NVR201‐08Q - Video recorder UniView - Free user manual and instructions

Product Type	Network Video Recorder (NVR)
Model	NVR201-08Q
Brand	UniView
Channels	8
Maximum Recording Resolution	8MP (3840x2160)
Video Compression	H.265, H.264, MJPEG
Hard Drive Support	1 SATA HDD, up to 10TB
PoE Ports	8 PoE (802.3af/at), total power budget 110W
Audio Input/Output	1 input, 1 output (RCA)
Alarm I/O	4 inputs, 1 output
Network Interface	1 Gigabit Ethernet (RJ-45)
USB Ports	2 USB 2.0
Remote Access	Web browser, UniView app (iOS/Android)
Dimensions (W x D x H)	315 x 240 x 45 mm (12.4 x 9.4 x 1.8 in)
Weight	2.0 kg (4.4 lb)
Power Supply	DC 48V, 2A (included adapter)
Power Consumption	≤ 15W (without HDD and PoE load)
Operating Temperature	-10°C to 55°C (14°F to 131°F)
Safety	Overvoltage protection, short-circuit protection
Cleaning	Use dry cloth; do not use liquid cleaners
Spare Parts/Repairability	Hard drive user-replaceable; power adapter available

Frequently Asked Questions - NVR201‐08Q UniView

Can I use the NVR201-08Q without PoE cameras?

Yes, you can use any IP cameras over your network. The PoE ports are optional for power delivery. If not using PoE, connect cameras to a separate switch.

How do I install a hard drive?

Open the casing, connect the SATA cable and power to the drive, then secure it. The NVR supports up to 10TB. Format the drive via the system menu before recording.

What is the maximum resolution supported?

The NVR supports up to 8MP (3840x2160) resolution for recording and live view, depending on camera capability.

Can I access the NVR remotely?

Yes, via web browser (using the NVR's IP) or the UniView mobile app for iOS and Android. Ensure port forwarding is set up on your router.

How many cameras can I connect?

The NVR supports 8 channels. You can connect up to 8 IP cameras (via PoE or network).

Does the NVR support audio recording?

Yes, it has 1 audio input (RCA) for a microphone. You can also use cameras with built-in microphones. Audio is synced with video.

What video compression formats are supported?

It supports H.265, H.264, and MJPEG. H.265 provides better compression for high-resolution video.

How do I reset the NVR to factory settings?

Press and hold the reset button on the back for 10 seconds. Alternatively, go to Settings > System > Default in the web interface.

Can I connect the NVR to a monitor?

Yes, via the HDMI or VGA output. HDMI supports up to 1080p resolution for local display.

Is the NVR compatible with third-party cameras?

It supports ONVIF (Profile S and G) for interoperability. Most ONVIF-compliant cameras should work, but some features may be limited.

USER MANUAL NVR201‐08Q UniView

Network Video Recorders

User Manual

Preface

Thank you for choosing our product. Contact your local dealer if you have any quesons or feedback.

Important Noce

CAUTION!

The default password is intended only for your rst login and should be changed to a strong one with at least eight characters including up and lower case leers, digits and symbols for security.

• Installaon and maintenance must be performed by qualified personnel.
• This device is a class A product and may cause radio interference. Take measures if necessary.
• Disconnect power before installaon and cable conncon. Wear anstac gloves during installaon. Use the manufacturer recommended baery. Improper use or replacement of the baery may cause risk of explosion. Dispose of the used baery according to local regulaons or the baery manufacturer's instrucons. Never dispose of the baery in re.

- The device is intended for indoor use only. Ensure a proper operang environment, including temperature, humidity, venlaon, power supply, lightning protecon. Ground the device properly. Keep the device from dust, excessive vibraon, liquid of any kind, strong electromagnec radiaon. Do not stack devices. A sudden power failure may cause device damage or loss of data.

- Take necessary measures to ensure data security and protect from network aack and hacking (when connected to Internet).

- Use an Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) if necessary. Frequent power failures may harm hard disks or cause malfuncon. Follow instrucons to power down the device.

Disclaimer

- No part of this manual may be copied, reproduced, translated, or distributed in any form or by any means without prior consent in wring from our company.

- To the maximum extent permied by applicable law, the product described, with its hardware, soware, rmware and documents, is provided on an "as is" basis.

- Best eort has been made to verify the integrity and correctness of the contents in this manual, but no statement, informaon, or recommendaon in this manual shall constute formal guarantee of any kind, expressed or implied. We shall not be held responsible for any technical or typographical errors in this manual. The contents of this manual are subject to change without prior noce. Update will be added to the new version of this manual.

- Use of this manual and the product and the subsequent result shall be enrely on the user's own responsibility. In no event shall we be liable for any special, consequential, incidental, or indirect damages, including, among others, damages for loss of business prots, business interrupon, or loss of data or documentaon, or product malfuncon or informaon leakage caused by cyber aack, hacking or virus in conneccon with the use of this product.

- Video and audio surveillance can be regulated by laws that vary from country to country. Check the law in your local region before using this product for surveillance purposes. We shall not be held responsible for any consequences resulting from illegal operaons of the device.

- The illustraons in this manual are for reference only and may vary depending on the version or model. The screenshots in this manual

may have been customized to meet specific requirements and user preferences. As a result, some of the examples and funcons featured may dier from those displayed on your monitor.

- This manual is a guide for mulple product models and so it is not intended for any specific product.

- Due to uncertaines such as physical environment, discrepancy may exist between the actual values and reference values provided in this manual. The ulmate right to interpretaon resides in our company.

Safety Symbols

The symbols in the following table may be found in this manual. Carefully follow the instrucons indicated by the symbols to avoid hazardous situaons and use the product properly.

Symbol	Descripon
WARNING!	Indicates a hazardous situaon which, if not avoided, could result in bodily injury or death.
CAUTION!	Indicates a situaon which, if not avoided, could result in damage, data loss or malfuncon to product.
NOTE!	Indicates useful or supplemental informaon about the use of product.

Contents

Preface ....1

Part I Local Operaons ....1

1 Before You Begin....1

Login....2

Local Operaons 2

2 Inial Conguraon....3

Preparaon ....3

Login....3

Wizard 5

3 Live View....7

Live View Status 7

Window Toolbar 8

Screen Toolbar 9

Shortcut Menu 10

Sequence Operaon ....11

Zoom 12

Image Conguraon ....13

Preview Conguraon ....14

4 Channel Conguration ....16

Channel Management....16

OSD Conguraon 23

Image Conguraon 24

Privacy Mask Conguraon 28

5 PTZ Control....29

PTZ Control Window and PTZ Management Window 29

Seng and Calling a Preset 30

Seng a Preset Patrol ....31

Seng a Recorded Patrol 33

Seng Auto Guard 33

6 Recording....34

Encoding Sengs....34

Draw or Edit a Schedule....37

Scheduled Recording....38

Moon Detecon Recording....38

Alarm Triggered Recording 40

Manual Recording....41

Holiday Recording....41

Other Recording Types....42

7 Playback....43

Instant Playback 43

Playback Toolbar 44

Playback by Camera and Date....45

Playback in Corridor Mode....46

Playback by Tag....46

Playback by Event 48

Playback by Smart Search ....48

Playback by External File....49

File Management 49

8 Recording Backup....50

9 Alarm....52

Alarm Input and Output....52

Moon Detecon....54

Tampering Detecon ....55

Video Loss 56

Alert 56

Buzzer....57

Alarm-Triggered Acons ....58

Manual Alarm ....58

10 Network Conguraon ....59

TCP/IP 59

PPPoE 60

P2P 61

DDNS 62

Port 63

Port Mapping....64

Email....65

Mulcast 66

11 Disk Configuraon 67

Disk Management 67

Space Allocaon....68

Advanced Conguraon 69

Hard Disk Detecon 70

12 System Configuraon....72

Basic Conguraon 72

Time Conguraon 73

User Conguraon....74

Security Conguraon 75

13 System Maintenance ....78

System Informaon....78

Network Informaon 80

Log Query....82

Import/Export 83

System Restoraon 85

Automac Maintenance ....85

System Upgrade 86

14 Shutdown....86

Part II Web-Based Operaons....87

1 Before You Begin 87

2 Login 88

3 Live View....88

4 Playback....90

5 Conguraon 91

Appendix A Acronyms 92

Appendix B FAQs....93

Preface

This manual describes how to use your NVR locally or on the Web interface.

In this manual, the terms IP camera and IPC refer to the same thing: network camera, which requires a conncon to the network. And the IP device menoned in this manual refers to an IP camera (also known as network camera) or a Digital Video Server (DVS).

Part I Local Operaons

An NVR supports two types of operaons: local operaons and web-based remote operaons. With local operaons you connect a monitor and a mouse to the NVR and use the mouse to operate. If your NVR has buons on the front panel or is delivered with a remote control, you may also control your NVR by pressing the front panel buons or using the remote control.

The NVR has an embedded web server and allows web-based operaons. To do this, you need a PC that has a network conncon to the NVR and is installed with a web browser. You just need to navigate to the NVR's IP address and log in to the Web interface like you log in to the system locally.

This secon describes local operaons.

1 Before You Begin

Please be aware that the parameters that are grayed out on the system user interface (UI) cannot be modified. The parameters and values displayed may vary with device model, and the gures in this manual are for illustraon purpose only.

Login

Use the default username admin and password 123456 for your rst login.

CAUTION!

The default password is intended only for the rst login and should be changed to a strong one containing at least eight characters includir uppercase and lowercase leers, digits and symbols aer your rst login to ensure security.

1. Right-click anywhere in the window and then choose Menu. The login dialog box is displayed.
2. Select the username from the drop-down list, enter your password, and then click Login.

Local Operaons

You can refer to Inial Conguraon and complete a quick conguraon.

NOTE!

Unless otherwise specified, all operaons described in this manual are performed with a mouse by the right hand. See Mouse Operaons for details.

Mouse Operaons

Table 1-1 Mouse Operaons

Name	Acon	Descripon
Le buon	Click	Select or conrm an item.Select to edit digits, symbols, upper-case or lower-case leers in a eld.
	Double-click	Enter or exit full screen mode in live view.
	Drag	Draw or move a rectangle on the screen, for example, a moon detecon area.
Right buon	Click	Show the shortcut menu.Exit zoom.Exit the current window when Cancel or Exit is displayed.
Wheel	Scroll up or down	Scroll up or down a list or a window; or zoom in or out on a playback progress bar.

2 Inial Conguraon

Preparaon

- Make sure that at least one monitor is correctly connected to the VGA or HDMI interface on the rear panel of the NVR.

- Verify that the hard disk(s) are correctly installed. For detailed steps to install a hard disk, please refer to the quick guide shipped with your NVR.

Login

The login page appears aer the NVR starts up.

1. Enter the default admin password 123456, click Login, and click Yes in the pop-up window.

1. Set a strong password, and then click OK.

1. Set the unlock paern.

Note:

Unlock paern can be enabled/disabled at System > User. See User Conguraon for details.

Wizard

The wizard can guide you to complete the most basic setup.

The following page appears aer the NVR starts up:

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    A["1 Wizard"] --> B["2 Time"]
    B --> C["3 TCP/IP"]
    C --> D["4 IP Camera"]

1. Enable or disable the wizard as needed and then click Next (or click 2).
2. Select your me zone, set date and me formats, set the system me, and then click Next.

1. Complete network configuraon, and then click Next.

1. Select the devices to add in the list, click Add, and then click Yes to complete conguraon.

Note:

• This funcon is not available if the NVR has PoE ports only.
• The NVR uses the default password to connect devices, therefore, if the password of a device has been changed, the device cannot get online, and you need to edit the password manually.
• If a desired device is not in the list, try adding it at Camera > Camera > Camera (see Adding an IP Device for detailed steps).

3 Live View

Live View Status

The following icons are used to indicate alarms, recording status, and audio status in a live view window.

Table 3-1 Live View Window Icons

Icon	Descripon
	Tampering alarm
	Moon detecon alarm
	Recording
	Turn on audio

Normally, live video is displayed, but other situaons are also possible.

No.	Descripon
1	The IP device is online, and live video is playing.
2	The IP device is online, but the NVR has insucient capacity to decode streams from the IP device.
3	No permission to view live video from the IP device.
4	The IP device is oine.
5	No IP device is linked to the window.

Window Toolbar

Icon	Descripon
	Available for PTZ cameras only. Click to display the PTZ control window.
	Record live video in the window to the hard disk.Clicking stops recording.
	Click to play video recorded during the past 5 minutes and 30 seconds.
	Zoom in on an area of interest.
	Click to edit image sengs.
OSD	Click to set OSD.Rest your mouse pointer on the icon to view bitrate info; click this buon to view the camera ID and IP address or to change the username and password used to connect the camera.
	Click to turn on audio. Clicking turns o audio. The sound volume is adjustable.Note: When you turn on audio in the current window, audio of the previous window is turned o.
	Exit

Screen Toolbar

Icon		Descripon
		Click to access the main menu.
/		Select the screen layout.
/		Previous or next screen.
/		Start or stop sequence.
		Playback.
		Click to open theUSB Devicewindow and perform USB related operaons. The window oers quick access to mulple windows, and it pops up automacally if a USB storage device is plugged in when the NVR is restarng or when the preview window is displayed.This buon is eecve only when a USB storage device is plugged in.
		Rest the mouse pointer on this icon to view encoding informaon including frame rate, bit rate, and resoluon; or click to view camera status.
		Click to view device alarm status and camera status.
		Rest the mouse pointer on it to view NIC card informaon. Or click this icon to edit basic network sengs.

Icon	Descripon
	Rest the mouse pointer on it to view the date. Or click this icon to edit me sengs.
	Click to automacally hide the toolbar, or click to lock.

Shortcut Menu

A shortcut menu as shown below appears when you right-click in a window. Some menu items are described in Shortcut Menu Descripon.

Table 3-2 Shortcut Menu

Table 3-3 Shortcut Menu Descripon

Menu	Descripon
Menu	Access the main menu.Most of operaons described in this manual are performed start from the main menu; for example, click Camera > Camera (with Menu > omied).
Common Menu	Click this buon to open the Camera, Network and Backup pages.
Corridor	Choose a corridor mode. Corridor mode can also be set in the Default Layout drop-down list under System > Preview.To display images in corridor mode, the camera must be installed correctly (rotated 90° clockwise or counterclockwise), and then use the Image Rotaon parameter under Camera > Image to rotate images accordingly.
Playback	Play the current day's recording for the camera linked to the current window.

Sequence Operaon

The sequence operaon requires you to congregate the screen layout, windows, linked cameras, and the sequence interval.

This example describes how to congregate sequence for ve cameras based on a 4-window screen layout.

1. Click 4 Windows on the screen toolbar.

NOTE!

The number of windows that can be displayed may vary with NVR model.

1. Click Start Sequence on the screen toolbar. Sequence starts by displaying four windows on the rst screen and then the h on the second at the set interval.

Four-panel photo collage showing potted plants with large green leaves, arranged in a grid (no text or symbols visible)

NOTE!

• The default sequence interval is eight seconds and can be set under System >Preview.
• You may drag video to an intended window on the screen.

Zoom

Zoom in on an area of images in a window for details.

1. Click the window and then click on the window toolbar.
2. In the small window in the lower right corner, click and drag your mouse to specify the area to zoom in on. The image in the main window zooms in. The following shows an example.

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NOTE!

The system adjusts the area automacally according to the window size and its aspect rao. Also, the system has specified a minimum size to ensure zoom eects.

Image Conguraon

Adjust image sengs to get opmal images from a camera.

1. Click the window and then click on the window toolbar.

2. Select a mode from the drop-down list according to the surveillance scenario, and then adjust contrast, hue, saturaon and brightness as needed. The sengs available may vary with device model.

3. Click OK to save the sengs and exit.

Preview Conguraon

Normally, live view (video) is available aer you complete the basic setup by following the wizard. You can click System >Preview and edit preview seng as needed, including video output, image resolution, default layout, and sequence interval. The video output and the number of windows supported may vary with NVR model.

NOTE!

Pressing and holding the scroll wheel for at least 3 seconds will restore the default resoluon.

Preview Conguraon

Each preview window (window for short) links to a camera. By default, window 1 links to camera D1, window 2 links to camera D2, and so on. You may want to change the link to display live video from a camera in another specied window. The following example describes how to link window 1 to camera D2 and link window 2 to camera D1.

Step 1: Click window 1 on the right, and then click D2 under Camera on the le. Now D2 appears in window 1, and None appears in window 2. Meanwhile, is cleared for camera D1, meaning D1 is not linked to any window.

Step 2: Click window 2 on the right, and then click D1 under Camera on the le. Now D1 appears in window 2. Click Apply to save the sengs.

Advanced Conguraon

Click the Advanced tab and then select Sub Stream First so the NVR uses the sub stream to establish live video from mulple cameras simultaneously. This funcon is disabled by default.

4 Channel Conguraon

Channel Management

This chapter describes how to add and manage IP devices in your NVR. The IP devices menoned in this manual mainly refer to IP camera (or network camera); somemes they can also be Digital Video Server (DVS). Before you start, make sure the IP devices are connected to your NVR via network.

CAUTION!

An IP device should be connected to one NVR only. An IP device managed by mulple NVRs may cause unexpected issues.

Adding an IP Device

This secon provides mulple opons to add an IP device. Some opons are only applicable to certain NVR models. Choose one as appropriate.

Opon 1

1. Click Camera > Camera > Camera. The system automacally searches for IP devices and lists the discovered.

NOTE!

• under Status means an IP device is added successfully, and you may click to view live video from the IP device. - means the IP device is oine, and you may view the cause by resng the mouse pointer on the

• The idle bandwidth is displayed to indicate current bandwidth available for receiving streams. For more details, see Network Stascs.

• (Oponal) To search a specied network segment, click Search and then set the address range.

• Click for the IP device to add. Or, you may also

• Click Add All to add all the discovered IP devices allowed (depending on channels supported by the NVR).

• Click Custom Add. In the window displayed, enter the IP address and complete other sengs, and then click Add. You may also click Search and add discovered cameras in the list.

NOTE!

For a Digital Video Server (DVS), a window appears when you click Add, and you need to select channels to add the connected cameras.

Opon 2

This opon is not applicable to NVRs with PoE ports or switching ports.

1. Click in a window.

Pure black background with a small white plus sign in the center (no text or symbols)

1. Select the desired IP device and then click Add.

Opon 3

This opon is only applicable to NVRs with PoE ports or switching ports. Connect an IP camera to a PoE port or a switching port with a network cable. The connected camera will be added to the NVR automacally. Check status under Camera > Camera > Camera. ● means live video from the camera is available. Click ● to view live video.

If the camera is connected via a network switch, click under Edit. In the window displayed, set Add Mode to Manual and then complete the sengs correctly.

NOTE!

appears under Status if the power output from a PoE port is below or above the rated power of the connected camera.

Opon 4

Use this opon only when the IP device to add supports the standard RTSP, and all you can do is live view and playback. IP devices added in this way cannot be congured from the NVR.

1. Click Camera > Camera.
2. Click Custom Add.
3. Click to select a camera in the list, select Custom from the Protocol drop-down list, and then click the Protocol buon.

1. In the Protocol window, name the protocol, enter the RTSP port number, select a transmission protocol, input the resource paths, and then click Apply.

NOTE!

Contact the camera manufacturer for resource paths.

1. Edit sengs in the Add/Modify window as needed, including the IP address, username and password, and then click Add. Check status in the camera list.

Managing an IP Device

Manage IP devices under Camera > Camera > Camera.

- Click to edit sengs including the protocol, IP address, port number, username and password. The Camera IP eld displays the IP address that the current channel links to, and you may change the address so the channel links to another device. The username and password must be consistent with that of the IP camera.

• Click 📋 to delete an IP device, or select mulple IP devices and then click Delete. Channels corresponding to PoE ports or switching ports cannot be deleted.
• Click ⚙ to change the IP address of an IP camera and the default gateway. A DVS' IP address cannot be edied from the NVR. – means this funcon is not available.

Sort Cameras

Sort cameras to display in the desired order.

NOTE!

This funcon is unavailable to NVRs with PoE ports or switching ports.

For example, to switch channel 1 with channel 2, click Sort Camera, and then follow the steps below:

1. Drag channel 1 to channel 2.

1. Right-click, then click Yes in the pop-up window.

1. Click Yes.

Upgrading IP Cameras

Click Check to see if the version of the connected IP camera is up to date. You may upgrade cameras by cloud ( ) or by disk ( ) one by one, or select mulple cameras and then click Upgrade by Cloud or By Disk to upgrade cameras in batches.

OSD Conguraon

On Screen Display (OSD) are characters displayed with video images on the screen, for example, camera name, date and me.

1. Click Camera > OSD; or click on the preview window toolbar.
2. Select the desired camera and then enter a camera name you want to display on the screen.
3. Select date and me formats. Choose to display me and camera name as needed.
4. Set font size and color as needed.
5. Drag the OSD to the desired posion in the preview window on the le.
6. (Oponal) Click Copy to apply the same sengs to other cameras.

1. Click Apply to save the sengs.

Image Conguraon

1. Click Camera > Image.
2. Select the desired camera and scene.

1. Adjust sengs on the tabs as needed to achieve opmal images. See the following seconds for detailed informaon.

NOTE!

• A scene can be selected only when supported by the IP camera.
• To restore default image sengs, click Default in the lower right corner. This funcon is available only when the camera is connected to the NVR via the private protocol.
• Image sengs apply to both live and recorded videos.

Image enhancement

1. Click the Image Enhancement tab.
2. Adjust the sengs as needed. Some important parameters are described in the table below.

Parameter	Descripon
Brightness	The greater the value, the brighter the images appear.
Saturaon	The amount of color in a specied hue.
Contrast	The degree of dience between the lightest (white) and darkest (black) parts of an image. Seng a greater value increases contrast.
Hue	Purity of colors in an image.
Sharpness	Contrast of boundaries of objects in an image.
Noise Reducon	Reduce noises in images to improve image quality.
Image Rotaon	Normal: Displays images without rotaon.Flip Vercal: Displays images ipped vercally.Flip Horizontal: Displays images ipped horizontally.180°: Displays images ipped vercally and horizontally.90° CW and 90° CCW: Display images in corridor format. The camera must be installed correctly (rotated 90° clockwise or counterclockwise).

Exposure

1. Click the Exposure tab.

1. Adjust the sengs as needed. Some important parameters are described in the table below.

Parameter	Descripon
Exposure Mode	Select the correct exposure mode to achieve the desired exposure eect.
Shuer(s)	Shuer is used to control the light that comes into the lens. A fast shuer speed is ideal for scenes in quick moon. A slow shuer speed is ideal for scenes that change slowly.
Gain(dB)	Control image signals so that the camera can output standard video signals in dierent light condions.
Iris	Adjust iris opening of the lens to control the amount of incoming light.
Slow Shuer	Improves image brightness in low light condions.
Slowest Shuer	Set the slowest shuer speed for the camera during exposure.
Compensaon	Adjust the compensaon value as required to achieve the desired image eects.
Day/Night Mode	Automac: In this mode, the camera can automacally switch between night mode and day mode according to the ambient lighng condion to output opmum images.Night: The camera outputs high-quality black and white images according to the ambient lighng condion.Day: The camera outputs high-quality color images according to the ambient lighng condion.
Day/Night Sensitivity	Light threshold for switching between day mode and night mode. A higher sensitivity value means that the camera is more sensitive to the change of light and is therefore more easily to switch between day mode and night mode.
Day/Night Switching(s)	Set the length of me before the camera switches between day mode and night mode aer the switching condions are met.
WDR	Enable WDR to ensure clear images in high contrast condions.
WDR Level	Aer enabling WDR, you can improve image quality by adjusng the WDR level.

White balance

1. Click the White Balance tab.

1. Adjust the sengs on this tab. Some important parameters are described in the table below.

Parameter	Descripon
White Balance	Adjust the red or blue oset of the image:• Auto: The camera adjusts the red or blue oset automacally according to the lighng condion (the color tends to be blue).• Finetune: Allow you to adjust the red or blue oset manually.
Red Oset	Adjust the red oset manually.
Blue Oset	Adjust the blue oset manually.

Advanced sengs

1. Click the Advanced tab.
2. Use defog to improve image quality in foggy days.

Privacy Mask Conguraon

A privacy mask is an area of solid color covering certain parts of the monitored area. Privacy mask protects specied areas of images from being viewed and recorded. Mulple mask areas are allowed.

1. Click Camera > Privacy Mask.
2. Select the desired camera, select Enable Privacy Mask, click Add Area and then use the mouse to specify areas to mask. Up to four areas are allowed. The areas are dierenated by dierent colors.

1. (Oponal) To clear a mask area, click

1. Click Apply to save the sengs.

5 PTZ Control

PTZ (pan, It and zoom) control is applicable to PTZ cameras only and may vary depending on the funcons and protocols supported by the PTZ cameras. Refer to PTZ camera specicaons for more details.

PTZ Control Window and PTZ Management Window

1. Click 📋 on the window toolbar. The PTZ Control window appears. See PTZ Control Window Buons for detailed descripons.
2. Click the Set buon. The PTZ Management window appears (can also be opened by clicking Camera > PTZ).

Table 5-1 PTZ Control Window Buons

Buon		Descripon
		Control the rotaon direcon of the PTZ camera or stop rotaon.
		Adjust the zoom, focus, and iris of the PTZ camera.Note: You can also zoom in or out using the scroll wheel on your mouse.
		Control the rotaon speed of the camera. 1 means the slowest, and 9 means the fastest.
		Click to display thePTZ Managementwindow.

Buon	Descripon
	Turn on/o the light.Turn on/o the wiper.Use 3D posioning.Turn on/o the heater.Turn on/o the funcon to remove snow.Turn on/o PTZ shortcut operaons.Note:Check that the 3D posioning, heater and snow removal funcons are supported by the camera before using.Use 3D posioning to zoom in or out.Dragging from top down zooms in. Dragging the other way zooms out.
Preset	Preset buon.
	Save the current posion and status of the camera as a preset.Call a preset so the PTZ camera goes to the preset posion.Delete a presetNote: and are displayed for saved presets only.
	Preset patrol, recorded patrol and auto guard. For detailed informaon, see Seng a Preset Patrol,Seng a Recorded Patrol, and Seng Auto Guard.
	Start or stop.

Seng and Calling a Preset

A preset posion (preset for short), is a saved view used to quickly steer the PTZ camera to a specific posion. A preset consists of the following sengs: pan and lt posions, zoom, focus, and iris.

1. Access the PTZ Management window. For the detailed steps, see PTZ Control Window and PTZ Management Window.

1. Add presets.

a. Click the direconal buons to steer the PTZ camera to the desired posion.
b. Adjust the zoom, focus, and iris as needed.
c. Select a preset number not in use, and then click 📋 under Save.
d. Repeat the above steps to add all the presets.

1. To call a preset, click → for the corresponding number. The camera rotates to the preset posion.

NOTE!

Presets can also be triggered by alarms. See Alarm-Triggered Acons for details.

Seng a Preset Patrol

Set the PTZ camera to patrol by presets (go from one preset to the next in specied order). You need to set presets rst and then select some as

keypoints. Up to four patrol routes (Preset Patrol 1, 2, 3 and 4) are allowed for each PTZ camera, and each patrol route can have up to eight presets (keypoints). Aer seng presets, follow the steps to set a preset patrol. The following takes preset patrol 1 as an example.

1. In the PTZ Management window, click + . A window is displayed as follows.

1. Select a preset from the drop-down list, set the duraon (me the camera stays at the preset, unit: second), and then set the rotaon speed (1: slowest, 9: fastest). Click OK to save the sengs. The preset is added as a keypoint, as shown in the gure below.

1. Repeat the above steps to add all presets (keypoints), and adjust the sequence of these presets by clicking or . Modify or delete a preset by clicking or . Clicking will delete all the added keypoints.

2. Aer completing the conguraon, click Apply to save the sengs. Now keypoints for preset patrol 1 is complete.

3. Click right to the drop-down list to start preset patrol 1. To stop, click

NOTE!

The duraon ranges from 0 to 1800 seconds (default: 10). The rotaon speed ranges from 1 to 9 levels (default: 5).

Seng a Recorded Patrol

This funcon requires the camera's support. The drop-down list and the buons on the right are hidden if this funcon is not supported by the camera. Currently only one recorded patrol route is allowed.

Record a patrol, including the patrol route, the me that the camera stays at a certain direcon, rotaon speed, zoom, focus and focus.

1. Click ● to start recording. Steer the camera to the desired direcons, adjust the zoom, focus, iris as needed during the process.

1. Click ■ to stop recording. All the patrol acons have been recorded.
2. To start the recorded patrol, click . Click to stop.

Seng Auto Guard

Use auto guard so the PTZ camera automacally operates as congured if no operaon is performed by any user during a certain me period. Auto guard avoids situaons where the camera is le to monitor incorrect scenes by user's negligence.

This funcon requires the camera's support. The Auto Guard tab is hidden if it is not supported.

1. Click Auto Guard and then select Enable.
2. Select the desired mode from the drop-down list and then complete other sengs accordingly. Click Apply to save the sengs.

Enable
Idle State(s)	60
Mode	Preset Patrol
Route	Preset Patrol 1

6 Recording

Video recording has dierent levels of priority, which from high to low is: event recording, manual recording, and scheduled recording.

Encoding Sengs

Recording

The parameters and opons displayed may vary with camera model and version. Some funcons may be unavailable if the camera version is too low. In this case, you need to upgrade the camera rst.

1. Click Camera > Encoding.

Select Camera	D3
Storage Mode	Main Stream
Capture Mode	720P@30
Stream Type	Normal	Sub Stream
Video Compression	H264	H264
Resolution	1280*720(720P)	1280*720(720P)
Bitrate Type	VBR	CBR
Bit Rate(Kbps)	2048	2048
Range	128~16384(Kbps)	128~16384(Kbps)
Frame Rate(fps)	30	30
Image Quality	Highest	Highest
I Frame Interval	60	60
I Frame Range	10~250	10~250
Smoothing
Audio Stream
Smart Encoding	Off	Off

1. Select the camera and then edit sengs as needed. Some parameters are described in the table below.

Table 6-1 Encoding Sengs

Parameter	Descripon
Storage Mode	Main StreamSub StreamBy default, the main stream is used for storage.
Capture Mode	Combinaons of resoluons and frame rates.Note:This parameter is eecve only when the camera is connected to the NVR via the private protocol.
Stream Type	Normal: main stream that is intended for scheduled recording.Event: main stream that is intended for recording triggered by events such as alarm inputs or moon detecon alarms.Sub Stream: low resoluon video that is intended for local or remote real-me monitoring.
Video Compression	Video compression standard, for example, H.264, H.265.The listed opons depend on the standards supported by the camera.
Resoluon	Image resoluon.
Bitrate Type	CBR: Constant Bit Rate (CBR) is used to maintain a specific bit rate by varying the quality of video streams. CBR is preferred when limited bandwidth is available. The disadvantage is that video quality will vary and may decrease significantly with increased moon in the scene.VBR: When using Variable Bit Rate(VBR), video quality is kept as constant as possible, at the cost of a varying bit rate, and regardless of whether or not there is moon in the image. VBR is ideal when high quality is a requirement, especially when there is moon in the picture.
Bit Rate(Kbps)	Number of bits transferred per second. Select a value or selectCustomand then set a value as needed.
Range	Bit rate range. Currently the range is xed.
Frame Rate(fps)	Number of frames per second.
Image Quality	This parameter is eecve only whenBitrate Typeis set toVBR. 9 levels are provided.
I Frame Interval	Number of frames between two adjacent I frames.
I Frame Range	Range of I frames. Currently the range is xed.
Smoothing	Use the slider to control the sudden increase of bit rate.
Audio Stream	Enable or disable audio stream.
Smart Encoding	The advanced mode achieves higher compression raos.

1. (Oponal) Click Copy to apply some current sengs such as bit rate and frame rate to other cameras.
2. Click Apply to save the sengs.

Draw or Edit a Schedule

Make a recording schedule by drawing (pressing and dragging) or by eding (using the Edit buon).

1. Click Storage > Recording.
2. Select the camera from the list. Schedule is enabled by default. If it is disabled, select to enable it.
3. Set Pre-Record and Post-Record as needed.
4. (Applicable to some NVR models) To save a redundant copy of recordings, select Enable Redundant Recording and congregate a redundant hard disk (see Disk Management for details).

(Note: Click a color on the right and then draw the schedule.)

Copy

Exit

1. Click a color icon on the right under the Edit buon and then draw a schedule on the le. You may also click Edit and set schedule details in the Edit Schedule window.

NOTE!

When eding a schedule, you may clear the All Day check box and set up to eight dierent periods for each day. To apply the sengs to other day(s), select the day(s) right to Copy To.

1. Click Apply.

2. (Oponal) Click Copy to apply the same sengs to other cameras.

Scheduled Recording

Scheduled Recording

Scheduled recording records video according to the set schedule and it is dierent from manual recording and alarm-triggered recording. A 24×7 recording schedule is enabled by default and may be edited as needed to record video in specied periods only.

See Draw or Edit a Schedule for the detailed steps. Make sure the schedule type is Normal. The set schedule appears in blue, which stands for scheduled recording.

Moon Detecon Recording

When enabled, a moon detecon alarm occurs if an object inside the detecon area moves to a certain extent (see Moon Detecon for more details).

1. Click Alarm > Moon.

2. Select the camera from the list, and then select the check box to enable moon detecon.

NOTE!

- Moon detecon is enabled on the NVR by default. Unless modified, the detecon area covers the full screen, and recording is triggered only for the current camera. The sengs remain if you disable moon detecon and then enable it.

- An alarm icon appears in the upper right corner when moon is detected.

1. In the preview window on the le side, click and drag your mouse to specify a moon detecon area (red grid). Use the sliders to adjust detecon sensitivity, target object size, and duraon.

1. Congure moon detecon recording: click right to Trigger Acons, click the Recording tab, select the desired camera, and then click OK.

2. (Oponal) Congure an arming schedule (me when acons will be triggered): click right to Arming Schedule and then set me periods as needed.

3. Set a recording schedule under Storage > Recording. For the detailed steps, see Draw or Edit a Schedule. Make sure the schedule type is Moon. The set schedule appears in green, which stands for moon detecon recording. The following gure shows an example.

Alarm Triggered Recording

Set input alarms to trigger recording. See Alarm Input and Output for more details.

1. Click Alarm > Input/Output > Alarm Input.
2. Set alarm input: click ☑ for the desired camera. In the window displayed, select Enable, select N.O. (normally open) or N.C. (normally closed) trigger mode, and then click OK.

NOTE!

To apply the same sengs to other camera(s), click Copy and then select the desired camera(s).

1. Set alarm triggered recording: click ✪ under Trigger Acons. In the window displayed, click the Recording tab, select the desired camera, and then click OK.

2. Set a schedule under Storage > Recording. For the detailed steps, see Draw or Edit a Schedule. Make sure the schedule type is Alarm. The set schedule appears in red, which stands for alarm-triggered recording. The following shows an example.

Manual Recording

Record video manually by clicking on the window toolbar. Alternatively, click Manual > Recording, select the desired camera and then click Start. To stop manual recording, click the window toolbar, or select the camera and then click Stop under Manual > Recording.

Holiday Recording

Holiday recording allows you to specify certain me periods as holidays for scheduled recording. First you specify certain date(s) as holidays, and then congure recording schedules on these days.

Holiday Recording

1. Click System > Holiday.
2. Click the Add buon in the lower right corner. The Holiday window is displayed. Complete the sengs including the holiday name, start and end dates. By default a holiday is enabled when added and does not repeat.

Holiday Name	NEW YEARS DAY
Status	☑ Enable		☐ Disable
Repeat	☐ No		☑ Yes
Mode	☑ By Day		☐ By Week
Start Date	01	01
End Date	01	01

1. Click OK. The holiday appears in the list.
2. Click Storage > Recording and then set a recording schedule as described in Draw or Edit a Schedule. Make sure Holiday is selected in the Select Day drop-down list. In the following example, moon detecon recording is enabled on the set holiday.

Other Recording Types

Other recording types:

- Event: Including the types below. Any of these types will trigger event recording.

• Moon detecon AND alarm triggered (M and A for short): recording is triggered only when a moon detecon alarm AND an input alarm occur simultaneously.
• Moon detecon OR alarm triggered (M or A for short): recording is triggered when a moon detecon alarm OR an input alarm occurs.

When you choose an Event type of recording, make sure you have enabled the corresponding alarm funcon and congured alarm-triggered recording. The conguraon steps are similar. See Moon Detecon Recording for more details.

7 Playback

Instant Playback

Instant playback plays the video recorded during the last 5 minutes and 30 seconds. If no recording is found, it means there is no recording during this period.

1. Click the desired window, and then click 📋 on the toolbar to start instant playback.
2. You may drag the slider to control the progress. Pause and resume as needed.

Highway traffic scene with multiple yellow trucks and cars, no visible text or signage

Playback Toolbar

Table 7-1 Playback Toolbar Buons

Buon	Descripon
	Show playback progress.Note:A small window displaying video of the selected window is displayed as you drag the slider, helping locate the part of the video you want to view.The rst progress bar indicates playback progress of the video playing in the highlighted window. The second indicates the overall playback progress for all the selected cameras.
	Timeline.
	Zoom in or out on the meline.Note: Alternavely, scroll your mouse wheel.
	Play, pause, stop, and reverse.
	Rewind or forward 30 seconds.
	Slow down or speed up.Note: Clickto restore the normal playback speed aer clicking , and vice versa.
	Forward by frame.
	Start or stop clipping video.
	Lock.
	Add a default or custom tag.
	Manage les (clips, locked les, tags).
	Zoom in on images. For more details, seeZoom.
	Turn o/on audio.
	Adjust sound volume for the current window.

Playback by Camera and Date

Use this method to play recordings found by camera and date.

1. Right-click the mouse and then choose Playback.

2. Select the desired camera. By clicking Max. Cameras in the upper right corner you will select the maximum number of cameras allowed.

NOTE!

You can select mulple cameras for synchronous playback. Clicking Max. Camera selects the maximum number of cameras allowed, and clicking Close All stops playback for all cameras. The performance varies with NVR model.

1. Select the desired date on the calendar and then click to start playback. Double-clicking the date will start playback directly.

NOTE!

- The calendar uses different ags to indicate dierent recording types. No ag means no recording. The blue ag means normal recording. The red ag means event-triggered recording.

- In the drop-down list right to playback mode: High Denion means video recorded with the main or sub stream; Standard Denion means video recorded with the third stream.

Playback in Corridor Mode

Play recordings in corridor mode in mulple windows.

1. In the playback window, select Corridor from the drop-down list in the upper le corner.

2. Select cameras and then double-click the desired date to start playback.

Playback by Tag

Add tags named with keywords such as event name and locaon to a recording and use tags to quickly locate the part of the video you need during playback.

Adding a Tag

1. Right-click and then click choose Playback.
2. Click to add a default tag named TAG. To add a custom tag, click and then set the tag name, for example, tag1.
3. To manage the added tags, click 📄, and then rename or delete tags as needed.

Camera	Name	Time	Edit	Delete
D14	TAG	2016-04-15 00:01:16
D14	TAG	2016-04-15 04:57:29
D14	Tag1	2016-04-15 05:49:38

Playback by Tag

1. In the playback window, select Tag from the drop-down list in the upper le corner.
2. Select cameras, set the me period, enter keywords, and then click Search. Search results, if there are any, are displayed with names of cameras and tags.
3. Click ▶ for the desired tag to start playback. You may use the Start Before and Stop Aer drop-down lists to set when the tagged video starts and ends.

Playback by Event

Specify an event type and search for and play videos recorded for one or more cameras during a specied me period.

1. In the playback window, select Event from the drop-down list in the upper le corner.

2. Select the desired event type, for example, moon.

3. Select the desired camera, set the me period, and then click Search.

4. Click for the desired recording to start playback.

Playback by Smart Search

This funcon provides an ecient way to review recordings containing smart search results such as detected moons. In smart playback mode, the system analyzes recordings for smart search results. If such results are detected, the progress bar is highlighted in green, and the video plays at the normal speed, allowing you enough me to catch details; otherwise, the video plays at 16x speed to save me.

1. In the playback window, select Smart from the drop-down list in the upper le corner.
2. Click for the desired camera to start smart playback.
3. Click ☐. The smart search window is displayed. By default, the full screen is the smart search area. To clear all, click ; to restore the full-screen search area, click
4. Set smart search rules, including detecon area and sensitivity.
5. Click to start search. To quit, click ..

Playback by External File

Use this funcon to play recordings stored in an external storage device, for example, a USB drive or a portable USB hard drive.

1. In the playback window, select External File from the drop-down list in the upper le corner.
2. Click Refresh and then wait for the NVR to read the external storage device.
3. Select the desired recording le and then click to start playback.

File Management

File management allows you to manage video clips, tags, and lock or unlock les.

1. Click 🔒 for the recording you want to lock in the playback window. Locked les will not be overwritten when storage is used up.
2. Click 📄 and then click the Locked File tab to view the locked le. To unlock a le, click , and the icon changes to . To back up a le, select the le and then click Backup.

8 Recording Backup

Backup, also known as recording backup, is the process of searching for video stored on a hard disk of the NVR and then saving it to a USB storage device. Make sure the USB storage device has been formed into FAT32 or NTFS format and is connected to the NVR. The default backup format is .mp4.

Normal Backup

1. Click Backup > Recording. All cameras are selected by default.
2. Set search conditions and then click Search. Search results are displayed.

NOTE!

You can lock/unlock and play recording les in this window.

1. Select the desired recording(s) and then click Backup.
2. Select a paron.
3. Set the desnaon in the USB storage device and then click Backup. The recording(s) will be saved to the specied directory.

NOTE!

• You may want to create a new folder for the recording(s) by clicking New Folder.
• If the connected storage device has a capacity that is greater than 2T, clicking Format will format the device to NTFS le system; if the capacity is 2T or less, the device will be formaed to FAT32 or NTFS. Only certain devices can format a storage device that has a greater capacity than 2T.
• A progress bar (e.g., Exporng X/Y) is displayed to indicate the progress, where X indicates the current number being backed up, and Y indicates the total number of recordings. To cancel the operaon, click Cancel.
• A backup le is named in this format: camera name-recording start me.le extension. For example, Ch9-20150630183546.mp4.

Video Clip Backup

A recording can be clipped and saved to a USB storage device.

1. Open the playback window. For the detailed steps, see Playback.
2. Aer playback starts, click and on the playback toolbar to clip videos.
3. Click 📋 and then click the Video Clip tab to view video clips.
4. Select the desired video clip(s) and then click Backup.
5. Select a desnaon in the USB storage device and then click Backup. The selected video clips are saved to the specied directory.

Alarm Input and Output

Alarm Input

1. Click Alarm > Input/Output > Alarm Input.
2. Click for the desired camera. In the Alarm Input window, select Enable to enable alarm input.
3. Select the normally open (N.O.) or normally closed (N.C.) trigger mode, and then click OK.

1. Click ⚙ under Trigger Acons and then set acon(s) to trigger. For more details, see Alarm-Triggered Acons.

Buzzer
Send Email
Pop-up Window
Recording	Preset	Preview	Alarm Output	Snapshot
All	D1	D2	D3	D4	D5	D6	D7	D8
	D9	D10	D11	D12	D13	✓D14	D15	D16

NOTE!

• The number of cameras that can be connected may vary with NVR model.

• Acons that can be triggered may vary with alarm type.

• Click ⚙ under Arming Schedule and then set the me when acons will be triggered.

NOTE!

• The default schedule is 24×7. You may change it as needed and set up to eight dierent periods for each day. Time periods cannot overlap.
• To apply the same arming schedule to other days, select the intended days right to Copy To.
• To apply the same sengs to other cameras, click Copy, select cameras, and then click OK.

Alarm Output

1. Click Alarm > Input/Output > Alarm Output.
2. Click under Edit for the desired camera, and then set the default status and duraon. Aer you have completed the sengs, click OK.
3. Click ⚙ under Arming Schedule and then set the me when acons will be triggered.

To apply the same sengs to other cameras, click Copy, select cameras, and then click OK.

Moon Detecon

When enabled, a moon detecon alarm occurs if an object inside the detecon area moves to certain extent, and an alarm icon appears in the upper right corner.

Moon detecon is enabled on the NVR by default. Unless modified, the detecon area covers the full screen, and recording is triggered only for the current camera. The sengs remain if you disable moon detecon and then enable it.

1. Click Alarm > Moon.
2. Select the desired camera and then select Enable to enable moon detecon.
3. Use the mouse to draw a detecon area, and drag the slider to set detecon sensitivity, target object size, and duraon. The higher the sensitivity, the more likely a moving object will be detected.

1. Click right to Trigger Acons and set acon(s) to trigger. For more details, see Alarm-Triggered Acons.

NOTE!

• The number of cameras that can be connected may vary with NVR model.

• Acons that can be triggered may vary with alarm type.

• (Oponal) Click right to Arming Schedule and then set the me when acons will be triggered.

NOTE!

• The default schedule is 24×7. You may change it as needed and set up to eight dierent periods for each day. Time periods cannot overlap.

• To apply the same arming schedule to other days, select the intended days right to Copy To.

• Click Apply to save the sengs.

• (Oponal) Click Copy to apply the same sengs to other cameras.

Tampering Detecon

A tampering detecon alarm occurs when the camera lens is covered.

1. Click Alarm >Tampering.
2. Select the desired camera and then select Enable to enable tampering detecon.

(Note: By default, tampering detection is effective to the full screen.)

1. Click right to Trigger Acons and set acon(s) to trigger. For more details, see Alarm-Triggered Acons.
2. (Oponal) Click right to Arming Schedule and then set the me when acons will be triggered.
3. (Oponal) Click Copy to apply the same sengs to other cameras.
4. Click Apply to save the sengs.

Video Loss

A video loss alarm occurs when the NVR loses video signals from a camera. Video loss alarm is enabled by default.

1. Click Alarm > Video Loss. To disable video loss alarm for a channel, click , which then changes to .

2. Click 🙏 under Trigger Acons and set acon(s) to trigger. For more details, see Alarm-Triggered Acons.

NOTE!

Video loss alarm cannot trigger recording, preset and preview (live view) acons for the current camera.

1. Click 🙏 under Arming Schedule and then set the me when acons will be triggered.

2. (Oponal) Click Copy to apply the same sengs to other cameras.

Alert

The NVR reports an alert when an event occurs in the system. The following are some alerts and their denions in the system.

• Running Out of Space: Less than 10% of disk space remains.
  • Space Used Up: No disk space.
• Disk Oine: A disk is not properly connected or is damaged.

• Disk Abnormal: A disk can be detected but cannot be accessed.

• Illegal Access: A failed login aempt for a username that does not exist or a password that is incorrect.
  • Network Disconnected: Network conneccon is lost.
  • IP Conict: Devices on the network use the same IP address.

• Recording Abnormal: Storage resource cannot be found, for example, when all hard disks are removed.

Perform the following steps to congregate an alert:

1. Click Alarm > Alert.
2. Select an alert type, select the desired acons, and then select the camera(s) for which you want to enable alarm output.

Alert Type	IP Conflict
Buzzer
Send Email
Pop-up Window
Trigger Alarm Output	□All
Select		Alarm Output No.
		A->1
		A->2
		A->3
		A->4

1. Click Apply to save the sengs.

Buzzer

The buzzer can be triggered by alarms to alert the user. Follow the steps to set how long the buzzer will buzz aer it is triggered.

1. Click Alarm > Buzzer.

Alarm Duration	Maximum	Custom
Custom Duration(sec)	1

1. Set the duraon as needed. The range is from 1 to 600 seconds.
2. Click Apply to save the sengs.

Alarm-Triggered Acons

An alarm can trigger acons, for example, buzzer, recording, and preview.

The supported acons may vary with NVR model.

Alarm-Triggered Buzzer

The NVR makes a buzzing sound when an alarm occurs.

Alarm-Triggered E-mail

The NVR e-mails an alarm message to a specied email address when an alarm occurs.

Alarm-Triggered Pop-up Window

A window pops up when an alarm occurs.

Alarm-Triggered Recording

The NVR records video from a specied camera when an alarm occurs..

Alarm-Triggered Preset

A PTZ camera rotates to a preset posion when an alarm occurs.

Alarm-Triggered Preview

The NVR plays live video in full screen when an alarm occurs.

Alarm-Triggered Alarm Output

The NVR outputs an alarm to trigger acons by a third-party device when an alarm occurs.

Manual Alarm

Manual Alarm Output

Follow the steps to trigger or clear an alarm output manually.

1. Click Manual > Alarm > Manual Alarm.

2. To trigger an alarm output manually, select the desired channel and then click Trigger. To clear an alarm output manually, select the desired channel and then click Clear.

Manual Buzzer

Follow the steps to stop the buzzer manually.

1. Click Manual > Alarm > Buzzer.
2. Select the buzzer (in Started status) and then click Stop.

10 Network Conguraon

Network conguraon is required if your NVR operates in a network.

NOTE!

The default IP address is 192.168.1.30 for NIC 1 and 192.168.2.30 for NIC 2, and likewise.

TCP/IP

1. Click System > Network > Basic.
2. Set the network parameters as needed. DHCP is enabled by default. You can choose a working mode if your NVR has two NICs:

- Mul-address mode: The two NICs work independently and can be congured separately. Either NIC can be chosen as the default route, and data will be forwarded through this NIC when the NVR connects to the extranet.

- Load balance mode: The two NICs are bound to the same IP address and work together to share network trac.

- Net fault-tolerance mode: The two NICs are bound to the same IP address. In cases where one NIC fails, the other takes over service seamlessly from the faulty one to ensure network connectivity.

Working Mode	Multi-address
Select NIC	NIC1
Enable DHCP
IPv4 Address	206 .7 .102 .232
IPv4 Subnet Mask	255 .255 .0 .0
IPv4 Default Gateway	206 .7 .0 .1
IPv6 Mode	Router Advertisement
IPv6 Address
IPv6 Prefix Length
IPv6 Default Gateway
MAC Address	48:ea:63:01:17:67
MTU(Bytes)	1500
Preferred DNS Server	8 .8 .8 .8
Alternate DNS Server	8 .8 .4 .4
Default Route	NIC1

3. Click Apply to save the sengs.

NOTE!

• For an NVR with mulple NICs, you can congregate the NICs and choose a default route (currently NIC1).
• If your NVR has a PoE port or a switching port, you can congregate an internal NIC IPv4 address.

CAUTION!

• If you switch the working mode, the enabled ARP protecon will be disabled automacally.
• The valid MTU ranges from 576 to 1500 (1280-1500 for IPv6). To use IPv6, make sure the NVR and PC can connect to each other using IPv6 addresses. To view live or recorded videos, make sur the IPv4 addresses are also connectable.

PPPoE

The NVR allows access through Point-to-Point over Ethernet (PPPoE).

1. Click System > Network > PPPoE.

2. Enable PPPoE by selecng the check box.

3. Enter the username and password provided by your Internet Service Provider (ISP). Network informaon including IP address appears when dial-up succeeds.

NOTE!

If your NVR has mulple NICs, PPPoE dial-up will be implemented through the NIC specied as the default route.

1. Click Apply to save the sengs.

P2P

The NVR allows access from the cloud website or from the mobile surveillance app. You need to sign up for a cloud account at www.star4live.com rst.

1. Click System > Network > P2P.
2. P2P is enabled by default.
3. To add the NVR to cloud at the cloud website: log in to your account at www.star4live.com and then add the NVR by entering the register code and device name.
4. To add the NVR to cloud using the app: scan the QR code with the app. You need to download and install the app on your mobile phone rst. Contact your dealer for details.

Enable P2P	√
Domain Name	www.star4live.com
Register Code	310PBP3CE7QISITZLRAOUDHJL
Device Status	Offline: The device is unreachable. Please make sure network settings (such as...

NOTE!

• You may access the NVR through cloud if the device status is Online. The username is your cloud account name, and the device name is the name you entered at the cloud website.

• If the device is oine, the possible causes will be displayed for your reference.
  • To delete the NVR from cloud, click Delete.

• Click Apply to save the sengs.

DDNS

If your NVR is connected to the Internet through PPPoE, the IP address of the network changes every me it connects to the ISP server without your awareness. This is inconvenient when you remotely access your NVR with an IP address. To avoid this issue, you can register with an DDNS server to obtain a domain name for your NVR and then access your NVR by vising the domain name instead of an IP address (hp://DDNS server address/NVR's domain name) using a web browser.

1. Click System > Network > DDNS.
2. Enable DDNS, select a DDNS type, and then complete other sengs.
3. If the DDNS type is DynDNS or No-IP, enter the domain name, username and password. The domain name is the one that you have successfully registered at a domain name registraon website (e.g., DynDNS). The username and password are those of the account you have registered at the domain name registraon website (e.g., DynDNS).

Enable DDNS	√
DDNS Type	DynDNS
Server Address	members.dyndns.org
Port	80
Domain Name	NVR.dyndns.com
Username	admin
Password	*****
Confirm	*****

- If the DDNS type is EZDDNS, enter a valid domain name for your NVR and then click Test to see if the domain name is available.

Enable DDNS
DDNS Type	EZDDNS
Server Address	zh.ez4view.com
Port	80
Domain Name
Device Status	Offline
Device Address	zh.ez4view.com/

3. Click Apply to save the sengs.

Port

Normally the default port numbers need no modicaon. This funcon is mainly used together with the port mapping funcon. See Port Mapping for more details.

1. Click System > Network > Port.
2. Congure ports as planned. Each port number must be unique.

HTTP Port	80
RTSP Port	554
HTTPS Port	443
	rtsp://:/unicast/c/s/live
RTSP URL Format	: 1-n
	: 0(main stream) or 1(sub stream)

NOTE!

• A valid port number ranges from 1 to 65535, among which 21, 23, 2000, 3702 and 60000 are reserved.

• An RTSP URL can be used to view live video of a channel of the current NVR from another NVR. See Opon 4 in Adding an IP Device for more informaon.

• Click Apply to save the sengs.

Port Mapping

Congure internal and external ports manually.

NOTE!

• The principle of port mapping is that the internal and external ports of the NVR are consistent with that of the router.

• Some routers may require the same internal and external ports for the NVR and the router.

• Click System > Network > Port Mapping.

• Select Manual for Mapping Mode, and then set external ports manually.
• Click Apply to save the sengs.

NOTE!

Aer port mapping is completed, you may access the Web client of your NVR by entering the following informaon in the address bar of your web browser: router's WAN port IP address:external HTTP port. For example, if 10.2.2.10 is the IP address and 82 is the HTTP port, then you enter hp://10.2.2.10:82.

Email

Aer Email is enabled as a triggered acon (in Trigger Acons windows) and congured properly, the NVR sends an email nocaon to specied email address(es) if an alarm occurs within the me period(s) set in the arming schedule. The email contains basic alarm informaon such as alarm type, alarm me, camera ID, and camera name, etc. Before using this funcon, make sure the NVR has a functional conncon to an SMTP server with which you have a valid email account. Depending on the intended recipients, a conncon to the Internet may be required.

Only certain NVR models support this funcon.

1. Click System > Network > Email.
2. Congure the related parameters. If server authencaon is required, you need to enter the correct username and password. Click Test to send a test email.

Enable Server Authentication

Username

Password

SMTP Server

SMTP Port

TLS/SSL

Sender Name

Sender Address

Select Recipient

Recipient Name

Recipient Address

Arming Schedule

Attach Image

Snapshot Interval

Test

Exit

NOTE!

• Enter a valid SMTP server address and port number, and then select Enable TLS/SSL if required.

• Only certain NVR models support image aachment. You may click Test to check whether the email can be sent successfully.

• Click Apply to save the sengs.

Mulcast

Mulcast can be used to realize live view when the number of connecng Web clients exceeds the limit the NVR can accommodate.

1. Click System > Network > Mulcast.
2. Select the check box to enable mulcast, and then enter the mulcast IP and port number.

Enable Multicast	✓
Multicast IP	206 . 7 . 102 . 232
Port	880
		Apply	Exit

1. Click Apply to save the sengs.

2. Log in to the Web client and set Live View Protocol to Mulcast under Setup > Client.

NOTE!

Set the mulcast IP correctly. Mulcast address is class D address with the range 224.0.0.0 through 239.255.255.255; some are for special use:

• 224.0.1.0--238.255.255.255 can be used on the Internet.
• 224.0.0.0-244.0.0.255: only for use on LAN.
- 224.0.0.1: all-hosts group address, which refers to all the mulcast-capable hosts and routers on a physical network.
• 224.0.0.2: for all routers on this subnet.
• 224.0.0.5: for all OSPF routers.
• 224.0.0.13: for all PIMv2 routers.
• 239.0.0.0--239.255.255.255 are for private use like 192.168.x.x.

11 Disk Conguraon

Disk Management

View disk informaon, including total and free disk space, disk status, disk type, disk usage, and disk property. Admin users can format disks and edit disk property.

1. Click Storage > Hard Disk.

No.	Total(GB)	Free(GB)	Status	Type	Usage	Prope... Edit	Delete
1	0.00	0.00	Abnormal	Local	Recording/Snaps...	Read/... √
2	2794.52	2300.75	Normal	Local	Recording/Snaps...	Read/... √
3	2794.52	2281.25	Normal	Local	Recording/Snaps...	Read/... √
4	2794.52	2288.75	Normal	Local	Recording/Snaps...	Read/... √
5	2794.52	2319.75	Normal	Local	Recording/Snaps...	Read/... √
6	2794.52	2331.75	Normal	Local	Recording/Snaps...	Read/... √
7	2794.52	2278.00	Normal	Local	Recording/Snaps...	Read/... √
8	2794.52	2281.25	Normal	Local	Recording/Snaps...	Read/... √
			Refresh	Add	Format		Exit

1. To add a disk, click Add. In the dialog box displayed, select disk usage (recording or backup) and disk type (currently NAS only),

enter the server address and directory, and then click Add. Up to eight NAS disks are allowed.

1. To edit disk property, click 🔒, and then modify disk usage (recording or backup) and disk property (Read/Write, Read Only or Redundant) as needed.

NOTE!

• Disk property can be edited if the disk is used for recording.
  • The Redundant property is available to certain NVR models.

• You may use external eSATA disks for recording or backup purpose and unmount them if necessary.

• To format a disk, select the disk and then click Format. A conrmaon message appears. Click Yes.

NOTE!

• Local disks will be formed automatically when installed. Extended disks will not.
• Format a disk with cauon. All data will be removed.

Space Allocaon

Allocate space to store videos of a specied camera.

1. Click Storage > Allocate Space.

Camera	D1
Used Recording Space(GB)	1
Used Image Space(GB)	0
Select Group	Disk Group 1
Disk Capacity	1863 GB free of 1863 GB
Group Capacity	1863 GB free of 1863 GB
Max Recording Space(GB)	0
Max Image Space(GB)	0

1. Select the desired camera and then set the maximum recording space and maximum image space. For more informaon, see Advanced Conguraon.
2. Click Apply to save the sengs.
3. (Oponal) Click Copy to apply the same sengs to other camera(s).

Advanced Conguraon

Set whether to overwrite recordings when storage is full.

1. Click Storage > Advanced.

1. Choose an opon.

Opon	Allocated Space	Descripon
Overwrite	0	The camera shares unallocated space, and its oldest recordings will be overwrien when the space is used up.
	Other values	The camera's oldest recordings will be overwrien when its allocated space is used up.
Stop	0	The camera shares unallocated space, and its oldest recordings will sll be overwrien when the space is used up.
	Other values	The camera's new recordings will not be saved when its allocated space is used up.

3. Click Apply to save the sengs.

Hard Disk Detecon

S.M.A.R.T. Test

Click Maintain > HDD > S.M.A.R.T. Test to do S.M.A.R.T. test.

S.M.A.R.T. (enabled by default) checks the head, plaer, motor, and circuit of hard disks to evaluate their health status. The overall evaluaon results include Healthy, Failure, and Bad Sectors. It is recommended to replace the disk immediately if the status is Failure.

Select Disk	Slot2
Test Type	Short
Test Status	Not tested
Vendor	SEAGATE
Model	ST2000VX000-9YW1CV12
Disk Temperature(℃)	39
Operation Time(day)	804
Self-Evaluation	Pass
Overall Evaluation	Healthy
ID Attribute Name Status Flag Threshold Value Worst Raw Value 1 Raw_Read_Error_Rate Healthy 0x000f 6 115 99 85936664 3 Spin_Up_Time Healthy 0x0003 0 96 94 0 4 Start_Stop_Count Healthy 0x0032 20 100 100 354 5 Reallocated_Sector_Count Healthy 0x0033 36 100 100 0 7 Seek_Error_Rate Healthy 0x000f 30 85 60 36859343. 9 Power_On_Hours Healthy 0x0032 0 78 78 19310 10 Spin_Retry_Count Healthy 0x0013 97 100 100 0 12 Power_Cycle_Count Healthy 0x0032 20 100 100 343 .

NOTE!

• Some hard disks only support some of the test items.
• The system provides three test types: Short, Extended, and Conveyance. Extended tests detect more thoroughly and thus take longer me than Short tests. Conveyance tests mainly detect data transmission problems.

CAUTION!

Using a faulty disk is risky. Faulty disks should be replaced immediately. Contact your local dealer for informaon about hard disks.

Bad Sector Detecon

Bad sector detecon checks for bad sectors in hard disks.

1. Click Maintain > HDD > Bad Sector Detect.

1. Select the desired disk and detecon type, and then click Detect to start detecon. Click Stop if you want to stop.

12 System Conguraon

Basic Conguraon

1. Click System > Basic.
2. Congure the parameters.

NOTE!

• Only admin can set Enable Password.
• If Enable Password is not selected, no password is required for local login at system startup. However, a username and password are sll required when you log in aer a logout.
  • You may also set startup Wizard here by clicking Wizard.

graph LR
    A["1 Wizard"] --> B["2 Time"]
    B --> C["3 TCP/IP"]
    C --> D["4 IP Camera"]

1. Click Apply to save the sengs.

Time Conguraon

Time

1. Click System > Time > Time.
2. Select the correct me zone, and then set date and me formats and the system me. The following shows an example.

Time Zone	(GMT+08:00) Beijing, Hong Kong, Urumqi, Singapore, Taipei
Date Format	YYYY-MM-DD
Time Format	24-hour
System Time	2017	-	06	-	20	←	14	;	27	; 35
Enable Auto Update
NTP Server Address	0.0.0.0
NTP Port	123
Update Interval	10m

1. To use Network Time Protocol (NTP), enable auto update, set the address and port number of the NTP server, and the update interval.
2. Click Apply to save the sengs.

DST

1. Click System > Time > DST.
2. Enable DST by selecng the check box, and then set the start me, end me, and DST bias correctly. The following shows an example.

Enable DST
From	Mar	2nd	Sun	2
To	Nov	1st	Sun	2
DST Bias	60 Minutes

1. Click Apply to save the sengs.

Time Synchronizaon

Use this funcon to synchronize camera me with the NVR. Time sync is enabled by default, and cameras will synchronize me with the NVR aer geng online, and then synchronize once every 30 minutes.

1. Click System > Time > Time Sync.

2. Select Sync Camera Time and then click Apply.

CAUTION!

Use this funcon with cauon if you have more than one NVR on the network. An IP camera synchronizing me with mulple NVRs at the same me will cause chaotic recordings.

User Conguraon

Add, delete users or edit user permissions. Only admin can perform these operaons.

A user type is a set of permissions in the system. When a user type is assigned to a user, this user has all the permissions specified for the user type.

There are four user types in the system:

• Admin: Default super administrator in the system, has full system access. Its initial password is 123456.
• Default: Default user reserved in the system, cannot be created or deleted, and only has access to live view. If the default user is denied access, the corresponding channel is locked when no user is logged in, and 📄 appears in the window.

- Operator: Has basic permissions and access to cameras.

- Guest: Only has access to cameras by default.

1. Click System > User.

Username	User Type	Edit	Delete
admin	Administrator
default	Reserved User
user1	Operator
user2	Operator

1. To add a user, click Add, and then set the username, user type, password and permissions as needed.

2. Set the unlock pattern, then click OK.

1. To edit or delete a user, click 📄 or 📋 as needed. If you change the password for a user, the new password takes eect at the user's next login.

Security Conguraon

IP Control

Use this funcon to enhance security by allowing or forbidding access to the NVR from specied IP addresses.

1. Click System > Security > IP Control.
2. Select Enable IP Control, select Blacklist or Whitelist from the drop-down list, set the start and end IP addresses, and then click Add.

NOTE!

• If Blacklist is selected, the NVR denies remote access from the IP address(es) on the list.
• If Whitelist is selected, the NVR only allows remote access from the IP address(es) on the list. However, if Whitelist is selected with no IP address specied, remote access to the NVR will be denied.

Enable IP Control		✓
Control Type		Blacklist
Start IP		-	-
End IP		-	-	Add
No.	Start IP	End IP	Edit	Delete
1	204.4.1.15	204.4.1.15	✓	#

3. Click Apply to save the sengs.

ONVIF Authencaon

Enable ONVIF authencaon under System > Security > ONVIF Auth so a username and password will be required for ONVIF-based device access.

Select the check box and then click Apply.

Enable Authentication	✓
Note: If enabled, a username and password will be required for access by ONVIF.

ARP Protecon

ARP protocol is used to associate an IP address to a hardware MAC address. ARP aacks mainly occur on LAN, in which aackers use forged IP and MAC addresses. APR protecon prevents this kind of aacks by verifying the gateway's MAC address in all access requests.

Note that changing the NIC working mode will disable ARP protecon automacally.

1. Click System > Security > ARP Protecon.

Select NIC	NIC1
Enable ARP Protection
Gateway	204 - 4 - 1 - 1
Gateway MAC Address	Auto

1. Select the desired NIC and then select Enable ARP Protecon.
2. Obtain the gateway's MAC address automacally, or select Custom and input the MAC address.
3. Click Apply to save the sengs.

Video Watermark

Encrypt custom informaon in videos to prevent unauthorized alteraon.

1. Click System > Security.

Camera	D11(smart ipc)
Enable Watermark	√
Watermark Content	1212

1. Select the desired camera and then select Enable Watermark.
2. Enter watermark content.
3. Click Apply to save the sengs.

Secure Password

Secure password species the permission of strong or weak password in dierent modes: friendly password and enhanced password.

1. Click System > Security.

1. Once Enable is selected, the opon will be hidden, and by default friendly password is enabled. You may enable Enhanced Password as needed.

- Friendly Password

If this opon is selected, a strong password must be used except when login from the same network segment or one of the three private network segments (10.0.0.0/8, 172.16.0.0/12, 192.168.0.0/24).

- Enhanced Password

If this opon is selected, a prompt for a strong password will appear when a weak password is detected. Also, only strong passwords are allowed for new users.

NOTE!

Only admin can congregate secure password.

1. Click Apply to save the sengs.

13 System Maintenance

System Informaon

Click Maintain > System Info to view the basic NVR informaon for maintenance purpose.

System Info

View the basic informaon such as the device model, serial number, rmware version, build date and operaon me.

Basic Info

Product Model

Serial Number

Firmware Version

Build Date

Operation Time

NVR

210235T0E51234567890

B3119P15

2016-11-09

0 Day(s) 0 Hour(s) 48 Minute(s)

Camera status

Click the Camera tab to view camera status (online or oine with possible oine cause) and status of alarm funcons such as moon detection, tampering, video loss and audio detecon. O means disabled, and on means enabled.

Camera	Name	Status	Motion	Tampering
D1	IP Camera 01	Offline(Network Disconnected)	Off	Off
D2	IP Camera 02	Offline(Network Disconnected)	Off	Off
D3	IP Camera 03	Offline(Network Disconnected)	Off	Off
D4	IP Camera 04	Offline(Network Disconnected)	Off	Off
D5	IP Camera 05	Offline(Network Disconnected)	Off	Off
D6	IP Camera 06	Offline(Network Disconnected)	Off	Off

Recording status

Click the Recording tab to view recording status and stream sengs.

Camera	Name	Type	Status	Diagnosis	Stream Type	fps
D1	IP Camera 01	None	No Recording	Camera Offline	None	0
D2	IP Camera 02	None	No Recording	Camera Offline	None	0
D3	IP Camera 03	None	No Recording	Camera Offline	None	0
D4	IP Camera 04	None	No Recording	Camera Offline	None	0
D5	IP Camera 05	None	No Recording	Camera Offline	None	0
D6	IP Camera 06	None	No Recording	Camera Offline	None	0
D7	IP Camera 07	None	No Recording	Camera Offline	None	0
D8	IP Camera 08	None	No Recording	Camera Offline	None	0
D9	IP Camera 09	None	No Recording	Camera Offline	None	0
D10	IP Camera 10	Normal	Ongoing	Normal	Main Stream	25

Online user

Click the Online User tab for informaon about users who are currently logged in.

No.	Username	IP Address	Login Time
1	admin	127.0.0.1	2016-04-13 23:03:55

Disk status

Click the Disk tab to view the hard disk status and disk properes.

Disk No.	Total(GB)	Free(GB)	Status	Vendor	Property
1	0.00	0.00	No Disk
2	1863.02	0.00	Normal	SEAGATE	Read/Write
Total Capacity(GB)		1863.02
Free Space(GB)		0.00

Network Informaon

Trac

Click Maintain > Network Info > Trac to view network trac informaon.

Network Detecon

Click Maintain > Network Info > Net Detect.

To test network delay and packet loss rate, enter the test address and then click Test.

NOTE!

The test packet size is 3000 bytes by default and can be changed as needed.

Network Delay and Packet Loss Test

Test Address

204.4.1.17

Test Result

Delay: 1.137ms, Packet Loss: 0.000%

To capture and save packets, select the USB storage device, specify the port number and IP address, and then click right to the desired NIC.

The captured packets are saved as a backup le in the root directory of the USB storage device. You may click Open to view the le.

NOTE!

• The packet size is 1520 bytes by default and can be changed as needed.
• The backup le of the captured packets is named in NIC name_me.pcap format.
• Packets cannot be captured if it is already started on the Web interface.
• If you use PPPoE, a virtual NIC will appear in the list aer the dial-up succeeds, and you may capture packets sent to and from this NIC.

Network Sengs

Click Maintain > Network Info > Network to view network sengs.

PoE/Network Port Status

Only certain NVR models support this funcon.

Click System > Network Info to view port status. In the gure below, the blue port is in use. For PoE models, power informaon will be displayed.

Network Stascs

Click Maintain > Network Info > Network Stascs. Bandwidth usage stascs are displayed.

Type	Bandwidth
IP Camera	15Mbps
Remote Live View	0bps
Remote Playback	0bps
Idle Receive Bandwidth	145Mbps
Idle Send Bandwidth	96Mbps

NOTE!

• Insucient receiving bandwidth (Idle Receive Bandwidth) may cause the connected cameras to be oine.
• When the sending bandwidth (Idle Send Bandwidth) is insucient, remote live view, playback or download may fail on the NVR.

Log Query

Logs contain informaon about user-performed operaons and device status. By analyzing logs, you can keep track of device operaon status and view detailed alarm informaon.

1. Click Maintain > Log.
2. Set query conditions, including the start and end mes, main type and sub type.
3. Click Query.

Start Time

2017

-

06

-

20

00

:

00

:

00

End Time

2017

-

06

-

20

23

:

59

:

59

Main Type

All

Sub Type

All Types

Username

Operation Time

Camera

Play

Main Type

Sub Type

De

2017-06-20 14:56:38

D7

Alarm

Motion Detection Ended

2017-06-20 14:56:33

D7

Alarm

Motion Detection Started

admin

2017-06-20 14:56:28

Operation

Quick Search IP Camera

admin

2017-06-20 14:56:23

Operation

Login

2017-06-20 14:55:57

D13

Alarm

Motion Detection Started

2017-06-20 14:55:36

D13

Alarm

Motion Detection Ended

2017-06-20 14:55:31

D13

Alarm

Motion Detection Started

2017-06-20 14:55:15

D13

Alarm

Motion Detection Ended

2017-06-20 14:54:55

D13

Alarm

Motion Detection Started

2017-06-20 14:54:21

D7

Alarm

Motion Detection Ended

1. If is displayed under Play, you may click to view the recording that started one minute before the alarm me and ended ten minutes aer the alarm me. means this funcons is not available.

2. To export logs to an external storage device, click Export, set the export desnaon and format, and then click Backup.

Import/Export

System Import/Export

Conguraons and diagnosis informaon can be exported to a storage device and saved as les for backup. A conguraon le can also be imported to the NVR to restore conguraons. The conguraon le of an NVR can be imported to mulple NVRs of the same model if you want them to have the same sengs. If the imported conguraon le contains camera informaon, the related camera will be added to all the NVRs.

Only admin can perform these operaons.

1. Click Maintain > Import/Export.

2. To export device conguraons, specify the desnaon directory and then click Export. A .xml le will be created in the specied directory when export is completed.

3. To import device conguraons, double-click the target folder containing the .xml le, select the le, and then click Import.

CAUTION!

Delete les with cauon. Deleted les cannot be recovered.

Diagnosis Info

The device can save diagnosis info for 14 days and will overwrite the oldest when space is full.

1. Click Maintain > History Diagnosis Info.

Device Type NVR			OPC
Current Diagnosis Info Export
No.	History Diagnosis Info	File Size	Modify Time
1	NVR_Log_20180306000000.tgz	115KB	2018-03-06 00:00:00
2	NVR_Log_20180305000000.tgz	108KB	2018-03-05 00:00:00
3	NVR_Log_20180304000000.tgz	108KB	2018-03-04 00:00:00
4	NVR_Log_20180303000000.tgz	107KB	2018-03-03 00:00:00
5	NVR_Log_20180302000000.tgz	179KB	2018-03-02 00:00:00
6	NVR_Log_20180301000000.tgz	157KB	2018-03-01 00:00:00
7	NVR_Log_20180228000000.tgz	156KB	2018-02-28 00:00:00
8	NVR_Log_20180227000000.tgz	151KB	2018-02-27 00:00:00
9	NVR_Log_20180212000000.tgz	167KB	2018-02-12 00:00:00
10	NVR_Log_2018O211OOOOOO.tgz	166KB	2018-02-11 0O:O:O:O
11	NVR_Log_2018O21OOOOOO.Otgz	163KB	2018-02-1D 0O:O:O:O
12	NVR_Log_2018O2O9OOOOOO.tgz	168KB	2018-02-09 0O:O:O:O
13	NVR_Log_2O8OOOOOO.tgz	17OKB	2018-02-OB 0O:O:O:O
14	NVR_Log_2O7OOOOOO.tgz	169KB	2018-02-OT OO:O:O:O

2. Select a device type:

- NVR: For NVR, history diagnosis info is generated at 00:00 every day. To export history diagnosis info, click Export at the boom. To export current diagnosis info, click Export right to Current Diagnosis Info.

- IPC: For IPC, history diagnosis info is generated at 00:05 every day. Select channels and then click Export at the boom. To export current diagnosis info, click Export right to Current Diagnosis Info.

NOTE!

For IPC, diagnosis info is recorded based on channel, which means, if an IPC is added to mulple channels, all the channels will record diagnosis info for the IPC.

System Restoraon

Use this funcon to restore some or all factory default sengs. The NVR will restart automacally to complete this operaon. Recordings and operaon logs will not be deleted.

1. Click Maintain >Restore.
2. Click Default to restore factory default sengs except network and user sengs, or click Factory Default to restore all factory default sengs.

Automac Maintenance

Set the NVR to restart as scheduled and delete les (including recordings) as needed. Only admin can perform this operaon.

1. Click Maintain > Auto-Funcon.
2. Set an auto-restart me, and choose a way to delete les automacally.

Auto-Restart	Tuesday	02:00
Auto-Delete File	Never		day(s) ago

CAUTION!

Files deleted automacally cannot be recovered.

System Upgrade

Upgrade the NVR under Maintain > Upgrade locally (using an upgrade le saved in a USB storage device) or by cloud (through a cloud server). To upgrade by cloud, ensure that the NVR is connected to a fully functional DNS server (congured under System > Network > Basic), and click Check to see whether a newer version is available. The me that a cloud upgrade takes is acted by network conneccon status.

CAUTION!

• Make sure power is not interrupted during upgrade. A power failure during system upgrade may cause startup failure. Use an Uninterrupted Power Supply (UPS) if necessary.
• Ensure network connectivity for a cloud upgrade.

14 Shutdown

Click Shutdown to log out, restart or shut down as needed. To shut down the NVR, you may also long-press the power buon on the front panel (if available) for around three seconds II an on-screen message appears, and then click Yes.

Logout

Restart

Shutdown

CAUTION!

Unsaved sengs will be lost if the NVR is shut down unexpectedly, for example, due to a power failure. An incorrect shutdown during a system upgrade may cause startup failures.

Part II Web-Based Operaons

1 Before You Begin

You may access and manage your NVR remotely using a web browser on a PC (through the Web interface). Check the following before you begin:

- Access will be authenticated during login, and operaon permissions will be required.

- The PC is operang properly and has a network conncon to the NVR.

- The PC uses the Windows XP, Windows 7 or Windows 8 operang system.

- A Web browser has been installed on the PC. Microso Internet Explorer 8.0 or higher is recommended. Firefox, Chrome and Opera browsers are also supported.

- A 32-bit Web browser is sll required even if you are using a 64-bit operang system.

NOTE!

• The parameters that are grayed out on the Web GUI cannot be modified. The parameters and values displayed may vary with NVR model.
• The gures are for illustraon purpose only and may vary with NVR model.

2 Login

1. Open a Web browser on your PC and browse to the login page by entering the IP address (192.168.1.30 by default) of your NVR.
   You may need to install a plug-in as prompted at your rst login. Close the Web browser when the installaon starts.
2. In the login dialog box, enter the correct username and password (123456 for admin) and then click Login.

CAUTION!

The default password is intended only for your rst login. We strongly recommend you set a strong password to ensure account security.

• Strong: contains at least 8 characters from at least three of the four types; upper-case leer, lower-case leer, special character, digit.
• Medium: contains at least 8 characters from two of the four types: upper-case leer, lower-case leer, special character, digit.
• Weak: contains less than 8 characters from only one of the four types: upper-case leer, lower-case leer, special character, digit.

3 Live View

The Live View page is displayed when you are logged in. The following gure shows an example.

Table 3-1 Live View Window Control Buons

Buon	Descripon	Buon	Descripon
	Main/Sub stream		Start or stop live view in all windows
	Previous and next screen		Switch screen layout
	Full screen		Select stream type
	Shows the current frame rate, bit rate, resoluon, and packet loss rate		Take a snapshot
	Start zoom		Local recording
	Turn on or o audio; adjust sound volume.		Adjust MIC volume
	3D posioning		Open or close the control panel

NOTE!

• Only the main stream 50 is displayed when the camera is oine or it supports only one stream.
• A snapshot le is named in this format: IP_camera ID_snapshot me. The snapshot me is in YYYYMMDDHHMMSSMS format.
• By default, snapshots are saved in this directory: C:\Users\username\Surveillance\Snap\system date. The system date is in yyyy-mm-dd format.
• A local recording is named in this format: IP_camera ID_S recording start me E recording end me. The recording start and end mes are in hh-mm-ss format.
• By default, local recordings are saved in this directory: C:\Users\username\Surveillance\Record\system date. The system date is in yyyy-mm-dd format.

4 Playback

Click Playback on the top to show the Playback page. The following gure shows an example.

Table 4-1 Playback Control Buons

Buon	Descripon	Buon	Descripon
	Play/Pause		Stop
	Reverse		Slow down or speed up
	Rewind or forward 30 seconds		Rewind or forward by frame
	Previous or next period		Clip video/pause
	Save video clip		Take a snapshot
	Zoom		Adjust sound volume; turn on or o sound

5 Conguraon

Click Setup on the top, and then click the menus on the le to congure parameters.

Appendix A Acronyms

Acronym	Descripon
CBR	Constant Bit Rate
DDNS	Dynamic Domain Name Service
DHCP	Dynamic Host Conguraon Protocol
DST	Daylight Saving Time
DVS	Digital Video Server
FTP	File Transfer Protocol
HDMI	High Denion Mulmedia Interface
HTTPS	Hypertext Transfer Protocol Over Secure Sockets Layer
IPC	IP Camera
JPEG	Joint Photographic Experts Group
MTU	Maximum Transfer Unit
NAT	Network Address Translaon
NIC	Network Interface Card
NTP	Network Time Protocol
NVR	Network Video Recorder
ONVIF	Open Network Video Interface Forum
PoE	Power over Ethernet
PPPoE	Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet
PTZ	Pan, Tilt, Zoom
P2P	Peer-to-Peer
RAID	Redundant Arrays of Independent Disks
RTSP	Real-Time Streaming Protocol
SDK	Soware Development Kit
S.M.A.R.T.	Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporng Technology
UPnP	Universal Plug-and-Play
USB	Universal Serial Bus
VGA	Video Graphics Array
VBR	Variable Bit Rate

Appendix B FAQs

Problem	Possible Cause and Soluon
Forgot the login password	Double-click the lower le corner of the login dialog box as admin. A dialog box appears.Note down the serial number and then contact your dealer for a temporary password. Log in with the temporary password and then reset your password.Use your mobile surveillance app to scan the QR code (Sengs > Forgot Device Password).
The Web plugin (AcveX) cannot be loaded.	Close your web browser when the installaon starts.Disable the rewall and close the an-virus program on your computer.Enable your Internet Explorer(IE) to check for newer versions of the stored pages every me you visit the webpage (Tools > Internet Opons > General > Sengs).Add your NVR's IP address to the trusted sites in your IE (Tools > Internet Opons > Security).Add your NVR's IP address to the Compatibility View list in your IE (Tools > Compatibility View Sengs).Clear your IE's cache.
No images are displayed in live view on the Web interface.	Check if the bit rate is 0Mbps in the live view window.If yes, check if the rewall has been disabled, and the an-virus program has been stopped on your computer.If not, maybe it is because the graphics card driver on your computer is not working properly. Try installing the driver again.
A camera is oine, and No Link is displayed.	Click Maintain > System Info > Camera. The cause is displayed under Status. Common causes include disconnected network, incorrect username or password, weak password, insucient bandwidth.Check network conncon and network conguraons.If it indicates incorrect username or password, check that the camera password set in the NVR is the one used to access the camera's Web interface.If it indicates denied access for weak password, log in to the camera's Web interface and set a strong password.If it indicates insucient bandwidth, delete other online IP devices in the NVR.
The NVR displays live video for some cameras and No Resource for others.	Set the camera to encode the sub stream, and decrease its resoluon to D1.Set the NVR to use the sub stream rst for live view.
A camera goes online and oine repeatedly.	Check if network conncon is stable.Upgrade the rmware for the camera and the NVR. Contact your dealer for the latest versions.
Live view is normal, but the recording cannot be found.	Check that a recording schedule has been properly congured.Check if the me and me zone congured in the NVR are correct.Check if the hard disk storing the recording has been damaged.Check if the desired recording has been overwrien.
Moon detecon is not eecve.	Check that moon detecon is enabled, and the moon detecon area is properly congured.Check that detecon sensitivity is properly set.Check that the arming schedule is properly congured.
A hard disk cannot be idened by the NVR.	Use the power adapter delivered with your NVR.Power down the NVR and then mount the hard disk again.Try another disk slot.The disk is not compatible with your NVR.Contact your dealer for a list of compatible disk models.
The mouse does not work.	Use the mouse delivered with your NVR.Make sure no cable is extended.