NXL NVR User Manual V1.
Table of Contents Features and Specifications .................................................................................................................................. 8 1.1 Overview ........................................................................................................................................................... 8 1.2 Features......................................................................................................................................................
4.5.1 Camera Setup ......................................................................................................................................... 25 4.5.2 Image ....................................................................................................................................................... 27 4.5.3 Channel Name ........................................................................................................................................ 28 4.5.4 Camera Upgrade .....
.9.2 Notification ............................................................................................................................................... 64 4.10 Network ........................................................................................................................................................... 66 4.10.1.1 TCP/IP............................................................................................................................................. 66 4.10.1.
Web Operation....................................................................................................................................................... 95 5.1 General Introduction ..................................................................................................................................... 95 5.1.1 Log in ........................................................................................................................................................ 95 5.
General ......................................................................................................................................... 122 5.7.5.1 5.7.5.1.1 General......................................................................................................................................... 122 5.7.5.1.2 Date and time ............................................................................................................................... 122 5.7.5.1.3 Holiday Setup ...............
Welcome Thank you for purchasing this NVR. Please read this manual carefully before installing and operating the unit. If technical assistance is needed, please contact Speco Technologies Technical Support. Phone: 1-800-645-5516 option 3 Email: techsupport@specotech.
Important Safeguards and Warnings ．Electrical safety 1 All installation and operation here should conform to local electrical safety codes. The product must be grounded to reduce the risk of electric shock. Speco Technologies assumes no liability or responsibility for all the fires or electric shock caused by improper handling or installation. ．Transportation security 2 Heavy stress, violent vibration or water splash are not allowed during transportation, storage and installation.
1 Features and Specifications 1.1 Overview The NXL NVR supports live view, recording and playback, and remote management and control of IP cameras. The NXL supports plug and play for Speco’s IP cameras. If a camera is connected to one of the PoE ports that are built into the back of the NVR, it will auto populate on the designated channel without any additional setup.
1.3 Specifications 1.3.1 NXL NVR Model System N4NXL System Resources OS N8NXL 4 connections. Total camera bandwidth of 80Mbps. Embedded Linux real-time operation system Local GUI / Web Viewer Interface Decode Video Compression H.264 Decode Capability (local viewing) Up to 8 channels, 720p @ 30fps Input Up to 4 channels, 1080p @ 30fps Up to 4 channels, 4MP @ 15fps 4 channels, network video 8 channels, network video 1 HDMI, 1 VGA Output 1/4/8 Split View Audio 8 connections.
Model N4NXL Operating Temperature Operating Humidity Dimensions (WxHxL) Weight N8NXL 14°F ~ 131°F ～ 10℅ 90℅ RH 10.2” x 1.8” x 8.
2 Front Panel and Rear Panel 2.1 Front Panel 2.1.1 NXL Series The NXL front panel is shown below. See Figure 2-1. Figure 2-1 Please refer to the following sheet for detailed information. Icon Name Function LAN Network status indicator PWR Power indicator HDD HDD status indicator Blue indicator is on when connected to a network Blue indicator is on when power is operating normally Blue indicator is on when the hard drive is operating normally 2.2 Rear Panel 2.2.
The 8ch unit’s rear panel is shown below in Figure 2-3. Figure 2-3 Please refer to the following sheet for detailed information. Port Name Connection Function USB2.0 port May be used for a mouse and external storage. 10M/100Mbps Ethernet port. Connect to a network cable. Network port HDMI HDMI v1.4 Used for video output to a monitor/display with HDMI port VGA VGA output Used for video output to a monitor/display with VGA port GND Power port Ground end input Input DC 12V/2A.
2.3 Two-Way Audio 2.3.1 Device to PC Device Connection Connect a microphone to the input port located on the rear panel of the NVR. Then connect a speaker to the audio output port on the PC. Log into the web viewer to enable two-way audio: After logging in, look in the left menu panel at the bottom. See Figure 2-4. Figure 2-4 Audio See Figure 2-5. Figure 2-5 2.3.
2.4 Mouse Operation Please refer to the following table for mouse operation instructions.
3 Device Installation Note: All of the installation and operations here should conform to your local electric safety rules. 3.1 Check Unit After unpacking the unit, please check for any visible damage. Then check to make sure that all accessories are included. 3.2 Product Label Check that the model number and serial number that’s listed on the label on the unit are the same as what’s listed on the package label. 3.3 Connection 3.3.1 Example Please refer to Figure 3-1 for a connection example.
4 Unit Local Operation 4.1 Startup and Shutdown 4.1.1 Startup Caution Before powering up the unit, please make sure: Connect the NVR to the power adapter first and then connect the power adapter to the power outlet. Please follow the steps listed below to start the device. Connect the device to the monitor and then connect a mouse. Connect power. The system will be in split screen mode by default upon startup. 4.1.
4.2 Change/Reset Password 4.2.1 Change Password Listed below is the default login ID: Username: admin (administrator, local and remote) Note: For security purposes, it is required to create the administrator password on the initial login. 5 incorrect login attempts within 30 minutes will result in a lock on the account. Once the unit is locked, please wait for 30 minutes before attempting to log in again. See Figure 4-1 for the password change screen.
4.2.2 Reset Password If the password has been forgotten, answer the security questions set in section 4.2.1 to reset the password. Figure 4-2 The following dialogue box will pop up. Please answer the security questions and then enter the new password twice. See Figure 4-3. .
4.3 EZ Setup EZ Setup is a wizard designed to assist with setting up the unit initially. After the NVR successfully boots up, the prompt for EZ Setup will pop up. To prevent EZ Setup from running again on the next reboot, uncheck the Startup box before selecting Next or Cancel. Figure 4-4 Click Next or Cancel button. See Figure 4-4 The system consists of two accounts: Username: admin (administrator, local and network) Username: default. Password: default (hidden user).
Click the OK button to go to the General Setup Interface. See Figure 4-6. For detailed information, refer to section 4.12. Figure 4-6 Click the Next button to go to the network setup interface. See Figure 4-7. For detailed information, refer to section 4.10.
Click the Next button to go to the EZ Camera tab. EZ Camera can be used to easily add IP cameras on the LAN to the unit (Speco IP cameras on the PoE ports will be added automatically). See Figure 4-8. Refer to section 4.5. Figure 4-8 Click the Next button to go to the Schedule interface/EZ Record. See Figure 4-9. For detailed information, please refer to section 4.6.2.
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4.4 Navigation Bar Go to Main menu->Setup->System->General to enable the navigation bar. The navigation bar is shown as below. See Figure 4-11. Figure 4-11 4.4.1 Main Menu 4.4.2 Tour Click to enable tour. The icon will change to and tour will be in process. 4.4.3 PTZ Click to enable the PTZ control interface. Refer to section 4.5.8.
4.4.4 Color Click to enable the color interface. Please make sure the system is in 1x1 channel mode. 4.4.5 Search Click to enable the search interface. Refer to section 4.7.2 4.4.6 Alarm Status Click to enable the alarm status interface. This is for viewing device status and channel status. 4.4.7 Channel Info Click to enable the channel information interface. This is for viewing information of the corresponding channel. 4.4.8 Registration Click to enable the EZ Camera interface. 4.4.
4.5 Camera 4.5.1 Camera Setup Note: For Speco’s IP cameras, the built-in PoE ports support plug and play. In order to this feature to work, the IP camera’s user ID and password must be kept at the default values, which are admin and 1234, respectively. Go to Main menu->Setting->Camera->Camera to open the camera setup interface. Device search: Click the button to search for all network cameras in the same network segment.
Modify: Click Modify to edit a camera’s information. See below. Channel: Change assigned channel. Protocol: Select protocol from the dropdown list. IP Address: Enter IP address. RTSP/HTTP port: Enter the correct port values for the camera. If you have not changed the ports, the default values are 554 and 80 respectively for almost all camera models. User name/Password: Enter user name and password of the camera. The default user name is admin and the default password is 1234.
4.5.2 Image Go to Main Menu->Setup->Camera->Image. The interface is shown below in Figure 4-12. Note: This section is available for configuration only for supported cameras. For non-supported cameras, the options will not be visible. Channel: Select the desired channel from the dropdown list. Saturation: For changing the saturation value of the camera. The value ranges from 0 to 100. The default value is 50. The colors will become more saturated as the value is increased.
4.5.3 Channel Name Go to Main Menu->Setup->Camera->Channel name. The interface is shown in Figure 4-13. This is for setting the name of the local channel name on the NVR. This does not affect the nickname of the camera itself. Maximum of 31 letters are supported. Figure 4-13 4.5.4 Camera Upgrade Note Supported IP camera models can have firmware be updated through the NVR, both locally through USB or remotely through a web browser. To update: Go to Main Menu->Setup->Camera->Upgrade.
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4.5.6 Display Go to Main Menu->Setup->System->Display. See Figure 4-16. These options do not affect recording and playback. Figure 4-16 Now you can set corresponding information. Resolution: Choose the appropriate resolution for the monitor: 1280×1024 (Default), 1280×720, 1920×1080, and 1024×768. Please note the system needs to reboot to apply the new resolution. Picture Mode: Please select from the dropdown list Transparency: Higher value provides more transparency of the Setup interface.
4.5.7 Sequence Enable tour: Check the box here to enable the sequence function. Interval: Enter the desired time for how long the display will stay on the current screen. The range is from 1-120 seconds. Motion tour type: Single channel and 8-channel views are supported. For a channel to be displayed under this function, make sure to enable the Sequence option under Main Menu->Setup->Event->Video->Motion. Alarm tour type: Single channel and 8-channel views are supported.
4.5.8 PTZ Control To bring up the PTZ control interface, right-click when hovering over the desired channel and choose PTZ as shown in Figure 4-18. The display will switch to single-channel mode. Figure 4-18 The PTZ setup is shown as in See Figure 4-19. Here you can control PTZ direction, speed, zoom, focus, iris, presets, tours, and other PTZ options. Speed controls PTZ movement speed. The value ranges from 1 to 8 with 8 being the fastest. You can click and for zoom, focus and iris.
In Figure 4-19, click 4-21. to open the menu, you can set preset, tour, pattern, scan, etc. See Figure Figure 4-21 Please refer to the following table for detailed information. Please note the above interface may vary due to different protocols. The button is grey and can not be selected once the current function is null. Right click mouse or click the ESC button at the front panel to go back to the Figure 4-19.
Preset As shown in Figure 4-22, click preset and use the direction arrows to set the camera to the proper position. Click the Set button and then enter the preset number. Click the Set button again to save current preset. Tour Setup As shown below, click the tour button. Enter the tour value and preset number. Click Add Preset to add the preset value to the tour. Tips Repeat the above steps to add more presets to the tour. Click Del preset button to remove it from the tour.
Scan Setup Click Scan button as shown below. Use the direction buttons to set the left position of the camera and then click the Left button. Use the direction buttons to set the right positions of the camera and then click the Right button. The scan setup process is then complete. 4.5.8.2 Call PTZ Function Call Preset As shown in Figure 4-21, enter preset value and then click stop. to call the preset. Click again to Call Pattern As shown in Figure 4-21, enter pattern value and then click to stop.
Aux Click to go to the following interface. The options here are defined by the protocol. See Figure 4-23.
4.6 Recording The priority order for recording is: Alarm -> Motion detection -> Schedule. 4.6.1 Stream 4.6.1.1 Stream The Stream section is used to set the IP camera’s stream settings. The interface is shown in Figure 4-24. Channel: Select the desired channel. Type: The NVR can process two streams, main and sub. Compression: The NVR supports H.264 (HP, MP, BP profiles) and MJPEG. Resolution: The current setting of the camera will be displayed.
4.6.1.2 Snapshot For supported camera models, the snapshot mode, picture size, quality and frequency can be set. See Figure 4-25. Channel: Select applicable channel Mode: There are two modes: schedule and event. If you select schedule mode, you need to set the snapshot frequency. If you select event mode, you need to set an event trigger (Under Setup -> Event). Image size: Set the snapshot picture size. Quality: Set the snapshot quality.
Pre-record: This option is to set up the pre-record interval for events. The range is from 1 to 30 seconds. Redundancy: Not applicable for the NXL series. SD Backup: For supported IP camera models, the video can be recorded to an SD card in case the network connection fails. The time range is from 0 to 43200 seconds. After the network connection resumes, the NVR will retrieve the video from the SD card. Period setup: Click to bring up the interface to enter a time period manually.
After completing setup, click Apply to save the settings.
Quick Setup Copy function allows you to copy one channel setup to another. After setting up a channel, click the Copy button to go to the interface shown in Figure 4-31. The current channel will be highlighted gray. Select the other channels to copy the settings into. Click the OK button to save. Then click the Apply button in the schedule interface.
4.6.2.2 Schedule Snapshot Go to Main Menu->Setup->Storage->Record as shown in Figure 4-32. Select the desired channels for snapshot and press Apply to save the setting. Figure 4-32 After snapshot recording is enabled, go to Main Menu->Setup->Camera->Stream->Snapshot, as shown in Figure 4-33. Select the snapshot channel from the dropdown list and then select snapshot mode as Schedule. Then set picture size, quality and snapshot frequency.
To set up the schedule for snapshots, go to Main Menu->Setup->Storage->Schedule. Refer to the screenshot below. Please refer to chapter 4.6.2.1 for detailed setup information. Figure 4-34 Note Please note that a snapshot for an event has higher priority than continuous. If both are enabled, the NVR will activate the event snapshot when an alarm occurs, and will just operate the continuous mode otherwise.
4.6.3 Motion detection 4.6.3.1 Motion recording a) b) c) d) Go to Main Menu->Setup->Event->Video->Motion. See Figure 4-35. Figure 4-35 Select a channel from the dropdown list and then check the Enable box to enable motion detection. 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. Period: Select the Period Setup button. The interface is shown below.
Figure 4-37 4.6.3.2 Motion Detection Snapshot a) b) c) Go to Main Menu->Setup->Camera->Stream->Snapshot. See Figure 4-38. Select the mode from the dropdown list and then set picture size, quality and snapshot frequency. Click Apply to save. Set up motion detection type and channel as describe in the previous section 4.6.3.1.
4.6.4 Alarm Recording/Snapshot 4.6.4.1 Alarm Recording Go to Setup->Event-> Alarm for the alarm setup interface. See Figure 4-39. Select the desired channel. Alarm type: Two types are supported. A sensor input can be connected to an IP camera to generate the event If an IP camera loses connection with the NVR, the NVR can generate the event. The alarm can last until the connection resumes. Check the enable box to enable the function. Type: normally open or normally closed.
4.6.4.2 Alarm Snapshot a) b) Enable snapshot mode as shown in Figure 4-40. Follow the same procedure as motion snapshots to set up the schedule.
4.6.5 Manual Recording/Snapshot 4.6.5.1 Manual Recording a) To enable manual recording, right click mouse and select manual record or in the main menu, from Setup->Storage->Record. See Figure 4-41. Figure 4-41 b) Check the boxes to select the channels for manual recording. Manual: The NVR will record the selected channels, regardless of the schedule. Auto: The NVR will record the selected channels based on the schedule setup.
4.6.6 Holiday Recording The NVR can be set up for recording on a holiday. Holidays are manually added. Please set up the holiday schedule as needed. Note that holiday recording/snapshot setup has a higher priority than regular schedule setup. a) Go to Main Menu->Setup->System->General->Holiday as shown in Figure 4-42. Figure 4-42 b) Click Add New Holidays, to bring up the interface shown in Figure 4-43. Here you can set the holiday name, repeat mode, and the date range.
Figure 4-43 c) d) Click Add to complete the holiday setup. Make sure to set up for holiday recording within the schedule setup as shown below.
4.7 Playback and Search 4.7.1 Instant Playback The NVR supports instant playback on any channel during live view. On any channel, hover the mouse pointer near the top of the channel display to bring up the pop-up menu. Select the left-most icon to start instant playback. 4.7.2 Search Interface To start playback, go to Main menu->Search, or right click and then select Search from the live view screen. See Figure 4-45 for the playback interface.
Please refer to the following table for more information. SN Name Function 1 Channel Display Displays camera channels for playback. Supports 1/4/8 channel views. 2 Search type Select video recording or snapshot for playback. Select the internal HDD or an external storage device to search for recordings. 3 Calendar Dates highlighted in blue means that there are recordings for those days. 4 Channel selection Playback mode 1/4/8 channel views.
9 Playback control ►/ Play/Pause There are three ways begin playback. Play button Click on the applicable channel and time in the time bar. Click on a file in the file list. When in slow play mode, click the play/pause button to resume playback at normal speed ■ Stop Rewind Press once to start rewind. Press again to pause. Click play/pause to restore normal playback. │ / │ When paused, press to play the next or the previous frame.. Press ►/ to restore normal playback.
Select the clip stop time on the time bar and then press Press again. to bring up the backup menu. Please note: A maximum of 1024 files can be backed up at the same time. The clip operation will not work if any files have been checked in the file list. 14 Record type and Sync Select which recording modes are shown on the time bar (continuous, motion, sensor). Sync enables all channels to play back at the same exact time period.
4.7.2.1 File list To see the list of recorded files go to the file list interface. Enter a time at the top right corner to search the records by time. See image on the left side of Figure 4-46. For example, enter 11:00.00 and then click the search button to view all recorded files after 11:00.00. See image on the right side of Figure 4-46. Double click a file to start playback. Figure 4-46 4.7.2.2 Bookmark Pins During playback, a bookmark pin can be added to mark an important clip.
Playback Mark In single-channel mode, click the Pin Event List button to go to the list interface. Double click on a file to begin playback. Bookmark Pin Manager Click the button on the Search interface to go to the Manager interface. See Figure 4-48. Figure 4-48 Modify Double click on an item, which will bring up a dialogue box to modify the pin name. Delete To remove a pin, check the box of a pin and then press Delete. 4.7.
4.8 Export 4.8.1 File Backup In this interface, you can backup to a USB device. a) Connect a USB flash drive or an external HDD to a USB port on the unit. b) Go to Main menu->Export as shown in Figure 4-49 Figure 4-49 c) Select the backup device and then select the channel along with the file start time and end time. d) Click Add and the system will begin the search. All matched files will be listed. System automatically calculates the required and remaining capacity. See Figure 4-50.
Note During the backup process, click on ESC to exit the current interface. However, the system will not terminate the backup process. The file name format is: Channel number+Record type+Time. In the file name, the date format is Y+M+D+H+M+S. File extension is .dav. 4.8.2 Import/Export This function allows you to copy the current system configuration to other units. It also supports import, create new folder, and delete folder.
Note: System will not open the config backup interface again if there is a backup operation already in process. System refreshes the device every time when you go to the config backup and sets current directory as the root directory of the peripheral device. If you go to the configuration backup interface first and then insert the peripheral device, please click the Refresh button to see the newly added device. 4.8.3 Backup Log a) Go to Main menu->Info->Log as shown in Figure 4-52.
4.8.4 USB Device Auto Pop-up When a USB device is inserted, the system can auto detect it and pop up the following interface. It allows you to conveniently backup files, log, and configuration or update the system firmware. Figure 4-53 4.9 Alarm 4.9.1 Alarm Detection See Figure 4-54 4-55. There are three detection types: motion detection, tampering, and video loss. 4.9.1.
Send email: System can send out a notification email when a motion event occurs. Record channel: Select the channel to record to once a motion event occurs. PTZ activation: PTZ cameras that are on the unit can be set to go to a specific preset when a motion event occurs. Delay: This is the post record time. The system can continue to record for the duration of the time that’s specified after the motion alarm has ended. The value ranges from 10s to 300s.
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4.9.1.2 Tampering Note: This function is supported only for cameras that include a tampering detection function. When a camera is tampered with (lens masking, color change, etc), the system can alert you to guarantee video continuity. Tampering setup interface is shown in See Figure 4-58. Sensitivity: The value range is from 1 to 6. Sensitivity is mainly related to brightness in the image. Note: During tampering detection, motion detection and video loss functions are not active. Figure 4-58 4.9.1.
4.9.2 Notification There are two types: Disk/Network. HDD: HDD error, no HDD, no space. See Figure 4-60. Network: Disconnect, IP conflict, MAC conflict. See Figure 4-61. Show message: system can pop up the message in the local screen to alert you when an alarm event occurs. Send email: System can send out an email notification to alert you when an alarm event occurs. Voice Prompts: Select an audio file to play when a motion event occurs. Files must be added first through System->Digital Deterrent.
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4.10 Network 4.10.1.1 TCP/IP The interface is shown in Figure 4-62. IP Version: IPv4 and IPv6 are supported. MAC address: Shows the MAC address of the unit. IP address: Shows the current IP address. If DHCP is disabled, a static IP address can be entered here. Default gateway: Shows the current gateway. If DHCP is disabled, a gateway can be entered manually. Note that the IP address and the default gateway must be in the same subnet.
4.10.1.2 Connection The connection setup interface is shown in Figure 4-63. Max connection: system supports a maximum of 128 users. Performance varies depending on the network bandwidth. TCP port: Default value is 37777. UDP port: Default value is 37778. HTTP port: Default value is 80. HTTPS port: Default value is 443. RTSP port: Default value is 554. Important: System will reboot after any of the above ports are changed. Please make sure the port values do not conflict.
4.10.1.3 PPPoE PPPoE interface is shown in Figure 4-64. Input “PPPoE name” and “PPPoE password” you get from your ISP (Internet service provider). Save and reboot to activate the configuration. Figure 4-64 4.10.1.4 DDNS DDNS setup interface is shown in Figure 4-65. Check the Enable box and click on Apply. The DDNS address will be “specoXXXXXX.specoddns.net” with “XXXXXX” being the last 6 digits of the unit’s MAC address. When connected, the status field will show “connected”.
4.10.1.5 UPnP (EZ Network) UPnP is used to establish necessary connections between the device and the router to provide access to the internet. Please make sure that the default gateway is set under the TCP/IP section. See Figure 4-66 for the UPnP interface. Enable: Check to enable UPnP. Status: Displays the UPnP connection status. LAN: Value of the default gateway. WAN: Public IP address of the router. Port Mapping List ： Service name Default list. More can be defined by the user.
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4.10.1.6 IP Filtering IP filtering interface is shown in Figure 4-68. A maximum of 64 IP addresses are supported. Both IPv4 and IPv6 are supported. Trusted Sites means that only the IP addresses listed can access the unit. Blocked Sites means that the listed IP addresses cannot access the unit.
4.10.1.7 Email The email interface is shown below in Figure 4-70. SMTP server: Enter the mail server information. Port: Enter the corresponding port for the mail server. User name: Enter the user name of the email account. Password: Enter the password of the email account. Sender: Enter sender email address that will be displayed in the emails. Subject: A maximum of 32 characters are supported for the subject. Receiver: Enter the recipient’s emails address.
4.10.1.8 FTP The FTP interface is shown in Figure 4-71. Use this section to enter the FTP server address, port, and remote directory. If a remote directory is not specified, the system will automatically create folders according to the IP, time, and channel. File length is the upload file size. If the specified value is larger than the actual file size, the system will upload the entire file. When the value is 0, the system will upload all corresponding files.
4.10.1.9 Multicast Multicast setup interface is shown in Figure 4-72. Figure 4-72 Refer to the following for detailed information. IP multiple cast group address -224.0.0.0-239.255.255.255 -“D” address space The higher four-bit of the first byte=”1110” Reserved local multiple cast group address -224.0.0.0-224.0.0.255 -TTL=1 When sending out telegraph -For example 224.0.0.1 All systems in the sub-net 224.0.0.2 All routers in the sub-net 224.0.0.4 DVMRP router 224.0.0.5 OSPF router 224.0.0.
-Private address space Like the single broadcast address of RFC1918 Can not be used in Internet transmission Used for multiple cast broadcast in limited space. Other than the addresses mentioned above, other addresses are permitted. For example: Multiple cast IP: 235.8.8.36 Multiple cast PORT: 3666. 4.10.2 Network Test 4.10.2.1 Network Test Go to Main menu->System Info->Network->Test shown in Figure 4-73. Destination IP: Enter a valid IPV4 address or domain.
Go to Main menu->Info->Network->Load, shown in Figure 4-74. View statistics of the device network adapter. Connection status is shown as offline if disconnected.
4.11 HDD Setup View HDD information such as type, status, total capacity, record time, etc. 4.11.1 Format a) Go to Main menu->Setup->Storage->Manage HDD shown in Figure 4-75. Figure 4-75 b) Select the HDD and then select Format. c) Click the OK button to complete the format. The system will need to restart. Important: This will erase all recorded data on the system. This option will not reset any system settings.
4.11.2 HDD Information Shows hard drive type, total space, free space, and status. See Figure 4-76. Go to Main menu->System Info->System->HDD Info If the drive is damaged, the system will show “?”. Figure 4-76 Click the icon under the S.M.A.R.T column to bring up the interface is shown in Figure 4-77.
4.12 General System Setup 4.12.1 Device Setup Go to Main menu->Setup->System->General for the general setup interface. Pack duration: Recording duration for a single file. The value ranges from 0 to 120 minutes. Default value is 60 minutes. Device Name: Specify a name for the unit. This name can be used to differentiate between multiple units. Language: Choose between English, Spanish, and French. Video standard: NTSC HDD Full: Choose between two options - stop recording or overwrite.
4.12.2 Date and Time Go to Main menu->Setup->System->General, shown in Figure 4-79 System Time: Set the time of the system Date format: There are three types: YYYY-MM-DD, MM-DD-YYYY, or DD-MM-YYYY. Date separator: There are three types. DST: Set the start and end dates for Daylight Saving Time. DST must be enabled to use this function. Time format: Choose between 24-hour mode or 12-hour mode. NTP: Specify an NTP server to synchronize the time.
4.13 Device Maintenance and Manager 4.13.1 System Info 4.13.1.1 Version Go to Main menu->System Info->System->Version, shown in Figure 4-80. Figure 4-80 4.13.1.2 Bitrate See Figure 4-81, for information on cameras connected to the unit.
4.13.1.3 Online User Manage online users connected to the NVR. See Figure 4-82. Click the button to disconnect or block one user. Note that only an administrator can perform this function. The NVR detects when there are any newly added or deleted users every five seconds and then refreshes the list automatically.
4.13.1.4 Remote Device Information Go to Main Menu->System Info->Status to view the channel status of the remote device, connection log, etc. See Figure 4-83.
4.13.1.5 Camera 4.13.1.5.1 Status View the IP Camera status of connected channels. See Figure 4-84. Connection status: : Connection success. : Connection failed. Refresh: Click to refresh the status of the connected channels. Figure 4-84 4.13.1.5.2 Firmware View camera information. See Figure 4-85.
4.13.2 Log Go to Main Menu->System Info->Log, shown in Figure 4-86. Start time/End time: Please select the start and end time and then click search. The log files will be displayed in a list. The system can display 100 logs on one page. Up to 1024 log files can be saved. Use page up/down buttons on the interface to view more. Tips Double click on a log item to view detailed information. See Figure 4-87.
4.13.3 Digital Deterrent Digital Deterrent can be used to play an audio file when an alarm occurs. 4.13.3.1.1 File Manage Add audio files, listen to an audio file, or rename/delete audio files. See Figure 4-88. Figure 4-88 Click the Add button, to add an audio file via USB. Supported audio formats are MP3 and PCM. See Figure 4-89.
4.13.4 Account See Figure 4-90. This section is used for: Add new user Modify user Add group Modify group Modify password. For account management please note: For the user account name and the user group, a space in front of or at the back of the string is invalid. There can be a space in the middle. The string can include letters, numbers, underline, dash, and dot. The default user amount is 64 and the default group amount is 20. There is no limit to group or user amount.
4.13.4.1.1 Add User Click Add User to go to the interface is shown in Figure 4-91. Enter the user name, password, and select the group it belongs to from the dropdown list. Then check the corresponding rights for the new user.
4.13.4.1.2 Modify user Click to go to the following interface to change user information. See Figure 4-92. Figure 4-92 4.13.4.1.3 Change Password In Figure 4-92, check the Modify password box. Enter the old password and then enter the new password twice to confirm. The password can contain 32-bytes. A space at the beginning or at the end of the password is invalid.
4.13.4.1.4 Add/Modify Group In Figure 4-90, click the Group button. See Figure 4-93. Figure 4-93 Click the Add Group button. See Figure 4-94. Enter a group name and a description if necessary. Select the appropriate rights for the group.
4.13.4.1.5 Verification See Figure 4-95. If a password is lost, the security questions can be used to reset the password.
4.13.5 System Upgrade 4.13.5.1 Local Upgrade To upgrade the system firmware, go to Main menu->Setup->System Info->Upgrade. See Figure 4-96. a) Insert USB drive that contains the upgrade file. b) Follow the direction on the screen.
4.13.6 Factory Default To perform a factory default, go to Main menu->Setup->System->Default. See Figure 4-97. Highlight the applicable boxes to reset the corresponding functions. All Camera Network Event Storage System Note: this will not erase recorded data. In order to erase recorded data, the HDD must be formatted.
4.13.7 Maintenance Set up auto-reboot time and auto-delete of old files. See Figure 4-98. Figure 4-98 4.13.8 Logout /Shutdown/Restart Go to Main Menu->Operation->Shutdown, as shown in Figure 4-99. Shutdown: System shuts down and turns off power. Logout: Logs out the current user. Restart: Reboot device.
5 Web Operation 5.1 General Introduction The NVR can also be accessed through a web browser, allowing for live view, playback, system setup, and PTZ controls. 5.1.1 Log in Before accessing the device on a web browser, make sure that the device is connected to the network and that it has a valid IP address. Open Internet Explorer and enter the NVR IP address in the address column. See Figure 5-1. Enter IP address here. Figure 5-1 There will be a prompt to install the web plug-in.
Figure 5-2 After installation, the interface is shown as below. See Figure 5-3. Figure 5-3 Enter the user name and password. Choose between LAN and WAN modes. If accessing from the same local network, choose LAN. If accessing over the internet, choose WAN.
5.2 LAN Mode For the LAN mode, after logging in, the main window will show show. See Figure 5-9. This main window can be divided into the following sections. Section 1: there are six function tabs at the top: Live View, Playback, Setup, Sensor, Sensor Setup,System Info, and Logout. Section 2: The left menu pane shows all channels that are connected in the NVR currently. For each channel, main stream or sub stream can be chosen for viewing. R Refer to Figure 5-4.
Section 5: Click Instant Record to begin manual recording. See Figure 5-7.. Click again to stop. Figure 5-7 Section 6: Local Play Recorded data that’s saved on the PC can be played back back. Click the local play button and choose the directory and file where the saved data is located. located File format is .dav. See Figure 5-8. Figure 5-8 Section 7:: PTZ operation panel. Please refer to chapter 5.4 for detailed information. Section 8:: Image setup and alarm setup.
5.3 Live View Click on a channel to view the image. On the top left corner of the channel, view the following information: device IP(172.11.10.11), channel number(1), camera bitrate(2202Kbps) and stream type(M=main stream, S=sub stream). See Figure 5-10. 1 2 3 4 Figure 5-10 On the top right corner, there are five function buttons. See Figure 5-11. 1 2 3 4 5 Figure 5-11 1: Digital zoom: Click this button and then left drag the mouse in the zone to zoom in. Right click to restore the image.
Parameter Function Scan Select Scan from the dropdown list. Click Set to set the scan left and right limits. Use direction buttons to move the camera to the desired location and then click the left limit button. Move ove the camera again and then click the right limit button. Preset Select Preset from the dropdown list. Move the camera to the desired location and enter the preset value. Click Add to add the preset. Tour Select Tour from the dropdown list.
5.5 Image/Alarm-out Select a channel and click on Image as shown in Figure 5-13. 5.5.1 Image For supported camera, brightness, contrast, hue and satu saturation can be adjusted. Click on the Reset button to restore system default setup. Figure 5-13 5.6 WAN mode In WAN mode, after you logged in, the interface is shown as below. See Figure 5-14 14.
login. Please refer to the following for differences between LAN and WAN login 1) In the WAN mode, system opens the main stream view of the first channel by default. The open/close button on the left pane is disabled disabled. 2) You can select different channels and different viewing modes at the bottom of the interface. See Figure 5-15. Figure 5-15 3) In a multiple-channel view, the system uses the sub stream by default. Double click on a channel to switch to a single channel view.
5.7 Setup Note Functions included in the web viewer are available locally in the unit. All changes made are saved locally at the unit. Screenshots are provided below for reference. For more detailed information on specific features, please refer to chapter 4. 5.7.1 Camera 5.7.1.1 Camera Setup Go to Setup->Camera->Camera >Camera to set up cameras on the device device. See Figure 5-16 16. Click on Manual Add to manually add a camera. See Figure 5 5-17.
Figure 5-17 Please refer to the following table for parameter information. Parameter Function Device search Click to search for all IP cameras on the network. Add Select a device in the list and then cl click ick Add to add the camera to the system. Modify Click for any device in the Added device list to can change the corresponding remote channel setup. Delete Click to delete the remote connection of the corresponding channel. Manual Add Figure 5-17. Add a camera manually.
5.7.1.2 Stream 5.7.1.2.1 Stream Interface is shown in Figure 5-18. Figure 5-18 5.7.1.2.2 Snapshot The snapshot interface is shown in Figure 5-19.
5.7.1.2.3 Privacy Mask The privacy mask interface is shown in Figure 5-20. Figure 5-20 Please refer to the following table for detailed information. Parameter Function Monitor Check the Monitor box first. Click the Set button and click and drag a zone within the image. image A maximum of 4 privacy mask zones are supported. supported Enable nable this function to overlay the time info in the video window. Use the mouse to change the position.
5.7.1.2.4 Path The storage path interface is shown in Figure 5-21. The default setup is C:\PictureDownload Download and C: C:\RecordDownload RecordDownload for saving snapshots and recordings. Click the Save button to save the setup. Figure 5-21 5.7.1.3 Channel Name Sets the local channel name on the unit unit. See Figure 5-22.
5.7.1.4 IP Camera Upgrade IP cameras using the Speco B protocols can be upgraded through the NVR NVR. See Figure 5-23. Click Browse to select the firmware file. Select the camera to upgrade and click on Upgrade. Figure 5-23 5.7.2 Network 5.7.2.1 TCP/IP The TCP/IP interface is shown as in Figure 5-24. Go to Setup->Network->TCP/IP.
5.7.2.2 Connection The connection interface is shown as in Figure 5-25. Figure 5-25 5.7.2.3 PPPoE The PPPoE interface is shown in Figure 5-26. Fill in the necessary information. Save and reboot the device. Note: The LAN IP address needs to be used first to log into the device..
5.7.2.4 DDNS The DDNS interface is shown in Figure 5-27. Figure 5-27 5.7.2.5 IP filtering The IP filtering interface is shown in Figure 5-28.
5.7.2.6 Email The email interface is shown in Figure 5-29. Figure 5-29 5.7.2.
5.7.2.8 FTP The FTP interface is shown in Figure 5-31. Figure 5-31 5.7.2.9 Multicast The multicast interface is shown in Figure 5-32.
5.7.2.10 HTTPS The HTTPS interface is shown in Figure 5-33. Note HTTPS must be enabled first. Go to the Connection section to do this. The unit will reboot after enabling HTTPS. If the device IP address changed, the server certificate must be implemented again. If HTTPS is being used for the first time on a PC, the root certificate must be downloaded. Figure 5-33 5.7.2.10.1 Create Server Certificate ertificate Click and enter the necessary information information.. Click Create. See Figure 5-34.
5.7.2.10.2 Download root certificate To download the root certificate, click . Press Open when prompted. Figure 5-35 Click on Install certificate to go to the certificate wizard. See Figure 5-36.
Click Next to continue. Select a location for the certificate. See Figure 5-37. Figure 5-37 Click Next to complete the process. See Figure 5-38.
Click Finish and the system will pop up a security warning box. See Figure 5-39. Figure 5-39 Click Yes to finish. See Figure 5-40. Figure 5-40 5.7.2.10.3 View and set HTTPS port In Setup->Network->Connection, the HTTPS port can be set. The default HTTPS port value is 443. 5.7.2.10.4 Login Open the browser and enter the IP address as: https://xx.xx.xx.xx:port. xx.xx.xx.xx: is the device IP or domain mane. Port is the HTTPS port.
5.7.3 Event 5.7.3.1 Video 5.7.3.1.1 Motion Detection The motion detection interface is shown in Figure 5-41.
Figure 5-43 – motion zone setup 5.7.3.1.2 Video Loss The video loss detection interface is shown in Figure 5-44. Note that anti-dither, sensitivity, and region setup are not supported for video loss detection.
5.7.3.1.3 Tampering The tampering detection interface is shown in Figure 5-45.
5.7.4 Storage 5.7.4.1 Schedule Schedules for recording can be set in this section section. See Figure 5-46. There are four record modes: continuous (default), motion detection, sensor, and motion+sensor. Up to 6 separate periods can be set for a day day. The current schedule can be seen on the color bar. Note that the web schedule interface does not support dragging the color bar to set the schedule. Schedule must be set by clicking on Setup next to the color bar.
5.7.4.2 Recording Control 5-48. The interface is shown in Figure 5 Figure 5-48 Please refer to the following table for detailed information. Parameter Auto Function Recording based on the schedule set for each channel. Manual Highest priority. Records the specified channel regardless of the schedule. Stop Stopss the current recording.
5.7.5 Setup 5.7.5.1 General 5.7.5.1.1 General The general interface is shown in Figure 5-49. Figure 5-49 5.7.5.1.
5.7.5.1.3 Holiday Setup The holiday oliday setup interface is shown in Figure 5-51. Figure 5-51 5.7.5.2 Account 5.7.5.2.1 User name Add/remove/modify users in this section section. See Figure 5-52.
Add user: To add a user to a group and set the user rights. See Figure 5-53.
Modify user To modify the user permissions,, group, and password. See Figure 5-54.
5.7.5.3 Display 5.7.5.3.1 Display Display setup options are shown in Figure 5-55. Figure 5-55 5.7.5.3.2 Sequence The sequence interface is shown as in Figure 5-56.
5.7.5.4 Default The factory default setup interface is shown in Figure 5-57. Individual items can be selected - Network/Event/Storage/System Config/Camera.. Figure 5-57 5.7.5.5 Import/Export The interface is shown in Figure 5 5-58. Export or import the system configuration files. Figure 5-58 5.7.5.6 Maintenance The maintenance interface is shown in Figure 5-59. The device can be set to reboot automatically on a schedule.
5.7.5.7 Upgrade The firmware upgrade interface is shown in Figure 5-60. Select the firmware file and then click the upgrade button to begin the update. During the upgrade process, do not unplug the power cable, network cable, or shut down the device. Figure 5-60 5.8 System Information 5.8.1 Version The version interface is shown in Figure 5-61. Click on the System Info tab at the top of the page and then click on System->Version.
5.8.2 Log View system logs. See Figure 5-62 62. Figure 5-62 5.8.3 Online User The online user interface is shown as in Figure 5-63.
5.9 Playback The playback interface is shown in Figure 5-64. Click on the Playback tab at the top of the page. Figure 5-64 5.9.1 Search Record Select Date Click on a date on the right ht pane to select the date. Date highlighted in yellow font is the selected date. Blue highlighted dates indicate that recorded data exist for those dates dates. Viewing Windows Select the window split mode. Choices are 1x1, 2x2, or 3x3. Click to display in full screen. Press the ESC button on the keyboard to exit.
5.9.2 File List Click the File List button on the right side to view the list of recorded data. See Figure 5-67.
5.9.3 Playback Select a file and click the Play button to begin playback or simply double click on a file. Note that for one channel, the system can not perform playback and download at the same time. See Figure 5-68. Figure 5-68 5.9.4 Download Select the file(s) to download and then click the download button on the right side to bring up the interface shown in Figure 5-69.. The Download button will change to Stop and will show a progress progr bar. Go to the saved file path to view the files.
5.9.5 Additional Download Options 5.9.5.1 Download By File Select channel, recording type, and the start time and end time. Click the Search button to show the results. The interface is shown in Figure 5 5-70. Figure 5-70 5.9.5.2 Download by Time Select channel, start time, and end time. Click the Download to Local button to bring up the interface is shown in Figure 5-71 71.
5.9.5.3 Watermark The watermark interface is shown in Figure 5-72. Load a file and then click the Verify button to see if the file has been tampered with or not. Figure 5-72 5.10 Log out To log out of the system, click the Logout tab at the top of the page. The log in page will be loaded. Enter the user name and password to log in again.
6 Troubleshooting Issue Possible Causes NVR does not boot up Input power is not correct. Check the power supply. properly Firmware upgrade did not finish properly. Contact technical support. Main board is damaged. Check to see if front panel indicators are lit. NVR automatically shuts down or stops running Input voltage is not stable or it is too low. Check the power supply to see if it’s providing steady power. HDD malfunction. Listen to check if the HDD is spinning.
Issue Possible Causes Network connection not stable. is IP address conflict. Check if other devices are using the same IP address in the local network. Check that all necessary ports have been forwarded. Check network settings on the PC. The system is using too much CPU resource. Please stop recording first and then begin backup. File backup errors File size is exceeding the total available capacity. USB backup device is not compatible. Try a different device.
