HIKVISION DS-7604NI-E1/4P, User Manual

Page 1: ...1 DS 7604NI E1 4P DS 7608NI E2 8P DS 7616NI E2 16P NVR USER S MANUAL Version 3 3 2 ...

Page 2: ... THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE REGARDING THE HIKVISION SOFTWARE HIKVISION DOES NOT WARRANT GUARANTEE OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE USE OR THE RESULTS OF THE USE OF THE HIKVISION SOFTWARE IN TERMS OF ITS CORRECTNESS ACCURACY RELIABILITY CURRENTNESS OR OTHERWISE THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE RESULTS AND PERFORMANCE OF THE HIKVISION SOFTWARE IS...

Page 3: ...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 Low Voltage Directive 2006 95 EC the EMC Directive 2004 108 EC the RoHS Directive 2011 65 EU 2012 19 EU WEEE directive Products marked with this symbol cannot be disposed of as unsorted mun...

Page 4: ...properly secured to a rack or shelf Major shocks or jolts to the unit as a result of dropping it may cause damage to the sensitive electronics within the unit Use the device in conjunction with an UPS if possible Power down the unit before connecting and disconnecting accessories and peripherals A factory recommended HDD should be used for this device Improper use or replacement of the battery may...

Page 5: ...utdown Your NVR 40 Rebooting Your NVR 40 Locking Your NVR 40 Setting Date Time 42 Checking the Status of Your NVR 43 C H A P T E R 4 Live Feed 47 Watching a Live Feed 48 Understanding Live Feed Icons 48 Operating the Live Feed 48 Using Display Menu 53 Configuring Live Feed Displays 56 Setting Camera Order 57 C H A P T E R 5 Record Settings 59 Configuring Settings for Recording 60 Configuring Recor...

Page 6: ...ing UPnP 82 Configuring More Settings 83 Managing User Accounts 84 Changing Password 84 Adding a New Remote Local User 85 Changing the permission of User 86 Deleting a User 88 Editing a User 88 Create a Password Key 89 Switch User 89 Reset admin user s password with Password Key 90 Configuring PTZ Cameras 92 Configuring Basic PTZ Settings 92 Customizing PTZ Presets Patterns and Patrols 93 Configur...

Page 7: ... 115 Enabling HDD Overwrite 115 Enabling HDD Sleeping 116 Configuring Quota Mode 116 Managing HDD Group 117 HDD Detect 119 S M A R T 119 Bad Sector Detection 119 Managing Files 121 Searching for Recorded Files 121 Searching for Event Files 122 Locking and Unlocking Recorded Files 124 C H A P T E R 1 1 NVR Management 125 Managing System 126 Upgrading the System Firmware 126 Restoring Default Settin...

Page 8: ...DS 7600 Series NVR User s Manual 8 C H A P T E R 1 Introduction ...

Page 9: ...d event which can be configured locally and remotely Support watermark Local Monitoring Simultaneous HDMITM and VGA outputs HDMITM output and VGA output at up to 1920 1080P resolution Multiple screen display in live view is supported and the display sequence of screens is adjustable Live view screen can be switched in group and manual switch and automatic cycle live view is also provided the inter...

Page 10: ...ort video clips when playback Management and maintenance of backup devices Alarm and Exception Alarm for VCA Video loss Motion detection Tampering HDD Full HDD Error Network Disconnected IP Conflicted Illegal Login Recording Exception etc Alarm triggers full screen monitoring audible warming notifying surveillance center sending email and alarm output Automatic restore when system is abnormal Othe...

Page 11: ... Remotely start stop alarm output Upgrade by remote FTP server is supported Remote PTZ control Two way voice talk and voice broadcasting Embedded WEB server Support access by Ezviz Development Support SDK for Windows and Linux system Source code of application software for demo Development support and training for application system Rear Panel Figure 2 DS 7604NI E1 4P Rear Panel No Item Descriptio...

Page 12: ... No Item Description 1 Power Supply 110 220VAC power supply 2 Audio IN RCA connector for voice talk input 3 HDMI Interface HDMI video output connector 4 LAN Network Interface LAN Network interface to communicate 5 Audio OUT RCA connector for audio output 6 VGA Interface DB9 connector for VGA output Display local video output and menu 7 USB Interface Universal Serial Bus USB ports for additional de...

Page 13: ...Output Interface Note The rear panel of 7616NI E2 16P provides 16 independent 100 Mbps PoE network interfaces Product Application Diagram Figure 4 Product Application Diagram Note DS 7604NI E1 4P DS 7608NI E2 8P and DS 7616NI E2 16P can only connect network cameras ...

Page 14: ... shows the front panel of NVR Figure 3 NVR Front Panel The items on the front panel include 1 Status Indicators Power Power indicator turns yellow when system is running Status Status indicator blinks red when data is being read from or written to HDD Tx Rx Tx Rx indictor blinks yellow when network connection is functioning properly 2 USB Ports Connects USB mouse or USB flash memory devices ...

Page 15: ... resemble the ones found on the front panel They include No Name Function Description 1 POWER Turn on off NVR 2 DEV Enable Disable Remote Control 3 Alphanumeric Switch to the corresponding channel in Live view or PTZ Control mode Input numbers and characters in Edit mode Switch between different channels in All day Playback mode 4 EDIT Delete characters before cursor Check the checkbox and select ...

Page 16: ...ot output In PTZ Control mode it can be used to zoom out the image 10 MENU Press the button will help you return to the Main menu after successful login In PTZ Control mode the MENU WIPER button will start wiper if applicable In Playback mode it is used to show hide the control interface 11 PREV Switch between single screen and multi screen mode In PTZ Control mode it is used to adjust the focus i...

Page 17: ...vice in Live View mode 15 RESERVED Reserved 16 F1 Select all items on the list when used in a list field In PTZ Control mode it will turn on off PTZ light if applicable In Playback mode it is used to switch between play and reverse play 17 PTZ Control Buttons to adjust the iris focus and zoom of a PTZ camera 18 F2 Cycle through tab pages In synchronous playback mode it is used to switch between ch...

Page 18: ...tons on the mouse corresponds to 1 Left Button Single Click Select a component of a menu such as a button or an input field This is similar to pressing the ENTER button on the remote controls Double Click Switch between single screen and multi screen mode in Preview Playback mode Click and Drag Clicking and dragging the Left mouse button can be used to control the pan tilt of a PTZ camera as well ...

Page 19: ...DS 7600 Series NVR User s Manual 19 Symbols Switch to symbols input Backspace Delete the character in front of the cursor Enter Confirm selection ESC Exit Soft Keyboard ...

Page 20: ...rmware Version Value Series IP Camera DS 2CD2xxx V5 3 0 Smart Series IP Camera DS 2CD4xxx V5 3 0 NVR Hybrid DS 9016HWI ST DS 96xxNI ST DS 7716NI SP 16 V3 1 5 Plug n Play NVR DS 76xxNI EI E2 P V3 1 0 Turbo DVR DS 72xxHGHI SH DS 73xxHQHI SH V3 1 6 Super NVR DS 96128NI E24 H DS 96256NI E24 H TBD NOTE DVRs NVRs starting with the latest firmware see chart above WILL NO LONGER HAVE A DEFAULT PASSWORD Th...

Page 21: ...cator Acceptable Level 2 Fair orange indicator Acceptable Level 3 Strong blue indicator Acceptable Activation will not be allowed unless the password is of acceptable strength Figures 4 5 and 6 3 Retype the password into the Confirm Password field Figure 6 Activation Window NOTE The strength level indicator colors can vary by activation process model number and device type ...

Page 22: ...0 Series NVR User s Manual 22 Figure 7 Risky Inadequate Strength Password Figure 8 Invalid Password Message Figure 9 Weak Adequate Password Strength NOTE The password strength is shown with a color indicator ...

Page 23: ...th Figure 11 Strong Password Strength 3 After an acceptable password has been created a confirmation message will appear on the screen Figure 7 4 Press the OK button to proceed Figure 12 Activation Confirmation Message NOTE The password strength is shown with a color indicator ...

Page 24: ...ll be displayed accompanied by a color indicator Level 0 Risky no indicator Not acceptable Level 1 Weak pink indicator Acceptable Level 2 Medium yellow indicator Acceptable Level 3 Strong green indicator Acceptable Bar length indicates strength level Activation will not be allowed unless the password is of acceptable strength Figures 11 12 and 13 If the password is unacceptable strength Risky Figu...

Page 25: ...DS 7600 Series NVR User s Manual 25 Figure 13 Security Field Figure 14 Password Field with Risky Unacceptable Password Risky Password The Strength Meter does not light up ...

Page 26: ...h Weak Strength Password NOTE The password strength is shown with a color indicator A message indicates that the password has to meet minimum requirements Valid password range 8 16 You can use a combination of numbers lowercase uppercase and special characters for your password with at least two kinds of them contained ...

Page 27: ...DS 7600 Series NVR User s Manual 27 Figure 17 Password Field with Medium Strength Password Figure 18 Password Field with Strong Strength Bar ...

Page 28: ...DS 7600 Series NVR User s Manual 28 Figure 19 Confirmation Window ...

Page 29: ...igure 17 See Password Strength Levels table on page 37 for guidelines The password strength will be displayed accompanied by a color indicator Level 0 Risky no indicator Not acceptable Level 1 Weak pink indicator Acceptable Level 2 Medium yellow indicator Acceptable Level 3 Strong green indicator Acceptable Bar length indicates strength level Activation will be allowed if the password is of accept...

Page 30: ...DS 7600 Series NVR User s Manual 30 Figure 20 iVMS 4200 Control Panel Figure 21 Inactive DVR NVR Status NVR Status Inactive ...

Page 31: ...uate Password Strength Warning Message Risky Password The Strength Meter does not light up A message indicates that the password has to meet minimum requirements Valid password range 8 16 You can use a combination of numbers lowercase uppercase and special characters for your password with at least two kinds of them contained ...

Page 32: ...DS 7600 Series NVR User s Manual 32 Figure 24 Weak Adequate Password Strength Figure 25 Medium Adequate Password Strengt ...

Page 33: ...DS 7600 Series NVR User s Manual 33 Figure 26 Strong Adequate Password Strength Figure 27 Active DVR NVR Status NVR Status Active ...

Page 34: ...ndicator Not acceptable Level 1 Weak pink indicator Acceptable Level 2 Medium yellow indicator Acceptable Level 3 Strong green indicator Acceptable Bar length indicates strength level Figure 24 Activation will be allowed if the password is of acceptable strength Figures 26 27 28 A white checkmark will appear in a green circle to the right of the password field If the password is unacceptable stren...

Page 35: ...DS 7600 Series NVR User s Manual 35 Figure 28 Activation Window Figure 29 Risky Inadequate Password Strength The Strength Meter does not light up ...

Page 36: ...dow Figure 31 Weak Acceptable Strength Password Valid password range 8 16 You can use a combination of numbers lowercase uppercase and special characters for your password with at least two kinds of them contained A message indicates that the password has to meet minimum requirements ...

Page 37: ...DS 7600 Series NVR User s Manual 37 Figure 32 Medium Acceptable Strength Password Figure 33 Strong Acceptable Strength Password ...

Page 38: ... characters This type of password will be accepted Level 2 Medium Fair NVRs will accept a Level 2 password Password contains two types of characters The combination is neither number lowercase letter nor number uppercase letter and the password length is at least eight characters This type of password will be accepted Level 3 Strong NVRs will accept a Level 3 password Password contains more than t...

Page 39: ...DS 7600 Series NVR User s Manual 39 C H A P T E R 3 Getting Started ...

Page 40: ...7 Figure 34 Shutdown Menu 2 Select the Shutdown button 3 Click the Yes button 4 When an attention message with words Please power off shown in the windows press the POWER switch to power off Rebooting Your NVR While in the Shutdown menu Figure 7 you may also reboot your NVR by clicking Reboot Locking Your NVR Locking your NVR will return you to the Live Feed mode which will require the correct use...

Page 41: ...DS 7600 Series NVR User s Manual 41 Note The description figures in this manual are all taken from model DS 7608NI E2 8P as an example There may have subtle differences between different models ...

Page 42: ... time and date as well as the time zone will be displayed Using the directional buttons on the remote or the mouse selects the correct date time and time zone 4 To enable Daylight Savings Time 1 Select a time zone that supports DST 2 Check the Enable DST checkbox and click Customize button to pop up the DST Setting menu as shown in Figure 9 3 You can check the Auto DST Adjusting checkbox or manual...

Page 43: ...g Checking the Status of Your NVR The current status of your NVR can be checked at anytime by going to the System Information menu The System Information menu can be accessed by going to Menu System Information Figure 37 System Information Menu 1 Select the Device Info tab to enter the Device Information menu to view the device name model serial No firmware version encode version and ezviz verific...

Page 44: ... Record tab to enter the Record Information menu to view the recording status and encoding parameters of each camera as shown in Figure 12 Figure 39 Record Information Menu 4 Select the Alarm tab to enter the Alarm Information menu to view the alarm information as shown in Figure 13 ...

Page 45: ...Select the Network tab to enter the Network Information menu to view the network information as shown in Figure 14 Figure 41 Network Information Menu 6 Select the HDD tab to enter the HDD Information menu to view the HDD status free apace capacity etc as shown in Figure 15 ...

Page 46: ...DS 7600 Series NVR User s Manual 46 Figure 42 HDD Information Menu ...

Page 47: ...DS 7600 Series NVR User s Manual 47 C H A P T E R 4 Live Feed ...

Page 48: ...from a schedule and or triggered from motion or alarm Manual Record Icon Enable disable manual record Instant Playback Icon Instant playback the record in last five minutes Audio On Audio Off Icon Enable disable audio for selected channel PTZ Control Icon Enable PTZ control mode for the selected channel Digital Zoom Icon Zoom in the selected area to the full screen Image Settings Icon Enter the im...

Page 49: ...o show the record in last five minutes If no record is found it means there is no record during the last five minutes Audio Enable disable audio for a selected channel by clicking the Enable disable Audio icon PTZ Control If the selected camera is a PTZ camera you may control it directly from the display 1 Select the display that corresponds to a PTZ camera 2 Click the PTZ Control icon to bring up...

Page 50: ... and out using the Zoom In Out buttons and recall presets patrols and patterns by clicking the corresponding icons Below is the description of the PTZ control icons Direction buttons and the auto cycle button Zoom Zoom Focus Focus Iris Iris The speed of the PTZ movement Light On Off Wiper On Off 3D Zoom Image Centralization Menu 4 Click to return to the Live Feed mode Note ...

Page 51: ... shown on the full screen The zoomed in region may be changed by moving the red rectangle in the regular feed window as shown in the Figure 18 Right click to back to the Live Feed mode Figure 45 Digital Zoom Image Settings Set the image mode and image parameters like brightness contrast saturation hue and so on for selected channel Steps 1 Click the Image Settings icon for a selected channel This ...

Page 52: ... menu by going to Menu Cameras Setup Image as shown in Figure 20 The steps are similar to the live feed icon setting steps Figure 47 Image Settings Menu Live View Strategy Set the strategy for selected channel Steps 1 Click the Live View Strategy icon for a selected channel This will bring up the Live View Strategy menu as shown in Figure 21 Figure 48 Live View Strategy Menu 2 There are three stra...

Page 53: ...play Menu as shown in Figure 22 allows you to quickly change into different display modes and to start stop auto switching of the display modes Figure 49 Live Feed Display Menu Menu Click to go to NVR Main Menu If the system is locked you must enter the current Admin password to exit out of the Live Feed Single Screen Multi Screen Click to switch the display mode ...

Page 54: ...al or multiple cameras Start Recording Click the Continues Record Event Record item This will bring up an attention box shown below If you click yes it will start all day continues event recording of all channels Output Mode Click the Output Mode item This will bring up an Output Mode menu shown below Four modes are available Standard Bright Gentle and Vivid Select one and click the Apply button t...

Page 55: ...ds of inactivity the NVR will automatically exit out of the Display menu and go back into the Live Feed mode Note The auto lock menu setting is selected by default meaning the Admin password must be enter to exit out of the Live Feed into the Main Menu ...

Page 56: ...e default language used is English Resolution Select the appropriate resolution of menu output Mouse Pointer Speed Set the speed of mouse pointer and 4 levels are configurable Double Click Speed Set the speed of mouse double clicking and 3 levels are configurable Enable Password Enable or disable the password of live view screensaver Enable HDMI Resolution Auto Enable or disable the auto adjust of...

Page 57: ...ch video output include Video Output Interface The video output interface is VGA HDMI adaptable Live View Mode Designates the display mode for Live Preview Dwell Time Set the time to dwell between switching of channels when Start Auto switch is selected in Live Preview Enable Audio Output Enable or disable audio output for the selected video output Event Output Designates the output to show event ...

Page 58: ...ion selected 3 Click to select a screen in the right region and double click to select a channel in the left region Thus the selected channel will be displayed in the corresponding screen Note means no channel will be displayed in this screen 4 Click to start live view of all channels and click to stop live view all channels Click or to go to the previous or next page For example in 2x2 screen con...

Page 59: ...DS 7600 Series NVR User s Manual 59 C H A P T E R 5 Record Settings ...

Page 60: ...e Recording Mode to configure Both Continuous and Event can be configured 3 Select the stream type in the Stream Type dropdown list If the camera supports audio input the options will include Video Audio and Video 4 Select the camera resolution in the Resolution dropdown list The options for the camera resolution are various according to the IP camera 5 Select the bit rate type in the Bitrate Type...

Page 61: ...am tab as shown in Figure 28 to configure the parameters of sub stream The steps are the same as main stream configuration Figure 55 Substream Settings Menu 4 Select record tab as shown in Figure 29 to configure some parameters of recording Figure 56 Record Settings Menu 1 Select the Pre record time The pre record time is the time in seconds to record before a recording is triggered Setting the pr...

Page 62: ...during Continuous recording the frame rate will automatically switch to that set for Event recording Note For holiday settings you can refer to Page 46 Note At least 2 hard disks must be installed when you want to set a HDD to Redundancy mode and one of them with R W property Configuring Record Schedule A record schedule allows you to schedule multiple time periods per day for recording Setting up...

Page 63: ...g type under Type for selected day of the week Recording type includes Continuous for continuous recording or Event for recording when an event is triggered i e from detected motion for the selected time period 4 Select the Add button to add time frame to schedule The newly added time frame will appear in the schedule on the right You can click to delete the selected time period on the right Conti...

Page 64: ...ng checkbox of the day to copy the record schedule to 11 Click the OK button to save the settings and back to upper level menu or click the Cancel button to back without saving 12 Click the Apply button to save the settings and click OK to exit Draw the schedule 1 Click to select a recording type None means no recording 2 Use the mouse to drag and draw time periods in the assigned area The minimum...

Page 65: ...he OK button to save the setting and back to upper level menu or click the Cancel button to back without saving 8 Click the Apply button to save the settings Note Enable the Start Recording in the Display Menu will also create a schedule in Schedule Configuration It will start all day continue or event recording for all channels ...

Page 66: ...y settings Steps 1 Enter the Holiday menu shown in Figure 35 by going to Menu Recording Configuration Holiday Figure 62 Holiday Settings Menu 2 Choose a holiday on the List show on the right Click to pop up an Edit menu as shown in Figure 36 Figure 63 Edit Holiday Recording Configuration Menu 3 Edit the Holiday Name or use the default one 4 Check the Enable checkbox ...

Page 67: ...er s Manual 67 5 Select Mode in the dropdown list There are three different modes for the date format to configure holiday schedule 6 Set the start and end date 7 Click the Apply button to save settings and click OK to exit ...

Page 68: ...DS 7600 Series NVR User s Manual 68 C H A P T E R 6 Playback ...

Page 69: ...ack Interface You must first search for recordings to play them back Understanding the Playback Interface It s important to understand how to use the Playback Interface to efficiently navigate through recorded files To access the Playback Interface shown in Figure 37 go to Menu Playback Record Figure 64 Playback Interface ...

Page 70: ...s without recordings are light gray The active selected date is lighted up with a green box 4 Click on the desired date that is highlighted in light blue to search for recordings If recordings exist the timeline will be filled with blue bars to designate recorded files The playback marker indicated by a green vertical line will automatically jump to the beginning of the earliest recordings for the...

Page 71: ...k of selected recording and the Pause button to pause playback 3 You may slow down or speed up the playback speed by clicking the Speed Down Speed Up button 4 You can click to zoom in zoom out the timeline and select the exactly time 5 Click the Full Screen button to enter full screen playback mode shown in Figure 39 Figure 66 Full Screen Playback Mode 6 Clicking will return to the original playba...

Page 72: ...e shown in Figure 39 by clicking the Full Screen button 3 In Full Screen mode you may select additional channels to playback by clicking the checkbox next to the desired camera in the Channel Selector panel Playback will begin simultaneously on the selected channels 4 You may stop playback on any of the channels by un checking the checkbox next to the channel 5 You can also select recording in Ful...

Page 73: ...o set keywords for fast searching 5 Select start time and end time 6 Select the pre play and post play time 7 Click the Search button and the tag recording found will be listed in Result interface 8 Click or double click the tag you want to play and it will be display in the Playback interface as shown in Figure 40 9 Drag the timeline to the place you want to play 10 Click to enable or disable the...

Page 74: ...DS 7600 Series NVR User s Manual 74 C H A P T E R 7 Backup ...

Page 75: ... Figure 68 Mark Clip For Export Controls The controls found in the Mark Clip For Export panel include Start Stop Button Mark the starting ending point for the video clip When you click the Start it will turn to the Stop button To select video clips in the Playback Interface 1 Enter the Playback Interface shown in Figure 42 by going to Menu Playback Record Figure 69 Playback Menu 1 Insert a USB FLA...

Page 76: ... 7 Repeat steps 1 7 as many times as required 8 Click EXIT or right click 9 Click YES to save clipping Note The Start button is not available when there is still a video clip that has not been saved or cleared After pressing YES a new window pops up containing all saved clips Figure 70 Clips Export Interface 1 Select the desired clips 2 Press EXPORT ...

Page 77: ...ve been backed up you may click the Cancel button to return to the Playback Interface Note If the USB storage device has not been properly initialized and formatted you may click on the Format button to do so Formatting a storage device will permanently delete ALL the files on that device There is also NO WARNING MESSAGE after clicking the Format button to format the storage device Please proceed ...

Page 78: ...ame with Figure 45 5 In the Export menu connect a USB storage device and click the Refresh button If the device is detected a list of its file contents as well as the available free space will be shown 6 You may delete files on the USB storage device to free up additional storage space by clicking the Delete button on the selected file You may also format the device by clicking the Format button F...

Page 79: ...DS 7600 Series NVR User s Manual 79 C H A P T E R 8 System Configuration ...

Page 80: ...nfiguring General Settings To configure network general settings 1 Enter the Network Configuration menu shown in Figure 46 by going to Menu System Configuration Network Figure 72 Network Settings Menu 2 Select the General tab The current network settings are displayed on the right side of the menu shown in Figure 47 Figure 73 General Network Settings Menu ...

Page 81: ...ses are assigned to the cameras connected to the PoE or built in switch interfaces 8 Click the Apply button to save the settings 9 Click the Refresh button to refresh the updated network information after enabling DHCP Configuring DDNS Dynamic DNS allows you to create a hostname and associate it to your IP address making access to your NVR over the internet easier To configure DDNS 1 Select the DD...

Page 82: ...r the SNMP settings interface as shown in Figure 49 Figure 75 SNMP Settings Menu 2 Check the Enable SNMP checkbox 3 Enter the IP address of SNMP host in the Trap Address textbox 4 Enter the port of SNMP host in the Trap Port textbox 5 Click the Apply button to save the settings Note Before setting the SNMP please download the SNMP software and manage to receive the device information via SNMP port...

Page 83: ... the Mapped Type There are two types Auto Automatic mapping port 8000 80 10554 443 Manual Edit the port by click 4 Click the Apply button to save the settings Configuring More Settings You can configure alarm host and port by selecting the more setting tab as shown in Figure 51 Figure 77 More Settings Menu ...

Page 84: ... communication systems to control streaming media servers 3 Enable Virtual Host You can enable the virtual host function based on your need 4 Click Apply to save the network settings and click to return to the previous menu Click without clicking Apply will quit out of the menu without saving settings Note If you enable the high speed download function the local menu operation will be affected It ...

Page 85: ...s of the remote PC If it is configured and enabled it only allows the remote user with this MAC address to access the device 6 You can also enter the User s IP Address of the remote PC If it is configured and enabled it only allows the remote user with this IP address to access the device 7 Click the OK button to save the setting and back to the up level Adding a New Remote Local User You may add ...

Page 86: ...rator has the default permission of local log search remote log search two way audio and camera configuration 3 Click the OK button to confirm adding the user Once a new user has been created the fields behind Users will become editable as shown in Figure 55 Figure 81 User Settings Menu Changing the permission of User The Administrator can change the permission of both guest and operator To change...

Page 87: ...ote Configuration Permission Settings Menu Figure 84 Camera Configuration Permission Settings Menu 3 Set the operation permission of Local Configuration Remote Configuration and Camera Configuration for the user Local Configuration Local Log Search Searching and viewing logs and system information of NVR ...

Page 88: ...upgrading system firmware clearing I O alarm output Remote Shutdown Reboot Remotely shutting down or rebooting the NVR Camera Configuration Local Video Export Locally exporting recorded files of the selected camera s Local Playback Locally playing back recorded files of the selected camera s Local PTZ Control Locally controlling PTZ movement of the selected camera s Local Manual Operation Local ma...

Page 89: ...utton on the password editable fields to enter characters Create a Password Key To create a password key which can reset password for admin user 1 Enter the User menu shown in Figure 52 by going to Menu System Configuration User 2 Click on to enter the password key export menu as shown below Figure 59 Password Key menu 3 Choose the device name and select the dictionary and click on Export button t...

Page 90: ... with Password Key If user forgets its admin password he can use the previous created password key to reset its password To reset the password 1 Click on the red box area to enter the password recovery menu Figure 61 Main Menu 2 Click on the Password Key button in the menu shown below ...

Page 91: ...DS 7600 Series NVR User s Manual 91 Figure 62 Main Menu 3 Import the Password Key from external storage device and reset default password Figure 63 Main Menu ...

Page 92: ...ct the PTZ camera to configure in the Camera dropdown list 4 Configure PTZ settings including those of Baud Rate Data Bit Stop Bit Parity Flow Ctrl PTZ Protocol and Address according to the parameters of the PTZ camera s 5 Click the Apply button to save the settings Note All the parameters should be exactly the same as the PTZ camera parameters For example if the PTZ camera uses the protocol of Hi...

Page 93: ...h the correct settings under the General tab Customizing PTZ Presets Patterns and Patrols Your NVR allows you to customize presets patterns and patrols for a connected PTZ camera Please make sure that the presets patrols and patterns should be supported by PTZ protocols A PTZ camera must first be configured before PTZ presets patterns and patrols can be customized See Configuring Basic PTZ Setting...

Page 94: ...y and to stop The PTZ should move as it did during the recording process You may click the stop button at any time to end the pattern Clicking the play button again will start playing the PTZ pattern again at the initial position To customize PTZ patrols 1 Enter the PTZ menu by going to Menu Cameras Setup PTZ More Settings as shown in Figure 61 2 Select the More Settings tab as shown in Figure 61 ...

Page 95: ...ity by adjusting the green Sensitivity bar The more lime green rectangles selected in the bar the higher the sensitivity will be to motion 5 Set the motion detection region in the preview screen on the right side of the menu by left clicking with the mouse on an open area A red grid will be shown designating that the selected area is part of the motion detection region Dragging or left clicking on...

Page 96: ...etection event to trigger recording Click Apply to save the setting 2 Select the Arming Schedule tab as shown in Figure 69 Choose one day in a week and set an arming schedule If the schedule can also be applied to other days click Copy Click the Apply button to save the settings Figure 69 Arming Schedule Settings Menu 3 Select the Linkage Action tab as shown in Figure 70 ...

Page 97: ...eillance Center NVR will notify surveillance center when motion is detected Send Email NVR will send an email out to the designated recipients when motion is detected Please refer to configure email settings on Page 80 for details Trigger Alarm Output If the selected camera support alarm output NVR will trigger alarm output when motion is detected When you check the Trigger Alarm Output checkbox t...

Page 98: ...e will pop up as shown below Figure 72 Alarm Attention Message To setup trigger actions 1 Enter the Trigger menu shown in Figure 73 by going to Menu Recording Configuration Trigger Figure 73 Trigger Settings Menu 2 Select the Alarm Input tab 3 Select the Alarm Input No in the dropdown list 4 Edit the Alarm Name 5 Select the trigger Type for the external alarm input device N O means Normal Open N C...

Page 99: ...tions Click Apply to save the settings 4 Select the PTZ Linking tab as shown in Figure 75 to set the PTZ actions only if a PTZ camera is configured on the NVR Only one PTZ action can be selected per alarm input Click Apply to save the settings Figure 75 PTZ Linking Settings Menu 8 If the same settings can be applied to other alarm inputs click the Copy button to copy the settings to others 9 Click...

Page 100: ...and set an arming schedule If the schedule can also be applied to other days click Copy Click Apply to save the settings and back to the Alarm Output interface 7 If the same setting can also be applied to other alarm output click Copy 8 Click Apply to save the settings 9 You can check the alarm output status in the Alarm Output Status list in the Alarm Output interface Configuring Exceptions Actio...

Page 101: ...cted The actions available includes Audible Warning NVR will sound an audio warning if exception is detected Notify Surveillance Center NVR will notify surveillance center if exception is detected Send Email NVR will send an email out to the designated recipients if exception is detected Trigger Alarm Output NVR will trigger alarm output if the connected camera supports alarm output Selecting this...

Page 102: ...he sender s address to use when an email is sent out from the NVR Enable Attached Picture Enabling will attach a small picture segment Interval can be set below the Enable Attached Picture checkbox to the out going email Enable Email Interval Enabling will let email be sent between a specified time interval Receiver Click to edit Receiver Settings Input the receiver s name and address Click Apply ...

Page 103: ...DS 7600 Series NVR User s Manual 103 C H A P T E R 9 Camera Management ...

Page 104: ...2 Connect the cameras via PoE interface 3 Enter the Cameras menu by going to Menu Cameras Setup IP Cameras as shown in Figure 79 Figure 79 Cameras Configuration Menu 4 The cameras connect via PoE interface are listed with internal NIC IP address Note The Plug and Play camera cannot be deleted and edit in this interface Manual 1 Enter the Cameras menu as shown in Figure 79 2 Click the Search button...

Page 105: ...otocol parameters Figure 80 Protocol Management Settings Menu 6 Click in the camera list shown below There will pop up an Edit IP Camera menu as shown in Figure 81 Figure 81 Camera List Figure 82 Edit IP Camera Menu 7 Select the Adding Method to Manual 8 Input IP camera address and other necessary information of the camera you want to connect ...

Page 106: ...ow as shown in Figure 83 Figure 83 Advance Settings Menu 1 Select the Network tab to modify the IP Camera Address and Configuration Port Click Apply to save the settings 2 Select Password tab to change the password Click Apply to save the settings 3 Select Maintenance tab to reboot or default the selected camera 4 Select Upgrade tab to upgrade IPC using firmware from external storage device 5 Clic...

Page 107: ...d are shown using four different colors yellow green blue and grey Using the mouse click and drag out rectangular boxes defining the desired zones 5 You may clear a privacy zone at any time by clicking on the corresponding Clear Zone button or Clear All button to clear all zones 6 Select the Apply button to save the privacy mask settings and select to return to the previous menu Selecting without ...

Page 108: ... to enable tamper proof on Press the Clear button to clear region 6 Press the Set button to set up linkage action 1 Select the Arming Schedule tab to set the arming schedule Up to 8 periods can be configured If the same schedule can be applied in other days click Copy 2 Select the Linkage Action tab to set the actions to take if tamper proof is detected The detail instruction of the actions please...

Page 109: ...p linkage action 1 Select the Arming Schedule tab to set the arming schedule Up to 8 periods can be configured If the same schedule can be applied in other days click Copy 2 Select the Linkage Action tab to set the actions to take if Video Loss is detected The detail instruction of the actions please refer to Page 75 5 Click the Apply button to save the settings Click OK to back to the previous me...

Page 110: ...click Copy 2 Select the Linkage Action tab to set the actions to take if VCA event is detected The detail instruction of the actions please refer to Page 75 5 Click the Apply button to save the settings Click OK to back to the previous menu 6 Click the Apply button on the VCA interface to save the settings Configuring OSD Settings On Screen Display OSD settings can be configured in the OSD menu Th...

Page 111: ...nable to display camera name in Live Feed Display Date Enable to display date in Live Feed Date Format Format of date Time Format Format of time Display Mode Display style for OSD 4 Using the mouse click and drag OSD elements on preview screen to desired location 5 Select the Apply button to save these settings and select to return to the previous menu Selecting without clicking Apply will quit ou...

Page 112: ...DS 7600 Series NVR User s Manual 112 C H A P T E R 10 Disk Management ...

Page 113: ...HDD Figure 88 HDD Information 2 Select the HDD Information tab to check the disk status capacity property type free space and estimated time of recording in day s Note For the HDD Detect please refer to Page 95 Setting Network HDD Add the allocated NVR Storage Space of NAS or disk of IP SAN to NVR this part will work as network HDD To set a network HDD 1 Enter the HDD menu by going to Menu System ...

Page 114: ...ow the directory of network hard drives you can click Search after you enter the IP address The network hard drives in this subnet will be listed below Select the one you want to add 5 Click OK to save the settings and return the pervious menu The added hard drives will appear on the list of HDDs 6 You can edit or delete the network hard drivers on the HDD Information menu Note Up to 8 NetHDD can ...

Page 115: ... one shown in Figure 90 will appear on the screen Click OK to continue formatting process Figure 90 Disk Format Confirmation 5 A format progress bar will be shown on the menu After the disk has been formatted the status of the disk will change to Normal Figure 91 Disk Format Progress Bar Enabling HDD Overwrite Enabling HDD overwrite will allow the NVR to overwrite the installed disks once the disk...

Page 116: ...figuration HDD 2 Select the Record Information tab as shown in Figure 92 Figure 92 Record Information Menu 3 Check the Sleeping checkbox 4 Click the Apply button 5 Click to exit Configuring Quota Mode Each camera can be configured with allocated quota for record To configure quota mode 1 Enter the quota mode menu by going to Menu System Configuration HDD 2 Select the Storage Mode tab as shown in F...

Page 117: ...ill use the total capacity of HDD for record Managing HDD Group Multiple HDDs can be managed in groups Video from specified channels can be recorded onto a particular HDD group through HDD settings To managing HDD Group 1 Enter the HDD menu by going to Menu System Configuration HDD 2 Select the Storage Mode tab as shown in Figure 93 3 Select the Mode to Group as shown in Figure 94 Figure 94 Group ...

Page 118: ...y Read only mode can prevent important recorded files from being overwritten when the HDD becomes full in overwrite recording mode Redundancy mode can ensure high security and reliability by recording the video onto the redundancy HDD and R W HDD simultaneously 3 Select the Group number for the current HDD The default group number for each HDD is 1 4 Click the Apply button to save the settings and...

Page 119: ...rface by going to Menu System Maintenance HDD Detect 2 Select the S M A R T Settings tab as shown in Figure 97 3 Select a HDD to view its S M A R T information list 4 You can choose the Self test Type from the dropdown list including Short Test Expanded Test and Conveyance Test 5 Click the Test button to start the S M A R T HDD self evaluation Note If you want to use the HDD even when the S M A R ...

Page 120: ...se Full Detection or Key Area Detection 5 Click the Detect button to start the detection 6 Click the Pause Cancel button to pause cancel at any time you want 7 If the HDD is normal you can see the green color icon on the screen while red means damaged and yellow means shield 8 Click the Error Info to see the detail damage or shield information ...

Page 121: ... Menu 2 Select the cameras that you would like to include in the search If you would like include all IP cameras in the search check the IP Camera checkbox 3 Select the Record Type Record type includes Continuous Event Manual and All 4 Select the File Type File type includes Locked Unlocked and All 5 Select the start time and the end time 6 Click the Search button A search result window will pop u...

Page 122: ... files connect a USB storage device to the NVR select the recorded files to export and click the Export button 9 Click the Cancel button to exit out of the File Management menu Searching for Event Files Event recorded files can be searched by criteria in the File Management menu To search for all recorded Event files 1 Enter the File Management menu by going to Menu File Management Event Figure 10...

Page 123: ...will be shown at a pop up window 5 You can set the Pre play and Post play time 6 Select one result to see the details by clicking Details button or quick export by clicking the Quick Export button If you select type Alarm Input 1 First you select one alarm input channel or you can check the Alarm Input No box to select all channels 2 Select the start time and the end time 3 Click the Search button...

Page 124: ...k and unlock recorded files 1 Search for recorded files using the File Management menu 2 Select the file you would like to lock unlock 3 Click the Lock icon for the selected file means locking while means unlocking Note Locked files will never be overwritten until they are unlocked ...

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Page 126: ...ade Menu 3 Connect the USB storage device to a USB port on the NVR 4 Click the Refresh button The contents of the USB storage device will be shown on the screen 5 Select the firmware file The firmware file is named digicap dav 6 Click the Upgrade button to upgrade the NVR The NVR will automatically reboot after the upgrade is completed If you do not wish to upgrade at this point click the Cancel b...

Page 127: ...he Upgrade button to upgrade the NVR The NVR will automatically reboot after the upgrade is completed Restoring Default Settings To restore factory default settings to your NVR 1 Enter the Factory Default menu shown in Figure 104 by going to Menu Maintenance Factory Default Figure 104 Factory Default Menu ...

Page 128: ...Series NVR User s Manual 128 2 Select the OK button to restore factory defaults or select to return to the previous menu Note Network information such as IP address subnet mask and gateway will not be restored ...

Page 129: ... Folder button to create a new folder 5 Select the location where you would like the configuration to be stored on the USB storage device 6 Click Export to export a configuration file to USB storage device The configuration file will be named devCfg bin 7 Click to exit out of the Import Export menu To import NVR configuration 1 Enter the Import Export menu shown in Figure 105 by going to Menu Main...

Page 130: ...Logs Figure 106 System Logs Menu 2 Select the Start Time and the End Time 3 Select the Major Type from the dropdown list Four major types are available Alarm Exception Operation and Information You can also select All 4 Select the Minor Type under the Major Type to efficiently find the logs 5 Click the Search button The search results will be displayed in a list Figure 107 Click to page up and dow...

Page 131: ...ous Next to view the previous next log information 8 Click OK to back to the previous menu 9 If applicable you may also view the associated video to the selected log entry by clicking 10 Log files can also be exported onto a USB storage device To export a log file connect a USB storage device to the NVR select the log files to export and click the Export button 11 Click to exit out of menu ...

Page 132: ...rk Detection 2 Select the Traffic tab and you can view the sending rate and receiving rate information on the interface as shown in Figure 109 The traffic data is refreshed every 1 second Figure 109 Traffic Detection To configure network detection 1 Enter the Network Detection menu by going to Menu Maintenance Network Detection 2 Select the Network Detection tab to enter the Network Detection menu...

Page 133: ... 4 Click the Test button to start testing network average delay and packet loss rate The testing result will pop up on the window as shown below Figure 111 Network Detection Result 5 Click the Status to check the network status If you don t input the DNS address there will pop up a result window as shown below Figure 112 Attention Message ...

Page 134: ...t the Network Detection tab to enter the Network Detection menu 3 Click the Export button to start exporting 4 After the exporting is complete click OK to finish the packet export as shown in Figure 114 Figure 114 Export Process Bar Note Click the Refresh button if the connected local backup device cannot be displayed When it fails to detect the backup device please check whether it is compatible ...

Page 135: ...VR User s Manual 135 Figure 115 Network Stat Interface 3 Check the bandwidth of IP Camera Remote Live View Remote Playback Net Receive Idle and Net Send Idle 4 You can click the Refresh button to get the newest status ...