UserManualofClientSoftware4000(v2.0)
ClientSoftware4000(v2.0)
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UserManualofClientSoftware4000(v2.0)
Index
Chapter1 WelcometoClientSoftware4000(V2.0)..........................................................1
1.1 Overview ...................................................................................................................1
1.2 ComputerDispositionRequest..................................................................................1
1.3 Convention ................................................................................................................1
1.4 NewFeatures ............................................................................................................1
Chapter2 Install&Uninstall ..............................................................................................2
2.1InstalltheSoftware .....................................................................................................2
2.2UninstallSoftware .......................................................................................................3
Chapter3 BasicOperations................................................................................................4
3.1Run&Login .................................................................................................................4
3.1.1Usedforthefirsttime ......................................................................................4
3.1.2UserLogin.........................................................................................................4
3.2GUIIntroduction..........................................................................................................5
Chapter4 DeviceManagement .........................................................................................8
4.1ListConfiguration ........................................................................................................8
4.1.1AddDevice........................................................................................................9
4.1.2ChannelConfiguration....................................................................................11
4.1.3ChannelConfigurationof9000seriesDVR ....................................................11
4.1.4AddStreamMediaServer ..............................................................................13
4.2GroupConfiguration..................................................................................................14
4.2.1Group .............................................................................................................14
4.2.2Channel ..........................................................................................................15
4.3ShortKeyConfiguration ............................................................................................15
Chapter5 Preview............................................................................................................17
5.1NoncyclePreview.....................................................................................................18
5.1.1PlaybyNode...................................................................................................18
5.1.2ShortKeyPreview ..........................................................................................18
5.1.3StopPlaying ....................................................................................................18
5.2CyclePlay...................................................................................................................19
5.2.1Configuration..................................................................................................19
5.2.2MixedCycle ....................................................................................................19
5.2.2.1CyclePlayofShortKeyChannels.........................................................20
5.2.2.2CyclePlayofGroupChannels..............................................................20
5.2.3CyclePlayofDevice/Group ............................................................................20
5.2.4PauseCycle.....................................................................................................21
5.2.5ResumeCycling...............................................................................................21
5.3PreviewControl .........................................................................................................21
5.4VoiceControl .............................................................................................................22
5.5Recording&Capture .................................................................................................22
5.5.1Recording........................................................................................................22
5.5.2Capture...........................................................................................................23
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5.6HardwareDecode......................................................................................................23
5.6.1HardwareDecodeConfiguration....................................................................23
5.6.1.1HardwareDecodeModeConfiguration ..............................................24
5.6.1.2HardwareDecodeOutputWindowConfiguration..............................25
5.6.2HardwareDecodePreview.............................................................................26
5.6.3SecondaryOutputofHardwareDecode ........................................................27
5.7Others........................................................................................................................28
5.7.1VoiceTalk&Broadcast ...................................................................................28
5.7.2AlarmOutputControl.....................................................................................29
5.7.3Import&ExportConfigurationFiles ..............................................................29
5.7.4DeviceStatus ..................................................................................................30
Chapter6 PTZControl ......................................................................................................31
6.1RS485ParametersConfiguration .............................................................................31
6.2PTZControl ................................................................................................................31
6.2.1DirectionControl ............................................................................................31
6.2.2PartialZoom ...................................................................................................32
6.2.3Preset .............................................................................................................32
6.2.4Sequence........................................................................................................33
6.3VideoParametersConfiguration...............................................................................34
Chapter7 Recording&Playback......................................................................................35
7.1Recording ..................................................................................................................35
7.1.1LocalRecording ..............................................................................................35
7.1.2NVRStorageServerRecordingConfiguration ................................................37
7.1.2.1AddNVRServer ...................................................................................37
7.1.2.2NVRRecordingModeConfiguration ...................................................38
7.1.2.3NVRRecordingScheduleConfiguration ..............................................38
7.2Playback ....................................................................................................................39
7.2.1RemoteVOD...................................................................................................39
7.2.1.1RemoteVODQuery .............................................................................40
7.2.1.2PlaybackControl..................................................................................41
7.2.2LocalPlayback ................................................................................................42
7.2.2.1LocalPlaybackQuery...........................................................................43
7.2.2.2PlaybackControl..................................................................................44
Chapter8 RemoteConfiguration .....................................................................................45
8.1RemoteRecordingConfiguration ..............................................................................46
8.1.1EncodingParametersConfiguration...............................................................46
8.1.2ScheduleRecording ........................................................................................47
8.1.3MotionDetectionRecording ..........................................................................47
8.1.4AlarmRecording.............................................................................................49
8.1.5OtherRecordingModes .................................................................................51
8.2Alarm.........................................................................................................................52
8.2.1MotionDetectionAlarm ................................................................................52
8.2.2SignalLevelAlarm ..........................................................................................52
8.2.3VideoLoss ......................................................................................................53
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8.2.4VideoTampering ............................................................................................55
8.2.5Exceptions ......................................................................................................56
8.3NetworkConfiguration..............................................................................................57
8.3.1BasicConfiguration.........................................................................................57
8.3.2PPPoE .............................................................................................................57
8.3.3DDNS ..............................................................................................................58
8.3.4NTP .................................................................................................................58
8.3.5NFS .................................................................................................................59
8.3.6EMail .............................................................................................................59
8.4ChannelConfiguration...............................................................................................60
8.4.1ChannelDisplaySettings ................................................................................60
8.4.2VideoMask ....................................................................................................60
8.4.3TextOverlay....................................................................................................61
8.5AccountManagement...............................................................................................61
8.6Others........................................................................................................................62
Chapter9 AlarmLinkage..................................................................................................64
9.1LinkageConfiguration................................................................................................64
9.2OnGuard&OffGuard...............................................................................................65
Chapter10 EMap ..............................................................................................................67
10.1AddMap..................................................................................................................67
10.2MapConfiguration ..................................................................................................68
10.2.1HotSpot .......................................................................................................68
10.2.1.1AddHotSpot .....................................................................................68
10.2.1.2EditHotSpot .....................................................................................69
10.2.2HotRegion....................................................................................................69
10.2.2.1AddHotRegion .................................................................................70
10.2.2.2EditHotRegion..................................................................................71
Chapter11 Utilities ............................................................................................................72
11.1SoftwareConfiguration ...........................................................................................72
11.2LogManagement ....................................................................................................74
11.2.1LogQuery .....................................................................................................74
11.2.2PlaybackLinkedRecordings..........................................................................76
11.2.3ExportLog ....................................................................................................77
11.3UserManagement...................................................................................................77
11.3.1Add&DeleteUser........................................................................................78
11.3.2UserRightsDistribution ...............................................................................79
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Chapter1 WelcometoClientSoftware4000
(V2.0)
1.1 Overview
Clientsoftware4000(V2.0) is theapplicationspeciallydeveloped forembeddedDVR. It isapplicable toDVR,
DVS,IPCamera,andIPDome.
Theremaybetechnicalinaccuracies,ortypographicalerrorsinthemanual.Thecontentsincludingdescription
ofproductsandprogramwillbeupdatedwithoutnotice.
1.2 ComputerDispositionRequest
OperatingSystem:MicrosoftWindows2000orversionsabove
CPU:IntelPentiumIV2.4GHzormodelsabove
RAM:1Gorabove
Display:1024768resolutionorabove
1.3 Convention
Conventionsasfollowsinthismanual:
DVR,DVS,IPCameraandIPDomeareallreferredtoasdevice Clickreferstoleftclickmouse Doubleclickreferstodoubleleftclickmouse
1.4 NewFeatures
32&64divisionsareaddedtowindowdivisionoptions. Userdefinednameofalarmout Previewwindowinformationcanbememorizedwhenexitingtheclientsoftware. Supportremoteplayback,NASVOD,VODfunction,intelligentanalysisandsynchronousplaybackaswell. SupportdualVGAdisplayinremoteVODinterface Supportfullscreenofmultichannelinlocalplaybackinterface Support16NVRserverforcentralizedstorage Modifieddoubleclickenlargementmodeinthepreviewinterface
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Chapter2 Install&Uninstall
2.1InstalltheSoftware
Doubleclickthesoftwareandyouwillseethewizardshownasbelow:
ClickNexttocontinue,andinputtheuserinformation,softwareinstalledlocationaccordingtothehints.
Afterthat,aSADPinstallationwizardwillpopup;clickNexttostarttoinstallWinPcap,shownasbelow.If
itisalreadyinstalled,theinstallationcanbecanceled.
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Note:SADPisusedastheonlinedevicefinder;thisfunctionisunavailableiftheWinPcapisnotinstalled.
2.2UninstallSoftware
Enterstartmenu,selectAllprogramsClientSoftware4000(v2.0)UninstallClientSoftware,andthedialogboxshownasbelowwillpopup:
ClickYesandstarttouninstallthesoftware,theuninstallationwillfinishafterthecomputerrestarted.
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Chapter3 BasicOperations
3.1Run&Login
Path:StartAllProgramsClientsoftware4000(v2.0)Clientsoftware4000(v2.0)
3.1.1Usedforthefirsttime
Userneedstoregisteranadministratoriftheclientsoftwareisusedforthefirsttime,shownasbelow:
InputtheusernameandpasswordandclickRegister,thenusercanloginastheadministrator.
Note:Enter,Space,TABisinvalidintheusernameandpassword.Thepasswordcannotbenull,and
shouldnotcontainthefollowingcharacters,including%and.Passwordshouldnotbelessthansixanddoes
notsupportthecopyandpaste.
3.1.2UserLogin
Aftertheadministratorregistered,whenuseropentheclientsoftware,thelogindialogboxwillpopup,
shownasbelow:
Inputusernameandpassword,thenclickLogintostartusingtheclientsoftware.
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Click toautosavetheusernameandpassword,userdoesnotneedtoinputthem
whenloggedinnexttime.
Ifuserwantstochangepassword,pleaseselectausernameandclickModify.
Iftheusernameorpasswordisincorrect,thedialogboxwillpopup,shownasbelow:
Ifuserwantstocancellogin,pleasepressQuit.
Note:Pleasestopalltheoperations(e.g.preview,recording,playbackandetc.)beforeswitchingthe
users.
3.2GUIIntroduction
Thereare6areasofClientsoftwareGUI,shownasbelow:
Area Description Area Description
SystemArea MenuArea
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DeviceArea PreviewArea
PTZControlArea AlarmInfoArea
SystemArea:
Button Description
Helpbutton,clicktoshowHelp(usermanual)andAbout(EditionInfo)
Lockbutton,clicktolocktheinterface,mousestatusshownas ,reclickto
activateloginwindow,andinputthecorrectpasswordtounlocktheinterface.
Minimizebutton
Exitbutton
MenuArea:
Area Description
Switchtheusers
Enterpreviewinterface(IfthedecodingcardisinstalledinPC,thenenterthe
softwareorhardwaredecodinginterface)
Enterconfigureinterface
Enterplaybackinterface,includingremoteVODandlocalplayback
Enterlogqueryinterface
Enteremapinterface
DeviceArea:
Mode Description
List Displaybylist
Group Displaybygroup
PreviewArea:
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Area Description Area Description
Displaywindows Alarmindicator
Basicfunction Advancedfunction
PTZControlArea:
Options Description
PTZcontrol ControlPTZ
Video
parametersBrightness,contrast,saturation,hueandvolumeadjustment
Preset Configureandcallthepreset,sequenceandpattern
AlarmInfoArea:
Displayalarmtimeandinformation.
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Chapter4 DeviceManagement
Beforeanyoperations,userneedstoadddeviceandconfigureit.Click toentertheconfigure
mode,andthenclick tomanagethedevice.
Area Description Area Description
ListArea ConfigurationButtons
Group/ShortkeyArea NavigationBar
4.1ListConfiguration
Thelistareaisemptywhentheclientsoftwarerunsforthefirsttime,rightclickinthisareayoucanchoose
toaddarea.
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InputanameintheblankofAreaName;ifthereisnoupperarea,theblankofUpperAreaNameisnot
enabled.
Afterareaadded,rightclicktheareanameandthesubmenuwillpopup,shownasfigurebelow.Select
AddArea,youcanaddsubarea,selectDeleteNod,youcandeletethearea.
Note:Enter,Space,TABisinvalidintheareaname,whichcannotbenull,andshouldnotcontainthe
followingcharacters,including%and.
Note:Usercanmaxadd50areashere.
Note:WhentheoptionDeleteNodselected,thesubareas,streammediaservers,anddevicesunder
therootofthisareawillbedeletedaswell.Beforethat,youneedtostopprevieworrecord,otherwisetherewill
bewarninginformationpoppingup.
4.1.1AddDevice
RightclicktheareaandselectAdd
Device;thesubmenuwillpopup.
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Options Description
DeviceName Userdefined
RegisterMode NormalIP,PrivateDomain,NormalDomain
DeviceIP IPaddressofthedevice
UserName Usernameofthedevice(default:admin)
Password Passwordofthedevice(default:12345)
ChannelNo. Thechannelnumberofthedevice
Port Deviceport(default:8000)
MulticastAddress Usedwhenvisitingthedevicebythewayofmulticast,orelseleaveitblank
DNSAddress IPaddressofIPserverwhenadoptingprivatedomain,orelseleaveitblank
DeviceserialNo. Usedwhenadoptingprivatedomain,orelseleaveitblank
Note:Whenadoptingprivatedomain,ifyouinputdeviceserialnumber,whichcanbeusedforobtaining
theIPaddressfromIPserver;Ifnot,theIPaddresscanbeobtainedbydevicenamefromIPserver,i.e.inthat
case,thedevicenamethatinputhereshouldbethesamewiththeoneinthedevice.
Ifyouselectnormaldomain,
pleasefillingtheblankofdomainname
withtheregistereddomainname.
Privatedomain:IfthedeviceisconfiguredwiththeaddressofIPServerthatrunsnormally,thenthe
connecteddevicecanberesolvedbyIPServer;andclientsoftwarecangetthedynamicIPaddressfromIPServer
byservernameorserialnumber.
Ifyouselectprivatedomain,please
inputthecorrectdeviceserialnumberand
IPaddressofIPserverintheDNSAddress
blank.
ClickOKtofinishaddingdevice.
Rightclickmenuisavailable,double
clickthenodecanmodifythedevice
parameters.
Note:50devicescanbeaddedhereatmost.
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4.1.2ChannelConfiguration
ClickGetChannelNametogetthe
namesofallchannels.
ClickAllmainstreamsorAllsub
streamstochangethestreamtypeofall
channels.
Tips:Mainstreamisfordeviceencoding;substreamisfornetworktransmission.
Doubleclickthechannelnameandthe
ModifyChannelInformationdialogboxwill
popup.
ChannelName Currentchannelnamethatcanbechanged.
Channel Channelnumberofthedevice,unchangeable
DeviceName Devicenamethatunchangeable
IPAddress DeviceIPaddressthatunchangeable
Protocol Selectconnectionprotocol:TCP,UTP,MCASTandRTP.
StreamType Choosemainorsubstreamforthechannel
Note:Thechannelnamewillbereplacedwiththenamesavedinthedevice,iftheoptionGetchannel
nameisselected.
4.1.3ChannelConfigurationof9000seriesDVR
Ifthe9000seriesDVRisaddedtoclientsoftware,thentheIPchannelmanagementandenableordisable
analogchannelfunctionsareavailable.
Rightclickthedevicenameandselect
RemoteConfiguration,thentheChannel
Configuremenuwillpopup.TheAnalog
Channelwillshowbydefault.
Doubleclicktheselectedanalogchannel
toenableordisableit.
Note:9000seriesDVRcannot
previewandrecordthischannelafteritis
disabled,unlessitisenabledagain.
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ClickDigitalChanneltoenterthe
interfaceofIPchannelmanagement.
ClickAddtoaddIPchannel.
InputtheIPaddress,username,
passwordandport,andthenclickOK.
Doubleclicktheselectedchannelto
modifytheparameters.
ClickDeletetodeletetheselected
channel.
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Afterthat,youcanchangethe
channelnumberaccordingtotheadded
channels.Doubleclickthedevicenameto
modifythedeviceinformation.
Note:9000seriesDVRmaxsupportsadding16analogchannels,8chIPCamera,pleaserefertotheuser
manualofDS9016HFISformoredetails.
Afterthat,theaddedIPchannelwillbeseeninthechannel
listofthedevice.
IfIPchannelcannotbeconnected,thenshownas
4.1.4AddStreamMediaServer
Addingstreammediaservercansolvethenetworkconfinedproblemandreducethebandwidthstress.
Rightclickthedevicenameandselect
AddStreamMediaServer.InputtheIP
addressandPort(default554)ofserver,
thenpressOK.
Note:Ifthechannelisbeingpreviewedorrecorded,thesettingswillbecomeeffectiveafterpreviewand
recordingrestarted.
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Doubleclicktheservertomodifytheparameters.
RightclicktheserverandselectDeleteNodtodeleteserver.
Note:Nomorethanonestreammediaservercanbeaddedtoonearea,however,ofwhichstream
mediaservercanbeaddedinsubarea.
4.2GroupConfiguration
Clickthe buttontoentergroupareamanagementwindow.
4.2.1Group
Ifthereisnotanynodinthisarea,thenfirstyouneedtoaddgroup.
Rightclickintheemptyareaandyou
willseesubmenuasshownontheright.
SelectAddGroup.
InputthegroupnameandclickOK.
Doubleclickthegroupnametochangethegroupname.
RightclickthegroupnameandselectDeleteGrouptodeletethe
selectedgroup.
Note:Enter,Space,TABisinvalidinthegroupname,whichcannotbenull,andshouldnotcontainthe
followingcharacters,including%and.
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4.2.2Channel
Afteraddingthegroup,thechannelsinthelistareacanbemovedtoselectedgroup.
Select the channel from the list area, and click key andmove it to the group. The type of
channelnameinthegroupareaisasdevicename_channelnameofthelistarea.
Selectthedeviceinthelistareaandclick keyandallthechannelsofthedevicecanbemoved
totheselectedgroup.
Using and keystoadjustthechannelsequenceinthegrouplist.
Using keytodeletethechannelorgroupinthegrouparea
Note:Onechannelcanbeadded toonegroup foronlyonce.Differentgroupscancontain thesame
channel.Max50channelscanbeaddedtoonegroup.
4.3ShortKeyConfiguration
Click buttontoentershortkeymanagementwindow.Onlythechannelscanbeaddedto
theshortkeyarea.
Selectthechannelfromthelistarea,andclick keyandmoveittotheshortkeyarea.Thetype
ofchannelnameinthegroupareaisasdevicename_channelnameofthelistarea.
Selectthedevicefromthelistarea,andclick keytoaddallthechannelsofthedevicetothe
shortkeyarea.
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Using keytodeletethechannelintheshortkeyarea
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Chapter5 Preview
Afterconfiguringthedevice,doubleclickthe keytoreturntothepreviewinterface.Clickthe
ListandGroupkeystoswitchbetweentwomodes.
Playwindowsaredividedinto22mode,maxsupport64windowdivisions.
PreviewPanelButtonsDescriptions:
Area Description Area Description
Play Record
Capture Windowdivision
Multiscreen Previous/Nextpage
Resumecyclingallthedevice Stopcyclingallthedevice
Note:ThewindowdivisionandchannelsequencecanberememberedbytheClientSoftwareasexited,
andwillplayautomaticallyafterloginnexttime.
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5.1NoncyclePreview
5.1.1PlaybyNode
Doubleclickthedevicenameordragittotheplaywindowtopreview(notenablecyclepreview)
Double click the channel name to preview the
correspondingcameras
Double click the device name to preview the
correspondingcamerasof thedevice in thecurrentwindow
divisions.
Double click the group name to preview the
corresponding camerasof thegroup in the currentwindow
divisions.
Youcanalsopreviewthembydraggingthemtotheplay
windows.
Theplaywindowshowsasthefigureontheright.
5.1.2ShortKeyPreview
Iftheshortkeyhasbeenconfigured,thenpressPlaykeyofthepreviewinterfacetoviewallthe
correspondingchannelsintheshortkeyareainthecurrentwindowdivisions.Findmore@4.3ShortKey
Configuration
5.1.3StopPlaying
Thereare3waystostoplivepreview.
Theplayiconis ,doubleclickittostoppreviewing
thischannelandtheiconwillbecome
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Rightclickintheplaywindowandtheplaymenuwill
popup.ClickStopPlayandtheliveviewwillstop.
Meanwhiletheplayiconwillbecome
Clickthe keyinthepreviewpaneltostopalltheliveviewchannels.
5.2CyclePlay
5.2.1Configuration
Click keytoentertheconfigurationinterface.Thenenterthelocalconfigurationbyclick
SoftwareConfigurationkey.
EnableCycle:
Click toenablecycleplay,andinputthecycletime,thenpressSaveandreturntopreview
interface.
Note:Cycletimeshouldbebetween20and3000s.
DisableCycle:
Click todisablecycleplayandsave.
5.2.2MixedCycle
Mixedcyclemodeenablesclientsoftwarecyclepreviewschannelsofthegrouporshortkey,thedefault
windowdivisionis22.
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5.2.2.1CyclePlayofShortKeyChannels
ClickListkeytodisplaychannellist.
Click keytostartmixedcycleplay.Take22windowdivisionforexample,ifthereare8channelsinthe
shortkeyarea,thenstartcycleplaying,thefirst4channelswillbedisplayedinthewindow,afteronecycleperiod,
thelast4channelswillbedisplayedinthewindow.
Clickbutton inthepreviewpaneltostopthechannelmixedcycleofshortkey.
Click keytodisplaythefirst4channels,click keytodisplaythelast4channels.
Note:Clickbutton or topausethechannelsequencecycleofshortkey.Thisfunctionneeds
shortkeyconfigurationfirst([email protected])
5.2.2.2CyclePlayofGroupChannels
ClickGroupkeytodisplaygroupchannellist.(Pleasestopplayingbeforeswitchingtogroupchannels.)
Click keytostartmixedcycleplay.Take22windowdivisionforexample,ifthereare2groupsingroup
area,eachofthemhas4channels,thenstartcycleplaying,4channelsofthefirstgroupwillbedisplayedinthe
window,afteronecycleperiod,4channelsofthesecondgroupwillbedisplayedinthewindow.
Click keytodisplaythefirst4channels,click keytodisplaythelast4channels.
5.2.3CyclePlayofDevice/Group
Doubleclickthedevicenameandallthechannelsofthe
device begin to cycle in the selectedwindow division from
the1stchannel.
Doubleclickthegroupnameandallthechannelsofthe
groupbegintocycleintheselectedwindowdivisionfromthe
1stchannel.
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Dragthenodeofthedevicetothewindow,andthenall
thechannelsofthisdevicebegintocycle.
Dragthenodeofthegrouptothewindow,andthenall
thechannelsofthisgroupbegintocycle.
5.2.4PauseCycle
Ifthecurrentwindowisinthedevice/groupcyclemode,
rightclickthecyclingwindow,clickPausecycledeviceor
Stopcyclegrouptopausecyclingandremainthecurrent
image.
ClickPauseallcycledeviceskey topauseallthecyclingchannels.
5.2.5ResumeCycling
Ifthecurrentwindowisinthedevice/groupcyclemode,
rightclickthepausedwindow,clickResumecycledeviceto
restartcycling.
ClickResumeallcycledeviceskey torestartallthepausedchannels.
5.3PreviewControl
FullScreen:
Whenpreviewing,click keytopreviewinfullscreen,toexitclick key.
Enlarge:
Wheninthemultiscreenpreviewmode,doubleclicktheselectedimagetoenlargeit,doubleclickagainto
resume.
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5.4VoiceControl
Note:Thesoftwareonlycanopenvoiceofonewindowatthesametime.Ifthevoiceofthenextwindowis
openedthenthevoiceofthepreviouswillbeclosedautomatically.
Rightclicktheselectedwindow,selectOpenVoiceto
enableaudiopreview,rightclickagainandselectClose
Voicetodisableaudiopreview.
5.5Recording&Capture
Recordingandcaptureisonlyavailableintheliveviewmode.
Note:Ifthechannelisintherecordingmode,clickStopbuttontostoprecording,andthepreview,
cycleplayarestoppedaswell.
5.5.1Recording
ConfigurationPath:
SelectthesavingharddiskofrecordedfilesintheStartHDD&EndHDDmenu,andclicksavekey.
Whenpreviewing,click keytostartrecording,andtheiconbecomesas .Thechanneliconbecomes
as .Reclicktostoprecording.
Afterrecording,thehintwindowwithindexofrecorded
fileswillpopup;clickthehinttoopenthetargetfolder.
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5.5.2Capture
ConfigurationPath:
Defaultsavingpath:C:\Picture,click keytochangethesavingpath.
Whenpreviewing,click keytostartcapture.
Aftercapture,thehintwindowwithcaptureindexwill
popup;clickthehinttoopenthetargetfolder.
5.6HardwareDecode
Ifthereisvideo/audiodecodingcardinstalledinthecomputer,thenthisfunctioncanbeavailable.
5.6.1HardwareDecodeConfiguration
Click keyandthen ontherighttoentertheconfigurationinterface
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Theareadescriptionsareasfollows:
Area Description Area Description
ConfigurationArea DecodingCardInfoArea
OutputWindowArea WindowDivisionModeSelectArea
n ConfigurationArea:2optionsincludingVideoOutputStandard&DecodeMode.o DecodingCardInfoArea:Showtheinformationofthedecodingcardsandchannels.p OutputWindowArea:Configuretheoutputmodeofdecodingchannels.q WindowDivisionModeSelectArea:Selectwindowdivisionmode.
5.6.1.1HardwareDecodeModeConfiguration
ThedecodingcardinstalledinthePCcanberecognizedandinitializedautomaticallyasclientsoftwarestarts
up,andtheinformationwillbedisplayedinthedecodingcardinfoarea.Theicon meansdecodingcardand
thesubnodesshowtheinformationofdecodingchannels.
ThehardwaredecodingmodesofMDcardincluding:default,previewon&TVwallon,previewoff&TVwall
on.
Hardware Descriptions
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DecodeMode
Default
Configuration
Each4002MD carddecodes2 channels;each4004MD carddecodes4 channels
andsoon.Supportdecodingandcyclingplay.
TVwallon&
Previewon
The imagesfromtheplaywindowofclientsoftwareandTVwallaredecodedby
MDcard,whichneedstoconfigureinthehardwaredecodeconfiguration.
TVwallon&
Previewoff
The imagesfromtheTVwallaredecodedbyMDcard;the imagesfromtheplay
windowofclientsoftwarearedecodedbyCPU.
IftheresolutionofalltheimagesisCIF,thenthemaxdecodingchannelnumberis:4channelsforeach
4002MDcard;8channelsfor4004MDcard.
IftheresolutionofalltheimagesisD1,thenthemaxdecodingchannelnumberis:2channelsforeach
4002MDcard;4channelsfor4004MDcard.
Tips:VideoOutputModesincludingPAL&NTSC.
Note:ThevideooutputmodeofimagesfromdeviceandTVwallneedtobethesamestandard,orelse
theimagewillbecomeabnormal.
5.6.1.2HardwareDecodeOutputWindowConfiguration
Theoutputwindowpanelhasamultiwindow
divisionaccordingtothetotalMDIcardBNCnumber.
OnewindowisrelatedtooneBNC.
Takeone4004MDIcardforexample,thereare4
BNCsandtheoutputwindowpanelwillshowyou4
windowsdivision.Windowisnamedas0101,0201,
0301and0401.
Selectonewindowonoutputwindowpaneland
clickwindowdivisionbuttontoselectawindowdivision
onthisBNC.
Forexample,ifweselectthefirstwindow0101
thendivideinto4windows,the4windowswillbenamed
as0101,0102,0103,0104.
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Tickthecheckbox oneach
windowtosetthechanneldecodeD1
resolutionstream.
Note: If the default mode is selected, then each decoding channel outputs one single image and
divisionmodeisinvalid.
5.6.2HardwareDecodePreview
After configuration, click Previewkey
andselectHardwarePreview toenter the
hardwaredecodeinterface.
Click then start to decode, at
the moment, preview windows layout
will switch to the layout which set in
outputwindowpanel.
The window exceed maximum
decodechannelwontbedisplayed.
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The basic operations of hardware preview are the samewith software decode, please refer to sections
5.15.5formoredetails.
5.6.3SecondaryOutputofHardwareDecode
MDcardcanoutputthedecodedimagestwice.Take4002MDcardforexample,one4002MDcardcan
decode4channelsCIFimages,assumetheyarechannel01,channel02,channel03,andchannel04;ifone
decodingchannelissetas4divisionsandseparatelydisplaychannel01,channel02,channel03,andchannel04,
thentheotherdecodingchannelcanonlysupportonedivisionandselectonedecodingchanneltooutputthe
image.Thedescriptionsabovearedefinedassecondaryoutput.
Click in thewindowdivision to
displaysecondaryoutputlist.
Note:Thesystemwillclearthe
previousconfigurationinformationof
thesecondaryoutputchannel.
Enterhardwaredecodeconfigurationinterface,andtick
thechannelthatsetassecondaryoutputandthechannel
statuswillbecome
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5.7Others
5.7.1VoiceTalk&Broadcast
Inpreviewinterface,rightclickthedevicenameandthe
submenuwillpopup.
ClickStartVoiceTalkingtotalkwiththeselected
device.
Ifthedeviceis9000DVR,thentherewillbetwovoice
talkchannelsforchoice.
Note:Clientsoftwareonlysupportsonevoicetalkatonetime
RightclickareanameandselectLANBroadcasttotalk
tothearea.
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5.7.2AlarmOutputControl
Rightclickthedevicenameandthesubmenuwillpopup.
SelectAlarmOutputControltoturnonoroffthealarm
output,anddefinealarmoutputname.
Click anditbecomes key,soasto
turnonthealarmoutputandactivatethenamemodified
function,reclick keytoturnoffthealarmoutput.
5.7.3Import&ExportConfigurationFiles
Rightclickthedevicenameandthesubmenuwillpop
up.
ClickSaveConfigurationFiletoexportconfiguration
fileandSetConfigurationFiletoimportconfigurationfile.
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RightclickareanameandselectSaveAllConfiguration
Filetoexportallconfigurationfiles,andSetAll
ConfigurationFiletoimportallconfigurationfiles.
5.7.4DeviceStatus
Rightclickthedevicenameandthesubmenuwillpopup.ClickDeviceStatustogetdeviceworking
information,includingchannelandharddiskstatus.
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Chapter6 PTZControl
6.1RS485ParametersConfiguration
BeforePRTZoperations,pleasemakesurethatRS485parametershasbeencorrectlyconfiguredbyclient
software.
ClickConfigureandenterthe
correspondinginterface.
Rightclickthedevicenameandselect
RemoteConfigurationfromthesubmenu.
Click
tounfoldtheoptions,shownasfigureonthe
right.
Note:RS485configurationmustbe
thesamewithPTZconfiguration.
6.2PTZControl
ReturntopreviewinterfaceandusercancontrolPTZ.
6.2.1DirectionControl
Thereare8keystocontrolPTZdirections,andtheactive
bartochangePTZspeed,whichisadjustablefrom1to7,and
defaultspeedis4.
Click keytostartautoscan.
Clickthefunctionkeysontherighttoadjustfocus,iris
andzoom.
OtherPTZControlModeScreenPTZControl:usercancontrolPTZbydraggingandclickintheplaywindow.
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DragControl:Thereare33nineareas,whenthemouse
movestoarea18,themouseiconwillbecomeas:n ;o
;p ;q ;r ;s ;t ;u ,andcontinuedtomovethemousealongthedirectionshownby
arrows,PTZwillmovetothesamedirections.
Note:Thisfunctionisonlyavailableforsoftwaredecode.
6.2.2PartialZoom
ClickPartialZoomtozoominorout,themouseiconwillbecomeas ,presstheleftkeyofthemouse
anddragaareayouwanttozoom.
Dragfromuplefttodownrighttozoomin;dragfromdownrighttouplefttozoomout.
Note ThisfunctionisonlyavailableasHIKVISIONprotocolisselectedforPTZ.
6.2.3Preset
Selectoneplaywindow,andrightclickthepresetlistto
add,modifyanddeletepreset.
Clickthe keyonthePTZcontrolpanel
andenterpreseteditwindow.
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MovethePTZtothepositionyouwant,andclickAdd
toinputpresetname,thenclickOKtofinish.
Thendoubleclickpresetinlisttocallit.
Rightclickpresettomodifythispreset/delete
6.2.4Sequence
Afteraddingtwoormorepresetsforonechannel,youcansetasequencewithpresetsforPTZ.
1ststep:Enterpresetconfigurewindow,andclick
keytoshowsequenceconfiguremenu.
2ndstep:Click thenselectthepreset
youwouldliketoaddassequencepoint
3rdstep:Setthetimeandspeedforthepreset.
Note:Dwelltimeisbetween1and128s;dwell
speedisbetween1and140.
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Afterconfiguration,youcanchoosethesequencesfromthelist ,andcall
them.
6.3VideoParametersConfiguration
Clickthe keytoshowthevideoparametersconfigurationmenu.
Move toadjustthevideoparameters.(Range:
110).
Icon Description Icon Description
Brightness
Contrast
Saturation
Hue
Volume Restore
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Chapter7 Recording&Playback
7.1Recording
7.1.1LocalRecording
Clicktabpage then toenterrecordsettinginterface
EnableScheduleRecording( ),andclick tosetthe
recordschedule.
YoucanchooseWholeDayRecordingModeoryoucandefinetherecordingmodeforyourowndemands.
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EnableRecordingModeSchedule,andthestatusis ,
thenyoucanconfiguretheschedulemode.
1ststep:Inputthemodename.
2ndstep:Setthetimeperiods,andclickSavetofinish.
Setrecordingschedule:
Firstclickthedeviceorchannelnametoactivatethe
recordingscheduleconfiguration.
Selecttherecordingdateandmode,thenclickOKto
finish.
Note:Itneedstorestartthesoftwaretomakethesettingsbecomeeffective.
ChoosesavingharddiskoftherecordedfilesfromStartHDDandEndHDD.
IfCycleRecordisselected,andeachdiskspaceislessthan2G,theearliestrecordedfileswillbe
overwrittentocontinuerecoding.
Ifnot,whenthediskisfull,theDiskCleanwillpopup,aftercleaningdiskandifthediskspaceislarger
than2G,theschedulerecordingwillrestart.
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7.1.2NVRStorageServerRecordingConfiguration
YoucanremoteconfiguretherecordingscheduleandplaybacktherecordedfilesoftheNVRstorageserver
throughclientsoftware,shownasfigurebelow.
7.1.2.1AddNVRServer
Click keytoenterNVRconfigurationinterface.
InputtheNVRservername,IPaddressandport,andclick keytofinish.
Note:Max16NVRserverscanbeaddedtotheclientsoftware.ThedefaultserverportandVODportare
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8320and8554.
7.1.2.2NVRRecordingModeConfiguration
1ststep:SelectaddedNVRserversfrom
listtoenablemodifyingrecordingschedule,andthenenable
ModifyRecordingmode.
2ndstep:Settherecordingtimeforthemode.
Clickthemousetoaddrecordingschedule;rightclickto
cancelrecordingschedule.Thenclick
keytosavethesettings.
Note:Theunitofrecordingmodeishalfanhour,
greenmeansvalid,whitemeansinvalid.
7.1.2.3NVRRecordingScheduleConfiguration
1ststep:Selectthedeviceorchannelforrecording
ThestatusofRecordingplanmodeis
2ndstep:Ifnecessary,enablestreammediaserverand
inputtheIPaddressandport.
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3rdstep:Configuretherecordingschedule.
SelectthemodefromRecordingplanmodeandselect
thediskgrouptosavetherecordedfiles.
Click keytofinishconfiguration.
7.2Playback
Thereare2optionsforplayback,oneislocalplaybackandtheotherisremoteVOD,whichcanbechosenby
clicking key.
LocalPlayback:SearchingtherecordedfilesfromharddiskofPC.
RemoteVOD:SearchingtherecordedfilesfromharddiskofDVRorstorageserver.
7.2.1RemoteVOD
Click andchooseRemoteVOD( )toentertheplaybackinterface.
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Area Description Area Description
SystemArea DeviceArea
PlaybackWindows QueryArea
PlayControlButtons TimeAxisArea
7.2.1.1RemoteVODQuery
1ststep:Selecttheplaybackchannelandwindow.
2ndstep:Selectrecordedfilestypeandquerytime.
3rdstep:Addinformationofcardnumber.ForATMDVRenableQuerybyCardNo.andinputtheoverlaid
cardnumbertosearch.Otherdevicecanskipthisstep.
4thstep:Click keytosearchthematchedrecordedfiles,ifthereis,thenitwillshows
inthetimeaxisarea.
5thstep:Click keytostartplayback.Youcanchoosetimebydraggingmousetothetimeyouwanton
thetimeaxis.
Selectonechannelthendragintoplaybackwindow.Ifthereisrecordedfileinthisday,itwillplaybackit
fromtheverybeginningofthisday.
Ifyouenablesynchronousplayback,thenthe4windowswillplaybacksynchronously.Ifthestarttime
ofthe4windowsisnotsame,themostaheadwindowwillwaitforotherwindowsuntiltheyreachthesametime
point.
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7.2.1.2PlaybackControl
Whenplaybackhassucceeded,theplaywindowwillshowasbelow:
Descriptionsonplaybackbuttons:
Button Description Button Description
Open/CloseSound Capture
Pause VideoClip
Play Download
Stop Singlewindow
Playbysingleframe 4ScreenDivision
StopAll FullScreen
PlaySpeedAdjustBar
Note:Inthesingleframeplaybackmode,everytimeyouclick button,therecordedfileswillplay
forwardbyoneframe.
Duringplayback,click oncetosetbegintimeof
videoclip,clickitagaintosetendtimeofvideoclip.After
savingthevideoclip,amessagewillberaised,clickittoopen
videosegment.
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Aftersearchingouttherecordedfile,youcanclick todownloadfiletolocalPC.
Youmayclickonmessagetoopenthedownloadsavingdirectory.
YoumaygotoConfigureSoftwareConfigurePathconfigurationtochangethesavingdirectory.
7.2.2LocalPlayback
Click andchooseLocalPlayback( )toentertheplaybackinterface.
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Area Description Area Description
SystemArea DeviceArea
PlaybackWindows QueryArea
PlayControlButtons TimelineArea
7.2.2.1LocalPlaybackQuery
1ststep:Selecttheplaybackchannelandwindow.
2ndstep:Selectrecordedfilestypeandquerytime.
3rdstep:Click keytosearchthematchedrecordedfiles,ifthereis,thenitwillshows
inthetimeaxisarea.
4thstep:Click keytostartplayback.Youcanchoosetimebydraggingmousetothetimeyouwanton
thetimeaxis.
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Click keytorollforwardtimeaxis,click keytorollbackwardtimeaxis.Icon meansthereare
recordedfilesduringthisperiod,Icon meansplayingtimepoint.
Selectonechannelthendragintoplaybackwindow.Ifthereisrecordedfileinthisday,itwillplaybackit
fromtheverybeginningofthisday.
7.2.2.2PlaybackControl
Whenplaybackhassucceeded,theplaywindowwillshowasbelow:
Descriptionsonplaybackbuttons:
Button Description Button Description
Open/CloseSound StopAll
Pause Capture
Play SingleScreen
Stop 4ScreenDivision
Playbysingleframe FullScreen
ReturntoBeginning
PlaySpeedAdjustBar
Note:Inthesingleframeplaybackmode,everytimeyouclick button,therecordedfileswillplay
forwardbyoneframe.
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Chapter8 RemoteConfiguration
Youcanremoteconfigure theparametersof thedevice, includingrecordingschedule,alarmscheduleand
etc.
Path: RightclickthedeviceandselectRemoteConfiguration
Ifthedeviceis9000seriesDVR,afterclickingtheRemoteConfigurationthenyouneedtoclick
keyinthepopupmenuandentertheconfigurationinterface.
Note:RemoteconfigurationofPCDVRviaclientsoftwareisnotavailablerightnow.
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8.1RemoteRecordingConfiguration
8.1.1EncodingParametersConfiguration
Parameters Description
DualStream Main/SubstreamandEventParameters
StreamType Video&AudioorVideostream
Resolution RecordingResolution
BitRateType Variable&Constant
MaxBitrate Maximumbitrateofthecompressedstream
FrameRate Recordframerate,from1/16tofullframe
FrameType BBP,BP&SinglePframe
Iframeinterval Theintervalbetween2Iframes
Select toenterencodingparametersconfigurationinterface.
Note:Ifthedeviceis9000series,clickSwitchtoIP
ChannelandselectIPchanneltoconfiguretheparametersofIP
camera.
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8.1.2ScheduleRecording
Select toenterconfigurationinterface.
Enablerecordingbyclickingthetick .
Note:RecordingExpiredRedundantandAudioRecordareonlyavailablefor9000seriesDVR.
Parameters Description
Redundant Redundantforthischannelornot(Whenredundantdiskisavailable)
RecordingExpired Storagelifeofrecordedfilesinredundantdisk,expireddatawillbedeleted
AudioRecord Recordedfilesincludeaudioornot
ClickSettingsoftheRecordingTimetoenterrecording
scheduleconfigurationinterface.
SelectWeekdayassomedayoftheweekorthewholeweekforrecordingtime.
Click fortherecordingtype.TheAllDayRecordor8Segmentscanbeselectedaswell.
Note:Thetimeofeachsegmentcannotbeoverlapped.
8.1.3MotionDetectionRecording
Click toentermotiondetectionrecordinginterface.
Note:Ifthedeviceis9000series,clickSwitchtoIPChannelandselectIPchanneltoconfigurethe
parametersofIPcamera.
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1ststep:Selectchannelnumberformotion
detection.
2ndstep:EnablemotiondetectiontoactivateSetting
Area,FortifyTimeandLinkagesettings.
3rdstep:Setthemotiondetectionareaandsensitivity.
Thesensitivity1and6arethelowestandthehighest
level.
EnableStartDraw,andselectthedetectionareaby
usingmouse.
4thstep:Setthedetectiontime.
FortifyTimecanbeonedayorthewholeweek,and8
segmentsforoneday.
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5thstep:SettheTriggerRecordingforlinkage.
ClickSettinginthelinkageareaandselectTrigger
Recordingtab.
6thstep:Setthedetectionrecordingtime.
SelectWeekdayassomedayoftheweekorthewholeweekforrecordingtime.
Click fortherecordingtype.TheAllDayRecordor8Segmentscanbeselectedaswell.
Note:Thetimeofeachsegmentcannotbeoverlapped.Thevalidtimeistheintersectionofthemotiondetectiontimeandmotiondetectionrecordingtime.
8.1.4AlarmRecording
Select 1ststep:Selectalarminput.
Note:Ifthedeviceis9000seriesDVR,youcanclick
SwitchtoIPchanneltoconfigurethealarminputofIP
channel.
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2ndstep:Selectthetypeofalarminput,NOorNC.
Note:Thesettingswillbecomeeffectiveafterrebooting.
3rdstep:EnableAlarmHandletoactivateFortify
Time&LinkageMethod.
4thstep:Setthefortifytimeforalarminput.
ClickSettingsinFortifyTimemenu.
SelectWeekdayassomedayoftheweekorthewholeweekforrecordingtime.
TheAllDayRecordor8Segmentscanbeselectedaswell.
Note:Thetimeofeachsegmentcannotbeoverlapped.
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5thstep:Setrecordingchanneltriggeredbyalarm.
ClickSettingsinLinkagemenuandselectTrigger
Recordingtab.
Enabletherecordingchannelsyouwant.
6thstep:Enterschedulerecordinginterface.Click
toenableRecording.
7thstep:Settherecordingtimeforalarminput.
ClickSettingsinRecordingTimemenu.
SelectWeekdayassomedayoftheweekorthewholeweekforrecordingtime.
TheAllDayRecordor8Segmentscanbeselectedaswell.
Note:Thetimeofeachsegmentcannotbeoverlapped.
8.1.5OtherRecordingModes
OtherRecordingModesareincludingMotiondetection&Alarm,Motiondetection|Alarm.&meansrecordingistriggeredwhentwosituationshappenedtogether;|meansrecordingistriggeredwhenoneofthesituationshappened.TheconfigurationsarethesamewithMotiondetectionrecordingorAlarmrecording.
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8.2Alarm
Youcanconfiguremotiondetectionalarm,signallevelalarm,videolossalarmandotheralarmandlinkage
throughclientsoftware.
8.2.1MotionDetectionAlarm
1ststep:Thesamewiththe1ststepof8.1.3MotionDetectionRecording
2ndstep:Thesamewiththe2ndstepof8.1.3MotionDetectionRecording
3rdstep:Thesamewiththe3rdstepof8.1.3MotionDetectionRecording
4thstep:Thesamewiththe4thstepof8.1.3MotionDetectionRecording
5thstep:Setthealarmlinkageformotiondetectionand
selectalarmoutputchannel.
AlarmLinkagesDescription:
Linkage Description
WarningonMonitorWhenthealarmsignalisdetected,theimageofcorrespondingchannelwill
popoutassinglescreen.
AudioWarning Alarmtriggersbuzzer
UploadtoCenter Uploadthealarmsignaltothecenter,suchasclientsoftware
EmailLinkageWhenthealarmsignalisdetected,theclientsoftwarewillsendtheemailto
thedesignatedmailbox.
TriggerAlarmOutputTrigger alarm output of the device; if the device is 9000 series, triggering
alarmoutputofIPchannelcanbeselectedaswell.
8.2.2SignalLevelAlarm
1ststep:Thesamewiththe1ststepof8.1.4AlarmRecording.
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2ndstep:Thesamewiththe2ndstepof8.1.4AlarmRecording.
3rdstep:Thesamewiththe3rdstepof8.1.4AlarmRecording.
4thstep:Thesamewiththe4thstepof8.1.4AlarmRecording.
5thstep:Setthealarmlinkageforsignallevelandselect
alarmoutputchannel.
6thstep:SetPTZlinkageforsignallevelalarm.
Note:AlarminputcanlinkPTZofseveral
channels,butonechannelcanonlylinkoneoptionof
preset,sequenceandpattern.
8.2.3VideoLoss
1ststep:Selectthechannelnumberforvideoloss.
Select
Note:Ifthedeviceis9000seriesDVR,youcanclick
SwitchtodigitalchanneltoconfigurethevideolossofIP
channel.
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2ndstep:EnableVideoLosstoactivatesettingsof
FortifyTimeandLinkage
3rdstep:Setthefortifytimeforvideoloss.
ClickSettingsinFortifyTimemenu.
SelectWeekdayassomedayoftheweekorthewholeweekforthefortifytime.
TheAllDayRecordor8Segmentscanbeselectedaswell.
Note:Thetimeofeachsegmentcannotbeoverlapped.
4thstep:Setlinkageforvideoloss.
ClickSettingsintheLinkagemenu.
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8.2.4VideoTampering
1ststep:Selectthechannelnumberforvideotampering.
Select
Note:Ifthedeviceis9000seriesDVR,youcanclick
Switchtodigitalchanneltoconfigurethevideotampering
ofIPchannel.
2ndstep:EnableVideoTamperingAlarmtoactivate
settingsofSettingAreas,FortifyTimeandLinkage
3rdstep:Setthevideotamperingareaandsensitivity.
Thesensitivitycanbedividedintothreelevels:Low,
Medium,andHigh.
EnableStartDraw,andselectthedetectionareaby
usingmouse.
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4thstep:Setthefortifytimeforvideotampering.
ClickSettingsinFortifyTimemenu.
SelectWeekdayassomedayoftheweekorthewholeweekforthefortifytime.
TheAllDayRecordor8Segmentscanbeselectedaswell.
Note:Thetimeofeachsegmentcannotbeoverlapped.
5thstep:Setlinkageforvideotampering.
ClickSettingsintheLinkagemenu.
8.2.5Exceptions
Exceptionparametersareforthealarmhandleofabnormalevent,whichisincludingHDDFull,HDDFault(HDDerrorsorHDDnotinitialization),NetworkBroken,IPAddressConflict,IllegalAccess(usernameorpasswordwrong),VideoOutputStandardMismatchandVideoSignalException(videosignalunstable).
Selecttheexceptiontypeandhandlemethod.
Select toenterconfiguration
interface.
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8.3NetworkConfiguration
8.3.1BasicConfiguration
Select Configurethenetworkaccordingtotheactualsituation.
IfthereisDHCPserverinthenetwork,enableObtainAuto
andrebootthedevicetogettheIPaddressunderthis
networksegmentautomatically.
SelectAdvancetoenteradvancedconfiguration.You
canconfigurepreferredDNSserver1andspareDNSserver2,
IPaddressofalarmhostandIPserver.
Parameters Description
DNS1DNS2 PreferredandspareDNSserver
Alarmhost AlarmsignalcanbeuploadedtotheIPaddressautomatically
IPsever IPaddressofIPserver
8.3.2PPPoE
Select EnablePPPoEbyticking ,inputtheusernameand
password,thensavethechangesandrebootthedeviceto
maketheparametersbecomeeffective.
Ifsucceedtodial,thecurrentIPaddresswillbe
displayedintheblankDDNSIP.
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8.3.3DDNS
AdoptingDDNSfunctioncansolvetheproblemscausedbydynamicIP.
Click EnableDDNS.
IftheIPServerIPisselectedasprotocol,theninputthe
addresswheretheIPserverisrunning.
IftheDyndnsisselectedasprotocol:
ServerName:InputtheIPaddressoftheserver,suchasmembers.dyndns.org;
Domain:thedomainnamethatuserappliedforthedevice,suchastest.dynlia.com;
Username,passwordandverify:theaccount
informationthatuserregisteredontheDyndnswebsite.
IfthePeanutHullisselectedasprotocol:Inputtheusernameandpasswordappliedonthe
PeanutHullwebsitetovisitthedevicebytheapplieddomainname.
8.3.4NTP
AdoptingNTPfunctioncanenableclientsoftwaretosynchronizethetimeanddataofthedeviceregularly.
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Select Tick toenableNTPfunction.
Note:TimeSynchronizationInterval:0~10080min(default60min).
Ifthedeviceconnectedtothepublicnetwork,theIPaddressofNTPserverprovidedbycarriercanbeinputintheblankServerAddress;
Ifthedeviceconnectedtoprivatenetwork,theIPaddressofNTPserverbuiltbyNTPsoftwarecanbeinputtheblankServerAddress.
8.3.5NFS
ByNFSconfiguration,recordeddatacanbesavedtothenetworkstoragediskprovidedbyNASserver.
Select InputtheIPaddressofNASserverintheblankServerIP
address;inputthesavingpathallocatedbyNASserverinthe
blankFilePath.
Note:MakesurethatthedevicesupportsNFSfunction
andNASserverallocatedthestoragespacecorrectly.DS9000
devicedoesnotsupportNFSfunction.
8.3.6EMail
ThroughEmailconfiguration,theemailcanbesenttothedesignatedmailboxwhenthereisanalarm.
Select Ifserverauthenticationisneeded,enableit(i.e. )and
inputusernameandpassword.
Inputthesenderandrecipientinformation,ifneedtosend
picture,youcanenableAttachment(i.e. ).
Note:Makesurethatthedevicesupportsemail
functionandNASserverallocatedthestoragespacecorrectly.
DS9000devicedoesnotsupportemailfunction.
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8.4ChannelConfiguration
8.4.1ChannelDisplaySettings
Select Youcanconfigurechannelname,OSDandrelated
parametershere.
8.4.2VideoMask
1ststep:Selectchannelnumber,andenablevideo
mask(i.e. ).
Select
Note:Ifthedeviceis9000series,clickSwitchto
digitaltochooseIPchannelandconfiguretheparameters.
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2ndstep:Setthemaskarea.
ClickSettingstoenterareasetmenu.
EnableStartDraw(i.e. ),selectthemaskareaby
clickinganddraggingthemouse.
8.4.3TextOverlay
Youcanaddcharactersonthescreenofthechannel.
Select TickStrings1(i.e. )toenabletextoverlay,double
clickthestringsareatoinputthecharactersyouwantto
overlayonthescreen.
Note:IfthedeviceisDS9000,thenonlyanalog
channelsupporttextoverlay.
8.5AccountManagement
Thedefaultusernameandpasswordofdeviceadministratorareadminand12345.Administratorcanremoteadd,deleteusersordistributeauthorityforusers.Thenewaddedusersaredividedintotwolevels:userandoperator.(ForRemoteConfigurationprivilege,operatorhasVoiceTalkright,userdoesnot;forChannelConfigurationprivilege,operatorhasalltherights,userhaslocalplayback,remoteplaybackrights.)
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Select
ClickAddtoadduser.
Note:IfyousettheIPaddressorphysicaladdress,
andthenonlythePCwiththesameIPaddressorphysical
addresscanvisitthedevicethroughnetwork.
ClickModifytochangetheusernameandpassword;
clickDeletetodeletetheuser.
Status meansprivilegegranted,status means
privilegenotgranted.
Iftheprivilegesarerelatedtochannels,thenstatus
meansgrantingtheprivilegesofallchannels;status
meansgrantingnoprivilegesofallchannels.
Click tounfoldthechannels,andsettheprivilegefor
eachchannel.Ifonlypartofchannelshaveoperating
privileges,thestatuswillbe .
Note:Pleaserefertotheusermanualofthedevice
forthedetaileddescriptionsonprivileges.
8.6Others
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ClickBrowsetosearchthelocalupgradefile,click
Upgradetostartupgraderemotely.
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Click
Note:Pleasebackupthedatabeforeformatting
harddisk.
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Chapter9 AlarmLinkage
Accordingtothevariousalarmsignalsuploadedfromthedevice,clientsoftwarecanconfigurethedifferent
linkagesforthem.
9.1LinkageConfiguration
Path:
1ststep:Selectthedevicefromthedeviceareaontheleft,activatethealarmtypeandalarmlinkagetype
options.
2ndstep:Selectthealarmtype,afterselected,thealarm
typestatuswillbecome .
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3rdstep:Selectthealarmlinkagetypeforthealarm
type,andstatus meansselected.
DescriptionsonAlarmLinkageType
LinkageTypes Descriptions
Popupimagewhenalarmoccurs Popupsinglescreenimagewhenalarmoccurs
EmapAlarm Whenalarmoccurs,therelatedhotspotintheemaptwinkles
AlarmLog Recordalogonthealarminformationwhenalarmreceived
SoundAlarm Alarmtriggerslocalalarmsound
AlarmLinkRecording Alarmtriggerslocalrecordingofalarmchannel
Note:Beforealarmlinkageconfiguration,thealarmscheduleandhandlemethodofthedeviceare
requiredtosetcorrectly.
9.2OnGuard&OffGuard
YoucanchooseOnGuardandOffGuardtodecidewhethertohandlealarmsignalornot.
Rightclickthedevicenameinthepreviewmode,and
selectFortifytoenabletomonitorthealarmofthedevice;
andtheiconofthedevicewillbecomeas .
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Ifthedeviceisonguard,rightclickthedevicename,you
canselecttheCancelGuardtocancelmonitoringthealarm
ofthedevice.
Rightclicktheareaname,selectFortifyAllorDisarm
Allforthewholedevicesofthedevice.
Afterthedeviceortheareafortified,thealarmlinkagewillbecomeeffectivewhenthereisanalarmofthe
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Chapter10 EMap
Click keytoshowtheemapwindow.
ToolbarButtonsDescriptions:
Buttons Descriptions Buttons Descriptions
Enable/DisableMapEdit Enter/ExitFullScreen
ZoomOut PreviousPage
ZoomIn NextPage
ZoomAdjustment UpperLevel
10.1AddMap
1ststep:Click buttontoentermapeditmode,thecursorwillbecomeas
2ndstep:RightclicktheblackareaandselectAddMap(orclick buttontodisplayMapInfoAreaand
rightclicktheareaandselectAddMap),thentheaddmapwindowwillpopup.
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3rdstep:Addthemap.
ClickBrowsetosearchtheimagefileonthelocalPC.
ClickOKafterrenamingthefiletofinish.
Note:SupportedfileformatsareBMP&JPEG.
4thstep:Addsubmap,rightclicktheimagenameinthemap
infoareaortheimageitself,andthesubmenuwillpopup.
SelectAddSubEmaptoaddsubmap.
SelectPropertiestochangethemapnameandimagefile.
SelectDeletetodeletetheselectedmap.
10.2MapConfiguration
Mapconfigurationsneedtobedoneunderthemapeditmode.
10.2.1HotSpot
Throughhotspotconfiguration,usercanmarkoutthelocationandliveviewofthemonitoringpointsonthe
emap.
10.2.1.1AddHotSpot
1ststep:Enteraddhotspotinterface.
Rightclicktheimagenameinthemapinfoareaorthe
imageitself,andselectAddHotSpot.
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2ndstep:Inputthenameofhotspot,click and
selecttheiconforhotspot.
3rdstep:Selectthechannelyouwanttorelatetointhe
listRelatedCamera,andpressOKtofinish.
Aftersucceedtoaddhotspot,movethemousetothe
iconofhotspot,itwillbecomeas ,andyoucanmovethe
hotspotbypressingleftbuttonanddragging.
Ifthealarmlinkstoemapissetasalarmhandlingmethod,inthenoneditmodethehotspotwilltwinkle
whenthereisanalarmofrelatedchanneltriggered.Doubleclickthehotspot;theliveimageoftherelated
channelwillpopout.
10.2.1.2EditHotSpot
Intheeditmoderightclicktheiconofthehotspot,theeditmenuwillpop
up.
SelectDeletetodeletethehotspot;selectPropertiestochangethe
name,appearanceandrelatedmonitoringpointofthehotspot.
10.2.2HotRegion
Hotregionconfigurationcanbeusedfordisplayingthesubmapinthemainmap.
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10.2.2.1AddHotRegion
1ststep:Enterhotregionaddinginterface.
Rightclicktheimagenameinthemapinfoareaorthe
imageitself,andselectAddHotRegions.
2ndstep:Inputthenameofthehotregion,click
buttontoselecticonforhotregion.
3rdstep:SelectthemapfromtheRelatedEmaplist,andpress
OKtofinish.
Aftersucceedtoaddhotregion,movethemousetotheiconof
hotregion,itwillbecomeas ,andyoucanmovethehotregionby
pressingleftbuttonanddragging.
Afterhotregionrelatedtothemap,doubleclickthehotregioniconinthenoneditmodewillshowthe
relatedmap.
Note:Youcannoteditmapunlessintheeditmode.
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10.2.2.2EditHotRegion
Rightclickthemapintheeditmode,selectDeleteAll
Linktodeletetheallhotspotandregionofthemap.
Intheeditmoderightclicktheiconofthehotregion,
theeditmenuwillpopup.
SelectDeletetodeletethehotregion;select
Propertiestochangethename,appearanceandrelated
mapofthehotregion.
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Chapter11 Utilities
11.1SoftwareConfiguration
Click
DescriptionsonSoftwareConfiguration:
Software
ConfigurationDescriptions Descriptions
CyclePlay meansenableit
CycleTime Setthetimeofcycleplay
PlaybackFeatureConfiguretheplaybackperformance,whetherto
dropBframe
NetworkFeature Settheinstantaneityandfluencyforpreview
PlaybackConfiguration
WindowDisplay
ModeSetthedisplayratioofpreviewwindow
ImageCapture CaptureImageby meansJPEGformat
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Configuration JPEGFormat meansBMPformat
Imageresolutionandqualitycanbeconfigured
Synchronization
FunctionAutoSynchronize
meansenableit,andusercansetthetimefor
synchronization
Remote
DownloadPathSetthepathforremotedownloadingrecordedfiles
CaptureSaving
Path
Thesavingpathofcapturesfrompreviewor
playbackPathConfiguration
ConfigurationFile
SavingPathThesavingpathforexportingtheconfigurationfile
ClickAdvancedConfigurationto
enteralarmconfiguration,logmaintenance
andotherconfigurations.
DescriptionsonAdvancedConfiguration:
Advanced
ConfigurationDescriptions Descriptions
AlarmUseSoundCard meansaudiblealarmoutputsfromsoundcard
AlarmDelay SetthetimelengthofthealarmdelayAlarm
ConfigurationAlarmMonitoringPort
Theportusedforthedevicetouploadalarmactively,
whichneedstothesamewithdeviceconfiguration.
AlarmLogSavingTime Theretentionperiodofthealarmloginthedatabase
OperationLogSaving
TimeTheretentionperiodoftheoperationloginthedatabase
Log
Maintenance
SystemLogSavingTime Theretentionperiodofthesystemloginthedatabase
EnableAlarmScreen Popupthewarningdialogboxwhenerroroccurs
EmapTwoScreenDisplay Selecttwoscreendisplayforemaporremoteplayback
StartInspection meansstarttoinspectthestatusofthecurrent
devices
Other
Configuration
AutoLogin meansenableit
Afterenableinspection,ifthedeviceisoffline,thenthealarmlightwilltwinkle,andthedetailedinformation
willbelisted;ifthedeviceisonline,thealarmlightstoptwinklingandtheonlineinformationwillbelistedas
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well.
11.2LogManagement
Click toenterthemanageinterface
11.2.1LogQuery
1ststep:Selectthearea,deviceorchannelyouwanttosearchfrom.
2ndstep:Selecttypeandsubtypeforthelogyouwanttosearchfor.
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SystemLog:Recordinformationonlogin,logoutandsoftwareconfiguration.
OperationLog:Recordinformationonthesoftwareoperation.
AlarmLog:Recordinformationonthealarmanditneedstobelinkedasalarmlinktype.
RemoteLog:Recordinformationonoperationsoftheremotedevice.
3rdstep:Selectthestarttimeandendtimeforthelogquery,click buttonandthelogsmatch
conditionwillshowinthelist.
Doubleclickthedateinthelistontheleft,thelogsofthatdaywillshowintheinformationlist.
EnableQuerybyuser(i.e. ),andyoucansearchlogbyusers.
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11.2.2PlaybackLinkedRecordings
Ifthelogscontainlinkedrecordings,thenyoucanplaythemback.
Clickicon inthelisttoplaybackthelinkedrecordings.
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11.2.3ExportLog
Click buttontoexportcurrentlogsasExcelorTxtformat.
11.3UserManagement
Click
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11.3.1Add&DeleteUser
Rightclicktheuserlistontheleft,and
selectAddUser.
Inputtheusername,passwordandselectthelevel
foruser,thenclickOKtofinish.
Therearetwooptionsforuserlevel:SuperUser
andGuest.SuperUserhasalltherightsbydefault;asfor
Guest,youneedtosettherightsforit.
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Doubleclicktheusernameorrightclickitandselect
ModifyUsertochangethepasswordanduserlevel.
Note:Theadministratorregisteredwhenthe
softwareranforthefirstcanchangepasswordanduser
level;superusercanchangeuserpassword,guesthasno
rightsonusermanagement.
UserPrivilegesDescriptions:
UserType Privilege Descriptions
Adduser Addsuperuserandnormaluser
ModifyuserModifythelevelsofallusersandprivilegesof
normalusers
RegisteredUser
OperationPrivilege Withallprivilegesbydefault,cannotbechanged.
Adduser Addnormaluser
Modifyuser Modifytheprivilegesofnormalusers
SuperUser
OperationPrivilege Withallprivilegesbydefault,cannotbechanged.
Adduser Noprivileges
Modifyuser Noprivileges
Others
OperationPrivilegeNolocalconfigurationprivileges,needstosetthe
privilegesfirst.
Note:Theadministratorcanbemodifiedinthelogindialogboxinsteadoftheusermanagement.
11.3.2UserRightsDistribution
Selectaguest,andclicktherightstreeontherighttodistributetherightsforuser.
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Note:Theoperationsareavailablefortheguestonlywhenthecorrespondingrightsaredistributed.
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Chapter 1 Welcome to Client Software-4000 (V2.0)1.1 Overview1.2 Computer Disposition Request1.3 Convention1.4 New Features
Chapter 2 Install & Uninstall2.1 Install the Software2.2 Uninstall Software
Chapter 3 Basic Operations3.1 Run & Login3.1.1 Used for the first time3.1.2 User Login
3.2 GUI Introduction
Chapter 4 Device Management4.1 List Configuration4.1.1 Add Device4.1.2 Channel Configuration4.1.3 Channel Configuration of 9000 series DVR4.1.4 Add Stream Media Server
4.2 Group Configuration4.2.1 Group4.2.2 Channel
4.3 Short Key Configuration
Chapter 5 Preview5.1 Non-cycle Preview5.1.1 Play by Node5.1.2 Short Key Preview5.1.3 Stop Playing
5.2 Cycle Play5.2.1 Configuration5.2.2 Mixed Cycle5.2.2.1 Cycle Play of Short Key Channels5.2.2.2 Cycle Play of Group Channels
5.2.3 Cycle Play of Device/Group5.2.4 Pause Cycle5.2.5 Resume Cycling
5.3 Preview Control5.4 Voice Control5.5 Recording & Capture5.5.1 Recording5.5.2 Capture
5.6 Hardware Decode5.6.1 Hardware Decode Configuration5.6.1.1 Hardware Decode Mode Configuration5.6.1.2 Hardware Decode Output Window Configuration
5.6.2 Hardware Decode Preview5.6.3 Secondary Output of Hardware Decode
5.7 Others5.7.1 Voice Talk & Broadcast5.7.2 Alarm Output Control5.7.3 Import & Export Configuration Files5.7.4 Device Status
Chapter 6 PTZ Control6.1 RS-485 Parameters Configuration6.2 PTZ Control6.2.1 Direction Control6.2.2 Partial Zoom6.2.3 Preset6.2.4 Sequence
6.3 Video Parameters Configuration
Chapter 7 Recording & Playback7.1 Recording7.1.1 Local Recording7.1.2 NVR Storage Server Recording Configuration7.1.2.1 Add NVR Server7.1.2.2 NVR Recording Mode Configuration7.1.2.3 NVR Recording Schedule Configuration
7.2 Playback7.2.1 Remote VOD7.2.1.1 Remote VOD Query7.2.1.2 Playback Control
7.2.2 Local Playback7.2.2.1 Local Playback Query7.2.2.2 Playback Control
Chapter 8 Remote Configuration8.1 Remote Recording Configuration8.1.1 Encoding Parameters Configuration8.1.2 Schedule Recording8.1.3 Motion Detection Recording8.1.4 Alarm Recording8.1.5 Other Recording Modes
8.2 Alarm8.2.1 Motion Detection Alarm8.2.2 Signal Level Alarm8.2.3 Video Loss8.2.4 Video Tampering8.2.5 Exceptions
8.3 Network Configuration8.3.1 Basic Configuration8.3.2 PPPoE 8.3.3 DDNS8.3.4 NTP8.3.5 NFS8.3.6 E-Mail
8.4 Channel Configuration8.4.1 Channel Display Settings8.4.2 Video Mask8.4.3 Text Overlay
8.5 Account Management8.6 Others
Chapter 9 Alarm Linkage9.1 Linkage Configuration9.2 On Guard & Off Guard
Chapter 10 E-Map10.1 Add Map10.2 Map Configuration10.2.1 Hot Spot10.2.1.1 Add Hot Spot10.2.1.2 Edit Hot Spot
10.2.2 Hot Region10.2.2.1 Add Hot Region10.2.2.2 Edit Hot Region
Chapter 11 Utilities11.1 Software Configuration11.2 Log Management11.2.1 Log Query11.2.2 Playback Linked Recordings11.2.3 Export Log
11.3 User Management11.3.1 Add & Delete User11.3.2 User Rights Distribution
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