EverFocus ECOR264-8F1 manual

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ii ii ii ii Safety Precautions  Refer all work rel ated to the i nstallation of this prod uct to qualified service personnel or sys tem installers.  Do not block the ventilation opening or slots on the cover.  Do not drop metallic parts through slots. This could permanently damage the appliance. Turn the power off immedia tely and contact [...]

iii iii iii iii  Attachments Do not use at tachments not recommended by the product ma nufacturer as they may cause haza rds.  Water and Moisture Do not use this unit near wa ter-for example, n ear a bath tub, wa sh bowl, kitchen sink, or laundry tub, in a wet basement, near a swimming p ool, in an u nprotected out door installation, or a ny [...]

iv iv iv iv This Product is Ro HS compliant . WEEE The inform ation in this manua l was current upon publication. T he manufactur er reserves the right to revise an d improve his pro ducts. Therefor e, all specifications are subject to chan ge without prior notice. Manu facturer is not r esponsible for misprints or typo graphical errors. Please rea[...]

v v v v TABLE OF CONT ENTS 1 PRODUCT OVERVIEW ..................................................................................................... 1 1.1 FEATURES ....................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 PACKAGE CONTENTS ............................................[...]

vi vi vi vi 3.6.1 General P TZ control (if PTZ cameras are installed) ........................................................................ 22 3.6.2 Express Contr ol of PTZ .........................................................................................................................23 3.7 LAYOUT .......................................[...]

vii vii vii vii 4.9.5 Misc. ...................................................................................................................................................... 80 4.10 INFORMATION........................................................................................................... 81 4.10.1 System ...........................[...]

1 1 P R O D U C T O V E R V I E W This new E verFocus digital video recorder is based o n H.264 compression technology, re sulting in increased reco rding capacity and improved network imag e transmission speed while retain ing high image quality. Compreh ensive features and extended even t recording settings enable the almost universal application[...]

2 1 . 2 P A C K A G E C ON T E NT S Digital Video Re corder x1 User Manua l x 1 AC Adapte r and Power Cord x1 Mouse x 1[...]

3 1 . 3 S P E C I F IC A T I ON S Number of Cha nnels 4 8 Compression Format H.264 Recording & Pla yback Rate/ Resolution 120 NTSC / 100 PAL (CI F) 60 NTSC / 5 0 PAL (Half D 1) 30 NTSC / 2 5 PAL (D1) 120 NTSC / 100 PAL (CI F) 60 NTSC / 5 0 PAL (Half D 1) 30 NTSC / 2 5 PAL (D1) Pentaplex Operation Simultaneo us Live, Recordi ng, Playback, Ar chi[...]

4 1 . 4 F R ON T P A N E L Your primary interaction with your new DVR will be through the Front Pa nel buttons and their corresponding buttons on the included Remo te Control. Take a moment to le arn where the keys are a s the remainder of the manual will refer to them often. Figure 1- 1 Front Panel 1) IR Re ceiver: Receiver for IR re mote control [...]

5 6) ◄◄ / ◄ I: Fast reverse playback or step reverse playback depe nding on playback mode. 7) ◄ / I I: Reve rse playback or pause 8) ► / I I: Forward playback or pause 9) ►► / I ► : Fast Forward playb ack or step forward playback depe nding on playback mode. 10) DVD+RW: DVD+RW burne r (D models only) 11) POWER LED: This LED ON indic[...]

6 1 . 5 R E A R P A N E L During initial setu p you will be connecting your DVR to multiple input and output devices. Th is is done through the rear panel. Figure 1- 2 Rear Panel ○ ○ ○ ○ 1 POWER: Plug the DC 12V power source provided into the power socket . ○ ○ ○ ○ 2 Alarm In: Connect up to 4 alarm inputs, selectable between N.O./N.[...]

7 ○ ○ ○ ○ 11 LAN: RJ-45 network co nnection 10/100Mb/s Ethernet. The re are two LEDs on the LAN jack; Green LED me ans network is connected, amber LE D flickers when data is being exchanged. 1 . 6 V I D E O I N P U T S / O U T P UT S I N ST A LL A T I O N Camera and CCTV monitor must use 75 Ohm video cable (e.g. RG-59, RG-6, RG-11) with BNC[...]

8 1. 8.1 Al ar m In p ut Co nt a ct s This DVR provid es one alarm input per camera. All in puts are programmable N.O. (Normal Ope n) or N.C. (Normal Closed) In puts have to be switched by dry con tacts. Alarm input with N.O. (Normal O pen) contact Alarm input with N.C. (Normal Closed) c ontact in idle state in idle state All setting s are programm[...]

9 Cable length fro m box to device („Stubs“) has to be limited to 2m using connector boxes. RS-485 bus serial wiring with co nnector boxes and connection cable A direct RS -485 bus star wiring is not supported un less using a signal distributor (see be low). Improper RS-485 bus st ar wiring A RS-485 signal d istributor may be used to use a sta [...]

10 System expansion with RS-485 signal distributo r ATTENTION: Most signa l distributors are unidirectional! This m eans that the signal only flows from the input toward s the outputs. Therefore, e.g. the interconnectio n of several keyboards is not possible with these types of signal distributor! 1. 9.2 RS -4 8 5 so ck e t pi n as si g nm e n t Th[...]

11 1 . 1 0 U SB - M o us e i n s t a l l a t i on Connect the US B mouse to one of the 2 USB po rts. (This can be done while DVR is powered on) The rear USB V1.0 port is recommended to reserve the higher speed fron t USB V2.0 port for video copy/export. NOTE: Recommended mouse types are Logitech® and Microso ft® wired USB wheel-mouse. Wireless US[...]

12 1. 11. 2 N et wo rk C on n e ct i o n t hr ou gh P at ch Ca ble The connection to an e xisting network requires a normal p atch cable (straight-through). The illustration shows the conn ection to a network switch or route r. Figure 1- 4 Network Conn ection throug h Patch Cable Pinout of straight patch cable 1 . 1 2 F IN A L I N S T A L L P R O C[...]

13 2 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 ECOR264-4/ECO R264-8 DVRs su pport multip le sources to control the DVR. It can be controlled with a mouse, the fron t panel, an EKB500, and the handhe ld remote control. This chapter will cov er the basic operation using the mouse and the front panel button s. 2 . 1 G EN E R A L U SB M O U[...]

14 Click on the icon to access the Configurat ion Menu. The Configu ration menu screens (shown in Figure 2-2 OSD Menu) are divided into 3 main sections . Figure 2- 2 OSD Menu ○ 1 In section 1, the re are ten setup options availab le. Move the mouse over an icon and click to select it. ○ 2 In section 2, the categories for the selected icon will [...]

15 Bar : Click and hold on the bar to adjust the set point Left or Right. * Note about on-scr een keyboard: Click on a button to input that character. The buttons on the right and bottom have the following funct ions: . Delete Delete the letter Done Confirm the selection All Caps Switch to capital letters Space Ent er a space ← Move to left → M[...]

16 2 . 2 G e n e ra l F ro n t P an e l O pe ra t i o n 2. 2.1 H ow t o sel ect a c h an nel / En a b l e au di o 1. In a view consisting of more than one channel, use the mouse or pre ss arrow keys (Up/Down/Righ t/Left) t o scroll th rough each channel that is displayed. The selected channel will be highlighted by white frame. Pressing th e “r i[...]

17 Figure 2- 3 OSD Menu ○ 1 In section 1, the re are ten setup options availab le. Use arrow keys to highlight an icon and press “ Enter ” to select it. ○ 2 In section 2, the main choices for the selected ico n will be displayed. Use Up/Down arrow ke ys to highlight a cho ice and press “ Enter ” to select it. ○ 3 In section 3, a ll th[...]

18 Bar : Press “ Enter ” key to activat e t he slider, then use arrow keys to adjust the se tting. Press “ Enter ” again to finalize the changes. * Note about on-scr een keyboard: Click on a button to input that character. The buttons on the right and bottom have the following funct ions: Delete Delete the letter Done Confirm the selection [...]

19 3 . G E N E R A L D V R O P E R A T I O N S This ch apter introduces the operations on major functions including pla yback, layout change, sequence, triplex operatio ns, copy, and search. 3 . 1 R E C OR D By default, the DVR will always be in record mode. When the DVR is turned on, it will sta rt to record. The exceptions a re: 1. DVR will not r[...]

20 + To input passwo rd using front panel: press “ Enter ” key to show t he on-screen keyboard (see Figure 3 -2 On-screen Keyboa rd). Use the arrow buttons to highlig ht each character and press the “ Enter ” key on the front panel to input the selected characters. When f inished, highlight “ Done ” and press t he “ Enter ” key on t[...]

21 To playback: By mouse: Righ t-click to bring up the menu bar and click on t o enter Playback Menu . By front pane l: Press key to enter P layback Menu . The playback bar will show (see figure below): 2009/05/25 09 :09:30PM 2009/05/ 25 09:09:40PM 20 09/05/25 09:10:30PM 1. Stop key: press to stop playback 2. Slow Reverse key: press to start slow r[...]

22 14. Start time for bar (the left-most point of the time bar) 15. Current p layback time (the time indicated by the slider) 16. End time fo r time bar (the right-most point of th e time bar) 3 . 6 P T Z 3. 6.1 Ge ne r al P TZ co n t ro l (if PT Z cameras ar e installed) Right-click to b ring up the menu bar and click on to display PTZ Controls . [...]

23 c. Click “ Go ” butto n 12. Steps to remove a tour (if supported by the camera) a. Click “ Tour ” button b. Click the nu mber of the desired tour c. Click “ Delete ” butto n Click “ C ” to clear the digit in th e number display Click “ X ” at the top-right corner to hide the PTZ menu (see Express control belo w) Click “ Exi[...]

24 • 14, 15: PTZ tilt down • 16: PTZ pan/tilt right and down • 6: Focus close r • 10: Focus furthe r • 7: Zoom in • 11: Zoom out REMEMBER: Click “ X ” at the top-right corner to hide the PTZ menu (see Express control belo w) Click “ Exit ” to leave PTZ function. “ X ” only HIDES the PTZ control pane l. “ EXIT “ closes th[...]

25 3 . 7 L A Y O U T The ECOR2 64-4/ECOR264-8 DVR ha s a total of th ree display mode s a vailable. The different a vailable layouts are shown below: (Fu ll) (4 screens) (PIP) (9 scree ns)* NOTE: PIP d isplay is not available in Playback mode To change layout, follow the steps below: By mouse: Righ t-click to bring up the menu bar and click th en c[...]

26 3 . 9 D I S P L A Y 1. Press Disp lay button on menu by u sing mouse. 2. Press again t o show status information. Please se e the following table for status represe ntation. Recording Playb ack Fast forward Fast b ackward Back pause Alarm Motion Video loss Express copy Aud io out 3. Press again t o show status information. Please se e the follow[...]

27 4. When in ZOOM mode, the mouse curso r will change to a different icon in diffe rent areas of the screen. Users can contro l the portion of the magnified image to be displayed by clicking directly on screen: Figure 3- 4 Zoom Exp ress Control The screen is d ivided into a 4x4 grid. The function of each se ction is defined as below: • 1: Left a[...]

28 3. 12. 1 T i me S ea r c h Figure 3- 5 Search Menu – T ime Search Play From : Select the time to begin the search by choosing the Date and Time. Click o n th e “ Play ” button to start the search. The DVR will au tomatically play the vid eo being se arched. The DVR will pla y the nearest time if there is no data in selected time. In search[...]

29 3. 12. 2 E v en t Se a r ch Figure 3- 6 Search Menu – Even t Search From: Select starting date and time To: Select end ing date and time. Camera: Select which cameras to search for. Event: Sele ct which event type(s) to search for. Choose f rom Alarm, Motion, Video Loss, or Others. Click on the “ Searc h ” button to start searching. The se[...]

30 Prev Page : Go to previous page Next Page : Go to next page Play : Playback selected item Copy : Copy select ed item 3 . 1 3 C O P Y To bring up Copy menu: By mouse: Righ t-click to bring up the menu bar and click on to enter Copy Menu . By front pane l: Press the “ Copy ” key to e nter Copy Menu directly. Figure 3- 7 Copy Menu Camera: Selec[...]

31 Archive To: Sele ct whether you want to copy to USB or CD / DVD (CD/DVD on “D” models only). Data Size : Shows the estimated total size for the time period . Copy Now: Press “ Copy ” but ton to start archiving. Eject: Pres s “ Eject button to eject the CD/DVD. Eject button will o nly appear if media type is CD/DVD. 3 . 1 4 L O G O UT R[...]

32 4 D V R C O N F I G U R A T I O N This chap ter will walk you through t he DVR Menu Sett ings step by step and show yo u how to se t the DVR for your specific app lication. 4 . 1 C O N F I G U R A TI O N M E N U 1. To bring up the Main Menu, press the “ Menu ” key on the fron t panel or right-click with the USB mous e to bring up the O SD me[...]

33 Date: Sets the current date of DVR. Time: Set s the current time of DVR. Record Mode: Normal+Event : Normal recording plus event recording . Event Only: Event recording only. Schedule Re c: Schedule recording. Enter the number o f hours per day for the estimated event recording. Resolution: Sele ct recording resolution based on vid eo format. NT[...]

34 Network Type : Fixed IP: User se ts a fixed IP for network connection. DHCP: DHCP server in LAN will automatically assign IP fo r network connection. PPPoE: This is for d irect DSL connection application ONL Y (no route r). Check with your I SP to see if they use PPPoE. IP Address : This fie ld shows the cu rrent IP Address for the DVR. If Fixed[...]

35 4 . 3 C A M E R A S E T T I N G Figure 4-2 is a scree n shot of th e CAME RA S ETTING MENU . This menu is used to configu re individual camera set tings. Figure 4- 2 Camera Menu -Basic Setting 4. 3.1 Ba s i c S et ti ng Camera: Select the camera number. Title: The title setting allows you to assign a title to selected camera. Each title supports[...]

36 Covert: Check t he box to hide the ca mera picture in live and se quence modes. However, th e image will still be recorded and can be played back by any user who ha s playback rights . Record Mode: 2 record modes are available. Normal + Event: Th is recording mode includes continuous and event recording. Event Only: Video will be recorded only w[...]

37 4. 3.2 Vi de o Ad j us t Figure 4- 3 Camera Men u – Video Adjust Camera: Select the camera you wish to adjust. “Title” will cha nge to the name of the sele cted camera. Brightness: Ad justs how bright/dark the p icture appears. If d etails appear to be lo st in the shadows or darker regions, try increasing the B rightness. If the image app[...]

38 Apply To: Th is button can be us ed to copy the video settin gs to other cameras. Select which cameras you wish to cop y to. "Select All" selects all ca meras, “Unselect All” desele cts all cameras. Click “OK ” to copy the settings or "Can cel" to exit without copying. 4. 3.3 Mo ti on Figure 4- 4 Camera Men u – Moti[...]

39 Pre-alarm Record: Check box to start copying recorded video t o the ha rd disk from several mo ments before the mot ion event. (Pre-alarm recording rate will follow “ Normal ” frame rate setting ) Buzzer: Check t his box to enable the buzzer when a motion event is triggered. Email Notify: Check this box to send email notification when a moti[...]

40 5. Press Enter key twice at the end point, and the area will be selected. Figure 4- 5 Camera Menu – Motion Grid Setting Apply To: This bu tton can be used to copy the motion se ttings t o other cameras. Se lect which came ras you wish to copy to. "Select All" selects all cameras, “Unselect All” de selects all cameras. Click “OK[...]

41 4. 3.4 Vi de o Lo ss Figure 4- 6 Camera Menu – Video Loss Camera: Select the camera you wish to adjust, “Title” will cha nge to the title name of the selected camera. Enable: Check box to enable Video Loss detection. Log: Check bo x to record video loss events in the log. Pre-alarm Record: Check box to start copying recorded video t o the [...]

42 Apply To: This bu tton can be used to copy the video loss settings to other ca meras. Select wh ich cameras you wish to copy to. "Select All" selects all cameras, “Unselect All” de selects all cameras. Click “OK” to copy the settin gs or "Cancel" to exit without copying. 4 . 4 R E C OR D & P L A Y S ET T I NG Figu[...]

43 strongly recommen ded. If you do not u se this fea ture, p lease be su re to make specific arrangements to monitor/be notifie d when the disk is full. Schedule Rec ord: Use schedule recording mode. For Sc hedule recording, the o nly way to stop the DVR from recording is to turn sche dule recording off. Pressing a ny key on the front pa nel to a [...]

44 Alarm: Enter the expected number of hours per da y due to alarm recording. If the total Motion and A larm h ours is more than 24 hours, the calculator will a ssu me that motion an d ala rm recording take place for the entire 24 hour period. Click on the “ E E E S S S T T T I I I M M M A A A T T T E E E ” ” ” bu tton to display the result[...]

45 4 . 5 A L A R M & EV E N T S E T TI N G Figure 4-10 is a screen shot of the ALARM & EVE NT SETTI NG MENU . This menu will wa lk yo u t hrough alarm and event setup. Figure 4- 10 Alarm & Event Menu - Alarm 4. 5.1 Al a r m Alarm: Sele ct the alarm input trigger connection number from 1 to 4/8. Enable: Check box to enable response to th[...]

46 N.O.: Normal Open contact. N.C.: Normal Close d contact. Network Alarm: Che ck box t o send o ut a ne twork alarm t o client PC when mot ion occurs. (requires PowerCon software and setting up Alarm Server in Network Se tup menu) Active Camera: This field is for a ssociating and alarm trigger with a specific camera. For e xample if you had an ext[...]

47 4. 5.2 Ev en t This section cov ers notifications due to internal system event warnings. Figure 4- 11 Alarm & Event Menu – Event Event: Sele ct from the following event types. HD Temperatu re: Hard drive is over the safety warning tempe rature HD Failure: If DVR fails to detect the HDD on start up, the system will create an HD failure even[...]

48 HD Temperature : Figure 4- 12 Alarm & Event Menu – Event - HD Tem perature Log: Check bo x to record HDD temperature events in the log. Buzzer: Check box to enable buzzer when hard drive’s temp erature is over the “Temp. Warning Limit” . Email Notify: Check box to en able email notification when HDD temperature is over the “Temp. W[...]

49 HD Failure: Figure 4- 13 Alarm & Event Menu – Event - HD Failu re Log: Check bo x to record events in the log. Buzzer: Check box to enable the buzzer if no hard d rive is detected on system startup. Email Notify: Check box to enable email notificat ion function when HD fa ils. Email op eration requires that valid email se ttings have been [...]

50 HD Full: Figure 4- 14 Alarm & Event Men u – Event - HD Fu ll Log: Check bo x to record events in the log. Buzzer: Check box to enable the buzze r when h ard d rive is full (recommen ded if the Record Ove rwrite function is d isabled. See Section 5.4.1). Email Notify: Check b ox to enable email notification when HD is fu ll. Email operation[...]

51 HD Off: Figure 4- 15 Alarm & Event Menu – Event - HD Off Buzzer: Ch eck box to e nable b uzzer if the hard drive is tu rned off (disconne ct ed) or becomes disabled (cannot be dete cted by the system). Email Notify: Ch eck box to en able email notification whe n HD is off. E mail operation requires that va lid email settings have been ente[...]

52 Power Loss: Figure 4- 16 Alarm & Event Menu – Event – Powe r Loss Log: Log is perman ently checked for this feature. Po wer Loss events are always recorded by the DVR. Email Notify: Check box to enable e mail notification when power has been restored. Email ope ration requires that valid email settings have been entered in the Network Se[...]

53 Network Loss : Figure 4- 17 Alarm & Event Menu – Event – Network L oss Log: Check bo x to record events in the log. Buzzer: Check box to enable buzzer when network is lost. Alarm Output: This will tra nsmit a sign al through the alarm outp ut relay. It can be set to either “ NONE ” (not active) or “ 1 ” (active). Output Type: Out[...]

54 4. 5.3 Sc he d ul e S ett in g Figure 4-18 is a scre en shot of the SCHEDULE S ETTING MENU . In this menu you can se t a unique timer to enable recording during a specified time p eriod. This menu is u sed to configure Express Setup, Holida ys and detailed Sch edule settings. Figure 4- 18 Schedule Menu- Express Setup 4. 5.4 Ex pr e ss S et u p W[...]

55 Event Action: Ch eck this box to enable Buzzer, Alarm out , E-mail and Netwo rk actions selected else where when an event o ccurs during the selected time pe riod. Apply: P ress “Apply” b utton bring u p a co nfirmation windo w. Select “Yes” to co nfirm a nd apply the express schedule se ttings or “No” to cancel changes. 4. 5.5 Ho li[...]

56 Month/date: Uses this e ntry on the same month and day, e very year (e.g. January 1 for New Y ear’s Day) Month/weekday: Uses this e ntry on a specific day of a specific wee k in the month specified (e.g 4 th Thursday in Nove mber for Thanksgiving). Details: Specif ies the date to be used. Prev: Previous Page (30 Holidays Total) Next: Next Page[...]

57 1. Click on desired start time bloc k (no nu mbers on it ) on a time bar. At this time, the selected block will be highlighted in blue frame and the selected time b ar will be highlighted by red f rame. There are 24 b locks on the time bar rep resenting 24 hou rs respectively. Set a schedule st art time by clicking on a desired start time b lock[...]

58 3. Selecting camera : Use Right/Left arrow key to select desired came ra to configure. S elected camera number will be highlighted by a blue frame. See abo ve image. 4. Enter time bar editing m ode : Use Up/Down arrow key to switch to tim e ba r e diting m ode . When this mode is se lected, all 9 time bars will be highlighted within a blue frame[...]

59 7. Changing recordi ng mode (color) of a timezone : Use Right /Left arrow key to switch to the first block (with nu mber on it) o f a timezone. Clicking Enter bu tton, and this t imezone will switch to another color, which mean s switching to another record mode. The color switch s equence is gray->orange->blue. Click the “ Edit Timezone[...]

60 NTSC: 720x480; 720x240; 360x240 PAL: 720x576 / 720x288 / 360x288 Normal: Frame rate in images per se cond for continuous recording. The speed is limited to the maximum recording rate of the DVR divided by the numbe r of installed cameras. Event: Frame rate in images per second f or e vent re cording. Ev ent reco rd speed can be set f rom 1 to 30[...]

61 4. 5.7 Al ar m Ac t i on Defines recording response to input trigger signals by time of day on specific days o f the week and/o r holidays and ‘ot her’ days. Alarm: Select a numbe r to cha nge the schedule for that alarm. Each alarm can be set on a 24 hour time block for Holiday (Hol), Other (Ot h), Sunday (Sun), Monda y (Mon), Tuesday (Tue)[...]

62 Change the section to different mode (with different color) by clickin g on the first block of each section. The color switches from gray -> orange, every time user clicks the first block of a section. 3. Repeat clicking on the first block (with number on it) of any timezone, this timezone will change from one color to another, wh ich means s[...]

63 6. Editing blocks in a time ba r : when a time bar is selected (highlighted in red frame), press Enter button, then the first block o f th is ba r will be selected (highlighted in blue frame ). Use Right/Left arrow key to switch t o desired block a s starting time, a nd pres s Enter button again to confirm. A t this time, the current and all fol[...]

64 Apply to Ca meras: This but ton can be used to copy sche dules to other cameras. Se lect which cameras you wish to copy to. "Select All" sele cts a ll cameras, “Clear All” d eselects all cameras. Click “OK” to cop y the settings or "Ca ncel" to exit without copying.[...]

65 4 . 6 N E T W O R K S E T TI N G Figure 4-22 is a screen shot of the NETWORK SETTING MENU . This menu is for configuring the DVR for a network conne ction. NOTE: Since every Network Configu ration is different, please check with your Network Administrato r or ISP to see if your DVR requires specific IP addresses and/or port numbers. Figure 4- 22[...]

66 DNS Server 2 : This field shows the secondary DNS server for your n etwork. HTTP Port: Port numb er for HTTP/WEB commun ication. Additional in formation: 1. Set up the DV R Network Menu according to the in structions detailed in the Networking chap ter of this DVR’s manua l. a. If using DHCP, a ll settings will be detected auto matically. Whil[...]

67 • Well Kno wn Ports 0 thru 1023 • Registe r ed Ports 102 4 thru 49151 • Dynamic and/ or Private Ports 49152 thru 65535 So, rather than encounter a po rt co nflict by ch oosing a po rt co mmonly used for anoth er purpo se (like po rt 25 for S MTP mail or p ort 44 8 for secure sockets), choose an ‘unusual’ port n umber. For example , add[...]

68 Receiver Ema il 2: Input the second e-mail address that eve nt messages are sent to. Receiver Ema il 3: Input the third e-mail address that event messages are sent to. Email Subjec t: Input email subject. 4. 6.3 DD N S DDNS Server: Select either “EverfocusDDNS” or “www.d yndns.org” as the DDNS provider. If DDNS will not be used , simply [...]

69 instead, doub le-check your network settings and DDNS na me and resubmit the DDNS name un til you get “Success”. You should now be able to connect b y typing in the host name you created. Example: http:// hostname.everfocusddns.com It is not necessa ry to append the HTTP port number to the DDNS name. The EverFocus DDNS server not only keeps [...]

70 4. 6.4 Al a r m Ser ver Figure 4- 26 Network Menu – Alarm Server This menu def ines the parameters for communicating with a PC running PowerCon software. Server IP1~3 : IP address of client PC with installed PowerCon S oftware. The network alarm can be transmitted to up to 3 addresses. Protocol: Sele ct the protocol type for alarm transmission[...]

71 4 . 7 D i s k In f o r m a t i o n 4-27 is a scre en shot of the DISK INFORMATION MENU . This menu is u sed to review the DVR’s hard drive settings and status. No values in this screen can be change d by the operator. Figure 4- 27 Disk Menu 4. 7.1 Di sk Record Time (Start): Shows earliest recorded time on the hard drive. Record Time (End): Sho[...]

72 4 . 8 D I S P L A Y S E T TI N G Figure 4-28 is a screen shot of the DISPLAY SETTI NG MENU . This menu will w alk you throu gh the Main Monitor On -Screen Display (OSD) and Main Monitor Sequ ential setup. Figure 4- 28 Display Menu – M onitor OSD 4. 8.1 Mo ni t o r OS D These are the display options for the Main Monitor. Main Monitor Camera Ti [...]

73 4. 8.2 Ma in M / T SE Q Figure 4- 29 Display Menu – M ain M/T SEQ Step: Sequen ce order. For reference. Camera: Select which camera appears in the current step . Dwell (sec): Se t the dwell time for each step. Sequence dwe ll time can be set from 0 to 99 second s. Sequence repea ts continuously from steps 1 through 20 until interrupted.[...]

74 4 . 9 S Y S T E M S E TT I N G Figure 4-30 is a screen shot o f the SYSTE M SETTING MENU . This menu is for setting up general system parameters for t he DVR. Figure 4- 30 System Menu – Date/Time 4. 9.1 Dat e/T i m e Date: Set current Date. Time: Set curren t Time. Date Format: Cho ose date format from yyyy/mm/dd, dd/mm/yyyy, an d mm/dd/yyyy. [...]

75 NTP Update Interval: The frequency that the system automatically updat es the time. Select Daily, We ekly, or Monthly. 4. 9.2 Day l i gh t S av i n g Figure 4- 31 System Menu – Daylight Saving Daylight Saving: Ch eck the box to enable automatic dayligh t saving time adjustment . Start Date: Set the start date for daylight saving time. Start Ti[...]

76 4. 9.3 Us er User Menu is where you can add or delete different login IDs on the system as well as set access levels. See the cha rt on Page 80 for a listing of the rights asso ciated with each access level. Figure 4- 32 System Menu – Use r Add Click “Add” bu tton to add a n ew u ser. S et the n ame (case-sensitive), pa ssword, an d a cces[...]

77 Edit Click “Edit” but ton to make changes to an e xisting user ac count. Press “Save” button to sa ve changes or “Cancel” to exit with out making changes. Figure 4- 34 System Menu – Use r - Edit User Login: Che ck this box t o activate user login. Wh en th is is disabled, no usern ame or p assword is required to acces s the system,[...]

78 There are th ree system access levels. The following ch arts show the rights of each level. Main Menu at the DVR User Level and Right RIGHT ADMINISTRAT OR MANAGER OPERATOR Playback OK OK NO PTZ OK OK NO Layout OK OK O K Channel OK OK O K Display OK OK O K Sequence OK OK O K Monitor OK OK O K Zoom OK OK NO Search OK OK NO Copy OK OK NO Config. OK[...]

79 4. 9.4 I/ O Co n t ro l Figure 4-35 is a screen shot of the I/O Control Sett ing Menu. This menu is used to define the settings for controlling the DVR through RS485, and for DVR control of a ttached PTZ cameras. Figure 4- 35 System Menu – I/ O Control RS485 PTZ Protocol: Se lect PTZ protoco l , choose from the following protocols: Transparent[...]

80 4. 9.5 Mi s c. Figure 4- 36 System Menu – F irmware & Misc. Firmware Current Firmwa re Version: Displays the current version. Firmware Upgrade : Press “Upgrade” to upgrade the firmware. NOTE: To perform a Firmware Upgrade, you will nee d to connect a USB flash device with the latest ve rsion of the firmware. Do not d isconnect the USB [...]

81 4 . 1 0 I N F O R MA T I O N 4.37 is a screen shot of the INFORMATION MENU . This men u displays important system inf ormation. Figure 4- 37 Information M enu – System 4. 10. 1 Sy st em System Version: Displa ys firmware version number. Model: Displays DVR mo del number. NTSC/PAL: Displays cu rrent video format. Network IP: Displays the DV R?[...]

82 4. 10. 2 Log Figure 4- 38 Information M enu – Log From Date: Select starting date of log to be displayed. Time: Sele ct starting time of log to be displayed. To Date: Select end date of log to be displayed. Time: Sele ct end time of log to be displayed. Log Type: Con figurations: to see log entries re lated to configuration changes. Eve nt: to[...]

83 Figure 4- 39 Log List Prev Page : Go to the previous page of log. Next Page : Go to the next page of log. Close : Close the win dow[...]

84 5 N e t w o r k i n g O v e rv i e w This ch apter will g ive you a b asic instruct ion on how to set up the DVR for network conn ection. It is highly recommended t hat yo u have a wo rking knowledge of wha t a netwo rk is a nd h ow it works. Th is will b e helpful in co mpleting the networking process. 5 . 1 I nt ro d u ct i o n t o T C P / I P[...]

85 5 . 4 V i r t u a l P o r t s A port number represen ts a "channel" or entryway for network commun ications. P ort numbers allow different computers to utilize network resources without interfe ring with each other. Port numbers most commonly appear in network progra mming, particularly socket programming. Sometimes, t hough, port numb[...]

86 The modem/rou ter wa s either installed by you r Internet service provider or pu rchased b y you t o establish a connec tion to the Internet. A router assigns different internal IP addresses to local computers; this allows multiple computers t o a ccess th e Internet th rough the same external IP address. Do you have a static IP address? _______[...]

87 2. Direct High Speed Mo dem Con nection: A direc t modem conne ction uses a standard network cable to co nnect the modem directly to a co mputer (or in this case a mo dem to th e DVR). This type of connection only co vers single-port modems. For a combination modem/route r, use the setup described be low. 3. Router or L AN Connec tion – A loca[...]

88 Connection Proc edure:  The First step is to purch ase or make a cross-over cable. We recommend purcha sing one if you have neve r made a cross-over cable. Please remember you can n ot use a straight through network cable for this ap plication  Once you have a cross-over cable plug one end into the LAN port on the back of the DVR and the o[...]

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91  Click on the option that says “Use the following IP add ress”  Assign an IP address of 192.168.1.2, a Subnet Mask of 255.255 .255.0, an d a Default Gateway of 192.168.1.1, the n click OK.  Restart both the co mputer and the DVR.  To access the DVR f rom the computer, simply open In ternet Explorer and in the address b ar type: h[...]

92 5 . 8 D i r e c t Hi gh S pe e d M o de m C o nn e c ti on Straight Through Ethe rnet Cable Pin outs: The Figure below shows the pin conf igurations for a straight cable. Connection Proc edure:  The first step is to purchase or make a straight through cable. We recommend purchasin g one if you have ne ver made a straight through cable. Please[...]

93  Log into the Eve rFocus DVR menu and go to the Network Sett ing Menu.  Input the Static IP address, the Subnet Mask, and the Gateway that you obtained fro m the in ternet service provide r.  Note: If yo u have a dynamic I P address, you can set the DVR to DHCP to automatically de tect the network settings. Therefore, it can use a dynam[...]

94 5 . 9 R o u t e r o r LA N C o n ne c t i o n Straight Through Ethe rnet Cable Pin outs: The Figure below shows the pin conf igurations for a straight cable. Connection Proc edure:  The First step is to purchase or make a straight through cab le. We recommend purchasing one if you have ne ver made a straight through cable. Please re member yo[...]

95  Once you have a straight through cable plug one end into the LAN port on the ba ck of the recorder and the other in to the router.  Log into the Eve rFocus DVR menu and go to the Network Sett ing Menu.  To let the route r automatically assign an address:  Set the Network Typ e to DHCP. Make sure to write do wn the IP address and the[...]

96 number o f the IP address. For example, if th e IP address of the computer is 192 .168.2.101, the DVR’s IP address should be 192.168.002.050.  To access the DVR f rom a computer simply open Inte rnet Explorer and in the address bar t ype: http:// (IP address of the DVR)  Note: The DVR’s IP address will on ly work at the location of the[...]

97 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 NN E C T I N G T O EC O R 26 4 - 4 / E C O R 2 6 4 - 8 To access the DVR from a computer, open an Internet Explorer window and in the addre ss bar type: Local connectio n: http:// (IP address from the DVR’s Ne twork Menu): IP port used Internet connectio n: http:// (IP address giv[...]

98 6 . 2 B R O W S E R S E C U R I T Y S E T T I N G 6. 2.1 Ins tal li ng A ct i v eX con t r ol s When you first c onnect to the DVR’s IP addres s, you should see a screen like the one below. If you do not see a yellow bar like the one the arrow is pointing at, your se curity settings may be too high. If so, go to “Section 6.2.2 - Enabling Act[...]

99 Install the ePlus DVR.cab file when prompted to do so. Once the file fin ishes installing, you will return to the screen like the one below.[...]

100 Right click on the yellow bar and select “Run Add -on…” Install the MSX ML file when prompted to do so. Now, you will able to see the remote live page.[...]

101 6. 2.2 En ab l i ng A ct iv eX C on t r ol s Note: This section is only necessary if you DO NO T see the yellow ActiveX bar at the top of your browse r 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 Se curity tab at the top of the window, then choose [...]

102 In the Security Set tings window, scroll to “ActiveX cont rols and plug-ins” Set the cont rols as follows: “ Enable ”:  Allow previou sly unused ActiveX controls to run withou t prompt ( Internet Explorer 7 only )  Allow scriptlets ( I E7 only )  Automatic promp ting for ActiveX controls  Binary and scrip t behaviors  Dis[...]

103 Close the window so you are back at the login sc reen. Click the Refre sh button to reload the page. Install the ePlus DVR.cab file when prompted to do so. Once the file fin ishes installing, you will return to the sam e login page as before. Type in the use r name and password and click Lo gin to view the cameras. Default user name : admin Def[...]

104 6 . 3 R E M O T E L IV E V I E W 1. In the main page, you will see live images in a 4-screen display (or 8 screens, depending on the model). 2. The status of each camera is represented by different colors o n the left side of the screen. G reen means normal; o range indicates a Motion alarm; blue indicates Video Loss, red indicates an ala rm ev[...]

105 6 . 4 R E M O T E P LA Y B A C K To playback the vid eo, press “Search” b utton. Select f rom “Ti me Search”, “Event Search”, or “ Motion Search”. For more details about Search setting, please refer t o “3.12 Search Setting”. “Event Search” and “M otion S earch” will sh ow maximum 40 0 search result items (beg inning[...]

106 7 E V E R F O C U S D D N S S E T U P Setup Steps: Step 1. Set up the Network Menu acco rding to the in structions detailed in th e Networking chapter. (Make sure that DNS Server 1 is set correctly or DDNS will not work) Step 2. Go t o the website http://everfocusddns. com and check for an available name. Note: This step is optional, though rec[...]

107 DDNS name until you get “Success”. Step 5. You shou ld now be able to connect by typing the name you created into the address bar. Example: http:// hostname.everfocusddns.com It is not necessa ry to append the HTTP port number to the DDNS name. The EverFocus DDNS server not only keeps t rack of your DVR’s IP address, it keep s track of th[...]

108 8 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 8 . 2 T Y P IC A L L I N K S Y S P OR T F O R WA R D I N G This section will cover a few simple conf igurations for th e Linksys router. This chapter is only to offer some help to the installer and end user. Please u nderstand we DO NOT support this product a nd will not g ive tech s[...]

109 Applications an d G aming allows yo u t o se t up public services o n your network, such as web servers, f tp servers, e -mail servers, or other specia lized Internet applications. (Some Internet applications may not require any forwarding) To forward a port, enter the information on each line fo r the crite ria required. Descriptions of each c[...]

110 8 . 3 T Y P IC A L D - L I NK P O R T F O R W A RD I N G This section will cover a few simple configurations for the D-Link router. T his chapter is only t o offer some help to the installer and end user. Please u nderstand we DO NOT support this product a nd will not g ive tech support on it. If you need additional techn ical support on this r[...]

111 Click Virtual Se rvers on the left to bring up the follo wing screen. Virtual Se rvers allows users who are connecting re motely to access services on the route r’s Local Network. The functions o f each field are described below. Virtual Server - S elect Enabled or Disabled Name - Enter the name referencing the virtual service Private IP - Th[...]

112 Here is an exa mple of the information for each service: Name Private IP Protocol Private Port Public Port Schedule HTTP 192.168.1.50 Both 8 0 80 E nable Where 192.168 .1.50 is the IP address of the ECO R264 on the LAN, and the defau lt port 80 is in use . Note: If you change d port 80 in the DVR’s Network Menu, open that port instead of 80 .[...]

113 9 T R O U B L E S H O O T I N G If you ha ve p roblems with the system, run through the following checklist to see if you can so lve the problem.  The DVR w ill not go into record mode.  Bring up the DVR’s Menu and check under the Camera Menu. Verify that all connected cameras are checked as “ Installe d” and that Record Mode is set[...]

114 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 Mo de Input Event Alarm Duration t t Event = t Reaction t Event : Duration of a larm input source (motion, contact, system events...) t reaction : Resulting duration for this alarm mod e, related to event record, alarm outputs, OSD message, buzzer Timeout + Transp arent Mode t [...]

115 Timeout Mode t Input Event Alarm Duration t Duration = t Reaction t Event t Event : Duration of a larm input source (motion, contact, system events...) t Duration : Alarm duration f or timeout, defined in the event setup menus t reaction : Resulting duration for this alarm mod e, related to event record, alarm outputs, OSD message, buzzer Perma[...]

116 Timeout Mode: Retrigger of Alarms t Event : Duration of a larm input source (motion, contact, system events...) t Duration : Alarm duration f or timeout, defined in the event setup menus t reaction : Resulting duration for this alarm mod e, related to event record, alarm outputs, OSD message, buzzer Timeout+Tran sparent Mode: Retrigger of Alarm[...]

117 A P P E N D I X B : E X P R E S S S E T U P R E C O R D I N G V A L U E S E L E C T I O N R U L E S Case 1: Record Mode: Normal + Event Record With: Recor ding days The DVR will Auto adjust image Quality and Event frame rate to match the number of Rec ording days which user selected: According to resolution, event hours and other assu mptions a[...]

118 Case 3: Record Mode: Normal + Event or Event Only Record With: Preset Setting DVR will apply the settings in the table below to a ll cameras according to the Preset Set tings. Preset Sett ing Option Camera Item Apply value Quality Superior Normal Fram e Rate Max recordi ng frame ra te of DVR Best Quali ty Event Fra me Rate 30 Quality Standard N[...]

119 A P P E N D I X C : R E M O T E C O N T R O L The IR remote control is an accessory to enhance the convenient operation of the DVR. You can perform all th e settings and opera tions fro m the remote control. The effective distance is up to 33 feet line of sight. The keypad functions are same as the front pane l buttons of the DVR. A p p e n d i[...]

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