ASANTech NVR 4.1 User manual

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ASANTech NVR 4.1
Installation Guide
ASAN Security Technologies Oy
2010
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Introduction
Configure video
servers and IP
cameras
Power up ASANTech
NVR Server
Log in and go to
configuration
interface
Change ASANTech
NVR Servers IP if
needed
Configure global
settings (default
settings)
Add IP devices
Create surveillance
views and map
views
Creata user groups
and users
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System overview
1. ASANTech NVR
Server
2. IP-camera
3. Digital input(DI)
and / or digital
output (DO)
5. Analogue video
camera
6. Client and browser 4. Video server
LAN
I/O
I/O
3. Digital input(DI)
and / or digital
output (DO)
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Powering up the ASANTech NVR
•Connect the power cable to the back panel of the server.
•Connect the server to a switch with a network cable (Cat5 or Cat6).
When looking at the back panel, the left hand RJ-45 connector is
Eth0 (primary connection). The default IP -address on Eth0 is
192.168.0.80, and it is configured to run on a 1 Gbit/s network.
•Power on the ASANTech NVR by pushing the POWER button on the
front panel. Powering up will take a few minutes.
•If you face problems, or the powering up seems to last very long,
kindly attach a display to the ASANTech NVR in order to follow the
possible error messages from the operating system, or the RAID
adapter, regarding, e.g., a corrupted hard drive.
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MPEG-4 and H.264 recording and viewing
•The ASANTech NVR can record images in MJPEG, MPEG-4 and H.264 compression
formats, depending on what the camera or video server supplies, or is configured to
supply.
•As MPEG-4 and H.264 are not ”license free” compression formats, the associated tools
for decompressing these video formats need to be installed on your client computer.
This package is called Native Media Setup, which installs the necessary codecs.
You will need Administrator -level credentials on your Windows environment to install
this. You will be prompted to install these, or they can be found on the ASANTech NVR
at http://[NVR-IP-address]/asan/extra.
•Also, the ASANTech NVR is essentially made with Java; therefore, on your client
computer you will need to install also the Java Runtime Environment. You will need
Administrator -level credentials on your Windows environment to install this. You will
be prompted to install these, or they can be found on the ASANTech NVR at
http://[NVR-IP-address]/asan/extra.
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Multicast
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•Multicast (group broadcast) means the network and its devices feature where the
image data is sent in one transmission to multiple recipients at once. The advantage of
multicast is used to describe the sending camera to a small load - it is loaded with only
one picture of a stream even if the recipients would be several. Multicast can be used
for example when you want to get camera as fast as possible for the user interface to
many image-stroke without major delays.
•Multicast is used, we must ensure that network devices are able to transmit multicast
traffic. Please check your compatibility with network equipment from the
manufacturer or network administrator.
•Multicast is supported only for Axis cameras and only MPEG-4 and H.264 formats

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Logging in
Logging in, and changing the IP address
•Log in to the system: the default user name is config
and the default password is config.
•After logging in, navigate to the Settings button in
the top tool bar.
•Change the IP address for ASANTech NVR: System 
Network settings. Restart the ASANTech NVR, and
change the IP settings of your (client) computer to
match the (sub-)network in the ASANTech NVR.
•If Java Runtime Environment (JRE) is not installed on
your computer, you can install it from the link that
appears, if necessary. You will need Administrator rights
in Windows to do so. If you do not have JRE installed,
you will not be able to use the NVR.
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Configuration user interface
•Surveillance: The main user interface, shows the surveillance views,
cameras, controls for contact outputs, pop-ups etc.
•Settings: The main user interface to set up the system, cameras, user rights
etc.
•System: Access system settings, such as IP-address, time, install updates,
make backups etc.
•About: Shows the system serial number, the number of cameras in the
license, encryption information and the software version number.
•Logout: Terminates your client session.
•Recorder settings: Manage cameras, triggers and calendars.
•Global settings: Manage the default settings.
•Surveillance views: Add and edit surveillance views.
•Map views: Add and edit map views.
•Manage users: Add and edit users and user profiles.
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Global Settings - 1
The global settings are default
settings applied to all cameras and
triggers, unless device specific
settings are activated.
General
•Percent of HDD not allocated: Ring buffer’s threshold value, when to start
removing old footage. Default is 4%.
•Still image quality: image compression. Default is Good.
•Splitting time for long recordings (min): The maximum length of recordings in
minutes, e.g. in constant recording. After that a new recording will be started.
Default is 5 min.
Stream
•Live image frame rate (fps): The desired frame rate. Default 4 fps.
•Stream image quality (compression): The image compression. Default good
•Live image resolution: The image resolution (QCIF...8Megapixels) Default is
Automatic (retrieves window size image, or closest match).
•Realtime connection type: Direct, use proxy, multicast or user specified. Default
Direct
Save
•Pre-recording time in seconds, max.30s: pre-recording, the recording before
event. NOTE! This creates a continuous network load. Default is 0 frames.
•Recording speed (fps): The desired frame rate. Default is 4 fps.
•Recorded image quality: The desired image compression level. Default is good
•Recording image resolution: image resolution (QCIF...8Megapixels). Default is
VGA/4CIF.
•Minimum duration of a recorded event (s): Minimum number of seconds
footage is recorded after each triggering (event). Default is 5 s.
•Recording storage time (days): Footage storage time in days. Default is 14 days.
•Recording connection type: Direct or multicast. Default Direct.
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Global Settings - 2
Alarm
•Alarm recording speed (fps): The desired frame rate for alarms.
Default is 10 fps.
•Alarm recording image quality: The image compression for alarms.
Default is Good.
•Alarm recording image resolution: The image resolution for alarms
(QCIF...8Megapixels). Default is VGA/4CIF.
•Disc space guaranteed for alarms: The percentage of disk space
allocated for alarms only (1-90%). NOTE: The alarms have a higher
storage priority than normal footage. If you allocate too much space
for alarms, then there may not be enough space for the desired
storage of footage. Default is 75%.
•Minimum duration of alarms recording (s): How many seconds at
least will be recorded after each alarm triggering. Default is 10 s.
•Alarm recording storage time (days): Storage time of alarms in
days. Default is 30 days.
PTZ-control
•Prioritise PTZ control with user profile: Prioritisation according to
the user group. Default is Yes.
•Timeout for PTZ priority lock (s): The time in seconds after which an
unused PTZ control locked for a higher priority will be released to all
users. Default is 120 s.
The global settings are default
settings applied for all cameras and
triggers, unless device specific
settings are activated.
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