UNIVIEW NVR201-04E User manual

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Contents
Preface ················································································································································ 1
Part I Local Operations························································································································ 1
1 Before You Begin······························································································································ 1
Login··························································································································································· 2
Local Operations ········································································································································ 2
2 Initial Configuration ························································································································· 5
Preparation ················································································································································ 5
Startup Wizard ··········································································································································· 5
3 Preview············································································································································· 8
Status Icons in the Preview Window ········································································································· 8
Preview Window Toolbar························································································································· 10
Shortcut Menu in Preview Window·········································································································11
Example of Auto-Switch Operation ········································································································· 11
Zoom ························································································································································ 12
Image Configuration ································································································································ 13
Preview Configuration ····························································································································· 14
4 Channel Configuration ··················································································································· 16
Channel Management ····························································································································· 16
OSD Configuration ···································································································································21
Image Configuration ································································································································ 21
Privacy Mask Configuration ····················································································································· 22
5 PTZ Control····································································································································· 22
Using the PTZ Toolbar ······························································································································ 23
Configuring and Calling a Preset ·············································································································· 24
Configuring and Calling a Patrol Route ····································································································25
6 Recording ······································································································································· 26
Encoding Settings····································································································································· 26
Scheduled Recording ······························································································································· 27
Motion Detection Recording ···················································································································28
Alarm Triggered Recording ······················································································································ 30
Manual Recording···································································································································· 30
Other Recording Types ···························································································································· 31
Disk Management ···································································································································· 31
7 Playback ········································································································································· 32
Instant Playback ······································································································································· 32
Playback Toolbar······································································································································ 33
Playback by Camera and Date ················································································································· 34
Playback in Corridor Mode ······················································································································35
Playback by Tag········································································································································ 35
Playback by Event ···································································································································· 36
Playback by Smart Search ························································································································ 37

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Playback by External File·························································································································· 39
File Management ····································································································································· 40
8 Backup············································································································································ 41
Recording Backup ····································································································································41
Image Backup··········································································································································· 44
9 Alarm·············································································································································· 45
Alarm Input and Output··························································································································· 45
Motion Detection····································································································································· 47
Tampering Detection ······························································································································· 49
Video Loss ················································································································································ 50
Alert ························································································································································· 50
Alarm-Triggered Actions ·························································································································· 51
10 Network Configuration ················································································································ 51
Basic Configuration ··································································································································52
PPPoE ······················································································································································· 52
MyCloud··················································································································································· 53
DDNS ························································································································································ 53
Port ·························································································································································· 54
Port Mapping ··········································································································································· 54
Email ························································································································································ 55
IP Control ················································································································································· 56
11 System Configuration··················································································································· 57
Basic Configuration ·································································································································· 57
Time Configuration ·································································································································· 57
DST Configuration ···································································································································· 57
Serial Port Configuration·························································································································· 58
User Configuration··································································································································· 58
12 System Maintenance···················································································································· 60
System Information ·································································································································60
Network Detection··································································································································· 62
Log Query·················································································································································64
System Restoration·································································································································· 66
Auto-Maintain··········································································································································66
System Upgrade·······································································································································66
S.M.A.R.T. Info ·········································································································································67

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13 Shutdown ····································································································································· 68
Part II Web-Based Operations ·········································································································· 69
1 Before You Begin···························································································································· 69
2 Login ··············································································································································· 69
3 Live View ········································································································································ 69
4 Playback ········································································································································· 71
5 Configuration ·································································································································72
Appendix A Technical Specifications·································································································72
Appendix B Acronyms ······················································································································· 82

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Preface
This manual describes how to use your NVR locally or on the Web interface.
In this manual, the terms IP camera and IPC refer to the same thing: network camera, which requires
a connection to the network. And the IP device mentioned in this manual refers to an IP camera (also
known as network camera) or a Digital Video Server (DVS).
This manual applies to the following models.
Series
Model
NVR201 series
NVR201-04E/08E
NVR201-04EP/08EP
NVR201-04L/08L
NVR201-04LP/08LP
NVR202 series
NVR202-08EP/16EP
NVR202-08E/16E/32E
NVR204 series
NVR204-16E/32E
NVR208 series
NVR208-16/32
NVR304 series
NVR304-16E/32E
NVR308 series
NVR308-32E/64E
Part I Local Operations
1 Before You Begin
Please be aware that the parameters that are grayed out on the system user interface (UI) cannot be
modified. The parameters and values displayed may vary with device model, and the figures in this
manual are for illustration purpose only.

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Login
CAUTION!
Use the default username admin and password 123456 for your first login.
The default password 123456 is intended only for your first login. To ensure security, please change
the password immediately when you are logged in.
1. Right-click anywhere in the preview window and then choose Menu. The login dialog box is
displayed.
2. Select the username from the drop-down list, enter the correct password, and then click Login.
Local Operations
You can refer to Initial Configuration and complete a quick configuration.
NOTE!
Unless otherwise specified, all operations described in this manual are performed with a mouse.
See Mouse Operations for details.
Mouse Operations
In this manual, mouse operations are performed by the right hand.
Table 1-1 Mouse Operations
Name
Action
Description
Left
button
Click
Select or confirm an item.
Select to edit digits, symbols, upper-case or lower-case letters in a
field.
Double-click
Enter or exit full screen mode in preview.
Drag
Draw or move a rectangle on the screen, for example, a motion detection
area.
Right
button
Click
Show the shortcut menu.
Exit zoom.
Exit the current window when Cancel or Exit is displayed.
Wheel
Scroll up or
down
Scroll up or down a list or a window; or zoom in or out on a playback
progress bar.
Front Panel Buttons
The front panel buttons may vary with the NVR model.

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Table 1-2 Front Panel Buttons 1
Button
Description
Display the main menu.
Switch to the next tab on the screen or switch the input method.
Auxiliary function button.
Exit the current window.
///: Switch windows or menu items; or control rotation
directions of a PTZ camera when the PTZ toolbar is closed. PTZ stands for
pan, tilt, and zoom.
/: Rewind or forward playback for 30 seconds when the playback
toolbar is closed.
/: Variable-speed forward or rewind when the playback toolbar is
closed.
Confirm an operation, or start/pause the playback.
When logged in, press and hold this button for around 3 seconds till a
confirmation message is displayed on the monitor. Click OK to shut down
the NVR.
Table 1-3 Front Panel Buttons 2
Button
Description
When logged in, press and hold this button for around 3 seconds till a
confirmation message is displayed on the monitor. Click OK to shut down
the NVR.
Enter 1; or display the main menu.
Enter 2, A, B, or C; or start instant playback.
Enter 3, D, E, or F; or start manual recording.
Enter 4, G, H, or I; or enter the PTZ control interface.

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Button
Description
Enter 5, J, K, or L; or switch the screen layout in preview or playback mode.
Enter 6, M, N, or O; or enable or disable arming.
Enter 7, P, Q, R, or S; or take a snapshot.
Enter 8, T, U, or V.
Enter 9, W, X, Y, or Z.
Enter 0 or a space.
Delete
Switch the input method.
Auxiliary function button.
Exit the current window.
Switch to the next tab.
///: Switch windows or menu items; or control rotation
directions of a PTZ camera when the PTZ toolbar is closed.
/: Rewind or forward playback for 30 seconds when the playback
toolbar is closed.
/: Variable-speed forward or rewind when the playback toolbar is
closed.
: Confirm an operation; or start or pause playback.