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● Products described in this Document, which may include licenses obtained from third parties. Any part of the Document, including text, pictures, graphics, etc., belongs to Hikvision. No part ● of this Document may be excerpted, copied, translated, or modified in whole or in part by any means without written permission.
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LOSS OF DOCUMENTATION, WHETHER BASED ON BREACH OF CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), PRODUCT LIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE, IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OF THE PRODUCT, EVEN IF HIKVISION HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES OR LOSS. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE NATURE OF THE INTERNET PROVIDES FOR INHERENT SECURITY ●...
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Network Video Recorder User Manual Regulatory Information FCC Information Please take attention that changes or modification not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate the equipment. FCC compliance: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules.
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Network Video Recorder User Manual purchase of equivalent new equipment, or dispose of it at designated collection points. For more information see: http://www.recyclethis.info . 2006/66/EC (battery directive): This product contains a battery that cannot be disposed of as unsorted municipal waste in the European Union. See the product documentation for specific battery information.
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Network Video Recorder User Manual Applicable Model This manual is applicable to the following models. Series Model DS-7600NXI-K1 DS-7604NXI-K1 DS-7608NXI-K1 DS-7616NXI-K1 DS-7600NXI-K1/P DS-7604NXI-K1/4P DS-7608NXI-K1/8P DS-7600NXI-K1/VPro DS-7604NXI-K1/VPro DS-7608NXI-K1/VPro DS-7616NXI-K1/VPro DS-7600NXI-K2/VPro DS-7608NXI-K2/VPro DS-7616NXI-K2/VPro DS-7632NXI-K2/VPro DS-7600NXI-K2 DS-7608NXI-K2 DS-7616NXI-K2 DS-7632NXI-K2 DS-7600NXI-K2/P DS-7608NXI-K2/8P DS-7616NXI-K2/16P DS-7632NXI-K2/16P DS-7700NXI-K4 DS-7708NXI-K4 DS-7716NXI-K4...
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Network Video Recorder User Manual Series Model DS-7732NXI-K4/VPro DS-8600NXI-K8/VPro DS-8616NXI-K8/VPro DS-8632NXI-K8/VPro...
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Network Video Recorder User Manual Symbol Conventions The symbols that may be found in this document are defined as follows. Symbol Description Indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, will or could Danger result in death or serious injury. Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could Caution result in equipment damage, data loss, performance degradation, or...
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Network Video Recorder User Manual Safety Instruction Proper configuration of all passwords and other security settings is the responsibility of the ● installer and/or end-user. In the use of the product, you must be in strict compliance with the electrical safety regulations ●...
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Network Video Recorder User Manual Preventive and Cautionary Tips Before connecting and operating your device, please be advised of the following tips: The device is designed for indoor use only. Install it in a well-ventilated, dust-free environment ● without liquids. Ensure recorder is properly secured to a rack or shelf.
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Network Video Recorder User Manual For the device with sticker , pay attention to the following cautions: CAUTION: Hot ● parts! Do not touch. Burned fingers when handling the parts. Wait one-half hour after switching off before handling the parts. If the device needs to be installed on the wall or ceiling, ●...
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Network Video Recorder User Manual Contents Chapter 1 Startup ........................1 1.1 Activate Your Device ......................1 1.2 Login ............................3 1.2.1 Log in via Unlock Pattern ....................3 1.2.2 Log in via Password ....................... 3 Chapter 2 Live View ........................5 2.1 GUI Introduction ........................
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Network Video Recorder User Manual 5.2.1 General ........................21 5.2.2 Hik-Connect ......................... 21 5.2.3 Email ........................... 23 5.3 Camera Management ......................24 5.3.1 Network Camera ......................24 5.3.2 OSD Settings ........................ 27 5.3.3 Motion ........................28 5.4 Device Access ........................31 5.4.1 Switch ..........................
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Network Video Recorder User Manual 6.2.5 NTP ..........................47 6.2.6 Upload Logs to the Server ................... 47 6.2.7 Ports (More Settings) ....................48 6.2.8 Hik-Connect ......................... 49 6.2.9 ISUP ..........................49 6.2.10 OTAP Service ......................51 6.2.11 Email ......................... 51 6.3 Camera Management ......................
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Network Video Recorder User Manual 6.8.1 Configure Recording Schedule ..................81 6.8.2 Configure Recording Parameter .................. 83 6.8.3 Storage Device ......................84 6.8.4 Configure Storage Mode ..................... 86 6.8.5 Advanced Settings ....................... 86 6.9 Face Picture Library Management ..................87 6.9.1 Add a Face Picture Library ...................
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Network Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 1 Startup 1.1 Activate Your Device For the first-time access, you need to activate the video recorder by setting an admin password. No operation is allowed before activation. You can also activate the video recorder via web browser, SADP or client software.
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Network Video Recorder User Manual Warning Strong Password recommended-We highly recommend you create a strong password of your ● own choosing according to the following rules in order to increase the security of your product: 8 to 16 characters. ○ Do not contain the following characters in the password: the user name, 123, admin, no less ○...
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Network Video Recorder User Manual 1.2 Login 1.2.1 Log in via Unlock Pattern Steps 1. Right click the mouse on live view. Figure 1-2 Draw the Unlock Pattern 2. Draw the pre-defined pattern to enter the menu operation. Note If you have forgotten your pattern, you click Forgot My Pattern or Switch User to log in via ●...
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Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 1-3 Login Interface 2. Input password. 3. Click Login. Note When you forget the password of the admin, you can click Forgot Password to reset the ● password. If you enter the wrong password 7 times, the current user account will be locked for 60 ●...
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Network Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 2 Live View 2.1 GUI Introduction Click Target Detection at the upper-left corner, and select to display the specified live ● target detection results. For result details, click View More. Note Target Detection is only available for certain models. ○...
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Network Video Recorder User Manual Button Description Click to start two-way audio between NVR and network camera. Note Ensure that the network camera supports two-way audio. Switch video stream. Display rule frame and target frame. Adjust image display effect according to the screen size. In the live view interface, there are icons at the upper-right corner of the screen for each ●...
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Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 2-3 PTZ Settings 2. Click 3. Set the PTZ camera parameters. Note All parameters should be the same as the PTZ camera. 4. Click OK.
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Network Video Recorder User Manual 2.2.2 PTZ Control Panel Introduction Table 2-3 PTZ Panel Description Icon Description Direction buttons, and the auto-cycle button. The speed of the PTZ movement. Zoom -/+. Focus -/+. Iris -/+. 2.2.3 Customize Preset Set a preset location where the PTZ camera would point to when an event occurs. Steps 1.
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Network Video Recorder User Manual 2. Click Patrol. 3. Click of a desired patrol. 4. Click 5. Configure key point parameters, such as the key point No., duration of staying for one key point and speed of patrol. The key point is corresponding to the preset. The preset number determines the order at which the PTZ will follow while cycling through the patrol.
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Network Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 3 Playback 3.1 GUI Introduction Go to Playback . Figure 3-1 Playback Table 3-1 Playback Interface Description Button Operation Button Operation 30 s reverse. 30 s forward. Full screen. Start playback. Speed down. Speed up. Speed.
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Network Video Recorder User Manual 3.2 Normal Playback Play back normal videos. Steps 1. Go to Playback . 2. Select a camera from the camera list. 3. Select a date on the calendar for playback. Note The blue triangle at the calendar date corner indicates there are available videos. For example, means video is available.
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Network Video Recorder User Manual Button Description Button Description Lock/unlock video. Clip video. Show videos that contain Show videos that contain human. vehicle. Skip Normal Videos If you have clicked Display rule frame and target the device will hide other frame.
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Network Video Recorder User Manual 3) Filter time and channel in search results. 4) Click a picture to play a video before and after that moment. Note When searching for a target on the AcuSearch interface, you can slide the mouse wheel to switch between the previous frame and the next frame.
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Network Video Recorder User Manual Play Speed of Smart/Custom Video Set playback speed of videos with smart information. The option is only valid when Do not Play Normal Videos is enabled. 3.4 Slice Playback Divide the video into slices and play them back. Steps 1.
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Network Video Recorder User Manual Table 3-4 Slice Playback Icon Description Icon Name Description AcuSearch a. Click to show all the targets. b. Select a target and click to search for pictures that contain the target. c. Filter time and channel in search results. d.
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Network Video Recorder User Manual 4. Click Save. 5. Select the backup device and folder. 6. Click Save to export the clip to backup device.
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Network Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 4 Search File Steps 1. Go to Search. 2. Select a search type (video, picture, event, etc.). 3. Set search conditions. 4. Optional: Click Quick Backup to quickly export videos to the device. Note Quick backup is available for video and event search.
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Network Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 5 Configuration (Easy Mode) Easy mode contains basic configurations. Go to Configuration , and click Easy Mode. 5.1 System Configuration 5.1.1 General You can configure the output resolution, system time, etc. Steps 1. Go to Configuration → System → General . 2.
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Network Video Recorder User Manual Steps 1. Go to Configuration → System → User . 2. Click Add and confirm your admin password. 3. Enter user name. 4. Select user level. 5. Enter the same password in Create Password and Confirm. Warning We highly recommend you create a strong password of your own choosing in order to ●...
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Network Video Recorder User Manual 3. Follow the wizard to reset password. 5.1.3 Exception You can receive exception events hint in alarm center, and set exception linkage actions. Steps 1. Go to Configuration → System → Exception . 2. Optional: Configure event hint. When the set events occur, you will receive hints in alarm center. 1) Enable Event Hint.
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Network Video Recorder User Manual 5.2 Network Configuration 5.2.1 General You shall properly configure the network settings before operating the device over network. Steps 1. Go to Configuration → Network → General . Figure 5-2 Network 2. Set network parameters. DHCP If the DHCP server is available, you can enable DHCP to automatically obtain an IP address and other network settings from that server.
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8. Bind your device with a Hik-Connect account. 1) Use a smart phone to scan the QR code, and download Hik-Connect app. You can also download it from https://appstore.hikvision.com , or the QR code below. Refer to Hik- Connect Mobile Client User Manual for details.
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Network Video Recorder User Manual Result If your device is connected with Hik-Connect platform, Connection Status will be Online. ● If your device is bound with a Hik-Connect account, Bind Status will be Yes. ● What to do next You can access your video recorder via Hik-Connect. 5.2.3 Email Set an email account to receive event notification.
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Network Video Recorder User Manual 2. Set email parameters Server Authentication Check it to enable the server authentication feature. User Name The user account of email sender for SMTP server authentication. Password The password of email sender for SMTP server authentication. SSL/TLS (Optional) Enable SSL/TLS if it is required by the SMTP server.
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Network Video Recorder User Manual Before You Start Ensure your network camera is on the same network segment with your video recorder. ● Ensure the network connection is valid and correct. Refer to General for details. ● Ensure the network camera password is the same as your video recorder. ●...
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Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 5-5 Add Network Camera Edit Connected Network Camera You can edit the IP address, protocol and other parameters of the added network cameras. Steps 1. Go to Configuration → Camera → IP Camera . 2.
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Network Video Recorder User Manual If the connected device is an encoding device with multiple channels, you can select the channel port No. to choose a connecting channel. 3. Click OK. Upgrade Network Camera The Network camera can be remotely upgraded through the device. Before You Start Ensure you have inserted the USB flash drive to the device, and it contains the network camera ●...
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Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 5-6 OSD 3. Set parameters as your desire. 4. Drag the text frames on the preview window to adjust the OSD position. 5. Click Apply. 5.3.3 Motion Motion Detection Motion detection enables the video recorder to detect the moving objects in the monitored area and trigger alarms.
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Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 5-7 Motion Detection 2. Select a camera. 3. Optional: Check Learn-by-Example Mode to enable self-learning function. The device will analyze this event for a second time to reduce false alarms. Refer to Smart Settings for details. 4.
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Network Video Recorder User Manual 10. Set the linkage actions. Refer to Configure Alarm Linkage Action for details. 11. Click Apply. Configure Arming Schedule Steps 1. Select Arming Schedule. 2. Choose one day of a week and set the time segment. Up to eight time periods can be set within each day.
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Network Video Recorder User Manual The device will send an exception or alarm signal to the remote client software when an alarm is triggered. Send Email It will send an email with alarm information when an alarm is triggered. Trigger Channel The selected channel(s) will start recording.
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Network Video Recorder User Manual 3. Click Add and Continue and repeat operation until all devices have been added. 4. Click Add. 5.4.2 Non-Video Event (Easy Mode) Configure non-video events. Steps 1. Go to Configuration → Device Access → Non-Video Event . 2.
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Network Video Recorder User Manual Add IP Speaker Manually Steps 1. Go to Configuration → Device Access → IP Speaker . 2. In the Added Device List, click Add and set the parameters of the device. Table 5-2 Device Parameter Description Parameter Description IP Address...
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Network Video Recorder User Manual Configure Audio Parameters Steps 1. Go to Configuration → Device Access → IP Speaker . 2. Click Audio Parameter. 3. Configure the volume of the IP speaker. Media Library Supports importing audio from the external storage to the media library. Steps 1.
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Network Video Recorder User Manual Note The PoE ports are enabled with the short distance mode by default. ● The bandwidth of IP camera connected to the PoE via long network cable (100 to 300 meters) ● cannot exceed 6 Mbps. The allowed max.
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Network Video Recorder User Manual Repair Database Repair an HDD that with error in database. Please operate it with the help of professional technical support. Add Network Disk You can add the allocated NAS or IP SAN disk to the video recorder, and use it as a network HDD. Steps 1.
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Network Video Recorder User Manual Configure Continuous Recording Steps 1. Go to Configuration → Record → Parameter . 2. Set the continuous main stream/sub-stream recording parameters for the camera. Refer to Configure Recording Parameter for details. 3. Go to Configuration → Record → Schedule . 4.
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Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 5-10 Recording Schedule Continuous Continuous recording. Event Recording is triggered by events. 2. Select a camera in Camera No. 3. Turn on Enable. 4. Configure the recording schedule. Edit a. Click Edit. Schedule b. Select a day to configure in Weekday. c.
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Network Video Recorder User Manual 2. Configure recording parameters. Main Stream Main stream refers to the primary stream that affects data recorded to the hard disk drive and will directly determine your video quality and image size. Comparing with the sub- stream, the main stream provides a higher quality video with higher resolution and frame rate.
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Network Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 6 Configuration (Expert Mode) Go to Configuration , and click Expert Mode at the lower-left corner. 6.1 System Configuration 6.1.1 General Configure Basic Settings You can configure the language, system time, output resolution, mouse pointer speed, lock screen password, etc.
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Network Video Recorder User Manual Note After you change the region, the language, time zone. system date, system time, and DST settings will be changed in sync with the region. 3. Optional: Select the Date Format. 4. Click Apply. Configure More Settings You can configure your device name, lock screen time, output mode, etc.
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Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 6-1 Live View-General 2. Configure the Live View parameters. Window Division Select the live view window division. Auto Switch Interval The time to dwell in a camera before switching to next camera when auto-switch in live view is enabled.
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Network Video Recorder User Manual 3. Select a window, and double click a camera the list you would like to display. means no camera is displayed on the window. 4. Optional: Click to start or stop live view of all cameras. 5.
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Network Video Recorder User Manual 6.2 Network Configuration 6.2.1 TCP/IP TCP/IP must be properly configured before you operate video recorder over network. Steps 1. Go to Configuration → Network → General → TCP/IP . 2. Configure network parameters. Working Mode Multi-address Mode The parameters of the two NIC cards can be configured independently.
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Network Video Recorder User Manual 3. Click Apply. 6.2.2 DDNS Dynamic domain name server (DDNS) maps dynamic user IP addresses to a fixed domain name server. Before You Start Register DynDNS, PeanutHull and NO-IP services with your ISP. Steps 1. Go to Configuration → Network → General → DDNS . Figure 6-3 DDNS 2.
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Network Video Recorder User Manual Steps 1. Go to Configuration → Network → General → PPPOE . 2. Check Enable. 3. Enter PPPoE user name and password. 4. Click Apply. Note PPPoE function will take effect after reboot. ● If you enable PPPoE, DHCP would be disabled. ●...
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Network Video Recorder User Manual Manual Select an external port type. Click to edit External Port. You can use the default external port No., or change it according to actual requirements. External Port indicates the port No. for port mapping in the router. The value of the RTSP port No.
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Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 6-5 Log Server Settings 2. Turn on Enable 3. Set Upload Time Interval, Server IP Address, and Port. 4. Optional: Click Test to test if parameters are valid. 5. Click Apply. 6.2.7 Ports (More Settings) Set different port types to enable relevant functions as your desire.
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Network Video Recorder User Manual RTSP Port RTSP (Real Time Streaming Protocol) is a network control protocol designed for use in entertainment and communications systems to control streaming media servers. The port is 554 by default. IOT Monitoring Port For IoT monitoring. The port is 30999 by default. 6.2.8 Hik-Connect Go to Configuration →...
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Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 6-6 ISUP 3. Turn on Enable. Note Enabling ISUP will disable other platform access. 4. Set the related parameters. Server Address The platform server IP address. Server Port The platform server port, ranges from 1024 to 65535. The actual port shall be provided by the platform.
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Network Video Recorder User Manual What to do next You can see the online status (online or offline) after the device is restarted. 6.2.10 OTAP Service Steps 1. Go to Configuration → Network → Platform Access . 2. Set Type as OTAP Service. 3.
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Network Video Recorder User Manual 6.3 Camera Management 6.3.1 Network Camera Add Automatically Searched Online Network Camera Add the network cameras to your video recorder. Before You Start Ensure your network camera is on the same network segment with your video recorder. ●...
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Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 6-7 Add IP Camera 3. Enter network camera parameters. Use Camera Activation Password If it is enabled, the video recorder will add the camera by the set channel default password. 4. Click Add. Add Network Camera on Different Network Segment If your network camera is on a different network segment, the device can search its IP address within a range of IP addresses, and add it.
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Network Video Recorder User Manual Before You Start Ensure the network connection is valid and correct. ● Ensure the network camera password is the same as your video recorder. ● Steps 1. Go to Configuration → Camera → Camera → IP Channel . 2.
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Network Video Recorder User Manual Edit Network Camera You can edit the IP address, protocol and other parameters of network cameras. Steps 1. Go to Configuration → Camera → Camera . 2. Click of an added network camera. Channel Port If the connected device is an encoding device with multiple channels, you can choose the channel to connect by selecting the channel port No.
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Network Video Recorder User Manual Add PoE Camera Steps 1. Go to Configuration → Camera → Camera → PoE Settings . 2. Enable or disable long network cable mode by selecting Long Distance or Short Distance. Long Distance Long-distance (100 to 300 meters) network transmissions via PoE interface. Short Distance Short-distance (<...
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Network Video Recorder User Manual 4. Connect PoE cameras to your device PoE interfaces with network cables. What to do next The connected PoE camera will be displayed in Configuration → Camera → Camera . Add Non-PoE Network Camera You can use the PoE channel resource to connect a non-PoE network camera. Steps 1.
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Network Video Recorder User Manual Steps 1. Go to Configuration → Camera → Camera . 2. Click More. 3. Click Export/Import to export/import configuration files to the connected backup device. 4. Set the storage device and folder path. 5. Click Export/Import. What to do next After the importing process is completed, you must restart the video recorder.
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Network Video Recorder User Manual Quick Image Output Configuration After the network camera that supports this function is linked to the NVR,enabling this function will increase the image outputting speed of the camera. Note This function is only available for NVRs that support PoE function. 6.3.2 Display Settings Configure the OSD (On-Screen Display), image settings, exposure settings, day/night switch settings, etc.
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Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 6-11 OSD 4. Drag the text frames on the preview window to adjust the OSD position. 5. Click Apply. 6.3.3 Privacy Mask You are allowed to configure the privacy mask areas that cannot be viewed or recorded. Steps 1.
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Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 6-12 Privacy Mask 4. Drag to draw an area on the window. The frames of the areas will be marked with different colors. Note Up to 4 privacy mask areas can be configured. The size of each area can be adjusted. 5.
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Network Video Recorder User Manual Steps 1. Go to Configuration → Device Management → Switch. 2. In the Online Device List, check the switch(es) to be added and click Add to add switch(es) in the same network segment with the video recorder using the camera activation password. Add Switch Manually Steps 1.
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Network Video Recorder User Manual Add IP Speaker Manually Steps 1. Go to Configuration → Device Access → IP Speaker . 2. In the Added Device List, click Add and set the parameters of the device. Table 6-2 Device Parameter Description Parameter Description IP Address...
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Network Video Recorder User Manual Configure Audio Parameters Steps 1. Go to Configuration → Device Access → IP Speaker . 2. Click Audio Parameter. 3. Configure the volume of the IP speaker. Media Library Supports importing audio from the external storage to the media library. Steps 1.
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Network Video Recorder User Manual Note The PoE ports are enabled with the short distance mode by default. ● The bandwidth of IP camera connected to the PoE via long network cable (100 to 300 meters) ● cannot exceed 6 Mbps. The allowed max.
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Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 6-13 Video Tampering 2. Set Camera. 3. Turn on Enable. 4. Adjust Sensitivity as your desire. The higher the value is, the more easily the video tampering can be triggered. 5. Set the arming schedule. Refer to Configure Arming Schedule for details. 6.
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Network Video Recorder User Manual Steps 1. Go to Configuration → Event → Normal Event → Alarm Input . Figure 6-14 Alarm Input Note Local alarm input: Local alarm input is triggered by the external device that connected to the video recorder's terminal block.
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Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 6-16 Alarm Output 2. Click of a desired alarm output. 3. Customize Alarm Name. 4. Select Dwell Time. Figure 6-17 Edit Alarm Output 5. Set Settings as Input to enable the function. 6. Set the arming schedule. Refer to Configure Arming Schedule for details. 7.
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Network Video Recorder User Manual 5. ClickSave. Audio Alarm Output When light and audio alarm camera is connected, you can set the parameters and arming schedule of the audio alarm. Before You Start Light and audio alarm camera is connected. Steps 1.
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Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 6-18 Exceptions 4. Set the arming schedule. Refer to Configure Arming Schedule for details. 5. Click Apply. 6.6.2 Perimeter Protection Perimeter protection includes line crossing detection, intrusion detection, region entrance detection, and region exiting detection. Note Perimeter protection is only available for certain device models or camera models.
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Network Video Recorder User Manual The event will be analyzed by NVR. The device can analyze videos that contain human and vehicle. Only the target of selected type (human or vehicle) will trigger alarms, which can reduce false alarms that are caused by other objects. By Camera The event will be analyzed by camera.
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Network Video Recorder User Manual Steps 1. Go to Configuration → Event → Smart Event → Intrusion . 2. Set Camera. 3. Select VCA Mode. By NVR The event will be analyzed by NVR. The device can analyze videos that contain human and vehicle.
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Network Video Recorder User Manual Region Entrance Detection Region entrance detection function detects people, vehicles or other objects which enter a pre- defined virtual region from the outside place, and some certain actions can be taken when the alarm is triggered. Steps 1.
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Network Video Recorder User Manual Steps 1. Go to Configuration → Event → Smart Event → Region Exiting . 2. Set Camera. 3. Select VCA Mode. By NVR The event will be analyzed by NVR. The device can analyze videos that contain human and vehicle.
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Network Video Recorder User Manual Face Capture Face capture detects human faces appearing in the scene. Linkage actions can be triggered when a human face is detected. Steps 1. Go to Configuration → Event → Face Recognition → Face Capture . Figure 6-19 Face Capture 2.
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Network Video Recorder User Manual Before You Start Ensure you have created at least one face picture library, and face pictures are added to the library. Refer to Face Picture Library Management for operation details. Steps 1. Go to Configuration → Facial Recognition → Face Picture Comparison . Figure 6-20 Face Picture Comparison 2.
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Network Video Recorder User Manual 6.6.4 Non-Video Event Configure non-video event. Steps 1. Go to Configuration → Device Management → Non-Video Event. 2. Select the device. 3. Select the Alarm Content. 4. Set the arming schedule. Refer to Configure Arming Schedule for details. 5.
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Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 6-21 Set Arming Schedule 3. Click Apply. 6.6.7 Configure Alarm Linkage Action Configure Alarm Pop-up Window When an alarm is triggered, the local monitor displays in full screen the video image from the alarming channel configured for full screen monitoring. And when the alarm is triggered simultaneously in several channels, you must configure the auto-switch dwell time.
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Network Video Recorder User Manual Configure Buzzer Alarm The audio warning enables the video recorder to trigger an audible beep when an alarm is detected. Steps 1. Go to Configuration → System → Live View → General . 2. Turn on Audio, and set Volume. 3.
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Network Video Recorder User Manual 4. Go to Configuration → Event → Normal Event → Alarm Output . 5. Select an alarm output item from the list. Refer to Alarm Output for details. Configure PTZ Linkage Video recorder can trigger the PTZ actions (e.g., call preset/patrol/pattern) when the alarm event, or VCA detection events occur.
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Network Video Recorder User Manual 6.8 Recording Management 6.8.1 Configure Recording Schedule Video recorder will automatically start/stop recording according to the configured schedule. Configure Continuous Recording Steps 1. Go to Configuration → Record → Parameter . 2. Set the continuous main stream/sub-stream recording parameters for the camera. 3.
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Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 6-23 Recording Schedule Continuous Continuous recording. Event Recording triggered by all event triggered alarms. 2. Select a camera in Camera No. 3. Turn on Enable. 4. Configure the recording schedule. 1) Click Edit. 2) Select a day to configure in Weekday. 3) To set an all-day recording schedule, check All Day and select schedule Type.
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Network Video Recorder User Manual The time you set to record before the scheduled time or event. For example, when an alarm triggers the recording at 10:00, and if you set the pre-record time as 5 seconds, the camera records at 9:59:55. Post-Record The time you set to record after the event or the scheduled time.
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Network Video Recorder User Manual Image resolution is a measure of how much detail a digital image can hold: the greater the resolution, the greater the level of detail. Resolution can be specified as the number of pixel- columns (width) by the number of pixel-rows (height), for example, 1024 × 768. Bitrate Type Variable bitrate: The bitrate would be adjusted based on different scenarios, which leads to ●...
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Network Video Recorder User Manual Add Network Disk You can add the allocated NAS or IP SAN disk to the video recorder, and use it as a network HDD. Steps 1. Go to Configuration → Record → Storage . 2. Click Add. 3.
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Network Video Recorder User Manual 6.8.4 Configure Storage Mode Configure HDD Quota Each camera can be configured with an allocated quota for storing videos. Steps Note This function is only available for certain models. 1. Go to Configuration → Record → Storage Mode . 2.
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Network Video Recorder User Manual When the HDD free space is not enough, you can disable it to save space, but your device will stop storing pictures. 6.9 Face Picture Library Management Face picture library is mainly used for face picture storage and face picture comparison. Note The section is only available for certain models.
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Network Video Recorder User Manual Note Only JPG and JPEG formats are supported. ● Each picture size should be less than 1 MB. ● The picture resolution shall be between 80 × 80 and 1920 × 1080. ●...
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Network Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 7 Maintenance 7.1 Upgrade Warning Do not shutdown or turn off the power during upgrade. 7.1.1 Local Upgrade Before You Start Store the upgrade firmware to a backup device, and connect it to your device. Steps 1.
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Network Video Recorder User Manual 7.2 Restore Default Steps 1. Click at the upper-right corner. 2. Select the restoring type. Simple Restore Restore all parameters, except the network (including IP address, subnet mask, gateway, MTU, NIC working mode, default route, server port, etc.) and user account parameters, to the factory default settings.
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Network Video Recorder User Manual Two authentication types are selectable, if you select digest, only the request with digest authentication can access the video stream by the RTSP protocol via the IP address. For security reasons, it is recommended to select digest as the authentication type. ISAPI ISAPI (Internet Server Application Programming Interface) is an open protocol based on HTTP, which can realize the communication between the system devices (e.g., network camera,...
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Network Video Recorder User Manual Steps 1. Click at the upper-right corner. 2. Click More. 3. Go to Device Maintenance → Enable Schedule Reboot . 4. Turn on Enable. 5. Set the reboot schedule. 6. Click Apply. Note The device cannot record video during restart. 7.6.2 Camera Upgrade Upgrade the camera(s) in the added device list.
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Network Video Recorder User Manual View the current time sync information. 4. Click Time Sync Configuration. 5. Turn on Enable Time Sync Exception Detection. Note Supports detection of multiple time sync sources. If multiple time sync sources are detected, ● you need to turn off unnecessary time sync sources in time, otherwise it may cause device time changes, which will affect the recording.
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Network Video Recorder User Manual Click at the upper-right corner, and go to More → Smart Settings → Self-Learning → Model Management to set the model version. Restore to Previous Version Restore the model to the version before this one. Restore to Default Version Restore the model to the factory default version.
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Network Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 8 Alarm When events occur, you can view their details in alarm center. 8.1 Set Event Hint Select the events to hint in alarm center. Steps 1. Click at the upper-right corner. 2. Select event type as your desire. 3.
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Network Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 9 Web Operation 9.1 Introduction You can get access to the video recorder via web browser. You may use one of the following listed web browsers: Internet Explorer 11.0, Apple Safari, Mozilla Firefox, and Google Chrome. The supported resolutions include 1024×768 and above. For certain models, you will have to download a web component plug-in, and install it.
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Network Video Recorder User Manual Note You may have to close the web browser to finish the installation of the plug-in. 9.3 Live View After login, live view interface shows. Figure 9-2 Live View 9.4 Playback Click Playback to enter playback interface.
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Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 9-3 Playback 9.5 Configuration Click Configuration to enter configuration interface. Figure 9-4 Configuration...
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Network Video Recorder User Manual 9.6 Log Steps 1. Go to Maintenance → System → Maintenance → Log . 2. Set the search conditions. 3. Click Search. Figure 9-5 Log...
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Network Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 10 Appendix 10.1 Glossary Dual-Stream Dual-stream is a technology used to record high resolution video locally while transmitting a lower resolution stream over the network. The two streams are generated by the DVR, with the main stream having a maximum resolution of 1080P and the sub-stream having a maximum resolution of CIF.
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Network Video Recorder User Manual NTSC Acronym for National Television System Committee. NTSC is an analog television standard used in such countries as the United States and Japan. Each frame of an NTSC signal contains 525 scan lines at 60Hz. Acronym for Network Video Recorder.
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