NRE (8/16/32 Channel) User Manual N8NRE N16NRE N32NRE Version 1.0 Features and specifications are subject to change, please check www.specotech.com for firmware updates.
Notes& Contents NVR User Manual Notes Please read this user manual carefully to ensure that you can use the device correctly and safely. There may be several technically incorrect places or printing errors in this manual. The updates will be added into the new version of this manual. The contents of this manual are subject to change without notice. This device should be operated only from the type of power source indicated on the marking label.
Notes& Contents NVR User Manual 5.3.5 Fisheye Settings .................................................................................................................................................................................... 24 6 PTZ .......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 25 6.1 PTZ Control Interface Introduction ...................
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Introduction NVR User Manual 1 Introduction 1.1 Welcome Thank you for purchasing this NVR. If technical assistance is needed, please contact Speco Technologies Technical Support. Phone: 1-800-645-5516 option 3 Email: techsupport@specotech.com 1.2 Features Basic Functions Supports network device access including IP camera/dome and the third party IP cameras The NVR supports the latest H.265 video coding stream and a mixture input of H.265 and H.
Introduction NVR User Manual Supports time scale operation in quick playback and the playback date and time can be set randomly by scrolling the mouse; the time interval of the time scale can be zoomed Supports record searching by time slice/time/event/tag Supports time view and camera view in searching by EZ mode Supports EZ search by month, by day, by hour and by minute and time slice to be displayed with camera thumbnail Supports a maximum of 4/8/16 cameras to be searched by time Supports e
Introduction NVR User Manual Other Functions The NVR can be controlled and operated by the buttons on the front panel, the remote controller and the mouse Setting interfaces can be switched to one another conveniently by clicking the main menus on the top of the setting interfaces Supports NVR information viewing including basic, camera status, alarm status, record status, network status, disk and export status Supports factory restoring, import and export of the system configuration, log view and
Basic Operation Guide NVR User Manual 2 Basic Operation Guide 2.1 Startup & Shutdown Please make sure all the connections are done properly before you power on the unit. Proper startup and shutdown are crucial to expending the life of your device. 2.1.1 Startup ① Connect the output display device to the VGA/HDMI interface of the NVR. ② Connect with the mouse and power. The device will boot and the power LED would turn blue.
Basic Operation Guide NVR User Manual Button Function Power Button Switch off—to stop the device Record Button To start recording -/-- /0-9 Input number or choose camera Fn1 Button Unavailable temporarily Multi Button To choose multi screen display mode Next Button To switch the live image SEQ To go to sequence view mode Audio To enable audio output in live mode Switch No function temporarily Direction button To move cursor in setup or pan/title PTZ Enter Button To confirm the choic
Basic Operation Guide NVR User Manual The system includes two input boxes. Refer to the above pictures. The left box is the number input box and the right box is the input box which provides inputs of numbers, letters and punctuation characters. The introductions of keys on the input boxes are shown below. Button Meaning Button Meaning Backspace key Switch key of punctuation character Delete Key Enter key Switch key between upper and lower letter Space key Switch key of language 2.
EZ Setup & Main Interface NVR User Manual 3 EZ Setup & Main Interface 3.1 EZ Setup The disk icons will be shown on the top of the startup interface. You can view the number and status of each disk quickly and conveniently through these icons ( : no disk; : unavailable disk; : RW available disk). You can quickly configure the NVR by clicking “OK” to make the NVR work normally. You must configure the wizard if you start the NVR for the first time (or click “Skip” to cancel the EZ Setup next time).
EZ Setup & Main Interface NVR User Manual ③ Disk Settings. You can view the disk number, disk capacity of the NVR and serial number, R&W status of the disk. Click “Format” to format the disk. Click “Next” to continue. Then click “EZ Setup”. ④ Network Settings. Select the network work pattern as required.
EZ Setup & Main Interface NVR User Manual ⑥ Add Camera. Add cameras via PoE first before adding any cameras from the LAN. Speco cameras added via the PoE ports will automatically be added to the corresponding channel. To add cameras from the LAN, make sure all cameras are set to DHCP. Click “Refresh” to refresh the list of online IP cameras which are in the same local network with NVR and then click the list. Click to add the searched camera.
EZ Setup & Main Interface NVR User Manual Manual: Set the “Sensor Record”, “Motion Record” and “Schedule Record” of each camera. Click “OK” to save. See 7.1.1 Mode Configuration for details. ⑧ QRCode. Enable the NAT function in the interface or set it in the network configuration after exiting the wizard (please refer to 13.1.8 NAT Configuration for details). You can scan the QRCode through the SpecoBlue App available for iOS and Android to easily and securely view your cameras. Please refer to 14.
EZ Setup & Main Interface NVR User Manual The buttons in area ① are introduced in the table below. Button Meaning Start button. Click it to pop up area ③. Full screen button. Click it to show full screen; click it again to exit the full screen. Screen mode button. Dwell button (see 5.2.2 Quick Sequence View and 5.2.4 Scheme View In Sequence for details). Click it to enable OSD; click again to disable OSD. Click to set the default playback time before starting instant playback (8.
EZ Setup & Main Interface NVR User Manual 3.2.2 Setup Panel Click StartSettings to pop up the setup panel as shown below. The setup panel includes seven modules. Each module provides some function entries with links for convenient operation. Here we take Camera module as an example. The Camera module provides convenient links such as “Add Camera”, “Edit Camera”, “Image Settings”, “Motion”, “Intelligence Analysis” and “PTZ”. Click Camera to go to the camera management interface as shown below.
EZ Setup & Main Interface NVR User Manual Configuration for details), Motion (see 11.2.1 Motion Configuration for details), and PTZ (see Chapter 6 PTZ for details) and so on. Record The module covers the functions such as Encode Parameters and Record Schedule and so on. Please see Chapter 7 Record & Disk Management for details. AI/Event The module covers the functions such as Sensor and Motion Alarm Handling and Alarm Out Settings.
Camera Management NVR User Manual 4 Camera Management 4.1 Add/Edit Camera 4.1.1 Add Camera The network of the NVR should be set before adding IP camera (see 13.1.1 TCP/IP Configuration for details). Refer to the pictures below. Click Add Camera in the setup panel or in the top right corner of the preview window to pop up the “Add Camera” window as shown below. You can quickly add or add the IP camera manually. Quickly Add Check the cameras and then click “Add” to add cameras.
Camera Management and password before clicking “Add” button). Click of each camera. NVR User Manual to delete the camera. Click “Default Password” to set the default username and password Note: Some models may not support this function. Click StartSettingsSystemBasicGeneral Settings to check “Enable Add IPC by Zero Operation”. If the NVR has unoccupied channels, it can add IPC without any operation by restarting.
Camera Management NVR User Manual The IP cameras with PoE function which directly connect to the PoE port of the NVR will be displayed automatically in the camera list. Refer to the picture below. The IP camera which occupies the PoE resource has a prefix shown before its camera name. The prefix consists of PoE plus PoE port number. The IP camera which connects to the PoE port cannot be deleted from the camera list manually.
Camera Management Click NVR User Manual to modify the group information such as group name and dwell time. Click to delete the group. 4.2.3 IP Planning Some models may not support this function. Click “IP Planning” to go to the interface as shown below. This function supports searching other NVRs/DVRs that is in the same local network as the local NVR. The user may add camera channels of other NVRs/DVRs into the unoccupied channels of the local NVR.
Live View Introduction NVR User Manual 5 Live View Introduction 5.1 Live View Interface Introduction You should add camera first after logging on to the system (see 4.1.1 Add Camera for details). Refer to the interface as shown below, drag one camera in the preview window to another window for camera window exchanging.
Live View Introduction NVR User Manual 5.2 View Mode 5.2.1 Display Mode Set different screen modes and cameras’ display sequences as needed and then save the display modes classified by surveillance areas, priorities and so on. Refer to the picture below. Double click one display mode in the display mode list to view the live images in this mode. Add Display Mode Method One: ① Click “Customize Display Modes” in the above interface ② Click to add a display mode name and then set the screen mode.
Live View Introduction name; click NVR User Manual to delete the display mode. 5.2.2 Quick Sequence View You can start quick sequence view if the scheme has not been created. If the scheme has been created, please refer to 5.2.4 Scheme View in Sequence for details. Go to the live view interface and then click to pop up a little window. Set the dwell time in the window and then click to view the live group by group according to the camera number of the current screen mode.
Live View Introduction NVR User Manual to modify the group name and sequence interval. Click to delete the group. 5.2.4 Scheme View In Sequence Click StartSettingsSystemBasicOutput Settings to go to the interface as shown below.
Live View Introduction NVR User Manual 5.3.2 Image Settings Click StartSettingsCameraImageImage Settings to go to the following interface. Select the camera and then set the brightness, contrast, saturation and hue of the camera. Click “Advanced” button or in the camera list on the right side of the interface to pop up “Image Adjust” interface and then set the relevant setting items. Please refer to 5.3.4 Image Adjustment for detailed introductions of these items.
Live View Introduction NVR User Manual 5.3.4 Image Adjustment Go to the live view interface and then click button on the tool bar under the camera window to go to the image adjustment interface. Image Adjustment Select the camera and then click “Image Adjustment” to go to image adjustment tab. Refer to the above picture. Drag the slider to set the camera’s brightness, contrast, saturation and hue value. Check sharpen, wide dynamic and denoise and then drag the slider to set the value.
Live View Introduction NVR User Manual The introductions of these parameters and buttons are as follows. Button/Parameter Meaning Click Focus Mode / to zoom in/out the image. If manual mode is selected, focus button & “One Key Focus” & “Day/night mode switch autofocus” will be available; if auto mode is selected, the time interval setup will be available. Click / to increase/decrease the focal length. Click it to focus instantly.
PTZ NVR User Manual 6 PTZ 6.1 PTZ Control Interface Introduction You can control the IP dome or PTZ which connects to the IP camera for PTZ control. Click on the tool bar at the bottom of the live preview window to go to the PTZ control interface as shown below. The direction, zoom, focus, iris and speed can be controlled in the small PTZ control window. Right click the PTZ/speed dome camera window and select “PTZ Control” to go to the PTZ control panel as shown below.
PTZ NVR User Manual stop dragging the analog joystick. 3D Control Click the camera image on any area and then the image will be centered on the clicked point. Refer to the picture as shown below. Drag the mouse from A to B to get a green rectangle and the rectangle area will be zoomed in. Refer to the picture as shown below. Drag the mouse from C to D to get a green rectangle and the rectangle area will be zoomed out.
PTZ NVR User Manual Adjust the dome’s direction and then click “Save Position” to save the current preset position (you can also click another preset in the preset list and then save the preset position after adjusting the dome’s direction); click in the preset list to call the preset; click “Delete” button to delete the selected preset. You can also go to preset setting interface for preset setting, see 6.2 Preset Setting for details.
PTZ NVR User Manual In the “Add Cruise” window, select the cruise line name. After that, click “Play” to play the cruise lines in sequence. Trace Settings On the right panel, click following picture. to go to the trace setting tab. Click “Add” to add the trace name. Then click “OK” to save this name. Please refer to the After that, click “Start Record” to record the trace. Then click “Stop Record” to finish recording. Click delete the trace. 6.
PTZ NVR User Manual Add preset Select camera and then click “Add” button to add preset; or click in the camera list on the right side of the interface to display the preset information of the dome and then click to add preset. The operations of the “Add Preset” window are similar to that of the PTZ control interface; please see 6.1 PTZ Control Interface Introduction for details. Edit preset Select camera and preset.
PTZ NVR User Manual details. Edit Cruise Select the camera and cruise in the “Cruise” interface. Enter the new cruise name and then click to add preset to the cruise. Click click to edit the preset. Click to move down the preset and click to save the cruise name. Click “Add Preset” to delete the preset from the cruise. Click one preset in the preset list and then to move up the preset. Click to start the cruise and click to stop it.
PTZ Play or Stop Trace Select the trace and click NVR User Manual to play the trace; click Modify the Trace Name On the left panel, enter new trace name and click to stop the trace. to modify and save the trace name. Delete the Trace Click to delete the trace. Or put the cursor on the trace name (right panel) and then click it to delete this trace. will appear on the right corner of the trace name; 6.
Record & Disk Management NVR User Manual 7 Record & Disk Management 7.1 Record Configuration 7.1.1 Mode Configuration Please format the HDDs before recording (refer to 7.4 Disk Management for details). Click StartSettingsRecordMode Settings to go to the mode settings interface. You can set the record time under the “Manual Record Settings” and then click “Apply” to save the settings. There are two record modes: auto mode and manual mode.
Record & Disk Management NVR User Manual Video Encode: the available options will be H.265 and H.264 if the connected IP camera supports H.265, or the option will be H.264 only. GOP: group of pictures. Resolution: the higher the resolution is, the clearer the image is. FPS: the higher the frame rate is, the more fluency the video is. However, more storage room will be taken up. Bitrate Type: CBR and VBR are optional.
Record & Disk Management NVR User Manual Set the schedule name and schedule time and then click “Add” to save the schedule. You can set day schedule or week schedule. : add button; : delete button. Set Day Schedule Click area. and then drag the cursor on the time scale to set record time; click and then drag the cursor on the time scale to delete the selected You can manually set the record start time and end time. Click or and then click “Manual” on each day to pop up a window as shown below.
Record & Disk Management NVR User Manual Click “All” to set all week recording; click “Reverse” to swap the selected and unselected time in a week; click “Clear All” to clear all the selected area in a week. 7.1.3 Advanced Configuration Click StartSettingsRecordAdvanced to go to the following interface. Enable or disable cycle record (cycle record: the earliest record data will be replaced by the latest when the disks are full). Choose the record stream.
Record & Disk Management NVR User Manual 7.3.2 Timing Recording Timing Recording: the system will record automatically according to the schedule. Set the timing record schedule of each camera. See 7.1.2 Schedule Settings for details. 7.3.3 Motion Based Recording Motion Based Recording: the system will start motion based recording when the motion object appears in the setup schedule. The setup steps are as follows: ① Set the motion based recording schedule of each camera. See 7.1.
Record & Disk Management NVR User Manual RAID ① Enable RAID (Go to StartSettingsDiskDisk Mode) ② Create an array. (Go to StartSettingsDiskPhysical Disk) a. Click “Physical Disk” tab and then click “Create an array”. b. Enter the user name and password which has the authority of Disk Management. If you don’t have one, you can use the user name and password that you login system (the default username: admin; the default password:123456). c. Enter array name and select array type (like RAID5).
Record & Disk Management NVR User Manual RAID Rebuilding If one of your disks is broken, the disk indicator on the front panel will turn red. Of course, a warning tip will pop up if the relevant HDD exception alarm is set. You need to rebuild the RAID after you replace the broken disk with a new one. Click the above circled icon and then select the physical disk to rebuild. 7.4.2 Storage Mode Configuration Click StartSettingsDiskStorage Mode to go to the interface as shown below.
Record & Disk Management NVR User Manual Each group can add the disks and cameras from other groups. Each disk and camera can only be added into one group. Select a disk group and then click in the disk or camera row to pop up a window. Check the disks or cameras in the window and then click “Add”. For the model with 2 or 4 HDD slots, BK group can be added. Click to add the backup HDD. After account verification, select a HDD and then this HDD will be removed from the normal group to the backup group.
Playback & Backup NVR User Manual 8 Playback & Backup 8.1 Instant Playback Click on the tool bar at the bottom of the preview camera window to play back the record (click on the tool bar at the bottom of the live view interface to set the default playback time). Refer to the picture below. Drag the playback progress bar to change the playback time. You can also click the right-click menu “Instant Playback” in the camera window and then set the instant playback time to play back the record. 8.
Playback & Backup NVR User Manual Button Meaning Start button. Click it to pop up area ②. Full screen button. Click it to show full screen; click it again to exit the full screen. Screen mode button. OSD ON button. Click it to enable OSD; click it again to disable OSD. Quick channel selection button Stop button. Rewind button. Click it to play video backward. Play button. Click it to play video forward. Pause button. Deceleration button. Click it to decrease the playing speed. Acceleration button.
Playback & Backup NVR User Manual Close Camera Click it to close the playback camera. Introduction of area ④: Click to set the date; click to set the time and then the playback camera will play the record from the time you set.
Playback & Backup NVR User Manual 8.3.1 Smart Playback Settings Click to set the speed of non-interest video (Please skip this one if you click “Skip non-interest video”), “Speed of interest video” and “Intrusion percentage”. You can disable “Non-Focus” to view the video you interest in the right corner of the smart playback interface. 8.3.2 Smart Playback Based on Motion Detection Smart Playback by Drawing Grid Click and draw a rectangle in the desired area.
Playback & Backup NVR User Manual ① In the smart playback interface, click ① Set similarity. The higher the sensitivity value is, the lower the searching accuracy is, and vice versa. ② Select targets. You can select targets from recent, face database, snapshot gallery or external faces. to pop up the following window. ③ Select search mode. There are two search modes: search by group and search by face. Search by group: Choose “Face Database” and then click “More” to choose one or more groups.
Playback & Backup NVR User Manual Select the plate from “Recent”, “Plate Database” or “Customization” and then click “Search” to search recorded files and play. Here we take an example of search plate from “Plate Database”. Click to choose a group. Then plates will be listed in the table automaticaly. Click “Search” to play. 8.4 Record Search, Playback & Export The record data and the captured pictures can be exported through network, USB (U disk or USB mobile HDD).
Playback & Backup NVR User Manual ③ Click the image box to play the record in the small playback box on the left side of the interface (the box which has image inside indicates that the record data exist). ④ Refer to the picture below. Drag the color blocks on the time scale to select the record data and then click “Export” button to pop up the “Record Backup” window as shown below. Select the device name, backup format and path and then click “Export” button to start the backup.
Playback & Backup NVR User Manual set the backup start time and end time) and then click “Export” button for record backup. Click “Playback” button to play the record in the playback interface. 8.4.3 Event Search ① Click StartSearch and ExportEvent Search to go to “Event Search” tab as shown below. ② Check the event type in the interface as required. ③ Click to set the start time and end time on the top left of the interface.
Playback & Backup Click NVR User Manual in the interface to play the record. Click to edit the tag name. Click to delete the tag. 8.4.5 Snapshots Click StartSearch and ExportSnapshots to go to “Snapshots” tab. The system will display all the captured images automatically in the list. Click to delete the image. Click “Save” button. Click to pop up the “Export” window. Select the device name and save path in the window and then click to pop up the “View Image” window.
AI Event Management NVR User Manual 9 AI Event Management 9.1 Face Recognition Please set face recognition function according to the following procedures for the first time. Set face detection and alarm linkage (or stranger) Add face group Add faces to the face group Enable and set successful recognition Set successful recognition (or stranger) alarm linkage 9.1.1 Face Detection Settings Face Detection: Alarms will be triggered if someone intrudes into the pre-defined alarm areas.
AI Event Management NVR User Manual ⑥ Enable “Save Source Information” or/and “Save Face Information” as needed. If enabled, the system will automatically save the corresponding images on the SD card. For the models with LED light, white light mode also can be set. ⑦ Click “Apply” to save the settings.
AI Event Management NVR User Manual For the first time, you can click “+” or “Add Group” to add groups. ② To add targets for each group. ② Select a list and then click to expand the list as shown below. ③ Click “Add” and then click “Select Face” to add face images. You can add faces from snapshot gallery or external faces. Adding faces from snapshot gallery: Select search time or self define the search time and then click “Search” to search target faces. Then select the desired faces and click “Select”.
AI Event Management NVR User Manual Add external faces Save the face pictures in your USB storage device and then insert the USB storage device into the USB port of the NVR. Go to the face database interface. Click to expand the group and then click “Add”. Select “External faces” to select face pictures. You can select one face to add or multiple faces to add. To add multiple faces: a. put face pictures and the description file (.csv or .
AI Event Management NVR User Manual ① Enable “Successful Recognition” or “Stranger”. Click “Parameter Settings” to set the similarity of the matching face group. Disable live display: if checked, the live view interface (target detection tab) will not display captured faces in real time. ② Set the alarm linkage items of successful recognition. Select one or more face groups and then choose the schedule. Click “Manage” to set the schedule. Set the text prompt and voice prompt.
AI Event Management NVR User Manual Configure the schedule Set the text prompt and voice prompt. The text will show on the captured picture and the voice will be broadcasted when detecting a stranger. Trigger record, snapshot, alarm-out, buzzer, push, pop-up video, E-mail and pop-up message box as needed. The alarm linkage settings are similar to the face detection alarm (See 9.1.1 Face Detection Settings for details). Click “Apply” to save the settings.
AI Event Management NVR User Manual Set the alarm area. Click “Draw” and then drag the mouse to draw a detection area. Click “Clear” to delete the alarm area. 9.2.2 Plate Database Management In the LPR interface, click the “Plate Database” tab to go to the plate database management interface as shown below. For the first time, you can click “+” or “Add Group” to add groups. Add plates to each group: ① Click ② ③ ④ ⑤ to extend the group. Click “Add Plate” to pop up the following window.
AI Event Management NVR User Manual ② Set the successful recognition alarm linkage. Select one or more plate groups and then choose the schedule. Click “Manage” to set the schedule. Set the text prompt. When the captured plate is matched successfully, the text will appear on the right of the live view interface. Enable alarm output pulse (access control). Trigger record, snapshot, alarm-out, buzzer, push, pop-up video, E-mail and pop-up message box as needed.
AI Event Management NVR User Manual A<-B: the alarm triggers when the target crosses over the alert line from B to A. ④ Draw line. Refer to the interface as shown above. Check “Draw line” and then drag the mouse in the image to draw an alert line. Uncheck the “Draw line” if you finish the drawing. Click the “Clear” to delete the alert line. ⑤ Click “Detection Target” to choose the detection target and the sensitivity. The detection target includes people, vehicle and non-vehicle.
AI Event Management NVR User Manual Missing object: Alarms will be triggered if there are articles missing in the detection area drew by the users. ③ Select the alarm area and area name. A maximum of 4 alarm areas can be set. ④ Draw the alarm area of the object detection. Refer to the interface as shown above. Check “Draw Area” and then click around the area where you want to set as the alarm area in the image (the alarm area should be a closed area). Uncheck the “Draw Area” if you finish the drawing.
AI Event Management ⑤ NVR User Manual for details). Click “Apply” to save the settings. 9.7 Line Crossing Counting Only some IPCs may support this function. People counting in the pre-defined area: This function is to calculate the number of people entering or exiting in the detected area on the video by detecting, tracking and counting the head shapes of people. Note: Only some specific IPCs may support this function.
AI Event Management NVR User Manual ② Enable line crossing counting. ③ Check “Draw line” and then drag the mouse on the small window to draw the crossing line. Uncheck “Draw line” to finish the drawing. Click “Clear” to delete the alert line. Direction: A->B and A<-B are optional. It is the crossing direction of the target that crosses over the alert line. ④ Check “Statistical OSD”, the statistical information will be displayed on the live view interface. ⑤ Set the reset information.
Intelligent Analytics NVR User Manual 10 Intelligent Analytics 10.1 Target Detection View 10.1.1 Human Body/Vehicle Detection View Only when the camera supports human body/vehicle detection, can you view the real-time captured people or vehicle pictures. The setting steps are as follow: ① Enable the Tripwire/Intrusion function of IPCs/NVR, draw the line or area and choose the detection target (see 9.3 Tripwire and 9.4 Intrusion Detection for details).
Intelligent Analytics NVR User Manual For unknown faces, you can select this face and click under the captured face to register this face (see the following picture); click to quickly go to the smart face search interface where you can search the matching face information; click to quickly go to the smart face playback interface; click to view snapshot details. Before registering target face pictures, please add groups for them in advance (see 9.1.2 Face Database Management for details).
Intelligent Analytics NVR User Manual Double click the face picture to see the snapshot details, such as snapshot picture, original image, snapshot time and camera. Click “more” and then a dropdown list will display. Click “Register” to register the current snapshot. Click “Search” to go to face search interface. Click “Playback” to go to the playback interface. Click “Export” to export this snapshot details. Click “Information” to view face ID.
Intelligent Analytics NVR User Manual When the captured face pictures are successfully recognized, click the picture on the right to pop up a face detail window as shown below. In this window, you can see the captured face picture, the matched picture of face library and the relevant information. You also can view the original image, search image by snapshot, play back by snapshot and export the face details by clicking “More” button.
Intelligent Analytics Click NVR User Manual to view the captured detail information. Click information in this interface. Click to quickly enter the vehicle search interface. You can search the matched plate to go to the smart playback interface. ② Enable license plate recognition function and set the alarm linkage items (see 9.2.3 License Plate Recognition Settings for details).
Intelligent Analytics ② ③ ④ ⑤ NVR User Manual Click to choose face detection cameras. Select all events, successful recognition or stranger. Click “Search” to search face pictures. You can view face pictures by time or by camera. Click the searched face picture to play in the small playback window; select a face picture and click “Backup” to export it. Click “Original” to see the original image as shown below. Click “List” to view the snapshot information list.
Intelligent Analytics NVR User Manual Face Search by Face In the face picture search interface, click “By Face” to go to the following interface. ① Click to add the target face which can be searched and added from recent, face database, snapshot gallery and external faces. A single face picture or multiple face pictures can be added and searched. (Take a single face picture for example) To add target face from recent a. Choose the face. b. Click “Select Face”. To add target face from face database: a.
Intelligent Analytics NVR User Manual ④ Select the searched image and click “Backup Picture” or “Backup Record”. Then click “Backup” to build backups for pictures or records. View Image by List Click “List” tab to view images by time as shown below. Click the searched image to play. Click to view the detail information of the compared target face. View Match Images Click “Match” tab to view match images as shown below.
Intelligent Analytics NVR User Manual 10.2.2 Track Playback Select “Track” to go to the following interface. Note: Only when two or more cameras detect this person, can his/her track can be viewed here. Descriptions of buttons on the track interface Fixed Window Frame Followed Window Fast Forward（x2;x4） Exchange Window Normal Speed Stop Start/Stop Track Play Edit Map Previous Edit Color Next Click on the camera name and then an event list appears. Click one item to play the record.
Intelligent Analytics NVR User Manual Click to switch play speed. 1x and 2x can be switched. Click to view event list. Click one item to play this event. Click “Exchange Window” to switch the position of the map window and the playback window. Click button to go to the following interface. Click “Load Map” to add a map. Then drag the camera names on the map to change their locations. Choose a color on the left color list to set your favorite color for camera names.
Intelligent Analytics NVR User Manual Drag the mouse to select a face and then click “Search by Face” to go to the face search by face interface. You can see its snapshot pictures, match pictures, original pictures and so on by clicking the corresponding tab. 10.2.4 Human Body Search Click Start Intelligent AnalyticsSmart SearchHuman Body to go to the human body search interface. Select the search time, camera and event and then click “Search” to view the searched pictures.
Intelligent Analytics NVR User Manual Attribution: Vehicle or non-vehicle can be selected. You can view face pictures by time or by camera. Click a searched vehicle picture to play it in the small window. Select vehicle pictures and check “Backup Picture” and/or “Backup Record” and then click “Backup” to back up the pictures and /or records. ③ Click “Original” to see the original pictures; click “List” to view the snapshot information list. Click to back up the image.
Intelligent Analytics Click NVR User Manual to add a favorite group and save the current searched pictures to the favorite group. Then you can quickly view these pictures by clicking and choosing the group name. 10.3 View Statistical Information Click Start Intelligent AnalyticsStatistics to go to the following interface. In this interface, you can view the people and vehicle statistical information or you can customize the statistical information.
Intelligent Analytics NVR User Manual To search attendance information ① Click behind camera and group to choose the desired cameras and groups. ② Set the attendance date. You can choose day, week, month and today or customize the time period. ③ Set the start time and the end time of working. ④ Click “Search” to view the attendance state. If some specific person’s attendance state needs to know, you can click “Advanced” and then enter the name and choose the type.
Intelligent Analytics ① ② ③ ④ NVR User Manual Click behind camera and group to choose the desired cameras and groups. Set the check-in date. You can choose day, week, month and today or customize the time period. Set the start time and the end time of face check-in. Click “Search” to view the check-in state. If you want to know the detailed check-in information of someone, please click “Advanced” and then enter the name and choose the type to search. Click to view the detailed information.
Intelligent Analytics NVR User Manual 11 General Event Management 11.1 Sensor Alarm To complete the entire sensor alarm settings, you should enable the sensor alarm of each camera and then set up the alarm handling of each camera. ① Click StartSettingsAlarmSensor to go to the following interface. ② Select the alarm type (NO or NC) according to trigger type of the sensor. ③ Enable the sensor alarm of each camera and select the schedule.
General Event Management NVR User Manual Pop-up Video: After camera setting, the system will pop up the corresponding video automatically when the sensor alarm is triggered. To set the duration time of the video, please see 11.6.3 Display for details. Pop-up Message Box: if enabled, the system will pop up the corresponding alarm message box automatically when the sensor alarm is triggered. To set the duration time of the message box, please see 11.6.3 Display for details.
General Event Management NVR User Manual 11.3 Combination Alarm ① Click StartSettingsAlarm Combination Alarm to go to the following interface. ② Customize combination alarm. Set alarm name and click “Configure” under the Combined Alarm Configuration item. Then select alarm type and alarm source. Finally, click “OK” to save the settings. ③ Enable or disable “Record”, “Snapshot”, “Push”, “Alarm-out”, “Preset”, “Buzzer”, “Pop-up Video” and “E-mail”.
General Event Management NVR User Manual ③ Click “Apply” to save the settings. 11.6 Alarm Event Notification 11.6.1 Alarm-out ① Click StartSettingsAl/EventEvent Notification to go to the following interface. ② Set the delay time and the schedule of each alarm-out. You can click “Edit Schedules” to edit the schedules (see 7.1.2 Schedule Settings for details). ③ Click “Apply” to save the settings. You can click “Test” to test the alarm output. 11.6.
General Event Management NVR User Manual 11.6.6 Digital Deterrent Click StartSettings AI/Event Event NotificationDigital Deterrent to go to the interface as shown below. Camera audio settings: For perimeter alert cameras, voice broadcast can be set up. Select the camera, voice, broadcast times, volume and language. Then click “Apply” to save the settings. When an alarm is triggered, camera will broadcast the voice you set. Voice: click “Add” to add the alarm voice in wav. format.
General Event Management NVR User Manual In this interface, you can set the volume of local audio. Click “Add” to upload the audio file. Choose the uploaded audio file and then click “Listen” to listen to it; click “Delete” to delete this file. 11.6.7 Light Click StartSettingsAlarmEvent NotificationLight to go to the interface as shown below. In this interface, you can set the light flashing time and frequency when an alarm is triggered. 11.6.
General Event Management NVR User Manual Click “Clear” to stop the buzzer when the buzzer alarm happens. Click to view the detail information as shown below. If the exception information is more than one page, you can enter the number in the box and then click / to view the exception alarm information in the previous/next page 82 to jump to the specified page.
Account & Permission Management NVR User Manual 12 Account & Permission Management 12.1 Account Management Click StartSettingsAccount and AuthorityAccountEdit User to go to the interface as shown below. Area ① displays the user permissions. Area ② displays the user list. Click the user in the list to display its user permissions in area ①. There are three default permission groups (“Administrator”, “Advanced” and “Common”) available when adding accounts.
Account & Permission Management NVR User Manual Edit Security Question You can set password security only for admin. Click “Edit Security Question” and then set questions and answers in the popup window. If you forget the password for admin, please refer to Q4 in Appendix A FAQ for details. The passwords of other users can be recovered by admin or the users that have the “Account and Authority” permission. Modify Password Only the password of admin can be modified.
Account & Permission Management NVR User Manual 12.2 User Login & Logout Login: Click StartLogin or directly click the preview interface and then select username and enter the password in the popup window. Click “Login” button to log in the system. Logout: Click StartLogout or click StartShutdown to pop up the “Shutdown” window. Select “Logout” in the window and then click “OK” button to log out the system. 12.3 Permission Management 12.3.
Account & Permission Management NVR User Manual 12.3.2 Edit Permission Group Go to “Edit Permission Group” interface and then click in the group list to edit the permission group (the operations of the “Edit Permission Group” are similar to that of the “Add Permission Group”, please see 12.3.1 Add Permission Group for details). Click another group. Click cannot be deleted. to save the group as to delete the permission group.
Account & Permission Management NVR User Manual 12.6 Network Security Click StartSettingsAccount and AuthoritySecurityNetwork Security to go to the following interface. You can enable APR Guard. ARP Guard: Address Resolution Protocol Guard. This function can protect the LAN from APR attack and make the network run stably. If it is enabled, you can enable auto gateway MAC or manually set gateway MAC. Additionally, detection defense also can be enabled as needed. 12.
Device Management NVR User Manual 13 Device Management 13.1 Network Configuration 13.1.1 TCP/IP Configuration Click StartSettingsNetworkTCP/IP to go to the following interface. Check “Obtain an IPv4 address automatically”, “Obtain an IPv6 address automatically” and “Obtain DNS automatically” to get the network addresses automatically, or manually enter the network addresses.
Device Management NVR User Manual HTTP Port: the default HTTP port of the NVR is 80. The port number can be changed to others like 81. The port is mainly used to web client access. If you want to access the NVR through a web browser, you should enter IP address plus HTTP port in the address bar of the web browser like http://192.168.11.61:81. HTTPS Port: the default HTTPs port of the NVR is 443. HTTPs provides authentication of the web site and protects user privacy.
Device Management NVR User Manual Note: The HTTP port and server port of the NVR should be mapped to the router before you access the NVR via WAN. API Server: You can log in the media player which supports the RTSP protocol by the username and password here. Moreover, the third-party can further develop through API service. Tips: The username and password of API Server here cannot be used to log in NVR.
Device Management NVR User Manual 13.1.4 DDNS Configuration The DDNS is used to control the dynamic IP address through domain name. Speco Technologies provides free DDNS service with US-based servers. You can access to the NVR easily if the DDNS is enabled and configured. Click StartSettingsNetworkDDNS to go to the interface as shown below. The default DDNS type will be “specoddns.net”. The default domain name will be shown, you can use this for your domain name or enter your own.
Device Management NVR User Manual Click “Add” and then enter the recipient’s e-mail address and select the schedule (if a schedule is selected, the system will send the alarm email and the recipient will receive it only in the selected schedule time) in the popup window. Click “Add” in the window to add the recipient. You can also change the recipient’s receiving schedule by clicking in the “Schedule” column. Click save the settings.
Device Management NVR User Manual Protocol type and EAPOL version: Please use the default settings. User name and password: The user name and password must be the same with the user name and password applied for and registered in the authentication server. 13.1.8 NAT Configuration Click StartSettingsNetworkNAT to go to the interface for NAT configuration and check “Enable”. Click “Apply” to save the settings and make note of the QR code number under the QR code. Via Internet Explorer, go to connect.
Device Management NVR User Manual Device Name: The name of the device. It may display on the client end or CMS that help user to recognize the device remotely. Video Format: Two modes: PAL and NTSC. Select the video format according to the camera. Sequence Automatically: Check it and set “wait time”.The system will sequence automatically if it is not operated during the time you set. 13.2.2 Date and Time Configuration Click StartSettingsSystemBasicDate and Time to go to the interface as shown below.
Device Management NVR User Manual 13.3 Factory Default Click StartSettingsSystemMaintenanceFactory Default and then click “Reset to factory default” button in the interface to reset to the factory default settings(check “Reset retain Network Configuration” to retain the network settings). Note: Resetting to the factory default settings will not change time zone. 13.
Device Management NVR User Manual 13.7 View Log Click StartSettingsSystemMaintenanceView Log to go to the log view interface. Select the log main type, click end time and then click “Search” button. The searched log files will be displayed in the list. Choose the log file in the list and then click “Export” button to export the log file. Click contents in the menu list and then the log list will show the checked log contents only.
Remote Surveillance NVR User Manual 14 Remote Surveillance 14.1 Mobile Client Surveillance ① Enable NAT in the NVR. Refer to 13.1.8 NAT Configuration for details. ② Scan the QRCode through the Speco Blue App available for iOS and Android to easily and securely view your cameras. ③ Run the mobile client, go to the “Add Device” interface and then click StartSettingsSystemInformationBasic to view the QRCode of the NVR).
Remote Surveillance NVR User Manual PPPoE Access ① Click StartSettingsNetworkPPPoE to go to the “PPPoE” interface. Check “Enable” in the “PPPoE settings” and then enter the username and password you get from your ISP. Click “Apply” to save the settings. ② Click StartSettingsNetworkNetwork Status to view the IP address of the NVR. ③ Open the web browser on your computer, enter the IP address of the NVR like http://210.21.229.
Remote Surveillance NVR User Manual Start Preview Select a window in the preview area and then click one online camera on the left panel to preview the camera in the window. You can click the tool bar to view all the cameras. Left Panel Introduction Click on the left panel to hide the panel and click View Camera Click on the left panel stands for the number of online cameras; the right number 4 stands for the number of all the added cameras.
Remote Surveillance NVR User Manual Button Meaning Click it to enable talk with the NVR. Click Click Right Panel Introduction on the right panel to show the panel and click to go to “Lens Control”. to hide the panel. Click Click at the bottom of the panel to go to “PTZ” panel. to go to “Operation” panel.
Remote Surveillance NVR User Manual Button Meaning Click / to increase/ decrease the focal length. Click / to increase/decrease the iris of the dome. Click it to view the preset list and then click the button in the list to call the preset. Click it to view the cruise list and then click the corresponding buttons in the list to start or stop the cruise. 14.4.2 Remote Playback Click “Playback” in the remote interface to go to the playback interface.
Remote Surveillance NVR User Manual 14.4.4 Intelligent Analysis Click “Intelligent Analysis” in the remote interface to configure smart search, statistics, face database, face attendance and face check in. All of these settings are similar to that of the NVR. See the configurations of the NVR for details. 14.4.5 Remote Configuration Click “Function Panel” in the remote interface and then configure the camera, record, alarm, disk, network, account and authority and system of the NVR remotely.
FAQ NVR User Manual Appendix A FAQ Q1. Why can’t I find the HDD? a. Please check the power and SATA data cables of the HDD to make sure they are well connected. b. For some NVRs with the 1U or small 1U case, the power of the adapter may be not enough for operating them. Please use the power adaptor supplied along with the NVR. c. Please make sure the HDDs are compatible with the NVR. See Appendix C Compatible Device List for details. d. The HDD could have gone bad. Change a new one. Q2.
FAQ NVR User Manual connecting the IP cameras directly. In this situation, if you directly connect one IP camera to PoE5, PoE6, PoE7 or PoE8, the IP camera will be displayed in the camera list automatically; if you connect it to PoE1, PoE2, PoE3 or PoE4, it won’t be displayed in the camera list by showing resource conflict; if you just need to connect it to PoE1, PoE2, PoE3 or PoE4, you should first delete the IP camera which occupies the PoE port resource and then reconnect it to the PoE port.
FAQ NVR User Manual Q10. a. ActiveX control cannot be downloaded. How can I do? IE browser blocks ActiveX control. Please do setup as per the steps mentioned below. ① Open IE browser. Click Internet Options. ② Select SecurityCustom Level. Refer to Fig 10-1. ③ Enable all the sub options under “ActiveX controls and plug-ins”. Refer to Fig 10-2. ④ Then click “OK” to finish setup. b. Other plug-ins or anti-virus may block ActiveX. Please disable or do the required settings. Fig 10-1 Q11.
FAQ NVR User Manual format. b. Record backed up through web. The record can only be backed up with AVI format through web. The record can be backed up to PC and played by the video player which supports this format.
Calculate Recording Capacity NVR User Manual Appendix B Calculate Recording Capacity The recording capacity is mainly up to the record resolution, record stream and bitrate. Different image quality parameters decide different disk capacity occupation in equal times. The bigger the record resolution, record stream and record bitrate is, the more disk capacity is taken up in equal times. The calculation format of recording capacity is shown as below.
Specifications NVR User Manual Appendix C Specifications Model N8NRE Compression Standard H.
Specifications NVR User Manual Model N16NRE Compression Standard H.
Specifications NVR User Manual Model System Video Audio Record Playback Alarm Face Network Mobile Device Storage Export Interface Others N32NRE Compression Standard H.
Model: N8NRE/N16NRE/N32NRE Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Statements This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. FCC Responsible Party: Speco Technologies 200 New Highway Amityville, NY 11701 www.specotech.
