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NVR-0104 4-CH Network Video Recorder User's Manual v1.0.0 H/W: 2.0

10 NVR-0104 User Manual Slide open the case as shown above. One side of the housing can be detached as shown above.

100 NVR-0104 User Manual Configuring an SMTP server 1. Enter the hostname or the IP address of the SMTP server 2. Enter the port of the SMTP serve

NVR-0104 User Manual 101 Event Triggers We have finished defining how an event will be triggered and which servers will be receiving notifications i

102 NVR-0104 User Manual Define which system events should trigger the recorder to send out notifications. Define how the notifications will be se

NVR-0104 User Manual 103 NVR Setup -- Recording Configurations (Web Interface) General Settings The “recording configurations” gives users the overal

104 NVR-0104 User Manual The “recording buffer” allows user to define “pre-alarm” and “post- alarm” time for event recordings. The “pre-alarm” time

NVR-0104 User Manual 105 You are able to use the same video format for recordings or you can choose other formats for different recording purposes if

106 NVR-0104 User Manual The section at the bottom of the page allows you to disable audio recording (record video only) of particular channels.

NVR-0104 User Manual 107 Schedule Recording You can define the time range of the schedule recording for all channels in this page. To configure a sc

108 NVR-0104 User Manual You can use the schedule table to set the time range. Click the cell boxes then move horizontally lets you set what hours t

NVR-0104 User Manual 109 NVR Setup -- System Options (Web Interface) Device Information System Options gives users a glance of the overall system sta

NVR-0104 User Manual 11 Install the bottom HDD by slide it in to the tray diagonally to avoid the tray separator. Once the HDD is placed into the

110 NVR-0104 User Manual System Logs “System Logs” keeps a record of what’s been happening to the device and provides basic information for trouble

NVR-0104 User Manual 111 Maintenance “Maintenance” provides functions for users to: • Reboot the NVR when necessary • Reboot cameras directly from

112 NVR-0104 User Manual Reboot the NVR at a specific time automatically You can configure the NVR to restart automatically by using the options gi

NVR-0104 User Manual 113 On "Upgrade NVR's Firmware" section, click "Browse" and select new firmware file A new dialog sho

114 NVR-0104 User Manual Follow the on screen instruction and wait for the process to finish (After upgrade, the system will reboot automatically,

NVR-0104 User Manual 115 Reset the NVR to Factory Default To reset the recorder back to its factory default, click “Restore Factory Default” button

116 NVR-0104 User Manual Disk Status “Disk Status” gives you a more detailed information of the hard drive that is currently installed in the NVR.

NVR-0104 User Manual 117 USB Backup It’s a function that allows users to backup the recording data in its database file format (not AVI) to the exte

118 NVR-0104 User Manual Once it’s detected, go back to the “USB Backup” page and it should be available for further configuration The USB hard dis

NVR-0104 User Manual 119 • Only one backup process can be performed at a time • Maximum 4 channels can be selected for backup • Only FAT32 USB har

12 NVR-0104 User Manual Attach the HDD to the SATA connector by sliding it towards the connector. Make sure the screw holes on the HDD are aligne

120 NVR-0104 User Manual Click “Browse...” to select the file from the USB disk. A new dialog should be prompted for you to select the file locati

NVR-0104 User Manual 121 Once the file has been successfully verified, you should be prompted with the message shown below. Select the time zone ac

122 NVR-0104 User Manual Finally, click “OK” to begin playing. The player should now play the backed up file.

NVR-0104 User Manual 123 Local UI from HDMI Output Live View Login screen You should be prompted with the login screen first when the NVR is fully s

124 NVR-0104 User Manual By default, the focus should be on the username field.

NVR-0104 User Manual 125 Remote control Simply use the directional buttons on the remote to move between the keys on the virtual keyboard. If you ha

126 NVR-0104 User Manual Live View The Local UI basically provides the view functions of both live video and playback video. The Local UI provides

NVR-0104 User Manual 127 Side menu By default, the selection focus should be on "Channel 1' on the Channel List. The side bar is basically

128 NVR-0104 User Manual For example, if the selection focus is currently on "Channel 1" (or anywhere in the section "1"), pres

NVR-0104 User Manual 129 Use the "Up" and "Down" buttons on the remote to select a channel on the "Channel List" and p

NVR-0104 User Manual 13 Secure the HDD with the screws provided in the accessory box with a Philips screwdriver. There are four for each HDD; two fo

130 NVR-0104 User Manual You can also use the channel selection buttons on the remote to quickly jump to a desired channel.

NVR-0104 User Manual 131 The small dots on the side of the "Channel List" provide the current status of each channel: * White: Disconnect

132 NVR-0104 User Manual Sequence view If the current selection focus is on "Channel 4", press the "Down" button on the remote

NVR-0104 User Manual 133 When the focus is on the "Start/stop sequence view" icon, press the "Right" button on the remote will m

134 NVR-0104 User Manual You can also quickly start/stop sequence viewing by using the "SEQ" button on the remote.

NVR-0104 User Manual 135 If the selection focus is on either the "Sequence view" or the "Sequence interval", press the "Dow

136 NVR-0104 User Manual PTZ Control Once you are in the PTZ control area. Use the directional buttons on the remote to move between icons. Add pre

NVR-0104 User Manual 137 Move the selection focus to the "Add preset point" icon and press the "ENTER" button on the remote will

138 NVR-0104 User Manual At any point in Live View, you can enter the PTZ mode by: 1. pressing the "PTZ" button on the remote 2. Use the

NVR-0104 User Manual 139 Manual Recording Recording can be manually started when viewing live video. If the selection focus is somewhere in the gree

14 NVR-0104 User Manual Make sure the HDD is securely attached. Place the HDD to the tray and make sure the screw holes on the HDD are aligned wi

140 NVR-0104 User Manual You should see an on-screen text notification indicating the recording has been started. Alternatively, you can press the

NVR-0104 User Manual 141 Take snapshot Before taking a snapshot of the live video, please make sure a FAT32 formatted USB drive is plugged into the

142 NVR-0104 User Manual You should see an on-screen text notification indicating that a snapshot of the video has been taken.

NVR-0104 User Manual 143 PIP (Picture-in-picture) Event Video The local UI provides live video view of 1 channel at a time. However, you can set a P

144 NVR-0104 User Manual You should see an area with blue border displayed on the live video area. Use the directional buttons on the remote to sel

NVR-0104 User Manual 145 Full Screen To view video in full screen, press the "Right" button on the remote and move the selection focus to

146 NVR-0104 User Manual Display video in its original size By default, the video is scaled to fill the entire video area. To view the video in its

NVR-0104 User Manual 147 Detail channel status Select the icon shown above and press the "ENTER" button on the remote will give you a deta

148 NVR-0104 User Manual Press the "BACK" button on the remote to dock it away.

NVR-0104 User Manual 149 Dashboard The dashboard provide a detail overview of the system wide information, such as network settings, disk status, an

NVR-0104 User Manual 15 Secure the HDD with the screws provided in the accessory box with a Philips screwdriver. There are four for each HDD; two fo

150 NVR-0104 User Manual Power off To power off the unit, press the "POWER" button on the remote. A dialog will be prompted and the "

NVR-0104 User Manual 151 Playback To switch to Playback, move the selection focus to the Playback button shown above and press the "ENTER"

152 NVR-0104 User Manual The Playback UI provides the similar layout as the Live video UI. They also share the same following functions: 1. Take s

NVR-0104 User Manual 153 The NVR is able to play recorded video 1 channel at a time. To search for playback video, select a channel from the "Ch

154 NVR-0104 User Manual At any point, you can simply press the "PLAY/PAUSE" button on the remote to start playing from the earliest avai

NVR-0104 User Manual 155 Select "Event" from the search method drop-down menu gives you a list of the 15 most recent events. Simply select

156 NVR-0104 User Manual Export recorded data The recording data can be exported to a USB hard disk. Please connect a USB HDD to the NVR first befo

NVR-0104 User Manual 157 This sets a start time of the exported video. Press "ENTER" again on the "In/Out" button sets the end ti

16 NVR-0104 User Manual Secure the housing with the screws highlighted above.

NVR-0104 User Manual 17 Connect to the NVR There are various ways you can connect to the NVR and below are the suggested methods for different networ

18 NVR-0104 User Manual To begin, launch the “LevelOne Device Search” utility from the CD and proceed with the installation: Once the installation

NVR-0104 User Manual 19 The search should start automatically and its status should be displayed. The NVR should be located and its IP address s

2 NVR-0104 User Manual Table of Contents Package Contents ... 7 Default Settings .

20 NVR-0104 User Manual You should be prompted for the NVR’s username and password. Enter its default username “root” and password “root” and then c

NVR-0104 User Manual 21 The PC that is connected directly to the NVR (or within the same local area network) should receive an IP from the NVR. Simpl

22 NVR-0104 User Manual Set up Password The default login username and password is root/root. To change the password of the admin account, go to “S

NVR-0104 User Manual 23 Camera Installation Add a Camera -- Automatic Search Click the “Search” button to perform the camera search. You should b

24 NVR-0104 User Manual Found cameras should be listed and simply select a camera from the list and press “Configure” Its corresponding informat

NVR-0104 User Manual 25 Add a camera manually Simply follow the instruction described above but instead of using the “Search” function, enter the cam

26 NVR-0104 User Manual Live View (Web Interface) Live View The “Live View” page provides the following functions: • Retrieve camera’s video stre

NVR-0104 User Manual 27 Retrieve camera’s video stream The camera list can show each camera’s current status. Each status is represented with differ

28 NVR-0104 User Manual Perform Sequence Viewing Sequence view is a function that allows you to view multiple video streams from certain cameras in

NVR-0104 User Manual 29 PTZ Control PTZ control provides functions to pan, tilt, and zoom a PTZ camera as well as the ability to adjust camera focus

NVR-0104 User Manual 3 Export Playback Videos to AVI Files ... 60 Play Exported Playback Videos with NV

30 NVR-0104 User Manual Perform PTZ Preset Viewing There are three functions provided in the “Preset” section: • Perform preset point viewing of a

NVR-0104 User Manual 31 Auto Pan Viewing Use the Auto Pan control buttons to pan right, left and stop auto pan * Certain cameras do not support bi-d

32 NVR-0104 User Manual Live Video Controls Users can perform certain functions to a live view video. They can be accessed by right clicking on a v

NVR-0104 User Manual 33 Take a snapshot of a live video To take a snapshot of a live video, right-click on the video and select "Take Snapshot&

34 NVR-0104 User Manual If the "3 continuous snapshots" option is chosen, the new window displays snapshots and lets you view them indivi

NVR-0104 User Manual 35 However, as soon as a snapshot selection is made, the snapshots are automatically saved to x:\SnapshotFolder ("x"

36 NVR-0104 User Manual A dialog should be displayed that allows you to choose a directory/folder of where the snapshot will be saved to. Perform D

NVR-0104 User Manual 37 To perform digital PTZ on a particular channel, right-click anywhere on its video and select "Digital PTZ". Next,

38 NVR-0104 User Manual Once the image is digitally zoomed in, use the mouse scroll button to further zoom on or zoom out the image. Hold and left-c

NVR-0104 User Manual 39 Adjust Contrast For the Live Video Same thing as the brightness, you can set the contrast for the live video from the right-

4 NVR-0104 User Manual Through the web interface ... 112 Upgrade through USB thumb drive ...

40 NVR-0104 User Manual Change Web UI Display Language You can change the web UI display language from the current login username link located at t

NVR-0104 User Manual 41 Live View through iPhone Safari Browser You can use iPhone and perform single channel live view to the NVR by using its Safa

42 NVR-0104 User Manual Type in the IP address of the NVR in the address bar You should be prompted to enter the username and password to access t

NVR-0104 User Manual 43 Upon successful login, you should see the live view video of the first channel Click on the “Channel” drop-down menu to sel

44 NVR-0104 User Manual If a PTZ camera is selected, the corresponding control buttons will display (control PT only) * Please note that this func

NVR-0104 User Manual 45 Enable the “Support Javascript” option and click the menu button and click “Save Options” Go to “General Properties Make

46 NVR-0104 User Manual Press the menu button and click the “Save Options” to save settings Press the button highlighted above to go back to the b

NVR-0104 User Manual 47 Type in the IP address of the NVR in the address bar You should be prompted to enter its username and password for access

48 NVR-0104 User Manual Playback (Web Interface) Playback Playback is a function that allows you to play one or more videos that were previously re

NVR-0104 User Manual 49 Search by time chart 1. Start by selecting which channel(s) you would like to perform a search on. 2. Select “Search by time

NVR-0104 User Manual 5 Copyrights & Trademarks Trademarks LevelOne NVR-0104 4-CH Network Video Recorder (NVR) is a registered trademark of Digi

50 NVR-0104 User Manual Results will then be displayed in a new dialog with a “Month/Channel” table and boxes marked in dark gray represent videos f

NVR-0104 User Manual 51 Search by event Start by selecting which channel(s) you would like to perform a search on. Select “Search by event” from the

52 NVR-0104 User Manual You may also specify a new start time to search and display results from then on. You can restrict the number of results to

NVR-0104 User Manual 53 Search by event (Most Recent) This function quickly displays the most recent event recordings from the selected channels, di

54 NVR-0104 User Manual Certain functions you can perform to the playback video You can do the followings by right clicking on the playback video:

NVR-0104 User Manual 55 Take a snapshot of a playback video To take a snapshot, right-click on the video and select "Take Snapshot". You a

56 NVR-0104 User Manual The new window displays the snapshot.

NVR-0104 User Manual 57 If the "3 continuous snapshots" option is chosen, the new window displays snapshots and lets you view them individ

58 NVR-0104 User Manual However, as soon as a snapshot selection is made, the snapshots are automatically saved to x:\SnapshotFolder ("x"

NVR-0104 User Manual 59 Adjust Brightness for the Playback Video You are able to adjust brightness of the playback video from the right-click menu.

6 NVR-0104 User Manual System Requirements The following are minimum system requirements for the system to operate the Network Video Recorder: Ope

60 NVR-0104 User Manual Adjust Contrast For the Playback Video Same thing as the brightness, you can set the contrast for the playback video from t

NVR-0104 User Manual 61 played on the PC by a 3rd party media player such as VLC player or Windows Media player. Once you locate the recorded videos

62 NVR-0104 User Manual You can alternatively choose to export the recorded video to JPEG images by choosing the "Export as JPEG images"

NVR-0104 User Manual 63 The best way to view the exported video or JPEG images is to use the NVR media player, which can be obtained from the same d

64 NVR-0104 User Manual Play Exported Playback Videos with NVR Media Player You can also use the NVR Media Player to play the exported AVI files. T

NVR-0104 User Manual 65 The video will then start playing Open Event Snapshot images with NVR Media Player The NVR sends snapshots that are taken w

66 NVR-0104 User Manual NVR Setup -- System Configurations (Web Interface) Network Setup The “System Configurations” page provides users options to

NVR-0104 User Manual 67 DHCP server, and you can locate the NVR by using the NVR search utility. If there's no DHCP server in the network, and t

68 NVR-0104 User Manual * The recorder can detect the presence of a DHCP server upon startup. It sets itself to use static IP address if there is no

NVR-0104 User Manual 69 DDNS Service DDNS, which stands for “Dynamic DNS”, is a method, protocol, or network service that provides the capability fo

NVR-0104 User Manual 7 Package Contents  NVR-0104 Network Video Recorder  IR Remote controller  RJ-45 Ethernet LAN cable  Power cord  Quic

70 NVR-0104 User Manual port (default 80) and the streaming port (default 9877) in the router/gateway for remote viewing. You can then type in http:

NVR-0104 User Manual 71 Time and Date Set the time and date by selecting the time zone according to your location. It is imperative that you set the

72 NVR-0104 User Manual User Account Multiple users can access the recorder simultaneously. You can add, remove, and edit users by using options pr

NVR-0104 User Manual 73 Add a new user • Enter a username and password in “User Account Information”. All other fields are optional for your own ref

74 NVR-0104 User Manual Change the password of the “root” account 1. Click and highlight the “root” account in the account list and click “Edit”

NVR-0104 User Manual 75 Group Privilege Group Privilege is where you can create multiple customized access policies for situations if you need the r

76 NVR-0104 User Manual You can change the group name by clicking the “Change Group Name” button. A text box will be displayed for you to enter the

NVR-0104 User Manual 77 Disk Setup Once you install a hard disk to the recorder, you would need to initialize it so that it can be ready for recordi

78 NVR-0104 User Manual NVR Setup -- Channel Configurations (Web Interface) Add a camera The NVR provides two options for adding a new camera. User

NVR-0104 User Manual 79 You should be prompted to install Active Control component the first time you visit the page in order for the search to func

8 NVR-0104 User Manual System Overview Illustration LED Definition Power LED HDD1 LED HDD2 LED Channel LED Remote Control IR Receiver USB Connecto

80 NVR-0104 User Manual Its corresponding information should be displayed in the “Camera Information” section. Enter its username and password and

NVR-0104 User Manual 81 *If cameras are marked with "*" in the search result, it means those cameras are already configured and connected

82 NVR-0104 User Manual You will be able to use different video format for continuous recording if it's a multi-stream capable camera. There a

NVR-0104 User Manual 83 Add a camera manually Simply follow the instruction described above but instead of using the “Search” function, enter the ca

84 NVR-0104 User Manual OSD Settings The OSD (On Screen Display) allows users to add informational text message and embed it onto the video. By defa

NVR-0104 User Manual 85 Click on the “Preview” button to see the preview of your setting and click “Apply” to save the configuration. The texts can

86 NVR-0104 User Manual PTZ Setting PTZ Preset Settings The recorder supports PTZ cameras and can set multiple preset points or retrieve and manage

NVR-0104 User Manual 87 To set up PTZ preset points: 1. Select a camera from the “Camera” drop-down menu and click “Add”. 2. Select a position nu

88 NVR-0104 User Manual Ultimately, you can choose to make this preset point a “Home” point among all other preset points, as well as making the cam

NVR-0104 User Manual 89 To configure preset sequence for a camera, 1. Select a channel from the “Channel” drop-down menu. The available preset point

NVR-0104 User Manual 9 Installation HDD Installation Locate the screws highlighted above on the back of the NVR. Use a Philips screwdriver to relea

90 NVR-0104 User Manual E-Map Setting Local E-Map Setting E-Map monitor is a function that alerts users whenever there is an event triggered (e.g.

NVR-0104 User Manual 91 To replace the map, click “Browse” button to locate the new map image file from the local PC and then click “Upload”. * Only

92 NVR-0104 User Manual When the NVR receives an event triggered from any of the cameras, their videos will be displayed on the E-Map and you can do

NVR-0104 User Manual 93 You can also go to a specific place on the map by entering its address or the name of the place in the “Address or places of

94 NVR-0104 User Manual NVR Setup -- Event Configurations (Web Interface) Event Configuration The “Event Configurations” section allows users to def

NVR-0104 User Manual 95 How often an event is triggered • Set a time interval under “Event Trigger Interval” to define how often events are triggered

96 NVR-0104 User Manual I/O Settings This function allows users to manage camera’s digital input and output ports right from the recorder. You can s

NVR-0104 User Manual 97 * The image(s) that are uploaded to the destined FTP server or emailed to a destined mail recipient are in their own propriet

98 NVR-0104 User Manual Event Servers Configuring an FTP server Event servers are to be used with event trigger actions. In case of unusual motion

NVR-0104 User Manual 99 To add an FTP server, 1. Start by giving a name to the server that you are adding to the recorder 2. Enter the hostname or