HIK VISION DS-7716NI-I4/16P User manual

Network Video Recorder
I Series NVR User Manual
03/01/17
DS-7608NI-I2/8P • DS-7616NI-I2/16P • DS-7716NI-I4/16P • DS-9616NI-I8 • DS-9632NI-I8 • DS-9664NI-I8

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Regulatory Infor ation
FCC Infor ation
FCC co pliance: 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.
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This product and - if applicable - the supplied accessories too are marked with "CE" and comply therefore with
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waste in the European Union. For proper recycling, return this product to your local supplier upon the purchase of
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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:
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Industry Canada ICES-003 Compliance
This device meets the CAN ICES-3 (A)/N B-3(A) standards requirements.
Safety Instruction
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The precaution measure is divided into “Warnings” and “Cautions”
Warnings: Serious injury or death may occur if any of the warnings are neglected.
Cautions: Injury or equipment damage may occur if any of the cautions are neglected.
Warnings
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. ajor shocks or jolts to the unit as a result of dropping it may cause
Warnings Follow these
safeguards to prevent
serious injury or death.
Cautions Follow these
precautions to prevent
potential injury or
material damage.

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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.
Thank you for purchasing our product. If there is any question or request, please do not hesitate to contact dealer.
The figures in the manual are for reference only.
This manual is applicable to the models listed in the following table:
Series odel
DS-96xxNI-I8
DS-9616NI-I8
DS-9632NI-I8
DS-9664NI-I8
DS-77xxNI-I4/P DS-7716NI-I4/16P
DS-76xxNI-Ix/xP
DS-7608NI-I2/8P
DS-7616NI-I2/16P

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Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Product Key Features ................................................................................................................................... 16
1.1 General 16
1.2 Local onitoring 16
1.3 HDD anagement 16
1.4 Recording, Capture, and Playback 17
1.5 Backup 18
1.6 Alarm and Exception 18
1.7 Other Local Functions 18
1.8 Network Functions 18
1.9 Development Scalability 19
1.10 Security 20
Chapter 2 Introduction ................................................................................................................................................... 21
2.1 DS-96xxNI-I8 Series Front Panel 21
2.2 DS-7716NI-I4/16P Front Panel 23
2.3 DS-76xxNI-I2/xP Series Front Panel 24
2.4 DS-96xxNI-I8 Series Rear Panel 24
2.5 DS-77xxNI-I4/16P Rear Panel 25
2.6 DS-76xxNI-I2/xP Series Rear Panels 25
2.7 IR Remote Control Operations 26
2.8 Troubleshooting Remote Control 27
2.9 USB ouse Operation 28
2.10 Input ethod Description 28

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Chapter 3 Getting Started .............................................................................................................................................. 29
3.1 Starting Up and Shutting Down the NVR 29
3.1.1. Before You Start .......................................................................................................................................... 29
3.1.2. Starting the NVR .......................................................................................................................................... 29
3.1.3. Shutting Down the NVR ............................................................................................................................... 29
3.1.4. Rebooting the NVR ...................................................................................................................................... 30
3.2 Activating Your Device 30
3.3 Using the Unlock Pattern for Login 31
3.3.1. Configuring the Unlock Pattern .................................................................................................................... 31
3.3.2. Logging in via Unlock Pattern ...................................................................................................................... 33
3.4 Login and Logout 34
3.4.1. User Login ................................................................................................................................................... 34
3.4.2. User Logout ................................................................................................................................................. 35
3.5 Adding and Connecting the IP Cameras 35
3.5.1. Activating the IP Camera ............................................................................................................................. 35
3.5.2. Adding the Online IP Cameras .................................................................................................................... 38
3.5.2.1 Before You Start .......................................................................................................................... 38
3.5.2.2 Add the IP Cameras .................................................................................................................... 38
3.5.2.3 Enabling the IP Camera Show Password Setting ........................................................................ 41
3.5.3. Enabling the H.265 Stream Access ............................................................................................................. 41
3.5.4. Editing Connected IP Cameras and Custom Configuring Protocols ............................................................ 41
3.5.4.1 Editing Advanced Parameters ..................................................................................................... 42
3.5.4.2 Configuring Custom Protocols ..................................................................................................... 43
3.5.5. Editing IP Cameras Connected to PoE Interfaces ....................................................................................... 45

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3.5.6. To Add Cameras for NVR Supporting PoE Function ................................................................................... 45
3.5.6.1 Before You Start .......................................................................................................................... 45
Chapter 4 Live View ....................................................................................................................................................... 47
4.1 Introduction of Live View 47
4.2 Live View Icons 47
4.3 Operations in Live View ode 47
4.4 Live View Operations 48
4.4.1. Front Panel Operation ................................................................................................................................. 48
4.4.2. Using the ouse in Live View ...................................................................................................................... 48
4.4.3. Quick Setting Toolbar in Live View ode .................................................................................................... 49
4.4.4. Fisheye Expansion View .............................................................................................................................. 52
4.5 Adjusting Live View Settings 52
4.6 Channel-Zero Encoding 54
Chapter 5 PTZ Controls ................................................................................................................................................. 55
5.1 Configuring PTZ Settings 55
5.2 Setting PTZ Presets, Patrols, and Patterns 56
5.2.1. Before You Start .......................................................................................................................................... 56
5.2.2. Customizing Presets .................................................................................................................................... 56
5.2.3. Calling Presets ............................................................................................................................................ 56
5.2.4. Customizing Patrols ..................................................................................................................................... 57
5.2.5. Calling Patrols ............................................................................................................................................. 58
5.2.6. Customizing Patterns................................................................................................................................... 59
5.2.7. Calling Patterns ........................................................................................................................................... 59
5.2.8. Customizing Linear Scan Limit .................................................................................................................... 60

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5.2.9. Calling Linear Scan ..................................................................................................................................... 61
5.2.10. One-Touch Park .......................................................................................................................................... 61
5.3 PTZ Control Panel 62
Chapter 6 Recording and Capture Settings ................................................................................................................. 64
6.1 Configuring Parameters 64
6.1.1. Before You Start .......................................................................................................................................... 64
6.2 Configuring Recording and Capture Schedule 68
6.3 Configuring otion Detection Recording and Capture 71
6.4 Configuring Alarm Triggered Recording and Capture 72
6.5 Configuring Holiday Recording and Capture 74
6.6 Configuring Redundant Recording and Capture 75
6.7 Configuring HDD Group for Recording and Capture 77
6.8 Files Protection 78
6.8.1. Locking the Recording Files ........................................................................................................................ 78
6.8.1.1 Lock File During Playback ........................................................................................................... 78
6.8.1.2 Lock File When Exporting ........................................................................................................... 79
6.8.2. Setting HDD Property to Read-Only ............................................................................................................ 80
Chapter 7 Playback ........................................................................................................................................................ 82
7.1 Playing Back Record Files 82
7.1.1. Instant Playback .......................................................................................................................................... 82
7.1.1.1 Instant Playback by Channel ....................................................................................................... 82
7.1.2. Playing Back by Normal Search .................................................................................................................. 82
7.1.2.1 Playback by Channel ................................................................................................................... 82
7.1.2.2 Playback by Time ........................................................................................................................ 83

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7.1.2.3 Playback Interface ....................................................................................................................... 84
7.1.3. Playing Back Using Smart Playback ............................................................................................................ 85
7.1.3.1 Before You Start .......................................................................................................................... 85
7.1.3.2 Configure Intrusion Detection ...................................................................................................... 86
7.1.4. Playing Back by Event Search ..................................................................................................................... 87
7.1.5. Video Tags .................................................................................................................................................. 89
7.1.5.1 Before Playing Back by Tag ........................................................................................................ 89
7.1.5.2 Tag anagement ........................................................................................................................ 90
7.1.6. Playing Back by Tag .................................................................................................................................... 91
7.1.7. Playing Back by Sub-Periods ...................................................................................................................... 92
7.1.8. Playing Back by System Logs ..................................................................................................................... 93
7.1.9. Playback Interface ....................................................................................................................................... 94
7.1.9.1 Playing Back External Files ......................................................................................................... 95
7.1.9.2 Playing Back Pictures .................................................................................................................. 96
7.2 Playback Auxiliary Functions 97
7.2.1. Playing Back Frame-by-Frame .................................................................................................................... 97
7.2.1.1 Using a ouse ............................................................................................................................ 97
7.2.1.2 Using the Front Panel .................................................................................................................. 97
7.2.2. Thumbnails View ......................................................................................................................................... 97
7.2.3. Fast View ..................................................................................................................................................... 98
7.2.4. Digital Zoom ................................................................................................................................................ 99
7.2.5. File anagement ......................................................................................................................................... 99
Chapter 8 Backup ......................................................................................................................................................... 101
8.1 Backing Up Record Files 101

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8.1.1. Quick Export .............................................................................................................................................. 101
8.1.2. Backing Up by Normal Video/Picture Search ............................................................................................ 103
8.1.2.1 Backup Using USB Flash Drives and USB HDDs ..................................................................... 103
8.1.3. Backing Up by Event Search ..................................................................................................................... 105
8.1.4. Backing Up Video Clips or Captured Playback Pictures ............................................................................ 106
8.2 anaging Backup Devices 107
8.3 Hot Spare Device Backup 108
8.3.1. Before You Start ........................................................................................................................................ 108
8.3.2. Setting Hot Spare Device .......................................................................................................................... 108
8.3.3. Setting Working Device ............................................................................................................................. 109
8.3.4. anaging the Hot Spare System ............................................................................................................... 109
Chapter 9 Alar Settings ............................................................................................................................................ 112
9.1 Setting otion Detection Alarm 112
9.2 Setting Sensor Alarms 113
9.3 Detecting Video Loss Alarm 116
9.4 Detecting Video Tampering Alarm 117
9.5 Handling Exceptions Alarm 118
9.5.1. Setting Alarm Response Actions ............................................................................................................... 119
9.5.2. Event Hint Display ..................................................................................................................................... 119
9.5.3. Full Screen onitoring ............................................................................................................................... 120
9.5.4. Audible Warning ........................................................................................................................................ 120
9.5.5. Notify Surveillance Center ......................................................................................................................... 120
9.5.6. E- ail Linkage ........................................................................................................................................... 121
9.5.7. Trigger Alarm Output ................................................................................................................................. 121

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9.6 Triggering or Clearing Alarm Output anually 122
Chapter 10 VCA Alar ................................................................................................................................................... 124
10.1 Face Detection 124
10.2 Line Crossing Detection 126
10.3 Intrusion Detection 127
10.4 Region Entrance Detection 129
10.5 Region Exiting Detection 130
10.6 Unattended Baggage Detection 130
10.7 Object Removal Detection 131
10.8 Audio Exception Detection 131
10.9 Sudden Scene Change Detection 132
10.10 Defocus Detection 132
10.11 PIR Alarm 133
Chapter 11 VCA Search ................................................................................................................................................. 134
11.1 Face Search 134
11.2 Behavior Search 136
11.3 Plate Search 137
11.4 People Counting 138
11.5 Heat ap 139
Chapter 12 Network Settings......................................................................................................................................... 141
12.1 Configuring General Settings 141
12.1.1. Working ode (DS-96xxNI-I8 odels) ...................................................................................................... 142
12.2 Configuring Advanced Settings 142
12.2.1. Register a HIK-Connect P2P Cloud Service Account ................................................................................ 142

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12.2.2. Enable Hik-Connect P2P on the NVR. ....................................................................................................... 143
12.2.3. Add the NVR to the Hik-Connect Service .................................................................................................. 144
12.2.4. Accessing the NVR .................................................................................................................................... 144
12.2.5. Configuring NTP Server ............................................................................................................................. 145
12.2.6. Configuring SN P ..................................................................................................................................... 145
12.2.7. Configuring ore Settings ......................................................................................................................... 146
12.2.8. Configuring HTTPS Port ............................................................................................................................ 148
12.2.9. Configuring E- ail ..................................................................................................................................... 150
12.2.10. Configuring NAT ........................................................................................................................................ 152
12.2.10.1 UPnP
T
..................................................................................................................................... 152
12.2.10.2 anual apping ........................................................................................................................ 154
12.2.11. Configuring Virtual Host ............................................................................................................................. 155
12.3 Checking Network Traffic 156
12.4 Configuring Network Detection 157
12.4.1. Testing Network Delay and Packet Loss ................................................................................................... 157
12.4.2. Exporting Network Packet ......................................................................................................................... 158
12.4.3. Checking the Network Status .................................................................................................................... 159
12.4.4. Checking Network Statistics ...................................................................................................................... 159
Chapter 13 RAID ............................................................................................................................................................. 161
13.1 Configuring Array 161
13.1.1. Before You Start ........................................................................................................................................ 161
13.1.2. Introduction ................................................................................................................................................ 161
13.1.3. Enable RAID .............................................................................................................................................. 162
13.1.4. One-Touch Configuration .......................................................................................................................... 162

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13.1.5. anually Creating Array ............................................................................................................................ 164
13.2 Rebuilding Array 166
13.2.1. Before You Start ........................................................................................................................................ 166
13.2.2. Automatically Rebuilding Array .................................................................................................................. 167
13.2.3. anually Rebuilding Array ......................................................................................................................... 167
13.3 Deleting Array 168
13.4 Checking and Editing Firmware 168
Chapter 14 HDD Manage ent ....................................................................................................................................... 170
14.1 Initializing HDDs 170
14.2 anaging Network HDD 171
14.3 anaging eSATA 173
14.4 anaging HDD Group 174
14.4.1. Setting HDD Groups .................................................................................................................................. 174
14.4.2. Setting HDD Property ................................................................................................................................ 175
14.5 Configuring Quota ode 176
14.6 Configuring Disk Clone 177
14.7 Checking HDD Status 179
14.8 HDD Detection 180
14.8.1. S. .A.R.T. Settings ................................................................................................................................... 180
14.8.2. Bad Sector Detection ................................................................................................................................. 181
14.9 Configuring HDD Error Alarms 181
Chapter 15 Ca era Settings.......................................................................................................................................... 183
15.1 Configuring OSD Settings 183
15.2 Configuring Privacy ask 183

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15.3 Configuring Video Parameters 184
Chapter 16 NVR Manage ent and Maintenance ......................................................................................................... 186
16.1 Viewing System Information 186
16.2 Searching and Exporting Log Files 186
16.3 Importing/Exporting IP Camera Info 189
16.4 Importing/Exporting Configuration Files 189
16.5 Upgrading System 190
16.5.1. Upgrading by Local Backup Device ........................................................................................................... 190
16.5.2. Upgrading by FTP ..................................................................................................................................... 190
16.5.3. Restoring Default Settings ......................................................................................................................... 191
Chapter 17 Others .......................................................................................................................................................... 192
17.1 Configuring RS-232 Serial Port 192
17.2 Configuring General Settings 192
17.3 Configuring DST Settings 194
17.4 Configuring ore Settings 194
17.5 anaging User Accounts 195
17.5.1. Adding a User ............................................................................................................................................ 195
17.5.2. Deleting a User .......................................................................................................................................... 199
17.5.3. Editing a User ............................................................................................................................................ 199
Chapter 18 Appendix ..................................................................................................................................................... 202
18.1 Specifications 202
18.1.1. DS-96xxNI-I8 ............................................................................................................................................. 202
18.1.2. DS-7716NI-I4/P ......................................................................................................................................... 203
18.1.3. DS-76xxNI-I2/xP ........................................................................................................................................ 204

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18.2 Glossary 205
18.3 Troubleshooting 206
18.4 Summary of Changes 214
18.4.1. Version 3.4.2 ............................................................................................................................................. 214
18.5 List of Compatible IP Cameras 215
18.6 List of Third-Party IP Cameras 220

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Chapter 1 Product Key Features
1.1 General
•Compatible with network cameras, network domes, and encoders
•Connectable to the third-party network cameras like ACTI, Arecont, AXIS, Bosch, Brickcom, Canon, PANASONIC,
Pelco, SA SUNG, SANYO, SONY, Vivotek, and ZAVIO, and cameras that adopt ONVIF or PSIA protocol
•Connectable to smart IP cameras
•H.265/H.264/ PEG4 video formats
•PAL/NTSC adaptive video inputs
•Each channel supports dual-stream
•Up to 8/16/32/64 network cameras can be added according to different models
•Independent configuration for each channel (e.g., resolution, frame rate, bit rate, image quality, etc.)
•The quality of the input and output record is configurable
1.2 Local Monitoring
•HD I/VGA1 and HD I2/VGA2 outputs provided for DS-9600NI series NVR
•HD I and VGA outputs provided for DS-7716NI-I4/16P NVR.
•HD I Video output at up to 4K resolution and VGA video output at up to 2K resolution
•ultiple screen display in live view is supported, and the display sequence of channels is adjustable
•Live view screen can be switched in group. anual switch and auto-switch are provided and the auto-switch
interval is configurable.
•Quick setup menu is provided for live view
•otion detection, video tampering, video exception alert and video loss alert functions
•Privacy mask
•ultiple PTZ protocols supported; PTZ preset, patrol and pattern
•Zooming in by clicking the mouse and PTZ tracing by dragging mouse
•Supports fisheye expansions: PTZ, 180° expansion, and 360° expansion
1.3 HDD Manage ent
•Up to eight SATA hard disks and one eSATA disk can be connected to DS-9600NI-I8, four SATA hard disks for
DS-7716NI-I4/16P
•Up to 6 TB storage capacity for each disk supported

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•Supports eight network disks (NAS/IP SAN disk)
•Supports S. .A.R.T. and bad sector detection
•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
•For DS-9600NI-I8 series, RAID0, RAID1, RAID5, RAID6, and RAID 10 are supported
•Hot-swappable RAID storage scheme, and can be enabled and disabled on your demand. 16 arrays can be
configured
•DS-9600NI-I8 series NVR supports disk clone to the eSATA disk
•Supports encrypted WD HDDs: WD2000FYYZ-31, WD3000FYYZ-31, WD4000FYYZ-31
1.4 Recording, Capture, and Playback
NOTE: Capture is supported by DS-96xxNI-I8 only.
•Holiday recording schedule configuration
•Continuous and event video recording parameters
•ultiple recording types: manual, continuous, alarm, motion, motion & alarm, and VCA
•Eight 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
•Provide new playback interface with easy and flexible operation
•Searching and playing back record files by channel number, recording type, start time, end time, etc.
•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

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•Supports thumbnails view and fast view during playback
•Up to 16-ch synchronous playback at 1080p real time
•anual capture, continuous capture of video images and playback of captured pictures
•Supports enabling H.264+ to ensure high video quality with lowered bitrate
1.5 Backup
•Export video data by USB, SATA, or eSATA device (for DS-96xxNI-I8)
•Export video clips when playback
•anagement and maintenance of backup devices
•Either Normal or Hot Spare working mode is configurable to constitute an N+1 hot spare system
1.6 Alar 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
•VCA search for face detection, vehicle plate, behavior analysis, 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
1.7 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
•Operation, alarm, exceptions and log recording and searching
•anually triggering and clearing alarms
•Import and export of device configuration information
•User can control 3D PTZ function through a network keyboard
1.8 Network Functions
•Two self-adaptive 10 /100 /1000 network interfaces for DS-96xxNI-I8, with multi-address mode for separate
camera subnet or fault tolerance mode for the highest network reliability
•One self-adaptive 10 /100 /1000 network interface for DS-7716NI-I4/16P
•Sixteen independent PoE network interfaces for the /16P models

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•IPv6 is supported
•TCP/IP protocol, DHCP, DNS, DDNS, NTP, SADP, S TP, SN P, NFS, and iSCSI are supported
•TCP, UDP and RTP for unicast
•Auto/ anual port mapping by UPnPT
•Supports access by HIK-Connect Cloud P2P
•Remote Web browser access by HTTPS ensures high security
•ANR (Automatic Network Replenishment) function is supported, it enables the IP camera to save the recording
files in the local storage when the network is disconnected, and synchronizes the files to the NVR 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 locking and unlocking of control panel and mouse
•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
•Remote JPEG capture
•Virtual host function is provided to get access and manage the IP camera directly
•Two-way audio and voice broadcasting
•Embedded Web server
1.9 Develop ent Scalability
•SDK for Windows system
•Source code of application software for demo