Foscam FN3108XE-B4-1T User manual

User Manual
Model: FN3108XE-B4-1T /FN3108XE-B8-2T
Version:V1.1

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Table of Contents
Table of Contents..............................................................................................................................................1
Security Warning...............................................................................................................................................3
Preface................................................................................................................................................................4
Important safety instructions........................................................................................................................... 5
1 Overview......................................................................................................................................................... 6
1.1 Product Introduction...........................................................................................................................6
1.2 Key Features.......................................................................................................................................6
1.3 Relevant Version................................................................................................................................ 8
1.4 Icons Description................................................................................................................................. 8
1.5Common Operations..........................................................................................................................8
1.6 USB Mouse Operation...................................................................................................................... 9
2GUI................................................................................................................................................................. 11
2.1 Login................................................................................................................................................... 11
2.2 Setup Wizard.....................................................................................................................................11
2.3 Shortcut Menu...................................................................................................................................11
2.4 Menu...................................................................................................................................................14
2.4.1 Adding Devices..................................................................................................................... 15
2.4.2 Playback................................................................................................................................. 18
2.4.3 Schedule.................................................................................................................................20
2.4.4 Device Information................................................................................................................21
2.4.5 Settings...................................................................................................................................24
2.4.6 System.................................................................................................................................... 38
3Web................................................................................................................................................................ 43
3.1 Instructions before Login.................................................................................................................43
3.2 Login................................................................................................................................................... 43
3.3 Live Video.......................................................................................................................................... 46
3.4 Parameter Configuration................................................................................................................. 49

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3.4.1 IP Camera Setup......................................................................................................................49
3.4.2Schedule Record.................................................................................................................. 51
3.4.3 Alarm.......................................................................................................................................52
3.4.4 System Management........................................................................................................... 68
3.5 Playback............................................................................................................................................ 72
4Appendix....................................................................................................................................................... 75
4.1 HDD Capacity Calculation.............................................................................................................. 75
4.2 Common operations........................................................................................................................ 76
4.3 Specifications.................................................................................................................................... 81
4.4 FAQ.....................................................................................................................................................84
4.5 Glossary............................................................................................................................................. 86
4.6 CE &FCC.......................................................................................................................................... 87
4.7 WARRANTY...................................................................................................................................... 88
4.8 Statement.......................................................................................................................................... 91
4.9Obtaining Technical Support...........................................................................................................93

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Security Warning
Foscam cameras and NVRs require good security practices to safeguard your privacy. You
should regularly change your camera or NVR password which is 8-10numbers, letters,
symbols combination.
You should update your camera or NVR regularly.Make sure your camera or NVR has the
latest firmware installed for your specific model and better experience.

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Preface
Welcome to use our product, Network Video Recorder (NVR) Kit.This document mainly
focuses on the installation and configuration of NVR Kit application system. With high
performance video, user-friendly GUI, and practical industrial designs. This series NVR Kit
is suitable for civil applications such as homes, stores, internet cafes, and small
businesses in addition to mainstream security and surveillance applications.
Default Settings
NVR/Camera: Default administrator&password is admin&(blank).
Declaration
The feature of product on this manual is just for reference. Please prevail in physical
product.
The manual provides multiple product models for reference. The specific operations are
not listed one by one. Please follow the operations depending on the actual product.
Because the actual environment may be discrepant, the actual values of some data may be
different from the values provided in the manual. If there are any question or dispute, the
final interpretation of FOSCAM prevails.
If you do not follow the manual during operation, you will bear any loss caused thereof.

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Important safety instructions
This chapter describes how to use the product properly so as to prevent danger and
property loss. Be sure to follow the security instructions when operating this product.
Installation Environment
Ensure device is installed in the well-ventilated, dust-free environment.
It is recommended to use avoltage stabilizer for supply of power. If the power supply was
unmatched, the device might work abnormally or stop working.
Check that the voltage of the extra power supply is the same with the NVR‘s requirement,
and the ground connection is working properly.
The distance between the NVR and other device or wall should be more than 6cm away to
facilitate heat dissipation.
Precautions
Please keep the device horizontally and avoid inclination or inversion.
Don’t touch the power switch with wet hand or damp items to avoid shock.
Do not splash liquid or metal filing on the NVR To avoid short-circuit fault or blaze.
The NVR does not contain any storage device.Please install ahard disk or connect to
storage device firstly. Otherwise, you cannot perform operations such as recording and
playback.
Please press power button to shut down the NVR instead cutting off the power directly to
avoid to damaged the storage device.
Do not take the device apart when it is operating(or connecting to power).
Ensure power cable corresponds to the model of the NVR which produced by Foscam.

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1Overview
1.1 Product Introduction
The series of product is aNVR Kit.This advanced product series receives ahigh quality
video stream that is transmitted digitally by the IP Camera (IPC). The product can perform
live video preview, recording, playback, remote access, and backup simultaneously.
1.2 Key Features
Network Monitoring
You can access the NVR system remotely through the browser on aPC or access the NVR
system locally by using the display or monitor.
Multi-screen Preview
Multi-screen preview indicates that several pages are displayed on the screen of the
monitor based on the same scale.
Recording
The NVR supports recording and storing video files on aHard Disk Drive(HDD).Stored
videos files can be queried or played back through Web or local GUI.
Recording can be classified into schedule recording, manual recording, and alarm
recording from low priority to high priority.If recording of any two types is enabled at the
same time, only the recording of ahigher priority takes effect.
Schedule Recording
You can select the scheduled time segment to enable or disable recording.
Manual Recording
You can manual enable recording in the corresponding channel.
Motion Detection Recording
After the motion detection function is enabled and recording is selected, motion detection recording
is enabled when motion detection is triggered in the detection time segment and detection area.

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Note
When NVR system time and IPC time are different, the NVR recording will based on the
NVR system time.
Playback
You can play recording video files stored in the Hard disk.Recording includes schedule
recording, manual recording, and alarm recording. Single-screen playback and
four-screen synchronous playback are supported. When display mode is 1080P, it only
supports the single-screen playback.
Alarm
Motion Detection Alarm
You can configure motion detection information about the corresponding channel in the NVR system.
When an object moves in the detection time segment and detection area, an alarm is triggered, the NVR
system enables motion detection recording, sends pictures to your mailbox, and uploads pictures to
your FTP server.
IPC Management
You can search for IPC devices in the LAN through the NVR and add IPC devices to the
NVR channel. Through the NVR, you can also manage IPC devices.
HDD Management
When the HDD becomes exceptional (for example, HDD Loss, HDD Full, and HDD Error),
the NVR buzzer sounds an alarm.
When the HDD is full,you can select the cycle cover the earliest recording or stop
recording.
Backup
You can query video files stored by the NVR in the HDD and can back up the files through
aUSB interface and save the files to amobile storage device.
Other Functions
Support the logging function.

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Support local GUI output and perform shortcut operations through the mouse.
Three roles can access the NVR, which are respectively visitor, operator, and
administrator. The rights of the three roles vary from low to high.
1.3 Relevant Version
Name
Recommended Configuration
Monitor
You are recommended to equip a16:9 monitor with the resolution
higher than 1280*720.
Network
10/100M Ethernet or above.
Browser
This product supports 32-bit IE8 or later versions and does not
support 64-bit IE browsers. It also supports Apple Safari and Mozilla
Firefox browsers.
1.4 Icons Description
In the live view mode, there are icons at the right top of the full screen.
：The HDD is full, and the recording has been stopped.
:AHDD is not inserted into the NVR or the HDD connected to the NVR is abnormal.
In the live view mode, there are icons at the right bottom of the screen for each channel,
：NVR is recording for the IPC.
：The alarm of the IPC is triggered.
The icon at the right top of the windows: Exit current menu to upper level menu.
1.5Common Operations
Starting Up the NVR
Turn on the power switch on the rear panel. The Power indicator LED should turn green

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indicating that the device begins to start up.
Note
If the power LED indicator on the front panel is off, please check if the power supply is
plugged into an electrical outlet and the power switch is turned on;
Shutting Down the NVR
There are two proper ways to shut down the NVR in the GUI interface.
After login, right-click the mouse, you can click Shutdown in the shortcut menu.
Choose ”Menu >System”in the Menu interface, then click Shutdown in the System
interface.
Then turn off the power switch on the rear panel, the power LED indicator on the front
panel turns off.
Reset
You can reset the NVR device to restore the factory settings.You can choose any one of the
following methods operate.
Reset button: Press and hold it for 3seconds to reset all parameters to factory defaults
on the bottom of the NVR.
Local GUI: Choose “Menu >System”in the Menu interface, then click Factory Reset in
the System interface.
Web GUI: Choose “ (Parameter Configuration) >System Management >Factory
Reset”. The Factory Reset page is displayed.
1.6 USB Mouse Operation
Plug USB mouse into one of the USB interfaces on the rear panel of the NVR.
The operation of the mouse on the local GUI is shown as below.
Name
Action
Description
Left-Click
Single-Click
Menu or window: select and enter.
Double-Click
Preview mode or Playback mode:Switch between

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single-screen and multi-screen.
Click and
Drag
Time or Area box: Select the time or zone range.
Time bar:Drag time bar.
Right-Click
Single-Click
Live view: Show menu.
Menu: Exit current menu to upper level menu.
Note
The Single-Click mentioned in this article is refer to the left mouse click.

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2GUI
You can visit the local NVR device via the display or monitor, and view or manage NVR
system.
NVR device is connected to the network,mouse,and mobile storage devices have been
successfully installed. Make sure the video output device is connected successfully.
2.1 Login
For the operation, please refer to the Quick Installation Guide.
2.2 Setup Wizard
By default, the Setup Wizard starts once the NVR has loaded.The Setup Wizard can walk
you through some important settings of the NVR. If you don’t want to use the Setup Wizard
at that moment, right click the mouse to quit.
For the operation, please refer to the Quick Installation Guide.
2.3 Shortcut Menu
After login, right-click the mouse, you will enter the shortcut menu.

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One-Screen/Four-Screen/Nine-Screen
Switch between different channels video.
Note：The NVR Kit supports eight channels. If you need to display nine channels on the
live view window,the sub stream of each IPC must be less than 720P.
Menu
Click Menu to enter the Menu interface, it includes IPC Manager, playback, Backup, About,
Settings and System.For details, see “3.4 Menu”.
Color Settings
Click Color Settings to choose achannel to alter the color, then adjust the parameters of
hue, brightness, contrast,saturation and sharpness.

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Playback
You can display the video of every achannel for playback. For details, see "3.4.2
Playback".
Manual Record
Click Manual Record to set manual record for single channel or all channels.
【EnableManual Record】
Check the Channel checkbox, Click OK button to take effect.
Right-click the mouse to back to the Live view interface.In the live view interface,there
are icon at the right bottom of the screen for the channel.
【Disable Manual Record】
Uncheck the channel checkbox,Click OK button to take effect.
Right-click the mouse to back to the Live view window.In the live view mode, The icon
disappeared at the right bottom of the screen for the channel.
Adding Devices
You can add and connect the IP Camera, configure the connection of IP cameras, delete
the connection of IP camera. For details, see "3.4.1 Adding Devices".
PTZ
If achannel is connected to IPC which have the PTZ function,you can control the PTZ(Pan,
Tilt, Zoom) of the IP Camera.
In PTZ control settings,select the channel from the drop-down list.

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【Optical Zoom】
Configure the zoom of the IP Camera by clicking or . (This feature only supports
IPC devices with zoom function.)
【Preset points】
You can select the Preset position from drop-down list, then click to make the IP
Camera move the preset position.
【Cruise track】
The default cruise tracks have two types: Vertical and Horizontal.
Vertical: The IP Camera of the channel will rotate from up to down.
Horizontal: The IP Camera of the channel will rotate from left to right.
: Start cruise. : Stop cruise.
Shutdown
Click Shutdown to enter the Shutdown page. You can log out, reboot or shut down the
NVR system.
2.4 Menu
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interface is displayed.
2.4.1 Adding Devices
Right-click in live view mode and select Adding Devices from the Shortcut Menu,or
select “Menu >Adding Devices”in the Menu interface. The Adding Devices interface is
displayed.
You can search and add the online IP cameras by following the operation. After adding IP
cameras, the basic information of the camera lists in the IP Camera List,and you can
configure the basic setting of the IP cameras.
Note
Before adding the IP Camera, make sure that the IP Camera supports FOSCMA or ONIVF
protocol. And you have the username, password and port number of the IP camera.

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NVR will automatically detect all the online IP Cameraswhich they can connect to. You will
need to know your IP Camera name and password to connect.
Automatic adding IP Camera
If your camera is the FI9800XE in the FOSCAM package.You can automatically add the
camera to your NVR. Check the Automatic adding IP camera checkbox. The NVR system
will automatically synchronize its password with theManually adding IP Camera.
Manually Adding IP Cameras
If your camera is not FI9800XE.You can manually add the camera to your NVR.
1．Uncheck the Automatic adding IP camera checkbox.
2．Click the Manually Add button to adding devices page.

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Note:
Make sure that the IP address of the IPC and NVR's in the same network segment,
and the subnetmask and gateway are the same as the NVR's.
3．And the camera and its information will be added in the IP Camera list. Finally, click
the Save button to take effect
4．Right-Click to return the previous interface.
1.Select the IPC
3.Click Add button
2.Input the User Name and
Password of the IPC.

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2.4.2 Playback
Right-click in live view mode and select Playback from the Shortcut Menu,or
choose ”Menu >Playback”in the Menu interface. The Playback interface is displayed.
It supports single-screen or four screens.
1: Select adate with recording in calendar.
2: Select the Video Type,and check the checkbox from Channels.You can select up to
four channels for playback at the same time.
3: Click Search button to search the matched recorded files. If there are search results,
then they will be shown in the time bar area.
4: Click the icon to play the recording video.
Backup the recording
Click the Backup button to view the video record. Please make sure that the USB Flash
Disk has been plugged in the NVR. Select some records in the list, then click the Backup
button to save the files to the USB Flash Disk.

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If you want to see the video of this record, double click arecord,.
Manage the recording
Button
Description
After searching file, click the button to play.
Stop
Fast backward. The fast backward speed can be 4times, 8times, 16
times or 32 times of the normal playing speed. Click this button. The
multiple of normal playing speed is displayed in the upper right corner of
the playback page. For example, “<< X4”indicates the current fast
backward speed is four times of the normal speed.
Fast forward. The fast forward speed can be twice, 4times, 8times, 16
times or 32 times of the normal playing speed. Click this button. The