Edimax NVR-4 User manual

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CONTENTS
CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION...............................................................................................................................4
1.1 Features ...............................................................................................................................................4
1.2 Safety Instructions ...............................................................................................................................4
1.3 Pac age Contents.................................................................................................................................5
1.4 Getting Familiar with Your New NVR...................................................................................................5
1.5 Setting up Your NVR.............................................................................................................................7
CHAPTER II: USING THE NVR WEB INTERFACE ................................................................................................14
2.1 Locating the NVR’s IP Address ...........................................................................................................14
2.2 Accessing the Web Interface .............................................................................................................15
2.3 Controlling Networ Cameras............................................................................................................17
2.4 Setup Wizard......................................................................................................................................19
2.5 Camera Setup.....................................................................................................................................22
2.6 Networ Setup ...................................................................................................................................25
2.7 Recording Settings .............................................................................................................................28
2.7.1 Recording Setup......................................................................................................................29
2.7.2 Storage Setup..........................................................................................................................31
2.8 Video Playbac ...................................................................................................................................34
2.9 System Setup......................................................................................................................................37
2.9.1 “General” Settings ..................................................................................................................37
2.9.2 “Maintenance” Settings..........................................................................................................38
2.9.3 “Config Bac up” Settings ........................................................................................................39
2.10 Server Setup.....................................................................................................................................40
2.11 User Management ...........................................................................................................................42
2.12 Device Information ..........................................................................................................................43
CHAPTER III: CMS LITE......................................................................................................................................46
3.1 Installation .........................................................................................................................................46
3.2 Main Menu.........................................................................................................................................49
3.3 Device Maintenance ..........................................................................................................................50
4.1 Area Setup..........................................................................................................................................51
3.3.1 Area Setup...............................................................................................................................51
3.3.2 Location Setup ........................................................................................................................53
3.3.3 Group Setup ............................................................................................................................57
3.3.4 Status Collecting Steps............................................................................................................59
3.4 View....................................................................................................................................................59
3.4.1 Device View.............................................................................................................................59
3.4.2 Group Chec ............................................................................................................................62
3.4.3 Event Alarm.............................................................................................................................63
3.5 Electronic Map ...................................................................................................................................64
3.5.1 Electronic Map Maintenance..................................................................................................64
3.5.2 Electronic Map Browser..........................................................................................................67

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3.6 Event Schedule...................................................................................................................................68
3.6.1 Schedule Setup........................................................................................................................69
3.6.2 Event Server ............................................................................................................................70
3.6.3 Event Trigger ...........................................................................................................................72
3.7 Device Status......................................................................................................................................73
3.8 System Maintenance .........................................................................................................................74
3.8.1 Account Management ............................................................................................................74
3.8.2 Address Boo ..........................................................................................................................75
3.8.3 System Setup ..........................................................................................................................77
3.9 Video Playbac ...................................................................................................................................79
3.10 Report Log........................................................................................................................................80
3.10.1 System Use Log .....................................................................................................................80
3.10.2 Video Playbac Log ...............................................................................................................81
3.10.3 Account Change Log..............................................................................................................82
CHAPTER IV: APPENDIX....................................................................................................................................84
4.1 Troubleshooting.................................................................................................................................84
4.2 Specifications .....................................................................................................................................84
Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement.......................................................................86

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CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION
1.1 Features
Congratulates on purchasing this high-performance networ video recorder! With this NVR,
you can view and manage four IP cameras on the networ , and eep their video in hard
drive for future usage. With built-in 2-bay SATA hard drive design, the storage capacity and
system stability is highly expanded, and the total recording time is extended.
Other highlights of this networ video recorder include:
Compact size and outstanding loo ing, fits into your household environment.
2 SATA hard drive bays provide maximum storage capacity and stability.
A front access USB port to ease external storage device access.
High-speed 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet port provides maximum networ access
speed.
Supports EDIMAX IP cameras.
User-friendly WEB interface for configuration and video management.
1.2 Safety Instruct ons
Please obey the safety instructions listed below when you are using this Networ Video
Recorder, or you would harm this NVR and / or yourself! In addition, the warranty will
become void if you disobey these safety instructions.
This networ video recorder is sophisticated electronic device; do not drop it from high
places.
Do not place this NVR at hot / humid places, and avoid direct sunlight.
This NVR is not a toy; eep it out from the reach of children.
Do not insert any accessories of this NVR into your body.
Place the NVR at a safe and secure place when you are using it, and never move it
when it is powered on. Hard drives may fail and malfunction if you tried to move the
NVR when it is wor ing!
Do not pull any cord that is connected to this NVR by force.
If the NVR falls into water when powered, do not attempt to retrieve it bac by yourself!
Find a qualified electric technician for help.
Do not pull the hard drive out when NVR is powered ON, or data stored on hard drive
will be damaged!

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1.3 Package Contents
Please chec the contents of your new Networ Video Recorder when you unpac the
pac age. If any item is missing, please contact your dealer of purchase for help.
Item Description Quantity
1 Networ Video Recorder 1
2 AC power adapter 1
3 Power cord 1
4 CD with utility software and user manual 1
5 Quic installation guide 1
1.4 Gett ng Fam l ar w th Your New NVR
Front
Item Description
Indicates system power status
ON: NVR is powered on
OFF: NVR is powered off
Indicates networ status
ON: Networ cable connected
OFF: Networ cable disconnected

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Flash: Transferring networ data
Indicates hard drive 1 status
ON: Hard drive 1 is online
OFF: Hard drive 1 is offline
Flash: Accessing hard drive 1
Indicates hard drive 2 status
ON: Hard drive 2 is online
OFF: Hard drive 2 is offline
Flash: Accessing hard drive 2
Indicates USB status
ON: USB device connected
OFF: USB device not connected
Flash: Accessing USB device
USB Port Connects to your external USB device.
Bac
Item Description
Hard drive bay 1 (left)
HDD bay for hard drive 1
(ICON 1): HDD 1 is online
(ICON 2): Accessing HDD 1
Hard drive bay 2 HDD bay for hard drive 2

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(right)
(ICON 1): HDD 2 is online
(ICON 2): Accessing HDD 2
Power switch Switch NVR on/off
1: Switch NVR on
0: Switch NVR off
System reset (button)
Resets NVR when NVR is not wor ing properly. Use a pen or
other sharp objects to press (10 seconds) the button inside the
hole to reset the NVR.
Power soc et Connects to AC power adapter
Ethernet soc et Connects to Ethernet cable
1.5 Sett ng up Your NVR
Please follow the following instructions to setup your new networ video server. Please
prepare the following items in advance:
1 or 2 3.5” SATA HDD(s), maximum capacity 2TB
AC power outlet (AC 100V-240V)
IP address that will be assigned to this NVR
Note: the NVR does not support HDD hot-plug, please do not insert or remove HDD when
NVR is wor ing. For such ind of inhibited action may cause HDD internal data to be
damaged.

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1. Press the blac tab on HDD enclosure 1 down.
2. Pull the blac tab downward.

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3. Hold the HDD enclosure and pull it out.
4. Use your finger to remove white brac et in HDD enclosure, as instructed by the arrows.

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5. Put a 3.5” SATA HDD in the HDD enclosure, as instructed. HDD’s SATA connector should
be located at left.
6. Use screwdriver with screws to fasten HDD to HDD enclosure. Please use the screws
that come with HDD pac age, and be careful when you are doing this. DO NOT use
forces to fasten HDD.

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7. Press the top of HDD enclosure and fully push it bac into NVR, as instructed (do not
press white lever bac now, and it should remain in open position in this step).
Note: Do not pull the hard drive out when the NVR is powered on, or data stored on the
hard drive will be damaged.
8. Push the lever until you hear a ‘clic ’ sound. If you want to install second hard drive,
please repeat step 1 to 6 on HDD bay 2.

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9. Connect AC cord to AC adapter and connect AC cord to power outlet on the wall.
10. Insert the AC adapter’s power plug into NVR’s power soc et.

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11. Insert the Ethernet cable into NVR’s Ethernet soc et. The other end of Ethernet cable
should connect to your local networ ’s hub or switch.
12. Switch the power switch of NVR on. The ‘POWER’ LED on the front panel of NVR should
light up now. If not, please rechec step 7 to 9 and ma e sure the power outlet you are
connecting to is properly wor ing.

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CHAPTER II: USING THE NVR WEB INTERFACE
2.1 Locat ng the NVR’s IP Address
You can use your new Networ Video Recorder by its web user interface via web browser.
You must now the IP address of NVR before you can connect to it. The NVR will use DHCP
server on your local networ to obtain an IP address automatically by default. Therefore,
you can chec your DHCP server’s IP address lease table to find the IP address of NVR.
You can also use the utility named ‘EdiView Finder.exe’ to find the IP address of NVR, which
is located on CD-ROM:
Press ‘Discover’ to search for all NVRs on your local networ . When you find any NVR, you
can clic on it and clic ‘Lin ’ button to connect to it by your web browser.
If you need to change a certain NVR’s IP address, you can also clic on the NVR you wish to
change IP address, then clic ‘Change IP’ button to change select NVR’s IP address setting.
If you no longer need to use this utility, clic ‘Exit’ button to close it.
Note: If you have several networ connections, please disable connections that are not
connected to IP camera, or IP finder may fail to search IP camera.

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2.2 Access ng the Web Interface
When you now the IP address of NVR, you can connect to it by web browser by entering
its IP address in address bar. The use login screen will appear when you are connected:
Lon in the NVR. The default username is ‘admin’ and the default password is ‘1234’. Clic
‘Apply’ or press ‘ENTER’ ey on your eyboard when you finish entering username and
password.
When you connect to NVR for the first time, you will see the following:
If you use Internet Explorer web browser. This message prompts you that you need to
install ActiveX plug-in before you can see the video from IP camera.

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IE 8 and earlier versions: Right clic the indication bar and clic ‘Install This Add-on for All
Users on This Computer…’ to install ActiveX plug-in.
For IE 9: Clic ‘Allow’ to install ActiveX plug-in.
If you see ‘Windows Firewall has bloc ed some features of this program’, clic ‘Allow
access’, or video server will not be able to function properly.
Note: If this is the first time you use this NVR, you can jump to chapter 2.4 for instructions
on Setup Wizard, which will guide you to complete the software setup of your new NVR.

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Clic ‘Yes’ to allow changes. After ActiveX plugin is installed, you should be able to see the
video stream from camera
2.3 Controll ng Network Cameras
Your new NVR is capable to connect to multiple IP cameras and display their video streams
simultaneously. You can also change Pan and Tilt of camera. In this chapter, you will learn
how to control remote IP camera by web interface.
After you logged into NVR’s web interface, you will see ‘Home’ screen, it is also the page
where you can control camera:

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Item Description
Time & Date Displays current date and time. If the date and/or time is
incorrect, please correct it or the data recorded by this NVR
will become inaccurate when you need to review them.
You can correct date and time by System setup -> General ->
Time Setup menu.
Pan & Tilt Controls the pan and tilt of remote IP cameras. Please note
that not every camera supports pan and tilt control, nothing
will happen when you try to control pan and tilt on these
cameras.
To move camera left, right, up, and down, just clic on
corresponding button. To re-position the camera bac to its
‘Home’ position (i.e. starting position), clic the blac circle
button in the center of pan and tilt control.
Single/Quad Display
To view the video of a certain camera only, clic button.
To view the video of four cameras simultaneously, clic
button.
Camera Select Clic on the dropdown menu to select a certain camera
to view from all of the cameras. To get the camera’s IP
address, you can move the move and stop on this icon:
Connect Connect to selected IP camera and start playing video.
Disconnect Disconnect from connected IP camera and stop playing video.
Snapshot Ta e an image snapshot of current video stream. You will be
prompted to input the directory where you wish to save the
snapshot file.
Record Start recording current video stream and save to a video file.
You will be prompted to input the directory where you wish to
save the video file.
Digital Zoom
Enable digital zoom to enlarge video from camera, so you can
see some certain objects in detail.
Fit the window size Display the video streams original size or fit the window size.

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IP address In Quad display, mouse move over the icon, will get the IP
address information.
2.4 Setup W zard
Setup wizard allows you to setup the NVR quic ly and easily. It is a good idea to setup NVR
by this way if it is first time you use this NVR.
To access ‘Setup Wizard’ menu, clic indicated button on the top of web interface:
The following will appear:
Item Description
Host Name Input the hostname of this NVR. You can give this NVR a
unique name so you can identify each other easily.
Networ Type: LAN Specify an IP address to this NVR. There are two ways: