LevelOne NVR-0204 User manual

User Manual
Ver. 1.1
NVR-0204/0208/0216
4-CH/8-CH/16-CH Network Video Recorder

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Tableof Contents
Copyrights, Trademarks & GPL 3
System Requirements 4
Product Description 5
Hardware Illustration 6
I/O Ports and RS-485 7
LEDs Definition 8
Install Hard Disk 9
Connect to the NVR 12
1. Live View 16
1.1 Retrieve camera’s video stream 18
1.2 Retrieve camera’s status 18
1.3 Perform Sequence Viewing 19
1.4 PTZ Control 20
1.5 Perform PTZ Preset Viewing 21
1.6 Live Video Control Buttons 23
1.7 Change Web UI Display Language 26
2. Playback 27
2.1 Methods to Search Playback Videos 28
2.2 Export Playback Videos to AVI Files 34
3. System Setup 36
3.1 System Configurations 36
3.1.1 Network Settings 36
3.1.2 Time and Date 38
3.1.3 User Account 39
3.1.4 Group Privilege 40
3.1.5 Disk Setup 42
3.2 Channel Configurations 43
3.2.1 Add a Camera 43
3.2.2 OSD Settings 46
3.2.3 PTZ Preset Settings 47
3.2.4 PTZ Preset Sequence 48
3.2.5 E-Map Monitor 49
3.3 Event Configurations 51
3.3.1 General Settings 51
3.3.2 I/O Settings 52
3.3.3 Event Servers 54
3.3.4 Event Triggers 58
3.4 Recording Configurations 60
3.4.1 General Settings 60
3.4.2 Schedule Recording 62
3.5 System Options 64
3.5.1 Device Information 64
3.5.2 Logs and Reports 65
3.5.3 Maintenance 65
Reboot the NVR 66
Reset the NVR to Factory Default 67
Hardware reset procedure 67
3.5.4 DO Status 68
3.5.5 Disk Status 68
3.5.6 UPS Configuration 69
3.6 NVR Recording time for reference 70
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Copyrights , Trademarks & GPL
Copyright
© 2009 DigitalDataCommunicationsGmbH.
Trademarks
LevelOne NVR-0204/0208/0216 Network Video Recorder (NVR) is a registered
trademark of Digital Data Communications GmbH.
Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.
All other trademarks mentioned in this document are trademarks of their
respective owners.
Disclaimer
This document is intended for general information purposes only, and due care
has been taken in its preparation.
Any risk arising from the use of this information rests with the recipient, and
nothing herein should be construed as constituting any kind of warranty.
Digital Data Communications GmbH reserves the right to make adjustments
without prior notification.
All names of people and organizations used in these documents examples
are fictitious. Any resemblance to any actual organization or person, living or
dead, is purely coincidental and unintended.
General Public License
This product incorporates open source code into the software and therefore falls
under the guidelines governed by the General Public License (GPL) agreement.
Adhering to the GPL requirements, the open source code and open source license
for the source code are available for free download at http://global.level1.com.
If you would like a copy of the GPL or other open source code in this software on a
physical CD medium, LevelOne (Digital Data Communications) offers to mail this CD
to you upon request, for a price of US$9.99 plus the cost of shipping.
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System Requirements
The following are minimum system requirements for the system to operate
LevelOne Network Video Recorder (NVR):
Operating System
Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Professional, Windows® XP Professional
(32 bit) or Windows® Server 2003 (32 bit)
Browser
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 or above
CPU
Minimum Intel® Pentium® 4 2.4 GHz or higher (Dual Core is recommended)
RAM
Minimum 1 GB of RAM, 2GB or above is recommended
Network
Minimum 10/100 Ethernet (Gigabit Ethernet is recommended)
Graphics Adapter
AGP or PCI-Express, minimum 1024x768, 16 bit colors.
(We highly recommend to work above the 1024 x 768 resolution to get the full
experience of the software)
. Make sure your display DPI setting is set to default at 96DPI
. To set DPI value, right-click on desktop, choose “Settings” tab >> “Advanced” >>
“General ”
Contents inside the Installation CD
. Adobe Acrobat Reader
. LevelOne Device Search Utility
LevelOne NVR Management Software
. User’s Manual
. Quick installation Guide
Default Settings
IP Address DHCP address
Username root
Password root
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Product Description
The LevelOne Network Video Recorder is designed for use within a
surveillance system, and performs recordings and playbacks pictures from
network cameras in the system. It is a recording device using a hard disk drive
to record camera pictures instead of using video tapes so that pictures recorded
by repeated overwriting will not experience deterioration of the recorded picture
quality. Up to 4 (for NVR-0204) or 8 (for NVR-0208) or 16 (for NVR-0216) cameras
can be connected via a network and it is possible to record their camera pictures.
It is possible to perform the settings or operate the NVR using a web browser
installed on a PC connect to a network, or remote controller. Recorded video can
be played back from remote site by a PC. Up to 4 PCs (web browsers) can
access this unit concurrently and it is possible to perform the settings and
operate this unit. The NVR is compatible with most major brand cameras and
its ability to automatically search and find the available cameras on the
network can greatly reduce the user effort when expanding the system.
. Advance PTZ Control
. Various Types Event Alerts
. Pure Web Based Administration
. Linux-embedded Operating System
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. Export Recorded Videos to AVI
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Compatible with Major Brand Cameras
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High Quality Live/Playback Videos
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LevelOne Smart Camera Search
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Hardware Illustration (Front)
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I/O Ports and RS-485 (Rear)
Pin Signal
1 DCIN
2 GND
3 ~ 10 Alarminput
11 Out1
12 Out2
13 Out3
14 Out4
15 RS485+
16 RS485-
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LEDs Definition
Green Solid green when the hard disk is mounted and being
accessed
Red Solid red for disk fail
HDD x 2
Amber
Solid amber when disk is full
Blinking when recycling
Amber
Solid amber for activity on a 1G bps network.
Network Green Solid green for activity on a 10/100 Mbps network.
Amber
Blinking during firmware upgrade
Green Shows solid green for normal operation.
Blinking green when firmware upgrade is done
Status
Red Flashes red for failed firmware upgrade.
Green Normal operation
Red System off (power adapter remains plugged in)
Power
Amber
Blinking amber indicating device is initializing
Red Blinking when an alarm occurs
Alarm
None When alarm is reset
Green
Solid green, live connected with no event or recording
activity
Amber
Blinking amber, manual or event recording is being
performed
Amber
Solid amber, schedule or continuous recording is
being performed
Camera
LEDx16
(8 for NVR-
0208, 4 for
NVR-0204) Red Recording is set but no video from camera
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Install Hard Disk
Start by removing the screws on the side:
Push the top housing forward
Then lift it up
. The NVR supports SATA I or SATA II
hard disks
. The NVR supports max. 1TB per hard
disk and it supports total of 2 hard disks
2TB)
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Remove the hard drive cover plate
Pull out the hard drive tray holder
Place the hard drive on the tray and push it inward to secure the hard
drive
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Connect the SATA cable to the hard drive
Put the hard drive tray cover plate back
Place the top housing back and secure it with the bottom
housing
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Connect to the NVR
There are various ways you can connect to the NVR and below are the
suggested methods for different network setup:
. The NVR is placed in a network with a DHCP server: Connect to the
NVR by using “Search NVR” Utility
. The NVR is placed in a network without DHCP server (or you are
connecting to it directly): Access NVR with its default IP
Use LevelOne Device Search Utility
If the NVR is placed in a corporate network or a local area network where a
DHCP server is already presented, install the “LevelOne Device Search” utility
on the CD from a computer that is on the same network and locate the NVR
with its IP address that is assigned by the top-level DHCP server.
To begin, launch the “LevelOne Device Search” utility from the CD and
proceed with the installation:
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Once the installation is complete, check the “Launch the Search AP” option
and click “Finish”:
The search should start automatically and its status should be displayed:
The NVR should be located and its IP address should be displayed: Double-
click on it and the program should automatically access the NVR’s web
administration page from your default browser
You may change NVR’s IP address by click on the button highlighted below.
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You will be prompted for the NVR’s login information before proceeding to
change device’s IP address.
You may click on the button highlighted below to perform search again. Or
double-click on any of the search results to access NVR’s web administration
page
perform search again access NVR’s web administration page
You should be prompted for the NVR’s username and password. Enter its
default username “admin” and password “password” and then click ”OK” to
enter the system
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Access NVR with its default IP address
The NVR comes with a pre-configured static IP “192.168.101.50”. However, it
is only used when there is no DHCP server presented in the network. The
NVR will turn on its DHCP server function and act as the DHCP server in the
network. To connect to the NVR, use a PC that is on the same network over a
switch or hub, or connect the PC directly to the NVR using a crossover CAT5
Ethernet cable.
The PC that is connected directly to the NVR (or within the same local area
network) should receive an IP from it. Simply access the NVR from your web
browser with its IP address
Again, you should be prompted for the username and password. Enter its
default username “root” and password “root” and then click ”OK” to enter
the system
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1.Live View
NVR-0216
Camera List
PTZ Control
Live Video
Live Video Control Buttons
NVR-0208
The 8 channel NVR comes with an 8-video split window view
with one video displays on a larger window. Select a channel
from the drop-down menu to display its video on the larger
split window. You can also double-click on any of the smaller
one to display its video to the larger window.
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The “Live View” page provides the following functions:
. Retrieve camera’s video stream
. Retrieve camera’s status
. Perform Live Sequence Viewing
. PTZ Control
. Perform PTZ Preset Sequence viewing
. Perform manual recording
. Take snapshot
. Receive audio of a video stream
. Send audio
. Control “Buzzer”
. Change web UI display language
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1.1 Retrieve camera’s video stream
Thecamera list is expanded and
displayed on the Live View page.
. Click “All” to display videos in the
8-video mode (NVR-0208) or 16-
video mode (NVR-0216)
. Click on a “Group” (ex. Group 1) to
display videos from cameras under
that group in quad view
. Click on any camera to display
video in single-view mode
1.2 Retrieve camera’s status
The camera list can show each camera’s current status. Each status is
represented with different colors and their meanings are explained on the
left
Camera is connected
Camera is NOT connected
Camera is current performing recording
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1.3 Perform Sequence Viewing
Sequence view is a function that allows you to view multiple video streams
from certain cameras in sequence automatically with having to select them one
by one.
To perform sequence view, select “SEQ View” from the upper-left hand
corner
Next,select one or more camera(s) or camera group(s) for sequence viewing
Then select dwell interval from the drop-down menu
Finally click “Start” to start sequence viewing
* Click “All Channels” to quickly select all available channels and start
sequence view in single-view mode.
Click “All Groups” to quick select all available groups and start sequence
view in quad-view mode
Or simply select the desired channels and press “Start” to start sequence view
The “All Group” button is not available in 4Ch NVR as it only has one group
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