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Table Of Contents

Chapter 1 Product introduction
- Product overview
Chapter 2 Installation
- Installation environment
- Unpacking the TVN 21 and its accessories
- Back panel
- Wiring the keypad
- RS-485 ports
- RS-232 port
- Monitor connections
- Audio inputs and output
- Brackets
Chapter 3 Getting started
- Turning on and off the NVR
- Using the setup wizard
Chapter 4 Operating instructions
- Controlling the TVN 21
- Using the front panel
- Using the mouse
- Using the IR remote control
- Menu overview
Chapter 5 Live view
- Description of live view
- Video output
- Audio output
- Controlling live view mode
- Multiview format
- Sequencing cameras
- Accessing frequently used commands
- Configuring live view
- General settings
- Configuring time and date
Chapter 6 Controlling a PTZ camera
- Calling up presets, tours and shadow tours
- Setting and calling up presets
- Setting and calling up preset tours
- Setting and calling up a shadow tour
Chapter 7 Playing back a recording
- Overview of the playback window
- Playback pop-up menu
- Instant playback
- All-day playback
- Searching recorded video
- Playing back recordings by time and video type
- Playing back recordings by event
- Creating and playing back bookmarked recordings
- Slideshow of snapshots
- Playing back recordings from the system log
- Playing back frame-by-frame
- Digital zoom in playback
Chapter 8 Archiving recorded files
- Archiving files
- Creating and archiving video clips
- Archiving snapshots
- Managing backup devices
- Playing back archived files on a PC
Chapter 9 Using the web browser
- Windows Vista and 7 users
- Accessing the web browser
- Web browser overview
- Using the web browser to configure the device
- Searching and playing back recorded video
- Searching for event logs
- Dual streaming
- Controlling a PTZ dome camera in the web browser
- Capturing text insertions
- Text overlay
- Using a network storage system
Chapter 10 Recording
- Initializing recording settings
- Using an external recording device
- Defining a recording schedule
- Daily schedules
- Holiday schedules
- Motion detection schedules
- External alarm schedules
- Protecting recorded files
- Configuring redundant recording
- Capturing text insertions
Chapter 11 Alarm settings
- Description of alarm notification types
- Setting up motion detection
- Setting up external alarms
- Triggering or clearing alarm outputs manually
- Setting up system notifications
- Detecting video loss
- Detecting video tampering
Chapter 12 Network settings
- Configuring general network settings
- Configuring an NTP server
- Configuring e-mail
- Configuring SNMP
- Configuring the FTP server
- Configuring a remote alarm host
- Configuring multicast
- Configuring the server and HTTP ports
- Configuring the RTSP service port
- Checking network status
- Exporting network packet data
- Port forwarding
Chapter 13 HDD management
- Initializing HDDs
- Controlling disk space on the HDD
- Setting up HDD groups
- Setting the HDD property
- Checking HDD status
- Configuring HDD alarms
- Managing eSATA
- Checking the S.M.A.R.T. information
Chapter 14 Camera settings
- Adding/removing IP cameras
- Configuring the camera OSD settings
- Setting up privacy masking
- Adjusting video image settings
Chapter 15 NVR management
- Configuring the RS-232 port
- Updating system firmware
- Restoring default settings
- Viewing system information
- Searching system logs for events
Chapter 16 User management
- Adding a new user
- Customizing a user’s access privileges
- Deleting a user
- Modifying a user
- Changing the Admin password
Appendix A Specifications
Appendix B PTZ protocols
Appendix C Port forwarding information
Appendix D KTD-405 keypad
- Supported firmware
- Wiring the keypad
- Setting up the keypad to work with the TVN 21
- Operating the keypad
Appendix E Maximum pre-recording times
Appendix F Supported PTZ commands
Appendix G Default menu settings
Glossary
Index

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External alarm schedules

The NVR can be scheduled to record when an alarm is triggered by an external

alarm device such as a PIR detector or dry contacts. For information on

scheduling external alarms, see “Triggering or clearing alarm outputs manually”

on page 96.

Protecting recorded files

There are two methods to prevent recorded files from being inadvertently

overwritten or deleted off the HDD. We highly recommend that important

recorded events be protected from deletion. Recorded files can either be locked

or the HDD that the files reside on can be set to read only.

Locking and unlocking recorded files

Lock files to protect them against being overwritten or deleted.

To lock or unlock a recorded file:

1. In live view enter the video search screen by pressing the Search button on

the front panel or remote control, and then enter Advanced Search.

— Or —

In live view right-click the mouse to display the pop-up menu and select

Advanced Search.

The Search screen appears.

2. Search for the desired recording by entering the search parameters, which

include the camera number, record type, file type, and start time and end

time.

3. Click Search.