advidia M-NVR-32CH User manual

32-Channel
Network Video Recorder
User Manual
M-NVR-32CH

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Safety Symbols
The symbols in the following table may be found in this manual. Carefully follow the instructions
indicated by the symbols to avoid hazardous situations and use the product properly.
CAUTION!
The default password is intended only for your first login. We strongly recommend you set a strong
password to ensure account security.
Strong: contains at least 9 characters comprising all three elements: letter, special character, digit.
Weak: contains at least 8 characters from two of the four types: upper-case letter, lower-case letter,
special character, digit.
Symbol
Description
WARNING!
Contains important safety instructions and indicates situations that could cause
bodily injury.
CAUTION!
Means reader be careful and improper operations may cause damage or
malfunction to product.
NOTE!
Means useful or supplemental information about the use of product.

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Table of Contents
Preface........................................................................................................................................9
Part l Local Operations.................................................................................................................9
1 Before You Begin.......................................................................................................................9
User Login ...........................................................................................................................................9
Local Operations .................................................................................................................................9
Mouse Operations ............................................................................................................................10
Front Panel Buttons ..........................................................................................................................10
Remote Control.....................................................エラー! ブックマークが定義されていません。
2 Initial Configuration ................................................................................................................ 12
Preparation .......................................................................................................................................12
Device Login......................................................................................................................................12
Wizard...............................................................................................................................................13
3 Live View ................................................................................................................................ 15
Live View Status ................................................................................................................................15
Window Toolbar ...............................................................................................................................15
Screen Toolbar..................................................................................................................................15
Shortcut Menu..................................................................................................................................16
Sequence Operation .........................................................................................................................17
Zoom .................................................................................................................................................18
Image Configuration .........................................................................................................................18
Preview Configuration ......................................................................................................................19
Advance Configuration .....................................................................................................................20
4 Channel Configuration............................................................................................................. 20
Channel Management.......................................................................................................................20
Camera Type .....................................................................................................................................20
Adding an IP Device ..........................................................................................................................20
Option 1 ................................................................................................................................21
Option 2 ................................................................................................................................21
Option 3 ................................................................................................................................21
Option 4 ................................................................................................................................22
Option 5 ................................................................................................................................23
Managing an IP Device......................................................................................................................24
Sort Cameras.....................................................................................................................................24
Batch Edit Password..........................................................................................................................25

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Fisheye Configuration (Reserved for future use)...............................................................................25
Configuration ........................................................................................................................26
Dewarping.............................................................................................................................26
Advanced Functions..........................................................................................................................28
Change Camera Password.................................................................................................................28
Restore Default Settings ...................................................................................................................28
OSD Configuration ............................................................................................................................28
Image Configuration .........................................................................................................................29
Image enhancement.........................................................................................................................30
Exposure............................................................................................................................................30
White balance...................................................................................................................................31
Advanced settings.............................................................................................................................32
Privacy Mask Configuration ..............................................................................................................32
PTZ Control........................................................................................................................................32
PTZ Control Mode.............................................................................................................................32
PTZ Control Window and PTZ Management Window......................................................................33
OSD Menu.........................................................................................................................................34
Setting and Calling a Preset ..............................................................................................................34
Setting a Preset Patrol ......................................................................................................................35
Setting a Recorded Patrol .................................................................................................................35
Setting Auto Guard ...........................................................................................................................36
5 Recording and Snapshot.......................................................................................................... 36
Encoding Settings..............................................................................................................................36
Recording ..............................................................................................................................36
Snapshot ...............................................................................................................................38
Draw or Edit a Schedule....................................................................................................................38
Scheduled Recording and Snapshot..................................................................................................39
Scheduled Recording ............................................................................................................39
Scheduled Snapshot..............................................................................................................39
Motion Detection Recording and Snapshot......................................................................................39
Motion Detection Recording.................................................................................................39
Motion Detection Snapshot..................................................................................................40
Alarm Triggered Recording and Snapshot ........................................................................................40
Alarm Triggered Recording ...................................................................................................41
Alarm Triggered Snapshot.....................................................................................................41
Manual Recording and Snapshot......................................................................................................42

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Manual Recording.................................................................................................................42
Manual Snapshot ..................................................................................................................42
Holiday Recording and Snapshot......................................................................................................42
Holiday Recording.................................................................................................................42
Holiday Snapshot ..................................................................................................................43
Other Recording and Snapshot Types...............................................................................................43
6 Playback ................................................................................................................................. 43
Instant Playback................................................................................................................................43
Playback Toolbar...............................................................................................................................44
Playback by Camera and Date ..........................................................................................................45
Playback in Corridor Mode ...............................................................................................................45
Playback by Tag.................................................................................................................................45
Adding a Tag..........................................................................................................................45
Playback by Tag.....................................................................................................................46
Playback by Motion Detection..........................................................................................................46
Playback by Video Loss .....................................................................................................................46
Playback by Smart Search.................................................................................................................46
Playback by External File...................................................................................................................47
Playback by Image.............................................................................................................................47
File Management..............................................................................................................................47
7 Backup.................................................................................................................................... 48
Recording Backup .............................................................................................................................48
Normal Backup..................................................................................................................................48
Video Clip Backup .............................................................................................................................49
Image Backup....................................................................................................................................49
8 Alarm...................................................................................................................................... 50
Alarm Input and Output....................................................................................................................50
Alarm Input ...........................................................................................................................50
Alarm Output ........................................................................................................................51
Motion Detection..............................................................................................................................51
Tampering Detection ........................................................................................................................52
Human Body Detection.....................................................................................................................52
Video Loss .........................................................................................................................................53
Alert...................................................................................................................................................53
Audio Detection ....................................................................................................................54
Buzzer................................................................................................................................................54

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Doorbell Call......................................................................................................................................55
Alarm-Triggered Actions ...................................................................................................................55
Alarm-Triggered Buzzer ........................................................................................................55
Alarm-Triggered E-mail.........................................................................................................55
Alarm-Triggered Pop-up Window.........................................................................................55
Alarm-Triggered Recording...................................................................................................55
Alarm-Triggered Snapshot ....................................................................................................55
Alarm-Triggered Preset.........................................................................................................55
Alarm-Triggered Preview ......................................................................................................55
Alarm-Triggered Alarm Output.............................................................................................55
Manual Alarm....................................................................................................................................55
Manual Alarm Output...........................................................................................................55
Manual Buzzer ......................................................................................................................56
9 VCA......................................................................................................................................... 56
VCA Configuration.............................................................................................................................56
Cross Line Detection .............................................................................................................56
People Counting....................................................................................................................57
Auto Tracking........................................................................................................................57
VCA Search............................................................................................................................58
Behaviour Search ..................................................................................................................58
People Counting....................................................................................................................58
10 Network Configuration.......................................................................................................... 58
Basic Configuration...........................................................................................................................58
TCP/IP....................................................................................................................................58
P2P ........................................................................................................................................59
DDNS .....................................................................................................................................60
Email......................................................................................................................................60
Platform Configuration .....................................................................................................................62
SNMP.....................................................................................................................................62
Alarm Service ........................................................................................................................62
Video & Image Database Local Config ..................................................................................62
Video & Image Database Server ...........................................................................................63
Advanced Configuration ...................................................................................................................64
PPPoE ....................................................................................................................................64
Port........................................................................................................................................64
Port Mapping ........................................................................................................................65

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UPnP......................................................................................................................................65
Manual Port Mapping...........................................................................................................65
FTP.........................................................................................................................................66
Multicast ...............................................................................................................................67
10 Disk Configuration................................................................................................................. 68
Disk Management.............................................................................................................................68
Array Configuration...........................................................................................................................68
Enabling RAID........................................................................................................................69
Creating an Array ..................................................................................................................69
Rebuilding an Array...............................................................................................................69
Deleting an Array ..................................................................................................................70
Disk Group.........................................................................................................................................70
Space Allocation................................................................................................................................71
Advanced Configuration ...................................................................................................................71
11 System Configuration ............................................................................................................ 72
Basic Configuration...........................................................................................................................72
Time Configuration ...........................................................................................................................72
Time ......................................................................................................................................72
DST ........................................................................................................................................73
Time Synchronization............................................................................................................73
Serial Port Configuration...................................................................................................................73
User Configuration............................................................................................................................73
Security Configuration ......................................................................................................................74
IP Address Filtering ...............................................................................................................74
ONVIF Authentication...........................................................................................................74
ARP Protection......................................................................................................................75
802.1x....................................................................................................................................75
Video Watermark..................................................................................................................75
Secure Password...................................................................................................................76
Hot Spare Configuration ...................................................................................................................76
Normal ..................................................................................................................................77
Hot Spare ..............................................................................................................................77
12 System Maintenance............................................................................................................. 77
System Information ..........................................................................................................................77
System Info ...........................................................................................................................77
Camera status .......................................................................................................................77

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Recording status ...................................................................................................................78
Online user............................................................................................................................78
Disk status.........................................................................................................................................78
Decoding card status.........................................................................................................................78
Network Information........................................................................................................................79
Traffic ....................................................................................................................................79
Network Detection................................................................................................................79
Network Settings...................................................................................................................79
Network Statistics .................................................................................................................80
Log Query..........................................................................................................................................80
Import/Export ...................................................................................................................................80
System Import/Export...........................................................................................................80
Diagnosis Info........................................................................................................................81
System Restoration...........................................................................................................................81
Automatic Maintenance ...................................................................................................................82
System Upgrade................................................................................................................................82
NVR Upgrade.........................................................................................................................82
Camera Upgrade ...................................................................................................................82
Hard Disk Detection..........................................................................................................................83
S.M.A.R.T. Test......................................................................................................................83
Bad Sector Detection ............................................................................................................83
One-Click Collect...............................................................................................................................83
13 Shutdown ............................................................................................................................. 84
Part II Web-Based Operations .................................................................................................... 84
1 Before You Begin..................................................................................................................... 84
2 Login....................................................................................................................................... 84
3 Live View ................................................................................................................................ 85
4 Playback ................................................................................................................................. 86
5 Configuration.......................................................................................................................... 86
Appendix A Typical Applications................................................................................................. 87
Typical Application 1.........................................................................................................................87
Typical Application 2.........................................................................................................................87
Typical Application 3.........................................................................................................................87
Appendix B Acronyms ................................................................................................................ 88
Appendix C FAQs........................................................................................................................ 89

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Preface
This manual describes how to use your NVR locally or on the Web interface.
In this manual, the terms IP camera and IPC refer to the same thing: network camera, which requires
a connection to the network. And the IP device mentioned in this manual refers to an IP camera (also
known as network camera) or a Digital Video Server (DVS).
Part l Local Operations
An NVR supports two types of operations: local operations and web-based remote operations. With
local operations you connect a monitor and a mouse to the NVR and use the mouse to operate. If your
NVR has buttons on the front panel or is delivered with a remote control, you may also control your
NVR by pressing the front panel buttons or using the remote control.
The NVR has an embedded web server and allows web-based operations. To do this, you need a PC
that has a network connection to the NVR and is installed with a web browser. You just need to
navigate to the NVR's IP address and log in to the Web interface like you log in to the system locally.
This section describes local operations.
1 Before You Begin
Please be aware that the parameters that are greyed out on the system user interface (UI) cannot be
modified. The parameters and values displayed may vary with device model, and the figures in this
manual are for illustration purpose only.
User Login
Use the default username admin and password 123456 for your first login.
1. Right-click anywhere in the window and then choose Menu. The login dialog box is displayed.
2. Select the username from the drop-down list, enter your password, and then click Login.
Local Operations
You can refer to Initial configuration and complete a quick configuration.
NOTE!
Unless otherwise specified, all operations described in this manual are performed with a mouse by
the right hand. See Mouse operations for details.
CAUTION!
The default password is intended only for the first login and should be changed to a strong one
containing at least nine characters including letters, digits, and special characters after your first
login to ensure security.

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Mouse Operations
Table 0–1 Mouse Operations
Name
Action
Description
Left
button
Click
Select or confirm an item.
Select to edit digits, symbols, upper-case or lower-case letters in a field.
Double-click
Enter or exit full screen mode in live view.
Drag
Draw or move a rectangle on the screen, for example, a motion detection area.
Right
button
Click
Show the shortcut menu.
Exit zoom.
Exit the current window when Cancel or Exit is displayed.
Wheel
Scroll up or
down
Scroll up or down a list or a window; or zoom in or out on a playback progress bar.
Long press
Restore to lowest resolution
Front Panel Buttons
The front panel buttons may vary with NVR model.
Table 0–2Front Panel Buttons 1
Button
Description
Display the main menu.
Switch to the next tab on the screen or switch the input method.
Auxiliary function button.
Exit the current window.
, , , : Switch windows or menu items; or control rotation directions of a PTZ
camera when the PTZ toolbar is closed. PTZ stands for pan, tilt, and zoom.
, : Rewind or forward 30 seconds in full screen.
, : Variable-speed forward or rewind in full screen.
Confirm an operation or start/pause the playback.
Press this button to start up or shut down the NVR.
To shut down, press this button and hold for at least 3 seconds till a message appears on your
monitor. Click Yes.
Note:
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Table 0–3Front Panel Buttons 2
Button
Description
Press this button to start up or shut down the NVR.
To shut down, press this button and hold for at least 3 seconds till a message appears on your
monitor. Click Yes.
Note:
This shutdown operation can be performed only when you have logged in to the system.
Enter 1; or display the main menu.
Enter 2, A, B, or C; or start instant playback.
Enter 3, D, E, or F; or start manual recording.
Enter 4, G, H, or I; or enter the PTZ control interface.
Enter 5, J, K, or L; or switch the screen layout in live view or playback mode.
Enter 6, M, N, or O; or enable or disable arming.
Enter 7, P, Q, R, or S; or take a snapshot.
Enter 8, T, U, or V.
Enter 9, W, X, Y, or Z.
Enter 0 or a space.
Delete
Switch the input method.
Auxiliary function button.
Exit the current window.
Switch to the next tab.

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Button
Description
, , , : Switch windows or menu items; or control rotation directions of a PTZ camera
when the PTZ toolbar is closed
, : Rewind or forward 30 seconds in full screen.
, : Variable-speed forward or rewind in full screen.
: Confirm an operation; or start or pause playback.
2 Initial Configuration
Preparation
Make sure that at least one monitor is correctly connected to the VGA or HDMI interface on the rear
panel of the NVR.
Verify that the hard disk(s) are correctly installed. For detailed steps to install a hard disk, please refer
to the quick guide shipped with your NVR.
Device Login
The login page appears after the NVR starts up.
1. Enter the default admin password 123456, click Login, and then click Yes to change the
password.

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2. Change the password into a strong one, then click OK
3. Set the unlock pattern
NOTE!
To disable unlock pattern, click System > User. See User Configuration for details.
Wizard
The wizard can guide you to complete the most basic setup. The following page appears after your
login:
1. Enable or disable the wizard as needed and then click Next. You may also click .

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2. Select the time zone, date, and time format, set the system time, and then click Next.
3. Complete network configuration, and then click Next.
4. Select the devices to add in the discovered device list, click Add, and then click Yes to complete
configuration.
NOTE!
To add devices through PoE ports, see Option 3 in Adding an IP Device for details.
The devices added can get online and start live view only if the device password is default; if not, you
need to modify the device password.
If the desired device is not in the device list, you may add it in a preview window or under Camera >
Camera > Camera (see Adding an IP Device).

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3 Live View
Live View Status
The following icons are used to indicate alarms, recording status, and audio status in a live view
window.
Table 0–1Live View Window Icons
Icon
Description
Tampering alarm
Motion detection alarm
Recording
Two-way audio
Window Toolbar
Icon
Description
Available for PTZ cameras only. Click to display the PTZ control window.
Set mount mode and display mode for fisheye camera.
This icon appears only for fisheye cameras.
Record live video in the window to the hard disk.
Clicking stops recording.
Click to play video recorded during the past 5 minutes and 30 seconds.
Zoom in on an area of interest.
Click to edit image settings.
Click to set OSD.
Click to take a snapshot. The window borders will flash white.
You may view and back up snapshots under Backup > Image.
Rest your mouse pointer on the icon to view bitrate info; click this button to view the camera ID
and IP address or to change the username and password used to connect the camera.
Start two-way audio with the camera. Click to stop. The sound volume is adjustable.
Note: Correct audio input and output connections are required.
Click to turn on audio. Clicking turns off audio. The sound volume is adjustable.
Note: When you turn on audio in the current window, audio of the previous window is turned
off.
Screen Toolbar
Icon
Description
Click to access the main menu.
Select the screen layout.
/
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Icon
Description
/
Start or stop sequence.
Playback.
Rest the mouse pointer on this icon to view encoding information including frame rate,
bit rate, and resolution; or click to view camera status.
Click to view device alarm status and camera status.
Rest the mouse pointer on it to view NIC card information. Or click this icon to edit basic
network settings.
Rest the mouse pointer on it to view the date. Or click this icon to edit time settings.
Available to certain NVR models.
Click to display the cloud service window. You may scan the QR code and download an
app to manage your NVR.
Click to automatically hide the toolbar or click to lock.
Shortcut Menu
A shortcut menu as shown below appears when you right-click in a window. Some menu items are
described in Shortcut Menu Description.
Table 0–2Shortcut Menu
Table 0–3Shortcut Menu Description
Menu
Description
Menu
Access the main menu.
Most of operations described in this manual are performed start from the main menu; for
example, click Camera > Camera (with Menu > omitted).
Common
Menu
Quick access to Camera, Net Config, and Backup.
Corridor
Choose a corridor mode. Corridor mode can also be set in the Preview Windows drop-down
list under System > Preview.
To display images in corridor mode, the camera must be installed correctly (rotated 90°
clockwise or counterclockwise), and then use the Image Rotation parameter under Camera >
Image to rotate images accordingly.
Main/Aux
Monitor
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Menu
Description
Preview
Mode
Switch between Normal and Smart.
The default is Normal mode.
Playback
Play the current day's recording for the camera linked to the current window.
Face
Recognition
Config
Configure face recognition parameters.
Output Mode
Choose a video output mode, including standard, soft, bright, and vivid.
Manual
Manual settings include manual recording, manual snapshot, and manual alarm.
Sequence Operation
The sequence operation requires you to configure the screen layout, windows, linked cameras, and
the sequence interval.
This example describes how to configure sequence for five cameras based on a 4-window screen
layout.
1. Click 4 Windows on the screen toolbar.
NOTE!
The number of windows that can be displayed may vary with NVR model.
2. Click Start Sequence on the screen toolbar. Sequence starts by displaying four windows on
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NOTE!
The default sequence interval is eight seconds and can be set under System > Preview.
You may drag video to the desired window on the screen.
Zoom
Zoom in on an area of images in a window for details.
1. Click the window and then click on the window toolbar.
2. Move your mouse to the area you want to zoom in, then use your scroll wheel to zoom in and
out.
3. Right click to exit zoom.
Image Configuration
Adjust image settings to get optimal images from a camera.
1. Click the window and then click on the window toolbar.
2. Select a mode from the drop-down list according to the surveillance scenario, and then adjust
contrast, hue, saturation, and brightness as needed. The settings available may vary with
device model.
3. Click OK to save the settings and exit.

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Preview Configuration
Normally, live view (video) is available after you complete the basic setup by following the wizard. You
can click System > Preview and edit preview setting as needed, including video output, image
resolution, default layout, and sequence interval. The video output and the number of windows
supported may vary with NVR model.
NOTE!
Pressing and holding the scroll wheel for at least 3 seconds will restore the default resolution.
Each preview window (window for short) links to a camera. By default, window 1 links to camera D1,
window 2 links to camera D2, and so on. You may want to change the link to display live video from a
camera in another specified window. The following example describes how to link window 1 to camera
D2 and link window 2 to camera D1.
Step 1: Click window 1 on the right, and then click D2 under Camera on the left. Now D2 appears in
window 1, and None appears in window 2. Meanwhile, is cleared for camera D1, meaning D1 is not
linked to any window.
Step 2: Click window 2 on the right, and then click D1 under Camera on the left. Now D1 appears in
window 2. Click Apply to save the settings.

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Advance Configuration
Click the Advanced tab and then select Sub Stream First so the NVR uses the sub stream to establish
live video from multiple cameras simultaneously. This function is disabled by default.
4 Channel Configuration
Channel Management
This chapter describes how to add and manage IP devices in your NVR. The IP devices mentioned in
this manual mainly refer to IP camera (or network camera); sometimes they can also be Digital Video
Server (DVS). Before you start, make sure the IP devices are connected to your NVR via network.
Camera Type
This page is displayed for hybrid NVRs only. You can change analogue channel to digital channel in this
page.
1. Click Camera > Camera > Camera Type.
2. Select the channel you want to change and choose Digital.
3. Click Apply, then a message indicating device restart appears.
4. Click Yes. Channel type will be changed after the NVR restarts.
Adding an IP Device
This section provides multiple options to add an IP device. Some options are only applicable to certain
NVR models. Choose one as appropriate.
CAUTION!
An IP device should be connected to one NVR only. An IP device managed by multiple NVRs may
cause unwanted issues.