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  • Page 1 LNVR1-08P | 8 CH LNVR1-16P | 16 CH NVRs Network Video Recorders | 8 + 16 Channel User Manual...
  • Page 2 LNVR1-08P / LNVR1-16P Network Video Recorder User Manual H.265/H.264 • 8/16 CH • 8/16 port PoE • 2 HDDs • ONVIF • Fisheye Dewarp • HDMI/VGA Monitor Display • RAID0/1...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Smart Surveillance Revision History ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������6 Limitations on text entry length: �����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������6 Read Before Use ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������7 Package Contents ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������7 Symbols and Statements in this Document �����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������7 Chapter 1: Hardware Installation and Initial Configuration ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������8 Introducing the Network Video Recorder ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������8 Special Features���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������8 Safety �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������9 Chassis Dimensions �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������10 Physical Description ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������10...
  • Page 4 Section 2: Management over a Local Console ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������52 Chapter 2: Introduction to the Local Console Interface �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 52 2-1� How to Begin ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 54 2-2� Operation on Camera View Cell ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ 60 2-2-1� PTZ Panel ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ 60 2-2-2� Digital Zoom Panel ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 63 2-2-3�...
  • Page 5 Smart Surveillance 3-5-14� Settings - System - Display����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 122 3-5-15� Settings - System - UPS ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 123 3-5-16� Settings - System - Log ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 124 3-5-18� Settings - User ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ 126 3-5-17� Settings - User-Login / Logout ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ 128 3-5-18� Settings - Storage ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 129 Storage Volume RAID Levels ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������...

  • Page 6: Revision History

    Revision History » Rev� 1�0: Initial release� NOTE: The following are the limitations for web access using the non-IE browsers: 1� Playback: fast forward, rewind, next frame buttons are not available� 2� Snapshot and Auto screen ratio not available on Safari� 3�...

  • Page 7: Read Before Use

    Smart Surveillance 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 FLEXIBLE 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�...

  • Page 8: Chapter 1: Hardware Installation And Initial Configuration

    Chapter 1: Hardware Installation and Initial Configuration Introducing the Network Video Recorder ® The Linear LNVR-1 and LNVR1-16P are H�265 Linux-based standalone NVRs with embedded PoE� Equipped for up to 8-CH/16-CH network cameras, the NVRs support 8x or 16x 802�3 at/ af PoE ports�...

  • Page 9: Safety

    Smart Surveillance 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: »...

  • Page 10: Chassis Dimensions

    Chassis Dimensions Physical Description Front View 1 Network uplink status/activity LED 2 System status LED 3 System power status 4 USB 3�0 port...

  • Page 11: Rear View

    Smart Surveillance Rear View 1 PoE ports # 1 to 16 (LNVR1-16P) 6 Audio OUT 2 RJ45 port - GbE uplink 7 VGA 3 HDMI 8 DI/DO terminal block 4 USB 3�0 port 9 Power socket (110/240V AC), w/ a power 5 Audio IN IMPORTANT: The total PoE power budget for the LNVR1-08P’s 8 PoE ports is 120W�...

  • Page 12: Hardware Installation

    Hardware Installation The NVR can support two Hard Disk Drives� It comes equipped with one HDD� To add another HDD, follow the below instructions� 1� Attach four (4) foot pads to the bottom of the enclosure if the NVR is to be place on a desk or shelf�...
  • Page 13 Smart Surveillance 3� Attach the SATA Data cable to the SATA2 connector on the NVR mother board� SATA1 SATA2 SATA Data x2 SATA Power x1 4� Connect the SATA power and SATA data cables to the hard drive� SATA power SATA data...
  • Page 14 5� Insert four supplied screws into the HDD (leaving them loose)� Position the HDD screws through the large end of the slotted mounting holes on the bottom of the NVR chassis, slide it over, then tighten the mounting screws�...
  • Page 15 Smart Surveillance 6� Secure the hard disks to the mounting positions in the chassis with its label side facing up and the connectors facing the inside of the chassis� The sample drawing below shows the positions� SATA1 H.D.D. SATA2 H.D.D. 7�...

  • Page 16: Rack-Mounting

    Rack-mounting IMPORTANT: 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� The slide rails apply to rack cabinet of a depth of 700 to 900mm� With two (2) hard drives, the chassis can weigh up to 4kg�...
  • Page 17 Smart Surveillance 3� Secure the chassis to rack posts using two (2) M6 screws on each side�...

  • Page 18: Interface Connections

    Interface Connections 1� Connect to a monitor using an HDMI cable� VGA is also supported� 2� Connect CAT5e or better-quality Ethernet cable to the GbE Ethernet ports� 3� Connect USB devices such as, mouse, keyboard, USB optical drive, USB thumb drive (formatted in FAT format), joystick or UPS�...
  • Page 19 Smart Surveillance NOTE: 1� The NVR ships with a default IP Address of 192�168�0�240� Additionally, the system supports MAC Binding for Linear Cameras and can detect Linear cameras within the network regardless of the IP setting of the camera� Ideally, cameras and the NVR should reside in the same subnet� If a camera's IP is changed for some reasons, the system should be able to detect its new IP�...

  • Page 20: Terminal Block Connections

    Terminal Block Connections The terminal block pinouts is shown as follows: The relay pins default status is set to Normally Open� Connect your relay or external devices’ signal wires to the system, the system will automatically detect the current signal status� You can then trigger the external devices using the DI/DO panel on the live view�...
  • Page 21 Smart Surveillance Follow the on-screen messages to complete the initial configuration: 1� Select the UI language, Time zone and current date and time� Click on the Continue button to proceed� Make sure you enter the correct date and time� IMPORTANT: Except in the initial setup, changing system time can produce disruptions to the existing recordings�...
  • Page 22 3� All cameras detected on the network will be automatically selected� If necessary, deselect the cameras you want to exclude from the configuration� Click Continue to proceed� NOTE: • The maximum decoding bandwidth is » H�265 » 3840x2160@30fps 1 CH »...
  • Page 23 Smart Surveillance NOTE: If the need should arise, you can manually enter an IPv6 address to recruit a camera� Note that currently you can not search a camera with an IPv6 address in the device search panel� Note the following when using IPv6 addresses: •...

  • Page 24: Led Indicators

    LED Indicators Name Behavior Definitions Blinking Orange Data is being transmitted or received� 1� NET LED The Ethernet uplink is disconnected� Constant Green System ready� Blinking Green Updating firmware or device pack� every 1 second 2� Status LED 1� S�M�A�R�T�-related disk errors, 2�...

  • Page 25: Power Up And Power Down

    Smart Surveillance Power Up and Power Down To power up and power down: On the initial configuration: 1� Connect the power cord between the system and power outlet� 2� Turn on the system using the power switch on the back of chassis� After the initial connection: 3�...

  • Page 26: Section 1: Management Over A Web Console

    Section 1: Management Over a Web Console There are two different interfaces on the system: 1� One is connecting mouse and keyboard, and an HDMI cable to a TV screen or monitor� The local management thus made is described in Section One of this manual� 2�...

  • Page 27: Chapter 1: Login And Getting Started

    Smart Surveillance Chapter 1: Login and Getting Started 1-1� Login This is the login page on the browser� The minimum for resolution is 1280x960� Please use Google Chrome to access the NVR� By default, the web console opens with the new user interface� Settings - User Please refer to page to see how to prevent unauthorized access�...
  • Page 28 You can also select a different language using the Multilingual selector menu on the lower left corner of the Login screen� The functional items, menus and dialogues will then be displayed using the selected language� English is the default language setting� Remember me Select the Remember Me checkbox to save your user name for use on the next login�...
  • Page 29 Smart Surveillance The NVR system features a simple UI structure which consists of a Liveview window and Playback utility� Liveview Playback...
  • Page 30 NOTE: The NVR supports plug-in-free web sessions using any browser� When more than one camera is connected, multiple cameras can be view at one time and custom camera scenes can be displayed�...

  • Page 31: Graphical Layout And Screen Elements - Liveview

    Smart Surveillance 1-2� Graphical Layout and Screen Elements - Liveview Storage Notification Login/Log out Viewcell Panel Date & Time LiveView Playback Search Settings Control & Display Pane Page Selector Shrink/Expand Shrink/Expand Layout Full Screen Rotation Once you log in, the system defaults to the Liveview page, which provides access to other configuration utilities, live view screen and other functional panels�...

  • Page 32: Camera List Panel

    1-2-1� Camera List Panel The Device list displays the recruited cameras by the sequential numbering order you configured in the System Settings utility� If a user has logged in using a credential of a limited access, he may only see cameras accessible instead of all of the cameras�...
  • Page 33 Smart Surveillance Different types of devices will be given different types of device icons� Box or Bullet cameras� Fisheye cameras� PTZ cameras� View Cell elements: Snapshot Additional info View/Hide the Control/Display Pane Full Screen...

  • Page 34: Layout

    1-2-4� Layout 1 x 1 2 x 2 3 x 3 4 x 4 1M + 5 1M + 7 1M + 12 1P + 3 1P + 6 2P + 3 1V + 6 2V + 3 Only an administrator can change and preserve a custom layout, and every user can designate a specific layout to be displayed when he/she logs in�...

  • Page 35: Scene

    Smart Surveillance 1-2-5� Scene A scene allows users to gather the live views from multiple cameras together into a comprehensive view� For example, several cameras may have been installed to cover a specific area� To create a new scene, click on the Create Scene button� You can change layout, enter a name for the new scene, and click and drag cameras into the layout�...

  • Page 36: View Cell Panel

    1-2-5� View Cell panel A single view cell is shown below� Each view cell contains a video stream display area, information and functional buttons� 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 turns it into the Focused mode�...
  • Page 37 Smart Surveillance Sometimes network problems can cause a view cell to be attempting to connect to a network camera� If the connection attempt takes a long time, it may result from network problems or incorrect configuration with video streaming� For example, you may have configured the camera to be streaming a 5MP stream�...

  • Page 38: Control Pane

    Control Pane Click to select any of the view cells to activate its Control and Display panes� You can exert the following: 1� View basic information such as the IP address, Model Name, etc� 2� Start a manual recording� 3� Take a snapshot� 4�...
  • Page 39 Smart Surveillance * For a fisheye camera, you can select a dewarp mode as a Regional view or a Panoramic view� 1O (Original view) 1O View (Original View) 180° Hemispheric 1P (Panoramic view) Swipe to scroll horizontally...
  • Page 40 1R (Regional view) 1R View (Single Regional View) Zoom Out Zoom In Zoom in/out & all-directional navigation control 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�...
  • Page 41 Smart Surveillance * For a PTZ camera, scroll down to display the PTZ control panel where you can zoom, focus, pan, patrol or move the camera lens� On a live view of a PTZ camera, you can hold down the Mouse button and move the cursor towards the direction you want to move�...

  • Page 42: Display Pane

    Display Pane On the Display pane, you can configure the following: 1� Enable or disable the display of the Camera type, the small icon on the upper left of view cell� 2� Camera name and IP address� Select one or both� 3�...

  • Page 43: Graphical Layout And Screen Elements - Playback

    Smart Surveillance Graphical Layout and Screen Elements - Playback  Camera list  Calendar  Playback panel  Layout contents The screen elements of the Playback window are described as follows: Item Name Description Provides a glimpse of all cameras that have recorded data� Basic Camera List information is also provided along with a screenshot�...
  • Page 44 Timeline slider Control buttons Timeline zoom Span of existing recording Buttons Description Pause Play� This button is available after you manually pause a playback� Next frame� After you paused a playback, use this button to browse video frame by frame� Plays back previous 10 seconds before�...
  • Page 45 Smart Surveillance Note that for specific cameras, such as fisheye cameras, you can click its view cell to display its control options such as the dewarp type�...

  • Page 46: Graphical Layout And Screen Elements - Search

    Graphical Layout and Screen Elements - Search  Search Conditions  Calendar  Configured alarms  Trigger types  Search results The screen elements of the Playback window are described as follows: Item Name Description The whole panel provides access to search conditions� You can select Search conditions Devices, time span, pre-configured alarms or trigger types�...
  • Page 47 Smart Surveillance To begin playback and search for past recordings: 1� Single click to select a camera� You can select multiple cameras� 2� The Calendar panel will display the days video recording actually took place� And those days will be highlighted by a lighter text� Click to select the days with recordings�...
  • Page 48 This search panel enables the search for the detection results from Smart VCA analytics functions� They include: • Line crossing detection • Intrusion detection • Loitering detection • Face detection • Missing objection detection • Unattended object detection • Crowd detection The event search takes effect when the related cameras are currently recording videos to the NVR�...

  • Page 49: Line Crossing Detection

    Smart Surveillance Below are the short introductions to these analytics functions: Line Crossing Detection The Line Crossing detection detects one or multiple persons crossing a virtual trip-wire� The traffic direction can be assigned on screen for persons passing the line in one specific direction or in both directions�...

  • Page 50: Loitering Detection

    Loitering Detection The Loitering detection can be used to detect a person of a group of people lingering in an area for longer than a preset time threshold� The applicable scenarios of this feature can be: • Detects when a person is loitering at a walk-up of ATM lane� •...

  • Page 51: Unattended Object Detection

    Smart Surveillance Unattended Object Detection The Unattended Object detection can be used to detect objects intentionally or unintentionally left in scene� The applicable scenarios of this feature can be: • Detects objects placed in front of an emergency exit� • Detects objects left on subway tracks, platform, on a bridge or in a bank lobby� Face Detection Face detection detects the presence of human faces in the field of view�...

  • Page 52: Section 2: Management Over A Local Console

    Section 2: Management over a Local Console Chapter 2: Introduction to the Local Console Interface Camera 01 Camera 02 Camera 03 Camera 05 Camera 06 Camera 04 Camera 07 Camera 08 Camera 09...
  • Page 53 Smart Surveillance By default, a live view appears on an HDMI monitor� The interface architecture of the local console is illustrated as follows: LiveView Main screen Main control portals Layout Time Search panel DI/DO Alarm search Smart search II Search recording clip Digital zoom Smart VCA event search Storyboard...

  • Page 54: How To Begin

    2-1� How to Begin 1� How to access the Configuration Portal? Make sure a mouse is attached to your NVR� Move your mouse cursor, and the Configuration Portal will appear on screen� For all the configurable options available through this portal, please refer to Chapter 3 on page 68�...
  • Page 55 Smart Surveillance PTZ control panel for ordinary PTZ type PTZ control panel for joystick type PTZ Move speed config Preset points Pan/Tilt controller Focus far Focus near Zoom controller Home position Patrol button PTZ presets: If your PTZ cameras have preset locations, click on the PTZ button to unfold the preset menu�...
  • Page 56 The Playback window will prompt, and a playback begins from the point in time you selected� This function allows you to quickly review what has just happened� 03 - Camera 03 01 - Camera 01 2016.05.16 2016.05.16 17:15:41 17:15:41 10:32:56 2015.09.22 Another way to access past videos is to open the Search recording clips window�...
  • Page 57 Smart Surveillance 4� How to recieve system alarm? Please refer to page 110 for how to configure system alarm triggers� When the alarm is triggered (for example, by digital inputs or motion detection), an alarm message will prompt on the screen� Use the >...
  • Page 58 5� Why live view is unavailable? The default live view receives a camera’s stream #1� If a camera’s stream #1 is configured using MPEG-4 as the video codec, the following message will prompt� You can go to the Settings > Camera > Media > Video window to configure the video codec of stream #1 into H�264 or H�265�...
  • Page 59 Smart Surveillance 6� How do I move to another layout page? Move your cursor to the right hand side of your screen� The page turner buttons will appear as shown below� For example, if you have 8 cameras placed on two 2x2 layout pages, use these buttons to visit different pages�...

  • Page 60: Operation On Camera View Cell

    2-2� Operation on Camera View Cell 2-2-1� PTZ Panel Once you selected a camera, click on the PTZ button on a camera portal� The PTZ panel will prompt� Below are the description of its functions: List of preset positions Focus far Focus near Home Zoom in...
  • Page 61 Smart Surveillance Below is the PTZ panel that appears with ordinary PTZ cameras� List of preset positions Speed selector Focus far Focus near Zoom in Zoom out Starts patrol 1� PTZ control: Click on the arrow buttons to move towards the direction you wish to move to�...
  • Page 62 Joystick support The joystick related operations are listed below: 1� Pan: Continuous move is supported� (joystick X-axis movement) 2� Tilt: Continuous move is supported� (joystick Y-axis movement) 3� Zoom: Continuous move is supported� To zoom in, move joystick Z-axis clockwise (or use button #2)�...

  • Page 63: Digital Zoom Panel

    Smart Surveillance 2-2-2� Digital Zoom Panel Digital zoom is a function that provides digital zoom into a live video� To activate, place your mouse cursor inside the Global view window for the zoom function to take effect� When activated, a Global view window will appear at the lower right of the view cell as shown below�...

  • Page 64: Play Recording Clips Panel

    2-2-3� Play Recording Clips Panel The Play Recording Clips function provides a shortcut to the latest recordings on the system� You can select 30 seconds, 1 min, 3 mins, 10 mins and 60 mins for an immediate playback� For security reasons, using this function requires users to enter his/her credentials� The Playback window will prompt, and a playback begins from the point in time you selected�...

  • Page 65: Di/Do

    Smart Surveillance 2-2-4� DI/DO The DI/DO panel provides a glimpse of all DI and DO signal statuses from the connected cameras� You can manually trigger a digital output by clicking on its indicators� When a digital input is triggered, its status will also be indicated on the panel�...

  • Page 66: Right-Click Commands

    2-2-6� Right-click Commands Left-click to select a camera� Right-click to display the selection menu� 1� Camera information: Click to display camera name, resolution, codec or frame rate on the view cell� The information will display on the upper left corner of a view cell� 2�...
  • Page 67 Smart Surveillance A time tab is displayed at the lower center of the screen� You can move your cursor to the lower center to display the time tab and the alarm panel� For the 3D counting cameras, right-click on its view cell to display the counting rule option� You can enable the display of counting lines, and the bounding boxes for detected objects�...

  • Page 68: Chapter 3: Configuration Using The Local Console

    Chapter 3: Configuration Using the Local Console The Main Control Portal 3-1� Layout Move your mouse cursor across the screen to display the portal� By default, 5 typical layouts are provided for the user� They include: 1x1, 2x2, 3V, 3x3, 4x4, 1P+3, 1M+5, 1P+6, 2P+3 and 1M+12 (LNVR1-16P)� 1x1, 3V, 2x2, 3x3, 1P+3, 2P+3,1M+5, 1P+6 (LNVR1-08P)�...

  • Page 69: Search Recording Clips

    Smart Surveillance 3-3� Search recording clips 3-3-1� Basic Search Click the button to start searching for recorded clips� A confirm box will prompt� Enter User name and Password to proceed� NOTE: The Search Recording button becomes the Smart Search II button with cameras that come with the Smart Motion Detection feature�...
  • Page 70 The timeline bar enables quick skimming through the recording� Its functions are described as follows: Control buttons Functional buttons Timeline scale Span of existing Current time recording indicator Buttons Description Time scale selector� Use the buttons to select the span of time displayed on the tool bar�...
  • Page 71 Smart Surveillance The fisheye dewarp modes can be selected during a playback: e�g�, 1R, 1P, 1O3R or 1O8R� When playing the video recorded by a fisheye camera, the fisheye display options will be available on screen� You can click to select the 1O, 1P (Panoramic), 1R (Regional), 1O3R (1 Original and 3 Regional) or 1O8R modes�...
  • Page 72 Note that to export a video segment from the playback timeline, 1� Click on the Export button � 2� Insert a USB drive formatted in the FAT format� 3� Select the "From time" by clicking on the timeline� You can also manually enter the "From time" and the "To time�"...

  • Page 73: Alarm Search

    Smart Surveillance 3-3-2� Alarm Search Click on the Alarm search tab on the upper left of the Search panel screen to enter the Alarm Search window� You can specify the search criteria by selecting the devices to be involved in the Alarm search� 1�...
  • Page 74 You can then specify the start time and end time to configure a span of time to be searched� You can also determine what alarms will be included in the search�...
  • Page 75 Smart Surveillance You can select what types of triggers were associated with the recordings you want to find� When done with the selection, click on the Search button� In the sample screen below, a list of alarms is displayed, and you can click on any of them to replay the moment when the alarm was triggered�...
  • Page 76 Use the page up and page down buttons to browse through the alarm list� Use the Continuous Playback button to let the system automatically play all alarm clips� The continuous play starts from the first alarm or from the alarm you currently clicked and selected�...

  • Page 77: Smart Vca Event Search

    Smart Surveillance 3-3-4� Smart VCA event search This search panel enables the search for the detection results from Smart VCA analytics functions� They include: » Line crossing detection » Intrusion detection » Loitering detection » Face detection » Missing objection detection »...

  • Page 78: Line Crossing Detection

    Below are the short introductions to these analytics functions: Line Crossing Detection The Line Crossing detection detects one or multiple persons crossing a virtual trip-wire� The traffic direction can be assigned on screen for persons passing the line in one specific direction or in both directions�...

  • Page 79: Loitering Detection

    Smart Surveillance Loitering Detection The Loitering detection can be used to detect a person or a group of people lingering in an area for longer than a preset time threshold� The applicable scenarios of this feature can be: • Detects when a person is loitering at a walk-up of ATM lane� •...

  • Page 80: Unattended Object Detection

    Unattended Object Detection The Unattended Object detection can be used to detect objects intentionally or unintentionally left in scene� The applicable scenarios of this feature can be: • Detects objects placed in front of an emergency exit� • Detects objects left on subway tracks, platform, on a bridge or in a bank lobby� Crowd Detection Crowd detection calculates the number of people in a specific area�...
  • Page 81 Smart Surveillance The Smart VCA search function can be accessed from the main portal using the Search button� When you are at the search panel, click on the Smart VCA search tab� 1� Select the cameras that generate VCA events� Select at least one camera� 2�...
  • Page 82 5� The search results will display as thumbnail images� To view each short video clip, click on the thumbnail� The playback video window is located on the right� Click on the Expand/Shrink button to watch the video in a full screen� You can use the Esc button to leave the full screen�...
  • Page 83 Smart Surveillance You may use the sort menus on the upper right to sort your search results� If using the "Sort by event type" option, events of different types will be displayed in a successive order� When exporting video clips, mouse over and select the small checkboxes on the thumbnails� Single-click to select video clips�...

  • Page 84: Export Recordings

    3-4� Export recordings The Export Recordings button allows users to directly select a piece of recordings by a specific camera, and export that to a USB thumb drive� Users can select one or multiple cameras, select a period of time in which the recording took place and then click Export�...
  • Page 85 Smart Surveillance 6� The Exporting progress will be shown� 7� When the export process is complete, select to resume another export or go back to the live view� Note that the export process can take a long time if the time span of the selected video is very long�...

  • Page 86: Settings

    3-5� Settings 3-5-1� Settings - Overview Click the Settings button to start the camera and system settings window� A confirm box will prompt� Enter User name and Password to proceed� The system will default to the overview page displaying the camera connection and storage statuses�...

  • Page 87: Settings - Camera - Management

    Smart Surveillance The Camera menu provides access to Management, Recording, Media, Image, Motion detection and PTZ settings pages� 3-5-2� Settings Camera Management On the camera Management page, you can configure the following: 1� Recruit or disband cameras� 2� Create a camera name� 3�...
  • Page 88 For legacy cameras, the NVR supports RTSP connections� To manually add a legacy camera, 1� Select an empty camera entry, 2� Click the Add button, 3� Select RTSP as the protocol� 4� The original rtsp address is: rtsp://<ip address>:<rtsp port>/<access name for stream 1 to 3>�...
  • Page 89 Smart Surveillance To recruit cameras: 1� Click on the Add button� A list of cameras in the same subnet will appear� 2� Click the Add button, the camera will be placed at an unoccupied position� You may also expand the menu on the side of the Add button to select a position number� 3�...
  • Page 90 To disconnect cameras: 1� Click on the Remove button� A list of cameras will appear� 2� The Remove button will turn yellow � Mouse over to the camera you want to remove, and its entry will display the Remove message� 3�...
  • Page 91 Smart Surveillance Network On the Network tabbed window, you can configure the network type, IP address and the connection ports for video streaming� You can select DHCP as the method for cameras to acquire IP addresses, or you can manually configure static IPs for a single or all cameras�...
  • Page 92 1� Wi-Fi (SSID): Displays the AP (Access Point) this camera is connected to� 2� Security mode: Displays the security mode used for the security encryption� 3� Encryption: Displays the encryption standard currently applied� Camera position To change a camera’s position on the Liveview layout, click and drag a camera to an unpopulated position�...

  • Page 93: Settings - Camera - Recording

    Smart Surveillance 3-5-4� Settings Camera Recording Recording options On the camera Recording page, you can configure the following: 1� Configure the duration of camera events, for the concern that camera can be too frequently triggered� 2� Enter the Pre- and Post-event recording time� The triggering events can be DI, DO, Motion detection, PIR or Tampering detection�...
  • Page 94 Recording Schedule By default, all video feeds from cameras are recorded at all time� You can modify the recording task using the schedule tool: 1� Click to select a recording condition's checkbox–1� Continuous recording , Event recording , and Clear (no recording)�...

  • Page 95: Settings - Camera - Media

    Smart Surveillance 3-5-5� Settings Camera Media Live Auto adaptive stream: Default is enabled� The Auto adaptive stream automatically polls a video stream of a smaller resolution in order to reduce the streaming efforts� For example, when a view cell is placed in a 3x3 layout, it may not be necessary to stream the video in its full resolution� In a full view, the system displays a video in its full resolution�...
  • Page 97 Smart Surveillance Video The Video window allows you to configure all video streams (the no� of stream available can be different for different models)� You can configure the following: 1� Codec: video compression codec in H�264, MPEG-4 or MJPEG� Note that MPEG-4 is not supported for Liveview�...
  • Page 98 • Dynamic Intra frame period High quality motion codecs, such as H�265, utilize the redundancies between video frames to deliver video streams at a balance of quality and bit rate� The encoding parameters are summarized and illustrated below� The I-frames are completely self-referential and they are largest in size�...
  • Page 99 Smart Surveillance • Smart codec effectively reduces the quality of the whole or the non-interested areas on a screen and therefore reduces the bandwidth consumed� You can manually specify the video quality for the foreground and the background areas� Slide bar to the right - higher quality in the ROI areas Slide bar to the left - higher quality in the non-ROI areas�...
  • Page 100 As the result, the lower screen is constantly displayed in high details, while the upper half is transmitted using a lower-quality format� Although the upper half is transmitted using a lower quality format, you still have an awareness of what is happening on the whole screen� non-ROI: lower-quality ROI:...
  • Page 101 Smart Surveillance Audio The Audio window allows you to configure all audio codec, sampling rate and Microphone input gains� Depending on design of the camera models, some codecs may not be available� Also, there are cameras that come without embedded microphones�...

  • Page 102: Settings - Camera - Image

    3-5-6� Settings - Camera - Image Display The Display window allows users to tune the image display options: 1� Video name: the video name is displayed on the title bar that is displayed on each view cell� The screen shot below shows a name as "Speed dome"� 2�...
  • Page 103 Smart Surveillance Image adjustment The Image adjustment window allows users to tune the basics about image display options: 1� Color: Select to display image as color or black and white� 2� Brightness� 3� Saturation� 4� Contrast� 5� Sharpness� 6� High TV line, Gamma curve, low light compensation, etc� The rest of the options depend on the lens and image sensor type of each individual camera�...

  • Page 104: Settings - Camera - Ptz Settings

    3-5-8� Settings Camera PTZ settings To configure PTZ preset positions: 1� Select a PTZ camera (single click)� 2� Use the PTZ panel to move to a field of view where you want to designate as a preset position� 3� Click the Add (+) button, and enter a name for the position� Press Enter to proceed� Repeat the configuration to create more positions�...
  • Page 105 Smart Surveillance To configure a patrol: 1� Click to enter the Patrol menu� Select a preset position if you want to change its position on the patrolling order� 2� Click the Up and Down buttons to change the position on the order, or click the Remove button to disband a position from the order�...

  • Page 106: Settings - Camera - Port Forwarding

    3-5-9� Settings - Camera - Port forwarding You can associate an external port number to the cameras managed by the NVR� You can then configure the router, virtual server or firewall, so that the router can forward any data coming into a pre-configured port number to a network camera on the private network and allow data from the camera to be transmitted to the outside of the network over the same path�...

  • Page 107: Settings - Camera - Update Firmware

    Smart Surveillance 3-5-10� Settings - Camera - Update firmware Prepare the camera firmware files in a USB thumb drive� Connect the thumb drive to the NVR’s USB port� Select a camera, and click the Upload button� An upload panel will appear� Select the firmware file� Click the Upload button�...
  • Page 108 The Batch upload function allows you to update the firmware of multiple cameras� The firmware update can take place on up to 8 cameras at a time� The Waiting... message will display for cameras that are waiting for the update to take place� Different messages can appear with different update results�...

  • Page 109: Settings - Alarm - Events

    Smart Surveillance 3-5-11� Settings Alarm Events The events reported from individual cameras’ digital inputs, digital outputs and motion detection can be accommodated in the NVR system’s alarm settings� These events will then be reported or trigger corresponding actions as follows: 1�...
  • Page 110 When an event is triggered, a message prompt will appear on the Liveview or any configuration window� Below is a glimpse of event sources and actions: Sources Actions System DI Video recording  video footage System DO Email snapshot  snapshots Disk failure Buzzer Disk full...
  • Page 111 Smart Surveillance To create an event: 1� Click on the Add button � 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 event and the next triggered alarm to avoid the situation that the alarms can be too frequently triggered�...
  • Page 112 3� On the Trigger window, select system triggering conditions, or one or more cameras by selecting their checkboxes� The number of DI or DOs on each camera is automatically detected and displayed through individual checkboxes� The Motion detection function, if there are many detection windows configured on a camera, is all triggered by one checkbox�...
  • Page 113 Smart Surveillance 4� On the Action window, you can select the Action type from a drop-down menu� The configuration details of each action type is discussion below� 4-1� Recording: When an event is triggered, the selected camera will record a video footage of the length defined by the pre-/post-event setting to the NVR system�...
  • Page 114 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� 4-3� Buzzer: The buzzer is sounded on the occurrence of the event� The buzzer tones are categorized into: Critical (1 long, 1 sec interval) Major (1 long 2 shorts, 1 sec interval), Normal (3 shorts, 2 sec interval), Minor (2 shorts, 2 sec interval) and Notify (2 very shorts) depending on the importance of an event�...
  • Page 115 Smart Surveillance 4-4� FTP: Snapshots from specified cameras can be uploaded to an FTP site on the occurrence of an event� Enter the FTP site address in the dotted-decimal notation� For example, 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�...
  • Page 116 4-5� Camera DO: A triggered event triggers a camera's DO� For example, an alarm siren� 4-6� Camera pan-tilt-zoom: A PTZ capable camera can move its lens to the preset position in case of a triggered alarm� For example, a triggered sensor may indicate an area of interest has been intruded, and a camera's field of view should be moved to cover that area�...
  • Page 117 Smart Surveillance 4-7� System DO: A triggered alarm can be used to toggle the NVR's digital output� For example, to sound a siren�...
  • Page 118 4-8� Send video to full screen: The video feed from a related camera will be displayed on the occurrence of a triggered condition� 5� On the Schedule page, you can select to activate or de-activate alarm triggers throughout a specific timeline� For example, in some situations you can disable the alarm triggers during the office hours, and choose to enable the triggers only during the off-office hours�...

  • Page 119: Settings - Event - Email

    Smart Surveillance 3-5-11� Settings - Event - Email This window provides an interface where you can configure the connection to a Mail server� Via the Mail server, the system can deliver emails containing system event messages to multiple receivers� A reachable Mail server and Email accounts must be provided before you can apply the settings� The configuration options are identical to those found in the Email configuration in Settings - event window�...

  • Page 120: Settings - System - Information

    3-5-12� Settings - System Information On this window, you can configure the following: 1� Change the system name� Using a name in different languages is supported via a web console� 2� Select the UI text language� 3� Configure system time, the time zone, and if you are connected to a DNS server where Auto Daylight Saving time can be applied, you can acquire the associated setting from a server within your network�...

  • Page 121: Settings - System - Maintenance

    Smart Surveillance 3-5-13� Settings - System - Maintenance If the system firmware requires an update, download the update from www�linear-solutions�com� Locate the firmware binaries, and click the Import button� The upgrade should take several minutes to complete� Note that during the upgrade, the recording task will be interrupted� On this window, you can perform four (4) maintenance tasks: 1�...

  • Page 122: Settings - System - Display

    3-5-14� Settings - System - Display On this page, you can configure the system to consecutively display (rotate) cameras’ view cells on the Liveview window� For example, if you have eight (8) cameras in two 2x2 layouts, the rotation can let you see the live views of all cameras� You can also enable or disable the Alarm notification�...

  • Page 123: Settings - System - Ups

    Smart Surveillance 3-5-15� Settings - System - UPS On this page, you can configure the system to gracefully shut down when UPS battery is lower than a certain level� You may also let it shut down when the estimated sustainable time is reached� We support APC Black 500 UPS�...

  • Page 124: Settings - System - Log

    3-5-16� Settings - System - Log System logs are categorized as System, Recording, User and Error� To display system logs, select a range of time and click on the Search button� You can search for past logs in each category window�...
  • Page 125 Smart Surveillance...

  • Page 126: Settings - User

    3-5-18� Settings - User The User window allows you to create more users, 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 and Regular user� 2�...
  • Page 127 Smart Surveillance To create or edit users 1� Select a User group by unfolding its pull-down menu� Select either an Administrator or regular user as the user group� 2� Enter the User name and password� The maximum number of characters for a user name is 64, with alphabetic and numeric characters including [0-9][a-z][A-Z][_][ ][-][�][,][@]�...

  • Page 128: Settings - User-Login / Logout

    1� If you are creating a regular user with limited access to cameras, deselect the checkboxes by the cameras to deny the user access� 2� Click Apply to close the configuration window� Repeat the process to create more users� 3-5-17� Settings - User-Login / Logout Login 3�...

  • Page 129: Settings - Storage

    Smart Surveillance 3-5-18� Settings - Storage The storage page displays the volume information including physical position, total capacity, used and free space and associated commands such as Format and Delete� Since each volume contains only 1 hard drive, detailed information about the hard drive is also displayed on this page� You can format an existing storage volume in situations such as when you need to re-deploy the system elsewhere�...
  • Page 130 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 predefined threshold or triggering value� The threshold below which the normalized value will be considered exceeding specifications� Raw value: The detected parameters for that attribute�...

  • Page 131: Storage Volume Raid Levels

    Smart Surveillance Storage Volume RAID Levels IMPORTANT: By default, the Installation Wizard configures all disk drives into individual single-disk volumes� If you need to create RAID protected volumes, delete these single-disk volumes to free them from the configuration� With up to 2 disk drives, you have the following options for configuring storage volumes: 1�...
  • Page 132 On this configuration window, a "disk" refers to a physical disk drive, a "volume" refers to the logical configuration of disk drives which may include multiple disk drives� IMPORTANT: 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�...
  • Page 133 Smart Surveillance To create a RAID volume: 1� Click on the Create Volume button on top of the listed disk drives� The Create Volume window will appear� 2� Select a RAID level from the pull-down menu�...
  • Page 134 3� Click to select the members for the volume� When done, click Create to begin the process� 4� Creating a RAID volume will erase all data on the member drives� A message prompt will remind you of the situation� Click Create to continue�...
  • Page 135 Smart Surveillance 6� The RAID volume should be created in a short while� When a volume is created, video recording should also start immediately�...

  • Page 136: Settings - Storage - Scheduled Backup

    3-5-19� Settings - Storage - Scheduled backup Enable: Default is not selected� The scheduled backup function is not enabled by default� You must click to enable the configuration options� Type: Currently the NVR supports the backup to an FTP server� Enter the Static IP, domain name and other parameters for access to an FTP server�...
  • Page 137 Smart Surveillance Recording time frames: Select the span of time of the recorded video to back up� Default is all around the clock� You can use the Apply and Clear buttons to edit the applicable span of time� You may also select a preset schedule from the pull-down menu on the right� For example, select to back up only the recordings of the work hours�...
  • Page 138 When finished with the network settings, click on the Apply button� A proceeding backup can be manually cancelled� 3-5-2� Settings - Network - IP DHCP: The server obtains an available dynamic IP address assigned by the DHCP server each time the system is connected to the LAN� Manual setup: Select this option to manually assign a static IP address to the NVR�...

  • Page 139: Information

    Smart Surveillance 3-6� Information This window shows the revision number of the firmware running on this machine�...

  • Page 140: Chapter 4: System Settings

    Chapter 4: System Settings The System Settings pages are made identical to those on the local console� Since the Setting pages are identical, the following pages will be omitted� Please refer to page 86 for the description of System Settings via a local console� Some minor differences between the web console and local console exist�...
  • Page 141 Smart Surveillance Another difference is the ability to enter a camera or system name using languages other than English� The NVR's system name also supports the use of other languages� This is only achievable through a web console� The following characters are not supported: [>][<][)][(]["][%][;][#][&][+][-][\]...

  • Page 142: Chapter 5: Operation

    Chapter 5: Operation IMPORTANT: 1� Before operating the NVR, make sure you have properly installed hard drives and configured the storage volumes� Otherwise, you will not be able to operate most of the system's functionality� 5-1� Liveview 5-1-1� Placing Cameras into the Layout Legends and definitions of icons on the layout panel have been described on page 87�...
  • Page 143 Smart Surveillance To begin the design of your layout: 1� Select a layout pattern by a single click� Available options are: 1x1, 2x2, 3x3, 4x4, 1M+5, 1M+7, 1M+12, 1P+3, 1P+6, 2P+3, 1V+6, 2V+3 and 3V�  2� Double-click on a camera's thumbnail to fill it into the first unoccupied view cell� ...
  • Page 144 Placing different regional views of a fisheye camera into view cells will look like this: 1R View (Single Regional View) NOTE: Only an administrator can alter the display modes of fisheye cameras� Although ordinary users can make changes to a regional view, changes will not be preserved after a console is re-started�...
  • Page 145 Smart Surveillance 4� When you are done with the current layout design, such as the user layout 1, click Save to preserve your settings� This message prompts on the screen whenever any change is made to the current layout� 5� You can create more user layouts by mouse-overing the User Layout button� You may create more user layouts for different purposes, such as for the use of different users, or playing different views of a camera on multiple view cells�...
  • Page 146 NOTE: By default, when a user or administrator logs in to the Live view window, the last layout page visited will be displayed� This layout becomes the default layout� 5-1-2� PTZ and Other Screen Controls Note that the PTZ control panel only applies when you select a view cell with a camera that comes with mechanical PTZ functions�...
  • Page 147 Smart Surveillance To access live view control: 1� Click on a view cell� The view cell will become a focused view cell� 2� A Triple click on a view cell enlarges it to the full of the live view area� Double click to reduce its size to the original focused view�...
  • Page 148 To place bookmarks and exert screen controls: On a focused view cell, you can place a bookmark that saves a short description and a one- minute footage from the current feed� The bookmark is also displayed along with the recorded video, making it is easier to look for a specific moment in time when you need to trace back for a scenario later�...

  • Page 149: Audio

    Smart Surveillance 5-1-3� Audio Audio is only transmitted through the camera in a view cell that is currently selected� You can manually tune the volume level, mute or unmute the audio feed through a view cell� 5-1-4� Camera Properties and Controls Click on a camera to view the camera control properties on the right side of the screen�...

  • Page 150: Events Panel

    5-1-5� Events Panel To receive events from cameras, you need to configure event triggers in the Settings > Event configuration window (see page 109)� Network cameras’ digital inputs, digital outputs or motion detection can all be used to detect conditions in external environments� You can configure certain kind of actions to take place in response to the alarms, such as: »...

  • Page 151: Layout View Control Buttons

    Smart Surveillance 5-1-6� Layout view Control Buttons At the bottom of the view screen are control buttons for the view layout, view rotation, full screen view and left/right arrows to show/hide the left/right panels� 1� This button extends the current layout to the full of the screen� 2�...

  • Page 152: Search Recording Clips

    5-2� Search Recording Clips The elements in the Camera list on a Search recording clips window are similar to those on a LiveView window� Search recording clips window: 1� Select a view layout at the bottom if you want to view multiple recording simultaneously� 2�...

  • Page 153: Past Events And Bookmarks

    Smart Surveillance 5-2-2� Past Events and Bookmarks When you selected a day that events took place on a camera, the events will be listed on the Event panel� You may then: 1� In Thumbnail or List View, click the Play button of the recorded video� The Playback window will then play back the video recorded by the time of the occurrence�...

  • Page 154: Synchronous Playback

    5-2-3� Synchronous Playback The NVR supports synchronous playback, which allows you to review video clips from up to four (4) cameras at the same time� These video clips will be retrieved simultaneously all playing for a specific point in time� To perform synchronous playback: 1�...

  • Page 155: Export Media

    Smart Surveillance 5-2-4� Export media To export video clips: 1� Click on the Export button at the bottom right of the video image, while the Playback window is playing a video section of your interest� 2� An Export media window will prompt� The file will be exported and compressed as a �tar file�...

  • Page 156: Time Search

    5-2-5� Time Search Use the time line area to find the nearest recording from a specific point in time� Adjust Timeline Timeline slider Control buttons Digital Zoom Export Clips hours Span of existing Audio Volume Playback Speed recording If the need arises to more accurately pin-point the occurrence of an event, you can use the Timeline zoomer and the slider thumb on the time line for a closer view into the existing recording�...

  • Page 157: Safety And Compatibility

    Smart Surveillance Safety and Compatibility Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Statement This Equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules� These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment�...

  • Page 158: Technology License Notice

    Technology License Notice Notices from HEVC Advance: THIS PRODUCT IS SOLD WITH A LIMITED LICENSE AND IS AUTHORIZED TO BE USED ONLY IN CONNECTION WITH HEVC CONTENT THAT MEETS EACH OF THE THREE FOLLOWING QUALIFICATIONS: (1) HEVC CONTENT ONLY FOR PERSONAL USE; (2) HEVC CONTENT THAT IS NOT OFFERED FOR SALE;...
  • Page 159 Smart Surveillance www�linear-solutions�com USA & Canada Toll Free: 800-421-1587 or call 760-438-7000 10030184 Rev-A ©2022 Nice North America LLC� Linear is a registered trademark of Nice North America LLC� All rights reserved�...

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