Network Video Recorder with HDMI NVR-820 / NVR-1620 8/16-Channel Network Video Recorder with HDMI NVR-820 / NVR-1620 1
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Network Video Recorder with HDMI NVR-820 / NVR-1620 Safety This equipment is designed with the utmost care for the safety of those who install and use it. However, special attention must be paid to the dangers of electric shock and static electricity when working with electrical equipment. All guidelines of this and of the computer manufacture must therefore be allowed at all times to ensure the safe use of the equipment. CE Mark Warning This is a Class B product.
Network Video Recorder with HDMI NVR-820 / NVR-1620 Table of Contents Chapter 1. 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Chapter 2. 2.1 2.2 2.2.1 Chapter 3. 3.1 3.2 Chapter 4. 4.1 4.1.1 4.1.2 4.1.3 4.1.4 4.2 4.3 4.3.1 4.3.2 4.3.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.6.1 4.6.2 4.7 4.8 Chapter 5. 5.1 5.2 5.3 Chapter 6. 6.1 Chapter 7. 7.1 7.1.1 7.1.2 7.1.3 7.2 7.3 7.3.1 7.3.2 7.4 7.5 Chapter 8. Product Introduction.............................................................................. 7 Package Contents ............................................
Network Video Recorder with HDMI NVR-820 / NVR-1620 8.1 Adding a Camera ................................................................................ 55 8.1.1 Automatic Search ................................................................................ 55 8.1.2 Adding a Camera Manually ............................................................... 59 8.2 OSD Settings ....................................................................................... 59 8.3 PTZ Setting ..........................
Network Video Recorder with HDMI NVR-820 / NVR-1620 Appendix B: Planet DDNS Application.................................................................119 Appendix C: Configuring Port Forwarding Manually.........................................
Network Video Recorder with HDMI NVR‐820 / NVR‐1620 Chapter 1. Product Introduction 1.1 Package Contents The package should contain the following items: z NVR unit x 1 z User’s Manual CD x 1 z Quick Installation Guide x 1 z RJ-45 Cable x 1 z Power Cord x 1 z HDD Screw Packet x 1 z Mouse x 1 1. If any of the above items are missing, please contact your dealer immediately. 2.
Network Video Recorder with HDMI NVR‐820 / NVR‐1620 automatically search and find the available cameras in the network so it greatly reduces user’s effort when setting up the system. This state-of-the-art and powerful software / hardware in one design is considerable to fit in various network environments. 1.3 Features ¾ Hardware Linux-embedded, highly reliable standalone NVR Supports Gigabit Ethernet port Supports VGA / HDMI dual local display Supports 3.
Network Video Recorder with HDMI NVR‐820 / NVR‐1620 IR Receiver Built-in IR receiver Camera Max. Channels 8-channel IP Cameras Add camera 16-channel IP Cameras Manual / Smart Camera Search / Auto setup Video Compression H.264 / MPEG-4 / M-JPEG Resolution 5MP / 3MP / 1080P / 2MP / SXGA / 720P / FD1 / VGA / CIF / QCIF Max. live video frame rate (Local Display) Max. recording frame rate (Local Display) 240fps@720P30 120fps@1080P30 80fps@3MP Max.
Network Video Recorder with HDMI NVR‐820 / NVR‐1620 Triggers and Event Event type System Events – z System Start / Shutdown z System Settings modified z Camera Settings Modified z Start Recycle z Disk Full Camera Events – z Motion/Sensor Detection Event Action z z z z z z z Display red window on video of event channel Buzzer alarm Disable / enable event action Duration of event action Recording Mail / FTP notification E-Map notification Management Number of Groups 7 (Administrator / Guest / User Defi
Network Video Recorder with HDMI NVR‐820 / NVR‐1620 Chapter 2. Hardware Interface 2.
Network Video Recorder with HDMI NVR‐820 / NVR‐1620 Power Reset Buzzer Stop Buzzer Beep ON OFF Restore default Restart Press and hold for 2 seconds Press and hold for 2 seconds Press and hold for 2 seconds STOP Press and release to stop buzzer right away Status Complete start Initiating restart Initiating shutdown Definitions Press and hold for 5 seconds Beep once (indicating the system is fully started) Beep once (Indicating the restart process has begun) Beep once (Indicating users to release th
Network Video Recorder with HDMI NVR‐820 / NVR‐1620 2. Place the HDD in the tray on the left. Slide it in until it is securely connected with the SATA connector. 3. Secure the HDD with the tool-less screw on the right side and the other screw on the left side, which can be found in the accessory box.
Network Video Recorder with HDMI NVR‐820 / NVR‐1620 4. Place the top case and secure it with the screws on both sides.
Network Video Recorder with HDMI NVR‐820 / NVR‐1620 Chapter 3. Connecting to the NVR There are various ways you can connect to the NVR and below are the suggested methods for different network setups: The NVR is placed in a network with a DHCP server: Connect to the NVR by using “Device Search” Utility. The NVR is placed in a network without DHCP server (or you are connecting to it directly): Access NVR with its default IP (192.168.0.20). 3.
Network Video Recorder with HDMI NVR‐820 / NVR‐1620 Please click “Next” to continue. Please click “Install” to start the installation.
Network Video Recorder with HDMI NVR‐820 / NVR‐1620 Once the installation is complete, please check the “Finish”. Please go to Start => Programs => NVR => Search NVR to run the search tool. Then you will see the utility start searching the network. The NVR should be located and its IP address should be displayed: Double-click on it and the program should automatically access the NVR’s web administration page from your default browser.
Network Video Recorder with HDMI NVR‐820 / NVR‐1620 You may click on the button highlighted below to perform search again. Or double-click on any of the search results to access NVR’s web administration page. 3.2 Accessing NVR with its default IP address The NVR comes with a pre-configured static IP address “192.168.0.20”. However, it is only used when there is no DHCP server presented in the network.
Network Video Recorder with HDMI NVR‐820 / NVR‐1620 • Please make sure you are using Internet Explorer 7 or above. • If you are running Windows Vista or 7, please make sure you are running Internet Explorer with the “administrator” privilege.
Network Video Recorder with HDMI NVR‐820 / NVR‐1620 Chapter 4. Web-based Management This chapter provides setup details of the Internet Camera’s Web-based Interface. 4.1 Main / Live Viewing The main/live view is the first interface displayed once you access to the NVR through the internet browser. It displays the live video of all the cameras added to the NVR and following the pattern chosen by the user. The interface has many functions explained below.
Network Video Recorder with HDMI NVR‐820 / NVR‐1620 4.1.2 User’s Configuration It displays the name of the current user. If you click on the name of the user, the context menu offers the functions below: - Language settings - User setting - Locking the screen - Logout function 4.1.3 Hardware Event Notification In this section, you will receive notifications if a warning sound is triggered or if the hard drive of the NVR fails in recording data. 4.1.
Network Video Recorder with HDMI NVR‐820 / NVR‐1620 If you click on the name of the user, the menu will display as shown below: The camera menu offers the functions below: - Digital Zoom After clicking the digital zoom button, hold the mouse left button and draw a square on the video to specify the zoom in area Once the image is digitally zoomed in, use the mouse scroll button to further zoom on or zoom out the image. Hold and left-click on the image and move the mouse to move the zoomed in video.
Network Video Recorder with HDMI NVR‐820 / NVR‐1620 If the "3 continuous snapshots" option is chosen, the new window will display snapshots and let you view them individually by using the "Prev", "Next" buttons as shown above. - Audio in Turn on/off audio of a live video. - Lens Control If this camera could control focus and Iris, the button of the selection could be active, otherwise it will be highlighted. There are three selections of focus and iris as shown below.
Network Video Recorder with HDMI NVR‐820 / NVR‐1620 - Enhancing Contrast You are able to adjust brightness and contrast of the live video from the camera menu. The default values of two parameters are 50%. User can adjust those values for 0% - 100%. The layout of this bar is 10%. 4.3 List Viewing It displays the list of channels added to the NVR. Each channel represents a camera with its name, the channel number and its currents status.
Network Video Recorder with HDMI NVR‐820 / NVR‐1620 The channel status is defined by 3 colors: - Red: The channel is recording and the live view is available - Blue: The channel is connected and the live view is available - Grey: The camera is disconnected 4.3.1 Pattern View Different patterns of live view can be displayed on the video frame. You can display 1, 4, 9, or 16 cameras at once. Every time you click on an “n” pattern icon, the live video of the next “n” cameras will be displayed.
Network Video Recorder with HDMI NVR‐820 / NVR‐1620 4.4 Saved Viewing This section can display the views that you have already saved. You can choose the views from the list you have created. You are also able to switch between saved views every certain period of time by clicking on the “start sequence function”. If you check the box beside the name of the view, you can edit or delete the view. 4.5 Setting Up Password The default login username and password are admin and admin.
Network Video Recorder with HDMI NVR‐820 / NVR‐1620 4.6 Camera Installation 4.6.1 Adding a Camera -- Automatic Search In “Settings” >> “Channel Configuration”, click the “Search” button to perform the camera search. You should be prompted to install Active Control component in order for the search to function properly.
Network Video Recorder with HDMI NVR‐820 / NVR‐1620 Cameras found should be listed and simply select a camera from the list and press “Configure” Its corresponding information should be displayed in the “Camera Information” section. Enter its username and password and select the channel ID and name the camera. Click on “Detect” to establish connection between the recorder and the camera. If connection establishes successfully, camera’s detailed information should be polled and displayed as shown below.
Network Video Recorder with HDMI NVR‐820 / NVR‐1620 4.6.2 Adding a Camera Manually Simply follow the instruction described above but instead of using the “Search” function, enter the camera’s IP address and credential in the “Camera Information” manually. 4.7 Live Viewing through iPhone Safari Browser You can use iPhone and perform single channel live view to the NVR by using its Safari browser.
Network Video Recorder with HDMI NVR‐820 / NVR‐1620 Type in the IP address of the NVR in the address bar You should be prompted to enter the user name and password to access the NVR Upon successful login, you should see the live view video of the first channel 30
Network Video Recorder with HDMI NVR‐820 / NVR‐1620 Click on the “Channel” drop-down menu to select other cameras If a PTZ camera is selected, the corresponding control buttons will display (control PT only) This function is camera dependent and is not available to all cameras. Certain cameras do not allow you to adjust image size and the selection “Auto” will be used. 4.
Network Video Recorder with HDMI NVR‐820 / NVR‐1620 Enable the “Support JavaScript” option, click the menu button and click “Save Options” Go to “General Properties Make sure two options illustrated above are enabled Press the menu button and click the “Save Options” to save settings 32
Network Video Recorder with HDMI NVR‐820 / NVR‐1620 Press the button highlighted above to go back to the browser Type in the IP address of the NVR in the address bar You should be prompted to enter its username and password for access 33
Network Video Recorder with HDMI NVR‐820 / NVR‐1620 Chapter 5. Playback Viewing Playback is a function that allows you to play one or more videos that were previously recorded by a chosen recording method or due to an event trigger. The NVR offers synchronized playback from up to 4 channels and various types of search methods are provided to help you find the footage you need quickly.
Network Video Recorder with HDMI NVR‐820 / NVR‐1620 Once the image is digitally zoomed in, use the mouse scroll button to further zoom on or zoom out the image. Hold and left-click on the image and move the mouse to move the zoomed in video. z Take Snapshot 1 / 3 User can select 1 or 3 continuous snapshots. As soon as a snapshot selection is made, the snapshots are automatically saved to x:\SnapshotFolder ("x" represents the partition where Windows is installed, e.
Network Video Recorder with HDMI NVR‐820 / NVR‐1620 If you click on the icon you can zoom on range of the time and get more details on the playback bar. The “Display current playback time” button will display while the NVR plays the recording. It can help user to find current playback time easily. - Minimizing the Bar of the Playback If you click on the icon, you can minimize the playback range to get more space for the videos.
Network Video Recorder with HDMI NVR‐820 / NVR‐1620 Click the button to pull down the calendar to help you specify the month, date and the year Specify the starting and ending hours of the video by entering numbers in the text boxes. Hit the “Start” button to start exporting. The file will be automatically named and saved under the C:\ partition.
Network Video Recorder with HDMI NVR‐820 / NVR‐1620 The exported AVI file will be saved under the C partition (or the partition where Windows is installed) ffdshow is required in order to play the exported AVI file with Windows Media Player. You can get it at “http://sourceforge.net/projects/ffdshow/” 5.3 Playing Exported Playback Videos with NVR Media Player You can also use the NVR Media Player to play the exported AVI files.
Network Video Recorder with HDMI NVR‐820 / NVR‐1620 Locate the exported AVI file, and click “open”.
Network Video Recorder with HDMI NVR‐820 / NVR‐1620 Chapter 6. Event Viewing This section displays the last events recorded by the NVR. The events can only be detected and displayed if you have configured it on the NVR’s settings. You can display the event of all the channels at once or by each channel. You can click on one of the pictures on the bottom of the UI to display the event related to it. The event can also be displayed if you choose them from the list on the right side of the UI.
Network Video Recorder with HDMI NVR‐820 / NVR‐1620 6.1 Opening Event Snapshot Images with NVR Media Player The NVR sends snapshots that are taken when an event occurs to a destined FTP server or mail recipient. These types of snapshot images are saved in a proprietary image file format, h4i or p4i, and can only be opened by the NVR media player. To do so, Select “Open” from the top menu and then select “Image File”. A new dialog should be displayed which lets you locate the image file.
Network Video Recorder with HDMI NVR‐820 / NVR‐1620 Chapter 7. NVR Setup – System Configurations 7.1 Network Setup The “System Configurations” page provides users with options to set up the device quickly and properly. After properly configuring all settings in all the sub-pages, users should expect a fully working network video recorder that is ready to manage cameras on the network. We will start by configuring its network settings to make sure it works correctly in your network.
Network Video Recorder with HDMI NVR‐820 / NVR‐1620 The NVR supports three connection types that can be configured depending on how the network is set up. If you wish to set the recorder to a static IP address in your local area network, 1. Choose “Static IP” from the “Connection Type” drop-down menu 2. Enter the IP address, subnet mask, default gateway address and DNS server address for the recorder * The recorder can detect the presence of a DHCP server upon startup.
Network Video Recorder with HDMI NVR‐820 / NVR‐1620 The built-in DHCP Server function is NOT always configurable and is greatly dependant to the connection type that is set to "Device Network Setting": 1. If the connection type is "Auto Mode", the DHCP server function is NOT configurable. It will be ON if the NVR doesn't obtain an IP from a DHCP server in the local network and uses its own default static IP 192.168.101.50 2.
Network Video Recorder with HDMI NVR‐820 / NVR‐1620 *Please make sure a valid DNS server has been configured under the “Network Setting” page in order for this function to work properly. *The NVR currently only works with free DDNS service provided by “DynDNS”. For more information, please go to www.dyndns.
Network Video Recorder with HDMI NVR‐820 / NVR‐1620 Fill in the necessary fields as illustrated above The page will check whether or not another user has used the host name you entered as soon as you click the “Add to Cart” button. If you see the message below, simply enter a different one and click “Add to Cart” again.
Network Video Recorder with HDMI NVR‐820 / NVR‐1620 Once you get to the next page, fill in the necessary fields as illustrated above 47
Network Video Recorder with HDMI NVR‐820 / NVR‐1620 Go back to the NVR’s DDNS service configuration page under “Setup” >> “System Configuration” >> “DDNS Service”. Fill in the domain name you picked during the registration in the “Domain Name” field and the username/password you created in the “User ID” and “Password” field and click “Apply” to finish You can click the “Check DDNS Status” button to check the DynDNS service status.
Network Video Recorder with HDMI NVR‐820 / NVR‐1620 7.2 Time and Date Set the time and date by selecting the time zone according to your location. It is imperative that you set the recorder’s time correctly to avoid the following errors: • Incorrect display time for playback videos • Inconsistent display time of event logs and when they actually occur After selecting the time zone, choose an option below to set the recorder time. • Manual – Use the drop-down list and configure the time manually.
Network Video Recorder with HDMI NVR‐820 / NVR‐1620 7.3 User Account Multiple users can access the recorder simultaneously. You can add, remove, and edit users by using options provided on this page to keep user information organized. Each recorder comes with a built-in “admin” account with password “admin”. It’s highly recommended to change the password upon your initial login.
Network Video Recorder with HDMI NVR‐820 / NVR‐1620 7.3.1 Adding a New User • Enter a user name and password in “User Account Information”. All other fields are optional for your own reference. • Select a group from the “Group” drop-down menu to assign the new user to a particular group • Enter a short description for the account if you wish. • Click “Add” to finish configuration.
Network Video Recorder with HDMI NVR‐820 / NVR‐1620 7.3.2 Changing the Password of the “Admin” Account 1. Click and highlight the “admin” account in the account list and click “Edit”. 2. Its information should be displayed in “User Account Information”. 3. Enter a new password in the “Password” field and enter it again in “Confirm Password”. 7.
Network Video Recorder with HDMI NVR‐820 / NVR‐1620 Group Privilege is where you can create multiple customized access policies for situations if you need the recorder to be accessed by users other than the administrator. You can do so by creating a group, and then remove access privileges for certain configuration pages or cameras. Users that are created and assigned to this group will have limited access instead of full administration rights.
Network Video Recorder with HDMI NVR‐820 / NVR‐1620 7.5 Disk Setup Once you install a hard disk to the recorder, you would need to initialize it so that it can be ready for recording. You can obtain basic information about the disk you installed on this page. To initialize it, simply click the “Format” button. *Due to the chipset limitation, “Hotswap” is NOT supported for SATA HDD. Please make sure to power on the SATA external HDD and plug it in to the NVR before the NVR is turned on.
Network Video Recorder with HDMI NVR‐820 / NVR‐1620 Chapter 8. NVR Setup -- Channel Configurations 8.1 Adding a Camera The NVR provides two options for adding a new camera. Users have the option to let the recorder automatically find the cameras or it is possible to enter camera’s information and add it manually. 8.1.1 Automatic Search Click the “Search” button to perform the camera search.
Network Video Recorder with HDMI NVR‐820 / NVR‐1620 Once you have the ActiveX component installed, the search status should be displayed after clicking "Search" Cameras found should be listed and simply select a camera from the list and press “Configure” Its corresponding information should be displayed in the “Camera Information” section. Enter its user name and password and select the channel ID and name the camera.
Network Video Recorder with HDMI NVR‐820 / NVR‐1620 Click on “Detect” to establish connection between the recorder and the camera. If connection establishes successfully, camera’s detailed information should be polled and displayed as below. Adjust its video format, frame rate, resolution or bitrate, etc. if you wish. You can also click on the “Preview” to preview the live video of the camera. Click “Add” to finish adding the camera .
Network Video Recorder with HDMI NVR‐820 / NVR‐1620 Once the camera's settings are polled and displayed, you can also enable "continuous" recording and adjust its recording quality settings before adding the camera. Some cameras are capable of multiple streaming profiles, in which different video codecs are used for different purposes. You will be able to use a different video format for continuous recording if it's a multi-stream capable camera.
Network Video Recorder with HDMI NVR‐820 / NVR‐1620 For single stream camera, only the recording fps can be adjusted. 8.1.2 Adding a Camera Manually Simply follow the instruction described above but instead of using the “Search” function, enter the camera’s IP address and credential in the “Camera Information” manually. 8.2 OSD Settings The OSD (On Screen Display) allows users to add informational text message and embed it onto the video. By default, this function is turned off.
Network Video Recorder with HDMI NVR‐820 / NVR‐1620 Choose one or more display options if you would also like the recorder to automatically embed the system time or the frame rate for you. Or simply choose to display a custom message of your own. Next, define where the text will be displayed by either entering an X/Y value based on percentage or use the system pre-defined position from the drop-down menu.
Network Video Recorder with HDMI NVR‐820 / NVR‐1620 8.3 PTZ Setting 8.3.1 PTZ Preset Settings The recorder supports PTZ cameras and can set multiple preset points or retrieve and manage preset points that are set in the camera. This is helpful if you need to monitor multiple spots in one area from a particular camera. To set up PTZ preset points, 1. Select a camera from the “Camera” drop-down menu and click “Add”. 2.
Network Video Recorder with HDMI NVR‐820 / NVR‐1620 and fill in a name in the “Position Name” field for easier identification. 3. Use the PTZ control provided on the configuration page to set the preset point Ultimately, you can choose to make this preset point a “Home” point among all other preset points, as well as making the camera to move to this particular point when an event is triggered.
Network Video Recorder with HDMI NVR‐820 / NVR‐1620 To configure preset sequence for a camera, 1. Select a channel from the “Channel” drop-down menu. The available preset points should be listed in the “Camera Presets” section. 2. Pick the ones you like for sequence viewing and press the “->” button to move them to the “Preset Sequence” section, then 3. Use the Up and Down buttons to adjust their sequencing positions. 4.
Network Video Recorder with HDMI NVR‐820 / NVR‐1620 unusual event occurs. To replace the map, click the “Browse” button to locate the new map image file from the local PC and then click “Upload”. * Only JPG, PNG, and GIF file formats are supported with file size under 100KB. Then click and drag the camera icon to move the camera to define its location. Access the event monitoring page from the upper-right hand corner menu.
Network Video Recorder with HDMI NVR‐820 / NVR‐1620 When the NVR receives an event triggered from any of the cameras, their videos will be displayed on the E-Map and you can double-click on the video to enlarge it. 8.4.2 Google Map Setting The Google Map monitor is a similar function to the aforementioned E-Map monitor. It is useful if you are managing multiple cameras from different locations.
Network Video Recorder with HDMI NVR‐820 / NVR‐1620 To configure locations of each camera, first determine the location you’d like to place the camera to on the map. You can do so by: 1. Zoom in to a smaller area by using the zoom control bar on the map 2.
Network Video Recorder with HDMI NVR‐820 / NVR‐1620 Chapter 9. NVR Setup -- Event Configurations 9.1 Event Configuration The “Event Configurations” section allows users to define conditions that constitute an event, its corresponding trigger action and when it will be triggered. Such setting can reduce the management overhead and notify the administrator only when it’s necessary. 9.1.
Network Video Recorder with HDMI NVR‐820 / NVR‐1620 9.2 I / O Settings This function allows users to manage camera’s digital input and output ports right from the recorder. You can set up the recorder to receive triggers from a particular camera’s input port and trigger a device, such as an alarm that is connected to the recorder or camera’s output port. Cameras that do not have a built-in digital input/output port can also be configured to pair with the recorder’s DI/DO ports. 1.
Network Video Recorder with HDMI NVR‐820 / NVR‐1620 9.3 Event Servers 9.3.1 Configuring an FTP Server Event servers are to be used with event trigger actions. In case of unusual motion detected by the camera or a disk failure, the recorder can send notification with the acceptable format (image/txt) to a destined event server according to the configuration. To add an FTP server, 1. Start by giving a name to the server that you are adding to the recorder. 2.
Network Video Recorder with HDMI NVR‐820 / NVR‐1620 6. Click “Test” to verify if all information is entered correctly and the connection to the FTP server can be established successfully. 7. Click “Add” for the settings to take effect. 9.3.2 Configuring an SMTP Server 1. Enter the host name or the IP address of the SMTP server 2. Enter the port of the SMTP server 3. Specify the sender’s name in the “Sender’s name” field 4. Enter the sender’s e-mail address 5.
Network Video Recorder with HDMI NVR‐820 / NVR‐1620 9.4 Event Triggers We have finished defining how an event will be triggered and which servers will be receiving notifications in the previous two sections, now we can finish up the event configuration by setting: •Which channels will have event trigger function enabled •What is considered to be an event. •Where the warnings will be sent to and how they will be sent Use the checkbox to enable event trigger on the desired channels.
Network Video Recorder with HDMI NVR‐820 / NVR‐1620 Define which system events should trigger the recorder to send out notifications. Define how the notifications will be sent and where they will be sent. Event trigger may not work for cameras that are placed outside of your local network or on the Internet until the “UPnP Port Forwarding” is enabled in both the NVR and the router.
Network Video Recorder with HDMI NVR‐820 / NVR‐1620 Chapter 10. NVR Setup -- Recording Configurations 10.1 General Settings The “recording configurations” gives users the overall control of how and when a recording is performed and the quality of different types of recordings performed on each channels. It can help the recorder to operate with sufficient system resource by performing recording only when it’s necessary with adjustable recording frame rate.
Network Video Recorder with HDMI NVR‐820 / NVR‐1620 The “Pre-alarm” function only works when the “Continuous” recording is also activated. Recording frame rate allows you to set different frame rates for different types of recording instead of recording at one frame rate only.
Network Video Recorder with HDMI NVR‐820 / NVR‐1620 Users can also set to keep a previous number of days of recording data by enabling the option below. This is quite often used in application such as banking in which certain countries require to always keep a minimum previous number of days of recording data.
Network Video Recorder with HDMI NVR‐820 / NVR‐1620 10.2 Schedule Recording You can define the time range of the schedule recording for all channels on this page. To configure a schedule recording Use the “Channel” drop-down menu and select a camera first. You can use the schedule table to set the time range. Click the cell boxes and then move horizontally to let you set what hours to perform recording during a day.
Network Video Recorder with HDMI NVR‐820 / NVR‐1620 You can also use the “Quick Configuration” to define recording time range instead of clicking cell boxes one by one on the timetable. Simply check what days you would like to perform recording and specify the recording duration by either choosing “All Day” or enter a start and end time for specific recording duration. Select the “Copy Schedule to Channel:” option if you would like to set the same recording schedule to another camera.
Network Video Recorder with HDMI NVR‐820 / NVR‐1620 Chapter 11. NVR Setup -- System Options 11.1 Device Information System Options gives users a glance of the overall system status and allows users to perform maintenance tasks such as upgrading firmware, restore/backup device settings or reboot device, etc. The “Device Information” provides the general information of the device such as firmware version and system time. It also provides information of the current network settings and status. 11.
Network Video Recorder with HDMI NVR‐820 / NVR‐1620 11.3 Maintenance “Maintenance” provides functions for users to: • Reboot the NVR when necessary • Reboot cameras directly from the NVR • Perform Firmware Upgrade • Back up the NVR’s settings to a local hard drive • Restore the NVR’s settings from a previously saved configuration file • Reset the NVR’s settings to their factory default values 11.3.1 Firmware Upgrade The firmware can be upgraded through web UI or USB.
Network Video Recorder with HDMI NVR‐820 / NVR‐1620 11.3.2 Through the Web Interface Login into NVR’s web management UI, and go to "NVR Setup" >> "System Options"->"Maintenance" In the "Upgrade NVR's Firmware" section, click "Browse" and select new firmware file A new dialog should display and let you choose the location of the firmware file.
Network Video Recorder with HDMI NVR‐820 / NVR‐1620 When done, click “Upgrade”. Follow the on screen instruction and wait for the process to finish (After upgrade, the system will reboot automatically, it’s part of the process) 11.3.3 Upgrading through USB Thumb Drive 1. Prepare a USB flash disk and format with FAT or FAT32 format 2. Place the firmware in the USB flash disk and make sure it’s placed at the top-level directory. Please do not place the file in a folder.
Network Video Recorder with HDMI NVR‐820 / NVR‐1620 11.3.4 Resetting the NVR to Factory Default To reset the recorder back to its factory default, click the “Restore Factory Default” button and begin the process. The process should be displayed and you should be prompted back to the “Live View” page after it is completed. 11.4 Disk Status “Disk Status” gives you more detailed information of the hard drive that is currently installed in the NVR.
Network Video Recorder with HDMI NVR‐820 / NVR‐1620 11.5 USB Backup It’s a function that allows users to back up the recording data in its database file format (not AVI) to the externally connected USB hard disk. You can check the “Disk Status” page under “System Options” to see if the USB disk has been detected by the NVR. If it's available, it will also be in the USB HDD drop-down menu on the USB backup page. * It needs a USB disk containing free space larger than 100MB.
Network Video Recorder with HDMI NVR‐820 / NVR‐1620 The USB hard disk(s) will be listed in the drop-down menu displaying the remaining disk space. Make your selection from the drop-down menu if you have more than one disks connected to the NVR. Next, select channels which you would like to back up the recording data from. A maximum of 4 channels can be selected at once. Configure the start and end time of the recording data you would like to back up and click the “Backup” button to begin. 11.5.
Network Video Recorder with HDMI NVR‐820 / NVR‐1620 Process: • Progress will be displayed on the UI. • If the backup process gets interrupted, in which the process stops at a point of time that is before the “END Time” user defined, such time will be displayed on the UI. • A folder will be automatically created in the USB hard disk with a name format like 0028687831_20100610151515_2010060511 0010_20100606110010 (MAC_backupbuttonclicktime_starttime_ endtime).
Network Video Recorder with HDMI NVR‐820 / NVR‐1620 A new dialog should be prompted for you to select the file location. When done, click “Check” to validate the file.
Network Video Recorder with HDMI NVR‐820 / NVR‐1620 Once the file has been successfully verified, you should be prompted with the message shown below. Select the time zone according to your current location.
Network Video Recorder with HDMI NVR‐820 / NVR‐1620 Finally, click “OK” to begin playing. The player should now play the backup file.
Network Video Recorder with HDMI NVR‐820 / NVR‐1620 Chapter 12. NVR Local Interface 12.1 System Configuration 12.1.1 Service You will the see the "Service" configuration page first when visiting the Configuration page. You are able to set a unique device name, set system time and configure DDNS on this page. 12.1.
Network Video Recorder with HDMI NVR‐820 / NVR‐1620 The NVR comes with two video outputs (HDMI: Primary as default, VGA: Secondary as default). You can set which to be used as primary and secondary on this page other than setting the resolution. You are also able to set the function to be displayed on the secondary monitor on this page. Currently you can configure the secondary monitor to display live videos with selected channels in desired layout, or live video in automatic sequence view.
Network Video Recorder with HDMI NVR‐820 / NVR‐1620 The built-in DHCP Server function is NOT always configurable and is greatly dependent to the connection type that is used: 1. If the connection type is "Auto Mode", the DHCP server function is NOT configurable. It will be ON if the NVR doesn't obtain an IP from a DHCP server in the local network and uses its own default static IP 192.168.0.20. 2. If the connection type is "Auto Mode", the DHCP server function is NOT configurable.
Network Video Recorder with HDMI NVR‐820 / NVR‐1620 12.1.4 User Account -- User setting Multiple users can access the recorder simultaneously. You can add, remove, and edit users by using options provided on this page to keep user information organized. Each recorder comes with a built-in “admin” account with password “admin”. It’s highly recommended to change the password upon your initial login. • Click "Add" to add a new user. • Enter a user name and password.
Network Video Recorder with HDMI NVR‐820 / NVR‐1620 12.1.5 User Account -- User Group Setting Group Privilege is where you can create multiple customized access policies for situations if you need the recorder to be accessed by users other than the administrator. You can do so by creating a group, and then remove access privileges for certain configuration pages or cameras. Users that are created and assigned to this group will have limited access instead of full administration rights.
Network Video Recorder with HDMI NVR‐820 / NVR‐1620 You can change the group name by typing in a new group name and click the “Change Group Name” button to finish. Use the checkboxes to allow or deny access to certain functions/channels. You can also restrict access on the certain system wise configuration pages. 12.1.
Network Video Recorder with HDMI NVR‐820 / NVR‐1620 Once you install a new hard disk to the recorder, it will be listed on this page and shown status "offline”. You would need to initialize it so that it can be ready for recording. You can obtain basic information about the disk you installed on this page. To initialize it, simply click the “Format” button. *This page will list the Internal disks only. The HDD will be formatted in EXT3 file system. *The USB HDDs will only be listed on the "USB Backup" page.
Network Video Recorder with HDMI NVR‐820 / NVR‐1620 The progress will be displayed, and you will be switched to the "Channel setting" page for more configurations. Double-click on one from the search result to add it and for more detailed configurations.
Network Video Recorder with HDMI NVR‐820 / NVR‐1620 The camera's current settings will be displayed on the right and you can adjust settings such as "Format", "Resolution" or "FPS" before adding it to the NVR. Click "Apply" to finish and save the settings.
Network Video Recorder with HDMI NVR‐820 / NVR‐1620 12.1.8 Channel Configurations -- Adding a Camera (Add manually) To add a camera manually, go directly to the "Channel Setting" page, and enter the camera's IP address, HTTP port, user name and password. Click "Detect" to retrieve camera's settings. The progress will be displayed. Once it's successfully detected, follow the procedures described in the previous section to finish configuring and adding camera to the NVR.
Network Video Recorder with HDMI NVR‐820 / NVR‐1620 You can create up to 8 preset points for each channel if it's a PTZ-capable camera. To add a preset point: 1. Select a channel from the "Channel" list and its video will be displayed at the lower-left hand corner. 2. Click on the video to change its pointing direction. 3. Assign a name to this preset position. 4. Click "Add" to add it. 5. Click "Apply" to save the settings.
Network Video Recorder with HDMI NVR‐820 / NVR‐1620 To configure preset sequence for a camera, 1. Select a channel from the “Channel” drop-down menu. The available preset points should be listed in the “Camera Presets” section. 2. Pick the ones you like for sequence viewing and press the “->” button to move them to the “Preset Sequence” section, and then 3. Use the Up and Down buttons to adjust their sequencing positions. 4.
Network Video Recorder with HDMI NVR‐820 / NVR‐1620 E-Map monitoring is a function that alerts users whenever there is an event triggered (e.g. motion detected) from a camera with a geographical perspective. With this function, users can quickly identify which camera has detected an unusual event and where this event is happening.
Network Video Recorder with HDMI NVR‐820 / NVR‐1620 Locate the image file (.jpg) and click "Open" to finish.
Network Video Recorder with HDMI NVR‐820 / NVR‐1620 12.1.10 Recording The “recording configurations” gives users the overall control of how and when a recording is performed and the quality of different types of recordings that will be performed on each channel. It can help the NVR to operate with sufficient system resource by performing recording only when it’s necessary with adjustable recording frame rate.
Network Video Recorder with HDMI NVR‐820 / NVR‐1620 You can further configure the recording frame rate for different types of recordings, and choose whether to record audio or not.
Network Video Recorder with HDMI NVR‐820 / NVR‐1620 You will be given with options to record i frame only or i+p frames if the recording format is MPEG4 or H.264. On the "Schedule" page, you are able to configure the NVR to recording during a particular time frame for each channel. Start by selecting a channel for configuration from the upper-right hand corner. Use the schedule table to define recording time frame. Each cell box represents 15 minutes.
Network Video Recorder with HDMI NVR‐820 / NVR‐1620 You can also use the options in the "Quick Configuration" section to quickly define the recording time frame without using the schedule table. The record buffer allows you to set the NVR to start recording with a certain period of time before and after an event trigger. 12.1.11 Event Setting The “Event Handling” section allows users to define conditions that constitute an event, its corresponding trigger action and when it will be triggered.
Network Video Recorder with HDMI NVR‐820 / NVR‐1620 Start the configuration by defining the general settings: Define when an event will be triggered • Choose “Always” or “Scheduled” under “Event Trigger Duration” 107
Network Video Recorder with HDMI NVR‐820 / NVR‐1620 • For the “Scheduled” option, use the table to define a range of time if you would like events to trigger corresponding actions only during a certain period of time. * Use the mouse left button to select and the right button to deselect. * You can click and hold down the left button and drag horizontally to quickly select consecutive hours of a particular day, or drag vertically to select the same time for multiple days.
Network Video Recorder with HDMI NVR‐820 / NVR‐1620 How often an event is triggered • Set a time interval under “Event Trigger Interval” to define how often events are triggered. Trigger action Now that you have the event trigger duration and interval defined, choose what action to be taken during an event trigger: • You can choose to have the recorder sent out the first few frames of the video recorder upon an event is triggered.
Network Video Recorder with HDMI NVR‐820 / NVR‐1620 This function allows users to use camera's digital input port from the recorder as source of an event. You can set up the recorder to receive events from a particular camera’s input port and then trigger the NVR to start recording. *The recorder only acts as a medium for pairing up input/output ports between cameras and the recorder. *Only connected cameras will be displayed in the list.
Network Video Recorder with HDMI NVR‐820 / NVR‐1620 To add an FTP server, 1. Click "Add" to begin 2. Start by giving a name to the server that you are adding to the recorder 3. Enter the host name or the IP address of the FTP server 4. Enter the communication port of the FTP server (usually port 21) 5. Enter the user name and password of the FTP server if it’s required 6. Check “Use Passive Mode” if it’s required or leave it unchecked to use active mode 7.
Network Video Recorder with HDMI NVR‐820 / NVR‐1620 To add an SMTP server, 1. Enter the host name or the IP address of the SMTP server. 2. Enter the port of the SMTP server. 3. Specify the sender’s name in the “Sender’s name” field. 4. Enter the sender’s e-mail address. 5. Check “Enable Authentication” and enter the user name and password of the SMTP server if it requires authentication. 6. Click “Apply” to save the configuration. *The NVR supports SMTP servers that use base64 or MD5 authentication methods.
Network Video Recorder with HDMI NVR‐820 / NVR‐1620 Define which system events should trigger the recorder to send out notifications if you will. Define how the notifications will be sent and where they will be sent. Event trigger may not work for cameras that are placed outside of your local network or on the Internet until the “UPnP Port Forwarding” is enabled in both the NVR and the router. 12.1.
Network Video Recorder with HDMI NVR‐820 / NVR‐1620 12.1.13 Maintenance “Maintenance” provides functions for users to: • Reboot the NVR when necessary • Reboot cameras directly from the NVR • Perform Firmware Upgrade • Back up the NVR’s settings to a local hard drive • Restore the NVR’s settings from a previously saved configuration file • Reset the NVR’s settings to their factory default values The configuration can be backed up to or restore from a USB disk.
Network Video Recorder with HDMI NVR‐820 / NVR‐1620 To reset the recorder back to its factory default, click the “Restore Factory Default” button and begin the process.
Network Video Recorder with HDMI NVR‐820 / NVR‐1620 It’s a function that allows users to back up the recording data in its database file format as well as in AVI to the externally connected USB hard disk. 12.1.14 USB Backup It’s a function that allows users to back up the recording data in its database file format as well as in AVI to the externally connected USB hard disk. The USB hard disk(s) will be listed in the drop-down menu displaying the remaining disk space.
Network Video Recorder with HDMI NVR‐820 / NVR‐1620 Configure the start and end time of the recording data you would like to back up and click the “Backup” button to begin. Things to pay attention to the USB Backup function Limitation: • It does not support USB Hub, extending the number of HDDs connected to the NVR. • Only one backup process can be performed at a time. • A maximum of 4 channels can be selected for backup. • Only FAT32 USB hard disk is supported for backup.
Network Video Recorder with HDMI NVR‐820 / NVR‐1620 Appendix A: Ping IP Address The ping (Packet Internet Groper) command is used to detect whether a specific IP address is accessible by sending a packet to the specific address and waiting for a reply. It’s also a very useful tool to confirm whether or not Internet camera is installed or if the IP address conflicts with any other device over the network.
Network Video Recorder with HDMI NVR‐820 / NVR‐1620 Appendix B: Planet DDNS Application Configuring PLANET DDNS Steps: Step 1 Enable DDNS option through accessing web page of the ICA-3200. Step 2 Select on DDNS server provided, and register an account if you do not use yet. Let’s take dyndns.org as an example. Register an account at http://planetddns.
Network Video Recorder with HDMI NVR‐820 / NVR‐1620 Appendix C: Configuring Port Forwarding Manually The device can be used with a router. If the device wants to be accessed from the WAN, its IP address needs to be set up as a fixed IP address. The port forwarding or Virtual Server function of router also needs to be set up. This device supports UPnP traversal function. Therefore, user could use this feature to configure port forwarding of NAT router first.
Your WAN IP Address will be listed here. 3. Opening/Setting Virtual Server Ports to enable remote image viewing The firewall security features built into the router and most routers prevent users from accessing the video from the device over the Internet. The router connects to the Internet over a series of numbered ports. The ports normally used by the device are blocked from access over the Internet. Therefore, these ports need to be made accessible over the Internet.
Enter valid ports in the Virtual Server section of your router. Please make sure to check the box on this line to enable settings. Then the device can be accessed from WAN by the router’s WAN IP Address. By now, you have finished your entire PC configuration for this device.
