Vivotek NR8201, NR8301 User Manual

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8-CH Viewing & Recording RAID0 & 1 Scalable Storage

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Table of Contents

Overview.......................................................................................................................................................3

Read before use ...................................................................................................................................... 3

Package contents .................................................................................................................................... 3

Revision History ......................................................................................................................................3

Physical description ................................................................................................................................. 4

Installation ....................................................................................................................................................8

Hard Disk installation ............................................................................................................................... 8

Network deployment ................................................................................................................................ 9

Home Page.................................................................................................................................................20

Conguration ..............................................................................................................................................22

Device ...................................................................................................................................................22

Network .................................................................................................................................................27

LAN .......................................................................................................................................................28

Access list .............................................................................................................................................30

DDNS ....................................................................................................................................................31

Security .................................................................................................................................................33

Schedule ...............................................................................................................................................35

Recording Policy ...................................................................................................................................37

Trigger ...................................................................................................................................................40

Layout .................................................................................................................................................... 43

System ..................................................................................................................................................44

Maintenance .......................................................................................................................................... 47

Storage .................................................................................................................................................. 48

Backup ..................................................................................................................................................49

System log ............................................................................................................................................. 50

Joystick .................................................................................................................................................. 51

Monitor........................................................................................................................................................52

User Interface of Monitor Page .............................................................................................................52

Functions of Monitor Page ....................................................................................................................54

History ........................................................................................................................................................57

User Interface of History Page ..............................................................................................................57

Functions of History Page .....................................................................................................................58

Appendix.....................................................................................................................................................63

Technical Specications ........................................................................................................................63

URL Commands for the Network Camera .............................................................................................64

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Overview

VIVOTEK’s NR8201/8301 network video recorder offers an elegant recording solution for VIVOTEK network cameras and performs real-time monitoring and recording simultaneously. It supports up to 4-CH (NR8201) and 8-CH (NR8301) H.264, MJPEG, and MPEG-4 video and provides multiple recording modes including alarm recording, scheduled recording, manual recording and continuous recording. The installation is very simple as the camera is able to be inserted automatically when

it’s plugged in. It also offers a user-friendly interface for the user to congure the network settings

and the camera control. Moreover, the 802.3af compliant PoE (Power-over-Ethernet) is able to reduce the complex of the installation, making NR8201/8301 the cost-effective recording systems.

The user can utilize the NR8201/8301 to record high-denition mega-pixel videos on removable

hard disk(s) with large capacity and a USB interface for data backup. The NR8201 also supports an external hard disk from the eSATA interface, and the NR8301 supports RAID 0 and 1 storage solution. The built-in gateway separates the network camera connection and the data network connection for the prevention of network congestion. Functional four digital inputs and one digital output interfaces is capable of integrating with the security sensors and alarms. The NR8201/8301 are comprehensive network video recorders featuring with multiple functions to provide the best quality and highest performance in network video recording.

Read before use

The use of surveillance devices may be prohibited by law in your country. 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 rst verify that all contents received are complete according to the Package

contents listed below. Take notice of the warnings in Quick Installation Guide before the Network Video Recorder is installed; then carefully read and follow the instructions in the Installation chapter to avoid damages due to faulty assembly and installation. This also ensures the product is used properly as intended.

The Network Video Recorder is a network device and its use should be straightforward for those who have basic network knowledge. It is designed for various applications including audio/video

recording, general security/surveillance, etc. The Conguration chapter suggests ways to best

utilize the Network Video Recorder and ensure proper operations.

Package contents

■ NR8201/8301

■ Rack mount kit

■ Power cord

■ Software CD

■ Warranty card

■ Quick installation guide

Revision History

■ Rev. 1.4: Added notications forbidding the connections from PoE ports to non-PoE devices.

■ Rev. 1.4.1: * Corrected and added supported and unsupported connection diagrams to page 11 and page 28. Revised network conguration details for LAN and WAN ports.

* Corrected the use of reset and power buttons for restoring defaults.

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WAN LAN1 LAN2 LAN3 LAN4 LAN5 LAN6 L AN7 LAN8

Power PoE

Status

HDD

NR8301 Network Video Recorder

WAN LAN1 LAN2 LAN3 L AN4

Power PoE

Status

HDD

NR8201 Network Video Recorder

Physical description

Front panel

■ NR8301

USB Socket

NR8301 Network Video Recorder

■ NR8201 Status Indicator

Power PoE

Status

USB Socket

Connectors

■ NR8301

Status Indicator Removable & Lockable Hard Disk Trays x 2

Power PoE

WAN LAN1 LAN2 LAN3 LAN4 LAN5 L AN6 LAN7 L AN8

Status

HDD

WAN LAN1 LAN2 LAN3 LAN4

HDD

Power Cord Socket

Removable & Lockable Hard Disk Tray

NR8201 Network Video Recorder

Ethernet 10/100 RJ45 Socket x 8 (LAN); Gigabit Ethernet RJ45 Socket x 1 (WAN)

POWER AC IN 100V-240V

Power Button

■ NR8201

POWER AC IN 100V-240V

Power Button

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Power Cord Socket

LAN2

RESET

LAN1

Recessed Reset Button

General I/O Terminal Block

Ethernet 10/100 RJ45 Socket x 4 (LAN) Gigabit Ethernet RJ45 Socket x 1 (WAN)

eSATA Socket

RESET eSATA

Recessed Reset Button

LAN8

LAN6

LAN4

WAN

LAN7

LAN5

LAN3

1 234 5 6 7 8 9 101112

WAN

LAN7LAN5LAN3LAN1

1 234 5 6 7 8 9 101112

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General I/O Terminal Block

This Network Camera provides a general I/O terminal block which is used to connect external

input / output devices. The pin denitions are described below.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

1: Power 2: Relay output COM 3: Relay output N.O. 4: Digital Input 1 5: Digital Input 1 Ground 6: Digital Input 2 7: Digital Input 2 Ground 8: Digital Input 3 9: Digital Input 3 Ground 10: Digital Input 4 11: Digital Input 4 Ground 12: Ground

DI/DO Diagram

Refer to the following illustration for connection method.

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Status LED

The LED indicates the status of the Network Video Recorder.

LED Status Indication

Power

POE

Status

Hard disk Off No HDD attached

WAN On With connection on

LAN (1-8) On With connection

Off Power off

Off Power off Off System not ready Green System ready Blink Green During system boot up and maintenance Orange System failure Blink Orange System warning

Green HDD normal (for 8301, either of the disks) Blink Green Hard disk is recording or initializing (for 8301, either of the disks) Blink Orange HDD warning (for 8301, either of the disks)

Off No connection Blink WAN port activated

Off No connection Blink LAN port activated (1-8)

Power on

Hardware System Requirement

Computer:

■ Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP2 or above

■ Internet Explorer 6.0 or later

Hard disk:

■NR8201: Support 1 x 3.5” SATA I/II HDD, up to 2TB (Supports external eSATA interface)

■NR8301: Support 2 x 3.5” SATA I/II HDD, up to 4TB (Supports RAID0 and RAID1)

Hardware Reset

There is an indented reset button on the back panel of the Network Video Recorder. It is used to reboot the Network Video Recorder or restore the Network Video Recorder to factory default. Sometimes rebooting the Network Video Recorder could set it back to normal state. If the problems still remain after rebooted, restore the Network Video Recorder to factory default and install again.

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Reboot: Press and release the indented reset button. All status LED will extinguish and then

power on again. Wait for the Status LED to blink and then become steady green in normal state.

It takes about 30 seconds to complete the procedure.

Restore:

1. Use a straightened paper clip to press and hold down the reset button.

2. Press the power button for 3 seconds and let go both buttons. Do not press the buttons too long or the system will power down.

The status LED will flash yellow during the reboot process. Wait for the Status LED to blink

and then become steady green in normal state. Note that all settings will be restored to factory

default. It takes about 50 seconds to complete the procedure. The LAN LEDs will also ash to

indicate the system is accessing network cameras.

■ NR8301

NR8301 Network Video Recorder

Power PoE

WAN LAN1 LAN2 LAN3 LAN4 LAN5 LAN6 LAN7 LAN8

Status

HDD

Power PoE

WAN LAN1 LAN2 LAN3 LAN4 LAN5 LAN6 LAN7 LAN8

Status

HDD

Steady green in normal state

■ NR8201

Power PoE

WAN LAN1 LAN2 LAN3 LAN4

Power PoE

Status

HDD

WAN LAN1 LAN2 LAN3 LAN4

Status

HDD

Steady green in normal state

NR8201 Network Video Recorder

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Installation

Hard Disk installation

Before using the Network Video Recorder, please prepare SATA hard disk(s) for recording video.

1. Make sure the power is disconnected.

2. Secure the supplied rack mount ears if you want to install into a rack cabinet.

3. Open the drive tray bezel as shown below and remove the drive tray.

4. Install hard disks to the disk trays by securing it with the supplied four screws.

5. Open the bezel of the drive tray as shown below and insert your hard disk(s) into the disk bays.

6. Use the supplied bezel key to lock the drive trays in place to prevent unauthorized access.

NR8301 Network Video Recorder

Power

PoE

WAN LAN1 LAN2 LAN3 LAN4 LAN5 LAN6 LAN7 LAN8

Status

HDD

NR8301 Network Video Recorder

Power

PoE

WAN LAN1 LAN2 LAN3 LAN4 LAN5 LAN6 L AN7 LAN8

Status

HDD

NR8301 Network Video Recorder

Power

PoE

WAN LAN1 LAN2 LAN3 LAN4 L AN5 L AN6 LAN7 LAN8

Status

HDD

NR8301 Network Video Recorder

Power

PoE

WAN LAN1 LAN2 LAN3 LAN4 LAN5 LAN6 LAN7 LAN8

Status

HDD

NOTE

► Please remember to format the hard disks before starting recording. Please refer to Storage on

page 48.

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Network deployment

Device Connection

1. Connect the supplied power cable from the NR8201/8301 to a power outlet.

2. Press the power button to power up.

3. Connect network cameras to NR8201/8301 LAN ports.

Because NR8201/8301

Ethernet cable transmits both power and data.

4. 4-1. If your local network does not have a DHCP server, you may temporarily connect a PC

to an NVR’s LAN port for initial setup. The NVR comes with a default IP, 192.168.100.1. You

may access the NVR server using this IP, and then manually assign an IP to the NVR WAN

port.

4-2. If your local network has a DHCP server, connect the WAN port to your local network,

and use the IW2 utility to nd the NVR server IP. You may then access the NVR server by entering the discovered IP in the address eld of a web browser.

5. If you have external devices such as sensors and alarms, make connections from general I/O

terminal block.

supports PoE, if the Network Camera is PoE-compliant (802.3af), an

POWER AC IN 100V-240V

Power/MIC

Activity

Network Camera

(w/ or w/o PoE)

LAN8

LAN6

LAN4

LAN

LAN2

WAN

LAN7

LAN5

LAN3

RESET

LAN1

1 234 5 6 7 8 9 101112

LAN/WAN

Cable, DSL

DSL Modem Router

Modem, or router

Internet

Power/MIC

Activity

Power/MIC

Activity

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Install the IW2 Utility

If your network environment is DHCP, you can use VIVOTEK Installation Wizard 2 (IW2) to discover the IP address for the WAN port.

(1) Install “Installation Wizard 2” from the Software Utility directory on the software CD.

(2) The program will conduct an analysis of your network environment. After your network is

analyzed, please click on the “Next” button to continue the program.

(3). The program will search for VIVOTEK network devices on the same LAN. (4). After a brief search, the main install window will prompt. Double-click on the listed NVR

and check if its MAC address matches that printed on the product label. A web browser console will be established.

Installation

Wizard 2

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NR8301

0002D107893F

00-02-D1-07-89-3F 192.168.5.131 NR8301

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Supported & Unsupported Connections

1. You can connect a management PC to the NVR’s WAN port for management and monitoring. All cameras should be connected to the 10/100BaseT “LAN” ports which reside on a different subnet from the WAN port.

IMPORTANT!

Please configure the IP addresses for the “LAN” and “WAN” ports into different class C subnets, e.g., 192.168.100.xxx for LAN and 192.168.4.104 for WAN. Make sure they are not congured into the same subnet.

NVR embedded DHCP server

LAN8

LAN6

LAN4

LAN2

POWER AC IN 100V-240V

LAN3

LAN1

RESET

WAN

LAN7

LAN5

1 234 5 6 7 8 9101112

Private LAN

LAN

Power/MIC

Activity

Power/MIC

Activity

Management

2. A remote PC can access the NVR via an Internet connection to the NVR’s WAN port. All cameras should be connected to the 10/100BaseT “LAN” ports.

NVR embedded DHCP server

LAN8

LAN6

LAN4

LAN2

POWER AC IN 100V-240V

LAN3

LAN1

RESET

WAN

LAN7

LAN5

1 234 5 6 7 8 9 101112

Private LAN

LAN

Router DSL Modem

Internet

Power/MIC

Activity

Power/MIC

Activity

Management

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3. If you use a “LAN” port to connect a management PC and that PC resides on a DHCP-enabled subnet, conguration conicts will occur. Therefore, the “LAN“ ports should always be

used to connect PoE or non-PoE network cameras. The NVR will detect whether a camera is PoE-compliant and will not supply power to a non-PoE camera.

NVR embedded DHCP server

LAN8

LAN6

LAN4

LAN2

POWER AC IN 100V-240V

Power/MIC

Activity

x 7

RESET

Private LAN

LAN5

LAN3

LAN1

Management

WAN

LAN7

LAN

1 234 5 6 7 8 9 101112

Router DSL Modem

Internet

Management

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Getting Started

Please follow the steps below to link your computer to NR8201/8301 for the rst time:

1. Connect your computer to NR8201/8301 (LAN port) using an Ethernet cable.

2. Setup your computer in DHCP mode.

a. Click Start > My Network Places > View network connections. b. Right-click on Local Area Connection, and then click Properties.

c. Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), and then click Properties.

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d. Select "Obtain an IP address automatically" and "Obtain DNS server address automatically"

as below. Then click OK to enable your settings.

3. Then

NR8201/8301

computer.

will serve as a router and automatically assign an IP address to your

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Set up NR8201/8301 in LAN

To setup NR8201/8301 for the rst time if your local network does not have a DHCP server,

please connect to one of the NVR's LAN ports (to utilize NVR's onboard DHCP server). Set up your computer's network setting in DHCP mode (see page 13), and then directly enter the default IP for NR8201/8301 (http://192.168.100.1) in the address eld of an IE browser. A web

console with the NVR will be displayed and you can proceed with detailed conguration.

LAN Settings Conguration

Go to Conguration > LAN to verify the settings as below.

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Network Settings Conguration

If you want to access the Network Video Recorder over the Internet, please go to Conguration

> Network to assign a WAN IP address (public IP) for NR8201/8301. There are three ways to get an IP address: Private DHCP (Dynamic IP), Static IP address, and PPPoE (DSL).

Internet connection with private DHCP (dynamic IP)

Choose this connection type to automatically obtain a dynamic IP address assigned by a DHCP

server. Please follow the steps below to verify the settings:

1. Go to Conguration > Network. The Network page provides congurations for the WAN port. Click Get IP address automatically.

2. Click Save to enable the settings.

3. If your computer is in the same domain with the WAN IP address, then you can use VIVOTEK

Installation Wizard 2 (IW2) to search for the Network Video Recorder easily. Please follow the steps below to run IW2:

a. Install the IW2 under the Software Utility directory from the software CD. Double-click the IW2 shortcut on your desktop to launch the program.

Installation

Wizard 2

b. The program will conduct analysis on your network environment. After your network environment is analyzed, please click Next to continue the program.

c. The program will start searching for all VIVOTEK devices in the same LAN.

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d. After searching, the main installer window will pop up. Click on the MAC and model name which match the product label to connect to the Network Video Recorder.

00-02-D1-07-89-3F 192.168.5.131 NR8301

NR8301

0002D107893F

Internet connection with static IP

Choose this connection type if you want to use a static IP for the Network Video Recorder.

Please follow the steps below to change the settings:

1. Go to Conguration > Network. Click Use xed IP address.

2. Enter the static IP, Subnet Mask, Default Router, Primary DNS Server, and Secondary DNS Server

provided by your ISP.

3. Click Save to enable the settings.

4. The MAC address will be shown when selecting xed IP address.

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Internet connection via PPPoE (Point-to-Point over Ethernet)

Choose this connection type if you wish to connect to the Internet via a DSL Line. Please follow

the steps below to setup:

1. Go to Conguration > Network. Click PPPoE.

2. Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP.

3. Enable the Upnp protocol by selecting the Upnp presentation if you require to apply it.

4. Click Save to enable the settings.

5. The IP Address, Subnet Mask, Default Router, Primary DNS Server , MAC address will automatically

show up in the above blanks.

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NOTE

► When attempting link to NR8201/8301 for the rst time with the web browser, a message will pop

up to remind you of installing required plug-in or software rst.

► If you receive a message saying that your Internet Explorer

Active X

components, please enable your Active X® Controls for your browser.

security settings prohibit installing

1. Click Tools > Internet Options > Security > Custom level... on the tool bar of the Internet browser.

2. Look for Download signed ActiveX® controls; select Enable or Prompt. Click OK.

3. Refresh your web browser, and then install the Active X

. Follow the instructions to nish installation.

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Main menu Status panelLanguage

Home Page

Following is the user interface of the home page. It is composed of the following sections.

http://192.168.100.1/

Main menu

There are four buttons for you to click to open the page:

Monitor: Click this button to open the monitoring page. This page is for you to see the live video or playback the recorded data.

History: Click this button to open the History page. This page is for you to search and playback recorded

data in a specic range of time.

Configuration: Click this button to open the Configuration page. This page is for you to configure the settings of the network video recorder. It is suggesting to apply a password for the Network Video

Recorder, so that only the authorized user can congure the settings. Please refer to page 22 for detailed

information.

Logout: Click this button to logout the home page. This button will be enabled if you set up a root password in the Security page. Please refer to page 33 for detailed information.

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