY ADDING A MARK IN AND MARK OUT POINT IN THE TIMELINE . . . . . . . . .67

LAYING VIDEO FROM THE LOOP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

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O STOP PLAYING VIDEO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

MARKING POINTS OF INTEREST IN THE TIMELINE USING BOOKMARKS . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

ADDING A BOOKMARK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68

DDING COMMENTS TO A BOOKMARK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

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ROWSING FROM ONE BOOKMARK TO THE OTHER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69

UT, COPY, AND PASTE BOOKMARKS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69

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ELETING A BOOKMARK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69

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VIDEO CONTROL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

VIDEO CONTROL OPTIONS IN THE PANEL TOOLBARS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

PANNING, TILTING, AND ZOOMING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

ZOOMING THE VIDEO DISPLAY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72

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ANNING AND TILTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

IMAGES AND CLIPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

SAVING IMAGES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

CREATING CLIPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

NAMING CONVENTION FOR CLIPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74

VIEWING IMAGES AND CLIPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

IMAGES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75

IEWING OPTIONS FOR IMAGES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75

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IEWING VIDEO RELATED TO AN IMAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75

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LIPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75

DELETING IMAGES AND CLIPS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

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ALARMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

ACKNOWLEDGING ALARMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

CONTEXT MENU OPTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78

CLEARING ACKNOWLEDGED ALARMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

CONTEXT MENU OPTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79

SEARCHING RECORDED VIDEO IN MAXPRO NVR . . . . . . . . . . . .81

PLAYING VIDEO AFTER SEARCHING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

DELETING THE RECORDED VIDEO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

INTELLISENSE SEARCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

GENERATING REPORTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85

OVERVIEW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

EVENT HISTORY REPORT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

OPERATOR LOG REPORT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

GENERATING THE EVENT HISTORY REPORT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

ENERATING THE OPERATOR LOG REPORT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

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IEWING, PRINTING, AND SAVING THE REPORT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

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INTRODUCING MAXPRO® NVR

This guide introduces the MAXPRO® NVR.

MAXPRO NVR is a Network Video Recorder (NVR) based on MAXPRO® VMS platform.
MAXPRO NVR is offered in the following two variants.

• Single-box solution

• Software-Only solution

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MAXPRO NVR Single-box Solution

MAXPRO NVR SINGLE-BOX SOLUTION

MAXPRO NVR is a Network Video Recorder (NVR) based on MAXPRO® VMS platform.
MAXPRO NVR is offered as a Single-box solution, and is available in the following two
editions.

• MAXPRO NVR XE (Xpress Edition) - entry level NVR supporting up to 16 IP cameras.

• MAXPRO NVR SE (Standard Edition) - mid tier NVR supporting up to 32 IP cameras.

Honeywell’s MAXPRO NVR boxed solution is an ideal solution for entry into IP video
surveillance systems, and utilizes Honeywell's High-Definition cameras to offer a powerful high
definition IP recording and security monitoring system. MAXPRO NVR comes pre-installed
with the required software and pre-licensed with the required channels depending on the
MAXPRO NVR edition you purchase.

FEATURES

MAXPRO NVR Single-box solution offers the following features.

• Comes bundled with the software, hardware and licenses.

• Connects up to 16 IP cameras in MAXPRO NVR XE (Xpress Edition) and 32 IP
cameras in MAXPRO NVR SE (Standard Edition), including support for IP High­definition cameras.

• Supports Honeywell Performance Series IP, EQUIP® Series cameras including
HD,PSIA cameras. Please visit the following URL:

http://www.security.honeywell.com/hota/ for the most up to date list of supported

Honeywell and 3rd party IP cameras.

• Includes a dual DVI/VGA graphics card for dual monitor support in MAXPRO NVR SE
(Standard Edition) and VGA graphics card for monitor support in MAXPRO NVR XE
(Xpress edition).

• Supports storage capacities: MAXPRO NVR SE (Standard Edition) 24TB (PAL
version, MAXPRO NVR XE (Xpress Edition) 1TB.

• Includes a separate Operating System hard drive from storage drives.

• Includes a DVD R/W drive for burning evidence clips.

• Includes a 22" depth chassis supporting shallow racks (only for MAXPRO NVR SE
(Standard Edition)).

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MAXPRO NVR Software-Only Solution

MAXPRO NVR SOFTWARE-ONLY SOLUTION

Honeywell’s MAXPRO NVR software is a flexible, scalable and open IP video surveillance
system. Supporting Honeywell's High definition (HD) cameras and broad integration with third
party IP cameras and encoders, the MAXPRO NVR family is a powerful HD IP recording and
security monitoring system for a variety of applications. MAXPRO NVR software ensures
flexibility for end user IT departments when choosing NVR hardware in deploying a recording
solution, but end users find it as easy as a DVR to configure and operate.

FEATURES

MAXPRO NVR Software-Only solution offers the following key features that differentiates it
from other IP video surveillance systems.

INDUSTRY STANDARDS

MAXPRO NVR software is an open platform and supports broad third party device integrations
with support for PSIA and ONVIF standards, Real Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP) standard
and native device integrations. MAXPRO NVR provides easy to use desktop clients and
mobile apps - MAXPRO® Mobile.

FLEXIBLE LICENSING

MAXPRO NVR software comes with all required software applications and a license for 32
channels allowing for up to 32 cameras as your system grows. Minimum hardware
specifications for different levels of recording and monitoring performance are provided for IT
departments to choose the appropriate hardware platform.

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ROLE BASED OPERATOR PRIVILEGES

MAXPRO NVR software offers role-based operator privileges supporting Windows and Local
users.

EASY CONFIGURATION

A quick and easy 3-click wizard to set up the system with auto-configuration and auto­discovery of IP cameras, recording and monitoring configuration, makes installing HD IP
systems quick and efficient without requiring any IP expertise. Simple and logical
configuration pages make setup a breeze even for the novice installer.

USER FRIENDLY AND FEATURE RICH USER INTERFACE

The MAXPRO NVR software user interface is based on Honeywell's flagship MAXPRO® VMS
user interface which offers a feature rich user experience. Utilization of this familiar interface
allows for the “Learn One, Know Them All” concept that ensures familiarity across a broad
range of Honeywell products.

RECORDING AND PLAYBACK OPERATIONS

MAXPRO NVR software supports simultaneous recording, live and playback viewing, search
and system management for up to 32 IP cameras including HD formats in a single server
instance.

ENRICHED VIDEO VIEWING EXPERIENCE

MAXPRO NVR software offers enriched video viewing experience through the intuitive video
rendering engine that optimizes CPU utilization by altering the video frame rate.

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EFFICIENT EVENT AND ALARM VIEWING CAPABILITY

MAXPRO NVR software provides the ability to investigate events and alarms by
simultaneously viewing alarm videos at various stages. For every alarm, users can view the
video captured during pre-alarm, on-alarm, and post-alarm, and also view live video from the
camera which triggered the alarm.

SIMULTANEOUS VIDEO RECORDING AND VIDEO VIEWING

MAXPRO NVR software supports multiple simultaneous operations such as video recording
and video viewing or alarm monitoring on the server unit without the need for an additional
workstation and also provides the option of remote monitoring clients. Users can view live
video while simultaneously performing searches.

MULTI-LANGUAGE SUPPORT

MAXPRO NVR software supports multiple languages such as English, Chinese, French,
German. English is the default language.

KEYBOARD SUPPORT

MAXPRO NVR software supports industry standard keyboards such as UltraKey Plus and
UltraKey Lite over Ethernet.

CLIP EXPORT

MAXPRO NVR software supports exporting clips and still images in simple .wmv and .bmp
formats. The clips can be signed with digital signatures for further analysis.

E-MAIL NOTIFICATION

MAXPRO NVR software supports e-mail notification on camera, system and operator events.

VIDEO SURROUND FEATURE

MAXPRO NVR software offers Video Surround, a Honeywell-patented feature, which provides
the ability to track subjects of interest as they move between areas covered by adjacent
cameras by simply double-clicking on the panel where the subject is currently visible.

REPORTS

Using the MAXPRO NVR software, you can generate Event History and Operator Log reports,
each of which having its own significance. These reports can be exported in .pdf, Crystal
Reports, Excel and Word formats.

INTEGRATION CAPABILITY

Multiple MAXPRO NVRs can be deployed for system expansion using a distributed
architecture and integrated with the MAXPRO Viewer multi-site software or MAXPRO VMS
enterprise video management system

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MAXPRO NVR Single-box Solution System Architecture

MAXPRO NVR SINGLE-BOX SOLUTION SYSTEM
ARCHITECTURE

MAXPRO NVR SE SYSTEM DIAGRAM (PAL VERSION)

The following figure illustrates the PAL version of MAXPRO NVR SE (Standard Edition system
digram).

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MAXPRO NVR SE SYSTEM DIAGRAM (NTSC VERSION)

The following figure illustrates the NTSC version of MAXPRO NVR SE (Standard Edition
system digram).

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MAXPRO NVR Single-box Solution System Architecture

MAXPRO NVR XE SYSTEM DIAGRAM

The following figure illustrates the MAXPRO NVR XE (Xpress Edition) system diagram.

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MAXPRO NVR Software-Only Solution System Architecture

MAXPRO NVR SOFTWARE-ONLY SOLUTION SYSTEM
ARCHITECTURE

MAXPRO NVR STANDALONE SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE

The following figure illustrates the MAXPRO NVR standalone system architecture.

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MAXPRO NVR DISTRIBUTED SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE

The following figure illustrates the MAXPRO NVR distributed system architecture.

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ABOUT MAXPRO® NVR

MAXPRO NVR Software-Only Solution System Architecture

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MAXPRO NVR W

MAXPRO NVR Wizard is an easy three-step procedure to live video. This wizard automatically
starts each time you power-on the MAXPRO NVR system.

The MAXPRO NVR Wizard includes the following three steps.

1. Step 1 - The CONFIGURATION page displays.

IZARD

• if you want to change the default settings, select “YES” or “NO”corresponding to the
fields listed in the following table or click STEP 2 to accept the default settings, and
proceed to the CAMERA DISCOVERY page in step 2.

Field Description

CONFIGURATION SETTINGS

Video Format Select “NTSC” or “PAL” based on your region.

Start Recording Start recording as soon as soon as the camera is added. 24/7

continuous recording is enabled for all the cameras.

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Field Description

Auto IP
Assignment

Assigns a valid address to cameras with Automatic Private IP
Addressing (APIPA).

Note: Use this option only if you do not have a DHCP server and

want to assign an IP address in your computer network range to
the cameras.

Dynamic IP
Synchronization

MAXPRO NVR software automatically synchronizes any change
in the camera’s IP address.

For example. if a camera is restarted, and a new IP is associated
to the camera, then the MAXPRO NVR software automatically
detects the changed IP address and synchronizes it to the
camera so that live viewing and recording is not disturbed.

Auto Add
Discovered

Any newly connected camera is automatically discovered and
added to the camera’s list.

Camera

DISCOVERY SETTINGS

Custom Camera
Credentials

Camera Type This option is disabled as only Honeywell cameras are

Default Select this option to retain the default username and password

Custom Select this option to change the default username and password

Specifies the custom credentials (username and password) for
the cameras .

discovered here.

for the camera.

for the camera

Username,
Password

Search Cameras
IP Range

The username and password for the camera.

This option is enabled only if you select the Custom option.

The MAXPRO NVR system automatically detects all the cameras
in this range on the network.

From, To Type the IP range.

• Select the required language from the drop-down list. The supported languages are
French, German, Russian, Italian, Spanish, and English. The default language is English
(US English).

• Select the Launch Wizard on Windows startup check box to launch the wizard
automatically each time you start Windows.

Note: Click RESET to restore the default settings for each of fields listed in the above

table.

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MAXPRO NVR WIZARD

2. Step 2 - The CAMERA DISCOVERY page displays.

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• All the settings that you have saved on the CONFIGURATION page are listed, along with
the discovered cameras. As each connected camera is discovered (notice the message
that displays on the lower right of your monitor) it is added to the list. This list disappears
as the cameras are added to the MAXPRO NVR software.

Note: The ADD button on the CAMERA DISCOVERY page displays only if you have

selected “NO” corresponding to Auto Add Discovered Camera in the
CONFIGURATION page. Use the ADD button to add discovered cameras of

your choice to the MAXPRO NVR software. Select the check boxes
corresponding to a camera from the discovered list, and click ADD to add the
cameras.

•Click BACK to return to the CONFIGURATION page or Click DONE when the number of
cameras discovered equals the number of connected cameras.

Caution: Only Honeywell cameras are discovered and added in the MAXPRO NVR

Wizard. To discover and add other Third party PSIA/ONVIF compliant
cameras, see Adding Third Party PSIA, ONVIF and AXIS Cameras on page

47. For adding and configuring Third party RTSP cameras, the RTSP

settings must be specified, see RTSP Settings on page 45.

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MAXPRO NVR WIZARD

3. Step 3 - The INSTALLATION page displays.

•Click LAUNCH. The MAXPRO NVR Log On dialog displays. Please wait while the system
logs you on automatically as a Windows Logged-In User. MAXPRO NVR launches and
the Viewer tab displays. The Devices window on the left pane lists all the discovered
network cameras.

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ICENSING INFORMATION

VIEWING THE VERSION AND LICENSE INFORMATION OF
MAXPRO NVR

Caution: Honeywell’s boxed solutions, come pre-licensed or included with all

camera licenses, and this varies for MAXPRO NVR SE and MAXPRO NVR
XE.

MAXPRO NVR software comes with all the required software applications and a license for 32
channels allowing for up to 32 cameras as your system grows.

You can view the version and license information of MAXPRO NVR software from the User
menu.

1. Click the User menu (the name of the currently logged in user is displayed as the User

menu on the top right of each screen). The User menu options appear.

2. Click About. The version information of MAXPRO NVR displays.

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Figure 1-1 About MAXPRO NVR

3. Click License option. The License Management Console dialog box appears.

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LICENSING INFORMATION

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Viewing the Version and License Information of MAXPRO NVR

Figure 1-2 License Management Console

MAXPRO NVR setup comes with a 60 day trial period and enables you to add up to 32
cameras and 10 clients. You must purchase the license to continue using MAXPRO NVR.

REGISTRATION AND LICENSING

To register and install the license

1. Click License in the License Management Console dialog box.

2. On the License menu, click Generate Host ID File. The Browse For Folder dialog box

appears.

3. Select the path where you want to generate Host ID file, and then click OK.

Note: Host ID is a unique ID generated for the computer.

4. Refer to the MAXPRO NVR Getting Started Guide to register and get license certificate

from Honeywell.

5. Perform step 1 through 2, and then select Install License from License menu. The New

License Configuration Wizard dialog box appears.

6. Click Next. The Locate Your License File dialog box appears.

7. Click the Browse to locate your license certificate, and then click Next. The License

Comparison dialog box appears.

8. The License Comparison dialog box displays the details of the existing license and the

newly procured license . Compare the columns Existing License and Selected License
corresponding to General Features and Devices, and then click Next. The Device
Configuration Changes dialog box appears.

9. Check for the accuracy of details, and then click Next. The Confirm New License dialog

box appears.

10. Click Finish. The New License Configuration Wizard dialog box appears.

11. Click Yes.

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OGGING ON AND

LOGGING ON USING PROFILES

The MAXPRO NVR server addresses are saved in profiles. You need to select the profile
before logging on. You can set a profile as the default profile. When a profile is set as default,
you do not need to select the profile each time you log on to MAXPRO NVR. You can also
modify and delete profiles.

LOGGING ON TO MAXPRO NVR

Caution: On Honeywell provided systems a default Windows user, “Administrator”

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AMILIARIZATION

and password, “Password1” is already configured and hence you are
automatically logged in.

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To log on to MAXPRO NVR

1. Double-click on the desktop. The Log On dialog box appears.

Or
Click Start -> Programs -> Honeywell -> MAXPRO NVR. The Log On dialog box
appears.

Figure 2-1 MAXPRO NVR Log on dialog box

2. Click the Language option, and then select the required language from the drop-down

list. The supported languages are French, German, Russian, Italian, Spanish, and English.
The default language is English (US English).

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Logging on using Profiles

3. Type your Username. The default user name is “Admin”.

4. Type your Password. The default password is “trinity”.

Note: Select the Windows Logged-In User check box for logging on using the

Windows user name and password. If the Windows Logged-In User check box
is cleared, the MAXPRO NVR user name and password is used for authentication.

5. If there is no profile set as default, then select the Profile corresponding to the MAXPRO

NVR server to which you want to connect.

Note: Set profiles if you have multiple MAXPRO NVRs and use the drop-down to

choose which NVR you would like to connect to.

6. Select the Display Video on Alarm check box to display the viewer as an alarm monitor.

7. Press ENTER or click . The Viewer tab displays.

SAVING A SERVER ADDRESS IN A PROFILE

To save a server address

1. In the client workstation, double-click icon on the desktop to display the Log On

dialog box.

2. Click Server Settings. The Server Settings dialog box displays.

Figure 2-2 Server Settings dialog box

3. Click Add.

4. Type the Profile Name to identify the profile.

5. Type the Server IP/Name (numerical IP address or the network name of the MAXPRO

NVR server).

6. Click Save.

7. Click OK. The server address is saved in the profile.

Note: You can click Set Default in the server settings dialog box to set the profile as the

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default profile.

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Logging on using Profiles

SETTING THE DEFAULT PROFILE

To set the default profile

1. Select the profile you want to set as default before logging on to MAXPRO NVR.

2. In the User menu (the name of the currently logged in user is displayed as the user menu

on the top right of each screen), click Profiles and select Set Default Profile. The profile
is set as the default profile. The default profile appears selected in the Profile box in the
Log On dialog box.

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Figure 2-3 Setting the Default Profile

MODIFYING A PROFILE

You can modify the profile name and the server address saved in the profile.

To modify a profile

1. In the client workstation, double-click the icon on the desktop to display the Log On

dialog box.

2. Click Server Settings. The Server Settings dialog box displays.

3. In the Choose Profile box, select the profile you want to modify. The profile details

appear under Configuration in the Server Settings dialog box.

4. Change the Profile Name as applicable.

5. Change the Server IP/Name as applicable.

6. Click Save.

7. Click OK. The profile is modified.

DELETING A PROFILE

To d e let e a pr o fi le

1. In the client workstation, double-click the icon on the desktop to display the Log

On dialog box.

2. Click Server Settings. The Server Settings dialog box displays.

3. In the Choose Profile box, select the profile you want to delete.

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4. Click Remove.

5. Click OK. The profile is deleted.

EDITING THE PORTS

The MAXPRO NVR user interface includes a provision to modify the port number associated to
the following components:

•Trinity Server

• Trinity Controller

• NeoEngine Server

To edit the ports

1. In the Server Settings dialog box, click Edit Ports. The port numbers associated to Server

IP/Name, Controller IP/Name and Storage Engine IP/Name are enabled for editing.

Figure 2-3 Editing the Ports

2. Change the port numbers as applicable.

3. Click Save.

PORT FORWARDING

The Port Forwarding feature is generally used when an Internet client wants to connect to a
particular computer in a private Local Area Network (LAN). This feature is enabled by defining
port forwarding rules in the Router. By defining these rules, you can send data using the range
of ports on the internet side to a port and IP addresses on the private LAN network.

SCENARIOS OF PORT FORWARDING

Scenario1- Services mapped to different ports

Two NVRs in a private LAN are configured behind the router, and all the services on the NVRs
are running on the default ports. In the router’s port forwarding section we need to map the
ports for each of the services running in the NVR’s. An internet MAXPRO NVR client can
connect to a NVR, by specifying the public IP address given to the router and corresponding
ports mapped in the port forwarding table in the router .

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Logging on using Profiles

Figure 2-4 Port Forwarding Scenario 1

In the above figure:

MAXPRO NVR 1 and MAXPRO NVR 2 have the default port numbers, 20007, 26026, 10000
configured for the following services respectively.

•Trinity Server

• Trinity Controller

• Storage Engine

In the Router’s Port Forwarding table, the default ports numbers for these services are
mapped to the public port numbers (8001, 8002, 8003) of the Router.

An external MAXPRO NVR client can access the MAXPRO NVRs using the following settings:

Server IP: 199.63.245.84

Server Port: 8001

Controller IP: 199.63.245.84

Controller Port: 8002

Storage Engine IP: 199.63.245.84

Storage Engine Port: 8003

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Note: The mapping of the ports 8001, 8002, 8003 to the respective ports (20007, 26026,

Scenario 2: Services mapped to existing ports

Single NVR is configured behind the router, and all the services on the NVR are running on the
default ports. In the router’s port forwarding section specify the default ports. The Internet
client can just specify the public IP Address and default ports to connect to the NVR. The
drawback of mapping to the same ports is that only one NVR can be behind the router.

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1000) helps an external MAXPRO NVR Internet client to connect to the MAXPRO
NVR system.

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Figure 2-5 Port Forwarding scenario 2

In the above figure:

There is a single MAXPRO NVR 1 with the default port numbers, 20007, 26026, 10000
configured for the following services respectively.

•Trinity Server

• Trinity Controller

• Storage Engine

In the router’s port forwarding table, the default ports numbers for these services are specified.

An external MAXPRO NVR client can access the MAXPRO NVRs using the following settings:

Server IP: 199.63.245.84

Server Port: 20007

Controller IP: 199.63.245.84

Controller Port: 26026

Storage Engine IP: 199.63.245.84

Storage Engine Port: 10000

Note: In this scenarios, as ports are not mapped in the router, you can connect to only

LOGGING OFF

You can log off from MAXPRO NVR from the User menu. The name of the currently logged in
user is displayed as the User menu on the top right of each screen.

To log off from MAXPRO NVR

1. Click the User menu. The user menu options appear.

2. Click Log Off. The Logon dialog box displays after logging off from MAXPRO NVR.

CLOSING THE MAXPRO NVR USER INTERFACE

You can close the MAXPRO NVR user interface from the User menu. The name of the currently
logged in user is displayed as the User menu on the top right of each screen.

To close the MAXPRO NVR

1. Click the User menu. The user menu options appear.

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Familiarizing with the MAXPRO NVR User Interface

2. Click Exit. A dialog box appears prompting you to confirm the action.

3. Click Ye s.

FAMILIARIZING WITH THE MAXPRO NVR USER
INTERFACE

The user interface of MAXPRO NVR is easy-to-use because of its intuitive icons and user­friendly features. You can configure the devices in the video surveillance network through the
MAXPRO NVR user interface. The user interface consists of tabs, tree-structures, status bar,
floating windows, and icons. On opening the user interface, you see the following four tabs:
Viewer, Configurator, Search and Report. Based on the tab you select, windows, tree
structures, and other settings relevant to the tab appear on the screen.

A status bar is displayed at the bottom of the user interface. The status bar displays the
following: the connection status with the MAXPRO NVR server and controller, the status of clip
creation, the role of the user, the number of unacknowledged alarms, and the time.

VIEWER TAB

The following figure illustrates the Viewer tab.

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Figure 2-1 Viewer tab

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