EverFocus RS232 manual

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E V E R F O C U S E L E C T R O N I C S C O R P O R A T I O N E C O R S e r i e s D V R I n s t r u c t i o n M a n u a l  2 008 Eve rFoc us Ele ct roni cs Co rp www .eve rfo cus .com Al l rig hts rese rv ed. No par t of the con tents of thi s man ual may be r eprod uced or tran smi tted in a ny f o rm o r by any mea ns w ithou t wr itt en per m[...]

ii ii ii ii Safety Precautions • To avoid any damage, please consider the following safety warnings: • Never place the recorder near to heaters, furnaces, other heat sources or unde r direct solar irradiation. • Operate the device only in locations providing the tolerable operating temperature r ange 0°C~40°C/32°F ~ +104°F. • Make sure [...]

iii iii iii iii This Product is RoHS complian t. WEEE The information in this manual wa s current upon publica tion. The manufac turer reserves the righ t to revise and impro ve his products . Therefore, all specifi cations are subject to change without prior notice. Mispr ints reserved . Please read this manual carefully be fore installing and usi[...]

iv iv iv iv TAB LE OF CON TENTS 1 PRODUCT OVERVIEW ...................... ............................................................................... 1 1.1 F EATU RES ........................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 P ACKAGE C ONTENTS ..............................[...]

v v v v 4.5.1 Layout Chan ge ... ........... ......... ......... ............ ......... ........... ......... ............ ......... ........... ......... ............ ........ 23 4.5.2 Bring to Full Screen Mode . ........... ......... ......... ............ ........... ......... ......... ............ ......... ........... ......... ....2 3 4.6 Q [...]

vi vi vi vi 6.1 C ONNECTING TO ECOR...................................................................................... .............. 63 6 . 2 I E B R O W S E R S E T T I N G & A C T I V E X C O N T R O L I N S T A L L A T I O N ................................................... 64 6.2.1 Installing ActiveX controls . ........... ......... .[...]

1 1 P R O D U C T O V E R V I E W The ECOR series DVR is based on MPEG-4 compression technology, res ulting in enhanc ed r ecording capacity and improved network image transmission speed with high image quality. Comprehensive features and extended event recording settings enable the most univ ersal application of this DVR series. 1 . 1 F E A TU R E[...]

2 1 . 2 P A C K A GE C O NT E NT S Digital Video Recorder x1 User’s Manual x1 AC Adapter and Power Cord x1 Handheld Remote Control (batteries included) x 1 Hard Drive Rack Mount x1 * SATA Connection Cable x1 * Pack of screws x 1 * * marked accessories not included in some models[...]

3 1 . 3 S P E CI F I C A T I ON S Video Format NTSC / PAL (auto detected by system) Operating System Embedded Linux Video Input ECOR4: 4 x 1 V pp FBAS, BNC, 75 Ohm ECOR8: 8 x 1 V pp FBAS, BNC, 75 Ohm Video Output Main monitor: 1 V pp FBAS, BNC at 75 Ohm 1 x VGA ( res. 800x600@60 Hz) Video Compression MPEG-4 Video Display Full screen, Picture In Pic[...]

4 Playback Search Function By time / date; by event (alarm / motion); Smart Motion Grid Search Motion Detection Adjustable by channel , 22 x 15 sensor fields each with 10 levels sensitivity Video Loss Detection Yes Event Log Up to 10000 events Event Alarm Fan failure, hard disk failure, hard disk temperature over, hard disk full Setup Graphical On-[...]

5 1 . 4 F R O NT P A N EL Your primary interaction with your ne w DVR will be through the Fro nt Panel buttons and their corresponding buttons on the included Remote Control. Take a moment t o learn where the keys are as t he remainder of the manual will refer to them often. 1. USB 2.0 (front) For connecting USB mouse or USB flash memory. 2. DVD+RW[...]

6 6. SEQ Press this key to enter the auto sequential switching mo de. The sequence dwell time can be set in “Display Setting” tab of the Menu. For more detail about SEQ, please see “5.8.2 Display Setting- Main M/T SEQ”. 7. Search Press this key to enter Search Menu . For more detail about Search function, please see “4.8 Search ”. 8. Fa[...]

7 1 . 5 B A CK P A N E L During initial setup y ou w ill be connecting you r DVR to multipl e input and output devices. This is d one through the back panel. 1. Power Plug the DC 12V power source into the power socket. 2. Alarm In Connect up to 4 / 8 alarm inputs, selectable between dr y contact or TTL /CMOS signal polarity . 3. RS485 Terminal Conn[...]

8 7. Video In Connect camera’s video output or other composite video source to the video input connection. 8. Video Out Connect a CCTV monitor to the video output connection. 9. VGA Connect a VGA m onitor to the VGA output connection. 10. RS232 For DVR serial command control 11. USB 2.0 (back) USB port allows you to archive video files to USB fla[...]

9 2 I N S T A L L A T I O N 2 . 1 V I DE O CO N N E CT I O N S Camera and CCTV m onitor must use 75 O hm video cable ( e.g. RG-59, RG-6, RG-11) with BNC connectors. Due t o i nappropriate absorbability, 50 Ohm c oax ca ble (e.g. RG-58), antenna cable and ot her types of coaxial cable are not compatible. All connected video sources must provide a 1 [...]

10 2 . 3 A L AR M I N P U T / O U T P U T I NS T A L L A T I O N ECOR DVR provides 4 / 8 alarm inputs. Inputs have to be switched through dry contacts. The output relays provide a dry N. O. / N.C. contact.. All settings are programmed in the ALARM menu . Pin assignment: Group PIN label Description Alarm in 1 Alarm input 1 G Common ground for alarm [...]

11 2 . 4 N E T W O R K C O N N EC TI O N ECOR DVR provides fast MPEG-4 format image transmissio n and network remote configuration. ATTENTION: A monitor i s required for initi al network configuration. For more i nformation about network setup, please refer to Chapter 7. Physically, two basic types of connection are possible: 2. 4. 1 D ir ec t PC C[...]

12 2. 4. 3 N etw or k S yst em R equ ir eme nt s Connection type: 100Base-T Min recommended network bandwidth: 256 K Max. required network bandwidth: 3 M Protocol types used: TCP, UDP, SMTP, HTTP, NTP Required ports: 80, 1600; for port information, please ref er to “5.6, Network Setting”. 2 . 5 S P E E D D OM E IN S T A L L A T I ON Speed dome [...]

13 2 . 6 F I N AL I N ST A L L P R OC E S S Once yo u h ave completed the basic wiring connections, you are r eady t o turn on the DVR. Simply plug in the po wer source. The POWER LED wi ll lig ht up if power is normal. Once t he sy stem h as fi nished loadin g, you can begin to set up the menu options for the DVR.[...]

14 3 M O U S E A N D F R O N T P A N E L O P E R A T I O N ECOR series D VR s upports multiple s ources to control t he D VR. I t can be controlled wit h a m ouse, th e front panel, an EKB500, the handheld remote control, o r serial command from RS232 port. This chapter will cover the basic operation using mouse and front panel. 3 . 1 G E N E RA L [...]

15 3. 1. 2 O per at io n i n Con fi g ur at io n M e nu The Main menu (shown in Figure 3.2) is divided into 3 main sections. Figure 3.2 (OSD Menu) ○ 1 In section 1, there are twelve setup options available. Mov e the mouse over an icon to select it. ○ 2 In section 2, the main options for the selected icon will be displaye d. Click on a word to [...]

16 Button : Click the button to execute the function. Selection box : Click Up/Down arrow to increase or decrease the value. Bar : Click and hold on the bar to adjust the cursor Left or Right. * Note about on-screen keyboard: Click on a button to input that character. The buttons on the right and bottom have the following functions: ← BS Delete t[...]

17 3 . 2 G E N ER A L F R O N T P A N EL OP E R A T I O N 3. 2. 1 F ro nt P an el K ey Re vi ew The basic principle of front panel operation is to use na vigation keys (up, down, left and right) to navigate among the menu items. Use “ Enter ” key to confirm a selection or enter the next level m enu. P ress “ Menu ” key to enter the Main Men[...]

18 ○ 3 In section 3, all the details for the selected option will be available here. Use the arr ow keys to move between items and press “ Enter ” to make changes. Note: press “ Menu ” button to go back to the previous men u se ction. 3. 2. 3 C om po ne nt O pt i ons Textbox : Press Enter key and an on-screen keyboard will appear below. ([...]

19 4 G E N E R A L D V R O P E R A T I O N S This chapter introduces the operations on major functions i ncluding playback, layout ch ange, sequence, triplex operations, archive, and search. 4 . 1 R E C O R D By d efault, the ECOR seri es DVR will always be in record mode. W hen the DVR i s turned on, i t will start to record. The exceptions are: 1[...]

20 2. Input the desired user name and password. The def aults are: User name: admin Password: 11111111 + To select a use r name: click the drop d own button to show the list of the users, then click t he d esired user from the list. (Using fr ont p anel: press “ Ent er ” key to show the drop-down list . Use “ Up ” and “ Down ” key to s [...]

21 4 . 3 P L A Y B A C K O P ER A T I O N 4. 3. 1 P l ayb ac k Mouse: Right-click while viewing cameras to bring up menu bar and click to start playback. Front panel: Press button while viewing cameras to directly start playback. 4. 3. 2 R ev er se p lay bac k Mouse: Right-click while viewing cameras to bring up menu bar and click to start rewind. [...]

22 4. 3. 5 F as t ba ckw ar d Mouse: While in playback mode, right-click to bri ng up menu b ar and cli ck t o start fast rewind. Click the button again to increase speed to higher level (2x, 4x, 8x, 16x, 32x, or max). Front p anel: While in play back mode, press key t o st art fast rewind. Pr ess the button again to increase speed to higher level [...]

23 4 . 5 L A Y O U T C H AN G E 4. 5. 1 L ay ou t Ch an ge The 4 CH ECOR DVR has a total of three display mo des avai lable, and the 8 CH ECOR has four. The different available layouts are shown below: (9 screens) (4 screens) (P I P) (Full) To change layout, follow the steps below: By mouse: Right-click to bring up the menu bar and click to swi tch[...]

24 4 . 6 Q U I C K M E N U In 9/4 dis plays m ode, use arrow k eys to move between select different sc reens. Press the “ Enter ” k ey while selecting a screen to bring up a small quick menu (see Figure 4.3). Note : This menu can only be accessed using the front panel. Figure 4 .3 4. 6. 1 T ri pl ex O pe ra ti on Each camera can be individually[...]

25 4 . 7 A R C H I V E To bring up Archive menu: By mouse: Right-click to bring up the menu bar and clic k on t o enter Archive Setup Menu . By front panel: Press key to enter Archive Setup Menu . Figure 4.4 (Archive Menu – Stand ard Archive) 4. 7. 1 S ta nd ar d Ar c hiv e Camera: Select which cameras will be archived. Include Player: Check the [...]

26 4. 7. 2 Q uic k Ar chi ve Figure 4 .5 (Archive Menu – Quick Archive) Select Auto Archive Logic: Archive Content: Select content to be archived. “Alarm only” will copy only Alarm and motion events. “All” copies all video Archive Time From: Select how far back you wish to co py from the drop-down list. Write Auto Archive Logic: To USB Dr[...]

27 Figure 4.6 (Search Menu – Time Search) 4. 8. 1 T i me S ea rc h Play From: Select the time period to be searched by choosing the Date and Time. Click on the “Search” button to start search. The DVR will automatic ally play the video being searched. 4. 8. 2 E v ent S ea rc h Figure 4.7 (Search Menu – Even t Search)[...]

28 From: Select starting date and time To: Select ending date and time. Camera: Select which cameras to search for. Event: Select which event type(s) to search for. Choose from Alarm, Motion, Video Loss, or Syst em Event. Click o n t he “Search” button t o start searching. Th e search r esults wil l be s hown as a list of events, explained in s[...]

29 Figure 4.9 (Search Menu – Se t Grid) Set Grid: Choose which areas of the motion grid will be i ncluded in t he search. The areas y ou set in motion se arch must also be active i n the moti on settings of the C amera Setting M enu. Press “ Edit ” button t o start editing motion grid. U se the m ouse to drag y our desired area. Press “ Set[...]

30 Figure 4.10 (Search Menu – Eve nt List) : Go to the first page of event list. : Go to the previous page of event list. : Go to the next page of event list. : Go to the last page of event list. Click on any event to highlight it. Date/Time: Check the box to show date and time in the list. ID: Check the box to show event ID in the list. Press ?[...]

31 4 . 9 L O G O UT Figure 4.11 is a screen shot of the LOGOUT SETTING MENU . Figure 4.11 (Log out Menu) Press “Logout” button when you are ready t o logout from the system. You will need to logi n again before accessing any other options.[...]

32 5 D V R C O N F I G U R A T I O N This chapter will walk you t hrough t he DVR Menu Settings step by st ep and show you how t o s et the DVR for your specific application. 5 . 1 O S D S E T T I N G M EN U To bring up the Main Menu, right-click with the mouse to bring up the men u bar and click the bu tton. You can also press the “ Menu ” key[...]

33 Record Audio: Check the box to record audio. Resolution: Select recording resolution based on video format. NTSC: 704x480 / 704x240 / 352x240 PAL: 704x576 / 704x288 / 352x288 Time Stamp: Select if the time and date will display while recordin g. Choose from Top, Bottom, or Off. Record Overwrite: Check the box and disk will begin overwriting when[...]

34 5 . 3 C AM E R A S E T T I NG Figure 5.3 is a screen shot of the CAMERA S ETTING MENU . T his menu is u sed to c onfigure i ndividual camera settings. Figure 5.3 (Camera Menu- Basic Setting) 5. 3. 1 B as ic S et ti ng Camera: Select the camera number. Title: Th e title setting allows you t o assign a title to ea ch camera input. Each channel sup[...]

35 Normal Spe ed: Rec ord speed for continuous recording. Th e s peed is limited to the maximum r ecording rate of the DVR (displayed in the bottom left corner) divide d by the number of installed cameras. Event Speed: Record speed for event recording. Event record speed can b e set from 1 to 30 (25 for PAL). PTZ ID: Set PTZ ID from 001~127 or OFF [...]

36 5. 3. 2 V id eo A dj ust Figure 5.5 (Camera Menu – Vide o Adjust) Camera: Select the camera you wish to adjust. “Title” will change t o the name of the selected camera. Brightness: Adjusts how b right/dark the picture appears. If details appear t o be lost in the s hadows or darker regions, try i ncreasing t he Brightn ess. If the image ap[...]

37 5. 3. 3 M ot io n Figure 5.6 (Camera Menu – Motion) Camera: Select the camera you wish to adjust. “Title” will change t o the title name of the selected camera. Enable: C heck box t o enable motion detection. Other motio n options will not be available unless this feature is selected. Log: Check box to record motion events in the log. Sens[...]

38 Figure 5.7 (Camera Menu – Motion Setting) Set Grid: Press “ Edit ” butto n to start editin g motion grid. Use t he mouse to d rag your desired area. Press “ S et All ” button to select the entire area. P ress “ C lear All ” to clear al l the grids selected. Press “ Save & Back ” to save the motion gri d setting and go back [...]

39 5. 3. 4 V id eo L oss Figure 5 .8 (Camera Menu – Vide o Loss) Camera: Select the camera you wish to adjust, “Title” will change t o the title name of the selected camera. Enable: Check box to enable Video Loss. Log: Check box to record video loss events in the log. Alarm Output: This will transmit a si gnal to another device. It can be set[...]

40 5 . 4 S C H ED U L E SE TT I N G Figure 5.9 is a screen sh ot of the SCHEDULE SETTING MENU . In t his menu you can set a unique timer to start recording during a specified time period. Figure 5.9 (Schedule Menu) First select one of the 10 available schedules from the l eft. Enable: Check the box to enable the scheduled time period. Day(s): This [...]

41 Figure 5.10 (Tim e Setup Menu) Normal: C onstant IPS r ecording rate for the selected schedule. T he m aximum image rate is limited t o th e maximum recording rate (displayed in the bottom-left corner) divided by the n umber of active cameras. Event: IPS recording rate for events. Event record speed can be set from 1 to 30 IPS (25 for PAL). Sche[...]

42 5 . 5 A L AR M & E V E NT S E T TI N G Figure 5.12 is a screen shot of the ALARM & E VENT SETTING MENU . This menu will walk yo u thro ugh alarm and event setup. Figure 5 .12 (Alarm & Event Menu - Alarm) 5. 5. 1 A la rm Alarm: Select the alarm number. Enable: Check box to enable alarm. Log: Check box to record alarm events in the log[...]

43 Output Type: Output action when alarm is triggered. Timeout: Alarm output lasts for the set time duration. Permanent: Alarm will continuously work until user presses Liv e key. Transparent: Alarm output keeps working according to the signal of alarm in put. Trans+Timeout: Alarm output continues until event ends, t hen lasts for the set t ime dur[...]

44 Fan Failure: Figure 5 .13 (Alarm & Event Menu – Event-Fan Failure) Log: Check box to record events in the log. Buzzer: Check box to enable buzzer when a fan fails to work. Alarm Output: This will transmit a si gnal to another device. It can be set to either “ NONE ” (not activated) or “ 1 ” (output signal 1 transmits). Email Notify[...]

45 HD Temperature: Figure 5.14 (Alarm & Event Menu – Event - HD Tempera ture) Log: Check box to record events in the log. Buzzer: Check box to enable buzzer when hard drive’s t emperature is over the “Temp. Warning L imit”. Temp. Warning Lim it: Sets the trigger t emperature fo r all other active settings in HD Temperature. Choose from [...]

46 HD Failure: Figure 5.15 (Alarm & Event Menu – Even t - HD Failure) Log: Check box to record events in the log. Buzzer: Check box to enable buzzer when no hard drive is detect ed . Alarm Output: This will transmit a si gnal to another device. It can be set to either “ NONE ” (not activated) or “ 1 ” (output signal 1 transmits). Emai[...]

47 HD Full: Figure 5 .16 (Alarm & Event Menu – Event - HD Full) Log: Check box to record events in the log. Buzzer: Check box to enable buzzer when hard drive is full. Alarm Output: This will transmit a si gnal to another device. It can be set to either “ NONE ” (not activated) or “ 1 ” (output signal 1 transmits). Timeout Dur: T he a[...]

48 5 . 6 N E T W O R K S E T TI NG Figure 5.17 is a screen shot of the N ETWORK SETTING MENU . This menu is for setting up the configurations for networking to the DVR. There are 3 s ubentries in the NETWORK SETTING MENU : LA N, EMAIL and DDNS . Note: Since every Network Config uration is different, please check wit h y our N etwork Administrator o[...]

49 Gateway: This field shows the gateway for your network so the DVR will be recognized wit hin t he network. If DHCP or PPPoE is selected, this value will be assign ed automatically. DNS Server 1: This field shows the primary DNS server for your network. When DHCP is selected and an internet connection is available, this v alue will be as signed a[...]

50 User name: Input the login user name if the SMTP server requires authe ntication. Password: Input the password if the SMTP server requires authentication. Sender Email: Input sender’s e-mail address. Receiver Email 1: Input the first e-mail address that event messages are sent to. Receiver Email 2: Input the second e-mail address that event me[...]

51 5 . 7 D I S K S ET TI N G Figure 5.20 is a screen shot of the DISK SETTING MENU . T his menu will walk you through disk settings. Figure 5.20 (Disk Menu) Disk: Select the disk number. Disk Temperature: Indicates current disk temperature. Health Status: Indicates current health status of the disk. Disk Size/Total: Shows total disk size available.[...]

52 5 . 8 D I S P L A Y SE T TI N G Figure 5.21 is a scre en s hot of the DI SPLAY SETTING MENU . T his m enu will walk you through Monitor On-Screen Display (OSD) and Main Monitor Sequential setup. Figure 5 .21 (Display Menu – Monitor OSD) 5. 8. 1 M on i to r O SD These are the display options for the Main Monitor. Camera Title: Check the box to [...]

53 5. 8. 2 M ai n M/ T SE Q This menu is used to setup the sequence order and dwell time on the ma in monitor. Figure 5 .22 (Display Menu – Mai n M/T SEQ) Step: Sequence order. Cannot be changed. Camera: Select camera number that appears on the current step. Dwell (sec): Set the dwell time for each step. Sequence dwell time can be set from 0 to 9[...]

54 5 . 9 S Y S T E M SE T TI N G Figure 5.23 is a screen shot of the SYSTEM SETTING MENU . T his m enu is f or setting up the system configurations of the DVR. There are 6 subentries in t he SYSTEM SETTING M ENU : Date/Time, Daylight Saving, User, Security, I/O Control and Firmware & Misc . Figure 5 .23 (System Menu – Da te/Time) 5. 9. 1 D at[...]

55 5. 9. 2 D ay li gh t Sav i ng Figure 5.24 (System Menu – Daylight Saving) Daylight Saving: Check the box to enable daylight saving time. Start Date: Set the start date of daylight saving time. Start Time (hh:mm): Set the time when daylight saving time begin s. Set To (hh:mm): This is what th e time will change t o when daylight saving beg ins.[...]

56 End Date: Set the end date of daylight saving time. End Time (hh:mm): Set the time when daylight saving t ime end s . 5. 9. 3 U ser Figure 5 .25 (System Menu – User ) User L ist: Click on the drop-down to select a us er f rom the list. The default ch oices are a dmin, user2, a nd user3. Select “Add” to add a new user. User name: The on-scr[...]

57 5. 9. 4 S ec ur it y Figure 5.26 (System Menu – Security) Login Protect: Check the box to require user name and password when you enter configuration menu. Auto Logoff: Check the box to force the system to automatically logoff if l eft unused for 2 minutes. Select user operation ri ghts: Select user operation rights for Camera, Rec ord & P[...]

58 5. 9. 5 I /O C on tr ol Figure 5.27 is a screen shot of the I/O Cont rol Setting Menu. This menu is to define the settings for controlling the DVR through RS232 or RS485. Figure 5.27 (System Menu – I/O Control) RS232 Baud Rate: Th e speed used to transmit instruction or information through the RS2 32 port on the DVR. There are eight different [...]

59 5. 9. 6 F ir mw ar e & Mis c. Figure 5 .28 (System Menu – Firm ware & Misc.) Firmware Current Firmware Version: Displays the current version. Firmware Upgrade: Press “Upgrade” button to upgrade the firmware. NOTE: To perform a Firmw are Upgrade, you will n eed to connect a USB f lash device with the latest version of the firmware. [...]

60 5 . 1 0 I N F O R M A T I O N S E T T I NG Figure 5.29 is a screen sho t of the IN FORMATION SETTING MENU . This m enu will walk y ou through the System and log setup. Figure 5.29 (Infor mation Menu – System) 5. 10 .1 Sy st em System Version: Displays firmware version number. Model: Displays DVR model number. NTSC/PAL: Displays current video f[...]

61 5. 10 .2 Lo g Figure 5 .30 (Information Menu – Log) Log Type: Event: to see log sorted by event. User: to see log sorted by user. Operation: to see log sorted by operation. View Log: Press “View Log” button to view the log. See Figure 5.31 for more detail. Clear Log: Press “Clear Log” button to clear the log.[...]

62 Figure 5.31 (Log List) : Go to the first page of log. : Go to the previous page of log. : Go to the next page of log. : Go to the last page of log. Date/Time: Check the box to show log date/time. ID: Check the box to show detailed log information.[...]

63 6 R E M O T E O P E R A T I O N F R O M B R O W S E R 6 . 1 C O N N E CT I N G T O E C O R To access the DVR from a computer, open an Int ernet Explorer window and in the address bar type: Local connection: http:// (IP address from the DVR’s Network Menu) Internet connection: http:// (IP address given by your Internet Service Provider)  The[...]

64 6 . 2 I E B R O W S E R S E T T I N G & A C T I V E X C O N T R O L I N S T AL L A T I O N 6. 2. 1 I ns ta ll in g A ct iv eX c ont rol s When you first connect to the DVR’s IP address, you should see a screen l ike the one below. If you do not see a yellow bar like the one the arrow is pointing at, your security settings may be too high. [...]

65 Install the eDVR.cab file when prompted to do so. Once the file finishes installing, you will return to the same login page as before. Type in the username and password and click Login to v iew the cameras. Default username: admin Default password: 11111111[...]

66 6. 2. 2 E na bl in g A ct i v eX Co nt ro ls Note: This section is only necessary if you DO NOT see the yellow ActiveX bar at the top of your browser screen when you first connect to the DVR. At the top of the Internet Explorer Window, click on Tools, then select Internet Options. Click the Security tab at the top of the window, then choose C us[...]

67 In the Security Settings window, scroll to “ActiveX controls and plug-ins” Set the controls as follows: “ Enable ”:  Allow previously unused ActiveX controls to run without pr ompt ( Internet Explorer 7 only )  Allow scriptlets ( IE7 only )  Automatic prompting for ActiveX controls  Binary and script behaviors  Display vid[...]

68 Close the window so you are back at the login screen. Click the Refresh button to reload the page. Install the eDVR.cab file when prompted to do so. Once the file finishes installing, you will return to the same login page as b efore. Type in the user name and password and click Login t o view the cameras. Default user name: admin Default passwo[...]

69 6 . 3 R E M O TE L I V E V I E W 1. In the main page, you will see live images in a 4-screen display (or 9 screens, depe nding on the model). 2. The status of all cameras as represented by different colors in the top left corner. Green means normal; yellow means a motion/Vloss event is happening; re d means an alarm event is happening; and grey [...]

70 6 . 4 R E M O TE P T Z C O NT R O L 1. Select the PTZ camera from drop-down menu. 2. Use Direction Arrows (up, down, left, right) to move the camera to th e desired direction and angle. 3. In the Iris option, you can increase the amo unt of light by clicking Open or decrease it by clicking Close . 4. In Focus option, click N to increase the focu[...]

71 6 . 5 R E M O TE P L A Y B A C K To pl ayback the video, p r ess “Search” button. Select from “Time Search”, “Event Search”, or “ Motion Search”. For more details about Search setting, please refer to “4.8 Search Setting”. Playback Control Keys: 1. Fast rewind the video. 2. Play Reverse the video . 3. Stop p l ayback. 4. Play[...]

72 7 N E T W O R K I N G O V E R V I E W This chapter will giv e you a basic instruction on how to set up t he DVR f or network connection. It is highly recommended t hat you have a w orking k nowledge of what a network i s and how i t works. This wi ll be helpful in completing the networking process. 7 . 1 I N T R O D UC T I O N T O T C P / I P TC[...]

73 7 . 4 V I R T U AL PO R T S A port number represents a "channel" or e ntryway for network communications. P ort numbers allow different applications on the same c omputer to utilize network resources w ithout interfering with each other. Port numbe rs most commonly ap pear in netw ork programmi ng, particularly socket programming. Some[...]

74 Do you have a static IP address? ______________ A St atic IP address means you use the same IP address every time you connect to the Internet. With a static IP address, ot her Internet users always know the address of your location and c an easily connect w ith it. This makes it much simpler to host a website, email server, or ot her type of ser[...]

75 7 . 7 S I M P L E O N E T O O NE C ON N E CT I O N Crossover Ethernet Cable Pin outs: The Figure below shows the pin configurations for a cross-over cable. Connection Procedure:  The First st ep is t o purcha se or mak e a cross- over c able. We recom mend purchasing one if yo u have never made a cross-over cable. Please remembe r you can not[...]

76  Assign an I P of 192.168.001.003, a Subnet Mask of 2 55.255.255.000, and a Gateway of 192.168.001.001. You can ignore DNS Server.  The next step is to set the computer’s network settings to match those of th e D VR. You wi ll need Administrator privileges on your Windows machine to do this.  To assign a fixed IP address in Windows 20[...]

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79  Click on the option that says “Use the following IP address”  Assign a n IP address of 192.168.1.2, a Subnet Mask of 255.255.255.0, and a Def ault Gateway of 192.168.1.1, then click OK.  Restart both the computer and the DVR.  To access the DVR from the computer, simply open Int ernet Explorer and in the address bar type: http:/[...]

80 7 . 8 D I RE C T H I G H S P E E D M O DE M C ON NE C T I ON Straight Through Ethernet Cable Pin outs: The Figure below shows the pin configurations for a straight cable. Connection Procedure:  The first step is to purchas e or make a straight through ca ble. We rec ommend purchasing one if you have never made a straight through cable. Pleas [...]

81  Log into the EverFocus DVR menu and go to the Network Setting Menu.  Input the Static IP address, the Subnet Mask, and the Gateway that you obtai ned f rom the internet service provider.  Note: If you have a dynamic IP address, you can set the DVR t o DHCP to automatically detect the network settings settings. Therefore, it can use a d[...]

82 7 . 9 R OU T E R O R L AN CO N N EC T I O N Straight Through Ethernet Cable Pin outs: The Figure below shows the pin configurations for a straight cable. Connection Procedure:  The First step is to purchas e or mak e a straight through c able. We recommend purchasing one if you have never made a straight through cable. Pleas e remember you c [...]

83  Log into the EverFocus DVR menu and go to the Network Setting Menu.  To let the router automatically assign an address:  Set the Network Type to DHCP. Make sure to write down the IP address and the Gateway.  Exit from the Menu to save settings. To manually assign an address:  Go to a computer connected on the same network as the [...]

84  To access the DVR from a computer simply open Internet Explorer an d in the address bar type: http:// (IP address of the DVR)  Note: The D VR’s IP address will only work at the location of th e DVR. To connect from a different location over the Internet, see below. To set DVR for Internet Connection through router  The next st ep is [...]

85 8 E V E R F O C U S D D N S S E T U P Setup Steps: Step 1. Set u p the Network Me nu accor ding t o the instructions detailed in th e Netw orking chapter. (Make sure that DNS Server 1 is set correctly or DDNS will not work) Step 2. Go to the website http://everfocusddns.com and check for an availa ble name. Note: This st ep is optional, as it is[...]

86 9 L I N K S Y S & D - L I N K P O R T F O R W A R D I N G 9 . 1 L I N K S Y S PO R T F OR W AR DI NG This s ection wi ll c over a few simple configurations for the Linksys router. This c hapter is o nly t o offer s ome help t o the i nstaller and end us er. Please u nderstand we DO NOT su pport this pro duct and will not give tech support on[...]

87 Applications and Gami ng allows you t o set up public s ervices on y our network, such as web servers, ftp servers, e-mail servers, or other specialized Inter net applications. (Some Internet a pplications may n ot require any forwarding) To forward a port, ente r the information on each line for th e criteria r equired. Descriptions of each cri[...]

88 9 . 2 D - L I N K P OR T F O R W AR D I N G This sectio n will c over a few simple c onfigurations f or the D -Link router. This chapter is only t o offer s ome help t o the i nstaller and end us er. Please u nderstand we DO NOT su pport this pro duct and will not give tech support on it. If you need additional technical supp ort on this router [...]

89 Click Virtual Servers on the left to bring up the following screen. Virtual Servers allows users who are connecting remotely to access services on th e router’s Local Network. The functions of each field are described below. Virtual Server - Select Enabled or Disabled Name - Enter the name referencing the virtual service Private IP - The IP ad[...]

90 Here is an example of the information for each service: Name Private IP Protocol Private Port Public Port Schedule HTTP 192.168.1.50 Both 80 80 Enable CTRL 192.168.1.50 Both 1600 1600 Enable  Note: If you changed port 80 in the DVR’s Network Menu, open that port instead of 80.[...]

91 1 0 T R O U B L E S H O O T I N G If you hav e problems with the system, r un through t he f ollowing checklist t o s ee if y ou can solve t he problem.  The DVR will not go into record mode.  Bring up the D VR’s Menu and c heck under the C amera Menu. Verify th at all connecte d c ameras are checked as “Installed” and that Record Mo[...]

92 A P P E N D I X A : T I M I N G O F A L A R M M O D E S Transparent Mode Input Event Alarm Duration t t Event = t Reaction t Event : Duration of alarm input source (motion, contact, system events...) t reaction : Resulting duration for this alarm mode, related to event r ecord, alarm ou tputs, OSD message, buzzer Timeout + Transparent Mode t Inp[...]

93 Timeout Mode t Input Event Alarm Duration t Duration = t Reaction t Event t Event : Duration of alarm input source (motion, contact, system events...) t Duration : Alarm duration for timeout, defined in the event setup menus t reaction : Resulting duration for this alarm mode, related to event r ecord, alarm ou tputs, OSD message, buzzer Permane[...]

94 Timeout Mode: Retrigger of Alarms t Event : Duration of alarm input source (motion, contact, system events...) t Duration : Alarm duration for timeout, defined in the event setup menus t reaction : Resulting duration for this alarm mode, related to event r ecord, alarm ou tputs, OSD message, buzzer[...]

95 Timeout+Transparent Mode: Retrigger of Alarms t Event : Duration of alarm input source (motion, contact, system events...) t Duration : Alarm duration for timeout, defined in the event setup menus t reaction : Resulting duration for this alarm mode, related to event r ecord, alarm ou tputs, OSD message, buzzer[...]

96 A P P E N D I X B : D A T A L O S T T I M E F O R V I D E O L O S S If the system power off automatically, 4MB of video will be lost. Lost time differ depending on variabl e factors, i ncluding, recordi ng resolution, numb er of ca mera, v ideo screen, recordi ng quality and frame rate. Please refer to the following table for data lost time of t[...]

97 9 704X480 8 Dynamic Picture Superior 7.5 fps 8 10 704X480 8 Dynamic Picture Superior 7.5 fps 8[...]

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