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Summary of Contents for DS-7104NI-Q1

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Page 4: ... cause harmful interference 2 This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation EU Conformity Statement This product and if applicable the supplied accessories too are marked with CE and comply therefore with the applicable harmonized European standards listed under the EMC Directive 2014 30 EU the RoHS Directive 2011 65 EU 2012 19 EU WEEE ...

Page 5: ...Industry Canada ICES 003 Compliance This device meets the CAN ICES 3 A NMB 3 A standards requirements Network Video Recorder User Manual iv ...

Page 6: ... M DS 7104NI Q1 4P M DS 7108NI Q1 8P M DS 7600NI K1 B DS 7604NI K1 B DS 7608NI K1 B DS 7616NI K1 B DS 7600NI K1 P B DS 7604NI K1 4P B DS 7608NI K1 8P B DS 7600NI Q1 DS 7604NI Q1 DS 7608NI Q1 DS 7616NI Q1 DS 7600NI Q1 P DS 7604NI Q1 4P DS 7608NI Q1 8P DS 7600NI Q2 DS 7608NI Q2 DS 7616NI Q2 DS 7600NI Q2 P DS 7608NI Q2 8P DS 7616NI Q2 16P DS 7600NI K2 DS 7608NI K2 DS 7616NI K2 DS 7632NI K2 Network Vi...

Page 7: ... 7600NI K2 P DS 7608NI K2 8P DS 7616NI K2 16P DS 7632NI K2 16P DS 7700NI K4 DS 7708NI K4 DS 7716NI K4 DS 7732NI K4 DS 7700NI K4 P DS 7708NI K4 8P DS 7716NI K4 16P DS 7732NI K4 16P Network Video Recorder User Manual vi ...

Page 8: ...not avoided will or could result in death or serious injury Caution Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which if not avoided could result in equipment damage data loss performance degradation or unexpected results Note Provides additional information to emphasize or supplement important points of the main text Network Video Recorder User Manual vii ...

Page 9: ... SELV Safety Extra Low Voltage and the Limited Power Source with 100 VAC to 240 VAC or 12 VDC according to the IEC60950 1 standard Please refer to technical specifications for detailed information Do not connect several devices to one power adapter as adapter overload may cause over heating or a fire hazard Please make sure that the plug is firmly connected to the power socket If smoke odor or noi...

Page 10: ...or other similar surface For certain models ensure correct wiring of the terminals for connection to an AC mains supply For certain models the equipment has been designed when required modified for connection to an IT power distribution system identifies the battery holder itself and identifies the positioning of the cell s inside the battery holder identifies the positive terminal s of equipment ...

Page 11: ...arameter 6 2 2 2 PTZ Control Panel Introduction 8 2 2 3 Customize Preset 8 2 2 4 Customize Patrol 8 2 2 5 Customize Pattern 9 Chapter 3 Playback 11 3 1 GUI Introduction 11 3 2 Normal Playback 11 3 3 Event Playback 12 3 4 Back up Clip 14 Chapter 4 Search File 15 Chapter 5 Configuration Easy Mode 16 5 1 System Configuration 16 5 1 1 General 16 5 1 2 User 17 5 1 3 Exception 18 5 2 Network Configurati...

Page 12: ...nfigure Recording Parameter 34 Chapter 6 Configuration Expert Mode 36 6 1 System Configuration 36 6 1 1 General 36 6 1 2 Live View 38 6 1 3 User 40 6 2 Network Configuration 40 6 2 1 TCP IP 40 6 2 2 DDNS 41 6 2 3 NAT 42 6 2 4 Ports More Settings 43 6 2 5 ISUP 45 6 2 6 Guarding Vision 46 6 3 Camera Management 46 6 3 1 Network Camera 46 6 3 2 Display Settings 52 6 3 3 Privacy Mask 53 6 4 Event Confi...

Page 13: ...gure Storage Mode 68 6 5 5 Advanced Settings 69 Chapter 7 Maintenance 70 7 1 Restore Default 70 7 2 Search Log 70 7 3 System Service 70 7 4 Upgrade 71 7 4 1 Local Upgrade 71 7 4 2 Online Upgrade 72 Chapter 8 Alarm 73 8 1 Set Event Hint 73 8 2 View Alarm in Alarm Center 73 Chapter 9 Web Operation 74 9 1 Introduction 74 9 2 Login 74 9 3 Live View 75 9 4 Playback 75 9 5 Configuration 75 9 6 Log 76 Ch...

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Page 15: ...ding at least three of the following categories upper case letters lower case letters numbers and special characters in order to increase the security of your product And we recommend you reset your password regularly especially in the high security system resetting the password monthly or weekly can better protect your product 4 Activate network camera s connected to the device Check Use the Devi...

Page 16: ...s on the screen Release the mouse when the pattern is done Note The pattern shall have 4 dots at least Each dot can be connected for once only 2 Draw the same pattern again to confirm it When the two patterns match the pattern is configured successfully Figure 1 2 Set Unlock Pattern 1 2 2 Log in via Unlock Pattern Steps 1 Right click the mouse on live view interface Network Video Recorder User Man...

Page 17: ... to log in via password If you have drawn the wrong pattern for more than 5 times the system will switch to the normal login mode automatically 1 2 3 Log in via Password If your video recorder has logged out you must login before operating the menu and other functions Steps 1 Select User Name Figure 1 4 Login Interface 2 Input password 3 Click Login Network Video Recorder User Manual 3 ...

Page 18: ...forget the password of the admin you can click Forgot Password to reset the password If you enter the wrong password 7 times the current user account will be locked for 60 seconds Network Video Recorder User Manual 4 ...

Page 19: ...a to show shortcut menu Figure 2 1 Shortcut Menu Table 2 1 Shortcut Menu Description Button Description Start playing videos recorded in the latest five minutes Digital zoom You can adjust zoom in times and view the desired area Click it to enter PTZ control mode Turn on off live view audio Switch video stream In the live view interface there are icons at the upper right corner of the screen for e...

Page 20: ...ortcut Menu 2 2 PTZ Control 2 2 1 Configure PTZ Parameter You shall configure PTZ parameters before controlling a PTZ camera Steps 1 Preview a camera in live view and click on shortcut menu Network Video Recorder User Manual 6 ...

Page 21: ...Figure 2 3 PTZ Settings 2 Click 3 Set the PTZ camera parameters Note All parameters should be the same as the PTZ camera 4 Click OK Network Video Recorder User Manual 7 ...

Page 22: ...w and click on shortcut menu 2 Select a desired preset in preset list 3 Use direction buttons to wheel the camera to required locations Adjust zoom and focus as your desire 4 Click What to do next Double click a preset in the preset list to call it 2 2 4 Customize Patrol Patrol refers to a path consists of a series of presets with designated sequence It provides dynamic live image for monitoring s...

Page 23: ... Patrol Settings 7 Click Apply What to do next Select a patrol and click Call to call it The PTZ camera will move according the predefined patrol path Figure 2 5 Call Patrol 2 2 5 Customize Pattern A pattern records the movement path and dwell time in a certain position When you call a pattern the PTZ camera will move according to the recorded path Steps 1 Preview a camera in live view and click o...

Page 24: ...What to do next Select a pattern and click Call to call it The PTZ camera will move according the predefined pattern Network Video Recorder User Manual 10 ...

Page 25: ...playback Start playback Speed down Speed up Speed Full screen Figure 3 2 Timeline Position the cursor on the timeline drag the timeline to position to a certain time Period marked with blue bar contains video Red bar indicates the video in the period is event video Scroll up down to zoom out in timeline 3 2 Normal Playback Play back normal videos Network Video Recorder User Manual 11 ...

Page 26: ...layback image Turn on off audio Add tag Lock unlock video Clip video Show videos that contain human Show videos that contain vehicle 3 3 Event Playback When you select the event playback mode the system will analyze and mark videos that contain the motion detection line crossing detection or intrusion detection information Before You Start Ensure the camera has enabled Dual VCA You can enable it v...

Page 27: ...motion detection 6 Click to search videos Videos meet the detection rule requirement will be marked in red 7 Click to configure the play strategy Do not Play Normal Videos If it is enabled videos without smart information will not be played Normal Video Set normal video playback speed The option is only valid when Do not Play Normal Videos is unchecked Play Speed of Smart Custom Video Set playback...

Page 28: ...vice USB flash drive etc Before You Start Connect a backup device to your video recorder Steps 1 Start playback Refer to Normal Playback for details 2 Click 3 Set the start and end time 4 Click Save 5 Select the backup device and folder 6 Click Save to export the clip to backup device Network Video Recorder User Manual 14 ...

Page 29: ...lect a search type video picture event etc 3 Set search conditions 4 Click Search Click to play the video Click to lock the file Locked file will not be overwritten Select file s and click Export to export file s to backup device Network Video Recorder User Manual 15 ...

Page 30: ...ion System General Figure 5 1 General Settings 2 Configure the parameters as your desire Wizard The wizard will pop up after the device starts up Lock Screen Password You need to enter your password if the screen is locked NTP Time Sync Network time protocol NTP is a networking protocol for time synchronization The device can connect to NTP network time protocol server to sync time Interval min Ne...

Page 31: ... password Figure 5 2 Add User 3 Enter user name 4 Enter the same password in Password and Confirm Warning We highly recommend you create a strong password of your own choosing Using a minimum of 8 characters including at least three of the following categories upper case letters lower case letters numbers and special characters in order to increase the security of your product And we recommend you...

Page 32: ...k Forgot Password at the password login interface 2 Follow the wizard to reset password 5 1 3 Exception You can receive exception events hint in alarm center and set exception linkage actions Steps 1 Go to Configuration System Exception 2 Optional Configure event hint When the set events occur you will receive hints in alarm center 1 Enable Event Hint 2 Click at the upper right corner of local men...

Page 33: ...Configuration 5 2 1 General You shall properly configure the network settings before operating the device over network Steps 1 Go to Configuration Network General Figure 5 4 Network 2 Set network parameters DHCP Network Video Recorder User Manual 19 ...

Page 34: ...evice will sync time with Guarding Vision instead of NTP server 5 Optional Check Stream Encryption It requires to enter verification code in remote access and live view after this function is enabled 6 Optional Edit Server IP 7 Bind your device with a Guarding Vision account 1 Use a smart phone to scan the QR code and download Guarding Vision app 2 Open Guarding Vision and scan the QR code to add ...

Page 35: ...onfiguration Network Email Figure 5 5 Email 2 Set email parameters Server Authentication Check it to enable the server authentication feature User Name The user account of email sender for SMTP server authentication Password The password of email sender for SMTP server authentication SSL TLS Optional Enable SSL TLS if it is required by the SMTP server Attached Picture Network Video Recorder User M...

Page 36: ...3 Click Apply 5 3 Camera Management 5 3 1 Network Camera Add Network Camera by Device Password Add network cameras which the password is the same as your video recorder Before You Start Ensure your network camera is on the same network segment with your video recorder Ensure the network connection is valid and correct Refer to General for details Ensure the network camera password is the same as y...

Page 37: ... is on the same network segment with your video recorder Ensure the network connection is valid and correct Ensure the network camera is activated Steps 1 Go to Configuration Camera IP Camera 2 Click in Added Device List 3 Set network camera parameters including IP address protocol management port etc You can check Use Camera Activation Password to use the device password to add network camera s 4...

Page 38: ...ration Camera IP Camera 2 Click to edit the selected camera Channel Port If the connected device is an encoding device with multiple channels you can select the channel port No to choose a connecting channel 3 Click OK 5 3 2 OSD Settings Configure OSD On Screen Display settings for the camera including date format camera name etc Network Video Recorder User Manual 24 ...

Page 39: ...ew window to adjust the OSD position 5 Click Apply 5 3 3 Smart Event Motion Detection Motion detection enables the video recorder to detect the moving objects in the monitored area and trigger alarms Steps 1 Go to Configuration Camera Event Motion Detection Figure 5 9 Motion Detection 2 Select a camera Network Video Recorder User Manual 25 ...

Page 40: ...tion 7 Set the arming schedule Refer to Configure Arming Schedule for details 8 Set the linkage actions Refer to Configure Alarm Linkage Action for details 9 Click Apply Line Crossing Detection Line crossing detection detects people vehicles and objects crossing a set virtual line The detection direction can be set as bidirectional from left to right or from right to left Steps 1 Go to Configurati...

Page 41: ...n for details 7 Click Apply Intrusion Detection Intrusion detection detects people vehicles or objects that enter and loiter in a pre defined virtual region Steps 1 Go to Configuration Camera Event Intrusion Figure 5 11 Intrusion Detection 2 Select a camera 3 Turn on Enable 4 Set detection rules and detection areas 1 Set Arming Area Up to 4 arming areas are selectable 2 Set Sensitivity The size of...

Page 42: ...y The higher the value is the easier the detection alarm can be triggered Its range is 1 100 3 Optional Set Target Detection as Human or Vehicle to discard alarms which are not triggered by human body or vehicle 4 Click Draw Area to draw a quadrilateral detection region 5 Set the arming schedule Refer to for Configure Arming Schedule for details 6 Set the linkage actions Refer to Configure Alarm L...

Page 43: ...rd alarms which are not triggered by human body or vehicle 4 Click Draw Area to draw a quadrilateral detection region 5 Set the arming schedule Refer to for Configure Arming Schedule for details 6 Set the linkage actions Refer to Configure Alarm Linkage Action for details 7 Click Apply Configure Arming Schedule Steps 1 Select Arming Schedule 2 Choose one day of a week and set the time segment Up t...

Page 44: ...rming channel image when an alarm is triggered It requires to select the alarming channel s in Trigger Channel Buzzer Alarm It will trigger a buzzer beep when an alarm is triggered Notify Surveillance Center The device will send an exception or alarm signal to the remote client software when an alarm is triggered Send Email It will send an email with alarm information when an alarm is triggered PT...

Page 45: ...cord Storage 2 Select an HDD 3 Click Init Repair Database Repair an HDD that with error in database Please operate it with the help of professional technical support Add Network Disk You can add the allocated NAS or IP SAN disk to the video recorder and use it as a network HDD Up to 8 network disks can be added Steps 1 Go to Configuration Record Storage 2 Click Add 3 Select NetHDD 4 Set Type as NA...

Page 46: ...tream sub stream recording parameters for the camera Refer to Configure Recording Parameter for details 3 Go to Configuration Record Schedule 4 Select recording type as Continuous Refer to Edit Schedule for details Configure Event Recording You can configure the recording triggered by the motion detection line crossing detection and intrusion detection Steps 1 Go to Configuration Event Smart Event...

Page 47: ...Event Recording is triggered by events 2 Select a camera in Camera No 3 Turn on Enable 4 Configure the recording schedule Edit Schedule a Click Edit b Select a day to configure in Weekday c To set an all day recording schedule check All Day and select schedule type d To set other schedules uncheck All Day and set Start End Time and schedule type Note Up to 8 periods can be configured for each day ...

Page 48: ...uce the outgoing internet bandwidth without sacrificing your direct recording quality Sub stream is often exclusively used by smartphone applications to view live video Users with limited internet speeds may benefit most from this setting Frame Rate Frame rate refers to how many frames are captured each second A higher frame rate is advantageous when there is movement in the video stream as it mai...

Page 49: ...resolution frame rate and bitrate provide you better video quality but it also requires more internet bandwidth and uses more storage space on the hard disk drive 3 Click Apply Network Video Recorder User Manual 35 ...

Page 50: ...m General Basic Settings configure the parameters as your desire and click Apply Language The default language is English VGA HDMI Resolution Select the output resolution which must be the same with the resolution of the VGA HDMI display Lock Screen Password You need to enter password for authentication if the screen is locked Mouse Pointer Speed Set the speed of mouse pointer 4 levels are configu...

Page 51: ...n the evening during months when the weather is the warmest Go to Configuration System General DST Settings configure the parameters as your desire and click Apply Figure 6 2 DST Settings Configure More Settings You can configure your device name lock screen time output mode etc Go to Configuration System General More Settings configure the parameters as your desire and click Apply Network Video R...

Page 52: ...in the range of 1 255 and the default No is 255 Lock Screen Set timeout time for lock screen Menu Output Mode Choose output to display local menu Figure 6 3 More Settings 6 1 2 Live View Configure General Parameters You can configure the output interface mute or turning on the audio event output interface etc Steps 1 Go to Configuration System Live View General Network Video Recorder User Manual 3...

Page 53: ... show alarm event image Audio Turn on off audio output for the selected video output Volume Adjust the live view playback and two way audio volume for the selected video output interface 3 Click Apply Configure Live View Layout Steps 1 Go to Configuration System Live View View 2 Set Output Interface 3 Select a window and double click a camera the list you would like to display means no camera is d...

Page 54: ...terface as Channel Zero 3 Go to Configuration System Live View Channel Zero Figure 6 5 Channel Zero 4 Turn on Enable 5 Configure Frame Rate Max Bitrate Mode and Max Bitrate The higher frame rate and bitrate require higher bandwidth requirement 6 Click Apply 6 1 3 User Refer to User for details 6 2 Network Configuration 6 2 1 TCP IP TCP IP must be properly configured before you operate video record...

Page 55: ...al bandwidth which enables the system to provide two Gigabit network capacity Note Working mode is only available for certain models NIC Type Select NIC type as your desire DHCP If the DHCP server is available you can check Enable DHCP to automatically obtain an IP address and other network settings from that server MTU The maximum transmission unit MTU is the size of the largest network layer pro...

Page 56: ...or port mapping to realize the remote access via the cross segment network UPnP and manual mapping Before You Start Enable the UPnP function of your router if UPnP is required When the device network working mode is multi address the default device route should be on the same network segment as the LAN IP address of the router Steps 1 Go to Configuration Network General NAT Network Video Recorder ...

Page 57: ...the port No for each device should be unique 4 Set the virtual server of your router including internal source port external source port etc The virtual server parameters shall be corresponding with your device port 6 2 4 Ports More Settings Set different port types to enable relevant functions as your desire Go to Configuration Network General More Settings Alarm Host IP Port The device will send...

Page 58: ...ast address must be the same as that of the device RTSP Port RTSP Real Time Streaming Protocol is a network control protocol designed for use in entertainment and communications systems to control streaming media servers The port is 554 by default Output Bandwidth Limit You can check the checkbox to enable output bandwidth limit Output Bandwidth After enable the output bandwidth limit input the ou...

Page 59: ...tions like live view playback two way audio PTZ control etc Steps Note ISUP function is only available for K series and DS 7600NI Q series 1 Go to Configuration Network Platform Access 2 Set Type as ISUP Figure 6 9 ISUP 3 Turn on Enable Note Enabling ISUP will disable other platform access 4 Set the related parameters Server Address The platform server IP address Server Port The platform server po...

Page 60: ...vice is restarted 6 2 6 Guarding Vision Go to Configuration Network Platform Access Refer to Guarding Vision for details 6 3 Camera Management 6 3 1 Network Camera Add Automatically Searched Online Network Camera Add the network cameras to your video recorder Before You Start Ensure your network camera is on the same network segment with your video recorder Ensure the network connection is valid a...

Page 61: ... cameras to your video recorder Before You Start Ensure your network camera is on the same network segment with your video recorder Ensure the network connection is valid and correct Ensure the network camera is activated Steps 1 Go to Configuration Camera Camera IP Channel 2 Click Network Video Recorder User Manual 47 ...

Page 62: ...twork Camera You can edit the IP address protocol and other parameters of the added network cameras Steps 1 Go to Configuration Camera Camera IP Channel 2 Click of an added network camera Channel Port If the connected device is an encoding device with multiple channels you can choose the channel to connect by selecting the channel port No in the drop down list 3 Click OK Network Video Recorder Use...

Page 63: ...0 meters network transmissions via PoE interface Short Distance Short distance 100 meters network transmission via PoE interface Note The PoE ports are enabled with the short distance mode by default The bandwidth of IP camera connected to the PoE via long network cable 100 to 300 meters cannot exceed 6 Mbps The allowed max long network cable may be less than 300 meters depending on different IP c...

Page 64: ...camera Steps 1 Go to Configuration Camera Camera IP Channel 2 Click of a channel with no linked network camera 3 Select Adding Method as Manual Plug and Play The camera is physically connected to the PoE interface You can click in the added device list to edit its parameters Manual Add IP camera without physical connection via network cable 4 Set other parameters such as user name password and IP ...

Page 65: ...nect a backup device such as a USB flash drive to your video recorder Steps 1 Go to Configuration Camera Camera IP Channel 2 Click Export Import to export import configuration files to the connected backup device 3 Set the storage device and folder path 4 Click Export Import What to do next After the importing process is completed you must restart the video recorder Advanced Settings Steps 1 Go to...

Page 66: ...e OSD Settings Configure the OSD On screen Display settings for the camera including date time camera name etc Image Settings Customize the image parameters including the brightness contrast and saturation for the live view and recording effect Exposure Set the camera exposure time 1 10000 to 1 sec A larger exposure value results in a brighter image Day Night Switch The camera can be set to day ni...

Page 67: ...o adjust the OSD position 5 Click Apply 6 3 3 Privacy Mask You are allowed to configure the privacy mask areas that cannot be viewed or recorded Steps 1 Go to Configuration Camera Privacy Mask 2 Select Camera 3 Turn on Enable Network Video Recorder User Manual 53 ...

Page 68: ...e of each area can be adjusted 5 Click Apply 6 4 Event Configuration 6 4 1 Normal Event Motion Detection Motion detection enables the video recorder to detect the moving objects in the monitored area and trigger alarms Refer to Motion Detection for details Video Tampering Trigger alarm when the lens is covered and take alarm response actions Network Video Recorder User Manual 54 ...

Page 69: ...o Configure Alarm Linkage Action for details 7 Click Apply Video Loss Detect video loss of a camera and take alarm response actions Steps 1 Go to Configuration Event Normal Event Video Loss 2 Set Camera 3 Turn on Enable 4 Set the arming schedule Refer to Configure Arming Schedule for details 5 Set the linkage actions Refer to Configure Alarm Linkage Action for details 6 Click Apply Alarm Input Set...

Page 70: ...rmally closed 5 Set Settings as Input to enable the function 6 Set the arming schedule Refer to Configure Arming Schedule for details 7 Set the linkage actions Refer to Configure Alarm Linkage Action for details 8 Click Apply Alarm Output Trigger an alarm output when an alarm is triggered Steps 1 Go to Configuration Event Normal Event Alarm Output Figure 6 19 Alarm Output 2 Click of a desired alar...

Page 71: ...gger alarm outputs and linkage actions Steps 1 Go to Configuration Event Normal Event Exception 2 Configure event hint When the set events occur you will receive hints in alarm center 1 Enable Event Hint 2 Select events to hint Choose from Click of Event Hint Configuration to select events Click in the upper right corner of local menu to enter alarm center to select events 3 Select Exception Type ...

Page 72: ...et Camera 3 Turn on Enable 4 Optional Check Save VCA Picture to save the captured pictures of VCA detection 5 Set the detection rules and detection areas 1 Set Arming Area Up to 4 arming areas are selectable 2 Set Direction as A B A B or A B A B Only the arrow on the B side shows An object crossing a configured line in both directions can be detected and trigger alarms A B Only an object crossing ...

Page 73: ...ity Sensitivity The size of the object that can trigger the alarm The higher the value is the more easily the detection alarm will be triggered Its range is 1 100 Time Threshold Range 1s 10s the threshold for the time of the object loitering in the region When the duration of the object in the defined detection area is longer than the set time the alarm will be triggered 3 Optional Set Target Dete...

Page 74: ...tion detects people vehicles or other objects which exit from a pre defined virtual region and some certain actions can be taken when the alarm is triggered Steps 1 Go to Configuration Event Smart Event Region Exiting 2 Set Camera 3 Turn on Enable 4 Optional Check Save VCA Picture to save the captured pictures of VCA detection 5 Set the detection rules and detection areas 1 Set Arming Area Up to 4...

Page 75: ...uto switch dwell time Steps 1 Go to Configuration System Live View General 2 Set the event output and dwell time Alarm Pop up Output Select the output to show event video Alarm Pop up Delay Set the time in seconds to show alarm event image If alarms are triggered simultaneously in several channels their full screen images will be switched at an interval of 10 seconds default dwell time 3 Go to Lin...

Page 76: ... and Alarm Host Port 3 Go to Linkage Action interface of the alarm detection 4 Select Notify Surveillance Center Configure Email Linkage The video recorder can send an email with alarm information to a user or users when an alarm is detected Steps 1 Go to Configuration Network Email 2 Configure the settings 3 Go to Linkage Action interface of the alarm detection 4 Select Send Email as alarm linkag...

Page 77: ...ote You can set one PTZ type only for the linkage action each time 6 5 Recording Management 6 5 1 Configure Recording Schedule Video recorder will automatically start stop recording according to the configured schedule Configure Continuous Recording Steps 1 Go to Configuration Record Parameter 2 Set the continuous main stream sub stream recording parameters for the camera 3 Go to Configuration Rec...

Page 78: ... Schedule Continuous Continuous recording Event Recording triggered by all event triggered alarm 2 Select a camera in Camera No 3 Turn on Enable 4 Configure the recording schedule 1 Click Edit 2 Select a day to configure in Weekday 3 To set an all day recording schedule check All Day and select schedule Type 4 To set other schedules uncheck All Day and set Start End time and schedule Type Note Up ...

Page 79: ...or example when an alarm triggered recording ends at 11 00 and if you set the post record time as 5 seconds it records till 11 00 05 Stream Type Main stream and sub stream are selectable for recording When you select sub stream you can record for a longer time with the same storage space Video Picture Expired Time The expired time is period for a recorded file to be kept in the HDD When the deadli...

Page 80: ...t from this setting Frame Rate Frame rate refers to how many frames are captured each second A higher frame rate is advantageous when there is movement in the video stream as it maintains image quality throughout Resolution Image resolution is a measure of how much detail a digital image can hold the greater the resolution the greater the level of detail Resolution can be specified as the number o...

Page 81: ...s a network HDD Up to 8 network disks can be added Steps 1 Go to Configuration Record Storage 2 Click Add 3 Set NetHDD 4 Set Type as NAS or IPSAN 5 Enter NetHDD IP address 6 Click to search the available disks Figure 6 26 Add NetHDD 7 Select NAS disk from the list or manually enter the directory in NetHDD Directory 8 Click OK Result The added NetHDD will be displayed in the storage device list Net...

Page 82: ...rt the video recorder to activate the new storage mode settings 7 After restart go to Configuration Record Storage 8 Click of desired HDD to set the group 9 Select a group number for the current HDD 10 Click OK Note Regroup the cameras for HDD if the HDD group number is changed Configure HDD Quota Each camera can be configured with an allocated quota for storing videos Steps 1 Go to Configuration ...

Page 83: ...tion Record Advanced 2 Configure the parameters as your desire Overwrite Disable When the HDD is full video recorder will stop writing Enable When hard drive is full video record will continue to write new files by deleting the oldest files Enable HDD Sleeping HDDs which are free of working for a long time will turn into sleep status Save Camera VCA Data Camera VCA data will be saved so that you c...

Page 84: ...s and leave all settings unchanged except restoring user accounts 3 Click Yes The device will reboot automatically 7 2 Search Log The operation alarm exception and information of video recorder can be stored in logs which can be viewed and exported at any time Steps 1 Go to Maintenance 2 Click More 3 Go to Log Information 4 Set the search conditions 5 Click Search 7 3 System Service Steps 1 Go to ...

Page 85: ...I and ONVIF will terminate as well HTTP Authentication If you need to enable the HTTP service you can set the HTTP authentication to enhance the access security Two authentication types are selectable For security reasons it is recommended to select digest as the authentication type Camera Added Detection The function detects the network camera status If the network camera has been added by anothe...

Page 86: ...s Steps 1 Go to Maintenance 2 Click 3 Go to Online Upgrade 4 Download the latest firmware Auto Download The will automatically check and download the latest firmware Test Upgrade Click Test Upgrade to manually check and download the latest firmware 5 Upgrade your device if a new firmware version is available The device will reboot automatically Network Video Recorder User Manual 72 ...

Page 87: ... Smart Event as your desire Figure 8 1 Alarm Center 3 Click and select events to hint 4 Click OK When the selected events occur the alarm information will be displayed in locating at the upper right corner of local menu 8 2 View Alarm in Alarm Center Steps 1 Click at the upper right corner of local menu 2 Click Exception Basic Event or Smart Event to view as your desire Network Video Recorder User...

Page 88: ...attacks and information leakage please strengthen your own protection If the product does not work properly please contact with your dealer or the nearest service center Steps 1 Open web browser input the IP address of the video recorder and then press Enter Note If you have changed HTTP port enter http IP address HTTP port in address bar E g http 192 168 1 64 81 2 Enter user name and password in ...

Page 89: ...ve view interface shows Figure 9 2 Live View 9 4 Playback Click Playback to enter playback interface Figure 9 3 Playback 9 5 Configuration Click Configuration to enter configuration interface Network Video Recorder User Manual 75 ...

Page 90: ...Figure 9 4 Configuration 9 6 Log Steps 1 Go to Maintenance System Maintenance Log 2 Set the search conditions 3 Click Search Figure 9 5 Log Network Video Recorder User Manual 76 ...

Page 91: ... network HTTP Acronym for Hypertext Transfer Protocol A protocol to transfer hypertext request and information between servers and browsers over a network PPPoE PPPoE Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet is a network protocol for encapsulating Point to Point Protocol PPP frames inside Ethernet frames It is used mainly with ADSL services where individual users connect to the ADSL transceiver modem...

Page 92: ...age for IP cameras IP Domes and other DVRs PAL Acronym for Phase Alternating Line PAL is also another video standard used in broadcast televisions systems in large parts of the world PAL signal contains 625 scan lines at 50Hz PTZ Acronym for Pan Tilt Zoom PTZ cameras are motor driven systems that allow the camera to pan left and right tilt up and down and zoom in and out USB Acronym for Universal ...

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