Kedacom NVR1822 User manual

I
NVR1822 and
NVR1825 User
Guide
Version 02
August 2015

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Contents
About This Document.............................................................................................................................. 3
1About the NVR1822 and NVR1825 .................................................................................................. 5
1.1 Product Introduction.................................................................................................................. 5
1.2 Key Features............................................................................................................................. 5
1.3 Major Specifications.................................................................................................................. 7
2Logging In to the NVR...................................................................................................................... 8
3Monitoring a Site............................................................................................................................... 9
3.1 AutomaticallyAdding the Target Camera.................................................................................. 9
3.2 ManuallyAdding, Editing, Replacing, and Deleting Cameras.................................................11
3.3 PTZ Controls........................................................................................................................... 17
3.4 e-PTZ ...................................................................................................................................... 23
3.5 Setting Privacy Masks............................................................................................................. 23
3.6 Changing and Touring Surveillance Sites............................................................................... 24
3.7 Setting and Touring Screen Layouts....................................................................................... 28
3.8 Enabling Dual-Monitor Viewing............................................................................................... 32
3.9 Setting the Video Wall............................................................................................................. 33
3.10 Changing the Image Position.................................................................................................. 34
3.11 Configuring Image Settings..................................................................................................... 34
3.12 Listening, Calling, and Broadcasting...................................................................................... 35
4Recording......................................................................................................................................... 37
4.1 Starting a Recording ............................................................................................................... 37
4.2 Scheduling a Recording.......................................................................................................... 38
4.3 Setting the Recording Policy................................................................................................... 39
4.4 Backing Up Records............................................................................................................... 40
4.5 Querying Records................................................................................................................... 41
5Playing Back.................................................................................................................................... 43
5.1 Multi-Record Playback............................................................................................................ 43
5.2 Single-Record Playback.......................................................................................................... 45
5.3 Synchronous Playback............................................................................................................ 48

6Alarming........................................................................................................................................... 49
6.1 Motion Detection..................................................................................................................... 49
6.2 Configuring ServiceAlarms..................................................................................................... 50
6.3 Configuring SystemAlarms..................................................................................................... 54
6.4 Querying Active Alarms........................................................................................................... 56
6.5 Querying HistoryAlarms......................................................................................................... 56
7Miscellaneous.................................................................................................................................. 58
7.1 Basic System Information....................................................................................................... 58
7.2 Querying the System Information........................................................................................... 60
7.3 Importing or Exporting User Data........................................................................................... 60
7.4 User Authorization................................................................................................................... 61
7.5 E-Mail Notification................................................................................................................... 66
7.6 Rebooting the System............................................................................................................. 66
7.7 Shutting Down the System...................................................................................................... 66
7.8 Logging Out from the System................................................................................................. 67
8Specifications.................................................................................................................................. 68
9Abbreviations and Acronyms........................................................................................................ 75

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About This Document
Intended Audience
This document is intended for the personnel who:
Work with the NVR1822 and NVR1825
Know video surveillance basics
Document Versions
Version 02 (2015-08-04)
Compared with Version 01 (2014-12-12), Version 02 (2015-08-04) includes the changes described in the
following table.
Change Type Description
Feature change -
Editorial change Updated screenshots.
Changed the document name from "182
0 Series NVR User Guide" to
"NVR1822 and NVR1825 User Guide."
Deleted the specifications of the NVR1821.
Version 01 (2014-12-12)
Compared with Version 00 (2014-06-30), Version 01 (2014-12-12) includes the changes described in the
following table.
Change Type Description
Feature change Replaced the Auto Networking feature with the Automatically Adding
Devices feature.
Deleted the Intelligent Search feature.

Editorial change Updated screenshots.
Version 00 (2014-06-30)
This is a draft.
Compatibility
The following table provides the products and NVR software version to which this document applies.
Product NVR1822-HD/HDA
NVR1825-HD/HDA
NVR1825-HP
NVR Software
Version
NVR V5R1B2

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1 About the NVR1822 and NVR1825
1.1 Product Introduction
Kedacom NVR1822/NVR1825 (hereinafter referred to as the NVR) is a turnkey solution for video
surveillance and video recording. The NVR supports Open Network Video Interface Forum (ONVIF) and
Real Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP) interoperability standards. Additionally, it features native
integration to cameras and encoders from third party manufacturers, therefore making it an open
system.
The advanced system capabilities make the NVR easy to use with functions like Automatically Adding
Devices and One-Click Partition and Initialization and meet various customer needs with functions like
Image Flip and Privacy Mask for every day security users to advanced video surveillance users.
The NVR works with the following management system and applications:
NVR Station: is a complete system for device management, video surveillance, and video recording.
NVR Station Web: is a web-based application of the NVR Station.
Mobile NVR Client: is an iOS/Andriod-compatible mobile application of the NVR Station.
For details about the NVR appearance and specifications, see chapter 8 "Specifications."
1.2 Key Features
The following table lists key features provided by the NVR to meet vairous customer needs.
Item Feature Description
Adding devices
Automatically Adding
Devices
This feature allows you to quickly add cameras to your
NVR.
For details on how to use this feature, see section 3.1
"AutomaticallyAdding the Target Camera."
Disk management One-
Click Partition and
Formatting
Before starting a recording, you must partition and
format disks. With this feature, you can complete the
two operations with one click.
For detais on how to use this feature, see section 4.1
of NVR1822 and NVR1825 Administrator Guide.

Viewing
Dual-Stream and Audio The NVR offers
the ability to record the main and
secondary streams for each camrea. Along with
exceptional image quality, the NVR
can also record
audio.
Dual-
Monitor Live
Viewing
The NVR
can connect to two monitors, allowing for
dual-monitor live viewing.
For feature details, see section 3.8 "Enabling
Dual-Monitor Viewing."
Privacy Mask
This feature prevents a camera from monitoring
sensitive objects or areas in a scene. When privacy
masks are created in a scene, you cannot track objects
if the objects move to a masked area. You can create
up to 4 privacy masks (24 privacy blocks) for a camera.
For details on how to use this feature, see section 3.5
"Setting Privacy Masks."
Image Flip
This feature allows you to track an object continously
as it passes beneath a camera.
For details on how to use this feature, see section
3.3.2 "Advanced PTZ Controls."
Playback
9-Channel 720p Video
Playback
A spectacular 1280-by-720
resolution lets you see
more of your high-resolution images with pixel-for-pixel
accuracy. When you play back videos on a screen, the
solution allows you to capture more details.
The following NVRs support 9-
channel 720p video
playback:
NVR1822-HD/HDA
NVR1825-HD/HDA
The NVR1825-HP supports 4-channel
720p video
playback.
Alarming
Motion Detection With this feature, an NVR can detect a change in the
position of an object relative to its surroundings.
For details on how to use this feature, see section 6.1
"Motion Detection."

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E-Mail Notification Alarm notification via an e-
mail alert is offered as a
standard feature with all Kedacom NVRs. You can
program an NVR to send a message to a designated
address whenever an alarm is triggered.
For feature details, see section 7.5 "E-Mail
Notification."
Power PoE This standard uses a single cable to provide both data
connection and electrical power to devices such as
wireless access points and IP cameras. Unlike
standards such as the Universal Serial Bus which also
powers devices over data cables, PoE allows long
cable lengths.
The following NVRs supoprt this standard:
NVR1825-4HP
NVR1825-9HP
1.3 Major Specifications
Homing
From a single NVR, you can view and control up to 64 cameras.
WDR
This feature allows you to record greater scene details, from shadows to highlights than normal.
IR
Infrared camreas can capture objects when there is insufficient visible light to see.
Three-Megapixel Lens
The NVR can work with three-megapixel lenses so that you can capture stunning and high-resolution
digital images.

2 Logging In to the NVR
Before logging in to the NVR, ensure that your system administrator has assigned you a user account.
To log in to the NVR:
1. Click any button on the control panel located at the bottom of the main screen of the NVR.
2. In the displayed User Login dialog box, specify User and Password.
In this step, you can select a display language.
3. Click OK.
If you enter an incorrect password three times in succession, your account will be locked for 10 minutes.
If you forget your password, contact your system administrator to retrieve the default password of your
account.
Note
The graphical user interface (GUI) of the NVR is continuously changed. Therefore, do not be alarmed when you find the
screenshots in this document are different from actual ones. We greatly appreciate your understanding.
All the screenshots in this document are taken from the NVR1825-16HDA and NVR1825-9HD. If you find some options
are missing, contact the NVR system administrator to check whether your NVR supports these options. If so, contact the
local authorized Kedacom agent.

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3 Monitoring a Site
3.1 Automatically Adding the Target Camera
You can use the Automatically Adding Devices feature to add the target camera that is monitoring the
target site to your NVR.
Working principle of the feature
This feature automatically adds a camera to an NVR when the following conditions are true:
The registration address of the camera is 224.1.1.1 (the default registration address).
The camera is located on the same subnet as the NVR.
The Auto Networking feature is enabled on the camera side.
For details on how to enable this feature on the camera side, see the related document of the
camera.
Alternatively, this feature can add the camera to the NVR when the following conditions are true:
The registration address of the camera is one IP address of the NVR. (This indicates that the
camera has registered with the NVR.)
The camera can reach the NVR.
This feature can also retrieve a camera that registered with the NVR but was preempted by another NVR
later if the following conditions are true:
The camera is still on the camera list of the NVR.
The camera is located on the same subnet as the NVR.
After the target camera is added to your NVR, you can find the camera on the camera list. Then, drag
the target camera to a view window on the main screen of your NVR to monitor the target site.
Note
The registration address of a camera is one IP address of the NVR to which the camera registers.
Querying the registration address of a camera
You can use IPCSearch to query the registration address of a camera. The following is an example.

IPCSearch is incorporated into the NVR Station which comes with your NVR. IPCSearch can find
cameras, encoders, and decoders that are located in the same broadcast domain as your personal
computer (PC).
How to use this feature
To use this feature, choose Main Menu >Devices >Auto Add, as shown in the following figure.

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If you do not want use this feature, you can manually search for and add the target camera. For details,
see section 3.2.1 "Adding Cameras."
3.2 Manually Adding, Editing, Replacing, and Deleting Cameras
3.2.1 Adding Cameras
To manually add a camera:
1. Choose Main Menu >Devices >Search Add.
2. Select the camera from the search results and click Add Devices, as shown in the following figure.

3. (Optional) Add an RTSP or ONVIF camera.
1) Click Single point add and specify parameters displayed, as shown in the following figure.
2) Click OK.
3) Select the camera from the search results and click Add Devices, as shown in the following
figure.

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4) In the displayed dialog box, specify User Name and Password, as shown in the following
figure.
If you want to add a number of ONVIF cameras that use the same user name and password,
select Using the same user name and password. Then, all these cameras can be added at a
time.

5) Click OK.
4. (Optional) Click Advance options to configure the RTSP stream transport mode, as shown in the
following figure.
After the preceding operations are performed, the camera is added to the camera list of the NVR. Then,
move your cursor to the left edge of the main screen and drag the camera to a view window to monitor
the corresponding area.
3.2.2 Editing Cameras
To change the network settings of a camera:
1. Choose Main Menu >Devices >Search Add.
2. Select the camera from the search results and click Modify Address.
3. Change parameter values as required.
4. Click OK.
Note that you can change the network settings only for cameras that use the factory defaults.
To change the sequence of a camera on the camera list of the NVR:
1. Choose Main Menu >Devices >Modify ID.

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2. In the displayed dialog box, enter a digit in the text box, as shown in the following figure.
3. Click OK.
3.2.3 Replacing Cameras
To replace an existing camera with a new camera:
1. Choose Main Menu >Devices >Search Add.
2. In the displayed Search Add dialog box, select the camera from the search results and click
Replace, as shown in the following figure.

3. In the displayed Replace dialog box, select a device to be replaced.
4. Click Replace.
3.2.4 Deleting Cameras
To delete a camera:
1. Choose Main Menu >Devices.
2. In the Device Management dialog box, select the camera from the camera list and click Remove.
3. In the Remove Devices dialog box, select the camera and click Delete.
4. Click Close.

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3.3 PTZ Controls
When you are monitoring a site, you can use PTZ controls to look around your surveillance site.
3.3.1 Common PTZ Controls
Common PTZ controls are described as follows:
Option Description
Zooming Click to zoom in and to zoom out.
Adjusting the Brightness Click or
to increase or decrease the display brightness,
respectively.
Adjusting the Focus Click or for near or far focus, respectively.
Click for autofocus.
Camera Control Menu Click , , and
to show, enter, and exit the camera
control menu, respectively.
These buttons apply only to specific cameras.
Turning on or off the Backlight Click or to turn on or off the backlight, respectively.
Day and Night Mode Click or
to enable or disable the day and night mode,
respectively.
Click to enable the automatic day and night mode.
Wide dynamic range (WDR) Click or
to enable or disable the WDR technique,
respectively.
Note

If you find an option does not take effect, contact the camera system administrator to check whether the camera in
question supports the option. If so, contact the local authorized Kedacom agent.
3.3.2 Advanced PTZ Controls
Click the Advanced Tab button to show advanced PTZ controls, which are described as follows.
Option Operation
Patrol This option enables a camera to continuously pan.
Click Start Cruise to start patrolling your surveillance site and Stop Cruise to
stop the patrol.
Rotate Image Each time you click Observe, the image will be rotated 90° clockwise.
Each time you click Reverse, the image will be rotated 90° counterclockwise.
Preset Position Click Save
to save the current position as a preset position. When the camera
moves to another position, you can enter a preset position in the text box and
click Load to move the camera to the preset position.
Custom Button These buttons are for command strings.
Clicking one button will enable the NVR to send a command to a camera and the
camera will execute the command.
To edit a custom button:
1. Click Edit Custom Button.