NRE (32 Channel FR NVR) Quick Start Guide N32NRE Version 1.0 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.
Figure 1-2 2. Set Password and Security Questions 2.1 Enter a password 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. Remember this password. 2.2 Enter answers for two security questions. You can select which security questions to provide answers for.
Figure 2-1 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 You can click Start→Settings→System→Information→Basic go to “About this machine” and click on “view”. You will then be able to see the firmware version number and build date. Now go to www.specotech.
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. 3.2 Updating Firmware 1. Copy the upgrade software into the USB storage device. 2. Insert the USB storage device into the USB interface of the NVR. 3. Click Start→Settings→System→Maintenance→Upgrade to go to “Upgrade” interface. Select the USB device in “Device Name” option and go to the path where the upgrade software exists.
Figure 4 Tip: Check the “Enable EZ setup next time” box to display the EZ Setup wizard every time the device is rebooted. 4.1 General Settings – Date & Time When booting up for the first time, the device will prompt you for time settings or go to Settings→System→Date and Time for Figure 4-1.
l l l l System Time: Set the time and date format of the system DST: Toggle Daylight Saving Time On or Off Time format: Choose between 24-hour mode or 12-hour mode. NTP: Specify an NTP server to synchronize the time (optional). 4.2 EZ Network Setup • • Next, set the network of the NVR. Go to Start → Settings → Network →TCP/IP. Input IP address, subnet mask, gateway, etc. If using DHCP, please enable DHCP in both the NVR and the router. Go to Start → Settings → Network → Port.
4.4 DDNS Settings 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 the NVR easily if the DDNS is enabled and configured. Click Start→Settings →Network→DDNS 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 input your own. If invalid or taken, please select another domain name.
Figure 4-2 Click to edit an IP camera as shown on the below left. Input the new IP address, subnet mask, gateway, username and the password of the camera. You can check “Sync to IPC” to modify the IP address of the IP camera via different network segments for being in the same network segment with the NVR. Click “OK” to save the settings. Click to edit the added camera as shown on the above right. Input the new camera name, IP address, port, username and the password of the camera.
Record Settings. Two record modes are available: auto and manual. Auto Mode: Select one auto mode in the interface as shown below and then click “Next” button to save the settings. Click “Advanced” to self-define record mode. Manual: Set the “Sensor Record”, “Motion Record” and “Schedule Record” of each camera. Click “OK” to save. Figure 4-5 4.8 QRCode for Remote App Viewing QRCode.
4.9 Web Browser Access Click Start→Settings→Network→NAT 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.specotech.cloud, input the QR code number, your username and password to login. 4.10 Playback Click Start→Playback to go to the playback interface as shown below (click on the tool bar at the bottom of the live preview interface to set the default playback time).
Figure 4-6 5. EZ search EZ Search- Quickly search an instance using video thumbnails • Click Start→Search and Export→EZ search. There are two view modes: by time and by camera. In the time view mode, a maximum of 64 camera thumbnails can be shown. • Select one camera in the interface and then click “Open” button. • 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).
Figure 5-1 For detailed operation information, please refer to the user’s manual.
