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Notes

 Please read this user manual carefully to ensure that you use the device correctly and

safely.

 There may be incorrect info or printing errors in this manual. Updates and corrections will

be made into the future versions of this manual. The content of this manual is subject to change
without notice.

 The device should be operated using only the type of power source indicated on the

marking label. The power voltage must be verified before use.

 Do not install this device near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves or

other devices that produce heat.

 Do not install this device near water.
 Clean only with a dry cloth.
 Do not block any ventilation openings and ensure proper ventilation around the device.
 Perform a safe power off before disconnecting from power.
 This device is for indoor use only. Do not expose it to rainy or moist environments. In case

any solid or liquid get inside the device’s case, turn off the device immediately and get it
checked by a qualified technician.

 Do not try to repair the device by yourself without technical aid or approval.
 When this device is in use, the relevant contents of Microsoft, Apple and Google may be

shown. The ownerships of trademarks, logos and other intellectual properties related to
Microsoft, Apple and Google shall belong to the above-mentioned companies.

 This manual is suitable for all NVR/DVR models running Ossia OS. Clear markings will

be made if some models do not support any of the features. All examples and pictures used in
the manual are from one of the models for reference purpose.

 For devices with internal power supply, please make sure that the AC 220/110V input

selector is set correctly

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Contents

Contents ..................................................................................................................................... 2

1 Introduction ................................................................................................................... 6

1.1 Summary ....................................................................................................................... 6

1.2 Features ......................................................................................................................... 6

1.3 Front Panel Descriptions ............................................................................................... 9

1.4 Rear Panel Descriptions .............................................................................................. 10

1.5 Connections ................................................................................................................. 12

2 Basic Operations Guide .............................................................................................. 14

2.1 Startup & Shutdown .................................................................................................... 14

2.1.1 Startup .............................................................................................................. 14

2.1.2 Shutdown.......................................................................................................... 14

2.2 Remote Controller ....................................................................................................... 15

2.3 Mouse Control ............................................................................................................. 16

2.4 Text-input Instruction .................................................................................................. 16

2.5 Other Button Operations ............................................................................................. 16

3 Wizard & Main Interface ........................................................................................... 17

3.1 Startup Wizard ............................................................................................................. 17

3.2 Main Interface ............................................................................................................. 24

3.2.1 Main Interface Introduction .............................................................................. 24

3.2.2 Setup Panel ....................................................................................................... 26

3.2.3 Main Functions ................................................................................................. 27

4 Camera Management .................................................................................................. 29

4.1 Camera Signal (Applicable only for DVRs) ................................................................ 29

4.2 Add/Edit Camera ......................................................................................................... 29

4.2.1 Add Camera (Applicable only for NVRs and Hybrid DVR models) .............. 29

4.2.2 Edit Camera’s General Parameters ................................................................... 32

4.3 “In-Channel Sequence” (Only Applicable for NVRs) ................................................. 34

4.3.1 Add “In-Channel Sequence” ............................................................................. 34

4.3.2 Edit In-Channel Sequence ................................................................................ 34

4.4 IPC Networking (Applicable only for NVRs and Hybrid DVR models) .................... 35

4.4.1 IP Camera management .................................................................................... 35

4.4.2 Device Management ......................................................................................... 36

5 Live-view Introduction: .............................................................................................. 37

5.1 Live-View Interfaces: .................................................................................................. 37

5.2 Live View Digital Zoom: ............................................................................................ 38

5.3 Live-View Modes: ....................................................................................................... 39

5.3.1 Customized Display Mode ............................................................................... 39

5.3.2 Sequence .......................................................................................................... 40

5.3.3 In Channel Sequence (Applicable for NVRs only). .......................................... 41

5.4 Emergency Live-View:................................................................................................ 42

5.5 Image Configuration ................................................................................................... 42

5.5.1 OSD Settings .................................................................................................... 42

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5.5.2 Image Settings (Setting Interface) .................................................................... 42

5.5.3 Mask Settings ................................................................................................... 43

5.5.4 Water Mark Settings (Applicable for DVRs only) ............................................ 44

5.5.5 Image Adjustment (Live-View Interface) ......................................................... 45

6 PTZ ............................................................................................................................... 47

6.1 PTZ Control Interface: ................................................................................................ 47

6.2 Preset Settings ............................................................................................................. 49

7 Record & Disk Management ...................................................................................... 51

7.1 Record Configuration: ................................................................................................. 51

7.1.1 Mode Configuration: ........................................................................................ 51

7.1.2 Advanced Configuration ................................................................................... 53

7.2 Encode Parameters Setting .......................................................................................... 54

7.3 Schedule Setting .......................................................................................................... 55

7.3.1 Add Schedule.................................................................................................... 55

7.3.2 Record Schedule Configuration........................................................................ 57

7.4 Record Mode ............................................................................................................... 57

7.4.1 Manual Recording ............................................................................................ 57

7.4.2 Scheduled Recording: ....................................................................................... 58

7.4.3 Motion Based Recording: ................................................................................. 58

7.4.4 Sensor Based Recording: .................................................................................. 58

7.4.5 Analytics Based Recording: ............................................................................. 58

7.5 Disk Management: ...................................................................................................... 58

7.5.1 Storage Mode Configuration ............................................................................ 59

7.5.2 View Disk and S.M.A.R.T. Information ........................................................... 60

8 Search, Playback & Backup ....................................................................................... 61

8.1 Instant Playback .......................................................................................................... 61

8.2 Playback Interface Introduction .................................................................................. 61

8.3 Record Search, Playback & Backup ............................................................................ 64

8.3.1 Search & Playback by Time-sliced Image ........................................................ 64

8.3.2 Search, Playback & Backup by Time: .............................................................. 66

8.3.3 Search, Backup & Playback by Event .............................................................. 67

8.3.4 Search & Playback by Tag ................................................................................ 67

8.3.5 Snapshots.......................................................................................................... 68

8.3.6 Backup Procedures ........................................................................................... 68

8.3.7 View Backup Status .......................................................................................... 69

9 Alarm Management .................................................................................................... 70

9.1 Sensor Alarm ............................................................................................................... 70

9.2 Motion Alarm .............................................................................................................. 71

9.2.1 Motion Configuration ....................................................................................... 71

9.2.2 Motion Alarm Handling Configuration ............................................................ 72

9.3 Analytics Configuration (Applicable for NVRs and Hybrid DVRs only). .................. 72

9.3.1 Object Monitoring Configuration ..................................................................... 73

9.3.2 Camera Tampering Configuration .................................................................... 74

9.3.3 Line Crossing Configuration ............................................................................ 75

9.3.4 Sterile Area Configuration ................................................................................ 75

9.3.5 Analytics Alarm Handling Configuration ......................................................... 76

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9.4 General Fault Alarms .................................................................................................. 77

9.4.1 General Fault Handling Settings ....................................................................... 77

9.4.2 IPC Offline Settings ......................................................................................... 77

9.5 Alarm Event Notification ............................................................................................ 78

9.5.1 Alarm-out ......................................................................................................... 78

9.5.2 E-mail ............................................................................................................... 78

9.5.3 Display ............................................................................................................. 78

9.5.4 Buzzer .............................................................................................................. 79

9.5.5 Push Message ................................................................................................ ... 79

9.6 Manual Alarm ............................................................................................................. 79

9.7 View Alarm Status ....................................................................................................... 80

10 Account & Permission Management ......................................................................... 81

10.1 Account Management ................................................................................................ 81

10.1.1 Add User ...................................................................................................... 81

10.1.2 Edit User......................................................................................................... 81

10.2 User Login & Logout ................................................................................................ 82

10.3 Permission Management ........................................................................................... 83

10.3.1 Add Permission Group ................................................................................... 83

10.3.2 Edit Permission Group ................................................................................... 83

10.4 Black and White List ................................................................................................. 84

10.5 Preview on Logout ................................................................ ................................ .... 84

10.6 User Status: ............................................................................................................... 84

11 Device Management .................................................................................................... 86

11.1 Network Configuration .............................................................................................. 86

11.1.1 TCP/ IPv4/6 Configuration ................................ ................................ ............. 86

11.1.2 Port Configuration .......................................................................................... 87

11.1.3 DDNS Configuration ...................................................................................... 88

11.1.4 E-mail Configuration ...................................................................................... 90

11.1.5 UPnP Configuration........................................................................................ 91

11.1.6 NAT Configuration ......................................................................................... 92

11.1.7 View Network Status ...................................................................................... 92

11.2 Basic Configuration ................................................................................................... 92

11.2.1 General Settings.............................................................................................. 92

11.2.2 Date and Time Configuration ......................................................................... 94

11.2.3 Layout settings: .............................................................................................. 95

11.3 Factory Default .......................................................................................................... 95

11.4 Device Software Upgrade .......................................................................................... 96

11.5 Backup and Restore ................................................................................................... 96

11.6 Auto Maintenance: .................................................................................................... 96

11.7 View Log ................................................................................................................... 97

11.8 View System Information .......................................................................................... 97

12 Remote Surveillance .................................................................................................... 98

12.1 Mobile Client Surveillance ........................................................................................ 98

12.2 Web LAN Access ...................................................................................................... 98

12.3 Web WAN Access...................................................................................................... 99

12.4 Web-Client .............................................................................................................. 101

12.5 Web Remote Control ............................................................................................... 101

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12.5.1 Remote Live-View ....................................................................................... 102

12.5.2 Remote Playback .......................................................................................... 104

12.5.3 Remote Backup ............................................................................................ 105

12.5.4 Remote Configuration ................................................................................ 106

Appendix A: FAQ .................................................................................................................. 107

Appendix B: Calculate Recording Capacity ....................................................................... 113

Appendix C: Compatible Device List .................................................................................. 114

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1 Introduction

1.1 Summary

This series of devices running Ossia are designed to provide unconditional security for homes,
offices, banks, schools, supermarkets, petrol service stations, residential quarters, factories, Etc.
In can be accessed from local or remote locations.
The Ossia OS was designed specifically to answer the user’s needs. It is based on the most
advanced SOC technology and adopts a new and intuitive human GUI. This series of the
devices is more powerful than any older device produced by Provision-ISR. It is easy to use
while providing excellent image quality and system stability.

1.2 Features

Basic Functions

 Support live view, record and configuration of IP cameras
 Some Devices (NVR5 Series and above – Non-“E” models) support the latest H.265

(HEVC) video coding stream and a mixture input of H.265 and H.264 IP cameras. Ossia
DVRs does not support H.265.

 Support standard ONVIF protocol*
 Support dual stream recording of each camera
 Support IPC Quick add*
 4in1 Support for DVRs (AHD/CVI/TVI/CVBS)
 Support batch or single configuration of IP cameras (OSD, video parameters, mask,

motion, alarms, Etc.)*

 Support a maximum of 8 user permission groups including Administrator, Advanced and

Ordinary which are the default permission groups of the system

 Support a maximum of 16 users.
 Support a numerous web clients login at the same time (According to device’s specs)
 Analytics support*

Live Preview Features:

 4K×2K*/1920×1080/1280×1024 HDMI and 1920×1080/1280×1024 VGA high definition

synchronous display (This may vary according to your model. Please refer to your device
technical specs for more information)

 Multi-screen modes such as 1/4/6/8/9/16/25/32 (depends on model)
 Auto adjustment of the camera’s image display proportion
 IPC audio monitoring (can be enabled or disabled)*
 Manual snapshot of the previewed camera
 Customized setting the sequence pages
 Support saving of the display modes. The saved modes can be called directly
 One channel operation tool bar
 Camera group view and scheme view in sequence and quick sequence view
 Motion detection and video masking

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 Full PTZ control including setting up the presets and cruises
 Direct mouse control over the PTZ cameras including movement, zoom and focus.
 Intuitive Digital-Zoom can be controlled directly from the mouse wheel
 Image adjustment (only available for some cameras)

HDD Support:

 2U cases can add a maximum of 8 SATA HDDs
 1.5U cases can add a maximum of 4 SATA HDDs
 1U cases can add a maximum of 2 SATA HDDs
 Small 1U cases can add a maximum of 1 SATA HDDs
 MM cases can add a maximum of 1 SATA HDDs
 Each SATA interface of the device supports the HDDs with max 8TB storage capacity
 Some models support record and backup to an e-SATA HDD

Disk Management:

 The HDDs can be grouped for configuration and management.
 Each camera can be added into different disk group with different storage capacity
 View disk information and disk working status
 Batch formatting of the HDDs

Record Configuration:

 Support main stream and sub-stream recording at the same time.
 Batch or single configuration of the record stream
 Manual and auto record modes
 Schedule recording, sensor alarm recording and motion detection recording
 Configure different record streams for schedule recording and event recording setting
 Support record duration setting and recycle recording
 Support pre-alarm recording and post alarm recording configuration for event recording
 Support situation dependent recording.

Playback:

 Time scale operation in quick playback. Also, the playback date and time can be set easily

by scrolling the mouse wheel. The intervals of the time scale can be zoomed in/out.

 Record searching by Image-slice/time/event/tag
 Time image slice searching by month, by day, by hour and by minute and time. The slice

is displayed by image thumbnail

 Up to 16 channels to be searched by time
 Event searching by manual/motion/sensor events
 Tag searching (for tags manually added by user)
 Instant playback of selected camera within the live preview interface
 Up to 16 synchronous playback channels

Record Backup

 Backup through USB (U-disk, mobile HDD) or e-SATA** interface
 Backup by time/event/image searching

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 Customized backup selection while playing back
 Up to 10 backup tasks running in the background

Alarm Management:

 Alarm schedule setting
 Supports enabling or disabling of motion detection, external sensor alarm input and

exception alarms including IP address conflict alarm, disk I/O error alarm, disk full alarm, no
disk alarm, illegal access alarm, network disconnection alarm and IPC offline alarm.

 Configurable alarm trigger
 Alarms can trigger PTZ Operation, snapshots, pop-up videos and more.
 Event notification modes: Alarm-out, pop-up video, pop-up message box, buzzer and

E-mail

 E-mail schedule support
 Snapped images can be attached to the e-mail when alarm triggered
 Alarm information status for alarm-in, alarm-out, motion detection and exception alarm
 Alarm can be triggered and cleared manually
 System auto reboot when HDD or I/O exception happens – in order to restart and recover

the HDD

Network Functions:

 TCP/IP and PPPoE, DHCP, DNS, DDNS, UPnP, NTP, SMTP, RTSP protocols
 “Allow & Block” lists according to IP or MAC addresses
 Multiple browser support for Windows and Mac OS
 Remote configuration and maintenance including remote upgrading and remote system

reboot

 Remote camera configuration of the device including video parameters, image quality,
Etc.*

 Remote search, playback and backup.
 CMS or other management software can access the device and manage it.
 Support Cloud connection (NAT) and QR Code scanning by smart phones and tablets
 Support mobile surveillance by smart phones or tablets running iOS or Android OS
 Telnet function can be enabled or disabled by the user for remote maintenance

Other Functions:

 The device can be controlled and operated by the supplied mouse or remote controller
 Standard remote Mouse can be used (Not supplied)
 Quick device information view including basic details, camera status, alarm status, record

status, network status, disk and backup status

 Support auto recognition of the display resolution

* For NVRs and Hybrid DVRs only
**Supported models only

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1.3 Front Panel Descriptions

The following descriptions are for reference only.
Type I (MM/Small 1U/1.5U Models):

Name

Descriptions

REC

While recording, the light is blue

NET

When accessed by network the light is blue

PWR

When powered on , the light is blue

Type II (2U Models):

Name

Descriptions

Power

When powered on, the light is blue

HDD

The light turns blue when reading/writing HDD

Net

The light turns blue when the devices accesses the network

Backup

The light turns blue when backing up files and data

Play

The light turns blue when playing back video

REC

When recording, the light is blue

AUDIO /+

1. Adjust audio; 2. Increase the value in setup

P.T.Z / -

1. Enter PTZ mode; 2. Decrease the value in setup

MENU

Enter Menu

INFO

Check the information of the device

BACKUP

Enter backup mode in live

SEARCH

Enter search mode in live

Exit

Exit the current interface

Manual record

Play/Pause

Speed down

Speed up

1-9

Input digital number and select camera

0/--

Input number 0, the number above 10

Direction Key

Change direction

Multi-Screen Switch

Change the screen mode

Enter

Confirm selection

USB

To connect external USB device like USB mouse or USB
flash

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1.4 Rear Panel Descriptions

In this section we will introduce you to a few samples of rear panels. Of course we cannot
include all rear panels of all the available devices. Please take this manual as reference only.

No.

Name

Descriptions

1

ALARM OUT

Relay output; connect to external devices

2

GND

Ground connection

3

AUDIO IN

Audio input

4

DC12V

DC12V power input

5

LAN

Network port

6

VGA

Connect to VGA monitor

7

ALARM IN

Alarm inputs for connecting sensors

8

HDMI

Connect to HD display

9

USB

Connect USB storage device or USB mouse. USB3.0
interfaces will be colored in blue.

10

AUDIO OUT

Audio output

11

RS485

Connect to keyboard. A is TX+; B is TX-

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No.

Name

Descriptions

1

VGA

Connect to VGA monitor

2

e-SATA

Connect to HDD with e-SATA interface

3

RS485 Y/Z interface

Unavailable

4

RS485 A/B interface

Connect to keyboard. A is TX+; B is TX-

5

AUDIO OUT

Audio output

6

LAN

Network port

7

HDMI

Connect to HD display

8

USB

Connect USB storage device or USB mouse. USB3.0
interfaces will be colored in blue.

9

GND

Ground connection

10

ALARM OUT

Relay output; connect to external devices

11

ALARM IN

Alarm inputs for connecting sensors

12

AUDIO IN

Audio input

13

Power Switch

Press the switch to turn on/off the device

14

Power Supply

Power supply interface

No.

Name

Descriptions

1

VGA

Connect to monitor

2

RS485 Y/Z interface

Unavailable right now

3

ALARM OUT

Relay output; connect to external alarm

4

GND

Grounding

5

AUDIO OUT

Audio output; connect to sound box

6

e-SATA1/ e-SATA2

Connect to HDD with e-SATA interface

7

LAN1/LAN2

Network ports

8

HDMI1

Connect to 4K×2K high definition display device

9

USB3.0/USB

USB3.0/2.0 interface, connect storage device or mouse

10

HDMI2

Connect to 1920×1080 high definition display device

11

RS485 A/B interface

Connect to keyboard. A is TX+; B is TX-

12

ALARM IN

Alarm inputs for connecting sensors

13

AUDIO IN

Audio input

14

Power Switch

Press the switch to turn on/off the device

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Name

Descriptions

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Power Supply

Power supply interface

No.

Name

Descriptions

1

Power Supply

DC48V power supply interface

2

PoE port

8 PoE network ports; connect to 8 PoE IP cameras

3

LAN

Network port

4

VGA

Connect to VGA monitor

5

HDMI

Connect to HD display (4K Ultra HD Supported)

6

USB3.0

USB3.0 interface, connect USB storage device or
USB mouse

7

AUDIO IN

Audio input

8

AUDIO OUT

Audio output

1.5 Connections

 Video Output Connections

Video Output: Supports VGA/HDMI/CVBS/Spot video output (Depends on models). You can
connect to monitor through these video output interfaces simultaneously or independently.

 Audio Connections

Audio Input: Connect to microphone, pickup, etc.
Audio Output: Connect to headphone, sound box or other audio output devices.

 Alarm Connections

Only selected models support this function. See below 16 CH alarm inputs and 1 CH alarm
output for example.

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Alarm Input (Availability depends on model):

Alarm IN 1~16 are 16CH alarm input interfaces. There are no type requirements for sensors.
NO type and NC type are both available and can be configured from the device interface.
The method to connect sensors to the device is as shown below:

The alarm input is an open/close relay. If the input is not an open/close relay, please refer to the
following connection diagram:

Alarm Output (Availability depends on model):

The way to connect alarm output device:
Pull out the green terminal blocks and loosen the screws in the alarm-out port. Then insert the
signal wires of the alarm output devices into the port of NO and COM separately. Finally,
tighten the screws. Provided that the external alarm output devices need power supply, you can
connect the power supply as per the following figures.

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RS485 Connection

There are two types of RS485 interfaces:

（Type 1） （Type 2）

Type 1: The P/Z is for PTZ cameras – Not applicable for NVR devices. The K/B interface is
used to connect the C06 control keyboard.
Type 2: The RS485 interface is used to connect control keyboard and PTZ cameras (This
connector cannot be used for PTZ control in NVR devices. A is TX+; B is TX-.

2 Basic Operations Guide

2.1 Startup & Shutdown

Please make sure all the connections are done properly before you power on the device. Proper
startup and shutdown are crucial for prolonging the lifespan of the device.

2.1.1 Startup

① Connect the output display device to the VGA/HDMI interface of the device.
② Connect the USB mouse and network cable
③ Connect the power. The device will boot and the power LED would turn blue.
④ A WIZARD window will pop up (you should select the display language the first time you

use the device). Refer to 3.1 Startup Wizard for details.

2.1.2 Shutdown

You can power off the device by using the remote controller or USB mouse.

By remote controller:

① Press the power button. This will take you to a shutdown window. The unit will power off
after a while by clicking “OK” button.
② Disconnect the power.

By mouse:

① Click StartShutdown to pop up the Shutdown window. Select “Shutdown” in the
window. The unit will power off after a while by clicking “OK” button.
② Disconnect the power.

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2.2 Remote Controller

① Open the battery cover of the remote controller and insert two AAA size batteries.
② When placing the batteries. Please ensure the correct polarity (+ and -).
③ Replace the battery cover.

Key points to check in case the remote doesn’t work.

1. Check batteries polarity.

2. Check if the batteries are not dead

3. Check IR controller sensor for any interference.

Button

Function

Power Button

Switch off—to stop the device

Record Button

To start recording

-/-- /0-9

Input number or choose camera

Fn1 Button

Unavailable temporarily

Multi Button

To choose multi screen display mode

Next Button

To switch the live image

SEQ

To go to sequence view mode

Audio

To enable audio output in live mode

Switch

No function temporarily

Direction button

To move cursor in setup or pan/title PTZ

Enter Button

To confirm the choice or setup

Menu Button

To go to menu

Exit Button

To exit the current interface

Focus/IRIS/Zoom/PTZ

To control PTZ camera

Preset Button

To enter into preset setting in PTZ mode

Cruise Button

To go to cruise setting in PTZ mode

Track Button

No track function temporarily

Wiper Button

No function temporarily

Light Button

No function temporarily

Clear Button

No function temporarily

Fn2 Button

No function temporarily

Info Button

Get information about the device

To control playback. Play(Pause)/Stop/Previous
Frame/Next Frame/Speed Down/Speed Up

Snap Button

To take snapshots manually

Search Button

To go to search mode

Cut Button

No function temporarily

Backup Button

To go to backup mode

Zoom Button

To zoom in the images

PIP Button

No function temporarily

Note:
You shall press the P.T.Z button to enter the PTZ interface. Choose a channel and press P.T.Z button
again to hide the P.T.Z control panel. Then you can then press preset, cruise, track, wiper or light button
to enable the relevant function.

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2.3 Mouse Control

➢ Mouse control in Live Preview & Playback interface

In the live preview & playback interface, double click on any camera window to show the
video in single screen mode; double click the window again to restore it to the previous split.

If the interfaces display in full screen, move the mouse to the bottom or to the right side of the
interface to pop up the relevant tool bar. The tool bar will disappear automatically after you
move the mouse away from it;

Mouse control in text-input

Move the mouse to the text-input box and click the box. When required to input text the
keyboard will pop up automatically.

2.4 Text-input Instruction

The system includes two input keyboard layout as shown the above pictures. The left box is the
number input keyboard and the right box is the general input keyboard which provides inputs
of numbers, letters and punctuation characters as shown below

Button

Meaning

Button

Meaning

Backspace key

Switch to punctuation characters

Delete Key

Enter key

Switch key between upper
and lower-case letters

Space key

2.5 Other Button Operations

Button

Meaning

Show the menu list.

Change the sequence order within the list.

Change the camera display mode.

Close the current interface.

Go to the earliest date of camera recording.

Go to the latest date of camera recording.

Note: The mouse is the default controller for all operations unless mentioned otherwise.

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3 Wizard & Main Interface

3.1 Startup Wizard

On each startup, the disk icons will be shown on the top of the interface. You can view the
number and status of each disk quickly and conveniently through these icons

1) No disk

2) Unavailable disk

3) R/W available disk
You can quickly and easily configure the device using the setup wizard. The wizard can also be

skipped and will be shown in the next startup unless the “Enable wizard next time” was

unticked. Skipping the wizard will automatically set the default password to “123456”

Click “Wizard Setup” to start. The setting steps are as follows:
① Admin settings. (Appears only one time – on the first system startup): Set your own admin
password or use the default when you use the wizard for the first time (the default username is

admin skipping this part will set the default password to “123456”); It is highly advisable to
change the default password.

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Click on “Edit Security Question” to set questions and answers for password recovery. If you
will ever forget the password – these questions will be used to restore the password to factory
default. Please refer to Q4 in Appendix A FAQ for details. Skipping this step will force you to

contact the technical support in case the password will be forgotten. There is no other
way for the user to independently recover the admin password except of this method..

Click “Next” to continue or click “Cancel” to exit the wizard.

② Date and Time Configuration. (Appears only one time – on the first system startup):
The date and time of the system must be configured when you use the wizard for the first time.
Set the time zone, system time, date format and time format. The DST will be enabled by

default if the time zone selected includes DST. Click “Next” to continue.

③ Network Settings - general. Check “Obtain an IP address automatically” and “Obtain
DNS automatically” to get the IP address and DNS automatically (You must have a DHCP
Service enabled in your network). Uncheck it in order to input it manually. Input the HTTP port,
RTSP port and Server port (please see 11.1.2 Port Configuration for details). Click “Next” to
continue.

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Picture reference for DVR/Non-PoE NVR

Network setting – PoE NVRs:

If you use PoE NVR, the state of the internal ethernet port will be shown on the interface as
seen on the picture below. Please refer to 11.1.1 TCP/IPv4 Configuration for detailed
introduction of the internal ethernet port.

Picture reference for PoE NVR

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Professional models with 2 Ethernet ports: Some devices support 2 ethernet ports. The ports
can work in 2 ways – “Multiple Address Setting” which means that the device will get 2 IP
addresses and both addresses are always active. The second option is “Network fault tolerance”
which means that only the primary ethernet port is active at a given time. If the primary
network develops a fault – the device will automatically switch to the secondary ethernet port.
Please refer to 11.1.1 TCP/IPv4 Configuration for additional information.

For “Multiple Address Setting” you will need to set 2 different addresses (Static or DHCP) and
one DNS address. You can set the default ethernet port for DNS routing.

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For “Network fault tolerance” you will need to set a single address (Static or DHCP) and DNS
address. The 2 networks should be in the same IP Segment. You can also set the primary
ethernet card.

④ QR Code: You can enable the NAT service and scan the QR Code using the “Provision
Cam 2” mobile application to quickly connect to the device. Please refer to 12.1 Mobile

Surveillance for additional information.

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⑤ Add Camera. This section is available only in NVRs and Hybrid DVRs. It is applicable
for IP cameras only. Connected analog cameras will be displayed automatically. Click

“Refresh” to refresh the list of available IP cameras and click to add the checked camera.
Click “Add All” to add all the cameras in the list. Click to delete the added camera. Click

“Delete All” to delete all the added cameras.

Click to edit the network parameters of the selected IP camera as shown on the left below.
Input the new IP address, subnet mask and gateway. Fill the current username and password of
the camera. Click “OK” to save the settings.

Click to edit the added camera as shown on the above right. Input the new camera name,
IP address and port. Fill the current username and password of the camera. You can click “Test”

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to test the effectiveness of the filled information. Click “OK” to save the settings. You can
change the IP camera name only when the camera is added and online. Click “Next” to
continue.

⑥ Disk Settings. You can view the disk status, number, capacity and serial number. Click
“Format” to format the disk. Click “Next” to continue.

⑦ Record Settings. Two record modes are available: Auto and Manual. See 7.1.1 Mode
Configuration for details.
Auto: Select the desired auto mode in the interface as shown below and click “OK” button to
save the settings.

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Manual: After switching to manual, set the schedule for “Sensor Record”, “Motion Record”
and “Schedule Record” of each camera. (You can choose all together by clicking on . Click

“OK” to save the settings.

3.2 Main Interface

3.2.1 Main Interface Introduction

Note: Only NVRs and Hybrid DVRs will have the “Analytics” Option.

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Operations bar (① ) icon description:

Button

Meaning

Start button. Click it to pop up the menu (③).

Full screen button. Click it to switch to full screen mode; click it again to
exit the full screen mode.

Screen split mode buttons.

Dwell button (see 5.2.2 Quick Sequence View and 5.2.4 Scheme View In
Sequence for details).

Click it to enable OSD; click to disable OSD.

Click to set the default playback time for in-channel instant playback
(8.1 Instant Playback) and all channel playback (8.2 Playback Interface

Introduction); click to activate quick playback for all channels – going
back to the specified time. For instance, if you choose “5 minutes ago” as
the default playback time, you can playback the record from the past five
minutes.

Manual record button. Click it to enable/disable manual record.

Manual alarm button. Click it to manually trigger or clear the alarm-out

Information button. Click it to view system information.

Introduction of area ② :
A) Click “Camera” to view all the cameras available for display. Either select one window on

the left side of the interface and double click on the camera name you wish to view in the
selected window or drag a camera name from the right pane to the selected window on the
left.

B) Click “In-Channel Sequence” to view all the configured “In-Channel Sequence” groups

list; Select a group in the list to view all the cameras related to that group. (Refer to 4.2
Add/Edit In-Channel Sequence for detailed information). Either select one window on the
left side of the interface and double click on the group you wish to view in the selected
window or drag a group name from the right pane to the selected window on the left.

C) Click “Display Presets” to view your saved presets (refer to 5.2.1 Preview By Display

Presets for detailed explanation of the display presets). Double click on the desired display
preset from the list to activate it.

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Introduction of area (③):

Icon / Button

Meaning

Showing the current user name
Record search and backup interface, see 8.3 Record, Search, Playback

& backup for details.

Playback interface .see 8.2 Playback Interface Introduction for details.

Setup panel, see 3.2.2 Setup Panel for details.

Log out of the system.

Perform “Logout”, “Reboot” or “Shutdown”

3.2.2 Setup Panel

Click StartSettings to pop up the setup panel as shown below.

The setup panel includes seven categories. Each category contains sub-categories that will link
you to the desired configuration interface.

Here we take Camera category as an example. The Camera Category provides links such as

“Add Camera”, “Edit Camera”, “Image Settings”, “Motion” and “PTZ”. Click Camera and
“Add Camera” to go to the camera management interface as shown below.

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Click the main categories on the top of the screen to go to corresponding interface. Refer to the
picture below. For instance, you can go to system setup interface by clicking “System” tag.

3.2.3 Main Functions

➢ Camera

Offers functions such as Camera Management (see Chapter 4 Camera Management for
details), Image Settings (see 5.3 Preview Image Configuration for details), Motion (see 9.2.1
Motion Configuration for details) and PTZ (see Chapter 6 PTZ for details).

➢ Record

This category covers Encode Parameters and Record Schedules. Please see Chapter 7 Record
& Disk Management for details.

➢ Disk

Her you will find Disk Management, Storage Mode and Disk Information. Please see Chapter
7 Record & Disk Management for details.

➢ Alarm

Configure Sensor and Motion Alarm Handling and Alarm Out Settings. Please see Chapter 9
Alarm Management for details.

➢ Network

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This category contains TCP/IPv4, DDNS, Port, E-mail and Network Status. Please see 11.1
Network Configuration for details.

➢ Account and Authority

This category covers Account Management (see 10.1 Account Management for details) and
Permission Management (see 10.3 Permission Management for details).

➢ System

The category shows Basic Configuration (see 11.2 Basic Configuration for details), Device
Information (see 11.7 View System Information for details), Log Information (see 11.6 View

Log for details) and Configuration File Import & Export (see 11.5 Backup and Restore for
details).

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4 Camera Management

4.1 Camera Signal (Applicable only for DVRs)

All of the DVRs sunning Ossia OS support 4in1 technology (AHD / CVI / TVI / Analog). The

default setting for video signal is “Auto” which means that the DVR will automatically

recognize the camera signal and device which technology it is using. In some cases, the auto
recognition fails – which will cause the video to come up in black & white or not to come up at
all. In such cases, you will have to set the signal manually.

① Click StartSettingsCameraCamera Signal
② Choose the relevant channel (By number) and set the signal to the required one (Choose

out of Auto/CVI/TVI). CVBS signal will be recognized automatically in all conditions.

4.2 Add/Edit Camera

4.2.1 Add Camera (Applicable only for NVRs and Hybrid DVR models)

For Non-Hybrid DVRs: the camera will be displayed automatically once connected to the
BNC port. If the image does not appear on the screen please check the camera’s power supply
and video connection.
For NVRs and Hybrid DVRs: The device’s network parameters should be configured before
adding IP cameras (see 11.1.1 TCP/IPv4 Configuration for details).

Referring to the pictures below, Click on Add Camera in the setup panel or in the top
right corner of the preview window to pop up the “Add Camera” window as shown below. You
can use the “quick add” interface to add an IP Camera or add it manually.