HIK VISION EKI-K82T46 User manual

Network Video Recorder
User Manual

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FCC Information
Please take attent on that changes or mod f cat on not expressly approved by the party respons ble for
compl ance could vo d the user’s author ty to operate the equ pment.

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FCC Compliance: Th s equ pment has been tested and found to comply w th the l m ts for a Class A d g tal
dev ce, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These l m ts are des gned to prov de reasonable protect on
aga nst harmful nterference when the equ pment s operated n a commerc al env ronment. Th s
equ pment generates, uses, and can rad ate rad o frequency energy and, f not nstalled and used n
accordance w th the nstruct on manual, may cause harmful nterference to rad o commun cat ons.
Operat on of th s equ pment n a res dent al area s l kely to cause harmful nterference, n wh ch case the
user w ll be requ red to correct the nterference at h s own expense.
FCC Conditions
Th s dev ce compl es w th part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operat on s subject to the follow ng two cond t ons:
•Th s dev ce may not cause harmful nterference.
•Th s dev ce must accept any nterference rece ved, nclud ng nterference that may cause undes red
operat on.
EU Conformity Statement
Th s product and, f appl cable, the suppl ed accessor es too are marked w th “CE” and comply
therefore w th the appl cable harmon zed European standards l sted under the EMC D rect ve
2014/30/EU, the LVD D rect ve 2014/35/EU, the RoHS D rect ve 2011/65/EU.
2012/19/EU (WEEE Directive): Products marked w th th s symbol cannot be d sposed of as unsorted
mun c pal waste n the European Un on. For proper recycl ng, return th s product to your local
suppl er upon the purchase of equ valent new equ pment, or d spose of t at des gnated collect on
po nts. For more nformat on see: www.recycleth s. nfo
2006/66/EC (Battery Directive): Th s product conta ns a battery that cannot be d sposed of as
unsorted mun c pal waste n the European Un on. See the product documentat on for spec f c
battery nformat on. The battery s marked w th th s symbol, wh ch may nclude letter ng to nd cate
cadm um (Cd), lead (Pb), or mercury (Hg). For proper recycl ng, return the battery to your suppl er or
to a des gnated collect on po nt. For more nformat on see: www.recycleth s. nfo
Industry Canada ICES-003 Compliance
Th s dev ce meets the CAN ICES-3 (A)/NMB-3(A) standards requ rements.
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Safety Instructions
•Proper conf gurat on of all passwords and other secur ty sett ngs s the respons b l ty of the nstaller
and/or end-user.

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•In the use of the product, you must be n str ct compl ance w th the electr cal safety regulat ons of the
nat on and reg on. Please refer to techn cal spec f cat ons for deta led nformat on.
•Input voltage should meet both the SELV (Safety Extra Low Voltage) and the L m ted Power Source w th
100 to 240 VAC or 12 VDC accord ng to the IEC60950-1 standard. Please refer to techn cal
spec f cat ons for deta led nformat on.
•Do not connect several dev ces to one power adapter as adapter overload may cause overheat ng or a
f re hazard.
•Please make sure that the plug s f rmly connected to the power socket.
•If smoke, odor, or no se r se from the dev ce, turn off the power at once and unplug the power cable,
and then please contact the serv ce center.
Preventive and Cautionary Tips
Before connect ng and operat ng your dev ce, please be adv sed of the follow ng t ps:
•Ensure un t s nstalled n a well-vent lated, dust-free env ronment.
•Un t s des gned for ndoor use only.
•Keep all l qu ds away from the dev ce.
•Ensure env ronmental cond t ons meet factory spec f cat ons.
•Ensure un t s properly secured to a rack or shelf. Major shocks or jolts to the un t as a result of
dropp ng t may cause damage to the sens t ve electron cs w th n the un t.
•Use the dev ce n conjunct on w th a UPS f poss ble.
•Power down the un t before connect ng and d sconnect ng accessor es and per pherals.
•A factory recommended HDD should be used for th s dev ce.
•Improper use or replacement of the battery may result n explos on hazard. Replace w th the same or
equ valent type only. D spose of used batter es accord ng to the nstruct ons prov ded by the battery
manufacturer.
•When nstall ng the dev ce nto a cab net over 2U he ght, t s suggested to use a rack shelf to bear the
we ght. If the cab net he ght s over 4U, t s suggested to use sl de ra ls or a rack shelf to bear the
we ght.

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Product Key Features
General
•Connectable to network cameras, network dome, and encoders.
•Connectable to th rd-party network cameras such as ACTI, Arecont, AXIS, Bosch, Br ckcom, Canon,
PANASONIC, Pelco, SAMSUNG, SANYO, SONY, V votek, and ZAVIO, and cameras that adopt ONVIF or PSIA
protocol.
•Connectable to smart IP cameras.
•H.265+/H.265/ H.264+/H.264/MPEG4 v deo formats.
•PAL/NTSC adapt ve v deo nputs.
•Each channel supports dual-stream.
•Up to 8/16/32 network cameras can be added accord ng to d fferent models.
•Independent conf gurat on for each channel, nclud ng resolut on, frame rate, b t rate, mage qual ty,
etc.
•The qual ty of the nput and output record s conf gurable.
Local Monitoring
•HDMI and VGA outputs prov ded.
•HDMI v deo output at up to 4K resolut on.
•Mult ple screen d splay n l ve v ew s supported, and the d splay sequence of channels s adjustable.
•L ve v ew screen can be sw tched n group. Manual sw tch and auto-sw tch are prov ded and the auto-
sw tch nterval s conf gurable.
•Conf gurable ma n stream and sub-stream for the l ve v ew.
•Qu ck sett ng menu s prov ded for l ve v ew.
•Mot on detect on, v deo tamper ng, v deo except on alert, and v deo loss alert funct ons.
•Pr vacy mask.
•Mult ple PTZ protocols supported; PTZ preset, patrol, and pattern.
•Zoom ng n by cl ck ng the mouse and PTZ trac ng by dragg ng mouse.
HDD Management
•Up to 6 TB storage capac ty for each d sk supported.
•Supports e ght network d sks (NAS/IP SAN d sk).

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•Supports S.M.A.R.T. and bad sector detect on.
•HDD group management.
•Supports HDD standby funct on.
•HDD property: redundancy, read-only, read/wr te (R/W).
•HDD quota management; d fferent capac ty can be ass gned to d fferent channel.
Recording and Playback
•Hol day record ng schedule conf gurat on.
•Cont nuous and event v deo record ng parameters.
•Mult ple record ng types: manual, cont nuous, alarm, mot on, mot on | alarm, and mot on & alarm VCA.
•E ght record ng t me per ods w th separated record ng types.
•Pre-record and post-record for alarm, mot on detect on for record ng, and pre-record t me for schedule
and manual record ng.
•Search ng record f les and captured p ctures by events (alarm nput/mot on detect on).
•Tag add ng for record f les, search ng and play ng back by tags.
•Lock ng and unlock ng record f les.
•Local redundant record ng.
•Prov de new playback nterface w th easy and flex ble operat on.
•Search ng and play ng back record f les by channel number, record ng type, start t me, end t me, etc.
•Smart search for the selected area n the v deo.
•Zoom ng n when playback.
•Reverse playback of mult -channel.
•Supports pause, play reverse, speed up, speed down, sk p forward, and sk p backward when playback,
and locat ng by dragg ng the mouse.
•Supports thumbna ls v ew and fast v ew dur ng playback.
•Up to 16-ch synchronous playback at 1080p real t me.
•Supports playback by transcoded stream.
•Supports enabl ng H.264+ to ensure h gh v deo qual ty w th lowered b trate.
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•Export v deo data by USB or SATA dev ce.
•Export v deo cl ps when playback.
•Management and ma ntenance of backup dev ces.
Alarms and Exceptions
•Conf gurable arm ng t me of alarm nput/output.
•Alarm for v deo loss, mot on detect on, tamper ng, abnormal s gnal, v deo nput/output standard
m smatch, llegal log n, network d sconnected, IP confl ct on, abnormal record/capture, HDD error, HDD
full, etc.
•VCA detect on alarm s supported.
•VCA search for face detect on and behav or analys s.
•Alarm tr ggers full screen mon tor ng, aud o alarm, not fy ng surve llance center, send ng e-ma l, and
alarm output.
•Automat c restore when system s abnormal.
Ot er Local Functions
•Operable by front panel, mouse, remote control, or control keyboard.
•Three-level user management; adm n user s allowed to create many operat ng accounts and def ne
the r operat ng perm ss on, wh ch ncludes the l m t to access any channel.
•Adm n password resett ng by export ng/ mport ng the GUID f le.
•Operat on, alarm, except ons and log record ng and search ng.
•Manually tr gger ng and clear ng alarms.
•Import and export of dev ce conf gurat on nformat on.
Network Functions
•Self-adapt ve 10M/100M/1000Mbps network nterface.
•Four ndependent PoE network nterfaces are prov ded for /4P models, e ght ndependent PoE network
nterfaces for /8P models, and s xteen ndependent PoE network nterfaces for /16P models.
•Long d stance (100−300 m) network transm ss on v a PoE (for /P models).
•IPv6 s supported.
•TCP/IP protocol, DHCP, DNS, DDNS, NTP, SADP, SMTP, SNMP, NFS, and SCSI are supported.
•TCP, UDP and RTP for un cast.

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•Auto/Manual port mapp ng by UPnPTM.
•Support access by H k-Connect.
•Remote Web browser access by HTTPS ensures h gh secur ty.
•The ANR (Automat c Network Replen shment) funct on s supported, t enables the IP camera save the
record ng f les n the local storage when the network s d sconnected and synchron zes the f les to the
NVR when the network s resumed.
•Remote reverse playback v a RTSP.
•Supports access ng by the platform v a ONVIF.
•Remote search, playback, download, lock ng, and unlock ng of the record f les, and supports
download ng f les broken transfer resume.
•Remote parameters setup; remote mport/export of dev ce parameters.
•Remote v ew ng of the dev ce status, system logs and alarm status.
•Remote keyboard operat on.
•Remote HDD formatt ng and program upgrad ng.
•Remote system restart and shutdown.
•RS-485 transparent channel transm ss on.
•Alarm and except on nformat on can be sent to the remote host.
•Remotely start/stop record ng.
•Remotely start/stop alarm output.
•Remote PTZ control.
•Remote JPEG capture.
•V rtual host funct on s prov ded to get access and manage the IP camera d rectly.
•Two-way aud o and vo ce broadcast ng.
•Embedded Web server.
Development Scalability
•SDK for W ndows system.
•Source code of appl cat on software for demo.
•Development support and tra n ng for appl cat on system.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
C apter 1 Introduction .................................................................................................................................... 14
1.1 Front Panel (Typ cal) .............................................................................................................................. 14
1.2 IR Remote Control Operat ons .............................................................................................................. 14
1.2.1 Pa r ng (Enabl ng) the IR Remote to a Spec f c NVR (opt onal)................................................ 14
1.2.2 Unpa r ng (D sabl ng) an IR Remote from an NVR ..................................................................... 15
1.3 USB Mouse Operat on ............................................................................................................................ 17
1.4 Input Method Descr pt on ..................................................................................................................... 18
1.5 Rear Panel (Typ cal) ............................................................................................................................... 18
C apter 2 Getting Started ............................................................................................................................... 19
2.1 Dev ce Startup and Act vat on .............................................................................................................. 19
2.1.1 Start ng Up and Shutt ng Down the NVR .................................................................................. 19
2.1.2 Act vat ng Your Dev ce .............................................................................................................. 20
2.1.3 Us ng the Unlock Pattern for Log n .......................................................................................... 21
2.1.4 Log n and Logout ...................................................................................................................... 24
2.1.5 Resett ng Your Password ......................................................................................................... 25
2.2 Us ng W zard for Bas c Conf gurat on .................................................................................................. 26
2.3 Add ng and Connect ng IP Cameras ..................................................................................................... 30
2.3.1 Act vat ng the IP Camera........................................................................................................... 30
2.3.2 Add ng the Onl ne IP Cameras ................................................................................................... 31
2.3.3 Ed t ng the Connected IP Cameras and Conf gur ng Custom zed Protocols ......................... 35
2.3.4 Ed t ng IP Cameras Connected to the PoE Interfaces ............................................................. 38
2.3.5 Conf gur ng PoE Interface ......................................................................................................... 40
C apter 3 Live View ........................................................................................................................................ 42
3.1 L ve V ew Introduct on .......................................................................................................................... 42
3.2 Operat ons n L ve V ew Mode ............................................................................................................... 42
3.2.1 Front Panel Operat on on L ve V ew .......................................................................................... 43
3.2.2 Us ng the Mouse n L ve V ew ................................................................................................... 43
3.2.3 Us ng an Aux l ary Mon tor ......................................................................................................... 44
3.2.4 Qu ck Sett ng Toolbar n L ve V ew Mode ................................................................................. 44
3.3 Adjust ng L ve V ew Sett ngs ................................................................................................................ 46
3.4 Channel-Zero Encod ng ........................................................................................................................ 48
C apter 4 PTZ Controls .................................................................................................................................... 48
4.1 Conf gur ng PTZ Sett ngs ...................................................................................................................... 48
4.2 Sett ng PTZ Presets, Patrols, and Patterns ......................................................................................... 49
4.2.1 Custom z ng Presets ................................................................................................................. 49
4.2.2 Call ng Presets........................................................................................................................... 50

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4.2.3 Custom z ng Patrols .................................................................................................................. 51
4.2.4 Call ng Patrols ............................................................................................................................ 52
4.2.5 Custom z ng Patterns ............................................................................................................... 53
4.2.6 Call ng Patterns ......................................................................................................................... 53
4.2.7 Custom z ng L near Scan L m t ................................................................................................. 54
4.2.8 Call ng L near Scan .................................................................................................................... 55
4.2.9 One-Touch Park ......................................................................................................................... 55
4.3 PTZ Control Panel .................................................................................................................................. 56
C apter 5 Recording Settings ......................................................................................................................... 57
5.1 Conf gur ng Parameters ........................................................................................................................ 57
5.2 Conf gur ng Record ng Schedule ......................................................................................................... 60
5.3 Conf gur ng Mot on Detect on Record ng ............................................................................................ 63
5.4 Conf gur ng Alarm Tr ggered Record ng ............................................................................................... 64
5.5 Conf gur ng VCA Event Record ng ........................................................................................................ 66
5.6 Manual Record ng ................................................................................................................................. 67
5.7 Conf gur ng Hol day Record ng ............................................................................................................. 68
5.8 Conf gur ng Redundant Record ng ....................................................................................................... 70
5.9 Conf gur ng HDD Group for Record ng .................................................................................................. 71
5.10 F les Protect on ..................................................................................................................................... 72
5.10.1 Lock ng the Record ng F les ..................................................................................................... 72
5.10.2 Sett ng HDD Property to Read-only .......................................................................................... 74
C apter 6 Playback ......................................................................................................................................... 75
6.1 Play ng Back Record F les ..................................................................................................................... 75
6.1.1 Instant Playback ....................................................................................................................... 75
6.1.2 Play ng Back by Normal Search ................................................................................................ 76
6.1.3 Play ng back by Smart Search .................................................................................................. 78
6.1.4 Play ng Back by Event Search .................................................................................................. 80
6.1.5 Play ng Back by Tag .................................................................................................................. 82
6.1.6 Play ng Back by System Logs ................................................................................................... 84
6.1.7 Play ng Back External F le ......................................................................................................... 85
6.2 Aux l ary Playback Funct ons ............................................................................................................... 86
6.2.1 Play ng Back Frame-by-Frame ................................................................................................. 86
6.2.2 Thumbna ls V ew ....................................................................................................................... 86
6.2.3 Fast V ew ................................................................................................................................... 87
6.2.4 D g tal Zoom ............................................................................................................................... 87
6.2.5 F le Management ....................................................................................................................... 88
C apter 7 Backup ............................................................................................................................................ 89
7.1 Back ng up Record F les ....................................................................................................................... 89