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ENR G3 Series System Administrator’s Manual Legal Notice Disclaimer The information contained in this document is intended for general information purposes. ACTi Corporation shall not be liable for errors contained herein or for incidental or consequential damages arising from the furnishing, performance, or use of this manual. The information contained herein is subject to change without notice. The English version of this document is the official one for all purpose.
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ENR G3 Series System Administrator’s Manual About This Manual Target Audience This manual is intended for System Administrators who are responsible for installing and setting up video surveillance system. The reader is expected to know the fundamentals of IP surveillance system integration and to own the administrative privileges to install and configure all the devices. You may also visit ACTi Download Center for updates and documents: http://www.acti.
ENR G3 Series System Administrator’s Manual TABLE OF CONTENTS Legal Notice................................................................................. 2 About This Manual ...................................................................... 4 1 Introduction 9 Product Overview ....................................................................... 9 ENR Server / Client Architecture ............................................ 9 Remote Client PC Requirements .........................................
ENR G3 Series System Administrator’s Manual Optical PTZ .........................................................................................26 Manage Devices ........................................................................ 27 Cameras ................................................................................. 27 Add Cameras ......................................................................................28 Add Cameras Manually .........................................................
ENR G3 Series System Administrator’s Manual Delete Access Control Device ............................................................53 Schedule Recordings ............................................................... 54 Event-Recording File Length ................................................ 55 Set the Recording Schedule ................................................. 55 Set the Event Schedule ......................................................... 56 Event Management ...........................
ENR G3 Series System Administrator’s Manual Enable DHCP Server ..........................................................................76 Enable DDNS Service .........................................................................77 Enable ANS Service ............................................................................78 Enable Network Address Translation (NAT) .......................................79 Power over Ethernet (PoE) .................................................................
ENR G3 Series System Administrator’s Manual Introduction Product Overview ACTi ENR G3 Series (hereafter referred to as ENR) is a compact and reliable multi-channel standalone NVR. It features a stable embedded Linux operating system and capabilities of supporting mega-pixel resolution H.265 or H.264 streaming, an HDMI output for local display, PTZ control, scheduled / event-triggered / event speed-up recording, event management, synchronized playback, time / event-based playback search and video bookmarks.
ENR G3 Series System Administrator’s Manual Remote Client PC Requirements As ENR itself is a self-contained unit, the table below provides basic guidelines only for selecting proper hardware for the remote PC client. If your live view display quality is not satisfactory, please consider computers with more advanced spec as the decoding of multiple channels requires good hardware for smooth performance (*1). PC Spec (*2) CPU Processor Minimum Requirements Intel Core i3-3250 @ 3.
ENR G3 Series System Administrator’s Manual Supported Video Format ENR is designed to conform to output 1080p video streams to HDMI monitors. Up to 16 channels of 3K~4K H.264 / H.265 / MJPEG / MPEG4 video streams can be displayed on both local live screen and live and remote playback screen. With a client computer, you may still acquire full support for displaying these types of video codec – MPEG4, MJPEG, H.264, and H.
ENR G3 Series System Administrator’s Manual Installation The installation procedures may vary depending on your site conditions. The procedures provided in this manual are based on an example consisting of (1) local network, (2) an ENR unit, (3) ACTi network cameras, (4) a POE network switch and (5) necessary peripherals. Prepare the Devices Before starting connecting all the devices together, please read the instructions below to make sure your devices are ready for ENR system.
ENR G3 Series System Administrator’s Manual Hard Disks For video recordings, you should install at least ONE certified 3.5-inch SATA hard disk. Please always use the hard disks ACTi tested to be compatible with ENR. You may find the certified models with ACTi Hard Disk Selector http://www.acti.com/hddselector. 13 www.acti.
ENR G3 Series System Administrator’s Manual Network Connection Architecture When connecting ENR with your network, please make sure you plug the network cable into the right port. LAN Port Default: 192.168.0.10 WAN Port Default: Dynamic /192.168.1.10 LAN Port LAN port is the default camera port for a typical local network. Via this port, the DHCP server built in ENR automatically assigns IP addresses to network cameras once they are connected.
ENR G3 Series System Administrator’s Manual WAN Port WAN port is a typical Ethernet port. You will have to use this port to connect with a different network segment when your system requires (1) the connection with a remote PC client or network cameras, (2) the use of event-triggered e-mail service via an external SMTP server (3) the use of date/time synchronization with external NTP server.
ENR G3 Series System Administrator’s Manual Local Client Operations Log in to / out of ENR By default, an administrator account has already been existing in your system. To log in to ENR for the first time, you will have to key in the password in Login window. Log In A B C A To change UI language,1select the desired language from “Language” dropdown list.
ENR G3 Series System Administrator’s Manual Input Devices The physical input devices (e.g. USB mouse and USB keyboard) are ready to use when you connect them to ENR via USB ports. Onscreen Keyboard The onscreen keyboards allow you to input characters without using a physical one. By clicking in a character field (e.g. Account or Server name) or number field (e.g. IP address or Port), the specific onscreen keyboard will be brought up.
ENR G3 Series System Administrator’s Manual Quick Setup When you login to the ENR for the first time, you need to do the following to complete the initial setup: Step 1: Log in to ENR After the device starts, you will first see ACTi splash screen then system interface. On Login window. Click into the Account and Password fields to enter the default account information - admin / 123456, then click “Login”.
ENR G3 Series System Administrator’s Manual (Not Formatted) (Formatted) Step 3: Add Devices The following devices can be added to the ENR: Cameras, see Cameras on page 27 Point-of-Sale Systems (POS), see Point-of-Sales (POS) System on page 34 Parking Systems, see Parking System on page 37 Network Input/Output (DIO), see Network Input Output Module on page 41 Access Control, see Access Control on page 45 The ENR interface allows users to manage devices and add them into groups or folder
ENR G3 Series System Administrator’s Manual Live Page Overview After logging in, you will enter Live screen. Live screen is the interface where you see the live views from your cameras. It is where most of the security professionals access the surveillance system. A B Live view display area C L D F E H G J K I Description A B C D E F Layout Page Tab: Click a page tab to access a customized view. Double-click on the tab to rename the page tab.
ENR G3 Series System Administrator’s Manual G H I J K Screenshot: Click to capture the snapshot of the current Live view screen and save it on a USB disk. Logout: Click to logout. Power: Click to turn off the power. Layout Grid: Select the preferred view layout grid. System Status: Displays the following system status from left to right – Digital Output (D), Digital Input (DI), total free hard disk space, user account, WAN connection status, LAN connection status, current system time.
ENR G3 Series System Administrator’s Manual Change Channel Position You may place any channel in your desired window, and ENR will remember this arrangement until you change it. Click a device to highlight it. An orange highlight means the device is selected. To deselect a device, click the highlighted item again. Drag a device to any position on the Live View. You may also change the position of a device by dragging it to another position.
ENR G3 Series System Administrator’s Manual Change Layout You can create different layout grid using the Layout Page Tab. Click a new page tab. You can double-click the page tab to rename it. Click the Layout Grid buttons to change the layout. A maximum of of 6x6 grid can be the layout per page. You can also drag a channel to occupy several grids for a bigger view. After dragging the edge of the channel, the sample below now occupies a 2x2 space on the layout.
ENR G3 Series System Administrator’s Manual Manage Device Live View While viewing the device on the Live View screen, there are a number of functions that you can do with your device, such as take a snapshot, use digital the PTZ function, talk to the camera, etc. On the Live View screen, mouse over and right-click on the channel to display the pop-up menu. The items on the pop-up menu vary depending on the device type and capability.
ENR G3 Series System Administrator’s Manual Quick Playback Quick playback allows you to view the playback of a selected channel. By default, the playback timeline will be 10 minutes prior to the time you click on Quick Playback. Click the play button to view the playback. To change the time range of playback, click the date and time on the lower-right corner of the screen and set the date range. Set the date and time to search and check the other items you want to see on the playback, then click OK.
ENR G3 Series System Administrator’s Manual Optical PTZ With PTZ cameras, you may define what area to see and how close to see the view through panning, tilting and zooming the camera lens. Specific areas with preferred pan, tilt, zoom settings can be defined and saved as present points. At the time of writing this documentation, preset points can be configured and saved thru the ENR remote client or the camera’s web configurator.
ENR G3 Series System Administrator’s Manual Manage Devices Cameras ENR user interface also allows you to easily configure, add or delete cameras without the use of another web browser. On Live page, click Add > Add Camera. Available cameras on the network are displayed on the list. A C B E D F 4 No Column A Name B Brand Description The camera models will be listed in alphabet order based on their model names. Camera manufacturer 27 www.acti.
ENR G3 Series System Administrator’s Manual No C D Column Model Address E Channel F Status Description Camera model name Camera IP Address Represents the video stream ID. For example, if a camera is in 4VGA mode, all four streams will be recognized as from four different devices, and so forth to a multi-channel video encoder. Blank: this camera is accessible and not added yet. In Use: this camera/stream has been added to the system. Inaccessible: this camera is inaccessible.
ENR G3 Series System Administrator’s Manual Add Cameras Manually You can add a camera by manually filling the connections properties. For cameras which are not located within the same network segment with the ENR server or to connect the camera through RTSP protocol, you may add it manually. 1. Click “Add Camera Manually”. 2. Fill in the connection properties such as properties Name (name to identify the camera), IP Address, Port, Account username and Password. 2 3 1 3. Click “Add”.
ENR G3 Series System Administrator’s Manual Add Cameras by RTSP You can manually add a camera through RTSP protocol. 1. Click “Add Camera Manually”, then click the RTSP page tab. 2 3 1 2. Fill in the properties, make sure you select the correct URI type and Protocol type. 3. Click “Add” to complete. 30 www.acti.
ENR G3 Series System Administrator’s Manual Delete Cameras Cameras can be deleted one channel at a time. 1. From the camera list on the Live page, click to select the camera you want to delete. The selected camera is highlighted. NOTE: To deselect a camera, click the channel again. 2. Right-click on the mouse button, and click “Delete”. Change Camera Settings After the cameras are added, you may change their properties on the Device Settings page.
ENR G3 Series System Administrator’s Manual Click the page tab to access the corresponding functions like Video Settings, Motion Setup, Event, and Schedule setup. Video Settings Click the Get Settings icon to modify the video format and transmission properties including Account, Password, Protocol, Stream Mode, Channel ID, High Frame Rate Mode, and GPS Positioning. Default Live is defined as the live stream you see on the Live View. Select the video stream to set as the Default Live.
ENR G3 Series System Administrator’s Manual Motion Setup On the Live screen, right-click on the camera and click “Setup”. Then click the “Motion Setup” tab. If this camera is in dual stream mode, only Channel ID 1 (Stream 1) supports motion detection feature. On the Motion Setup window, click “Setup”. 1. To enable one motion region, check “Enable” to enable it. 2. A color frame will appear in the view. You may start setting the detection area by adjusting the yellow frame on the view.
ENR G3 Series System Administrator’s Manual Point-of-Sales (POS) System The ENR user interface also allows you to add point-of-sales (POS) systems and associate a camera view to items purchased. Add POS 1. On the Live page, click Add > Add POS. The Add POS pop-up appears. 1 2 3 2. Input the necessary fields as below: a. Name: Type the desired POS name to identify this device. b. Brand: Select the supported POS brands from the list. c. Select the COM Port to which the POS is connected. d.
ENR G3 Series System Administrator’s Manual Change POS Settings After the devices are added, you may change their properties on the Device Settings page. To access the Device Settings page, right-click on the channel and click Setup. Click the page tab to access the corresponding functions like POS, Event, and Schedule setup. On the POS page, you can modify the configurations previously set when adding a POS system. The GPS Position can also be enabled and configure here.
ENR G3 Series System Administrator’s Manual Set Event Rules On the Live screen, right-click on the camera to display the pop-up menu, then click Setup Event. Once a device is added to the ENR server, the server would provide empty rules with compatible trigger types for you to configure. Avialable POS triggers are the following: VoidItem, DrawerOpenWithoutPayment, DiscoutAndComps, TaxExempt, DeleteEvent, ReopenCheck, Refund, CashInOut.
ENR G3 Series System Administrator’s Manual Parking System The ENR user interface also allows you to add parking management systems. Add Parking System 1. On the Live page, click Add > Add Parking System. The Add Parking System pop-up appears. 1 2 3 2. Input the necessary information: a. Name: Type the desired parking system name to identify this device. b. Brand: Select the parking system brand from the list. c. Model: Select the model name of the device from the list. d.
ENR G3 Series System Administrator’s Manual Change Parking System Settings After a device is added, you may change its properties on the Device Settings page. To access the Device Settings page, right-click on the channel and click Setup. Click the page tab to access the corresponding functions like PMS, Event, and Schedule setup. Modify the configurations on the PMS (Parking Management System) page. Under Basic Configs, you can select the Protocol Mode and Display Mode.
ENR G3 Series System Administrator’s Manual Configure Parking System Event and Schedule Event rules become active or inactive based upon a weekly or specific schedule. By default, the parking system is enabled to record full time with event handling. The event-handling schedule of each network IO is enabled for 24 hours once it is added to the ENR system. To configure the Event Handling Schedule, on the Live screen, right-click on the device to display the pop-up menu, then click Setup.
ENR G3 Series System Administrator’s Manual Delete Parking System Parking systems can be deleted one channel at a time. 1. From the device list on the Live page, click to select the device you want to delete. The selected device is highlighted. NOTE: To deselect a device, click the channel again. 2. Right-click on the mouse button, and click “Delete”. 40 www.acti.
ENR G3 Series System Administrator’s Manual Network Input Output Module The ENR user interface also allows you to add Network Digital Input-Output (DIO) module. Add Network DIO 1. On the Live page, click Add > Add Network DIO. The Add Network DIO pop-up appears. 1 2 3 2. Input the necessary fields as below: a. Name: Type the desired network DIO module name to identify this device. b. IP Address: Type the IP address of the device. c. Port: Type the COM Port to which the device is connected. d.
ENR G3 Series System Administrator’s Manual Change Network DIO Settings After a device is added, you may change its properties on the Device Settings page. To access the Device Settings page, right-click on the device from the left panel and click Setup. Click the page tab to access the corresponding functions like Network IO, Event, and Schedule setup. Modify the configurations on the Network IO page. The parameters may vary depending on the input/output specifications of the network DIO module.
ENR G3 Series System Administrator’s Manual Configure Network IO Event and Schedule Event rules become active or inactive based upon a weekly or specific schedule. By default, the network IO is enabled to record full time with event handling. The event-handling schedule of each network IO is enabled for 24 hours once it is added to the ENR system. To configure the Event Handling Schedule, on the Live screen, right-click on the device to display the pop-up menu, then click Setup. Select the “Schedule” tab.
ENR G3 Series System Administrator’s Manual Delete Network DIO Network DIO devices can be deleted one channel at a time. 1. From the device list on the Live page, click to select the device you want to delete. The selected device is highlighted. NOTE: To deselect a device, click the channel again. 2. Right-click on the mouse button, and click “Delete”. 44 www.acti.
ENR G3 Series System Administrator’s Manual Access Control The ENR user interface also allows you to add access control devices. Add Access Control Device 1. On the Live page, click Add > Add Access Control. The Access Control pop-up appears. 1 2 3 2. Input the necessary fields as below: a. Name: Type the desired POS name to identify this device. b. Brand: Select the access control device brand name. Depending on the device brand, the succeeding fields may vary. c.
ENR G3 Series System Administrator’s Manual Change Access Control Settings After an access control device is added, you may change its properties on the Device Settings page. To access the Device Settings page, right-click on the channel and click Setup. Click the page tab to access the corresponding functions like Access Control, Event, and Schedule, and Door User setup. Available functions vary depending on the device model.
ENR G3 Series System Administrator’s Manual Devices Under Devices, you can define the door and link the camera to the access control device. Select the door from the left panel to show its current settings on the right. To modify any setting, click Modify. Door Number: Type a 3-character door number to identify where the access control device is. Name: Type the name of the door to identify it. Linked Camera: Select the camera to link to the access control device.
ENR G3 Series System Administrator’s Manual Management Manage users and group access on the Management page. To access the page, right-click on the access control device to display the pop-up menu, click Setup > Access Control > Management. Add Groups Click the Group + button to display the pop-up. Type the name of the group and click Add. The new group will be listed on the page. Click the group name to select it.
ENR G3 Series System Administrator’s Manual Allow Door Access to Users You can assign or limit door access to the particular users. Select the user from the Group Member panel, the associated door (configured in Devices on page 47), will be displayed under the Allow Doors panel. Check the box to allow the user to access or uncheck the box to bar the user from this door, then click the Modify button to save the changes.
ENR G3 Series System Administrator’s Manual User From the User page, you can fetch data from the access control device to sync with ENR or add the required information to add a new user. The required fields on this page may vary depending on the functions and capabilities of the access control device. Below is a reference. The following parameters are related to other pages under the device settings: Time Period: You can select the time period wherein the user is granted door access.
ENR G3 Series System Administrator’s Manual Time Period This page allows you to set the scope of time to grant access. This feature is useful if there are different working shifts and access to particular areas are limited to a certain time only. Use the + button on the left panel to add a new Time Period. Or, click the Fetch button to get the time period already configured on the access control device. To configure a time period, select the time period from the left panel, set the days and time of access.
ENR G3 Series System Administrator’s Manual Configure Access Control Event and Schedule Event rules become active or inactive based upon a weekly or specific schedule. By default, the access control is enabled to record full time with event handling. The event-handling schedule of each access control system is enabled for 24 hours once it is added to the ENR system. To configure the Event Handling Schedule, on the Live screen, right-click on the device to display the pop-up menu, then click Setup.
ENR G3 Series System Administrator’s Manual Delete Access Control Device Access Control devices can be deleted one channel at a time. 1. From the device list on the Live page, click to select the device you want to delete. The selected device is highlighted. NOTE: To deselect a device, click the channel again. 2. Right-click on the mouse button, and click “Delete”. 53 www.acti.
ENR G3 Series System Administrator’s Manual Schedule Recordings Unlike the traditional analog surveillance system, the IP surveillance system provides a target-oriented recording schedule for devices; the view of each device can be recorded based on your required time segments and event types. For example, you may have a camera installed on the office ceiling do continuous recording during work hours, and record only upon the triggers (incidents that detected by system) at night.
ENR G3 Series System Administrator’s Manual Event-Recording File Length Before setting the recording schedule, you may define the length of an event recording. To do this, configure the following properties shown as below, which will make an event recording as long as 10+30 second: Field Recycle Days Description ENR always records data into the HDD, when the HDD is full, it then deletes the oldest data by default to save the new recordings.
ENR G3 Series System Administrator’s Manual Field Event Recording Description Only events are recorded, at the video frame rate you define in Camera Settings. NOTE: Function available only on cameras. 2. Click and drag over the “Time Track” to set time period. 3. Click “Save”. Set the Event Schedule The Event Schedule defines when the event handling is activated. To set the event rules, please refer to Set Event Rules on page 58 for Event Rules settings.
ENR G3 Series System Administrator’s Manual Event Management When something happens on the camera site, such as someone walks by, the door opens or a fire breaks out – these are all Events. The event which occurs in the environment and was pre-programmed in the camera serves as Triggers. Triggers cause the device to react with Responses. The link between trigger and response is governed by Event Rules. Each event rule detects one specific trigger and may initiate multiple responses.
ENR G3 Series System Administrator’s Manual Set Event Rules On the Live screen, right-click on the camera to display the pop-up menu, then click Setup Event. Once a device is added to the ENR server, the server would provide empty rules with compatible trigger types for you to configure such as MotionDetected_1, MotionDetected_2, MotionDetected_3, NetworkLoss, Network Recovery, TamperingDetection, and others. Available events vary depending on the camera models or device type.
ENR G3 Series System Administrator’s Manual PTZ For the use with PTZ cameras to make movements toward certain triggers, please configure the preset points thru the remote client or the camera web configurator before you set the event rule. On the PTZ tab, check “Enable” to enable this function. Select which PTZ camera in the ENR server to make the movement, then the preset points and duration time between them. Click “Save” to save the configuration.
ENR G3 Series System Administrator’s Manual Email Enable ENR to send e-mail notifications via SMTP service. Check the “Enable” to enable this function, and fill in the mail recipient’s e-mail address in “To” field, notification title in “Subject” field and mail body in “Body” field, check “Attach a Snapshot” then choose a camera whose snapshot will be attached from the Camera dropdown list. Clik “Save” to save the configuration.
ENR G3 Series System Administrator’s Manual ANS This page allows you to enable or disable the ANS notification server. When enabled, ANS notification server sends notifications to your mobile when an event occur. You must configure the ANS server before using this function, see Enable ANS Service on page 78 for details. ANS Server is a paid service, contact your sales agent for more information. Clear Event Rules On the Event page, check the checkbox of the event you want to clear.
ENR G3 Series System Administrator’s Manual Playback Recording The Playback function of the ENR allows you to search, review, and export the recorded videos. Multiple channels can be played simultaneously and video clips can be exported in either RAW or AVI formats. Playback User Interface Playback display area A F B C Item A Event Type Description The icons indicate the type of event to show on the timeline. Click to enable or disable displaying the event on the timeline.
ENR G3 Series System Administrator’s Manual Playback Video From the Live screen, press the Play orange icon to go to the Playback screen. The icon turns and the timeline appears to indicate it is in Playback mode. Start time of timeline End time of timeline Event Indicator The Live view display area and Playback display area share the same layout. The layout you will see on the Playback display area will be the same Live view layout when you press the Play icon.
ENR G3 Series System Administrator’s Manual Set the calendar to search the date and time, check other properties to like Show Camera Record, Show POS Record, or Show Extended Device Record (as applicable) to include in the search. Click OK to close the window. The timeline will show the selected date and time. To scroll the timeline and go back to the previous 5 hours or advance to the next 5 hours, click or .
ENR G3 Series System Administrator’s Manual System Setup System Device Information To check the firmware version information or Mac address, go to System Setup page System Information. To change the device name, go to System Setup page System System Name. After modifying the System Name, click “Apply” to save the settings. 65 www.acti.
ENR G3 Series System Administrator’s Manual Date & Time ENR provides three methods to synchronize the time setting; you can (1) manually set the date and time, (2) sync with Time Zone or (3) synchronize with NTP server. Go to System Setup System tab click “Date and Time”. Setup Manually In Date & Time section, click the button that shows date and time information on it. On the popped-out calendar, select the correct date and time, then click “OK”.
ENR G3 Series System Administrator’s Manual COM Port Settings The COM Port menu page allows you to manage other devices physically connected through the ENR COM port or connected over the network such as I/O module, etc. 1. Go to System Setup System tab click “COM Port”. 2. To add devices over the network, click “Add”. 3. On the pop-up window, input the IP Address of the device, then select the Virtual COM Port, device Model, and Port Number to assign to the device. 4.
ENR G3 Series System Administrator’s Manual E-mail Settings ENR supports e-mail notification for Event Handling sent through an SMTP server. To enable this service, you will have to configure the SMTP mail settings in advance. For SMTP service, please go to System Setup page System tab Network and make sure the Default Gateway adopts the setting of the LAN connection that has access to the SMTP server. 1. Go to System Setup System tab click “Email”. 2 1 3 4 2.
ENR G3 Series System Administrator’s Manual Field Name Description Authentication Select the authentication method from the list. If you are not sure, select Type “Auto”. Account Input the name of the SMTP server account. The form of account name depends on mail server, e.g. a Hotmail account name is a complete e-mail address, while other mail servers’ are not. Only alphabets, numbers, and the symbols (@), (.), (_), (-) are valid. Password Input the password of the SMTP server account.
ENR G3 Series System Administrator’s Manual System Event The System Event menu page allows you to configure the rules on what the action will be when an event is triggered. 1. Go go System Setup System tab click “System Event”. 2. Double-click the Edit button of an event to configure its response. 3. Configure the event response, see Set Event Rules on page 58 for details. 70 www.acti.
ENR G3 Series System Administrator’s Manual Local DIO The Local DIO page allows you to configure the digital input (DI) and digital output (DO) of the ENR. Field Name Active Level Description Set whether the active device level is high or low. This can be interpreted as On or Off. Stable Time This is the amount of time used by the ENR to filter out false signals which may be caused by power surge.
ENR G3 Series System Administrator’s Manual Local Audio Setup The Local Audio Setup menu page allows you to manage the connected audio input / output devices. 1. Go to System Setup System tab click “Local Audio Port”. 2. Check “Enable” to enable the audio input function. Adjust the volume and select the format as needed. 3. To adjust the audio output volume, select the desired volume level. 4. Click “Save” to save the settings. 72 www.acti.
ENR G3 Series System Administrator’s Manual Network Settings There are two network interface cards in ENR. Either of these cards can be supported by the built-in DHCP server feature, which enables ENR to assign IP addresses to cameras via WAN or LAN port without another DHCP on the router. To access the current settings of the Ethernet ports, go to System Setup page Network tab Information. By default, WAN card is set to Manual mode with a fixed IP address 192.168.0.
ENR G3 Series System Administrator’s Manual Ethernet Settings Go to System Setup page Network tab Ethernet and select the interface card that you wish to set up. After setting up, please click “Save” to save the settings. Connection Status Shows “Activated” when connected to a network. Shows “A network cable is disconnected” when not connected to a network. Field Name Description Choose one connection type for the Ethernet port.
ENR G3 Series System Administrator’s Manual Field Name DNS Setting Description The DNS server that translates domain names to actual IP Primary DNS Server addresses. If the port is in Manual mode, and you will set an SMTP Secondary DNS server for event notification, be sure to set the Primary DNS and Server Secondary DNS. Choose the gateway of the LAN card whose network is to connect Default Gateway with Internet.
ENR G3 Series System Administrator’s Manual Enable DHCP Server You may enable the built-in DHCP server for either WAN or LAN port. Go to System Setup page Network tab click “DHCP Server”: 1. Check “Enable” and select a LAN, this LAN has to be in Manual mode. 2. Set the Beginning IP Address and Ending Address, and click “Save”. ENR will assign IP addresses within this range to the cameras connected to the selected LAN port.
ENR G3 Series System Administrator’s Manual Enable DDNS Service ENR has built-in DDNS update client feature, which saves ENR domain name address information and actively update its IP address to the DDNS provider’s server. 1. Visit the dynamic DNS service provider’s website and register the domain name for your ENR. ENR supports the following service providers: ● DynDNS: http://www.dyndns.com ● NO-IP: http://www.noip.com/ 2. Go to System Setup page Network tab click “DDNS”. 3.
ENR G3 Series System Administrator’s Manual Enable ANS Service ANS Service is used to setup a specialized mobile notification service (for a fee) for project-based requirements. 1. Go to System Setup page Network tab click “ANS”. 2. Check “Enable”, then input the required fields. 3. Click “Save” to save the settings. 78 www.acti.
ENR G3 Series System Administrator’s Manual Enable Network Address Translation (NAT) Enable Network Address Translation (NAT) to allow ENR to assign a public address to a network device. 1. Go to System Setup page Network tab click “NAT”. 2. Click “Scan” to list the devices on the network and assign an address. Or, to manually add a device, click “Add”, then input the required fields. 3. Check “Enable” to enable NAT on a particular device. 4. Click “Save” to save the settings. 79 www.acti.
ENR G3 Series System Administrator’s Manual Power over Ethernet (PoE) This menu page is available only on ENR models with PoE function. PoE page allows users to select the PoE mode and view the power consumption of each connected device. Go to System Setup page Network tab click “PoE”. With “Mode 1”, the total power budget of the device is equally distributed to each PoE port. With “Mode 2”, one or more ports is allotted with its maximum power, e.g. 30W.
ENR G3 Series System Administrator’s Manual Storage Settings ENR keeps the recordings on SATA hard disks installed in it. Whenever recording is taking place, ENR writes data to one of the disks, and switch to the other as the original one is full. Once the available space of the whole system is less than the reserved size, ENR will start deleting the oldest file to make the amount of space allowing each active channel to record for another 10 minutes.
ENR G3 Series System Administrator’s Manual Format Hard Disks Any newly-installed hard disk has to be formatted into ENR file system format. Click “Format” to start formatting a new disk. After formatting, this disk will become ready for recording. During normal operation, DO NOT REMOVE ANY DISK FROM THIS UNIT, or it might cause damage to the disks. You can only remove or install a disk when the device is shut down. Please note that the system will stop recording during the disk formation.
ENR G3 Series System Administrator’s Manual S.M.A.R.T Status Description Solution A number of errors have been FAILED found on this disk. Unable to get the disk UNKNOWN information. Manage Abnormal Disks A disk that is not recognized as “PASSED” by S.M.A.R.T. check may have unexpected failures anytime. However, it will still continue recording until it finally fails. After you disabled the recording on this disk and review important recordings, 1. Turn off the device. 2.
ENR G3 Series System Administrator’s Manual Network Neighborhood Use this page to add a network neighborhood. 1. Go to System Setup click Storage tab click “Network Neighborhood”. 2. Input the Network Neighborhood Path, User Name, and Password. 3. Click “Connect”. NFS Server Use this page to add an NFS server. 1. Go to System Setup click Storage tab click “NFS”. 2. Input the IP address of the NFS server and path directory. 3. Click “Connect”. 84 www.acti.
ENR G3 Series System Administrator’s Manual Controller The Controller page allows you to configure the keyboard and joystick controller. Software Keyboard The software keyboard can be displayed or hidden from the screen. Enabling or disabling the software keyboard does not affect the use of a physical keyboard. 1. Go to System Setup click Controller tab click “Keyboard”. 2. Check “Always show software keyboard” to display the keyboard or uncheck to hide the keyboard.
ENR G3 Series System Administrator’s Manual User Management With the Permission page tab, you can create a group and define its access permission. All users belonging to that group will have the same access permission. By default, “Administrators” have full permission, meaning they have access to the Live screen, Playback and modify the configurations on the System Setup page. Upon receiving the ENR, there is already one administrator account.
ENR G3 Series System Administrator’s Manual 3. Select the new group from the Group panel, then click the boxes under System Permission and Device Permission panels to grant the group the right to access and modify them. 4. Click Save to complete. Add a User 1. On Live screen, go to System Setup click Permission tab User Permission Setup page. 2. Click “Add” to bring up Add New User window. Select the group, enter the Account, this is the account name that will be shown on the User List.
ENR G3 Series System Administrator’s Manual Account and Password Rules 1. Account field allows alphabets, numbers, and symbols except the following: * < > ? | “ \ :. The maximum length of characters is 30. 2. Password field allows alphabets, numbers and symbols. The maximum length of characters is 20. 3. Both the Account and Password fields are case-sensitive. Edit a User You may edit the user name, password and email of an existing user. 1. Select the user on User List. 2.
ENR G3 Series System Administrator’s Manual Maintenance Firmware Upgrade You may check ACTi corporate website for the latest ENR firmware package and download it. Unzip the package and save the *.upg file to the root directory of a USB disk and insert it into ENR USB port. 1. Go to System Setup click Maintenance tab select “Firmware Upgrade”. 2. Select the source disk where you saved the *.upg file. 3. When ENR identifies the file, the “Upgrade” button will be enabled. 4. Click “Upgrade”.
ENR G3 Series System Administrator’s Manual Backup / Restore Settings Making regular system backups is always recommended in case of unexpected disasters or accidents that may damage the ENR server. ENR server can create a backup file of the whole system settings as Backup_[yyyymmdd].nvr file and save it to a connected USB disk within one click.
ENR G3 Series System Administrator’s Manual Restore Before starting restoring the system, make sure you have connected the USB disk with the desired .nvr backup file in it, and the backup file is saved in the root directory. 1. Go to System Setup click Maintenance tab click “Setting Backup / Restore”. 2. All the .nvr file detected from your USB disk root directory will be shown on the File Name dropdown list, select your desired one. 3. Click “Restore” to start restoring the settings.
ENR G3 Series System Administrator’s Manual Factory Default To reset the ENR to its factory default settings, go to System Setup click Maintenance tab click “Factory Default”, then click “Factory Default”. All settings will revert to original default settings. Log The Log page allows you to view the system log and export the file for future reference. 92 www.acti.
