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4-CH Network Video Recorder
User's Manual v1.0.0
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Table of Contents
Package Contents ..................................................................... 7
Default Settings ....................................................................... 7
System Overview ...................................................................... 8
Illustration ................................................................................... 8
LED Definition ............................................................................... 8
Installation ............................................................................... 9
HDD Installation ............................................................................. 9
Connect to the NVR ...................................................................... 17
Use LevelOne Device Search Utility ................................................. 17
Access the NVR with its default IP address ....................................... 20
Set up Password .......................................................................... 22
Camera Installation ...................................................................... 23
Add a Camera -- Automatic Search ................................................. 23
Add a camera manually ................................................................. 25
Live View (Web Interface) ..................................................... 26
Live View ...................................................................................... 26
Retrieve camera’s video stream ...................................................... 27
Perform Sequence Viewing ............................................................ 28
PTZ Control ................................................................................. 29
Perform PTZ Preset Viewing ........................................................... 30
Preset Point Viewing ..................................................................... 30
Auto Pan Viewing ......................................................................... 31
Preset Point Sequence Viewing ....................................................... 31
Live Video Controls ....................................................................... 32
Display ratio and full screen ........................................................... 32
Take a snapshot of a live video ...................................................... 33
Perform Digital PTZ ...................................................................... 36
Adjust Brightness for the Live Video ................................................ 38
Adjust Contrast For the Live Video .................................................. 39
Change Web UI Display Language .................................................. 40
Live View through iPhone Safari Browser ......................................... 41
Live View through Blackberry Phones .............................................. 44
Playback (Web Interface) ...................................................... 48
Playback ....................................................................................... 48
Methods to Search Playback Videos ................................................ 48
Search by time chart .................................................................... 49
Search by event ........................................................................... 51
Play by specific time ..................................................................... 52
Search by event (Most Recent) ...................................................... 53
Certain functions you can perform to the playback video .................... 54
Take a snapshot of a playback video ............................................... 55
Adjust Brightness for the Playback Video ......................................... 59
Adjust Contrast For the Playback Video ........................................... 60
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Export Playback Videos to AVI Files ................................................. 60
Play Exported Playback Videos with NVR Media Player ....................... 64
Open Event Snapshot images with NVR Media Player ......................... 65
NVR Setup -- System Configurations (Web Interface) ............ 66
Network Setup ............................................................................. 66
Network Settings ......................................................................... 66
DHCP Server ............................................................................... 68
DDNS Service .............................................................................. 69
Time and Date .............................................................................. 71
User Account ................................................................................ 72
Add a new user ............................................................................ 73
Change the password of the “root” account ...................................... 74
Group Privilege ............................................................................. 75
Disk Setup .................................................................................... 77
NVR Setup -- Channel Configurations (Web Interface) ........... 78
Add a camera ............................................................................... 78
Automatic Search ......................................................................... 78
Add a camera manually ................................................................. 83
OSD Settings ................................................................................ 84
PTZ Setting ................................................................................... 86
PTZ Preset Settings ...................................................................... 86
PTZ Preset Sequence .................................................................... 88
E-Map Setting ............................................................................... 90
Local E-Map Setting ...................................................................... 90
Google Map Setting ...................................................................... 92
NVR Setup -- Event Configurations (Web Interface) ............... 94
Event Configuration ...................................................................... 94
General Settings .......................................................................... 94
I/O Settings ................................................................................. 96
Event Servers ............................................................................... 98
Configuring an FTP server .............................................................. 98
Configuring an SMTP server ......................................................... 100
Event Triggers ............................................................................ 101
NVR Setup -- Recording Configurations (Web Interface) ...... 103
General Settings ......................................................................... 103
General Settings ........................................................................ 103
Schedule Recording .................................................................... 107
To configure a schedule recording ................................................. 107
NVR Setup -- System Options (Web Interface) ..................... 109
Device Information ..................................................................... 109
Device Information ..................................................................... 109
System Logs ............................................................................... 110
Maintenance ............................................................................... 111
Reboot the NVR at a specific time automatically .............................. 112
Firmware Upgrade ...................................................................... 112
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Through the web interface ........................................................... 112
Upgrade through USB thumb drive ............................................... 114
Reset the NVR to Factory Default .................................................. 115
Disk Status ................................................................................. 116
USB Backup ................................................................................ 117
Things to pay attention to the USB Backup function ........................ 118
Play the backup file with the NVR Media Player ............................... 119
Local UI from HDMI Output .................................................. 123
Live View .................................................................................... 123
Login screen .............................................................................. 123
Remote control .......................................................................... 125
Live View .................................................................................. 126
Side menu ................................................................................ 127
Sequence view ........................................................................... 132
PTZ Control ............................................................................... 136
Add preset points ....................................................................... 136
Preset point sequence view .......................................................... 137
Manual Recording ....................................................................... 139
Take snapshot ........................................................................... 141
PIP (Picture-in-picture) Event Video .............................................. 143
Turn on Audio ............................................................................ 144
Full Screen ................................................................................ 145
Display video in its original size .................................................... 146
Detail channel status .................................................................. 147
Dashboard ................................................................................ 149
Power off .................................................................................. 150
Playback ..................................................................................... 151
Time Chart ................................................................................ 153
Export recorded data .................................................................. 156
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Copyrights & Trademarks
Trademarks
LevelOne NVR-0104 4-CH Network Video Recorder (NVR) is a
registered trademark of Digital Data Communications GmBH.
Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft
Corporation.
All other trademarks mentioned in this document are trademarks of
their respective owners.
Disclaimer
This document is intended for general information purposes only, and
due care has been taken in its preparation.
Any risk arising from the use of this information rests with the
recipient, and nothing herein should be construed as constituting any
kind of warranty.
The manufacturer reserves the right to make adjustments without
prior notification.
All names of people and organizations used in this documents
examples are fictitious. Any resemblance to any actual organization or
person, living or dead, is purely coincidental and unintended.
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System Requirements
The following are minimum system requirements for the system to
operate
the Network Video Recorder:
Operating System
Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional SP2, Windows Vista, Windows 7,
Windows® 2003 Server, or Windows® 2008 Server
Browser
Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 or above
CPU
Minimum Intel® Pentium® 4 2.4 GHz or higher (Dual Core is
recommended)
RAM
Minimum 1 GB of RAM, 2GB or above is recommended
Network
Minimum 10/100 Ethernet (Gigabit Ethernet is recommended)
Graphics Adapter
AGP or PCI-Express, minimum 1024× 768, 16 bit colors.
(We highly recommend to work above the 1024 x 768 resolution to get
the full experience of the software)
Make sure your display DPI setting is set to default at 96DPI
To set DPI value, right-click on desktop, choose “Settings” tab >>
“Advanced” >> “General”
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IP Address
DHCP address
Username
root
Password
root
Package Contents
NVR-0104 Network Video Recorder
IR Remote controller
RJ-45 Ethernet LAN cable
Power cord
Quick Installation Guide
CD Manual/Utility
Default Settings
If the NVR detects no DHCP server on the LAN environment,
then the NVR’s IP will be static IP [192.168.101.50]
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Power LED
HDD1 LED
HDD2 LED
Channel LED
Remote Control
IR Receiver
USB Connector
Ethernet
Composite
Audio
Composite
Video
System Fan
USB Connector
Reset Button
HDMI Connector
Power Button
Power Connector
System Overview
Illustration
LED Definition
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Installation
HDD Installation
Locate the screws highlighted above on the back of the NVR.
Use a Philips screwdriver to release the screws.
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Slide open the case as shown above.
One side of the housing can be detached as shown above.
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Install the bottom HDD by slide it in to the tray diagonally to avoid the
tray separator.
Once the HDD is placed into the tray, you should see a gap between
the HDD and the SATA connector.
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Attach the HDD to the SATA connector by sliding it towards the
connector.
Make sure the screw holes on the HDD are aligned with the ones on
the tray.
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Secure the HDD with the screws provided in the accessory box with a
Philips screwdriver. There are four for each HDD; two for each side of
the tray.
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Install the top HDD by attaching it to the corresponding SATA cable
first.
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Make sure the HDD is securely attached.
Place the HDD to the tray and make sure the screw holes on the HDD
are aligned with the ones on the tray.
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Secure the HDD with the screws provided in the accessory box with a
Philips screwdriver. There are four for each HDD; two for each side of
the tray.
Slide the side housing back to the unit.
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Secure the housing with the screws highlighted above.
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Connect to the NVR
There are various ways you can connect to the NVR and below are the
suggested methods for different network setup:
The NVR is placed in a network with a DHCP server: Connect to
the NVR by using “LevelOne Device Search” Utility
The NVR is placed in a network without DHCP server (or you are
connecting to it directly): Access the NVR with its default IP
Use LevelOne Device Search Utility
If the NVR is placed in a corporate network or a local area network
where a DHCP server is already presented, run the “LevelOne Device
Search” utility from a computer that is on the same network and locate
the NVR with its IP address that is assigned by the top-level DHCP
server.
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To begin, launch the “LevelOne Device Search” utility from the CD and
proceed with the installation:
Once the installation is complete, check the “Launch the Search AP”
option and click “Finish”.
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The search should start automatically and its status should be
displayed.
The NVR should be located and its IP address should be displayed.
Double-click on an NVR and the search program should automatically
access the NVR’s web administration page from your default browser.
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You should be prompted for the NVR’s username and password. Enter
its default username “root” and password “root” and then click ”OK”
to enter the system
Access the NVR with its default IP address
The NVR comes with a pre-configured static IP “192.168.101.50”.
However, it is only used when there is no DHCP server presented in
the network. The NVR will turn on its DHCP server function and act as
the DHCP server in the network. To connect to the NVR, use a PC that
is on the same network over a switch or hub, or connect the PC
directly to the NVR using a crossover CAT5 Ethernet cable.
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The PC that is connected directly to the NVR (or within the same local
area network) should receive an IP from the NVR. Simply access the
NVR from your web browser with its IP address
Again, you should be prompted for the username and password. Enter
its default username “root” and password “root” and then click ”OK” to
enter the system
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Set up Password
The default login username and password is root/root. To change the
password of the admin account, go to “Setup” --> “System
Configurations” --> “User Account”, click on the “root” account in the
account list then press the “edit” button to change its password.
Finally, click “Apply” to save the change.
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Camera Installation
Add a Camera -- Automatic Search
Click the “Search” button to perform the camera search.
You should be prompted to install Active Control component in order
for the search to function properly. Go ahead and click “Install”
After that, the search should begin and its status should be displayed:
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Found cameras should be listed and simply select a camera from the
list and press “Configure”
Its corresponding information should be displayed in the “Camera
Information” section. Enter its username and password and select the
channel ID and name the camera.
Click on “Detect” to establish connection between the recorder and the
camera. If connection establishes successfully, camera’s detailed
information should be polled and displayed as below.
Adjust its video format, frame rate, resolution or bitrate...etc if you
wish and then click “Add” to finish adding the camera.
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Add a camera manually
Simply follow the instruction described above but instead of using the
“Search” function, enter the camera’s IP address and credential in the
“Camera Information” manually.
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Live View (Web Interface)
Live View
The “Live View” page provides the following functions:
• Retrieve camera’s video stream
• Retrieve camera’s status
• Perform Live Sequence Viewing
• PTZ Control
• Perform PTZ Preset Sequence viewing
• Perform manual recording
• Take snapshot
• Receive audio of a video stream
• Send audio
• Control “Buzzer”
• Change web UI display language
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Retrieve camera’s video stream
The camera list can show each camera’s current status. Each status is
represented with different colors:
Blue: Connected
Gray: Disconnected
Red: Performing event recording
Green: Recording (manual/continuous/schedule)
White: This channel is not configured with any camera
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Perform Sequence Viewing
Sequence view is a function that allows you to view multiple video
streams from certain cameras in sequence automatically without
having to select them one by one. To perform sequence view, select
“SEQ View” from the upper-left hand corner
Next, select one or more camera(s) for sequence viewing:
Then, select dwell interval from the drop-down menu and click "Start"
to begin.
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PTZ Control
PTZ control provides functions to pan, tilt, and zoom a PTZ camera as
well as the ability to adjust camera focus and iris.
Only PTZ capable cameras will be listed in the drop-down menu
The bar above controls the moving angle. Larger number means
bigger movement angle.
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Perform PTZ Preset Viewing
There are three functions provided in the “Preset” section:
• Perform preset point viewing of a particular camera
• Auto pan a particular camera
• Perform preset point sequence viewing
(In order to use this function, one must configure camera's preset
points in "NVR Setup" >> "Channel Configurations" >> "PTZ Preset"
first)
Preset Point Viewing
Start by selecting a PTZ camera from the drop-down list
Its available PTZ preset points will be listed in the drop-down list
shown below. Click "Go to" to move to the selected position.
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In the Setup menu
In the Live view
Auto Pan Viewing
Use the Auto Pan control buttons to pan right, left and stop auto pan
* Certain cameras do not support bi-directional pan movements.
Use the “Auto pan” button for such cameras
Preset Point Sequence Viewing
This function allows you to view multiple preset points from a video of
a camera without having to select them one by one. Once you have
defined the preferred preset points in “Channel Configurations” >>
“PTZ Setting” >> “PTZ Sequence” under the “Setup” menu, click
“Start” in the lower-left hand corner in Live View under “Preset” and
the recorder will begin to display videos from those preset points in
sequence automatically until you click “Stop”
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Live Video Controls
Users can perform certain functions to a live view video. They can be
accessed by right clicking on a video.
Display ratio and full screen
By default, the videos are set to fill the whole video window, to display
its original size or ratio, use the button in the upper-right hand corner.
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Take a snapshot of a live video
To take a snapshot of a live video, right-click on the video and select
"Take Snapshot". You are given with options to take 1 snapshot or 3
continuous snapshots.
The new window displays the snapshot.
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If the "3 continuous snapshots" option is chosen, the new window
displays snapshots and lets you view them individually by using the
"Prev", "Next" buttons shown above.
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However, as soon as a snapshot selection is made, the snapshots are
automatically saved to x:\SnapshotFolder ("x" represents the partition
where Windows is installed, e.g: C:\)
You can right-click anywhere on the image and select "Save Picture
As..." to save the images somewhere else if you wish.
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A dialog should be displayed that allows you to choose a
directory/folder of where the snapshot will be saved to.
Perform Digital PTZ
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To perform digital PTZ on a particular channel, right-click anywhere on
its video and select "Digital PTZ".
Next, hold the mouse left button and draw a square on the video to
specify the zoom in area
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Once the image is digitally zoomed in, use the mouse scroll button to
further zoom on or zoom out the image. Hold and left-click on the
image and move the mouse to move the zoomed in video.
Adjust Brightness for the Live Video
You are able to adjust brightness of the live video from the right-click
menu.
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Adjust Contrast For the Live Video
Same thing as the brightness, you can set the contrast for the live
video from the right-click menu as well.
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Change Web UI Display Language
You can change the web UI display language from the current login
username link located at the upper-right hand corner. Click on the link
opens up a new window which displays detail information about the
user as well as a drop-down menu which lets you change the display
language.
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Live View through iPhone Safari Browser
You can use iPhone and perform single channel live view to the NVR by
using its Safari browser. To be able to view the live video through the
Safari browser, make sure “javascript” is on under “Settings” >>
“Safari” >> “Javascript”
Once Javascript is enabled, click the “Home” button on the iPhone to
go back to the home screen and open the Safari browser
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Type in the IP address of the NVR in the address bar
You should be prompted to enter the username and password to
access the NVR
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Upon successful login, you should see the live view video of the first
channel
Click on the “Channel” drop-down menu to select other cameras
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If a PTZ camera is selected, the corresponding control buttons will
display (control PT only)
* Please note that this function is camera dependent and is not
available to all cameras. Certain cameras do not allow adjusting image
size and the se- lection “Auto” will be used.
Live View through Blackberry Phones
You can use Blackberry and perform single channel live view to the
NVR by using its Safari browser. To be able to view the live video
through its browser, make sure “javascript” is enabled under “Browser”
>> “Menu button” >> “Options” >> “Browser Configuration”
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Enable the “Support Javascript” option and click the menu button and
click “Save Options”
Go to “General Properties
Make sure two options illustrated above are enabled
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Press the menu button and click the “Save Options” to save settings
Press the button highlighted above to go back to the browser
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Type in the IP address of the NVR in the address bar
You should be prompted to enter its username and password for
access
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Playback (Web Interface)
Playback
Playback is a function that allows you to play one or more videos that
were previously recorded by a chosen recording method or due to an
event trigger. The NVR offers synchronized playback from up to 4
channels and various types of search methods are provided to help
you find the footage you need quickly.
You can turn on or off the audio of a recorded video at your choice if
audio was also recorded during the recording of the video.
Playback video can be viewed in full screen and snapshots can be
taken and saved during a video playback.
Methods to Search Playback Videos
The NVR offers three methods to quickly help users find videos that
were previously recorded:
• Search by time: Specify a time range and search videos recorded
within that range
• Search by event: Find videos that were recorded due to event
triggers
• Most Recent Events: Displays the most recent 15 events
• Play by start time: Enter a specific time a video was recorded to
start playing back the video
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Search by time chart
1. Start by selecting which channel(s) you would like to perform a
search on.
2. Select “Search by time chart” from the “Search Method” drop-down
list and click “Go” to start the search
* Selected channels will be marked in red
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Results will then be displayed in a new dialog with a “Month/Channel”
table and boxes marked in dark gray represent videos found in those
dates. (* Videos from other cameras that are recorded on the same
date will also be displayed)
Clicking on a cell box marked with gray will take you to the "day" view
of the selected month. Repeating the same step will eventually take
you to the "second" view (5sec per cell box). Right-click anywhere or
the "Back" button on the table will take you back to the previous view.
Click on the play button at anytime will start playing videos from the
beginning of the current time view (ex. if the table is in the "month"
view, click play will start playing from the first available clip of that
month)
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Search by event
Start by selecting which channel(s) you would like to perform a search
on.
Select “Search by event” from the “Search Method” drop-down list and
click “Go” to start the search
Results will then be listed like what is shown below (displays the oldest
record top down). Click on a particular result to start the playback. (*
You can click “Next Search” to display the next 15 results.)
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You may also specify a new start time to search and display results
from then on. You can restrict the number of results to be displayed at
once (max. 30) and perform the search again
Play by specific time
If you know when a recording was taken place, you may choose the
“Play by start time” from the “Search Method” drop-down list
Then you will be prompted to enter a specific time and date for the
recorded video.
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Search by event (Most Recent)
This function quickly displays the most recent event recordings from
the selected channels, displaying the most recent result top down.
You may click “Update” to update the list to display the most recent
results.
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Certain functions you can perform to the playback video
You can do the followings by right clicking on the playback video:
1. Play Audio
2. Snapshot
3. Export as AVI file
4. Digital PTZ
5. Adjust Brightness
6. Adjust Contrast
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Take a snapshot of a playback video
To take a snapshot, right-click on the video and select "Take
Snapshot". You are given with options to take 1 snapshot or 3
continuous snapshots.
A new window should display and load the snapshot image.
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The new window displays the snapshot.
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If the "3 continuous snapshots" option is chosen, the new window
displays snapshots and lets you view them individually by using the
"Prev", "Next" buttons shown above.
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However, as soon as a snapshot selection is made, the snapshots are
automatically saved to x:\SnapshotFolder ("x" represents the partition
where Windows is installed, e.g: C:\)
You can right-click anywhere on the image and select "Save Picture
As..." to save the images somewhere else if you wish.
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Adjust Brightness for the Playback Video
You are able to adjust brightness of the playback video from the rightclick menu.
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Adjust Contrast For the Playback Video
Same thing as the brightness, you can set the contrast for the
playback video from the right-click menu as well.
Export Playback Videos to AVI Files
User can export the recorded playback videos stored on the NVR to a
local computer and save them in AVI file format. The files can then be
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played on the PC by a 3rd party media player such as VLC player or
Windows Media player.
Once you locate the recorded videos with steps described in the
previous section, select "Export as AVI file"
A new dialog will pop up and allows you to specify the time frame (or
length) of the video you wish to export
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You can alternatively choose to export the recorded video to JPEG
images by choosing the "Export as JPEG images" option.
Specify the Start time/End time (or export length) and click "Start" to
begin exporting.
You will be notified once the process is completed successfully
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The best way to view the exported video or JPEG images is to use the
NVR media player, which can be obtained from the same dialog
window. Simply click on the icon at the bottom (highlighted above),
and a message box should appear to let you open the media player
directly, or save it to the local hard drive for later use.
The exported AVI files (or JPEG images) will be saved under the C
partition (or the partition where Windows is installed)
* ffdshow is required in order to play the exported AVI file with
Windows Media Player. You can get it at
“http://sourceforge.net/projects/ffd- show-tryout/” to download the
“ffd- show_beta6_rev2527_20081219. exe”
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Play Exported Playback Videos with NVR Media Player
You can also use the NVR Media Player to play the exported AVI files.
This can save you the trouble of installing third-party media player or
codecs when playing the exported AVI videos.
The NVR Media Player will be automatically installed after the CMS
software is installed. You can find it in the Windows Start menu.
Click “Open” >> “AVI File”
Locate the exported AVI file, and click “open”. (normally under
“C:\ExportFolder)”
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The video will then start playing
Open Event Snapshot images with NVR Media Player
The NVR sends snapshots that are taken when an event occurs to a
destined FTP server or mail recipient. These types of snapshot images
are saved in a proprietary image file format, h4i or p4i, and can only
be opened by the NVR media player.
To do so, Select “Open” from the top menu then select “Image File”. A
new dialog should be displayed which lets you locate the image file.
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NVR Setup -- System Configurations (Web
Interface)
Network Setup
The “System Configurations” page provides users options to setup the
device quickly and properly. After properly configuring all settings in all
the sub-pages, users should expect a fully working network video
recorder that is ready to manage cameras on the network. We will
start by configuring its network settings to make sure it works
correctly in your network. Next, we will help you adjust the system
time so videos will be recorder with correct timestamp. To better
secure the system for unwanted disturbance, we will guide you on
setting up user’s account and privileges to prevent settings gets
altered by users other than the system administrator. Lastly, we will
tell you what you should expect after installing a hard disk and how to
prepare the hard disk for the video recording.
Network Settings
You need to adjust settings in this page for the device to work properly
in your network. It is critical that settings here are configured correctly
based on your network configurations so that the recorder can be
administered through the local area network and cameras can be
connected from it.
By default, the recorder is set to "Auto Mode" which if there's a DHCP
server in the same local network, the NVR can obtain IP address from
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DHCP server, and you can locate the NVR by using the NVR search
utility.
If there's no DHCP server in the network, and the NVR is set to use
"Auto Mode", it will use its own default static IP 192.168.101.50.
The NVR supports three connection types that can be configured
depends on how the network is setup.
If you wish to set the recorder to use a static IP address in your local
area network,
1. Choose “Static IP” from the “Connection Type” drop-down menu
2. Enter the IP address, subnet mask, default gateway address and
DNS server address for the recorder
3. Enable “DHCP Server” under “DHCP Server” if you wish to use the
recorder as a DHCP server, or leave it disabled if there is already a
DHCP server in the network
4. Click Apply for the settings to take effect
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* The recorder can detect the presence of a DHCP server upon startup.
It sets itself to use static IP address if there is no DHCP server
currently presented in the network. Its DHCP server function is also
turned on at the same time to assign IP addresses to cameras that are
later connected to the network or you can manually turn off the DHCP
server function from "System Configurations">>"Network
Setup">>"DHCP Server" if you wish to use a separate DHCP server
DHCP Server
The built-in DHCP Server function is NOT always configurable and is
greatly dependant to the connection type that is set to use in "Device
Network Setting":
1. If the connection type is "Auto Mode", the DHCP server function is
NOT configurable. It will be ON if the NVR doesn't obtain an IP from a
DHCP server in the local network and uses its own default static IP
192.168.101.50
2. If the connection type is "Auto Mode", the DHCP server function is
NOT configurable. It will be OFF if the NVR obtains an IP from a DHCP
server in the local network.
3. If the connection type is "DHCP Client", the DHCP server function is
NOT configurable. It will be OFF if the NVR obtains an IP from a DHCP
server in the local network.
4. If the connection type is "DHCP Client", the DHCP server function is
NOT configurable. It will be ON if the NVR doesn't obtain an IP from a
DHCP server in the local network and uses its own default static IP
192.168.101.50
5. If the connection type if "Static IP", the DHCP server function is
configurable and can be turn on/off manually.
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DDNS Service
DDNS, which stands for “Dynamic DNS”, is a method, protocol, or
network service that provides the capability for a networked device,
such as a router or computer system (in this case, the NVR) using the
Internet Protocol Suite, to notify a domain name server to change, in
real time, the active DNS configuration of its configured hostnames,
addresses or other information stored in DNS.
A popular application of dynamic DNS is to provide a residential user’s
Internet gateway that has a variable, often changing, IP address with
a well known hostname resolvable through standard DNS queries.
This is useful if the NVR is placed on the Internet with a dynamic
public IP, which once the DDNS is properly setup, users can access the
NVR remotely with the DDNS domain name without worrying if the IP
has changed or not.
*Please make sure a valid DNS server has been configured under the
“Network Setting” page in order for this function to work properly.
*The NVR currently only works with free DDNS service provided by
“DynDNS”. For more information, please go to www.dyndns.com
*If the NVR is placed behind a router or Internet gateway, please
make sure port forwarding for port 80 is configured on the router or
the gat- way in order for the DDNS function to properly register with
the service. It’s often suggested to use the DDNS function in the
router/ gateway for such case instead.
*Once you have the DDNS function successfully up and running,
please DO NOT forget to configure port forwarding for the NVR web
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port (default 80) and the streaming port (default 9877) in the
router/gateway for remote viewing. You can then type in
http://yourddnsdomain in the browser to access the NVR remotely for
live view.
In order to properly configure the DDNS service function, please
register a free DDNS domain name and account from DynDNS first. Go
to http://dyn.com/dns/dyndns-free/ from the browser to do so.
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Time and Date
Set the time and date by selecting the time zone according to your
location. It is imperative that you set the recorder’s time correctly to
avoid the following errors:
• Incorrect display time for playback videos
• Inconsistent display time of event logs and when they actually occur
After selecting the time zone, choose an option below to set the
recorder time
• Manual – Use the drop-down list and configure the time manually
• Sync with NTP server – enter the hostname or IP address of a
valid NTP server and set how often the recorder should synchronize
the time with it by using the “Update interval” drop-down menu
• Sync with PC – Check this option to synchronize the recorder time
with the PC that you are currently using to access the recorder
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User Account
Multiple users can access the recorder simultaneously. You can add,
remove, and edit users by using options provided in this page to keep
user information organized. Each recorder comes with a built-in “root”
account with password “root”. It’s highly recommended to change the
password upon your initial login.
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Add a new user
• Enter a username and password in “User Account Information”. All
other fields are optional for your own reference.
• Select a group from the “Group” drop-down menu to assign the new
user to a particular group • Enter a short description for the account if
you wish
• Click “Add” to finish configuration
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Change the password of the “root” account
1. Click and highlight the “root” account in the account list and click
“Edit”
2. Its information should be displayed in “User Account Information”
3. Enter a new password in the “Password” field and enter it again in
“Confirm Password”
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Group Privilege
Group Privilege is where you can create multiple customized access
policies for situations if you need the recorder to be accessed by users
other than the administrator. You can do so by creating a group, and
then remove access privileges for certain configuration pages or
cameras. Users that are created and assigned to this group will have
limited access instead of full administration rights.
The recorder comes with seven built-in groups and five built-in
privilege profiles, except the “root” and the “guest” accounts; the
other five groups are fully customizable or you can simply assign a
group with one of the default privilege profiles. You can, however,
assign more than one users to the “root” account if you wish to do so.
The guest account comes with a “view-only” privilege in the “Live View”
page, and users in this group do not have the power to make any
changes in the “Live View” page or have access to pages other than
the “Live View” page.
To create a group, select a group from the “Group” drop-down
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You can change the group name by clicking the “Change Group Name”
button. A text box will be displayed for you to enter the new group.
Choose what type of privilege you would like this group to have from
the “Privilege Type” drop-down menu.
Its access privilege will then be displayed. You can alter its settings by
allowing or denying access to other cameras using the checkboxes
instead of accepting the defaults
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Disk Setup
Once you install a hard disk to the recorder, you would need to
initialize it so that it can be ready for recording. You can obtain basic
information about the disk you installed in this page.
To initialize it, simply click the “Format” button.
*The USB HDDs will only be listed in the "USB Backup" and "Hard Disk
Status pages in "System Options". The USB HDDs have to be
formatted in advance in FAT16/FAT32 or EXT3 file system. (FAT32 is
recommended)
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NVR Setup -- Channel Configurations (Web
Interface)
Add a camera
The NVR provides two options for adding a new camera. Users have
the option to let the recorder automatically find the cameras or it is
possible to enter camera’s information and add it manually.
Automatic Search
Click the “Search” button to perform the camera search.
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You should be prompted to install Active Control component the first
time you visit the page in order for the search to function properly. Go
ahead and click “Install”
Once you have the ActiveX component installed, the search status
should be displayed after clicking "Search"
Found cameras should be listed and simply select a camera from the
list and press “Configure”
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Its corresponding information should be displayed in the “Camera
Information” section. Enter its username and password and select the
channel ID and name the camera.
Click on “Detect” to establish connection between the recorder and the
camera. If connection establishes successfully, camera’s detailed
information should be polled and displayed as below.
Adjust its video format, frame rate, resolution or bitrate...etc if you
wish. You can also click on the “Preview” to preview the live video of
the camera.
Click “Add” to finish adding the camera
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*If cameras are marked with "*" in the search result, it means those
cameras are already configured and connected to the NVR.
Once the camera's settings are polled and displayed, you can also
enable "continuous" recording and adjust its recording quality settings
before adding the camera.
Some cameras are capable of multiple streaming profiles, in which
different video codecs are used for different purposes.
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You will be able to use different video format for continuous recording
if it's a multi-stream capable camera.
There are two types of fps settings here, one is the fps that NVR sets
back to the camera, and this is the fps NVR will be receiving from the
camera. The other is recording fps, which will be limited by the live fps.
(ex. if the live fps is set to 10, choosing "Full" in the recording fps
meaning it will only record at 10fps maximum.
For MPEG/H.264, only i frame or full (i+p frame) can be selected for
recording fps.
For single stream camera, only the recording fps can be adjusted.
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Add a camera manually
Simply follow the instruction described above but instead of using the
“Search” function, enter the camera’s IP address and credential in the
“Camera Information” manually.
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OSD Settings
The OSD (On Screen Display) allows users to add informational text
message and embed it onto the video. By default, this function is
turned off. To add texts to one or more videos:
Select a camera you would like to add text to and choose “Display OSD”
Choose one or more display options if you would also like the recorder
to automatically embed the system time or the frame rate for you. Or
simply choose to display a custom message of your own.
Next, define where the text will be displayed by either entering an X/Y
value based on percentage or use the system pre-defined position
from the drop-down menu.
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Click on the “Preview” button to see the preview of your setting and
click “Apply” to save the configuration.
The texts can be further adjusted with changes to different size, color
or font so they can be more visible on the video.
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PTZ Setting
PTZ Preset Settings
The recorder supports PTZ cameras and can set multiple preset points
or retrieve and manage preset points that are set in the camera. This
is helpful if you need to monitor multiple spots in one area from a
particular camera.
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To set up PTZ preset points:
1. Select a camera from the “Camera” drop-down menu and click
“Add”.
2. Select a position number for the preset point from the “Position
Number” drop-down menu and fill in a name in the “Position Name”
field for easier identification.
3. Use the PTZ control provided in the configuration page to set the
preset point
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Ultimately, you can choose to make this preset point a “Home” point
among all other preset points, as well as making the camera to move
to this particular point when an event is triggered.
* “Move Here when Event Trigger”: In order for this function to work
properly, please also complete configuration in “Event Configuration”
>> “Event Trigger”
PTZ Preset Sequence
Once you have multiple preset points defined for a camera, it is convenient for monitoring to set up the sequencing viewing among those
preset point and let the recorder automatically switch between them
for you.
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To configure preset sequence for a camera,
1. Select a channel from the “Channel” drop-down menu. The available
preset points should be listed in “Camera Presets” section.
2. Pick the ones you like for sequence viewing and press the “->”
button to move them to the “Preset Sequence” section, then
3. use the up and down buttons to adjust their sequencing positions.
4. Finally, select a dwell time from the drop-down menu and click
“Apply” to save the configuration
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E-Map Setting
Local E-Map Setting
E-Map monitor is a function that alerts users whenever there is an
event triggered (e.g. motion detected) from a camera with a
geographical perspective. With this function, users can quickly identify
which camera has detected an unusual event and where this event is
happening. This function works by incorporating the event detection
function as well as the recording function, which, as a result, helps
users take all the necessary actions when an unusual event occurs.
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To replace the map, click “Browse” button to locate the new map
image file from the local PC and then click “Upload”.
* Only JPG, PNG, and GIF file formats are supported with file size
under 100KB.
Then click and drag the camera icon to move the camera to define its
location.
Access the Local Map Monitor page from the upper-right hand corner
menu.
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When the NVR receives an event triggered from any of the cameras,
their videos will be displayed on the E-Map and you can double-click
on the video to enlarge it.
Google Map Setting
The Google Map monitor is a similar function to the aforementioned EMap monitor. It is useful if you are managing multiple cameras from
different locations.
To configure locations of each camera, first determine the location
you’d like to place the camera to on the map. You can do so by:
1. Zoom in to a smaller area by using the zoom control bar on the map
2. Zoom in to a smaller area by using the mouse scroll button
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You can also go to a specific place on the map by entering its address
or the name of the place in the “Address or places of interest” field
Once the location has been determined, click and drag the camera icon
to move it to the desired location
* The Google Map Monitor requires active Internet connection and can
not be used in conjunction with the regular Local Map monitor function.
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NVR Setup -- Event Configurations (Web
Interface)
Event Configuration
The “Event Configurations” section allows users to define conditions
that constitute an event, its corresponding trigger action and when it
will be triggered. Such setting can reduce the management overhead
and notify the administrator only when it’s necessary.
General Settings
The general settings section can help you quickly configure when an
event is triggered, how often events are triggered and the
corresponding actions when events are triggered.
Start the event configuration by defining the general settings:
Define when an event will be triggered
• Choose “Always” or “Only during...” under “Event Trigger Duration” •
For the “Only during...” option, choose the days by using the checkbox and then define the time range in those days in the “Start Time”
and “End Time” fields that you would like the event trigger function to
be enabled.
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How often an event is triggered
• Set a time interval under “Event Trigger Interval” to define how often
events are triggered
Trigger action
Now that you have the event trigger duration and interval defined,
choose what action to be taken during an event trigger:
• You can choose to have the recorder send out the first few frames of
the video recorder upon an event is triggered • You can also choose to
have the recorder send out a warning message in e-mail or in txt file
format and upload it to an destined FTP server
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I/O Settings
This function allows users to manage camera’s digital input and output
ports right from the recorder. You can setup the recorder to receive
triggers from a particular camera’s input port and trigger a device,
such as an alarm that is connected to the recorder or camera’s output
port. Cameras that do not have built-in digital input/output port can
also be configured to pair with the recorder’s DI/DO ports.
1. For cameras that come with physical digital input ports, their ports
will be listed in the far left drop-down menu.
2. Pick the desired channel for I/O mapping, and then select the
camera’s input port from the drop-down menu.
3. Select the trigger condition from the “Condition” drop-down menu.
*The recorder does not control camera's input or output ports in a way
to let you pair recorder itself with a camera's input or output port for
event receiving or triggering.
*The recorder only acts as a medium for pairing up input/output ports
between cameras and the recorder.
*Only connected cameras will be displayed in the list.
*Some cameras only allow one trigger source be configured at a time,
e.g.:
if the camera has the motion detection function turned on, its digital
input will be disabled and vice versa. Under such circumstance, if you
set to use camera’s digital input port as the event trigger source, you
will not be able to select motion detection as the trigger source for this
camera under “Event Configurations” >> “Event Trigger” setup page.
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* The image(s) that are uploaded to the destined FTP server or
emailed to a destined mail recipient are in their own proprietary image
file format (.h4i or .p4i), which can only be opened by the NVR media
player.
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Event Servers
Configuring an FTP server
Event servers are to be used with event trigger actions. In case of
unusual motion detected by the camera or a disk failure, the recorder
can send notification with the acceptable format (image/txt) to a
destined event server according to the configuration.
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To add an FTP server,
1. Start by giving a name to the server that you are adding to the
recorder
2. Enter the hostname or the IP address of the FTP server
3. Enter the communication port of the FTP server (usually port 21)
4. Enter the username and password of the FTP server if it’s required
5. Check “Use Passive Mode” if it’s required or leave it unchecked to
use active mode
6. Click “Test” to verify if all information is entered correctly and the
connection to the FTP server can be established successfully
7. Click “Add” for the settings to take effect
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Configuring an SMTP server
1. Enter the hostname or the IP address of the SMTP server
2. Enter the port of the SMTP server
3. Specify the sender’s name in the “Sender’s name” field
4. Enter the sender’s e-mail address
5. Check “Enable Authentication” and enter the username and
password of the SMTP server if it requires authentication
6. Click “Apply” to save the configuration
*The NVR supports SMTP servers that use base64 or MD5
authentication methods.
* 3rd party free E-mail services such as Gmail, Hotmail, or Yahoo mail
are not supported.
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