Network Video Recorder
Configuration Guide (Advanced)
for NRS Expanded Series
NDA-31816
ISSUE 1.0
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
This Manual
About this Manual....................................................................................................... Manual-1
Legal Disclaimer ......................................................................................................... Manual-1
Regulatory Information
Information FCC Information .............................................................................. Regulatory-1
FCC Conditions.................................................................................................... Regulatory-1
EU Conformity Statement ................................................................................... Regulatory-1
Industry Canada ICES-003 Compliance............................................................. Regulatory-2
Safety Instruction................................................................................................. Regulatory-2
Preventive and Cautionary Tips ......................................................................... Regulatory-2
Product Key Features
General.........................................................................................................................Feature-1
Local Monitoring.........................................................................................................Feature-1
HDD Management .......................................................................................................Feature-1
Recording, Capture and Playback.............................................................................Feature-2
Backup.........................................................................................................................Feature-2
Alarm and Exception ..................................................................................................Feature-3
Other Local Functions................................................................................................Feature-3
Network Functions......................................................................................................Feature-3
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Chapter 1 Introduction
Section 1 Front Panel .............................................................................................. 1-1
1.1 Front Panel 1................................................................................................ 1-1
1.2 Front Panel 2 ............................................................................................... 1-4
Section 2 USB Mouse Operation ............................................................................ 1-7
Section 3 Input Methods ......................................................................................... 1-9
3.1 Rear Panel ............................................................................................... 1-10
3.1.1 Rear Panel 1 .............................................................................................1-10
3.1.2 Rear Panel 2 .............................................................................................1-11
Chapter 2 Getting Started
Section 1 Starting Up and Shutting Down the NVR .............................................. 2-1
1.1 Starting the NVR .......................................................................................... 2-1
1.2 Shutting Down the NVR .............................................................................. 2-1
1.2.1 OPTION 1: Standard Shutdown ..................................................................2-1
1.2.2 OPTION 2: From the Front Panel ...............................................................2-2
1.3 Rebooting the NVR ..................................................................................... 2-2
Section 2 Activating Your Device ........................................................................... 2-2
Section 3 Using the Wizard for Basic Configuration ............................................ 2-4
Section 4 Login and Logout .................................................................................... 2-9
4.1 User Login .................................................................................................... 2-9
4.2 User Logout ............................................................................................... 2-10
Section 5 Adding and Connecting the IP Cameras ............................................ 2-11
5.1 Activating the IP Camera............................................................................ 2-11
5.2 Adding the Online IP Cameras .................................................................. 2-13
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5.2.1 OPTION 1 .................................................................................................2-13
5.2.2 OPTION 2 .................................................................................................2-14
5.2.3 OPTION 3 .................................................................................................2-15
5.3 Editing the Connected IP Cameras and Configuring Customized
Protocols ....................................................................................................2-17
5.3.1 Edit Advanced Parameters .......................................................................2-18
5.3.2 Configuring the Customized Protocols ......................................................2-19
5.4 Editing IP Cameras Connected to PoE Interfaces ..................................... 2-20
5.4.1 Adding Cameras for NVR Supporting PoE Function .................................2-21
Chapter 3 Live View
Section 1 Introduction ............................................................................................. 3-1
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1.1 Live View Icons.............................................................................................3-1
Section 2 Operations in Live View Mode ...............................................................3-1
2.1 Front Panel Operation on Live View ............................................................3-2
2.2 Using the Mouse in Live View .....................................................................3-3
2.3 Using an Auxiliary Monitor ...........................................................................3-4
2.4 Quick Setting Toolbar in Live View Mode ....................................................3-5
Section 3 Adjusting Live View Settings ................................................................. 3-7
Section 4 Channel-zero Encoding .......................................................................... 3-9
Chapter 4 PTZ Controls
Section 1 Configuring PTZ Settings .......................................................................4-1
Section 2 Setting PTZ Presets, Patrols and Patterns ........................................... 4-2
2.1 Customizing Presets.....................................................................................4-2
2.2 Calling Presets ............................................................................................4-3
2.3 Customizing Patrols ..................................................................................... 4-4
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2.4 Calling Patrols ............................................................................................. 4-5
2.5 Customizing Patterns .................................................................................. 4-6
2.6 Calling Patterns ........................................................................................... 4-6
2.7 Customizing Linear Scan Limit .................................................................... 4-7
2.8 Calling Linear Scan ..................................................................................... 4-8
2.9 One-touch Park ........................................................................................... 4-9
Section 3 PTZ Control Panel ................................................................................. 4-10
Chapter 5 Recording and Capture Settings
Section 1 Introduction ............................................................................................. 5-1
Section 2 Configuring Parameters ......................................................................... 5-1
Section 3 Configuring the Recording and Capture Schedule ............................. 5-5
Edit the Schedule .................................................................................................5-6
Draw the Schedule ............................................................................................... 5-8
Section 4 Configuring Motion Detection Recording and Capture ....................... 5-9
Section 5 Configuring Alarm Triggered Recording and Capture ...................... 5-11
Section 6 Enabling/Disabling Manual Recording and Continuous Capture .... 5-13
Section 7 Configuring Holiday Recording and Capture ..................................... 5-14
Section 8 Configuring Redundant Recording and Capture ............................... 5-16
Section 9 Configuring HDD Group for Recording and Capture ........................ 5-17
Section 10 Files Protection ..................................................................................... 5-19
10.1 Locking the Recording Files ....................................................................... 5-19
10.1.1 Lock a File During Playback ......................................................................5-19
10.1.2 Lock File When Exporting .........................................................................5-20
10.2 Setting HDD Property to Read-Only .......................................................... 5-22
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Chapter 6 Playback
Section 1 Playing Back Record Files .....................................................................6-1
1.1 Instant Playback ...........................................................................................6-1
Instant Playback by Channel ....................................................................................6-1
1.2 Playing Back using Normal Search ............................................................. 6-2
1.2.1 Playback by Channel ..................................................................................6-2
1.2.2 Playback by Time ........................................................................................6-2
1.2.3 Playback Screen .........................................................................................6-3
1.3 Playing Back by Event Search ....................................................................6-5
1.4 Playing Back by Tag ....................................................................................6-6
Adding Tags ............................................................................................................. 6-7
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Playing Back using Tags.......................................................................................... 6-8
1.5 Playing Back by Smart Playback .................................................................6-9
1.6 Playing Back by System Logs ...................................................................6-12
1.7 Playing Back External File .........................................................................6-14
1.8 Playing Back by Sub-Periods ....................................................................6-15
1.9 Playing Back Pictures ................................................................................6-16
Section 2 Auxiliary Functions of Playback .......................................................... 6-17
2.1 Playing Back Frame by Frame ................................................................... 6-17
Using a Mouse ....................................................................................................... 6-17
Using the Front Panel ............................................................................................ 6-17
2.2 Digital Zoom ..............................................................................................6-18
2.3 File Management .......................................................................................6-18
2.4 Reverse Playback of Multi-Channel ..........................................................6-19
Chapter 7 Backup
Section 1 Backing Up Recorded Files .................................................................... 7-1
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1.1 Quick Export................................................................................................. 7-1
1.2 Backing Up Using Normal Video/Picture Search ........................................ 7-3
1.3 Backing Up Using Event Search ................................................................. 7-7
1.4 Backing Up Video Clips or Captured Playback Pictures ............................. 7-8
Section 2 Managing Backup Devices ................................................................... 7-10
Section 3 Hot Spare Device Backup .................................................................... 7-11
3.1 Setting Hot Spare Device ........................................................................... 7-11
3.2 Setting Working Device ............................................................................. 7-12
3.3 Managing Hot Spare System .................................................................... 7-12
Chapter 8 Alarm Settings
Section 1 Setting Motion Detection Alarm ............................................................ 8-1
Section 2 Setting Sensor Alarms ........................................................................... 8-3
Section 3 Detecting Video Loss Alarm .................................................................. 8-7
Section 4 Detecting Video Tampering Alarm ........................................................ 8-8
Section 5 Handling Exceptions Alarm ................................................................. 8-10
Section 6 Setting Alarm Response Actions ........................................................ 8-11
6.1 Event Hint Display ...................................................................................... 8-11
6.2 Full Screen Monitoring .............................................................................. 8-12
6.3 Audible Warning ........................................................................................ 8-12
6.4 Notify Surveillance Center ......................................................................... 8-13
6.5 Email Linkage ............................................................................................ 8-13
6.6 Trigger Alarm Output ................................................................................. 8-13
Section 7 Triggering or Clearing Alarm Output Manually .................................. 8-15
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Chapter 9 VCA Alarm
Section 1 Introduction ............................................................................................. 9-1
Section 2 Face Recognition .................................................................................... 9-1
Section 3 Face Detection ......................................................................................... 9-2
Section 4 Line Crossing Detection ......................................................................... 9-3
Section 5 Intrusion Detection .................................................................................9-5
Section 6 Region Entrance Detection .................................................................... 9-7
Section 7 Region Exiting Detection ........................................................................ 9-8
Section 8 Loitering Detection .................................................................................9-8
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Section 9 People Gathering Detection ................................................................... 9-9
Section 10 Fast Moving Detection ............................................................................ 9-9
Section 11 Parking Detection .................................................................................... 9-9
Section 12 Unattended Baggage Detection ........................................................... 9-10
Section 13 Object Removal Detection .................................................................... 9-10
Section 14 Audio Exception Detection .................................................................. 9-11
Section 15 Sudden Scene Change Detection ........................................................ 9-12
Section 16 Defocus Detection .................................................................................9-12
Section 17 PIR Alarm ............................................................................................... 9-13
Chapter 10 VCA Search
Section 1 Introduction ........................................................................................... 10-1
Section 2 Face Search ...........................................................................................10-1
Section 3 Behavior Search .................................................................................... 10-3
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Section 4 People Counting ................................................................................... 10-5
Section 5 Heat Map ................................................................................................ 10-6
Chapter 11 Network Settings
Section 1 Configuring General Settings .............................................................. 11-1
Section 2 Configuring Advanced Settings .......................................................... 11-3
2.1 Configuring PPPoE Settings ...................................................................... 11-3
2.2 Configuring Cloud P2P .............................................................................. 11-3
2.3 Configuring DDNS ..................................................................................... 11-4
2.3.1 Register the Device on the SIMPLEDDNS Server .................................... 11-7
2.3.2 Access the Device via Web Browser or Client Software ...........................11-9
2.4 Configuring NTP Server .......................................................................... 11-11
2.5 Configuring SNMP ................................................................................... 11-11
2.6 Configuring More Settings ....................................................................... 11-12
2.7 Configuring HTTPS Port .......................................................................... 11-14
2.8 Configuring Email .................................................................................... 11-16
2.9 Configuring NAT ...................................................................................... 11-18
2.9.1 UPnP .......................................................................................................11-18
2.9.2 Manual Mapping ......................................................................................11-20
2.10 Configuring High-Speed Download ......................................................... 11-22
2.11 Configuring Virtual Host .......................................................................... 11-23
Section 3 Checking Network Traffic ................................................................... 11-24
Section 4 Configuring Network Detection ......................................................... 11-24
4.1 Testing Network Delay and Packet Loss.................................................. 11-24
4.2 Exporting Network Packet ....................................................................... 11-25
4.3 Checking the Network Status .................................................................. 11-27
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4.4 Checking Network Statistics ....................................................................11-28
Chapter 12 RAID
Section 1 Configuring Array .................................................................................12-1
1.1 Enable RAID...............................................................................................12-2
1.2 One-Touch Configuration ..........................................................................12-3
1.3 Manually Creating Array ............................................................................12-5
Section 2 Rebuilding Array ...................................................................................12-7
2.1 Automatically Rebuilding Array...................................................................12-8
2.2 Manually Rebuilding Array .........................................................................12-8
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Section 3 Deleting Array ........................................................................................ 12-9
Section 4 Checking and Editing Firmware ........................................................12-10
Chapter 13 HDD Management
Section 1 Initializing HDDs ....................................................................................13-1
Section 2 Managing Network HDD .......................................................................13-3
Section 3 Managing eSata ..................................................................................... 13-6
Section 4 Managing HDD Group ........................................................................... 13-7
4.1 Setting HDD Groups...................................................................................13-7
4.2 Setting HDD Property ................................................................................13-8
Section 5 Configuring Quota Mode .................................................................... 13-10
Section 6 Configuring Disk Clone ...................................................................... 13-11
Section 7 Checking HDD Status ......................................................................... 13-13
7.1 Checking HDD Status in HDD Information Screen................................... 13-13
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7.2 Checking HDD Status in HDD Screen .................................................... 13-14
Section 8 HDD Detection ..................................................................................... 13-14
8.1 S.M.A.R.T Settings................................................................................... 13-14
8.2 Bad Sector Detection .............................................................................. 13-16
Section 9 Configuring HDD Error Alarms .......................................................... 13-17
Chapter 14 Camera Settings
Section 1 Configuring OSD Settings .................................................................... 14-1
Section 2 Configuring Privacy Mask .................................................................... 14-2
Section 3 Configuring Video Parameters ............................................................ 14-3
Chapter 15 NVR Management and Maintenance
Section 1 Viewing System Information ................................................................ 15-1
Section 2 Searching and Exporting Log Files ..................................................... 15-2
Section 3 Importing/Exporting IP Camera Info ................................................... 15-4
Section 4 Importing/Exporting Configuration Files ............................................ 15-5
Section 5 Upgrading the System .......................................................................... 15-6
5.1 Upgrading by Local Backup Device ........................................................... 15-6
5.2 Upgrading by FTP ..................................................................................... 15-7
Section 6 Restoring Default Settings ................................................................... 15-7
Chapter 16 Other Settings
Section 1 Configuring RS-232 Serial Port ........................................................... 16-1
Section 2 Configuring General Settings .............................................................. 16-2
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Section 3 Configuring DST Settings ....................................................................16-3
Section 4 Configuring More Settings ...................................................................16-4
Section 5 Managing User Accounts ..................................................................... 16-5
5.1 Adding a User.............................................................................................16-5
5.2 Deleting a User ..........................................................................................16-9
5.3 Editing a User ............................................................................................16-9
Appendix A Glossary and Troubleshooting
Section 1 Glossary .................................................................................................. A-1
Section 2 Troubleshooting ..................................................................................... A-2
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Section 3 List of Compatible IP Cameras ............................................................. A-9
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LIST OF FIGURES
Chapter 1 Introduction
Figure 1-1 Front Panel 1 ............................................................................1-1
Figure 1-2 Front Panel 2 ............................................................................1-4
Figure 1-3 Soft Keyboard 1 ........................................................................1-9
Figure 1-4 Soft Keyboard 2 ........................................................................1-9
Figure 1-5 Rear Panel 1 ........................................................................... 1-10
Figure 1-6 No PoE Series .......................................................................... 1-11
Figure 1-7 PoE Series .............................................................................. 1-11
Chapter 2 Getting Started
Figure 2-1 Shutdown Menu .........................................................................2-1
Figure 2-2 Set Admin Password ...................................................................2-3
Figure 2-3 Password Warning .....................................................................2-3
Figure 2-4 Start Wizard Screen ...................................................................2-4
Figure 2-5 Wizard Screen – Date and Time Settings .......................................2-4
Figure 2-6 Wizard Screen – Network Settings ...............................................2-5
Figure 2-7 Wizard Screen – Advanced Network Parameters .............................2-5
Figure 2-8 Wizard Screen – RAID Configuration .............................................2-6
Figure 2-9 Wizard Screen – Array Management .............................................2-6
Figure 2-10 Wizard Screen – HDD Management ..............................................2-7
Figure 2-11 Wizard Screen – Search for IP Cameras ........................................2-8
Figure 2-12 Wizard Screen – Record Settings .................................................2-8
Figure 2-13 Login Screen .............................................................................2-9
Figure 2-14 User Account Protection ..............................................................2-9
Figure 2-15 Logout ................................................................................... 2-10
Figure 2-16 IP Camera Management Screen ................................................. 2-11
Figure 2-17 Activate the Camera ................................................................. 2-12
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Figure 2-18 Set New Password ................................................................... 2-12
Figure 2-19 Quickly Add IP Camera Screen .................................................. 2-13
Figure 2-20 Adding IP Camera Screen ......................................................... 2-14
Figure 2-21 Selecting Multiple Channels ....................................................... 2-15
Figure 2-22 Add IP Camera (Custom) Screen ................................................ 2-15
Figure 2-23 Successfully Added IP Cameras ................................................. 2-16
Figure 2-24 Edit the Parameters ................................................................. 2-17
Figure 2-25 Network Configuration of the Camera ......................................... 2-18
Figure 2-26 Password Configuration of the Camera ........................................ 2-18
Figure 2-27 Protocol Management Screen .................................................... 2-19
Figure 2-28 Protocol Settings ..................................................................... 2-20
Figure 2-29 List of Connected Cameras ........................................................ 2-21
Figure 2-30 Edit IP Camera – Plug and Play .................................................. 2-22
Figure 2-31 Edit IP Camera – Manual .......................................................... 2-22
Chapter 3 Live View
Figure 3-1 Right-click Menu ........................................................................3-4
Figure 3-2 Quick Setting Toolbar .................................................................3-5
Figure 3-3 Digital Zoom .............................................................................3-5
Figure 3-4 Image Settings – Customize ........................................................3-6
Figure 3-5 Live View Strategy .....................................................................3-6
Figure 3-6 Information ..............................................................................3-7
Figure 3-7 Live View – General ...................................................................3-7
Figure 3-8 Live View – Camera Order ..........................................................3-8
Figure 3-9 Live View – Channel-zero Encoding ..............................................3-9
Chapter 4 PTZ Controls
Figure 4-1 PTZ Settings .............................................................................4-1
Figure 4-2 PTZ – General ........................................................................... 4-2
Figure 4-3 PTZ Settings .............................................................................4-3
Figure 4-4 PTZ Panel – General ...................................................................4-4
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Figure 4-5 PTZ Settings .............................................................................4-4
Figure 4-6 KeyPoint Configuration ...............................................................4-5
Figure 4-7 PTZ Panel – General ...................................................................4-5
Figure 4-8 PTZ Settings .............................................................................4-6
Figure 4-9 PTZ Panel – General ...................................................................4-7
Figure 4-10 PTZ Settings .............................................................................4-7
Figure 4-11 PTZ Panel – One-Touch ..............................................................4-8
Figure 4-12 PTZ Panel – One-Touch ..............................................................4-9
Figure 4-13 PTZ Panel ............................................................................... 4-10
Chapter 5 Recording and Capture Settings
Figure 5-1 HDD – General ..........................................................................5-1
Figure 5-2 HDD – Advanced .......................................................................5-1
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Figure 5-3 Recording Parameters ................................................................5-2
Figure 5-4 More Settings ............................................................................5-3
Figure 5-5 Sub-stream Parameters ..............................................................5-4
Figure 5-6 Capture Parameters ...................................................................5-4
Figure 5-7 Record Schedule ........................................................................5-5
Figure 5-8 Recording Schedule Screen .........................................................5-6
Figure 5-9 Edit Schedule ............................................................................5-6
Figure 5-10 Copy Schedule to Other Days ......................................................5-7
Figure 5-11 Draw the Schedule .....................................................................5-8
Figure 5-12 Copy Schedule to Other Channels ................................................5-8
Figure 5-13 Motion Detection .......................................................................5-9
Figure 5-14 Motion Detection – Mask .............................................................5-9
Figure 5-15 Motion Detection Handling ........................................................ 5-10
Figure 5-16 Alarm Settings ........................................................................ 5-11
Figure 5-17 Alarm Settings – Alarm Input .................................................... 5-11
Figure 5-18 Settings Screen ....................................................................... 5-12
Figure 5-19 Copy Alarm Input .................................................................... 5-12
Figure 5-20 Manual Record ........................................................................ 5-13
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Figure 5-21 Continuous Capture ................................................................. 5-13
Figure 5-22 Holiday Settings ...................................................................... 5-14
Figure 5-23 Edit Holiday Settings ................................................................ 5-15
Figure 5-24 HDD General ........................................................................... 5-16
Figure 5-25 HDD General – Editing .............................................................. 5-16
Figure 5-26 Record Parameters .................................................................. 5-17
Figure 5-27 HDD General ........................................................................... 5-17
Figure 5-28 Storage Mode .......................................................................... 5-18
Figure 5-29 Normal Playback ...................................................................... 5-19
Figure 5-30 Locked File Management ........................................................... 5-20
Figure 5-31 Export .................................................................................... 5-20
Figure 5-32 Export – Search Result ............................................................. 5-21
Figure 5-33 Unlock Attention ...................................................................... 5-21
Figure 5-34 HDD General ........................................................................... 5-22
Figure 5-35 HDD General – Read/Write ........................................................ 5-22
Chapter 6 Playback
Figure 6-1 Instant Playback Screen .............................................................6-1
Figure 6-2 Right-click Menu – Playback in Live View .......................................6-2
Figure 6-3 Playback Calendar .....................................................................6-3
Figure 6-4 Playback Screen ........................................................................6-3
Figure 6-5 Playback Toolbar .......................................................................6-4
Figure 6-6 Motion Search Screen .................................................................6-5
Figure 6-7 Playback by Event Screen ...........................................................6-6
Figure 6-8 Playback by Time Screen ............................................................6-7
Figure 6-9 Tag Management Screen ............................................................6-8
Figure 6-10 Playback by Tag Screen ..............................................................6-8
Figure 6-11 Setting Intrusion Detection on IP Camera .....................................6-9
Figure 6-12 Smart Playback Screen ............................................................. 6-10
Figure 6-13 Smart Settings Screen .............................................................. 6-11
Figure 6-14 Set Result Filter ....................................................................... 6-12
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Figure 6-15 System Log Search Screen ........................................................ 6-12
Figure 6-16 System Log Search Result ......................................................... 6-13
Figure 6-17 Playback by Log Screen ............................................................ 6-13
Figure 6-18 External File Playback Screen .................................................... 6-14
Figure 6-19 Sub-periods Playback Screen ..................................................... 6-15
Figure 6-20 Picture Playback Result ............................................................. 6-16
Figure 6-21 Picture Playback Toolbar ........................................................... 6-17
Figure 6-22 Draw Area for Digital Zoom ....................................................... 6-18
Figure 6-23 File Management ..................................................................... 6-19
Figure 6-24 Synchronous Playback Screen (Four Channels) ............................ 6-20
Chapter 7 Backup
Figure 7-1 Quick Export Screen ...................................................................7-1
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Figure 7-2 Quick Export Using USB1-1 .........................................................7-2
Figure 7-3 Export Finished .........................................................................7-2
Figure 7-4 Quick Export Checkup Using USB1-1 ............................................7-3
Figure 7-5 Normal Video Search for Backup ..................................................7-4
Figure 7-6 Result of Normal Video Search for Backup .....................................7-5
Figure 7-7 Export Normal Video Search using USB Flash Drive ........................7-6
Figure 7-8 Export Finished .........................................................................7-6
Figure 7-9 Event Search for Backup .............................................................7-7
Figure 7-10 Event Search Result ...................................................................7-8
Figure 7-11 Video Clips or Captured Pictures Export Screen ..............................7-9
Figure 7-12 Storage Device Management ..................................................... 7-10
Figure 7-13 Building a Hot Spare System ..................................................... 7-11
Figure 7-14 Reboot Attention Screen ........................................................... 7-11
Figure 7-15 Set Working Mode for Device ..................................................... 7-12
Figure 7-16 Add Working Device ................................................................. 7-13
Figure 7-17 No Record ............................................................................... 7-13
Figure 7-18 Backing Up ............................................................................. 7-14
Figure 7-19 Synchronizing ......................................................................... 7-14
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Chapter 8 Alarm Settings
Figure 8-1 Motion Detection Setup Screen ....................................................8-1
Figure 8-2 Set Camera Trigger for Motion Detection .......................................8-2
Figure 8-3 Set Arming Schedule for Motion Detection .....................................8-3
Figure 8-4 Alarm Status Screen - System Configuration .................................8-4
Figure 8-5 Alarm Input Setup Screen ...........................................................8-4
Figure 8-6 Set Arming Schedule for Alarm Input ...........................................8-5
Figure 8-7 Set PTZ Linking for Alarm Input ...................................................8-6
Figure 8-8 Copy Settings of Alarm Input ......................................................8-6
Figure 8-9 Video Loss Setup Screen .............................................................8-7
Figure 8-10 Set Arming Schedule of Video Loss ..............................................8-8
Figure 8-11 Video Tampering Settings Screen .................................................8-9
Figure 8-12 Set Arming Schedule of Video Tampering .................................... 8-10
Figure 8-13 Exceptions Setup Screen .......................................................... 8-11
Figure 8-14 Enable Event Hint Screen .......................................................... 8-11
Figure 8-15 Event Hint Settings Screen ........................................................ 8-12
Figure 8-16 Alarm Output Setup Screen ....................................................... 8-13
Figure 8-17 Set Arming Schedule of Alarm Output ......................................... 8-14
Figure 8-18 Copy Settings of Alarm Output .................................................. 8-14
Figure 8-19 Clear or Trigger Alarm Output Manually ...................................... 8-15
Chapter 9 VCA Alarm
Figure 9-1 Face Recognition .......................................................................9-1
Figure 9-2 Face Detection ..........................................................................9-2
Figure 9-3 Set Face Detection Sensitivity .....................................................9-3
Figure 9-4 Draw Line for Line Crossing Detection ...........................................9-3
Figure 9-5 Set Line Crossing Detection Rules ................................................9-4
Figure 9-6 Draw Area for Intrusion Detection ................................................9-5
Figure 9-7 Set Intrusion Crossing Detection Rules .........................................9-6
Figure 9-8 Set Region Entrance Detection ....................................................9-7
Figure 9-9 Set Audio Exception Detection Rules ........................................... 9-11
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Chapter 10 VCA Search
Figure 10-1 Face Search ............................................................................ 10-1
Figure 10-2 Face Search Screen .................................................................. 10-2
Figure 10-3 Export Files ............................................................................. 10-3
Figure 10-4 Behavior Search Screen ............................................................ 10-3
Figure 10-5 Behavior Search Results ........................................................... 10-4
Figure 10-6 People Counting Screen ............................................................ 10-5
Figure 10-7 Heat Map Screen ..................................................................... 10-6
Chapter 11 Network Settings
Figure 11-1 Network Settings Screen ........................................................... 11-1
Figure 11-2 Net Fault-tolerance Working Mode .............................................. 11-2
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Figure 11-3 PPPoE Settings Screen .............................................................. 11-3
Figure 11-4 IPServer Settings Screen .......................................................... 11-4
Figure 11-5 DynDNS Settings Screen .......................................................... 11-5
Figure 11-6 PeanutHull Settings Screen ....................................................... 11-5
Figure 11-7 NO-IP Settings Screen .............................................................. 11-5
Figure 11-8 SIMPLEDDNS Settings Screen .................................................... 11-6
Figure 11-9 SIMPLEDDNS – Welcome Screen ................................................ 11-7
Figure 11-10 SIMPLEDDNS – Register an Account ........................................... 11-8
Figure 11-11 SIMPLEDDNS – Register the Device ............................................ 11-9
Figure 11-12 SIMPLEDDNS – Access Device via CMS ..................................... 11-10
Figure 11-13 NTP Settings Screen ............................................................... 11-11
Figure 11-14 SNMP Settings Screen ............................................................ 11-12
Figure 11-15 More Settings Screen ............................................................. 11-12
Figure 11-16 Configure More Settings Screen ............................................... 11-13
Figure 11-17 HTTPS Settings Screen ........................................................... 11-14
Figure 11-18 Create Self-signed Certificate .................................................. 11-15
Figure 11-19 Installed Certificate Property ................................................... 11-15
Figure 11-20 Network Settings Screen ......................................................... 11-16
Figure 11-21 Email Settings Screen ............................................................ 11-17
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Figure 11-22 Email Test Attention ............................................................... 11-18
Figure 11-23 UPnP Settings Screen ............................................................. 11-18
Figure 11-24 UPnP Settings – Auto ............................................................. 11-19
Figure 11-25 External Port Settings Dialog Box ............................................. 11-20
Figure 11-26 UPnP Settings – Manual .......................................................... 11-20
Figure 11-27 External Port Settings Dialog Box ............................................. 11-21
Figure 11-28 Setting Virtual Server Item ..................................................... 11-21
Figure 11-29 High-speed Download Settings Menu ........................................ 11-22
Figure 11-30 High-speed Download Message Box .......................................... 11-22
Figure 11-31 Advanced Settings Screen ....................................................... 11-23
Figure 11-32 Connect to IP Camera ............................................................ 11-23
Figure 11-33 Network Traffic Screen ........................................................... 11-24
Figure 11-34 Network Detection Screen ....................................................... 11-25
Figure 11-35 Testing Result – Network Delay and Packet Loss ........................ 11-25
Figure 11-36 Export Network Packet ........................................................... 11-26
Figure 11-37 Packet Export Attention Screen ................................................ 11-26
Figure 11-38 Network Status Check ............................................................ 11-27
Figure 11-39 Result of Network Status Check ............................................... 11-27
Figure 11-40 Network Stat. Screen ............................................................. 11-28
Chapter 12 RAID
Figure 12-1 RAID Flow Chart ...................................................................... 12-2
Figure 12-2 Enable RAID Screen ................................................................. 12-2
Figure 12-3 Physical Disk Screen ............................................................... 12-3
Figure 12-4 One-touch Array Configuration .................................................. 12-4
Figure 12-5 Array Settings Screen .............................................................. 12-4
Figure 12-6 HDD Information Screen ........................................................... 12-4
Figure 12-7 Physical Disk Settings Screen ................................................... 12-5
Figure 12-8 Create Array Screen ................................................................. 12-6
Figure 12-9 Error Message Box ................................................................... 12-6
Figure 12-10 Array Settings Screen .............................................................. 12-7
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Figure 12-11 Physical Disk Settings Screen ................................................... 12-7
Figure 12-12 Array Settings Screen ............................................................... 12-8
Figure 12-13 Array Settings Screen ............................................................... 12-8
Figure 12-14 Rebuild Array Screen ................................................................ 12-9
Figure 12-15 Array Settings Screen ............................................................... 12-9
Figure 12-16 Confirm Array Deletion ........................................................... 12-10
Figure 12-17 Firmware Screen ................................................................... 12-10
Chapter 13 HDD Management
Figure 13-1 Message Box – Uninitialized HDD ............................................... 13-1
Figure 13-2 HDD Information Screen ........................................................... 13-1
Figure 13-3 Confirm Initialization ................................................................ 13-2
Figure 13-4 Status Change to Initializing ...................................................... 13-2
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Figure 13-5 Status Change to Normal .......................................................... 13-2
Figure 13-6 HDD Information Screen ........................................................... 13-3
Figure 13-7 Add NetHDD Screen ................................................................. 13-3
Figure 13-8 Add NAS Disk .......................................................................... 13-4
Figure 13-9 Add IP SAN Disk ...................................................................... 13-5
Figure 13-10 Initialize Added NetHDD ........................................................... 13-5
Figure 13-11 Set eSATA Mode ...................................................................... 13-6
Figure 13-12 Initialize Added eSATA .............................................................. 13-6
Figure 13-13 Storage Mode Screen ............................................................... 13-7
Figure 13-14 Attention – Reboot Screen ........................................................ 13-7
Figure 13-15 Local HDD Settings Screen ........................................................ 13-8
Figure 13-16 Confirm HDD Group Settings ..................................................... 13-8
Figure 13-17 Local HDD Settings Screen ........................................................ 13-9
Figure 13-18 Storage Mode Settings – Quota ............................................... 13-10
Figure 13-19 Configure Record/Picture Quota ............................................... 13-10
Figure 13-20 Copy Settings to Other Camera(s) ........................................... 13-11
Figure 13-21 Disk Clone Configuration Screen .............................................. 13-12
Figure 13-22 Setting eSATA Usage .............................................................. 13-12
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Figure 13-23 Disk Clone Message Box ......................................................... 13-12
Figure 13-24 Check Disk Clone Progress ...................................................... 13-13
Figure 13-25 View HDD Status (General) ..................................................... 13-13
Figure 13-26 View HDD Status (System Info) ............................................... 13-14
Figure 13-27 S.M.A.R.T Settings Screen ...................................................... 13-15
Figure 13-28 Bad Sector Detection .............................................................. 13-16
Figure 13-29 Configure HDD Error Alarm ..................................................... 13-17
Chapter 14 Camera Settings
Figure 14-1 OSD Configuration Screen ......................................................... 14-1
Figure 14-2 Privacy Mask Settings Screen .................................................... 14-2
Figure 14-3 Set Privacy Mask Area .............................................................. 14-3
Figure 14-4 Image Settings Screen ............................................................. 14-3
Chapter 15 NVR Management and Maintenance
Figure 15-1 Device Information Screen ........................................................ 15-1
Figure 15-2 Log Search Screen ................................................................... 15-2
Figure 15-3 Log Search Results .................................................................. 15-3
Figure 15-4 Log Details ............................................................................. 15-3
Figure 15-5 Log Search Results .................................................................. 15-4
Figure 15-6 Import/Export Config File .......................................................... 15-5
Figure 15-7 Local Upgrade Screen ............................................................... 15-6
Figure 15-8 FTP Upgrade Screen ................................................................. 15-7
Figure 15-9 Restore Defaults ...................................................................... 15-7
Chapter 16 Other Settings
Figure 16-1 RS-232 Settings Interface ......................................................... 16-1
Figure 16-2 General Settings Screen (2U Series NVR) .................................... 16-2
Figure 16-3 General Settings Screen (Others) ............................................... 16-2
Figure 16-4 DST Settings Screen ................................................................ 16-3
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Figure 16-5 More Settings Screen ............................................................... 16-4
Figure 16-6 User Management Screen ......................................................... 16-5
Figure 16-7 User Management - Add User Menu ............................................ 16-6
Figure 16-8 User Management - User Listed on User Management Screen ........ 16-7
Figure 16-9 User Management - User Permission Settings Screen .................... 16-7
Figure 16-10 User Management - User List ..................................................... 16-9
Figure 16-11 User Management - Edit User Screen ........................................ 16-10
Appendix A Glossary and Troubleshooting
Figure A-1 Windows Task Management Screen ..............................................A-7
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Chapter 1 Introduction
Table 1-1 Descriptions of Front Panel 1 Buttons........................................................................ 1-1
Table 1-2 Descriptions of Front Panel 2 Buttons........................................................................ 1-5
Table 1-3 Descriptions of Mouse Control Operations................................................................. 1-8
Table 1-4 Descriptions of the Soft Keyboard Icons .................................................................... 1-9
Table 1-5 Descriptions of the Rear Panel 1 Interfaces............................................................. 1-10
Table 1-6 Descriptions of the Rear Panel 2 Interfaces............................................................. 1-11
Chapter 2 Getting Started
Table 2-1 Explanation of Icons................................................................................................. 2-16
Chapter 3 Live View
Table 3-1 Description of Live View Icons ................................................................................... 3-1
Table 3-2 Front Panel Operation in Live View............................................................................ 3-2
Table 3-3 Mouse Operation in Live View.................................................................................... 3-3
Table 3-4 Description of Quick Setting Toolbar Icons ................................................................ 3-5
Chapter 4 PTZ Controls
Table 4-1 Description of PTZ Panel Icons................................................................................ 4-10
Chapter 6 Playback
Table 6-1 Detailed Explanation of Playback Toolbar.................................................................. 6-4
Table 6-2 Detailed Explanation of Smart Playback Toolbar..................................................... 6-10
Table 6-3 Detailed Explanation of Picture Playback Toolbar ................................................... 6-17
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Table A-1 Compatible IP Cameras ............................................................................................. A-9
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