Vivotek NR8201 User manual

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Table of Contents
Overview.......................................................................................................................................................3
Read before use......................................................................................................................................3
Package contents....................................................................................................................................3
Physical description.................................................................................................................................4
Installation ....................................................................................................................................................8
Hard Disk installation...............................................................................................................................8
Network deployment................................................................................................................................9
Home Page.................................................................................................................................................17
Conguration ..............................................................................................................................................19
Device ...................................................................................................................................................19
LAN .......................................................................................................................................................24
Access list .............................................................................................................................................25
DDNS ....................................................................................................................................................26
Security .................................................................................................................................................28
Schedule ...............................................................................................................................................30
Recording Policy ...................................................................................................................................32
Trigger ...................................................................................................................................................35
Layout....................................................................................................................................................38
System ..................................................................................................................................................39
Maintenance..........................................................................................................................................42
Storage..................................................................................................................................................43
Backup ..................................................................................................................................................44
System log.............................................................................................................................................45
Joystick..................................................................................................................................................46
Monitor........................................................................................................................................................47
User Interface of Monitor Page .............................................................................................................47
Functions of Monitor Page ....................................................................................................................49
History ........................................................................................................................................................52
User Interface of History Page ..............................................................................................................52
Functions of History Page .....................................................................................................................53
Appendix.....................................................................................................................................................58
Technical Specications ........................................................................................................................58
URL Commands for the Network Camera.............................................................................................59

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Overview
VIVOTEK’s NR8201/8301 network video recorder offers an elegant recording solution for VIVOTEK
network cameras and performs real-time monitoring and recording simultaneously. It supports up
to 4-CH (NR8201) and 8-CH (NR8301) H.264, MJPEG, and MPEG-4 video and provides multiple
recording modes including alarm recording, scheduled recording, manual recording and continuous
recording. The installation is very simple as the camera is able to be inserted automatically when
it’s plugged in. It also offers a user-friendly interface for the user to congure the network settings
and the camera control. Moreover, the 802.3af compliant PoE (Power-over-Ethernet) is able to
reduce the complex of the installation, making NR8201/8301 the cost-effective recording systems.
The user can utilize the NR8201/8301 to record high-denition mega-pixel videos on removable
hard disk(s) with large capacity and a USB interface for data backup. The NR8201 also supports
an external hard disk from the eSATA interface, and the NR8301 supports RAID 0 and 1 storage
solution. The built-in gateway separates the network camera connection and the data
network connection for the prevention of network congestion. Functional four digital inputs and
one digital output interfaces is capable of integrating with the security sensors and alarms. The
NR8201/8301 are comprehensive network video recorders featuring with multiple functions to
provide the best quality and highest performance in network video recording.
Read before use
The use of surveillance devices may be prohibited by law in your country. It is the user’s
responsibility to ensure that the operation of such devices is legal before installing this unit for
its intended use.
It is important to rst verify that all contents received are complete according to the Package
contents listed below. Take notice of the warnings in Quick Installation Guide before the Network
Video Recorder is installed; then carefully read and follow the instructions in the Installation
chapter to avoid damages due to faulty assembly and installation. This also ensures the product
is used properly as intended.
The Network Video Recorder is a network device and its use should be straightforward for those
who have basic network knowledge. It is designed for various applications including audio/video
recording, general security/surveillance, etc. The Conguration chapter suggests ways to best
utilize the Network Video Recorder and ensure proper operations.
Package contents
■ NR8201/8301
■ Rack mount kit
■ Power cord
■ Software CD
■ Warranty card
■ Quick installation guide
Revision History
■ Added notications forbidding the connections from PoE ports to non-PoE devices

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WAN LAN1 L AN2 L AN3 L AN4
Power PoE
StatusHDD
NR8201 Network Video Recorder
USB Socket
Status Indicator Removable & Lockable Hard Disk Tray
WAN LAN1 L AN2 L AN3 LAN4 LAN5 L AN6 LAN7 L AN8
Power PoE
StatusHDD
NR8301 Network Video Recorder
USB Socket Status Indicator Removable & Lockable Hard Disk Trays x 2
Power Cord Socket
Recessed Reset Button
Ethernet 10/100 RJ45 Socket x 8 (LAN);
Gigabit Ethernet RJ45 Socket x 1 (WAN)
General I/O Terminal Block
Power Button
Power Cord Socket
Recessed Reset Button
General I/O Terminal Block
Power Button
eSATA Socket
Ethernet 10/100 RJ45 Socket x 4 (LAN)
Gigabit Ethernet RJ45 Socket x 1 (WAN)
Physical description
Front panel
■ NR8301
■ NR8201
Connectors
■ NR8301
■ NR8201
WAN LAN1 L AN2 L AN3 LAN4 LAN5 L AN6 LAN7 L AN8
Power PoE
StatusHDD
NR8301 Network Video Recorder
1234 5 6 7 8 9101112
WAN
POWER AC IN 100V-240V
LAN8
LAN7
LAN6
LAN5
LAN4
LAN3
LAN2
LAN1
RESET
1234 5 6 7 8 9101112
WAN
POWER AC IN 100V-240V LAN7LAN5LAN3LAN1
RESET eSATA
WAN LAN1 L AN2 L AN3 L AN4
Power PoE
StatusHDD
NR8201 Network Video Recorder

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9101112
1: Power
2: Relay output COM
3: Relay output N.O.
4: Digital Input 1
5: Digital Input 1 Ground
6: Digital Input 2
7: Digital Input 2 Ground
8: Digital Input 3
9: Digital Input 3 Ground
10: Digital Input 4
11: Digital Input 4 Ground
12: Ground
General I/O Terminal Block
This Network Camera provides a general I/O terminal block which is used to connect external
input / output devices. The pin denitions are described below.
DI/DO Diagram
Refer to the following illustration for connection method.

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Status LED
The LED indicates the status of the Network Video Recorder.
LED Status Indication
Power On Power on
Off Power off
POE On Power on
Off Power off
Status Off System not ready
Green System ready
Blink Green During system boot up and maintenance
Orange System failure
Blink Orange System warning
Hard disk Off No HDD attached
Green HDD normal (for 8301, either of the disks)
Blink Green Hard disk is recording or initializing (for 8301, either of the disks)
Blink Orange HDD warning (for 8301, either of the disks)
WAN On With connection on
Off No connection
Blink WAN port activated
LAN (1-8) On With connection
Off No connection
Blink LAN port activated (1-8)
Hardware System Requirement
Computer:
■ Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP2 or above
■ Internet Explorer 6.0 or later
Hard disk:
■NR8201: Support 1 x 3.5” SATA I/II HDD, up to 2TB (Support external eSATA interface)
■NR8301: Support 2 x 3.5” SATA I/II HDD, up to 4TB (Support Raid0, 1 scalable storage)
Hardware Reset
There is an indented reset button on the back panel of the Network Video Recorder. It is used
to reboot the Network Video Recorder or restore the Network Video Recorder to factory default.
Sometimes rebooting the Network Video Recorder could set it back to normal state. If the
problems still remain after rebooted, restore the Network Video Recorder to factory default and
install again.

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WAN LAN1 L AN2 L AN3 LAN4 LAN5 L AN6 L AN7 LAN8
Power PoE
StatusHDD
NR8301 Network Video Recorder
Reboot: Press and release the indented reset button. All status LED will extinguish and then
power on again. Wait for the Status LED to blink and then become steady green in normal state.
It takes about 30 seconds to complete the procedure.
Restore: Press the reset button continuously for over 3 seconds. All status LED will extinguish
and then power on again. Wait for the Status LED to blink and then become steady green in
normal state. Note that all settings will be restored to factory default. It takes about 50 seconds
to complete the procedure.
■ NR8301
■ NR8201
Steady green in normal state
WAN LAN1 L AN2 L AN3 L AN4
Power PoE
StatusHDD WAN LAN1 L AN2 L AN3 L AN4
Power PoE
StatusHDD
NR8201 Network Video Recorder
Steady green in normal state
WAN LAN1 L AN2 L AN3 LAN4 LAN5 L AN6 L AN7 LAN8
Power PoE
StatusHDD
NR8301 Network Video Recorder
Steady green in normal state

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WAN LAN1 LAN2 LAN3 LAN4 LAN5 L AN6 LAN7 LAN8
Power PoE
StatusHDD
NR8301Network Video Recorder
2
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5
WAN LAN1 LAN2 LAN3 LAN4 LAN5 L AN6 LAN7 LAN8
Power PoE
StatusHDD
NR8301Network Video Recorder
6
WAN LAN1 LAN2 LAN3 LAN4 LAN5 L AN6 LAN7 LAN8
Power PoE
StatusHDD
NR8301Network Video Recorder
WAN LAN1 LAN2 LAN3 LAN4 LAN5 L AN6 LAN7 LAN8
Power PoE
StatusHDD
NR8301Network Video Recorder
NOTE
► Please remember to format the hard disk before strating recording. Please refer to Storage on
page 43.
Before using the Network Video Recorder, please prepare SATA hard disk(s) for
recording video.
1.Make sure the power is off.
2.Secure the supplied rack mount ears if you want to use rack mount installation.
3.Loose the lock of the hard disk as shown below and take out the bracket.
4.Put your hard disk into the bracket, and secure it with the supplied four screws.
5.Loose the lock of the hard disk as shown below and insert your hard disk(s) into
the socket.
6.Use the supplied key to lock the hard disk socket(s) for security concern.
Installation
Hard Disk installation

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Network deployment
Device Connection
1. Connect the supplied power cable from the NR8201/8301 to a power outlet.
2. Press the power button.
3. Connect NR8201/8301 to Network Cameras and computer in LAN via LAN sockets.
Because NR8201/8301
supports PoE, if the Network Camera is PoE-compliant (802.3af), it
allows transmission of power and data via single Ethernet cable.
4. If your want to access NR8201/8301 over the Internet, connect NR8201/8301 to the
Internet via the WAN socket.
5. If you have external devices such as sensors and alarms, make connections from general I/O
terminal block.
1234 5 6 7 8 9101112
WAN
POWER AC IN 100V-240V
LAN8
LAN7
LAN6
LAN5
LAN4
LAN3
LAN2
LAN1
RESET
LAN/
WAN
LAN
Internet
Activity
Power/MIC
Activity
Power/MIC
Activity
Power/MIC
1
2
Network Camera
(PoE)
Network Camera
(without PoE)
3
5
Cable, DSL
Modem, or router
1: Power
2: Relay output COM
3: Relay output N.O.
4: Digital Input 1
5: Digital Input 1 Ground
6: Digital Input 2
7: Digital Input 2 Ground
8: Digital Input 3
9: Digital Input 3 Ground
10: Digital Input 4
11: Digital Input 4 Ground
12: Ground
5
4

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Getting Started
Please follow the steps below to link your computer to NR8201/8301 for the rst time:
1. Connect your computer to NR8201/8301 (LAN port) using an Ethernet cable.
2. Setup your computer in DHCP mode.
a. Click Start > My Network Places > View network connections.
b. Right-click on Local Area Connection, and then click Properties.
c. Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), and then click Properties.

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d. Select "Obtain an IP address automatically" and "Obtain DNS server address automatically"
as below. Then click OK to enable your settings.
3. Then NR8201/8301 will serve as a router and automatically assign an IP address to your
computer.

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Setup NR8201/8301 in LAN
To setup NR8201/8301 for the rst time, please refer to page 10 to setup your computer in DHCP
mode, and then directly enter the default IP address for NR8201/8301 (http://192.168.100.1)
in the address bar of the web browser. The webpage of the Network Video Recorder will be
displayed for you to congure the settings.
LAN Settings Conguration
Go to Conguration > LAN to verify the settings as below.

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Network Settings Conguration
If you want to access the Network Video Recorder over the Internet, please go to Conguration
> Network to assign a WAN IP address (public IP) for NR8201/8301. There are three ways to
get an IP address: Private DHCP (Dynamic IP), Static IP address, and PPPoE (DSL).
Internet connection with private DHCP (dynamic IP)
Choose this connection type to automatically obtain a dynamic IP address assigned by a DHCP
server. Please follow the steps below to verify the settings:
1. Go to Conguration > Network.Click Get IP address automatically.
2. Click Save to enable the settings.
3. If your computer is in the same domain with the WAN IP address, then you can use VIVOTEK
Installation Wizard 2 (IW2) to search for the Network Video Recorder easily.
Please follow the steps below to run IW2:
a. Install the IW2 under the Software Utility directory from the software CD.
Double-click the IW2 shortcut on your desktop to launch the program.
b. The program will conduct analysis on your network environment.
After your network environment is analyzed, please click Next to continue the program.
c. The program will start searching for all VIVOTEK devices in the same LAN.
Installation
Wizard 2

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d. After searching, the main installer window will pop up. Click on the MAC and model name
which match the product label on your device to connect to the Network Video Recorder.
Internet connection with static IP
Choose this connection type if you want to use a static IP for the Network Video Recorder.
Please follow the steps below to change the settings:
1. Go to Conguration > Network.Click Use xed IP address.
2. Enter the static IP, Subnet Mask, Default Router, Primary DNS Server, and Secondary DNS Server
provided by your ISP.
3. Click Save to enable the settings.
4. The MAC address will be shown when selecting xed IP address.
0002D107893F
00-02-D1-07-89-3F 192.168.5.131 NR8301
0002D107893F
NR8301
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Internet connection via PPPoE (Point-to-Point over Ethernet)
Choose this connection type if you wish to connect to the Internet via a DSL Line. Please follow
the steps below to setup:
1. Go to Conguration > Network.Click PPPoE.
2. Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP.
3. Enable the Upnp protocol by selecting the Upnp presentation if you require to apply it.
4. Click Save to enable the settings.
5. The IP Address, Subnet Mask, Default Router, Primary DNS Server , MAC address will automatically
show up in the above blanks.
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2
3
4
5

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NOTE
► When attempting link to NR8201/8301 for the rst time with the web browser, a message will pop
up to remind you of installing required plug-in or software rst.
► If you receive a message saying that your Internet Explorer
®
security settings prohibit installing
Active X
®
components, please enable your Active X
®
Controls for your browser.
1. Click Tools > Internet Options > Security > Custom level... on the tool bar of the Internet browser.
2. Look for Download signed ActiveX
®
controls; select Enable or Prompt. Click OK.
3. Refresh your web browser, and then install the Active X
®
. Follow the instructions to nish installation.

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Home Page
Following is the user interface of the home page. It is composed of the following sections.
Main menu
There are four buttons for you to click to open the page:
Monitor: Click this button to open the monitoring page. This page is for you to see the live video or
playback the recorded data.
History: Click this button to open the History page. This page is for you to search and playback recorded
data in a specic range of time.
Configuration: Click this button to open the Configuration page. This page is for you to configure the
settings of the network video recorder. It is suggesting to apply a password for the Network Video
Recorder, so that only the authorized user can congure the settings. Please refer to page 19 for detailed
information.
Logout: Click this button to logout the home page. This button will be enabled if you set up a root
password in the Security page. Please refer to page 28 for detailed information.
http://192.168.100.1/
Main menu Status panelLanguage

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Language
Click the drop-down list to choose a language for the user interface. Language options are
available in: English, 繁體中文,簡体中文,日本語,Français, Español, Deutsch, Português,
Italiano.
Status panel
NOTE
► The Userrname will be blank if you have not setup a password in the Security page. Please refer to
page 28 for detailed information.
► Depending on user’s privilege of the user account, the access to the conguration page may be
restricted. For more information about user’s privilege, please refer to Manage Privilege on page 29.
User Name (default: root)
Login Time (yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm:ss)
Current Time (yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm:ss)

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Conguration
This page contains several sub-pages: “Device”, “Network”, “LAN“, “Access list”, “DDNS”,
“Security”, “Schedule”, “Recording Policy”, “Trigger”, “Layout”, “System”, “Maintenance”,
“Storage“, “Backup”, “System Log“, and “Joystick“. Each sub-page in the left menu will be
explained in the following sections.
Device
This page allows user to add a new device or modify an inserted device. NR8201 supports
simultaneous 4-CH video recording, as NR8301 8-CH video recording.
The following is the support list of NR8201 and NR8301. If the camera you wish to add is not on the list,
you may choose “unknown” from the list, or you may download the newest rmware updated with the
new models.
8000 series 7000 series 6000 series
IP8161 IP7135 / 7137 IP6112/ 22
IP8330 IP7130/ 31/ 32/ 33/ 34/ 38/ 39 IP6117/ 27
IP8332 IP7142 PZ6112/ 22
IP8151/51P IP7151/ 52/ 53/ 54 PZ6114/ 24
IP8162/62P IP7160/ 61 FD6111V/ 21V
FD8133 IP7251/ 7330/ 7361 FD6112V/ 22V
FD8134 IZ7151 SD6112V/ 22V
FD8161 PT7135/ 37
FD8361 PZ7151/ 52
SD81x1 PZ7111/ 21/ 12/ 31/ 32
FD7131/ 32/ 41
SD7151/ 73x3
VS7100

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Auto search by device installer or manually install in LAN
If your devices are linked to the LAN port of the Network Video Recorder, you can follow the
steps below to add a new device:
1. Click Search Device. The searching results will be displayed in the following column. You can click
Stop Searching if the linked devices are all displayed on the list.
2. You may wait for a moment while the system is searching for the new devices.
3. Select a device to be inserted. Modify the Device Name if necessary.
4. Click Add Devices to enable the settings.
5. Select Add new on the drop-down list, and click on the device which you would like to change the
network settings.
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