Kguard EL822-CKT005 manual

USER MANU AL DV R Easy Link PRO Series ( EL422/EL822/EL1622) Default user name: admin Default password: 123456 D VR with Cloud T echnology[...]

ENGLISH Eas y Link PRO Series: Pref ace 2 DVR User ’ s Manual About this Manual The material in this documen t is for inf ormaon purpose and is subject to change without prior noce. W e made every e ort to ensure that this user ’ s manual is accurate and c omplete. How ever , no liability is assumed for an y errors and omissions that m[...]

ENGLISH Eas y Link PRO Series: Pref ace DVR User ’ s Manual 3 Saf ety Inf ormaon W arning This is the symbol f or indicang an y potenal haz ard, risk or condion requiring special a enon. The user needs to re fer t o the important oper ang and maintenance or servicing instrucons. Cauon The lighng ash with an arrow [...]

ENGLISH Eas y Link PRO Series: Conten ts 4 DVR User ’ s Manual Con t ents About this Manual .................................................................................................................... 2 FCC Compliance Sta temen t....................................................................................................... 2 Copyr[...]

ENGLISH Eas y Link PRO Series: Conten ts DVR User ’ s Manual 5 Display: Priv acy Zone .............................................................................................................. 58 Rec ord: RE C Par a ..................................................................................................................... 59 Rec ord[...]

ENGLISH Eas y Link PRO Series: Quick Setup Guide 6 DVR User ’ s Manual Quick Setup Guide Thank you f or purchasing the E asy Link PRO Series Digital Video R ecor der (DVR). This DVR is de veloped by K Guard Security and compromises the adv anced H.264 video encoding and decoding technology for deliv ering high performance, and ulma te r eliabi[...]

ENGLISH Eas y Link PRO Series: Quick Setup Guide DVR User ’ s Manual 7 16-Channel DVR • DVR • Mouse • 12V /2A power adapter • Remot e contr ol 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 DISPL AY MODE 0 REC SEARCH 2X2 3X3 4X4 AUTO ENTER PIP STOP PL AY FWD REW PA USE /FRAME SLOW MENU/ESC MUTE ZOOM FOCUS IRIS Z _ F _ I _ LOCK Z+ F+ I+ PTZ • HDMI cable • RJ45 cab[...]

ENGLISH Eas y Link PRO Series: Quick Setup Guide 8 DVR User ’ s Manual Step 2: Ins tall the Har d Disk Drive (HDD) The reason you need t o install an HDD on the DVR is to be able t o sav e video foot ages from the security camer a(s). This DVR supports one 3.5” or 2.5” SA T A HDD. CAUTION: DO NO T install or remov e the hard disk drive while [...]

ENGLISH Eas y Link PRO Series: Quick Setup Guide DVR User ’ s Manual 9 Step 3: Mak e the Connecons In order to mak e the connecons, you need t o know the connecon ports and the meaning of the con trol LEDs. Please tak e a moment to re view the fron t and rear panel. Fron t Panel NOTE : The f ollowing example illus tra tes the front panel[...]

ENGLISH Eas y Link PRO Series: Quick Setup Guide 10 DVR User ’ s Manual Rear P anel 4-Channel DVR LAN RS-485 VGA 12V CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOC K DO NOT OPEN HDMI 1 2 AUDIO OUTPUT 1 2 3 4 VIDEO INPUT AUDIO INPUT VIDEO OUTPUT 1 6 7 9 10 8 5 3 2 4 8-Channel DVR VIDEO INPUT LAN RS-485 VGA 12V CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOC K DO NOT OPEN HDMI 5 6 7[...]

ENGLISH Eas y Link PRO Series: Quick Setup Guide DVR User ’ s Manual 11 16-Channel DVR RS-485 ALAR M SENSOR G 1234 G5 67 8 HDMI 5 6 7 8 1 2 AUDIO OUTPUT 1 2 3 4 13 14 15 16 9 10 11 12 VIDEO INPUT 3 4 AUDIO INPUT VIDEO OUTPUT LAN VGA IR-EXT 12V 1 2 3 4 6 5 8 7 11 13 9 10 12 1) Video input : Connects to a maximum of 16 c ameras (BNC). 2) Video outp[...]

ENGLISH Eas y Link PRO Series: Quick Setup Guide 12 DVR User ’ s Manual P erf orm the connecons as shown on the diagrams. 1. Connect the monitor/TV t o the DVR via HDMI (r ecommended), V GA, or BNC connector . RS-485 ALAR M SENSOR G 1234 G5 67 8 HDMI 5 6 7 8 1 2 AUDIO OUTPUT 1 2 3 4 13 14 15 16 9 10 11 12 VIDEO INPUT 3 4 AUDIO INPUT VIDEO OUTP[...]

ENGLISH Eas y Link PRO Series: Quick Setup Guide DVR User ’ s Manual 13 2. Connect the camer as to the D VR . RS-485 ALAR M SENSOR G 1234 G 5678 HDMI 5 6 7 8 1 2 AUDIO OUTPUT 1 2 3 4 13 14 15 16 9 10 11 12 VIDEO INPUT 3 4 AUDIO INPUT VIDEO OUTPUT LAN VGA IR-EXT 12V VIDEO INPUT LAN RS-485 VGA 12V CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN HDMI 5 6[...]

ENGLISH Eas y Link PRO Series: Quick Setup Guide 14 DVR User ’ s Manual 3. Connect a USB mouse to the USB port on the D VR . RS-485 ALAR M SENSOR G 1234 G5 67 8 HDMI 5 6 7 8 1 2 AUDIO OUTPUT 1 2 3 4 13 14 15 16 9 10 11 12 VIDEO INPUT 3 4 AUDIO INPUT VIDEO OUTPUT LAN VGA IR-EXT 12V VIDEO INPUT LAN RS-485 VGA 12V CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO N[...]

ENGLISH Eas y Link PRO Series: Quick Setup Guide DVR User ’ s Manual 15 4. Connect the DVR t o the Int ernet via wired network connecon (op onal). VIDEO INPUT LAN RS-485 VGA 12V CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN HDMI 5 6 7 8 1 2 AUDIO OUTPUT 1 2 3 4 VIDEO INPUT AUDIO INPUT VIDEO OUTPUT RS-485 ALAR M SENSOR G1 23 4G5 678 HDMI 5 6 7 [...]

ENGLISH Eas y Link PRO Series: Quick Setup Guide 16 DVR User ’ s Manual 5. Connect the microphones and speak ers via RCA connecon (op onal). VIDEO INPUT LAN RS-485 VGA 12V CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN HDMI 5 6 7 8 1 2 AUDIO OUTPUT 1 2 3 4 VIDEO INPUT AUDIO INPUT VIDEO OUTPUT RS-485 ALAR M SENSOR G1 234 G5 67 8 HDMI 5 6 7 8 1 2[...]

ENGLISH Eas y Link PRO Series: Quick Setup Guide DVR User ’ s Manual 17 6. Connect the alarm device via Alarm and Sensor I/O block (oponal). NOTE : This f eature is a vailable only in 16-channel DVR. RS-485 ALAR M SENSOR G 123 4G 567 8 HDMI 5 6 7 8 1 2 AUDIO OUTPUT 1 2 3 4 13 14 15 16 9 10 11 12 VIDEO INPUT 3 4 AUDIO INPUT VIDEO OUTPUT LAN VGA[...]

ENGLISH Eas y Link PRO Series: Quick Setup Guide 18 DVR User ’ s Manual Step 4: P ower ON the D VR Follow the instrucons on the diagr am, to power on the DVR. NOTE: The 4-channel / 8-channel D VR do not hav e a classical power s witch. The device s tarts up aut omacally a er you apply the power via po wer adapter . As to 16-channel D VR,[...]

ENGLISH Eas y Link PRO Series: Quick Setup Guide DVR User ’ s Manual 19 Step 5: Go thr ough the Items in St artup Wizard For going thr ough the items on Startup Wizar d, the most con venient wa y is to use the supplied USB mouse. See the USB mouse opera ons in “Using the Supplied USB Mouse” on page 34 . The wizar d includes setup screens w[...]

ENGLISH Eas y Link PRO Series: Quick Setup Guide 20 DVR User ’ s Manual HDD Management If you st art up the DVR for the rs t me, you need to forma t the HDD . Only then the DVR can r ecor d the foot ages on it. T o forma t the HDD , check the Select checkbo x and click Format HDD . A w arning message opens wher e you ar e ask ed to conrm[...]

ENGLISH Eas y Link PRO Series: Quick Setup Guide DVR User ’ s Manual 21 Record Schedule If you know the r ecor ding schedule in advance, you c an dene it in this step but you can do it also la ter via OSD menu. Please be noted that a er you f ormat the HDD, the de fault c onnuous recording fr om the connected cameras s tart automac al[...]

ENGLISH Eas y Link PRO Series: Quick Setup Guide 22 DVR User ’ s Manual Sys tem General Conguraon It is very importan t that the me and dat e are set c orrectly . In case of a robbery , for e xample, the video foot age can be used as an evidence in the court, and if the dat e and me do not match, the f ootage is not reg arded as a leg[...]

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ENGLISH Eas y Link PRO Series: Quick Setup Guide 24 DVR User ’ s Manual Step 6: Mak e Sure the Camer a(s) are Funconing Aer you c omplete St ep 5, you should be able to see the Live Viewing screen. For mor e inf ormaon, please see “Under standing the Liv e Viewing Screen” on pag e 26 . NOTE: The number of liv e views depend on y our [...]

ENGLISH Eas y Link PRO Series: Quick Setup Guide DVR User ’ s Manual 25 8-Channel DVR 16-Channel DVR[...]

ENGLISH Eas y Link PRO Series: Unders tanding the Liv e Viewing Screen 26 DVR User ’ s Manual Under st anding the Live Viewing Scr een Firs t sceen you see a er going thr ough or skipping the Startup Wiz ard, is the Live Vie wing screen. It is consider ed the main screen. On this screen y ou see the live views from all c onnected camer as. •[...]

ENGLISH Eas y Link PRO Series: Unders tanding the Liv e Viewing Screen DVR User ’ s Manual 27 • 9 Split Screen Live Viewing Screen (8 Cameras Connected) • 16 Split Screen Live Viewing Screen (14 Cameras Connected)[...]

ENGLISH Eas y Link PRO Series: Unders tanding the Liv e Viewing Screen 28 DVR User ’ s Manual Those channels that do not hav e any c ameras connected, ar e in the st atus “Video Loss” . Live Viewing Screen (Video Loss) • Full Screen Mode (one channel in full screen) Y ou need to double click on a channel live view , to see the channel in fu[...]

ENGLISH Eas y Link PRO Series: Unders tanding the Liv e Viewing Screen DVR User ’ s Manual 29 The Live Vie wing Screen Ic ons On a Live Viewing Scr een, you can see the channel name, curr ent date and the rec ording indica tor . These indicat ors inf orm you if the video rec ording is in process, is the moon detect ed, has the (internal) HDD f[...]

ENGLISH Eas y Link PRO Series: Unders tanding the Liv e Viewing Screen 30 DVR User ’ s Manual P op-Up Menu on Live Vie wing Scr een Via Pop-up menu y ou can access the Main Menu, f or making modicaons t o the DVR’ s congura on and other common f eatures. T o bring up the Pop-up Menu, click on the right mouse bu on on Live Viewing[...]

ENGLISH Eas y Link PRO Series: Unders tanding the Liv e Viewing Screen DVR User ’ s Manual 31 6 PTZ Use this menu item to c ongure the PTZ (P an-Tilt-Z oom) sengs f or a PTZ speed dome camer a. Aer y ou click , the PTZ contr ol panel opens. Channel Select Speed Poin ter P an Zoom / F ocus / Iris Time Save Clear No. T otal Go to Prese t P[...]

ENGLISH Eas y Link PRO Series: Unders tanding the Liv e Viewing Screen 32 DVR User ’ s Manual 7 Start / Stop Cruise Bef ore using this funcon, y ou need to enable it in the Main Menu -> Device -> PTZ -> Cruise [ Enable ]. Y ou also need to set the preset poin ts for each channel thr ough the PTZ control panel. The preset poin t will a[...]

ENGLISH Eas y Link PRO Series: Unders tanding the Liv e Viewing Screen DVR User ’ s Manual 33 11 Start / Stop SE Q Click to st art/ stop viewing channels in a sequence. Y ou can set the sequence me in “Display: Output” on page 56. 12,13 PIP 1x1 / PIP 1x2 • PIP 1x1 : Click to view one channel in full screen with another channel enclosed i[...]

ENGLISH Eas y Link PRO Series: Basic DVR Oper aons 34 DVR User ’ s Manual Basic D VR Oper aon Using the Supplied USB Mouse The simplest wa y to operat e the DVR is using the supplied opcal USB mouse. The USB mouse has two contr ol buons which funcon as described below . Le click : Click to choose an it em in the menus and con[...]

ENGLISH Eas y Link PRO Series: Basic DVR Oper aons DVR User ’ s Manual 35 Using the Supplied R emot e Contr ol 4-Channel DVR / 8-Channel DVR 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ALL 0 MENU AUDIO/ SEARCH MUTE SEL 1 2 4 7 8 10 13 14 6 3 6 9 11 15 12 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 DISPL AY MODE 0 REC SEARCH 2X2 3X3 4X4 AUTO ENTER PIP STOP PL AY FWD REW PA USE /FRAME SLOW MENU[...]

ENGLISH Eas y Link PRO Series: Basic DVR Oper aons 36 DVR User ’ s Manual R eboong /Shung Down the DVR If you wish to r eboot or shut down the DVR, open the Main Menu-> Advanced-> Maintain and click the corresponding buon. CAUTION: T o protect y our data on the D VR, always shut down the D VR, using the Shut Down menu buon. B[...]

ENGLISH Eas y Link PRO Series: Accessibility Featur es DVR User ’ s Manual 37 Accessibility F eatur es Aer the DVR is c onnected to the In ternet (see “Network: Netw ork” on page 69 ), you c an connect to the D VR remotely , using a PC or smart phone/tablet. Depending on the remote device (PC or smart phone/t ablet), you can see the live v[...]

ENGLISH Eas y Link PRO Series: Accessibility Featur es 38 DVR User ’ s Manual Step 2: Ins tall the APP a. Use the camer a on your smart phone/t ablet to scan in the QR c ode on top of the DVR. NOTE : Y ou may need to inst all a QR code scanner app on y our smart phone/ tablet. Aer scanning, a link to the KViewQR applic aon is displa yed on [...]

ENGLISH Eas y Link PRO Series: Accessibility Featur es DVR User ’ s Manual 39 Step 3: Open the applic aon iOS Android Step 4: Iden fy and add the DVR Android: a. T ap and use the camer a of your smart phone/t ablet to scan in the QR c ode on top of the DVR. The DVR idenc aon page opens. NOTE : As an alt ernav e, you can iden [...]

ENGLISH Eas y Link PRO Series: Accessibility Featur es 40 DVR User ’ s Manual iOS: a. T ap and use the camer a of your smart phone/t ablet to scan in the QR c ode on top of the DVR. NOTE : As an alt ernav e, you can iden fy the DVR by t apping on and search f or local devices, or tapping on and enter the D VR ID print on the label manually [...]

ENGLISH Eas y Link PRO Series: Accessibility Featur es DVR User ’ s Manual 41 b. On the live view page t ap on the channel to do any of the following: -T ap to captur e a snapshot. -T ap and tap “ MUTE ” , “ LISTEN ” , or “ SPEAK ” to acva te the r especve funcon. NOTE : “ SPE AK ” funcon is available for IP c ameras o[...]

ENGLISH Eas y Link PRO Series: Accessibility Featur es 42 DVR User ’ s Manual b. On the live view page t ap on the channel to do any of the following: -T ap t o return to the pre vious page. -T ap to change the channel view . -T ap to access pla yback and gallery f olders. NOTE : If y ou open the channel in full screen mode, you can do any of the[...]

ENGLISH Eas y Link PRO Series: Accessibility Featur es DVR User ’ s Manual 43 Using Cloud Stor age The Cloud Stor age funcon of your D VR enables you t o acvat e a cloud storag e account and send snapshots or videos tak en from the connected c amer as to virtual st orag e. This feature allo ws user s to see what is happening on y our camer [...]

ENGLISH Eas y Link PRO Series: Accessibility Featur es 44 DVR User ’ s Manual How to Congur e the Cloud Storag e Sengs f or Dropbo x If you already ha ve an acve Dropbo x account, you need to c onnect the K Guard Cloud Uploader to your Dr opbox. Bef ore making the c onnecon, mak e sure y ou hav e inst alled a hard drive in the D VR (s[...]

ENGLISH Eas y Link PRO Series: Accessibility Featur es DVR User ’ s Manual 45 Channel : Select four channels wher e you w ant to upload the phot os to Dr opbox. Interval : Set the phot o uploading interval. Moon Detecon : Enable if y ou want t o upload photos to Dr opbox when the camer a detects a moon. Click Moon Setup if you ha ve n[...]

ENGLISH Eas y Link PRO Series: Accessibility Featur es 46 DVR User ’ s Manual Advanced E -mail Setup If you cannot r eceive the acv aon e-mail or do not wan t to use the K GUARD’ s SMTP server (default), y ou can congur e the parame ter s of your SMTP server her e. NOTE: In or der to get the acva on e-mail, mak e sure y ou hav e [...]

ENGLISH Eas y Link PRO Series: Accessibility Featur es DVR User ’ s Manual 47 Acva te Cloud Aer you nish c onguring the Cloud Stor age sengs, click Acve Cloud to let the D VR to link to Dr opbox. When the linking is done, an acvaon e-mail will be sen t to the R eceiver ’ s e-mail account. NOTE : Ins tead of checking e-ma[...]

ENGLISH Eas y Link PRO Series: Accessibility Featur es 48 DVR User ’ s Manual • For smart phone/table t users: Download KViewQR app and use the QR scanner t o scan the QR code on the cloud s tor age acv aon message on the screen of the DVR. About KViewQR app, please see “Do wnloading KViewQR App” on page 37. Then enter y our Dropbox e[...]

ENGLISH Eas y Link PRO Series: Accessibility Featur es DVR User ’ s Manual 49 Google Drive How to Cr eat e a Google Account NOTE: If y ou have already Google accoun t, please skip this secon. T o creat e an account for accessing Google service, do the f ollowing: • Open the web bro wser and na viga te to h ps://accounts.google.com/SignUp [...]

ENGLISH Eas y Link PRO Series: Accessibility Featur es 50 DVR User ’ s Manual How to Congur e the Cloud Storag e Sengs f or Google Drive If you already ha ve an acve Google Drive accoun t, you need t o connect the K Guard Cloud Uploader to your Google Drive. Bef ore making the connecon, mak e sure you hav e inst alled a hard drive in [...]

ENGLISH Eas y Link PRO Series: Accessibility Featur es DVR User ’ s Manual 51 NOTE: Y ou can set four channels to upload phot os to the cloud st or age. Channel : Select the four channels wher e you w ant to upload the phot os to Google Drive. Interval : Set the phot o uploading interval. Moon Detecon : Enable if y ou want t o upload photos[...]

ENGLISH Eas y Link PRO Series: Accessibility Featur es 52 DVR User ’ s Manual TIP : See the connecon st atus below the scr een. For e xample, a nocaon of a successful c onnecon: Check the Photos/Videos on Google Driv e T o check the uploaded photos/videos from the D VR on Google Drive, do the following: • Open the web bro wser an[...]

ENGLISH Eas y Link PRO Series: Opera ng the DVR DVR User ’ s Manual 53 Oper a ng the D VR Y ou probably come to this secon bec ause the def ault congur aon of the DVR does not quite sasfy y our needs, or you wish to learn mor e about your DVR. Theref ore you need to access the D VR’ s sengs menu (Main Menu). The Main Menu c[...]

ENGLISH Eas y Link PRO Series: Opera ng the DVR 54 DVR User ’ s Manual NOTE: • Many it ems on Main Menu hav e a short explanaon when y ou hover the cursor over the eld. • Click Apply to sa ve changes, click Exit t o close the menu (or right -click on the menu), click Default to r est ore def ault values. Click Copy / T o , to copy th[...]

ENGLISH Eas y Link PRO Series: Opera ng the DVR DVR User ’ s Manual 55 Displa y: Live • Channel : In this menu you can c ongure how the channels ar e displayed on the Live Viewing scr een. Select the channel from the dr op-down menu. • Name : If you do not lik e the default name of the channel, just click on the eld and using the on-[...]

ENGLISH Eas y Link PRO Series: Opera ng the DVR 56 DVR User ’ s Manual Displa y: Output • Video Output : This is the video output of the main monitor that y ou use for liv e view displa y . • View Setup : If the View Setup is disabled, y ou will see SEQ Time menu opon. This opon allows you t o set the me in seconds, how long you w[...]

ENGLISH Eas y Link PRO Series: Opera ng the DVR DVR User ’ s Manual 57 Quad Mode Nine Mode • VGA/HDMI R esoluon : Select the highest r esoluon your monitor/TV supports. The a vailable opons the following: 800 x 600, 1024 x 768, 1280 x 1024, 1440 x 900, and 1920 x 1080. The higher the r esoluon, the more details y ou will see on y[...]

ENGLISH Eas y Link PRO Series: Opera ng the DVR 58 DVR User ’ s Manual Displa y: Priv acy Zone A Privacy Z one can be used to c over up part of y our image. Y ou can crea te up to f our privacy zones. On y our image, they appear as “black areas” . Y ou can choose where you w ant to cr eate the zone and how lar ge the zone is. Just click in[...]

ENGLISH Eas y Link PRO Series: Opera ng the DVR DVR User ’ s Manual 59 R ecor d: REC P ar a In REC P ara menu you can enable or disable the r ecording per channel and se t the pre-r ecor ding condion. • CH : Select the channel to set its r ecording par ameters. • Recor d : If Recor d is enabled, the video from the selected channel is re[...]

ENGLISH Eas y Link PRO Series: Opera ng the DVR 60 DVR User ’ s Manual R ecor d: Schedule Normal recor ding / moon trig gered r ecording only tak es place according to the set schedule. If it is not se t correctly , the consequences ma y be lead to losing importan t video cov erag e. Aer y ou set the schedule, please mak e sure you enabl[...]

ENGLISH Eas y Link PRO Series: Opera ng the DVR DVR User ’ s Manual 61 • Moon (M) Recor ding : When the me slot is mark ed yellow , it means the channel recor ds only when a moon is detect ed during that me slot. W e recommend to use this type of r ecor ding. The moon recor ding means that the recor ding is trig gered only if [...]

ENGLISH Eas y Link PRO Series: Opera ng the DVR 62 DVR User ’ s Manual Sear ch: R ecord Sear ch In Rec ord Sear ch menu you can sear ch and playback the recor ded videos based on recording type (alarm / normal), channel, date and me par ameter . • CH : Choose a channel to playback the r ecording or k eep the default All. “ All” means [...]

ENGLISH Eas y Link PRO Series: Opera ng the DVR DVR User ’ s Manual 63 NOTE: A er you click Play next t o Repla y Time box or click on the me in Recor d Stat e table, y ou will be ask ed to choose the channel(s) to play simult aneously . 4-Channel 8-Channel Check the channel(s) you wan t to see in pla yback and click Play . If y ou choos[...]

ENGLISH Eas y Link PRO Series: Opera ng the DVR 64 DVR User ’ s Manual Pla yback Screen The playback scr een varies depending on the number of channels y ou hav e selected f or simultaneous playback. Using the respecve pla yback control bu ons, you can pause, r ewind, fast f or war d the playback. If y ou wan t to specify the playback ?[...]

ENGLISH Eas y Link PRO Series: Opera ng the DVR DVR User ’ s Manual 65 T rimming Videos Use this funcon if you wan t to back up a secon of the video for saf ekeeping or f or evidenary purposes. Y ou need to connect a USB st orag e device into the USB port on the DVR, search and pla yback the footag e. Double-click to view the channel [...]

ENGLISH Eas y Link PRO Series: Opera ng the DVR 66 DVR User ’ s Manual Y ou are then prompt ed to choose the video f ormat for the backup. The a vailable opons are H.264 and AV I . Select the forma t and click Apply . NOTE : • If you choose H.264 f ormat, in or der to pla y the back ed up video on your PC, you need to inst all a video pla[...]

ENGLISH Eas y Link PRO Series: Opera ng the DVR DVR User ’ s Manual 67 Sear ch: E vent Sear ch The Ev ent Search menu display s you the rec ordings that were trigger ed by the DVR. For ex ample, if you use the default connuous r ecor ding, then likely mos t of the “ events” ar e normal-type recor dings. • Search Dat e: Click to specif[...]

ENGLISH Eas y Link PRO Series: Opera ng the DVR 68 DVR User ’ s Manual When the backup is complet e, click OK to close the Backup Status scr een. NOTE: Do not r emove the USB device while le trans ferring is in pr ogress. Sear ch: Log The Log menu display s a list of ev ents, presen ted in chr onological or der: the most r ecent even ts wil[...]

ENGLISH Eas y Link PRO Series: Opera ng the DVR DVR User ’ s Manual 69 Netw ork: Netw ork If you wan t to use y our smart phone/tablet/PC f or remote monitoring, upload photos/videos to Dr opbox/Google Drive, send e-mail, etc., please comple te the netw ork sengs. The most common types ar e DHCP or Stac . Most pr obably your netw ork typ[...]

ENGLISH Eas y Link PRO Series: Opera ng the DVR 70 DVR User ’ s Manual PPPOE Connecon • T ype : Select the network type y ou are using. DHCP T ype : If you choose this type, then the network sengs will be lled automa cally . Stac T ype : T o ll in all the required ne twork sengs, please ask y our ISP (Interne t Service P[...]

ENGLISH Eas y Link PRO Series: Opera ng the DVR DVR User ’ s Manual 71 Netw ork: R emote Stream This menu allows you t o congur e the video output sengs of a parcular channel if the channel is being viewed via remote access. NOTE: The r emote stream par ameters apply f or accessing the remote live view via smart phone/t ablet (using K[...]

ENGLISH Eas y Link PRO Series: Opera ng the DVR 72 DVR User ’ s Manual Netw ork: Email Please complet e the Email sengs if you w ant to r eceive a noc aon e-mail when a moon is detect ed, HDD becomes full, HDD is in error s tate, or Video Loss occurs. • SSL: Enable if your e-mail server requir es the SSL vericaon. If you[...]

ENGLISH Eas y Link PRO Series: Opera ng the DVR DVR User ’ s Manual 73 Netw ork: DDNS The reason wh y you ma y need to congure DDNS sengs is when y our DVR is connect ed to a network where the IP address is assigned by the DHCP server (see “Netw ork type: DHCP . ” on page 68 ). In this case, every me y ou st art up the DVR, the IP[...]

ENGLISH Eas y Link PRO Series: Opera ng the DVR 74 DVR User ’ s Manual For applying the domain name on K GUARD .ORG ( hp://www .k guard.org ), do the following: Then provide a domain name f or your DVR. For e xample, “MyD VR4” .[...]

ENGLISH Eas y Link PRO Series: Opera ng the DVR DVR User ’ s Manual 75 If the domain name registr aon is successful, the follo wing screen displa ys the domain name and its st atus. NOTE : A er you register the domain name and c omplete the DDNS se ngs on DVR, then you c an idenfy the DVR on the network thr ough its domain name. Fo[...]

ENGLISH Eas y Link PRO Series: Opera ng the DVR 76 DVR User ’ s Manual Alarm: Moon About Moon Det econ The DVR det ects the moon by comparing one fr ame to another . A sucient amount of di erence is interpr eted as moon. As a result, the DVR is able t o detect when ther e is a change in the picture and to iniate the r e[...]

ENGLISH Eas y Link PRO Series: Opera ng the DVR DVR User ’ s Manual 77 • Show Message : Check the bo x to display “ M “ icon on the screen when the moon is det ected. • Buzzer : The D VR can use its int ernal buzzer t o emit an alarm tone. By default this f eature is OFF but if you w ant, you can se t the buzzer dur aon in second[...]

ENGLISH Eas y Link PRO Series: Opera ng the DVR 78 DVR User ’ s Manual Device: HDD In this menu you can view and c ongure the in ternal HDD , that the DVR uses f or saving the r eocrdings. Y ou will see the sta te, fr ee/tot al space and free r ecording me in forma on concerning the HDD . If you st art up the DVR for the rs t me[...]

ENGLISH Eas y Link PRO Series: Opera ng the DVR DVR User ’ s Manual 79 Device: PTZ NOTE : • T o use the PTZ (P an-Tilt -Zoom) funcon, y ou need to est ablish a connecon from the speed dome camer a into the RS-485 port on the r ear of the DVR. • W e recommend to modify the PTZ menu if you ar e an advanced user . This menu allows you t[...]

ENGLISH Eas y Link PRO Series: Opera ng the DVR 80 DVR User ’ s Manual Device: Cloud Stor age This fea ture allows users t o see what is happening on your c amera sit e anyme, anywhere thr ough the Internet. Uploading the snapshots can be based on a me int erval and when a moon is detect ed. Uploading the videos takes place only when [...]

ENGLISH Eas y Link PRO Series: Opera ng the DVR DVR User ’ s Manual 81 NOTE: Y ou can set four channels to upload phot os to the cloud st orag e. Channel : Select the four channels wher e you w ant to upload the phot os to Google Drive. Interval : Set the phot o uploading interval. Moon Detecon : Enable if y ou want t o upload photos to [...]

ENGLISH Eas y Link PRO Series: Opera ng the DVR 82 DVR User ’ s Manual TIP : See the connecon st atus below the scr een. For e xample, a nocaon of a successful c onnecon: Dropbo x • Cloud Stor age: Allow cloud sengs. • Server T ype: Select Dropbo x from the list. • Drive Name: Ent er the cloud stor age name for y our DV[...]

ENGLISH Eas y Link PRO Series: Opera ng the DVR DVR User ’ s Manual 83 NOTE: Y ou can set four channels to upload phot os to the cloud st orag e. Channel : Select the four channels wher e you w ant to upload the phot os to Dr opbox. Interval : Set the phot o uploading interval. Moon Detecon : Enable if y ou want t o upload photos to Dr o[...]

ENGLISH Eas y Link PRO Series: Opera ng the DVR 84 DVR User ’ s Manual If you need to c ongure the adv anced e-mail sengs, click on Advanced E-mail Setup buon. • Email: Enable advanced e-mail setup. • SSL: Enable if your e-mail server requir es the SSL vericaon. If you ar e not sure, please c onsult your e-mail service provi[...]

ENGLISH Eas y Link PRO Series: Opera ng the DVR DVR User ’ s Manual 85 Sy stem: Gener al • Date/Time : Y ou can set the date and me manually or allow the D VR to updat e automac ally , using the NTP (Network Time Pr otocol). If y ou decide to modify manually then click on the date/me box and via on-scr een k eyboard enter the curr e[...]

ENGLISH Eas y Link PRO Series: Opera ng the DVR 86 DVR User ’ s Manual • NTP : Stands f or Network Time Pr otocol. Allows your D VR to synchroniz e the date and me parame ter s with a remote me serv er over In ternet. Click Setup t o access the NTP sengs. NOTE: If y ou want to use the NTP funcon then mak e sure the me zone is [...]

ENGLISH Eas y Link PRO Series: Opera ng the DVR DVR User ’ s Manual 87 The Users menu allow s you to vie w , change the passwor d, authorize user and set the access rights in using the DVR. There is one administr ator account and 6 user acc ounts. By de fault, the adminis tr ator acc ount’ s user name is “admin” and the passwor d is “1[...]

ENGLISH Eas y Link PRO Series: Opera ng the DVR 88 DVR User ’ s Manual Adv anced: Maint ain • Auto Login : If you w ant to log in to the DVR automa cally for live view a er each st artup, then only Admin user account can be se t for aut o login. • Startup Wizar d : Enable this opon if you want the Startup Wiz ard to reappear ev er[...]

ENGLISH Eas y Link PRO Series: Opera ng the DVR DVR User ’ s Manual 89 • Update : Select this op on to updat e the DVR rmw are with the la test v ersion. Obtain the rwar e update le. Sav e the upgrade le t o a folder named “ dvrupgrade” , then save the “ dvrupgrade” f older in a USB ash drive. T o resume with upda?[...]

ENGLISH Eas y Link PRO Series: Opera ng the DVR 90 DVR User ’ s Manual Aer you click Apply , a w arning message appears, asking your c onrmaon f or overwring the custom par ameter s. Click OK . W ait unl message appears on the screen. Click OK . • Reboot : If the s ystem hangs or you wish t o res tart the s ys tem at an yme[...]

ENGLISH Eas y Link PRO Series: Opera ng the DVR DVR User ’ s Manual 91 • Save Se ngs : Select this opon to sa ve the DVR current se ngs such as the video recor ding sengs, network congur aons, and etc to the USB device. T o save y our curren t congur aon sengs, plug the USB ash drive to the USB port of the devic[...]

ENGLISH Eas y Link PRO Series: Opera ng the DVR 92 DVR User ’ s Manual Adv anced: E vents In this menu you can c ongure wha t acon the DVR should do when an even t occurs. It allow s you to monitor the situaon with the HDD , to prevent happening a situa on when the DVR is not able to r ecord the video from the camer as to the int e[...]

ENGLISH Eas y Link PRO Series: Remot e Access Via W eb Client DVR User ’ s Manual 93 R emote Access Via W eb Clien t Use the W eb Client to remotely access y our DVR at anyme via a PC. Bef ore you access the W eb Client, you need to ensure that the ne twork sengs of the D VR are con gured pr operly . The most conv enient and easiest w ay[...]

ENGLISH Eas y Link PRO Series: Remot e Access Via W eb Client 94 DVR User ’ s Manual Int erface Ov erview Aer you log in t o W eb Client, the live screen appear s. NOTE : The number of channels displa yed may v ary depending on the DVR model. The illustr aon below is from a 8-channel DVR. 1 2 3 5 4 No. Item Descripon 1 Main Menu Click a [...]

ENGLISH Eas y Link PRO Series: Remot e Access Via W eb Client DVR User ’ s Manual 95 Live Vie wing From the Live scr een, use the Display Contr ols to open or close the channels and switch be tween screen modes. • 8-channel DVR 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 8 7 9 • 16-channel DVR 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 8 7 9 No. Buon Descripon 1 Open All Channels Click to ope[...]

ENGLISH Eas y Link PRO Series: Remot e Access Via W eb Client 96 DVR User ’ s Manual Swit ching Screen Modes By def ault, the grid displayed on the screen is as f ollows: • 4-channel DVR: 4-channel grid. • 8-channel DVR: 9-channel grid. • 16-channel DVR: 16-channel grid. The Live screen c an be viewed in di erent modes: 1-channel (full s[...]

ENGLISH Eas y Link PRO Series: Remot e Access Via W eb Client DVR User ’ s Manual 97 T aking Snapshots Click the snapshot icon on the Channel Contr ols to tak e a snapshot of the curren t screen. Snapshots ar e sav ed in a local direct ory path. See “Local Sengs” on pag e 100 . Aer taking a snap shot, a message appear s on the screen t [...]

ENGLISH Eas y Link PRO Series: Remot e Access Via W eb Client 98 DVR User ’ s Manual Using PTZ Con trols If you are using a P TZ speed dome camer a, use the PTZ Contr ols to adjust the viewing scope other PTZ sengs. 3 9 10 12 4 5 1 2 6 7 8 11 No. Item Descripon 1 Poin ter pan Click the direcon arr ows t o select the direcon of the PTZ[...]

ENGLISH Eas y Link PRO Series: Remot e Access Via W eb Client DVR User ’ s Manual 99 About the Main Menu Because the Main Menu items of the W eb Client are v ery similar to the OSD (On-Screen Displa y) Main Menu items, if you wan t to nd mor e inf ormaon on a specic item, please r efer to “Main Menu” on page 53. • T o nd more in[...]

ENGLISH Eas y Link PRO Series: Remot e Access Via W eb Client 100 DVR User ’ s Manual Local Sengs Here y ou can set the def ault paths for sa ving the recor ding , downloads, snapshots and congur e the default le types. T o set the def ault paths and le types, click the Local Seng tab in W eb Client interf ace. A menu opens. Click [...]

ENGLISH Eas y Link PRO Series: Appendix DVR User ’ s Manual 101 Appendix T roubleshoong If you e xperience any pr oblems in using the DVR, try the following soluons to these common pr oblems before c alling for service. If pr oblems persis t, cont act the customer service in your area. Queson: The DVR does not turn on and the indic ator [...]

ENGLISH Eas y Link PRO Series: Appendix 102 DVR User ’ s Manual Google Drive: • Mak e sure you hav e enter ed correctly your Gmail accoun t and passwor d. Queson: I am ge ng too man y email alerts. Answer: • Check the Sending Interv al seng f or the email alerts. See “Network: Email” on page 72 . • If the DVR k eep reporng e[...]

ENGLISH Eas y Link PRO Series: Appendix DVR User ’ s Manual 103 Specica ons Model No. EL-422 EL-822 EL-1622 Number of channels 4 Channels 8 Channels 16 Channels Cloud Cloud Stor age Dropbo x / Google Drive Stor age Mode Schedule / Moon Detecon Video Video Format NTSC / P AL Video Input 4 BNC Inputs 8 BNC Inputs 16 BNC Inputs Video Out[...]

ENGLISH Eas y Link PRO Series: Appendix 104 DVR User ’ s Manual Model No. EL-422 EL-822 EL-1622 Local Pla yback Max. 4 Channels Simultaneously Max. 8 Channels Simul- taneously Max. 16 Channels Simultaneously Playback Sear ch Date & Time / E vent List / Time Bar Playback Mode Play , Fast F orward, F ast Rewind, Slo w Moon, Zoom General PTZ [...]