N-Patrol Commercial DVR system User manual

N-Patrol Commercial DVR system
USER’S GUIDE FOR SOFTWARE VERSION 5.X
v1.1

N-Patrol Commercial DVR Manual
Directory
Introduction…………………………………………………………………………….…….3
Chapter 1 DVR Server
1. Start up…………………………………………………………………………………...4
2. Main Window…………………………………………………………………………… 5
3. System Configuration………………………………………………………………… 17
3.1 System setup……………………………………………………………………….18
3.2 Camera setup……………………………………………………………………….24
3.3 Sensor setup………………………………………………………………………..29
3.4 PTZ & Linkage setup………………………………………………………………32
3.5 Alarm send email setup…………………………………………………………..35
3.6 Digital matrix setup………………………………………………………………..37
3.7 User management………………………………………………………………….39
4. System play back……………………………………………………………………… 41
4.1 Enter play back mode……………………………………………………………...41
4.2 Select play back channel………………………………………………………….42
4.3 Capture picture…………………………………………………………………….. 42
4.4 Create clip file……………………………………………………………………….43
4.5 Search captured picture…………………………………………………………..45
4.6 Fast search…………………………………………………………………………..47
4.7 Camera state………………………………………………………………………...47
4.8 Showing files………………………………………………………………………..49
Chapter 2 DVR Client
1. Start up………………………………………………………………………………….. 50
2. Main window…………………………………………………………………………… 50
3. Setup…………………………………………………………………………………….. 55
3.1 System and server connection setup …………………………………………55
3.2 Group setting ..…………………………………………………………………….57
3.3 Recording schedule ………………………………………………………………58
3.4 User management………………………………………………………………… 59
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N-Patrol Commercial DVR Manual
Introduction:
Thank you for purchasingN-Patrol’s DVR system. This operation manual is designed to introduce you
on how to setup N-Patrol’s DVR system and explain each function of the DVR in order to use the
system effectively. Operators of the N-Patrol DVR system should go through this manual thoroughly,
prior to installing or using the system.
System features
- Hardware supports H.264 compression, low HDD consumption.
- Web access trough LAN or WAN.
- Real-time full-motion video-capture & display (Max. 48 channel video).
- Real-time high-speed recording: (Max. 30 frames/sec per channel).
- Synchronized audio recording (optional).
- Motion detection (Whole area or max. 12 detection zones per channel).
- Normal recording (continuous) and event recording (Motion detection or external sensors).
- Electronic Map pop-up when alarm is triggered.
- System operating and alarm logging.
- Record before alarm is triggered.
- Remote recording.
- Automatic alarm messaging.
- Alarm automatically sends an image to your email box as attachment.
- Matrix display and group display.
- Duplex mode (Recording while playback).
- Network support (Remote access via LAN, Ethernet, PSTN, ISDN, ADSL).
- P/T/Z/F & speed dome control.
- Search/playback by date/time and file list.
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Chapter 1 DVR Server
1 Start up:
1.1 Before you press the DVR power button, please check that all the connector interfaces are firmly
connected.
1.2 Press the DVR system power button, the power LED turns on, the main window will display later
(the time varies depending on how many channels you have, each channel needs about 4-5s).
If the DVR’s auto startup shortcut has been deleted from the startup menu, please double click the
DVR Server icon in windows desktop.
NOTE: If this is the first time you ran the system after the installation of the compression cards,
you should setup the card’s resolution.
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