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Product Type Network Video Recorder
Brand UniView
Model NVR301-04S
Channels 4 Channels
Form Factor 1U Rackmount
Dimensions (W x D x H) 430 mm x 265 mm x 44 mm
Weight Approx. 2.8 kg
Power Supply DC 12V, 2A
Power Consumption ≤ 15W (without HDD)
Hard Drive Support 1 x SATA HDD up to 8TB
Video Compression H.265 / H.264
Recording Resolution Up to 8MP per channel
Network Interface 1 x RJ45 10/100/1000 Mbps
USB Ports 2 x USB 2.0
Operating System Embedded Linux
Remote Access Via web browser or mobile app
Maintenance & Cleaning Use a soft, dry cloth; avoid liquids
Safety Precautions Ensure proper ventilation; use only supplied power adapter
Spare Parts / Repairability Hard drive and power adapter are user-replaceable; consult service manual
Included Accessories Power adapter, mouse, mounting ears, user manual

Frequently Asked Questions - NVR301-04S UniView

How do I set up the UniView NVR301-04S for the first time?
Connect the NVR to your network via Ethernet, attach a monitor to the HDMI or VGA port, power on, and follow the on-screen wizard to configure basic settings.
What hard drives are compatible with the NVR301-04S?
The NVR supports 3.5-inch SATA HDDs up to 8TB. Use drives designed for surveillance or NAS for reliable 24/7 operation.
How can I access the NVR remotely?
Enable UPnP or configure port forwarding on your router. Then use the UniView mobile app or web browser to connect via IP or domain.
Can I use PoE cameras with this NVR?
The NVR301-04S does not have built-in PoE ports. You will need a separate PoE switch or injectors for powering cameras.
How do I perform a factory reset?
Press and hold the reset button on the rear panel for 10 seconds while powered on. The device will reboot with default settings.
What is the maximum recording resolution?
Each channel can record at up to 8MP (3840x2160) at 12fps, or lower resolutions at higher frame rates.
How do I update the firmware?
Download the latest firmware from the UniView website, go to Maintenance > Upgrade in the web interface, and upload the file. Do not power off during update.
Can I connect to the NVR without a monitor?
Yes, you can access it via web browser using the default IP address (192.168.1.200) after connecting to the same network.
What should I do if the NVR does not detect my camera?
Check camera compatibility, ensure both devices are on the same subnet, and try adding the camera manually using its IP address and credentials.
How do I back up recorded footage?
Insert a USB drive into the NVR, go to Playback, select the time range, and click Export. You can also back up via FTP or NAS.

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USER MANUAL NVR301-04S UniView

Network Video Recorders

User Manual

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

Disclaimer

UniView NVR301-04S - Disclaimer - 1

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.

  • 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.

SymbolDescripon
UniView NVR301-04S - Safety Symbols - 1 WARNING!Indicates a hazardous situaon which, if not avoided, could result in bodily injury or death.
UniView NVR301-04S - Safety Symbols - 2 CAUTION!Indicates a situaon which, if not avoided, could result in damage, data loss or malfuncon to product.
UniView NVR301-04S - Safety Symbols - 3 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 Conguration....7

Preparaon 7

Wizard 7

3 Live View....11

Live View Status ....11

Window Toolbar 12

Screen Toolbar 13

Shortcut Menu 14

Sequence Operaon ....15

Zoom 16

Image Conguraon ....17

Preview Conguraon ....18

4 Channel Configuraon 20

Channel Management....20

OSD Conguraon 31

Image Conguraon ....31

Privacy Mask Conguraon 35

5 PTZ Control....36

PTZ Control Window and PTZ Management Window 36

Seng and Calling a Preset 38

Seng a Preset Patrol ....39

Seng a Recorded Patrol 40

Seng Auto Guard 41

6 Recording and Snapshot ....41

Encoding Sengs....42

Draw or Edit a Schedule....45

Scheduled Recording and Snapshot....46

Moon Detecon Recording and Snapshot....46

Alarm Triggered Recording and Snapshot 49

Manual Recording and Snapshot ....50

Holiday Recording and Snapshot ....51

Other Recording and Snapshot Types....52

7 Playback....53

Instant Playback ....53

Playback Toolbar 53

Playback by Camera and Date....55

Playback in Corridor Mode....56

Playback by Tag....56

Playback by Event 57

Playback by Smart Search ....57

Playback by External File....58

Playback by Image....58

Playback by POS....58

File Management ....59

8 Backup....60

Recording Backup 60

Image Backup....62

9 Alarm....62

Alarm Input and Output....62

Moon Detecon....65

Tampering Detecon 66

Video Loss 67

VCA....67

Defocus Detecon....72

Scene Change Detecon ....73

Auto Tracking....73

Alert 75

Buzzer....76

Alarm-Triggered Acons 76

Manual Alarm 77

10 VCA Search....77

Behavior Search ....77

Face Search 78

People Counng....79

11 Network Conguraon ....80

TCP/IP....80

PPPoE 82

EZCloud 82

DDNS....83

3G/4G....84

Port 85

Port Mapping 86

Email....88

FTP....89

SNMP....91

Mulcast 92

12 Disk Configuraon 92

Disk Management 92

Array Conguraon....94

Disk Group....96

Space Allocaon....97

Advanced Conguraon 98

Hard Disk Detecon 98

13 System Conguration.... 101

Basic Conguraon ....101

Time Conguraon ....102

Transacon Conguraon....103

Serial Port Conguraon....104

User Conguraon....105

Security Conguraon ....106

Hot Spare Conguraon 109

14 System Maintenance .... 110

System Informaon....110

Network Informaon 112

Log Query....115

Import/Export 116

System Restoraon 117

Automac Maintenance ....118

System Upgrade....118

15 Shutdown.... 119

Part II Web-Based Operaons....119

1 Before You Begin....119
2 Login....120
3 Live View....121
4 Playback....123
5 Conguraon 124

Appendix A Typical Applicaons 126

Typical Applicaon 1....126

Typical Applicaon 2....126

Typical Applicaon 3....127

Appendix B Acronyms....127

Appendix C FAQs....128

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

NameAconDescripon
Le buonClickSelect or conrm an item.Select to edit digits, symbols, upper-case or lower-case leers in a eld.
Double-clickEnter or exit full screen mode in live view.
DragDraw or move a rectangle on the screen, forexample, a moon detecon area.
Right buonClickShow the shortcut menu.Exit zoom.Exit the current window when Cancel or Exit is displayed.
WheelScroll up or downScroll up or down a list or a window; or zoom in or out on a playback progress bar.

Front Panel Buons

The front panel buons may vary with NVR model.

Table 1-2 Front Panel Buons 1

BuonDescripon
UniView NVR301-04S - Front Panel Buons - 1Display the main menu.
UniView NVR301-04S - Front Panel Buons - 2Switch to the next tab on the screen or switch the input method.
UniView NVR301-04S - Front Panel Buons - 3Auxiliary funcon buon.
UniView NVR301-04S - Front Panel Buons - 4Exit the current window.
UniView NVR301-04S - Front Panel Buons - 5△, ▽, ▷, ◀: Switch windows or menu items; or control rotaon direcons of a PTZ camera when the PTZ toolbar is closed. PTZ stands for pan, lt, and zoom. ◀, ◀: Rewind or forward 30 seconds in full screen. ◀, ◀: Variable-speed forward or rewind in full screen.
UniView NVR301-04S - Front Panel Buons - 6Conrm an operaon, or start/pause the playback.
UniView NVR301-04S - Front Panel Buons - 7Press this buon to start up or shut down the NVR.To shut down, press this buon and hold for at least 3 seconds ll a message appears on your monitor. Click Yes.Note:This shutdown operaon can be performed only when you have logged in to the system.

Table 1-3 Front Panel Buons 2

BuonDescripon
UniView NVR301-04S - Front Panel Buons - 8Press this buon to start up or shut down the NVR.To shut down, press this buon and hold for at least 3 seconds ll a message appears on your monitor. Click Yes.Note:This shutdown operaon can be performed only when you have logged in to the system.
UniView NVR301-04S - Front Panel Buons - 9Enter 1; or display the main menu.
UniView NVR301-04S - Front Panel Buons - 10Enter 2, A, B, or C; or start instant playback.
UniView NVR301-04S - Front Panel Buons - 11Enter 3, D, E, or F; or start manual recording.
UniView NVR301-04S - Front Panel Buons - 12Enter 4, G, H, or I; or enter the PTZ control interface.
UniView NVR301-04S - Front Panel Buons - 13Enter 5, J, K, or L; or switch the screen layout in live view or playback mode.
UniView NVR301-04S - Front Panel Buons - 14Enter 6, M, N, or O; or enable or disable arming.
UniView NVR301-04S - Front Panel Buons - 15Enter 7, P, Q, R, or S; or take a snapshot.
UniView NVR301-04S - Front Panel Buons - 16Enter 8, T, U, or V.
UniView NVR301-04S - Front Panel Buons - 17Enter 9, W, X, Y, or Z.
UniView NVR301-04S - Front Panel Buons - 18Enter 0 or a space.
UniView NVR301-04S - Front Panel Buons - 19Delete
UniView NVR301-04S - Front Panel Buons - 20Switch the input method.
UniView NVR301-04S - Front Panel Buons - 21Auxiliary funcon buon.
UniView NVR301-04S - Front Panel Buons - 22Exit the current window.
UniView NVR301-04S - Front Panel Buons - 23Switch to the next tab.
UniView NVR301-04S - Front Panel Buons - 24△, ▽, ▷, ◀: Switch windows or menu items; or control rotaon direcons of a PTZ camera when the PTZ toolbar is closed■□□, ▽□: Rewind or forward 30 seconds in full screen.■◇◇, ◀◇: Variable-speed forward or rewind in full screen.OK◇◇: Conrm an operaon; or start or pause
playback.

Remote Control

Table 1-4 Funcons of the Buons on the Remote Control

BuonFuncon
PowerPress this buon to start up or shut down the NVR.To shut down, press this buon and hold for at least 3 seconds ll a message appears on your monitor. Click Yes.Note:This shutdown operaon can be performed only when you have logged in to the system.
DEVThis buon is for reserved funcons.
ToolbarIn live view mode, press this buon to show the toolbar for the currently selected window.In playback mode, press this buon to display windows according to the congured screen layout.
MenuPress this buon to display the main menu.
Iris+/Iris-Adjust the iris, focus and zoom of the PTZ camera in PTZ control mode.
Focus+/Focus-
Zoom+/Zoom-
UP, DOWN, LEFT, RIGHT, ENTERPress UP, DOWN, LEFT and RIGHT to navigate between menu items or shi focus.In PTZ control mode, press UP, DOWN, LEFT, and RIGHT buons to select the corresponding buons on the screen, and then press ENTER to acvate the selecon.In live view mode, press UP to start sequence in full screen. Pressing UP again starts sequence with three windows on the screen. Press DOWN to open the playback window.Press ENTER to conrm an operaon or to display a selected drop-down list. In playback mode, press ENTER to play or pause in full screen mode.• UP and DOWN: Variable speed forward or rewind in full screen.• LEFT and RIGHT: Rewind or forward 30 seconds in full screen.
FnPress to navigate to the next window when mulple windows are displayed.
EscExit.
Alphanumeric buons• Switch to the corresponding channel in live view mode.• Input numbers and characters in edit mode.
ShiSwitch menu items.
DelRemove characters or spaces on the le of the cursor.

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.

Wizard

The wizard can guide you to complete the most basic setup. The wizard may vary with device model and other factors. The following shows an example.

  1. Enable or disable the wizard as needed and then click Next.

UniView NVR301-04S - Wizard - 1

NOTE!

• You may change the seng under System > Basic.
- If a QR code is displayed, you may scan the code to download an app and use the app to control your NVR.

2. Enter the default admin password 123456 and then click Next.

UniView NVR301-04S - Enter the default admin password 123456 and then click Next. - 1

CAUTION!

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

Wizard Change Password Admin Password ****** Change Password ✓ New Password ****** Confirm ****** Strong

UniView NVR301-04S - CAUTION! - 2

NOTE!

For RAID models, a window appears following this step for RAID conguraon.

3. Complete me informaon and then click Next.

Wizard Time Time Zone (GMT+00:00) Dublin, Edinburgh, London Date Format YYYY-MM-DD Time Format 24-hour System Time 2016 04 13 00 : 50 : 27

  1. Set the IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway. Use the default sengs for other parameters unless modicaon is necessary. Review the sengs and then click Next.
Wizard
Basic
Select NICNIC1
Enable DHCP
IPv4 Address204 - 4 - 1 - 90
IPv4 Subnet Mask255 - 255 - 255 - 0
IPv4 Default Gateway204 - 4 - 1 - 1
MAC Address48:ea:63:0e:14:06
MTU (Bytes)1500
Preferred DNS Server8 - 8 - 8 - 8
Alternate DNS Server8 - 8 - 4 - 4
Internal NIC IPv4 Addr.172 - 16 - 0 - 1

UniView NVR301-04S - Complete me informaon and then click Next. - 2

NOTE!

  • DHCP is enabled by default.
  • If your NVR has more than one Network Interface Card (NIC), you may congregate the NICs and choose one for default route.
  • An internal IPv4 address can be congured if your NVR has PoE ports or switching ports.

  • Click Search. The detected IP devices are listed. Select the device(s) to add and then click Add.

  • Click Next.

Wizard IP Camera Auto Switch to H.265 (Effective wh... Auto Switch to U-Code (Effective w... Off Select IP Addr Status Qty Device Model Protocol Po 1 203.1.8.150 1 ISC2500-SP ONVIF 82 2 206.7.0.202 Added 1 IPC232E-IR3-F80-DT Uniview 80 3 206.7.10.137 1 HIC5621E-L-U Uniview 80 Add Search Previous Next Exit

7. Set a recording/snapshot schedule and then click OK.

UniView NVR301-04S - Set a recording/snapshot schedule and then click OK. - 1

bar | Day | Time | |-------|------| | Mon | 0 | | Tue | 2 | | Wed | 4 | | Thu | 6 | | Fri | 8 | | Sat | 10 | | Sun | 12 | | Holiday | 14 | | Mon | 16 | | Tue | 18 | | Wed | 20 | | Thu | 22 | | Fri | 24 | (Note: Click a color on the right and then draw the schedule.) Copy Previous OK Exit

You may also edit wizard sengs by clicking Wizard under System > Basic.

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

IconDescripon
UniView NVR301-04S - Live View Status - 1Tampering alarm
UniView NVR301-04S - Live View Status - 2Moon detecon alarm
UniView NVR301-04S - Live View Status - 3Recording
UniView NVR301-04S - Live View Status - 4Two-way audio
UniView NVR301-04S - Live View Status - 5Turn on audio

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

No Resource 1 2 3 No Link 4 5

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

Window Toolbar

IconDescripon
UniView NVR301-04S - Live View Status - 7Available for PTZ cameras only. Click to display the PTZ control window.
UniView NVR301-04S - Live View Status - 8Set mount mode and display mode for sheye camera.This icon appears only for sheye cameras.
UniView NVR301-04S - Live View Status - 9Record live video in the window to the hard disk.Clicking stops recording.
UniView NVR301-04S - Live View Status - 10Click to play video recorded during the past 5 minutes and 30 seconds.
UniView NVR301-04S - Live View Status - 11Zoom in on an area of interest.
UniView NVR301-04S - Live View Status - 12Click to edit image sengs.
UniView NVR301-04S - Live View Status - 13Click to take a snapshot. The window borders will ash white.You may view and back up snapshots under Backup > Image.
UniView NVR301-04S - Live View Status - 14Rest your mouse pointer on the icon to view live video informaon. Or click it to view the channel number, camera name, IP address, conncon status and recording status.
UniView NVR301-04S - Live View Status - 15UniView NVR301-04S - Live View Status - 16Start two-way audio with the camera. Click to stop. The sound volume is adjustable.Note: Correct audio input and output conncons are required.
UniView NVR301-04S - Live View Status - 17[IMAGE]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.
IconDescripon
UniView NVR301-04S - Live View Status - 18Click to link the window to another IP device.
UniView NVR301-04S - Live View Status - 19Exit

Screen Toolbar

IconDescripon
UniView NVR301-04S - Live View Status - 20Click to access the main menu.
UniView NVR301-04S - Live View Status - 21//A4W7Select the screen layout.
UniView NVR301-04S - Live View Status - 22/Previous or next screen.
UniView NVR301-04S - Live View Status - 23/Start or stop sequence.
UniView NVR301-04S - Live View Status - 24Playback.
UniView NVR301-04S - Live View Status - 25Click to open the USB Device window 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.
UniView NVR301-04S - Live View Status - 26Rest the mouse pointer on this icon to view encoding informaon including frame rate, bit rate, and resoluon; or click to view camera status.
UniView NVR301-04S - Live View Status - 27Click to view device alarm status and camera status.
UniView NVR301-04S - Live View Status - 28Rest the mouse pointer on it to view NIC card informaon. Or click this icon to edit basic network sengs.
UniView NVR301-04S - Live View Status - 29Rest the mouse pointer on it to view the date. Or click this icon to edit me sengs.
UniView NVR301-04S - Live View Status - 30Available to certain NVR models.Click to display the cloud service window. You may scan the QR code and download an app to manage your NVR.
UniView NVR301-04S - Live View Status - 31Click to automatically hide the toolbar, or click lock. UniView NVR301-04S - Live View Status - 32

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
Menu Single Window Multi-Window Corridor Main/Aux Monitor Fisheye Mode PTZ Control Add IP Camera Playback Output Mode

Table 3-3 Shortcut Menu Descripon

MenuDescripon
MenuAccess 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).
CorridorChoose 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.
Main/Aux MonitorSwitch live video from dierent video output.
Fisheye ModeSet mount mode and display mode for sheye camera.
PTZ ControlDisplay the PTZ control window for the rst PTZ camera in live view.
PlaybackPlay the current day's recording for the camera linked to the current window.
Output ModeChoose a video output mode, including standard, so, bright, and vivid.

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.

UniView NVR301-04S - Sequence Operaon - 1

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 screen at the set interval.

NOTE!

  • The default sequence interval is eight seconds and can be set under System >Preview.
  • You may drag video to the desired 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.

UniView NVR301-04S - Zoom - 1

natural_image Yellow heavy-duty truck driving on a multi-lane highway, with traffic and a highlighted section showing a yellow cab (no visible text or symbols)

UniView NVR301-04S - Zoom - 2

NOTE!

The system adjusts the area automacally according to the window size and its aspect rao. Also, the system has specied 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, saturon 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.

UniView NVR301-04S - Preview Conguraon - 1

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.

Camera Name D1 IP Camera 01 D2 IP Camera 02 1 D2 2 None 3 None 4 None 5 None 6 None 7 None 8 None 9 None 10 None 11 None 12 None 13 None 14 None 15 None 16 None 1/4 Apply Exit

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.
Camera Name D1 IP Camera 01 D2 IP Camera 02 1 D2 2 D1 3 None 4 None 5 None 6 None 7 None 8 None 9 None 10 None 11 None 12 None 13 None 14 None 15 None 16 None 1/4 Apply Exit

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.

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CAUTION!

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

Auto Switch to H.265 (Effective wh... Auto Switch to U-Code (Effective w... Off □Camera ID Add/Del Status IP Address Remote Camera ID Configure Name □D2 0 206.7.102.104 1 IP Camera 19 + - 206.2.7.7 + - 206.7.10.175 + - 206.7.12.211 + - 206.7.33.3 + - 206.7.33.6 + - 206.7.33.7 + - 206.7.33.8 + - 206.7.33.11 + - 206.7.33.13 + - 206.7.33.16 + - 206.7.33.48 + - 206.7.33.49 + - 206.7.33.50 + - 206.7.33.50 Idle Receive Bandwidth: 154Mbps Refresh Search Segment Delete One-click Add Custom Add Sort Camera Exit

UniView NVR301-04S - Opon 1 - 2

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 One-click Add 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.

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.

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natural_image 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.

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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 to add an IP device that is connected to a dierent router, for example, when the NVR and the IP device are connected across the Internet.

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NOTE!

First you need to enable port mapping at Setup > Port > Port Mapping on the IP device's Web interface.

  1. Click Camera > Camera, click Custom Add.

  2. Choose an opon:

- By IP

a. On the IP device's Web interface, go to Setup > Port > Port Mapping, nd the external IP (public IP) and external port number.
b. On the NVR: Select a protocol, enter the above-menoned IP address and port number, enter the username and password.
c. Click OK.

- By EZDDNS

a. On the IP device's Web interface, go to Setup > Network > DDNS, enable DDNS, select EZDDNS, set a domain name and get the server address.

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NOTE!

  • Aer seng the domain name, check that you can use the device address to access the IP device's Web interface.
  • Make sure the EZDDNS server and the NVR are connected (ping the EZDDNS server from the NVR).

b. On the NVR: Select a protocol, enter the above-menoned server address, domain name, username and password.
c. Click OK.

- By a domain name

a. On the IP device's Web interface, go to Setup > Network > DDNS, enable DDNS, select DynDNS or NO-IP, enter the domain name that you have signed up on the DNS website, enter the username and password, and then click Save.
b. On the NVR: Select a protocol, enter the domain name menoned above, enter the username and password. The port is the external port of the IP device.
c. Click OK.

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NOTE!

  • If Custom is selected for Protocol, the port is the mapped external RTSP port of the IP device.
  • Do not add an IP device to an NVR using dierent methods (e.g., IP and EZDDNS) at the same me.
  • When an IP device is added by EZDDNS, domain name (NO-IP or DynDNS), or IP (public IP+public port) and it is not connected to the same router as the NVR, alarm is congorable, but alarm push is not available.

Opon 5

Use this opon only when the IP device to add supports the standard RTSP, and all you need from the IP device are just view live 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.

Protocol Custom Custom1 Camera IP 206 .7 .0 .2 Port Username admin Password **** Number of Camera Protocol Search Add Back

  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.

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NOTE!

Contact the camera manufacturer for resource paths.

CustomCustom1
Protocol NameCustom1
Port554
Transmission ProtocolUDP
Enable Main Stream
Resource Pathrtsp://:/
Enable Sub Stream
Resource Pathrtsp://:/
  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.

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NOTE!

  • This funcon is unavailable to NVRs with PoE ports or switching ports.
  • This chapter describes how to sort cameras on an NVR with more than 32 channels. For NVRs with 32 channels or less, you can so cameras by dragging the mouse.

For example, to switch channel 1 with channel 4, click Sort Camera, and then follow the steps below:

  1. In the le list, select the check box for channel 1, and then click

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Channel 1 now appears in the right list. Perform the same

operaons to channel 4.

  1. In the right list, select channel 4 and then click ←. Now channel 4 appears at the previous line of channel 1 in the list. Perform the same operaons to channel 1, so channel 1 appears at the previous line of channel 4 in the list.

  2. Click Apply to save the seng, and then click Yes.

Sort Camera Bound □ Camera IP Addr Name □ 1 206.7.100.57 IP Camera 01 □ 2 206.3.0.28 IP Camera 09 □ 3 206.2.14.181 smart ipc □ 4 206.7.100.62 Camera □ 5 206.7.33.6 Camera 01 ✓ 6 206.7.102.225 IP Camera 06 ✓ 7 206.7.102.104 IP Camera 19 □ 8 206.7.102.121 Camera 234 □ 9 206.3.0.28 IP Camera 09 □ 10 □ 11 □ 12 □ 13 □ 14 □ 15 □ 16 □ 17 □ 18 ✓ Unbound □ Camera IP Addr Name ✓

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NOTE!

  • To move a channel le or right, select the check box rst; otherwise, the buons are grayed.
  • To move a channel up or down, click the channel rst; otherwise, the buons are grayed.
  • A channel will be inserted to the rst blank line in the le list unless you have specied another line in the list by selecng the corresponding check box.
  • Save cannot be clicked when the right list is not empty. You need to clear the list rst.

Fisheye Conguraon

Only certain NVR models can dewarp images from sheye cameras.

Conguraon

  1. Click Camera > Camera > Fisheye.
IP Addr.MountAngle of View(°)Fisheye ModeEditMod
206.7.102.104CeilingIPC8
  1. Click ⚙ under Edit. The Fisheye window appears.
  2. Select a correct moung mode and complete other sengs accordingly.
  3. Click OK.

Dewarping

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NOTE!

Dewarping is available in live view and playback (in normal and corridor playback modes). The operaons are similar. The following describes dewarping in live view.

Right-click a sheye camera and then select Fisheye Mode from the shortcut menu. The gure below appears. Set moung mode and display mode.

Fisheye Mode Mount Display Mode

Three mounng modes are available: ceiling, wall, desktop. Ceiling and desktop mounng modes use the same dewarping method.

Mounng ModeDisplay ModeDescripon
Ceiling mountUniView NVR301-04S - NOTE! - 2Original Image
UniView NVR301-04S - NOTE! - 3360° Panoramic+1PTZ
Desktop mountUniView NVR301-04S - NOTE! - 4180° Panoramic
UniView NVR301-04S - NOTE! - 5Fisheye+3PTZ
UniView NVR301-04S - NOTE! - 6Fisheye+4PTZ
UniView NVR301-04S - NOTE! - 7360° Panoramic+6PTZ
UniView NVR301-04S - NOTE! - 8Fisheye+8PTZ
Wall mountUniView NVR301-04S - NOTE! - 9Original Image
UniView NVR301-04S - NOTE! - 10Panoramic
UniView NVR301-04S - NOTE! - 11Panoramic+3PTZ
UniView NVR301-04S - NOTE! - 12Panoramic+4PTZ
UniView NVR301-04S - NOTE! - 13Panoramic+8PTZ

Operations: Take Ceiling Mount and Fisheye+3PTZ as an example:

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natural_image Interior view of a spacecraft with bright light beams reflecting the sky, showing no visible text or symbols.

On a PTZ image, drag the mouse to rotate the image or use the scroll wheel to zoom in or out. A box appears on the sheye image as the image rotates, and as you drag the box or move the scroll wheel on the sheye image, the corresponding PTZ image rotates or zooms in or out as well.

Advanced Funcons

Upgrade connected IP cameras or restore factory default sengs for cameras under Camera > Camera > Advanced.

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.
  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, camera name and people counting result 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.
  7. Click Apply to save the sengs.

Image Conguraon

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

Camera D10 Image Scene General < Image Enhancement Exposure White Balance Adv > Brightness Saturation Contrast Sharpness Noise Reduction Image Rotation Normal

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

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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.
ParameterDescripon
BrightnessThe greater the value, the brighter the images appear.
SaturaonThe amount of color in a specied hue.
ContrastThe degree of dience between the lightest (white) and darkest (black) parts of an image. Seng a greater value increases contrast.
HuePurity of colors in an image.
SharpnessContrast of boundaries of objects in an image.
Noise ReduconReduce noises in images to improve image quality.
Image RotaonNormal: 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.

Camera D10 Image Scene General < Image Enhancement Exposure White Balance Adv > Exposure Mode Automatic Shutter(s) 150 Gain(dB) 0 Slow Shutter □ Slowest Shutter 105 Compensation Day/Night Mode Automatic Day/Night Sensiti... Medium Day/Night Switch... 3 WDR Off WDR Level -

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

ParameterDescripon
Exposure ModeSelect 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.
IrisAdjust iris opening of the lens to control the amount of incoming light.
Slow ShuerImproves image brightness in low light condions.
Slowest ShuerSet the slowest shuer speed for the camera during exposure.
CompensaonAdjust 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 SensitivityLight 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 conditions are met.
WDREnable WDR to ensure clear images in high contrast conditions.
WDR LevelAer enabling WDR, you can improve image quality by adjusting the WDR level.

White balance

  1. Click the White Balance tab.

Camera D10 Image Scene General < Image Enhancement Exposure White Balance Adv > White Balance Auto Red Offset Blue Offset

  1. Adjust the sengs on this tab. Some important parameters are described in the table below.
ParameterDescripon
White BalanceAdjust 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 OsetAdjust the red oset manually.
Blue OsetAdjust the blue oset manually.

Advanced sengs

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

Camera Image Scene D10 General < Exposure White Balance Advanced > Defog Off Defog Intensity

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, and then use the mouse to specify areas to mask. Up to four areas are allowed. The areas are dierenated by dierent colors.

Camera Enable Privacy Mask D10 Clear All Clear Clear Clear Clear Clear

  1. (Oponal) To clear a mask area, click the corresponding Clear buon.
  2. 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

BuonDescripon
UniView NVR301-04S - PTZ Control Window and PTZ Management Window - 1Control the rotaon direcon of the PTZ camera or stop rotaon.
BuonDescripon
UniView NVR301-04S - PTZ Control Window and PTZ Management Window - 2Adjust the zoom, focus, and iris of the PTZ camera.Note: You can also zoom in or out using the scroll wheel on your mouse.
UniView NVR301-04S - PTZ Control Window and PTZ Management Window - 3Control the rotaon speed of the camera. 1 means the slowest, and 9 means the fastest.
UniView NVR301-04S - PTZ Control Window and PTZ Management Window - 4Click to display the PTZ Management window.
UniView NVR301-04S - PTZ Control Window and PTZ Management Window - 5Turn 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.
[XYZT]Preset buon.
UniView NVR301-04S - PTZ Control Window and PTZ Management Window - 6Save 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.
UniView NVR301-04S - PTZ Control Window and PTZ Management Window - 7Preset patrol, recorded patrol and auto guard. For detailed informaon, see Seng a Preset Patrol,Seng a Recorded Patrol, and Seng Auto Guard.
UniView NVR301-04S - PTZ Control Window and PTZ Management Window - 8Start 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.

Select Camera D5 Preset Save Go To 001 002 003 004 005 Preset Patrol Recorded Patrol Auto Guard Preset Patrol 1 KeyPoint Preset Duration Speed Modify Delete Zoom Focus Iris Speed

  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.

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.

Preset 001 Duration 10 Speed 5 OK Cancel

  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.

Preset Patrol 1 KeyPoint Preset Duration Speed Modify Delete 1 001 10 5

  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

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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.

Recorded Patrol 1

  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
ModePreset Patrol
RoutePreset Patrol 1

6 Recording and Snapshot

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 CameraD1(IP Camera 19)
Storage ModeMain Stream
Capture Mode2560*1440@25
Stream TypeNormalSub Stream
Video CompressionH265H264
Resolution2560^14401280*720(720P)
Bitrate TypeCBRCBR
Bit Rate(Kbps)15361024
Range128~16384(Kbps)128~16384(Kbps)
Frame Rate(fps)1012
Image QualityHighestHighest
I Frame Interval5024
I Frame Range10~25010~250
Smoothing
Audio Stream
U-CodeOffOff
  1. Select the camera and then edit sengs as needed. Some parameters are described in the table below.

Table 6-1 Encoding Sengs

ParameterDescripon
Storage ModeMain StreamSub StreamBy default, the main stream is used for storage.
Capture ModeCombinaons of resoluons and frame rates.Note:This parameter is eecve only when the camerais connected to the NVR via the private protocol.
Stream TypeNormal: 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 CompressionVideo compression standard, for example, H.264, H.265.The listed opons depend on the standards supported by the camera.
ResoluonImage resoluon.
Bitrate TypeCBR: 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.
RangeBit rate range. Currently the range is xed.
Frame Rate(fps)Number of frames per second.
Image QualityThis parameter is eecve only whenBitrate Typeis set toVBR. 9 levels are provided.
I Frame IntervalNumber of frames between two adjacent I frames.
I Frame RangeRange of I frames. Currently the range is xed.
SmoothingUse the slider to control the sudden increase of bit rate.
Audio StreamEnable or disable audio stream.
U-CodeThe 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.

Snapshot

Set resoluon, image quality and snapshot interval for snapshots taken according to schedule or triggered by an event.

  1. Click Camera > Snapshot.
  2. Set the parameters as needed.
Select CameraD1(IP Camera 19)
Snapshot TypeScheduleEvent
Resolution704*576(4CIF)704*576(4CIF)
Image QualityMediumHigh
Snapshot Interval5s2s

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NOTE!

  • Scheduled snapshot uses the Normal type of schedule. Event-triggered snapshot is triggered by an event such as an alarm input and a moon detecon alarm. Sengs eecve to event-triggered snapshot also apply to manual snapshot.
  • Snapshot interval is the length of me between two snapshots.

  • Click Apply to save the sengs.

Draw or Edit a Schedule

Make a recording or snapshot schedule by drawing (pressing and dragging) or by eding (using the Edit buon). The operaons for recording and snapshot are similar, so this secon only describes how to make a recording schedule.

  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).
CameraD1
Enable Schedule
Pre-Record(sec)10
Post-Record(sec)60
Enable Redundant Recording

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(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.

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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 and Snapshot

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.

Scheduled Snapshot

Congure scheduled snapshot under Storage > Snapshot. Scheduled snapshot is similar to scheduled recording (see Scheduled Recording for details). Make sure the schedule type is Normal.

Moon Detecon Recording and Snapshot

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). Moon detecon alarms can trigger acons including recording and snapshot.

Moon Detecon Recording

  1. Click Alarm > Moon.

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

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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.

  • 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.

Camera D10 Enable Trigger Actions Arming Schedule Sensitivity Target Size Duration Full Screen Clear All

  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.

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bar | Day | Value | |---|---| | Mon | 0 | | Tue | 3 | | Wed | 6 | | Thu | 9 | | Fri | 12 | | Sat | 15 | | Sun | 18 | | Holiday | 21 | | Mon | 24 |

Moon Detecon Snapshot

Moon detecon snapshot is similar to moon detecon recording. You need to enable and conjure moon detecon alarm rst (see steps 1 to 3 in Moon Detecon Recording for details), and then proceed with the following steps.

  1. Set moon detecon snapshot under Alarm > Moon: click right to Trigger Acons. In the window displayed, click the Snapshot tab, select the desired camera, and then click OK.

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

  1. Set a snapshot schedule under Storage > Snapshot. For the detailed steps, see Draw or Edit a Schedule. Make sure the schedule type is Moon.

Alarm Triggered Recording and Snapshot

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

Alarm Triggered Recording

  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.

Alarm Input Alarm Input Enable Trigger Mode N.O. OK Cancel

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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.

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bar | Day | Value | |---|---| | Mon | 0 | | Tue | 3 | | Wed | 6 | | Thu | 9 | | Fri | 12 | | Sat | 15 | | Sun | 18 | | Holiday | 21 | | Mon | 24 |

Alarm Triggered Snapshot

Alarm triggered snapshot is similar to alarm triggered recording. You need to enable and congregate alarm input rst (see steps 1 to 2 in Alarm Triggered Recording for details) and then proceed with the following steps.

  1. Set alarm triggered snapshot: Click ⚙ under Trigger Acons. In the window displayed, click the Snapshot tab, select the desired camera, and then click OK.

  2. Set a snapshot schedule under Storage > Snapshot. For the detailed steps, see Draw or Edit a Schedule. Make sure the schedule type is Alarm.

Manual Recording and Snapshot

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.

Select Camera Status ✓ D1 IP Camera 01 ✓ Started □ D2 IP Camera 02 ○ Stopped Start Stop Exit

Manual Snapshot

Manual snapshot is similar to manual recording. Click Manual > Snapshot, select the desired camera, and then click Start. Click Stop to stop.

Holiday Recording and Snapshot

Holiday recording and snapshot allows you to specify certain me periods as holidays for scheduled recording and snapshot. First you specify certain date(s) as holidays, and then congure recording or snapshot 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 NameNEW YEARS DAY
Status✓ Enable□ Disable
RepeatNo✓ Yes
Mode✓ By Day□ By Week
Start Date0101
End Date0101
  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.

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heatmap | Day | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 24 | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Mon | Low | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | | Tue | Low | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | | Wed | Low | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | | Thu | Low | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | | Fri | Low | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | | Sat | Low | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | | Sun | Low | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | | Holiday | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low |

Holiday Snapshot

Holiday snapshot is similar to holiday recording. First you set holidays under System > Holiday, and then congregate a snapshot schedule under Storage > Snapshot. Set a snapshot schedule as described in Scheduled Recording. Make sure Holiday is selected from the Select Day dropdown list.

Other Recording and Snapshot Types

Other recording and snapshot types:

  • Event: Including the types below and VCA. Any of these types will trigger event recording/snapshot.
  • Moon detecon AND alarm triggered (M and A for short): recording or snapshot 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 or snapshot is triggered when a moon detecon alarm OR an input alarm occurs.

When you choose an Event type of recording or snapshot, make sure you have enabled the corresponding alarm funcon and congured

alarm-triggered recording/snapshot. The conguraon steps are similar.

See Moon Detecon Recording and Snapshot 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.

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Playback Toolbar

Table 7-1 Playback Toolbar Buons

BuonDescripon
UniView NVR301-04S - Playback Toolbar - 1Show 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.
UniView NVR301-04S - Playback Toolbar - 2Timeline.
UniView NVR301-04S - Playback Toolbar - 3Zoom in or out on the meline.Note: Alternatively, scroll your mouse wheel.
UniView NVR301-04S - Playback Toolbar - 4Play, pause, stop, and reverse.
UniView NVR301-04S - Playback Toolbar - 5Rewind or forward 30 seconds.
UniView NVR301-04S - Playback Toolbar - 6Slow down or speed up.Note: Clickto restore the normal playback speed aer clicking ,andvice versa.
UniView NVR301-04S - Playback Toolbar - 7Forward by frame.
UniView NVR301-04S - Playback Toolbar - 8Start or stop clipping video.
UniView NVR301-04S - Playback Toolbar - 9Take a snapshot. The window borders will ash white.
UniView NVR301-04S - Playback Toolbar - 10Lock.
UniView NVR301-04S - Playback Toolbar - 11Add a default or custom tag.
UniView NVR301-04S - Playback Toolbar - 12Manage les (clips, snapshots, locked les, tags).
UniView NVR301-04S - Playback Toolbar - 13Zoom in on images. For more details, seeZoom.
UniView NVR301-04S - Playback Toolbar - 14Enable/disable POS (available to certain NVR models).When enabled, POS OSD appears on the screen, and some toolbar buons are deactivated.These buons only appear in two playback modes: playback by camera and data and playback by POS.POS OSD duraon (how long POS OSD appears on screen) varies with playback mode. For playback by camera and date, the duraon is xed to 5 seconds.For playback by POS, the duraon is congorable.SeePlayback by Camera and Date and Playback by
POS for more details.
UniView NVR301-04S - Playback Toolbar - 15Turn o/on audio.
UniView NVR301-04S - Playback Toolbar - 16Adjust 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.

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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.

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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.
CameraNameTimeEditDelete
D14TAG2016-04-15 00:01:16
D14TAG2016-04-15 04:57:29
D14Tag12016-04-15 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, motion.
  3. Select the desired camera, set the me period, and then click Search.
  4. Click for the desired recording to start playback.

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.

Playback by Image

Specify an image type (for example, Normal or Moon) to search for and play images from one or more cameras during a specied me period.

  1. In the playback window, select Image from the drop-down list in the upper le corner.
  2. Select a type from the Type drop-down list in the upper right corner.
  3. Select the desired camera(s), set the desired me period, and then click Search.
  4. Click the desired le to start playback.

Playback by POS

Use this funcon to play recordings of a POS machine.

  1. In the playback window, select POS from the drop-down list in the upper le corner.
  2. Select the desired camera, set the me period, enter keywords and then click Search.

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NOTE!

Keywords allow special characters & (means AND) and | (means OR).

  1. Click to display overlay content.

  2. Click to start playback.

File Management

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

  1. Take snapshot during playback.

a. Click in the playback window to take a snapshot of the desired image.

b. Click 📋 and then click the Playback Image tab to view the snapshot.

c. Select the desired image le(s) and then click Backup to save them to the storage device.

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NOTE!

The image resoluon depends on the resoluon from the output interface and the number of windows displayed when the snapshot taken.

  1. Lock les.

Use this funcon to lock a recording le so it will not be overwrien.

a. Click 🔒 for the recording you want to lock in the playback window.

b. 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.

Recording Backup

Backup, also known as recording backup, is the process of querying video stored on a hard disk of the NVR and then saving to a USB storage device or a DVD-R disc as a le.

Recording backup has the following conditions:

  • Back up using a USB storage device: format the paron in FAT32 or NTFS format; connect the storage device correctly to the NVR.
  • Back up using a disc: use a GP65NB60 DVD burner. Make sure the DVD-R disc is empty, and the burner is correctly connected to the NVR.

- Permission is required.

- The recording to back up is stored on a hard disk of the NVR.

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NOTE!

  • The default le format is .mp4 when you back up recordings to a USB storage device.
  • When backing up using a disc, recordings are saved as .TS les only.

Normal Backup

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

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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.

- Back up to USB storage device

Set the desnaon in the USB storage device and then click Backup. The recording(s) will be saved to the specied directory.

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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 formed 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.

- Back up to a DVD-R disc

Set the desnaon and then click Backup. The recording(s) will be saved to the specied directory.

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NOTE!

  • Before you start burning, check that the video to back up was not compressed using U-Code.
  • Clicking Cancel before burning is nished will cause the disc unusable.
  • When burning is nished, wait for the drive to eject itself. Do not eject the drive manually.
  • The NVR does not support playback of recordings saved on a disc.

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.

Image Backup

The default format of image backup is JPG.

  1. Click Backup > Image.
  2. Set search conditions and then click Search. Search results are displayed.

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NOTE!

The image resoluon depends on the resoluon from the output interface and the number of windows displayed when the snapshot taken.

  1. Select the desired le(s) and then click Backup.
  2. Select a desnaon in the USB storage device and then click Backup. The selected les are saved to the specied directory.

9 Alarm

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.

Alarm Input Alarm Input ✓ Enable Trigger Mode N.O.

  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
RecordingPresetPreviewAlarm OutputSnapshot
AllD1D2D3D4D5D6D7D8
D9D10D11D12D13✓D14D15D16

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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.

Arming Schedule Current Camera D14<-1 Select Day Monday Start Time End Time 00 : 00 24 : 00 00 : 00 00 : 00 00 : 00 00 : 00 00 : 00 00 : 00 00 : 00 00 : 00 00 : 00 00 : 00 00 : 00 00 : 00 00 : 00 00 : 00 Copy To ✓All Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Holiday OK Cancel

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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.

Camera D10 Enable Trigger Actions Arming Schedule Sensitivity Target Size Duration Full Screen Clear All

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

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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.

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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.

Camera D10 Enable Trigger Actions Arming Schedule Sensitivity

(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.

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NOTE!

Video loss alarm cannot trigger recording, preset, preview (live view) and snapshot 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.

VCA

VCA refers to Video Content Analysis.

Basic Conguraon

Click Alarm > VCA. The Basic page is displayed. Select the camera and then select Save VCA Images if you want to use the VCA search funcon.

Face Detecon

Face detecon is used to detect human faces in specied a surveillance area.

  1. Click Alarm > VCA > Face Detecon.

Camera

Enable

Detect All Faces

D1

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(Note: Faces smaller than the red rectangle cannot be detected. You can drag to move the rectangle.)

Trigger Actions

Arming Schedule

Sensitivity

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Draw

  1. Click Alarm > VCA > Face Detecon.
  2. Select the camera and then select Enable. To detect all faces in the detecon area, select Detect All Faces.
  3. Click Draw and then draw a detecon area using the mouse. Adjust detecon sensitivity as needed to achieve opmal eects.

Intrusion Detecon

Intrusion detecon is used to detect objects entering specied area(s) and trigger acons as needed.

  1. Click Alarm > VCA > Intrusion Detecon.

Camera D1 Enable Trigger Actions Arming Schedule Rule No. Draw Delete 1 2 3 4 Rule No. 1 Sensitivity Threshold Percentage

  1. Select the camera and then select Enable to enable intrusion detecon.
  2. Draw detecon areas on the screen and set detecon rules including sensitivity, threshold and percentage. Up to four areas are allowed. The threshold means the minimum length of me an object stays in the detecon area(s). The percentage means the proportion of target object size to the size of the detecon area. An alarm occurs when the threshold or the percentage is exceeded.
  3. Click right to Trigger Acons and set acon(s) to trigger. For more details, see Alarm-Triggered Acons.
  4. (Oponal) Click right to Arming Schedule and then set the me when acons will be triggered.
  5. Click Apply to save the sengs.

Cross Line Detecon

Cross line detecon is used to detect whether any object crosses a virtual line on the screen and trigger alarms as needed.

  1. Click Alarm > VCA > Intrusion Detecon.

Camera D1 Enable Trigger Actions Arming Schedule Rule No. Draw Delete 1 2 3 4 Rule No. 1 Trigger Direction A<-->B Sensitivity

  1. Select the camera and then select Enable to enable cross line detecon.
  2. Draw detecon line(s). Up to four are allowed. Set detecon rules, including entrance direcon, sensitivity.
  3. Click right to Trigger Acons and set acon(s) to trigger. For more details, see Alarm-Triggered Acons.
  4. (Oponal) Click right to Arming Schedule and then set the me when acons will be triggered.
  5. Click Apply to save the sengs.

Audio Detecon

An audio detecon alarm occurs when a camera detects a sudden change in sound volume.

  1. Click Alarm > Audio Detecon.
  2. Select the camera and then select Enable to enable audio detecon.

Audio Detection Camera D14 Enable Trigger Actions Arming Schedule Detection Type Sudden Rise Difference

  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. Select a detecon type and adjust the sengs as needed.
Detecon TypeDescripon
Sudden RiseAn alarm occurs when the rise of volume exceeds the set value.
Sudden FallAn alarm occurs when the fall of volume exceeds the set value.
Sudden ChangeAn alarm occurs when the rise or fall of volume exceeds the set value.
ThresholdAn alarm occurs when the volume exceeds the set value.
  1. Click Apply to save the sengs.

People Counng

People counng is used to count people entering or leaving an area. Only certain NVR models support this funcon. This funcon cannot be used at the same me with other VCA funcons (face detecon, intrusion detecon, cross line detecon, defocus detecon and scene change detecon).

  1. Click Alarm > People Counng.

Select Camera Enable D11(smart ipc) Enable Shoulder ... Direction A->B Sensitivity Enable Clear by S... Clear At 00 : 00 : 00 Draw Clear Counting Result

  1. Select the camera and then select Enable Shoulder Demarcaon. Draw a virtual line on the screen to set the minimum width of detecon. People narrower than the set width will be ignored.
  2. Click the Draw buon and then draw rules on the le. Set entrance direcon and sensitivity as needed.
  3. By selecng Enable Clear by Schedule, you can have people counng OSD reset at a specied me every day. You may also click Clear Counng Result to clear the OSD immediately. Reseng people counng OSD only changes the OSD. It does not change report stascs.
  4. Click Apply to save the sengs.

Defocus Detecon

Use defocus detecon to check whether the camera focuses properly.

  1. Click Alarm > Defocus Detecon.
  2. Select the desired camera and then select Enable to enable defocus detecon.

Camera Enable Trigger Actions Arming Schedule Sensitivity D11(smart ipc)

  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. Set detecon sensitivity and then click Apply to save the sengs.

Scene Change Detecon

Use scene change detecon to detect the change of surveillance environment caused by external factors such as intenonal rotaon of the camera.

  1. Click Alarm > VCA > Scene Change Detecon.
  2. Select the desired camera and then select Enable to enable scene change detecon.

Camera D11(smart ipc) Enable Trigger Actions Arming Schedule Sensitivity

  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. Set detecon sensitivity and then click Apply to save the sengs.

Auto Tracking

Auto tracking detects moving objects in the scene and automacally tracks the rst object detected.

  1. Click Alarm > VCA > Auto Tracking.
  2. Select the desired camera and then select Enable to enable auto tracking.

Camera Enable Auto Tracking D2(IP Camera 02) Trigger Actions Arming Schedule Tracking Mode Panoramic Tracking Timeo... 30 Zoom Auto Zoom Focus Iris Speed

  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. Set tracking mode (currently only Panoramic). Set tracking meout and zoom rao.

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NOTE!

  • Tracking Timeout(s) means the maximum length of me the camera tracks an object automacally. The range is 1-300 seconds and the default is 30 seconds. When the tracking meout is over, the camera stops tracking and restores the original scene and status.
  • Zoom means zoom rao and includes Auto (default) and Current Zoom. Auto means the camera automacally adjusts the zoom rao according to the tracking distance and thus captures more details on the tracking object; Current Zoom means the camera maintains the original zoom rao during tracking and thus aends to the whole scene.

  • Click Apply to save the sengs.

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/Snapshot Abnormal: Storage resource cannot be found, for example, when all hard disks are removed, or when there is no disk in disk group 1 (see Disk Group for more informaon).

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 TypeIP Conflict
Buzzer
Send Email
Pop-up Window
Trigger Alarm Output☐All
SelectAlarm 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 DurationMaximumCustom
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 Snapshot

The NVR takes a snapshot 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.

VCA means Video Content Analysis. VCA search searches VCA data including behavior, human face, and people counng. Only certain NVR models support this funcon. You need to select Save VCA Images under Alarm > VCA before using behavior search and face search funcons.

Use behavior search to search for recordings triggered by detected behaviors including cross line and intrusion.

  1. Click VCA Search > Behavior.

  2. Select camera(s), set a search period, select a search type, and then click Search. Search results are displayed.

  3. View search results in a chart or table. Back up search results (including images and recordings) as needed. To view videos recorded when the behavior was detected (around 10 seconds before and aer), click the play buon. The following gure shows an example.

Behavior Chart Table Camera Time Type Play D1 2016-08-01 20:36:42 Intrusion Detection D1 2016-08-01 20:36:44 Intrusion Detection D1 2016-08-01 20:36:52 Intrusion Detection D1 2016-08-01 20:36:55 Intrusion Detection D1 2016-08-01 20:37:05 Intrusion Detection D1 2016-08-01 20:37:06 Intrusion Detection D1 2016-08-01 20:38:50 Intrusion Detection D1 2016-08-01 20:38:56 Intrusion Detection D1 2016-08-01 20:42:13 Intrusion Detection D1 2016-08-01 20:43:38 Intrusion Detection D1 2016-08-01 20:36:04 Cross Line Detection D1 2016-08-01 20:36:39 Cross Line Detection D1 2016-08-01 20:36:41 Cross Line Detection D1 2016-08-01 20:37:23 Cross Line Detection D1 2016-08-01 20:37:58 Cross Line Detection D1 2016-08-01 20:49:07 Cross Line Detection D1 2016-08-01 20:50:02 Cross Line Detection Total: 25 Page: 1/1 Backup Image Backup Recording Backup All Backup Cancel

Use face search to search for recordings triggered by detected faces.

  1. Click VCA Search >Face.
  2. Select cameras, set a search period, and then click Search. Search results are displayed.
  3. View search results in a chart or table. Back up search results (including images and recordings) as needed. To view videos recorded when the face was detected (around 10 seconds before and aer), click the play buon. The following shows an example.

Face Chart Table Camera Time Play D1 2016-08-01 17:03:30 D1 2016-08-01 17:06:12 D1 2016-08-01 17:07:07 D1 2016-08-01 17:10:35 D1 2016-08-01 17:10:36 D1 2016-08-01 17:12:23 D1 2016-08-01 17:16:50 D1 2016-08-01 17:20:26 D1 2016-08-01 17:20:40 D1 2016-08-01 17:21:06 D1 2016-08-01 17:21:29 D1 2016-08-01 17:21:36 D1 2016-08-01 17:21:53 D1 2016-08-01 17:22:00 D1 2016-08-01 17:22:17 D1 2016-08-01 17:22:21 D1 2016-08-01 17:22:34 Totak: 29 Page: 1/1 Backup Image Backup Recording Backup All Backup Cancel

People Counng

Use people counting to count people entering and/or leaving an area during a specified period (day, week or year).

  1. Click VCA Search > Counng.
  2. Select the camera, counting type (people entered or le), report type (daily, weekly, monthly or yearly), set a me period, and then click Count. Search results are displayed. You may choose to display search results using a chart or table. When you click a bar, stascs of the selected camera(s) are displayed. The gure below shows an example.

All D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 D6 D7 D8 D9 D10 D11 D12 D13 D14 D15 D16 Counting Type People Entered Report Type Daily Count Statistical Time 2017 - 06 - 22 Backup Result Chart Table

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bar | Hour | Entered (People(100)) | Left (People(100)) | |---|---|---| | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | 10 | 0.2 | 0.0 | | 11 | 0.3 | 0.0 | | 12 | 0.7 | 0.0 | | 13 | 3.5 | 0.0 | | 14 | 1.1 | 0.0 | | 15 | 0.2 | 0.0 | | 16 | 0.5 | 0.0 | | 17 | 0.6 | 0.0 | | 18 | 0.8 | 0.0 | | 19 | 0.8 | 0.0 | | 20 | 0.2 | 0.0 | | 21 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | 22 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | 23 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | 24 | 0.0 | 0.0 | Hour
  1. (Oponal) To save the counting stascs to a connected USB storage device, click Backup.

11 Network Conguraon

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

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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 ModeMulti-address
Select NICNIC1
Enable DHCP
IPv4 Address206 .7 .102 .232
IPv4 Subnet Mask255 .255 .0 .0
IPv4 Default Gateway206 .7 .0 .1
IPv6 ModeRouter Advertisement
IPv6 Address
IPv6 Prefix Length
IPv6 Default Gateway
MAC Address48:ea:63:01:17:67
MTU(Bytes)1500
Preferred DNS Server8 .8 .8 .8
Alternate DNS Server8 .8 .4 .4
Default RouteNIC1

3. Click Apply to save the sengs.

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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.

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CAUTION!

  • If you switch the working mode, the enabled 802.1x and 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 sure the IPv4 addresses are also connectable.

PPPoE

The NVR allows access through Point-to-Point over Ethernet (PPPoE). If you are using 3G/4G (see 3G/4G for details), you need to disable it rst.

  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.

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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.

EZCloud

The NVR allows access from the cloud website (en.ezcloud.uniview.com) or from the mobile surveillance app (EZView). You need to sign up for a cloud account at en.ezcloud.uniview.com rst. Make sure the NVR is connected to the Internet.

  1. Click System > Network > EZCloud.
  2. EZCloud is enabled by default.
  3. To add the NVR to cloud at the cloud website: log in to your account at en.ezcloud.uniview.com and then add the NVR by entering the register code and device name.
  4. To add the NVR to cloud using the EZView: scan the QR code using your mobile phone to download the app. Install the app and then log in with your cloud account. Scan the QR code to add the NVR to cloud.
Enable EZCloud
Domain Nameen.ezcloud.uniview.com
Register CodeQWERTYUIOP0123456789ASDFG
Device StatusOnline
Usernametw2357
Device Nameez
Service Agreementhttp://ezcloud.uniview.com/doc/termsofservice.html

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Delete

Apply

Exit

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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.

5. 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.

  1. Enable DDNS, select a DDNS type, and then complete other sengs.
  2. 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 TypeDynDNS
Server Addressmembers.dyndns.org
Port80
Domain NameNVR.dyndns.com
Usernameadmin
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 TypeEZDDNS
Server Addressen.ezcloud.uniview.com
Port80
Domain Name08
Device StatusOnline
Device Addressen.ezcloud.uniview.com/08
  1. Click Apply to save the sengs.

3G/4G

Connect the NVR to the Internet through 3G/4G wireless network conncon. Only certain NVR models support this funcon. PPPoE and 3G/4G cannot be used at the same me.

  1. Click System > Network > 3G/4G.

  2. Select Enable 3G/4G and then complete the sengs including network type, dial-up number, username and password.

Enable 3G/4G Network WCDMA Dial-up No. WCDMA Username CDMA2000 TD-SCDMA Password 4G LTE IPv4 Address IPv4 Subnet Mask IPv4 Default Gateway

  1. 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 Port80
RTSP Port554
HTTPS Port443
rtsp://:/unicast/c/s/live
RTSP URL Format: 1-n
: 0(main stream) or 1(sub stream)

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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 5 in Adding an IP Device for more informaon.

  • Click Apply to save the sengs.

Port Mapping

Two port mapping methods are available:

• Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)
- Internal and external mapping

UPnP

UPnP enables the NVR to discover other devices on the network and establish network services such as data sharing and communicaon.

To use UPnP in your NVR, you must enable UPnP in the connected router. With UPnP enabled for Network Address Translaon (NAT), the ports on the NVR can be mapped automatically to the router, and computers can access your NVR from outside the LAN.

  1. Click System > Network > Port Mapping.

  2. UPnP is enabled by default. Select the desired mapping type from the drop-down list. To map ports manually, select Manual and then set external ports for the router.

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NOTE!

  • Automac mapping (Auto) is recommended. Ports will conict if not congured properly.
  • For an NVR with mulple NICs, port mapping should be congured based on the NIC specied as the default route.
Enable Port Mapping
Mapping ModeUPnPManual
UPnP MappingAuto
HTTP Port50554
RTSP Port50818
HTTPS Port57703
Port TypeExternal IP AddressExternal PortInternal PortUPnP Status
HTTP Port0.0.0.05055480Active
RTSP PortN/A50818554Inactive
HTTPS PortN/A57703443Inactive
  1. Click Refresh and check that Acve is displayed for these ports under UPnP Status.

  2. Click Apply to save the sengs.

Manual Port Mapping

If your router does not support UPnP, then you need to congregate internal and external ports manually.

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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.
Enable Port Mapping
Mapping Mode○UPnP●Manual
HTTP Port80
RTSP Port554
HTTPS Port443
  1. 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 25 TLS/SSL If TLS/SSL is enabled, use 25 first, and 587/465 as an alternative. Sender Name Sender Address Select Recipient Recipient 1 Recipient Name Recipient Address Arming Schedule Attach Image Snapshot Interval 7% Test Exit

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NOTE!

  • Enter a valid SMTP server address and port number, and then select Enable TLS/SSL if required.
  • Select Aach Image if you want snapshots to be sent via email. Make sure Email and snapshot have been enabled in the Trigger Acons window.
  • 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.

FTP

Use this funcon to automacally upload images to a precongured FTP server. Only certain NVR models support this funcon.

  1. Click System > Network > FTP.
  2. Select the check box to enable FTP.
  3. Enter the IP address of the FTP server, username and password, remote directory, and upload interval.

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NOTE!

  • Click Test to verify whether an FTP conncon can be established.
  • If the remote directory is not specified, the system will create different folders directly by IP, me and camera. You may also specify a remote directly, for example, FTPtest/xxx/xxx, then the system will create the directory rst and then create folders by IP, me and camera.

  • Select the desired camera and then click right to Upload Schedule. In the Upload Schedule window, select the desired image type and set me periods.

Upload Schedule Select Day Monday Period 1 00 : 00 24 : 00 Period 2 00 : 00 00 : 00 Copy To All Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Normal Event Motion Alarm Video Loss OK Cancel

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NOTE!

  • If you select Event, Moon, Alarm or Video Loss, you also need to congregate the corresponding alarm-triggered snapshot. For example, if you select Moon, you need to congregate alarm-triggered snapshot (select Moon in the Edit Schedule window).
  • To apply the same sengs to other days in a week, select the desired days right to Copy To.

  • (Oponal) Apply the same sengs to other cameras by clicking right to Copy and then selecng desired cameras.

  • Click Apply to save the sengs.

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SNMP

Use SNMP to connect to a plaorm and obtain system me.

1. Click System > Network. Select Enable SNMP.

Enable SNMP
SNMP TypeSNMPv2
Read Community Namepublic
Write Community Nameprivate
Trap Community Nameprivate
Trap Address
Trap Port162
SNMP Port161

Apply Exit

2. Select an SNMP type.

- Snmp V2

Set Read Community Name and Write Community Name, which are used by the plaorm to read data on NVR.

- Snmp V3

Set authencaon password (for the plaorm to access the NVR) and encrypon password (for encrypng data sent from the NVR to the plaorm).

3. Click Apply.

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 IP206 . 7 . 102 . 232
Port880
ApplyExit
  1. Click Apply to save the sengs.

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

12 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)StatusTypeUsagePrope... EditDelete
10.000.00AbnormalLocalRecording/Snaps...Read/...✓
22794.522300.75NormalLocalRecording/Snaps...Read/...✓
32794.522281.25NormalLocalRecording/Snaps...Read/...✓
42794.522288.75NormalLocalRecording/Snaps...Read/...✓
52794.522319.75NormalLocalRecording/Snaps...Read/...✓
62794.522331.75NormalLocalRecording/Snaps...Read/...✓
72794.522278.00NormalLocalRecording/Snaps...Read/...✓
82794.522281.25NormalLocalRecording/Snaps...Read/...✓
RefreshAddFormatExit
  1. To add a disk, click Add. In the dialog box displayed, select disk usage (recording/snapshot 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.

Add Extended Disk Usage Recording/Snapshot Type NAS Server Address 206 .7 .102 .110 Directory Add Back

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

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NOTE!

  • Disk property can be edited if the disk is used for recording/snapshot.
    • The Redundant property is available to certain NVR models.
  • You may use external eSATA disks for recording/snapshot or backup purpose and unmount them if necessary. eSATA disks and NAS disks cannot be used to create arrays.

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

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NOTE!

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

Array Conguraon

Only certain NVR models support RAID. The table below lists the supported RAID types and hard disks required.

RAIDHDD Qty
RAID 02-8
RAID 12
RAID 53-8
RAID 64-8
RAID 104-16 (Must be an integral mulple of 2, e.g., 4, 8, 10, etc).
RAID 506-16
RAID 608-16

Enabling RAID

You need to enable RAID rst.

  1. Click Storage > Array.
  2. Select the check box to enable RAID. A confirmaon message appears. Click Yes.

Creang an Array

It is recommended to congregate a hot spare disk to ensure reliable system operation and successful rebuilding in case an array fails.

  1. Click Storage > Array.
  2. To create an array automacally, click One-click Create.

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NOTE!

  • There is no need to select disks when creang an array with One-click Create. The system idenes all usable disks. RAID 1 is created when two disks are available. When three or more disks are available, RAID 5 is created. If more than four disks are available, a global hot spare disk will be created.
  • Arrays created in this way are named ARRAYX, for example, ARRAY1, ARRAY2.

  • To create an array manually, select the desired disks and then click Create. In the window displayed, enter the array name, select the array type, and select local disks. Click OK to complete the setup. Note that no hot spare disk will be created automacally. Make sure all disks are selected to create array(s); otherwise, disk space will be wasted (because disks that are not selected will not be used for storage).

Rebuilding an Array

By checking array status you can determine whether maintenance is necessary.

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NOTE!

To be alerted when an array is degraded or damaged, you can congregate alarm-triggered acon at Alarm > Alert.

An array is in one of four statuses: normal, degraded, damaged, rebuild. The status is normal if no physical disk is lost. When the number of physical disks lost reaches the specied value, the array is considered damaged. The status between normal and damaged is degraded. A degraded array can be recovered to normal status through rebuilding.

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NOTE!

Take RAID 5 that consists of 4 disks as an example. The array is degraded when one disk is lost. When two disks are lost, the array is damaged.

A degraded array can be automacally rebuilt in ten minutes if these conditions are met: a hot spare disk is available; the capacity of the hot spare disk is not less than that of any disk in the array. A degraded array without a hot spare disk can only be rebuilt manually under Storage > Array > Array. By default the rst local disk that sases requirements is selected.

Deleng an Array

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CAUTION!

Deleng an array will erase all data on it.

  1. Click Storage > Array > Array.
  2. Click 📄 for the array to delete. A conrmaon message appears. Click Yes.

Disk Group

Assign hard disks to a disk group and use the disk group to store recordings and snapshots of specied cameras. Dierent arrays can be assigned to dierent disk groups.

Redundant disks cannot be assigned to any disk group. Disk group informaon will be initialized if any disk in the group is formaed.

1. Click Storage > Disk Group.

Enable Disk Group
Disk List
No.Total(GB)Free(GB)StatusTypePropertyDisk Group
10.000.00No DiskLocal--
21863.020.00NormalLocalRead/WriteDisk Group 1
  1. Select Enable Disk Group. By default all disks belong to Disk Group 1. Click for the disk to edit, and then select a group to which the disk will be assigned.

Disk Group Disk Group Disk Group 1 Back

  1. Click Apply to save the sengs.

Space Allocaon

Allocate space to store videos and snapshots of a specied camera.

1. Click Storage > Allocate Space.

CameraD1
Used Recording Space(GB)1
Used Image Space(GB)0
Select GroupDisk Group 1
Disk Capacity1863 GB free of 1863 GB
Group Capacity1863 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. You can select a disk group only

when disk group is enabled under Storage > Disk Group. For more informaon, see Advanced Conguraon.

  1. Click Apply to save the sengs.
  2. (Oponal) Click Copy to apply the same sengs to other camera(s).

Advanced Conguraon

Set whether to overwrite recordings or snapshots when storage is full.

  1. Click Storage > Advanced.

HDD Full Overwrite Stop

  1. Choose an opon.
OponAllocated SpaceDescripon
Overwrite0The camera shares unallocated space, and its oldest recordings/snapshots will be overwrien when the space is used up.
Other valuesThe camera's oldest recordings/snapshots will be overwrien when its allocated space is used up.
Stop0The camera shares unallocated space, and its oldest recordings/snapshots will sll be overwrien when the space is used up.
Other valuesThe camera's new recordings/snapshots will not be saved when its allocated space is used up.
  1. 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 DiskSlot2
Test TypeShort
Test StatusNot tested
VendorSEAGATE
ModelST2000VX000-9YW1CV12
Disk Temperature(°C)39
Operation Time(day)804
Self-EvaluationPass
Overall EvaluationHealthy
IDAttribute NameStatusFlagThresholdValueWorstRaw Value
1Raw_Read_Error_RateHealthy0x000f61159985936664
3Spin_Up_TimeHealthy0x0003096940
4Start_Stop_CountHealthy0x003220100100354
5Reallocated_Sector_CountHealthy0x0033361001000
7Seek_Error_RateHealthy0x000f30856036859343.
9Power_On_HoursHealthy0x00320787819310
10Spin_Retry_CountHealthy0x0013971001000
12Power_Cycle_CountHealthy0x003220100100343

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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.

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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.

HDD Capacity 1863.02 GB Block Capacity 1.16 GB Status Not detected Error Count 0 Detect Stop Check Info Normal Damaged

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

Select Disk Slot2 Detect Type Key Area HDD Capacity 1863.02 GB Block Capacity 1.16 GB Status Detection completed Error Count 0 Detect Stop Failure Tools Normal Damaged

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CAUTION!

The detecon stops automacally when the error count reaches 100.

Basic Conguraon

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

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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.
  • Some NVR models support Intelligent Mark. When the NVR and IP camera are both enabled, the latest areas/lines or VCA data congured for face detecon, intrusion detecon, and cross line detecon will be displayed on the Preview, Behavior and Alarm windows in real me.
  • Intelligent mark is displayed on the screen as areas/lines in dierent colors. Yellow means areas/lines congured for face detecon, intrusion detecon, and cross line detecon; green means VCA data has changed but not triggered rules; red means rules are triggered in the congured area (rules are congured for VCA alarms), and VCA alarm has occurred.
    • You may also set startup Wizard here by clicking Wizard.

Device Name NYR Device ID 1 Device Language English Enable Password Mouse Pointer Speed Auto Logout(min) 5 Instant Playback(min) 5 Intelligent Mark Enable Startup Wizard Wizard

  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 FormatYYYY-MM-DD
Time Format24-hour
System Time2017-06-2014;27; 35
Enable Auto Update
NTP Server Address0.0.0.0
NTP Port123
Update Interval10m
  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
FromMar2ndSun2
ToNov1stSun2
DST Bias60 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.

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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.

Transacon Conguraon

This funcon is intended for the scenario such as in a café or a supermarket where the NVR is connected to a POS machine. When congured properly, the NVR obtains data from the POS machine and displays informaon in form of text with video images on the monitor.

Only certain NVR models support this funcon.

  1. Click System > Transacon.
  2. Click Add and then complete sengs in the window displayed.

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NOTE!

  • The name entered should be unique.
  • The start idener, end idener, and line delimiter should be hexadecimal characters. The ignore characters are character strings that cannot be displayed.
  • The source address is the IP address of the POS machine, and the desnaon address is that of a selement center that receives POS data. An empty desnaon address means it is necessary for the NVR to forward POS data.

Add/Modify Name POS Enable ✓ Protocol POS Set Protocol ○ Connection Network Set Connection ○ Camera □All □D1 □D2 □D3 □D4 □D5 OK Cancel

  1. Set POS OSD under System > Transacon, including the posion, font and color of POS informaon displayed on the screen.

Serial Port Conguraon

Only certain NVR models support this funcon.

Serial port sengs in the NVR should be consistent with those in the connected serial device. Serial port conguraon is required for PTZ control.

  1. Click System > Serial.
  2. Congure the parameters for the serial port.

3. Click Apply to save the sengs.

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 and two-way audio. 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.

UsernameUser TypeEditDelete
adminAdministrator
defaultReserved User
user1Operator
user2Operator
  1. To add a user, click Add, and then set the username, user type, password and permissions as needed. Click OK to save the sengs.

  2. 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.

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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 TypeBlacklist
Start IP--
End IP--Add
No.Start IPEnd IPEditDelete
1204.4.1.15204.4.1.15
  1. 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 NICNIC1
Enable ARP Protection
Gateway204 - 4 - 1 - 1
Gateway MAC AddressAuto
  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.

802.1x

802.1x is a port-based network access control protocol mainly used to solve authencaon and security issues on LAN.

Only certain NVR models support this funcon. Note that changing the NIC working mode will disable 802.1x automacally.

  1. Click System > Security > 802.1x.
  2. Select the desired NIC and select the check box to enable 802.1x.
  3. Select the EAPOL version, and then enter the username and password of the authencaon server.
  4. Click Apply to save the sengs.

Video Watermark

Encrypt custom informaon in videos to prevent unauthorized alteraon.

  1. Click System > Security.
CameraD11(smart ipc)
Enable Watermark
Watermark Content1212
  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.

Password Mode

Friendly Password

Enhanced Password

Friendly Password: You must log in with a strong password except in the same network segment or three private network segments (10.0.0.0/8, 172.16.0.0/12, 192.168.0.0/24). Enhanced Password: You must log in with a strong password.

  1. Friendly password is enabled by default. 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.

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NOTE!

Only admin can congure secure password.

  1. Click Apply to save the sengs.

Hot Spare Conguraon

Only certain NVR models support this funcon.

With hot spare congured, when the working device fails, the hot spare takes over service of the working data. When the working device restores normal status, it takes over service from the hot spare, and data saved to the hot spare during the period of failure is transferred back to the working device to ensure reliable and consistent data storage.

  1. Click System > Hot Spare.
  2. Select a working mode, Normal (default mode) for working device, or Hot Spare for hot spare device.

Working Mode Normal Hot Spare Added Backup Device List Delete IP Address Port Connection Status Edit 206.7.102.235 80 Offline(None) ✓ Refresh Custom Add Exit

Normal

You must add a hot spare device aer choosing this mode; otherwise, hot spare does not take eect. Click Custom Add and then enter device informaon, including IP address, port number and password. The username is xed to admin. Click Add.

Hot Spare

Select Hot Spare, and the current device will be a hot spare for other working devices. All the working devices that the current hot spare serves are listed.

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NOTE!

  • Aer the working mode is changed, the NVR will restart with some parameters and sengs changed.
  • For a working device that switches to a hot spare, some of its funcons will be unavailable, and some sengs will be reset to defaults.
  • If mulple working device fail at the same me with only one hot spare device available, one working device gets backup at a me.

14 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 ModelNVR
Serial Number210235T0E51234567890
Firmware VersionB3119P15
Build Date2016-11-09
Operation Time0 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.

CameraNameStatusMotionTampering
D1IP Camera 01Offline(Network Disconnected)OffOff
D2IP Camera 02Offline(Network Disconnected)OffOff
D3IP Camera 03Offline(Network Disconnected)OffOff
D4IP Camera 04Offline(Network Disconnected)OffOff
D5IP Camera 05Offline(Network Disconnected)OffOff
D6IP Camera 06Offline(Network Disconnected)OffOff

Recording status

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

CameraNameTypeStatusDiagnosisStream Typefps
D1IP Camera 01NoneNo RecordingCamera OfflineNone0
D2IP Camera 02NoneNo RecordingCamera OfflineNone0
D3IP Camera 03NoneNo RecordingCamera OfflineNone0
D4IP Camera 04NoneNo RecordingCamera OfflineNone0
D5IP Camera 05NoneNo RecordingCamera OfflineNone0
D6IP Camera 06NoneNo RecordingCamera OfflineNone0
D7IP Camera 07NoneNo RecordingCamera OfflineNone0
D8IP Camera 08NoneNo RecordingCamera OfflineNone0
D9IP Camera 09NoneNo RecordingCamera OfflineNone0
D10IP Camera 10NormalOngoingNormalMain Stream25

Online user

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

No.UsernameIP AddressLogin Time
1admin127.0.0.12016-04-13 23:03:55

Disk status

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

Disk No.Total(GB)Free(GB)StatusVendorProperty
10.000.00No Disk
21863.020.00NormalSEAGATERead/Write
Total Capacity(GB)1863.02
Free Space(GB)0.00

Decoding card status

Click the Slot Status tab to view the decoding card status. This funcon is available to certain NVR models only.

Network Informaon

Trac

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

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line | NIC1 | Status | MAC Address | MTU | NIC Type | |------|--------|-------------|-----|----------| | NIC1 | Connected | 48.0e-63.0e-14.06 | 1500 | Self-Adaptive |

Network Detecon

Click Maintain > Network Info > Net Detect.

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

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NOTE!

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

Network Delay and Packet Loss Test

Test Address204.4.1.17Test
Test ResultDelay: 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.

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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 or 3G/4G, 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.

3G/4G Connecvity

Click Maintain > Network Info > 3G/4G Connecvity to view 3G/4G parameters.

3G/4GOff
IPv4 Address0.0.0.0
IPv4 Subnet Mask0.0.0.0
IPv4 Default Gateway0.0.0.0
Preferred DNS Server0.0.0.0
Alternate DNS Server0.0.0.0

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.

0.00W 2 4 6 8 1 3 5 7 0.00W 2.84W 0.00W 0.00W

Network Stascs

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

TypeBandwidth
IP Camera15Mbps
Remote Live View0bps
Remote Playback0bps
Idle Receive Bandwidth145Mbps
Idle Send Bandwidth96Mbps

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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 Time2017-06-2000:00:00
End Time2017-06-2023:59:59
Main TypeAll
Sub TypeAll Types
UsernameOperation TimeCameraPlayMain TypeSub TypeDe
2017-06-20 14:56:38D7AlarmMotion Detection Ended
2017-06-20 14:56:33D7AlarmMotion Detection Started
admin2017-06-20 14:56:28OperationQuick Search IP Camera
admin2017-06-20 14:56:23OperationLogin
2017-06-20 14:55:57D13AlarmMotion Detection Started
2017-06-20 14:55:36D13AlarmMotion Detection Ended
2017-06-20 14:55:31D13AlarmMotion Detection Started
2017-06-20 14:55:15D13AlarmMotion Detection Ended
2017-06-20 14:54:55D13AlarmMotion Detection Started
2017-06-20 14:54:21D7AlarmMotion 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.

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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○IPC
Current Diagnosis Info Export
No.History Diagnosis InfoFile SizeModify Time
1NVR_Log_20180306000000.tgz115KB2018-03-06 00:00:00
2NVR_Log_20180305000000.tgz108KB2018-03-05 00:00:00
3NVR_Log_20180304000000.tgz108KB2018-03-04 00:00:00
4NVR_Log_20180303000000.tgz107KB2018-03-03 00:00:00
5NVR_Log_20180302000000.tgz179KB2018-03-02 00:00:00
6NVR_Log_20180301000000.tgz157KB2018-03-01 00:00:00
7NVR_Log_20180228000000.tgz156KB2018-02-28 00:00:00
8NVR_Log_20180227000000.tgz151KB2018-02-27 00:00:00
9NVR_Log_20180212000000.tgz167KB2018-02-12 00:00:00
10NVR_Log_2018O211OOOOO.Otgz166KB2018-02-11 0O:O:O:O
11NVR_Log_2018O21OOOOOO.Otgz163KB2018-02-1O 0O:O:O:O
12NVR_Log_2018O2O9OOOOO.Otgz168KB2018-02-09 0O:O:O:O
13NVR_Log_2O8OOOOO.Otgz17OKB2018-02-OB 0O:O:O:O
14NVR_Log_2O7OOOOO.Otgz169KB2018-02-OT OO:O:O:O
  1. Select a device type:

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

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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 and snapshots) 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-RestartTuesday02:00
Auto-Delete FileNeverday(s) ago

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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.

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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.

15 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 ll an on-screen message appears, and then click Yes.

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Logout

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Restart

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Shutdown

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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.

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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.

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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.

Live View Playback Settings admin Input NVR IP Camera 01 IP Camera 02 IP Camera 03 Show: 02.00.000.00.00.00.00

Table 3-1 Live View Window Control Buons

BuonDescriponBuonDescripon
UniView NVR301-04S - Live View - 2Two-way audioUniView NVR301-04S - Live View - 3 /Main/Sub stream
UniView NVR301-04S - Live View - 4Start or stop live view in all windowsUniView NVR301-04S - Live View - 5Previous and next screen
UniView NVR301-04S - Live View - 6Switch screen layoutUniView NVR301-04S - Live View - 7Full screen
UniView NVR301-04S - Live View - 8Select stream typeUniView NVR301-04S - Live View - 9Shows the current frame rate, bit rate, resoluon, and packet loss rate
UniView NVR301-04S - Live View - 10Take a snapshotUniView NVR301-04S - Live View - 11Start zoom
UniView NVR301-04S - Live View - 12Local recordingUniView NVR301-04S - Live View - 13Turn on or o audio; adjust sound volume.
[738S]Adjust MIC volumeUniView NVR301-04S - Live View - 143D posioning
UniView NVR301-04S - Live View - 15Open or close the control panel###-
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NOTE!

  • The 📄 icon means two-way audio is available. Click to start two-way audio with the NVR or a camera (depending on where the icon is displayed).
  • Only the main stream 📄 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 yvyy-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.

Live View Playback Settings Normal Max Camera Close All IF Camera 91 IF Camera 92 IF Camera 94 IF Camera 94 IF Camera 95 IF Camera 96 IF Camera 97 IF Camera 98 IF Camera 99 IF Camera 10 IF Camera 11 IF Camera 12 IF Camera 13 IF Camera 14 IF Camera 15 2018 Y B M F: 14 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 00:00:00 Normal Time

Table 4-1 Playback Control Buons

BuonDescriponBuonDescripon
UniView NVR301-04S - Playback - 2Play/PauseUniView NVR301-04S - Playback - 3Stop
UniView NVR301-04S - Playback - 4ReverseUniView NVR301-04S - Playback - 5Slow down or speed up
UniView NVR301-04S - Playback - 6Rewind or forward 30 secondsUniView NVR301-04S - Playback - 7Rewind or forward by frame
UniView NVR301-04S - Playback - 8Previous or next periodUniView NVR301-04S - Playback - 9Clip video/pause
UniView NVR301-04S - Playback - 10Save video clipUniView NVR301-04S - Playback - 11Take a snapshot
UniView NVR301-04S - Playback - 12ZoomUniView NVR301-04S - Playback - 13Adjust 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.

Live View Playback Setup Client System Basic Preview Time DST Holiday Serial Security Hot Spare Camera VCA Hard Disk Alarm Alert Network User Maintenance Basic Device Name NVR Device ID 1 Device Language English Product Model NVR Serial Number 210235T0E51234567890 Firmware Version 83119P15 Build Date 2016-11-09 Operation Time 0 Day(s) 3 Hour(s) 56 Minute(s) Save

Typical Applicaon 1

UniView NVR301-04S - Typical Applicaon 1 - 1

flowchart
graph TD
    A["IPC1"] --> B["Switch"]
    C["IPCn"] --> B
    B --> D["NVR"]
    E["PC"] --> F["Monitor"]
    G["IPC1"] --> H["Switch"]
    I["IPCn"] --> H
    H --> D
    H --> E

The NVR, IP cameras, and PC are connected on a private network (or LAN). The IP cameras can be connected to the NVR directly or via a switch. And you manage the NVR and the connected IP cameras through the monitor or using a web browser on the PC.

Typical Applicaon 2

UniView NVR301-04S - Typical Applicaon 2 - 1

flowchart
graph TD
    IPC --> Switch
    Switch --> NVR
    NVR --> Monitor
    Monitor --> IPC1
    NVR --> IPCn
    Switch --> SurveillanceManagementSoftware
    style Switch fill:#99ccff,stroke:#333
    style NVR fill:#99ccff,stroke:#333
    style Monitor fill:#99ccff,stroke:#333
    style IPC1 fill:#99ccff,stroke:#333
    style IPCn fill:#99ccff,stroke:#333
    note right of Switch: Surveillance management software

The NVR, IP cameras, and PC are connected on a private network (or LAN). The IP cameras can be connected to the NVR directly or via a switch. The PC is installed with surveillance management soware. You can manage the NVR and the connected IP cameras using the surveillance soware or through the monitor.

Typical Applicaon 3

UniView NVR301-04S - Typical Applicaon 3 - 1

flowchart
graph LR
    A["NVR"] --> B["Router"]
    C["Cloud server"] --> D["Internet"]
    E["IPC"] --> A
    F["IPC"] --> A
    G["Mobile phone"] --> D
    H["Mobile phone"] --> D
    I["Web"] --> J["Mobile phone"]

The NVR and the connected IP cameras are located on a private network (or LAN), and you manage these devices through the cloud server, a cloud soluon for device management over Internet. Aer registering a cloud account and properly conguring your network devices (including router), you can manage your NVR and the connected IP cameras from a PC or a mobile phone.

Appendix B Acronyms

AcronymDescripon
CBRConstant Bit Rate
DDNSDynamic Domain Name Service
DHCPDynamic Host Conguraon Protocol
DSTDaylight Saving Time
DVSDigital Video Server
FTPFile Transfer Protocol
HDMIHigh Denion Mulmedia Interface
HTTPSHypertext Transfer Protocol Over Secure Sockets Layer
IPCIP Camera
JPEGJoint Photographic Experts Group
MTUMaximum Transfer Unit
NATNetwork Address Translaon
NICNetwork Interface Card
NTPNetwork Time Protocol
NVRNetwork Video Recorder
ONVIFOpen Network Video Interface Forum
PoEPower over Ethernet
PPPoEPoint-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet
PTZPan, Tilt, Zoom
P2PPeer-to-Peer
RAIDRedundant Arrays of Independent Disks
RTSPReal-Time Streaming Protocol
SDKSoware Development Kit
S.M.A.R.T.Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporng Technology
UPnPUniversal Plug-and-Play
USBUniversal Serial Bus
VGAVideo Graphics Array
VBRVariable Bit Rate

Appendix C FAQs

ProblemPossible Cause and Soluon
Forgot the login passwordDouble-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 temporarypassword and then reset your password.Use your mobile surveillance app to scan the QR code (Sengs > Forgot Device Password).
Cannot open the login page with the default IP address (192.168.1.30)Please try 192.168.0.30.
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.
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Brand : UniView

Model : NVR301-04S

Category : Video recorder