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Features
TRENDnet’s standalone 4-Channel HD PoE NVR Kit, model TV-NVR104K,
offers a comprehensive video display, storage, and management solution
which features a plug and play PoE camera installation*. The TVNVR104K comes with a pre-installed 1 TB hard drive and two powerful
TV-IP320PI Outdoor 1.3 MP HD PoE IR Network Cameras. The NVR
networks and powers up to four PoE cameras*, auto-recognizes
TRENDnet cameras, records over 6.5 days of continuous video**, and
supports advanced video playback.
Protect camera lens from direct exposure to the Sun.
Reset Button:
Push and hold the reset button then power on the
camera. Keep holding the reset button for more than
10 seconds to reset configuration to factory default.
Grounding
Screw:
Connects to electric ground.
Lock Ring:
Loosen to adjust the camera position. Tighten to hold
the camera position.
Ambient
Light
Sensor:
Detects the brightness in the environment and
enable day/night modes automatically.
TV-NVR104K comes with everything you need to set up a basic network
surveillance system. Just connect to a monitor or HDTV (not included in
this package), you can do the live view and settings on the NVR.
It is recommended to setup the system on your table before physically
wiring and mounting the cameras.
Wiring for System Setup
Connect NVR to your network (optional)
If you want to remote access the NVR and want to install the TV-NVR104
on your home network, you can connect the NVR to the network in the
first beginning, by connecting one end of your network cable to your home
router or network switch, and then connect the other end of the cable to
the network port on TV-NVR104.
The TV-NVR104 install cameras automatically after power up. If you
decide the let the NVR gets its IP dynamically or setup the IP address to
your network, please setup your NVR without camera connected. After
the IP set up, power off the NVR and then going through the installation
again.
Connect to the cameras
Using the included network cables connect the TV-IP320PI camera’s PoE
network port to any of the PoE network ports on the NVR. The TVNVR104 powers up the PoE cameras over the network cable. (So, the
optional power connection on the cameras are not using in this
installation.)
Connecting the power supply
1. Connect the 48V DC power adapter to the TV-NVR104 power port.
2. Connect the power cables to the power adapters.
3. Plug the power cables into a power source.
4. Connect the grounding point to a ground wire.
Connect to the monitor or TV
Connect a monitor to either the HDMI or VGA port.
Connect the mouse
Connect the included mouse to one of the USB ports.
NVR Installation
Setup a safe and secured place for your NVR. Place it in a locked or not
easy accessed place can add more factors in the security. Connecting to a
UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply) is recommended.
Provide a good ventilation and away from clusters and damp
environment is also important to the location of your NVR device. Make
the NVR installation accessible for annual maintenance to clean up the fan
or replace the hard drive is a decent consideration for maintenance.
There are number of factors involved in a successful camera installation.
Follow the suggested installation steps and go through the check lists.
This guide will help you make your camera installation smoothly and
easily.
Viewing angle
The TV-IP320PI is a bullet camera with a focused viewing angle (70
horizontal) that provides non-distorted and detailed images. Choose the
location where has good angle to shoot the image you expect to see. The
motion detection area should also be considered when installing the
camera.
Weather conditions
The TV-IP320PI is a small bullet camera, which fits most installations
indoor and outdoor. The camera can work under a wide range of weather
conditions. For severe weather conditions, a camera housing with
temperature and moisture control is recommended. Using the camera in
milder weather conditions will help extend the camera’s product life and
preserve the quality of the video image.
•Sunlight: Avoid direct sun light exposure into the lens. Direct sun
light will damage the image sensor. If sunlight is necessary for your
viewing purposes, provide protection for the image sensor.
•Lighting: Consider installing your camera faces the same direction
of the light sources. Shooting images with top-down position
outdoor or next to the existing light source are good choices. Avoid
the light source if it creates a shade that darkens the viewing area.
• Moisture: Avoid damp or moist environments whenever you can.
The TV-IP320PI is an IP66 grade water proof camera, and it will
work in moist environments. However, rain may affect the picture
quality, especially at night, water may reflect the light from the
infra-red illumination and degrade picture quality.
•Temperature: TV-IP320PI works within a specified temperature
range. Areas with severe temperatures should be avoided when
installing the camera. It’s recommended that you use an enclosure
with a heater and blower if you plan on using this camera outside of
the specified temperature range.
To set up your TV-NVR104 with the mouse, you can invoke the soft
keyboard on the screen to enter the text.
Keyboard styles
There are three keyboard styles available, English letter, numeric, and
special characters. The default keyboard style is English letter keyboard
in lower case letter mode. Click the keyboard style button if you want to
change it into another style.
English keyboard
Click on the letter of your choice to enter the text. Click on the toggle
button on lower left corner to switch between upper case and lower case
(default)
Numeric keyboard
Click on to change the English keyboard to numeric keyboard.
Enter default
password admin
and your new
password here.
Then click on
Next.
Setup Wizard
1. Setup wizard will show up after the TV-NVR104 is powered up. Click
Next to start the wizard.
2. Click the text field to the right of Admin Password. Enter the default
administrator password of admin. Click the text field to the right of
New Admin Password to enter a new administrator password.
3. Enter the new password again in the Confirm text field and then click
Next.
Note: After the new password is setup, the NVR will install the TV-IP320PI
automatically in the background. When the camera installation is done, live
video will be displayed.
You can start recording immediately just with a few clicks. In Live View,
right click on the mouse. A short menu will come up. Choose Start Recording and then Continuous Record.
Click Yes to start continuous recording. (For more advanced video
recording features, please see Scheduled recording on page 70 for more
details.)
Instant Playback
Move your mouse pointer over the camera display you want to playback
the video and select the display by click on it. The instant playback tool
bar will show up.
Click on to playback the last 5 minutes of recording. (For more
advanced video playback features, please see the Video playback on page
Display video live view one at a time. Click on
Single Screen and then choose the camera you
want. (The video you choose will be replaced
with other video if the auto-switch is on, and
the auto-switch is on by default.)
Multi-screen:
Display all four video live views at the same
time. By default, the video live view is set in the
Multi-screen mode. If you are now in Single
Screen mode, click on Multi-Screen and then
choose 2 x 2 to switch to multi-screen live view
mode.
Previous Screen:
In Single Screen mode, you can manually
switch the video to the previous channel.
System Management (local)
With the basic system setup, your system is now up and running. Now,
you can use your mouse pointer and monitor to view, set up, and manage
your network video recorder.
Using the Short Menu
Right click your mouse while you are viewing the live video. The short
menu will be popped out.
In Single Screen mode, you can manually
switch the video to the next channel.
Stop/ Start Auto-
switch:
Start (default) or stop automatic live view
switch. The live view video will be changed by
channel sequence.
Start Recording:
Start Continuous or Motion Detection
recording.
To set up motion detection area, or stop continuous and
motion detection recordings, you need to navigate to
the detailed settings through the main menu.
Playback:
Click Playback to go full playback menu. For
more information, please reference the please
see the Video playback on page 79 for more
details.
Output Mode:
Select a monitor display setting from Standard,
Bright, Gentle, and Vivid of your choice. Click
OK to confirm your choice.
Each video in live view has a short cut menu to perform the frequent
adjustments of the video. Move your mouse pointer over the camera
display you want to bring up the Shortcut Menu. Click on the video. The
frame of the video shows active (yellow frame). And then click on the
button of the selected jobs.
Instant playback
Click on to playback the last 5 minutes of recording.
Audio
Click on to enable the audio on selected channel. Click to mute the
audio.
PTZ control
Click on to proceed PTZ operations.
The PTZ menu will show up on the screen.
Basic pan and tilt
Click the buttons you want to pan or tilt the
camera. Adjust the distance of each step of
moving by sliding the Speed. Each step can have
farther distance when sliding the Speed toward
the right, and vice versa.
Zoom operation.
Zoom In: Click and drag area from left to right to
zoom in the defined area.
Zoom Out: Drag area from right to the left to
zoom out that area.
PTZ menu: Right click on the mouse brings the
hidden PTZ menu back.
Center operation. Point and click on the video.
The camera will move the camera and make the
pointed spot the center of the video.
Menu. Bring up the advanced PTZ menu.
Switch
between the
lists:
Use and buttons to switch between
different preset lists: Camera, Preset, Patrol,
and Pattern.
Camera:
Select the viewing video channel
Preset:
Select the preset PTZ position. Use the scroll bar
to see more presets.
Patrol:
Select the preset PTZ patrol. Click to start
patrol and click to stop patrol.
Policing
Zoom
Focus
Aperture (Iris)
Advanced PTZ
You can further control zoom, focus, and aperture with compliant PTZ
camera. Click on + or – to adjust zoom, focus and aperture (iris). Click
button, the camera will turning it around continuously. Click the button
again to stop moving.
Special features
(Feature availability depends on camera models)
Navigation
Quickly adjust the PTZ camera point and shooting area with presets.
Use the slider or enter a number (0-255) to adjust the
image brightness. Default: 128
Use the slider or enter a number (0-255) to adjust the
image contrast. Default: 128
Use the slider or enter a number (0-255) to adjust the
color saturation. The greater number means the color
will be more saturated. Default: 128
Use the slider or enter a number (0-255) to adjust the
image HUE setting. Default: 128
Image settings
Click on to adjust the video display settings.
Live view strategy
Click on to manage the live view strategy. The Real-time strategy
allocate all resources to minimize the delay of video delivery. When the
network is congested, the video may be interrupted. Fluency strategy
makes larger video buffer to save and play video back. It makes the
communication more robust, but the live view playback timing is delayed.
Balanced strategy set up the good enough video buffer to take care of the
playback fluency while maintain the network robustness.
Right click your mouse while you are viewing the live video. The short
menu will be popped out. Mouse over the Menu and click the button to
bring up the Main Menu.
Login to the Management Pages
The NVR will ask you to enter the password every time you want to login
to the management page. Enter the password and then click on OK to
bring up the main menu.
For security purposes, if you find yourself in need of restoring the TVIPNVR104 to factory default settings you will need to contact support.
Click Reset Password and provide the Serial Number to the support
agent for a temporary access code.
This code is time sensitive; please ensure you reset the password
immediately.
Online Support:
www.trendnet.com/support/helpdesk
In the call or email, you need to supply the serial information. Click Reset Password to get the information. The serial number is a calculated
number based on your NVR identity and start up time. Please do not
power off your NVR before you complete the password reset process.
Otherwise, the secure code you get from the support center may not work
to reset the password to factory default.
USA/Canada phone support:
Toll Free English: (855) 373-4741
• Monday – Friday: 7:00 AM – 5:30 PM, PST
After hours 24/7: (866) 845-3673
Global Support:
Find the support number for your country at:
www.trendnet.com/contact
The TV-NVR104 is a class A network equipment designed for 24/7
operation. Just plug-in the power source, the TV-NVR104 is up and
running. When you want to change the NVR settings, manage the cameras
proceed system maintenance or software upgrade, you need to log in, log
out, restart, or shut down your NVR gently.
Pulling out the power source may cause unexpected hard drive damage
and system malfunction which is not a suggested way to power down your
NVR.
Startup your NVR
Make sure the power supply is plugged into an electrical outlet. It is highly
recommended that an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) to be used in
conjunction with the unit.
Shutdown your NVR
Bring up the main menu. Click on Shutdown Menu icon. The
Click Shutdown to gracefully end the recording sessions and prepare
the hard drive for shutting down. Then click the Yes to confirm that you
want to shut down the NVR.
Rebooting your NVR
Click Reboot to reboot your NVR without power down.
When you have done the NVR settings and managements, you’ll want to
lock your NVR before you leave. Click Logout to exit the NVR
management.
Note: You can also set automatic time out. The default setting is 5 minutes without
management interaction.
TRENDnet User’s GuideTV-NVR104K
IP Camera
Camera No.
The camera number is also called channel number.
All video recordings and camera settings are using
this sequential number as the major index number.
Status:
This column shows the camera connection status.
: The camera is online. You can click on the icon
to show the video and identify which camera
you are setting.
: The camera is not connected to NVR
IP Camera
Address:
This is the IP address detected by the NVR or set
statically to the camera.
Edit:
Click this icon to edit the camera connection
settings. The default settings is plug-and-play.
Camera Name:
This is the camera name. The default name is the
camera model name. You can set it up on your
camera directly or set it up in NVR for compatible
cameras.
Protocol:
This is the camera product group. You can choose
from TRENDnet 1, TRENDnet 3, ONVIF (generic),
or ONVIF installation with other brand name
cameras.
Camera Settings Menu
Setting and manage your cameras by bring up the main menu. Click on
Camera Settings Menu icon.
Camera Connection Settings
Camera installations
The TV-NVR104K comes with two TV-IP320PI. Other compatible cameras
are listed on compatible camera list. There are three major groups of
TRENDnet compatible cameras interacts differently with the TV-NVR104,
TRENDnet 1, TRENDnet 3, and ONVIF cameras. TRENDnet cameras may
fit into one or more camera groups. Please reference the compatible
camera list on page 120 for more details.
This is the model number of the camera. The
model number will be showed up automatically
for compatible cameras.
Management
Port:
Different camera management protocols has
different management port number. Please see the
compatible camera list for more detail.
PoE Password
Set:
If you install plug-and-play TRENDnet 1 with its
factory default setting, the TV-NVR104 will set the
camera away from the default and load the TVNVR104 password as camera access password. If
your plug-and-play/TRENDnet 1 camera was
manually setup and coming back to plug-and-play
installation, you can click the button to
synchronize the camera password to the same
password of TV-NVR104.
When you click this button, all plug-and-play
TRENDnet 1camera passwords are synchronized.
Refresh:
Click refresh to refresh the camera list. Only the
cameras listed with valid camera index number (1
to 4) are connected to the NVR. Other cameras
listed on the table are cameras on the network,
but not connected. You can double click on the
listed camera, more detailed information will be
showed up. The information is valuable for
manual camera settings.
Back:
Click on this button or right click on the mouse to
go back to live view.
Net Receive
Idle
Bandwidth:
The TV-NVR104 can process total 25Mbps video
streams. This reference number indicates how
much more network capacity is available now.