Huawei VS-EC-H24R User manual

VS-EC-H24R&H28R&H29R
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Date
2013-06-15
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About This Document
Purpose
This document introduces the Digital Video Recorder and the relevant settings of the
product.
Applicable models: VS-EC-H24R, VS-EC-H28R and VS-EC-H29R.
Intended Audience
This document is intended for:
Administrators of the Digital Video Recorder
Users of the Digital Video Recorder
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Change History
Changes between document issues are cumulative. The latest document issue contains
all the changes made in earlier issues.
Updates in Issue 04 (2013-06-15)
Chapter 1 Introduction
Added the description about Local Monitoring
Updated the device Rear Panel
Updates in Issue 03 (2012-12-30)
This issue is the third official release, and includes the following changes:
Chapter 1 Introduction
Added description about the security features.
Updates in Issue 02 (2012-10-31)
This issue is the second official release, which incorporates the following changes:
Chapter 2 Getting Started
Added the description about password complexity.
Chapter 12 DVR Management and Maintenance
Added description about the upgrade in FTP mode.
Chapter 13 Others
Updated the device shutdown page and description.
Issue 01 (2011-10-30)
This issue is the first official release.
Special Notices
You are required to comply with applicable laws and regulations for using and
maintaining video surveillance services. It is forbidden to illegally install video
surveillance devices in offices to monitor employee behaviors or work efficiency or to
use video surveillance devices with illegitimate purposes, for example, snooping
other’s privacy.

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Contents
About This Document...........................................................................................ii
1 Introduction..........................................................................................................1
1.1 Key Features............................................................................................................. 1
1.2 Front Panel................................................................................................................ 4
1.3 IR Remote Control Operations...................................................................................8
1.4 USB Mouse Operation............................................................................................. 11
1.5 Input Method Description........................................................................................ 11
1.6 Rear Panel............................................................................................................... 12
1.7 Starting Up and Shutting Down the DVR................................................................. 14
2 Getting Started ...................................................................................................16
3 Live View............................................................................................................22
3.1 Introduction of Live View........................................................................................ 22
3.2 Operations in Live View Mode ................................................................................ 22
3.2.1 Front Panel Operation.................................................................................. 23
3.2.2 Using the Mouse in Live View ..................................................................... 23
3.2.3 Using an Auxiliary Monitor.......................................................................... 25
3.2.4 Quick Setting Toolbar in Live View Mode.................................................... 25
3.3 Adjusting Live View Settings................................................................................... 27
3.4 Channel-zero Encoding ........................................................................................... 29
3.5 Logout, Shutdown, and Reboot................................................................................ 30
4 PTZ Controls.......................................................................................................32
4.1 Configuring PTZ Settings........................................................................................ 32
4.2 Setting PTZ Presets, Patrols & Patterns.................................................................... 33
4.2.1 Customizing Presets..................................................................................... 33
4.2.2 Calling Presets............................................................................................. 34
4.2.3 Customizing Patrols..................................................................................... 36
4.2.4 Calling Patrols............................................................................................. 38
4.2.5 Customizing Patterns ................................................................................... 40
4.2.6 Calling Patterns ........................................................................................... 41
4.3 PTZ Control Toolbar ............................................................................................... 43

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5 Record and Capture Settings ............................................................................45
5.1 Configuring Encoding Parameters............................................................................ 45
5.2 Configuring Record/Capture Schedule ..................................................................... 50
5.3 Configuring Motion Detection Record and Capture.................................................. 54
5.4 Configuring Alarm Triggered Record and Capture.................................................... 61
5.5 Manual Record and Continuous Capture .................................................................. 65
5.6 Configuring Holiday Record and Capture................................................................. 67
5.7 Configuring Other Recording and Capture Types...................................................... 70
5.8 Configuring Redundant Recording and Capture........................................................ 72
5.9 Configuring HDD Group for Recording and Capture................................................ 75
5.10 Files Protection ..................................................................................................... 76
6 Playback..............................................................................................................81
6.1 Playing Back Record Files....................................................................................... 81
6.1.1 Playing Back by Channel............................................................................. 81
6.1.2 Playing Back by Time.................................................................................. 85
6.1.3 Playing Back by Normal Video Search ......................................................... 87
6.1.4 Playing Back by Event Search...................................................................... 92
6.1.5 Playing Back by Tag .................................................................................... 97
6.1.6 Playing Back by System Log...................................................................... 104
6.2 Auxiliary Functions of Playback ............................................................................ 106
6.2.1 Playing Back Frame by Frame.................................................................... 106
6.2.2 Smart Search ............................................................................................. 106
6.2.3 Digital Zoom............................................................................................. 109
6.3 Picture Playback.....................................................................................................111
7 Backup...............................................................................................................115
7.1 Backing up Record Files.........................................................................................115
7.1.1 Quick Export..............................................................................................115
7.1.2 Backing up by Normal Video Search ...........................................................117
7.1.3 Backing up by Event Search....................................................................... 128
7.1.4 Backing up Video Clips.............................................................................. 133
7.2 Backing up Pictures............................................................................................... 136
7.3 Managing Backup Devices .................................................................................... 139
8 Alarm Settings..................................................................................................145
8.1 Setting up Motion Detection.................................................................................. 145
8.2 Setting up Sensor Alarms....................................................................................... 148
8.3 Detecting Video Loss............................................................................................. 152

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8.4 Detecting Video Tampering ................................................................................... 154
8.5 Handling Exceptions ............................................................................................. 157
8.6 Setting Alarm Response Actions ............................................................................ 158
8.7 Triggering or Clearing Alarm Output Manually ...................................................... 162
9 Network Settings .............................................................................................164
9.1 Configuring General Settings................................................................................. 164
9.2 Configuring Advanced Settings.............................................................................. 165
9.2.1 Configuring PPPoE Settings....................................................................... 165
9.2.2 Configuring DDNS.................................................................................... 167
9.2.3 Configuring NTP Server ............................................................................ 172
9.2.4 Configuring FTP Server............................................................................. 173
9.2.5 Configuring SNMP.................................................................................... 175
9.2.6 Configuring Remote Alarm Host ................................................................ 177
9.2.7 Configuring Multicast................................................................................ 178
9.2.8 Configuring RTSP ..................................................................................... 179
9.2.9 Configuring Server and HTTP Ports........................................................... 180
9.2.10 Configuring Email ................................................................................... 181
9.3 Checking Network Traffic ..................................................................................... 183
9.4 Configuring Network Detection............................................................................. 184
9.4.1 Testing Network Delay and Packet Loss ..................................................... 184
9.4.2 Exporting Network Packet ......................................................................... 185
9.4.3 Checking Network Statistics....................................................................... 187
10 HDD Management.........................................................................................188
10.1 Initializing HDDs................................................................................................ 188
10.2 Managing Network HDD..................................................................................... 190
10.3 Managing eSATA................................................................................................ 194
10.4 Managing HDD Group........................................................................................ 196
10.4.1 Setting HDD Groups................................................................................ 196
10.4.2 Setting HDD Property.............................................................................. 199
10.5 Configuring Quota Mode..................................................................................... 200
10.6 Checking HDD Status.......................................................................................... 202
10.7 Checking S.M.A.R.T Information ........................................................................ 203
10.8 Configuring HDD Error Alarms........................................................................... 204
11 Camera Settings..............................................................................................206
11.1 Configuring OSD Settings ................................................................................... 206
11.2 Configuring Privacy Mask................................................................................... 207

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11.3 Configuring Video Parameters ............................................................................. 209
12 DVR Management and Maintenance ..........................................................212
12.1 Viewing System Information................................................................................ 212
12.1.1 Viewing Device Information..................................................................... 212
12.1.2 Viewing Camera Information ................................................................... 212
12.1.3 Viewing Record Information .................................................................... 213
12.1.4 Viewing Alarm Information...................................................................... 214
12.1.5 Viewing Network Information.................................................................. 215
12.1.6 Viewing HDD Information....................................................................... 216
12.2 Searching & Export Log Files.............................................................................. 217
12.3 Importing/Exporting Configuration Files.............................................................. 220
12.4 Upgrading System............................................................................................... 221
12.4.1 Upgrading by Local Backup Device ......................................................... 221
12.4.2 Upgrading by FTP ................................................................................... 222
12.5 Restoring Default Settings ................................................................................... 223
13 Others ..............................................................................................................225
13.1 RS-232................................................................................................................ 225
13.2 Configuring DST Settings.................................................................................... 226
13.3 Configuring General Settings............................................................................... 227
13.4 Configuring More Settings................................................................................... 228
13.5 Managing User Accounts..................................................................................... 229
13.5.1 Adding a User.......................................................................................... 229
13.5.2 Deleting a User........................................................................................ 233
13.5.3 Editing a User.......................................................................................... 233
13.5.4 Changing Password of Admin .................................................................. 235
13.6 Logout, Shutdown, and Reboot............................................................................ 235
B Appendix..........................................................................................................237
B.1 Glossary............................................................................................................... 237
B.2 FAQ..................................................................................................................... 238

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1 Introduction
1.1 Preventive and Cautionary Tips
Please take into consideration the following precautionary tips before installation and
use of the DVR:
Keep all liquids away from the DVR.
Install the DVR in a well-ventilated and dust-free area.
Environmental temperature should be within the range of -10ºC~55ºC,
14ºF~131ºF.
Environmental humidity should be within the range of 10%~90%.
Allow at least 2cm (0.75inch) of space between racks mounted devices.
Ensure the DVR is grounded.
The dust on the circuit board inside the device may cause short circuit on the board.
Please use the soft brush to clean the circuit board, the connector, the chassis and
the fan.
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.
1.2 Key Features
Compression
PAL/NTSC adaptive video inputs.
H.264 video compression with high reliability and superior definition.
Each channel supports dual-stream. Main stream supports up to 4CIF resolution
and sub stream supports up to CIF resolution.
Independent configuration for each channel, including resolution, frame rate, bit
rate, image quality, etc.
The quality of the imported and exported record is configurable.
Each channel supports two kinds of compression parameters, the normal
continuous and event, which can be configured locally.
Encoding for both audio/video composite stream and video stream; audio and video
synchronization during composite stream encoding.
Watermark technology.

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Local Monitoring
Simultaneous HDMI, VGAand CVBS outputs; simultaneous live view and
playback via VGAand HDMI outputs.
HDMI output and VGAoutput at up to 1920×1080Presolution. With the local
monitor connected, up to 16-ch synchronous playback at 4CIF real time.
1/4/6/8/9/16-division live view is supported, and the display sequence of screens is
adjustable.
Live view screen can be switched in group, and manual switch and automatic cycle
review is also provided, the interval of automatic cycle can be adjusted.
Quick setting menu is provided for live view.
The selected live view channel can be shielded.
Motion detection, tamper-proof, video exception alert and video loss alert
functions.
Privacy mask.
Several PTZ protocols supported; PTZ preset, patrol and pattern.
Zooming in by clicking the mouse and PTZ tracing by dragging mouse.
HDD Management
Up to 8 SATAhard disks, 8 network disks (8 NAS disks, or 7 NAS disks+1 IP SAN
disk) and 1 eSATAdisk can be connected, each disk with a maximum of 4TB
storage capacity.
Support eSATAdisk for recording or backup.
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.
Recording, Capture and Playback
Holiday recording schedule configuration.
Cycle and non-cycle recording mode.
Normal and event video encoding parameters.
Multiple recording types: manual, normal, 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.
Searching record files and captured pictures by events (alarm input/motion
detection).
Customization of tags, searching and playing back by tags.
Locking and unlocking record files.
Local redundant recording and capture.
Searching and playing back record files by channel number, recording type, start
time, end time, etc.