HIK VISION DS-8100HFI-ST Series User manual

Quick Guide –POS Setup on I/O Server and DVR
DVR: DS-8100HFI-ST, DS-7300HFI-SH
2013-07-10
Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd.
http://www.hikvision.com

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Introduction
POS text overlay is that the information of transaction can be overlaid on the
preview interface and also be recorded into the video records.
Content
Before your start:
Make sure all the devices have been connected properly; The following topology is
for your references to build up system:
Note:
1. PC or laptop is required to be connected on the network for configuration;
2. The Pin sequence of Serial cable (RJ45-RS232) is showing in the appendix.
System Architecture Step1:
I/O Server Configuration
Step2:
DVR Configuration
Step3:
Retrive footage
Cat5
Cat5
Serial cable
Coax
DS-8100HFI-ST/DS-7300HFI-SH
Customized version

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Step 1: Configure serial I/O server
1. Install setup software for serial IO Server from its CD/DVD, named: Comhigher
Utility.
2. Run the utility, and click Search to add Serial IO server into the list.
3. Assign IP address for Serial IO server:
Highlight the server and right click, select ‘Assign IP Address’, then assign the IP
and sub mask accordingly, for example: 172.6.16.249.
4. Server Settings:
Right clicking the server in the list and select ‘Configure’, the following dialog will
pop up.
Tip: Please note, don’t click the OK button at the bottom of Configuration dialog
till all the following steps (a~c) have been completed, otherwise reboot is

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required for each page. They can be all saved once.
a) Go to page ‘Network Settings’and setup the IP, Sub mask and Gateway
accordingly.
b) Go to page ‘Serial settings’, highlight the POS port, click ‘Settings’ and setup
the communications parameters accordingly for each port.
c) Go to page ‘Operating Settings’, highlight the POS port, click ‘Settings’ and
setup the operation parameters according.
i. For example for Port No. 1 of POS server 1, the Destination IP Address
is the IP of DVR (Such as 172.6.16.248), and the Destination Port is the
receiving port of DVR (Such as 14006), the Local Port is the port to
identify the POS machine (Such as 9001). And operation mode should
be TCP Client Mode for POS port.
Tip: The above parameters would be also required to setup on the DVR for
communications, the details can be found in Step2.

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ii. For Port No. 2 of POS server 1 the Destination IP Address is the IP of
DVR too ( Such as 172.6.16.248), the Destination Port is 14006 and the
Local Port is 9002 for POS NO.2, etc.
iii. For Port No. X of POS server 1 the Destination IP Address is the IP of
DVR too( Such as 172.6.16.248), the Destination Port is 14006 and the
Local Port is 900X for POS NO.X, etc.

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Step 2: DVR Configuration
1. Upgrade DVR by customized firmware.
Download the customized firmware to USB disk, and plug it in DVR. Click
Maintenance>Upgrade>Local Upgrade to upgrade DVR.
Note: The upgrade process could be also completed via iVMS-4200 or browser.
Please refer to the corresponding user manual for more information.
2. Configure POS communication settings.
Go to Configuration > POS to set parameters of POS server.
For example:
For POS server 1(IP: 172.6.16.249) the Local Receive Port of DVR is 14006 and POS
Server IP is 172.6.16.249. The Port No.1 of POS server 1 is 9001 (Please refer to the
setup on I/O server in Step1), and select a camera (Such as Analog 1) for this Port to
build up the relationship between POS and camera; The Port No.2 of POS server 1 is
9002, and we select camera Analog 2.

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The Port No.X of POS server 1 is 900X, and we select camera Analog X.
So the text information of Port No.1 will be send to analog 1 of DVR.
And the text information of Port No.X will be send to analog X of DVR.
Note: If there is another POS server such as POS server 2 (IP: 172.6.16.250), the
Local Receive Port of DVR is 14006 and POS Server IP is 172.6.16.250. The Port No.1
of POS server 2 is 9001, and we need to select a Camera (Such as Analog 9) for this
Port; The Port No.X of POS server X is 9002, etc.

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3. Configure POS record schedule.
Go to Record > Schedule, enable Schedule and edit all days to be POS record. Copy it
to the channels which require the same.
Tip: Once all the above settings have been completed, the TEXT from POS machine
would be overlaid on the stream and trigger the recording. Then the data can be
retrieved in menu: playback, refer to Step3.

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Step 3: Playback by keyword.
1. Search by keyword
After overlay the text successfully, the footage can be retrieved by keywords, like
card number, date, etc.
DS-8104HFI-ST
DS-7308HFI-SH

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2. Playback POS record
Note: The following search and replay is based on the simulator (Serial Tool) but
not a real POS machine, data is just for demonstrating.
DS-8104HFI-ST
DS-7308HFI-SH
Note: DVR Settings and playback could be also setup via the corresponding
iVMS-4200.
If you have any further question, please contact regional technical support or sales.
HIKVISION Europe B.V.
EU technical support center: [phone]
EU technical support email: [e-mail]
Author: Menson Qi <[e-mail]>