NVR-1204/1209/1216 Network Video Recorder, 4/9/16-Channel System Administrator’s Manual For Version 4.01.
Network Video Recorder Administrator’s Manual Legal Notice Disclaimer The information contained in this document is intended for general information purposes. Digital Data Communications GmbH 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.
Network Video Recorder Administrator’s Manual Regulatory Compliance Information Federal Communications Commission Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
Network Video Recorder 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 http://global.level1.
Network Video Recorder Administrator’s Manual Table of Contents 1 Legal Notice 2 Disclaimer 2 Copyright 2 Regulatory Compliance Information ............................................................ 3 2 About This Manual 4 Target Audience ................................................................................................. 4 Technical Support.............................................................................................. 4 3 Introduction 11 Product Overview .............
Network Video Recorder Administrator’s Manual USB Storage Device .................................................................... 20 Hard Disks ................................................................................... 20 Install the Hard Disks ..................................................................................... 21 NVR-12XX ................................................................................... 21 Network Connection Architecture .....................................
Network Video Recorder Administrator’s Manual Configure PTZ Presets ................................................................ 45 Open PTZ Panel 45 Manipulate PTZ Movements 45 Go to Preset Points 46 Edit PTZ Preset Tour 47 Device Information .......................................................................................... 48 Network Settings.............................................................................................. 49 IP Settings ....................................
Network Video Recorder Administrator’s Manual Upgrade Firmware ........................................................................................... 75 Backup / Restore Settings ............................................................................ 76 Backup ......................................................................................... 76 Restore ........................................................................................ 77 Customize Live Screen Layout ...................
Network Video Recorder Administrator’s Manual Enable DHCP Server 93 Set HTTP Port 94 Enable DDNS Service 94 Set E-mail Notification Service .................................................... 96 Live Screen Event List Setting .................................................... 97 Live Page UI Overview ................................................................................... 98 Set Cameras ....................................................................................................
Network Video Recorder Administrator’s Manual Edit / Delete a Group ................................................................. 130 Add a User ................................................................................. 131 Account /Password Rules .......................................................... 131 Edit / Delete a User ................................................................... 131 Joystick132 System Log ..........................................................................
Network Video Recorder Administrator’s Manual Introduction Product Overview NVR-12XX Series (hereafter referred to as NVR) 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.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.
Network Video Recorder Administrator’s Manual Remote Client PC Requirements As NVR 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).
Network Video Recorder Administrator’s Manual Supported Video Format As 1080p HDMI monitors have become the most extensive display standard used in various applications, NVR is designed to conform to this standard with its capability of outputting 1080p video stream. Therefore, to reserve as much computing power for NVR unit as possible, up to four-megapixel H.264 video stream can be displayed on local live screen and local playback screen.
Network Video Recorder Administrator’s Manual Get Started What’s in the Box This product package includes the following items: Item Description 1 NVR Server x 1 2 Printed quick installation guide x 1 3 AC power adapter x 1 4 Hard disk screws 5 Adapter converter set x 1 This unit contains three types of adapter plugs – UK type, US type and Europe type. These adapter plugs do not change the voltage, but will only change the shape of adapter to fit your electrical outlet.
Network Video Recorder Administrator’s Manual At A Glance NVR-1204/1209/1216 Front Panel Power Button USB 2.
Network Video Recorder Administrator’s Manual Power Button & Reset Button You can turn on / off the device with Power Button. Turn On the Device Press down the Power Button and release, the Power LED will light up and turn solid blue. Turn Off the Device As this unit is powered on, the Power LED and System LED are both lit, and the Power Button is in pressed state.
Network Video Recorder Administrator’s Manual 1. On Live screen, click Setup Power tab, and click “Shutdown”. 2. The local display screen will turn black, with an information dialogue box showing up. Please observe the System LED on the front panel, when its orange light is off, you may press the Power Button to completely shut down the unit.
Network Video Recorder Administrator’s Manual Reset to Factory Default By resetting this device, all your system settings and system log will return to factory default. It is strongly recommended that you back up previous settings with Backup function and export the system logs before resetting to factory default. 1. To begin, please turn off the device first. 2.
Network Video Recorder 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 NVR unit, (3)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 NVR system.
Network Video Recorder Administrator’s Manual Note Since NVR displays only H.264 stream on local display, any device outputting non-H.264 stream will still be added to NVR system and viewed via the web client interface, while this channel will appear blank on local monitor. Monitor The monitor should supports HDMI port and 1080p full HD resolution display. USB Devices Please use a USB mouse, keyboard or joystick with a cable.
Network Video Recorder Administrator’s Manual Install the Hard Disks This system requires at least one hard disk to store video recordings and firmware image when upgrading system. Please follow the instructions below to install your hard disks in correct order to make sure the physical disk locations accord with the Disk ID shown in NVR server’s Storage Device List. NVR-12XX Step 1 Remove the Case Cover Remove the four front panel screws, and then remove the three back panel screws.
Network Video Recorder Administrator’s Manual Lock Disk SATA-2 using disk screws in this sequence: ABCD Step 3 Install Disk SATA-1 Repeat Step1~Step3 to install Disk SATA-1 to the upper bay. Remember to connect Disk SATA-1 with Disk SATA-1 SATA data cable 1 shown in the illustration in Step 2. Disk SATA-2 Step 4 Install the Case Cover Back Install the case in reverse order of removal step (see Step 2), slide the case cover back until it clicks.
Network Video Recorder Administrator’s Manual Network Connection Architecture When connecting NVR with your network, please make sure you plug the network cable into the right port. NVR-12XX LAN 1 Port (Camera Port) Default: 192.168.0.10 LAN 2 Port (WAN Port) Default: Dynamic /192.168.1.10 LAN 1 Port LAN 1 port is the default camera port for a typical local network. Via this port, the DHCP server built in NVR automatically assigns IP addresses to network cameras once they are connected.
Network Video Recorder Administrator’s Manual Connection Setting Example 1 Below diagram displays an example connection setting using only LAN1 to connect networks cameras. In this setting, NVR altogether with cameras are within the same network segment; in the mean time, there is no need of referencing another DHCP server in this system. LAN 1: 192.168.0.10 192.168.0.101 ~ 192.168.0.104 LAN 2 Port LAN2 port is a typical Ethernet port.
Network Video Recorder Administrator’s Manual Connection Setting Example 2 The diagram below displays an example connection setting using LAN1 + LAN2 to connect networks cameras within different network segments. In this setting, NVR with three cameras are within the same network segment, while there is another camera locating in another network. In addition, this system requires the connection with an external SMTP server and a remote client. LAN2: DHCP client (e.g.172.16.26.
Network Video Recorder Administrator’s Manual Connect the Devices Follow the procedures to connect the devices. These devices are supposed to be connected in the sequence shown below. NVR-1204/1209/1216 5 3 4 1 7 6 2 1. Connect the HDMI monitor. 2. Connect the USB devices. 3. Attach the network cable to LAN1 port. 4. Attach the network cable to LAN2 port. (Optional, required for remote client connection) 5. Plug the power adapter into NVR and electricity outlet. 6.
Network Video Recorder Administrator’s Manual Quick Setup By the first time you log in to NVR, the Setup Wizard with bring you through the initial setup process. By finishing the quick setup, you will enter live screen immediately. Step 1: Log in to NVR On Login window. Click into the Account and Password fields to enter the default account information - admin / 123456, then click “Login”.
Network Video Recorder Administrator’s Manual On HDD Setup Wizard window, select the unformatted disk and click “Format”. Repeat this step to format the other disk, and then click “OK”. As NVR has successfully formatted a hard disk, a message will pop out to notify you.
Network Video Recorder Administrator’s Manual Search Cameras Search Cameras allows you to select desired cameras and streams from multi-streaming devices, including other brand cameras. 1. Input the Account and Password to access the cameras (this user account must be the camera’s root account). 2. Click “Refresh”. 3. Select your desired cameras and click “Submit”. Please note that your clicking order will decide Live View channels arrangement.
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Network Video Recorder Administrator’s Manual Local Client Operation Log in to / out of NVR By default, an administrator account has already been existing in your system. To log in to NVR for the first time, you will have to key in the password in Login window. Log In If you are not logged in yet, click on screen to bring up the Login window. A B C A To change UI language,1select the desired language from “Language” dropdown list.
Network Video Recorder Administrator’s Manual Live Page UI 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 Live view display area B C H D F E G No Description A View List: Lists five views available for customization. Camera List: Lists all the connected cameras and their recording status.
Network Video Recorder 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 NVR 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.
Network Video Recorder Administrator’s Manual Mouse Settings You may adjust the mouse’s cursor speed via the path below: On Live screen, click Setup select System tab click “Mouse”. Onscreen Keyboard Settings To disable the virtual keyboard if a physical one is already in use, on Live screen, click Setup System tab click “Keyboard”. Uncheck the box “Always shows software keyboard”.
Network Video Recorder Administrator’s Manual Set Cameras NVR user interface also allows you to easily configure, add or delete cameras without the use of another web browser. On Live page, click Setup Camera tab. “All Cameras” display all the added cameras, click “Add” to start adding cameras. Note NVR will synchronize with devices upon connecting to them. To make sure the settings on NVR side are prior to those on camera sides, please check “Auto save NVR settings into device upon connection”.
Network Video Recorder Administrator’s Manual A B C V D V Add Cameras Click “Add”. There are four methods you can use to add cameras: (A) Click Auto Add to let NVR add the channels automatically. This is the same quick method provided by Camera Setup Wizard; please refer to Auto Add on page 28 for instructions. (B) Click Search to scan through the available video sources, and select desired cameras to add by yourself.
Network Video Recorder Administrator’s Manual 1. Select a Camera ID from the Camera List on the left, and click “Add Camera Manually”. 1 2 2. Fill in the connection properties such as properties IP Address, Port, Username and Password, and click “Get Camera Settings”.
Network Video Recorder Administrator’s Manual 3. The camera settings will appear. Click “Save” to save it to this camera channel.
Network Video Recorder Administrator’s Manual (D) You can manually add a camera through RTSP protocol without to the camera brand. 1. Select a Camera ID from the Camera List on the left, and click “Add Camera Manually (RTSP)”. 1 2 2. Fill in the properties, make sure you select the correct URI type and Protocol type, and then click “Save”.
Network Video Recorder Administrator’s Manual Copy Camera Settings You may copy an added camera’s settings to another empty channel. In this way, it is easier to manually add more than one camera of the same models. On Camera tab, enter All Camera list, select the cameras you want to dupliacate, and click “Duplicate” The new cameras will be added to the list.
Network Video Recorder Administrator’s Manual Delete Cameras You may delete one channel at a time or delete more all at once. On Camera tab, enter All Camera list, select the cameras you want to delete, and click “Delete” . To deletae multiple cameras at once, you can use the mouse to drage out a selection range and then select “Delete”.
Network Video Recorder Administrator’s Manual Change Camera Settings After the cameras are added, you may change their properties on Camera tab. (A) Video format and transmission properties (B) Video adjustment (C) Motion Detection settings C B V V A V (A) Video Format and Transmission Properties To modify the video format and transmission properties including Channel ID, Resolution, Frame Rate, Protocol, and Bitrate, you will have to click first to sync with the camera first.
Network Video Recorder Administrator’s Manual (B) Fine-tune the Image: Brightness/Contrast/Saturation/Hue Not only clarity but also brightness, contrast, saturation and hue are essential factors to make images closer to real scene. For cameras that support these configurations, you may directly modify them and save via NVR interface. After selecting a camera, click “Video Adjustment” window, the fields available for modification (depends on models) will be enabled.
Network Video Recorder Administrator’s Manual (C) Motion Settings After selecting the camera, click “Motion Detection Settings”. If this camera is in dual stream mode, only Channel ID 1 (Stream 1) supports motion detection feature. On Motion Detection Settings window, check “Enable” then click “Motion Setup”. To enable one motion region, check it, a color frame will appear in the view. You may start setting the detection area by adjusting this yellow frame on the view.
Network Video Recorder Administrator’s Manual Configure PTZ Presets With PTZ cameras, you may define a view by where to look (through panning and tilting) and how close (through zooming) to zoom. Once these views have been saved in NVR as preset points, the device can always point to this view upon the event triggering or user’s command. For local operation, the PTZ-related configurations are done on Live screen.
Network Video Recorder Administrator’s Manual Go to Preset Points You may create/delete/go-to preset points in this mode. Go to a Preset Point Click the tab to enter Preset Points Operation mode, and click a red ID button. 1 2 Create a Presset Point 1. Go to PTZ Operation mode 2. Click the tab , use onscreen buttons to define a view. to enter Preset Points Operation mode. 3. Click 4. Click the desired preset point ID and input the point name in Preset Point Setting box.
Network Video Recorder Administrator’s Manual Edit PTZ Preset Tour Preset Tour is a preconfigured PTZ sequence that directs the camera to cycle through multiple preset points, including where to look and how long to look at each location. With this preset tour, your PTZ device can perform an automatic patrol to scan through your cared areas. Before setting up Preset Tours, please make sure you have set PTZ Preset Points. To start: 1. On PTZ Panel, click and then to enter Tour edit window. 2.
Network Video Recorder Administrator’s Manual Device Information To change the device name, check firmware version information or Mac address, please go to Setup page System tab Network After modifying the System Name, click “Save” to save the settings.
Network Video Recorder Administrator’s Manual Network Settings There are two network interface cards in NVR. Either of these cards can be supported by the built-in DHCP server feature, which enables NVR to assign IP addresses to cameras via LAN1 or LAN2 port without another DHCP on router. Go to Setup page Network tab The current settings of both LANs will be displayed here. By default, LAN1 card is set to Manual mode with a fixed IP address 192.168.0.10, while LAN2 is in DHCP client mode.
Network Video Recorder Administrator’s Manual IP Settings Go to Setup page Network tab click “Network Connection” and select the LAN interface card that you wish to set up. After setting up, please click “Save” on the bottom right to save the settings. LAN Connection Status Shows “Activated” when connected to a network. Shows “Detected Network Cable Disconnection” when not connected to a network Field Name Description Choose one connection type for this LAN port.
Network Video Recorder Administrator’s Manual Subnet Mask Used to define if the destination is in the same subnet. LAN1 default is 255.255.255.0; LAN2 default is Auto. Gateway A valid gateway setting is essential for data transmission between different subnets, such as accessing the DNS service or SMTP server on the Internet. LAN1 default is 192.168.0.254; LAN2 default is Auto. The DNS server that translates domain names to actual IP DNS Setting Primary DNS Server Secondary DNS Server addresses.
Network Video Recorder Administrator’s Manual Enable DHCP Server You may enable the built-in DHCP server for either LAN1 or LAN2 port. Go to 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”. NVR will assign IP addresses within this range to the cameras connected to the selected LAN port.
Network Video Recorder Administrator’s Manual Enable DDNS Service NVR has built-in the DDNS update client feature, which saves NVR 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 NVR. NVR supports the following service providers: ● DynDNS: http://www.dyndns.com ● NO-IP: http://www.noip.com/ 2. Go to Setup page Network tab click “DDNS”. 3.
Network Video Recorder Administrator’s Manual Date & Time NVR 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. On Live screen, click Setup click 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”.
Network Video Recorder Administrator’s Manual E-mail Settings NVR 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 Setup page System tab Network and make sure the Default Gateway adopts the setting of the LAN connection has access to the SMTP server. 1. On Live screen, click Setup Select System tab click “Email”. 1 2 3 4 2.
Network Video Recorder Administrator’s Manual 4. Click “Save” to save these properties. Field Name Sender Email Description Input the sender’s e-mail address, should the same account you set for SMTP server. Server Input the sender’s SMTP server address. Only alphabets, numbers, and the symbols (.), (_), (-) are valid. NVR server supports the SMTP services with SSL protocol. If you wish to use a free webmail SMTP service, you may choose certain webmail providers such as Yahoo (SMTP: smtp.mail.yahoo.
Network Video Recorder Administrator’s Manual Disk Management NVR keeps the recordings on SATA hard disks installed in it. Whenever recording is taking place, NVR 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, NVR will start deleting the oldest file to make the amount of space allowing each active channel to record for another 10 minutes.
Network Video Recorder Administrator’s Manual Format Hard Disks Any newly-installed hard disk has to be formatted into NVR 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.
Network Video Recorder Administrator’s Manual Check Disk Status Hard disk failure often comes after detectable signs and thus can be predicable, thus it is important to detect these signs long before they really cause disk failures. NVR performs S.M.A.R.T. Disk check on 24-hour basis since last check. This technology enables a system to monitor the disk status and anticipate disk failures, helping the system administrator to prevent from unexpected outage and data loss.
Network Video Recorder Administrator’s Manual S.M.A.R.T Status PASSED WARNING FAILED Description Solution This disk is in normal condition. -- Certain error has been found on 1. On “Storage” page, select the this disk. disk and click “Disable” next to A number of errors have been Recordable status to stop the found on this disk. system from saving recording into it. Unable to get the disk UNKNOWN 2. Watch playback and export information. important video / system log.
Network Video Recorder 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.
Network Video Recorder 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 Pre-event Recording Buffer (sec): Description NVR keeps a short cache of video received from devices.
Network Video Recorder Administrator’s Manual on page 65 for Event Rules settings. By default, the event handling is full-time activated; you may disable it during certain time period. 1. Click on the recording mode “No Event Handling”. 2. Click and drag over the “Time Track” to set time period. 3. Click “Save”. Copy Schedule You may copy a camera’s schedule setting to other multiple cameras. This saves much your time on configuring the schedules camera by camera. 1.
Network Video Recorder Administrator’s Manual Event Management When something happens on 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.
Network Video Recorder Administrator’s Manual Set Event Rules On Live screen, click Setup click Event tab select a camera. 1. Once a device is added to NVR server, the server would provide empty rules with compatible trigger types for you to configure such as Motion 1, Motion 2, Motion 3, DI 1, DI 2, Network Loss and Network Recovery. Select the Event Type, then click “Set”. 2.
Network Video Recorder Administrator’s Manual Send Mail Enable NVR 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, then choose a camera whose snapshot will be attached from Attach a Snapshot dropdown list. Clik “OK” to confirm.
Network Video Recorder Administrator’s Manual Beep NVR device can play beep sound upon being triggered by events. On Beep tab, check the “Enable” to enable this function. Input the duration time and prepeat times of the beep. Click “OK” to confirm. Enlarge Live screen will display certain channel view in full screen for a while when the system is triggered. On Enlarge tab, check the “Enable” to enable this function. Select the camera whose live view will be enlarged on Live screen and the duration time.
Network Video Recorder Administrator’s Manual Copy Event Rules You may copy a camera’s event rules to other multiple cameras. This saves much your time on setting up rules one by one. 1. On Event tab, select a source camera from camera list, its rules will be copied to others. 2. Click “Copy” 3. On Copy Event window, select the target cameras. 4. Click “Copy” on Copy Event window.
Network Video Recorder Administrator’s Manual Joystick NVR supports two types of controller for local operations: IP Desktop, manufactured by CH Products Extreme™ 3D Pro, manufactured by Logitech 1. Connect the joystick to this unit. 2. Go to Setup page System tab Joystick. 3. There are 12 buttons available on each controller; you may assign a function selected from dropdown list to any button.
Network Video Recorder Administrator’s Manual System Log NVR records the important system activities and user’s behaviors in System Log. Once the number of logs exceed 3000, NVR will erase the earliest 100 logs. On Live screen, click Setup click Log tab 1. Define the time range: You may choose “All Days” to show all the logs or choose “Day Range” to specify a range. 2. Select Log Types 3. Define other conditions. For example, you can view the logs of all remote clients by selecting “Remote” for Source.
Network Video Recorder Administrator’s Manual Export System Log To export the logs, insert a USB disk into NVR, click “Export” and save the xml file to your local computer. You may view this file on a computer with Notepad or XML Editor.
Network Video Recorder Administrator’s Manual User Group Management In NVR, the access permissions are managed by User Groups. User Groups defines what functions are allowed for a group of users. Different User Groups will have different access rights in terms of permitted operations like monitoring Live screen or execute Playback. For example, an Administrator user is allowed for all the operations in NVR, while a standard normal user may only be permitted to do Live monitoring.
Network Video Recorder Administrator’s Manual 3. Click “Save” to save the group settings. Edit / Delete a Group You may edit an existing group by changing its Name, Description or Permissions or delete it. Once you delete a group, the Users belonging to it will be removed altogether. Select the group on Group List, click “Edit” or Delete”. Add a User By default, the Administrator User already exists, which you may not delete. 1.
Network Video Recorder Administrator’s Manual Edit / Delete a User You may edit an existing user or delete it. Select the user on User List, click “Edit” or Delete”. Please always click “Save” before leaving this page.
Network Video Recorder Administrator’s Manual Upgrade Firmware You may check LeveoOne website for latest NVR 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 NVR USB port. 1. On Live screen, click Setup click Maintenance tab select “Firmware Upgrade”. 2. Click “Browse” , find the target *.upg file and click “Open”. 3. Click “Upgrade”.
Network Video Recorder Administrator’s Manual Backup / Restore Settings Making regular system backups is always recommended in case of unexpected disasters or accidents that may damage NVR server. NVR 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.
Network Video Recorder 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. On Live screen, click 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.
Network Video Recorder Administrator’s Manual Customize Live Screen Layout You may customize the layout style, channel position and patrol behavior. Your arrangement of Live screen layout will be the default view after any local user logs in to NVR. Change Channel Position You may place any channel in your desired window, and NVR will remember this arrangement until you change it. You may move a camera view to any position by dragging it to the target channel.
Network Video Recorder Administrator’s Manual For example, to watch Camera 2,4,6,8 in a quad layout, you should: 1. Select a square grid layout (2x2, 3x3 or 4x4) where you can see all channels. 2. Place Camera 2 into Channel 1, Camera 4 into Channel 2, Camera 6 into Channel 3 ,and Camera 8 into Channel 4. Camera 2 Camera 4 1 Camera 6 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Camera 8 3. Select the 2x2 layout on Live Menu.
Network Video Recorder Administrator’s Manual Execute Sequence Patrol The patrol function will slide-show multiple channels at your defined length of interval. At one time the layout will show as many channels as its maximum display channels. For instance, as Patrol is enable, a 3x3 layout will show channel 1~9, then 10~16 by turns. 1. On Live Menu, click to bring up the Patrol Time Setting window. 2. Input the patrol time 3. Click “OK”, the patrol will start until you click again.
Network Video Recorder Administrator’s Manual Customize System Language NVR user interface supports multiple languages and offers you the flexibility to change the wording . There are over 10 supported UI languages you may choose on Login page. Each language (except for English) is open for customization based on your own needs. This section will describe how to choose or customize language wording for your NVR. To start, you need to connect a USB disk to NVR to export the language file for editing.
Network Video Recorder Administrator’s Manual Edit here 4. After the modification is done, save this file with its original file name and file type onto the USB disk, make sure the text encoding format is UTF-8. 5. Connect the USB disk with NVR, on Language Adjustment page, select the language file from drop-down list below Import Language section, and click “Import”. NVR will pop up a window as the file is successfully imported into NVR server. 6. Log in to NVR again.
Network Video Recorder Administrator’s Manual Remote Client Operation Access NVR Server A remote client refers to any client using a computer over WAN or LAN other than server computer. If you know the IP address and port number of the NVR, you may type in the IP address and port number directly into Internet Explorer. Sample IP will look like this: http://220.228.146.21:1000 or domain name http://NVR.server.com. If the port number is 80, you do not need to append it when typing the address.
Network Video Recorder Administrator’s Manual If your client computer and NVR are both within the same network, find NVR’s IP address via the following two quick methods - UPnP connection or IP Utility. UPnP IP Utility Via UPnP Connection NVR supports UPnP connection. This means that once the device has an IP address, you will be able to find it in the local network in Windows Explorer → Network. Please note that your PC must be in the same subnet with NVR.
Network Video Recorder Administrator’s Manual Via IP Utility IP Utility is a software tool used to find products. Download the latest IP Utility from the link below and install it on your computer. http://level1.com/ Execute this program, and find NVR from the search list, double-click on the IP address to open the client browser.
Network Video Recorder Administrator’s Manual Log In / Out of NVR After you By default, an administrator account has already been existing in your system. To log in to NVR for the first time, you will have to key in the password in Login window. Log In A A B Enter Account & Password ●Account (non case-sensitive): Admin (default) ●Password (case-sensitive): 123456 (default) A To change UI language,1select the desired language from “Language” dropdown list.
Network Video Recorder Administrator’s Manual Accept ActiveX Controls Installation NVR interface requires the add-on ActiveX Control components, please allow ActiveX controls to be downloaded and installed. It is strongly recommended that (1) you add this NVR server into Internet Explorer’s Trusted Sites and (2) turn off Windows Firewall on this client computer.
Network Video Recorder Administrator’s Manual Setup Wizard After logging in, if no camera has been added to NVR system, NVR Setup Wizard will lead you through three essential installation steps in order that you could quickly get camera live view. For video recording, please remember to install hard disks and format them in physical NVR device. You may click the Done bubble to skip to the quick setup procedures last step. And click “Done” to exit Setup Wizard.
Network Video Recorder Administrator’s Manual Setup the System Before adding cameras to the system or starting up the recording and event handling, it is essential to configure certain system-wise settings on Setup page. Set System Name Go to Setup page System tab Information Modify the name of this NVR server and click “Save”. The maximum length is 10 digits of English alphabets. Your NVR’s current firmware version, serial number and MAC address are also shown here.
Network Video Recorder Administrator’s Manual Set Date & Time Go to Setup page System tab Date and Time You may configure other time-related settings here. Change Time Zone Select the time zone where NVR server belongs to. After selecting the time zone, it will change to the corresponding date and time. Change Date and Time It shows the current date and time on the device. Click to bring up the calendar. Input the exact date and time, then click “OK”.
Network Video Recorder Administrator’s Manual Synchronize with Client Computer’s Time Click to synchronize the device time with the time on the computer you are using now, please click this button.
Network Video Recorder Administrator’s Manual Configure Network Settings There are two network interface cards in NVR. Either of these cards can be supported by the built-in DHCP server feature, which enables NVR to assign IP addresses to cameras via LAN1 or LAN2 port without another DHCP on router. By default, LAN1 card uses a fixed IP address 192.168.0.10, while LAN2 is in DHCP client mode. It is suggested that you connect LAN1 to LAN and connect LAN2 to WAN.
Network Video Recorder Administrator’s Manual Please note that any change you make on this page requires the system to restart its service, please wait for a while and reconnect NVR using the new properties. Field Name Description The connection port is used for remote web client to communicate with HTTP Port Default Gateway NVR. Default is 80. Default uses LAN2’s setting. Choose one connection type for this LAN port.
Network Video Recorder Administrator’s Manual Set HTTP Port To change the HTTP port of NVR server, go to Setup page Network tab click “HTTP Port”. Configure the port number and click “Save”. Enable DDNS Service NVR has built-in the DDNS update client feature, which saves NVR 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 NVR.
Network Video Recorder Administrator’s Manual 3. Check “Enable”, select the service provider, and input the Host Name, User Name and Password. 4. Click “Save” to save the settings.
Network Video Recorder Administrator’s Manual Set E-mail Notification Service NVR supports e-mail notification for Event Handling. The e-mails are sent through an SMTP server, the settings of which are configured in this section. Go to Setup page System tab Email. Please fill up all the fields including Account and Password to access the e-mail address you input in “Sender Email”. NVR will send notification e-mail via this SMTP server when an event occurs.
Network Video Recorder Administrator’s Manual After configuring, please click “Save” to save settings, and click “Send Test Mail” to validate this configuration, if this configuration is correct, a test e-mail will be sent to Sender Email, please login your SMTP server to check incoming e-mails. Live Screen Event List Setting The max number of latest events that can be displayed in event panel. Default is 100. You can configure this setting on Setup page System tab Parameter.
Network Video Recorder Administrator’s Manual Live Page UI 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 L M A K Live display area B C D E J F G H I No Description A View List: Lists five View profiles for customization Camera List: Lists all the added cameras and their recording status.
Network Video Recorder Administrator’s Manual J K L M Share Current View to Local Click to start sharing your current view to local screen Screen Switch Switch to the Setup or Playback page by clicking the tags.
Network Video Recorder Administrator’s Manual Set Cameras NVR remote user interface also allows you to easily configure, add or delete cameras without individually opening the cameras’ web configurator. Add Cameras Go to Setup page Camera tab. 1. As there is currently no camera existing in NVR system, click “Add” to starting adding the first one. 2.
Network Video Recorder Administrator’s Manual Search Cameras method will list all the cameras connected to your network. 1. On Search Cameras windows, input the Account and Password to access the cameras, select the manufacturer and click “Search”. After all the connected cameras are found, click the cameras and then “Submit” to add them. 2. Back on the All Cameras list, the selected cameras are already added into NVR system and started their full-time recording service.
Network Video Recorder Administrator’s Manual If the camera is not located within your network segment, you may add it manually. 1. Fill in the connection properties such as properties IP Address, Username and Password, HTTP Port, and click “Get Camera Settings”. 1 2 2. The camera properties including Firmware version and Serial Number will appear below, you may modify other video configurations and then click “Save”. 3 4 3. Click “Save”, the camera’ s live view will appear.
Network Video Recorder Administrator’s Manual Note NVR will synchronize with devices upon connecting to them. To make sure the settings on NVR side are prior to those on camera sides, please check “Auto save NVR settings into device upon connection”. When this function is enabled, every modification you make via Camera’s web configurator will be overwritten by NVR. You may connect a camera via RTSP protocol. Via this mouthed, you can add a video stream from any brand camera.
Network Video Recorder Administrator’s Manual Copy Camera Settings You may copy an added camera’s settings another channel. In this way, it is easier to manually add more than one camera of the same models. 1. On All Cameras list, select an existing channel. 2. Click “Duplicate”, the selected cameras will be duplicated to new channels. In the example shown below, 01 Camera will be copied to a empty channel – 07 camera.
Network Video Recorder Administrator’s Manual Delete Cameras On All Cameras list, select the cameras you wish to delete and click “Delete”. Change Camera Settings After the cameras are added, select a camera on All Cameras list to configure its individual properties.
Network Video Recorder Administrator’s Manual (B) Motion Settings After selecting the camera from All Cameras list, click “Motion Detection”. If this camera is in dual stream mode, only Channel ID 1 (Stream 1) supports motion detection feature. B V On Motion Detection Settings window, check “Enable” then click “Motion Setup”. To enable one motion region, check it, a color frame will appear in the view. You may start setting the detection area by adjusting this yellow frame on the view.
Network Video Recorder Administrator’s Manual Timer(0-300 The interval before the next motion detection can be triggered again. secs) Default is 1 second. The threshold level of this motion detection region. The lower threshold level is, smaller portion of the region would be considered as motions, which is more easily to be triggered, but may give more false alarms.
Network Video Recorder Administrator’s Manual Video Adjustment Attributes Field Name Description Brightness(1-100) Defines how much portion of light and of dark appear in the image. As the value increases, the image appears brighter, and vice versa. Defines the range level between light values and dark values. As the value increases, the separation between light and dark becomes more obvious. Defines the level of the actual color intensity.
Network Video Recorder Administrator’s Manual Configure PTZ Preset Points With PTZ devices, you may define a view by where to look (through panning and tilting) and how close (through zooming) to zoom. Once these views have been saved in NVR as preset points, the device can always point to this view upon the event triggering or user’s command. Go to Setup page Camera tab, select a PTZ camera from All Cameras list, and click Preset Point. 1.
Network Video Recorder Administrator’s Manual 2. 1 3 2 Save to a Preset Point On Preset Point list, select an ID, input the point name and click After a point is saved, click next to its name to go to this point. To delete this point, click Configure PTZ Preset Tour Preset Tour is a preconfigured PTZ sequence that directs the camera to cycle through multiple preset points, including where to look and how long to look at each location.
Network Video Recorder Administrator’s Manual Configure Fisheye Cameras With hemispherical lenses, fisheye cameras generate images at up to 360-degree width, which can cover all four corners of a room or both sides of a long aisle. As the original image captured by wide-angle lens is much distorted, to suit most monitoring purposes, the Dewarping process is required to alter the uneven lines and shapes before the images are displayed.
Network Video Recorder Administrator’s Manual Fisheye Mode Original View Description PTZ Navigation The very raw fisheye view Digital PTZ One large user-defined cropped area Dewarping ePTZ 360-degree panorama view for ceiling mount 180-degree panorama view for wall mount Digital PTZ Panorama Two 180-degree panorama views Double Digital PTZ Panorama 112
Network Video Recorder Administrator’s Manual One panorama view Two small user-defined cropped regions Panorama /Focus ePTZ 1 2 Four small user-defined cropped regions Quad 1 3 2 4 ePTZ After the configuration is done, remember to click “Save” to save the settings. Note 1. Local Live and Playback can only display the original video stream output from a fisheye camera. 2.
Network Video Recorder Administrator’s Manual Set Recording Schedule For the recording schedule, NVR supports Schedule recording, Event recording and Event Speed-up Recording modes, which are set up on a week-based timetable; the event-handling schedule is configured here. On NVR, you can configure camera’s recording schedule on 7 days / 24 hours basis. The schedule is split into segments of one-hour-length.
Network Video Recorder Administrator’s Manual Field Pre-event Recording Buffer (sec): Description NVR keeps a short cache of video received from devices. If an event is triggered, NVR will automatically store the pre-event buffer along with the recording of the event itself. Post-event Recording Buffer (sec): This will determine how long after the event is triggered should be included in the event recording file. Set the Recording Schedule 1. Select a recording type.
Network Video Recorder Administrator’s Manual Set the Event Handling Schedule The Event Schedule defines when the event handling is activated. To set the event rules, please refer to Set Event Rules on page 117. By default, the event handling is full-time activated; you may disable it for a certain period. 1. Click . 2. Drag over the Event Handling Schedule time track to disable the event handling service. 3. Click “Save”. Copy Schedule You may copy a camera’s schedule setting to other multiple cameras.
Network Video Recorder Administrator’s Manual Event Management NVR can react to events occurring on the storage disk and camera site based on the rules you set here. Set Event Rules Go to Setup page Event tab, and select a camera or System to set Event rules. A V B V A V Set System Event rule Whenever any hard disk goes into abnormal status, NVR will trigger a response based on the rule you set. 1. Click “Set” to enter the rule content. 2.
Network Video Recorder Administrator’s Manual B Set Camera Event rule V Whenever any encounter certain events (including detected motions, detected DI triggers, network loss and network recovery) NVR will trigger a response based on the rule you set. 1. Select a camera and then click “Set” of your desired event type.
Network Video Recorder Administrator’s Manual 2. Select your desired response type, set the details and click “OK” to save the rules. To delete a certain response, simply de-select it from the response window, and then click “OK”. 3. After all the rules are set, click “Save” on Event tab to save all settings.
Network Video Recorder Administrator’s Manual Response Types NVR supports the following reaction types: Popup Instant Playback NVR will pop up a small window on Live screen to play the 10-second period ahead of event. You will choose a specific camera whose recording is to be played. Go to Preset For the use of PTZ cameras to make movements toward certain triggers, please configure the preset points (refer to Configure PTZ Preset Points on page 109) before you set the event rule.
Network Video Recorder Administrator’s Manual Send Mail The response enables NVR to send e-mail notifications via SMTP service. Fill in the mail recipient’s e-mail address in “To” field, notification title in “Subject” field and mail body in “Body” field, then choose a camera whose snapshot will be attached from Attach a Snapshot dropdown list. To enable this service, you have to configure the SMTP settings (please refer to Set E-mail Notification Service on page 96) beforehand.
Network Video Recorder Administrator’s Manual Copy Event Rules You may copy a camera’s event rules to other multiple cameras. This saves much your time on setting up rules one by one. On Event tab, click “Copy” Select one camera as the source of schedule, and add other cameras to the “To” field. Click “Copy” to commit changes.
Network Video Recorder Administrator’s Manual Clear Event Rules On Event tab, you may select an event rule under certain camera, and click “Clear” to delete it. To directly clear all event rules set under a certain camera, click “Clear This”. You may also clear all the rules in NVR system by clicking “Clear All”. Please remember to click “Save” after deleting any rule.
Network Video Recorder Administrator’s Manual Disk Management NVR keeps the recordings on SATA hard disks installed in it. Whenever recording is taking place, NVR 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, NVR will start deleting the oldest file to make the amount of space allowing each active channel to record for another 10 minutes.
Network Video Recorder Administrator’s Manual Set Maximum Recording Days NVR can keep recording files for a certain number of days defined by you. Set this rule if you have more concern about how long the recordings are kept, especially when you do not want the old recordings to stay longer in the system than a certain period. By default, this rule is not activated, to modify it, check the box to input a number between 1~999 and click “Apply”.
Network Video Recorder Administrator’s Manual Upgrade Firmware 1. Make sure there is a recordable hard disk installed in NVR or a USB disk with at least 200MB space connected to NVR. 2. Go to Setup page Maintenance tab Firmware Upgrade. Click “Browse”, find the target *.upg file and click “Open”. 3. Click “Upgrade”. During upgrading, the system will stop every other activity including recording and event handling. The system will auto-restart after the upgrading completes.
Network Video Recorder Administrator’s Manual Backup / Restore Settings Making regular system backups is always recommended in case of unexpected disasters or accidents that may damage NVR server. NVR server can create a backup file of the whole system settings as Backup_[yyyymmdd].nvr file and save it to your client computer within one click.
Network Video Recorder 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 Setup page Maintenance tab Settings Backup / Restore. 2. Click “Browse”, find the target *.nvr file and click “Open”. 3. Click “Restore” to start restoring the settings.
Network Video Recorder Administrator’s Manual User Group Management In NVR, the access permissions are managed by User Groups. User Groups defines what functions are allowed for a group of users. Different User Groups will have different access rights in terms of permitted operations like monitoring Live screen or execute Playback. For example, an Administrator user is allowed for all the operations in NVR, while a standard normal user may only be permitted to do Live monitoring.
Network Video Recorder Administrator’s Manual 3. Click “Save” to save the group settings. Edit / Delete a Group You may edit an existing Group or delete it. Select the user on Group List, click “Edit” or Delete”. Please always click “Save” before leaving this page.
Network Video Recorder Administrator’s Manual Add a User By default, the Administrator User already exists, which you may not delete. Go to Setup page User tab. 1. Enter User , click “Add User” to bring up Add New User window, enter the Name and Password, and select its User Group, click “OK” to add it to the User List. Account /Password Rules 1. Account field allows alphabets, numbers, and symbols except the following: * < > ? | “ \ :. The maximum length of characters is 15. 2.
Network Video Recorder Administrator’s Manual Joystick NVR supports two types of controller for remote client operations: IP Desktop, manufactured by CH Products Extreme™ 3D Pro, manufactured by Logitech 1. Connect the joystick to your client computer, and install its driver. 2. Log in to NVR, and go to Setup page Joystick tab. 3. There are 12 buttons available on each controller; you may assign a function selected from dropdown list to any button.
Network Video Recorder Administrator’s Manual System Log NVR records the important system activities and user’s behaviors in System Log. Once the number of logs exceed 3000, NVR will erase the earliest 100 logs. Go to Setup page Log tab. 2 1 1. Define the time range: You may choose “Show All Days” to show all the logs or choose “Select Single Day” then click Date button 2. to define a specific date.
Network Video Recorder Administrator’s Manual Export System Log To export the logs, click “Export” and save the xml file to your local computer. You may view this file with Notepad or XML Editor.
Network Video Recorder Administrator’s Manual Customize Live Screen Layout You may customize the layout style, channel position and patrol behavior. Your arrangement of Live screen layout will be the default view after any local user logs in to NVR. Change Layout (A) To change current view layout, select your desired layout by clicking on a Layout Selection Button. Add Camera Views to Channels (B) To immediately see all the camera views, double-click on “All Channels”.
Network Video Recorder Administrator’s Manual Execute Sequence Patrol The patrol function will slide-show multiple channels at your defined length of interval. At one time the layout will show as many channels as its maximum display channels. For instance, during the patrol, a 3x3 layout will show channel 1~9, and then 10~16. 1. On Live screen, input the duration of each view next to 2. Click . to start the patrol. 3. The patrol will go on until you click it again.
