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ND9441
Network Video Recorder
User’s Manual
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HDMI/VGA Monitor Display • Storyboard Search • Mobile EZConnect
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Table of Contents
Chapter One Hardware Installation and Initial Conguration ...................................................................................... 6
Introducing the Network Video Recorder ............................................................................................................... 6
Special Features ............................................................................................................................................. 6
Safety .............................................................................................................................................................. 7
Chassis Dimensions .................................................................................................................................... 8
Physical Description ............................................................................................................................................. 9
LED Indicators ...................................................................................................................................................... 29
Power Up and Power Down ................................................................................................................................. 30
Section One Management over a Local Console ...................................................................................................... 31
Chapter Two Introduction to the Local Console Interface .......................................................................................... 31
2-1. How to Begin ................................................................................................................................................. 33
2-2. Operation on Camera View Cell .................................................................................................................... 39
2-2-1. PTZ Panel ........................................................................................................................................... 39
2-2-2. Digital zoom Panel .............................................................................................................................. 41
2-2-3. Play Recording Clips Panel ................................................................................................................ 42
2-2-4. DI/DO .................................................................................................................................................. 43
2-2-5. Others ................................................................................................................................................. 43
2-2-6. Right-click Commands ........................................................................................................................ 44
Chapter Three Conguation Using the Local Console .............................................................................................. 45
The Main Control Portal ....................................................................................................................................... 45
3-1. Layout .................................................................................................................................................... 45
3-2. DI/DO ..................................................................................................................................................... 45
3-3. Search recording clips ........................................................................................................................... 46
3-3-1. Basic Search ................................................................................................................................ 46
3-3-2. Advanced Search.........................................................................................................................50
3-3-3. Storyboard ................................................................................................................................... 53
3-4. Export recordings ................................................................................................................................... 57
3-5. Settings .................................................................................................................................................. 59
3-5-1. Settings - Overview ...................................................................................................................... 59
3-5-2. Settings - Camera - Management................................................................................................ 60
3-5-3. Settings - Camera - Recording .................................................................................................... 65
3-5-4. Settings - Camera - Media ........................................................................................................... 67
3-5-5. Settings - Camera - Image ........................................................................................................... 70
3-5-6. Settings - Camera - Motion Detection.......................................................................................... 72
3-5-7. Settings - Camera - PTZ settings ................................................................................................ 73
3-5-8. Settings - Alarm - Alarm ............................................................................................................... 75
3-5-9. Settings - Alarm - Email ............................................................................................................... 84
3-5-10. Settings - System - Information ................................................................................................. 85
3-5-11. Settings - System - Maintenance ............................................................................................... 86
3-5-12. Settings - System - Display ........................................................................................................ 87
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3-5-13. Settings - System - UPS ........................................................................................................... 88
3-5-14. Settings - System - Log ............................................................................................................ 89
3-5-15. Settings - System - EZConnect service .................................................................................... 91
3-5-16. Settings - User .......................................................................................................................... 92
3-5-17. Settings - Storage ..................................................................................................................... 94
3-5-18. Settings - Network .................................................................................................................... 96
Bonding mode ....................................................................................................................................... 96
Settings - Network - IP .......................................................................................................................... 97
Settings - DDNS .................................................................................................................................... 98
Settings - Service .................................................................................................................................. 99
3-6. Information .......................................................................................................................................... 100
Section Two Management over a Web Console .................................................................................................... 101
Chapter Four Login and Getting Started ................................................................................................................ 102
4-1. Login .......................................................................................................................................................... 102
4-2. Graphical Layout and Screen Elements - Liveview .................................................................................... 106
4-2-1. Camera List Panel ........................................................................................................................... 107
4-2-2. Layout .............................................................................................................................................. 109
4-2-3. Layout contents ................................................................................................................................110
4-2-4. Logo & Menu ....................................................................................................................................110
4-2-5. View Cell panel .................................................................................................................................111
Adding Cameras to View Cells ...................................................................................................................111
4-2-6. PTZ panel ........................................................................................................................................ 120
4-2-7. Alarm panel ...................................................................................................................................... 122
4-3. Graphical Layout and Screen Elements - Search recording clips ............................................................ 126
4-3-1. Camera List Panel ........................................................................................................................... 127
4-3-2. Search Recording Clips Layout ....................................................................................................... 128
4-3-3. Logo & Menu ................................................................................................................................... 128
4-3-4. View Cells in Search Recording Clips .............................................................................................. 129
Search Recording Clips Control Panel ...................................................................................................... 130
4-3-5. Alarm Panel ..................................................................................................................................... 132
4-3-6. Calendar Panel ................................................................................................................................ 133
Chapter Five System Settings ................................................................................................................................ 134
5-1. System ....................................................................................................................................................... 135
5-1-1. Settings - Camera > Management ................................................................................................... 135
5-1-2. Settings - Camera > Recording ....................................................................................................... 139
5-1-3. Settings - Camera > Media .............................................................................................................. 141
5-1-3. Settings - Camera > Image .............................................................................................................. 144
5-1-4. Settings - Camera > Motion Detection ............................................................................................. 146
5-1-5. Settings - Camera - PTZ settings .................................................................................................... 147
5-2-1. Settings - Alarm - Alarm ................................................................................................................... 149
5-2-2. Settings - Alarm - Email ................................................................................................................... 159
5-3-1. Settings - System - Information ....................................................................................................... 160
5-3-2. Settings - System - Maintenance ..................................................................................................... 161
5-3-3. Settings - System - Display .............................................................................................................. 162
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5-3-4. Settings - System - UPS ................................................................................................................... 163
5-3-5. Settings - System - Log .................................................................................................................... 164
5-3-6. Settings - System - EZConnect service ............................................................................................ 166
5-4. Settings - User ..................................................................................................................................... 167
5-5. Settings - Storage ................................................................................................................................ 169
5-6. Settings - Network ................................................................................................................................ 171
Bonding mode ...................................................................................................................................... 171
Settings - Network - IP ......................................................................................................................... 172
Settings - DDNS ................................................................................................................................... 173
Settings - Service ................................................................................................................................. 174
5-7. Information ........................................................................................................................................... 175
Chapter Six Operation ............................................................................................................................................. 176
6-1. Liveview ...................................................................................................................................................... 176
6-1-1. Placing Cameras into the Layout ...................................................................................................... 176
6-1-2. PTZ and Other Screen Controls ....................................................................................................... 180
6-1-3. Audio ................................................................................................................................................. 183
6-1-4. Camera Properties and Controls ...................................................................................................... 184
6-1-5. Alarm Panel ...................................................................................................................................... 185
6-1-6. Layout view Control Buttons ............................................................................................................. 186
6-2. Search Recording Clips .............................................................................................................................. 187
6-2-1. Begin Playback and Search for Past Recordings ............................................................................. 187
6-2-2. Past Alarms and Bookmarks ............................................................................................................. 188
6-2-3. Synchronous Playback ..................................................................................................................... 189
6-2-4. Export media ..................................................................................................................................... 190
6-2-5. Time Search ...................................................................................................................................... 192
Technical Specications .......................................................................................................................................... 194
Safety and Compatibility .......................................................................................................................................... 196
Revision History
* Rev. 1.0: Initial release.
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Read Before Use
The use of surveillance devices may be prohibited by law in your country. The Network Camera
is not only a high-performance web-ready camera but can also be part of a exible surveillance
system. It is the user’s responsibility to ensure that the operation of such devices is legal before
installing this unit for its intended use.
It is important to first verify that all contents received are complete according to the Package
Contents listed below. Take note of the warnings in the Quick Installation Guide before the
Network Camera is installed; then carefully read and follow the instructions in the Installation
chapter to avoid damage due to faulty assembly and installation. This also ensures the product is
used properly as intended.
The Network Camera is a network device and its use should be straightforward for those who
have basic networking knowledge. It is designed for various applications including video sharing,
general security/surveillance, etc. The Configuration chapter suggests ways to best utilize the
Network Camera and ensure proper operations. For creative and professional developers, the
URL Commands of the Network Camera section serves as a helpful reference to customizing
existing homepages or integrating with the current web server.
NOTE:
The operating system and management software are installed on a ash memory mounted
on the main board. Except for the plug-ins for the onscreen control, there is no need to install
software.
Package Contents
■ ND9541 or ND9441
■ Power adapter & power cord
■ Software CD
■ Quick Installation Guide
■ Mouse
■ Screws and HDD brackets
■ SATA cables
■ Slide rails (separately purchased)
Symbols and Statements in this Document
INFORMATION: provides important messages or advices that might help prevent inconvenient
or problem situations.
NOTE: Notices provide guidance or advices that are related to the functional integrity of the
machine.
Tips: Tips are useful information that helps enhance or facilitate an installation, function, or
process.
WARNING! or IMPORTANT: These statements indicate situations that can be dangerous or
hazardous to the machine or you.
Electrical Hazard: This statement appears when high voltage electrical hazards might occur
to an operator.
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Chapter One Hardware Installation and
Initial Configuration
Introducing the Network Video Recorder
VIVOTEK ND9541 and ND9441 series is a compact Linux embedded 32-CH or 16-CH standalone desktop NVR designed for any small-scale video surveillance installation. The series features ease of installation, and facilitates “One Button Setup” with its plug & play and auto setup
functionality.
Supporting HDMI and VGA local video output, users can control the GUI OSD interface via
mouse & keyboard, eliminating the need for a separate PC to search video or to playback from
the NVR. The new local display design - Auto Adaptive Stream will dynamically modify Stream
2 resolution of a camera to best fit the display resolution according to the layout type, resulting
in an efficient display, while maintaining superb image quality. What’s more, the NVR provides
various I/O ports, such as alarm input/output and RS485 giving users great flexibility with applications.
Together with VAST CMS and ST7501 VMS, users can set up an easy-to-use IP surveillance
system with ease. VIVOTEK also provides the mobile application, iViewer, for both iOS and Android handheld devices, enabling users to monitor live video anytime, anywhere.
Special Features
● Runs on embedded Linux
● 1 x HDMI and 1 x VGA for local display
● 4 x HDD bay, for a max. capacity of 24TB
● 2 x Gigabit RJ45 Ethernet ports;
● 3 x USB Ports (2 USB 2.0 in front and 1 USB 3.0 in Back)
● Size: 430 mm (W) x 400 mm (D) x 44.5 mm (H). Weight: 3.87kg.
● 32- or 16-CH Live View & 4-CH Synchronous Playback (web console)
● H.265 / H.264 / MJPEG
● PTZ Support
● Snapshot / Export Media
● Digital zoom Video Control
● EZConnect for effortless access from cell phones using a QR code
● Terminal block pins for DI/DO and RS-485 connection.
● Configuration Backup / Restore
● Compatible with VIVOTEK VAST Central Management Software*
● Integration with VIVOTEK Network Cameras
● VIVOTEK iViewer Support (iOS/Android cellphone/hand-held devices)
*The VIVOTEK VAST Central Management Software is not included in the package.
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Safety
Connect the system to an earthed main power outlet.
Never open the housing of the power supply unit.
Install and operate the system only in a dry, weather-proof location.
Observe the following safety factors:
•
Is there visible damage to the system or power cord?
•
Is the system operating correctly?
•
Has the system been exposed to rain or moisture?
•
Has the system been in a long storage under harsh conditions or exposed to
unconforming stress?
The relevant electrical engineering regulations must be complied with at all times during
installation.
Ensure that all maintenance and repair work is handled by qualified personnel such as
electrical engineers or network specialists.
Read this manual before installing or operating the system. The documentation contains
important safety instructions about permitted uses.
The rated AC input is: 100-240V~ 2-1A, 60-50Hz; the max. consumption: 120W (DC56V, 2.5A)
If a fault occurs, disconnect the power cord from the power supply.
Do not install the system close to heaters or other heat sources. Avoid locations with direct
sunlight.
All ventilation openings must not be blocked.
Use only the cables shipped with system or use appropriate cables that can withstand elec-
tromagnetic interference.
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Chassis Dimensions
400
44.5
18
120
430
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Front View
1 System status LED
2 Recording activity LED
3 HDD activity LED (#1 ~ 4)
4 USB 2.0 ports
5 Network status/activity LED
Physical Description
1
2
3
4
5
Rear View
2
3
1
1 Net 1 RJ45 port - GbE uplink 7 Audio IN
2 Net 2 RJ45 port - GbE uplink 8 DI/DO terminal block
3 HDMI 9 Power socket (DC56V, 2.5A)
4 USB 3.0 port 10 Power button
5 VGA 11 Reset button
6 Audio OUT
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
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NOTE:
You can also use the Reset button to restore system defaults. Press and hold down the button
for longer than 5 seconds. The system should start restoring defaults.
IMPORTANT:
It is important to leave a clearance of 25cm behind the chassis. The clearance is required to
ensure an adequate airow through the chassis to ventilate heat.
To ensure normal operation, maintain ambient airow. Do not block the airow around chassis
such as placing the system in a closed cabinet.
25cm
2
Hardware Installation
SATA hard disk(s) are user-supplied. The network video recorder can readily accommodate
most of the off-the-shelf SATA hard drives.
1. Use a screwdriver to loosen the retention screw on the sides of the chassis. Slide the top
cover back, and then remove the top cover.
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2. Secure the HDD brackets to the hard drives.
2
Label side
3. Connect SATA data cables to the connectors on the main board.
SATA Power
1
SATA Data
2
3
2
1
1
HDD connectors
4
2
3
4
3
4
HDD positions
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4. Connect SATA data and power cables to the hard drives.
SATA Data SATA Power
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5. Secure the hard disks to the mounting positions in the chassis with its label side facing up,
and the connectors facing the inside of the chassis.
5
2
1
1
1
4
2
3
4
3
2
6. When done, install the top cover.
3
4
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Rack-mounting (Optional, and the slide rails are separately purchased)
IMPORTANT:
If you have either a round-holed or square-holed rack, install cage nuts or clip nuts to the
desired positions on the rack posts.
The instructions below are based on the installation to a 4-post equipment rack.
The slide rails apply to rack cabinet of a depth of 700 to 900mm. With 4 hard drives, the
chassis can weigh up to 7kg.
If you need to install the NVR system into a rack cabinet,
1. Remove the foot pads from underneath the chassis.
x4
2. Unpack the rack-mount rails' package, and detach the inner rails from the rail assembly.
Detach the inner rail by pressing on the release tab.
Release tab
Inner rail
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3. Secure the inner rails to the sides of the chassis using the M4 screws.
Locking Clip to the rear
M4 x6
4. Secure the L-shape brackets to the front- and rear-ends of outer rails using the black round
head screws and washers. Do not completely tighten the screws yet. Adjust the length of slide
rails by extending and matching the rails between rack posts.
M4 screws
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Adjust the length of rails to match the rack posts.
The side w/ a locking clip to the front
5. Secure the slide rails to rack posts using the #10 screws.
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6. Pull the middle rails out of the slide rail assemblies.
7. Hold the chassis using both hands on the sides of the chassis. Align the tips of inner rails
on the chassis with the open portion of the slide rail assemblies. Push the system into the
assemblies until the system stops.
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8. The inner rails and the rail assemblies should be locked on the way into the rack cabinet.
Press the release tabs on the sides to slide the chassis into rack.
Release tab
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Interface Connections
1. Connect to a monitor using an HDMI cable. VGA is also supported.
2. Connect CAT5e or better-quality Ethernet cable to the Gb/E Ethernet ports. IP cameras are
connected via an Ethernet switch or PoE switches.
3. Connect USB devices such as, mouse, keyboard, USB optical drive, or USB thumb drive (for-
matted in FAT format), or UPS.
4. Connect external devices, such as sensors, relays, or alarms to the terminal block.
5. Connect the power adaptor to the power mains and the system.
LAN/WAN
USB 3.0
Camera 01
Camera 04
Camera 07
Camera 02
Camera 05
Camera 08
Camera 03
Camera 06
Camera 09
AC100~240V
50/60Hz, 2-1A
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NOTE:
Although the system supports MAC Binding, the system should be able to detect VIVOTEK's
cameras within the network regardless of the presence of a DHCP server. Ideally, cameras
and the NVR should reside in the same subnet. If a camera's IP is changed for some reasons,
the system should be able to detect its new IP.
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Terminal Block Connections
The terminal block pinouts is shown as follows:
The DO pins default status is set to Normally Closed. Connect your relay or external devices’
signal wires to the system, the system will automatically detect the current signal status. You
can then trigger the external devices using the DI/DO panel on the live view.
You can also congure the system alarm setting for the system to automatically trigger a DO on
the occurrence of system events. See Alarm settings on page 75.
Normally Closed
COMMON
Normally Open
Alarm IN
G8765 G4321
Alarm OUT
4321
NO COM NO COMNO COM NO COM
NO = Normally Open
COM = Common pin
RS485
-
+
The pins are listed and described from left to right as shown in the drawing above.
Pin Description NOTE
DI no. 1 ~ 8 Open-short-to-GND
G Pins #1~4 share a common ground.
Pins #5~8 share a common ground.
NO Normally open. Use the DO trigger
buttons on the live view window to
trigger the digital output.
COM Common pin
RS485+ RS485 Data+ A 120Ω terminator is enabled on the
RS485- RS485 Data-
bus. The terminator cannot be disabled.
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WARNING:
If you connect the NVR to a PoE port of the AW-FED series PoE switch, make sure you turn off
the PoE output on that specic port using the onboard DIP switch. Otherwise, the high power
output can damage the LAN port on NVR.
PoE cameras
AW-FED PoE switch
1 2 3 456 7 8
ON
PoE ON/OFF switch
NVR
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A local console requires the following:
1. A monitor is connected via an HDMI or VGA cable.
2. A mouse and/or a keyboard are connected to the system.
3. It is presumed that the system has not been congured yet.
Follow the onscreen messages to complete the initial conguration:
1. Select the UI language, Time zone, and current date and time. Click on the Continue button
to proceed.
Initial Conguration - via a Local Console
IMPORTANT:
Except in the initial setup, changing system time can produce disruptions to the existing
recordings. Turning the current system time back to a time when video recording was taking
place can generate duplicate les. And those les may not be playable.
2. The system will then start to scan the local subnet for connected cameras.
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3. All cameras detected on the network will be automatically selected. If necessary, deselect the
cameras you want to exclude from the conguration. Click Continue to proceed.
NOTE:
1. The maximum recording bandwidth is
2560x1920 @ 120 fps (4-CH)
1920x1080 @ 480 fps (16-CH)
1280x720 @ 960 fps (32-CH)
Display bandwidth:
2560x1920 @ 30 fps (1-CH)
1920x1080 @ 120 fps (4-CH)
1280x720 @ 240 fps (8-CH)
1280x720 @ 480 fps (16-CH)
720x480 @ 960 fps (32-CH)
When cameras are recruited into the conguration, their stream 1 is used as the recording
stream.
The resolution and fps (frame rate per second) of stream 1 may vary depending on the
specications of different cameras.
2. If there are more than 16 or 32 cameras in your local network, you will need to manually
select cameras.
If there are less than 8 or 16 cameras, the Auto Setup will automatically move to the next
conguration step.
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4. The system will automatically create volumes from the installed disk drives. The process will
take several minutes.
5. An optional utility, EZConnect, is available through the Apple and Android App Stores. The
EZConnect works with a server hosted by VIVOTEK for bridging and tunneling video requests
between client devices and network cameras/CMS/NVR. The utility simplies and facilitates
network conguration for access across the Internet.
The prerequisites for using the EZConnect are as follows:
1. Download and install the EZConnect utility to your cell phone.
2. Both the NVR and your cell phone have access to the Internet.
With this utility, you do not need to congure IP port forwarding on router or set up a DDNS
address for the NVR. You do not even need to know the IP address of the NVR. The
EZConnect utility automatically manages the network parameters required for making the
connection. The EZConnect comes with viewing and playback interfaces very similar to those
in the iViewer utility.
To connect the NVR from a cell phone using the EZConnect:
5-1. Click on the EZConnect button on the wizard.
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5-2. The QR code will be generated.
5-3. Open the utility from your cell phone. If you already registered an account, tap LOG IN.
If not, tap SIGN UP to register an account from a VIVOTEK server.
User
5-4. You can be defaulted to the Live view page. Tap the Add button below to add devices.
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5-5. Tap the ADD DEVICES MANUALLY button.
5-6. You can then point your cell phone lens at the NVR screen (Step 5-3.) and use the
SCAN QR CODES function to establish the connection. You may also manually enter
the device ID.
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5-7. The process will take several seconds to complete.
5-8. The NVR and the cameras under it will be ready for access.
6. Click the Done button. The LiveClient screen will display, and, by default, the recording from
the selected cameras will immediately take place.
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LED Indicators
1
2
3
4
5
Name Behavior Denitions
1. Status LED 1 Constant Green System is ready.
2 Blinking Green
every 1 second
3 Constant Red S.M.A.R.T.-related disk errors, or a congured H.D.D.
2. Record LED 1 Flashing Red Camera streams are recorded to the system storage.
2 OFF No recording.
3. HDD activity
LED
4 & 5. NET
activity LED
1 Constant Green H.D.D. is connected and ready.
2 Constant Red SMART-related disk errors or a congured H.D.D. is
3 Blinking Red every
1 second
4 OFF H.D.D. is disconnected or removed.
1 Flashing Orange Indicating on-going trafc over the LAN connection.
2 Solid Orange Ethernet is connected.
3 OFF Ethernet is disconnected.
Updating rmware or device pack.
is missing, or H.D.D. is full. Buzzer will also be
sounded. When buzzer is turned off, LED will return
normal.
missing.
H.D.D. conguration errors.
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To power up and power down,
On the initial conguration:
1. Connect the power adapter between the system and power outlet.
2. Turn on the system by pressing the power button for more than one second.
After the initial connection,
1. Press the power button for 1 second to power on.
2. Press the power button for 4 seconds to power down. The system should start ushing the
cached contents in system memory and gracefully shut down.
Press the Reset button for longer than 5 seconds can restore system defaults.
1. No storage system is completely fail-safe. Damage to data might occur due to le system
corruption, operating system malfunction, virus infection, HDD component failures, and so on.
Therefore, it is highly recommended to regularly back up your data, and VIVOTEK disclaims
responsibilities of data loss or recovery.
2. Always power off the system using the power button. Do not disconnect the power cord while
the system is still operating. Doing so will result in data inconsistencies. The normal power-off
procedure allows cached data to be written to disks.
Power Up and Power Down
WARNING:
NOTE:
If system buzzer is sounded, move your mouse cursor to reveal the main screen portal, and
then click on the Stop buzzer button.
Serious system faults, such as a missing volume, can trigger the system buzzer. Verify the
cause of system fault and turn off the buzzer.
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Section One
Management over a
Local Console
Chapter Two
Introduction to the Local Console Interface
Camera 01
Camera 04
Camera 07
Camera 02
Camera 05
Camera 08
Camera 03
Camera 06
Camera 09
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By default, a live view appears on an HDMI monitor. The interface architecture of the local
console is illustrated as follows:
LiveView Main screen
Main control portals
Layout
PTZ
Digital zoom
Play recording clip
Audio
DI/DO
Snapshot | Manual
recording
Deselect camera
Config. portal
Camera portal
When a view cell is selected.
DI/DO
Search recording clip
Export recordings
Settings
Stop buzzer
Overview (camera connection & storage)
Camera
Alarm
System
User
Storage
Network
Information
Search panel
Storyboard
Management
Recording
Alarm
Email
Information
Maintenance
Display
UPS
Logs
EZConnect service
IP
DDNS
Services
Media
Image
Motion detection
PTZ settings
Virtual keypad
After you nish conguring using a Camera portal, click again on the camera view cell to reveal
the main control portals.
IMPORTANT:
Due to the limitation of system resources, the sheye dewarp (1R & 1P modes) can only take
place on one view cell, for one sheye camera.
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2-1. How to Begin
1. How to access the Conguration Portal?
Make sure a mouse is attached to your NVR. Move your mouse cursor, and the Conguration
Portal will appear on screen. For all the congurable options available through this portal,
please refer to Chapter 3 on page 45.
You can also hide these portal toolbar. Right-click on the LiveView screen to
display the option.
2. How to access the Camera Portal?
Single click to select a view cell, the Camera Portal will appear. The system automatically
detects the characteristics of an individual camera when you select a view cell.
This portal appears with a camera that supports mechanical PTZ.
This portal appears with a camera that does not support mechanical PTZ.
Tips:
Here are some operation steps using the tool bar:
1. Single-click to select a view cell and bring out the tool bar.
2. Double-click to expand a view cell to the full view.
3. Double-click again to shrink the view cell to the original size.
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PTZ control panel for ordinary PTZ type
PTZ control panel for joystick type PTZ
3. How to retrieve and access recorded videos?
3-1. One is to access the video clips taken within 2 hours. Left-click to select a view cell, and
then click on the Recording clips button.
Select a time value by a single click. You will be prompted for User
name and Password, enter admin and admin (the default user name
and password), and then click Login.
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The Playback window will prompt, and a playback begins from the point in time you selected,
e.g., 30 seconds ago. This function allows you to quickly review what has just happened.
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3-2. Another way to access past videos is to open the Search recording clips window. Move
your mouse cursor to display the Conguration Portal (without selecting any view cell).
Click on the Search recording clips button. Please refer to page 46 for more information
about the search functions.
You will be prompted for User name and Password, enter admin
and admin (the default user name and password) and click Login.
It is highly recommended to change the password after you log in.
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4. How to recieve system alarm?
Please refer to page 75 for how to congure system alarm triggers. When the alarm is triggered,
e.g., by digital inputs or motion detection, an alarm message will prompt on the screen.
Use the > arrow button to browse through the alarm messages.
If the alarm is congured with video recording as the responding action, you can click on the
alarm entry. The Playback window will appear, allowing an instant playback of the alarm-related
footage. You will enter the "Search alarm results" page even if the alarm does not trigger a
recording action.
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5. Why live view is unavailable?
The default live view receives a camera's stream #1. If a camera's stream #1 is congured using
MPEG-4 as the video codec, the following message will prompt.
You can go to the Settings > Camera > Media > Video window to congure the video codec of
stream #1 into H.264 or H.265.
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6. How do I move to another layout page?
Move your cursor to the right hand side of your screen. The page turner buttons will appear as
shown below.
For example, if you have 8 cameras placed on 2 2x2 layout pages, use these buttons to visit
different pages.
7. Why the onscreen tool bars disappear after some time?
The system comes with idle modes. Below are the applicable conditions:
1. Live view: if no management activities occur for 5 seconds, the tool bars disappear from
screen. When in the idle mode, mouse cursor and tool bars will disappear. Moving the mouse
cursor will re-activate the screen.
2. Settings page: If left unattended for 10 minutes, system will automatically log out. The
system will prompt for user credentials if a user tries to access the Settings page again.
3. Search recording clips window: If currently there is a video playback, the system will not
enter the idle mode.
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List of preset positions
2-2. Operation on Camera View Cell
2-2-1. PTZ Panel
Once you selected a camera, click on the PTZ button on a camera portal.
The PTZ panel will prompt. Below are the description of its functions:
Focus far
Focus near
Home
Zoom in
Zoom out
Starts patrol
1. PTZ control: Click and drag the nudget in the center towards the direction you wish
to move to.
2. Focus: Click on the Focus near and Focus far buttons to adjust camera focus.
3. Home: Click to move the camera lens towards the default home position.
4. Zoom: Use the Zoom in and Zoom out buttons to adjust the camera's zoom ratio.
5. Presets: If you congured preset positions, a list of preset positions will appear.
6. Patrol: If you congured preset positions into a patrolling tour, click on this button
and the camera will proceed with patrolling through preset points.
Note that on a speed dome camera, the farther you pull the nudget away from the
center, the faster the lens moves. This works like speed control.
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Below is the PTZ panel that appears with ordinary PTZ cameras.
List of preset positions
Speed selector
Focus far
Focus near
Zoom in
Zoom out
Starts patrol
1. PTZ control: Click on the arrow buttons to move towards the direction you wish to
move to.
2. Focus: Click on the Focus near and Focus far buttons to adjust camera focus.
3. Zoom: Use the Zoom in and Zoom out buttons to adjust the camera's zoom ratio.
4. Presets: If you congured preset positions, a list of preset positions will appear.
5. Speed: Adjusts the speed when moving across the eld of view.
6. Patrol: If you congured preset positions into a patrolling tour, click on this button
and the camera will proceed with patrolling through the preset points.
This portal appears with a sheye camera. The PiP and PTZ
buttons will then be disabled.
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IMPORTANT:
Due to the limitation of system resources, the sheye dewarp (1R & 1P) can
only take place on one view cell, for one sheye camera.
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2-2-2. Digital zoom Panel
Digital zoom is a function that provides digital zoom into a live video.
When activated, a Global view window will appear at the lower right of the view cell
as shown below. You can display only a portion of the complete video frame as an
area of your interest. Using a click and drag on the ROI window, you can instantly
move to other areas within the video frame. Use the zoom ratio pull bar at the bottom
to change the zoom ratio. You may also move the ROI around by click and drags.
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Zoom In Zoom Out
Note that not every camera supports the PiP function.
NOTE:
ROI
Global view
160%
Shrink/
Expand
Please refer to page 118 for the description of sheye display modes. The working theory on
sheye modes is identical for use on both local and web consoles. The sheye mount type
setting is found in the Settings window.
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2-2-3. Play Recording Clips Panel
The Play Recording Clips function provides a shortcut to the latest recordings
on the system. You can select 30 secs, 1 min, 3 mins, 10 mins, and 60 mins
for an immediate playback.
For security reasons, using this function requires users to enter his/her
credentials.
The Playback window will prompt, and a playback begins from the point in time you selected,
e.g., 30 seconds ago. This function allows you to quickly review what has just happened.
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2-2-4. DI/DO
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The DI/DO panel provides a glimpse of all DI and DO signal
statuses from the connected cameras. You can manually trigger a
digital output by clicking on its indicators.
When a digital input is triggered, its status will also be indicated on
the panel.
WARNING:
Please note that DO is triggered by one click. You should then
click again to disable the DO. Otherwise, the DO signal will be
continuously triggered. As the result, if the DO is congured as an
alarm trigger, many alarm messages will be generated.
2-2-5. Others
1. Snapshot : is used to take a snapshot from the camera currently selected. Note that this
function only saves the snapshot (in JPEG) to a USB thumb drive.
IMPPORTANT:
The USB thumb drive has to be one that is formatted in FAT format.
2. Manual Recording
Click again to stop the recording.
3. Return button
: Press the button to start a manual recording from a selected camera.
: Click to return to the LiveView window.
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2-2-6. Right-click Commands
Left-click to select a camera. Right-click to display the selection menu.
1. Camera information: Click to display camera name, resolution, codec, or frame rate on the
view cell. The information will display on the upper left corner of a view cell.
2. Fit screen with ratio: The NVR server automatically optimizes the display of camera view
cells. However, you can still select this option to display the camera's original aspect ratio: for
example, the original video feed can be 4:3. Without the t screen, every camera's image will
be expanded to ll the view cell.
3. Show tool bar: You can hide the tool bars by deselecting this option.
4. Show timestamp: You can hide the time stamp bars by deselecting this option.
5. Log in: Log in to enable system conguration.
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Chapter Three
Configuation Using the Local Console
The Main Control Portal
3-1. Layout
Move your mouse cursor across the screen to display the portal.
By default, 5 typical layouts are provided for the user. They include: 1x1, 2x2,
3x3, 4x4, 1P+3, 1M+5, 1M+12, and 1M+31. If you select the single view layout,
3-2. DI/DO
the rotation button
system swap the display of different cameras by every 10 seconds. The rotation
speed is congurable via Settings > System > Display.
Click on the DI/DO button to display the full list of all DI and DO
signals (whether they are connected or not) from all cameras in the
conguration. If a digital input signal is triggered, e.g., the DI-4 on the
left, its indicator will turn solid white.
will appear. Click the rotation button below to let the
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3-3. Search recording clips
3-3-1. Basic Search
Click the button to start searching for recorded clips. A conrm box will
prompt. Enter User name and Password to proceed.
The search and calendar view will appear. Select a day on the calendar when the the
recordings took place (the days with recorded clips will be highlighted in blue and green).
Double-click on a day to begin playback and search.
The date highlighted in green indicates today, and the green indicator does not
necessarily mean that there are recorded videos today.
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The timeline bar enables quick skimming through the recording. Its functions are
described as follows:
Span of existing
recording
Timeline scale
Current time
indicator
Buttons Description
Time scale selector. Use the buttons to select the span of time displayed on
the tool bar.
Previous frame. (I-frame only)
Next frame. (I-frame only) After you paused a playback, use this button to
browse video frame by frame.
Play backwards.
Play. This button is available after you paused a playback.
Control buttons
Functional buttons
Pause.
Each click on it speeds down by 1/2. The slowest speed is 1/16.
Each click on it speeds up by 2x. The fastest speed is 16 times.
The current playback status is indicated on the screen.
PiP (Picture in Picture). This applies when a camera is displaying the full of
its eld of view. You can use the PiP function to move to unrevealed areas.
Snapshot. Takes a snapshot of the current FOV.
Export clips. Use this function to select a span of time you want to export to
other medias.
By default, the playback starts from the beginning of a day's recording. While playing the
recorded video, click on the timeline to replay a point in time in the video.
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The sheye dewarp modes can be selected during a playback: e.g., 1R,
1P, and 1O3R.
When playing the video recorded by a sheye camera, the sheye display options will be
available on screen. You can click to select the 1O, 1P (Panoramic), 1R (Regional), or 1O3R (1
Original and 3 Regional) modes. If 1P, 1R, or 1O3R mode is selected, you can exert the mouse
control on screen, such as swiping the view, or hold down the mouse button and swipe the eld
of view.
Please refer to the User Manuals that came with sheye cameras, or page 118 for description of
sheye display modes.
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Note that to export a video segment from the playback timeline,
1. Click on the Export button ,
2. Insert a USB drive formatted in the FAT format.
3. Select the "From time" by clicking on the timeline. You can also manually enter the
"From time" and the "To time."
4. Click on the "From time" tab using a single click.
5. Repeat steps 3 and 4 to congure the To time.
6. Click on the Export button.
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The export process is indicated on the right. Depending on the length of footage to be
exported, this process can take minutes.
When completed, a message will display on screen.
The default for export is 5 minutes before and 5 minutes after the point in time that is
currently selected.
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3-3-2. Advanced Search
Click on the Advanced search button on the upper left of the screen to enter the Advanced
Search mode.
You can specify the search criteria by selecting the devices to be involved in the advanced
search.
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You can then specify the start time and end time to congure a span of time to be searched.
You can also determine what alarms will be included in the search.
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You can select what types of triggers were associated with the recordings you want to nd.
When done with the selection, click on the Search button. In the sample screen below, a list of
alarms is displayed, and you can double-click on any of them to replay the moment when the
alarm was triggered. The alarm-related recording will typically include a length of 5 seconds of
pre-alarm and 20 seconds of post-alarm footage.
Up to 200 search result entries will appear. If more
than 200 entries have been found, click on the New
results button on the last entry page.
If two cameras participate in the recording of an
alarm-related event, the footage of one camera will
be played rst, and then that of the other.
If user's operation takes place (pause, rewind,
etc.) during the playback, the system will stop the
consecutive playback of multiple alarm footages.
NOTE:
When the Search window is left unattended for 10 minutes, the NVR will return to the live view
display. To enter the Search window, you will have to enter the user credentials again.
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3-3-3. Storyboard
The Storyboard interface provides a glimpse of past recordings over a timeline. It looks like
doing the lm editing after a lm was shot.
To enter the Storyboard window, click on the Storyboard shortcut on the upper-left of screen.
Below are the screen elements of the Storyboard window:
Camera selector
Time span
Time selector
Search button
Fore- & backward
buttons
Snapshots during the time
span
Click to enter a shorter time span
To search for a particular video footage, select the target cameras and the time of recording. On
the Storyboard, the timelines of up to two cameras can be displayed.
Click on the Search button .
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Time span:
1 hour
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Mouse over the line of snapshots to display its time of recording. Click on a snapshot of your
interest. The time of recording is immediately displayed on top of it.
The detailed search is based on a narrow-down criteria. The search begins from a 24-hour time
span, and then moving in to a 4-hour, 1-hour, 10-minutes, and 2-minutes span. When the screen
displays a 24-hour span, each snapshot represents a 3-hour time span.
Each click on a snapshot brings you deeper into the timeline.
24 hour
Below is a sample screen showing the screen of a one-hour time span. Each
snapshot represents a point in time 7.5 minutes apart. Click on a snapshot of
your interest to get deeper into the timeline.
4 hour
1 hour
10 mins
2 mins
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If you nd yourself in the wrong segment on the timeline, use the buttons on the upper-right
of the screen to travel.
The denitions of these buttons depend on the time span of your current position. For
example, if you are in a 4-hour time span, the "Back to previous state button" will bring you
back to the 24-hour time span.
Back to
previous state
Previous
# hours/mins
Next
# hours/mins
The smallest time span is 2 minutes. And on the screen of 2-mins span, each snapshot
represents a 15 seconds video footage.
You can then click on the Play button
to playback the recorded footage.
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The playback window will appear. Please refer to page 47 for the operation details.
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To return to the Live View window, click on the Back to Search recording clips button
the Back to Liveview button
on the upper-left of the screen.
and
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3-4. Export recordings
The Export recordings button allows users to directly select a piece of recordings by a
specic camera, and export that to a USB thumb drive. Users can select one or multiple
cameras, select a period of time in which the recording took place, and then click
export.
The max. length of recording export is 24 hours.
To export recordings:
1. Attach a USB thumb drive formatted in FAT format to the NVR's USB port.
2. Select one or multiple cameras from the list.
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3. Select the start time of the period of recording time.
4. Select the end time of the period of recoding time.
5. Click the Export button.
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6. The Export progress will be shown.
7. When the Export process is done, select to resume another export or go back to the live view.
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3-5. Settings
3-5-1. Settings - Overview
Click the Settings button to start the camera and system settings window. A
conrm box will prompt. Enter User name and Password to proceed.
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The system will default to the overview page displaying the camera connection and
storage statuses. An empty position will be left in blank, and a disconnected camera will
be indicated as
. The storage volume usage is displayed as the used and unused
spaces.
The Stop Buzzer, Reboot, and Power-down buttons are also available on this page.
There are critical conditions that can sound the system buzzer, such as a disk failure.
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The Camera menu provides access to Management, Recording, Media, Image, Motion
detection, and PTZ settings pages.
3-5-2. Settings - Camera - Management
On the camera Management page, you can congure the following:
1. Recruit or disband cameras.
2. Create a camera name.
3. Assign User name and Password, or apply the credentials to all cameras in
your conguration.
4. Change the Network settings.
5. Change the cameras' positions on the layout screen.
For camera name, you can enter up to 64 alphabetic and numeric characters including
[0-9][a-z][A-Z][_][-][ ]. For user name and password, you can enter up to 64 alphabetic
and numeric characters including [0-9][a-z][A-Z][!][$][%][-][.][@][''][~].
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To recruit cameras:
1. Click on the Add button. A list of cameras in the same subnet will appear.
2. Click the Add button, the camera will be placed at an unoccupied position. You may
also expand the menu on the side of the Add button to select a position number.
3. When a camera is added, it should appear on the graphical placement below.
4. Click the Apply button after you added cameras.
5. You may click the page back button
to return to the previous window.
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To disband cameras:
1. Click on the Remove button. A list of cameras will appear.
2. The Remove button will turn yellow . Mouse over to the camera you want to
remove, and its entry will display the Remove message.
3. Click on the Remove message. The camera should then disappear from the camera
list. The recording from that camera will also be discontinued.
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Network
On the Network tabbed window, you can congure the network type, IP address, and the
connection ports for video streaming.
You can select DHCP as the method for cameras to acquire IP addresses, or you
can manually congure static IPs for a single or all cameras. Using static IPs is
recommended. Although the NVR can remember the MAC addresses of cameras, if
IPs are changed under the DHCP conguration, your NVR may still fail to connect the
cameras. Please consult your network administrator for details about network settings.
It is usually not necessary to change port numbers for the HTTP and RTSP ports unless
there is a conict in your network environment.
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Camera position
To change a camera's position on the Liveview layout, click and drag a camera to an
unpopulated position. Note that you cannot swap the positions of two cameras by
dragging a camera onto a position already populated by the other. Also, the camera
index number on the management list is not affected by the change of positions.
Click the Apply button for the conguration change to take effect. The position screen
displays the current layout on the Liveview screen.
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3-5-3. Settings - Camera - Recording
Recording options
On the camera Recording page, you can congure the following:
1. Congure the duration of camera events, for the concern that camera can be too
frequently triggered.
2. Enter the Pre- and Post-event recording time. The triggering events can be DI,
DO, Motion detection, PIR, or Tampering detection.
3. The default recording stream is Stream 1, and the system automatically adjusts
the frame rate, resolution, etc. for optimum performance. However, you can still
change the streaming characteristics. Note that you can not assign the recording
task to other video stream.
4. Enable the Activity Adaptive Streaming feature. This feature records the I-frames
only when there are no activities detected. When activities or alarm are triggered,
the camera raises the recording stream to the full frame rate. This feature can
save tremendous ammount of bandwidth.
5. Enable or disable audio recording. Note that audio transmission through HDMI
cable is currently not available.
6. Change the life expectancy of the recording data.
7. You can apply a typical conguration to all cameras using the Apply to all cameras
checkbox.
You can refer to the User Manuals that come with your network cameras for more
discussions of these congurable options.
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Recording Schedule
By default, all video feeds from cameras are recorded at all time. You can modify the recording
task using the schedule tool:
1. Click to select a recording condition's checkbox - 1. Continuous recording
recording
, and 3. Clear (no recording).
, Event
2. Click and drag on the cells on the time table. For example, to stop the recording during a
period of time, select the the Clear checkbox and move the cursor across the time table. The
minimum unit on the table is half an hour.
3. You may also use the scheduler tool on the right to facilitate the process. You can select a
condition checkbox, and then select the All day, Work hour, Off duty, Working day, Weekend
options to apply a time selection.
4. Repeat the process on individual cameras or select the Apply to all checkbox if the schedule
can apply to all cameras.
5. When done with the conguration,
click on the Apply button.
Note that Event-triggered
recording and continuous
recording can not be take place at
the same time.
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3-5-4. Settings - Camera - Media
Stream management
The stream here refers to the recording stream, namely, Stream 1. You can use these
preset conditions to congure the resolution, image quality, frame rate, and the bandwidth
consumption of the recording stream on this window.
Recommended setting
Conguration
Default Medium resolution; full frame rate
High Quality Guaranteed video quality set as Good; full frame rate
Economical Medium to low resolution; frame rate at 5fps
High quality w/
High resolution, Good image quality; frame rate at 5fps
economical
With each recommended conguration applied, the estimated bandwidth consumption
value is immediately calculated and displayed at the lower screen.
Click the Apply button for the conguration change to take effect.
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Video
The Video window allows you to congure all video streams (the no. of stream available can be
different for different models). You can congure the following:
1. Codec: video compression codec in H.264, MPEG-4, or MJPEG. Note that MPEG-4 is not
supported for Liveview.
2. Frame size: video resolution. Note that due to the limited CPU resources, you may not be
able to change the resolution to a very high value, e.g., 5MP in the 1920x1920 resolution.
3. Maximum frame rate: the highest frame rate.
4. Intra frame period: How often an I-frame will be inserted into the video stream.
5. Video quality: You may either select Constant bit rate or Fixed Quality as the dening rules for
video transmission:
Constant bit rate Places a packet size threshold on video frames; This guarantees
the frame rate per second performance, yet image quality can be
compromised if bandwidth is not sufcient in your network environment.
Fixed Quality Guaranteed video quality, and to ensure image quality, some frames may
be dropped when bandwidth is not sufcient.
When done with the conguration, click the Apply button.
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Audio
The Audio window allows you to congure all audio codec, sampling rate, and Microphone input
gains. Depending on design of the camera models, some codecs may not be available. Also,
there are cameras that come without embedded mircrophones.
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3-5-5. Settings - Camera - Image
Display
The Display window allows users to tune the image display options:
1. Video name: the video name is displayed on the title bar that is displayed on each
view cell. The screen shot below shows a name as "Speed dome."
2. Video name and timestamp: Default is enabled. If enabled, the video name and time
is displayed on the view cell.
3. Power line frequency: Depending on power line frequency of your country, select
a matching option, NTSC 60Hz or PAL 50Hz, to avoid image ickering due to
unmatched electricity.
4. Video orientation: select these options if the image from camera needs to be vertically
or horizontally ipped.
5. Click Restore to poll for the original settings or click the Apply button to nish the
process.
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Image adjustment
The Image adjustment window allows users to tune the basics about image display
options:
1. Color: Select to display image as color or black and white.
2. Brightness.
3. Saturation.
4. Contrast.
5. Sharpness.
6. High TV line, Gamma curve, low light compensation, etc. The rest of the options
depend on the lens and image sensor type of each individual camera. Therefore,
the options here can vary. For unique options coming with each individual camera,
please refer to their User Manuals for more information.
Click Restore to poll for the original settings or click the Apply button to nish the
process. For features common among cameras, you may select the Apply to all
cameras checkbox.
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3-5-6. Settings - Camera - Motion Detection
Motion Detection
To set up a detection window:
1. Select a camera by a single click.
2. Use the PTZ panel to move to a eld of view where you want to place a detection
window.
3. Click and drag to draw a rectangular detection window.
4. Pull the detection area level up to a preferred position. An object must be larger
than the detection area to trigger an alarm.
5. Select a Sensitivity level using the slide bar.
6. Click the Apply button for the conguration to take effect.
The sample screen shows a connection with a speed dome camera.
If you already congured Preset positions, expand its menu and click on the
presets to move to a position.
1
Detection window
3
2
4
5
6
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3-5-7. Settings - Camera - PTZ settings
To congure PTZ preset positions:
1. Select a PTZ camera by a single click.
2. Use the PTZ panel to move to a eld of view where you want to designate as a
preset position.
3. Click the add button, and enter a name for the position. Press Enter to proceed.
Repeat the conguration to create more positions.
4. Click the Apply button for the conguration to take effect.
Note that the PTZ panel can vary with different PTZ cameras.
1
2
3
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To congure a patrol:
1. Click to enter the Patrol menu. Select a preset position if you want to change its
position on the patrolling order.
2. Click the up and down buttons to change the position on the order, or click the
remove button to disband a position from the order. You can also change the
interval to stay before moving from one position to the next position.
3. You may then click on the Preview patrol button to see if it runs as expected.
4. Click the Apply button for the conguration to take effect.
5. Click on the Back to preset list button to return to the preset window.
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Fisheye camera has its unique options such as the mount types.
Please refer to page 117 or the camera's User Manual for sheye display mode options.
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3-5-8. Settings - Alarm - Alarm
The events reported from individual cameras' digital inputs, digital outputs, and motion detection
can be accommodated in the NVR system's alarm settings. These events will then be reported
or trigger corresponding actions as follows:
1. Reporting events via Email or system buzzer.
2. Triggering video snapshot and text message by the occurrences of events to an FTP site.
3. Triggering the camera(s) for its lens to move to a preset position.
4. Triggering the cameras' digital output.
You can create up to 10 instances of alarm.
Hardware connections to DIs or DOs, e.g., window sensors, should be made separately. The
motion detection conguration can be made in the Camera conguration window.
When an alarm is triggered, a message prompt
will appear on the Liveview or any conguration
window.
Below is a glimpse of alarm sources and alarm actions:
Sources Actions
DI ► Video recording ►video footage
DO Email ►snapshots
Motion detection Buzzer
Network failure FTP ►snapshots
Disk full Camera preset points ►Pan-Tilt-Zoom
Disk failure
PIR Camera DO
Tampering
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To create an alarm,
1. Click on the Add button
.
You can manually enter a name for the current setting. You can enter up to 16 numeric
or alphabetic characters for the name, including symbols such as [0-9][a-z][A-Z][_][ ]. You
can also designate the interval between one alarm and the next triggered alarm to avoid
the situation that the alarms can be too frequently triggered.
Click on the next button
to proceed.
Please note that on a sheye camera's Motion window, you can click and move the corner
marks of a window to change its shape. The Motion window does not have to be a square.
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3. On the Trigger window, select system triggering conditions, or one or more cameras by
selecting their checkboxes. The number of DI or DOs on each camera is automatically
detected and displayed through individual checkboxes. The Motion detection function, if
there are many detection windows congured on a camera, is all triggered by one checkbox.
Note that the triggering sources will be listed even if the camera is currently not connected.
You may also select the "Copy trigger from" menu to borrow the setting you previously
congured.
Click on the next button
to proceed.
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4. On the Action window, you can select the Action type from a drop-down menu. The
conguration details of each action type is discussion below.
4-1. Recording - When an event is triggered, the selected camera will record a video footage of
the length dened by the pre-/post-event setting, to the NVR system.
4-2. Email - The Email action sends an Email to the administrator along with a snapshot of the
event.
To congure Email notication, enter valid Email addresses as the Sender and Recipient
addresses, an Email subject, and the SMTP server address through which the Email will
be delivered. If you need to log in to SMTP server to deliver an Email, enter the User name
and password for access to that account.
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The Email subject and addresses can be composed of 254 characters in numeric or
alphabetic characters including: [0-9][a-z][A-Z][_][ ][-][.][,][@]. You can enter the addresses
of multiple recipients. Use semicolons, (;), to separate the addresses of multiple recipients.
4-3. Buzzer - The buzzer is sounded on the occurrence of the event. The buzzer tones are
categorized into: Critical (1 long, 1 sec interval) Major (1 long 2 shorts, 1 sec interval),
Normal (3 shorts, 2 sec interval), Minor (2 shorts, 2 sec interval), and Notify (2 very shorts)
depending on the importance of an event. Select a Buzzer modulation from the drop-down
list. A long tone has a duration of 1 second, while a short tone 0.5 second. A very short tone
lasts only for 0.1 second.
Select how many times the buzzer tones will be repeated on the occurrence of an event.
If events of different importance are issued at the same time, e.g., one major and one minor
event, system will ignore the minor event and sound the buzzer tone for the major event
only. The buzzer can be sounded either by the Alarm actions or the system events. If Alarm
actions and system service events occur at the time, Alarm actions have the higher priority.
If multiple Alarm actions occur, the currently-sounded events can be depleted by the new
event.
There are conditions that the system will sound the buzzer, and the conditions are not
congurable.
1. Disk failure - missing drives or SMART detected failures.
2. Disk full - the free space is too small for recording tasks.
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4-4. FTP - Snapshots from specied cameras can be uploaded to an FTP site on the
occurrence of an event. Enter the FTP site address in the dotted-decimal notation, e.g.,
159.22.151.20. Enter the login name and password for the user account. You can enter
a directory name you prefer on the FTP site. The server port default is 21, a different
number between 1025 and 65535 can also be assigned.
The snapshot thus delivered has a size of 320x240 pixels.
If authentication is not applied, login will proceed using the [anonymous] account.
The le names of the snapshot jpeg les will look like this:
[MAC]_[DATE]_[TIME]_[CAMERA_INDEX].jpg - If similar les already exist, an
additional index number will be added to the end of le name.
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4-5. Camera DO - A triggered alarm triggers a camera's DO, e.g., an alarm siren.
4-6. Camera pan-tilt-zoom - A PTZ capable camera can move its lens to the preset position
in case of a triggered alarm. For example, a triggered sensor may indicate an area of
interest has been intruded, and a camera's eld of view should be moved to cover that
area. The precondition is that you properly set up preset positions on your PTZ cameras
using a local or a web console.
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4-7. System DO - A triggered alarm can be used to toggle the NVR's digital output, e.g., to
sound an alarm siren.
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5. On the Schedule page, you can select to activate or de-activate alarm triggers throughout a
specic timeline. For example, in some situations you can disable the alarm triggers during
the ofce hours, and choose to enable the triggers only during the off-ofce hours.
6. Click Finish to end the conguration.
7. Repeat the process above to create more alarms according to the needs in your surveillance
deployment.
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3-5-9. Settings - Alarm - Email
This window provides an interface where you can congure the connection to a Mail server. Via
the Mail server, the system can deliver Emails containing system alarm messages to multiple
receivers. A reachable Mail server and Email accounts must be provided before you can apply
the settings.
The conguration options are identical to those found in the Email conguration in Settings -
Alarm window.
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3-5-10. Settings - System - Information
On this window, you can congure the following:
1. Change the system name.
2. Select the UI text language.
3. Congure system time, time zone, and if you are connected to a DNS server where
Auto Daylight Saving time can be applied, you can acquire the associated setting from
a server within your network.
4. Click the Apply button for the conguration to take effect.
Note that if NTP time server conguration (Auto) is preferred, the system will automatically
congure all cameras to be listening to the system, and therefore to the same time server.
IMPORTANT:
Changing system time can produce disruptions to the existing recordings. Turning the current
system time back to a time when video recording was taking place can generate duplicate les.
And those les may not be playable.
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3-5-11. Settings - System - Maintenance
If the need arises for updating system rmware, acquire the update from VIVOTEK's technical
support or download site. Locate the rmware binaries, and click the Import button. The upgrade
should take several minutes to complete. Note that during the upgrade, the recording task will
be interrupted.
On this window, you can perform 4 maintenance tasks:
1. Update rmware - Download rmware and save it to a USB drive in the FAT format, attach
the USB device to the NVR for rmware upgrade.
2. Update device pack - A device pack allows you to import associated congurations and
parameters for new camera models so that these cameras can be integrated into your NVR
conguration. The information in the device pack is related to some tunable parameters.
3. Backup - You can backup your system conguration using the Backup function. Click Backup,
a message window will prompt. Click Save to preserve your system congurations.
Select a location for your backup le, then click Save to complete the process. If you back up
to a USB thumb drive, that thumb drive must be formatted using the FAT format.
Note that the backup action does not involve the following:
1. Recorded videos and database,
2. Alarm records, bookmarks, and bookmarked footages.
4. Restore - If you have a previously-saved prole, you can restore your previous conguration.
Click the Restore button.
A le location window will prompt. Locate the backup le, and click Open. The Restore
process will take several minutes to complete, and system operation will be interrupted during
the process.
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3-5-12. Settings - System - Display
On this page, you can congure the system to consecutively display (rotate) cameras' view cells
on the Liveview window. For example, if you have 8 cameras in 2 2x2 layouts, the rotation can
let you see the live views of all cameras by every few seconds.
You can also enable or disable the Alarm notication.
To enable the rotate function, click on the rotate button on the layout panel.
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3-5-13. Settings - System - UPS
On this page, you can congure the system to gracefully shut down when UPS battery is lower
than a certain level. You may also let it shut down when the estimated sustainable time is
reached.
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3-5-14. Settings - System - Log
System logs are categorized as System, Recording, User, and Error.
To display system logs, select a range of time and click on the Search button.
You can search for past logs in each category window.
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3-5-15. Settings - System - EZConnect service
This window provides access to the EZConnect conguration. Please refer to page 25 for how
to congure system access using the EZConnect functionality.
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3-5-16. Settings - User
The User window allows you to create more users, to change user password, and place
limitations on users' privileges and administration rights. Up to 16 users can be created,
including the default administrator.
1. By default, there are two user groups: Administrator and Regular user.
2. The regular users cannot access the Settings window, meaning that regular users can not
add or remove cameras, make changes to alarm, network, and all other system settings.
When users try to access the Settings window, the login window prohibits regular users to log
in. There is simply no regular user's name on the login window.
3. The administrator users can access all cameras recruited in the conguration; while the
regular users can be congured to have access to some or all cameras.
4. The system blocks out the video feeds from users who are denied of the access to particular
cameras. The alarms and the alarm-triggered recordings from those cameras will also be
inaccessible for unauthorized users.
IMPORTANT:
The default administrator name and password are: admin and admin. It is highly recommended
to change the default password to prevent unauthorized access to the system.
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To create or edit users,
1. Select a User group by unfolding its pull-down menu. Select either an Administrator or
regular user as the user group.
2. Enter the User name and password. The max. number of characters for a user name is
64, with alphabetic and numeric characters including [0-9][a-z][A-Z][_][ ][-][.][,][@]. The
max. number for password is also 64.
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3. If you are creating a regular user with limited access to cameras, deselect the checkboxes by
the cameras to deny the user access.
4. Click Apply to close the conguration window. Repeat the process to create more users.
3-5-17. Settings - Storage
The storage page displays the volume information including physcial position, total capacity,
used and free space, and associated commands such as Format and Delete. Since each
volume contains only 1 hard drive, details information about the hard drive is also displayed on
this page.
You can format an existing storage volume in situations such as when you need to re-deploy the
system elsewhere.
Disk Information:
Model family: The brand name of the HDD manufacturer.
Device model: The disk model name.
Serial number: Serial number assigned to the disk drive.
Firmware version: The version of rmware running on this disk drive.
Last check: The bad block check or S.M.A.R.T. test previously executed on this drive.
Status: S.M.A.R.T. status polled from the disk drive. This is not the results from a manually-
executed S.M.A.R.T. test.
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Attribute: The various attributes can vary from different HDD manufacturers.
Value: Value for the currently selected attribute.
Worst: Worst value acquired for that attribute.
Threshold: A predened threshold or triggering value. The threshold below which the
normalized value will be considered exceeding specications.
Raw value: The detected parameters for that attribute.
Status: The judgement made to deem the current reading as OK or failed.
Verify:
Three types of check disk actions can be initiated through this button.
Bad block check: Performs read/write test to drive sectors to locate bad blocks. This action
may take several hours to complete.
Fast S.M.A.R.T. test: Tests the electronic and mechanical performance and disk read
performance, including those on disk buffer, read head, seek time, and integrity of drive
sectors. The short test is performed on a small section of disk platters, and takes about 2
minutes to complete.
S.M.A.R.T. long test: The long test is more thoroughly and is performed to all drive sectors.
The actual completion time depends on drive sizes and the attributes put to test.
The Check disk functions mentioned above, when performed during active I/Os, can consume
system resources and cause dropped frames with the recording tasks.
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3-5-18. Settings - Network
Bonding mode
Single: Only the NET1(Eth0) port is effective. NET2(Eth1) is not functional.
Dual LAN:
1. The network parameters of two Ethernet ports are independent. You can attach these two
Ethernet ports to different subnets, e.g., one for a network console or as a uplink; the other to a
PoE switch for connecting IP cameras.
2. The major gateway of the system is NET1(Eth0) as the Ethernet port for a network console.
NET2(Eth1) can be used for connecting to a PoE switch and then to IP cameras.
3. Do not connect IP cameras that come with virtual IPs (cameras’ default 169.254.x.x) to
NET1(Eth0). The DRM search will not be able to nd cameras that come without a designated
IP. Also, if a DHCP server is not present in a network NET1 is attached to, you will not able to
nd the NVR using the IW2 utility.
4. In this mode, do not attach NET1(Eth0) and NET2(Eth1) to the same subnet.
Failover: (system default)
1. The two Ehternet ports share the same IP address. NET1(Eth0) is the default main access route
for the system, while the NET2(Eth1) acts as a standby port. They act as a fault-tolerant pair.
2. In this mode, NET1(Eth0) and NET2(Eth1) ports must be attached to the same subnet.
NET1
NET1
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Settings - Network - IP
DHCP: Default is selected, the server obtains an available dynamic IP address assigned by the
DHCP server each time the system is connected to the LAN.
Manual setup: Select this option to manually assign a static IP address to the Network Camera.
Enter the Static IP, Subnet mask, Default router, and Primary DNS provided by your ISP.
Subnet mask: This is used to determine if the destination is in the same subnet. The default value
is “255.255.255.0”.
Default router: This is the gateway used to forward frames to destinations in a different subnet.
Invalid router setting will fail the transmission to destinations in different subnet.
Primary DNS: The primary domain name server that translates hostnames into IP addresses.
Secondary DNS: Secondary domain name server that backups the Primary DNS.
When nished with the network settings, click on the Apply button.
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Settings - DDNS
VIVOTEK provides Safe100.net, as a free DDNS dynamic domain name service for users who
want access from the internet or a domain name service for the NVR. VIVOTEK maintains a
database of product MAC addresses for the Safe100.net service, and you can apply one domain
name for each NVR system.
DDNS Enable: Select this checkbox to enable the DDNS setting.
Enter a Host name, Email address, and password twice, and then click Apply to proceed.
Make sure you have internet access.
Click the Register button. The terms of service agreement window is selected from a checkbox at the
bottom. Click
to read the license agreement terms.
The acceptable characters for email address are: [0-9][a-z][A-Z][!][#][$][%][‘][*][+][-][/][=][?]
[^][_][`][{][|][}][~][.]. Two successive periods, [..], are not acceptable. The address filed can
accommodate up to 256 characters.
Use only alphabetic and numeric characters for the password. The maximum number of
characters is 64.
When completed, a conrm message will prompt. You will also receive a conrm Email. You
can now access your NVR system using the xxxx.safe100.net domain name address. Note
that access from the Internet should be routed to the private IP assigned to your NVR, using
methodologies such as port forwarding, etc.
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Settings - Service
By default, the NVR service and video streaming are accessed via HTTP port 80 and RTSP port
554. You can designate a different port number if the need arises. Usually it is not necessary to
change these ports. HTTPS encrypted connection is enabled by default.
Instead of a web console, you can also access the NVR and the subordinate cameras using the
iViewer and VIVOTEK's VAST software. The NVR can be managed as one of the sub-stations
in a hierarchical device structure.
Set up a password for access from the VAST server before you can join the NVR to a VAST
conguration. For access from the iViewer, you log in using the same user name and password
for the login to the NVR.
Below is the screen showing the sub-station recruitment process from a VAST server.
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3-6. Information
This window shows the revision number of the rmware running on this machine.
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