HIKVISION DS-7632NXI-K2 Channel Network Video Recorder AcuSense NVR User Manual

HIKVISION DS-7632NXI-K2 Channel Network Video Recorder AcuSense NVR

Specifications

• Model: DS-7600NXI-K1 Series
• Compliance: CE, FCC, Industry Canada ICES-003
• Standards: EMC Directive 2014/30/EU, LVD Directive 2014/35/EU, RoHS Directive 2011/65/EU, CAN ICES-3 (A)/NMB-3(A)
• Models: DS-7604NXI-K1, DS-7608NXI-K1, DS-7616NXI-K1, DS-7604NXI-K1/4P, DS-7608NXI-K1/8P, DS-7608NXI-K2, DS-7616NXI-K2, DS-7632NXI-K2, DS-7608NXI-K2/8P, DS-7616NXI-K2/16P, DS-7632NXI-K2/16P, DS-7708NXI-K4, DS-7716NXI-K4, DS-7732NXI-K4, DS-7708NXI-K4/8P, DS-7716NXI-K4/16P, DS-7732NXI-K4/16P

Product Usage Instructions

Safety Instructions

Ensure proper configuration of passwords and security settings. Comply strictly with electrical safety regulations. Connect the plug securely to the power socket. Avoid connecting multiple devices to one power adapter. Always power off the device before connecting or disconnecting accessories. Disconnect all power sources before maintenance and ensure the equipment is connected to an earthed mains socket-outlet.

Installation

1. Place the NVR in a well-ventilated area away from direct sunlight and moisture.
2. Connect the NVR to a power source using the provided adapter.
3. Connect your cameras to the NVR using appropriate cables.
4. Connect the NVR to a monitor or TV using an HDMI cable for video output.
5. Power on the NVR and follow the on-screen instructions for initial setup.

Configuration

Access the NVR settings through the user interface to configure recording schedules, motion detection settings, and network settings. Ensure proper network connectivity for remote access.

Maintenance

Regularly check and clean the NVR vents to prevent overheating. Update the firmware periodically to ensure optimal performance and security.

FAQs

• Q: How do I reset the NVR to factory settings?
  • A: Locate the reset button on the NVR, press and hold it for about 10 seconds until the device restarts. Release the button to reset the NVR to factory defaults.
• Q: Can I add more cameras to the NVR?
  • A: Yes, you can expand your system by adding compatible cameras to the NVR. Ensure they are supported by checking the product documentation.

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About this Manual
The Manual includes instructions for using and managing the Product. Pictures, charts, images and all other information hereinafter are for description and explanation only. The information contained in the Manual is subject to change, without notice, due to firmware updates or other reasons. Please find the latest version of this Manual at the Hikvision website ( https:// www.hikvision.com/ ). Please use this Manual with the guidance and assistance of professionals trained in supporting the Product.
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TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THIS MANUAL AND THE PRODUCT DESCRIBED, WITH ITS HARDWARE, SOFTWARE AND FIRMWARE, ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “WITH ALL FAULTS AND ERRORS”. HIKVISION MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, MERCHANTABILITY, SATISFACTORY QUALITY, OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. THE USE OF THE PRODUCT BY YOU IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. IN NO EVENT WILL HIKVISION BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR INDIRECT DAMAGES, INCLUDING, AMONG OTHERS, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, OR LOSS OF DATA, CORRUPTION OF SYSTEMS, OR LOSS OF DOCUMENTATION, WHETHER BASED ON BREACH OF CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), PRODUCT LIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE, IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OF THE PRODUCT, EVEN IF HIKVISION HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES OR LOSS. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE NATURE OF THE INTERNET PROVIDES FOR INHERENT SECURITY RISKS, AND HIKVISION SHALL NOT TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITIES FOR ABNORMAL OPERATION, PRIVACY LEAKAGE OR OTHER DAMAGES RESULTING FROM CYBER-ATTACK, HACKER ATTACK, VIRUS INFECTION, OR OTHER INTERNET SECURITY RISKS; HOWEVER, HIKVISION WILL PROVIDE TIMELY TECHNICAL SUPPORT IF REQUIRED. YOU AGREE TO USE THIS PRODUCT IN COMPLIANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE LAWS, AND YOU ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ENSURING THAT YOUR USE CONFORMS TO THE APPLICABLE LAW. ESPECIALLY, YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE, FOR USING THIS PRODUCT IN A MANNER THAT DOES NOT
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INFRINGE ON THE RIGHTS OF THIRD PARTIES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, RIGHTS OF PUBLICITY, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS, OR DATA PROTECTION AND OTHER PRIVACY RIGHTS. YOU SHALL NOT USE THIS PRODUCT FOR ANY PROHIBITED END-USES, INCLUDING THE DEVELOPMENT OR PRODUCTION OF WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION, THE DEVELOPMENT OR PRODUCTION OF CHEMICAL OR BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS, ANY ACTIVITIES IN THE CONTEXT RELATED TO ANY NUCLEAR EXPLOSIVE OR UNSAFE NUCLEAR FUEL-CYCLE, OR IN SUPPORT OF HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES. IN THE EVENT OF ANY CONFLICTS BETWEEN THIS MANUAL AND THE APPLICABLE LAW, THE LATTER PREVAILS.
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Regulatory Information
FCC Information
Please take attention that changes or modification not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. FCC compliance: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is
connected. Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. FCC Conditions This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: This device may not cause harmful interference. This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause
undesired operation.
EU Conformity Statement
This product and – if applicable – the supplied accessories too are marked with “CE” and comply therefore with the applicable harmonized European standards listed under the EMC Directive 2014/30/EU, LVD Directive 2014/ 35/EU, the RoHS Directive 2011/65/EU. 2012/19/EU (WEEE directive): Products marked with this symbol cannot be disposed of as unsorted municipal waste in the European Union. For proper recycling, return this product to your local supplier upon the
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purchase of equivalent new equipment, or dispose of it at designated collection points. For more information see: http://www.recyclethis.info . 2006/66/EC (battery directive): This product contains a battery that cannot be disposed of as unsorted municipal waste in the European Union. See the product documentation for specific battery information. The battery is marked with this symbol, which may include lettering to indicate cadmium (Cd), lead (Pb), or mercury (Hg). For proper recycling, return the battery to your supplier or to a designated collection point. For more information see: http://www.recyclethis.info .
Industry Canada ICES-003 Compliance
This device meets the CAN ICES-3 (A)/NMB-3(A) standards requirements.
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Applicable Model

This manual is applicable to the following models.

DS-7600NXI-K1

Series

DS-7600NXI-K1/P DS-7600NXI-K2

DS-7600NXI-K2/P

DS-7700NXI-K4

DS-7700NXI-K4/P

Model DS-7604NXI-K1 DS-7608NXI-K1 DS-7616NXI-K1 DS-7604NXI-K1/4P DS- 7608NXI-K1/8P DS-7608NXI-K2 DS-7616NXI-K2 DS-7632NXI-K2 DS-7608NXI-K2/8P DS- 7616NXI-K2/16P DS-7632NXI-K2/16P DS-7708NXI-K4 DS-7716NXI-K4 DS-7732NXI-K4 DS- 7708NXI-K4/8P DS-7716NXI-K4/16P DS-7732NXI-K4/16P

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Symbol Conventions

The symbols that may be found in this document are defined as follows.

Symbol Danger

Description
Indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, will or could result in death or serious injury.

Caution Note

Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in equipment damage, data loss, performance degradation, or unexpected results.
Provides additional information to emphasize or supplement important points of the main text.

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Safety Instruction

Proper configuration of all passwords and other security settings is the responsibility of the installer and/or end-user.
In the use of the product, you must be in strict compliance with the electrical safety regulations of the nation and region.
Firmly connect the plug to the power socket. Do not connect several devices to one power adapter. Power off the device before connecting and disconnecting accessories and peripherals.
Shock hazard! Disconnect all power sources before maintenance. The equipment must be connected to an earthed mains socket-outlet. The socket-outlet shall be installed near the equipment and shall be easily accessible. indicates hazardous live and the external wiring connected to the terminals requires
installation by an instructed person. Never place the equipment in an unstable location. The equipment may fall, causing serious
personal injury or death. Input voltage should meet the SELV (Safety Extra Low Voltage) and the LPS (Limited Power
Source) according to the IEC62368. High touch current! Connect to earth before connecting to the power supply. If smoke, odor or noise rise from the device, turn off the power at once and unplug the power
cable, and then please contact the service center. Use the device in conjunction with an UPS, and use factory recommended HDD if possible. This product contains a coin/button cell battery. If the battery is swallowed, it can cause severe
internal burns in just 2 hours and can lead to death. This equipment is not suitable for use in locations where children are likely to be present. CAUTION: Risk of explosion if the battery is replaced by an incorrect type. Improper replacement of the battery with an incorrect type may defeat a safeguard (for
example, in the case of some lithium battery types). Do not dispose of the battery into fire or a hot oven, or mechanically crush or cut the battery,
which may result in an explosion. Do not leave the battery in an extremely high temperature surrounding environment, which may
result in an explosion or the leakage of flammable liquid or gas. Do not subject the battery to extremely low air pressure, which may result in an explosion or the
leakage of flammable liquid or gas. Dispose of used batteries according to the instructions. Keep body parts away from fan blades and motors. Disconnect the power source during
servicing. Keep body parts away from motors. Disconnect the power source during servicing.
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Preventive and Cautionary Tips

Before connecting and operating your device, please be advised of the following tips:

The device is designed for indoor use only. Install it in a well-ventilated, dust-free environment

without liquids.

Ensure recorder is properly secured to a rack or shelf. Major shocks or jolts to the recorder as a

result of dropping it may cause damage to the sensitive electronics within the recorder.

The equipment shall not be exposed to dripping or splashing and that no objects filled with

liquids shall be placed on the equipment, such as vases.

No naked flame sources, such as lighted candles, should be placed on the equipment.

The ventilation should not be impeded by covering the ventilation openings with items, such as

newspapers, table-cloths, curtains, etc. The openings shall never be blocked by placing the

equipment on a bed, sofa, rug or other similar surface.

For certain models, ensure correct wiring of the terminals for connection to an AC mains supply.

For certain models, the equipment has been designed, when required, modified for connection

to an IT power distribution system.

identifies the battery holder itself and identifies the positioning of the cell(s) inside the

battery holder.

+ identifies the positive terminal(s) of equipment which is used with, or generates direct current.

+ identifies the negative terminal(s) of equipment which is used with, or generates direct

current.

Keep a minimum 200 mm (7.87 inch) distance around the equipment for sufficient ventilation.

For certain models, ensure correct wiring of the terminals for connection to an AC mains supply.

Use only power supplies listed in the user manual or user instruction.

The USB port of the equipment is used for connecting to a mouse, keyboard, USB flash drive, or

Wi-Fi dongle only.

Use only power supplies listed in the user manual or user instruction.

Do not touch the sharp edges or corners.

When the device is running above 45 °C (113 °F), or its HDD temperature in S.M.A.R.T. exceeds

the stated value, please ensure the device is running in a cool environment, or replace HDD(s) to

make the HDD temperature in S.M.A.R.T. below the stated value.

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Startup

1.1 Activate Your Device
For the first-time access, you need to activate the video recorder by setting an admin password. No operation is allowed before activation. You can also activate the video recorder via web browser, SADP or client software. Before You Start Power on your device. Steps 1. Select a language. 2. Click Apply. 3. Input the same password in Password and Confirm Password.
Warning Strong Password recommended-We highly recommend you create a strong password of your own choosing (Using a minimum of 8 characters, including at least three of the following categories: upper case letters, lower case letters, numbers, and special characters.) in order to increase the security of your product. And we recommend you reset your password regularly, especially in the high security system, resetting the password monthly or weekly can better protect your product. 4. Activate network camera(s) connected to the device. – Check Use the Device Password to use the device password to activate the inactive network
camera(s). – Enter a password in Camera Activation Password to activate network camera(s). 5. Click Activate.
Figure 1-1 Activation What to do next Follow the wizard to set basic parameters.
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When you forget your password, there are three methods to reset it, including password resetting email, Hik-Connect, and security questions. You have to configure at least one password resetting method. Refer to Set Password Resetting Email and Hik-Connect for details.
For unlock pattern. Refer to Set Unlock Pattern for details. For general system parameters. Refer to General for details. For general network parameters. Refer to General for details. For storage device configuration. Refer to Storage Device for details. For adding network cameras. Refer to Network Camera for details. For platform configuration. Refer Hik-Connect to for details.
1.2 Login
1.2.1 Set Unlock Pattern
Admin user can use the unlock pattern to login. You can configure the unlock pattern after the device is activated. Steps 1. Use the mouse to draw a pattern among the 9 dots on the screen. Release the mouse when the
pattern is done. Note
The pattern shall have 4 dots at least. Each dot can be connected for once only. 2. Draw the same pattern again to confirm it.
Figure 1-2 Set Unlock Pattern When the two patterns match, the pattern is configured successfully.
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Steps 1. Right click the mouse on live view.
Figure 1-3 Draw the Unlock Pattern 2. Draw the pre-defined pattern to enter the menu operation.
Note If you have forgotten your pattern, you click Forgot My Pattern or Switch User to log in via
password. If you have drawn the wrong pattern for more than 5 times, the system will switch to the
normal login mode automatically.
1.2.3 Log in via Password
If your video recorder has logged out, you must login before operating the menu and other functions. Steps 1. Select User Name.
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2. Input password. 3. Click Login.

Figure 1-4 Login Interface

Note
When you forget the password of the admin, you can click Forgot Password to reset the password.
If you enter the wrong password 7 times, the current user account will be locked for 60 seconds.

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Live View

2.1 GUI Introduction
Click Target Detection at the upper-left corner, and select or to display the specified live target detection results. For result details, click View More.
Note Target Detection is only available for certain models. Target Detection is valid when HDD is installed. is valid for motion detection, line crossing detection, intrusion detection, and facial
detection.
Click to start/stop auto-switch. The screen will automatically switch to the next one. Click to enter full screen mode. Double click a camera to view it in single-screen mode. Double click again to exit single-screen
mode. Change a camera live view screen by dragging it from its screen to the desired screen. Scroll up/down to turn to previous/next screen. Position the cursor on a camera to show shortcut menu.

Figure 2-1 Shortcut Menu

Table 2-1 Shortcut Menu Description

Button

Description

Start playing videos recorded in the latest five minutes.

Digital zoom. You can adjust zoom-in times and view the desired area.

Click it to enter PTZ control mode.

Turn on/off live view audio.

Switch video stream.

Display rule frame and target frame.

Adjust image display effect according to the screen size.
In the live view interface, there are icons at the upper-right corner of the screen for each camera, showing the camera recording and alarm status.

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Table 2-2 Live View Icon Description

Icon

Description

Alarming (normal event and smart event).

Recording. Right click your mouse to display the shortcut menu.

Figure 2-2 Right Click Shortcut Menu
2.2 PTZ Control
2.2.1 Configure PTZ Parameter
You shall configure PTZ parameters before controlling a PTZ camera. Steps 1. Preview a camera in live view and click on shortcut menu.
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2. Click . 3. Set the PTZ camera parameters.

Figure 2-3 PTZ Settings

Note All parameters should be the same as the PTZ camera. 4. Click OK.

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2.2.2 PTZ Control Panel Introduction

Table 2-3 PTZ Panel Description

Icon

Description

Direction buttons, and the auto-cycle button.

The speed of the PTZ movement.

/

Zoom -/+.

/

Focus -/+.

/

Iris -/+.

2.2.3 Customize Preset
Set a preset location where the PTZ camera would point to when an event occurs.
Steps 1. Preview a camera in live view and click on shortcut menu. 2. Select a desired preset in preset list. 3. Use direction buttons to wheel the camera to required locations. Adjust zoom and focus as your
desire. 4. Click .
What to do next Double click a preset in the preset list to call it.
2.2.4 Customize Patrol
Patrol refers to a path consists of a series of presets with designated sequence. It provides dynamic live image for monitoring several presets.
Steps 1. Preview a camera in live view and click on shortcut menu.

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2. Click Patrol. 3. Click of a desired patrol. 4. Click . 5. Configure key point parameters, such as the key point No., duration of staying for one key point
and speed of patrol. The key point is corresponding to the preset. The preset number determines the order at which the PTZ will follow while cycling through the patrol. Duration refers to the time span to stay at the corresponding key point. Speed defines the speed at which the PTZ will move from one key point to the next.

6. Click OK. 7. Click Save.
What to do next Select a patrol and click path.

Figure 2-4 Patrol Settings to call it. The PTZ camera will move according the predefined patrol

2.2.5 Customize Pattern
A pattern records the movement path and dwell time in a certain position. When you call a pattern, the PTZ camera will move according to the recorded path.
Steps 1. Preview a camera in live view and click on shortcut menu. 2. Click Pattern. 3. Select a pattern. 4. Click . 5. Use direction buttons to wheel the camera to required locations. Adjust zoom and focus as your
desire. 6. Click . The previous PTZ camera moving path is recorded as a pattern.
What to do next Select a pattern and click to call it. The PTZ camera will move according the predefined pattern.

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Playback

3.1 GUI Introduction
Go to Playback .

Button

Figure 3-1 Playback

Table 3-1 Playback Interface Description

Operation

Button

30 s reverse.

Full screen.

Speed down.

Speed.

Operation 30 s forward. Start playback. Speed up.

Figure 3-2 Timeline Position the cursor on the timeline, drag the timeline to position to a certain time. Period marked with blue bar contains video. Red bar indicates the video in the period is event
video. Scroll up/down to zoom out/in timeline.
3.2 Normal Playback
Play back normal videos.

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Steps 1. Go to Playback . 2. Select a camera from the camera list. 3. Select a date on the calendar for playback.
Note The blue triangle at the calendar date corner indicates there are available videos. For example,
means video is available. means no video. 4. Optional: Position the cursor on playback window to show control bar.

Button Skip Normal Videos

Figure 3-3 Control Bar
Table 3-2 Button Description
Description
Window division, group the channels and play.
Turn on/off audio.
Lock/unlock video.
Show videos that contain human.
If you have clicked / , the device will hide other videos, and only show and play videos that contain human or vehicle during playback.
Adjust image display effect according to the screen size.

Button

Description Zoom in/out playback image.
Add tag.
Clip video.
Show videos that contain vehicle. Display rule frame and target frame.

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3.3 Event Playback
When you select the event playback mode, the system will analyze and mark videos that contain the motion detection, line crossing detection, or intrusion detection information, .
Before You Start Ensure the camera has enabled Dual-VCA. You can enable it via the camera web browser
interface in Configuration Video/Audio Display Info. on Stream . Ensure your video recorder has enabled Save VCA Data. You can enable it in Configuration
Record Advanced .
Steps 1. Go to Playback . 2. Click Event. 3. Select a camera.

Figure 3-4 Event Playback 4. Position the cursor on playback window to show control bar.
Table 3-3 Button Description

Button

Description

Button

Description

Add tag.

Zoom in/out playback image.

Clip video.

Lock/unlock video.

Configure detection area.

Turn on/off audio.

5. Click to set detection areas of line crossing detection, intrusion detection, or motion detection.
6. Click to search videos. Videos meet the detection rule requirement will be marked in red. 7. Click to configure the play strategy.

Do not Play Normal Videos

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If it is enabled, videos without smart information will not be played. Normal Video
Set normal video playback speed. The option is only valid when Do not Play Normal Videos is unchecked. Play Speed of Smart/Custom Video Set playback speed of videos with smart information. The option is only valid when Do not Play Normal Videos is enabled.
Figure 3-5 Play Strategy
3.4 Back up Clip
You can clip videos during playback. Video clips can be exported to the backup device (USB flash drive, etc.). Before You Start Connect a backup device to your video recorder. Steps 1. Start playback. Refer to Normal Playback for details. 2. Click . 3. Set the start and end time. You can also adjust cursors on the time bar to set the time period. 4. Click Save. 5. Select the backup device and folder. 6. Click Save to export the clip to backup device.
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Steps 1. Go to Search .

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Search File

Figure 4-1 Search
2. Select a search type (video, picture, event, etc.). 3. Set search conditions. 4. Click Search.
– Click to play the video. – Click to lock the file. Locked file will not be overwritten. – Select file(s), and click Export to export file(s) to backup device.

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Chapter 5

Configuration

Easy mode contains basic configurations. Go to Configuration , and click Easy Mode.
5.1 System Configuration
5.1.1 General
You can configure the output resolution, system time, etc. Steps 1. Go to Configuration System General .
Figure 5-1 General Settings 2. Configure the parameters as your desire.
Wizard The wizard will pop up after the device starts up.
Lock Screen Password You need to enter your password if the screen is locked.
NTP Time Sync Network time protocol (NTP) is a networking protocol for time synchronization. The device can connect to NTP (network time protocol) server to sync time.
Interval (min)
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Time interval between two time synchronization with NTP server. NTP Server
IP address of the NTP server. 3. Click Apply.
5.1.2 User
Add User
There is a default account: Administrator. The administrator user name is admin. Administrator has the permission to add, delete, and edit user. Guest user only has live view, playback, and log search permission. Steps 1. Go to Configuration System User . 2. Click Add and confirm your admin password.
Figure 5-2 Add User 3. Enter user name. 4. Enter the same password in Password and Confirm.
Warning We highly recommend you create a strong password of your own choosing (Using a minimum of 8 characters, including at least three of the following categories: upper case letters, lower case letters, numbers, and special characters.) in order to increase the security of your product. And we recommend you reset your password regularly, especially in the high security system, resetting the password monthly or weekly can better protect your product. 5. Click OK. – Click / to edit/delete user.
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Set Password Resetting Email
When you forget your login pattern and password, the device will send an email contains verification code to your email for password resetting. Steps 1. Go to Configuration System User . 2. Click Password Resetting Email. 3. Enter admin password for authorization. 4. Enter an email address. 5. Click OK.
Reset Password
You can reset your password when you forgot your login pattern and password. Steps 1. Click Forgot Password at the password login interface. 2. Click Next if you agree the Privacy Policy, you can scan the QR code to read it. 3. Follow the wizard to reset password.
5.1.3 Exception
You can receive exception events hint in alarm center, and set exception linkage actions. Steps 1. Go to Configuration System Exception . 2. Optional: Configure event hint. When the set events occur, you will receive hints in alarm center.

1. Enable Event Hint. 2) Click at the upper-right corner of local menu to enter alarm center. 3) Select an event type. 4) Click Set to select events to hint. 3. Set Exception Type 4. Select Normal Linkage and Trigger Alarm Output type for exception linkage actions.
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5. Click Apply.

Figure 5-3 Exceptions

5.2 Network Configuration

5.2.1 General
You shall properly configure the network settings before operating the device over network. Steps 1. Go to Configuration Network General .

2. Set network parameters. DHCP

Figure 5-4 Network

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If the DHCP server is available, you can enable DHCP to automatically obtain an IP address and other network settings from that server. Auto Obtain DNS If DHCP is enabled. You can enable Auto Obtain DNS to automatically obtain Preferred DNS Server and Alternate DNS Server. 3. Click Apply.
5.2.2 Hik-Connect
Hik-Connect provides mobile phone application and platform service to access and manage your connected devices, which enables you to get a convenient remote access to the video security system. Steps 1. Go to Configuration Network Hik-Connect . 2. Turn on Enable. The service terms will pop up.

1. Scan the QR code to read the service terms and privacy statement. 2) Check I have read and agree to Service Terms and Privacy Statement. if you agree with the
   service terms and privacy statement.. 3) Click OK. 3. Click to set verification code. 4. Optional: Enable Platform Time Sync, the device will sync time with the platform server instead of NTP server. 5. Optional: Enable Stream Encryption. It requires to enter verification code in remote access and live view after this function is enabled. 6. Optional: Edit Server IP. 7. Optional: Enable Sub-Stream Self-Adaptive Bitrate. When the network environment is poor, the device would automatically adjust video bitrate to ensure playing fluency. 8. Bind your device with a Hik-Connect account. 1) Use a smart phone to scan the QR code, and download Hik-Connect app. You can also
   download it from https://appstore.hikvision.com , or the QR code below. Refer to HikConnect Mobile Client User Manual for details.
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Figure 5-5 Download Hik-Connect 2) Use Hik-Connect to scan the device QR, and bind the device.
Note If the device is already bound with an account, you can click Unbind to unbind with the
current account. You can also use the QR code in at the upper-left corner to download Hik-Connect and
bind your device. 9. Click Apply. Result If your device is connected with Hik- Connect platform, Connection Status will be Online. If your device is bound with a Hik-Connect account, Bind Status will be Yes. What to do next You can access your video recorder via Hik-Connect.
5.2.3 Email
Set an email account to receive event notification. Before You Start Ensure SMTP service is available for your email. Configure your network parameters. Refer to General for details. Steps 1. Go to Configuration Network Email .
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Figure 5-6 Email 2. Set email parameters
Server Authentication Check it to enable the server authentication feature.
User Name The user account of email sender for SMTP server authentication.
Password The password of email sender for SMTP server authentication.
SSL/TLS (Optional) Enable SSL/TLS if it is required by the SMTP server.
Attached Picture (Optional) If events are triggered, it will send images as email attachment.
Sender The sender name.
Sender’s Address The sender’s email address.
Select Receiver Select a receiver. Up to 3 receivers are available.
Receiver
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The receiver name. Receiver’s Address
The receiver’s email address. Note
For network cameras, the event images are directly sent as the email attachment. One network camera only sends one picture. 3. Optional: Click Test to send a test email. 4. Click Apply.
5.3 Camera Management
5.3.1 Network Camera
Add Network Camera by Device Password
Add network cameras which the password is the same as your video recorder. Before You Start Ensure your network camera is on the same network segment with your video recorder. Ensure the network connection is valid and correct. Refer to General for details. Ensure the network camera password is the same as your video recorder. Steps 1. Go to Configuration Camera IP Camera . The online cameras on the same network
segment with your video recorder are displayed in Online Device List.
Figure 5-7 IP Camera Management Interface 2. Select a desired network camera. 3. Click to add the camera.
Note If the camera is inactive, the device will activate it automatically with the password you have set during device activation.
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Before You Start Ensure your network camera is on the same network segment with that of your video recorder. Ensure the network connection is valid and correct. Ensure the network camera is activated. Steps 1. Go to Configuration Camera IP Camera . 2. Click in Added Device List. 3. Set network camera parameters, including IP address, protocol, management port, etc. 4. Optional: Enable Use Camera Activation Password to use the device password to add network
camera(s). 5. Optional: Click Add More to add another network camera. 6. Click Add.
Figure 5-8 Add Network Camera
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Edit Connected Network Camera
You can edit the IP address, protocol and other parameters of the added network cameras. Steps 1. Go to Configuration Camera IP Camera . 2. Click to edit the selected camera.
Channel Port If the connected device is an encoding device with multiple channels, you can select the channel port No. to choose a connecting channel.
3. Click OK.
Sort Channel Order
Channel layout windows are ordered by channel number. You can change the camera linked channel number by dragging windows. Steps 1. Go to Configuration Camera Camera . 2. Click Sort Channel. 3. Drag a channel window to the channel number as your desire. 4. Click Apply.
Note After sorting channels, the device will reconnect to network cameras.
Configure Remote Settings
For the camera parameters that were only configurable via web browser, remote settings function provides an operation interface to configure remote camera parameters. Before You Start Ensure your camera is properly connected. Steps

1. Go to Configuration Camera IP Camera . 2. Click Remote Settings 3. After the device resource is initialized, select a camera. 4. Set camera parameters.
   Upgrade Network Camera
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Before You Start Ensure you have inserted the USB flash drive to the device, and it contains the network camera
upgrade firmware. Ensure your network camera is on the same network segment with your video recorder. Ensure the network connection is valid and correct. Steps 1. Go to Configuration Camera IP Camera . 2. Click . 3. Click Yes to confirm. 4. Select the camera upgrade firmware from your storage device. 5. Click Upgrade to start upgrading. The camera will restarted automatically after upgrade
completed.
Configure Advanced Camera Parameters
You can configure advanced camera parameters like camera IP address, camera password, etc. Before You Start Ensure your network camera is on the same network segment with your video recorder. Ensure the network connection is valid and correct. Steps 1. Go to Configuration Camera IP Camera . 2. Click . 3. Set camera parameters like IP address, camera password, etc. 4. Click Apply.
5.3.2 OSD Settings
Configure OSD (On-Screen Display) settings for the camera, including date format, camera name, etc. Steps 1. Go to Configuration Camera OSD . 2. Select a camera.
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Figure 5-9 OSD 3. Set parameters as your desire. 4. Drag the text frames on the preview window to adjust the OSD position. 5. Click Apply.
5.3.3 Event Motion Detection
Motion detection enables the video recorder to detect the moving objects in the monitored area and trigger alarms. The device can analyze videos that contain human and vehicle, and discard alarms which are not triggered by human or vehicle. Steps
Note If your device VCA Mode can be set as By NVR, this function would enabled by default. The default detection area is full screen. 1. Go to Configuration Camera Event Motion Detection .
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Figure 5-10 Motion Detection 2. Select a camera. 3. Turn on Enable. 4. Set VCA Mode as By NVR or By Camera.
By NVR The motion detection event will be analyzed by NVR. The device can analyze videos that contain human and vehicle. Only the target of selected type (human or vehicle) will trigger alarms, which can reduce false alarms that are caused by other objects.
By Camera The motion detection event will be analyzed by camera.
5. Set the motion detection area. – Click Draw Area or Clear to draw or clear areas. The first area is set as full screen by default. – Click Full Screen to set the motion detection area as full screen. You can drag on the preview window to draw motion detection areas.
6. Adjust Sensitivity. Sensitivity allows you to calibrate how easily movement could trigger the alarm. A higher value results in the more readily to triggers motion detection.
7. Optional: Set Target Detection as Human or Vehicle to discard alarms which are not triggered by human or vehicle. Note When VCA Mode is set as By NVR, the human/vehicle target detection is conflicted with 4K/2K output resolution, please lower the resolution.
8. Set the arming schedule. Refer to Configure Arming Schedule for details. 9. Set the linkage actions. Refer to Configure Alarm Linkage Action for details. 10. Click Apply.
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Configure Arming Schedule
Steps 1. Select Arming Schedule. 2. Choose one day of a week and set the time segment. Up to eight time periods can be set within
each day.
Note Time periods shall not be repeated or overlapped.

3. Click Apply.

Figure 5-11 Set Arming Schedule

Configure Alarm Linkage Action
Alarm linkage actions will be activated when an alarm or exception occurs. Steps 1. Click Linkage Action.

Figure 5-12 Linkage Actions 2. Set normal linkage actions, alarm output linkage actions, trigger channel, etc.
Alarm Pop-up Window The local monitor will pop up the alarming channel image when an alarm is triggered. It requires to select the alarming channel(s) in Trigger Channel.
Buzzer Alarm It will trigger a buzzer beep when an alarm is triggered.
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Notify Surveillance Center The device will send an exception or alarm signal to the remote client software when an alarm is triggered.
Send Email It will send an email with alarm information when an alarm is triggered.
PTZ Linkage It will trigger PTZ actions (e.g., call preset/patrol/pattern) when smart events occur.
3. Click Apply.
5.4 Recording Management
5.4.1 Storage Device
Initialize HDD
A newly installed hard disk drive (HDD) must be initialized before it can be used to save videos and information. Before You Start Install at least an HDD to your video recorder. For detailed steps, refer to Quick Start Guide. Steps

1. Go to Configuration Record Storage . 2. Select an HDD. 3. Click Init.
   Repair Database Repair an HDD that with error in database. Please operate it with the help of professional technical support.
   Add Network Disk
   You can add the allocated NAS or IP SAN disk to the video recorder, and use it as a network HDD. Steps 1. Go to Configuration Record Storage . 2. Click Add.
2. Select NetHDD. 4. Set Type as NAS or IP SAN. 5. Enter NetHDD IP address. 6. Click to search the available disks.
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Figure 5-13 Add NetHDD 7. Select NAS disk from the list, or manually enter the directory in NetHDD Directory. 8. Click OK. The added NetHDD will be displayed in the storage device list.
5.4.2 Configure Recording Schedule
Video recorder will automatically start/stop recording according to the configured schedule.
Configure Continuous Recording
Steps 1. Go to Configuration Record Parameter . 2. Set the continuous main stream/sub-stream recording parameters for the camera. Refer to
Configure Recording Parameter for details. 3. Go to Configuration Record Schedule . 4. Select recording type as Continuous. Refer to Edit Schedule for details.
Configure Event Recording
You can configure the recording triggered by the motion detection, line crossing detection, and intrusion detection. Steps 1. Go to Configuration Event Smart Event . 2. Configure the event detection and select the channels to trigger the recording when an event
occurs. 3. Go to Configuration Record Parameter .
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4. Set the continuous main stream/sub-stream recording parameters for the camera. Refer to Configure Recording Parameter for details.
5. Go to Configuration Record Schedule . 6. Select recording type as Event. Refer to Edit Schedule for details.
Edit Schedule
Steps 1. Go to Configuration Record Schedule .

Figure 5-14 Recording Schedule

Continuous
Continuous recording.
Event
Recording is triggered by events. 2. Select a camera in Camera No. 3. Turn on Enable. 4. Configure the recording schedule.

Edit Schedule

a. Click Edit. b. Select a day to configure in Weekday. c. To set an all-day recording schedule, check All Day and select schedule type. d. To set other schedules, uncheck All Day, and set Start/End Time and
schedule type.

Draw Schedule 5. Click Apply.

Note
Up to 8 periods can be configured for each day. And the time periods cannot be overlapped with each other. e. Click OK to save the settings and go back to upper level menu.
a. Click to select schedule type as Continuous or Event. b. On the table, drag the mouse on the desired period to draw a colored bar.

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5.4.3 Configure Recording Parameter
Steps 1. Go to Configuration Record Parameter . 2. Configure recording parameters.
Main Stream Main stream refers to the primary stream that affects data recorded to the hard disk drive and will directly determine your video quality and image size. Comparing with the substream, the main stream provides a higher quality video with higher resolution and frame rate.
Sub-Stream Sub-stream is a second codec that runs alongside the mainstream. It allows you to reduce the outgoing internet bandwidth without sacrificing your direct recording quality. Sub-stream is often exclusively used by smartphone applications to view live video. Users with limited internet speeds may benefit most from this setting.
Frame Rate Frame rate refers to how many frames are captured each second. A higher frame rate is advantageous when there is movement in the video stream, as it maintains image quality throughout.
Resolution Image resolution is a measure of how much detail a digital image can hold: the greater the resolution, the greater the level of detail. Resolution can be specified as the number of pixelcolumns (width) by the number of pixel-rows (height), e.g.,1024×768.
Bitrate The bit rate (in Kbit/s or Mbit/s) is often referred to as speed, but actually defines the number of bits/time unit and not distance/time unit. Note
Higher resolution, frame rate, and bitrate provide you better video quality, but it also requires more internet bandwidth and uses more storage space on the hard disk drive. 3. Click Apply.
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Chapter 6 Configuration (Expert Mode)
Go to Configuration , and click Expert Mode at the lower-left corner.
6.1 System Configuration
6.1.1 General
Configure Basic Settings
You can configure the language, system time, output resolution, mouse pointer speed, lock screen password, etc. Go to Configuration System General Basic Settings , configure the parameters as your desire, and click Apply. Language
The default language is English. VGA/HDMI Resolution
Select the output resolution, which must be the same with the resolution of the VGA/HDMI display. Lock Screen Password You need to enter password for authentication if the screen is locked. Mouse Pointer Speed Set the speed of mouse pointer. 4 levels are configurable. Wizard The wizard will pop up after the device starts up. Enhanced SVC Mode Scalable Video Coding (SVC) is an extension of the H.264 and H.265 standard. When the system decoding capability is insufficient, enhanced SVC mode will automatically extract frames from the original video, so that the video can be displayed. Enhanced SVC mode will take effect for network cameras which support SVC.
Note Enhanced SVC mode will take effect for network cameras which support SVC. For certain models, you can enable the SVC function of network camera through
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Figure 6-1 Basic Settings
Configure DST Settings
DST (Daylight Saving Time) refers to the period of the year when clocks are moved one period ahead. In some areas worldwide, this has the effect of creating more sunlit hours in the evening during months when the weather is the warmest. Go to Configuration System General DST Settings , configure the parameters as your desire, and click Apply.
Configure More Settings
You can configure your device name, lock screen time, output mode, etc. Go to Configuration System General More Settings , configure the parameters as your desire, and click Apply. Device Name
Edit the video recorder name. Device No.
The number is required in the connection with remote control, network keyboard, etc. Edit the serial number of video recorder. The device number ranges from 1 to 255, and the default value is 255. Lock Screen Set timeout time for lock screen. Menu Output Mode
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Choose output to display local menu.
Figure 6-2 More Settings
6.1.2 Live View Configure General Parameters
You can configure the output interface, mute or turning on the audio, event output interface, etc. Steps 1. Go to Configuration System Live View General .
Figure 6-3 Live View-General 2. Configure the Live View parameters.
Window Division Select the live view window division.
Auto Switch Interval The time to dwell in a camera before switching to next camera when auto-switch in live view is enabled.
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Alarm Pop-up Output Select the output to show alarm video.
Alarm Pop-up Delay Set the time to show alarm event image.
Audio Turn on/off audio output for the selected video output.
Volume Adjust the live view, playback, and two-way audio volume for the selected video output interface.
3. Click Apply.

Configure Live View Layout

Steps 1. Go to Configuration System Live View View . 2. Set Output Interface. 3. Select a window, and double click a camera the list you would like to display.
camera is displayed on the window. 4. Optional: Click or to start or stop live view of all cameras. 5. Click Apply.

means no

Configure Channel-Zero Encoding
Enable the channel-zero encoding when you need to get a remote view of many channels in real time from a web browser or CMS (Client Management System) software, in order to decrease the bandwidth requirement without affecting the image quality.
Steps 1. Go to Configuration System Live View General . 2. Set Video Output Interface as Channel-Zero. 3. Go to Configuration System Live View Channel- Zero .

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Figure 6-4 Channel-Zero 4. Turn on Enable. 5. Configure Frame Rate, Max. Bitrate Mode, and Max. Bitrate. The higher frame rate and bitrate
require higher bandwidth requirement. 6. Click Apply.
6.1.3 User
Refer to User for details.
6.2 Network Configuration
6.2.1 TCP/IP
TCP/IP must be properly configured before you operate video recorder over network. Steps 1. Go to Configuration Network General TCP/IP . 2. Configure network parameters.
Working Mode Multi-address Mode: The parameters of the two NIC cards can be configured independently. You can select LAN1 or LAN2 in the NIC type field for parameter settings. You can select one NIC card as default route. And then the system is connecting with the extranet and the data will be forwarded through the default route. Net-fault Tolerance Mode: The two NIC cards use the same IP address, and you can select the Main NIC to LAN1 or LAN2. By this way, in case of one NIC card failure, the video recorder will automatically enable the other standby NIC card so as to ensure the normal running of the whole system. Load Balance Mode: By using the same IP address and two NIC cards share the load of the total bandwidth, which enables the system to provide two Gigabit network capacity
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Note Working mode is only available for certain models.
NIC Type Select NIC type as your desire.
DHCP If the DHCP server is available, you can check Enable DHCP to automatically obtain an IP address and other network settings from that server.
MTU The maximum transmission unit (MTU) is the size of the largest network layer protocol data unit that can be communicated in a single network transaction.
Obtain DNS Automatically If DHCP is checked. You can check Obtain DNS Automatically to obtain Preferred DNS Server and Alternate DNS Server.
3. Click Apply.
6.2.2 DDNS
Dynamic domain name server (DDNS) maps dynamic user IP addresses to a fixed domain name server. Before You Start Register DynDNS, PeanutHull and NO-IP services with your ISP. Steps 1. Go to Configuration Network General DDNS .

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6.2.3 NAT
Two ways are provided for port mapping to realize the remote access via the cross-segment network, UPnPTM and manual mapping. Before You Start Enable the UPnPTM function of your router if UPnPTM is required. When the device network working mode is multi-address, the default device route should be on the same network segment as the LAN IP address of the router. Steps 1. Go to Configuration Network General NAT .

Figure 6-6 NAT
2. Turn on Enable. 3. Select Mapping Type as Manual or Auto

Auto

The port mapping items are read-only, and the external ports are set by the router automatically. You can click Refresh to get the latest status of the port mapping.

Manual Select an external port type. Click to edit External Port. You can use the default external port No., or change it according to actual requirements. External Port indicates the port No. for port mapping in the router.
The value of the RTSP port No. should be 554 or between 1024 and 65535, while the value of the other ports should be between 1 and 65535 and the value must be different from each other. If multiple devices are configured for the UPnPTM settings under the same router, the value of the port No. for each device should be unique. 4. Set the virtual server of your router, including internal source port, external source port, etc. The virtual server parameters shall be corresponding with your device port.

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6.2.4 Ports (More Settings)
Set different port types to enable relevant functions as your desire. Go to Configuration Network General More Settings . Alarm Host IP/Port
The device will send the alarm event or exception message to the alarm host when an alarm is triggered. The remote alarm host must have the client management system (CMS) software installed. Alarm Host IP refers to the IP address of the remote PC on which the CMS software (e.g., iVMS-4200) is installed, and the Alarm Host Port (7200 by default) must be the same as the alarm monitoring port configured in the software. Server Port For remote client software access. Ranges from 2000 to 65535. The default value is 8000. HTTP Port For remote web browser access. The default value is 80. Multicast IP Multicast can be configured to enable live view for cameras that exceed the maximum number allowed through network. A multicast IP address covers Class-D IP ranging from 224.0.0.0 to 239.255.255.255 and it is recommended to use the IP address ranging from 239.252.0.0 to 239.255.255.255. When adding a device to the CMS software, the multicast address must be the same as that of the device. RTSP Port RTSP (Real Time Streaming Protocol) is a network control protocol designed for use in entertainment and communications systems to control streaming media servers. The port is 554 by default. Output Bandwidth Limit You can check the checkbox to enable output bandwidth limit. Output Bandwidth After enable the output bandwidth limit, input the output bandwidth.
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Figure 6-7 Port Settings
6.2.5 Upload Logs to the Server
You can upload system logs to the server for backup. Steps 1. Go to System Network Advanced Log Server Settings .
Figure 6-8 Log Server Settings 2. Turn on Enable 3. Set Upload Time Interval, Server IP Address, and Port. 4. Optional: Click Test to test if parameters are valid. 5. Click Apply.
6.2.6 ISUP
SDK is based on Intelligent Security Uplink Protocol (ISUP). It provides APIs, library files, and commands for the third-party platform to access devices such as NVRs, speed domes, DVRs,
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network cameras, mobile NVRs, mobile devices, decoding devices, etc. With this protocol, the third-party platform can realize functions like live view, playback, two-way audio, PTZ control, etc. Steps 1. Go to Configuration Network Platform Access . 2. Set Type as ISUP.

3. Turn on Enable.

Figure 6-9 ISUP

Note Enabling ISUP will disable other platform access. 4. Set the related parameters. Server Address
The platform server IP address. Server Port
The platform server port, ranges from 1024 to 65535. The actual port shall be provided by the platform. Device ID The Device ID shall be provided by the platform. Version ISUP protocol version, only V5.0 is available. Encryption Password Encryption password is required when using ISUP V5.0 version, it provides more secure communication between the device and platform. Enter it for verification after the device is registered to the ISUP platform.

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5. Click Apply to save the settings and restart the device. What to do next You can see the online status (online or offline) after the device is restarted.
6.2.7 Hik-Connect
Go to Configuration Network Platform Access . Refer to Hik-Connect for details.
6.2.8 Email
Go to Configuration Network Email . Refer to Email for details.
6.3 Camera Management
6.3.1 Network Camera
Add Automatically Searched Online Network Camera
Add the network cameras to your video recorder. Before You Start Ensure your network camera is on the same network segment with your video recorder. Ensure the network connection is valid and correct. Ensure the network camera password is the same as your video recorder. Steps 1. Go to Configuration Camera Camera IP Channel . 2. Click Online Device List. The online cameras on the same network segment will be displayed in
the list.
Figure 6-10 Online Device 3. Select a network camera, and click Add to add it.
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Add the network cameras to your video recorder. Before You Start Ensure your network camera is on the same network segment with your video recorder. Ensure the network connection is valid and correct. Ensure the network camera is activated. Steps 1. Go to Configuration Camera Camera IP Channel . 2. Click .
Figure 6-11 Add IP Camera 3. Enter network camera parameters.
Use Channel Default Password If it is enabled, the video recorder will add the camera by the set channel default password.
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Add Network Camera on Different Network Segment
If your network camera is on a different network segment, the device can search its IP address within a range of IP addresses, and add it. Before You Start Ensure the network connection is valid and correct. Ensure the network camera password is the same as your video recorder. Steps 1. Go to Configuration Camera Camera IP Channel . 2. Click Advanced Search. 3. Enter Network Segment.

4. Click Add.

Figure 6-12 Enter Network Segment

Add Network Camera Through Plug-and-Play
If an inactive network camera or third party ONVIF camera is connected to your network, the video recorder may automatically detect and add the camera, or notify you to manually add it.
Steps 1. Go to Configuration Camera Camera IP Channel . 2. Click More. 3. Select Plug-and-Play. 4. Optional: Enable Auto Add Network Camera. The video recorder would automatically detect
and add the inactive network camera or third party ONVIF camera.

Figure 6-13 Auto Add Network Camera

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Note If you turn off Auto Add Network Camera, when an inactive network camera or third party ONVIF camera is connected to your network, the video recorder would automatically detect it and notify you to add it.
Edit Connected Network Camera
You can edit the IP address, protocol and other parameters of the added network cameras. Steps 1. Go to Configuration Camera Camera IP Channel . 2. Click of an added network camera.
Channel Port If the connected device is an encoding device with multiple channels, you can choose the channel to connect by selecting the channel port No. in the drop-down list.
3. Click OK.
Upgrade Network Camera
The Network camera can be remotely upgraded through the device. Before You Start Ensure you have inserted the USB flash drive to the device, and it contains the network camera
upgrade firmware. Ensure your network camera is on the same network segment with your video recorder. Ensure the network connection is valid and correct. Steps 1. Go to Configuration Camera Camera . 2. Click . 3. Click Yes to confirm. 4. Select the camera upgrade firmware from your storage device. 5. Click Upgrade to start upgrading. The camera will restarted automatically after upgrade
completed.
Add Network Camera Through PoE
The PoE interfaces enable the device to transfer electrical power and data to connected PoE cameras. And the PoE interface supports the Plug-and-Play function. Connectable PoE camera number varies with device models. If you disable a PoE interface, you can also use it to connect to an online network camera.
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Add PoE Camera
Steps 1. Go to Configuration Camera Camera PoE Settings . 2. Enable or disable long network cable mode by selecting Long Distance or Short Distance.
Long Distance Long-distance (100 to 300 meters) network transmissions via PoE interface.
Short Distance Short-distance (< 100 meters) network transmission via PoE interface. Note
The PoE ports are enabled with the short distance mode by default. The bandwidth of IP camera connected to the PoE via long network cable (100 to 300 meters)
cannot exceed 6 Mbps. The allowed max. long network cable may be less than 300 meters depending on different IP
camera models and cable materials. When the transmission distance reaches 100 to 250 meters, you must use the CAT5e or CAT6
network cable to connect with the PoE interface. When the transmission distance reaches 250 to 300 meters, you must use the CAT6 network
cable to connect with the PoE interface.
Figure 6-14 Add PoE Camera 3. Click Apply. 4. Connect PoE cameras to your device PoE interfaces with network cables. What to do next The connected PoE camera will be displayed in Configuration Camera Camera IP Channel . You can click its status to view live image.
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Add Non-PoE Network Camera

You can use the PoE channel resource to connect a non-PoE network camera.

Steps 1. Go to Configuration Camera Camera IP Channel . 2. Click of a channel with no linked network camera. 3. Select Adding Method as Manual.
Plug-and-Play
The camera is physically connected to the PoE interface. You can click list to edit its parameters.
Manual
Add IP camera without physical connection via network cable. 4. Set other parameters, such as user name, password, and IP address.

in the added device

Configure Advanced Camera Parameters
You can configure advanced camera parameters like camera IP address, camera password, etc.
Before You Start Ensure your network camera is on the same network segment with your video recorder. Ensure the network connection is valid and correct.
Steps 1. Go to Configuration Camera Camera . 2. Click . 3. Set camera parameters like IP address, camera password, etc. 4. Click Apply.

Configure Channel Type
You can disable a PoE channel to additionally increase a normal IP channel resource. Go to Configuration Camera Camera PoE Binding Configuration , and set the PoE channel as your desire.

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Figure 6-15 PoE Binding Configuration
Sort Channel Order
Go to Configuration Camera Camera . Refer to Sort Channel Order for details.
Configure Remote Settings
Go to Configuration Camera Camera . Refer to Configure Remote Settings for details.
Import/Export IP Camera Configuration File
The information of added network camera can be generated into an excel file and exported to the local device for backup, including the IP address, port, password of admin, etc. And the exported file can be edited on your computer, like adding or deleting the content, and copy the setting to other devices by importing the excel file to it. Before You Start Connect a backup device, such as a USB flash drive, to your video recorder. Steps 1. Go to Configuration Camera Camera . 2. Click More. 3. Click Export/Import to export/import configuration files to the connected backup device. 4. Set the storage device and folder path. 5. Click Export/Import. What to do next After the importing process is completed, you must restart the video recorder.
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Advanced Settings

Steps 1. Go to Configuration Camera Camera . 2. Click More. 3. Configure the parameters as your desire.
H.265 Auto Switch Configuration If you enable the option, the device will automatically switch to H.265 stream for the network camera (which supports H.265 video format) for the initial access.
Upgrade Upgrade the added network cameras.
Export/Import The information of added network camera can be generated into an excel file and exported to the local device for backup, including the IP address, port, password of admin, etc. And the exported file can be edited on your computer, like adding or deleting the content, and copying the settings to other devices by importing the excel file to it.
Protocol To connect the network cameras which are not configured with the standard protocols, you can configure the customized protocols for them. The system provides 16 customized protocols.
Camera Activation Password Settings Change the default password for activating and adding network cameras. For network cameras that are already connected, you can choose to change their passwords to this one in the following pup-up window.
Batch Configuration The device can enable SVC function or automatically synchronize time of the selected network cameras.
6.3.2 Display Settings
Configure the OSD (On-Screen Display), image settings, exposure settings, day/night switch settings, etc. Steps 1. Go to Configuration Camera Display . 2. Set Camera. 3. Configure parameters as your desire.
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Configure the OSD (On-screen Display) settings for the camera, including date/time, camera name, etc. Image Settings Customize the image parameters including the brightness, contrast, and saturation for the live view and recording effect. Exposure Set the camera exposure time (1/10000 to 1 sec). A larger exposure value results in a brighter image. Day/Night Switch The camera can be set to day, night, auto or scheduled switch mode according to the surrounding illumination conditions or time schedule. Backlight Set the camera’s wide dynamic range (0 to 100). When the surrounding illumination and the object have large differences in brightness, you should set the WDR value. Image Enhancement For optimized image contrast enhancement.
Figure 6-16 OSD 4. Drag the text frames on the preview window to adjust the OSD position. 5. Click Apply.
6.3.3 Privacy Mask
You are allowed to configure the privacy mask areas that cannot be viewed or recorded. Steps 1. Go to Configuration Camera Privacy Mask . 2. Select Camera.
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Figure 6-17 Privacy Mask 4. Drag to draw an area on the window. The frames of the areas will be marked with different
colors. Note
Up to 4 privacy mask areas can be configured. The size of each area can be adjusted. 5. Click Apply.
6.4 Event Configuration
6.4.1 Normal Event
Motion Detection
Motion detection enables the video recorder to detect the moving objects in the monitored area and trigger alarms. Refer to Motion Detection for details.
Video Tampering
Trigger alarm when the lens is covered and take alarm response actions.
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Steps 1. Go to Configuration Event Normal Event Video Tampering .
Figure 6-18 Video Tampering 2. Set Camera. 3. Turn on Enable. 4. Adjust Sensitivity as your desire. The higher the value is, the more easily the video tampering
can be triggered. 5. Set the arming schedule. Refer to Configure Arming Schedule for details. 6. Set the linkage actions. Refer to Configure Alarm Linkage Action for details. 7. Click Apply.
Video Loss
Detect video loss of a camera and take alarm response actions. Steps 1. Go to Configuration Event Normal Event Video Loss . 2. Set Camera. 3. Turn on Enable. 4. Set the arming schedule. Refer to Configure Arming Schedule for details. 5. Set the linkage actions. Refer to Configure Alarm Linkage Action for details. 6. Click Apply.
Alarm Input
Set linkage actions for an external sensor alarm. Steps 1. Go to Configuration Event Normal Event Alarm Input .
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Figure 6-19 Alarm Input Note Local alarm input: Local alarm input is triggered by the external device that connected to the video recorder’s terminal block. 2. Click of a desired alarm input.
Figure 6-20 Edit Alarm Input 3. Customize Alarm Name. 4. Set alarm type as N.O (normally open) or N.C (normally closed). 5. Set Settings as Input to enable the function. 6. Set the arming schedule. Refer to Configure Arming Schedule for details. 7. Set the linkage actions. Refer to Configure Alarm Linkage Action for details. 8. Click Apply.
Alarm Output
Trigger an alarm output when an alarm is triggered. Steps 1. Go to Configuration Event Normal Event Alarm Output .
Figure 6-21 Alarm Output 2. Click of a desired alarm output. 3. Customize Alarm Name. 4. Select Dwell Time.
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Figure 6-22 Edit Alarm Output 5. Set Settings as Input to enable the function. 6. Set the arming schedule. Refer to Configure Arming Schedule for details. 7. Click Apply.
Exception
Exception events can be configured to take the event hint in the live view window and trigger alarm outputs and linkage actions. Steps 1. Go to Configuration Event Normal Event Exception . 2. Configure event hint. When the set events occur, you will receive hints in alarm center.

1. Enable Event Hint. 2) Select events to hint. Choose from:
   Click of Event Hint Configuration to select events. Click in the upper-right corner of local menu to enter alarm center to select events. 3. Select Exception Type to set its linkage actions.
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Figure 6-23 Exceptions 4. Set the arming schedule. Refer to Configure Arming Schedule for details. 5. Click Apply.
6.4.2 Perimeter Protection
Perimeter protection includes line crossing detection, intrusion detection, region entrance detection, and region exiting detection.
Note Perimeter protection is only available for certain device models or camera models.
Line Crossing Detection
Line crossing detection detects people, vehicles, and objects crossing a set virtual line. The detection direction can be set as bidirectional, from left to right or from right to left. Steps 1. Go to Configuration Event Perimeter Protection Line Crossing . 2. Set Camera. 3. Select VCA Mode.
By NVR The event will be analyzed by NVR. The device can analyze videos that contain human and vehicle. Only the target of selected type (human or vehicle) will trigger alarms, which can reduce false alarms that are caused by other objects.
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4. Turn on Enable. 5. Set the detection rules and detection areas.

1. Set Arming Area. 2) Set Direction as A<->B, A->B, or A<-B.
   A<->B Only the arrow on the B side shows. An object crossing a configured line in both directions can be detected and trigger alarms.
   A->B Only an object crossing the configured line from the A side to the B side can be detected.
   B->A Only an object crossing the configured line from the B side to the A side can be detected.
2. Click Draw Area and draw a quadrilateral in the preview window by specifying four vertexes of the detection region.
   6. Adjust Sensitivity. Sensitivity allows you to calibrate how readily movement triggers the alarm. A higher value results in the more readily to triggers motion detection.
   7. Optional: Set Target Detection as Human or Vehicle to discard alarms which are not triggered by human or vehicle. Note This function is only available for certain models.
   8. Set the arming schedule. Refer to Configure Arming Schedule for details.

9. Set the linkage actions. Refer to Configure Alarm Linkage Action for details. 10. Click Apply.
   Intrusion Detection
   Intrusion detection function detects people, vehicles, or objects that enter and loiter in a predefined virtual region. Steps 1. Go to Configuration Event Smart Event Intrusion .
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Figure 6-24 Intrusion Detection 2. Set Camera. 3. Select VCA Mode.
By NVR The event will be analyzed by NVR. The device can analyze videos that contain human and vehicle. Only the target of selected type (human or vehicle) will trigger alarms, which can reduce false alarms that are caused by other objects.
By Camera The event will be analyzed by camera.
4. Turn on Enable. 5. Optional: Check Save VCA Picture to save the captured pictures of VCA detection. 6. Set the detection rules and detection areas.

1. Set Arming Area. Up to 4 arming areas are selectable. 2) Adjust Time Threshold and Sensitivity.
   Sensitivity The size of the object that can trigger the alarm. The higher the value is, the more easily the detection alarm will be triggered. Its range is [1-100].
   Time Threshold Range [1s-10s], the threshold for the time of the object loitering in the region. When the duration of the object in the defined detection area is longer than the set time, the alarm will be triggered.
2. Optional: Set Target Detection as Human or Vehicle to discard alarms which are not triggered by human body or vehicle.
3. Click Draw Area and draw a quadrilateral in the preview window by specifying four vertexes of the detection region.
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8. Set the linkage actions. Refer to Configure Alarm Linkage Action for details. 9. Click Apply.
Region Entrance Detection
Region entrance detection function detects people, vehicles or other objects which enter a predefined virtual region from the outside place, and some certain actions can be taken when the alarm is triggered. Steps 1. Go to Configuration Event Smart Event Region Entrance .
Figure 6-25 Region Entrance Detection 2. Set Camera. 3. Select VCA Mode.
By NVR The event will be analyzed by NVR. The device can analyze videos that contain human and vehicle. Only the target of selected type (human or vehicle) will trigger alarms, which can reduce false alarms that are caused by other objects.
By Camera The event will be analyzed by camera.
4. Turn on Enable. 5. Optional: Check Save VCA Picture to save the captured pictures of VCA detection. 6. Set the detection rules and detection areas.

1. Set Arming Area. Up to 4 arming areas are selectable. 2) Adjust Sensitivity. Sensitivity: Range [0-100]. The higher the value is, the more easily the
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3) Optional: Set Target Detection as Human or Vehicle to discard alarms which are not triggered by human body or vehicle.
4) Click Draw Area and draw a quadrilateral in the preview window by specifying four vertexes of the detection region.
7. Set the arming schedule. Refer to Configure Arming Schedule for details. 8. Set the linkage actions. Refer to Configure Alarm Linkage Action for details. 9. Click Apply.
Region Exiting Detection
Region exiting detection function detects people, vehicles or other objects which exit from a predefined virtual region, and some certain actions can be taken when the alarm is triggered. Steps 1. Go to Configuration Event Smart Event Region Exiting .
Figure 6-26 Region Exiting Detection 2. Set Camera. 3. Select VCA Mode.
By NVR The event will be analyzed by NVR. The device can analyze videos that contain human and vehicle. Only the target of selected type (human or vehicle) will trigger alarms, which can reduce false alarms that are caused by other objects.
By Camera The event will be analyzed by camera.
4. Turn on Enable. 5. Optional: Check Save VCA Picture to save the captured pictures of VCA detection. 6. Set the detection rules and detection areas.
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1. Set Arming Area. Up to 4 arming areas are selectable. 2) Adjust Sensitivity. Sensitivity: Range [0-100]. The higher the value is, the more easily the
   detection alarm can be triggered. 3) Optional: Set Target Detection as Human or Vehicle to discard alarms which are not triggered
   by human body or vehicle. 4) Click Draw Area and draw a quadrilateral in the preview window by specifying four vertexes of
   the detection region. 7. Set the arming schedule. Refer to Configure Arming Schedule for details. 8. Set the linkage actions. Refer to Configure Alarm Linkage Action for details. 9. Click Apply.
   6.4.3 Facial Recognition
   Facial recognition is the function that compares a captured face (in image or video stream) with those in face picture libraries and returns its identity information if the face is recognized. Based on facial feature of human being, facial recognition first checks if human face exists in the input image or video stream. If there is a human face, the function compares the face data (such as position, size, and facial feature) with those in current face picture libraries to identify the person.
   Note This function is only available for certain models.
   Face Capture
   Face capture detects human faces appearing in the scene. Linkage actions can be triggered when a human face is detected. Steps 1. Go to Configuration Event Facial Recognition Face Capture .
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Figure 6-27 Face Capture 2. Select Camera. 3. Turn on Enable. 4. Adjust Sensitivity.
Sensitivity The higher the value is, the more easily the defocus image can trigger the alarm.
5. Set the arming schedule. Refer to Configure Arming Schedule for details. 6. Set the linkage actions. Refer to Configure Alarm Linkage Action for details. 7. Click Apply.
Face Picture Comparison
Face picture comparison compares the detected face pictures with face pictures in the face picture library. The device will trigger an alarm when comparison succeeded. Before You Start Ensure you have created at least one face picture library, and face pictures are added to the library. Refer to Face Picture Library Management for operation details. Steps 1. Go to Configuration Facial Recognition Face Picture Comparison .
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Figure 6-28 Face Picture Comparison 2. Select a camera. 3. Turn on Enable. 4. Select the face picture library (or libraries) in List Library Linkage. 5. Set the face picture library similarity.
Similarity Similarity value ranges from 0 to 100. Device will analyze the similarity between the detected face picture and face pictures in the library. When the similarity reaches the threshold value, the face picture comparison succeeded, and the face picture is recognized.
6. Set the arming schedule. Refer to Configure Arming Schedule for details. 7. Set the linkage actions for Linkage Succeeded and Linkage Failed. Refer to Configure Alarm
Linkage Action for details. Linkage Succeeded
The device will perform linkage actions when the face picture comparison succeeded. Linkage Failed
The device will perform linkage actions when the face picture comparison failed. 8. Click Apply.
6.4.4 Other Events
Thermal Camera Detection
The device supports the event detection modes of thermal network cameras: fire detection, temperature detection, etc. You can configure the arming schedule and linkage actions of the selected event. Before You Start Add a thermal network camera to your device and make sure the camera is activated.
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Steps 1. Go to Configuration Event Other Events . 2. Select a thermal camera detection event. 3. Set Camera. 4. Set the arming schedule. Refer to Configure Arming Schedule for details. 5. Set the linkage actions. Refer to Configure Alarm Linkage Action for details. 6. Click Apply.
6.4.5 Configure Arming Schedule
Steps 1. Click Arming Schedule. 2. Choose one day of a week and set the time segment. Up to eight time periods can be set within
each day.
Note Time periods shall not be repeated or overlapped.

3. Click Apply.

Figure 6-29 Set Arming Schedule

6.4.6 Configure Alarm Linkage Action

Configure Full Screen Monitoring
When an alarm is triggered, the local monitor displays in full screen the video image from the alarming channel configured for full screen monitoring. And when the alarm is triggered simultaneously in several channels, you must configure the auto-switch dwell time.
Steps 1. Go to Configuration System Live View General . 2. Set the event output and dwell time.
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Select the output to show event video. Alarm Pop-up Delay
Set the time in seconds to show alarm event image. If alarms are triggered simultaneously in several channels, their full-screen images will be switched at an interval of 10 seconds (default dwell time). 3. Go to Linkage Action interface of the alarm detection. 4. Select Full Screen Monitoring alarm linkage action. 5. Select the channel(s) in Trigger Channel settings you want to make full screen monitoring.
Note Auto-switch will terminate once the alarm stops and back to the live view interface.
Configure Audio Warning
The audio warning enables the video recorder to trigger an audible beep when an alarm is detected. Steps 1. Go to Configuration System Live View General . 2. Turn on Audio, and set Volume. 3. Go to Linkage Action interface of the alarm detection. 4. Select Audio Warning alarm linkage action.
Notify Surveillance Center
The video recorder can send an exception or alarm signal to the remote alarm host when an event occurs. The alarm host refers to the computer installed with client software (e.g., iVMS-4200, iVMS-5200). Steps 1. Go to Configuration Network General More Settings . 2. Set Alarm Host IP and Alarm Host Port. 3. Go to Linkage Action interface of the alarm detection. 4. Select Notify Surveillance Center.
Configure Email Linkage
The video recorder can send an email with alarm information to a user or users when an alarm is detected. Steps 1. Go to Configuration Network Email . 2. Configure the settings.
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3. Go to Linkage Action interface of the alarm detection. 4. Select Send Email as alarm linkage action.
Trigger Alarm Output
The alarm output can be triggered by the normal and smart events. Steps 1. Go to Linkage Action interface of the alarm input or event detection. 2. Click Trigger Alarm Output. 3. Select the alarm outputs to trigger. 4. Go to Configuration Event Normal Event Alarm Output . 5. Select an alarm output item from the list. Refer to Alarm Output for details.
Configure PTZ Linkage
Video recorder can trigger the PTZ actions (e.g., call preset/patrol/pattern) when the alarm event, or VCA detection events occur. Steps 1. Go to Linkage Action interface of the alarm input or VCA detection. 2. Select PTZ Linkage. 3. Select the camera to perform the PTZ actions. 4. Select the preset/patrol/pattern No. to call when the alarm events occur.
Figure 6-30 PTZ Linkage Note You can set one PTZ type only for the linkage action each time.
6.4.7 Face Picture Library Management
Face picture library is mainly used for face picture storage and face picture comparison. Note
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Add a Face Picture Library
Face picture library is used to store face pictures, it is essential for face picture comparison. Steps 1. Go to Configuration Face Picture Library . 2. Enter the admin password for authorization. 3. Click Add. 4. Enter the face picture library name. 5. Click Add. What to do next After a face picture library is added, you can edit its name, delete it, or upload face pictures to it.
Upload Face Pictures to the Library
You can upload a single face picture or import multiple face pictures to the library. Before You Start Ensure you have created a face picture library and enabled face picture comparison. Steps 1. Go to Configuration Face Picture Library . 2. Find the face picture library that you are going to upload face pictures, and click . 3. Click Add. 4. Import picture(s).
Add one face picture to the library.
Add multiple face pictures to the library.
Note Only JPG and JPEG formats are supported. Each picture size should be less than 1 MB. The picture resolution shall be between 80 × 80 and 1920 × 1080.
6.5 Recording Management
6.5.1 Configure Recording Schedule
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Configure Continuous Recording
Steps 1. Go to Configuration Record Parameter . 2. Set the continuous main stream/sub-stream recording parameters for the camera. 3. Go to Configuration Record Schedule . 4. Select recording type as Continuous.
Configure Event Recording
You can configure the recording triggered by the normal event or smart event. Steps 1. Go to Configuration Event . 2. Configure the event detection and select the cameras to trigger the recording when event
occurs. 3. Go to Configuration Record Parameter . 4. Set the continuous main stream/sub-stream recording parameters for the camera. 5. Go to Configuration Record Schedule . 6. Select recording type as Event.
Edit Schedule
Steps 1. Go to Configuration Record Schedule .
Figure 6-31 Recording Schedule Continuous
Continuous recording. Event
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2. Select a camera in Camera No. 3. Turn on Enable. 4. Configure the recording schedule.

1. Click Edit. 2) Select a day to configure in Weekday. 3) To set an all-day recording schedule, check All Day and select schedule Type. 4) To set other schedules, uncheck All Day and set Start/End time and schedule Type.
   Note Up to 8 periods can be configured for each day. And the time periods cannot be overlapped with each other. 5) Click OK to save the settings and go back to upper level menu.
   Note You can also select schedule type as Continuous or Event, and drag the cursor on the desired period to draw a colored bar. 5. Click Advanced to set advanced parameters. Record Audio
   Audio will be record to the video file. Pre-Record
   The time you set to record before the scheduled time or event. For example, when an alarm triggers the recording at 10:00, and if you set the pre-record time as 5 seconds, the camera records at 9:59:55. Post-Record The time you set to record after the event or the scheduled time. For example, when an alarm triggered recording ends at 11:00, and if you set the post-record time as 5 seconds, it records till 11:00:05. Stream Type Main stream and sub-stream are selectable for recording. When you select sub-stream, you can record for a longer time with the same storage space. Video/Picture Expired Time The expired time is period for a recorded file to be kept in the HDD. When the deadline is reached, the file will be deleted. If you set the expired time to 0, the file will not be deleted. The actual keeping time for the file should be determined by the capacity of the HDD.
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Figure 6-32 Advanced Parameters 6. Click OK to save the advanced settings. 7. Click Apply.
6.5.2 Configure Recording Parameter
Steps 1. Go to Configuration Record Parameter to configure camera main stream and sub-stream
parameters. 2. Configure recording parameters.
Main Stream Main stream refers to the primary stream that affects data recorded to the hard disk drive and will directly determine your video quality and image size. Comparing with the substream, the main stream provides a higher quality video with higher resolution and frame rate.
Sub-Stream Sub-stream is a second codec that runs alongside the mainstream. It allows you to reduce the outgoing internet bandwidth without sacrificing your direct recording quality. Sub-stream is often exclusively used by smartphone applications to view live video. Users with limited internet speeds may benefit most from this setting.
Frame Rate Frame rate refers to how many frames are captured each second. A higher frame rate is advantageous when there is movement in the video stream, as it maintains image quality throughout.
Resolution Image resolution is a measure of how much detail a digital image can hold: the greater the resolution, the greater the level of detail. Resolution can be specified as the number of pixelcolumns (width) by the number of pixel-rows (height), for example, 1024 × 768.
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The bit rate (in Kbit/s or Mbit/s) is often referred to as speed, but actually defines the number of bits/time unit and not distance/time unit. Enable H.264+/Enable H.265+ The H.264+/H.265+ mode helps to ensure the high video quality with a lowered bitrate. It can effectively reduce the need of bandwidth and HDD storage space. Enable Low Bitrate Mode In order to save device bandwidth or memory, the device would automatically adjust camera video main stream bitrate according to your network condition.
Note Low bitrate mode is only available for certain camera models. If your camera supports this function, it would be enabled by default. 3. Click Apply.
6.5.3 Storage Device
Initialize HDD
If it is the first time you use your HDD, please initialize it after it is installed. Before You Start Install at least an HDD to your video recorder. Steps 1. Go to Configuration Record Storage . 2. Select an HDD. 3. Click Init.
Add Network Disk
You can add the allocated NAS or IP SAN disk to the video recorder, and use it as a network HDD. Steps 1. Go to Configuration Record Storage . 2. Click Add. 3. Set NetHDD. 4. Set Type as NAS or IPSAN. 5. Enter NetHDD IP address. 6. Click to search the available disks.
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Figure 6-33 Add NetHDD 7. Select NAS disk from the list, or manually enter the directory in NetHDD Directory. 8. Click OK.
Note Up to 8 TB storage capacity is allowed for each network disk. Result The added network disks will be displayed in the storage device list.
6.5.4 Configure Storage Mode Configure HDD Quota
Each camera can be configured with an allocated quota for storing videos. Steps
Note This function is only available for certain models. 1. Go to Configuration Record Storage Mode . 2. Set Mode as Quota. 3. Select a camera to set quota in Camera. 4. Enter the storage capacity in Record Capacity.
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Figure 6-34 Quota Note When the quota capacity is set to 0, all cameras will use the total capacity of HDD for videos and pictures. 5. Click Apply. 6. Restart the video recorder to activate the new settings.
6.5.5 Advanced Settings
Steps 1. Go to Configuration Record Advanced . 2. Configure the parameters as your desire.
Overwrite Disable: When the HDD is full, video recorder will stop writing. Enable: When hard drive is full, video record will continue to write new files by deleting the oldest files.
Enable HDD Sleeping HDDs which are free of working for a long time will turn into sleep status.
Save Camera VCA Data Camera VCA data will be saved so that you can search it.
Alarm Storage When the HDD free space is not enough, you can disable it to save space, but your device will stop storing alarm information.
Picture Storage When the HDD free space is not enough, you can disable it to save space, but your device will stop storing pictures.
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Chapter 7

Maintenance

7.1 Restore Default
Steps 1. Click at the upper-right corner. 2. Select the restoring type.
Simple Restore Restore all parameters, except the network (including IP address, subnet mask, gateway, MTU, NIC working mode, default route, server port, etc.) and user account parameters, to the factory default settings.
Factory Defaults Restore all parameters to the factory default settings.
Restore to Inactive Restore the device to the inactive status, and leave all settings unchanged except restoring user accounts.
3. Click Yes. The device will reboot automatically.
7.2 Search Log
The operation, alarm, exception and information of video recorder can be stored in logs, which can be viewed and exported at any time. Steps 1. Click at the upper-right corner. 2. Click More. 3. Click Log Information. 4. Set the search conditions. 5. Click Search.
7.3 System Service
Steps 1. Click at the upper-right corner. 2. Click More. 3. Click System Service. 4. Configure the parameters as your desire.
RTSP You can specifically secure the stream data of live view by setting the RTSP authentication.
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RTSP Authentication Two authentication types are selectable, if you select digest, only the request with digest authentication can access the video stream by the RTSP protocol via the IP address. For security reasons, it is recommended to select digest as the authentication type.
ISAPI ISAPI (Internet Server Application Programming Interface) is an open protocol based on HTTP, which can realize the communication between the system devices (e.g., network camera, NVR, etc.). The video recorder is used as a server, the system can find and connect the video recorder.
HTTP The admin user account can disable the HTTP service from the GUI or the web browser. After the HTTP is disabled, all the related services, including ISAPI and ONVIF, will terminate as well.
HTTP Authentication If you need to enable the HTTP service, you can set the HTTP authentication to enhance the access security. Two authentication types are selectable. For security reasons, it is recommended to select digest as the authentication type.
Camera Added Detection The function detects the network camera status. If the network camera has been added by another video recorder, the network camera status will show as in Online Device list.
5. Click Apply.
7.4 Device Maintenance
7.4.1 Schedule Reboot
The device will automatically restart according to the schedule. Steps 1. Click at the upper-right corner. 2. Click More. 3. Go to Device Maintenance Schedule Reboot . 4. Turn on Enable. 5. Set the reboot schedule. 6. Click Apply.
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7.5 Upgrade
Warning Do not shutdown or turn off the power during upgrade.
7.5.1 Local Upgrade
Before You Start Store the upgrade firmware to a backup device, and connect it to your device. Steps 1. Click at the upper-right corner. 2. Click . 3. Click Local Upgrade. 4. Select a backup device in Device Name. 5. Select the upgrade firmware. 6. Click Upgrade. Your device will reboot automatically.
7.5.2 Online Upgrade
Upgrade the device with the latest online firmware. Before You Start Ensure Hik-Connect is enabled and properly configured. Refer to Hik-Connect for details. Steps 1. Click at the upper-right corner. 2. Click . 3. Go to Online Upgrade . 4. Download the latest firmware.
Auto Download The will automatically check and download the latest firmware. Test Upgrade Click Test Upgrade to manually check and download the latest firmware. 5. Upgrade your device if a new firmware version is available. The device will reboot automatically.
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Chapter 8 Alarm
When events occur, you can view their details in alarm center.
8.1 Set Event Hint
Select the events to hint in alarm center. Steps 1. Click at the upper-right corner. 2. Set Exception, Basic Event, or Smart Event as your desire.

Figure 8-1 Alarm Center
3. Click and select events to hint. 4. Click OK.
When the selected events occur, the alarm information will be displayed in upper-right corner of local menu).

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8.2 View Alarm in Alarm Center
Steps 1. Click at the upper-right corner of local menu. 2. Click Exception, Basic Event, or Smart Event to view as your desire.

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Chapter 9 Web Operation
9.1 Introduction
You can get access to the video recorder via web browser. You may use one of the following listed web browsers: Internet Explorer 11.0, Apple Safari, Mozilla Firefox, and Google Chrome. The supported resolutions include 1024×768 and above. For certain models, you will have to download a web component plug- in, and install it. Otherwise, a few functions would be unavailable. The download address is http:// hikdownload.ys7.com/web/webplugin/windows/WebComponents/standard/ WebComponents.exe .
9.2 Login
You shall acknowledge that the use of the product with Internet access might be under network security risks. For avoidance of any network attacks and information leakage, please strengthen your own protection. If the product does not work properly, please contact with your dealer or the nearest service center. Steps 1. Open web browser, input the IP address of the video recorder and then press Enter.
Note If you have changed HTTP port, enter http://IP address:HTTP port in address bar. E.g., http: 192.168.1.64:81. 2. Enter user name and password in the login interface. 3. Click Login.
Figure 9-1 Login 4. Follow the installation prompts to install the plug-in.
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Note You may have to close the web browser to finish the installation of the plug-in.
9.3 Live View
After login, live view interface shows.
Figure 9-2 Live View
9.4 Playback
Click Playback to enter playback interface.
Figure 9-3 Playback
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Click Configuration to enter configuration interface.
Figure 9-4 Configuration
9.6 Log
Steps 1. Go to Maintenance System Maintenance Log . 2. Set the search conditions. 3. Click Search.
Figure 9-5 Log
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Chapter 10

Appendix

10.1 Glossary
Dual-Stream Dual-stream is a technology used to record high resolution video locally while transmitting a lower resolution stream over the network. The two streams are generated by the DVR, with the main stream having a maximum resolution of 1080P and the sub-stream having a maximum resolution of CIF.
DVR Acronym for Digital Video Recorder. A DVR is device that is able to accept video signals from analog cameras, compress the signal and store it on its hard drives.
HDD Acronym for Hard Disk Drive. A storage medium which stores digitally encoded data on platters with magnetic surfaces.
DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is a network application protocol used by devices (DHCP clients) to obtain configuration information for operation in an Internet Protocol network.
HTTP Acronym for Hypertext Transfer Protocol. A protocol to transfer hypertext request and information between servers and browsers over a network.
PPPoE PPPoE, Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet, is a network protocol for encapsulating Point-toPoint Protocol (PPP) frames inside Ethernet frames. It is used mainly with ADSL services where individual users connect to the ADSL transceiver (modem) over Ethernet and in plain Metro Ethernet networks.
DDNS Dynamic DNS is a method, protocol, or network service that provides the capability for a networked device, such as a router or computer system using the Internet Protocol Suite, to notify a domain name server to change, in real time (ad-hoc) the active DNS configuration of its configured hostnames, addresses or other information stored in DNS.
Hybrid DVR A hybrid DVR is a combination of a DVR and NVR.
NTP Acronym for Network Time Protocol. A protocol designed to synchronize the clocks of computers over a network.
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NTSC Acronym for National Television System Committee. NTSC is an analog television standard used in such countries as the United States and Japan. Each frame of an NTSC signal contains 525 scan lines at 60Hz.
NVR Acronym for Network Video Recorder. An NVR can be a PC-based or embedded system used for centralized management and storage for IP cameras, IP Domes and other DVRs.
PAL Acronym for Phase Alternating Line. PAL is also another video standard used in broadcast televisions systems in large parts of the world. PAL signal contains 625 scan lines at 50Hz.
PTZ Acronym for Pan, Tilt, Zoom. PTZ cameras are motor driven systems that allow the camera to pan left and right, tilt up and down and zoom in and out.
USB Acronym for Universal Serial Bus. USB is a plug-and-play serial bus standard to interface devices to a host computer.
10.2 Communication Matrix
Please scan the QR code below to view the communication matrix document.
Figure 10-1 Communication Matrix
10.3 Device Command
Please scan the QR code below to view the device command document.
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Figure 10-2 Device Command
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