H/W: 2.0
NVR-0204/0208/0216
4/8/16-CH Network Video Recorder
User's Manual v2.0.0
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Table of Contents
Package Contents ..................................................................... 7
Product Description .................................................................. 8
System Overview ...................................................................... 9
Front View ...................................................................................... 9
LED Definition ............................................................................... 10
Rear View (I/O Ports and RS-485) ............................................... 11
Installation ............................................................................. 12
HDD Installation ........................................................................... 12
Connect to the NVR ...................................................................... 16
Use LevelOne Device Search Utility .................................................. 16
Access the NVR with its default IP address ........................................ 20
Set up Password............................................................................ 22
Live View ................................................................................ 23
Retrieve camera’s video stream ...................................................... 24
Retrieve camera’s status ................................................................ 24
Perform Sequence Viewing ............................................................. 25
PTZ Control .................................................................................. 26
Perform PTZ Preset Viewing ............................................................ 27
Preset Point Viewing ...................................................................... 27
Auto Pan Viewing .......................................................................... 28
Preset Point Sequence Viewing ........................................................ 28
Live Video Controls Buttons ............................................................ 29
Take a snapshot of a live video ....................................................... 30
Full Screen View of a Live Video ...................................................... 31
Turn On/Off Audio of a Live Video .................................................... 31
Start/Stop Recording of a Live Video ................................................ 31
Audio post .................................................................................... 31
Change Web UI Display Language ................................................... 31
Live View through iPhone Safari Browser .......................................... 32
Live View through Blackberry Phones ............................................... 35
Playback ................................................................................. 39
Methods to Search Playback Videos ................................................. 39
Search by time chart ..................................................................... 40
Search by event ............................................................................ 42
Play by specific time ...................................................................... 43
Search by event (Most Recent) ....................................................... 44
Export Playback Videos to AVI Files ................................................. 45
Play Exported Playback Videos with NVR Media Player ........................ 48
Open Event Snapshot images with NVR Media Player ......................... 49
System Setup ......................................................................... 50
System Configurations ................................................................. 50
Network Settings ........................................................................... 50
DHCP Server ................................................................................. 52
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DDNS Service ............................................................................... 53
Time and Date .............................................................................. 54
User Account ................................................................................ 55
Changing the password of the “root” account .................................... 56
Add a new user ............................................................................. 57
Group Privilege ............................................................................. 58
Disk Setup .................................................................................... 60
Channel Configurations .......................................................... 61
Add a camera ............................................................................... 61
Automatic Search .......................................................................... 61
Add a camera manually .................................................................. 64
OSD Settings ................................................................................ 65
PTZ Setting ................................................................................... 67
PTZ Preset Settings ....................................................................... 67
PTZ Preset Sequence ..................................................................... 69
E-Map Setting ............................................................................... 70
Local Map Setting .......................................................................... 70
Google Map Setting ....................................................................... 72
Event Configurations .............................................................. 74
Event Configuration ...................................................................... 74
General Settings ........................................................................... 74
I/O Settings ................................................................................. 76
Event Servers ............................................................................... 77
Configuring an FTP server ............................................................... 77
Configuring an SMTP server ............................................................ 78
Event Triggers .............................................................................. 79
Recording Configurations ....................................................... 81
General Settings ........................................................................... 81
Schedule Recording ...................................................................... 85
To configure a schedule recording ................................................... 85
System Options ...................................................................... 87
Device Information ....................................................................... 87
Logs and Reports .......................................................................... 88
Maintenance ................................................................................. 89
Reboot the NVR at a specific time automatically ................................ 90
Firmware Upgrade ......................................................................... 90
Through the web interface .............................................................. 90
Upgrade through USB thumb drive .................................................. 92
Reset the NVR to Factory Default .................................................... 93
DO Status ..................................................................................... 94
Disk Status ................................................................................... 94
USB Backup .................................................................................. 95
Things to pay attention to the USB Backup function ........................... 97
Play the backup file with the NVR Media Player ................................. 98
UPS Configuration ...................................................................... 101
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Camera Setup Wizard - Complete Setup ............................... 103
Camera Setup Wizard - AutoSetup ....................................... 113
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Copyrights & Trademarks
Trademarks
LevelOne NVR-0204, NVR-0208, NVR-2016 Network Video Recorder
(NVR) are registered trademarks 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
Network Video Recorder
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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Product Description
The 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 or 8 or 16 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 connected to a network.
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 cameras and its ability to automatically search
and find available cameras on the network can greatly reduce the user
effort when expanding the system.
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Channel LED
Power LED
Status LED
HDD1 LED
HDD2 LED
Alarm LED
Reset
Button
Buzzer Stop
Button
Power
Button
USB Port
Network LED
System Overview
Front View
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HDD
Green
Solid green when the hard disk is mounted and
being accessed.
Red
Solid red for disk fail.
Amber
Solid amber when recording is in process.
Blinking when recycling.
Network
Amber
Solid amber for activity on a 1G bps network.
Green
Solid green for activity on a 10/100 Mbps network.
Status
Amber
Blinking during firmware upgrade.
Green
Shows solid green for normal operation.
Blinking green when firmware upgrade is done.
Red
Flashes red for failed firmware upgrade.
Power
Green
Normal operation.
Red
System off (power adapter remains plugged in).
Amber
Blinking amber indicating device is initializing.
Alarm
Red
Blinking when an alarm occurs.
None
When alarm is reset.
Camera
LED
Green
Solid green, live connected with no event or
recording activity.
Amber
Blinking amber, manual or event recording is
being performed.
Amber
Solid amber, schedule or continuous recording is
being performed.
Red
Recording is set but no video from camera.
LED Definition
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Pin
Signal
1
12V DC
2
GND
3~10
Alarm Input
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Out1
12
Out2
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Out3
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Out4
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RS485+
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RS485-
Ethernet
Power
Connector
RS-232
GP I/O
Rear View (I/O Ports and RS-485)
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Installation
HDD Installation
Start by removing the screws on the side:
Push the top housing forward.
Then lift it up.
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The NVR supports SATA I or SATA II hard disks.
The NVR supports max. 3TB per hard disk and it supports total of
2 hard disks (6TB).
There is a cable connected between the from the LED board and the
main board.
You can remove it from the main board or simply put the top housing
on the side like shown below.
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Next, slide the hard drive into the tray.
Make sure the SATA connectors are correctly aligned with each other.
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Secure the hard drive with the tool-less screw provided in the box.
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:
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 program”
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 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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perform search again
access NVR's web administration page
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.
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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 root 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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PTZ Control
Camera List
Live Video
Live Video Control Buttons
Right-click Internet Explorer
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
If you are using Windows Vista or Windows 7, please make
sure you open Internet Explorer with the “Administrator”
privilege or log in to Windows with “Administrator” account.
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Retrieve camera’s video stream
The camera list is expanded and displayed on the Live View
page:
• Click “All” to display videos in the 8-video mode or 16-video
mode.
• Click on a “Group” (ex. Group 1) to display videos from cameras
under that group in quad view
• Click on any camera to display video in single-view mode
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
This channel has event triggered and is recording event
Camera is current recording
This channel has NOT been 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) or camera group(s) for sequence
viewing
Then, select dwell interval from the drop-down menu and click "Start"
to begin
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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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.
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. Only PTZ capable
cameras will be listed in the drop-down menu.
The bar shown below allows you to control the pan/tilt speed. 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 dropdown
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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In the Setup menu
In the Live view
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
* 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 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
Keep aspect ratio and true size
Keep aspect 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.
* If you are running
Windows Vista or 7, please
make sure IE is executed
with the “Administrator”
privilege in order for this
function to work properly.
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.
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.
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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Methods to search playback
Channels to be played back
Playback Video
Playback video control buttons
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
• 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
Start by selecting which channel(s) you would like to perform a search
on:
Selected channels will be marked in red:
Select “Search by time chart” from the “Search Method” dropdown 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 color represent videos found in those dates:
Click on any colored cell box should direct you to the hour/channel
table if there were multiple videos recorded during that date:
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Search by event
Start by selecting which channel(s) you would like to perform a search
on:
Selected channels will be marked in red:
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:
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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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Use the button to select month, date, and year
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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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
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.
* If you are running Windows Vista or 7, please make sure IE is
executed with the “Administrator” privilege in order for this function to
work properly.
A new dialog will pop up and allows you to speficy the time frame (or
length) of the video you wish to export:
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Click the button to pull down the calendar to help you specify the
month, date and the year
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
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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.
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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 launch the player under “Start” >> “All
Programs” >> “LevelOne” >> “NVR Management Software"” >> “NVR
Media Player”.
Click “Open” >> “AVI File”
Locate the exported AVI file, and click “open”. (normally under
“C:\ExportFolder)”
The video will then start playing
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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 recepient. These type 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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System Setup
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.
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
DHCP server, and you can locate the NVR by using the LevelOne
Device Search utility.
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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
* 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
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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
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.
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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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1.
2.
Changing 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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Add a new user
1. Enter a username and password in “User Account Information”. All
other fields are optional for your own reference.
2. Select a group from the “Group” drop-down menu to assign the
new user to a particular group
3. Enter a short description for the account if you wish
4. Click “Add” to finish configuration
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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 menu
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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.
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Channel Configurations
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.
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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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”
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.
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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
*If cameras are marked with "*" in the search result, it means those
cameras are already configured and connected to the NVR.
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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
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”
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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,
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 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.
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.
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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.
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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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
cannot be used in conjunction with the regular Map monitor function.
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Event Configurations
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 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.
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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.
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 define its trigger state
6. Finally, define the trigger duration.
*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.
* 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
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)
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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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:
• Which channels will have event trigger function enabled
• What is considered to be an event
• Where the warnings will be sent to and how they will be sent
Use the checkbox to enable event trigger on the desired channels.
*Once motion detection is enabled in this page, please configure the
motion area and enable motion detection in the corresponding
channels (cameras) from camera's own web UI. The NVR only detects
the first motion area set in the camera. The NVR recognizes the first
motion area by its ID number set in the camera.
* Enabling the “custom event” option allows the NVR to receive events
from the CMS software and start recording; events such as the
intelligent video detection in the CMS.
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Define which system events should trigger the recorder to send out
notifications.
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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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.
General Settings
You can define the following in “General Settings”:
• Pre-Alarm/Post-Alarm recording length
• Recording frame rate
• Turn on/off HDD recycle function
• Define to always keep a number of days of previously recorded data
• Enable/disable different recording types on different cameras
• Enable/disable audio recording
The “recording buffer” allows user to define “pre-alarm” and “postalarm” time for event recordings. The “pre-alarm” time sets the NVR
to record in advance when an event is triggered. The “post-alarm”
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time sets the NVR to continue recording for a period of time after an
event trigger is finished.
* The “Pre-alarm” function only works when the “Continuous”
recording is also activated.
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
You are able to use the same video format for recordings or you can
choose other formats for different recording purposes if it's a multistream capable camera.
If you chose to use a different video format for recording, you are able
to adjust its detail settings by clicking on the "...".
A new dialog will pop out for further detail configurations. Noticing the
"Frame rate" in this dialog represents the live fps that will be set back
to the camera for this particular video format. You can configure the
recording fps for different types of recordings individually.
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The HDD space recycle function is turned on by default. You can
alternatively turn it off and set a system event in "NVR
Setup">>"Event Configurations">>"Event Trigger">>"Event Handling
Settings">>"When NVR is triggered by", and set a desired disk
remaining space for event trigger condition. You'd have to take action
manually after you get the system event notification, such as replacing
disk, turn on HDD recycle function, or backup recording data.
Users can also set to keep a previous number of days of recording
data by enabling the option below. This is quite often used in
application such as banking which certain countries requires to always
keep a minimum previous number of days of recording data.
* If this option is enabled, once the hard drive is full, the recycle
function will then start but it will ensure that the number of days of
recording data defined here will stay in hard drive instead of wiping
out 20GB of data at a time.
* If the hard drive is not full, the NVR re-calculates twice a day (each
at 2:30am and 2:30pm) to keep the defined number of days of
recording data from these two particular point of time backward.
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The section at the bottom of the page allows you to disable audio
recording (record video only) of particular channels.
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Schedule Recording
You can define the time range of the schedule recording for all
channels in this page.
To configure a schedule recording
Use the “Channel” drop-down menu and select a camera first.
You can use the schedule table to set the time range. Click the cell
boxes then move 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.
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* Each cell box represents 15 minutes of time. Click one or more
boxes to omit consecutive recording.
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.
Select the “Copy to” option if you would like to set the same recording schedule to another camera.
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System Options
System Options gives users a glance of the overall system status and
allows users to perform maintenance tasks such as upgrading firm-
ware, restore/backup device settings or reboot device ....etc.
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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Logs and Reports
“Logs and Reports” keeps a record of what’s been happening to the
device and provides basic information for troubleshooting.
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Maintenance
“Maintenance” provides functions for users to:
• Reboot the NVR when necessary
• Reboot cameras directly from the NVR
• Perform Firmware Upgrade
• Backup the NVR’s settings to a local hard drive
• Restore the NVR’s settings from a previously saved configuration file
• Reset the NVR’s settings to their factory default values
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Reboot the NVR at a specific time automatically
You can configure the NVR to restart automatically by using the
options given in the web UI. You can set the NVR to restart at a
particular hour of a specific day during a week or a month.
Firmware Upgrade
The firmware can be upgraded through web UI or USB. Before
upgrading firmware, please backup configuration in advance.
** the firmware file comes with a “.tar.gz” file extension,
please use the file as is, DO NOT unzip it. It’s normal that you
may only see “.tar” as the the “.gz” file extension is hidden by
default in Windows. You will get “incorrect file format” error
message if the file extension is altered. Certain personal
firewall may also cause such problem.
Through the web interface
Login into NVR’s web management UI. Go to "Setup" page and go to
"System Options"->"Maintenance"
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On "Upgrade NVR's Firmware" section, click "Browse" and select new
firmware file
A new dialog should display and let you choose the location of the
firmware file.
When done, click “Upgrade”.
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Follow the on screen instruction and wait for the process to finish
(After upgrade, the system will reboot automatically, it’s part of the
process)
Upgrade through USB thumb drive
1. Prepare a USB flash disk and format with FAT or FAT32 format
2. Place the firmware in the USB flash disk and make sure it’s placed
at the top-level directory. Please do not place the file in a folder.
(make sure to change the firmware file name to “firmware”
and leave its file extension “.tar.gz” as is before placing the file
to the USB disk)
3. Plug USB flash disk into USB port on the NVR
4. The System LED on the NVR will start to flash in amber. This
indicates firmware upgrade is in process
5. *** Warning *** Please wait until upgrade process finished,
interrupt the upgrade process may cause system not work anymore
6. Wait until System LED remains solid in amber. This indicates
firmware upgrade is finished
7. Power off the NVR and remove the USB disk the power the unit back
on again
8. Restore configuration file back if needed
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Reset the NVR to Factory Default
To reset the recorder back to its factory default, click “Restore Factory
Default” button and begin the process.
The process should be displayed and you should be prompted back to
the “Live View” page after it is complete.
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DO Status
This is where you can get the current status of the NVR’s digital output
ports. You can also change their status from this page.
Disk Status
“Disk Status” gives you a more detailed information of the hard drive
that is currently installed in the NVR.
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USB Backup
It’s a function that allows users to backup the recording data in its
database file format (not AVI) to the externally connected USB hard
disk.
You can check the “Disk Status” page under “System Options” to see if
the USB disk has been detected by the NVR. If it's available, it will also
be in the USB HDD drop-down menu in the USB backup page.
* It needs a USB disk containing free space larger than 100MB.
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Once it’s detected, go back to the “USB Backup” page and it should be
available for further configuration
The USB hard disk(s) will be listed in the drop-down menu displaying
the remaining disk space. Make your selection from the drop-down
menu if you have more than one disks connected to the NVR.
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Next, select channels, which you would like to backup the recording
data from. Maximum 4 channels can be selected at once
Configure the start and end time of the recording data you would like
to backup and click the “Backup” button to begin.
Things to pay attention to the USB Backup function
Limitation:
• It does not support USB Hub extend the number of HDD connected
to the NVR
• Only one backup process can be performed at a time
• Maximum 4 channels can be selected for backup
• Only FAT32 USB hard disk is supported for backup
• The USB hard disk needs to have more than 100MB remaining space
• If multiple partitions are presented in one disk, only the first
partition will be detected and used for backup
Process:
• Progress will be displayed on the UI
• If the backup process gets interrupted, which the process stops at a
point of time that is before the “END Time” user defined, such time will
be displayed on the UI
• A folder will be automatically created in the USB hard disk with a
name format like 0028687831_20100610151515_2010060511
0010_20100606110010 (MAC_backupbuttonclicktime_starttime_
endtime)
Note:
• Please plug in the USB HDD only after the NVR is fully started, or
the HDDs will be incorrectly mounted.
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Play the backup file with the NVR Media Player
The backup files can be played with the NVR media player. To do, open
the player and select “Open” >> “Media Database”
Click “Browse...” to select the file from the USB disk.
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A new dialog should be prompted for you to select the file location.
When done, click “Check” to validate the file.
Once the file has been successfully verified, you should be prompted
with the message shown below.
Select the time zone according to your current location.
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Finally, click “OK” to begin playing. The player should now play the
backed up file.
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