ZOSI Wireless NVR Monitor System User Guide

ZOSI Wireless NVR & Monitor System Quick Start Guide

ZS V17.5
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Statement

Thank you for purchasing this product. ZOSI is committed to providing its customers with a high quality, reliable security solution. ZOSI cannot assume responsibility for any consequences resulting from the use thereof.

Before Installation

This product may require cabling. It is strongly recommended that all products and components be tested prior to installation.

Applications

By adding a 2.5″ SATA hard drive to the NVR, you can record&playback recordings from the cameras.

By connecting the NVR to the Internet, you can view the cameras anywhere anytime.

Tips

These instructions are to assist your installation of the system and remote surveillance. For more instructions and details, please contact us.

Tech Support

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For FAQ and troubleshooting, please visit ZOSI Help center https://support.zositech.com

If you need customer support, email us and expect response within 24 hours: service@zositech.com

1. Connecting your system

1. Connecting your system

1. Install the antennas for cameras.
2. Connect the cameras to their power supplies (12V 1A)
3. Connect the NVR to Router with an Ethernet cable.
4. Plug the mouse (included) into the USB port at the rear panel of the NVR. You will then be able to operate the NVR with the mouse. (USB port can be used to backup videos by USB flash disk)
5. Connect the NVR to its power supply (12V 2A)
6. Switch on the NVR at the rear panel of the NVR.

Within seconds, you should see the cameras’ live image on the screen.

Username: admin
Password: None (means empty, no need to input anything, just click login)

Tips:

To protect your privacy, please right click the mouse > Go to System Setup > System Admin > User > set password to change your password.

2. Camera Mounting Spots

2.1 Mount the cameras anywhere within the Wi-Fi range, plug them to power with included power adapters (smaller ones are for cameras).

2.2 The cameras should start to stream videos to NVR within 1 minute.

2.3 If it does not display video on the NVR’s screen, the distance maybe too long or there are too many obstacles. Please move the cameras closer to the NVR.

3. Adjust the camera

1. Adjust to the position you want up or down.
2. The neck of the stand attached to the mounting base, rotate the stand by loosening the radial joint locking ring. Once in position ,tighten the ring again.

4. Wired connection

If some of the cameras’ mounting spots are out of WiFi range, you need to wired connect cameras to NVR to get image.

4.1 Use standard Network cables to connect the cameras to the Router

4.2 After connecting the camera to the router, please right click the mouse > go to “Video Manage” > click “Refresh” > click “Auto Add”. Then you will see the camera is added to the NVR and video displayed video on the screen.

Tips:

1. If you want the camera to work wirelessly, use Match Code to add camera to NVR. See the Point 5 about Add camera by match code.
2. If you want the camera to work wired, use Auto Add. This requires you hard wire the cameras to router to get it work.

2. View on Smartphone

Step 1: Connect the NVR to the Internet

Connect the NVR’s WAN port to a LAN port of your router with an Ethernet cable. When the NVR is connected to the Internet, within minutes you should see the Cloud ID and status shows “ONLINE” on the right bottom corner on your screen.

Tips:

If the status does not change to “ONLINE”, please go to System Setup > Network Setup> enable the DHCP or manually allocate IP for the NVR. If it does not go ONLINE after these settings, please contact your network administrator for help. (Ex.: port 80 need to be opened on the router.)

Step 2: Download the App

Search “IP PRO” or “EseeCloud” in App store or Google Play. Or Scan the QR Code to download the App.

Step 3: Run the App

A: Install the free App.

B: Tap Register and enter your User name, Password,Email to create a new account.

C: Login the App, Tap “+” icon on the right upper corner of the screen > Add device by ID.

D: Configure the following

1. Cloud ID: The Cloud ID can be found at right bottom corner of the monitor.

Or right click the mouse > go to System Setup > Network Setup > Scan the QR code.

2. Descriptions: Choose a name of your choice for your system
3. User Name: Enter the NVR’s User Name (default: admin)
4. Password: Enter the NVR’s Password (default: No password required, just leave blank)
5. Tap Submit.

E: Tap the channel Number to connect the camera, then you shall see the live view of the cameras

3. View on PC Client Software

Step 1: Download EseeCloud.exe software from CD and install it on your computer.Or go tohttps://support.zositech . com download the PC Client Software – EseeCloud.exe

After opening the EseeCloud software, User login interface will be popped up.Enter username, password and then click “Login” to enter the EseelCoud operational interface. You may enable “Remember me/password” so that you don’t need to enter the login password in future EseeCloud operation.

Attention:

The current version of IP Pro/EseeCloud only can use “admin” as user and the default password is blank. For security reasons, please be sure to update your login password in the first login, to prevent unauthorized party access to your device or cause other undesirable consequences.

Step2.1: add device by Cloud ID

Go to Device management . Choose add device by Cloud ID

Cloud ID: same as Cloud ID
Username: Enter the NVR’s User Name (default: admin)
Password: Enter the NVR’s Password (default: No password required, just leave blank)
Note: same as the IP Pro/EseeCloud account Descriptions in smartphone
Channels: same as your NVR’S channel

Step 2.2: Add device in local network

2.2.1 Please click on the refresh button which located at right side of the ”Device in same lan”， then all the available devices within the LAN will be listed out.

2.2.2 Please click the “Add ” button to add the device and the added device will be shown up at the device list which located at the right side. If you didn’t change the device’s description, the added device will be shown up as IP address.

Step 2.3: Image Preview

After adding the device successfully, click Live View to enter into the preview interface > choose any device in the list > click the icon you could connect all the channels under the device > click the icon in channel detail. it will start or stop all the view playing as below:

4. View on PC via IE

1. When your PC is located on the same LAN as the NVR (normally means they are connected to the same router).

Step1. Find the IP address and Web port # of your NVR (IP address can be found in System Setup > Network Setup)

Step 2. Enter the NVR’s IP address in your IE browser in format http://youripaddress, for example: http://192.1.1.100 (If the default WEB port 80 has been changed e.g. to 100, you will need to add the new port number when you input the IP address in the browser, for example: http://192.168.1.100:100).

User Name: Enter the NVR’s User Name (default: admin)
Password: Enter the NVR’s Password (default: No password required, just leave blank.)

2. When your PC is not located on the same LAN as the NVR (For example: view your home cameras from your office PC)

Step 1. Open your Internet Explorer (IE) browser and visit: www.e-seenet.com

Step 2. Input Cloud ID, Username and Password to login.

Cloud ID: The Cloud ID can be found at right bottom corner of your monitor.
User Name: Enter the NVR’s User Name (default: admin)
Password: Enter the NVR’s Password (default: No password required, just leave blank)

Step 3: If this is the first time that you use the program, then please download and run the WebClient.exe control and follow the pop up message.

1. Click Tools > Internet Options > Security > Internet > Custom Level.

2. Scroll down until you see ACTIVEX CONTROLS AND PLUG-INS.
   (If you have Internet Explorer 9 or 11, change ALLOW ACTIVEX FILTERING to DISABLE. Other versions of IE will not have this option.)

3. Change the follow ACTIVEX controls to PROMPT:
   Download signed ACTIVEX controls
   Download unsigned ACTIVEX controls
   Initialize and script ACTIVEX controls not marked as safe for scripting

Step 4: Please click OK, and exit the “Security Settings” Menu when you complete the settings.

Add camera by matching code

1. When you use Match Code

1.1 Add new add-on cameras to your system

1.2 Re-pair camera to NVR when they lose connection. You need to delete the Network Unreachable channel at first, then re-pair the camera to an unoccupied channel. (unoccupied channel always shows No Video Source under Status.)

Tips: The IP cameras in pre-packed kits have already been paired to the NVR. So the cameras will automatically connect to the NVR once they are plugged in power.

2. Add camera by matching code.

2.1 Power on the camera which has no video and connect this camera to the NVR via a network cable

2.2 Right-click mouse in the blank of main interface, select “Video Manage”

2.3 Click “Refresh”, find the camera’s IP. Click “Match Code”, then click “Yes”, the NVR will start to match code to the camera.

2.4 After matching code successfully ,the “status” will show “Connect success”. Then you will see the camera is added to the NVR and display video on the screen

6. Record video

The system may not include a Hard Drive(depending on the kit you selected). The system works with most of 2.5” SATA Hard Drive.

1. Install a Hard Drive (if your system has preinstalled Hard Drive, please skip this step.)

1. Switch off the power the NVR.
2. Remove the rear cover of NVR and put the Hard Drive in. (Note: Hard Drive should be put face up.)
3. Push the NVR gently in hard port, until the Hard Drive is linked with its interface.
4. Close the rear cover of NVR.

Tips:

After installing a Hard Drive, format it first before recording

Right click the mouse > go to System setup > General setup > HDD Setup > Select the Hard Drive (format) > click the Format > Click Yes > OK.

2. Record video

Right click the mouse > go to System setup > Record setup > Channel choose how many > weekday chose Everyday > Time > Copy to > All > Ok.

You shall see the record settings for all channels. Change the record setting according to your preference and apply the changes.

7. Playback video

Playback on screen/monitor

Right click the mouse > Choose Video playback > Choose how many minutes you want to playback or Manual search > Choose the channel you want to play back and click Playback.

8. Video Detection

Step1: Right click the mouse > System setup > Record setup > Tick the (Motion)

Click Copy to > Choose all > Click OK to save the setting.

Set Motion Detection Recording,The NVR will record only when motion or movement is detected.

Step2: Go to Channel Setup > Video detection > Choose Detection Motion > Set sensitivity > Tick Alarm, Buzzer, Email notice or App alarm >Click Copy to > Choose all > Click OK to save the setting.

Note: the area being monitored for motion can be edited under Area Edit.

9. Time scheduled Record

Set time scheduled recording, the NVR will record the specified time period that is set by the user.

Right click the mouse > System setup > Record setup > Tick the (Time ) > Set the Schedule time > Click Copy to(if you want to apply the setting to other channel or all channels) > Choose all > Click OK to save the settings.

Tips:

1. You can set up to 4 time periods for time-scheduled recording according to your specific needs,if you want the NVR to record for 24 hours continuously, then you only need to set one time period from 0:00am -24:00 pm, and keep the other periods blank.
2. Different time periods are shown in different colours allowing users to easily double check to see whether the time settings meet their needs or not.

10. Backup videos to USB storage

1. Prepare a USB flash disk for backup
2. Right click the mouse > Choose Video backup > Choose the channel , Record mode and Search time > Search > Select the video you want to backup > Click Backup.
3. When you begin to back up, system will prompt you to insert a USB flash disk within one minute. Unplug the mouse and insert USB flash disk instead, then backup will start automatically.

Tips:

The maximum backup is 32GB.Recordings will be backed up at hourly intervals.

FAQ 1

Q: How to upgrade the NVR system?

A: Please follow the below steps to upgrade the NVR system.

1. Contact Tech support: service@zositech.com to get the upgrade file

2. Please copy the NVR upgrade file *****.rom to the USB disk, and do not change the name of the upgrade file.

3. Right-click mouse in main menu >System setup>System admin>System upgrade>USB storage>click start.
   

4. Then the system will show “USB storage is not found, please insert USB storage in one minute”, please unplug the mouse, and insert the USB disk with the upgrade file. The system will automatically upgrade after the USB disk being inserted into the NVR, wait for the progress bar to 100% (it takes about 5 minutes), and restart the NVR after the upgrade is finished.
   

Note:

1. Do not power off the NVR during the upgrade process, otherwise the upgrade will be failed.
2. During the upgrade process, if the upgrade is failed because of the improper operation. Starting the emergency recovery method can be used to restore the system, please restore the system according to the following steps: check the upgrade file and copy it to the root category of the USB flash disk. Then insert the USB flash disk into the NVR, and power on the NVR. You will hear the sound “Dee”, and please wait for about three minutes after that the system would be recovered and automatically restarts.

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References

• IP Pro(VR Cam, EseeCloud) - Apps on Google Play
• Shop for Security Cameras & Surveillance System - Zosi

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