HIKVISION DS-8100-S Series, User Manual

Page 1: ...HIKVISION DS 8100 S User s Manual 1 DS 8100 S Series DVR USER S MANUAL ...

Page 2: ...ATION 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 SOFTWA...

Page 3: ...all liquids away from the DVR Ensure environmental conditions meet factory specifications Ensure unit is 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 DVR in conjunction with an UPS if possible Power down the unit before connecting and disconnecting accessories and peripherals A...

Page 4: ...ays 27 Setting Camera Order 28 C H A P T E R 4 29 Record Settings 29 Configuring Settings for Recording 30 Initializing Record Settings 30 Scheduling a Recording 31 Starting a Manual Recording 32 Protecting Recorded Files 33 Locking and Unlocking Recorded Files 33 Setting HDD to Read Only 34 Configuring Advanced HDD Settings 35 Setting up HDD Redundancy 35 C H A P T E R 5 38 Playback 38 Playing Ba...

Page 5: ...8 Configuring PTZ Settings 68 Setting PTZ Presets Patrols Patterns 69 Understanding PTZ Controls 69 Customizing Presets 70 Customizing Patrols 70 Customizing Patterns 72 C H A P T E R 1 0 74 Camera Management 74 Configuring OSD Settings 75 Setting up Privacy Mask 75 Adjusting Display Settings 76 C H A P T E R 1 1 78 HDD Management 78 Managing HDDs 79 Initializing HDDs 79 Setting HDD Groups 79 Sett...

Page 6: ...HIKVISION DS 8100 S User s Manual 6 Restoring Default Settings 93 Viewing System Information 93 Viewing System Logs 93 C H A P T E R 1 3 96 Appendix 96 Glossary 97 FAQ 98 ...

Page 7: ...HIKVISION DS 8100 S User s Manual 7 C H A P T E R 1 Introduction ...

Page 8: ...ormal continuous and event compression parameters Supports both composite stream and video only stream Audio and video are strictly simultaneous Monitoring High definition VGA display supports 1024 768 resolution Supports 1 4 9 16 screen live view channel sequence is adjustable Support live view group switch manual switch and automatic cycle the interval of automatic cycle can be adjusted Supports...

Page 9: ...back Alarm Exception Supports alarm in out arming schedule setting Supports various alarm input such as hard disk full illegal access network break IP conflicted hard disk error video exception and video output standard mismatch Supports various alarm response such as camera recording relay out on screen warning audible warning and upload to center etc Supports auto recovery from exceptions Networ...

Page 10: ...uding operation alarm and exception log Product Application Diagram Figure 2 Product Application Diagram Operating Your DVR There are numerous ways to navigate and operate your DVR You may use the Front Panel Controls the included IR Infra Red Remote a Mouse and the Soft Keyboard Using the Front Panel Controls Your DVR comes with built in front panel controls as shown in Figure 3 ...

Page 11: ...g between different channels in Playback mode 6 Control Buttons ESC Button The ESC button is used to escape to the previous menu and to arm disarm the DVR in Preview mode REC SHOT Button The REC SHOT button is used to enter the Manual Record interface If used when controlling a PTZ pressing the REC SHOT button and then a Numeric button will call a PTZ preset PLAY AUTO Button The PLAY AUTO button i...

Page 12: ...ecorded video The Left and Right button will select the next and previous day of recordings In Preview mode these buttons can be used to cycle through channels ENTER Button The ENTER button is used to confirm selection in any of the menu modes It can also be used to tick checkbox fields In Playback mode it can be used to play or pause the video In Single Play mode pressing the ENTER button will ad...

Page 13: ...PREV FOCUS button on front panel 12 DIRECTION ENTER Buttons Same as DIRECTION ENTER buttons on front panel 13 PTZ Button Same as PTZ IRIS button on front panel 14 ESC Button Same as ESC button on front panel 15 RESERVED Reserved 16 F1 Button Same as F1 LIGHT button on front panel 17 PTZ CONTROL Buttons Buttons to adjust the iris focus and zoom of a PTZ camera 18 F2 Button It is also used to cycle ...

Page 14: ...remote front panel controls Double Click Switch between single screen and multi screen mode in Preview 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 as to vary the position of digital zoom area and camera OSD It can also be used to setup the alarm areas 2 Right Button Single Click Shows pop up menu 3 Scroll Wheel Scroll ...

Page 15: ...ppercase Switch to uppercase input Number Designates number input is being used Symbols Switch to symbols input Backspace Delete the character in front of the cursor Enter Confirm selection ESC Exit out of Soft Keyboard Figure 6 Soft Keyboard Buttons ...

Page 16: ... synchronized with VIDEO OUT 4 LINE IN BNC connector for audio input 5 VGA VGA output Display local video output and menu 6 RS232 DB9 connector for RS232 7 LAN Interface Connector for LAN Local Area Network 8 USB Interface Connector for USB devices 9 Termination Switch RS 485 termination switch Up position is not terminated Down is 120Ω termination 10 RS 485 Interface Connectors for RS 485 devices...

Page 17: ...HIKVISION DS 8100 S User s Manual 17 C H A P T E R 2 Getting Started ...

Page 18: ...nu 2 Select the Shutdown button 3 Turn off switch on rear panel OPTION 2 Manual Shutdown 1 Press and hold the POWER button for 3 seconds 2 Enter the administrator s username and password in the dialog box for authentication 3 Click the Yes button 4 Message Are you sure to turn off DVR will popup 5 Click Yes then message Shutting down will pop up 6 Turn off switch on rear panel Rebooting and Lockin...

Page 19: ...o choose to use the Setup Wizard at a later time by leaving the Start Wizard when DVR starts checkbox checked Figure 2 Setup Wizard To start using the Setup Wizard 1 Click the Next button on the Wizard window This will take you to the User Permission window shown in Figure 3 Figure 3 User Permission 2 Navigate to the Admin Password input field 3 Enter the admin password into the Admin Password inp...

Page 20: ...DD was recently installed select the HDD from the list to initialize it Initializing the HDD will format and remove all data from it 8 After the HDD has been initialized click the OK button which will take you back to the Setup Wizard window 9 Click the Next button This will take you to the Record Settings window as shown in Figure 5 Figure 5 Record Settings 10 To enter the Record Settings window ...

Page 21: ...Day checkbox This will enable the recording schedule and have it record continuously all day Figure 7 Edit Schedule Settings 14 Click the OK button This will take you back to the Schedule tab To copy the schedule to a different channel select the channel or all under Copy To and click the Copy button 15 Click the Next button This will take you to the Network Settings window shown in Figure 8 ...

Page 22: ...the Setup Wizard The next step in the initial setup process is to setup the system date and time Setting Date Time It is extremely important to setup the system date and time to accurately timestamp recordings and events To setup date and time 1 Open the Menu window by clicking the MENU button on the remote or front panel You can also go to the Menu window by right clicking with the mouse and clic...

Page 23: ...HIKVISION DS 8100 S User s Manual 23 4 Enter the correct date and time under System Time 5 Click the Apply button to save the settings ...

Page 24: ...HIKVISION DS 8100 S User s Manual 24 C H A P T E R 3 Live Preview ...

Page 25: ...g Front Panel Remote To move to the previous screen click the Left direction button To move to the next screen click the Right direction button Using Mouse Select Next screen in right click menu 4 Auto Switch Using Front Panel Remote Click ENTER button Using Mouse Select Start Sequence in right click menu 5 Digital Zoom Using Mouse Select Digital Zoom in right click menu Using the Mouse in Live Pr...

Page 26: ... time of the preview configuration should be set before using Start Auto switch Figure 2 Live Preview Mouse Menu Using Digital Zoom To use digital Zoom in Live Preview mode 1 Right click using the mouse in Live Preview mode 2 Select Digital Zoom from Mouse menu 3 Left click and drag the red box to the desired area for zoom The zoomed image will be magnified by 4 times A sample of this can be seen ...

Page 27: ...to be use for Live Preview Spot out only one window Dwell Time The time in seconds to dwell between switching of channels when Start Sequence is selected in Live Preview Camera Order The order of the cameras to be used in the selected display mode See Setting Camera Order Enable Audio Output Enable disable audio output for the selected video output Event Output Port Designates the output to show e...

Page 28: ...ure 5 Camera Order Setting To set the camera order 1 Enter the Display Settings menu shown in Figure 5 Menu Setting Display 2 Click the Set button 3 Select the display mode you would like to set the camera order for under Mode 4 Using the up and down button at each display select the camera you would like to set Setting an X will mean the camera will not be displayed 5 Click the OK button ...

Page 29: ...HIKVISION DS 8100 S User s Manual 29 C H A P T E R 4 Record Settings ...

Page 30: ...ecord Settings menu shown in Figure 1 Figure 1 General Record Settings 3 Select the camera you would to configure the settings for 4 Configure settings for Encoding Parameters Select the encoding parameters either Normal or Event Stream Type Type of stream to record either video or video audio Resolution Select the resolution of the recording The options could include 4CIF DCIF 2CIF CIF and QCIF B...

Page 31: ...t to enable or disable redundant recording on the particular channel Record Audio Select to record audio of the camera or not 7 Click the OK button to finish and return to the previous menu 8 Select the Advanced tab this will open the Advanced settings menu shown in Figure 3 9 Enable or disable the Overwrite setting Enabling the Overwrite setting will cause recorded files to be overwritten once th...

Page 32: ...can be based on time and triggered by motion detection and or alarm Motion detected and alarm triggered recordings are further explained in Configuring Alarms 9 Click the OK button to finish configuration 10 Repeat steps 3 9 for other cameras or copy settings from one schedule to the next under the Copy To section 11 Click OK to finish and save the schedule settings Note Event encoding parameters ...

Page 33: ...rom being deleted off the HDD It s highly recommended that important recorded events be protected from deletion Recorded files can either be locked or the HDD that the files reside on can be set to read only Locking and Unlocking Recorded Files To lock or unlock a recorded file 1 Enter the Video Search menu by navigating to Menu Video Search The Video Search menu is shown in Figure 6 Figure 6 Vide...

Page 34: ...ile is already locked click on the Unlock button to unlock file Locked files will be shown with a closed lock while unlocked files opened lock 6 Click Cancel to exit out of the Video Search menu Figure 7 Video Search Result List Setting HDD to Read Only To set a HDD to read only 1 Navigate to the HDD Management menu by going to Menu HDD Management The HDD Management menu is shown in Figure 8 Figur...

Page 35: ... menu If multiple HDDs are used the DVR will automatically record to the next HDD that is not set to read only Configuring Advanced HDD Settings Setting up HDD Redundancy To insure unexpected failures of hard disk drives it s recommended to set up HDD redundancy It is important to note that in order to set up HDD redundancy you ll need more than one HDD in your DVR To set up HDD redundancy 1 Navig...

Page 36: ...r 6 HDD is set to R W read write 7 Click the OK button to save settings and return to the previous menu Figure 11 HDD Property Settings 8 Navigate to the Record Settings menu by clicking Menu Setting Record Setting 9 Click on the General tab 10 Select the Camera to be used for redundancy 11 Next to More Settings click on the Set button This will bring up additional settings for the selected camera...

Page 37: ... DS 8100 S User s Manual 37 Figure 12 Additional Record Settings 1 Set Redundantly Record to Yes 2 Click the OK button to save settings 3 Repeat steps 8 12 for other cameras you would like to redundantly record ...

Page 38: ...HIKVISION DS 8100 S User s Manual 38 C H A P T E R 5 Playback ...

Page 39: ...ime by channel by file type and by log Understanding the Playback Interface There are various controls on the Playback interface that makes viewing recordings more efficient A screenshot of the Playback interface is shown below in Figure 1 Figure 1 Playback Interface The Playback Control Panel shown in Figure 2 contains the various controls on the Playback interface Figure 2 Playback Control Panel...

Page 40: ...s by selecting cameras to search video file type and the start end time as shown in Figure 3 Figure 3 Video Search Menu 3 Click the Play button to start playback of all the files found with the specified search criteria or click the Search button to bring up the list of search results After search results are presented select the file you would like to playback and press Play 4 Recordings will aut...

Page 41: ...o press the Play button to view the day s recording for the selected channel 3 You may also select additional channels up to 16 ch for playback from the channel list on the right hand side of the Playback interface as shown in Figure 5 Figure 5 Playback Interface Using the Front Panel Remote 1 Press the PLAY button This will take you into the Playback interface 2 Enter the channel you would like t...

Page 42: ...a Mouse 1 Click the Slow Forward button on the Playback Control Panel until the speed changes to Single frame 2 Click the Pause button to advance the video frame by frame Using the Front Panel Remote 1 Rotate the inner control on Jog Shuttle counterclockwise or press the Down button to set the play to Single frame 2 Press the OK button 3 Press the Enter button to advance the video frame by frame U...

Page 43: ...HIKVISION DS 8100 S User s Manual 43 Figure 7 Digital Zoom Area Selection ...

Page 44: ...HIKVISION DS 8100 S User s Manual 44 C H A P T E R 6 Backup ...

Page 45: ...r the Export Video menu shown in Figure 1 by clicking Menu Video Export Figure 1 Export Video Menu 2 Select desired parameters to search for files to export 3 Press the Export button This will take you to the Video Search menu 4 Select the files to export as shown in Figure 2 You may also click the Play button to verify that these files are indeed the ones you would like to export Figure 2 Video S...

Page 46: ...ice to export to from drop down list USB Flash Drive USB HDD DVD Writer If backup device is not recognized Click the Refresh button Reconnect device Check for compatibility from vendor 7 Click Start to begin backup process shown in Figure 4 Figure 4 Backup Progress 8 After the backup process has completed Figure 5 you may select the files from your device and click the Play button to verify that i...

Page 47: ...d of the video clip during playback 3 Repeat for additional clips 4 Click the Quit Playback button to exit from the Playback interface You ll then be prompted to save the clips as shown in Figure 6 Figure 6 Video Clips Save Prompt 5 Click the Yes button to enter Backup interface or select No to exit to Playback interface 6 At the Backup interface select the Start button to begin the Backup process...

Page 48: ...p devices you must first be in the Export menu shown in Figure 7 The Export menu can be accessed by following the steps shown in the previous section See Exporting Files Figure 7 Export Menu Once in the Export menu you may Create New Folder Creates a new folder on the export device Delete Delete a file or folder from the export device Play Play the selected video file from the export device Format...

Page 49: ...HIKVISION DS 8100 S User s Manual 49 C H A P T E R 7 Alarm Settings ...

Page 50: ...ings interface by navigating to Menu Setting Camera Select channel to configure motion detection on 2 Select the Advanced tab to open up the Advanced Camera Settings menu shown in Figure 1 Figure 1 Advanced Camera Settings 3 Check the checkbox next to Video Motion Detection 4 Click the Area Settings button to enter the Motion Detection area and Sensitivity configuration interface 5 The Motion Dete...

Page 51: ...ction Sensitivity shown in Figure 3 The higher the sensitivity value the higher the sensitivity Figure 3 Motion Sensitivity Setting 7 Click OK to return to the Camera Settings menu 8 Click the Handle button to open the Exception Handle menu shown in Figure 4 Select the Triggered Camera tab ...

Page 52: ... You may now add a schedule to start recording when motion is detected See Scheduling a Recording Setting up Sensor Alarms Recordings can also be triggered from an external sensor alarm device To setup sensor alarms 1 Enter into the Alarm Management menu by navigating to Menu Setting Alarm shown in Figure 5 Figure 5 Alarm Management Menu 2 Select the Alarm Input and click the Set button This will ...

Page 53: ...red Camera tab 6 Select cameras to trigger for recording when alarm occurs by checking the checkboxes under the desired cameras as shown in Figure 7 Figure 7 Triggered Cameras Menu 7 Click the OK button to complete setup You may now add a schedule to start recording when an alarm is triggered See Scheduling a Recording Alarm outputs may also be configured in the Alarm Management menu To set up Ala...

Page 54: ...ttings 3 Configure the settings for selected output 4 Select OK to save and exit Note If the Hold For option is selected as Manually Stop the alarm will only stop when you manually stop it See Triggering Alarm Outputs Manually Triggering Alarm Outputs Manually You may also trigger alarm outputs manually through the Manual Alarm menu To trigger alarm outputs manually 1 Enter the Manual Alarm menu F...

Page 55: ...r an action To setup video loss detection 1 Enter Camera Settings menu by clicking Menu Setting Camera 2 Select camera under Channel to configure video loss detection for and click the Set button 3 Select the Advanced tab 4 Check the Video Loss Detection checkbox to enable feature as shown in Figure 11 Figure 11 Camera Settings Menu 5 Click the Handle button to enter the Exception Handle menu show...

Page 56: ... to a different position can also be detected and set to trigger an action on your DVR To setup video tempering detection 1 Enter Camera Management Settings menu by clicking Menu Setting Camera 2 Select camera under Channel to configure video loss detection for and click the Set button 3 Select the Advanced tab 4 Check the Tamper Detection checkbox as shown in Figure 13 Figure 13 Camera Settings M...

Page 57: ...Figure 15 Exception Handle Menu 11 Select the Schedule tab Set the schedule of when you want video loss detection to be enabled Schedule can be set for all week or any day of the week with up to 8 time periods per day 12 Click the Apply button to finish 13 Repeat above for other channels Setting Exception Setting exceptions allow the DVR to alert you when irregular events occur These events includ...

Page 58: ...iggering options that you may select include Pop up Image on Monitor When an alarm is triggered the local monitor VGA or BNC monitor will display an image under Live Preview mode This alarm can be configured under the Popup Alarm Image handle method For alarms that are triggered simultaneously images will be displayed one at a time every 10 seconds default dwell time A different dwell time can be ...

Page 59: ...HIKVISION DS 8100 S User s Manual 59 C H A P T E R 8 Network Settings ...

Page 60: ...own in Figure 1 by clicking Menu Setting Network Figure 1 Network Settings Menu 2 Select the General tab 3 If you have a DHCP server running and would like your DVR to automatically obtain an IP address and other network settings from that server check the DHCP checkbox You may check the DHCP status by going to the Network Status tab as shown in Figure 2 Figure 2 Network Status 4 If you would like...

Page 61: ...work Settings menu Configuring PPPoE Settings Your DVR also allows for Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet PPPoE access To set up PPPoE access 1 Enter the Network Settings menu by clicking Menu Setting Network 2 Select the General tab 3 Set the IP address and subnet mask to 0 as shown in Figure 3 When the PPPoE connection is successfully established the IP address will be added automatically Fig...

Page 62: ...to your network after rebooting 8 Click OK button to save and exit Network Settings menu You may now restart your DVR for settings to take place To check on the status of your PPPoE connection go to Menu Setting Network and select the Network Status tab Configuring DDNS If your DVR is setup to use PPPoE as its default network connection you may setup Dynamic DNS DDNS to be used in conjunction To s...

Page 63: ...ddress for DynDNS i e members dyndns org Figure 7 Under DVR Domain Name enter the domain obtained from the DynDNS web site Lastly enter the User Name and Password registered in the DynDNS network Figure 7 DynDNS Settings Configuring an NTP Server A Network Time Protocol NTP Server may also be setup on your DVR to keep the date and time current and accurate To setup an NTP server 1 Enter the Networ...

Page 64: ... the DVR will send a signal to the host when an alarm is triggered The remote alarm host must have the Network Video Surveillance software installed To set up a remote alarm host 1 Enter Network settings menu by clicking Menu Setting Network 2 Select the Advanced tab 3 Click the Set butt next to Host Others to enter the Host Others menu as shown in Figure 9 Figure 9 Host Others Menu 4 Enter Alarm ...

Page 65: ...same as the DVR s multicast IP Figure 10 Host Others Menu 5 Click OK to save and exit menu Configuring Server and HTTP Ports If you would like to change the server and HTTP ports from the default settings you can do so in the Network Settings menu The default server port is 8000 while the default HTTP port is 80 To change the default ports 1 Enter the Network Settings menu by clicking Menu Setting...

Page 66: ...N DS 8100 S User s Manual 66 Figure 11 Host Others Menu Note The Server Port has a port range of 2000 65535 and is used for remote client software access The HTTP port is used for remote internet browser access ...

Page 67: ...HIKVISION DS 8100 S User s Manual 67 C H A P T E R 9 PTZ Controls ...

Page 68: ... this menu include Camera Select a PTZ camera Call Preset Call a PTZ preset Call Patrol Call a PTZ sequence Call Pattern Call a PTZ pattern Patrol Setting Enter PTZ sequence configuration menu Pattern Setting Enter PTZ pattern configuration menu PTZ Setting Enter PTZ setting menu Configuring PTZ Settings Settings for a PTZ camera must be configured before it can be used Before proceeding verify th...

Page 69: ... a connected PTZ camera Understanding PTZ Controls Before setting presets patrols and patterns it s important to understand some of the features of the PTZ control panel shown in Figure 3 Figure 3 PTZ Control Interface The controls on the PTZ panel include 1 Directional Pad Auto scan Buttons Controls the movements and directions of the PTZ Center button is also used to start auto scan of PTZ 2 Zoo...

Page 70: ...just the position of the preset Select a Preset number and click the Set button to save preset location Clear Preset Select a Preset number and click the Clear button to delete the preset You may also select the Clear All button to delete all presets Call Preset Select a Preset and click the Call button Figure 4 Preset Management Menu Note Only valid presets can be called and deleted Customizing P...

Page 71: ...ollow while cycling through the patrol The Duration refers to the time span to stay at the corresponding key point The Speed defines the rate at which the PTZ will move from one key point to the next Figure 6 Patrol Configuration Menu 4 Click OK to return to Patrol Management menu and repeat steps 2 3 to configure other key points 5 After all key points have been configured click OK to save and ex...

Page 72: ... 2 Select the Pattern button to enter the Pattern Management menu shown in Figure 8 Figure 8 Pattern Management Menu 3 Select a Pattern Number 4 To record a new pattern select the Run Record button to start recording of the movements of the PTZ Use the PTZ control panel to move the PTZ The PTZ movements will be recorded until the Stop Record button is clicked 5 To run a pattern click the Run Patte...

Page 73: ...HIKVISION DS 8100 S User s Manual 73 6 Click OK to save and exit from menu ...

Page 74: ...HIKVISION DS 8100 S User s Manual 74 C H A P T E R 1 0 Camera Management ...

Page 75: ...ting Camera 2 Select channel to setup OSD settings under Channel Click the Set button 3 Configure desired OSD settings as shown in Figure 1 Figure 1 OSD Settings Menu Setting up Privacy Mask You may setup privacy mask to mask off sensitive or private areas in the field of view of a camera To setup privacy mask 1 Enter the Camera Management Settings menu shown in Figure 1 by clicking Menu Setting C...

Page 76: ...o save and exit mask setup Adjusting Display Settings Display settings such as the brightness contrast saturation and hue can also be adjusted in the Camera Management menu To adjust display settings 1 Enter the Camera Settings menu by clicking Menu Setting Camera 2 Select channel to adjust display settings under Channel Click the Set button 3 Select the Advanced tab to enter the Advanced Camera S...

Page 77: ...ual 77 5 Adjust the display settings as shown in Figure 4 Brightness contrast saturation and hue can be adjusted The adjustments of display settings not only affect previewed images but also recorded images Figure 4 Display Settings ...

Page 78: ...HIKVISION DS 8100 S User s Manual 78 C H A P T E R 1 1 HDD Management ...

Page 79: ...ect HDD to initialize 3 Click the Init button 4 Select OK button to begin initialization After the HDD has been initialized the status of the HDD will change from Abnormal to Normal Setting HDD Groups Your DVR can separate multiple HDDs into groups Videos from specified channels can be set to be recorded onto a particular HDD group To setup a HDD group 1 Enter the HDD Management menu by clicking M...

Page 80: ...e status of a HDD can be set to redundancy read only or read write R W Setting HDD to Read Only A HDD can be set to read only to avoid important recorded files from being overwritten when the HDD becomes full To set a HDD to read only 1 Enter the HDD Management menu by clicking Menu HDD 2 Select HDD to protect 3 Select the Property button to enter the Property Settings menu as shown in Figure 3 Fi...

Page 81: ...elect OK to save and exit menu Note The HDD that is set to redundancy is used to store an extra copy of the recording If a HDD is set to redundancy at least one HDD should be set to the R W status Checking HDD Status You may check the status of any of the installed HDDs on your DVR at anytime To check the status of a HDD 1 Enter the HDD Management menu by clicking Menu HDD 2 The status of your HDD...

Page 82: ... to HDD SMART 4 Enter Start Time and End Time 5 Click the Search button to begin log search A result list similar to that of Figure 5 will be returned Figure 5 Log Search Results 6 Select log item to view and click the Details button 7 A detail listing of SMART information as shown in Figure 6 will be displayed ...

Page 83: ...rigger when an HDD is uninitialized or in an abnormal state To set HDD alarms 1 Enter Exception menu shown in Figure 7 by clicking Menu Exception Figure 7 Exception Menu 2 Select HDD Error under Exception Type 3 Select trigger action Trigger actions are further explained in Understanding Exception Trigger Options ...

Page 84: ...HIKVISION DS 8100 S User s Manual 84 C H A P T E R 1 2 DVR Management ...

Page 85: ...menus CVBS Output Standard Video output standard NTSC and PAL VGA Resolution VGA output resolution Time Zone Time zone to use for DVR Menu Date Format Format to use for date System Time System time and date Mouse Pointer Speed Speed of mouse pointer Enable Password Enable disable system password Note If the video standard is different between the input and the output you may notice flickering in L...

Page 86: ...or menu inactivity For example if timeout time was set to 5 minutes after 5 minutes of inactivity in the General Settings menu you ll be returned to the Live Preview Enable Output Hint To display output status in preview CVBS Scaling Enable disable video output scaling for main aux video output Configuring RS 232 Port Settings To configure RS 232 devices to be used with the DVR 1 Enter the RS 232 ...

Page 87: ...serial device Note Please note that the remote control features through the RS 232 port are limited Managing User Accounts By default your DVR comes with one user account the Administrator account The Administrator user name is admin and the password is 12345 The default password for Administrator should be changed right away for security reasons The Administrator has the authority to add delete o...

Page 88: ...from that particular MAC address 5 Select the Permission button to enter the Privilege Settings menu shown in Figure 6 Figure 6 Privilege Settings Menu 6 Configure privileges for local settings under Local Permission tab The local settings include Local Log Search Search and view logs of DVR Local Configuration Configure and restore parameters to factory defaults Introduce settings to or export se...

Page 89: ...ust be configured properly to upload to host Remote Advanced Management Remotely manage hard disk drives initializing and setting properties for HDDs Ability to remote update system firmware and stop of the relay output Remote Shutdown Reboot Remotely shutdown or reboot the DVR 8 Click on the Channel Permission tab to configure channel privileges as shown in Figure 8 The channel settings include F...

Page 90: ... User To delete a user from the DVR 1 Enter the User Settings menu by clicking Menu Settings User 2 Select user to delete 3 Click the Delete button to delete user 4 Click the OK button to exit menu Modifying a User To modify a user 1 Enter the User Settings menu by clicking Menu Settings User 2 Select user to modify 3 Click the Modify button to enter the Modify menu shown in Figure 9 Figure 9 Modi...

Page 91: ...export a configuration file to USB device USB device must be connected at this point to the DVR 3 To import a configuration file select the file from the USB device and click the Import button After the import process is completed you must reboot the DVR 4 Click Cancel to exit out of menu Updating System Firmware The firmware on your DVR can be updated using two methods These methods include updat...

Page 92: ...r and DVR to be in the same Local Area Network Run the 3rd party TFTP software on the PC and copy the firmware into the root directory of TFTP 2 Enter the Firmware Update menu by clicking Menu Maintenance Upgrade 3 Select the FTP tab shown in Figure 12 Figure 12 FTP Firmware Update 4 Input the FTP server address 5 Select Upgrade to begin update process 6 After the system firmware has been update r...

Page 93: ...k information such as IP address subnet mask and gateway will not be restored Viewing System Information To view system information 1 Enter into the Information menu shown in Figure 14 by clicking Menu Maintenance Information 2 Select OK to exit to the previous screen Viewing System Logs Many events of your DVR are logged into the system logs To access the system logs and search for these events 1...

Page 94: ...ect the entry and click the Details button 5 If applicable you may also view the associated video to the selected log entry by clicking the Play button 6 Log files can also be exported onto a USB device To export a log file connect a USB device to the DVR select the log file to export and click the Export button This will take you to the Log Search Export menu shown below in Figure 17 Click the Ex...

Page 95: ...HIKVISION DS 8100 S User s Manual 95 Figure 17 Log Search Export Menu 7 Click Cancel to exit out of menu ...

Page 96: ...HIKVISION DS 8100 S User s Manual 96 C H A P T E R 1 3 Appendix ...

Page 97: ...sers connect to the ADSL transceiver modem over Ethernet and in plain Metro Ethernet networks DDNS Dynamic DNS is a method protocol or network service that provides the capability for a networked device such as a router or computer system using the Internet Protocol Suite to notify a domain name server to change in real time ad hoc the active DNS configuration of its configured hostnames addresses...

Page 98: ...re are no fluorescent lamps in use Why does the PTZ seem unresponsive If the PTZ seem unresponsive please check 1 Check that the RS 485 cable is properly connected 2 Check that the dome decoder type is correct 3 Check that the dome decoder speed configuration is correct 4 Check that the dome decoder address bit configuration is correct 5 Check to make sure that the main board RS 485 interface is n...