Network Video Recorder User Manual
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Network Video Recorder User Manual Regulatory Information FCC Information Please take attention that changes or modification not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate the equipment. FCC compliance: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules.
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Network Video Recorder User Manual Applicable Model This manual is applicable to the following models.
Network Video Recorder User Manual Series Model DS-7616NI-K2/16P DS-7632NI-K2/16P DS-7708NI-K4 DS-7700NI-K4 DS-7716NI-K4 DS-7732NI-K4 DS-7708NI-K4/8P DS-7700NI-K4/P DS-7716NI-K4/16P DS-7732NI-K4/16P DS-7708NI-Q4 DS-7700NI-Q4 DS-7716NI-Q4 DS-7708NI-Q4/8P DS-7700NI-Q4/16P DS-7716NI-Q4/16P DS-8608NI-Q8 DS-8600NI-Q8 DS-8616NI-Q8 vi
Network Video Recorder User Manual Symbol Conventions The symbols that may be found in this document are defined as follows. Symbol Description Danger Indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, will or could result in death or serious injury. Caution Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in equipment damage, data loss, performance degradation, or unexpected results.
Network Video Recorder User Manual Safety Instruction ● Proper configuration of all passwords and other security settings is the responsibility of the installer and/or end-user. ● In the use of the product, you must be in strict compliance with the electrical safety regulations of the nation and region. ● Firmly connect the plug to the power socket. Do not connect several devices to one power adapter. Power off the device before connecting and disconnecting accessories and peripherals.
Network Video Recorder User Manual Preventive and Cautionary Tips Before connecting and operating your device, please be advised of the following tips: ● The device is designed for indoor use only. Install it in a well-ventilated, dust-free environment without liquids. ● Ensure recorder is properly secured to a rack or shelf. Major shocks or jolts to the recorder as a result of dropping it may cause damage to the sensitive electronics within the recorder.
Network Video Recorder User Manual Contents Chapter 1 Startup ....................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Activate Your Device ............................................................................................................. 1 1.2 Login ....................................................................................................................................... 2 1.2.1 Set Unlock Pattern .................
Network Video Recorder User Manual 5.3 Camera Management .......................................................................................................... 21 5.3.1 Network Camera ...................................................................................................... 21 5.3.2 OSD Settings ............................................................................................................. 24 5.3.3 Smart Event ....................................................................
Network Video Recorder User Manual 6.5 Recording Management ...................................................................................................... 64 6.5.1 Configure Recording Schedule ................................................................................. 64 6.5.2 Configure Recording Parameter .............................................................................. 66 6.5.3 Storage Device .......................................................................................
Network Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 1 Startup 1.1 Activate Your Device For the first-time access, you need to activate the video recorder by setting an admin password. No operation is allowed before activation. You can also activate the video recorder via web browser, SADP or client software. Before You Start Power on your device. Steps 1. Select a language. 2. Click Apply. 3. Input the same password in Password and Confirm Password.
Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 1-1 Activation 1.2 Login 1.2.1 Set Unlock Pattern Admin user can use the unlock pattern to login. You can configure the unlock pattern after the device is activated. Steps 1. Use the mouse to draw a pattern among the 9 dots on the screen. Release the mouse when the pattern is done. Note ● The pattern shall have 4 dots at least. ● Each dot can be connected for once only. 2. Draw the same pattern again to confirm it.
Network Video Recorder User Manual 1.2.2 Log in via Unlock Pattern Steps 1. Right click the mouse on live view interface. Figure 1-3 Draw the Unlock Pattern 2. Draw the pre-defined pattern to unlock to enter the menu operation. Note ● If you have forgotten your pattern, you click Forgot My Pattern or Switch User to log in via password. ● If you have drawn the wrong pattern for more than 5 times, the system will switch to the normal login mode automatically. 1.2.
Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 1-4 Login Interface 2. Input password. 3. Click Login. Note ● When you forget the password of the admin, you can click Forgot Password to reset the password. ● If you enter the wrong password 7 times, the current user account will be locked for 60 seconds.
Network Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 2 Live View 2.1 GUI Introduction ● Click to start/stop auto-switch. The screen will automatically switch to the next one. ● Right click a camera, or click to enter full screen mode. ● Double click a camera to view it in single-screen mode. Double click again to exit single-screen mode. ● Change a camera live view screen by dragging it from its screen to the desired screen. ● Scroll up/down to turn to previous/next screen.
Network Video Recorder User Manual 2.2 PTZ Control 2.2.1 Configure PTZ Parameter You shall configure PTZ parameters before controlling a PTZ camera. Steps 1. Preview a camera in live view and click on shortcut menu. Figure 2-2 PTZ Settings 2. Click . 3. Set the PTZ camera parameters. Note All parameters should be the same as the PTZ camera. 4. Click OK.
Network Video Recorder User Manual 2.2.2 PTZ Control Panel Introduction Table 2-3 PTZ Panel Description Icon Description Direction buttons, and the auto-cycle button. The speed of the PTZ movement. / Zoom -/+. / Focus -/+. / Iris -/+. 2.2.3 Customize Preset Set a preset location where the PTZ camera would point to when an event occurs. Steps 1. Preview a camera in live view and click on shortcut menu. 2. Select a desired preset in preset list. 3.
Network Video Recorder User Manual 3. Click of a desired patrol. 4. Click . 5. Configure key point parameters, such as the key point No., duration of staying for one key point and speed of patrol. The key point is corresponding to the preset. The preset number determines the order at which the PTZ will follow while cycling through the patrol. Duration refers to the time span to stay at the corresponding key point. Speed defines the speed at which the PTZ will move from one key point to the next.
Network Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 3 Playback 3.1 GUI Introduction Go to Playback. Figure 3-1 Playback Table 3-1 Playback Interface Description Button Operation Button Operation 30 s reverse. 30 s forward. Full screen. Start playback. Speed down. Speed up. Speed. Figure 3-2 Timeline ● Position the cursor on the timeline, drag the timeline to position to a certain time. ● Period marked with blue bar contains video. Red bar indicates the video in the period is event video.
Network Video Recorder User Manual 3.2 Normal Playback Play back normal videos. Steps 1. Go to Playback. 2. Select a camera from the camera list. 3. Select a date on the calendar for playback. Note The blue triangle at the calendar date corner indicates there are available videos. For example, means video is available. means no video. 4. Optional: Position the cursor on playback window to show control bar.
Network Video Recorder User Manual ● Ensure your video recorder has enabled Save VCA Data. You can enable it in Configuration → Record → Advanced. Steps 1. Go to Playback. 2. Click Event. 3. Select a camera. Figure 3-4 Event Playback 4. Position the cursor on playback window to show control bar. Table 3-3 Button Description Button Description Button Description Add tag. Zoom in/out playback image. Clip video. Lock/unlock video. Configure detection area. Turn on/off audio. 5.
Network Video Recorder User Manual Set playback speed of videos with smart information. The option is only valid when Do not Play Normal Videos is enabled. Figure 3-5 Play Strategy 3.4 Back up Clip You can clip videos during playback. Video clips can be exported to the backup device (USB flash drive, etc.). Before You Start Connect a backup device to your video recorder. Steps 1. Start playback. Refer to Normal Playback for details. 2. Click . 3. Set the start and end time.
Network Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 4 Search File Steps 1. Go to Search. Figure 4-1 Search 2. Select a search type (video, picture, event, etc.). 3. Set search conditions. 4. Click Search. – Click to play the video. – Click to lock the file. Locked file will not be overwritten. – Select file(s), and click Export to export file(s) to backup device.
Network Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 5 Configuration (Easy Mode) Easy mode contains basic configurations. Go to Configuration, and click Easy Mode. 5.1 System Configuration 5.1.1 General You can configure the output resolution, system time, etc. Steps 1. Go to Configuration → System → General. Figure 5-1 General Settings 2. Configure the parameters as your desire. Wizard The wizard will pop up after the device starts up. Lock Screen Password You need to enter your password if the screen is locked.
Network Video Recorder User Manual Interval (min) Time interval between two time synchronization with NTP server. NTP Server IP address of the NTP server. 3. Click Apply. 5.1.2 User Add User There is a default account: Administrator. The administrator user name is admin. Administrator has the permission to add, delete, and edit user. Guest user only has live view, playback, and log search permission. Steps 1. Go to Configuration → System → User. 2. Click Add and confirm your admin password.
Network Video Recorder User Manual Set Password Resetting Email When you forgot your login pattern and password, the device will send an email contains verification code to your email for password resetting. Steps 1. Go to Configuration → System → User. 2. Click Password Resetting Email. 3. Enter admin password for authorization. 4. Enter an email address. 5. Click OK. Reset Password You can reset your password when you forgot your login pattern and password. Steps 1.
Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 5-3 Exceptions 5. Click Apply. 5.2 Network Configuration 5.2.1 General You shall properly configure the network settings before operating the device over network. Steps 1. Go to Configuration → Network → General. Figure 5-4 Network 2. Set network parameters.
Network Video Recorder User Manual and other network settings from that server. Auto Obtain DNS If DHCP is enabled. You can enable Auto Obtain DNS to automatically obtain Preferred DNS Server and Alternate DNS Server. 3. Click Apply. 5.2.2 Hik-Connect Hik-Connect provides mobile phone application and platform service to access and manage your connected devices, which enables you to get a convenient remote access to the surveillance system. Steps 1. Go to Configuration → Network → Hik-Connect. 2.
Network Video Recorder User Manual Note ● If the device is already bound with an account, you can click Unbind to unbind with the current account. ● You can also use the QR code in at the upper-left corner to download Hik-Connect and bind your device. 8. Click Apply. Result ● If your device is connected with Hik-Connect platform, Connection Status will be Online. ● If your device is bound with a Hik-Connect account, Bind Status will be Yes. What to do next You can access your video recorder via Hik-Connect.
Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 5-6 Email 2. Set email parameters Server Authentication Check it to enable the server authentication feature. User Name The user account of email sender for SMTP server authentication. Password The password of email sender for SMTP server authentication. SSL/TLS (Optional) Enable SSL/TLS if it is required by the SMTP server. Attached Picture (Optional) If events are triggered, it will send images as email attachment. Sender The sender name.
Network Video Recorder User Manual The receiver name. Receiver's Address The receiver's email address. Note For network cameras, the event images are directly sent as the email attachment. One network camera only sends one picture. 3. Optional: Click Test to send a test email. 4. Click Apply. 5.3 Camera Management 5.3.1 Network Camera Add Network Camera by Device Password Add network cameras which the password is the same as your video recorder.
Network Video Recorder User Manual Add Network Camera Manually Before You Start ● Ensure your network camera is on the same network segment with your video recorder. ● Ensure the network connection is valid and correct. ● Ensure the network camera is activated. Steps 1. Go to Configuration → Camera → IP Camera. 2. Click in Added Device List. 3. Set network camera parameters, including IP address, protocol, management port, etc.
Network Video Recorder User Manual Edit Connected Network Camera You can edit the IP address, protocol and other parameters of the added network cameras. Steps 1. Go to Configuration → Camera → IP Camera. 2. Click to edit the selected camera. Channel Port If the connected device is an encoding device with multiple channels, you can select the channel port No. to choose a connecting channel. 3. Click OK. Upgrade Network Camera The Network camera can be remotely upgraded through the device.
Network Video Recorder User Manual 5.3.2 OSD Settings Configure OSD (On-Screen Display) settings for the camera, including date format, camera name, etc. Steps 1. Go to Configuration → Camera → OSD. 2. Select a camera. Figure 5-9 OSD 3. Set parameters as your desire. 4. Drag the text frames on the preview window to adjust the OSD position. 5. Click Apply. 5.3.3 Smart Event Motion Detection Motion detection enables the video recorder to detect the moving objects in the monitored area and trigger alarms.
Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 5-10 Motion Detection 2. Select a camera. 3. Turn on Enable. 4. Set the motion detection area. – Click Draw Area or Clear to draw or clear areas. The first area is set as full screen by default. – Click Full Screen to set the motion detection area as full screen. You can drag on the preview window to draw motion detection areas. 5. Adjust Sensitivity. Sensitivity allows you to calibrate how easily movement could trigger the alarm.
Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 5-11 Line Crossing Detection 2. Select a camera. 3. Turn on Enable. 4. Set line crossing detection rules and detection areas. 1) Set Arming Area. Up to 4 arming areas are selectable. 2) Select Direction as A<->B, A->B, or A<-B. A<->B Only the arrow on the B side shows. An object crossing a configured line in both directions can be detected and trigger alarms. A->B Only an object crossing the configured line from the A side to the B side can be detected.
Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 5-12 Intrusion Detection 2. Select a camera. 3. Turn on Enable. 4. Set detection rules and detection areas. 1) Set Arming Area. Up to 4 arming areas are selectable. 2) Set Sensitivity. The size of the object that can trigger the alarm. The higher the value is, the easier the detection alarm can be triggered. Its range is [1-100]. 3) Optional: Set Target Detection as Human or Vehicle to discard alarms which are not triggered by human body or vehicle.
Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 5-13 Region Entrance Detection 2. Select a camera. 3. Turn on Enable. 4. Set detection rules and detection areas. 1) Set Arming Area. Up to 4 arming areas are selectable. 2) Set Sensitivity. The higher the value is, the easier the detection alarm can be triggered. Its range is [1-100]. 3) Optional: Set Target Detection as Human or Vehicle to discard alarms which are not triggered by human body or vehicle. 4) Click Draw Area to draw a quadrilateral detection region.
Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 5-14 Region Exiting Detection 2. Select a camera. 3. Turn on Enable. 4. Set detection rules and detection areas. 1) Set Arming Area. Up to 4 arming areas are selectable. 2) Set Sensitivity. The higher the value is, the easier the detection alarm can be triggered. Its range is [1-100]. 3) Optional: Set Target Detection as Human or Vehicle to discard alarms which are not triggered by human body or vehicle. 4) Click Draw Area to draw a quadrilateral detection region.
Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 5-15 Set Arming Schedule 3. Click Apply. Configure Alarm Linkage Action Alarm linkage actions will be activated when an alarm or exception occurs. Steps 1. Click Linkage Action. Figure 5-16 Linkage Actions 2. Set normal linkage actions, alarm output linkage actions, trigger channel, etc. Alarm Pop-up Window The local monitor will pop up the alarming channel image when an alarm is triggered. It requires to select the alarming channel(s) in Trigger Channel.
Network Video Recorder User Manual For certain network cameras, you can set the alarm linkage action as audio alarm or light alarm. Note ● Ensure your camera supports audio and light alarm linkage. ● Ensure the audio output and volume are properly configured. ● If you require to set audio and light parameters, please log into the network camera via web browser to configure them. 3. Click Apply. 5.4 Recording Management 5.4.
Network Video Recorder User Manual 6. Click to search the available disks. Figure 5-17 Add NetHDD 7. Select NAS disk from the list, or manually enter the directory in NetHDD Directory. 8. Click OK. The added NetHDD will be displayed in the storage device list. 5.4.2 Configure Recording Schedule Video recorder will automatically start/stop recording according to the configured schedule. Configure Continuous Recording Steps 1. Go to Configuration → Record → Parameter. 2.
Network Video Recorder User Manual 4. Set the continuous main stream/sub-stream recording parameters for the camera. Refer to Configure Recording Parameter for details. 5. Go to Configuration → Record → Schedule. 6. Select recording type as Event. Refer to Edit Schedule for details. Edit Schedule Steps 1. Go to Configuration → Record → Schedule. Figure 5-18 Recording Schedule Continuous Continuous recording. Event Recording is triggered by events. 2. Select a camera in Camera No.. 3. Turn on Enable. 4.
Network Video Recorder User Manual 9 Edit Schedule 1. Click to select schedule type as Continuous or Event. 2. On the table, drag the mouse on the desired period to draw a colored bar. 5. Click Apply. 5.4.3 Configure Recording Parameter Steps 1. Go to Configuration → Record → Parameter. 2. Configure recording parameters. Main Stream Main stream refers to the primary stream that affects data recorded to the hard disk drive and will directly determine your video quality and image size.
Network Video Recorder User Manual columns (width) by the number of pixel-rows (height), e.g.,1024×768. Bitrate The bit rate (in kbit/s or Mbit/s) is often referred to as speed, but actually defines the number of bits/time unit and not distance/time unit. Note Higher resolution, frame rate, and bitrate provide you better video quality, but it also requires more internet bandwidth and uses more storage space on the hard disk drive. 3. Click Apply.
Network Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 6 Configuration (Expert Mode) Go to Configuration, and click Expert Mode at the lower-left corner. 6.1 System Configuration 6.1.1 General Configure Basic Settings You can configure the language, system time, output resolution, mouse pointer speed, lock screen password, etc. Go to Configuration → System → General → Basic Settings, configure the parameters as your desire, and click Apply. Language The default language is English.
Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 6-1 Basic Settings Configure DST Settings DST (Daylight Saving Time) refers to the period of the year when clocks are moved one period ahead. In some areas worldwide, this has the effect of creating more sunlit hours in the evening during months when the weather is the warmest. Go to Configuration → System → General → DST Settings, configure the parameters as your desire, and click Apply.
Network Video Recorder User Manual Device No. The number is required in the connection with remote control, network keyboard, etc. Edit the serial number of video recorder. The Device No. can be set in the range of 1~255, and the default No. is 255. Lock Screen Set timeout time for lock screen. Menu Output Mode Choose output to display local menu. Figure 6-3 More Settings 6.1.
Network Video Recorder User Manual 2. Configure the Live View parameters. Window Division Select the live view window division. Auto Switch Interval The time to dwell in a camera before switching to next camera when auto-switch in live view is enabled. Alarm Pop-up Output Select the output to show alarm video. Alarm Pop-up Delay Set the time to show alarm event image. Audio Turn on/off audio output for the selected video output.
Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 6-5 Channel-Zero 4. Turn on Enable. 5. Configure Frame Rate, Max. Bitrate Mode, and Max. Bitrate. The higher frame rate and bitrate require higher bandwidth requirement. 6. Click Apply. 6.1.3 User Refer to User for details. 6.2 Network Configuration 6.2.1 TCP/IP TCP/IP must be properly configured before you operate video recorder over network. Steps 1. Go to Configuration → Network → General → TCP/IP. 2. Configure network parameters.
Network Video Recorder User Manual Note Working mode is only available for certain models. NIC Type Select NIC type as your desire. DHCP If the DHCP server is available, you can check Enable DHCP to automatically obtain an IP address and other network settings from that server. MTU The maximum transmission unit (MTU) is the size of the largest network layer protocol data unit that can be communicated in a single network transaction. Obtain DNS Automatically If DHCP is checked.
Network Video Recorder User Manual 2. Turn on Enable. 3. Select a DDNS type. 4. Enter parameters including service address, domain name, etc. 5. Click Apply. What to do next You can view DDNS status in Status. 6.2.3 NAT Two ways are provided for port mapping to realize the remote access via the cross-segment network, UPnP™ and manual mapping. Before You Start Enable the UPnP™ function of your router if UPnP™ is required.
Network Video Recorder User Manual devices are configured for the UPnP™ settings under the same router, the value of the port No. for each device should be unique. 4. Set the virtual server of your router, including internal source port, external source port, etc. The virtual server parameters shall be corresponding with your device port. 6.2.4 NTP Your device can connect to a network time protocol (NTP) server to ensure that the system time is accurate. Steps 1.
Network Video Recorder User Manual 239.255.255.255. When adding a device to the CMS software, the multicast address must be the same as that of the device. RTSP Port RTSP (Real Time Streaming Protocol) is a network control protocol designed for use in entertainment and communications systems to control streaming media servers. The port is 554 by default. Output Bandwidth Limit You can check the checkbox to enable output bandwidth limit.
Network Video Recorder User Manual third-party platform can realize functions like live view, playback, two-way audio, PTZ control, etc. Steps Note ISUP function is only available for K series and DS-7600NI-Q series. 1. Go to Configuration → Network → Platform Access. 2. Set Type as ISUP. Figure 6-9 ISUP 3. Turn on Enable. Note Enabling ISUP will disable other platform access. 4. Set the related parameters. Server Address The platform server IP address.
Network Video Recorder User Manual Encryption Password Encryption password is required when using ISUP V5.0 version, it provides more secure communication between the device and platform. Enter it for verification after the device is registered to the ISUP platform. 5. Click Apply to save the settings and restart the device. What to do next You can see the online status (online or offline) after the device is restarted. 6.2.7 Hik-Connect Go to Configuration → Network → Platform Access.
Network Video Recorder User Manual 3. Select a network camera, and click Add to add it. Add Network Camera Manually Add the network cameras to your video recorder. Before You Start ● Ensure your network camera is on the same network segment with your video recorder. ● Ensure the network connection is valid and correct. ● Ensure the network camera is activated. Steps 1. Go to Configuration → Camera → Camera → IP Channel. 2. Click . Figure 6-11 Add IP Camera 3. Enter network camera parameters.
Network Video Recorder User Manual Edit Connected Network Camera You can edit the IP address, protocol and other parameters of the added network cameras. Steps 1. Go to Configuration → Camera → Camera → IP Channel. 2. Click of an added network camera. Channel Port If the connected device is an encoding device with multiple channels, you can choose the channel to connect by selecting the channel port No. in the drop-down list. 3. Click OK.
Network Video Recorder User Manual Add Network Camera Through PoE The PoE interfaces enable the device to transfer electrical power and data to connected PoE cameras. And the PoE interface supports the Plug-and-Play function. Connectable PoE camera number varies with device models. If you disable a PoE interface, you can also use it to connect to an online network camera. Add PoE Camera Steps 1. Go to Configuration → Camera → Camera → PoE Settings. 2.
Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 6-12 Add PoE Camera 3. Click Apply. 4. Connect PoE cameras to your device PoE interfaces with network cables. What to do next The connected PoE camera will be displayed in Configuration → Camera → Camera → IP Channel. You can click its status to view live image. Add Non-PoE Network Camera You can use the PoE channel resource to connect a non-PoE network camera. Steps 1. Go to Configuration → Camera → Camera → IP Channel. 2.
Network Video Recorder User Manual as your desire. Figure 6-13 PoE Binding Configuration Import/Export IP Camera Configuration File The information of added network camera can be generated into an excel file and exported to the local device for backup, including the IP address, port, password of admin, etc. And the exported file can be edited on your computer, like adding or deleting the content, and copy the setting to other devices by importing the excel file to it.
Network Video Recorder User Manual Protocol To connect the network cameras which are not configured with the standard protocols, you can configure the customized protocols for them. The system provides 16 customized protocols. Camera Activation Password Settings Change the default password for activating and adding network camera. 6.3.2 Display Settings Configure the OSD (On-Screen Display), image settings, exposure settings, day/night switch settings, etc. Steps 1. Go to Configuration → Camera → Display.
Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 6-14 OSD 4. Drag the text frames on the preview window to adjust the OSD position. 5. Click Apply. 6.3.3 Privacy Mask You are allowed to configure the privacy mask areas that cannot be viewed or recorded. Steps 1. Go to Configuration → Camera → Privacy Mask. 2. Select Camera. 3. Turn on Enable.
Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 6-15 Privacy Mask 4. Drag to draw an area on the window. The frames of the areas will be marked with different colors. Note Up to 4 privacy mask areas can be configured. The size of each area can be adjusted. 5. Click Apply. 6.4 Event Configuration 6.4.
Network Video Recorder User Manual and trigger alarms. Refer to Motion Detection for details. Video Tampering Trigger alarm when the lens is covered and take alarm response actions. Steps 1. Go to Configuration → Event → Normal Event → Video Tampering. Figure 6-16 Video Tampering 2. Set Camera. 3. Turn on Enable. 4. Adjust Sensitivity as your desire. The higher the value is, the more easily the video tampering can be triggered. 5. Set the arming schedule. Refer to Configure Arming Schedule for details. 6.
Network Video Recorder User Manual Alarm Input Set linkage actions for an external sensor alarm. Steps 1. Go to Configuration → Event → Normal Event → Alarm Input. Figure 6-17 Alarm Input Note Local alarm input: Local alarm input is triggered by the external device that connected to the video recorder's terminal block. 2. Click of a desired alarm input. Figure 6-18 Edit Alarm Input 3. Customize Alarm Name. 4. Set alarm type as N.O (normally open) or N.C (normally closed). 5.
Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 6-19 Alarm Output 2. Click of a desired alarm output. 3. Customize Alarm Name. 4. Select Dwell Time. Figure 6-20 Edit Alarm Output 5. Set Settings as Input to enable the function. 6. Set the arming schedule. Refer to Configure Arming Schedule for details. 7. Click Apply. Exception Exception events can be configured to take the event hint in the live view window and trigger alarm outputs and linkage actions. Steps 1.
Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 6-21 Exceptions 4. Set the arming schedule. Refer to Configure Arming Schedule for details. 5. Click Apply. 6.4.2 Smart Event Line Crossing Detection Line crossing detection detects people, vehicles, and objects crossing a set virtual line. The detection direction can be set as bidirectional, from left to right or from right to left. Steps 1. Go to Configuration → Event → Smart Event → Line Crossing. 2. Set Camera. 3. Turn on Enable. 4.
Network Video Recorder User Manual 3) Optional: Set Target Detection as Human or Vehicle to discard alarms which are not triggered by human body or vehicle. 4) Click Draw Area and draw a quadrilateral in the preview window by specifying four vertexes of the detection region. 6. Set the arming schedule. Refer to Configure Arming Schedule for details. 7. Set the linkage actions. Refer to Configure Alarm Linkage Action for details. 8. Click Apply.
Network Video Recorder User Manual 2. Set Camera. 3. Turn on Enable. 4. Optional: Check Save VCA Picture to save the captured pictures of VCA detection. 5. Set the detection rules and detection areas. 1) Set Arming Area. Up to 4 arming areas are selectable. 2) Adjust Sensitivity. Sensitivity: Range [0-100]. The higher the value is, the more easily the detection alarm can be triggered. 3) Optional: Set Target Detection as Human or Vehicle to discard alarms which are not triggered by human body or vehicle.
Network Video Recorder User Manual Steps 1. Go to Configuration → Event → Smart Event. 2. Select a thermal camera detection event. 3. Set Camera. 4. Set the arming schedule. Refer to Configure Arming Schedule for details. 5. Set the linkage actions. Refer to Configure Alarm Linkage Action for details. 6. Click Apply. 6.4.3 Configure Arming Schedule Steps 1. Click Arming Schedule. 2. Choose one day of a week and set the time segment. Up to eight time periods can be set within each day.
Network Video Recorder User Manual 2. Set the event output and dwell time. Alarm Pop-up Output Select the output to show event video. Alarm Pop-up Delay Set the time in seconds to show alarm event image. If alarms are triggered simultaneously in several channels, their full-screen images will be switched at an interval of 10 seconds (default dwell time). 3. Go to Linkage Action interface of the alarm detection. 4. Select Full Screen Monitoring alarm linkage action. 5.
Network Video Recorder User Manual detected. Steps 1. Go to Configuration → Network → Email. 2. Configure the settings. 3. Go to Linkage Action interface of the alarm detection. 4. Select Send Email as alarm linkage action. Trigger Alarm Output The alarm output can be triggered by the normal and smart events. Steps 1. Go to Linkage Action interface of the alarm input or event detection. 2. Click Trigger Alarm Output. 3. Select the alarm outputs to trigger. 4.
Network Video Recorder User Manual Configure Audio and Light Alarm Linkage For certain network cameras, you can set the alarm linkage action as audio alarm or light alarm. Before You Start ● Ensure your camera supports audio and light alarm linkage. ● Ensure the audio output and volume are properly configured. Steps 1. Click Linkage Action. 2. Select audio or light as your desire. 3. Click Apply.
Network Video Recorder User Manual 6. Select recording type as Event. Edit Schedule Steps 1. Go to Configuration → Record → Schedule. Figure 6-24 Recording Schedule Continuous Continuous recording. Event Recording triggered by all event triggered alarm. 2. Select a camera in Camera No. 3. Turn on Enable. 4. Configure the recording schedule. 1) Click Edit. 2) Select a day to configure in Weekday. 3) To set an all-day recording schedule, check All Day and select schedule Type.
Network Video Recorder User Manual Record Audio Audio will be record to the video file. Pre-Record The time you set to record before the scheduled time or event. For example, when an alarm triggers the recording at 10:00, and if you set the pre-record time as 5 seconds, the camera records at 9:59:55. Post-Record The time you set to record after the event or the scheduled time.
Network Video Recorder User Manual Main stream refers to the primary stream that affects data recorded to the hard disk drive and will directly determine your video quality and image size. Comparing with the substream, the main stream provides a higher quality video with higher resolution and frame rate. Sub-Stream Sub-stream is a second codec that runs alongside the mainstream. It allows you to reduce the outgoing internet bandwidth without sacrificing your direct recording quality.
Network Video Recorder User Manual Add Network Disk You can add the allocated NAS or IP SAN disk to the video recorder, and use it as a network HDD. Up to 8 network disks can be added. Steps 1. Go to Configuration → Record → Storage. 2. Click Add. 3. Set NetHDD. 4. Set Type as NAS or IPSAN. 5. Enter NetHDD IP address. 6. Click to search the available disks. Figure 6-26 Add NetHDD 7. Select NAS disk from the list, or manually enter the directory in NetHDD Directory. 8. Click OK.
Network Video Recorder User Manual 3. Select a group number. 4. Select IP cameras to record on the HDD group. Figure 6-27 Group 5. Click Apply. 6. Restart the video recorder to activate the new storage mode settings. 7. After restart, go to Configuration → Record → Storage. 8. Click of desired HDD to set the group. 9. Select a group number for the current HDD. 10. Click OK. Note Regroup the cameras for HDD if the HDD group number is changed.
Network Video Recorder User Manual Note When the quota capacity is set to 0, all cameras will use the total capacity of HDD for videos and pictures. 5. Click Apply. 6. Restart the video recorder to activate the new settings. 6.5.5 Advanced Settings Steps 1. Go to Configuration → Record → Advanced. 2. Configure the parameters as your desire. Overwrite ● Disable: When the HDD is full, video recorder will stop writing.
Network Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 7 Maintenance 7.1 Restore Default Steps 1. Click at the upper-right corner. 2. Select the restoring type. Simple Restore Restore all parameters, except the network (including IP address, subnet mask, gateway, MTU, NIC working mode, default route, server port, etc.) and user account parameters, to the factory default settings. Factory Defaults Restore all parameters to the factory default settings.
Network Video Recorder User Manual 4. Configure the parameters as your desire. RTSP You can specifically secure the stream data of live view by setting the RTSP authentication. RTSP Authentication Two authentication types are selectable, if you select digest, only the request with digest authentication can access the video stream by the RTSP protocol via the IP address. For security reasons, it is recommended to select digest as the authentication type.
Network Video Recorder User Manual 2. Click near Firmware. 3. Click Local Upgrade. 4. Select a backup device in Device Name. 5. Select the upgrade firmware. 6. Click Upgrade. Your device will reboot automatically. 7.4.2 Online Upgrade Upgrade the device with the latest online firmware. Before You Start Ensure Hik-Connect is enabled and properly configured. Refer to Hik-Connect for details. Steps 1. Click at the upper-right corner. 2. Click . 3. Go to Online Upgrade. 4. Download the latest firmware.
Network Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 8 Alarm When events occur, you can view their details in alarm center. 8.1 Set Event Hint Select the events to hint in alarm center. Steps 1. Click at the upper-right corner. 2. Set Exception, Basic Event, or Smart Event as your desire. Figure 8-1 Alarm Center 3. Click and select events to hint. 4. Click OK. When the selected events occur, the alarm information will be displayed in upper-right corner of local menu). 8.2 View Alarm in Alarm Center Steps 1.
Network Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 9 Web Operation 9.1 Introduction You can get access to the video recorder via web browser. You may use one of the following listed web browsers: Internet Explorer 6.0 to 11.0, Apple Safari, Mozilla Firefox, and Google Chrome. The supported resolutions include 1024×768 and above. 9.2 Login You shall acknowledge that the use of the product with Internet access might be under network security risks.
Network Video Recorder User Manual Note You may have to close the web browser to finish the installation of the plug-in. 9.3 Live View After login, live view interface shows. Figure 9-2 Live View 9.4 Playback Click Playback to enter playback interface.
Network Video Recorder User Manual 9.5 Configuration Click Configuration to enter configuration interface. Figure 9-4 Configuration 9.6 Log Steps 1. Go to Maintenance → System → Maintenance → Log. 2. Set the search conditions. 3. Click Search.
Network Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 10 Appendix 10.1 Glossary Dual-Stream Dual-stream is a technology used to record high resolution video locally while transmitting a lower resolution stream over the network. The two streams are generated by the DVR, with the main stream having a maximum resolution of 1080P and the sub-stream having a maximum resolution of CIF. DVR Acronym for Digital Video Recorder.
Network Video Recorder User Manual Acronym for Network Time Protocol. A protocol designed to synchronize the clocks of computers over a network. NTSC Acronym for National Television System Committee. NTSC is an analog television standard used in such countries as the United States and Japan. Each frame of an NTSC signal contains 525 scan lines at 60Hz. NVR Acronym for Network Video Recorder.
Network Video Recorder User Manual 10.3 Device Command Please scan the QR code below to view the device command document.
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