NLA Quick Start Guide N8NLA shown Version 1.0.1 Features and specifications are subject to change, please check www.specotech.com for firmware updates.
Welcome! Thank you for purchasing this NVR. This guide is designed to be a quick reference for installing the system. Please read this guide carefully before installing and operating the unit. For more detailed information, please refer to the user manual. If technical assistance is needed, please contact Speco Technologies Technical Support. Phone: 1-800-645-5516 option 3 Email: techsupport@specotech.
1.2 Connections To quickly get started, connect the following to your recorder in the following order, please refer to Figure 1-2 shown for reference). 1. Connect IP cameras to the PoE ports of the recorder. 2. Connect a monitor to the recorder via VGA or HDMI cable (not included). 3. Connect the included optical mouse into any USB port of the recorder. 4. Connect recorder to network (optional) 5. Connect the power cord to the recorder and plug into a 120VAC 50/60Hz outlet.
2. Set Password and Security Questions 2.1 Enter a password and Unlock Pattern Note: You will be prompted to set a Password and security questions upon initial bootup. see Fig 2-1 The default login ID and administrator username is: admin The password strength indicator can be used as a reference. Re-enter the password to confirm. 2.2 Enter answers for three security questions. You can select which security questions to provide answers for.
3. Update Firmware (if necessary) Speco will continuously make improvements, please check the website to ensure you are running the latest firmware version. 3.1 Check firmware version on recorder Go to Main menu->System Info->System->Version, shown in Figure 3-1. Please note the build date on your recorder. Figure 3-1 3.2 Check latest firmware version on website Go to www.specotech.com, then click on Support, then Recorder Software updates and follow the prompts until you find the model of your recorder.
Figure 3-2 Figure 3-3 If the web has a more recent firmware version than your recorder’s build date, then please update your device to the latest firmware. 3.3 Updating Firmware 3.1 Download the firmware from the website onto a USB disk. Insert USB disk into available USB port on the recorder. A prompt should show that the drive is detected, select ‘System upgrade’ and click on the new firmware file to upload.
Figure 3-4 After firmware is updated, the unit will restart. You can now remove the USB disk from the unit.
4. EZ Setup After the system boots up, the EZ Setup wizard is displayed. See Figure 4. If not, right click, and select EZ Setup. Figure 4 Tip: Check the “Startup” box to display the EZ Setup wizard every time the device is rebooted. 4.1 General Settings – Date & Time Go to Main menu->Setup->System->General, shown in Figure 4-1 System Time: Set the time and date format of the system DST: Set the start and end dates for Daylight Saving Time. DST must be enabled to use this function.
4.2 Camera Setup The NVR supports plug and play for IP cameras through the built-in PoE ports. If desired, you can can scan for IP cameras that are on the same local network through the EZ Camera feature. To add cameras, right click and then click on Main menu->Setup->Camera->Site Locate. See Figure 4-2. Figure 4-2 Click Device Search to find cameras on the local network. Double click on a camera to add it to the NVR. 4.
Week day: There are eight options: ranges from Saturday to Sunday and all. Holiday: Special schedules can be set for holidays if needed. Holidays must be added manually. To add a holiday, go to Main Menu->Setup->System->General->Holiday. This option will not be shown if no holidays have been added. Pre-record: This option is to set up the pre-record interval for events. The range is from 1 to 30 seconds.
4.4 Motion Recording 1. Go to Main Menu->Setup->Event->Video->Motion. See Figure 4-4. Figure 4-4 2. Select a channel from the dropdown list and then check the Enable box to enable motion detection. 3. Select the Region Setup button to set up the motion detection zone. Click and drag to identify the desired zones. Multiple areas within the window can be highlighted. 4. Period: Select the Period Setup button. The interface is shown below (Figure 4-5). Follow the same procedure as the general schedule setup.
Figure 4-5 4.5 Playback Right click and select Main Menu->Search to bring up the playback interface as shown in Figure 4-6. From this screen, you can access EZ Search as well as searching by timeframe. To use EZ search, perform the following: 1. Click on single view mode 2. Choose the stream type (M=mainstream, S=substream) and channel number. Note: the mainstream is usually the higher resolution output of the cameras. 3. Click on EZ search 4.
5. Remote Web Access 1. Open Internet Explorer and enter the NVR’s IP address in the address bar. 2. Follow the instructions to install the plug-in. 3. After installation, the login interface is shown as below. See Figure 5-1. 4. Please enter the user name and password. Figure 5-1 For detailed operation information, please refer to the user’s manual.
