HIK VISION DS-96000NI-I16/H Series User manual

Network Video Recorder
User Manual
UD07098N

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User Manual
About this Manual
This Manual is applicable to Network Video Recorder (NVR).
The Manual includes instructions for using and managing the product. Pictures, charts, images and
all other information hereinafter are for description and explanation only. The information
contained in the Manual is subject to change, without notice, due to firmware updates or other
reasons. Please find the latest version in the company website.
Please use this user manual under the guidance of professionals.
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HARDWARE, SOFTWARE AND FIRMWARE, IS PROVIDED “AS IS”, WITH ALL FAULTS AND ERRORS,
AND OUR COMPANY MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT
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AND NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY. IN NO EVENT WILL OUR COMPANY, ITS DIRECTORS,
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INCIDENTAL, OR INDIRECT DAMAGES, INCLUDING, AMONG OTHERS, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF
BUSINESS PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, OR LOSS OF DATA OR DOCUMENTATION, IN
CONNECTION WITH THE USE OF THIS PRODUCT, EVEN IF OUR COMPANY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF
THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
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OPERATION, PRIVACY LEAKAGE OR OTHER DAMAGES RESULTING FROM CYBER ATTACK, HACKER
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USED WITH ILLEGITIMATE PURPOSES.
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Regulatory Information
FCC Information
Please take attention that changes or modification not expressly approved by the party responsible
for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
FCC compliance: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A
digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide
reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a
commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy
and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful
interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to
cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his
own expense.
FCC Conditions
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two
conditions:
1. This device may not cause harmful interference.
2. This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause
undesired operation.
EU Conformity Statement
This product and - if applicable - the supplied accessories too are marked with "CE" and
comply therefore with the applicable harmonized European standards listed under the
EMC Directive 2014/30/EU, the LVD Directive 2014/35/EU, the RoHS Directive 2011/65/EU.
2012/19/EU (WEEE directive): Products marked with this symbol cannot be disposed of as
unsorted municipal waste in the European Union. For proper recycling, return this
product to your local supplier upon the purchase of equivalent new equipment, or
dispose of it at designated collection points. For more information see: www.recyclethis.info
2006/66/EC (battery directive): This product contains a battery that cannot be disposed of
as unsorted municipal waste in the European Union. See the product documentation for
specific battery information. The battery is marked with this symbol, which may include
lettering to indicate cadmium (Cd), lead (Pb), or mercury (Hg). For proper recycling, return the
battery to your supplier or to a designated collection point. For more information see:
www.recyclethis.info
Industry Canada ICES-003 Compliance
This device meets the CAN ICES-3 (A)/NMB-3(A) standards requirements.

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Applicable Models
This manual is applicable to the models listed in the following table.
Series
Model
DS-96000NI-I16
DS-96128NI-I16
DS-96256NI-I16
DS-96000NI-I16/H
DS-96128NI-I16/H
DS-96256NI-I16/H
DS-96000NI-I24
DS-96128NI-I24
DS-96256NI-I24
DS-96000NI-I24/H
DS-96128NI-I24/H
DS-96256NI-I24/H
Symbol Conventions
The symbols that may be found in this document are defined as follows.
Symbol
Description
Provides additional information to emphasize or supplement
important points of the main text.
Indicates a potentially hazardous situation, which if not avoided,
could result in equipment damage, data loss, performance
degradation, or unexpected results.
Indicates a hazard with a high level of risk, which if not avoided, will
result in death or serious injury.

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Safety Instructions
Proper configuration of all passwords and other security settings is the responsibility of the
installer and/or end-user.
In the use of the product, you must be in strict compliance with the electrical safety
regulations of the nation and region. Please refer to technical specifications for detailed
information.
Input voltage should meet both the SELV (Safety Extra Low Voltage) and the Limited Power
Source with 100~240 VAC or 12 VDC according to the IEC60950-1 standard. Please refer to
technical specifications for detailed information.
Do not connect several devices to one power adapter as adapter overload may cause
over-heating or a fire hazard.
Please make sure that the plug is firmly connected to the power socket.
If smoke, odor or noise rise from the device, turn off the power at once and unplug the power
cable, and then please contact the service center.
Preventive and Cautionary Tips
Before connecting and operating your device, please be advised of the following tips:
Ensure unit is installed in a well-ventilated, dust-free environment.
Unit is designed for indoor use only.
Keep all liquids away from the device.
Ensure environmental conditions meet factory specifications.
Ensure unit is properly secured to a rack or shelf. Major shocks or jolts to the unit as a result of
dropping it may cause damage to the sensitive electronics within the unit.
Use the device in conjunction with an UPS if possible.
Power down the unit before connecting and disconnecting accessories and peripherals.
A factory recommended HDD should be used for this device.
Improper use or replacement of the battery may result in hazard of explosion. Replace with
the same or equivalent type only. Dispose of used batteries according to the instructions
provided by the battery manufacturer.

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Product Key Features
General
Connectable to network cameras, network dome and encoders.
Connectable to the third-party network cameras like ACTI, Arecont, AXIS, Bosch, Brickcom,
Canon, PANASONIC, Pelco, SAMSUNG, SANYO, SONY, Vivotek and ZAVIO, and cameras that
adopt ONVIF or PSIA protocol.
Connectable to the smart IP cameras.
H.265, H.264, SVAC, MPEG4, and MJPEG (only for Hikvision IP camera) video formats.
PAL/NTSC adaptive video inputs.
Each channel supports dual-stream.
Up to 128/256 network cameras can be added according to different models.
Independent configuration for each channel, including resolution, frame rate, bit rate, image
quality, etc.
The quality of the input and output record is configurable.
Local Monitoring
HDMI 1, HDMI 2, and VGA outputs are provided.
HDMI 2 video output at up to 4K resolution.
Multiple screen display in live view is supported, and the display sequence of channels is
adjustable.
Live view screen can be switched in group. Manual switch and auto-switch are provided and
the auto-switch interval is configurable.
Configurable main stream and sub-stream for the live view.
Quick setting menu is provided for live view.
Motion detection, video tampering, video exception alert and video loss alert functions.
Privacy mask.
Multiple PTZ protocols supported; PTZ preset, patrol and pattern.
Zooming in by clicking the mouse and PTZ tracing by dragging mouse.
HDD Management
Up to 16 SATA hard disks and 1 eSATA disk can be connected for DS-96000NI-I16(/H) series
NVR.
Up to 24 SATA hard disks and 1 eSATA disk can be connected for DS-96000NI-I24(/H) series
NVR.
Up to 10 TB storage capacity for each disk supported.
Supports 8 network disks (NAS/IP SAN disk).
Supports S.M.A.R.T. and bad sector detection.

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HDD group management.
Supports HDD standby function.
HDD property: redundancy, read-only, read/write (R/W).
HDD quota management; different capacity can be assigned to different channel.
RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 6, and RAID 10 are supported.
Hot-swappable RAID storage scheme, and can be enabled and disabled on your demand. And
16/24 arrays can be configured.
Disk clone to the eSATA disk.
HDD health monitoring.
Recording, Capture and Playback
Holiday recording schedule configuration.
Continuous and event video recording parameters.
Multiple recording types: manual, continuous, alarm, motion, motion | alarm, motion & alarm,
and VCA.
8 recording time periods with separated recording types.
Pre-record and post-record for alarm, motion detection for recording, and pre-record time for
schedule and manual recording.
Searching record files and captured pictures by events (alarm input/motion detection).
Tag adding for record files, searching and playing back by tags.
Locking and unlocking record files.
Local redundant recording and capture.
Normal/Smart/custom video playback mode.
Searching and playing back record files by channel number, recording type, start time, end
time, etc.
Supports the playback by main stream or sub-stream.
Smart search for the selected area in the video.
Zooming in when playback.
Reverse playback of multi-channel.
Supports pause, play reverse, speed up, speed down, skip forward, and skip backward when
playback, and locating by dragging the mouse.
Supports thumbnails view and fast view during playback.
Up to 20-ch synchronous playback at 1080p real time.
Supports playback by transcoded stream.
Manual capture, continuous capture of video images and playback of captured pictures.
Supports enabling H.264+ to ensure high video quality with lowered bitrate.
Files Management

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Important files search and export.
Vehicle detection files and human appearance files search and export.
Export video data by USB, SATA or eSATA device.
Export video clips when playback.
Management and maintenance of backup devices.
Either Normal or Hot Spare working mode is configurable to constitute an N+1 hot spare
system.
Alarm and Exception
Configurable arming time of alarm input/output.
Alarm for video loss, motion detection, tampering, abnormal signal, video input/output
standard mismatch, illegal login, network disconnected, IP confliction, abnormal
record/capture, HDD error, and HDD full, etc.
VCA detection alarm is supported.
Smart analysis for people counting and heat map
Alarm triggers full screen monitoring, audio alarm, notifying surveillance center, sending email
and alarm output.
Automatic restore when system is abnormal.
Other Local Functions
Operable by front panel, mouse, remote control, or control keyboard.
Three-level user management; admin user is allowed to create many operating accounts and
define their operating permission, which includes the limit to access any channel.
Admin password resetting by exporting/importing the GUID file.
Operation, alarm, exceptions and log recording and searching.
Manually triggering and clearing alarms.
Import and export of device configuration information.
Network Functions
Four self-adaptive 10M/100M/1000M network interfaces and the multi-address, load balance,
and network fault-tolerance working modes are configurable.
IPv6 is supported.
TCP/IP protocol, DHCP, DNS, DDNS, NTP, SADP, SMTP, NFS, and iSCSI are supported.
TCP, UDP and RTP for unicast.
Auto/Manual port mapping by UPnPTM.
Support access by guarding vision.
Remote web browser access by HTTPS ensures high security.

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ANR (Automatic Network Replenishment) function is supported, which enables the IP camera
save the recording files in the local storage when the network is disconnected, and
synchronizes the files to the device when the network is resumed.
Remote reverse playback via RTSP.
Supports accessing by the platform via ONVIF.
Remote search, playback, download, locking and unlocking of the record files, and support
downloading files broken transfer resume.
Remote parameters setup; remote import/export of device parameters.
Remote viewing of the device status, system logs and alarm status.
Remote keyboard operation.
Remote HDD formatting and program upgrading.
Remote system restart and shutdown.
RS-232, RS-485 transparent channel transmission.
Alarm and exception information can be sent to the remote host
Remotely start/stop recording.
Remotely start/stop alarm output.
Remote PTZ control.
Virtual host function is provided to get access and manage the IP camera directly.
Two-way audio and voice broadcasting.
Embedded WEB server.
Development Scalability:
SDK for Windows system.
Source code of application software for demo.
Development support and training for application system.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1 Introduction...................................................................................................................16
1.1 Front Panel .......................................................................................................................16
1.1.1 DS-96000NI-I16(/H) Series ......................................................................................16
1.1.2 DS-90000NI-I24(/H) Series ......................................................................................17
1.2 IR Remote Control Operations .........................................................................................18
1.2.1 Pairing (Enabling) the IR Remote to a Specific Device (optional) ...........................18
1.2.2 Unpairing (Disabling) an IR Remote from a Device.................................................19
1.2.3 Troubleshooting ......................................................................................................22
1.3 USB Mouse Operation......................................................................................................23
1.4 Rear Panel ........................................................................................................................24
Chapter 2 Getting Started ..............................................................................................................26
2.1 Start up the Device...........................................................................................................26
2.2 Activate the Device ..........................................................................................................26
2.3 Configure Unlock Pattern for Login..................................................................................27
2.4 Login to the Device...........................................................................................................29
2.4.1 Log in via Unlock Pattern.........................................................................................29
2.4.2 Log in via Password .................................................................................................29
2.5 Enter Wizard to Configure Quick Basic Settings ..............................................................30
2.6 Enter Main Menu .............................................................................................................34
2.7 System Operation.............................................................................................................35
2.7.1 Log out.....................................................................................................................35
2.7.2 Shut Down the Device.............................................................................................35
2.7.3 Reboot the Device...................................................................................................35
Chapter 3 Camera Management ...................................................................................................36
3.1 Add the IP Cameras..........................................................................................................36
3.1.1 Add the IP Camera Manually ..................................................................................36
3.1.2 Add the Automatically Searched Online IP Cameras ..............................................37
3.2 Enable the H.265 Stream Access......................................................................................37
3.3 Upgrade the IP Camera ....................................................................................................37
3.4 Configure the Customized Protocols................................................................................38
Chapter 4 Camera Settings ............................................................................................................40
4.1 Configure OSD Settings ...................................................................................................40