Speco N8NRE User manual

NRE (8/16/32 Channel)
User Manual
N8NRE
N16NRE
N32NRE
Version 1.0
Features and specifications are subject to change, please check www.specotech.com for firmware updates.

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Notes
Please read this user manual carefully to ensure that you can use the device correctly and safely.
There may be several technically incorrect places or printing errors in this manual. The updates will be added into the new version of this
manual. The contents of this manual are subject to change without notice.
This device should be operated only from the type of power source indicated on the marking label. The voltage of the power must be verified
before using the same. Kindly remove the cables from the power source if the device is not to be used for a long period of time.
Do not install this device near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves or other devices that produce heat.
Do not install this device near water. Clean only with a dry cloth.
Do not block any ventilation openings and ensure proper ventilation around the machine.
Do not power off the device at normal recording condition.
This machine is for indoor use only. Do not expose the machine in rain or moist environment. In case any solid or liquid get inside the
machine’s case, please turn off the device immediately and get it checked by a qualified technician.
Do not try to repair the device by yourself without technical aid or approval.
Contents
1Introduction...............................................................................................................................................................................................1
1.1 Welcome ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 1
1.2 Features............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 1
1.3 Front Panel Descriptions ................................................................................................................................................................................... 3
1.4 Rear Panel Descriptions..................................................................................................................................................................................... 3
1.5 Connections....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 3
2Basic Operation Guide ...............................................................................................................................................................................4
2.1 Startup & Shutdown.......................................................................................................................................................................................... 4
2.1.1 Startup.................................................................................................................................................................................................... 4
2.1.2 Shutdown ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 4
2.2 Remote Control ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 4
2.3 Mouse Control................................................................................................................................................................................................... 5
2.4 Text-input Instruction........................................................................................................................................................................................ 5
2.5 Common Button Operation............................................................................................................................................................................... 6
3EZ Setup & Main Interface .........................................................................................................................................................................7
3.1 EZ Setup............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 7
3.2 Main Interface................................................................................................................................................................................................. 10
3.2.1 Main Interface Introduction ................................................................................................................................................................. 10
3.2.2 Setup Panel........................................................................................................................................................................................... 12
3.2.3 Main Functions..................................................................................................................................................................................... 12
4Camera Management ..............................................................................................................................................................................14
4.1 Add/Edit Camera ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 14
4.1.1 Add Camera.......................................................................................................................................................................................... 14
4.1.2 Edit Camera .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 15
4.2 Add/Edit Camera Group .................................................................................................................................................................................. 16
4.2.1 Add Camera Group............................................................................................................................................................................... 16
4.2.2 Edit Camera Group ............................................................................................................................................................................... 16
4.2.3 IP Planning............................................................................................................................................................................................ 17
5Live View Introduction.............................................................................................................................................................................18
5.1 Live View Interface Introduction ..................................................................................................................................................................... 18
5.2 View Mode...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 19
5.2.1 Display Mode........................................................................................................................................................................................ 19
5.2.2 Quick Sequence View........................................................................................................................................................................... 20
5.2.3 Camera Group View In Sequence......................................................................................................................................................... 20
5.2.4 Scheme View In Sequence.................................................................................................................................................................... 21
5.3 Image Configuration........................................................................................................................................................................................ 21
5.3.1 OSD Settings......................................................................................................................................................................................... 21
5.3.2 Image Settings ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 22
5.3.3 Mask Settings ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 22
5.3.4 Image Adjustment ................................................................................................................................................................................ 23

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5.3.5 Fisheye Settings.................................................................................................................................................................................... 24
6PTZ ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................25
6.1 PTZ Control Interface Introduction.................................................................................................................................................................. 25
6.2 Preset Setting .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 28
6.3 Cruise Setting .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 29
6.4 Cruise Group Settings...................................................................................................................................................................................... 30
6.5 Trace Settings .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 30
6.6 Task Settings.................................................................................................................................................................................................... 31
7Record & Disk Management.....................................................................................................................................................................32
7.1 Record Configuration....................................................................................................................................................................................... 32
7.1.1 Mode Configuration ............................................................................................................................................................................. 32
7.1.2 Schedule Settings ................................................................................................................................................................................. 33
7.1.3 Advanced Configuration ....................................................................................................................................................................... 35
7.2 Encode Parameters Setting ............................................................................................................................................................................. 35
7.3 Record Mode................................................................................................................................................................................................... 35
7.3.1 Manual Recording ................................................................................................................................................................................ 35
7.3.2 Timing Recording.................................................................................................................................................................................. 36
7.3.3 Motion Based Recording ...................................................................................................................................................................... 36
7.3.4 Sensor Based Recording ....................................................................................................................................................................... 36
7.3.5 AI Event Recording................................................................................................................................................................................ 36
7.4 Disk.................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 36
7.4.1 Disk Management ................................................................................................................................................................................ 36
7.4.2 Storage Mode Configuration ................................................................................................................................................................ 38
7.4.3 View Disk and S.M.A.R.T. Information .................................................................................................................................................. 39
8Playback & Backup...................................................................................................................................................................................40
8.1 Instant Playback .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 40
8.2 Playback Interface Introduction ...................................................................................................................................................................... 40
8.3 Smart Playback................................................................................................................................................................................................ 42
8.3.1 Smart Playback Settings ....................................................................................................................................................................... 43
8.3.2 Smart Playback Based on Motion Detection ........................................................................................................................................ 43
8.3.3 Smart Playback by Face Search............................................................................................................................................................. 43
8.3.4 Smart Search by License Plate.............................................................................................................................................................. 44
8.4 Record Search, Playback & Export................................................................................................................................................................... 45
8.4.1 EZ Search.............................................................................................................................................................................................. 45
8.4.2 Time Search.......................................................................................................................................................................................... 46
8.4.3 Event Search......................................................................................................................................................................................... 47
8.4.4 Bookmark Search.................................................................................................................................................................................. 47
8.4.5 Snapshots ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 48
8.4.6 View Export Status ............................................................................................................................................................................... 48
9AI Event Management..............................................................................................................................................................................49
9.1 Face Recognition ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 49
9.1.1 Face Detection Settings ........................................................................................................................................................................ 49
9.1.2 Face Database Management................................................................................................................................................................ 50
9.1.3 Face Recognition Settings..................................................................................................................................................................... 52
9.2 License Plate Recognition................................................................................................................................................................................ 54
9.2.1 License Plate Detection Settings........................................................................................................................................................... 54
9.2.2 Plate Database Management ............................................................................................................................................................... 55
9.2.3 License Plate Recognition Settings ....................................................................................................................................................... 55
9.3 Tripwire ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 56
9.4 Intrusion Detection ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 57
9.5 Abandoned/Missing Object Detection ............................................................................................................................................................ 57
9.6 Crowd Density Detection................................................................................................................................................................................. 58
9.7 Line Crossing Counting .................................................................................................................................................................................... 59
9.8 Tampering Detection....................................................................................................................................................................................... 60
10 Intelligent Analytics .................................................................................................................................................................................61
10.1 Target Detection View ................................................................................................................................................................................... 61
10.1.1 Human Body/Vehicle Detection View ................................................................................................................................................ 61
10.1.2 Face Detection/Match View ............................................................................................................................................................... 61
10.1.3 License Plate Detection/Recognition View......................................................................................................................................... 64
10.2 Smart Search ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 65

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10.2.1 Face Search......................................................................................................................................................................................... 65
10.2.2 Track Playback .................................................................................................................................................................................... 69
10.2.3 Face Search by Snapshot .................................................................................................................................................................... 70
10.2.4 Human Body Search ........................................................................................................................................................................... 71
10.2.5 Vehicle Search .................................................................................................................................................................................... 71
10.2.6 Combination Search ........................................................................................................................................................................... 72
10.3 View Statistical Information .......................................................................................................................................................................... 73
10.4 Face Attendance............................................................................................................................................................................................ 73
10.5 Face Check-In ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 74
11 General Event Management.....................................................................................................................................................................76
11.1 Sensor Alarm................................................................................................................................................................................................. 76
11.2 Motion Alarm................................................................................................................................................................................................ 77
11.2.1 Motion Configuration......................................................................................................................................................................... 77
11.2.2 Motion Alarm Handling Configuration ............................................................................................................................................... 77
11.3 Combination Alarm ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 78
11.4 IPC Offline Settings........................................................................................................................................................................................ 78
11.5 Exception Alarm Settings............................................................................................................................................................................... 78
11.6 Alarm Event Notification ............................................................................................................................................................................... 79
11.6.1 Alarm-out ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 79
11.6.2 E-mail.................................................................................................................................................................................................. 79
11.6.3 Display ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 79
11.6.4 Buzzer................................................................................................................................................................................................. 79
11.6.5 Push Message..................................................................................................................................................................................... 79
11.6.6 Digital Deterrent................................................................................................................................................................................. 80
11.6.7 Light.................................................................................................................................................................................................... 81
11.6.8 Alarm Server....................................................................................................................................................................................... 81
11.7 Manual Alarm................................................................................................................................................................................................ 81
11.8 View Alarm Status ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 81
12 Account & Permission Management ........................................................................................................................................................83
12.1 Account Management................................................................................................................................................................................... 83
12.1.1 Add User............................................................................................................................................................................................. 83
12.1.2 Edit User............................................................................................................................................................................................. 83
12.2 User Login & Logout...................................................................................................................................................................................... 85
12.3 Permission Management............................................................................................................................................................................... 85
12.3.1 Add Permission Group........................................................................................................................................................................ 85
12.3.2 Edit Permission Group........................................................................................................................................................................ 86
12.4 Block and Allow List....................................................................................................................................................................................... 86
12.5 Preview On Logout........................................................................................................................................................................................ 86
12.6 Network Security........................................................................................................................................................................................... 87
12.7 Password Security ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 87
12.8 View Online User........................................................................................................................................................................................... 87
13 Device Management................................................................................................................................................................................88
13.1 Network Configuration.................................................................................................................................................................................. 88
13.1.1 TCP/IP Configuration .......................................................................................................................................................................... 88
13.1.2 Port Configuration .............................................................................................................................................................................. 88
13.1.3 PPPoE Configuration........................................................................................................................................................................... 90
13.1.4 DDNS Configuration............................................................................................................................................................................ 91
13.1.5 E-mail Configuration........................................................................................................................................................................... 91
13.1.6 UPnP Configuration ............................................................................................................................................................................ 92
13.1.7 802.1X ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 92
13.1.8 NAT Configuration .............................................................................................................................................................................. 93
13.1.9 View Network Status .......................................................................................................................................................................... 93
13.2 Basic Configuration........................................................................................................................................................................................ 93
13.2.1 General Configuration ........................................................................................................................................................................ 93
13.2.2 Date and Time Configuration.............................................................................................................................................................. 94
13.2.3 Recorder OSD Settings........................................................................................................................................................................ 94
13.3 Factory Default.............................................................................................................................................................................................. 95
13.4 Device Software Upgrade.............................................................................................................................................................................. 95
13.5 Backup and Restore....................................................................................................................................................................................... 95
13.6 Restart Automatically.................................................................................................................................................................................... 95
13.7 View Log........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 96
13.8 View System Information .............................................................................................................................................................................. 96

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14 Remote Surveillance ................................................................................................................................................................................97
14.1 Mobile Client Surveillance............................................................................................................................................................................. 97
14.2 Web LAN Access............................................................................................................................................................................................ 97
14.3 Web WAN Access .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 97
14.4 Web Remote Control..................................................................................................................................................................................... 98
14.4.1 Remote Preview ................................................................................................................................................................................. 98
14.4.2 Remote Playback .............................................................................................................................................................................. 101
14.4.3 Remote Export.................................................................................................................................................................................. 101
14.4.4 Intelligent Analysis............................................................................................................................................................................ 102
14.4.5 Remote Configuration ...................................................................................................................................................................... 102
Appendix A FAQ ................................................................................................................................................................................................103
Appendix B Calculate Recording Capacity.......................................................................................................................................................107
Appendix C Specifications ..............................................................................................................................................................................108

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1Introduction
1.1 Welcome
Thank you for purchasing this NVR.
If technical assistance is needed, please contact Speco Technologies Technical Support.
Phone: [phone] option 3
Email: [email protected]om
1.2 Features
Basic Functions
Supports network device access including IP camera/dome and the third party IP cameras
The NVR supports the latest H.265 video coding stream and a mixture input of H.265 and H.264 IP cameras
Supports standard ONVIF protocol
Supports dual stream recording of each camera
Supports IP cameras to be added quickly or manually
Supports collective or individual configuration of the cameras’ OSD, video parameters, mask, motion and so on
Supports a maximum of 8 user permission groups including Administrator, Advanced and Common which are the default permission groups of
the system
Supports a maximum of 16 users to be created, multiple web clients login by using one username at the same time and the user’s permission
control to be enabled or disabled
Supports multiple web clients login at the same time
Live View
Supports 4K×2K/1920×1080/1280×1024 HDMI and 1920×1080/1280×1024 VGA high definition synchronous display
Supports multi-screen modes such as 1/4/6/8/16/32
Supports auto adjustment of the camera’s image display proportion
Supports audio monitoring of the camera to be enabled or disabled
Supports manual snapshot of the camera
Supports the sequence of the cameras to be adjusted
Supports display mode to be added and saved and the saved modes can be called directly
Supports quick tool bar operation of the preview window
Supports camera group view and scheme view in sequence, quick sequence view and dwell time setting
Supports motion detection and video mask
Supports multiple popular P.T.Z. control protocol and setup of the preset and cruise
Supports direct mouse control of the IP dome including rotating, zoom, focusing and so on
Supports single camera image to be zoomed by sliding the scroll wheel of the mouse
Supports any area of the image to be zoomed in to a maximum of 16 times of the current size
Supports image and lens adjustment (only available for some cameras)
Supports quick camera adding in the camera window of the live view interface
The live camera sequence of the web client will keep consistent with that of the NVR after adjusting the live camera sequence of the NVR, but
the live camera sequence of the NVR will not be changed if that of the web client is changed
Disk Management
N8NRE supports 1 SATA HDD: N16NRE supports 2 SATA HDDs; N32NRE supports 8 SATA HDDs and 2 3-SATA HDDs
Each SATA interface of the NVR supports the HDDs with max 14TB storage capacity
Supports disk group configuration and management and each camera can be added into different disk groups with different storage capacity
Supports disk information and disk working status viewing
Record Configuration
Supports main stream and sub stream recording at the same time and collective or individual configuration of the record stream
Supports manual and auto record modes
Supports schedule recording, sensor alarm recording and motion detection recording, etc
Supports schedule recording and event recording setting with different record streams
Supports record schedule setting and recycle recording
Supports pre recording and delay recording configuration of the event recording
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Supports time scale operation in quick playback and the playback date and time can be set randomly by scrolling the mouse; the time interval
of the time scale can be zoomed
Supports record searching by time slice/time/event/tag
Supports time view and camera view in searching by EZ mode
Supports EZ search by month, by day, by hour and by minute and time slice to be displayed with camera thumbnail
Supports a maximum of 4/8/16 cameras to be searched by time
Supports event search by manual/motion/sensor/intelligent events
Supports bookmark search by the manual added bookmarks
Supports instant playback of the selected camera in the live view interface
Supports a maximum of 8 synchronous playback cameras
Supports acceleration(maximum 32 times of the normal speed), deceleration (minimum 1/32 times of the normal speed) and 30s’ addition or
reduction to current playing time
Record Export
Supports record to be exported through USB (U disk, mobile HDD).
Supports record to be exported by time/event/image search
Supports record cutting for exporting when playing back
Supports a maximum of 10 export tasks in background and export status viewing
Alarm Management
Supports alarm schedule setting
Supports enabling or disabling of the motion detection, external sensor alarm input, intelligence alarm and exception alarms including IP address
conflict alarm, disk IO error alarm, disk full alarm, no disk alarm, illegal access alarm, network disconnection alarm, IPC offline alarm and so on, alarm
trigger configuration supportable
Supports IPC offline alarm trigger configuration of PTZ, snapshot, pop-up video, etc.
Supports event notification modes of alarm-out, pop-up video, pop-up message box, buzzer, e-mail and so on
The captured images can be attached into the e-mail when alarm linkage is triggered
Supports alarm status view of alarm-in, alarm-out, motion detection and exception alarm
Supports alarm to be triggered and cleared manually
Supports system auto reboot when exception happens
Supports face detection and face match alarm
Face Function
Supports adding 10000 face pictures to the target database
Supports image search by image, track playback and database management
Supports face attendance and face check in
Supports face information statistics
Supports face match alarm
LPR Function
Support 50,000 license plate register
Support license plate detection, match and search
Support vehicle information statistics
Support license plate match alarm
Network Functions
Supports TCP/IP and PPPoE, DHCP, DNS, DDNS, UPnP, NTP, SMTP protocol and so on
Supports allow and block list function and the allow and block IP address/IP segment address can be set
Supports multiple browsers including IE8/9/10/11, Firefox, Opera, Chrome (available only for the versions lower than 45) and Safari in MAC
system
Supports remote achievement, configuration, import and export of the NVR parameters and other system maintenance operations including
remote upgrading and system restart
Supports remote camera configuration of the NVR including video parameters, image quality and so on
Supports remote search, playback and export of the NVR
Supports manual alarm to be triggered and cleared remotely
The motorized zoom camera can be adjusted through web client (Supports zoom in/out, but one key focus is not currently supported)
Supports NVMS or other platform management software to access the NVR and manage it
Supports NAT function and QRCode scanning by mobile phone and PAD
Supports mobile surveillance by phones or PADs with iOS or Android OS
Supports NVR to be accessed remotely through telnet and the telnet function can be enabled or disabled
If one camera recording is enabled or disabled manually through web client, it will be simultaneously enabled or disabled in the NVR

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Other Functions
The NVR can be controlled and operated by the buttons on the front panel, the remote controller and the mouse
Setting interfaces can be switched to one another conveniently by clicking the main menus on the top of the setting interfaces
Supports NVR information viewing including basic, camera status, alarm status, record status, network status, disk and export status
Supports factory restoring, import and export of the system configuration, log view and export and local upgrading by USB mobile device
Supports auto recognition of the displayer’s resolution
You can click the right mouse button at any interface to go back to the upper interface
You can click the mouse wheel at any interface to go to the live view interface
The display language and video format of the NVR will not be changed and the system logs will be reserved if you reset the NVR to factory
default
Press and hold the right mouse button for 5 seconds in any interface to switch the output to VGA and the NVR will display the video at the
lowest resolution which the NVR supports
1.3 Front Panel Descriptions
The following descriptions are for reference only.
Name
Descriptions
REC
When recording, the light is blue
Net
When access to network , the light is blue
Power
Power indicator, when connection , the light is blue
1.4 Rear Panel Descriptions
To quickly get started, connect the following to your recorder in the following order, please refer to the following figure (N8NRE
shown for reference).
1. Connect IP cameras to the PoE ports of the recorder.
2. Connect a monitor to the recorder via VGA or HDMI cable (not included).
3. Connect the included optical mouse into any USB port of the recorder.
4. Connect the power adapter to the recorder and plug power cord into a 120VAC 50/60Hz outlet.
5. Connect recorder to network (optional)
6. Turn on power switch and allow recorder to boot up.
1.5 Connections
Video Connections
Video Output: Supports VGA/HDMI video output. You can connect to monitor through these video output interfacessimultaneously or independently.
Audio Connections
Audio Input: Connect to microphone, pickup, etc.
Audio Output: Connect to headphone, sound box or other audio output devices.

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2Basic Operation Guide
2.1 Startup & Shutdown
Please make sure all the connections are done properly before you power on the unit. Proper startup and shutdown are crucial to expending the life
of your device.
2.1.1 Startup
①Connect the output display device to the VGA/HDMI interface of the NVR.
②Connect with the mouse and power. The device will boot and the power LED would turn blue.
③EZ setup window will pop up (you should select the display language the first time you use the NVR). Refer to 3.1 EZ Setup for details.
2.1.2 Shutdown
You can power off the device by using remote control or mouse.
By remote control:
①Press Power button. This will take you to a shutdown window. The unit will power off after a while by clicking “OK”button.
②Disconnect the power.
By mouse:
①Click StartShutdown to pop up the Shutdown window. Select “Shutdown” in the window. The unit will power off after a while by clicking “OK”
button.
②Disconnect the power.
2.2 Remote Control
①It uses two AAA size batteries.
②Open the battery cover of the remote control.
③Place batteries. Please take care the polarity (+ and -).
④Replace the battery cover.
Key points to check in case the remote doesn’t work.
1. Check batteries polarity.
2. Check the remaining charge in the batteries.
3. Check IR controller sensor for any masking.
If it still doesn’t work, please change a new remote control to try, or contact your dealers. You can just turn the IR sensor of the remote control
towards the IR receiver of the NVR to control it when you are controlling multiple devices by remote control.
The interface of remote controller is shown as below.
There are two kinds of remote controller. The interface of remote controller is shown as below.
Button
Function
REC
Record manually
Search
To enter search mode
MEUN
To enter menu
Exit
To exit the current interface
ENTER
To confirm the choice or setup
Direction button
To move cursor in setup
ZOOM
To zoom in
PIP
No function temporarily
To control playback. Play(Pause)/Next Frame/Speed
Up/Stop/Previous Frame/Speed Down
Multi
To choose multi screen display mode
Next
To switch the live image
SEQ
To go to sequence view mode
INFO
Get information about the device

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2.3 Mouse Control
Mouse control in Live Display & Playback interface
In the live display & playback interface, double click on any camera window to show the window in single screen mode; double click the window
again to restore it to the previous size.
In the live display & playback interface, if the interfaces display in full screen, move the mouse to the bottom of the interface to pop up a tool bar.
The tool bar will disappear automatically after you move the mouse away from it for some time; move the mouse to the right side of the interface
to pop up a panel and the panel will disappear automatically after you move the mouse away from it.
Mouse control in text-input
Move the mouse to the text-input box and then click the box. The input keyboard will pop up automatically.
2.4 Text-input Instruction
Button
Function
Power Button
Switch off—to stop the device
Record Button
To start recording
-/-- /0-9
Input number or choose camera
Fn1 Button
Unavailable temporarily
Multi Button
To choose multi screen display mode
Next Button
To switch the live image
SEQ
To go to sequence view mode
Audio
To enable audio output in live mode
Switch
No function temporarily
Direction button
To move cursor in setup or pan/title PTZ
Enter Button
To confirm the choice or setup
Menu Button
To go to menu
Exit Button
To exit the current interface
Focus/IRIS/Zoom/PTZ
To control PTZ camera
Preset Button
To enter into preset setting in PTZ mode
Cruise Button
To go to cruise setting in PTZ mode
Track Button
No track function temporarily
Wiper Button
No function temporarily
Light Button
No function temporarily
Clear Button
No function temporarily
Fn2 Button
No function temporarily
Info Button
Get information about the device
To control playback. Play (Pause)/Stop/Previous
Frame/Next Frame/Speed Down/Speed Up
Snap Button
To take snapshots manually
Search Button
To go to search mode
Cut Button
No function temporarily
Backup Button
To go to backup mode
Zoom Button
To zoom in the images
PIP Button
Not active
Note: Mouse is the default tool for all operations unless an exception as indicated.

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The system includes two input boxes. Refer to the above pictures. The left box is the number input box and the right box is the input box which
provides inputs of numbers, letters and punctuation characters. The introductions of keys on the input boxes are shown below.
Button
Meaning
Button
Meaning
Backspace key
Switch key of punctuation character
Delete Key
Enter key
Switch key between upper
and lower letter
Space key
Switch key of language
2.5 Common Button Operation
Button
Meaning
Click it to show the menu list.
Click it to change the sequence of the list.
Click it to change the camera displaying mode.
Click it to close the current interface.
Click it to go to the earliest date of camera recording.
Click it to go to the latest date of camera recording.

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3EZ Setup & Main Interface
3.1 EZ Setup
The disk icons will be shown on the top of the startup interface. You can view the number and status of each disk quickly and conveniently through
these icons ( : no disk; : unavailable disk; : RW available disk).
You can quickly configure the NVR by clicking “OK” to make the NVR work normally. You must configure the wizard if you start the NVR for the first
time (or click “Skip” to cancel the EZ Setup next time).
Click “OK” to start wizard. The setting steps are as follows.
①System Login. Set your own password when you use the wizard for the first time (the default username of the system is admin); select the login
username and enter the password you set by yourself.
Click “Edit Security Question” to set questions and answers for password security of admin. If you forget the password, please refer to Q4 in Appendix
A FAQ for details.
Click “Next” to continue or click “Cancel” to exit the wizard.
②Date & Time. When booting up for the first time, the device will prompt you for time settings or go to Settings→System→Date and Time for
details.
System Time: Set the time and date format of the system
DST: Toggle Daylight Saving Time On or Off
Time format: Choose between 24-hour mode and 12-hour mode.
NTP: Specify an NTP server to synchronize the time (optional).

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③Disk Settings. You can view the disk number, disk capacity of the NVR and serial number, R&W status of the disk. Click “Format” to format the
disk. Click “Next” to continue. Then click “EZ Setup”.
④Network Settings. Select the network work pattern as required. Check “Obtain an IP address automatically” and “Obtain DNS automatically” to
get the IP address and DNS automatically (the DHCP function of the router in the same LAN should also be enabled), or manually enter them. Enter
the HTTP port, RTSP port and Server port (please see 13.1.2 Port Configuration for details). Click “Next” to continue.
If you use the NVR with the PoE network ports, the online state of the internal Ethernet port will be shown on the interface.
If the NVR has two network ports or above, you can select the network work pattern as required. Network Fault Tolerance and Multiple Address
Setting are available.
⑤Other Network Settings.
UPnP settings: Check “Enable” in the interface and enter the port of external and then click “Test” to test the effectiveness of the input
information. If the UPnP status were “Invalid UPnP”, the port number may be wrong. Click to modify the port until the UPnP status turns
to “Valid UPnP”. Refer to the following picture. You can view the external IP address of the NVR. Enter the external IP address plus port in the
address bar of your browser to access the NVR. (please see 13.1.6 UPnP Configuration for details).
DDNS Settings: Check “Enable” and then select the DDNS type. Enter the server address, domain name, username and password according to
the selected DDNS type. And then click “Register” or “Test” to test the effectiveness of the domain name. If it is effective, you can enter the
domain name in the address bar of your browser to access the NVR. (please see 13.1.4 DDNS Configuration for details).
Note: Make sure the router supports UPnP function and the UPnP is enabled in the router. Set the NVR’s IP address, subnet mask and gateway and
so on corresponding to the router.

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⑥Add Camera. Add cameras via PoE first before adding any cameras from the LAN. Speco cameras added via the PoE ports will automatically be
added to the corresponding channel. To add cameras from the LAN, make sure all cameras are set to DHCP. Click “Refresh” to refresh the list of online
IP cameras which are in the same local network with NVR and then click to add the searched camera. Click “Add All” to add all the cameras in
the list. Click to delete the added camera. Click “Delete All” to delete all the added cameras.
Click to edit the searched IP camera as shown on the below left. Enter the new IP address, subnet mask, gateway, username and the password
of the camera. You can check “Sync to IPC” to modify the IP address of the IPC via different network segments for being in the same network segment
with the NVR. Click “OK” to save the settings.
Click to edit the added camera as shown on the above right. Enter the new camera name, IP address, port, username and the password of the
camera. You can click “Test” to test the effectiveness of the input information. Click “OK” to save the settings. You can change the IP camera name
only when the added camera is online. Click “Next” to continue.
⑦Record Settings. Two record modes are available: auto and manual.
Auto: Select one auto mode in the interface as shown below and then click “Next”button to save the settings. Click “Advanced” to self-define record
mode. See 7.1.1 Mode Configuration for details.

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Manual: Set the “Sensor Record”, “Motion Record” and “Schedule Record” of each camera. Click “OK” to save. See 7.1.1 Mode Configuration for
details.
⑧QRCode. Enable the NAT function in the interface or set it in the network configuration after exiting the wizard (please refer to 13.1.8 NAT
Configuration for details). You can scan the QRCode through the SpecoBlue App available for iOS and Android to easily and securely view your cameras.
Please refer to 14.1 Mobile Client Surveillance for details. Click “OK” to save the settings.
3.2 Main Interface
3.2.1 Main Interface Introduction

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The buttons in area ①are introduced in the table below.
Button
Meaning
Start button. Click it to pop up area ③.
Full screen button. Click it to show full screen; click it again to exit the full
screen.
Screen mode button.
Dwell button (see 5.2.2 Quick Sequence View and 5.2.4 Scheme View In
Sequence for details).
Click it to enable OSD; click again to disable OSD.
Click to set the default playback time before starting instant playback (8.1
Instant Playback) or going to the playback interface for playback operations
(8.2 Playback Interface Introduction); click to go to the playback
interface. For instance, if you choose “5 minutes ago” as the default playback
time, you can playback the record from the past five minutes.
Manual record button. Click it to enable/disable record.
Manual alarm button. Click it to trigger or clear the alarm-out manually in
the popup window.
Record status button. Click it to view the record status.
Alarm status button. Click it to view the alarm status.
Disk status button. Click it to view the disk status and RAID status.
Network status button. Click it to view the network status.
Information button. Click it to view system information.
Introduction of area ②:
Click “Camera” to view all the added cameras in the camera list. Select one camera window on the left side of the interface and then double click
one camera in the list to preview the camera image in the selected window.
Click “Single Channel Sequences” to view all the added groups in the group list; click one group in the list to view all the added cameras in the group
(refer to 4.2 Add/Edit Camera Group for detail configuration of the camera group). Select one camera window on the left side of the interface and
then double click one group in the group list to preview the cameras’ images one by one in the selected window.
Click “Customize Layout” to view all the display modes in the display mode list (refer to 5.2.1 Display Mode for detail configuration of the display
mode). Double click one display mode in the list to switch to the display mode for previewing.
Introduction of area ③:
Icon / Button
Meaning
It shows the current login user.
Click it to go to the intelligent analytics interface.
Click it to go to record search and export interface, see 8.4 Record
Search, Playback & Export for details.
Click it to go to playback interface (click on the tool bar at the
bottom of the live view interface to set the default playback time), see
8.2 Playback Interface Introduction for details.
Click it to pop up the setup panel, see 3.2.2 Setup Panel for details.
Click it to log out the system.
Click it and then select “Logout”, “Reboot” or “Shutdown” in the
popup window.
Click it to go to the EZ setup.

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3.2.2 Setup Panel
Click StartSettings to pop up the setup panel as shown below.
The setup panel includes seven modules. Each module provides some function entries with links for convenient operation.
Here we take Camera module as an example. The Camera module provides convenient links such as “Add Camera”, “Edit Camera”, “Image Settings”,
“Motion”, “Intelligence Analysis”and “PTZ”. Click Camera to go to the camera management interface as shown below.
There are some function items on the left side of the camera management interface. Click each item to go to corresponding interface or window. For
instance, click “Add Camera” to pop up the window as shown below.
Click the main menus on the top of the camera management interface to go to corresponding interfaces. Refer to the picture below. For instance,
you can go to the system setup interface by clicking “System” tag.
3.2.3 Main Functions
Camera
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Configuration for details), Motion (see 11.2.1 Motion Configuration for details), and PTZ (see Chapter 6 PTZ for details) and so on.
Record
The module covers the functions such as Encode Parameters and Record Schedule and so on. Please see Chapter 7 Record & Disk Management for
details.
AI/Event
The module covers the functions such as Sensor and Motion Alarm Handling and Alarm Out Settings. Please see Chapter 9 AI Event Management
and Chapter 11 General Event Management for details.
Disk
The module covers the functions such as Disk Management, Storage Mode and Disk Information and so on. Please see Chapter 7 Record & Disk
Management for details.
Network
The module covers the functions such as TCP/IP, DDNS, Port, E-mail and Network Status and so on. Please see 13.1 Network Configuration for details.
Account and Authority
The module covers the functions such as Account Management (see 12.1 Account Management for details) and Permission Management (see 12.3
Permission Management for details) and so on.
System
The module covers the functions such as Basic Configuration (see 13.2 Basic Configuration for details), Device Information (see 13.8 View System
Information for details), Log Information (see 13.7 View Log for details) and Configuration File Import&Export (see 13.5 Backup and Restore for
details) and so on.

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4Camera Management
4.1 Add/Edit Camera
4.1.1 Add Camera
The network of the NVR should be set before adding IP camera (see 13.1.1 TCP/IP Configuration for details).
Refer to the pictures below. Click Add Camera in the setup panel or in the top right corner of the preview window to pop up the “Add Camera”
window as shown below. You can quickly add or add the IP camera manually.
Quickly Add
Check the cameras and then click “Add” to add cameras. Click to edit the camera’s IP address, username and password and so on. Click “Default
Password” to set the default username and password of each camera.
Add Manually
Enter the IP address or domain name (click in the IP address column to pop up the domain name input window, enter the domain name of the
IPC in the window and then click “OK” button), port, username and password of the camera and then select the protocol. Click “Test” to test the
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and password before clicking “Add” button). Click to delete the camera. Click “Default Password” to set the default username and password
of each camera.
Note: Some models may not support this function.
Click StartSettingsSystemBasicGeneral Settings to check “Enable Add IPC by Zero Operation”. If the NVR has unoccupied channels, it can
add IPC without any operation by restarting.
Add Recorder
Quickly Add：Select the searched NVR/DVR and the click “Add” to add NVR in the same local network.
Manually Add：Click “Manual Add” and then enter the IP address or domain name, port, username and password of the NVR/DVR.
Check the added remote channel number and click “Test” to test the effectiveness of the input information. Then click “OK” button to
return to the previous interface.
Note: Only the local NVR has unoccupied channels, may the IPC of other NVR/DVR in the same local network be added. And the added IPC
supports previewing and recording.
4.1.2 Edit Camera
Click “Edit Camera” in the setup panel to go to the interface as shown below. Click to view the live image of the camera in the popup window.
Click to edit the camera (see Add camera in 3.1 Startup Wizard for details). Click to delete the camera. Click in the “Operation”
header line and then click “Modify IPC Password” to pop up a window(check the IPCs in the window, set the new password and then click “OK”
button; only the online IPCs’ passwords can be modified and a batch of IPCs’ passwords can be modified at the same time). Click to upgrade an
online IPC ( or click in the “Upgrade” header line and then click “IPC Batch Upgrade” to upgrade a batch of IPCs), select the device which stores
the upgrade file in the “Device Name” item of the popup window and the upgrade file in the list(you should select the upgrade IPC model in the
window if a batch of IPCs’ passwords need to be modified) and then click “Upgrade” button to start upgrading(the IPC will restart automatically after
the upgrade is completed successfully).