Zhejiang NVR200 series User manual

NVR200/300/500 Series
Network Video Recorders
User Manual
Manual Version: 100-20140730
Zhejiang Uniview Technologies Co., Ltd.

© 2014, Zhejiang Uniview Technologies Co., Ltd. and its licensors
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No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means without prior
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Notice
The information in this manual is subject to change without notice. Every effort has been made in the
preparation of this manual to ensure accuracy of the contents, but all statements, information, and
recommendations in this manual do not constitute the warranty of any kind, express or implied.
Environmental Protection
This product has been designed to comply with the requirements on environmental protection. For the
proper storage, use and disposal of this product, national laws and regulations must be observed.
Preface
Audience
This manual is intended for:
Surveillance system planners
Field technical support and servicing engineers
Software installation, configuration, and servicing administrators
Product users
Precautions
If this equipment is used in a domestic environment, radio disturbance may arise. When such trouble
occurs, you might be required to take corrective actions.
Do not remove the dismantlement-preventive seal from the chassis cover of the device without
permission. If you want to open the chassis, contact the local agent of our company for help.
Otherwise, we shall not be held liable for any consequence caused thereby.
Make sure the device is sturdy and well grounded and meets heat dissipation and lightning protection
requirements. Avoid vibration when using the device.
Provide a stable and compliant power supply before powering on the device.
Before performing the verification (refer to section “Check Before Power-On”), make sure that the
power is disconnected, for fear of bodily injury or equipment damage caused by incorrect cable
connection.
Power interruption may cause hard disk damage or abnormal functions. To shut down the device,
strictly follow the instructions. If power interruption often occurs, configure an uninterrupted power
supply (UPS).

Safety and Compliance Information
Conventions Used Symbol
The symbols in this chapter are shown in the following table. They are used to remind the reader of the
safety precautions during equipment installation and maintenance.
Safety
Symbol
Description
Generic alarm symbol: To suggest a general safety concern.
ESD protection symbol: To suggest electrostatic-sensitive equipment.
Electric shock symbol: To suggest a danger of high voltage.
Safety Information
WARNING!
Installation and removal of the unit and its accessories must be carried out by qualified personnel. You
must read all of the Safety Instructions supplied with your equipment before installation and operation.
Warnings:
If the product does not work properly, please contact your dealer or the nearest service center. (We
shall not assume any responsibility for problems caused by unauthorized repair or maintenance.)
To reduce the risk of fire or electrical shock, do not expose this product to rain or moisture.
This installation should be made by a qualified service person and should conform to all the local
codes.
Please install blackouts equipment into the power supply circuit for convenient supply interruption.
The separate earthing terminal must be permanently connected to earth.
For AC supplied model: The plug-socket combination must be accessible at all times as it serves as the
main disconnecting device.
Before the power cable is installed or removed, the power must be turned off.
To avoid heat accumulation, good ventilation is required for a proper operating environment.
Improper use or replacement of the battery may result in hazard of explosion. Please use the
manufacturer recommended battery type.

Caution: Fiber optic ports –optical safety.
Never look at the transmit laser while the power is on. Never look directly at the fiber ports and the fiber
cable ends when they are powered on.
Caution: Use of controls or adjustments to the performance or procedures other than those specified
herein may result in hazardous laser emissions.
Regulatory Compliance
FCC Part 15
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for digital device, pursuant to part 15
of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference
when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can
radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual,
may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area
is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at
his own expense.
This product complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
1. This device may not cause harmful interference.
2. This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired
operation.
LVD/EMC Directive
This product complies with the European Low Voltage Directive 2006/95/EC and EMC Directive
2004/108/EC.
WEEE Directive–2002/96/EC
The product this manual refers to is covered by the Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment (WEEE)
Directive and must be disposed of in a responsible manner.

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Contents
Contents··············································································································································· i
1 Getting Started·································································································································1
Logging In to the Web Interface ················································································································ 1
Installing the ActiveX ·································································································································1
Adding and Connecting a Camera to Your NVR························································································· 3
Adding a Camera Directly··················································································································· 3
Searching and Adding a Camera·········································································································5
Editing Your Camera Settings····················································································································· 7
2 Live View ·········································································································································· 7
Introduction of the Live View Window······································································································7
Toolbar and Icons······································································································································· 8
Right-click Menu for camera···················································································································· 11
Right-click Menu for Talk ························································································································· 11
Right-click Menu for Broadcast Group····································································································· 12
3 Playback ········································································································································· 13
Playback by Camera ·································································································································13
Playback by Label·····································································································································14
Playback by Local File······························································································································· 15
4 Camera Settings ····························································································································· 15
Configuring Basic Information ················································································································· 15
Configuring Video and Audio Settings ·····································································································17
Editing Image Settings······························································································································ 19
Configuring OSD······································································································································· 19
Configuring Motion Detection ·················································································································20
Configuring Privacy Mask························································································································· 21
Configuring ROI········································································································································ 22
PTZ Settings·············································································································································· 23
Adding Preset Positions···················································································································· 23
Creating a Patrol Route ···················································································································· 24
Setting a Patrol Plan ·························································································································26
Starting a Patrol Plan Manually········································································································ 27
5 Storage ··········································································································································· 28
Building an Array······································································································································ 28
Making a Storage Plan ····························································································································· 30
6 Recording ······································································································································· 31
Manual Recording····································································································································31
Planned Recording ···································································································································32

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Alarm-Triggered Recording······················································································································ 33
7 Alarm Settings ································································································································ 33
Configuring Boolean·································································································································33
Configuring Alarm-Triggered Actions·······································································································35
Configuring Alarm-Triggered Storage ······································································································35
Configuring Alarm-Triggered Preset ········································································································37
Configuring Alarm-Triggered Live Video to a Pane·················································································· 38
Configuring an Output Boolean ···············································································································40
Configuring Alarm-Triggered Buzzer········································································································41
Configuring Alarm-Triggered Email·········································································································· 42
8 Arming and Disarming···················································································································· 43
9 Network Settings···························································································································· 43
Configuring TCP/IP ··································································································································· 43
Configuring PPPoE····································································································································44
Configuring NAT······································································································································· 45
Configuring UNP Client ····························································································································46
Configuring Route ···································································································································· 47
Configuring SMTP····································································································································· 48
Configuring DNS·······································································································································49
10 NVR Management and Maintenance ·························································································· 50
Setting Your NVR······································································································································ 50
Setting Basic Information ················································································································· 50
Setting Date and Time······················································································································51
Setting the Language························································································································ 52
Viewing System Version Information ······································································································53
Viewing Operation Information··············································································································· 53
Viewing Network Status··························································································································· 53
Viewing Service Statistics························································································································· 54
Viewing Server Information ····················································································································· 55
Viewing Alarms ········································································································································55
Viewing Instant Alarms ····················································································································55
Viewing History Alarms ····················································································································56
Exporting and Importing Configuration File ····························································································57
Restoring Default Settings ······················································································································· 57
Viewing Logs ············································································································································ 58
Exporting Logs·········································································································································· 59
Rebooting Your NVR ································································································································ 59
Shutting Down Your NVR·························································································································60
Upgrading Your NVR ································································································································ 60
11 User Management ······················································································································· 61
Adding a User···········································································································································61
Editing User Information·························································································································· 64

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Locking or Unlocking a User····················································································································· 65
Deleting a User·········································································································································65
12 Client Computer Settings ············································································································· 65
13 Others··········································································································································· 66
Configuring Encoder ································································································································66
Configuring Voice Resource ····················································································································· 68
Configuring Serial Port·····························································································································69
Configuring Virtual Channel····················································································································· 70
Configuring Video Output························································································································ 72
Configuring Transparent Channel ············································································································73
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1 Getting Started
Logging In to the Web Interface
Purpose
Log in to the Web interface to remotely control your NVR.
Steps
1. Open the IE on your PC, type the IP address of your NVR in the address bar, and then press
Enter. The login page is displayed.
2. Enter your username and password. If this is the first time you log in to the Web interface for
your NVR, use “admin”as the username and password.
3. Click Login. The live view window (also called the homepage) of the Web interface is
displayed.
Figure 1-1 Live View Window
Installing the ActiveX
Purpose
For your first login to the Web interface, you need to install ActiveX.
Steps
1. Click Next in the dialog box.

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Figure 1-2 ActiveX Setup Wizard Page
2. Click Browse to select a folder for ActiveX. And click Next.
Figure 1-3 Select Installation Folder
3. Install ActiveX according to the guidance, and click Finish to complete the installation.
Figure 1-4 Installation Finished

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Adding and Connecting a Camera to Your NVR
Purpose
Add a camera to your NVR and view live video from the camera. The parameters that can be
configured vary with the camera model.
Prerequisite
The network connection between the camera and your NVR is functional.
Initial configuration has completed for your camera. For detailed information about initial
configuration for a camera, see the manual delivered with the camera.
Steps
1. Click Configuration > Resource Configuration > IPC. The IPC page is displayed. You can add
the camera directly or using the search function on the IPC page.
Figure 1-5 IPC Page
Adding a Camera Directly
1. Click Add. The Add Device dialog box is displayed. The Add Device Dialog Box may vary with
the protocol you select.

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Figure 1-6 Add Device Dialog Box for ONVIF
2. Select the protocol, enter a name, ID, and IP for your camera. Some of the parameters are
described in the table below.
Table 1-1 Parameter Descriptions for Adding a Camera
Parameter
Description
Access Protocol
Protocol for connecting the camera to your NVR.
Uniview
IPC ONVIF1.0
IPC ONVIF2.0
Note:
The parameters and processes of adding device may
vary with the protocol you select.
Device Name
Camera name.
Device ID
ID of the Camera.
Device IP
IP address of the camera.
Device Port
Port number of the camera.
Use the default port number unless otherwise required.
Username
Username and password for accessing the camera.

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Parameter
Description
Password
Note:
For ONVIF protocol, you must enter the username and
password correctly.
For Uniview protocol, the NVR will add cameras using
“admin” as the username and password by default, if
the user information is not “admin”, you can enter the
correct information and add the camera, you may also
use the default login information so that the NVR will
automatically change the login information into
“admin”.
Forward Mult-IP
IP address and port number of the multicast group for
forwarding audio/video streams.
The combination of the IP address and port number of
the multicast group must be unique in the system.
Forward Mult-Port
3. After you have completed the settings, click OK.
Searching and Adding a Camera
1. Click the Search button. The Search page is displayed.
Figure 1-7 Search Page
2. Make a quick search or search a specified network segment:
To make a quick search, click the Quick Search button.
To search a network segment, click the Search in Network Segment button and then set the
start and end addresses of the network segment.
3. After the camera is found, click in the Add Device column. For a third-party IPC, the Add
Third–Party IPC page is displayed. For a Uniview camera, a pop-up menu appears after you
click , where you can choose the protocol. If you choose the Uniview protocol, the Add
IPC page is displayed. The following shows some examples.

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Figure 1-8 Add Third-Party IPC Page
Figure 1-9 Add IPC Page
4. Set the parameters. For ONVIF protocol, make sure that you enter the correct username and
password in the Add third-Party IPC Page.
5. After you have completed the settings, click OK.

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NOTE!
You can add multiple cameras at a time by clicking the Batch Add button. When you use this
function, the cameras are added with the default settings.
Editing Your Camera Settings
Purpose
Edit basic settings after a camera is added.
Steps
1. Double-click the name of the added camera on the IPC page to configure the camera. And you
can also right-click the camera and then choose Config in the resource tree.
2. Edit the settings as required. Some of the parameters are described in the table below.
3. After you have completed the settings, click OK.
2 Live View
Introduction of the Live View Window
The live view window is displayed when you log in to the Web interface. The live view window
consists of several functional areas.
Figure 2-1 Live View Window
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2
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3
5
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The functions of these areas are described in the table below.

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Table 2-1 Functional Areas in the Live View Window
No.
Function
1
Resource tree. The icons are described in Table 2-2.
2
Main toolbar, which is used to access the main menus in the Web interface.
3
Information area, which shows your username and the number of new messages
from the system.
4
Pane used to display live video or recording.
5
Window toolbar. The icons are described in Table 2-3.
6
Playback toolbar, which is used to playback recordings.
Toolbar and Icons
Table 2-2 Explanation of Icons on the Resource Tree
Icon
Indication
Status of connected fixed cameras.
The icons from left to right mean “online”, “offline”, “video lost”.
Status of connected PTZ cameras.
The icons from left to right mean “online”, “offline”, “video lost”.
Root node of the resource tree.
Folder.
Alarm input.
Alarm output.
Table 2-3 Explanation of Icons on the Window Toolbar
Icon
Function
Window
Toolbar
Layout
Change layout
Click the arrow to change the layout of panes.
Full screen
Click this icon to switch to full screen mode.
Close all panes
Click this icon to close display on all panes.
Recording
Start recording all
panes to the server
Click this icon to start recording to the NVR for all
the panes. To stop recording, click the icon again.
Start local recording
on all panes
Click this icon to start recording to your PC for all
the panes. To stop recording, click the icon again.
Play local recording
Click this icon to play a recording saved on your
PC.

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Icon
Function
Snapshot
Single snapshot
Click this icon to take a snapshot of the current
image on the pane.
Start single snapshot
on all panes
Click this icon to take snapshots of images on all
panes.
Start continuous
snapshot on all panes
Click this icon to take snapshots of images on all
panes at a certain interval. You can select an
interval from the drop-down list.
Config
Adjust volume
Click this icon to adjust the volume.
Resume scene
Click this icon to restore the previous scene
mode, including the layout of panes, live video,
and group switching.
Turn off contrast on all
panes
Click this icon to disable dynamic contrast
enhancement for all panes.
When you click a pane, the pane toolbar appears and if PTZ function is supported, the PTZ control
panel appears as well.
Figure 2-2 PTZ Control Panel and Pane Toolbar
PTZ Control Panel
Pane Toolbar
The icons on the pane toolbar are described in the following table.
Table 2-4 Explanation of Icons on the Pane Toolbar
Icon
Function
Talk: Click this icon to start audio communication with the corresponding
IPC.
Snatch One: Click this icon to take a snapshot of the image on the pane.

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Icon
Function
Snatch Series Start: Click this icon to take snapshots of images at a certain
interval.
Local Storage Start: Click this icon to start recording to your PC.
Center Storage Start: Click this icon to start recording to your NVR.
Restore LostFrameRate: Click this icon to restore the lost frame rate.
Video Settings: Click this icon to adjust image settings, including the
contrast, saturation, hue and brightness.
Table 2-5 Explanation of Icons on the PTZ Control Panel
Icon
Function
or
Locks or releases the PTZ.
Note: Only admin can gain the control of a locked PTZ.
Releases the PTZ.
Any user can control a PTZ when it is not locked.
Select a preset (position) for the PTZ.
Adds or deletes a preset.
Sets a home position for the PTZ.
Select a patrol route. You can select Add from the drop-down list
to add a new patrol route.
Starts or stops patrol.
Increases or decreases the aperture of the lens.
Adjusts the focus of the camera.
Turns on or off the light.
Turns on or off the wiper.
Zoom in or out.
Controls the speed when the PTZ moves.
Controls the direction of the PTZ.

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Right-click Menu for camera
Right click the camera icon, the pop-up menu is displayed.
Figure 2-3 Right-click Menu Page
Some of items in the menu are described below.
Item
Function
Start Main Stream
to Pane
Display the live view with the main stream.
Start Sub Stream to
Pane
Display the live view with the sub stream (this item turns gray if the IPC
does not support sub stream).
Playback
Play back a recording.
View Monitiring
Relation
List the statistic information of IPC connected to NVR for your reference.
Details
Check the detailed information of the IPC.
Config
Shortcut for editing your IPC setting.
Right-click Menu for Talk
Right click the Talk icon , the pop-up menu is displayed.

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Figure 2-4 Right-click Menu Page
Some of items in the menu are described below.
Item
Function
Talk
Enable the talk function for the voice resources.
Volume
Turn up/down the volume of voice resources (turns gray when the talk
function is disabled).
Note: the volumn control is global for all voice resources,which
means when you adjust the volumn of one voice resouce, the volumn of
other resources changes accordingly.
Config
Edit the voice resources setting for talk and broadcast.
Right-click Menu for Broadcast Group
Right click the broadcast icon , the pop-up menu is displayed.
Figure 2-5 Right-click Menu Page
Some of items in the menu are described below.

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Item
Function
Volume
Turn up/down the volume of broadcast group (turns gray when the talk
function is disabled).
View Resources
Show the status of the voice resources added in this group.
Config
Add voice resources for this group.
3 Playback
Playback means playing a recorded video (referred to as a recording) that has been saved to your
NVR or PC. The NVR provides multiple ways to play back a recording. You can specify the camera,
time period, and labels when playing back a recording.
Playback by Camera
Purpose
Use this function to play a video recorded for a specified camera in the live view window.
Steps
1. In the live view window, click the Resource tree to expand it till you find the desired camera,
and then right-click it. The right-click menu is displayed as shown in Figure 2-3.
2. Choose Playback from the pop-up menu. The Playback toolbar is expanded at the bottom of
the page. The following shows an example.
Figure 3-1 Playback Toolbar
3. Select the year and month on the calendar. Each date has a flag indicating if there is recording
for this date. Different colors have different meanings:
Red: No recording
Yellow: Recording is incomplete
Blue: Recording is complete (24 hour long)
4. Click the date that has recording, for example, choose 22 to select the recordings on that day.
A blue progress bar appears on the right side. The following shows an example.