Vitek VT-NV16MS-12T User Manual

VITEK

EN-V-R

ENVI Series Network Video

Recording Software

• Highly Flexible and Scalable with 16, 32, 64, 128 channel versions

• Live view, playback, record, backup from multiple network cameras and video servers.

• Scheduled, Event-driven, Motion Detection & Forced recording

• Supports up to 160TB total hard drive space with multiple drives

• Control Pan/Tilt/Zoom functions Remotely

• Supports up to 3 MegaPixel cameras

• H.264 & MJPEG & MPEG-4 Streaming

• Microsoft Windows Based Software

• Multi vendor integration with Arecont, Axis, ACTi, Vivotek, and many more!

Speciﬁcations & installation procedure subject to change without notice.

Visit www.vitekcctv.com for the most current information available.

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Table of Contents

1. About EN-V-R.......................................................................................................................................................................... 4

2. Requirements for Installation ......................................................................................................................................... 5

2.1. EN-V-R Versions ....................................................................................................................................................... 5

2.2. System Requirement for PC ................................................................................................................................. 5

3. Installing EN-V-R ................................................................................................................................................................... 7

4. Uninstalling EN-V-R ............................................................................................................................................................. 9

4.1. Closing Active EN-V-R ............................................................................................................................................ 9

4.2. Executing Uninstaller .......................................................................................................................................... 10

5. Components of EN-V-R Program ................................................................................................................................. 12

5.1. EN-V-R Configurator ............................................................................................................................................ 12

5.2. EN-V-R Service ....................................................................................................................................................... 12

5.3. EN-V-R Controller ................................................................................................................................................. 12

5.4. EN-V-R System Tray Menu ................................................................................................................................ 12

6. Starting EN-V-R Configurator ....................................................................................................................................... 12

7. Quick Start Guide ............................................................................................................................................................... 15

7.1. EN-V-RConfigurator User Interface ............................................................................................................... 15

7.2. Searching for IP Devices ..................................................................................................................................... 16

7.3. Registering IP Devices ......................................................................................................................................... 17

7.4. Viewing Live Video ............................................................................................................................................... 19

7.5. Recording Video ..................................................................................................................................................... 21

7.6. Overall ........................................................................................................................................................................ 25

8. ENVI Smart Player ............................................................................................................................................................. 25

8.1. Introduction............................................................................................................................................................. 25

8.2. Key Features ............................................................................................................................................................ 25

8.3. System Requirement for PC .............................................................................................................................. 25

9. EN-V-R Configuration ....................................................................................................................................................... 26

9.1. System, Network Configuration ...................................................................................................................... 26

9.1.1. Configuring System name ..................................................................................................................... 26

9.1.2. System, Network Configuration - Admin password .................................................................. 27

9.1.3. System, Network Configuration - Access Control ....................................................................... 27

9.1.4. System, Network Configuration - HTTP Port ................................................................................ 28

9.1.5. System, Network Configuration–IP CCTV-DNS ............................................................................ 29

9.2. IP-CCTVDNS Registration .................................................................................................................................. 29

9.3. IP-Device Registration ......................................................................................................................................... 35

9.3.1. IP-Device Registration (Manual) ....................................................................................................... 36

9.3.2. IP-DeviceRegistration (Automatic) .................................................................................................. 38

9.3.3. IP-DeviceModification ............................................................................................................................ 40

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9.3.4. IP-DeviceDeletion .................................................................................................................................... 41

9.3.5. IP-DeviceHomepage ................................................................................................................................ 41

9.4. Camera Management ........................................................................................................................................... 41

9.4.1. Configure Camera Name and Information ..................................................................................... 43

9.4.2. Camera Resolution, Quality.................................................................................................................. 44

Configure Camera Recording Condition ......................................................................................................... 45

9.4.3. Alarm, Event Configuration ................................................................................................................. 48

9.5. User Management ................................................................................................................................................. 49

User Registration ...................................................................................................................................................... 50

9.5.1. User Modification ..................................................................................................................................... 51

9.5.2. UserDeletion............................................................................................................................................... 51

9.6. Disk Setup ................................................................................................................................................................. 51

9.6.1. Disk Setup .................................................................................................................................................... 51

9.6.2. Disk Quota Modification and Deletion ............................................................................................. 52

9.6.3. Disk Mode Change .................................................................................................................................... 53

9.7. Utilities ...................................................................................................................................................................... 55

9.7.1. Email accountConfiguration ................................................................................................................ 56

9.7.2. About Program .......................................................................................................................................... 56

10. Using EN-V-R Controller ........................................................................................................................................ 57

11. Connecting to EN-V-R ............................................................................................................................................. 58

11.1. PC with EN-V-R installed ............................................................................................................................... 58

11.2. PC without EN-V-R ........................................................................................................................................... 59

12. ENVI Smart Player .................................................................................................................................................... 60

12.1. Introduction ........................................................................................................................................................ 60

12.2. Key Features ....................................................................................................................................................... 60

12.3. System Requirement for PC .......................................................................................................................... 60

12.4. Installing and Uninstalling ............................................................................................................................ 61

12.4.1. Installing Smart Player ......................................................................................................................... 61

12.4.2. Manual Installation ................................................................................................................................ 61

12.5. Uninstalling Smart Player .............................................................................................................................. 63

12.5.1. Uninstalling on Program Menu ......................................................................................................... 63

12.6. Configuring & Viewing Player ...................................................................................................................... 73

12.6.1. Main Window View ............................................................................................................................... 74

12.7. Connecting to NVR Player ............................................................................................................................. 74

12.7.1. Creating a Group ..................................................................................................................................... 75

12.8. Searching Video ................................................................................................................................................. 76

12.8.1. Daily Search .............................................................................................................................................. 77

12.8.2. Search Mode ............................................................................................................................................. 77

12.8.3. GO to Time Position ............................................................................................................................... 77

12.8.4. Condition Search Mode ........................................................................................................................ 78

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12.8.5. Advanced Search Mode ........................................................................................................................ 78

12.9. Video Playback Controls ................................................................................................................................ 80

12.10. Extra Features ................................................................................................................................................ 80

12.10.1. Window Control ................................................................................................................................... 80

12.10.2. Recording Period ................................................................................................................................. 81

12.10.3. Backup ...................................................................................................................................................... 81

12.10.4. Snapshot .................................................................................................................................................. 83

12.10.5. Print ........................................................................................................................................................... 84

12.10.6. Ratio Display .......................................................................................................................................... 84

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1. About EN-V-R

This User's manual explains how to set up EN-V-R software in your PC. EN-V-R is the integrated system software for video security applications, which runs on Microsoft’s Windows-based computers.Some of major features of EN-V-Rare listed below.

 Provides main features of Live view, Playback, Record, Backup  Event, motion, scheduled recording & conditional playback  Motion-JPEG, MPEG-4, H.264 stream supported  Supports various vendors’ IP devices for recording and retransmission of video, voice, and data  Supports Megapixel cameras (up to 3M pixels)  Users can connect to EN-V-R on web browsers to access live video, voice, and data, and search for

video to play back

 Up to 128 channels supported for cameras

Note: A product-key is required for proper installation of EN-V-R program. You

can still install EN-V-R in 10-working day trial mode if a product-key is not entered during installation.

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Version

Types

Regist

Chann

els

Time

Restricti

Recordi

Channe

Retransmiss

ion Streams

Supp

ort

Other

vendo

Max

Recodi

Capaci

Evaluatio

128

10 days

128

256

Yes

160

Free

N/A

160

Multiven

dor

N/A 9 36

Yes

160

N/A

Yes

160

N/A

128

Yes

160

N/A

256

Yes

160

128

N/A

128

512

Yes

160

Compression

# of

Channels

Resolution

Recommended CPU

Memory

H.264

Channels

Intel Core2Duo T5200

1.0GB

720P

Intel Core2Duo E7550

1.5GB

1080P

Intel Core i-5-2500S

2.0GB

channels

Intel Core2Duo E6700

1.0GB

720P

Intel Core i-5 750

2.0GB

1080P

Intel Core i-7 970

4.0GB

channels

Intel Core i-5 661

1.5GB

720P

Intel Xeon X5660

4.0GB

1080P

Intel Xeon X5680 Dual CPU

4.0GB

128

Intel Xeon X5507 Dual CPU

4.0GB

2. Requirements for Installation

2.1. EN-V-R Versions

EN-V-R is supplied to customers in different versions for each appropriate application. Users will need to choose the right versions for their needs.

2.2. System Requirement for PC

For best quality and performance, your computer needs to meet the minimum requirement as below.

 Microsoft Windows XP Pro, Windows 7 Pro or higher, Video Card(256MB Ram, 1024x768 or

higher)

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channels

720P

Intel Xeon X5670 Dual CPU

6.0GB

1080P

Intel Xeon E7-4850 Dual CPU

6.0GB

Motion-JPEG

Channels

Intel Core2Duo E6700

1.0GB

720P

Intel Core i-5 460M

1.5GB

1080P

Intel Core i-5 -2500

3.0GB

channels

Intel Core i-5 661

1.5GB

720P

Intel Core i-5 -2400S

2.0GB

1080P

Intel Xeon X5590 Dual CPU

4.0GB

channels

Intel Core i-5 -2500

3.0GB

720P

Intel Xeon X5550 Dual CPU

4.0GB

1080P

Intel Xeon E7-4850 Dual CPU

6.0GB

128

channels

Intel Xeon X5687 Dual CPU

4.0GB

720P

Intel Xeon X5690 Dual CPU

6.0GB

1080P

Intel Xeon E7-4850 Dual CPU

6.0GB

Note: Above PC requirements are based on running EN-V-R program only. If other software needs to

run along with EN-V-R at the same time, you may need additional performance level for your PC. It is recommended to check actual performance and disk capacity before selecting a PC for EN-VR.

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3. Installing EN-V-R

After downloading/ EN-V-R, double click EN-V-R Setup icon to start installation.The following window will be displayed on the screen. Before installing, check the version of the EN-V-R which is shown on the window.

You may encounter following security warning. To continue installing the program, click Yes button.

Then select language for installation.

You will see the below window, then click Next button.

The default location for installation is C:\Program Files\Vitek. It is recommended to install in

this folder, but if you want to change it to another location, click Browse button to choose a proper path.

Now click Install button.

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You will see the progress of copying install files to the hard drive as shown below, once is completed click on NEXT.

Click Finish to complete the Installation.

After installing EN-V-R programfor the first time, it needs to be configured before use, so it automatically executes the configuration program, which is called EN-V-R Configurator.

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Enter the proper Admin Password. The default password is root.

The following screen will be displayed, click OK to continue.

Now you will see EN-V-R Configurator window on the screen.

To use EN-V-R Configurator program, please see Section 6Starting EN-V-R Configurator section.

4. Uninstalling EN-V-R

4.1. Closing Active EN-V-R

If you need to uninstall EN-V-R, first you need to make sure EN-V-R program is not running on your computer by checking the system icon. As you see on the following picture, you can easily find out if EN-V-R service running.

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If EN-V-R is not running, you can go ahead to next section of uninstalling the program. If EN-V-R is active, place the mouse pointer on the EN-V-R icon, and click the right mouse button. You’ll see the pop-up menu. Select Exit.

Then the EN-V-R icon disappears, and you know that EN-V-R is no longer running on your computer. Now you’re ready to start uninstalling.

4.2. Executing Uninstaller

To start uninstalling, click Start >All Programs >Vitek>EN-V-R>Uninstall.

When the following window appears, clickYES button.

The progress of uninstalling is displayed.

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After all the install files are deleted, the following window will be displayed. Click OK button on the following window to complete the uninstalling.

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5. Components of EN-V-R Program

EN-V-Rconsists of three programs, (EN-V-R Service, EN-V-RConfigurator, and EN-V-R Controller).

5.1. EN-V-R Configurator

EN-V-R Configurator is used to set up various parameters and conditions of EN-V-R Service. Users can register, modify, and delete IP devices and users with this program. It also provides configuring tools for recording, alarm, event, and other functions.

5.2. EN-V-R Service

EN-V-R program is a Windows service and runs in a background mode, which means that it is not shown on the Windows desktop. EN-V-R receives video, audio, alarm, even data from IP devices over the network, and then it can record the data on the hard drive or retransmit to users. Starting, terminating and restarting of EN-V-R program can be done by using EN-V-RConfiguration or EN-V-R Controller.

5.3. EN-V-R Controller

EN-V-R Controller program is used to start or stop the EN-V-R service.

5.4. EN-V-R System Tray Menu

After you finish installing EN-V-R, you will find the EN-V-R icon on the system tray, which is located right, bottom part of the Windows desktop.

Move the cursor overthe icon, and right click. The following pop-up menu will shown. You can open EN-V-R Configurator or EN-V-R Controller program from this menu, or you can go to the Home page of the EN-V-R program for live view or playback.

6. Starting EN-V-R Configurator

EN-V-R Configurator starts automatically right after installation is completed, you may also click the EN-V-R icon on the Windows desktop.

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If EN-V-R program is already running in background, you may also select the EN-V-R icon on the system tray by clicking right button of the mouse.

You may encounter the security window as below. Click Yes button to continue.

Once EN-V-R program starts, a log-in window will be displayed as below. Type in the proper admin password and click the OK button. The default admin / password is root.

Now EN-V-R Configurator window will be displayed.

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Items

Descriptions

Main Toolbar

Frequently-used menu items are shown on this toolbar.

Configuration Tree Menu

Configurable categories are shown as a tree menu style.

Configuration Menu Description

Descriptions and usages of the selected category are displayed.

Sub-Menu Toolbar

Menu items for the selected category are shown.

(Note: This toolbar is displayed only when any top menu item is selected from the tree menu.)

Device List

IP cameras Information

Apply Button

Click this button to apply the changed values.

Close Button

Click this button to exit EN-V-R Configurator program.

7. Quick Start Guide

EN-V-R is full-functioning Network Video Recorder software that runs on your PC. When started for the first time after EN-V-R is installed, there is no IP devices connected.

To add a camera to the EN-V-R you must register the camera first.Then EN-V-R knows what IP devices they are, how to connect to them, and how to use them. That way, you will be able to control EN-V-R for recording, live viewing, etc.

7.1. EN-V-RConfigurator User Interface

The following picture shows the main window of EN-V-R Configurator program.

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7.2. Searching for IP Devices

Click the first button on the Main Toolbar.

You are now given a choice to register the IP devices by “search and register or manually”. To make it easy, choose Search and register IP-Device in this stage, and click Next button.

On the following window,click Scan button.

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The searching for IP devices is started. As the detected IP devices are being listed. Wait until searching is finished. If you click Cancel button in the middle of searching, the EN-V-R will retain only the IP devices found until that moment.

7.3. Registering IP Devices

After scanning is finished, you have a list of IP devices found on your network. Next step is registering them. Double click the IP device you want to registeror you may highlight it and then click Register button. In this example, the first one is chosen to register.

The next window shows up and it’s for entering the network parameters and camera resolutions of the IP device you’ve chosen. You may need to enter the Login ID and Password here. Click Save to finish registering it.

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Click on Save after configuring IP device (camera)

Click Apply after registering one or more IP devices (cameras).The image below represents the configurator with multiple IP devices registered.

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After clicking Apply, the program will ask you to confirm it. Clickthan click OK

EN-V-R service is being stopped momentarily, and then it will start running again.

7.4. Viewing Live Video

Once the network and cameras are set up, it is necessary to check if EN-V-R is functioning by viewing the live video from those devices.

To view the EN-V-R home page, click the Go NVR Home button on the main toolbar.

Below is an image of the EN-V-R home page.

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Click Live View on top right part of the window to see the live video from registered IP devices (cameras)

If this is the first time you are usingVitekLive View feature, the web browser may ask you to allow installing of an ActiveX program. Click Install to continue.

In some cases there is no response from the web browser, you may need to install the ActiveX manually by clickingManualDownload.

When you see the following security warning, click Install.

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7.5. Recording Video

The essential feature of EN-V-R is recording the video from IP devices.

Before starting the recording, it is required to prepare the hard drive of your PC where EN-V-R program is running.

Click Disk Quota on the Tree Menu.

The hard drive will be ready to start recording video after the progress window is done counting drives. It shows the target drive, total capacity, available size and quota for recording. You are able to change the setting by clicking the first icon of the sub-menu Toolbar.

You are able to change the setting by clicking the first icon of the sub-menu Toolbar.

Possible Maximum Quota (the available of free space on your HDD)

Possible Minimum Quota (the minimum amount required)

Set Quota (desired amount of HDD to be use for recording)

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To set up the recording feature, select an IP device from the Tree Menu on the left pane. The device information will be shown on the right pane. Click the button for recording configuration on the sub-menu Toolbar as shown below.

Now you will see Configure Recording Condition window as below.

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The recording feature is already enabled and recording conditions are configured in default settings. In the example shown above, you can see that Camera 1 of Device 0 will record video only when motion is detected. ClickOK to use this Recording Conditioned.

To change recording condition high light camera 1 under condition list (A)

Select the type of Recording under Condition Mode (B)

If schedule is recording is enabled, the schedule section will be available to configure (C)

If Event is selected the event section will be available to configure (D)

After conditions are selected click Apply to condition(E)

After apply to condition click Apply to camera(F)

Click OK when done.

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Now that the configuration is done, you need to start the EN-V-R service program. Select Start > All Programs >Vitek>smart NVR>Smart NVR controller.

You will find the EN-V-R icon on the system tray, which is located right, bottom part of the Windows desktop.

Move the cursor over the icon, and right click. The following pop-up menu will show. You can open EN-V-R Configurator or EN-V-R Controller program from this menu, or you can go to the Home page of the EN-V-R program for live view or playback.

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You can find it out from this window that the service is running at that moment. If not, click Start Service button to make it run. Once EN-V-R service is started, the video sent from the configured

camera will be recorded according to the recording condition.

7.6. Overall

This chapter, Quick Start Guide, is intended to give you the clear understanding of how EN-V-R can be used. If you have come through up to this stage, you are now pretty much aware of how ENV-R works in principal. EN-V-R has a lot more features and functionalities than you learned from this chapter. For further detail of using EN-V-R effectively, please read the following chapters thoroughly.

8. ENVI Smart Player

8.1. Introduction

Smart Player is and ActiveX program for Internet Explorer Web browser, which enables users to search and play back recorded video in Network Video Servers and other devices with built-in recording capabilities. The Searching and playback of video is refined by condition, schedule, and event.

Smart Player can be run in SmartNVR network video software for PC and network cameras equipped with microSD card as well as standalone NVR (Network Video Recorder) devices.

8.2. Key Features

 Transformingrecorded video into AVI, FJP&IDX, formats  Supports Printing of video  Playing Audio from recorded video  Group Searching from recorded video  SupportsFull Screen Mode 

8.3. System Requirement for PC

For best quality and performance, your computer needs to meet the minimum requirement.

 OS: Microsoft Windows XP Pro, Windows 7 Pro, Windows 8 PC  CPU: Intel Pentium 4, 2 GHz (Dual-Core or faster is recommended)  System RAM: 2GB  Video Card: 256MB Ram, 1024x768 Resolution  100 Mbps Network Adaptor

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Items

Descriptions

System Name Setting

Enter the system's name.

Set up Admin password

Modify the password for Admin.

Access Control

Configure the access privileges of users.

HTTP Port Assign

Assign an HTTP Port for EN-V-R Service.

Configure IP-CCTV DNS

Configure IP-CCTV DNS for EN-V-R Service

9. EN-V-R Configuration

9.1. System, Network Configuration

General system and network properties of EN-V-R program can be set up in this section. To start, select System, Network Configuration from the menu list.

9.1.1. Configuring System name

To name the system, click configuring system name, the following window will be displayed. Change the name as desired.

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