D-Link mydlink DNR-202L/A2A, User Manual

Page 1: ...User Manual DNR 202L mydlink Camera Video Recorder Version 1 01 10 07 2013 ...

Page 2: ...13 DNR 202L Revision A1 with irmware version 1 00 1 01 October 7 2013 Updated with minor changes Trademarks D Link and the D Link logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of D Link Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States or other countries All other company or product names mentioned herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies Copyright 2013 D Link...

Page 3: ... Playback 26 Open Recording 27 Status 28 NVR Info 29 mydlink View NVR App 30 First Use Select Your Device 31 Live View 31 Video Playback 34 Video Playback Control 35 Coniguration 36 Using the Coniguration Interface 36 Live Video 37 Playback 39 Searching Recordings 41 Save Recording to AVI 43 Save Snapshot 44 Print Snapshot 44 Setup 45 Network Setup 48 Add Camera 49 Audio and Video 50 Event Setup 5...

Page 4: ...e missing please contact your reseller Note Using a power supply with a diferent voltage than the one included with your product will cause damage and void the warranty for this product DNR 202L mydlink Camera Video Recorder CAT5 Ethernet cable Power adapter CD ROM with User Manual and software Quick Installation Guide ...

Page 5: ...a PC Powered by mydlink technology the DNR 202L can be easily setup for Internet access It supports real time monitoring and playbackfromanywhereviaanInternetbrowser Userscankeeprecordingwhileviewingalivefeedorwhilesearchingplayback at the same time Complete video management display and playback ability makes the DNR 202L a convenient and stable video recording solution Computer with Microsoft Win...

Page 6: ...on of each camera Meanwhile the estimated available recording time is also displayed for quick reference 2 Flexible Event Management Event setup is another key feature of the DNR 202L The NVR can monitor all of the camera triggers for motion detection One of the most powerful functions is the notiication application The NVR centrally controls the e mail notiications and recording from all connecte...

Page 7: ...ams 4 HDD 1 Release Button Press this button to release the HDD attached to the USB Port for HDD 1 5 USB Port for HDD 2 Attach an external USB HDD to this port to save recorded streams 6 HDD 2 Release Button Press this button to release the HDD attached to the USB Port for HDD 2 7 Auto Scan Key Press this button to automatically scan for cameras on the network 8 Reset Button Press and hold the rec...

Page 8: ...202L will test for an Internet connection Once an Internet connection is established the blue LED will blink Note If you do not connect an Ethernet cable the DNR 202L will beep Step 2 Attach an external USB HDD to the USB HDD1 port The NVR will mount the HDD and beep once Note When you want to remove an HDD press and hold the release button for at least three seconds TheNVRwillreleasetheHDDandemit...

Page 9: ...guring the NVR Note If the autorun program does not automatically start on your computer go to Windows and click Start Run In the Run command box type D autorun exe where D represents your CD ROM drive OS X Users Insert the DNR 202L Driver CD in the CD ROM drive After you have inserted the CD into your computer go to the CD drive directory and double click the Mac Utility folder to enter Step 2 Ac...

Page 10: ...ult the Admin ID is admin and the password is blank Create and conirm a password for your device Click Next to continue Step 3 Select your NVR from the list then click Next If you have multiple NVRs you can identify them by the MAC ID printed on the label on the bottom of the device ...

Page 11: ...ings to choose Click Next to continue Step 6 The wizard will attempt to ind your Internet connection Select Static IP if your InternetServiceProviderhasprovidedyouwithconnectionsettings orifyouwish to set a static address within your home network Enter the correct coniguration information and click Next to continue Note Select DHCP if you are unsure of which settings to choose Click Next to contin...

Page 12: ...uthroughtheprocessofconnectingyourNVRtoamydlink account If you already have a mydlink account enter the correct coniguration informationandclickNexttocontinue otherwiseselect No Ineedtosignupfor a new account or I don t want to sign up right now and follow the instructions Click Next to continue ...

Page 13: ...tachedtoyournetwork Registered mydlink cameras will be veriied automatically Afterthewizardhascompletedthescanforallavailablecamerasattachedtoyour network click on the red icons to conirm create the password for each camera Click Next to continue Note It is strongly advised to setup passwords for all of your cameras ...

Page 14: ...ep 9 Setupiscomplete Makeanoteofthedetailspresentedandclickon GotoNVRto logintotheNVRforfurtherconiguration see UsingtheConigurationInterface on page 36 or click Finish You can preview the discovered cameras by clicking on the green camera icon or click Next to continue ...

Page 15: ...illguideyouthrough the installation process of adding a camera to the NVR At the welcome page click on the Skip button Note If the autorun program does not automatically start on your computer go to Windows and click Start Run In the Run command box type D autorun exe where D represents your CD ROM drive Step 2 Followtheonscreenpromptstoensurethedeviceispluggedinandpoweredon Adding Cameras using t...

Page 16: ...d Installation Step 4 Conirm the password for your device Click Camera Search to continue Step 3 Select your NVR from the list then click Next If you have multiple NVRs you can identify them by the MAC ID printed on the label on the bottom of the device ...

Page 17: ...tachedtoyournetwork Registered mydlink cameras will be veriied automatically Afterthewizardhascompletedthescanforallavailablecamerasattachedtoyour network click on the red icons to conirm create the password for each camera Click Next to continue Note It is strongly advised to setup passwords for all of your cameras ...

Page 18: ...er Manual Section 2 Assembly and Installation Step 6 Make a note of the details presented and click on Go to NVR to log in to the NVR for further coniguration see Using the Coniguration Interface on page 36 or click Finish ...

Page 19: ...ish to complete the installation Your DNR 202L comes with a convenient application to assist you in managing your recorded video This section will guide you thorugh the simple setup procedure and the interface of the application Step 2 InserttheDNR 202LDriverCDintheCD ROMdrive NavigatetotheD HddViewer folder where D represents the drive letter of your CD ROM drive and double click on the setup pro...

Page 20: ...2 x 2 camera feed in the live video display area Actual Size Use this button to display the recording in it s native resolution Full Screen Use this button to switch to a full screen view of the live video feed On Screen Display Settings Use this button to conigure the various settings for the on screen display Save as AVI Use this button to export the video as an AVI ile Print Image Use option th...

Page 21: ...me Range Selection Select a beginning and end time for the recording you wish to view 4 Video Preview When Enable Preview is checked this area will display a preview 5 Timeline This timeline will adjust according to the level of zoom selected 6 Available Streams This area lists the recording devices available 7 Zoom Slider Use the zoom slider control to zoom in and out of the timeline 8 Available ...

Page 22: ...able to remotely access your NVR from the www mydlink com website After you log in to your mydlink account you be taken to the My Devices page To connect to your NVR click on the Connect button and provide your password to complete the login process After you have connected to the NVR you will be taken to the Live Video page Refer to Live Video on page 25 ...

Page 23: ...lue If you still cannot access your NVR reset your NVR and run the NVR Setup Wizard again from the CD ROM included in your package Here you can see the online status of each of your NVRs Your online status may be one of the following A green checkmark indicates that your NVR is online and ready to use A yellow exclamation point indicates that your NVR is online but the NVR password has changed You...

Page 24: ...Section 3 mydlink Portal Settings On the Settings tab you can see a general summary of your NVR If you wish to remove your NVR from your mydlink account click on the Delete NVR button and provide your password to complete the action ...

Page 25: ...ts have been recorded or if the NVR is currently recording The available controls are detailed below Control Pad This control pad can be used to pan tilt and zoom PTZ a dome camera or electronically pan tilt and zoom PTZ within the camera s predeined view area if one has been deined Zoom Control Use the and buttons to zoom in or out Actual Size Use this control to view video in it s native resolut...

Page 26: ...this control to open the saved recordings search dialog See Open Recording on page 27 Pause Playback Use this control to pause the current playback Stop Playback Use this control to stop the current playback Step Back Forward Use these controls to pause playback and either step back one frame or advance forward by one frame Speed Down Up Use these controls to slow down or speed up the playback Zoo...

Page 27: ...end time for the recording you wish to view 3 Video Preview When Enable Preview is checked this area will display a preview 4 Timeline This timeline will adjust according to the level of zoom selected 5 Available Streams This area lists the recording devices available 6 Zoom Slider Use the zoom slider control to zoom in and out of the timeline 7 Available Recordings Recordings are graphed below th...

Page 28: ...e device attached to the USB 1or USB 2 Port Unused Space This shows the amount of space available for recording on the USB storage device attached to the USB 1 or USB 2 Port Status This shows if the USB storage device attached to the USB 1or USB 2 port is currently being recorded to AdvancedSettings ClickingontheAdvancedSettingsbuttonallowsyoutoaccessyourNVR s coniguration interface To open your N...

Page 29: ...er of your device Model Name Displays the model name of your device MAC Address Displays the MAC address of your device NVR activated on Displays the time and date that your device was added to mydlink Advanced Settings Clicking on the Advanced Settings button allows you to access your NVR s coniguration interface To open your NVR s coniguration interface select the NVR web page and enter the pass...

Page 30: ...completed launch the mydlinkView NVR app and log in to your mydlink account Select your DNR 202L from the device list to access the live video from the connected cameras Now you can remotely access the live video playback recorded videos and manually enable or disable recording Search for mydlinkView NVR to download and install the app on your smartphone or tablet when connected to the Internet ...

Page 31: ...ink account irst After starting the mydlinkView NVR app your DNR 202L will be displayed in the My Device list The app will connect to your DNR 202L and you can then view live video and playback from your recordings archive via your device First Use Select Your Device Tap on the DNR 202L icon and the mydlinkView NVR will access to the Live video panel Live View ...

Page 32: ...ce List of your mydlink account iPhone iPod Touch Grid View On an iPhone or an iPod Touch mydlink View NVR can display the Device List of your mydlink account on the main screen Tap on your DNR 202L to enter the 4 grid view iPad Grid View On an iPad mydlink View NVR can expand and shrink the Device List of your mydlinkaccountattheleft handsideofthepanel ClickonyourDNR 202Ltoenter live the video vi...

Page 33: ...ode you can tap on the video stretch button to stretch the video to full screen Tap the button again to disable stretch Note This function may alter the aspect ratio of the video stream Snapshot While streaming a single channel tap the Snapshot button to capture a snapshot The image will be saved to the device s picture storage area While viewing video in grid view tap the Snapshot button to take ...

Page 34: ...e mail button to capture a snapshot of all the channels and insert all the snapshots into a single e mail Complete the To Cc Bccieldsasrequiredandtap Send tosendthee mailwithsnapshotattached or tap Cancel to cancel the operation Video Playback The video playback function is only available in single view mode Tap the open recording button while in single channel mode to bring up the playback select...

Page 35: ...ybackcontrol button to control the direction of the video playback The control buttons are step backward for 1 Second play pause toggle step forward for 1 Second Use speed panel to control the speed of video playback from x1 through to x32 speed Note The quality of display performance will vary according to network bandwidth availability ...

Page 36: ...ow you to easily access and conigure your DNR 202L At the end of the wizard click Go to NVR or enter the IP address of your camera into a web browser such as Internet Explorer To log in use the username admin and the password you created in the Setup Wizard If you did not create a password the default password is blank After entering your password click OK Step 2 Enter your credentials to access t...

Page 37: ... a 2 x 2 camera feed in the live video display area Full Screen Use this button to switch to a full screen view of the live video feed Glance Toggle Use this button to toggle glance mode In glance mode the NVR will cycle through all the connected cameras briely Control Pad This control pad can be used to pan tilt and zoom PTZ a dome camera or electronically pan tilt and zoom PTZ within the camera ...

Page 38: ...HDD is attached the icon will appear greyed out This option allows the user to safely disconnect unmount an attached HDD This option allows a user to format an attached HDD This area will update in real time to display relevant information about the selected video feed HDD Status Eject Format Information Area ...

Page 39: ...splay 2 x 2 feed Use this button to switch to a 2 x 2 camera feed in the live video display area Actual Size Use this button to display the recording in it s native resolution Full Screen Use this button to switch to a full screen view of the live video feed On Screen Display Settings Use this button to conigure the various settings for the on screen display Save as AVI Use this button to export t...

Page 40: ...lay stop pause a particular channel Speed Click the or button to increase or decrease the playback speed Cue in Cue Out Click the Cue In or Cue Out button to set the period for Save Video Step Forward Reverse Click to pause the playback and move to next frame or last frame Zoom In Zoom Out Click to zoom in or zoom out ...

Page 41: ...d time for the recording you wish to view 3 Video Preview When Enable Preview is checked this area will display a preview 4 Timeline This timeline will adjust according to the level of zoom selected 5 Available Streams This area lists the recording devices available 6 Zoom Slider Use the zoom slider control to zoom in and out of the timeline 7 Available Recordings Recordings are graphed below the ...

Page 42: ...ng types from each other This will help you select video clips Step 3 Select a time period using the Start Time and End Time in the Date Time Period section Alternatively select a range from the timeline Step 4 Select the Enable Preview option to get a preview of the video you select Step 5 Highlight the video clip s you would like to review by left clicking and dragging the time period in the tim...

Page 43: ...ayback users can choose the camera from which they would like to save a video clip Step 2 Set the cue in and cue out points the cue in and cue out time will be shown on the information window Then click the Save Video button Step 3 Choose the folder where you would like to save the ile Step 4 Input the ile name and click the Save button Step 5 Choose the export format Step 6 Click the OK button 5 ...

Page 44: ... Image button when the desired image is shown on the screen Step 4 Click the SaveImage button again to choose the folder where you would like to save the ile to Step 5 Choose the desired image format Step 6 Input the ile name Step 7 Click the Save button Print Snapshot Step 1 During playback user can choose to print a selected image Step 2 Click the Print button when the desired image is shown on ...

Page 45: ...Link DNR 202L User Manual Section 5 Coniguration Use this tab if you want to follow the simple steps of the Setup Wizard Click Run Wizard to begin the Setup Wizard Setup Click Next to begin the Setup Wizard ...

Page 46: ...our network connection type Select Static IP if your Internet Service Provider has provided you with connection settings or if you wish to set a static address within your home network Note SelectDHCPifyouareunsureofwhichsettingstochoose Click Next to continue STEP 2 Choose your time zone from the dropdown menu Click Next to continue ...

Page 47: ... 202L User Manual Section 5 Coniguration STEP 4 Enter a name for your device Click Next to continue STEP 5 Click Finish to complete the setup process Please wait a few moments while the DNR 202L saves your settings ...

Page 48: ...c IP address The default value 255 255 255 0 is used to determine if the destination is in the same subnet The gateway forwards frames to destinations in a diferent subnet Invalid gateway settings may cause the failure of transmissions to a diferent subnet Primary domain name server that translates names to IP addresses Secondary domain name server to backup the primary one Enable or disable the D...

Page 49: ... name user name and password of the camera Note Some cameras will limit the login authority to the administrator only To add cameras without the UPnP function please go to the Camera Setup menu and enter the IP address manually You may not be able to see all the cameras on your irst search It may take a moment for the devices to respond to the UPnP request Please click Search again if cameras are ...

Page 50: ...upports Select the frame rate Select the resolution Select the image quality Check the Enable Audio option for live view and recording Clicktoconnecttothewebpageoftheselectednetworkcameraforadvanced setup For example motion detection should be conigured via the camera web interface to enable the NVR to receive the trigger message Step 3 Click the Save Settings button Note The system will adjust th...

Page 51: ...speciied SMTP account after receving a camera event Specify the period to save data before a camera event is received Specify the period to save data after a camera event is received This setting allows you to specify how long you will receive event notiications from your NVR Enable and choose the days of the week and start end time to do scheduled recording Email Account Motion DI Trigger Loss Al...

Page 52: ...ct this option to allow your camera to conigure the daylight saving settings automatically Selectingthisoptionallowsyoutoconigurethedaylight saving date and time manually Sets the amount of time to be added or removed when daylight saving time is enabled Enable this feature to obtain time automatically from an NTP server NetworkTimeProtocol NTP synchronizestheDNR 202L with an Internet time server ...

Page 53: ...existing user accounts will be displayed here You may delete accounts included in the list but you may want to reserve at least one as a guest account Note The Administrator account can conigure all functions of the NVR This account cannot be deleted The default password for admin is blank Setting a password after the irst login is strongly recommended If the administrator password is lost you may...

Page 54: ...s except the LiveVideo andPlaybackpage theNVRwillcounttheidletimewheretheuserisinactive After the idle time exceeds a speciied period the NVR will force the user to logout and request login authentication again for security Change the period of idle time here This option will toggle the device buzzer on or of See LED and Buzzer Overview on page 61 This option will enable the device to automaticall...

Page 55: ... irmware can be upgraded from this page The irmware update must be saved on the local hard drive of your computer Click the Browse button to search the local hard drive for the irmware update ile Click Apply to upgrade You may check for irmware updates on the D Link Support website ...

Page 56: ... section provides users with an overview of the attached USB storage devices and ofers the option to enable circular recording automatic overwrite Users can also format attached USB storages devices Note All data will be erased from the attached USB storage device during formatting ...

Page 57: ...ate of the camera Displays the transmission bit rate of the camera Note If the Frame Rate or Bit Rate is too low please check the your network coniguration between cameras and NVR If the bit rate is too high it will cause the Live Video display to slow or lag Please modify the quality or bit rate setting in the camera web GUI accordingly Status Connection Status Recording Status Frame Rate Bit Rat...

Page 58: ...mation Hard Drive Information Displays the local network settings of the NVR Displays the device name and current temperature of the NVR Displays the hard drive information including the disk mode total size used and remaining drive space This section displays the summary information of your NVR ...

Page 59: ...ection 5 Coniguration Logs This page displays the system event list of your NVR The System Log includes the following items 1 User login logout 2 Modify delete account 3 System restart 4 System reset to default 5 System irmware update ...

Page 60: ...60 D Link DNR 202L User Manual Section 5 Coniguration Support The NVR Help page provides a list of support topics Click the items in the left menu to view the help topics associated ...

Page 61: ...HDD2 Key Trigger Method Description USB1 button Press button for 3 seconds Un mount HDD1 Buzzer will beep long USB1 LED of USB2 button Press key2 for 3 seconds button Un mount HDD2 Buzzer will beep long USB2 LED of Auto scan button Auto scan function Press scan button for 3 seconds Start auto scan IP Cameras in local network Buzzer will beep long Camera Echo function Press scan button for 0 5 seco...

Page 62: ...olution 1280 x 720 1 ch 640 x 480 4 channels LiveView Display Modes 1 and 4 channels display Recording Modes Schedule Manual Event Motion Continuous Recording Performance 32 Mbps Playback Modes Time Event Camera Playback Performance Max 720P for 1 channel 640 x 480 4 channels Playback Control Play Stop Pause Forward Backward Next Previous Video Export Formats AVI Network Physical Interface RJ45 10...

Page 63: ...Management Take snapshots video via web browser Configuration interface accessible via web browser System Log Status of active users Login history Certifications CE FCC CE LVD C Tick Physical Weight 90 g External Power Adapter Input Min 5V 2 5A Consumption 8 5 watts 5 include 2 x 2 5 HDD Temperature Operating 0 to 40 C Storage 20 to 70 C 4 to 158 F Humidity Operating 10 to 90 non condensing Storag...