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Rev. 1.6.1.11
Rev. 1.0
User’s M a n u a l
NR8401 Ne t wo r k V id e o Re c o r d e r
16-channel • Rack-mount Enclosure •
Full Integration with VIVOTEK Cameras
Rev. 1.1
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Table of Contents
Revision History 4 .....................................................................................................................................................
Chapter One Hardware Installation and Initial Conguration ...................................................................................... 5
Introducing NR8401 Network Video Recorder ....................................................................................................... 5
Special Features ............................................................................................................................................. 5
Safety 6 ..............................................................................................................................................................
Physical Description ............................................................................................................................................. 7
Hardware Installation 9 ..............................................................................................................................................
Network Deployment ............................................................................................................................................ 12
Initial Conguration ............................................................................................................................................... 13
Rack-mounting 18 .....................................................................................................................................................
Attaching Foot Pads ............................................................................................................................................. 23
LED Indicators ...................................................................................................................................................... 23
Power Up and Power Down ................................................................................................................................. 24
Chapter Two Login and Getting Started .................................................................................................................... 25
2-1. Login ............................................................................................................................................................. 25
2-2. Graphical Layout and Screen Elements - Liveview ....................................................................................... 29
2-2-1. Camera List Panel .............................................................................................................................. 30
2-2-2. Layout ................................................................................................................................................. 32
2-2-3. Layout contents .................................................................................................................................. 33
2-2-4. Logo & Menu ...................................................................................................................................... 33
2-2-5. View Cell panel ................................................................................................................................... 34
Adding Cameras to View Cells ...................................................................................................................... 34
2-2-6. PTZ panel ........................................................................................................................................... 43
2-2-7. Alarm panel ......................................................................................................................................... 45
2-3. Graphical Layout and Screen Elements - Playback ...................................................................................... 49
2-3-1. Camera List Panel .............................................................................................................................. 50
2-3-2. Playback Layout ................................................................................................................................. 51
2-3-3. Logo & Menu ...................................................................................................................................... 51
2-3-4. Playback View Cells ............................................................................................................................ 52
2-3-5. Alarm Panel ........................................................................................................................................ 55
2-3-6. Calendar Panel ................................................................................................................................... 56
Chapter Three System Settings ................................................................................................................................ 57
3-1. System 58 ..........................................................................................................................................................
3-1-1. System - General 58 ................................................................................................................................
3-1-2. System - Upgrade ............................................................................................................................... 59
3-1-3. System - Backup ................................................................................................................................. 60
3-1-4. System - Maintenance ........................................................................................................................ 63
UPS support ........................................................................................................................................... 65
3-1-5. System - DI and DO ............................................................................................................................ 66
3-2. Network ......................................................................................................................................................... 67
3-2-1. Network - General ............................................................................................................................... 67
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3-2-2. Network - DDNS ................................................................................................................................. 69
3-2-3. Network - Service ............................................................................................................................... 71
3-2-4. Network - Utility ................................................................................................................................... 72
3-3. Camera ......................................................................................................................................................... 73
3-3-1. Camera - General ............................................................................................................................... 73
3-3-2. Camera - Video ................................................................................................................................... 79
3-3-3. Camera - Schedule 80 .............................................................................................................................
3-4. Storage 82 ..........................................................................................................................................................
3-4-1. Storage - Volume 82 ................................................................................................................................
3-4-2. Storage - Disk ..................................................................................................................................... 93
3-5. Security ......................................................................................................................................................... 95
3-5-1. User account ....................................................................................................................................... 95
3-5-2. Access list 98 ...........................................................................................................................................
3-6. Alarm ............................................................................................................................................................. 99
3-6-1. General ............................................................................................................................................... 99
3-6-2. Editing Alarms via Source, Action, and Schedule ............................................................................. 109
3-6-3. Alarm - History ...................................................................................................................................110
3-7. Logs .............................................................................................................................................................111
Chapter Four Operation............................................................................................................................................114
4-1. Liveview .......................................................................................................................................................114
4-1-1. Placing Cameras into the Layout .......................................................................................................114
4-1-2. PTZ and Other Screen Controls ........................................................................................................118
4-1-3. Audio ................................................................................................................................................. 121
4-1-4. Camera Properties and Controls ...................................................................................................... 122
4-1-5. Alarm Panel ...................................................................................................................................... 123
4-1-6. Layout view Control Buttons ............................................................................................................. 124
4-2. Playback ...................................................................................................................................................... 125
4-2-1. Begin Playback and Search for Past Recordings ............................................................................. 125
4-2-2. Past Alarms and Bookmarks ............................................................................................................. 126
4-2-3. Synchronous Playback ..................................................................................................................... 127
4-2-4. Export media 128 .....................................................................................................................................
4-2-5. Time Search ...................................................................................................................................... 130
4-3. Other Functions - Using the Backup Button ................................................................................................ 132
Technical Specications .......................................................................................................................................... 133
Safety and Compatibility .......................................................................................................................................... 134
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Revision History
Rev. 1.0: Initial release.
Rev. 1.1: * Added description for the NVR DI/DO-related functions, including DI/DO connections,
Toggle DO, NVR DI as Alarm triggers, etc.
* Added description for the Alarm History.
* Added description for the Default routing interface.
* Added storage restoration rules in the backup-restore procedure.
* Added a DI/DO connection diagram.
Read Before Use
The use of surveillance devices may be prohibited by law in your country. The Network Camera
is not only a high-performance web-ready camera but can also be part of a exible surveillance
system. It is the user’s responsibility to ensure that the operation of such devices is legal before
installing this unit for its intended use.
It is important to first verify that all contents received are complete according to the Package
Contents listed below. Take note of the warnings in the Quick Installation Guide before the
Network Camera is installed; then carefully read and follow the instructions in the Installation
chapter to avoid damage due to faulty assembly and installation. This also ensures the product is
used properly as intended.
The Network Camera is a network device and its use should be straightforward for those who
have basic networking knowledge. It is designed for various applications including video sharing,
general security/surveillance, etc. The Configuration chapter suggests ways to best utilize the
Network Camera and ensure proper operations. For creative and professional developers, the
URL Commands of the Network Camera section serves as a helpful reference to customizing
existing homepages or integrating with the current web server.
Package Contents
■ NR8401
■ Power cord
■ Software CD
■ Warranty Card
■ Quick Installation Guide
■ Screws, Chassis ears, bezel keys, and foot pads
The operating system and management software are installed on a ash memory mounted on
the main board. Except for the plug-ins for onscreen display, there is no need to install software.
NOTE:
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Chapter One Hardware Installation and
Initial Configuration
Introducing NR8401 Network Video Recorder
NR8401 is the 16-channel Linux embedded NVR from VIVOTEK, bringing stable and efficient
system operation under a wide range of recording/network management/system settings. The
unit supports all VIVOTEK camera models, including the latest 5-Megapixel and fisheye cam-
eras.
The NR8401 is equipped with two gigabit ethernet RJ45 ports which provide network failover/
load balance functionality to avoid the risk of recording loss. The front panel provides an easy
backup button for users to backup/restore NVR configurations, which is very useful for a rack-
mount chassis system. Up to 4 HDDs can be added to the NR8401 for a total storage capacity
of up to 16TB (4TB*4). Three removable HDD trays are available in the front of the unit, with
hot-swap functionality for easy replacement, and support the RAID 0/1/5 application for video
data protection and mirroring.
A CMS server running VAST software can also directly control the NR8401, and compatibility
with the iViewer application allows for remote access to the NR8401 on handheld devices. By
integrating all of the components together using VIVOTEK’s NR8401, network cameras, VAST,
and iViewer software, users can realize a fully-featured and robust next-generation surveillance
system.
Special Features
● Runs on embedded Linux
● 1U Rack Mount Design
● RAID 0, 1, 5 Storage Solution
● 4 x HDD Tray, for a max. capacity of 12TB
● 2 x Gigabit RJ45 Ethernet ports
● 3 x USB Port (1 x Front / 2 x Back)
● Size: 430 mm (W) x 421 mm (D) x 44 mm (H)
● 16-CH Live View & 4-CH Synchronous Playback
● H.264/ MPEG-4
● PTZ Support
● Snapshot / Export Media
● PiP Video Control
● Bookmark Design
● Fast Configuration Backup / Restore
● Compatible with VIVOTEK VAST Central Management Software*
● Full Integration with VIVOTEK Network Cameras
● VIVOTEK iViewer Support (iOS/Android)
*The VIVOTEK VAST Central Management Software is not included in the package.
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Safety
Connect the system to an earthed main power outlet.
Never open the housing of the power supply unit.
Install and operate the system only in a dry, weather-proof location.
Observe the following safety factors:
• Is there visible damage to the system or power cord
• Is the system operating correctly.
• Has the system been exposed to rain or moisture
• Has the system been in a long storage under harsh conditions or exposed to
unconforming stress.
The relevant electrical engineering regulations must be complied with at all times during
installation.
Ensure that all maintenance and repair work is handled by qualified personnel such as
electrical engineers or network specialists.
Read this manual before installing or operating the system. The documentation contains
important safety instructions about permitted uses.
The rated AC input is: ; the max. output power:100-240V~ 3-1.5A, 60-50Hz 150W
(+3.3V&+5V=85W)
If a fault occurs, disconnect the power cord from the power supply.
Do not install the system close to heaters or other heat sources. Avoid locations with direct
sunlight.
All ventilation openings must be not be blocked.
Use only the cables shipped with system or use appropriate cables that can withstand elec-
tromagnetic interference.
Symbols and Statements in this Document
i
INFORMATION: provides important messages or advices that might help prevent inconvenient
or problem situations.
NOTE: Notices provide guidance or advices that are related to the functional integrity of the
machine.
Tips: Tips are useful information that helps enhance or facilitae an installation, function, or
process.
WARNING! or IMPORTANT: These statements indicate situations that can be dangerous or
hazardous to the machine or you.
Electrical Hazard: This statement appears when high voltage electrical hazards might occur
to an operator.
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Physical Description
Front View
Rear View
1
2 3 4 5 6
Disk 1 Disk 2
1Power button and LED
2Status LED
3HDD activity LED
4Restore Default button
5Backup button
6USB
Disk 3
Disk 4 can be installed inside the
chassis. See page 17 for information.
LAN2 LAN1
USB 1 & 2 GPIO
terminal block
Fan Outlet
Power Cord
Socket
Power Switch
Fan Outlet
1 6 16DO+ (12V) DI2- 11 Power button GND
2 7 12DO- DI3+ GND
3 13 RS232_TXDI1+ 8 DI3-
4 9 14 RS232_RXDI1- DI4+
5 10 15DI2+ DI4- GND
DI*- (minus) stands for
Ground pins.
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IMPORTANT:
It is important to leave a clearance of 10cm to
the rear side of the chassis. The clearance is
required to ensure an adequate airow through
the chassis to ventilate heat. A 5cm clearance is
also required on the front of the chassis.
To ensure normal operation, maintain ambient
airow. Do not block the airow around chassis
such as placing the system in a closed cabinet.
10cm
5cm
DI-
DO+
DI+
DO-
+12
VDC
Max.
VDC
Switch
BJT transistor
DI-
DO+
DI+
DO-
+12
VDC
VDC
Switch
BJT transistor
Relay Relay
AC
Source
NO NC
AC
Device
AC
Source
AC
Device
NO NC
The digital output connection is diagrammed as follows:
The maximum load on DO pins is 50mA.
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Hardware Installation
For a RAID volume conguration, it is recommended you use hard drives of the same model
featuring the same capacity and rotation speed. It is also preferred that these drives are running
the same version of rmware.
IMPORTANT:
SATA hard disk(s) are user-supplied. The network video recorder can readily accommodate
most of the off-the-shelf SATA hard drives.
1. Use the included bezel key to unlock the rotary bezel lock. Open the drive bay bezel by pull-
ing the door latch to the side.
Bezel Lever
Bezel Lock Door Latch
2. Install your hard disk to the drive tray. Gently put the hard disk into drive tray with its label
side facing up and the connector side facing
the inside of the chassis. Secure the hard
disk by driving screws from the bottom.
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Avoid touching the hard drive's circuit board or connector pins. Doing so can damage the hard
drive by electro-static discharge.
IMPORTANT:
3. Insert the hard drive into drive bay.
4. 4-1. Push the hard drive into bay until you feel the contact resistance.
4-2. Close the bezel lever to connect the hard drive to the back-end connector.
4-3. You should always lock the drive bezel when the drive bay is populated. This ensures the
hard drive is securely installed.
5. Repeat the process above to install more hard drives.
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Interface Connections
LAN/WAN
Router
12
34
5
USB devices
DI/DO devices
Power cord
1 & 2. Connect CAT5e or better-quality Ethernet cables to cameras via a local, switched net-
work, or clients through the Internet. Refer to next page for more information.
3. Connect USB devices such as USB optical drive or UPS.
4. Connect external digital input/output devices to the GPIO teminal block.
5. Make sure the power switch on the rear panel is in the OFF (O) position. Connect the sup-
plied power cord to the power mains (100-240V AC, 50~60Hz).
Cameras and the NVR must reside in the same subnet. Otherwise, the NVR will not be able to
recruit them as a recording conguration.
NOTE:
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Network Deployment
1.
Connect network cameras to the NVR’s LAN ports.
2. Internet access to the NVR is made through the TCP port 80 and RTSP streaming via port
554.
Router
Internet
Router
16x
LAN
Switch
Router / Wireless AP
Clients
1. The two LAN ports can be congured into the same or different subnets, or into a failover or
load-sharing trunk group.
2. Client computers should support IE8 browser at a minimum of 1280x960 resolution or higher.
NOTE:
1. The two LAN ports must not be managed by different DHCP servers or routers.
2. It is recommended all network cameras use static IPs. If you let a DHCP server assign IPs to
these cameras, IPs may be changed later and the NVR may not recognize them.
3. The NVR only receives H.264 and MPEG-4 video streams. If your cameras are congured to
deliver MJPEG streams, please change their video stream conguration.
4. The maximum recording bandwidth is 96Mbps using single disks or RAID0/1, and 48Mbps
using a RAID5 volume.
IMPORTANT:
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Initial Conguration
2. From a management computer, install the utility software included in the product CD. IW2
Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the installation.
3. Start the IW2 utility. The IW2 utility will discover the NR8401 located in the same subnet.
1. Press the power switch on the rear panel to the ON (I) position. The NVR should start
immediately. To start the system again after the initial conguration, use the front panel power
button.
4. Double-click on the NR8401 entry to start a
web session with the NVR system.
5. The login page will prompt. Enter " " admin
and " " as user name and password for admin
access for the rst time. Click to begin Login
your conguration.
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6. The system will default to the page. Click on the button on the upper LiveClient Settings
right corner of the screen.
7. On the Settings page, click on Storage Volume > to access your storage volume
conguration.
8. On the settings page, check if your hard drives are present and identied by your Storage
system. Click on the button. Create...
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9. Depending on the number of hard drives you installed, a list of RAID volume congurations
will be listed. Select a conguration's check circle and the disk members of a volume, and
then click to continue. The initialization of a RAID volume will take several minutes. OK
10. The initialization process will be indicated as follows.
11. When done, the RAID volume details will be indicated on the Volume screen.
Please refer to page 82 for more information about Storage congurations.
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12. Click on on the menu tree to open the camera settings page. Click on Camera General >
the Search button to locate cameras installed in the subnet.
13. Cameras on the network will be listed. Click on the button on the far left to enlist them into +
your conguration. Click when done on this page. Click when you return to the OK Save
Camera page.
14. By default, cameras are congured to record all streaming at all time. You can change the
recording settings in Camera Schedule> .
15. Refer to the following chapters for more operation and conguration details.
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If you need to install 4 hard drives,
1. Power down the system and disconnect the power cord.
2. Open the chassis top cover by removing 4 screws from the sides, and then the hand screw at
the rear side of the chassis.
3. Remove the drive bracket by loosening 3 screws.
4. Orient the hard drive with its label side facing up and the connector side facing the front of
chassis.
5. Connect the SATA connector and SATA power.
6. Secure the hard drive to the bracket by driving screws from the sides.
NOTE:
#4 Drive Bracket
7. Install the drive bracket (along with the hard drive) back to the original location.
8. Re-install the chassis cover.
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Rack-mounting
If you need to install the NVR system into a rack cabinet,
1. Install chassis ears to the sides of chassis using the included athead screws. The rack-
mount rails are separately purchased.
2. Unpack the rack-mount rails' package, and detach the inner rails from the rail assembly.
Detach the inner rail by pressing on the release tab.
Inner rail
Release tab
If you have either a round-holed or square-holed rack, install cage nuts or clip nuts to the
desired positions on the rack posts.
The instructions below are based on the installation to a 4-post equipment rack.
IMPORTANT:
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3. Secure the inner rails to the sides of the chassis using M4 screws.
4. Secure the L-shape brackets to the front- and rear-ends of outer rails using the round black
head screws and washers. Do not completely tighten the screws yet. Adjust the length of slide
rails by extending and matching the rails between rack posts.
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Adjusting the length of rails.
5. Secure the slide rails to rack posts using 8 M5 screws.
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6. Hold the chassis using hands on the sides of the chassis. Align the inner rails on the chassis
with the open portion of the slide rail assemblies. Push the system into the assemblies until
the system stops.
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Release tab
7. The inner rails and the rail assemblies should be locked on the way into the rack cabinet.
Press the release tabs on the side to slide the chassis into rack.
8. Secure the chassis to rack posts using a long M5 screw.
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Attaching Foot Pads
If you intend to place your chassis on a shelf or desktop, attach the foot pads
to the bottom of the chassis where you can nd corner marks for reference.
LED Indicators
Name Behavior Denitions
Power button
LED
1 Powered downOff
2Flashing Red Powering on
3 Constant Red System is on
Status LED System is ready1 Constant Green
2Flashing Booting, proceeding with backup, restore, or restoring Green
default
3 Constant Orange System errors, system buzzer will also be sounded
4Flashing Errors occurred with backup, restore, or restoring Orange
default
HDD LED Recording software is up and running1 Constant Green
2Flashing Recording videosGreen
3Flashing Red Connection errors, cameras disconnected, or no
volume is available.
Default button
LED
1 Off Not functioning
2. Flashing Restoring system defaultsGreen
Backup button
LED
1 Off Not functioning
Flashing Backing up system congurationGreen
HDD tray LED (2) 1Constant White Hard disks are ready and congured into a volume
2 Off No hard disk is present
3Flashing Read/write activities on hard disks Blue
4 Constant Blue Drive is connected
HDD tray LEDs
Volume status
Read/write status
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To power up and power down,
On the initial conguration:
1. Make sure the power switch on the rear panel is in the OFF (O) position, connect the power
cord between the system and power outlet.
2. Turn on the system by by turning the power switch to the ON (I) position.
After the initial connection,
1. Press the power button for 1 second to power on.
2. Press the power button for 1 second to power down. the system should start ushing the
cache contents in system memory and gracefully shut down.
3. If the power-down sequence does not proceed normally, press the power button for 4
seconds to shut down.
Power Up and Power Down
1. No storage system is completely fail-safe. Damage to data might occur due to le system
corruption, operating system malfunction, virus infection, HDD component failures, and so on.
Therefore, it is highly recommended to regularly back up your data, and VIVOTEK disclaims
responsibilities of data loss or recovery.
2. Always power off the system using the power button. Do not disconnect the power cord while
the system is still operating. Doing so will result in data inconsistencies. The normal power-off
procedure allows cached data to be written to disks.
If system buzzer is sounded, turn it off in page. Click the Settings Logs Error > > Stop
buzzer sound button.
Serious system faults, such as a missing volume, can trigger the system buzzer. Verify the
cause of system fault and turn off the buzzer.
NOTE:
WARNING:
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Chapter Two Login and Getting Started
2-1. Login
This is the login page on the browser. The minimum for resolution is 1280x960.
If you enable the IE7 compatible mode when using the IE8 browser, please disable the
compatibility function.
It is highly recommended that you should change the default user name and password. Please
refer to > > Settings Security User account page to see how to prevent unauthorized access.
The system will prompt you if you entered an incorrect user name or password.
Remember me: Your user name will be preserved in browser cookies for two days if you select
the Remember me checkbox. The user name will be automatically erased if you do not log in to
the system for two days.
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You may login to a different software utility by unfolding the
side panel on the Login button.
You can also select a different language using the
Multilingual lower leftselector menu on the corner of the
Login screen. The functional items, menus, and dialogues
will then be displayed using the selected language.
Login errors: below are the login errors that might occur.
A Login failure can result from the incorrect user name and passwords.
The No permission error occurs when a user logs in using an authentication that has no access
rights to the Settings page. He will then be re-directed to the Liveview page.
Remember me:
Select the checkbox to save your user name for use
on the next login. The user name will be preserved
in browser cookies for two days. If you do not login
within the next two days, the user name will be
erased.
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Login options:
You may also mouse over the Login button to display the login options. You can then enter the
Liveview, Playback, or Settings window.
Liveview Playback Settings
The NVR system features a very simple UI structure which consists of a Liveview window, a
Playback utility, and a system Settings window. Once logged in, you can move from one window
to another by selecting the hot link buttons on the upper right of the screen.
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1. Before operating the NVR, make sure you have properly installed hard drives and congured
the storage volumes. Otherwise, you will not be able to operate or try some of the system's
functionality.
2. Since the NVR system comes with 32-bit plug-ins for screen control, if your PC runs a default
64-bit IE browser and you manually enter the NVR's address on the browser, your browser
session may malfunction. Instead, if you double-click on the discovered NVR on the IW2
utility, a 32-bit IE browser will open.
3. When you log in to the Liveview or Playback interface to stream a live or recorded video,
install the ActiveX plug-ins. If it does not prompt when you log in, install plug-ins when you try
to playback a recorded video. You may then need to re-start the IE browser console.
IMPORTANT:
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Camera list Layout
Layout
contents Logo & Menu
Viewcell panel
Alarm
panel
PTZ
panel
1
2
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5
6
7
2-2. Graphical Layout and Screen Elements - Liveview
Once you log in, the system defaults to the Liveview page, which provides access to other
conguration utilities, live view screen, and other functional panels. The screen elements are
described as follows:
Item Name Description
1Camera List Provides a glimpse of all cameras inserted into your conguration. Basic
information is also provided along with a screenshot.
2Layout Provides access to various layouts
3Layout contents Provides functions to extend, rotate, redo the layout, and control a DI/DO panel.
4 Playback SettingsLogo & Menu Provides access to the and System utilities, as well as
system time and logout function.
5 View cell panel Displays video streams from one or multiple cameras. Snapshot, streaming,
bookmark, and audio control functions are also available on individual view
cells.
6PTZ panel Exerts Pan/Tilt control on a selected view cell if the camera comes with
mechanical PTZ mechanism. Note that the use of joystick is currently not
available.
7Alarm panel Reports alarms transmitted via cameras' DI connections or those by the Motion
Detection, etc.
Each panel will be described in further discussions.
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2-2-1. Camera List Panel
The camera list displays the 16 recruited cameras by the sequential numbering order you
congured in the System Settings utility.
Sorting criteria
Page switcher
Camera thumbnails
Depending on the size and screen resolution of your monitor, the snapshots of 5 or 9 cameras
are displayed in this panel, and you should use the Page switcher buttons to see the rest of the
cameras. If a user logged in using a credential of a limited access, he may only see cameras
that he can access instead of all of the cameras.
To arrange a view cell layout, users can click and drag a camera to a view cell. Once connected,
a camera's video stream is displayed.
Camera Thumbnail:
A mouse click on the camera name under the thumbnail brings forth the summary of IP address,
model name, recording setup and DI/DO information.
Camera index and camera name
Snapshot
Status
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* Snapshot: the camera's image snapshot is replenished every 5 minutes. If a camera is
disconnected, the last image taken will be used to represent a camera.
* Camera index & Camera name: Placing the mouse cursor on top of a camera text displays
the camera index number and the camera name. You can click on the camera index to display
the information box.
* :Status
Online: the online status can be accompanied by the
DI/DO icon
Ofine: camera is disconnected.
An uncongured camera instance
Digial input is triggered
Connected and recording video to system storage
Connected with live streaming
Disconnected or trying to establish a connection
* Page switcher: Moves to the next page on the Camera list panel. The button will be grayed-
out if the end of the list is reached.
Sorting criteria
Use the sorting buttons to re-arrange the order of the cameras on the list. Cameras that match
the condition will be brought to higher places on the list (front of the order) regardless of its
original camera index.
Online: the online cameras.
Ofine: the ofine cameras.
Uncongured camera instance
Cameras whose Digial inputs have been triggered
Cameras whose Digial outputs have been triggered
For online cameras, the snapshots on the camera list are refreshed by every 5 minutes, and
therefore may not represent the latest occurrences on the surveillance areas.
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2-2-2. Layout
Note that a user who did not log in as an administrator can change a layout, but his conguration
changes (with cameras inserted into view cells) be saved. will not
User Layouts
There are another 4 user layouts that can be individually
congured. An administrator can insert camera views into
these layouts, and save the conguration. These user layouts
can be seen by all users.
If you click the button before the conguration changes Rotate
can be saved, your conguration changes will be lost.
Because the maximum number of supported cameras is 16, the fth and sixth view cells on the
3rd page of the 1+5 conguration will be unuseful.
Only an administrator can change and preserve a custom layout, and every user can designate
a specic layout to be displayed when he/she logs in. The default layout for each user is stored
in a browser's cookies.
Whenever changes are made to the current layout, a message prompt will appear on the side of
the layout panel reminding you to save your current setting.
1x1
1+3
1+5
2x2
4x4
User layout #1
User layout #2
User layout #3
User layout #4
By default, 5 typical layouts are provided for the user.
They include: 1x1, 1+3, 2x2, 1+5, and 4x4. System
default is the 4x4 layout. Cameras that do not t into the
rst page of a layout, say, a 2x2 layout, will be displayed
on the succeeding layout pages.
Each functional button on the screen is activated by a
mouse hover. For example, the below states designate
user's operation on a button:
1. : not selected.
2. : moused over, and is ready for selection.
3. : selected, and is taking effects.
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2-2-3. Layout contents
A few functional buttons are available on the Layout contents page.
Clears all view cells on the current layout
Full view: extends the view cells on the current layout to the full of the screen.
Rotate: the rotate function lets system display successive layout pages by the
intervals of 10 seconds. The layout page that does not contain camera views will be
skipped.
A Rotate action will stop when you
1. move to another page,
2. move to a user layout,
3. click to select a view cell,
4. remove a camera from view cell.
DI/DO: displays the DI connection statuses and allows users to manually trigger a DO
signal.
If your current layout spans across multiple pages, use the arrow buttons to
switch from one page to another. The index number of the current page will be
shown between the arrow buttons.
When your current layout is displayed in a full view, move your cursor
to the left center of the screen to return to the default Liveview screen.
The Return button will appear.
2-2-4. Logo & Menu
A logout button, system time panel , and 3 hot link buttons to access the , Liveview
Playback, System Settings and utilities.
The system date and time refers to the date and time kept on the
NVR system's real time clock.
Due to the limited space for the user name, user name may be
partially displayed until you hover your mouse cursor.
Your conguration changes will be lost if you click one of the hot link buttons to move to another
utility window. For example, you have changed your Live View layout and then click on the
Playback button, you will enter the Playback window without saving your conguration. Save
your changes before you use these buttons.
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2-2-5. View Cell panel
A single view cell is shown below. Each view cell contains a video stream display area, an
information bar, and functional buttons at the bottom. A view cell is displayed in Normal,
Focused, or Maximized mode.
1. A single click selects a view cell from the View Cell panel, enables its function buttons, and
turn it into the Focused mode.
2. The 2nd click maximizes the size of the view cell to the full of the panel.
3. The 3rd click shrinks the maximized view back into the focused mode.
To deselect a view cell and return to the normal view, click on the button at the Restore
lower right of the window.
Adding Cameras to View Cells
1. Click and drag a camera from the camera list to an unoccupied view cell.
2. Double-click a camera on the camera list. The camera will be added to the rst unoccupied
view cell.
To deselect a view cell and return to the normal view, click on the button at the lower Restore
right of the window. You can also click on another view cell to continue adding other cameras.
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A camera can be inserted into multiple view cells. This way, a camera with a wide eld of view,
such as a sheye camera, can simultaneously display different regions of interest in different
view cells.
IMPORTANT:
If the current layout already contain 16 cameras, the following message will prompt.
There can be more than 16 view cells across multiple layout pages, e.g., on the third page of the
1+5 layout. Placing a camera in the 17th or 18th view cell will bring out the following message.
A view cell attempting to connect to a network camera will look like this. If the connection
attempt takes a long time, it may result from network problems or incorrect conguration with
video streaming. For example, you may have congured the camera to be streaming channel #2
using the mode, which is not supported by the system. The NVR uses video stream #1 MJPEG
for recording, and stream #2 from cameras for live viewing. You should then open an individual
web console with the network camera to change its video streaming conguration.
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Information Bar
Status icon Description
Connected with live streaming; a single click on this icon can trigger a manual
recording.
Connected and recording video to system storage.
Disconnected or trying to establish a connection.
If you disable the Manual recording
function on the page, you Settings
will not be able to use the Manual
Recording function on the Liveview.
A mouse hover over the status icon will produce the following messages:
1. "Connecting..." or "Cannot connect" Connecting to a camera, or connection problem
might have occurred.
2. "Live streaming" Video is being streamed.
3. "Recording" Currently recording the video stream.
Status icon
Camera index Video time
Video time: The time congured on the NVR system is displayed here.
Camera index: an index number appointed to a camera following the order you inserted
cameras during the initial setup.
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The time display formats are slightly different for different languages:
English M/d/yyyy H:mm:ss AM/PM 5/3/2011 1:07:05 AM
Deutsch yyyy/MM/dd HH:mm:ss 03.05.2011 01:07:05
Español yyyy/MM/dd HH:mm:ss 03/05/2011 1:07:05
Français yyyy/MM/dd HH:mm:ss 03/05/2011 01:07:05
Italiano yyyy/MM/dd HH:mm:ss 03/05/2011 01:07:05
日本語 yyyy/MM/dd H:mm:ss 2011/05/03 1:07:05
Português dd-MM-yyyy HH:mm:ss 03-05-2011 01:07:05
简体中文 yyyy/M/d H:mm:ss 2011/5/3 1:07:05
繁體中文 yyyy/M/d tt hh:mm:ss
tt 為上午/下午
2011/5/3 上午 01:07:05
Tool Bar Buttons
Buttons Description
Resumes streaming.
Pauses a video stream.
Adds a Bookmark (that saves a short description and a one-minute footage from
the current feed)
Takes a snapshot.
Removes camera from the view cell.
Mutes (if there is audio input from the camera.)
Unmutes
Restores the view cell's original position on the Liveview panel.
Maximize the size of current view cell.
Activates the PiP function.
Disables digital zoom (PiP).
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Buttons Description
Volume controller
Fisheye display modes - if the view cell contains video from a sheye camera, the
sheye display mode selector will be available:
1O: the orginal circular view.
1P: the panoramic view.
1R: the regional view.
Please refer to the sheye camera's User Manual for more information.
Tool Bar Functions in Details
1. and Play Pause buttons:
These buttons pause and resume a video stream currently being played on your web browser.
Note that this operation does not affect the video recording taking place between a camera and
the NVR system.
2. : Bookmark
This function allows you to place a bookmark on a recorded stream when you observe a
situation from your live view window. The bookmark is preserved as a one-minute footage along
with a short description of a particular incident. The precondition of using this function is that
the video stream, while you are watching it on the view cell, must be recorded to the NVR at the
same time.
To add a bookmark,
1. Click on the button,
2. Enter a short description that can be as long as 120 characters.
3. A conrm message will prompt at the lower right of the screen.
If the current video feed is not being recorded to storage, you will receive the following message:
Errors with creating bookmarks may also result from network and server errors.
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Below are two bookmarks (yellow tags) shown along with a recorded video in the Playback utility
screen. Bookmarks help nd and retrieve important moments in a recoded video.
3. : Snapshot
This button produces a snapshot prompt. You may then right-click on the snapshot image to
save it to a preferred location.
Bookmarks will be erased if the user/system erases the video clips they were appended to. For
example, system will recycle storage space by deleting old videos along with their bookmarks.
Note that the size of a snapshot is equal to the frame size set for the video stream.
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4. : Clear
This button removes camera from the current view cell. The view cell will then be available for
other cameras
5. and : Mute Unmute
These buttons stops or resumes audio from a live stream.
6. : Restore
This button restores the view cell's original position on the Liveview panel.
7. : Maximize
This button extends the size of current view cell to the full of the Liveview panel.
8. Activate and Deactivate function: PiP
PiP is short for Picture in Picture, a function that provides digital zoom into a live video.
When activated, a Global view window will appear at the lower right of the view cell as shown
below. You can display only a portion of the complete video frame as an area of your interest.
Using a click and drag on the ROI window, you can instantly move to other areas within the
video frame.
Global view
ROI
Note that not every camera supports the PiP function. For example, the sheye series cameras
do not support this feature.
You can resize the ROI window by a mouse hover on the lower-right corner of the window until
the resize mark appears. The default size of the ROI window is 25% of the Global view.
Click on the deactivate button to close the PiP window.
The Talk function in the two-way audio is currently not supported.
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9. Volume controller:
The volume control takes effect when audio input from the network camera is available. Audio
is heard only from a focused window, one that you selected by a mouse click form the Liveview
panel. Some network cameras do not come with an embedded microphone, and its audio is
disabled by system default. The actual sound level is also dependent on the system volume of
the PC having a web console with the NVR.
The sound volume conguration will not be preserved when a camera is removed from a view
cell, web console is restarted, or when the Liveview layout is re-congured.
10. : Fisheye display modes
A view mode selector icon appears in a view cell of a sheye camera. You can click to select a
viewing mode. The viewing modes are illustrated as follows:
1O View (Original View)
180° Hemispheric
Swipe to scroll horizontally
1O (Original view)
1P (Panoramic view)
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1R (Regional view)
The 1R mode (or rectilinear) provides access to one image section within the hemisphere. You can
zoom in or out (using the mouse wheel or PTZ panel) or travel through to other areas within the
hemisphere using simple mouse clicks and drags. A single click on a particular object can bring the
object to the center of your view window. Click and hold down the left mouse button, and you can
swipe the view both horizontally and vertically.
1R View (Single Regional View)
Zoom in/out
&
all-directional
navigation control
Zoom In Zoom Out
Note that if your sheye mounting type is set to the Wall Mount type, your screen control in the view cell
will be limited to 90 pan and tilt. Make sure your mounting type and camera settings have been properly °
congured.
Because sheye lens can cover a wide surveillance area, you can insert a sheye camera into multiple
view cells, and let different regional views display in these view cells. In this way, you can have a glimpse
of multiple areas of interest, and the conguration of these different view windows will be preserved when
you save your layout settings.
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2-2-6. PTZ panel
The PTZ panel takes effect for cameras that come with mechanical PTZ functions. It does not
support digital PTZ functions. To utilize its functions, select a view cell populated by a PTZ
camera, such as a speed dome.
Depending on the individual functions that come with PTZ cameras, some functions will not be
available for every cameras. For example, the zoom controller will not apply for a PTZ camera
that comes without a mechanized zoom module, such as PD8136 and PT8133.
Pan/Tilt
controller
Preset locaon
selector
Zoom
controller Auto
pan/patrol
controller
Focus
controller
Model (series) Pan/tilt
controller
Preset location Zoom controller Focus controller Auto Pan/Patrol
controller
PT Yes Yes No No Yes
VS (VS8102
and earlier)
* Depends Depends Depends Depends No
VS84xx/88xx Depends Depends Depends Depends Depends
PZ series Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
SD8xxx Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
SD7xxx Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
IP7xxx/8xxx box
camera
Depends Depends Depends Depends Depends
IP6xxx/3xxx/
2xxx box
camera
No No No No No
IZ series Depends Depends DependsYes Yes
Listed below are the camera models and the types of supported PTZ controls:
* If the analogue cameras connected through the video server support PTZ mechanism.
On the the Liveview window, currently the functions Continuous Move Click-on-imageand the
for PTZ cameras are not supported. Neither can you zoom in/out using the mouse wheel.
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PTZ presets: If your PTZ cameras have preset locations, click on the button to unfold the preset
menu. Click on any of the preset locations to move to the area of your interest. Refer to your
camera's User Manual for how to congure preset locations.
The following message will prompt if the camera has no
preset locations.
Pan/Tilt controller: A mouse hover over the arrow buttons activates the arrow button. Use the
buttons to navigate to a preferred location.
Zoom controller: The zoom controller buttons only apply to cameras that come with an optical
zoom module, such as a speed dome camera.
Focus controller: The focus controller buttons apply to cameras that come with focus control
over its lens module, such as a speed dome camera.
Auto Focus: If your camera supports the auto focus function, use this
button to acquire an optimal focus point.
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Auto pan/patrol controller: These buttons provides pan and patrol functions provides that
preset locations have been congured on the camera. For a speed dome camera, the pan
command tells the camera to continuously pan 360 degrees until stopped by a user command.
For PZ or PT series cameras, the pan action only takes place once to cover reachable areas.
The Stop button ends a pan or patrol tour.
2-2-7. Alarm panel
To receive alarms from cameras, you need to congure alarm triggers in the Settings Alarm >
conguration window ( ). Network cameras' digital inputs, digital outputs, or motion see page 99
detection, or NVR's digital inputs can all be used to detect conditions in external environments.
When the alarms are triggered, you can congure certain kind of actions to take place in
response to the alarms, such as:
1. recording the immediate video,
2. sending an , Email
3. sounding the , buzzer
4, sending snapshots to an server, FTP
5. sending event messages to , web server
6. moving camera lens to a location, preset
7. triggering an NVR/camera digital output.
The alarm panel displays the latest 10 alarm
entries with the latest alarm on top of the list.
The alarm list keeps up to 200 events. Older
events will be erased if the number exceeds
200.
The alarm panel is polled every 10 seconds. A mouse hover on an alarm entry displays full
information of the event.
Note that multiple alarms can be triggered by one incident. See page 99 for how to congure the
alarm settings.
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The alarm panel is displayed either in the list mode or the icon mode .
If an event is congured with a recording action, or the alarm is triggered when the associated
camera was recording to the NVR, there will be a play button to the left of the alarm message.
Click and read a text-only alarm will turn off the alarm icon . The alarm icons indicate
unread alarms. The number of unread alarms will be listed on the title bar.
The alarm playback window will begin playback of footage from before the alarm. 10 seconds
The playback of an alarm-triggered recording will normally last for . If, however, you one minute
congured a shorter pre- and post-alarm recording time, your alarm recording may be slightly
shorter. The defaults for buffer time are 5 seconds and 20 seconds. pre- post-alarm and
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You can click on the icon mode button to have a glimpse of alarms indicated by their
snapshots taken by the time of the occurrences. If the alarm is triggered by NVR DI pins, no
snapshots will be available.
Move your cursor over an alarm with a recorded footage. The
Play button will become available.
Buttons Description
View live video: displays the live view streaming instead of the alarm recording.
Resumes the alarm playback.
Begins the alarm playback.
Pauses the current playback.
Mute or unmute the audio with the current playback. Drag the controller to
change the audio volume level.
Use the playback slider to quickly change the playback position.
The following buttons are available in the alarm playback window.
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Incoming Alarms
New alarms will be indicated by the messages in bold letters, the alarm bell icons, and the
increasing number of unread messages on the title bar.
A text-based history of past Alarms is accessed through the - page in the Alarm History
Settings window. See page 110 for information.
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2-3. Graphical Layout and Screen Elements - Playback
Camera list
Layout
contents Logo & Menu
Playback panel
Alarm
panel
Calendar
1
23
4
5
6
The screen elements of the window are described as follows:Playback
Item Name Description
1 Camera List Provides a glimpse of all cameras that have recorded data. Basic information is
also provided along with a screenshot.
2 Layout contents Provides functions to extend, rotate, redo the layout, and for synchronous
playback.
3 Playback SettingsLogo & Menu Provides access to the and System utilities, as well as
system time and logout function.
4 Playback panel Displays the playback functions. Snapshot, bookmark, and export functions are
also available on individual view cells.
5 Alarm panel Reports alarms transmitted via cameras' DI connections or those by the Motion
Detection, etc.
6 Calendar Shows when the recording took place, and thus enables users to quickly locate
a specic part of recording in history.
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2-3-1. Camera List Panel
The camera list displays the 16 recruited cameras by the sequential numbering order you
congured in the System window. The elements in the Camera list on a Settings Playback
window are identical to those on a window. Please refer to page 30 for details on the Liveview
Camera list panel.
To begin playback and search for past recordings,
1. Double-click on a camera.
2. The Calendar panel will display the days video recording actually took place. And those days
will be highlighted by a blue background (as the 25th and 28th in the screen below.)
x2
1
2
There are two key differences between the Camera List on Liveview and that on the Playback
window:
1. Users can not click and drag a camera thumbnail to a playback view cell.
2. A double-click on a camera does not display video in a view cell. A double-click displays a
calendar where days with recorded videos are shown.
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2-3-2. Playback Layout
3 types of layouts are provided for the Playback window. They include: 1x1, 2x2, and 1+3.
In the playback window, users can simultaneously playback up to 4 recorded videos.
Clears all view cells on the current layout
Starts or stops the Synchronous playback.
Full view: extends the view cells on the current layout to the full of the screen.
When your current layout is displayed in a full view, move your cursor
to the left center of the screen to return to the default Liveview screen.
The Return button will appear.
2-3-3. Logo & Menu
A logout button, system time panel , and 3 hot link buttons to access the , Liveview
Playback, System Settings and utilities. This panel is identical to that on the Liveview window.
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2-3-4. Playback View Cells
The view cells in Liveview and Playback windows are similar. Their differences are listed as
follows:
1. 3 simple layout types are supported as previously discussed.
2. The information bar displays camera index and video time information only.
3. The Play and Pause buttons are not available on the Tool bar. One Export function is added
on a Playback view cell.
The functional buttons on an individual view cell are descrbed as follows:
Buttons Description
Exports a section of the video into a 3GP or Windows exe le. The length of
exported video is congurable to 1, 3, 5, or 10 minutes.
Adds a Bookmark (that saves a short description and a one-minute footage from
the current feed)
Takes a snapshot.
Removes camera from the view cell.
Mutes (if there is audio input from the camera.)
Unmutes
Restores the view cell's original position on the liveview panel.
Maximizes the size of current view cell.
Activates the PiP function.
Disables digital zoom (PiP).
Volume controller
Fisheye viewing modes - if the view cell contains video from a sheye camera, the
sheye display mode selector will be available:
1O: the orginal circular view.
1P: the panoramic view.
1R: the regional view.
Please refer to the sheye camera's User Manual for more information.
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Playback control panel
The time slide bar enables quick skimming through the recording. Its functional buttons are
described as follows:
Buttons Description
Pause
Play. This button is available after you manually paused a playback.
Stops the current playback.
Next frame. After you paused a playback, use this button to browse video frame by
frame.
Speeds down by 1/2. The slowest speed is 1/8.
Speeds up. Increases the playback speed, to 2x, 4x, 8x, 16x, 32x, and then to a
maximum of 64x.
Displays the current playback status, such as Playing, Pause, or Stop.
Restores the view cell's original position on the liveview panel.
Maximizes the size of current view cell.
Activates the PiP function.
Disables digital zoom (PiP).
Timeline slider
Timeline zoomer
Playback info
Control buttons
Span of existing
recording
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Timeline zoomer. Use the zoomer to zoom in for more precise
skimming.
Timeline slider thumb. Click and drag this thumb button to move along and reach
a specic point in time. A click on the time line will also work.
Time span =12 hrs
Time span =1 hrs
Each section =15 mins
Each section =3 hrs
Total time span
The time line shows the length of existing recording taken on a specic time span. You can use
the timeline zoomer to scale down the span of time. For example, if the time span is reduced
to 1 hour, then each section on the time line represents 15 minutes of recording. The total time
span of a timeline starts from the minimal of 4 minutes, 20 minutes, 40 minutes, 1 hour, and up
to a maximum of 24 hours.
In Synchronous play mode, a change to the zoomer will be reected by all synchronously
playing view cells.
If recordings take place by an event-triggered recording, the intervals between recordings can
be down to 1 minute, and the individual recordings will not be easily discernible. In this situation,
you can mouse over the timeline to pinpoint individual recording instances.
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2-3-5. Alarm Panel
Page selector Alarm filter
The alarm panel displays the alarms or bookmarks recorded by the day of recording. Two
additional buttons are available: Page selector and . Alarm lter
• A playback button will be available with an alarm-triggered recording. The alarm panel in the
Playback window also supports the List mode and Icon mode that are similar to that in the
Liveview window.
• There can be numerous alarms occurring in a day. Use the page selector to display different
pages of alarm entries. Up to 200 entries can appear on one page. Note that the new alarms
that occurred seconds or minutes ago may not be instantaneously listed on the page.
If bookmarks are listed in the Alarm list, a bookmark entry will look like this:
Camera index. camera name (time) - bookmark
In the icon mode, a bookmark message will look like this:
Camera index. camera name bookmark, time of marking
Alarm lter:
Use the Alarm lter to nd out specic alarms. Use the check circles below to narrow down
your search criteria by Alarm name, alarm type by Motion detection, DI, DO, or those manually
marked down as Bookmarks.
The alarm name is dened by users in the Settings
> Alarm page.
See page 99 for how to congure
alarms.
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You may use the arrow button to view the records in other months. If there are no recordings in
the current month, the recordings taken in the days of the following month will be shown stead.
2-3-6. Calendar Panel
Double-click on any of the existing cameras to display the Calendar panel. Days with recorded
videos will be highlighted in blue regardless of the length of existing recordings that occurred in
that day. You may then click on a day to begin viewing the past recordings.
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Chapter Three System Settings
The Settings window is accessed by clicking on the Settings button on the Logo panel.
You will enter the Overview of the Settings window. All the conguration menus are placed under
7 major categories: , , , , , , and . Click on System Network Camera Storage Security Alarm Logs
any of the menu shortcuts to begin conguration.
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3-1. System
The system general information window allows you to change the system host name, time zone,
system date and time, and set up a scheduled reboot of the system.
Note that if time server conguration is preferred, you should congure all of your cameras NTP
to listen to the same time server as those shown in the pull-down menu. You need to congure
camera settings over a web console, and set up the same conguration in the System >
General settings System time> page. The precondition is that the system must have access
to the Internet.
3-1-1. System - General
Pnotify - During the conguration process, conguration errors or information will be indicated
by a small pnotify message boxes on the lower right of the screen.
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If the need arises for updating system rmware, acquire the update from VIVOTEK's technical
support or download site. Locate the rmware binaries, and click Upgrade. The upgrade should
take several minutes to complete. Note that during the upgrade, the recording task will be
interrupted.
3-1-2. System - Upgrade
The Schedule reboot device allows the system to clean up dirty cache by a scheduled reboot.
You can congure a reboot by a specic time within a week. Note that during the reboot the
video recording will be temporarily interrupted.
Scheduled reboot is an recurring event. Select the day within a week and a time for the reboot
using the checkboxes and drop-down menus.
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On this window, you can perform 3 maintenance tasks:
1. Backup - You can backup your system conguration using the Backup function. Click
Backup, a message window will prompt. Click Save to preserve your system congurations.
3-1-3. System - Backup
Select a location for your backup le, then click Save to complete the process.
Note that the backup action does not involve the following:
1. Recorded videos and database,
2. Alarm records, bookmarks, and bookmarked footages.
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2. Restore - If you have a previously-saved prole, you can restore your previous conguration.
Click the Restore button.
A le location window will prompt. Location the backup le, and click Open. The Restore
process will take several minutes to complete, and system operation will be interrupted during
the process.
3. Restore Default - There are two kinds of defaults for the NVR systems: System defaults and
factory defaults.
The system defaults can be restored using the pushbutton on the system front panel. This
applies when users forget about its IP address or login password, while most other operation
details will remain unchanged.
The factory defaults (operated on this window) restores to its primitive state before shipping,
and hence users' congurations (such as host name, IP address, and layout settings) will be
erased.
Click Restore to restore your system defaults. A warning message will appear. Click OK to
proceed. The Restore process will take several minutes to complete, and system operation
will be interrupted during the process.
A successful operation will produce the following message.
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When Restoring the previous backup, the following should be noticed in terms of storage
congurations:
1. If storage conguration has not been changed, restoring conguration will not affect the
current storage conguration.
2. If changes have been made to storage conguration, the backup-restore action will not
displace the current storage conguration.
3. If users removed the current storage conguration, no storage volumes will be restored
after a backup-restore procedure. Users then must create new storage volumes to
proceed with recording tasks.
4. If users apply previous backup to a new NVR machine, system will detect the presence of
different hard disks, and no storage conguration from the backup le will apply.
5. If users move all hard disks and backup le from an NVR to another, storage
congurations will be stored on the new machine.
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This window displays basic information of various aspects, including CPU and memory usage,
LAN port operation and its bonding, disk drive temperatures, and UPS status.
3-1-4. System - Maintenance
The Reboot button is used to restart the NVR system.
The Refresh button polls the system for the latest system information as previously described.
The Reboot process will take about 2 minutes to complete.
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Pressing the Shutdown button will power off the NVR system. System will ush its cached
contents, and stop the recording and streaming tasks.
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Back-UPS
On line
75%
Once an UPS is connected via the USB interface, the NVR system supports the cooperating
protection against power outage. The UPS status [model name, status (Online or On battery),
battery charge level] is listed in the Maintenance page as shown below.
The NVR supports APC's Back-UPS and Back-UPS Pro series models.
Reactions on power outage:
When the UPS battery charge is lower than 10%, or can only sustain system operation for 3
minutes, the NVR system will automatically shut down. When the power source is restored, the
NVR system will automatically power up.
UPS support
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This window displays the digital input and output settings for the connections via the system's
terminal block. You can connect the sensor devices (such as a PIR sensor) to the termincal
block. The system will automatically detect the current connection as a high or low signal. You
can then dene the normal status for the input or output pins.
3-1-5. System - DI and DO
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3-2. Network
Two major conguration options are available here: Bonding mode and Address settings.
3-2-1. Network - General
1-1. Failover - failover provides the capability to transfer network trafc through the
surviving LAN port if any of the two LAN ports is disconnected.
1-2. Load balance - Based on 802.3ad, Load balance enables two LAN ports to share the
load of network trafc. Non-layer 3 trafc, such as Multicast/boardcast requests will
be transmitted via one of the LAN ports. To best utilize this feature, you should use
a managed Gigabit Ethernet switch and have its 802.3ad link aggregation feature
enabled on the corresponding ports.
1-3. Standalone - When selected, different IPs will be assigned for each LAN port. The
NVR can be accessed via different subnets.
You may connect these ports to different subnets. For example, LAN1 to a router and
have the access to the Internet; and LAN2 to a private subnet. In this case, however,
you should appoint LAN1 as the default routing interface, so that Internet access is
available for DDNS settings or remote access.
1. Bonding mode:
Make sure both of your LAN ports are connected to
network, and select one of the checkboxes below:
By default, the system network interfaces come in the
Standalone mode.
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2. Address settings:
Primary DNS: The primary domain name server that translates hostnames into IP addresses.
Secondary DNS: Secondary domain name server that backups the Primary DNS.
Get IP address automatically: Select this option to obtain an available dynamic IP address assigned
by the DHCP server each time the system is connected to the LAN.
Use fixed IP address: Select this option to manually assign a static IP address to the Network
Camera.
Enter the Static IP, Subnet mask, Default router, and Primary DNS provided by your ISP.
Subnet mask: This is used to determine if the destination is in the same subnet. The default value
is “255.255.255.0”.
Default gateway: This is the gateway used to forward frames to destinations in a different subnet.
Invalid router setting will fail the transmission to destinations in different subnet.
When nished with the network settings, click on the button. Save
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VIVOTEK provides Safe100.net, as a free DDNS dynamic domain name service for users who
need access from the internet or a domain name service for the NVR. VIVOTEK maintains a
database of product MAC addresses for the Safe100.net service, and you can apply one domain
name for each NVR system.
3-2-2. Network - DDNS
Enable dynamic DNS service: Select this checkbox to enable the DDNS setting.
Make sure you have internet access. Click the button. The terms of service agreement window Register
will prompt. Click to proceed. Accept
In the Register column, ll in the Host name (xxxx.safe100.net), Email, Key, and Conrm Key, and
click . After a host name has been successfully created, a success message will be displayed Register
in the DDNS Registration Result column.
NOTE:
If one LAN port is connected to the Internet, and the other LAN port is connected to another subnet and
the default routing port is not set to the Internet port, the DDNS function will not be available.
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When completed, a conrm message will prompt. You will also receive a conrm Email. You
can now access your NVR system using the xxxx.safe100.net domain name address. Note
that access from the Internet should be routed to the private IP assigned to your NVR, using
methodologies such as port forwarding, etc. Successful and invalid input will display the
following messages.
Enter a Host name, Email address, and password twice, and then click to proceed. Register
Forget key: Click this button if you have forgotten the key to Safe100.net account. Enter host
name and Email address, and then click the Forget key button. Your account information will be
sent to your Email addres
The acceptable characters for email address are: [0-9][a-z][A-Z][!][#][$][%][‘][*][+][-][/][=][?]
[^][_][`][{][|][}][~][.]. Two successive periods, [..], are not acceptable. The address filed can
accommodate up to 256 characters.
Use only alphabetic and numeric characters for the password. The maximum number of
characters is 64.
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By default, the NVR service and video streaming are accessed via HTTP port 80 and RTSP port
554. You can designate a different port number if the need arises. Usually it is not necessary to
change these ports.
3-2-3. Network - Service
Instead of a web console, you can also access the NVR
and the subordinate cameras using the iViewer and
VIVOTEK's VAST software. The NVR can be managed as
one of the sub-stations in a hierarchical device structure.
Note that the password here should be identical to that
you use to log in to a VAST server. For iViewer, you log in
using the same user name and password for the login to
the NVR.
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Use the test utility to test the connectivity with a network device, such as a camera. Test results
will be displayed by a message prompt.
3-2-4. Network - Utility
Failure to reach a device displays the message below.
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3-3. Camera
The camera window provides management tools to recruit or disband cameras from your NVR
conguration.
3-3-1. Camera - General
1. Search:
The Search button allows you to locate all VIVOTEK cameras within a local network. Use the
check circles on top to display all cameras only cameras that have not been recruited or .
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On a listed camera, mouse over to the left of the entry to display the Add button. Click on
the button. To deselect a camera, use the Remove button.
Select a camera index number from the pull-down menu. The rst unused number will be listed.
You may also select a different number or a number already appointed to another camera.
However, doing so will replace the existing camera.
Repeat this process to select more cameras in your deployment, and then click the button. OK
If you select an index number already appointed to an existing camera for a new camera, the
recorded data taken from the existing camera will still be intact. However, the recorded data is
accessed through the same index number but using the name of the new camera.
New camera
Index no. taken by
an existing camera
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Move hover
Selected
Modified
(*) asterisk: An asterisk symbol indicates that a camera's settings have been modied.
(#) numbered: Camera index.
Name: Camera name.
IP address: A valid camera conguration enables the IP address as a hyper link. You can
click on the hyper link to open an IE web console with the camera.
MAC address: A unique MAC address as that printed on the camera's label.
Model: Camera model name.
Channel: This indicates the stream number. If connected via a video server, the channel
number indicates the channel through which an analogue camera is connected.
A recent snapshot from the camera will also appear at the bottom of the camera list window.
The legends used in the camera list are described below:
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Left-click to select a camera, and edit the conguration below:Connection Recording and
1. Connection - You can rename the camera, and if your camera comes with password
protection, enter its here. Otherwise, you will not be able to User name Password and
manage or access the camera.
If preferred, the acceptable characters for a new camera name can be: [0-9][a-z][A-Z][_][-][ ].
The max. number of alphabetic and numeric characters is 64.
For a user name, the acceptable characters for a camera name can be: [0-9][a-z][A-Z][_][^][-][.]
[@][~][!][$][%]. The max. number of characters is 64.
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2. : Recording
2-1. - determine the life span of recordings in your Keep all recordings for maximum * days
system. Usually old recordings will be erased when the storage volumes become full.
When a storage volume is 90% full, the recorded videos taken on the oldest day (from
every camera) will be erased. Deletion of old les will stop when the used space falls
under 85% again.
When recycling takes place, the system buzzer will be triggered, and the recording task
can be halted temporarily until more storage space is regained.
2-2. - if the alarm-triggered recording is preferred, set up Pre-alarm buffer time (seconds)
a pre-alarm buffer for the system to record video before the occurrence of an alarm. The
congurable options are 3, 5, 10, 15, and 20 seconds. A 20MB memory space is reserved
for each camera, and therefore the pre-alarm buffer time can be shorter if the camera
video is recorded using a higher resolution.
2-3. - if the alarm-triggered recording is preferred, set Post-alarm buffer time (seconds)
up a length of time for the system to record video after the occurrence of an alarm. The
congurable options are: 10, 20, 30, 40, and 60 seconds.
2-4. - Selected by default. Audio input is also recorded along with Enable audio recording
the video. However, audio can be muted by default on some cameras. For example, a
speed dome camera requires the connection to an external microphone, and the audio
function is manually turned on through a managment session with the camera.
2-5. - If this checkbox is deselected, you will not be able to enable Enable manual recording
or disable manual recording from the Liveview view cells.
3. :Delete
To remove a camera from your list, left-click to select a camera on the list, and then click the
Delete button.
Note that once a camera is removed, all alarm settings related to the camera, such as DO and
preset location settings, will be erased.
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Leaving the Camera - General page without saving your conguration, you will lose your
conguration changes.
4. :Save
Click the button to preserve your conguration whenever changes are made to the Save
conguration or when you are leaving this page.
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The Video page determines the Liveview and recording streams of individual cameras in terms
of compression format, video resolutions, frame rate, and the constant bit rate settings.
The constant bit rate setting is especially important in that the sum of bandwidth consumed
for all recording streams must not exceed the threshold. The constant bit rate is like an 96Mbps
upper threshold placed on each video stream. The size of IP packets delivered from the network
camera will be maintained within the bit rate limitation.
If you congured a RAID5 volume as recording storage, the bandwidth threshold will be
48Mbps.
3-3-2. Camera - Video
1. Video compression: The supported formats are: MPEG-4, H.264, and SVC. The MJPEG
format is not supported. If you change the bit rate and resolution settings of a camera,
the conguration applies to the camera rmware settings on its individual video stream. If a
camera becomes disconnected, your conguration change will not take effect util the camera
come online again.
2. Video resolution: The applicable video resolutions comes available in a pull-down menu. For
different cameras, the applicable resolutions can vary.
3. Frame rate: The applicable frame rate also varies from camera to camera. The list of
applicable frame rates is polled from individual cameras.
4. Constant bit rate: This places an upper threshold to limit the bandwidths consumed for live
viewing and recording streams. If "---" (not available) is shown, your camera stream might
have been congured using a "xed quality" setting. You may need to open a web console
with it to convert the camera stream to be using the constant bit rate setting.
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The camera recording schedule can be congured down to an hourly basis. The default settings
for cameras is to record videos at all time.
To set up a schedule,
1. Select a camera from the list using a single mouse click,
2. By default, all days and hours will be selected for continuous recording. If you want to disable
recording for specic time during a week, or enable event-triggered recording during some
time, use the buttons. Use them as a paint brush or Event recording No recording and
eraser on the weekly time chart. Click or drag your mouse cursor across the time chart to
change the recording schedule.
Change a non-recording hour to continuous recording by one click on the Continuous
recording button and then click and/or drag on the time chart.
3-3-3. Camera - Schedule
1
2
3
- or -
The color codes for the display on the time chart are shown below:
Continuous recording
Event recording
No recording
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The Event recording is triggered by digital inputs or motion detection. You can click on the
setup button to select or deselect the triggering options.
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With up to 4 disk drives, you have the following options for conguring storage volumes:
1. Single disk: The single disk conguration provides no fault tolerance. The system stores
video recordings to one or more single disk volumes in a consecutive order.
3-4-1. Storage - Volume
3-4. Storage
Single disks
Disk 0 Disk 1 Disk 2
2. RAID0: A RAID0 volume spreads data blocks of each le across multiple disk drives. The
volume provides no redundancy. RAID0 provides high performance by simultaneously reading
or writing to disk drives, but if a drive fails, all data within is lost. Select at least 2 disks to build
a RAID0 volume.
0
N/A
Disk 0 Disk 1 Disk 2
G
3. RAID1: A RAID1 volume provides high fault tolerance by writing the same data blocks
simultaneously to duplicate disks. Select at least 2 disks (or 4 disks) to build a RAID1 volume.
1
N/A
Disk 0 Disk 1
G
Each single disk volume contains one disk drive.
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4. RAID5: A RAID5 volume provides a balance in performance and good fault tolerance. RAID5
stripes data and also generates error correction information (parity bits). One drive’s capacity
is needed to store the error correction information from all member drives. A RAID5 volume
requires at least 3 disk drives.
Note that if a member drive fails, the rebuild process of a RAID5 volume can take about
several days to complete (using 2TB drive members). The rebuild runs in the background,
and the rebuild progress is indicated on the volume page.
Disk 0 Disk 1 Disk 2
G
On this conguration window, a "disk" refers to a physical disk drive, a "volume" refers to the
logical conguration of disk drives which may include multiple disk drives.
If you remove a disk drive and insert it into a different drive bay, the system will consider it as a
new and different disk drive.
Some of the RAID levels provide data protection. Below is the summary of RAID level features:
RAID level No. of HDD No. of HDD failure
Allowed
Capacity
RAID0 HDD # x (smallest HDD size) 2 0
RAID1 2 - 4 1 or 2 (if counterparts in
the mirrored pair survives)
HDD # / 2
RAID5 (HDD # - 1) x (smallest HDD size) 3 1
>
=
>
=
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To create a storage volume:
1. Click on the button. Also check that if all your disk drives are listed. If properly Create...
installed, they should all be listed in the Storage - Volume window.
Selected
(*) asterisk: An asterisk symbol indicates that a volume's settings have been modied.
(#) numbered: Volume index.
Name: Volume name.
Disk: Member(s) of this volume.
RAID: The RAID level by which this volume was made.
Total size: Total usable capacity size in Gigabytes.
Available size: The unused capacity in Gigabytes.
Status: The statuses can be: New, Online, Ofine, Processing, Disabled, Error.
New: Individual disk drives have not been congured into usable storage volumes.
Online: The volume is ready.
Ofine: A volume that has fatally failed, or its member drives are missing. Buzzer will be
sounded if a volume goes ofine. Its sizes will then be indicated as unknown, "---."
Processing: A storage volume conguration is being processed.
Disabled: This volume has been disabled by users.
Error: Conguration or hard drive errors. The volume is invalid, and may need to be
manually removed.
The legends used in the Volume list are described below:
Enable volume: It takes several seconds to disable a volume for the need to inform running
software and services and ushing cached contents.
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2. The Create volume window will
prompt. Select a RAID volume
conguration you prefer.
The available disk drives will then
be listed. Select their checkboxes to
include them into the volume.
The OK button will not be available
until you select the correct number of
disk drives; e.g., 3 or more disks for a
RAID5 volume.
3. If you create a RAID volume, the individual disk drives will be grouped into a logical volume
as shown below. The creation process should take several minutes, and is indicated in the
status bar below.
On completion, video feeds from network cameras are immediately recorded to the created
volume(s).
4. Click on the button to complete your conguration. Save
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To delete a storage volume:
1. Click to select a storage volume from the list.
2. Click on the button. Delete
3. A warning message will prompt saying all recorded data will be lost. Click if you want to OK
remove the volume.
The deletion progress will be indicated as below.
When completed, the status of the volume's member drives will be indicated as " " drives. New
As the result, all recording tasks to that volume will be cancelled.
If you want to delete a RAID5 volume with a spare drive, remove the spare drive before you
delete the volume.
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To rebuild a storage volume:
The precondition is that you have a fault-tolerant storage volume made in a RAID5 or RAID1
conguration. A faulty drive is indicated by the front panel LED or messages in the system logs.
The White Volume LED on the drive tray will be turned off.
2. Click to select the degraded volume, and then click on the button. Advance...
Please carefully identify which disk drive has failed. Replacing the wrong drive in a logical
volume that already has a failed member will destroy the whole volume.
1. In System > Logs window, make sure which disk drive has failed. The sample screen shows
that Disk [3] has failed. A failed drive can sometimes be indicated as a removed drive.
HDD tray LEDs
Volume status
Read/write status
A failed drive or a drive set as faulty will turn off its LEDs or the White I/O LED is off.
3. Select the faulty drive to set it as " ." Click to proceed. Faulty OK
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4. Replace the drive indicated as faulty. Open the bezel lock. Flip the door latch to the side and
then pull the bezel lever to remove the drive tray. Remove the HDD from the tray and replace
it with a new drive.
On the Volume screen, faulty disk is indicated.
Bezel Lock
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5. Once the replacement disk is installed, click on the button again. Select the Advance...
replacement drive. Click to proceed. OK
During the rebuild process, further conguration of the volume will become unavailable. The
recording tasks will continue during the process. The following message will be shown if you
want to congure the volume during a rebuild.
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6. The rebuild process will start, and its progress is indicated by a progress bar in the Status
column.
The rebuild process can last for many hours using today's large capacity disk drives. The rebuild
process runs in the background and the recording tasks should continue.
To format a storage volume:
You may also format an existing storage volume in situations such as when you need to re-
deploy the system elsewhere.
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To add or delete a spare disk:
The spare drive option only appears when,
1. A 3-disk RAID5 volume is available.
2. An uncongured new drive.
A spare disk (or standby disk) can immediately participate in the rebuild of a RAID5 volume,
saving the time for replacing a faulty disk. When in the "one-drive-failed" degraded mode, failing
another drive will destroy the volume. Using spare disk can reduce the chance of failing yet
another member drive.
To add a spare drive to a RAID5 volume,
1. Left-click to select a RAID5 volume, and then click on the . button. Advance..
2. Select the uncongured drive, disk #4 in this case, and then click on the button. OK
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3. The Add Spare process will take 3 to 5 minutes to complete, and the progress is indicated in
the progress bar below.
4. On completion, Disk 4 will be listed as a hot spare in the storage volume information.
Since RAID0 has no data protection, if a RAID0 volume has a failed member, the Advanced..
button will not be functional.
NOTE:
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The Disk window provides access to physical disk information, disk physical location, disk
health, polling for S.M.A.R.T. statuses, and bad block check.
3-4-2. Storage - Disk
(#) numbered: Disk index. This is determined by their loations in the chassis as shown by the
disk location graphics on the lower right of the screen.
Model: Disk model name.
Capacity: Disk capacity in Gigabytes.
Status: Disk operating status. Can be stated as:
Connected: Disk is properly installed, but not yet congured into storage
volume.
Identied: The storage volume this disk belongs to is operating normally.
Corrupted: Disk is faulty.
S.M.A.R.T.: S.M.A.R.T. status polled from the disk drive. This is not the results from a
manually-executed S.M.A.R.T. test.
Progress: This shows the progress of drive S.M.A.R.T. test or bad block scan.
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1. Disk Information:
Model family: The brand name of the HDD manufacturer.
Device model: The disk model name.
Serial number: Serial number assigned to the disk drive.
Firmware version: The version of rmware running on this disk drive.
User capacity: The rated capacity for this disk drive.
Status: The bad block check or S.M.A.R.T. test previously executed on this drive.
2. S.M.A.R.T. test:
Attribute: The various attributes can vary from different HDD manufacturers.
Value: Value for the currently selected attribute.
Worst: Worst value acquired for that attribute.
Threshold: A predened threshold or triggering value. The threshold below which the
normalized value will be considered exceeding specications.
Raw vaule: The detected parameters for that attribute.
Status: The judgement made to deem the current reading as OK or failed.
3. Check disk:
Three types of check disk actions is initiated through this button. Select the action you wish to
take and click the OK button.
Bad block check: Performs read/write test to drive sectors to locate bad blocks. This action
may take several hours to complete.
Short test: Tests the electronic and mechanical performance and disk read performance,
including those on disk buffer, read head, seek time, and integrity of drive sectors. The short
test is performed on a small section of disk platters, and takes about 2 minutes to complete.
Long test: The long test is more thoroughly and is performed to all drive sectors. The actual
completion time depends on drive sizes and the attributes put to test.
The Check disk functions mentioned above, when performed during active I/Os, can consume
system resources and cause dropped frames with the recording tasks.
4. Stop check disk:
Stops the bad block check or S.M.A.R.T. test on an individual disk drive. The disk drive
currently running a disk check should have a progress bar shown in the Progress column.
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The User account window allows you to create more uers, to change user password, and
place limitations on users' privileges and administration rights. Up to 16 users can be created,
including the default administrator.
1. By default, there are two user groups: Administrator Normal user and .
2. The normal users can not access the window, meaning that normal users can not Settings
add or remove cameras, make changes to alarm, network, and all other system settings.
When a normal user tries to access the system Settings window, the following message will
prompt.
3. The administrator users can access all cameras recruited in the conguration; while the
normal users can be congured to have access to some or all cameras.
4. The system blocks out the video feeds from users who are denied of the access to particular
cameras. The alarms and the alarm-triggered recordings from those cameras will also be
inaccessible for unauthorized users.
3-5-1. User account
3-5. Security
To create users,
1. From the Security > User account window, click on the button. Create...
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2. Select a User group by unfolding its pull-down menu. Select either an Administrator or normal
user as the user group.
3. Enter the User name and password. The max. number of characters for a user name is 64,
with alphabetic and numeric characters including [0-9][a-z][A-Z][_][ ][-][.][,][@]. The max.
number for password is also 64.
4. If you are creating a normal user with limited access to cameras, deselect the checkboxes in
front of the cameras to deny the user access.
5. Click to close the conguration window. Repeat the process to create more users, and OK
please remember to click the button to preserve your conguration after you created all Save
users.
To remove users,
1. From the window, left-click to select an existing user. Security User account>
2. Click on the button. Remove
3. The user's entry will appear in lighter color with a strike-through to distinguish it as a deletion
that has not been applied.
4. Click on the button, and then the deletion will actually take place. Save
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To change the password for an existing user,
1. From the Security > User account window, click on an existing user.
2. click on the button. Change password...
3. The password prompt will appear. Enter the new password twice and click to conrm. OK
4. The user's entry will appear in a lighter color and an asterisk mark in front to distinguish it as
a changed entry that has not been applied.
5. Click to preserve your changes on the screen. Save
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The access control applies to the access from a web client over HTTP and RTSP protocols.
Three access conguration options are available:
1. Allow all: Allows access from all IP addresses.
2. Allow only: Allows access only from the listed IPs. You should manually enter the IPs for
computers that need to access the NVR.
Note that you can use the asterisk ( ) mark to represent all decimal numbers in each *
individual octet of the range of IP address: such as using 172.16.0.* for addresses ranging
from 172.16.0.1 to 172.16.0.254.
A decimal number between two asterisks, e.g., <172.*.10.*>, is considered as invalid.
3-5-2. Access list
3. Deny only: Denies the access from the listed IPs. You should manually enter the IPs for
computers that will be blocked out from the access. The conguration details is the same as
those for the Allow only methodology.
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The events reported from individual cameras' digital inputs, digital outputs, and motion detection
can be accommodated in the NVR system's alarm settings. The NVR also comes with DI and
DO pins. These events will then be reported or commanding to trigger corresponding actions as
follows:
1. Reporting events via Email or system buzzer.
2. Triggering video snapshot and text message by the occurrences of events to an FTP/HTTP
site.
3. Triggering the camera(s) for its lens to move to a preset position.
4. Triggering the cameras' or the NVR's digital output.
5. Alerting the administrator with alarms indicators on the Alarm panel.
You can create up to 16 instances of alarm.
3-6-1. General
3-6. Alarm
NR8401
LAN/WAN
VIVOTEK Network Cameras
Email
Alarms
Digital input/output
Motion detection
Event-triggered
recording
Web Console
Events triggered
FTP
HTTP
Buzzer
Preset positions
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Digital input/output
7
7
Hardware connections to DIs or DOs, e.g., window sensors, should be made separately. The
motion detection conguration is also made via a web console with individual cameras.
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2. The Create Alarm wizard window will prompt. You can manually enter a name for the current
setting. You can enter up to 16 numeric or alphabetic characters for the name, including
symbols such as [0-9][a-z][A-Z][_][ ]. You can also designate the interval between one alarm
and the next triggered alarm to avoid the situation that the alarms can be too frequently
triggered.
Below is a glimpse of alarm sources and alarm actions:
Sources Actions
DI ► Video recording ►video footage
DO Email ►snapshots
Motion detection Buzzer
FTP ►snapshots
HTTP ►messages
Camera preset points
Camera/NVR DO
To create an alarm,
1. Click on the button. Create...
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The Activate alarm checkbox is selected by default. Click on the button to proceed. Next
3. On the Source window, select one or more cameras by selecting its checkboxes. The number
of DI or DOs on each camera is automatically detected and displayed through individual
checkboxes. The function, if there are many detection windows congured Motion detection
on a camera, is all triggered by one checkbox.
Note that the triggering sources will be listed even if the camera is currently not connected.
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4. On the Action window, you can select the Action type from a drop-down menu. The
conguration details of each action type is discussion below.
4-1. - When an event is triggered, the selected camera will record a video footage Recording
of the length dened by the pre-/post-event setting, to the NVR system. See below for an
Alarm playback window.
Once an alarm is triggered, it is listed on the window. See page Alarm panel Liveview on the
45 for details about the functions of alarm panel and the alarm playback function.
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4-2. - The Email action sends an Email to the administrator along with a snapshot of Email
the event.
To congure Email notication, enter valid Email addresses as the Sender and Recipient
addresses, an Email subject, and the SMTP server address through which the Email will
be delivered. If you need to log in to SMTP server to deliver an Email, enter the User
name and password for access to that account.
The Email subject and addresses can be composed of 254 characters in numeric or
alphabetic characters including: [0-9][a-z][A-Z][_][ ][-][.][,][@]. You can enter the addresses
of multiple recipients. Use semicolons, (;), to separate the addresses of multiple
recipients.
Select the checkboxes below for which camera's snapshots will be sent along with the
Email.
The le names of the snapshot jpeg les will look like this:
[MAC]_[DATE]_[TIME]_[CAMERA_INDEX].jpg
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4-3. - The buzzer is sounded on the occurrence of the event. The buzzer tones Buzzer
are categorized into: (1 long 2 shorts), (3 shorts), and (2 shorts) Major Normal Minor
depending on the importance of an event. Select a Buzzer modulation from the drop-
down list. A long tone has a duration of 1 second, while a short tone 0.5 second.
Select how many times the buzzer tones will be repeated on the occurrence of an event.
If events of different importance are issued at the same time, e.g., one major and one
minor event, system will ignore the minor event and sound the buzzer tone for the major
event only. The buzzer can be sounded either by the Alarm actions or the system events.
If Alarm actions and system service events occur at the time, Alarm actions have the
higher priority.
If multiple Alarm actions occur, the currently-sounded events can be depleted by the new
event.
If system buzzer is sounded, turn it off in page. Click the Settings Logs Error > > Stop
buzzer sound button.
Serious system faults, such as a missing volume, can trigger the system buzzer. Verify the
cause of system fault and turn off the buzzer.
NOTE:
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4-4. - Snapshots from specied cameras can be uploaded to an FTP site on the FTP
occurrence of an event. Enter the FTP site address in the dotted-decimal notation, e.g.,
159.22.151.20. Enter the login name and password for the user account. You can enter
a directory name you prefer on the FTP site. The server port default is 21, a different
number between 1025 and 65535 can also be assigned.
If authentication is not applied, login will proceed using the [anonymouse] account.
The le names of the snapshot jpeg les will look like this:
[MAC]_[DATE]_[TIME]_[CAMERA_INDEX].jpg - If similar les already exist, an
additional index number will be added to the end of le name.
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4-5. - An event message is sent to an HTTP server on the occurrence of an event. The HTTP
URL format for the HTTP server address is http://host{:port}[abs_path]. The applicable
characters for the abs_path are: [0-9][a-z][A-Z][-][.][:][/][?][&][@][_][=].
If you need to log in to HTTP server, enter the User name and password for access to
that account.
The user name can be composed of 64 numeric or alphabetic characters and symbols
including [0-9][a-z][A-Z][_][ ][-][.][,].
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4-6. - A PTZ capable camera can move its lens to the preset position Camera preset points
in case of a triggered alarm. For example, a triggered sensor may indicate an area of
interest has been intruded, and a camera's eld of view should be moved to cover that
area. The precondition is that you properly set up preset positions on your PTZ cameras.
4-7. - A triggered alarm triggers a camera's DO, e.g., an alarm siren. Camera DO
4-8. - A triggered alarm triggers the NVR's DO, e.g., an alarm siren. NVR DO
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3-6-3. Alarm - History
The History window provides access to search for past alarms.
You can designate your search cirteria by the triggering devices, by the time of occurrence, or
by the Event types such as Motion detection, DI, or DO. Note that the time search can only be
dated back to 180 days ago.
The search results will be listed on the right with index number, time of occurrence, alarm name,
and the Event type. The search results will display up to 200 entries. The outdated entries will
be depleted.
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| Marka: | Vivotek |
| Kategoria: | magnetowid |
| Model: | NR8401 |
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