Honeywell MAXPRO NVR XE, MAXPRO NVR SE Operator's Manual
Issue 1
MAXPRO® NVR
Operator’s Guide
Document 800-09356V1 – Rev A– 10/11
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Revisions
Issue Date Description
1.0 July 13, 2011 New document
1.1 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
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MAXPRO NVR
Table of Contents
About MAXPRO® NVR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Introducing MAXPRO® NVR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Features of the MAXPRO NVR Single-box solution. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Features of the software bundled in the MAXPRO NVR Single-box solution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
MAXPRO NVR system diagrams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
MAXPRO NVR SE System Diagram (PAL Version) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
MAXPRO NVR SE System Diagram (NTSC Version) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
MAXPRO NVR XE System Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
MAXPRO NVR Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Licensing Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Viewing The Version and License Information of MAXPRO NVR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Logging On And Familiarization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Logging On Using Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Logging on to MAXPRO NVR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Saving a server address in a profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Setting the default profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Modifying a profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Deleting a profile. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Logging off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Closing the MAXPRO NVR user interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Familiarizing with the MAXPRO NVR user interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Viewer tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Configurator tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Search tab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Report tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Setting preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Settings for video rendering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Pausing the video rendering. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Settings for alarm preview pane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Setting the alarm threshold value . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Configuring the snapshot clip export settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Configuring the OSD settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Configuring the timeline settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Configuring the diagnostic settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Configuring the default settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Configuring MAXPRO NVR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Configuring the system settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Configuring the disk management settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Configuring the cameras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Adding the cameras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Updating the cameras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
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Deleting the cameras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
Configuring the advanced discovery settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Configuring the schedules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Creating a schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Deleting a schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
Configuring the input and output for a camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Configuring the sequences. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Creating a sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Updating a sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Deleting a sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
Performing user administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Adding a user . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Updating a user . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Deleting a user . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Monitoring a Site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Salvo Layouts and Panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49
Salvo View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
Creating a salvo view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Salvo Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
Surrounding Cameras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
Switching To The Surrounding Camera View for A Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Live Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
Viewing live video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Context menu options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Playing a sequence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Video Recording and Viewing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
Video recording. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
About the recording settings for MAXPRO NVR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Viewing recorded video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Timeline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54
Playing recorded video using the timeline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Viewing thumbnails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Player controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
Context menu options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Playing recorded video using mark in and mark out points in the timeline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Creating a loop by adding a mark in and mark out point in the timeline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57
Playing video from the loop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
To stop playing of video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
Marking points of interest in the timeline using bookmarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Adding a bookmark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
Adding comments to a bookmark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
Browsing from one bookmark to the other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
Cut, copy, and paste bookmarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Deleting a bookmark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Video Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
Video control options in the panel toolbars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
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Panning, tilting, and zooming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Zooming the video display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Panning and tilting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Images and Clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62
Saving images. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Creating clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Naming convention for clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Viewing images and clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Viewing options for images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Viewing video related to an image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Deleting images and clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Acknowledging alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Context menu options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Clearing acknowledged alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Context menu options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Searching For Recorded Video In MAXPRO NVR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Generating Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Generating The Event History Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73
Generating The Operator Log Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74
Viewing, Printing, And Saving The Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
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BOUT
MAXPRO
I
NTRODUCING
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:
Honeywell’s MAXPRO
surveillance systems, and utilizes Honeywell's High-Definition cameras to offer a powerful
high definition IP recording and security monitoring system. MAXPRO
installed with the required software and pre-licensed with the required channels depending on
the MAXPRO
NVR
•MAXPRO
cameras.
•MAXPRO
cameras.
®
NVR edition you purchase.
®
MAXPRO® NVR
®
NVR XE (Xpress Edition) - entry level NVR supporting up to 16 IP
®
NVR SE (Standard Edition) - mid tier NVR supporting up to 32 IP
®
NVR boxed solution is an ideal solution for entry into IP video
®
NVR comes pre-
F
EATURES OF THE
MAXPRO NVR as a 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)).
• Installs easily and quickly.
MAXPRO NVR S
INGLE-BOX SOLUTION
MAXPRONVROperator’sGuide 9
ABOUT MAXPRO® NVR
Introducing MAXPRO® NVR
F
EATURES OF THE SOFTWARE BUNDLED IN THE
MAXPRO
NVR S
The software bundled in both MAXPRO NVR XE (Xpress Edition) and MAXPRO NVR SE
(Standard Edition) offer the following features:
INGLE-BOX SOLUTION
• Allows local or remote operations including live and recorded video monitoring,
configuration and system management in a single interface.
• Feature-rich, user-friendly Windows® 7 based interface to view High-definition video
and configure system settings.
• Easy three-step wizard to set up the system with auto-configuration and autodiscovery of IP cameras, recording and monitoring configuration - without any IT or
IP expertise.
• Multi-zoom views on High-definition video. For example, Zoom-in on cash register in
one view of the High-definition camera while at the same time monitoring the cash
operator in the zoom-out view of the HD camera.
• Local and multi-language support (French, German, Russian, English, Italian, and
Spanish)
• Honeywell’s patented “Video Surround” feature simplifies the process of tracking
subjects through a set of surrounding cameras.
• Create, save and name salvos under My Salvos or Shared Salvos.
• IP PTZ control and digital zoom on fixed cameras.
• Fast search by date/time, timeline, time jump, bookmarks, preview, film strip view
and events.
• Event History and Operator Log reporting with export in.pdf, Crystal Reports, Excel or
Word.
• Capture and export clips and still images in simple.wmv and.bmp formats. Clips
signed with digital signature for authentication.
• Role-based operator privileges supporting Windows and local users.
• Keyboard control with UltraKey Plus and UltraKey Lite over Ethernet.
• E-mail notification on camera, system and operator events.
• Utilizes camera-based analytics and I/Os to reduce stress on the processor.
• 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.
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SYSTEM DIAGRAMS
ABOUT MAXPRO® NVR
Introducing MAXPRO® NVR
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MAXPRO NVR SE S
The following figure illustrates the PAL version of MAXPRO NVR SE (Standard Edition system
digram).
YSTEM DIAGRAM
(PAL V
ERSION
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MAXPRO NVR SE S
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The following figure illustrates the NTSC version of MAXPRO NVR SE (Standard Edition
system digram).
YSTEM DIAGRAM
(NTSC V
ERSION
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ABOUT MAXPRO® NVR
Introducing MAXPRO® NVR
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ABOUT MAXPRO® NVR
Introducing MAXPRO® NVR
MAXPRO NVR XE S
The following figure illustrates the MAXPRO NVR XE (Xpress Edition) system diagram.
YSTEM DIAGRAM
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ABOUT MAXPRO® NVR
Introducing MAXPRO® NVR
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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
• Click the Language option, and then select the required language from the dropdown list. The supported languages are French, German, Russian, Italian, Spanish,
and English. The default language is English (US English).
• 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
Field Description
Video Format Select “NTSC” or “PAL” based on your region.
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step 2.
MAXPRO NVR WIZARD
Field Description
Start Recording Start recording as soon as soon as the camera is added. 24/7
background recording is enabled for all the cameras.
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
Auto Add
Discovered
Camera
Custom Camera
Credentials
Camera Type This option is currently disabled in this software release.
Username,
Password
Camera IP Range The MAXPRO NVR system automatically detects all the cameras
From, To Type the IP range.
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.
Any newly connected camera is automatically discovered and
added to the camera’s list.
This option is currently disabled in this software release.
This option is currently disabled in this software release.
in this range on the network.
Note: Click RESET to restore the default settings for each of fields listed in the above
table.
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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.
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MAXPRO NVR WIZARD
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.
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
V
IEWING THE VERSION AND LICENSE INFORMATION
OF
MAXPRO NVR
MAXPRO NVR comes pre-licensed or included with all camera licenses as this varies with
MAXPRO NVR SE (Standard Edition) or MAXPRO NVR XE (Xpress Edition).
You can view the version and license information of MAXPRO NVR 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 and license information of MAXPRO NVR is displayed.
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LICENSING INFORMATION
1
Viewing The Version and License Information of MAXPRO NVR
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OGGING
ON A
L
OGGING
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.
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OGGING ON TO
Caution: On Honeywell provided systems a default Windows user,
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F
AMILIARIZATION
ON U
SING
P
ROFILES
MAXPRO NVR
“Administrator” 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 LogOn dialog box
appears.
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.
3. Type your User Name. 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.
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2
Logging On Using Profiles
Note: Set profiles if you have multiple MAXPRO NVR units and use the drop-down to
choose which unit 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 icon.
S
AVING 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.
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
default profile.
S
ETTING 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.
M
ODIFYING 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 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.
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Familiarizing with the MAXPRO NVR user interface
7. Click OK. The profile is modified.
D
ELETING A PROFILE
To d e l e t e a p r o f i l e
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.
3. In the Choose Profile box, select the profile you want to delete.
4. Click Remove.
5. Click OK. The profile is deleted.
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OGGING 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.
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C
LOSING THE
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.
2. Click Exit. A dialog box appears prompting you to confirm the action.
3. Click Ye s.
F
AMILIARIZING WITH THE
MAXPRO NVR
USER INTERFACE
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.
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Familiarizing with the MAXPRO NVR user interface
V
IEWER TAB
The following figure illustrates the Viewer tab.
Figure 2‐1Viewertab
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