VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability RX9401 H.265 Video Receiver User ’s Manual H.265/H.264 • 16 CH • HDMI • ONVIF Rev. 1.6.1.11 Rev. 1.0 Rev. 1.
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability Table of Contents Chapter One Hardware Installation and Initial Configuration �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 5 Introducing the Network Video Recorder ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 5 Special Features ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability Revision History * Rev. 1.0: Initial release. * Rev. 1.1: Corrected the video feed from camera that is used for streaming.
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability Read Before Use The use of surveillance devices may be prohibited by law in your country. The Network Video Receiver is not only a high-performance web-ready camera but can also be part of a flexible surveillance system. It is the user’s responsibility to ensure that the operation of such devices is legal before installing this unit for its intended use. It is important to first verify that all contents received are complete according to the Package Contents listed below.
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability Chapter One Hardware Installation and Initial Configuration Introducing the Network Video Recorder VIVOTEK’s RX9401 is an H.265 Single-Channel Ultra-HD Video Receiver. Delivering high-quality and detailed images, it is equipped for up to 16-CH network cameras and a maximum network camera resolution of 8-Megapixels. The RX9401 can drive an HD monitor directly via HDMI, and supports decode options of 4K 30 fps, four H.265 1080p 120 fps, nine H.265 720p 270 fps, or sixteen H.
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability Special Features ● Runs on embedded Linux ● Fisheye Dewarp ● 1 x HDMI for local display up to 4K resolution ● Supports cameras of up to 8MP resolution ● Up to 16 Channel IP Camera Input ● ONVIF Compliance (Project Support Function) ● 1 x Gigabit RJ45 uplink Ethernet port; ● Supports Various Split-window Layout Display Modes ● 2 x USB 2.
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability Chassis Dimensions 200 47 198 User's Manual - 7
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability 1 Physical Description Front View 1 2 1 Activity LED: Please refer to page 17 for LED definitions. 2 USB 2.0 port Rear View 1 1 Power socket (DC12V, 1.
/WAN VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability IMPORTANT: It is important to leave a clearance of 10cm around the chassis. The clearance is required to ensure an adequate airflow through the chassis to ventilate heat. To ensure normal operation, maintain ambient airflow. Do not block the airflow around chassis such as placing the system in a closed cabinet.
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability 3 Hardware Installation 1. Connect a mouse and/or keyboard to the USB connectors at the front or the rear of the receiver. If you prefer to hang the Receiver on wall, drill and install two screws 104mm apart.
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability 4 Interface Connections 1. Connect to a monitor using an HDMI cable. 2. Connect CAT5e or better-quality Ethernet cable to the network. 3. Connect USB devices such as mouse, keyboard, or USB thumb drive (formatted in FAT format), or UPS. 4. Connect the power adaptor to the power mains and the system. Camera 01 Camera 02 Camera 04 Camera 05 Camera 07 Camera 08 LAN/WAN Camera 01 Camera 02 Camera 04 Camera 05 Camera 06 Camera 07 Camera 08 Camera 09 USB 2.
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability 5 Initial Configuration - via a Local Console A local console requires the following: 1. A monitor or TV is connected via an HDMI cable. 2. A mouse and/or a keyboard are connected to the system. 3. It is presumed that the system has not been configured yet. The Installation wizard only appears for an unconfigured machine or one that was restored to its default. Follow the onscreen messages to complete the initial configuration: 1.
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability IMPORTANT: Except in the initial setup, changing system time can produce disruptions to the existing recordings. Turning the current system time back to a time when video recording was taking place can generate duplicate files. And those files may not be playable. 3. The system will then start to scan the local subnet for connected cameras. 4. All cameras detected on the network will be automatically listed.
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability Enter the credentials for each selected cameras on screen. Click Finish to proceed. NOTE: 1. The resolution and fps (frame rate per second) of stream 1 may vary depending on the specifications of different cameras. 2. Up to two clients viewing 2x 720P streams is acceptable. If more clients are simultaneously viewing more video streams, the machine can be stressed.
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability 6 Initial Configuration - via a Web Console (Optional) 1. Connec the power cord to start the Receiver. Wait for the system status LED to light green. 2. From a management computer, download and execute the Shepherd utility software. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the installation. 3. Start the Shepherd utility. The Shepherd utility will discover the Receiver located in the same subnet. RX9401 IB8360-W 192.168.4.151 00-02-D1-73-02-02 0002D1730202 4.
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability 5. If you have configured a user name and password on the local console, use them to log in. Ideally, the initial configuration is performed via the local console. Expand the menu on the right of the Login button. Select and click on the Settings button to begin your configuration. If accessed for the first time and no password has been configured, enter admin and admin as user name and password. 6.
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability 7 LED Indicators CAMERA RESET Name Behavior Definitions 1. Power 1 2 1 2 Powered down. Device is up and running. System is ready. Firmware or device pack is being updated. 2. Status 3. NET 4. Camera 5. Reset 1 2 1 2 3 1 2 OFF Solid Green Green solid Blinking Red every 1 second OFF Orange blinking Solid Green Solid Red OFF Blinking Blue OFF The Ethernet port is disconnected. Data is being transmitted and received. All configured cameras are online.
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability 8 Power Up and Power Down To power up and power down, On the initial configuration: Connect the power adapter between the system and power outlet. After the initial connection, Press the software power down button on the management session to power down. the system should start flushing the cached contents in system memory and gracefully shut down. Once powered down, you need to re-connect the power cord to start the Receiver again.
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability Section One Management over a Local Console Chapter Two Introduction to the Local Console Interface Camera 01 Camera 02 Camera 03 Camera 04 Camera 05 Camera 06 Camera 07 Camera 08 Camera 09 User's Manual - 19
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability By default, a live view appears on an HDMI monitor. The interface architecture of the local console is illustrated as follows: LiveView Main screen Main control portals Layout PTZ Settings Digital zoom Overview (camera connection & storage) Camera Config.
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability 2-1. How to Begin 1. How to access the Configuration Portal? Make sure a mouse is attached to your Receiver. Move your mouse cursor, and the Configuration Portal will appear on screen. For all the configurable options available through this portal, please refer to Chapter 3 on page 32. You can also hide these portal toolbar. Right-click on the LiveView screen to display the option. 2.
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability PTZ control panel for ordinary PTZ type PTZ control panel for joystick type PTZ 5. Why live view is unavailable? The default live view receives a camera's stream #2. If a camera's stream #2 is configured using MPEG-4 as the video codec, the following message will prompt. You can use the Shepherd utility to locate the camera and open a web console with the camera. Go to the Configuration > Media > Video window to configure the video codec of stream #2 into H.264 or H.265.
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VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability 6. How do I move to another layout page? Move your cursor to the right hand side of your screen. The page turner buttons will appear as shown below. For example, if you have 8 cameras placed on 2 2x2 layout pages, use these buttons to visit different pages. 7. Why the onscreen tool bars disappear after some time? The system comes with idle modes. Below are the applicable conditions: 1.
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability 2-2. Operation on a Camera View Cell The following apply when a camera view cell is selected. 2-2-1. PTZ Panel Once you selected a camera, click on the PTZ button on a camera portal. The PTZ panel will prompt. Below are the description of its functions: List of preset positions Focus far Focus near Zoom out Zoom in Home Starts patrol 1. PTZ control: Click and drag the nudget in the center towards the direction you wish to move to. 2.
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability This portal appears with a fisheye camera. The PiP and PTZ buttons will then be disabled for a fisheye camera. IMPORTANT: Due to the limitation of system resources, the fisheye dewarp (1R & 1P) can only take place on one view cell, for one fisheye camera.
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability Joystick support The joystick related operations are listed below: 1. Pan: Continuous move is supported. (joystick X-axis movement) 2. Tilt: Continuous move is supported. (joystick Y-axis movement) 3. Zoom: Continuous move is supported. To zoom in, move joystick Z-axis clockwise. To zoom out, move joystick Z-axis counter-clockwise. The Receiver supports VIVOTEK's IPD-USB( 3-axis, 12 buttons), AJ-001(3-axis, 8 buttons), and AJ-002 (3-axis , 29 buttons) joysticks.
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability 22 Manual Recording V - - 23 Press once to start manual recording. Press the second time to stop. Change Layout Consecutively changes layout V - V 24 Rewind - - V 25 Pause - - V 26 Play - - V 27 Speed Up - - V 28 Slow down - - V 29 Change focus In live view/playback layout, will view move from top left to lower right, from view cell to view cell.
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability 2-2-2. Digital Zoom Panel Digital zoom is a function that allows an operator to zoom in or zoom out on a live video. When activated, a Global view window will appear at the lower right of the view cell as shown below. You can display only a portion of the complete video frame as an area of your interest. Using a click and drag on the ROI window, you can instantly move to other areas within the video frame. Use the zoom ratio pull bar at the bottom to change the zoom ratio.
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability 2-2-3. Others 1. Snapshot : is used to take a snapshot from the camera currently selected. Note that this function only saves the snapshot (in JPEG) to a USB thumb drive. IMPPORTANT: The USB thumb drive has to be one that is formatted in FAT format. 2. Manual Recording : Press the button to start a manual recording from a selected camera. Click again to stop the recording. 3. Return button 30 - User's Manual : Click to return to the LiveView window.
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability 2-2-4. Right-click Commands Left-click to select a camera. Right-click to display the selection menu. 1. Camera information: Click to display camera name, resolution, codec, or frame rate on the view cell. The information will display on the upper left corner of a view cell. 2. Auto adaptive stream: Default is enabled.
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability Chapter Three Configuation Using the Local Console The Main Control Portal 3-1. Layout Move your mouse cursor across the screen to display the portal. The first functional button is Layout. You can select the 1x1, 2x2, 3x3, 4x4, 1M+5, 1M+12, 1P+3, 1P+6, 2P+3, 3V layout as the screen display. If you select the single view layout, the rotation button will appear. Click the rotation button below to let the system swap the display of different cameras by every 10 seconds.
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability 3-2. Settings 3-2-1. Settings - Overview Click the Settings button to start the camera and system settings window. A confirm box will prompt. Enter User name and Password to proceed. The system will default to the overview page displaying the camera connection statuses. An empty position will be left in blank, and a disconnected camera will be indicated as . The Reboot, and Power-down buttons are also available on this page.
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability The Camera menu provides access to Management, Recording, Media, Image, Motion detection, and PTZ settings pages. 3-2-2. Settings - Camera - Management On the camera Management page, you can configure the following: 1. Recruit or disband cameras. 2. Assign User name and Password, or apply the credentials to all cameras in your configuration. 3. Change the Network settings. 4. Change the cameras' positions on the layout screen.
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability To recruit cameras: 1. Click on the Add button. A list of cameras in the same subnet will appear. 2. Click the Add button, the camera will be placed at an unoccupied position. You may also expand the menu on the side of the Add button to select a position number. 3. When a camera is added, it should appear on the graphical placement below. 4. Click the Apply button after you added cameras. 5. You may click the page back button to return to the previous window.
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability To disband cameras: 1. Click on the Remove button. A list of cameras in your configuration will appear. 2. The Remove button will turn yellow . Mouse over to the camera you want to remove, and its entry will display the Remove message. 3. Click on the Remove message. The camera should then disappear from the camera list. The live stream coming from that camera will also be discontinued.
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability Wi-Fi If wireless cameras are recruited by the Receiver, its wireless connection details are shown in here. 1. Wi-Fi (SSID): Displays the AP (Access Point) this camera is connected to. 2. Security mode: Displays the security mode used for the security encryption. 3. Encryption: Displays the encryption standard currently applied.
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability Camera position To change a camera's position on the Liveview layout, click and drag a camera to an unpopulated position. Note that you cannot swap the positions of two cameras by dragging a camera onto a position already populated by the other. Also, the camera index number on the management list is not affected by the change of positions. Click the Apply button for the configuration change to take effect.
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability 3-3-1. Settings - System - Information On this window, you can configure the following: 1. Change the system name. 2. Select the UI text language. 3. Configure system time, time zone, and if you are connected to a DNS server where Auto Daylight Saving time can be applied, you can acquire the associated setting from a server within your network. 4. Click the Apply button for the configuration to take effect.
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability 3-3-2. Settings - System - Maintenance If the need arises for updating system firmware, acquire the update from VIVOTEK's technical support or download site. Locate the firmware binaries, and click the Import button. The upgrade should take several minutes to complete. Note that during the upgrade, the recording task will be interrupted. On this window, you can perform 4 maintenance tasks: 1.
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability 3-3-3. Settings - System - Display On this page, you can configure the system to consecutively display (rotate) cameras' view cells on the Liveview window. For example, if you have 8 cameras in 2 2x2 layouts, the rotation can let you see the live views of all cameras by every few seconds. You can also enable or disable the Alarm notification. Output resolution: If your monitor or TV supports the 4K resolution, you can select the 4K resolution at the frame rate of 30fps.
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability 3-4. Settings - User The User window allows you to change the administrator's password. 1. By default, there is only one user type: Administrator. 2. The administrator users can access all cameras recruited in the configuration. The max. number of characters for the administrator password is 64, with the combination of alphabetic and numeric characters including [0-9][a-z][A-Z][_][ ][-][.][,][@].
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability 3-5. Settings - Network Settings - Network - IP DHCP: Default is selected, the server obtains an available dynamic IP address assigned by the DHCP server each time the system is connected to the LAN. Manual setup: Select this option to manually assign a static IP address to the Network Camera. Enter the Static IP, Subnet mask, Default router, and Primary DNS provided by your ISP. Subnet mask: This is used to determine if the destination is in the same subnet.
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability Settings - Service By default, the Receiver service and video streaming are accessed via HTTP port 80 and RTSP port 554. You can designate a different port number if the need arises. Usually it is not necessary to change these ports. HTTPS encrypted connection is enabled by default. Instead of a web console, you can also access the Receiver and the subordinate cameras using VIVOTEK's VAST software.
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability 3-6. Information This window shows the revision number of the firmware running on this machine.
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability Section Two Management over a Web Console There are two different interfaces on the system: 1. One is connecting mouse and keyboard, and an HDMI cable to a TV or monitor. The local management thus made is described in Section One of this manual. 2. The other is accessed through the Ethernet connection. The management interface via a web console is identical to the local console. Please refer to the previous discussion for details.
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability Some minor differences between the web console and local console exist. One is the Restore Factory default function. It is only available on the web console. On the chassis, you can press the Restore/WPS button for longer than 10 seconds to restore system defaults. Enter the Information page to change the language used on the configuration interface.
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability Another difference is the ability to enter a system name using languages other than English. The Receiver's system name also supports the use of other lanaguages. This is only achievable through a web console. The following characters are not supported: [>][<][)][(]["][%][;][#][&][+][-][\] On the System > Display page, you can configure the display layout, and change the output resolution.
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability Technical Specifications Technical Specifications Hardware Information Model General RX9401 System OS Embedded Linux CPU ARM Processor Flash 256 MB RAM 1GB Watchdog Hardware + Software Power Restoration System Restart Automatically after Power Recovery Video & Audio Safety Certifications CE, LVD, FCC, VCCI, C-Tick Warranty 24 months Client PC Requirements Operating System Microsoft Windows OS: XP/Vista/7/8/10/2008/2012 CPU Intel Celeron or above Memor
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability Technical Specifications Firmware Manual upgrade ONVIF Stream Video (H.
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability Safety and Compatibility Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Statement This Equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment.
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability Japan VCCI Class A statement ACA (Australian Communications Authority) CAUTION RISK OF EXPLOSION IF BATTERY IS REPLACED BY AN INCORRECT TYPE.
