Honeywell MAXPRO NVR XE Manual

Issue 1
Document 800-09356V1 – Rev A– 10/11
MAXPRO®NVR
Operator’s Guide

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Revisions
Issue Date Description
1.0 July 13, 2011 New document
1.1 October 13, 2011 Added the following:
• Changed the CONFIGURATION screen on p .13
• Changed the storage capacity of MAXPRO NVR SE on p.9
• Added the PAL version of MAXPRO NVR SE system diagram

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MAXPRO NVR
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About MAXPRO® NVR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Introducing MAXPRO® NVR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Features of the MAXPRO NVR Single-box solution. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Features of the software bundled in the MAXPRO NVR Single-box solution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
MAXPRO NVR system diagrams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
MAXPRO NVR SE System Diagram (PAL Version) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
MAXPRO NVR SE System Diagram (NTSC Version) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
MAXPRO NVR XE System Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
MAXPRO NVR Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Licensing Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Viewing The Version and License Information of MAXPRO NVR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Logging On And Familiarization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Logging On Using Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Logging on to MAXPRO NVR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Saving a server address in a profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Setting the default profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Modifying a profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Deleting a profile. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Logging off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Closing the MAXPRO NVR user interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Familiarizing with the MAXPRO NVR user interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Viewer tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Configurator tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Search tab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Report tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Setting preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Settings for video rendering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Pausing the video rendering. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Settings for alarm preview pane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Setting the alarm threshold value . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Configuring the snapshot clip export settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Configuring the OSD settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Configuring the timeline settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Configuring the diagnostic settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Configuring the default settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Configuring MAXPRO NVR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Configuring the system settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Configuring the disk management settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Configuring the cameras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Adding the cameras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Updating the cameras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

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Deleting the cameras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
Configuring the advanced discovery settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Configuring the schedules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Creating a schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
Deleting a schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Configuring the input and output for a camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Configuring the sequences. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Creating a sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Updating a sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Deleting a sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
Performing user administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Adding a user . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
Updating a user . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
Deleting a user . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
Monitoring a Site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Salvo Layouts and Panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49
Salvo View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
Creating a salvo view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Salvo Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
Surrounding Cameras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
Switching To The Surrounding Camera View for A Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
Live Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
Viewing live video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Context menu options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Playing a sequence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Video Recording and Viewing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
Video recording. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
About the recording settings for MAXPRO NVR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Viewing recorded video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Timeline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54
Playing recorded video using the timeline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Viewing thumbnails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Player controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
Context menu options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
Playing recorded video using mark in and mark out points in the timeline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Creating a loop by adding a mark in and mark out point in the timeline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57
Playing video from the loop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
To stop playing of video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
Marking points of interest in the timeline using bookmarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Adding a bookmark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
Adding comments to a bookmark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
Browsing from one bookmark to the other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
Cut, copy, and paste bookmarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Deleting a bookmark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
Video Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
Video control options in the panel toolbars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

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Panning, tilting, and zooming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Zooming the video display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Panning and tilting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Images and Clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Saving images. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Creating clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Naming convention for clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Viewing images and clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Viewing options for images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Viewing video related to an image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Deleting images and clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Acknowledging alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Context menu options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Clearing acknowledged alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Context menu options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Searching For Recorded Video In MAXPRO NVR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Generating Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Generating The Event History Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73
Generating The Operator Log Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74
Viewing, Printing, And Saving The Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

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A BOUT MAXPRO
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I NTRODUCING MAXPRO
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NVR
MAXPRO®NVR is a Network Video Recorder (NVR) based on MAXPRO®VMS platform.
MAXPRO® NVR is offered as a Single-box solution, and is available in the following two
editions:
•MAXPRO
®NVR XE (Xpress Edition) - entry level NVR supporting up to 16 IP
cameras.
•MAXPRO
®NVR SE (Standard Edition) - mid tier NVR supporting up to 32 IP
cameras.
Honeywell’s MAXPRO®NVR boxed solution is an ideal solution for entry into IP video
surveillance systems, and utilizes Honeywell's High-Definition cameras to offer a powerful
high definition IP recording and security monitoring system. MAXPRO®NVR comes pre-
installed with the required software and pre-licensed with the required channels depending on
the MAXPRO®NVR edition you purchase.
F EATURES OF THE MAXPRO NVR S INGLE - BOX SOLUTION
MAXPRO NVR as a Single-box solution offers the following features:
• Comes bundled with the software, hardware and licenses.
• Connects up to 16 IP cameras in MAXPRO NVR XE (Xpress Edition) and 32 IP
cameras in MAXPRO NVR SE (Standard Edition), including support for IP High-
definition cameras.
• Supports Honeywell Performance Series IP, EQUIP® Series cameras including HD,
PSIA cameras. Please visit the following URL:
http://www.security.honeywell.com/hota/for the most up to date list of supported
Honeywell and 3rd party IP cameras.
• Includes a dual DVI/VGA graphics card for dual monitor support in MAXPRO NVR SE
(Standard Edition) and VGA graphics card for monitor support in MAXPRO NVR XE
(Xpress edition).
• Supports storage capacities: MAXPRO NVR SE (Standard Edition) 24TB (PAL
version, MAXPRO NVR XE (Xpress Edition) 1TB.
• Includes a separate Operating System hard drive from storage drives.
• Includes a DVD R/W drive for burning evidence clips.
• Includes a 22" depth chassis supporting shallow racks (only for MAXPRO NVR SE
(Standard Edition)).
• Installs easily and quickly.

ABOUT MAXPRO® NVR
Introducing MAXPRO® NVR
10 MAXPRONVROperator’sGuide
F EATURES OF THE SOFTWARE BUNDLED IN THE MAXPRO
NVR S
INGLE - BOX SOLUTION
The software bundled in both MAXPRO NVR XE (Xpress Edition) and MAXPRO NVR SE
(Standard Edition) offer the following features:
• Allows local or remote operations including live and recorded video monitoring,
configuration and system management in a single interface.
• Feature-rich, user-friendly Windows® 7 based interface to view High-definition video
and configure system settings.
• Easy three-step wizard to set up the system with auto-configuration and auto-
discovery of IP cameras, recording and monitoring configuration - without any IT or
IP expertise.
• Multi-zoom views on High-definition video. For example, Zoom-in on cash register in
one view of the High-definition camera while at the same time monitoring the cash
operator in the zoom-out view of the HD camera.
• Local and multi-language support (French, German, Russian, English, Italian, and
Spanish)
• Honeywell’s patented “Video Surround” feature simplifies the process of tracking
subjects through a set of surrounding cameras.
• Create, save and name salvos under My Salvos or Shared Salvos.
• IP PTZ control and digital zoom on fixed cameras.
• Fast search by date/time, timeline, time jump, bookmarks, preview, film strip view
and events.
• Event History and Operator Log reporting with export in.pdf, Crystal Reports, Excel or
Word.
• Capture and export clips and still images in simple.wmv and.bmp formats. Clips
signed with digital signature for authentication.
• Role-based operator privileges supporting Windows and local users.
• Keyboard control with UltraKey Plus and UltraKey Lite over Ethernet.
• E-mail notification on camera, system and operator events.
• Utilizes camera-based analytics and I/Os to reduce stress on the processor.
• Ability to investigate events and alarms by simultaneously viewing alarm videos at
various stages. For every alarm, users can view the video captured during pre-alarm,
on-alarm, and post-alarm, and also view live video from the camera which triggered
the alarm.

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ABOUT MAXPRO® NVR
Introducing MAXPRO® NVR
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MAXPRO NVR SYSTEM DIAGRAMS
MAXPRO NVR SE S YSTEM D IAGRAM (PAL V ERSION )
The following figure illustrates the PAL version of MAXPRO NVR SE (Standard Edition system
digram).
MAXPRO NVR SE S YSTEM D IAGRAM (NTSC V ERSION )
The following figure illustrates the NTSC version of MAXPRO NVR SE (Standard Edition
system digram).
HCD554IP
HD3MDIP
HD4DIP
MAXPRO NVR SE
Client Workstation
DVI /VGA DVI/VGA
CAT5e CAT5e
CAT5e
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Network Switch PoE

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Introducing MAXPRO® NVR
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MAXPRO NVR XE S YSTEM D IAGRAM
The following figure illustrates the MAXPRO NVR XE (Xpress Edition) system diagram.

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MAXPRO NVR W IZARD
MAXPRO NVR Wizard is an easy three-step procedure to live video. This wizard automatically
starts each time you power-on the MAXPRO NVR system.
The MAXPRO NVR Wizard includes the following three steps:
1. Step 1 - The CONFIGURATION page displays.
• Click the Language option, and then select the required language from the drop-
down list. The supported languages are French, German, Russian, Italian, Spanish,
and English. The default language is English (US English).
• if you want to change the default settings, select “YES” or “NO”corresponding to the
fields listed in the following table or click STEP 2 to accept the default settings, and
proceed to the CAMERA DISCOVERY page in step 2.
Field Description
Video Format Select “NTSC” or “PAL” based on your region.

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Note: Click RESET to restore the default settings for each of fields listed in the above
table.
Start Recording Start recording as soon as soon as the camera is added. 24/7
background recording is enabled for all the cameras.
Auto IP
Assignment
Assigns a valid address to cameras with Automatic Private IP
Addressing (APIPA).
Note: Use this option only if you do not have a DHCP server and
want to assign an IP address in your computer network range to
the cameras.
Dynamic IP
Synchronization
MAXPRO NVR software automatically synchronizes any change
in the camera’s IP address.
For example. if a camera is restarted, and a new IP is associated
to the camera, then the MAXPRO NVR software automatically
detects the changed IP address and synchronizes it to the
camera so that live viewing and recording is not disturbed.
Auto Add
Discovered
Camera
Any newly connected camera is automatically discovered and
added to the camera’s list.
Custom Camera
Credentials
This option is currently disabled in this software release.
Camera Type This option is currently disabled in this software release.
Username,
Password
This option is currently disabled in this software release.
Camera IP Range The MAXPRO NVR system automatically detects all the cameras
in this range on the network.
From, To Type the IP range.
Field Description

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2. Step 2 - The CAMERA DISCOVERY page displays.
• All the settings that you have saved on the CONFIGURATION page are listed, along with
the discovered cameras. As each connected camera is discovered (notice the message
that displays on the lower right of your monitor) it is added to the list. This list disappears
as the cameras are added to the MAXPRO NVR software.

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Note: The ADD button on the CAMERA DISCOVERY page displays only if you have
selected “NO” corresponding to Auto Add Discovered Camera in the
CONFIGURATION page. Use the ADD button to add discovered cameras of your
choice to the MAXPRO NVR software. Select the check boxes corresponding to a
camera from the discovered list, and click ADD to add the cameras.
•ClickBACK to return to the CONFIGURATION page or Click DONE when the number of
cameras discovered equals the number of connected cameras.
3. Step 3 - The INSTALLATION page displays.
•ClickLAUNCH. The MAXPRO NVR Log On dialog displays. Please wait while the system
logs you on automatically as a Windows Logged-In User. MAXPRO NVR launches and
the Viewer tab displays. The Devices window on the left pane lists all the discovered
network cameras.

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L ICENSING I NFORMATION
V IEWING T HE V ERSION AND L ICENSE I NFORMATION
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OF MAXPRO NVR
MAXPRO NVR comes pre-licensed or included with all camera licenses as this varies with
MAXPRO NVR SE (Standard Edition) or MAXPRO NVR XE (Xpress Edition).
You can view the version and license information of MAXPRO NVR from the User menu.
1. Click the User menu (the name of the currently logged in user is displayed as the User
menu on the top right of each screen). The User menu options appear.
2. Click About. The version and license information of MAXPRO NVR is displayed.

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