HIK VISION DS-96128NI-H16DS-96128NI-H16/HDS-96128NI-H16/IDS-96128NI-H16/H/IDS-96128NI-F16DS-96128NI-F16/HDS-96128NI-F16/IDS-96128NI User manual

Network Video Recorder
User Manual
UD.6L0202D1973A01

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Regulatory Information
FCC Information
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
2004/108/EC, the LVD Directive 2006/95/EC and 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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Safety Instruction
These instructions are intended to ensure that user can use the product correctly to avoid danger or property loss.
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.
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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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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Thank you for purchasing our product. If there is any question or request, please do not hesitate to contact dealer.
This manual is applicable to the models listed in the following table.
Series
Model
Type
DS-96128NI-H16
DS-96128NI-H16
DS-96128NI-H16/H
DS-96128NI-H16/I
DS-96128NI-H16/H/I
Network Video Recorder
DS-96128NI-F16
DS-96128NI-F16
DS-96128NI-F16/H
DS-96128NI-F16/I
DS-96128NI-F16/H/I
Network Video Recorder
DS-96256NI-H16
DS-96256NI-H16
DS-96256NI-H16/H
DS-96256NI-H16/I
DS-96256NI-H16/H/I
Network Video Recorder
DS-96256NI-F16
DS-96256NI-F16
DS-96256NI-F16/H
DS-96256NI-F16/I
DS-96256NI-F16/H/I
Network Video Recorder
DS-96128NI-H24
DS-96128NI-H24
DS-96128NI-H24/H
DS-96128NI-H24/I
DS-96128NI-H24/H/I
Network Video Recorder
DS-96128NI-F24
DS-96128NI-F24
DS-96128NI-F24/H
DS-96128NI-F24/I
DS-96128NI-F24/H/I
Network Video Recorder
DS-96256NI-H24
DS-96256NI-H24
DS-96256NI-H24/H
DS-96256NI-H24/I
DS-96256NI-H24/H/I
Network Video Recorder
DS-96256NI-F24
DS-96256NI-F24
DS-96256NI-F24/H
DS-96256NI-F24/I
DS-96256NI-F24/H/I
Network Video Recorder

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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.
PAL/NTSC adaptive video inputs.
Each channel supports dual-stream.
Up to 128/256 network cameras can be connected.
Independent configuration for each channel, including resolution, frame rate, bit rate, image quality, etc..
The quality of the input and output record is configurable.
A redundant power supply is provided to improve the system stability.
Local Monitoring
Simultaneous HDMI1/VGAoutput as the main output and the HDMI2 works as the auxiliary output.
All video outputs at up to 1920×1080 resolution.
Live view screen can be switched in group, and manual switch and auto-switch live view are also provided,
and the interval of automatic cycle can be adjusted.
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 3D positioning by dragging mouse.
HDD Management
Up to 24/18 SATAhard disks can be connected. (Each disk with a maximum of 4TB storage capacity.)
8 network disks (8 NAS disks, or 7 NAS disks+1 IP SAN disk) can be connected.
The SAS expansion enclosure can be connected for the expanded storage via the miniSAS interface.
Support S.M.A.R.T. and bad sector detection. (Not supported when the RAID function is enabled.)
HDD group management.
Support HDD standby function.
HDD property: redundancy, read-only, read/write (R/W).
HDD quota management; different capacity can be assigned to different channel.
Support RAID0, RAID1, RAID5 and RAID10 storage scheme, and can be enabled and disabled on your
demand.
Recording and Playback
Holiday recording schedule configuration.
Continuous and event video recording parameters.
Multiple recording types: manual, continuous, alarm, motion, motion | alarm, motion & alarm.
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.
Locking and unlocking record files.
Local redundant recording.
Playing back record files by events (alarm input/motion detection/VCA).
Playing back record files by smart search (intrusion/motion detection).

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Tag adding for record files, searching and playing back by tags.
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.
Up to 16-ch synchronous playback.
Backup
Export video data by USB or SATA 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, video tampering, abnormal signal, video input/output standard
mismatch, illegal login, network disconnected, IP confliction, record exception, HDD error, and HDD full,
hot spare exception, etc.
VCA detection alarm is supported.
VCA search for face detection, 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.
Other Local Functions
Operable by front panel, mouse and 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.
Manually triggering and clearing alarms.
Import and export of device configuration information.
Network Functions
4 self-adaptive 10M/100M/1000M network interfaces, and various working modes are configurable:
multi-address, network fault tolerance, etc.
4 1000M optical fiber interfaces.
IPv6 is supported.
TCP/IP protocol, PPPoE, DHCP, DNS, DDNS, NTP, SADP, SMTP, SNMP, NFS, and iSCSI are supported.
TCP, UDP and RTP for unicast.
Auto/Manual port mapping by UPnPTM.
Remote web browser access by HTTPS ensures high security.
Remote reverse playback via RTSP.
Support accessing by the platform via ONVIF.
Remote search, playback, download, locking and unlocking of the record files, and support downloading
files breakpoint resume.
Remote parameters setup; remote import/export of device parameters.

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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.
Two-way audio and voice broadcasting.
Embedded WEB server.
Development Scalability:
SDK for Windows and Linux 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........................................................................................................................13
1.1 Front Panel ....................................................................................................................................14
1.2 USB Mouse Operation ..................................................................................................................17
1.3 Input Method Description..............................................................................................................18
1.4 Rear Panel .....................................................................................................................................19
Chapter 2 Getting Started ...................................................................................................................21
2.1 Starting Up and Shutting Down the NVR......................................................................................22
2.2 Setting the Admin Password..........................................................................................................23
2.3 Using the Wizard for Basic Configuration.....................................................................................24
2.4 Adding and Connecting the IP Cameras........................................................................................28
2.4.1 Setting the Admin Password for IP Camera......................................................................28
2.4.2 Adding the Online IP Cameras .........................................................................................29
2.4.3 Editing the Connected IP cameras and Configuring Customized Protocols......................32
Chapter 3 Live View.............................................................................................................................36
3.1 Introduction of Live View .............................................................................................................37
3.2 Operations in Live View Mode......................................................................................................38
3.2.1 Front Panel Operation on Live View.................................................................................38
3.2.2 Using the Mouse in Live View .........................................................................................38
3.2.3 Using an Auxiliary Monitor..............................................................................................39
3.2.4 Quick Setting Toolbar in Live View Mode .......................................................................40
3.3 Adjusting Live View Settings........................................................................................................42
Chapter 4 PTZ Controls......................................................................................................................44
4.1 Configuring PTZ Settings..............................................................................................................45
4.2 Setting PTZ Presets, Patrols & Patterns.........................................................................................46
4.2.1 Customizing Presets..........................................................................................................46
4.2.2 Calling Presets ..................................................................................................................46
4.2.3 Customizing Patrols..........................................................................................................47
4.2.4 Calling Patrols ..................................................................................................................48
4.2.5 Customizing Patterns........................................................................................................49
4.2.6 Calling Patterns.................................................................................................................49
4.2.7 Customizing Linear Scan Limit........................................................................................50
4.2.8 Calling Linear Scan ..........................................................................................................51
4.2.9 One-touch Park.................................................................................................................51
4.3 PTZ Control Panel.........................................................................................................................53
Chapter 5 Recording Settings..............................................................................................................54
5.1 Configuring Parameters.................................................................................................................55
5.2 Configuring Recording Schedule ..................................................................................................58
5.3 Configuring Motion Detection Recording.....................................................................................61
5.4 Configuring VCA Event Recording...............................................................................................63
5.5 Configuring Alarm Triggered Recording.......................................................................................65
5.6 Manual Recording.........................................................................................................................67
5.7 Configuring Holiday Recording ....................................................................................................68

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5.8 Configuring Redundant Recording................................................................................................70
5.9 Configuring HDD Group for Recording........................................................................................72
5.10 Files Protection..............................................................................................................................73
5.10.1 Locking the Recording Files.............................................................................................73
5.10.2 Setting HDD Property to Read-only.................................................................................75
Chapter 6 Playback..............................................................................................................................77
6.1 Playing Back Record Files ............................................................................................................78
6.1.1 Instant Playback................................................................................................................78
6.1.2 Playing Back by Normal Search.......................................................................................78
6.1.3 Playing Back by Event Search..........................................................................................81
6.1.4 Playing Back by Tag.........................................................................................................82
6.1.5 Playing back by Smart Playback.......................................................................................84
6.1.6 Playing Back by System Logs ..........................................................................................87
6.1.7 Playing Back External File ...............................................................................................88
6.1.8 Playing Back by Sub-periods............................................................................................89
Chapter 7 Backup ................................................................................................................................90
7.1 Backing up Record Files ...............................................................................................................91
7.1.1 Quick Export.....................................................................................................................91
7.1.2 Backing up by Normal Video Search................................................................................93
7.1.3 Backing up by Event Search.............................................................................................95
7.1.4 Backing up Video Clips....................................................................................................96
7.2 Managing Backup Devices............................................................................................................97
7.3 Hot Spare Device Backup..............................................................................................................98
7.3.1 Setting Hot Spare Device..................................................................................................98
7.3.1 Setting Working Device....................................................................................................99
7.3.2 Managing Hot Spare System ............................................................................................99
Chapter 8 Alarm Settings..................................................................................................................102
8.1 Setting Motion Detection Alarm..................................................................................................103
8.2 Setting Sensor Alarms .................................................................................................................105
8.3 Detecting Video Loss Alarm........................................................................................................108
8.4 Detecting Video Tampering Alarm..............................................................................................109
8.5 Handling Exceptions Alarm......................................................................................................... 111
8.6 Setting Alarm Response Actions ................................................................................................. 112
8.7 Triggering or Clearing Alarm Output Manually .......................................................................... 115
Chapter 9 VCA Alarm....................................................................................................................... 116
9.1 Face Recognition......................................................................................................................... 117
9.2 Face Detection............................................................................................................................. 117
9.3 Line Crossing Detection.............................................................................................................. 118
9.4 Intrusion Detection......................................................................................................................121
9.5 Region Entrance Detection..........................................................................................................123
9.6 Region Exiting Detection ............................................................................................................124
9.7 Loitering Detection......................................................................................................................124
9.8 People Gathering Detection.........................................................................................................124
9.9 Fast Moving Detection ................................................................................................................125

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9.10 Parking Detection........................................................................................................................125
9.11 Unattended Baggage Detection ...................................................................................................125
9.12 Object Removal Detection...........................................................................................................126
9.13 Audio Exception Detection .........................................................................................................126
9.14 Sudden Scene Change Detection.................................................................................................127
9.15 Defocus Detection.......................................................................................................................127
9.16 PIR Alarm ...................................................................................................................................127
Chapter 10 VCA Search ......................................................................................................................129
10.1 Face Search .................................................................................................................................130
10.2 Behavior Search ..........................................................................................................................132
10.3 People Counting..........................................................................................................................133
10.4 Heat Map.....................................................................................................................................135
Chapter 11 Network Settings ..............................................................................................................136
11.1 Configuring General Settings......................................................................................................137
11.2 Configuring Advanced Settings...................................................................................................139
11.2.1 Configuring PPPoE Settings...........................................................................................139
11.2.2 Configuring DDNS.........................................................................................................139
11.2.3 Configuring NTP Server.................................................................................................143
11.2.4 Configuring SNMP.........................................................................................................144
11.2.5 Configuring More Settings .............................................................................................144
11.2.6 Configuring HTTPS Port................................................................................................145
11.2.7 Configuring Email ..........................................................................................................147
11.2.8 Configuring NAT............................................................................................................148
11.3 Checking Network Traffic...........................................................................................................151
11.4 Checking Network Statistics........................................................................................................153
Chapter 12 RAID .................................................................................................................................154
12.1 Configuring Array .......................................................................................................................155
12.1.1 Enable RAID ..................................................................................................................155
12.1.2 One-touch Configuration................................................................................................156
12.1.3 Manually Creating Array ................................................................................................157
12.2 Rebuilding Array.........................................................................................................................160
12.2.1 Automatically Rebuilding Array.....................................................................................160
12.2.1 Manually Rebuilding Array ............................................................................................161
12.3 Deleting Array.............................................................................................................................163
12.4 Checking the Firmware Information............................................................................................164
Chapter 13 HDD Management............................................................................................................165
13.1 Initializing HDDs ........................................................................................................................166
13.2 Managing Network HDD ............................................................................................................168
13.3 Managing HDD Group................................................................................................................170
13.3.1 Setting HDD Groups.......................................................................................................170
13.3.2 Setting HDD Property.....................................................................................................171
13.4 Configuring Quota Mode.............................................................................................................173
13.5 Checking HDD Status .................................................................................................................175
13.6 HDD Detection............................................................................................................................177

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13.7 Configuring HDD Error Alarms..................................................................................................179
Chapter 14 Camera Settings ...............................................................................................................180
14.1 Configuring OSD Settings...........................................................................................................181
14.2 Configuring Privacy Mask...........................................................................................................182
14.3 Configuring Video Parameters ....................................................................................................183
Chapter 15 NVR Management and Maintenance .............................................................................184
15.1 Viewing System Information.......................................................................................................185
15.2 Searching & Export Log Files.....................................................................................................186
15.3 Importing/Exporting IP Camera Info...........................................................................................189
15.4 Importing/Exporting Configuration Files....................................................................................190
15.5 Upgrading System.......................................................................................................................191
15.5.1 Upgrading by Local Backup Device...............................................................................191
15.5.2 Upgrading by FTP ..........................................................................................................191
15.6 Restoring Default Settings...........................................................................................................193
Chapter 16 Others................................................................................................................................194
16.1 Configuring RS-232 Serial Port...................................................................................................195
16.2 Configuring General Settings......................................................................................................196
16.3 Configuring DST Settings ...........................................................................................................197
16.4 Configuring More Settings for Device Parameters......................................................................198
16.5 Managing User Accounts.............................................................................................................199
16.5.1 Adding a User.................................................................................................................199
16.5.2 Deleting a User ...............................................................................................................201
16.5.3 Editing a User.................................................................................................................202
Chapter 17 Video Wall Configuration and Operation ......................................................................204
17.1.1 User Registration and Login...........................................................................................205
17.1.2 Adding the NVR to the Client Software .........................................................................206
17.1.3 Configuring the Video Wall ............................................................................................208
17.1.4 Decoding and Displaying Video on Video Wall..............................................................210
17.1.5 Operating Windowing and Roaming on Video Wall....................................................... 211
Chapter 18 Access by Web Browser ...................................................................................................213
18.1 Logging In...................................................................................................................................213
18.2 Live View....................................................................................................................................214
18.3 Recording....................................................................................................................................215
18.4 Playback......................................................................................................................................217
Appendix.......................................................................................................................................................219
Specifications.........................................................................................................................................220
Glossary.................................................................................................................................................224
Troubleshooting.....................................................................................................................................225
Summary of Changes.............................................................................................................................231

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Chapter 1 Introduction

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1.1 Front Panel
Figure 1. 1 DS-96000NI-H16/F16 (/I)
Figure 1. 2 DS-96000NI-H16/F16 (/H/I)
Figure 1. 3 DS-96000NI-H24/F24 (/I)

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Figure 1. 4 DS-96000NI-H24/F24(/H) and DS-96000NI-H24/F24(/H/I)
Table 1. 1 Description of Front Panel Buttons
No.
Name
Function Description
1
Front Panel Lock
You can lock or unlock the panel by the key.
2
Tx/Rx Status Indicator
Flashes blue when network connection is functioning properly.
3
HDD Status Indicator
Flashes red when data is being read from or written to HDD.
4
POWER Status Indicator
(DS-96128NI-H24)
Lights blue when the device starts up, and remains red when the
device is soft-off.
POWER ON/OFF
(DS-96128NI-H16)
Power on/off switch.
5
ESC
Back to the previous menu.
Press to enter the PTZ control mode of the first camera.
Double-press for switching between main and auxiliary output.
6
Control
Buttons
DIRECTION
The DIRECTION buttons are used to navigate between different
fields and items in menus.
In the Playback mode, the Up and Down button is used to speed
up and slow down recorded video. The Left and Right button is
used to reverse 30s and forward 30s the playback progress.
In Live View mode, the Up button is to switch the live view
mode between single- and multi-window divisions. The Down
button is used to enter the normal playback mode. The Left
button is to show the quick setting toolbar. And the Right button
can be used to switch the live view image of the next camera.
In PTZ control mode, it can control the movement of the PTZ
camera.
ENTER
The ENTER button is used to confirm selection in any of the
menu modes.
It can also be used to tick checkbox fields.
In Playback mode, it can be used to play or pause the video.
In single-frame Playback mode, pressing the button will advance
the video by a single frame.
In Auto-switch mode, it can be used to stop /start auto switch.

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No.
Name
Function Description
7
MENU
Pressing the button will help you return to the Main menu (after
successful login).
Press and hold the button for 5 seconds will turn off audible key
beep.
8
USB Interfaces
Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports for additional devices such as
USB mouse and USB Hard Disk Drive (HDD).
The USB ports are provided for the use of intel board
when it is connected.
9
Touch LCD Screen
The touch LCD is supported by /H and /H/I models by default,
and is optional for other models. It outputs the simultaneous
image with the VGA/HDMI1 and the local menu can be
controlled by the touch operation.
10
HDD Slot Sequence
Indicates the HDD slot number sequence in the chassis.
11
READY Status Indicator
Lights in red when the device is working normally.
12
ALARM Status Indicator
Lights in red when there is alarm triggered.

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1.2 USB Mouse Operation
A regular 3-button (Left/Right/Scroll-wheel) USB mouse can also be used with this NVR. To use a USB mouse:
1. Plug USB mouse into one of the USB interfaces on the front panel of the NVR.
2. The mouse should automatically be detected. If in a rare case that the mouse is not detected, the possible
reason may be that the two devices are not compatible, please refer to the recommended the device list from
your provider.
The operation of the mouse:
Table 1. 2 Description of the Mouse Control
Name
Action
Description
Left-Click
Single-Click
Live view: Select channel and show the quick set menu.
Menu: Select and enter.
Double-Click
Live view: Switch between single-screen and multi-screen.
Click and Drag
PTZ control: pan, tilt and zoom.
Video tampering, privacy mask and motion detection: Select target area.
Digital zoom-in: Drag and select target area.
Live view: Drag channel/time bar.
Right-Click
Single-Click
Live view: Show menu.
Menu: Exit current menu to upper level menu.
Scroll-Wheel
Scrolling up
Live view: Previous screen.
Menu: Previous item.
Scrolling down
Live view: Next screen.
Menu: Next item.

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1.3 Input Method Description
Figure 1. 5 Soft Keyboard (1)
Figure 1. 6 Soft Keyboard (2)
Description of the buttons on the soft keyboard:
Table 1. 3 Description of the Soft Keyboard Icons
Icon
Description
Icon
Description
…
Number
…
English letter
Lowercase/Uppercase
Backspace
Switch the keyboard
Space
Positioning the cursor
Exit
Symbols
Reserved

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1.4 Rear Panel
Figure 1. 7 DS-96000NI-H16/F16
Figure 1. 8 DS-96000NI-H24/F24
Table 1. 4 Description of the Rear Panel
No.
Item
Description
1
AUDIO OUT
RCA connector for audio output. This connector is synchronized with
VGA video output.
AUDIO IN
RCA connector for audio input.
2
FIBER Interface
4 FIBER network interfaces.
3
LAN Interface
4 LAN network interfaces.
4
HDMITM
2 HDMITM video output connectors.
5
USB 3.0 interface
Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports for additional devices such as USB
mouse and USB Hard Disk Drive (HDD).
6
MINI SAS (Optional)
Connects to SAS expansion enclosure.