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Table of Contents
Product Description 5
Hardware Illustration 6
I/O Ports and RS-485 7
LEDs Definition 8
Install
Hard Disk 9
Connect to the NVR 12
1. Live View 16
1.1 Retrieve camera’s video stream 18
1.2 Retrieve camera’s status 18
1.3 Perform Sequence Viewing 19
1.4 PTZ Control 20
1.5 Perform PTZ Preset Viewing 21
1.6 Live Video Control Buttons 23
1.7 Change Web UI Display Language 26
2. Playback 27
2.1 Methods to Search Playback Videos 28
2.2 Export Playback Videos to AVI Files 34
3. System Setup 36
3.1 System Configurations 36
3.1.1 Network Settings 36
3.1.2 Time and Date 38
3.1.3 User Account 39
3.1.4 Group Privilege 40
3.1.5 Disk Setup 42
3.2 Channel Configurations 43
3.2.1 Add a Camera 43
3.2.2 OSD Settings 46
3.2.3 PTZ Preset Settings 47
3.2.4 PTZ Preset Sequence 48
3.2.5 E-Map Monitor 49
3.3 Event Configurations 51
3.3.1 General Settings 51
3.3.2 I/O Settings 52
3.3.3 Event Servers 54
3.3.4 Event Triggers 58
3.4 Recording Configurations 60
3.4.1 General Settings 60
3.4.2 Schedule Recording 62
3.5 System Options 64
3.5.1 Device Information 64
3.5.2 Logs and Reports 65
3.5.3 Maintenance 65
Reboot the NVR 66
Reset the NVR to Factory Default 67
3.5.4 DO Status 68
3.5.5 Disk Status 68
3.5.6 UPS Configuration 69
3.6 NVR Recording time for reference 70
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Copyrights & Trademarks
Copyright
© 2008 LevelOne Corp.
Trademarks
LevelOne NVR-0204/0208/0216 Network Video Recorder (NVR) is a registered
trademark of LevelOne Corp.
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.
LevelOne Corp. reserves the right to make adjustments without prior
notification.
All names of people and organizations used in these 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
LevelOne Network Video Recorder (NVR):
Operating System
Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Professional, Windows® XP Professional
(32 bit) or Windows® Server 2003 (32 bit)
Browser
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 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 1024x768, 16 bit colors.
(We highly recommend to work above the 1024 x 768 resolution to get the full
experience of the software)
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Make sure your display DPI setting is set to default at 96DPI
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To set DPI value, right-click on desktop, choose “Settings” tab >> “Advanced” >>
“General”
Contents
inside
the
Installation
CD
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Adobe Acrobat Reader
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LevelOne Device Search Utility
LevelOne NVR Management Software
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User’s Manual
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Quick installation Guide
Default Settings
IP Address DHCP address
Username root
Password root
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Product Description
The LevelOne Network Video Recorder is designed for use within a
surveillance system, and performs recordings and playbacks pictures from
network cameras in the system. It is a recording device using a hard disk drive
to record camera pictures instead of using video tapes so that pictures recorded
by repeated overwriting will not experience deterioration of the recorded picture
quality. Up to 4 (for NVR-0204) or 8 (for NVR-0208) or 16 (for NVR-0216) cameras
can be connected via a network and it is possible to record their camera pictures.
It is possible to perform the settings or operate the NVR using a web browser
installed on a PC connect to a network, or remote controller. Recorded video can
be played back from remote site by a PC. Up to 4 PCs (web browsers) can
access this unit concurrently and it is possible to perform the settings and
operate this unit. The NVR is compatible with most major brand c am er as an d
i t s ab il it y t o automatically search and find the available cameras on the
network can greatly reduce the user effort when expanding the system.
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Advance PTZ Control
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Various Types Event Alerts
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Pure Web Based Administration
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Linux-embedded Operating System
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. Export Recorded Videos to AVI
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Compatible with Major Brand Cameras
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High Quality Live/Playback Videos
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LevelOne Smart Camera Search
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Illustration
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I/O
Ports and RS-485 (Rear)
Pin
Signal
1
DCIN
2
GND
3 ~ 10
Alarm input
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Out1
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Out2
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Out3
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Out4
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RS485+
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RS485-
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LEDs Definition
Green
Solid green when the hard disk is mounted and being
accessed
Red Solid red for disk fail
HDD x 2
Amber
Solid amber when disk is full
Blinking when recycling
Amber Solid amber for activity on a 1G bps network.
Network
Green Solid green for activity on a 10/100 Mbps network.
Amber Blinking during firmware upgrade
Green
Shows solid green for normal operation.
Blinking green when firmware upgrade is done
Status
Red Flashes red for failed firmware upgrade.
Green Normal operation
Red System off (power adapter remains plugged in)
Power
Amber Blinking amber indicating device is initializing
Red Blinking when an alarm occurs
Alarm
None When alarm is reset
Green
Solid green, live connected with no event or record
ing
activity
Amber
Blinking amber, manual or event recording is being
performed
Amber
Solid amber, schedule or continuous recording is
being performed
Camera
LEDx16
(8 for NVR0208, 4 for
NVR-0204)
Red Recording is set but no video from camera
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Install
Hard Disk
Start by removing the screws on the side:
Push the top housing forward
Then lift it up
. The NVR supports SATA I or SATA II
hard disks
. The NVR supports max. 1TB per hard
disk and it supports total of
2 hard disks
2TB)
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Remove the hard drive cover plate
Pull out the hard drive tray holder
Place the hard drive on the tray and push it inward to secure the hard
drive
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Connect the SATA cable to the hard drive
Put the hard drive tray cover plate back
Place the top housing back and secure it with the bottom
housing
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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:
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The NVR is placed in a network with a DHCP server: Connect to the
NVR by using “Search NVR” Utility
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The NVR is placed in a network without DHCP server (or you are
connecting to it directly): Access 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, install the “LevelOne Device Search” utility
on the CD 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.
To begin, launch the “LevelOne Device Search” utility from the CD and
proceed with the installation:
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Once the installation is complete, check the “Launch the Search AP” option
and click “Finish”:
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 it and the program should automatically access the
NVR’s web
administration page from your default browser
You may change NVR’s IP address by click on the button highlighted below.
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You will be prompted for the NVR’s login information before proceeding to
change device’s IP address.
You may click on the button highlighted below to perform search again. Or
double-click on any of the search results to access NVR’s web administration
page
perform search again
access NVR’s web administration page
You should be prompted for the NVR’s username and password. Enter its
default username “admin” and password “password” and then click ”OK” to
enter the system
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Access 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.
The PC that is connected directly to the NVR (or within the same local area
network) should receive an IP from it. 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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1. Live View
NVR-0216
Camera List
PTZ Control
Live Video
Live Video Control Buttons
NVR-0208
The 8 channel NVR comes with an 8-video split window view
with one video displays on a larger window. Select a channel
from the drop-down menu to display its video on the larger
split window. You can also double-click on any of the smaller
one to display its video to the larger window.
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The “Live View” page provides the following functions:
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Retrieve camera’s video stream
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Retrieve camera’s status
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Perform Live Sequence Viewing
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PTZ Control
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Perform PTZ Preset Sequence viewing
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Perform manual recording
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Take snapshot
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Receive audio of a video stream
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Send audio
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Control “Buzzer”
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Change web UI display language
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1.1 Retrieve camera’s video stream
The camera list is expanded and
displayed on the Live View page.
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Click “All” to display videos in the
8-video mode (NVR-0208) or 16video mode (NVR-0216)
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Click on a “Group” (ex. Group 1) to
display videos from cameras under
that group in quad view
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Click on any camera to display
video in single-view mode
1.2 Retrieve camera’s status
The camera list can show each camera’s current status. Each status is
represented with different colors and their meanings are explained on the
left
Camera is connected
Camera is NOT connected
Camera is current performing recording
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1.3 Perform Sequence Viewing
Sequence view is a function that allows you to view multiple video streams
from certain cameras in sequence automatically with 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) or camera group(s) for sequence viewing
Then select dwell interval from the drop-down menu
Finally click “Start” to start sequence viewing
* Click “All Channels” to quickly select all available channels and start
sequence view in single-view mode.
Click “All Groups” to quick select all available groups and start sequence
view in quad-view mode
Or simply select the desired channels and press “Start” to start sequence view
The “All Group” button is not available in 4Ch NVR as it only has one group
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1.4 PTZ Control
PTZ control provides functions to pan, tilt, zoom a PTZ camera as well
as the ability to adjust camera focus and iris
Camera(s) that are currently being selected for live viewing will be listed
in the PTZ drop-down menu. Simply select a camera then use the PTZ
control panel to control the camera
The bar shown below allows you to control the pan/tilt speed
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1.5 Perform PTZ Preset Viewing
There are three functions provided in the “Preset” section:
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Perform preset point viewing of a particular camera
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Auto pan a particular camera
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Perform preset point sequence viewing
Preset Point Viewing
Start by selecting a PTZ camera from the drop-down list:
It’s available PTZ preset points will be listed in the drop-down
list shown below:
Select a preset position from the drop-down list and click
“Go to” to move the live view to that position
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Auto Pan Viewing
Start by selecting a PTZ camera from the drop-down list:
Use the Auto Pan Control buttons to pan right, left and stop
auto pan
Autopan
Pan Left
Stop pan
Certain cameras do not support
bidirectional pan movements.
Use the “Autopan” button for
such cameras
Pan right
Preset Point Sequence Viewing
This function allows you to view multiple preset points’ videos
of a camera without having to select them one by one. Once you
have defined the preferred preset points in “Camera
Configuration” >> “PTZ Preset Sequence” under the “Setup”
menu, click “Start” here and the recorder will begin to display
videos from those preset points in sequence automatically until
you click “Stop”
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1.6 Live Video Control Buttons
Each live video window comes with control buttons with functions
described below:
Take a snapshot of a live video
Turn on/off audio of a live video
Start/stop recording of a live video (manual recording)
Audio post function
Full screen view of a live video
Display video in its original ratio
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Take a snapshot of a live video
To take a snapshot of a live video, click the button and the
snapshot of the video will be displayed in a pop up window shown like
below
Right-click anywhere on the image and select “Save Image as” from the
pull-down menu
In the pop up dialog, name the image file and choose which directory the
image will be saved to and click “Save”
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Full Screen View of a Live Video
To view a video in full screen, click the button. To exit full screen
video, double-click anywhere on the video.
Turn On/Off Audio of a Live Video
You can retrieve audio from a particular camera. Simply click the
button to do so.
The button will show in different color once the audio is turned on.
Click on it again to turn off audio.
You may only turn on audio once channel at a time
Start/Stop Recording of a Live Video
You can manually start or stop recording of a live video by using the
button.
The button will show in different color once the recording is started
manually. Click on it again to stop recording.
Audio post
This function allows user to speak from a PC through a microphone
and the audio can be played at the camera side if it has a speaker
connected to it.
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1.7 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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2. Playback
Methods to search playback
Playback video control buttons
Channels to be played back
Playback video
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.
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2.1 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
. Play by start time: Enter a specific time a video was recorded to start playing
back the video
Search by time chart
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Start by selecting which channel(s) you would like to perform a search
on:
* Selected channels will be marked in red
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Select “Search by time chart” from the “Search Method” drop-down list
and click “Go” to start the search:
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Results will then be displayed in a “Date/Channel” table and boxes
marked in blue represent videos found in those dates:
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Click on any blue cell box should direct you to the hour/channel table if
there were multiple videos recorded during that date:
* Videos from other cameras that are recorded on
the
same date will also be displayed
* Move the mouse cursor on a particular cell box without
clicking gives you a preview of the play-back video n a
small thumbnail
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Click on the cell box again will start playing back the videos if you have
reached the end of search results:
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Videos found from other cameras that were recorded at the same
time will also be played.
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Search by event
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Start by selecting which channel(s) you would like to perform a search
on:
* Selected channels will be marked in red
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Select “Search by event” from the “Search Method” drop-down list and click
“Go” to start the search:
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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
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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.
Use the button to select month, date, and year
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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 result
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2.2 Export Playback Videos to
AVI
Files
User can export the recorded playback videos stored on NVR-0216 to a local
computer and save them in AVI file format. The files can then be 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, hit the “Export AVI” button on a video window of the video you wish
to export.
A new dialog will pop up and allows you to specify the time frame (or length) of
the video you wish to export
Click the button to pull down the calendar to help you specify the
month, date and the year
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Specify the starting and ending hours of the video by entering numbers in the
text boxes
Hit the “Start” button to start exporting. The file will be automatically
named and saved under the C:\ partition
You will be notified once the process is completed successfully
The exported AVI file will be saved under the C partition
* ffdshow is required in order to play the
exported AVI file with Windows Media
Player. You can get it at
“http://sourceforge.net/projects/ffdshowtryout!” to download the
“ffdshow_beta6_rev2527_20081219.
exe”
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3. System Setup
3.1 System Configurations
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.
3.1.1 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.
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By default, the recorder is set to obtain IP address from DHCP server, it should
be sufficient in most network environments, and most likely you should not
need to alter anything in this page. To locate the recorder, simply use the
LevelOne IP Utility with steps described in page 12.
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
Change the recorder’s IP address would require the recorder to restart.
Restart the device under “system Options” >> “Maintenance” for the
settings to take effect.
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.
You can manually turn off the
DHCP server function if you
wish to use a separate DHCP
server.
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3.1.2 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:
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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 the
recorder 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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3.1.3 User Account
The recorder can be accessed by multiple users 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 “admin” account
with password “password”. It’s highly recommended to change the password
upon your initial login.
To change the password of the “admin” account:
1. Click and highlight the “admin” 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
“Confirm Password”
To add a new user:
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Enter a username and password in
“User Account Information”. All other
fields are optional for your own
reference.
•
Select a group from the “Group” dropdown menu to assign the new user to a
particular group
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Enter a short description for the
account if you wish
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Click “Apply” to finish configuration
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3.1.4 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 “admin” 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
“admin” account if you wish to do so. The guest account comes with a “viewonly” 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
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
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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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3.1.5 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
You can also connect external USB thumb drive to the recorder for
firmware upgrade.
For instructions to install a hard disk to the recorder, refer to page 9
To obtain detail information about the disk, go to
“System
Options” >> “Disk
Status”
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3.2 Channel Configurations
3.2.1 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:
1. 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”
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2. After that, the search should begin and its status should be displayed:
3. Found cameras should be listed and simply select a camera from
the list and press “Configure”
4. 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.
5. 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
6. 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 NVR-0216.
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, then follow step 5 ~ 6 described above.
2.
1.
Enter manually
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3.2.2 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,
1. Select a camera you would like to add text to and choose “Display OSD”
2. 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
3. Next, define where the text will be displayed by either entering an X/Y
coordinate or use the system pre-defined position from the drop-down menu
4. 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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3.2.3 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.
1. To set up PTZ preset points, 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 and set the position as the “HOME” position if you wish.
4. Click “Apply” to save the configuration.
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3.2.4 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.
To configure preset sequence for a camera,” select a camera from the
“Camera” drop-down menu
The available preset points should be listed in “Camera Presets” section
Pick the ones you like for sequence viewing and press the “->” button to move
them to the “Adjust Position” section, then use the up and down buttons to
adjust their sequences
Finally, select a dwell time from the drop-down menu and click “apply” to save
the configuration
• To start preset sequence viewing, check page 20 for instructions
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3.2.5 E-Map Monitor
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.
To replace the map, click “Browse” button to locate the new map image file from
the local PC and then click “Upload”
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Then click and drag the camera icon to move the camera to define its
location.
Access the E-Map Monitor page from the upper-right hand corner menu
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
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3.3 Event Configurations
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.
3.3.1 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
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Choose “Always” or “Only during…” under “Event Trigger Duration”
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For the “Only during…” option, choose the days by using the check-box 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.
How often an event is triggered
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Set a time interval under “Event Trigger Interval” to define how often
events are triggered
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Trigger action
Now that you have the event trigger duration and interval defined, choose
what action to be taken during an event trigger:
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You can choose to have the recorder send out the first few frames of the
video recorder upon an event is triggered
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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 a destined FTP server
3.3.2 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.
4. Select the recorder’s input port if you would also like to use the recorder’s
input port for event trigger. And then select the trigger
condition as well.
5. Next, select the recorder’s output port and the trigger action
5. Finally, define the trigger duration.
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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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3.3.3 Event Servers
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.
Configuring an FTP server
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)
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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 “Apply” for the settings to take effect
If you wish to edit/remove/enable/disable an FTP server, click to highlight one from the
profile list and choose the corresponding action button
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Configuring an HTTP server
1. Start by giving it a name as well
2. Enter the hostname or the IP address of the HTTP server
3. Enter the port that’s used to communicate with the server
4. Enter the username and password if it’s required
5. Click “Test” to verify if the information is entered correctly
6. Click “Apply” 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 and it requires authentication
6. Click “Apply” to save the configuration
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3.3.3 Event Triggers
We have finished defining how an event will be triggered and which servers
will be receiving notifications in the previous two sections, now we can finish
up the event configuration by setting:
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Which channels will have event trigger function enabled
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What is considered to be an event
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Where the warnings will be sent to and how they will be sent
Select Channels to Enable Event Trigger and which type of event
should be triggered
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Use the checkbox to enable event trigger on the desired channels
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Define which system events should trigger the recorder to send out
notifications
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Define how the notifications will be sent and where they will be
sent to
* Event trigger may not work for cameras that are placed outside of your local network or
on the Internet until the
UPnP
Port Forwarding” is enabled in both the NVR and the router.
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3.4 Recording Configurations
The “recording configurations” gives users the overall control of how and when
a recording is performed and the quality of different types of recordings
performed on each channels. It can help the recorder to operate with sufficient
system resource by performing recording only when it’s necessary with
adjustable recording frame rate.
3.4.1 General Settings
You can define the following in “General Settings”:
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Pre-Alarm/Post-Alarm recording length
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Recording frame rate
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Enable/disable different recording types on different cameras
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The “recording configurations” gives users the overall control of how and when
a recording is performed and the quality of different types of recordings
performed on each channels. It can help the recorder to operate with sufficient
system resource by performing recording only when it’s necessary with
adjustable recording frame rate.
Recording frame rate allows you to set different frame rate for different types
of recording instead of recording at one frame rate only. Use the drop-down
menu and select one of the pre-defined frame rates for a particular
recording type
The section at the bottom allows you to turn on or off a particular recording
type on any channels.
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3.4.2 Schedule Recording
Here you can define the time range of the schedule recording for all
channels.
To configure a schedule recording:
1. Use the “Camera” drop-down menu and select a camera first
2. You can use the schedule table to set the time range. Click the cell boxes
then move the curser horizontally lets you set what hours to perform
recording during a day. Click and move vertically lets you set what days to
perform recording at a specific time.
* Each cell box represents 15 minutes of time. Click one or more boxes to omit
consecutive recording
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3. You can also use the “Quick Configuration” to define recording time
range instead of clicking cell boxes one by one on the time table. Simply
check what days you would like to perform recording and specify the recording
duration by either choosing “All Day” or enter a start and end time for specific
recording duration.
4. Select the “Copy to” option if you would like to set the same recording
schedule to another camera.
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3.5 System
Options
System Options gives users a glance of the overall system status and allows
users to perform maintenance tasks such as upgrading firmware,
restore/backup device settings or reboot device ….etc.
3.5.1 Device Information
The “Device Information” provides the general information of the device
such as firmware version and system time. It also provides information of
the current network settings and status.
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3.5.2 Logs and Reports
“Logs and Reports” keeps a record of what’s been happening to the device
and provides basic information for troubleshooting
3.5.3 Maintenance
“Maintenance” provides functions for users to:
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Reboot the NVR when necessary
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Reboot cameras directly from the NVR
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Perform Firmware Upgrade
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Backup the NVR’s settings to a local hard drive
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Restore the NVR’s settings from a previously saved configuration file
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Reset the NVR’s settings to their factory default values
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Reboot the NVR
Reboot NVR-0216 after you upload a new firmware. You would need to
manually reboot the system for the new firmware to take effect. Such
process would prevent a recording from getting interrupted because the
system would not automatically reboot itself after the new firmware is loaded
onto the recorder.
Simply click “Restart” to begin the reboot process and confirm the action:
The restart process should be displayed and you should be prompted back to
the “Maintenance” page after it is complete:
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Reset the NVR to Factory Default
To reset the recorder back to its factory default, click “Default” button and
begin the process:
The process should be displayed and you should be prompted back to the
“Maintenance” page after it is complete:
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3.5.4 DO Status
This is where you can get the current status of the NVR-0216 digital output
ports. You can also change their status from this page.
3.5.5 Disk Status
“Disk Status” gives you more detailed information of the hard drive that is
currently installed in the NVR.
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3.5.6 Ups Configuration
Connect the UPS to the NVR’s DI/DO port for sending and receiving signals
between the UPS and the NVR. Refer to the diagram below to connect the
UPS with its RS-232 interface to the NVR’s DI/DO port.
The NVR can receive signal from the UPS when there is a power failure and
shut down itself automatically within a period of time.
Connect UPS with its RS-232 interface to the NVR’s 10 port:
* The NVR uses DI_1 to receive signal from UPS system and uses DO_1 to shut it down.
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NVR recording time table for reference
(it maybe different test result with each environment)
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