Kguard EL421-4HW212B manual

DV R with Cloud Te chnology USER MANU AL Easy Link Series ( EL421/EL821/EL1621) Default user name: admin Default password: 123456[...]

ENGLISH Conten ts 2 DVR User ’ s Manual Con t ents About this Manual .................................................................................................................... 6 FCC Compliance Sta temen t....................................................................................................... 6 Copyright ..................[...]

ENGLISH Conten ts DVR User ’ s Manual 3 3.6.1 Screen Ic ons .......................................................................................................... 29 3.6.2 Virtual Ke yboard .................................................................................................... 30 3.6.3 Locking the Screen .........................[...]

ENGLISH Conten ts 4 DVR User ’ s Manual 4.7.1 Gener al Sengs .................................................................................................... 65 Synchr onizing Time with NTP Ser ver .................................................................... 65 Seng Da ylight Sa ving Time ........................................[...]

ENGLISH Conten ts DVR User ’ s Manual 5 PTZ Setup .............................................................................................................. 99 5.5.7 Managing Sy stem Se ngs ................................................................................... 100 Gener al Setup ................................................[...]

ENGLISH Pre face 6 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 ma y have occurr ed. FCC[...]

ENGLISH Pre face DVR User ’ s Manual 7 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 head s ymbol, in an equ[...]

ENGLISH Chapter 1: Pr oduct Overview 8 DVR User ’ s Manual Chapt er 1: Product Ov er view 1.1 F eatur es This device supports the follo wing fea tures: • H.264 compression t echnology • Advanced and friendly user int erface with USB mouse contr ol • Supports simultaneous mul-channel playback with IE br owser of videos recor ded in di [...]

ENGLISH Chapter 1: Pr oduct Overview DVR User ’ s Manual 9 16-Channel DVR 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 US E /FRAME SLOW MENU/ESC MUTE ZOOM FOCUS IRIS Z _ F _ I _ LOCK Z+ F+ I+ PTZ Remot e Contr ol Mouse Baeries* CD-ROM Pow er Cord Pow er Adapter HDMI Cable RJ45 Cable Quick Guide [...]

ENGLISH Chapter 1: Pr oduct Overview 10 DVR User ’ s Manual 1.3 P arts and Funcons 1.3.1 Fron t Panel 4CH DIGI TA L VIDEO RECORDER 1 2 3 No. Item Descripon 1 HDD Indicat or Lights red when the HDD is being accessed. 2 Pow er Indicator Lights green t o indicat e the power is turned on. 3 USB port Connects to a USB mouse, ash disk, and oth[...]

ENGLISH Chapter 1: Pr oduct Overview DVR User ’ s Manual 11 1.3.2 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 8 1 2[...]

ENGLISH Chapter 1: Pr oduct Overview 12 DVR User ’ s Manual 16-Channel DVR RS-48 5A LARM 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 5 12 11 10 9 8 6 7 No. Connect or Descripon 1 Video input Connects to a maximum of 16 video input devices[...]

ENGLISH Chapter 1: Pr oduct Overview DVR User ’ s Manual 13 1.5 R emote Con trol 4-Channel / 8-Channel DVR 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ALL 0 MENU AUDIO/ SEARCH MUTE SEL 1 3 5 8 9 11 14 15 7 2 4 7 10 12 16 13 6 No. Icon Descripon 1 1 ~ 8 Numeric k eys Press to displa y channel 1 ~ 8. 2 9, 0 Numeric k eys Press “0” k ey to lock or unlock the curren t [...]

ENGLISH Chapter 1: Pr oduct Overview 14 DVR User ’ s Manual 16-Channel DVR 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 US E /FRAME SLOW MENU/ESC MUTE ZOOM FOCUS IRIS Z _ F _ I _ LOCK Z+ F+ I+ PTZ 1 3 5 6 7 8 9 11 13 14 15 18 26 23 22 19 2 4 10 12 16 17 20 21 24 25 27 No. Icon Descripon 1 Pr ess[...]

ENGLISH Chapter 2: Ins talla on DVR User ’ s Manual 15 Chapt er 2: Inst alla on 2.1 Inst alling the Hard Disk Drive Depending on the package y ou have purchased, the har d disk drive may be included in the full package. If it is not pre-inst alled, follow the installa on instrucons on this user manual. DO NOT ins tall or remove the ha[...]

ENGLISH Chapter 2: Ins talla on 16 DVR User ’ s Manual 2.1.2 Inst alling HDD on 16-Channel DVR The 16-channel DVR supports supports one 3.5” SA T A hard disk drive. T o install the HDD , follow the step s below . 4 Align the HDD to the holes on the DVR c ase and secure the HDD using the f our (4) supplied screws. 5 A ach the cov er and th[...]

ENGLISH Chapter 2: Ins talla on DVR User ’ s Manual 17 2.2 Connecng the P ower Use only the supplied power adapt er that came with the D VR. 1 Connect one end of the power adapter t o the power connect or on the back of the DVR. 2 Plug the other end of the power adapter int o the wall outlet. 3 For 4-channel/8-channel models, the DVR automa[...]

ENGLISH Chapter 2: Ins talla on 18 DVR User ’ s Manual 2.3.2 V GA Connecon Connect the video output of the DVR to the monit or via VGA connect or as shown. 2.3.3 HDMI Connecon Connect the video output of the DVR to the monit or via HDMI connector as shown. VIDEO INPUT LAN RS-485 VGA 12V CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOC K DO NOT OPEN HDMI 5 [...]

ENGLISH Chapter 2: Ins talla on DVR User ’ s Manual 19 2.4 Connecng the Camer as Connect the camer a cable(s) to the video input of the D VR via BNC or RS-485 c onnecon. 2.4.1 BNC Connecon Connect the camer a cable(s) to the video input of the D VR via BNC connector as shown. Note: The illustr aon below is of an 8-channel DVR. F or[...]

ENGLISH Chapter 2: Ins talla on 20 DVR User ’ s Manual 2.4.2 RS-485 Connecon If you are using a P TZ speed dome, connect the camer a cable to the video input of the DVR via RS -485 connector as shown. 2.5 Connecng the Alarm 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 AU[...]

ENGLISH Chapter 2: Ins talla on DVR User ’ s Manual 21 2.6 Connecng the Sensors Note: Av ailable in 16-channel DVRs only . Y ou can connect sensors up t o 8 channels. The connector s are labelled accor ding to channels. RS-485 ALAR M SENSOR G1 234 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 INP[...]

ENGLISH Chapter 2: Ins talla on 22 DVR User ’ s Manual 2.8 Connecng to Ne twork For r emote monitoring, connect the D VR to the int ernet via wired netw ork connecon. VIDEO INPUT LAN RS-485 VGA 12V CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOC K DO NOT OPE N HDMI 5 6 7 8 1 2 AUDIO OUTPUT 1 2 3 4 VIDEO INPUT AUDIO INPUT VIDEO OUTPUT RS-485 ALAR M SENSOR [...]

ENGLISH Chapter 2: Ins talla on DVR User ’ s Manual 23 2.10 Connecng to Speak ers Y ou can connect speak ers to the DVR via RCA c onnecon. 2.10.1 RCA Connecon Connect the speak er using RCA cable c onnecon as shown. VIDEO INPUT LAN RS-485 VGA 12V CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOC K DO NOT OPEN HDMI 5 6 7 8 1 2 AUDIO OUTPUT 1 2 3 4 VIDE[...]

ENGLISH Chapter 3: Ge ng Started 24 DVR User ’ s Manual Chapt er 3: Geng St arted 3.1 E as y Netw ork Setup f or Remot e Live Vie w on Smart Phone/ Pa d The outstanding f eature of this DVR is tha t you do not need to do an y complicated netw ork sengs to set up the D VR for r emote live view on smart phone/pad. In a DHCP typical per son[...]

ENGLISH Chapter 3: Ge ng Started DVR User ’ s Manual 25 3.3 Starng Up Connect the power adapt er to the DVR. See “2.2 Connecng the P ower ” on page 17 for further det ails. 3.4 Set St artup Wiz ard 1 When the Startup Wiz ard scr een appears on the scr een, click Next St ep to con nue. T o cancel the Startup Wiz ard, uncheck the ?[...]

ENGLISH Chapter 3: Ge ng Started 26 DVR User ’ s Manual 4 Set the dat e, me, OSD language, and video f ormat sengs. See “4.7.1 Gener al Sengs” on page 65 . 5 Set the network and email se ngs. See “4.4.1 Network Sengs” on page 52 and “4.4.3 Email Se ngs” on page 54 .[...]

ENGLISH Chapter 3: Ge ng Started DVR User ’ s Manual 27 6 Click Apply to sa ve the sengs. 7 When the inial setup process is c omplete, click OK . Note: T o prev ent the Wiz ard Setup scr een appears e very me the sy st em reboots, set the St artupWizard seng to Disable in ADV ANCED menu.[...]

ENGLISH Chapter 3: Ge ng Started 28 DVR User ’ s Manual 3.5 Shung Down T o properly turn o the D VR power , do the following: 1 In the preview mode, righ t -click on the mouse to display the pop-up menu on the boom of the screen. 2 Select Main Menu > ADV ANCED , and then click Shut Down . Y ou can also access the main menu by press[...]

ENGLISH Chapter 3: Ge ng Started DVR User ’ s Manual 29 3.6 The Main Screen 3.6.1 Screen Icons There ar e four types of r ecording indicator on the main scr een of each channel. 4-window display Channel tle Current date & me Rec ording indicat or 8-window display 16-window display Icon Descripon M Moon detector is acv ated. [...]

ENGLISH Chapter 3: Ge ng Started 30 DVR User ’ s Manual 3.6.2 Virtual K eyboar d The virtual k eyboard aut omacally appears on the screen if da ta entry is r equired. Click to toggle the k eyboard to upper case. Click to ent er the te xt. Click to delet e a charact er . T yped character s are display ed here. 3.6.3 Locking the Screen The sc[...]

ENGLISH Chapter 3: Ge ng Started DVR User ’ s Manual 31 5 If you wan t to modify the user name, ent er desired name in User Name . 6 Click the Passw ord bo x to enter the passwor d. Then, click Apply . 7 Click OK . 3.6.4 Pop-up Menu With the Pop-up menu, y ou can access to the main menu and other c ommon fea tures. T o bring up the Pop-up Menu[...]

ENGLISH Chapter 3: Ge ng Started 32 DVR User ’ s Manual 3.6.5 On Screen Displa y (OSD) menu Y ou can access the OSD menu by one of the following w ay s: • Right -click on the mouse and select Main Menu . • Press the MENU buon on the r emote control, then select Main Menu • Press the Menu k ey on the front panel, then select Main Menu [...]

ENGLISH Chapter 3: Ge ng Started DVR User ’ s Manual 33 3.7 Screen Modes 3.7.1 Live View By def ault, all channels are displayed on the scr een in grid form. T o view the live image of an y channel on full screen, simply double-click the le mouse buon. Double-click the le mouse buon ag ain to re turn to the window -display of all c[...]

ENGLISH Chapter 3: Ge ng Started 34 DVR User ’ s Manual 3.7.2 Split Mode Y ou can customiz e the 16 channels to be displayed separ ately on a 4-window or 9-window display or show all 16 channels on the screen. There ar e 3 split mode opons: 1 In the preview mode, righ t -click on the mouse to display the pop-up menu. 2 Select one of the fol[...]

ENGLISH Chapter 3: Ge ng Started DVR User ’ s Manual 35 3.7.4 R ota te Vie w With this funcon, the sys tem will automacally r otat e the display through all the channels and split window displa y . T o enable rot ate vie w: 1 In the preview mode, righ t -click on the mouse to display the Pop-up menu. 2 Select Start R otat e . The rot a?[...]

ENGLISH Chapter 3: Ge ng Started 36 DVR User ’ s Manual 3.8 Using PTZ Con trols If you are using a P TZ speed dome camer a, you can c ongure the P TZ contr ol sengs. 1 In the previe w mode, right -click on the mouse to display the P op-up menu. 2 Select PTZ . Note: This opon is not av ailable if the PTZ camer a is in Cruise mode. See [...]

ENGLISH Chapter 3: Ge ng Started DVR User ’ s Manual 37 3.8.1 Cruise Mode Use the Start Cruise funcon to allow the P TZ camer a to st art cruising. 1 In the preview mode, righ t -click on the mouse to display the Pop-up menu. 2 Select Start Cruise . T o disable cruise: 1 Right -click on the mouse to display the P op-up menu. 2 Select Stop C[...]

ENGLISH Chapter 3: Ge ng Started 38 DVR User ’ s Manual 3.10 Manual R ecor ding With this funcon, you can manually r ecord the video. The s ystem will con nuously recor d the video unl you manually stop the r ecording. T o enable manual recor ding: 1 In the preview mode, righ t -click on the mouse to display the Pop-up menu. 2 Select [...]

ENGLISH Chapter 4: Using the D VR DVR User ’ s Manual 39 Chapt er 4: Using the D VR 4.1 Seng the Displa y With the DISPLA Y menu, you can adjust the displa y sengs such as channel type, window posion, color , enable live me, set the privacy z one, and other sengs. The DISPLA Y menu is divided into three secons: • Live : T o co[...]

ENGLISH Chapter 4: Using the D VR 40 DVR User ’ s Manual 4.1.2 Output Sengs 1 In the preview mode, righ t -click on the mouse to display the Pop-up menu. 2 Select Main Menu > DISPLA Y , then select the Output tab. 3 Modify the necessary sengs: Menu item Descripon Video Output T o set the video output seng of the main monitor used f[...]

ENGLISH Chapter 4: Using the D VR DVR User ’ s Manual 41 4.1.3 Privacy Z one Sengs Y ou can mask up to 4 areas t o hide it from being view ed on the screen. 1 In preview mode, righ t -click on the mouse to display the Pop-up menu. 2 Select Main Menu > DISPLA Y , then select the Privacy Zone t ab. 3 In Channel , select the channel that you w[...]

ENGLISH Chapter 4: Using the D VR 42 DVR User ’ s Manual 8 Click the right mouse buon t o close the Select Mask screen. Mask ed area 9 Aer all sengs ar e complet e, click Apply . 10 When data sa ving is complete, click OK . « TIP » T o copy the priv acy zone se ng to other channels, select the channel(s) in Copy T o , then click Cop[...]

ENGLISH Chapter 4: Using the D VR DVR User ’ s Manual 43 4.2.2 Schedule Rec ording 1 In preview mode, righ t -click on the mouse to display the Pop-up menu. 2 Select Main Menu > RECORD , then select the Schedule t ab. 3 On Channel , select the channel you wan t to set the schedule. 4 On W eek , select the days of the week to implemen t the sch[...]

ENGLISH Chapter 4: Using the D VR 44 DVR User ’ s Manual 7 Aer all sengs ar e complet e, click Apply . « TIP » • T o copy the curr ent sengs to other da ys, select the day , then click Copy . • T o copy the curr ent sengs to other channels, select the channel, then click Cop y . 8 When data sa ving is complete, click OK . 4.2.3 [...]

ENGLISH Chapter 4: Using the D VR DVR User ’ s Manual 45 4.3 Sear ching Videos 4.3.1 Searching and Pla ying Videos 1 In preview mode, righ t -click on the mouse to display the Pop-up menu. 2 Select Main Menu > SEARCH . 3 On CH , select the channel where y ou want t o search the r ecorded video , or select All to search all channels. 4 Click th[...]

ENGLISH Chapter 4: Using the D VR 46 DVR User ’ s Manual 7 Select the channel(s) to pla y simultaneously . « TIP » • T o select all channels, click All . • T o deselect all channels, click Clear . 8 Click Play t o start pla yback. The playback scr een varies depending on the number of channels y ou selected f or simultaneous pla yback. Exam[...]

ENGLISH Chapter 4: Using the D VR DVR User ’ s Manual 47 Opons: 24 Hours, 2 Hour s, 1 Hour , 30 Minutes, and Customiz e me frame (Click the ic on ( ), and the icon turns red ( ). Click on the me bar where you desir e to st art, and click on the me bar again wher e you desire to end.) 11 T o stop the video pla yback, click X . 4.3.2 T [...]

ENGLISH Chapter 4: Using the D VR 48 DVR User ’ s Manual 11 A conrmaon messag e appears on the screen, select Backup t o sav e the le. 12 When backup is comple te, click OK to close the Back up Status scr een. Note: Do not remov e the USB device while le trans ferring is in progr ess. Repla ying Videos by Recor ding Date and Time If y[...]

ENGLISH Chapter 4: Using the D VR DVR User ’ s Manual 49 6 Select the channel(s) to pla y simultaneously . « TIP » • T o select all channels, click All . • T o deselect all channels, click Clear . 7 Click Play t o start pla yback. 4.3.3 Searching Videos b y E vent 1 In preview mode, righ t -click on the mouse to display the Pop-up menu. 2 S[...]

ENGLISH Chapter 4: Using the D VR 50 DVR User ’ s Manual 4.3.4 Backing up Videos 1 Plug a USB device into the USB port of the D VR . 2 In preview mode, righ t -click on the mouse to display the Pop-up menu. 3 Select Main Menu > SEARCH , select the Back up tab. 4 On Search Dat e, specif y the rec ording date. 5 On Search Time , specify the st a[...]

ENGLISH Chapter 4: Using the D VR DVR User ’ s Manual 51 4.3.5 Viewing and Exporng Log 1 Plug a USB device into the USB port of the D VR . 2 In preview mode, righ t -click on the mouse to display the Pop-up menu. 3 Select Main Menu > SEARCH , click the Log t ab. 4 T o view the log les, click Log . 5 On Log T ype , select one of the log t[...]

ENGLISH Chapter 4: Using the D VR 52 DVR User ’ s Manual 4.4 Seng the Ne twork T o enable remot e monitoring, recor ding, playing, or conguring the seng via K GUARD W eb Client or K view Cent er sowar e, you need to c ongure the netw ork sengs and setup port forwar ding in Rout er . Consult your Internet Service Provider (ISP) t[...]

ENGLISH Chapter 4: Using the D VR DVR User ’ s Manual 53 Note: • Obtain these inf ormaon from your ne twork administr ator or your Int ernet Service Provider (ISP). • If you cannot use the either of the tw o def ault ports, 80 or 9000, the specied port may be occupied by other progr ams or it is being blocked by y our service provider .[...]

ENGLISH Chapter 4: Using the D VR 54 DVR User ’ s Manual 6 Aer all sengs ar e complet e, click Apply . 7 When data sa ving is complete, click OK . 4.4.3 Email Sengs The DVR supports sending of email nocaons when e vents occur , such as when moon is detected or the HDD f ails at the specied channel, da y , and me. Note: [...]

ENGLISH Chapter 4: Using the D VR DVR User ’ s Manual 55 Email Schedule Setup Set the email nocaon t o be sent at the specied me. 1 In preview mode, righ t -click on the mouse to display the Pop-up menu. 2 Select Main Menu > NETWORK , select the Email tab. 3 Click Schedule . 4 On Channel , select the channel you wan t to set the[...]

ENGLISH Chapter 4: Using the D VR 56 DVR User ’ s Manual 4.4.4 DDNS Sengs DDNS (Dynamic DNS) is a service that regist ers a domain name and the oang IP address with a DDNS server so that the domain name can be rout ed to the IP address even if the IP is changed in a dynamic IP s ystem. T o use this fea ture, you must ha ve a DDNS accoun [...]

ENGLISH Chapter 4: Using the D VR DVR User ’ s Manual 57 4.5 Seng Alarms On the alarm menu, you can c ongure the moon det econ and the alarm nocaon sengs. 4.5.1 Moon Det econ Alarm Sengs For added security , enable the moon detecon f eature. When moon is detect ed on a selected area, the D VR issues an al[...]

ENGLISH Chapter 4: Using the D VR 58 DVR User ’ s Manual 6 When data sa ving is complete, click OK . Set Moon Det econ Area 1 In preview mode, righ t -click on the mouse to display the Pop-up menu. 2 Select Main Menu > ALARM . 3 Click Setup . 4 A grid screen with a gr een cursor appear s. By default, the whole scr een is mark ed for mo?[...]

ENGLISH Chapter 4: Using the D VR DVR User ’ s Manual 59 4.5.2 Other Alarm Sengs (16-Channel only) For 16-channel DVRs with a c onnected alarm device, do the f ollowing to set up the alarm sengs: 1 In preview mode, righ t -click on the mouse to display the Pop-up menu. 2 Select Main Menu > ALARM , select the Alarm tab. 3 Modify the neces[...]

ENGLISH Chapter 4: Using the D VR 60 DVR User ’ s Manual 4.6 Seng the Device 4.6.1 Stor age Device Setup T o ensure the har d disk drive is properly se t, it is important t o congur e the hard disk drive se ngs bef ore its inial usage. For other e xternal hard drive and USB device, it is r ecommended to f ormat those devices befor e t[...]

ENGLISH Chapter 4: Using the D VR DVR User ’ s Manual 61 Forma ng USB drive T o forma t the USB disk drive, do the f ollowing: 1 Plug a USB device into the USB port of the D VR . 2 In preview mode, righ t -click on the mouse to display the Pop-up menu. 3 Select Main Menu > DEVICE . 4 Click Format USB . 5 An “ All data will be delet ed a?[...]

ENGLISH Chapter 4: Using the D VR 62 DVR User ’ s Manual 4.6.3 Cloud Stor age Y ou can use the Cloud Storag e menu to setup a cloud s tor age accoun t and receive snap shots from y our DVR. Note: A t present, y our DVR supports the Dropbox cloud s tor age. Befor e seng up the cloud stor age on the DVR, mak e sure y our Dropbo x account has bee[...]

ENGLISH Chapter 4: Using the D VR DVR User ’ s Manual 63 Acva te Cloud St orage Ev er y me the cloud st orag e account is chang ed, you must acv ate the account ag ain to recogniz e the changes. T o acva te the cloud st orag e seng, do the following: 1 On the CLOUD S T ORAGE screen, click Acv ate Cloud . An acvaon e-mail w[...]

ENGLISH Chapter 4: Using the D VR 64 DVR User ’ s Manual 4 Follow the on-scr een instrucons to c omplete the cloud accoun t acva on. Aer the accoun t acvaon is c omplete, the snapshot tak en at the preset me in terval or by moon de tecon will be uploaded and st ored automa cally at Dropbo x.[...]

ENGLISH Chapter 4: Using the D VR DVR User ’ s Manual 65 4.7 S ys t em Sengs On the SYSTEM menu, y ou can congure the dat e and me, user and passwor d, video output, on screen displa y language, and view the s yst em informaon. 4.7.1 Gener al Sengs 1 In preview mode, righ t -click on the mouse to display the Pop-up menu. 2 Select M[...]

ENGLISH Chapter 4: Using the D VR 66 DVR User ’ s Manual 4 On Enable , select Enable to allow the s ystem to s ynchronize with an NTP server . 5 On Server Address , select the NTP server . 6 Select the Time Zone in your loc aon. 7 Click Apply to sa ve the sengs. Seng Da ylight Saving Time 1 In preview mode, righ t -click on the mouse to [...]

ENGLISH Chapter 4: Using the D VR DVR User ’ s Manual 67 7 Aer all sengs ar e complet e, click Apply . 8 When data sa ving is complete, click OK . 4.7.2 User and P asswor d Sengs The Users pag e allows you t o change the passw ord and authoriz e users and se t the access rights in using the DVR. There is one administr ator account and 6 [...]

ENGLISH Chapter 4: Using the D VR 68 DVR User ’ s Manual 4 Click Edit . 5 If you wan t to modify the user name, ent er desired name in User Name . 6 Click the Passw ord bo x to enter the passwor d (see “3.6.2 Virtual Keyboard” on page 30 f or details on using the virtual k eyboar d). Note: The passwor d must be 6 number s in length. 7 In Con?[...]

ENGLISH Chapter 4: Using the D VR DVR User ’ s Manual 69 Authorizing Other Users Only the administr ator c an gran t access rights to user s. T o set the access rights, you must login using an adminis tra tor account, and then do the f ollowing: 1 In preview mode, righ t -click on the mouse to display the Pop-up menu. 2 Select Main Menu > SY S[...]

ENGLISH Chapter 4: Using the D VR 70 DVR User ’ s Manual 4.7.3 View S ys tem In fo The V ersion page allow s you to c ongure the device name and ID , as well as view the MAC addr ess, rmwar e ver sion and other sy stem in forma on. 1 In preview mode, righ t -click on the mouse to display the Pop-up menu. 2 Select Main Menu > SY STEM ,[...]

ENGLISH Chapter 4: Using the D VR DVR User ’ s Manual 71 4.8 Adv anced Sengs The Maintain pag e allows you t o set automa c sy stem main tenance, load f actory def aults, update the rmwar e sengs, or reboot and pow er o the DVR manually . 4.8.1 Maint enance Sengs Manual Reboot and P ower O T o reboot or pow er o the DVR in[...]

ENGLISH Chapter 4: Using the D VR 72 DVR User ’ s Manual Disable Startup Wiz ard T o prev ent the Wiz ard Setup scr een appears e very me the sy st em reboots, please disable StartupWiz ard here. 1 In preview mode, righ t-click on the mouse to displa y the Pop-up menu. 2 Select Main Menu > ADV ANCED . 3 Click Maintain t ab. 4 Set StartupWiz[...]

ENGLISH Chapter 4: Using the D VR DVR User ’ s Manual 73 « TIP » T o res tore the main tenance schedule to de fault se ng, click Default at the bo om of the screen. Updat e Sy st em Firmware Use this fea ture to update the rm ware with the la tes t ver sion. 1 Check for a vailable updates and download the rmw are folder named “ dv[...]

ENGLISH Chapter 4: Using the D VR 74 DVR User ’ s Manual Sav e Sy st em Sengs Use this fea ture to sav e the DVR curren t sengs. 1 Insert the USB ash drive int o a USB port of the DVR. 2 In preview mode, righ t-click on the mouse to displa y the Pop-up menu. 3 Select Main Menu > ADV ANCED . 4 Click Save Se ngs . 5 When data e xpor?[...]

ENGLISH Chapter 4: Using the D VR DVR User ’ s Manual 75 4.8.2 E vents Sengs The Ev ents page allows you t o dene the type of even ts for the D VR to issue an alarm. 1 In preview mode, righ t-click on the mouse to displa y the Pop-up menu. 2 Select Main Menu > ADV ANCED , select the E vents t ab. 3 Modify the necessary sengs. Menu Ite[...]

ENGLISH Chapter 5: K GUARD W eb Client 76 DVR User ’ s Manual Chapt er 5: K GU ARD W eb Client Use K GUARD W eb Client to remot ely access the DVR at an yme. T o access K GUARD W eb Client you must ensur e the following r equirements are met: • The Network sengs of the D VR is properly c ongured. See “4.4 Seng the Ne twork” on p[...]

ENGLISH Chapter 5: K GUARD W eb Client DVR User ’ s Manual 77 5.2 The Int erface Aer you login t o K GUARD W eb Client, the Live screen appear s. Note: The number of channels display ed may v ar y depending on the DVR model. The illus tra on below is from a 16-channel DVR. 1 2 4 5 3 No. Item Descripon 1 Main Menu Click a menu item to acc[...]

ENGLISH Chapter 5: K GUARD W eb Client 78 DVR User ’ s Manual 5.3 Live Vie wing From the Liv e screen, use the Displa y Contr ols to open or close the channels, adjust the v olume, and switch betw een screen modes. 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 7 No. Item Descripon 1 Open All Channels Click to open all channels for viewing. 2 Close All Channels Click to [...]

ENGLISH Chapter 5: K GUARD W eb Client DVR User ’ s Manual 79 8-Channel 9-Channel Grid 10-Channel Grid T o view 8 channels on the grid, click . T o view 9 channels on the grid, click . T o view 10 channels on the grid, click . 10-Channel Grid (2 Big Screens) 13-Channel Grid 13-Channel Grid (Center) T o view 10 channels with 2 channels bigger than[...]

ENGLISH Chapter 5: K GUARD W eb Client 80 DVR User ’ s Manual 5.3.2 Viewing and R ecor ding From the Liv e screen, you c an choose to view or hide a channel displa y , start manual r ecording, and captur e screen shots of a channel. Use the Channel Contr ols to manage individual channels and the Displa y Controls t o manage all the channels at th[...]

ENGLISH Chapter 5: K GUARD W eb Client DVR User ’ s Manual 81 5.3.3 Using PTZ Contr ols If you are using a P TZ speed dome camer a, use the PTZ Contr ols to adjust the vie wing 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 to select the dir econ of the PTZ camera. Click t[...]

ENGLISH Chapter 5: K GUARD W eb Client 82 DVR User ’ s Manual 5.4 Sear ching and Pla ying Recor ded Videos Y ou can remotely sear ch, play , and download recorded videos. 5.4.1 Searching and Pla ying Videos 1 On the Main Menu, click Playback . The Pla yback screen appears. 1. Select date 2. Select video type 3. Select channel 2 Select a date fr o[...]

ENGLISH Chapter 5: K GUARD W eb Client DVR User ’ s Manual 83 • Click the screen mode icons t o change to a 1-channel, 4-channel, or full scr een display . • Click the stop all c ontrols ic on then select an opon. Opons are: St op all playback , Stop all download , Stop all windows . • Click t o captur e a screenshot of the pla yback [...]

ENGLISH Chapter 5: K GUARD W eb Client 84 DVR User ’ s Manual 5.5 R emote Se ngs Use the Remot e Seng menu to r emotely con gure the DVR. How ever , some funcons are only accessible if you login with an administr ator acc ount. On the Main Menu, click Remot e Seng to access the R emote Seng pag e. Le panel menu Sengs scree[...]

ENGLISH Chapter 5: K GUARD W eb Client DVR User ’ s Manual 85 Item Descripon Channel Select the channel tha t you wan t to con gure. Name Enter the desir ed channel name to be displayed on the scr een. Posion Set the channel name loca on on the screen. Opons ar e: • U-L: Upper le • D-L: Down le • U-R: Upper right • D-[...]

ENGLISH Chapter 5: K GUARD W eb Client 86 DVR User ’ s Manual 5.5.2 Privacy Z one Sengs Y ou can mask up to 4 areas t o hide it from being view ed on the screen. 1 On the Main Menu, click Remot e Seng . 2 On the le panel, click Displa y > Privacy Z one . 3 Select the channel. 4 Check the Privacy Z one box t o enable the funcon. 5 C[...]

ENGLISH Chapter 5: K GUARD W eb Client DVR User ’ s Manual 87 5.5.3 Seng the R ecording Use the Rec ord menu to r emotely set the recor ding schedule and customiz e the recording se ngs, such as frame r ate, quality , and resoluon. Seng the R ecording P aramet ers Use the recor ding parameter s screen to recor ding le size, dura ?[...]

ENGLISH Chapter 5: K GUARD W eb Client 88 DVR User ’ s Manual Seng the R ecording Schedule T o automac ally recor d a channel at a specied me, do the following: 1 On the Main Menu, click Remot e Seng . 2 On the le panel, click Rec ord > Schedule . The Schedule screen appear s. 3 On Channel , select the channel. 4 On W eek , s[...]

ENGLISH Chapter 5: K GUARD W eb Client DVR User ’ s Manual 89 Recor d Setup Sengs T o congur e the recor d setup sengs, do the following: 1 On the Main Menu, click Remot e Seng . 2 On the le panel, click Rec ord > R ecord Setup . The R ecord Setup screen appear s. 3 Modify the necessary sengs. Item Descripon Resoluon Mo[...]

ENGLISH Chapter 5: K GUARD W eb Client 90 DVR User ’ s Manual 5.5.4 Seng the Netw ork Congura on Y ou can use the Network menu to setup ho w the DVR connects t o the network. It pr ovides 3 network c onnecon opons: Stac IP , DHCP , and PPPoE. Note: Consult your network adminis trator or the In ternet Service Pro vider (ISP) to d[...]

ENGLISH Chapter 5: K GUARD W eb Client DVR User ’ s Manual 91 • If you cannot use the either of the tw o def ault ports, 80 or 9000, the specied port may be occupied by other progr ams or it is being blocked by y our service provider . Enter other port number . In this case, you need to add the port number aer the IP addr ess. For e xampl[...]

ENGLISH Chapter 5: K GUARD W eb Client 92 DVR User ’ s Manual Seng the R emote Str eam T o congur e the remote s tream sengs, do the following: 1 On the Main Menu, click Remot e Seng . 2 On the le panel, click Network > R emote Stream . The Remot e Stream scr een appears. 3 Modify the necessary sengs. Item Descripon Channe[...]

ENGLISH Chapter 5: K GUARD W eb Client DVR User ’ s Manual 93 Seng the Email Use the Email menu to congur e the sending and receiving email servers to send and r eceive email alarm noca ons. 1 On the Main Menu, click Remot e Seng . 2 On the le panel, click Network > Email . 3 Modify the necessary sengs. Menu item Descri[...]

ENGLISH Chapter 5: K GUARD W eb Client 94 DVR User ’ s Manual Email Schedule Setup Set the email nocaon t o be sent at the specied me. T o congure email schedule setup, do the f ollowing: 1 On the Main Menu, click Remot e Seng . 2 On the le panel, click Network > Email . 3 Click Schedule . 4 On Channel , select the chan[...]

ENGLISH Chapter 5: K GUARD W eb Client DVR User ’ s Manual 95 Seng Up DDNS DDNS (Dynamic DNS) is a service that regist ers a domain name and the oang IP address with a DDNS server so that the domain name can be rout ed to the IP address even if the IP is changed in a dynamic IP s ystem. T o use this fea ture, you must ha ve a DDNS accoun[...]

ENGLISH Chapter 5: K GUARD W eb Client 96 DVR User ’ s Manual 5.5.5 Seng the Alarm Use the Alarm menu to select when to trigger the alarm and choose the alarm noc aon, such as buzz er sound, email, or full screen noca on. Seng Moon Det econ 1 On the Main Menu, click Remot e Seng . 2 On the le panel, click Alarm[...]

ENGLISH Chapter 5: K GUARD W eb Client DVR User ’ s Manual 97 7 Modify the necessary sengs: Menu item Descripon Sensivity Select the moon detecon sensivity ra te. Opons ar e : 1~8, wherein “8” is the most sensive and “1” is the leas t sensive. Buzzer Set the buzzer dur aon when moon is detect ed (O/10 S[...]

ENGLISH Chapter 5: K GUARD W eb Client 98 DVR User ’ s Manual Dwell Time Select the alarm sound dur aon of the I/O alarm device (10S/20S/40S/60S) then check to apply the seng t o each alarm type. Show Message Check the box t o display a messag e on screen when the alarm is trigger ed. Send Email Check to enable email alarm nocaon. [...]

ENGLISH Chapter 5: K GUARD W eb Client DVR User ’ s Manual 99 5.5.6 Seng the Device Use the Device menu to view the har d disk informaon and setup PTZ. HDD Setup Y ou can remotely view the har d disk informaon and select an ov erwrite opon. T o do this, perform the following: 1 On the Main Menu, click Remot e Seng . 2 On the le [...]

ENGLISH Chapter 5: K GUARD W eb Client 100 DVR User ’ s Manual 4 Set the Prot ocol , Baudr ate , Da ta Bits , St op Bits , and Parity . Note: Check the PTZ camer a specicaons for the corr ect sengs. 5 Enable or disable Cruise . 6 Set the Address . 7 Aer all sengs ar e complet e, click Save . « TIP » • T o apply the same recor d[...]

ENGLISH Chapter 5: K GUARD W eb Client DVR User ’ s Manual 101 3 Modify the necessary sengs: Menu item Descripon Sys tem Time Set the sy stem date and me. Date F ormat Select the date f ormat. Time Format Select the me forma t. Language Select the desired on-scr een language. Video Format Select the video format in y our locaon. Op[...]

ENGLISH Chapter 5: K GUARD W eb Client 102 DVR User ’ s Manual « TIP » T o cancel an y modicaons and r etain the e xisng sengs, click R efresh . User Account Setup T o authorize user acc ounts, you mus t login with an administrator acc ount and then do the f ollowing: 1 On the Main Menu, click Remot e Seng . 2 On the le panel,[...]

ENGLISH Chapter 5: K GUARD W eb Client DVR User ’ s Manual 103 5.5.8 Advanced Se ngs The Advanced menu allow s you to set aut omac syst em maintenance, load fact ory defaults, upda te the rmw are sengs, or reboot and pow er o the DVR manually . Firmwar e Update Use this fea ture to update the rm ware with the la tes t ver sion. [...]

ENGLISH Chapter 5: K GUARD W eb Client 104 DVR User ’ s Manual Load Def ault Sengs Use this fea ture to rest ore the factory def ault sengs of the DVR. 1 On the Main Menu, click Remot e Seng . 2 On the le panel, click Advanced > Load De fault . 3 Check the menu sengs that y ou want t o res tore t o def ault values. 4 Click Save [...]

ENGLISH Chapter 5: K GUARD W eb Client DVR User ’ s Manual 105 Menu Item Descripon Enable Select Enable to issue a noc aon when the even t type occurs. Buzzer Set the buzz er dura on when the event occur s ( O/10 S/20 S/40 S/60 S). T o disable buzzer , select O . Show Message Check the box t o display a messag e on the screen[...]

ENGLISH Chapter 5: K GUARD W eb Client 106 DVR User ’ s Manual 5.6 Local Se ngs Use the Local Seng menu to specify the local pa th directory to sav e downloaded videos, les, and snapshots. T o congur e the local sengs, do the f ollowing: 1 On the Main Menu, click Local Seng . 2 Click the corresponding br owse buon to modify t[...]

ENGLISH Chapter 6: Mobile Device Access DVR User ’ s Manual 107 Chapt er 6: Using KView Series Sow are The KView Series surveillance sowar e provides r eal-me mul-channel viewing capabilies right on your smart phones, tablet PCs or on y our desktop comput er . The KView Series surveillance soware includes: • KViewQR : Use in A[...]

ENGLISH Chapter 6: Mobile Device Access 108 DVR User ’ s Manual 8 Enter the Security Code (passw ord) of connected DVR and chang e the DVR name (if necessary). 9 Aer all sengs ar e complet e, tap OK . Note: • The QR code is shown on the sck er on the top of the DVR. • Be sure to ins tall Barcode Scanner applic aon bef ore scanning[...]

ENGLISH Chapter 6: Mobile Device Access DVR User ’ s Manual 109 5 Brow se for desir ed path to save the sow are, and then click Install . 6 When the installa on is complet e, click Close . The KView Cent er shortcut icon appear s on the desktop. 7 Double-click to open KView Cent er . Note: T o login to KView Center , please enter the def au[...]

ENGLISH Chapter 7: T r oubleshoong & F AQ 11 0 DVR User ’ s Manual Chapt er 7: T roubleshoong & F A Q 7.1 T r oubleshoo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 y our area. Proble[...]

ENGLISH Chapter 7: T r oubleshoong & F AQ DVR User ’ s Manual 111 Problem Possible Soluon I cannot access the DVR through m y mobile phone. • Check if the network cable is pr operly connected to the DVR. • Check if the network sengs ar e properly congured. See “4.4 Seng the Network” on page 52 . • Mak e sure the mobil[...]

ENGLISH Appendix: Specicaons 11 2 DVR User ’ s Manual Appendix: Specica ons Model EL421 EL821 EL1621 No. of Channel 4 Channels 8 Channels 16 Channels Cloud Cloud Stor age Ye s Stor age Mode Schedule / Moon Detecon Video Video Format NTSC or P AL Video Input 4 BNC Inputs 8 BNC Inputs 16 BNC Inputs Video Output 1 VGA, 1 BNC, 1 HDM[...]

ENGLISH Appendix: Specicaons DVR User ’ s Manual 11 3 Model EL421 EL821 EL1621 General PTZ Contr ol RS485 Built -In, supports PELCO-P & PELCO-D Sensor & Alarm I/O Port No Ye s IR Extender P ort No Ye s Backup Method HDD , USB, Netw ork Pow er Supply 12V /2A 12V /5A Opera ng T empera ture (without HDD) -10°C to 50°C ( 14°F to 1[...]

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