Swann hdr8-8050 Instruction Manual

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DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDER

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INSTRUCTION MANUAL

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Important Information

FCC Verification

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for Class B digi­tal device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide
reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This
equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed
and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio
or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on,
the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the follow­ing measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna

• Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver

• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the
receiver is connected

• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help

These devices comply with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the follow­ing two conditions:

• These devices may not cause harmful interference

• These devices must accept any interference received, including interference that
may cause undesired operation

Important Note - All jurisdictions have specific laws and regulations relating to the use

of cameras. Before using any camera for any purpose, it is the buyer’s responsibility to
be aware of all applicable laws and regulations that prohibit or limit the use of camer­as and to comply with the applicable laws and regulations.

FCC Regulation (for USA): Prohibition against eavesdropping

Except for the operations of law enforcement officers conducted under lawful author­ity, no person shall use, either directly or indirectly, a device operated pursuant to the
provisions of this Part for the purpose of overhearing or recording the private conver­sations of others unless such use is authorized by all of the parties engaging in the
conversation.

Warning - Changes or modifications made to this device not approved expressly by the

party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

Important Safety Instructions

• Make sure product is fixed correctly and stable if fastened in place

• Do not operate if wires and terminals are exposed

• Do not cover vents on the back of the device and allow adequate space for venti­lation

Default Password Information

To ensure your privacy, this device supports password protection.

The default, all-access username is admin, the default password is 12345.

To ensure your ongoing privacy, we strongly recommend setting a password as soon
as possible. Choose something that you’ll remember, but that others would be unlikely
to guess.

Important Notice - Do not lose or forget your password. To ensure that your DVR has

the best security possible, password recovery has been designed to be a complicated
and time consuming process. Only a select number of staff at Swann Technical Sup­port Telephone Helpdesk can assist. Password retrieval can take several days, which
means you will not be able to access your DVR during this time.

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Contents

Important Information 2

Contents 3

Menu Layout 4

Configuration: General 5

Configuration: General: DST Settings 6

Configuration: General: More Settings 7

Configuration: Network: General 8

Configuration: Network: PPPoE 9

Configuration: Network: DDNS 10

Configuration: Network: SNMP 11

Configuration: Network: UPnP 12

Configuration: Network: More Settings 13

Configuration: Live View: General 14

Configuration: Live View: View 15

Configuration: Exceptions: Exception 16

Configuration: User: User Management 17

Playback 18

Playback Options & Controls 19

Export: Normal 20

Export: Event 21

Manual: Record 22

HDD: General 23

HDD: Advanced 24

HDD: Detect 25

Record: Schedule 26

Record: Encoding 27

Record: Advanced 28

Record: Holiday 29

Camera Management: OSD 30

Camera Management: PTZ: General 31

Camera Management: PTZ: More Settings 32

Camera Management: Motion 33

Motion Detection Tips 34

Camera Management: Privacy Mask 35

Camera Management: Video Tampering Detection 36

Camera Management: Video Loss 37

Warranty Information 38

Helpdesk/Technical Support 39

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Menu Layout

Playback: Click this to access all normal and motion event recordings. There are sev-

eral playback modes to choose from, such as standard chronological playback mode,
or event playback mode.

Export: Click this to copy or backup footage from the DVR. You’ll need a compatible

USB Flash Drive to store the data (FAT32 file format only).

Manual: Access manual controls for the recording functions of the DVR.

HDD: Where you’ll be able to access information about and adjust the settings of your

hard drive.

Record: Access recording options, such as quality, resolution, bitrate and the record-

ing schedule.

Camera: Adjust and configure how the DVR looks for cameras via the video inputs.

Access to Motion Detection and Privacy Mask configuration is located here.

Configuration: Access and configure many settings of the DVR, including your network

settings, adjusting the time and date and creating or altering user accounts.

Maintenance: For accessing system information, log information and to upgrade the

firmware.

Shutdown: If you want to shut down or reboot the

DVR, or simply log out of the user account you’re
logged in as, click the “Shutdown” button. To en­sure the integrity of your data and recordings, al­ways select “Shutdown” when powering off the
DVR.

To access the
menu, right­click the mouse
then select
“Menu”. Hover
the mouse cur­sor over each
button to dis­play a descrip­tion.

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Configuration: General

Language: The language that the DVR’s menus, alerts and other communications will

use. Multiple languages are available.

Resolution: Set the output resolution of the DVR according to the display that is con-

nected. Check the documentation included with your display to see the maximum res­olution supported.

Time Zone: Set this to the time zone where you happen to be. For example, people in the

Australian Eastern Time zone (Canberra, Sydney and Melbourne) choose GMT+10:00,
whilst the Eastern Standard Time zone (USA and Canada) choose GMT-05:00 (GMT
stands for Greenwich Mean Time - it’s the baseline that keeps all the different time
zones in sync).

Date Format: The format the date will be displayed.

System Date: You can manually set the date if it is incorrect.

System Time: You can manually set the time if it is incorrect.

Mouse Pointer Speed: Move the slider to increase or decrease the mouse pointer

speed.

Enable Wizard: When checked, the DVR will automatically run the setup wizard when

it is switched on. The wizard itself contains the option to disable it.

Enable ID Authentication: When enabled, the DVR will require a username and pass-

word to access even for local users.

Don’t forget to click “Apply” to save settings.

The settings for
language, time
zone, system
date & time and
Dayligh Savings
(DST) would
have been
changed during
the setup wiz­ard.

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Configuration: General: DST Settings

Enable DST (check-box): Enable this setting if you would like the DVR to adjust the

time when daylight savings time begins.

From/To: Here you can define when daylight savings applies to your location. There

are many different standards for DST which can vary dramatically even in the same
time zone, so you’ll need to tell the DVR when it applies to you.

DST Bias: This refers to the difference in minutes, between Coordinated Universal

Time (UTC) and the local time. Select the time that DST has increased by in your time
zone.

Don’t forget to click “Apply” to save settings.

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Configuration: General: More Settings

Device Name: The name that the DVR considers to be its own and what it will use to

register an IP address with your router. You can change this to something more rele­vant.

Device No.: The internal device number of the DVR. We recommend that you leave the

default setting.

Operation Timeout: Here you can change the time the DVR will exit the menu screen

and return to the live viewing screen if there is no activity.

Don’t forget to click “Apply” to save settings.

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Configuration: Network: General

IPv4 Address: The DVR uses IPv4 addressing, which consists of four groups of num-

bers between 0 and 255, separated by periods. For example, a typical IP address might
be “192.168.1.24” or something similar. The most important thing when setting the IP
address is that nothing else on your network shares that IP address.

IPv4 Subnet Mask: This will be formatted in a similar way to the IP address. For exam-

ple, four numbers up to 255 separated by periods. In the above example, the Subnet
Mask might be something like “255.255.255.0”.

IPv4 Default Gateway: The IP address used for the gateway allows the DVR to connect

to the Internet. This is an IP address in the same format as the others and is typically
very similar to the IP address of the DVR.

IPv6 Address 1/2 & Default Gateway: IPv6 is the latest revision of the Internet Proto-

col (IP). It will eventually replace the older IPv4 system for assigning IP addresses to
devices on your network. The majority of internet server providers (ISPs) are still using
the IPv4 system but will eventually transition to IPv6. As the DVR supports IPv6, you

will be able to take advantage of the new system when it arrives.

MAC Address: The MAC (Media Access Control) address is a unique code which nothing

else should share. The address is hardwired into the hardware and can’t be changed.

MTU (Bytes): The MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) is the size of the largest data-

gram that can be sent over a network. It is recommended to leave the default setting.

Preferred DNS Server: A DNS (Domain Name System) server is used to translate a

website address to its IP address. The DNS is an essential component of the function­ality of the Internet. The preferred DNS server will be used first.

Alternate DNS Server: A backup DNS server. This is here as a redundancy in case the

preferred DNS server is not working.

UID: The UID is used to access the DVR from SwannView Plus on your mobile device

or computer.

Don’t forget to click “Apply” to save settings.

Most of these
networking set­tings are not re­quired when us­ing SwannLink
P2P for remote
access. It’s rec­ommended for
advanced users
only.

NIC Type: The DVR has the ability to connect to your

LAN (Local Area Network) at various speeds and
can adjust itself accordingly depending on the net­work traffic. It is recommended to leave the current
default setting for the best streaming performance.

Enable DHCP: DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration

Protocol) is a system where one device on your net­work (usually a router) will automatically assign
IP addresses to devices connected to the network.
This option is enabled by default and is the recom­mended way for the DVR to receive an IP address
from your router. If you require the DVR to have a
static IP address, you will need to disable this op­tion.

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Configuration: Network: PPPoE

PPPoE is an advanced protocol that allows the DVR to be more directly connected via
a DSL modem. This is an option for advanced users only.

Username: Enter the username for your DSL account provider.

Password: Enter the password for your DSL account provider.

Don’t forget to click “Apply” to save settings.

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Configuration: Network: DDNS

Prior to developing our SwannView Link P2P technology, our SwannDNS service was
used to connect to your DVR remotely. This service is still active and we recommend
creating an account as a means of backup.

For now, ignore the “Current State: ERROR” message that appears. This will change
when the DVR has confirmed your account details.

To create an account with SwannDNS, go to (www.swanndvr.com) and click the “Reg­istration” button. Follow the prompts to create your account.

Enable DDNS (check box): Click this to enable.

DDNS Type: SwannDNS is automatically selected.

Device Domain Name: Enter the domain name that is hosted on your account. For

example, username.swanndvr.net.

User Name: Enter the username (host name) for your account.

Password: Enter the password for your account.

Click the “Test” button to confirm your account details. After a short moment, the cur­rent state message will display “OK”.

Don’t forget to click “Apply” to save settings.

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Configuration: Network: SNMP

SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) is an Internet protocol for managing
devices over an IP network. It is mainly used in network management systems to mon­itor network attached devices. For the day-to-day function of the DVR, SNMP is not
required to be enabled.

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Configuration: Network: UPnP

UPnP is enabled by default and in most circumstances there is no need to change the
default settings. If you have certain network requirements, you can edit the settings to
suit your needs.

Enable UPnP (check box): This will be enabled by default.

Server Port: This is the internal port that the DVR will use to send information through.

This particular port number (8000) is not used by many devices, however if you have
another DVR or DVR-like device, you may need to change it. An alternative port num­ber to use is 9000. Make sure that the number used for the “External Port” and “Inter­nal Port” both match, otherwise the UPnP function will not work.

HTTP Port: This port is used to log into your DVR via your network or remotely. The

default port number (85) is seldom used by other devices, however if you have another
device using this port, you may need to change it. An alternative port number to use is

90. Make sure that the number used for the “External Port” and “Internal Port” both
match, otherwise the UPnP function will not work.

RTSP Port: This port is used to stream real-time images to your mobile device. If you

are having issues streaming video to your mobile device or your mobile service pro­vider is blocking access, we recommend to change this to 5554. Do not change this if
everything is working ok.

Don’t forget to click “Apply” to save settings.

Please note, if all the settings are correct, the “Status” will change from “Inactive” to
“Active”.