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1. Email via SMTP The item enables users to determine if the unit sends e mail via SMTP Select lt On gt to send e mail via SMTP if not select lt Off gt xin 21 OSD Setup Manual SMTP Server This item enables users to set the SMTP server Contact the network service provider for more specific information Follow the steps to setup the SMTP Server e Select lt SMTP Server gt from SMTP Setup menu A virtual keyboard displays e Click to add character to the entry field e When it is done click lt OK gt to save the settings and exit SMTP Port The item is used to change SMTP port to another port if necessary SMTP usually is implemented to operate over Internet port 25 To change the SMTP port click on UP DOWN buttons to change the values in the selected field SMTP Account The item allows users to setup the SMTP username Refer to the following steps to setup the login username e Click lt SMTP Account gt from SMTP Setup menu A virtual keyboard displays e Click to add the desired character to the entry field e When it is done click lt OK gt to save the settings and exit SMTP Password The item is for users to setup the SMTP password Follow the steps below to set the password e Select lt SMTP password gt from SMTP Setup menu A virtual keyboard displays Xin 22 OSD Setup Manual e Click to add the desired characters to the entry field e When it is complete click lt OK g
2. Reboot Auto Rebooting Off Rebooting Time AM 12 00 lt Power Off gt select this item to shut down the unit Do not remove the power during shutdown Until the monitor turns black switch off the power button on the rear panel to turn off the power source lt Reboot gt select this item to reboot the unit The message System rebooting will be displayed on the screen which suggests the NVR is rebooting lt Auto Rebooting gt The XIP NVR04 LION series unit can be set to reboot automatically once a day week at predetermined time in order to keep the NVR system more stable Select lt Off gt to disable the auto rebooting function lt Rebooting Time gt lf the auto rebooting function is enabled select a desired time to perform the auto rebooting function LA 63 OSD Setup Manual NVR Player is a software that enables users to playback the drv files recorded by the NVRs at a PC site AN NOTE The NVR Player ONLY accepts and playback drv files First connect to the NVR via NVRRemote and download the NVR Player zip file by clicking on the link Extract the zip file to the same folder Click on the NVR_Player exe file and the main window of the NVR Player will show up as below The main window of the NVR Player displays a list of cameras and mode selection buttons at the left hand side Using the mode selection buttons users can select a desired viewing mode including 4 w
3. It helps to make our life easier because we do not have to memorize IP address but just the domain names which are easier to be memorized The item allows users to specify the IP address of the Domain Name System associated with the unit To configure this item DHCP must be set to lt OFF gt lf the network server is unavailable when using DHCP the unit searches for the network server and boots up slower than usual The network searching continues until it times out Xin 19 OSD Setup Manual PPPoE Account The item allows users to setup the PPPoE login username AN NOTE For accessing the PPPoE settings select lt PPPoE gt as the Network Type under LAN Select menu To setup the login username follow the steps below e Select lt PPPoE Account gt from LAN Setup menu A virtual keyboard displays e Click to add characters to the entry field e When it is done click lt OK gt to save the setting and exit PPPoE Password The item allows users to setup the PPPoE password Follow the steps to setup the login password e Select lt PPPoE Password gt from LAN Setup menu and a virtual keyboard displays e Click to add characters to the entry field e When it is done click lt OK gt to save the setting and exit PPPoE Max idle The item indicates the duration that the modem connection remains active if there is no acknowledgement from the remote PC Users can select the idle time from 0 to 600 minutes Conn
4. Select Device Device Name Available XXX XXX X X XX 256 MB XX XXX XX XXXX 6144 MB Device Name The item shows the name of the available devices Available The item shows the free space of the available devices Xi 56 OSD Setup Manual Sel Set this item to lt Yes gt to set the selected device as the exporting destination lt Select Channel gt The item is used to select channels for export Click to select or deselect the desired channel NOTE lt Select Ch gt will be grayed out when lt Export Format gt is set to lt Original gt In the meantime all the items in lt Select Ch gt are selected the recorded video of all channels will be exported However if users set the export format to lt DRV gt or lt AVI gt users can select the desired channels lt From To Time gt These items are used to set the time which data export begins and ends First click on the DOWN button next to date and a calendar will be shown Select a preferred date Then adjust the time value by clicking on UP DOWN buttons next to time boxes NOTE When the Start End Time are set remember to select the exporting Data Type lt Select Events gt Select this item to display the event list for exporting event video Click on the buttons below the event list to go to previous next pages Select the events users want to export NOTE Users will not be allowed to access lt Select Events gt if the Data Type is set t
5. following message will be displayed Collecting data Please wait If the connection cannot be detected the following message will be displayed Please check the lt Hostname IP gt and lt Connection Setup gt again to make sure the settings are correct Cannot get config from the IP device When the connection is detected the following menu will be displayed AN NOTE The lt Device Setup gt menu may vary from different camera models Device Setup Product ID SEH Image Resolution H264 1080P H264 VGA Enable H264 1 CBR Mode Off Enable H264 2 CBR Mode Off Sharpness 4 Brightness 148 Contrast 64 Apply No E Product ID This item will display the product name of the IP camera E Image Resolution Users can view the Image Resolution of the IP camera This item is read only xin 33 OSD Setup Manual E Enable H264 1 CBR Mode Enable H264 2 CBR Mode These items allow users to select the type of recording bit rate either CBR Constant Bit Rate or VBR Variable Bit Rate Under CBR mode the bit rate will be kept fixed With the fixed bit rate the video quality will be maintained consistent On the other hand the bit rate changes under VBR mode according to image variation VBR is useful when the bandwidth is limited The default of CBR Mode is lt Off gt which indicates that VBR mode is lt On gt According to different applications users can decide to use which bit rate mode lf users record
6. AED Cran Ab Cran Pi E i Chan 1 Cham 7 Windows AF Service Pack 2 Windows NT 5 1 build number 2600 Step 3 Click lt Step 1 gt then choose lt Install to System Root gt and lt Start driver on boot gt options as shown below Then click lt Install Driver gt button Ext2FS Install Sieg Ext FS Step 1 Driver Installation ve rs O n O 3 o The driver tg not installed Driver location The SystemAoot is the corect location for the diver but because there is a porsability that this diver will prevent HT from booting you can install it C Install to floppy disk on a floppy disk That way vou can remove the diver if NT won t boot 3 pie Oe Ifthe driver is loaded on boot then it will be immediatly available once vou log into NT Because there is a possability that the driver will f Shark driver manually prevent NT from booting you can choose to start it manually once NT is running Install Driver lt gt letre e hed Z CA 9 i Windows XP Service Pack 2 i 1 build number 2600 Xin 69 OSD Setup Manual Step 4 Click lt Step2b gt Assign each partition to a drive letter After the assignment of HDDs are made click lt Save Assignments gt button Ext2FS Install PEXt2IFS version 0 3 Windows XP Service Pack 2 Ex Before you can access your Este filesystems from Wins you must assign each partition a drive letter After you have made the assignments click Save You wll have to r
7. Mode 2014 01 21 PM 10 39 26 OFF 1 Row Y M D 12 HR Daylight Saving Time Setup Network Time Protocol Setup NOTE The reset of Date Time setting only applies to new videos The date and time of previously recorded video will not be changed NOTE To avoid record database corruption clearing the database is recommended after changing Date Time setting E Date Time Select lt Date gt or lt Time gt to adjust the settings UP DOWN are used to change the value in the selected field Xin 11 OSD Setup Manual E Time Zone Click the box next to lt Time Zone gt to select user s local time zone Please refer to the following figure or visit wwp greenwichmeantime com to find users local time zone NOTE lt Time Zone gt must be set to users local time zone or the lt Network Time Protocol Setup gt will not be accessible E Date Time Display Users are allowed to set the date time OSD displays in 1 or 2 rows or disable OFF this item Choose a preferred format from the pull down list E Date Display Mode This item allows user to set the OSD display type of the date Three options are provided lt Y M D gt lt M D Y gt or lt D M Y gt Y represents Year M represents Month and D represents Day Choose a preferred type from the pull down list E Time Display Mode User can set the time format to lt 12HR gt or lt 24HR gt Choose a desired format fr
8. This item allows users to select appropriate VGA resolution for the monitor The options of VGA resolution are lt 1024x768 gt lt 1280x1024 gt lt 20P gt and lt 1080P gt The preset is lt 20P gt NOTE If the selected VGA resolution is too high for the monitor an error message will be shown on the screen lt Mouse Sensitivity gt This item allows users to set the sensitivity of the connected mouse Starting from lt 10 gt with 10 increment the maximum value is lt 100 gt lt Hide Status Bar gt Users can choose whether to hide the status bar The default setting is lt No gt If users decide to hide the status bar set this item to lt Yes gt lt Status Bar Size gt This item allows users to select the displaying size of the status bar The default setting is lt Medium gt The other available displaying sizes are lt Small gt and lt Large gt xin 28 OSD Setup Manual Camera Setup IP cameras can be connected via the PoE ports for PoE supported models or by the internet via lt Camera gt setup menu When IP cameras are connected via the PoE ports settings of the IP cameras will be automatically retrieved when the PnP function is enabled IP Camera IP Camera Select CHO1 IP Camera Name Ch01 IP Camera Covert Off Enable PnP On Device Search Hostname IP A AA A Model NX Series Connection Setup Device Setup Activated Yes Status Copy Settings NOTE lf the IP camera is alread
9. Xin 24 OSD Setup Manual Submit Update After the setting is completed select lt Yes gt to submit the settings NOTE If more than one XIP NVRO4 LION has the same domain name only the first one will be submitted successfully ezDDNS ezDDNS enables users to register for the host name automatically Select lt Yes gt and the following will be displayed ezDDNS Submit update ok Host name is XXXXXX ddns iview ddns com Press any key to return NOTE The NVR must be connected to the Real IP address or be assigned a specific port using Port Forwarding technique A Real IP is the IP address that is assigned to users by the ISP A Virtual IP is the IP address assigned either manually or through DHCP When the user is assigned a Virtual IP the user must use Port Forwarding technique to assign a specific port to the NVR E UPnP Setup UPnP is the abbreviation for Universal Plug and Play which is a technology that integrates a universal protocol for widespread plug and play devices to ease the network implementation When a PC and an NVR are both installed the UPnP function the PC can automatically recognize the NVR in the same local area network The advantage of this function is that PCs can connect to the NVR via the remote control software by directly clicking on the icon representing the NVR in lt My Network Places gt folder The menu will be as the following UPnP Setup UPnP UPnP NAT Tr
10. feasible time server The default time server is time nist gov Users can change it to any other time server if desired IP addresses of other time servers are listed below for reference 129 6 15 28 129 6 15 29 132 163 4 101 132 163 4 102 132 163 4 103 128 138 140 44 192 43 244 18 131 107 1 10 69 25 96 13 206 246 118 250 208 184 49 9 64 125 78 85 207 200 81 113 64 236 96 53 68 216 79 113 Automatically Time Sync Select lt ON gt and the time will be synced once an hour Manually Time Sync select lt Yes gt to sync the time immediately lt Unit Name gt Users are allowed to assign a name up to 11 characters to the XIP NVR0O4 LION Follow the steps to edit the unit name e Click lt Unit Name gt or the box next to nt Name gt A virtual keyboard displays as below e Click to add the wanted character to the entry field up to 11 characters e When the unit name is entered click lt OK gt to save the settings and exit lt Show Unit Name gt This item enables the unit name of the XIP NVRO4 LION to be shown on the monitor Select lt Yes gt to show or select lt No gt to hide Ok 14 OSD Setup Manual lt User Management gt The NVR provides the option to create up to seven sets of usernames and passwords with customized authority excluding the preset admin account The menu is as the following User Management Password Protection On Auto Logout 300 Sec Account Setup Permission Setup
11. local area network communication please select lt LAN gt lf users are using a broadband communication medium such as DSL Line or cable modem please select lt PPPoE gt PPPoE stands for Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet It is a specification for connecting the users on an Ethernet to the Internet through a common broadband medium lf lt None gt is selected then there is no need to set further LAN PPPoE settings Therefore the second item lt LAN Setup gt will be inaccessible Ok 17 OSD Setup Manual E LAN Setup The network related settings in the LAN Setup menu should be associated with the network service type If users select lt LAN gt for lt LAN Select gt then the PPPoE related menu items will not be displayed select lt LAN Setup gt in Network Setup menu and use the virtual keyboard to set parameters The menu displays as follows LAN Setup On 192 168 1 150 Netmask 255 255 255 0 Gateway 192 168 1 1 DNS 192 168 10 1 PPPoE Account PPPoE Password PPPoE Max Idle 0 Min Connect At Booting Yes Network Restart No DHCP This item allows user to obtain a dynamic IP address from DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol server when the NVR boots up When using DHCP the settings are dynamic and will be changed every time the NVR powers up or off lf DHCP is enabled On a dynamic IP will be assigned to the XIP NVRO4 LION In this case users do not need to configure the Ethernet settings
12. quality and frame rate Different preset recording quality levels are offered for users to choose lt Best Quality gt lt Standard gt lt Extended Record gt and lt Event Only gt The default setting is lt Best Quality gt AN NOTE If lt Adv Schedule gt is selected users need to further setup the configuration in lt Advance Schedule Setup gt menu lt Advance Schedule Setup gt Under lt Advance Schedule Setup gt users can setup self defined recording preset for the preset configuration lt Adv Schedule gt Click lt Advance Schedule Setup gt and the following menu will be displayed Advance Schedule Setup Schedule Table Recording Profile Setup Holiday Setup AN NOTE The lt Advance Schedule Setup gt menu is only accessible when lt Preset Config gt is set to lt Adv Schedule gt xi 37 OSD Setup Manual m Schedule Table This menu allows users to assign recording type for days in a week by hour Moreover the recording type for pre defined holidays can also be specified here Refer to the following steps to setup the schedule table Schedule Table _ 00 01 02 03 04 05 08 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 ete tT Te ET EET EEE EE EE l l Best Qlity a standard KS Extended KM Profile 1 S Profile2 P Profile 3 J Event Only Best Qlty Y e Click on a preferred recording type at the bottom e Click on any grid of time to assign the selected recording type e Click on an
13. the PnP function Alternatively select lt Off gt and users can manually configure setting of the IP camera lt Device Search gt Click lt Device Search gt to automatically search for IP cameras installed in the same LAN to the NVR If the IP cameras are ONVIF devices Brand Name Onvif will be shown under the Brand column lt Hostname IP gt lf the IP camera is not UPnP compatible manually enter the hostname or IP address of the IP camera e g 192 168 1 128 lt Model gt select the corresponding protocol of the connected IP camera xin 30 OSD Setup Manual lt Connection Setup gt This ttem is used to setup the connection of the IP camera Click this item to enter the following menu Connection Setup Account Password Management Port Main Stream Setup Dual Stream Setup IP Dome Protocol IP Dome ID E Account To be entered with the account name of the IP camera E Password To be entered with the password of the IP Camera E Management Port The management port is the default port of the IP camera Different IP cameras may have different management ports E Main Stream Setup Under this menu users can setup configuration for the main stream Main Stream Setup Advance Streaming Options Off Streaming Index Stream 1 Streaming Port 554 Streaming Protocol RTP RTSP e f users will manually setup streaming index port and protocol set lt Advance Streaming Options gt t
14. value is increased by 4 increment Area Threshold lt Area Threshold gt means the motion alarm triggered level If the percentage of triggered grids from the total detection area is greater than that of the set value the motion alarm will be triggered For example if 10 grids are selected and the lt Area Threshold gt value is 70 the motion alarm will be triggered when 7 grids are motion detected Adjust the percentage by clicking on UP DOWN buttons next to lt Area Threshold gt The value is increased by 1 increment Alarm in This item allows users to enable disable alarm input detection According to the application select lt N O gt Normal Open or lt N C gt Normal Close to enable the alarm input detection Otherwise select lt OFF gt to disable this function lf users set this item to lt N C gt but no device is installed the alarm will be triggered and the Event Icon lt A gt will always be displayed on the screen until this item is changed to lt N O gt lt OFF gt or a device is installed to the unit Xin 48 OSD Setup Manual E Event Trigger Preset This item allows users to enable automatic pan tilt of the IP dome camera lens to a selected preset point 1 255 once an event was triggered Alternatively select lt OFF gt to disable this function E Copy Event Settings This item is for users to copy the event settings of the current selected IP camera to any other connected IP cameras Ente
15. 0 00 Bandwidth 101 05 kbps 34 31 kbps Pkg lost rate 0 00 0 00 Under the lt Status gt menu the user will be able to see the model streaming format resolution PPS bandwidth and package lost rate of the IP camera The information is read only AN NOTE The streaming format will show MP main profile BL base line or HP high profile according to the compression of the IP camera The main profile has higher compression technology lt Copy Settings gt This item allows users to copy the settings of the currently selected IP camera to any other connected IP cameras Enter this menu and select one or more target IP cameras Then select lt Confirm gt to apply the settings Copy Settings Copy To 06 Select All Deselect All Ok 35 OSD Setup Manual Record Setup The following factors will influence the total record time of the XIP NVRO4 LION e HDD capacity e Image quality settings The greater the recording rate and the higher the quality setting are the shorter the recording time Most of the related factors can be set here in this submenu The Record menu allows user to set recording quality recording schedules and other recording parameters Click lt Record gt in the Main Menu and the following menu will be displayed Record Schedule Setup Preset Config Best Quality Advance Schedule Setup Data Lifetime Setup Circular Recording On Audio Recording On Purg
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17. D is totally different from Windows based PC So if users just simply plug the HDD onto the PC the PC will not recognize its existence Hence in order to access data from the NVR s HDD users will need a special HDD Copy Tool driver called EXT2IFS This appendix section will introduce how to download install and setup EXT2IFS and the NVR s HDD Installation of the NVR s HDD EXT2IFS can be found on the website htip uranus it swin edu au jn linux ext2ifs htm A detailed description about the driver can also be found Plug in the NVR s HDD to the PC then follow the steps below Step 1 Download EXTZ2IFS to the PC from the website listed above Step 2 Extract the EXT2IFS driver that was just downloaded Open the extracted folder and double click on service exe and the window below will be displayed A BOES Install S tz Ext FS ae te Newbigin pt swin edu au Copyright C 2004 John Hewbigin Ve rs O n A i 3 http uranus it swin edu au nlino estis htm Welcome to Ez T An Please read this information carefully There is important Information that you need to be aware of before you try to use this driver What is ExT AE EXT AEN iz an Installable File System Driver IFS for Microsoft Windows NT 4 0 Microsoft Windows 2000 NT 5 01 and Microsoft Windows P NT 5 1 The driver can read the Second Extended File System EXT 2 and Third Extended File System EST 2 The driver is read only Way would want ET
18. Items in this menu are described in the following subsections Configuration Load Factory Default Import Contig Export Config System Log Operation Log lt Load Factory Default gt This item is used to load the factory setting Select lt Yes gt to restore the factory default setup configuration from the read only memory Otherwise select lt No gt to cancel lt Import Configuration gt This item allows users to load a unit configuration that is saved in an external drive To import a configuration that is previously exported make sure the device that saves the configuration is connected to the unit Click lt Import Config gt and the following menu is displayed Import Contig Config Name XXXX XXXX XXX XX Select one of the listed configuration files and choose lt Yes gt to start importing the configuration AN NOTE If the imported configuration has different record mode comparing to the NVR s current setting the warning message Warning System will reboot if record mode and or IP camera number differ will show NOTE Remove the ThumbDrive used for importing configuration after the unit restarts or it will be formatted as well Xi 53 OSD Setup Manual lt Export Configuration gt Users are allowed to save the NVR configuration by exporting it to an external drive such as a USB Flash Drive Before exporting the configuration make sure the device where the configuration
19. Load Default Setting No E Password Protection select lt On gt to request for username and password for accessing functions listed in Permissions Setup menu or select lt Off gt to allow free access E Auto Logout Users can setup time for automatic logout of system when no operation is performed Select from lt 60 Sec gt lt 120 Sec gt lt 300 Sec gt and lt 600 Sec gt Alternatively select lt Disable gt and the system will not automatically logout E Account Setup setup customized account password and privilege level in this menu Click the box next lt Account gt to select items The account is case sensitive The privilege level ranks from level 1 8 and level 8 is the highest authority level Alternatively select lt Disable gt to stop using the account A second password can also be specified if required Account Setup Account admin Password Privilege Level 8 2nd PW 2nd PWD NOTE The account and privilege level of the preset administrator account admin cannot be changed Ok 15 OSD Setup Manual E Permissions Setup Users can setup the authority level to access the functions in this setting The functions include Playback Search Covert Camera Dome Control Live Operation Export Data Menu Access System Setup Monitor Setup Camera Setup Record Setup Sequence Setup Event Setup Database Setup Configuration AUX Setup and Shutdown Scroll to view these items In accordan
20. NO the power supply from the PoE port Otherwise the power supply system may be unstable and will influence the IP camera If the power of the IP camera is supplied via the PoE port users do not have to change the settings here for the default setting of all PoE ports are lt YES gt PoE Port Power Enabled YES YES YES YES xin 59 OSD Setup Manual E lt PoE Status gt The PoE Status menu will show detail information of all PoE ports Users can check the internet linking power consumption and MAC address of connected IP cameras PoE Status Link Consume MAC Up KKK KK kk kk kk down down down lt UPS Setup gt When users wish to connect the NVR to the power source via an UPS device the required connections are illustrated as the following figure The USB cable is for data communication between the NVR and the UPS device The UPS Setup menu is as the following UPS Setup UPS Protocol Power Failure Scenario UPS Shutdown Setting UPS Info m UPS Protocol This item is for users to select an appropriate UPS protocol Note that if the UPS protocol is selected to lt None gt lt UPS Info gt will be grayed out and not available for setup Power Failure Scenario For this item users can choose what action the NVR should take when power failure occurs If lt Shutdown gt is selected users have to do further setting under lt UPS Shutdown Setting gt Otherwise select lt None gt and
21. Network Video Recorder XIP NVRO4 LION OSD Setup Manual Version 1 1 OSD Setup Manual Table of Contents UTA ne e 7 eer le ale e e EE P lt Key Usage of Virtual Keyboard gt sese 8 EE e 9 RU O WN aa E E 9 e E 21 E AAS 9 EA ELEI EE 9 Ee EE 9 SoftWare eee 9 d Tez 4 0 0 fois E 9 e 8 fh fe E ele TEE 10 e Software Upgrade Via Internet see ee eee 10 e TE E 11 Eltere LEE 11 EE Eege 11 EE REENEN 11 Time Zone 12 Me Fe RE 12 s E A A 12 Time Display Mode 12 e Daylight Saving Time Setup eee eee ee eee 13 e PS Oa hen 13 TR 9 E lt lt EE o ME 13 DST Bas 13 e Network Time Protocol Getunp 13 BE Oe EE 14 Automatically Time Gm 14 Manually Time Gym 14 0 Byd rr die E cieabbonnseas ter curh ube cerbrnereeraetaeunvrenranicea tient E 14 Oy ag Eu E 14 lt User Management E de e Password Protection sees eee de Alte T ee EE E E E 15 Pe ie Ea aera eee tas AE O E ees veneer 15 STE WEE 16 Beie ME lq 6 BE 16 lt NOIWOIK E E 17 PETE e E E A E E R R A EA E E E O E T E AE 17 OSD Setup Manual RER le EE 18 de Ten 18 EE 18 BT EE 19 By A A AA AA A A A A mens 19 s D L E EEE EEEE ER 19 S S Oe ARC OUN eniem 20 lt DA 24 oO as 8 EE 20 lt PPPOE Max WN E 20 Connect At Booting esse ee eee eee 20 e NOWO ROSI ann ner mere mene eT Onn o ennrT n ne r 20 Vis O EE E tne tre Trt arte tree ter tee Ore rrr ate 20 Butler EEN 21 SE T 21 ell Gen KR EE 21 E RR EE 22 e RR ZOE
22. Night Time Start End sees 36 Weekend Schedule eee 37 lela oi gle ee DE 37 lt Preset Record Configuration gt esse eee eee 37 lt Advance Schedule Setup gt eee eee ee ar e Tea T TOE ees e E EEE 38 Recording Profile Setup EEN 39 OSD Setup Manual Camera Select E 39 Normal Dt 39 a Ce ien CHE 39 GE S 1 9 ea teres cee ce ecw eeepc eee cies ste eee eee eee ee 39 GE ee 39 Copy Gettnge cece cccccccseeeeceeeeeseeeesseeeesseeeesseeeesseeeesseeeeseeeeesaaes 40 Holiday Setup sese 40 GE pa ciel Ee EE 40 Maer log TNO D 40 KB ET 40 Data Lifetime By RE 41 Paa Leime BY Oi aye lala a aa Saian ahaha aalan tere eet eect ee een tenner 41 lt Circ lar Recording E 41 lt Audio Recording EE 42 0 Ns DO E 42 FS Oe E 42 Bis LE a D E a EE 42 Purge Event e 42 Start TO PUT Gia sse 42 ie LE 43 lt Main Monitor Dwell gt sese 43 lt Main Monitor Schedule gt sese 43 AR a E een tee Rc ano se Snore ence erence terra Serene ee ener Aa Na SU gfe Bl a eege 44 A S 709 FO eege 44 lt Email Notice ET 44 SE EE HT 45 A ATRE o E l a gt E E E E EE EE ee T EE eee 45 E e E EE 45 Alert Notification sss eee eee e eee eee 45 Alen E 45 Clg ge 0 6 GE 45 a NOY EE 46 lt Event Full Green 46 SEET 46 Be te EE 46 ae cigs ET a nee er eer ee ee ere 46 Uis elem Ie sci Bic s o WEE 46 NEOUS TD WS EE 47 Detection 6S ee EE 47 OSD Setup Manual Detected Area Getup 47 SONSITIVILY ee
23. Protocol This item shows the protocol of the UPS device UPS Status This item will show the connection status between the NVR and the UPS device Refer to below for the description of each displayed value Unknown This will be displayed when there is no UPS device connected Lost Communication This means there might be problems due to the USB cable connection between the NVR and the UPS device Online This will be shown when everything is fine On Battery This will means the power source is not available The NVR is running based on the battery of the UPS device Remaining Battery Level This item shows the remaining battery level of the UPS device Remaining Run Time This item shows the remaining run time of the UPS device Query Time This item tells the last retrieving time of the UPS information Normally the information will be refreshed every 5 seconds when the UPS status is lt Online gt or lt On Battery gt However when there is error on USB cable connection and the UPS status shows lt Lost Communication gt the query time will be more than 5 seconds Ok 62 OSD Setup Manual Shutdown This menu is used to shutdown or to reboot the unit If users must shutdown the XIP NVRO4 LION for any reason please use the proper shutdown and power on procedures to avoid damage to the unit Select lt Shutdown gt in Main Menu to access the Shutdown menu which is displayed as follows Shutdown Power Off
24. ata time of the video is included E Data Lifetime Mode This item allows the user to choose preferred data lifetime mode There are three types of data lifetime mode General By Day and By Channel When a specific mode is selected the other two will be grayed out and cannot be accessed E Data Lifetime When data lifetime mode is set as lt General gt this item will be accessible Select this item and click on UP DOWN buttons to set the data lifetime The value ranges from lt 1 gt to lt 365 gt days Alternatively select lt 0 gt to disable this function Ok 40 OSD Setup Manual Data Lifetime By Day When data lifetime mode is set as lt By Day gt this item can be accessed Enter this menu and users can setup data lifetime of each weekday separately The value ranges from lt 1 gt to lt 365 gt days Alternatively select lt 0 gt to disable this function Data Lifetime By Channel When data lifetime mode is set as lt By Channels this item will be accessible Enter this menu and users can setup data lifetime of each channel separately The value ranges from lt 1 gt to lt 365 gt days Alternatively select lt 0 gt to disable this function lt Circular Recording gt Users can choose to record video in circular mode or in linear mode If circular mode is selected set to lt On gt the NVR will store new video into the HDD spaces and overwrite the oldest recorded video Alternatively if linear mode is
25. aversal UPnP Set the first item UPnP to lt ON gt and the NVR is now with UPnP function SL 25 OSD Setup Manual UPnP NAT Traversal The UPnP NAT traversal function will help to automatically setup a router if the NVR connects to the internet via a router Select lt Yes gt and the settings of router will be taken care by the NVR itself lt Audio Output Key Beep gt Enter this item to setup the audio output or key beep Audio Output Key Beep Audio Output Live PB Audio Output Gain 0 Key Beep On E Audio Output The item is used to set the audio output mode The available options are as follows Live PB select the item to play the recording sounds of live image in live mode and sounds of recorded video in playback mode respectively OFF select the item to disable the audio output function E Audio Output Gain The item is used to adjust volume of the audio The greater the value is the louder the sound The value ranges from 3 to 3 3 is the maximum volume 0 indicates the volume has not been altered and 3 is the minimum volume E Key Beep The item is used to enable or disable the key tone Select lt On gt to enable the key tone or lt Off gt to disable LA 26 OSD Setup Manual Monitor Setup The Monitor Setup menu allows users to adjust the quality of the displayed image To configure the monitor settings select lt Monitor gt from the Main Menu Monitor Show Camera Name Moni
26. ce with users privilege level defined in lt Account Setup gt the authority level here also ranks from levels 1 8 Level 8 is the highest authority level Users can access any function that is equivalent to or lower than their privilege level Alternatively select lt Disable gt to allow free access Permission Setup Item Authority Playback Search Disable Covert Camera Level 8 Dome Control Disable Live Operation Disable Export Data Disable Menu Access Level 4 AN NOTE The Menu Access cannot be set to lt Disable gt When the account does not have authority to access certain functions an error message will be displayed on the screen E Load Default Setting This item is to restore the default settings Select lt Yes gt to load default setting or select lt No gt to exit Ok 16 OSD Setup Manual lt Network Setup gt The Network Setup menu allows users with proper privilege to configure the network by specifying the network related settings such as IP address Netmask etc Check with the network administrator and or network service provider for specific information The menu is as the following Items in this menu are described in the following sections Network Setup LAN Select LAN Setup Web Port Email Address SMTP Setup DDNS Setup UPnP Setup m LAN Select This item allows users to select the service type among lt LAN gt lt PPPoE gt and lt None gt If the internet connection is a
27. d software version From the System menu select lt System Version Info gt and the following menu is displayed The first five items are read only for users information only The items in this menu are described in the following subsections System Version Info KKKK Model Name Video System NTSC Hardware kkkk_ KKKK KKKK kkkk kkkk kkkk kkkk Software MAC Address 1 KK RK KK kk k k Software Upgrade Software Upgrade Via Internet Model Name This item shows the model name of the unit E Video System This item shows the current video system of the unit E Hardware The item identifies the hardware version for this unit E Software The item identifies the software version installed on this unit E MAC Address 1 This item identifies the first Media Access Control MAC address of the unit Xin 9 OSD Setup Manual Software Upgrade This item is used for upgrading software of the XIP NVR0O4 LION by local device The menu is displayed as follows Software Upgrade via Local Device Upgrade Version Select XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX No Connect a USB drive containing upgrade software to the unit The available upgrade files will be listed in the menu To update the system select a file and select lt Yes gt to start the upgrade process The XIP NVRO4 LION loads the software updates the system files and reboots automatically The upgrade process may take several minutes to save the changes in the memory
28. e Data lt Schedule Setup gt This submenu is used to set the day and night time or weekend recording schedule The Night and Day schedules are used to define daytime and night time the Weekend schedule is tailored for weekends and holidays Click lt Schedule Setup gt from the Record menu the following menu is displayed Schedule Setup Day Time Start AM 06 00 Day Time End PM 06 00 Night Time Start Night Time End Weekend Schedule Weekend Start Fri PM 06 00 Weekend End Mon AM 06 00 m Day Night Time Start End The Day Night Start Time and End Time determines the duration of day night recording time Time is indicated in 1 minute increments The time display format in this menu is based on the setting of lt Time Display Mode gt in lt System gt Ok 36 OSD Setup Manual E Weekend Schedule The Weekend Schedule determines whether a weekend schedule is in effect Choose lt On gt to enable the related weekend settings E Weekend Start End The Weekend Start Time indicates the specific day and time that a weekend begins for example Fri 18 00 The Weekend End Time indicates the specific time and day that a weekend ends for example Mon 06 00 Time is indicated in 1 minute increments Note that the value users have set indicates when the regular Day and Night scheduling ends and Weekend recording begins lt Preset Record Configuration gt lt Preset Config gt is used to select the preset recording
29. e eee e eee 48 EN Ru iee se BE EE tener Merten trent ert 48 AUN EE 48 EE EE ee eeneg 49 Copy Event Settings se eee eee eee 49 R a T es E 50 eg Lei EA T Ol a ea eae eee ee eee 50 Sy UE ett 50 lt Est Rec Period E 50 A aere E e E 51 lt q BE RE EEE e EE 52 lt Repair On Power LOSS gt eee er CONRAN EE 53 WA ere e R E TTT 53 Ee AU MN e EC 53 lt Export Configuration eege 54 CODY Destinati WE 54 Configuration NAME sss sese eee eee 54 By Le VE 54 EE o e uereg 56 lt Operation LOG zs 55 d Le E 56 m 21 e 56 SS EE 57 lt From To Time E 5 SEENEN 57 S BE Ke SE ij wb 1 Kei en eo E een ee eee eee ae one eee en eer ne ae ee er ene eee ne O eee 58 lt e Re NET 58 Ol EDO E 58 AUA OID E 59 Elle EE 59 lt PoE Power Limitation EE 59 PoE Port a EE 59 SPE fall 6 ae E E oe ane en eee eee eee eee ee 60 e e T 60 BR Ode 6 610 EE 60 Power Failure Scenario eee eee eee ee 60 UPS Shutdown Setting EE 61 OSD Setup Manual Min Remaining Battery Level 61 Min Remaining Run Tme EEN 61 PERV ae EE 61 Be ets AEA easter E AAT 25 le OO eae cee enon cai eae 61 E H Oe H 61 UPS dee NEE 62 SAI EE 62 Remaining Battery LEVEl E 62 Remaining Hun eu 62 Query Time 62 Oe e E 63 SPONE gt ee eee eee eee ee ee eee ee ne ee 63 BN genee 63 lt Auto REDOOTING gt sese eee eee ee 63 OOO ING E EE E E AE 63 Appendix A NVR PIaver s sss ssssssssss ess ssssssses enesenn ennenen nen
30. eboot for the changes to take affect Step 2 NTA Drive letter assignment Available partitions nae Ho Ola Device Harddisko Partition2 EXT3 Wevicel HarddiskiiPartitionl EST letre ebe Cran 1 Cran Js F Mia L WEE e aan Step 5 Click lt Step3 gt Then click lt Start Driver gt button Now reboot the PC for the changes to take effect The HDD installation is now completed EEI Ext2IFS version 0 3 Windows XP Service Pack 7 Step 3 Starting the driver The service if current stopped You can start the zervice with the button below Windows NT 5 1 build number 2600 After the NVR s HDD is correctly installed videos in the NVR s HDD can be played back by using the NVR Player Refer to Appendix A NVR Player for detail instruction about the operation of the NVR Player Xin 70 OSD Setup Manual Removal of the NVR s HDD To remove the HDD from the PC follow the instruction below Re open the EXT2IFS and go to lt Step 1 gt menu Click Uninstall Driver and a message will be shown as The service is currently started Users will have to reboot before the service is completely uninstalled Click on OK and turn off the PC Remove the HDD from the PC and reboot the PC The removal of HDD is now completed amp Ext2FS Install Ext FS Step 1 Driver Installation version 0 3 The driver is curently installed Driver locati e Na ase The SystemA oont ts the correct locati
31. ect At Booting The unit is allowed to automatically connect to the internet when it is powered up Select lt Yes gt to connect at booting otherwise select lt No gt Network Restart Network restart is required after network settings are changed Select lt Yes gt to restart the network connection E Web Port To avoid the default service port port 80 being jammed this item enables users to change port 80 to another port To change the web port users can click on UP DOWN buttons to adjust the setting Ok 20 OSD Setup Manual Email Address This item is used to edit the e mail address where event alarm notification will be sent Follow these steps to setup the e mail address e Click on the box or the keyboard icon next to lt Email Address gt A virtual keyboard displays e Click to add the e mail address to the entry field e When it is done click lt OK gt to save the settings and exit NOTE For more details of event alarm notification please refer to section Email Notice E SMTP Setup Simple Mail Transfer Protocol SMTP is a protocol for sending e mail messages between servers SMTP is a relatively simple text based protocol that one or more recipients of a message are specified and the message text is transferred Select lt SMTP Setup gt from Network Setup menu the menu displays as follows SMTP Setup Email Via SMTP SMTP Server SMTP Port SMTP Account SMTP Password Use SSL Connection
32. en nenen ennenen eee 64 Appendix B HDD COPY TOOL EXU ZIPS sss sssss sss sese sese eee 69 Xin OSD Setup Manual Menu System Overview The detailed functions and settings of the XIP NVRO4 LION can be set through the intuitive Graphical User Interface GUI OSD setup menu Collaborating with a USB mouse seiting up the NVR can be easy as operating a PC This chapter particularizes the items and options in the OSD setup menu lt Account and Password gt Click on the MENU icon in the Live Panel and select an account to login There are two preset accounts admin and user Next enter a corresponding password The preset password for the administrator account admin is 1234 while the preset password for the account user is 4321 NOTE It is strongly suggested to change the preset password to prevent unauthorized access to the unit An icon displayed at the status bar will show the authority level of the account Under logout condition the icon will be Guest When an account is logged in its authority level number 1 8 will be shown Before users logout other functions can also be accessed without having to login again There are two ways to logout manually logout by clicking on the ESC icon in the Live Panel or auto logout when users are not using the NVR for a preset period of time default 5 minutes at Live Menu mode Xin OSD Setup Manual lt Key Usage of Virtual Keyboard gt A vi
33. g the event alarm video lt Alert Notification Setup gt This function allows users to send alert notifications to the CMS program which is installed to the computer For detailed setup instruction please refer to the CMS user s manual Alert Notification Setup Alert Configuration Set 1 Alert Notification OFF Alert IP 0 0 0 0 Alert Port 9999 Alive Interval 120 Sec E Alert Configuration Set lt Alert Configuration Set gt provides 3 sets of Alert Notification IP and Port E Alert Notification Four options are included in this item lt OFF gt lt Event gt lt Alive gt and lt Both gt lt OFF gt The Alert Notification is turned off lt Event gt When the alarm is triggered the NVR will send an alert message to the CMS lt Alive gt The NVR will send an alive message to the CMS every N second just to show users that the connection between the NVR and CMS is in effect The time interval N can be adjusted in lt Alive Interval gt lt Both gt This enables the NVR to send both Event and Alive alert messages to the CMS E Alert IP The Alert IP must match the IP address of the computer E Alert Port The ports for NVR and the CMS Alert MUST be the same xin 45 OSD Setup Manual E Alive Interval Users can define the time interval 1 to 255 seconds between each alive message This item will not be accessible if the alert notification menu is set to lt OFF gt or lt Event gt lt Event Fu
34. including IP address Netmask Gateway and DNS settings These settings will be read only lf users wish to use a permanent address set DHCP to lt Off gt to manually set IP Address Netmask Gateway and DNS Check with the network system administrators or IT personnel for appropriate values for these settings IP The ttem is used to configure the IP Internet Protocol address of the NVR The IP address is the identifier for the NVR on a TCP IP LAN or WAN Note that to set a static IP address DHCP must be set to lt Off gt NOTE The IP address cannot be set to 192 168 50 due to the specific IP is reserved for NAS devices Xi 18 OSD Setup Manual Netmask Netmask is a 32 bit mask used to divide an IP address into subnets and specify the networks available hosts Its value is defined by the network administrator It takes the form as for example 255 255 255 255 This item allows users to enter the value of the Netmask for the unit Please note that to configure the item DHCP must be set to lt Off gt Gateway Gateway is a node on a network that serves as an entrance to another network Users are allowed to specify the IP address of the gateway or router associated with this unit To configure this item DHCP must be set to lt Off gt DNS DNS is the abbreviation for Domain Name System which is an Internet service that translates domain names eg www DNS com into IP addresses
35. indow 9 window 16 window and 20 window 6 7 8 9 d L lC LS E Le O 4 3 3 r a 21 PM04 57 34 4 2 The functional items are 1 Deflicker On Off 4 Camera Selection 7 Capture Snapshot 2 Smooth Image On Off 5 Mode selection 8 Change Viewing Aspect to 4 3 3 Audio On Off ES Play Recorded drv Files 9 Change Picture Size OSD Setup Manual Playback the videos on the Data List Click lt PLAY gt on the toolbar at the top of the main window The Data List window displays shown as the figure below Ia Video Info Selection Time 2014 02 05 19 56 59 2014 02 07 02 27 37 Playback The Data List shows all recorded videos Normal and Event separately that are stored in the destination folder appeared at the top Note that users can also click lt Open gt on the top to select a different folder which contains recorded videos Select one from the list and click lt Playback gt at the bottom then the Playback window will be shown as below Playback Remote Playback Local Playback Available Recorded Video From 2014 2 5 07 56 59AM To 2014 2 7 02 27 37 PM SIME 2014 2 5 Le 07 56 59 AM Select BES SSSSS888 Came In the lt Remote Playback gt tab users can set starting time and displaying cameras of the selected video Then click lt PLAY gt on the upper right hand corner of the window to start playback the video with selected starting time and displayi
36. ing top priority is to let the NVR run as stably as possible setting CBR mode to lt Off gt enable VBR mode is highly recommended E Sharpness Brightness Contrast scroll the mouse wheel to adjust the Sharpness Brightness Contrast of the IP camera Alternatively click on UP DOWN buttons to alter the value Apply Select lt Yes gt to apply the above settings and the following message will be displayed Re collecting data Please wait When the settings cannot be applied the following message will be displayed Users may need to reduce the resolution or FPS of the IP camera Cannot set the IP device Otherwise the lt Device Setup gt setting is completed AN NOTE After changing any item under lt Device Setup gt menu users MUST select lt Apply gt to apply the changes or the settings will remain unchanged Xin 34 OSD Setup Manual lt Activated gt Select lt Yes gt to activate the IP camera or lt No gt to deactivate it NOTE Once the connection to the IP camera is activated menu items lt Device Search gt lt Hostname IP gt lt Model gt lt Connection Setup gt and lt Copy Settings gt will be grayed out and cannot be accessed lt Status gt After activating the IP camera the lt Status gt item will be shown Enter this item to see the current status of the IP camera Status Model Nx Series Streaming Format H264 MP H264 MP Resolution 1080P 640x480 PPS 15 00 3
37. iors of the XIP NVRO4 LION in response to alarm events In the Main Menu select lt Event gt and the following menu is displayed Items in the Event menu are described in the following subsections Internal Buzzer Event Icon Email Notice Email Attachment Alert Notification Setup Event Full Screen Event Duration Per Channel Config lt Internal Buzzer gt This item allows users to enable disable internal buzzer of the XIP NVR0O4 LION Set to lt On gt the buzzer is activated in response to an alarm Set to lt Off gt the buzzer is not activated lt Event Icon gt The item enables On disables Off the display of Event Icon on the main monitor when an alarm event occurs The event types are represented by a letter respectively the descriptions are as the table below Event Type Description M Motion detection event Video loss event lt Email Notice gt This ttem enables On disables Off the e mail notification of events alarms When an event alarm is triggered and lt Email Notice gt is enabled an e mail will be sent to the pre defined e mail address Please refer to section Email Address for setting the e mail address Xin 44 OSD Setup Manual lt Email Attachment gt This function is for users to attach the event alarm video to the notification e mail Select lt On gt to enable this function Otherwise select lt Off gt to send the notification e mail without attachin
38. l lt Data Protection gt Enter this menu to select the data users wish to protect from data purging or overwriting Data Protection Date Time Event Loc Lock 2014 01 06 PM 01 29 08 Yes INTO NO 2014 01 06 PM 01 42 41 Yes INTO1 NO 2014 01 07 AM 09 36 02 Yes INTO NO 2014 01 07 PM 12 45 31 No INTO1 NO 2014 01 07 PM 12 55 56 No INTO1 NO First Page The first column shows the date time information The second column shows whether the data contains event videos The third column shows the location where the data is stored From the fourth column users can change the option to lt YES gt to protect the selected data lf the data is no longer important users can change the option to lt NO gt lt Repair On Power Loss gt This item enables the NVR to do auto HDD scan after it is powered on if the NVR previously experienced unexpected power loss or was not shutdown properly If auto scan fails formatting the HDD is required The preset is lt Off gt AN NOTE If password protection is enabled login with authorized account will be prompted before HDD format Regarding details of HDD scan please refer to the User s Manual for more information xin 52 OSD Setup Manual Configuration The Configuration menu is used to restore the default factory settings import export configuration and view export system log Select lt Configuration gt from the Main Menu and the Configuration menu is displayed as below
39. ll Screen gt This function allows the NVR to display the alarm channel in full screen size when an alarm is triggered select lt Main gt to display the alarm channel in full screen when an alarm is triggered Alternatively select lt None gt to disable this function lt Event Duration gt This item determines the duration of the buzzer and Alarm Out relay function once an alarm is triggered The available event duration ranges from 5 seconds to 999 seconds lt Per Channel Config gt This menu is used to configure the event related settings for each channel The menu is displayed as below Per Channel Config Channel Select Video Loss Detect Motion Detect Detection Config Alarm In Event Trigger Preset Copy Event Settings E Channel Select The item is used to select a desired channel for setting the parameters Click on the box next to lt Channel Select gt to select a channel E Video Loss Detect This item allows users to enable disable Video Loss as an alarm event Select lt On gt to enable Video Loss as alarm events or lt Off gt to disable LA 46 OSD Setup Manual Motion Detect Select lt On gt to enable the motion detection function of the XIP NVRO04 LION If lt Motion Detection gt is enabled the motion detection parameters such as detection area and sensitivity should be defined and setup E Detection Config If lt Motion Detection gt is enabled the motion detection parameters sho
40. n Normal PPS the setting depends on the application If the Event PPS is set to lt 0 gt the XIP NVRO04 LION stops recording event video during alarms Event Qity The item is used to set the picture size for event video recording The available options are lt 1020kbps gt lt 1792 kbps gt lt 2560 kbps gt lt 3328 kbps gt and lt 4096 kbps gt xin 39 OSD Setup Manual Copy Settings This function is for users to copy the settings of the currently selected IP camera to any other connected IP cameras Click lt Copy Settings gt and select one or more target IP cameras After the selection click lt Confirm gt to apply the settings E Holiday Setup Enter this menu to setup the holiday list Select a date for lt Add Holiday gt and the date will be added to the holiday list Select lt Holiday List gt to see all added holidays Holiday Setup Holiday List Add Holiday 01 01 lt Data Lifetime Setup gt Data Lifetime indicates the duration that a video is saved and recallable in the HDD Only those video recorded within Data Lifetime can be displayed on the screen and played back The video beyond Data Lifetime will be hidden and cannot be retrieved for playback Data Lifetime Setup Data Lifetime Mode General Data Lifetime 0 Days Data Lifetime By Day Data Lifetime By Channel A NOTE If users want to playback a video which is beyond the data lifetime please extend the duration till the recording d
41. ng camera on the main window Xi 65 OSD Setup Manual Local Playback the selected drv files In the lt Local Playback gt tab as shown below users can click lt Open gt to select a specific drv file and click lt PLAY gt to playback the file on the main window Remote Playback Local Playback Filename AN Note If users click the close button at the top right corner of the Data List window the following Playback window with lt Local Playback gt tab and lt Verify gt tab only The function of lt Verify gt tab will be described on the next page Playback Local Playback Filename OSD Setup Manual Verify digital signature of exported videos In the lt Verify gt tab as shown below users can authenticate videos with digital signatures Follow the steps below to complete the verification e Select any video from the Data List and click lt Verify gt at the bottom then the Playback window will be displayed returning a GOOD or BAD signature result in the lt Status Log gt field A GOOD signature indicates the exported clip has not been altered whereas a BAD signature means the video might be changed at some point ag Ces abar Local Playback Filename gpg C 20140207 091239 890F950A gpg Filename C 20140207 091239 NORMAL 000001 dn Filename _sig C 20140207 091239 NORMAL 000001 sig Status Log Verified Good signature from 00D0890F 950A e Al
42. nnected to the unit For example the Internal Disks menu is displayed as below Internal Disks Device Name Active Detail Action E XXXXXXX XXXXXXX Yes No None lt Device Name gt and lt Active gt are read only For internal disks the number in front of the device name represents the SATA port that the HDD is connected to If no storage device can be found the message No Available Items will be displayed A NOTE If the file system of the internal HDD is not compatible for the NVR the system will format the internal HDD with notification Active This item indicates if the storage device is added to the database or not lt Yes gt means the device is added into database while lt No gt means it is not Detail This item enables users to see the S M A R T information of the selected internal disk Click and select lt Yes gt and the S M A R T information of the selected internal disk will be displayed on the screen Action This item allows users to do various actions to the storage device The options are lt NONE gt no action lt ADD gt add the selected storage device to the database lt REMOVE gt remove the selected storage device from the database lt FORMAT gt format the selected storage device and lt REPAIR gt repair the selected storage device NOTE Before detaching external devices from the unit remember to remove the devices from the database first Xin 51 OSD Setup Manua
43. ns The further required items are lt Host Names lt DDNS Account gt and lt DDNS Password gt Xin 23 OSD Setup Manual NOTE If lt dyndns gt or lt ChangelP gt is selected lt DDNS Port gt and lt ezDDNS gt will be grayed out The ezDDNS function is only available for the tview ddns provider Host Name The item allows users to setup a domain name which is used for accessing the XIP NVRO4 LION through the internet on the remote PC To setup the Host Name of the unit follow the steps below e Select lt Host Name gt from DDNS Setup menu A virtual keyboard displays as below C Ueleg Letet ICT 199456890 Dei A B C DIJE FIG H 1I J K L M N O P Q R S T UlViwW x y Z palb el dje fi g hliljik i m niol plqa r s tiulviwix y z e Click to add the preferred characters to the entry field e When tt is finished click lt OK gt to save the settings and exit NOTE Each XIP NVRO4 LION should have its unique host name DDNS Port Users can setup the port for DDNS Click UP DOWN to change the port DDNS Account Users who use DynDNS or ChangelP as the service provider have to input a DDNS account name Follow the same step as described in lt Host Name gt setup to input a valid account name DDNS Password Users who use DynDNS or ChangelP as the service provider have to input a DDNS password Follow the same step as described in Host Name gt setup to input the password goes with the valid user name
44. nt to delete or setting the date for deletion set this item to lt Yes gt to start deleting or select lt No gt to cancel LA 42 OSD Setup Manual Sequence Setup The Sequence menu allows users to set the camera sequence schedule and dwell time for main monitor Select lt Sequence gt in Main Menu the menu displays as follows Items in the Sequence menu are described in the subsections Sequence Main Monitor Dwell Main Monitor Schedule lt Main Monitor Dwell gt This item is used to set the dwell time which is the duration of time elapsed before switching to the next channel of the main monitor The dwell time is in the range of 1 to 120 seconds lt Main Monitor Schedule gt These items are used to set sequence schedules of the main monitor Click lt Main Monitor schedule gt and the following menu is displayed Main Monitor Schedule CH1 gt CH2 gt CH3 gt CH4 K CH5 gt CHE CH7 gt CH8 Follow these steps to set a sequence e Assign a channel to the order of the sequence e Continue the step until the sequence is completed e To setup a sequence with less than 8 entries select lt None gt to end the sequence A sequence can include up to 8 entries for SCH models and up to 4 entries for 4CH models A camera or multiple cameras can be contained in the sequence multiple times Ok 43 OSD Setup Manual Event Setup This menu allows users to determine behav
45. o lt Normal gt lt Data Type gt This item is used to select exporting video type The options are lt Normal gt export normal video only lt Event gt export event video only and lt Both gt export both normal and event video NOTE If users want to only export selected event video using the item lt Select Events gt users have to set lt From gt and lt To gt to the same day and time Otherwise not only the selected event video will be exported to the selected destination but also other event videos recorded during the period between lt From gt and lt To gt Xi 57 OSD Setup Manual lt Export Format gt This item is for selecting exporting video format The options are lt DRV gt lt AVI gt and lt Original gt The DRV and AVI files are compressed video files while the original files are raw data of the unit s recorded video The DRV and original files can only be played back with the remote monitoring software and NVR Player and multiple camera videos can be played back from one file The AVI files can be played back with Windows Media Player Note that if multiple channels are exported for AVI files each channel is exported to an individual file lt Digital Signature gt The Digital Signature function enables users to export video clip with the units unique signature key It aims to authenticate that a video clip was exported from the unit and it has not been modified Users can export vide
46. o lt On gt and select preferred values from the corresponding menu items e Otherwise keep lt Advance Streaming Options gt lt Off gt and the NVR will complete the setting xi 31 OSD Setup Manual E Dual Stream Setup Under this menu users can setup configuration for the dual stream Dual Stream Setup Dual Streaming Support No Dual Streaming Recording Yes Adv Dual Streaming Options Off Dual Streaming Index Stream2 Dual Streaming Port 554 Dual Streaming Protocol RTP RTSP First set lt Dual Streaming Support gt to lt Yes gt and continue to the rest of the setting e f users wish to record the dual stream select lt Yes gt next to lt Dual Streaming Recording gt e The remaining items are the same as in Mam Stream Setup gt If users will setup streaming index port and protocol manually set lt Adv Dual streaming Options gt to lt On gt and select preferred values from the corresponding menu items Otherwise keep lt Adv Dual Streaming Options gt lt Off gt and the NVR will complete the setting E P Dome Protocol lf the connected device is an IP Dome Camera select an appropriate IP Dome Protocol from the provided options E P Dome ID lf the connected device is an IP Dome Camera then select an appropriate IP Dome ID from the provided options Xi 32 OSD Setup Manual lt Device Setup gt Enter this item to set the basic settings of the IP camera Upon entering this item the
47. o clips with or without a digital signature file sig Set the item to lt Yes gt to export with the signature file or lt No gt to export without it Make sure that an external storage device such as a USB Hard Drive or USB ThumbDrive is available and connected to the appropriate port for export For more information on verifying digital signature see Appendix A NVR Player lt Begin Export gt select lt Yes gt to start exporting xin 58 OSD Setup Manual AUX Setup The AUX Setup menu is for users to configure the setting of PoE connection to IP cameras and UPS Setup The AUX setup menu is displayed as below PoE Setup UPS Setup lt PoE Setup gt The PoE Setup menu allows users to configure the setting of PoE connection to IP cameras The PoE Setup menu is displayed as below PoE Power Limitation PoE Port Power PoE Status E lt PoE Power Limitation gt For BCH models the total power supply of the PoE ports is 60W and for 4CH models is 30W Each port is limited to at most 15W usage for both models Users can set a power limitation for the PoE ports at this item The limitation range of 8CH models is 15W to 60W As for 4CH models the limitation ranges from 15W to 30W E PoE Port Power The PoE Port Power menu allows users to enable disable the power supply from the PoE ports If the power of the IP camera is supplied via an external power source it is strongly recommended to disable
48. of the system After the unit is rebooted please check the software version again AN NOTE No power interruption is allowed during the software update AN NOTE Do not remove the external USB ThumbDrive before the unit completely shuts down Removing the external USB ThumbDrive before shutting down can cause the system to update improperly E Software Upgrade Via Internet This item is used to upgrade the unit s software via the internet Select one of the listed software versions and choose lt Yes gt The XIP NVRO4 LION downloads the software updates the system files and reboots automatically Ok 10 OSD Setup Manual lt Camera Info gt Users can find information about main stream and dual stream of the connected IP cameras under this menu Camera Info Format Resolution H264 MP 1080P Ch CHO01 Main PPS 25 40 Bandwidth 2139 59 kbps CHO2 Main CHO03 Main CH04 Main lt Language gt The Language item allows users to select the language for the OSD setup menu and screen messages Language selection takes effect immediately when the selection is made Click the pull down list next to lt Language gt to select a preferred language lt Date Time gt Users can set the current date time and other OSD parameters in this menu In System menu select lt Date Time gt the Date Time menu displays as follows Date Time Date Time Time Zone Date Time Display Date Display Mode Time Display
49. om the pull down list xin 12 OSD Setup Manual E Daylight Saving Time Setup This function is for people who live in certain regions to observe Daylight Saving Time DST The menu displays as follows Daylight Saving Time Setup Daylight Saving Time Off DST Start Mar Last Sun 01 00 DST End Oct Last Sun 01 00 DST Bias 60 Min Daylight Saving Time select lt On gt to enable or lt Off gt to disable the function If the function is disabled the DST Start End time and DST Bias will be grayed out and cannot be accessed If this function is enabled the date time information will be shown on the screen with a DST icon when playing back recorded video or searching video in the event list S indicates summer time and W indicates wintertime DST Start End These items are used to set the daylight saving duration Choose time from the pull down list and click UP DOWN buttons to change the settings DST Bias This item allows the user to set the amount of time to move forward from the standard time for daylight saving time Available options are lt 30 gt lt 60 gt lt 90 gt and lt 120 gt minutes E Network Time Protocol Setup After time zone is set the lt Network Time Protocol Setup gt option will be available Network Time Protocol Setup NTP Server time nist gov Automatically Time Sync Off Manually Time Sync No Ok 13 OSD Setup Manual NTP Server Enter this item to setup a
50. on for the Ce driver but because there te a possability that this driver will prevent HT from booting you can install it E op a floppy disk That way you can remove the diver if NT wort boot EA If the driver is loaded on boot then it will be ie immediatly available once you log into NT Because there is a possability that the driver will fe prevent NT from booting you can choose to start 2 it manually once NT ts running Uninstall Driver r letre e hed Z P e a Windows XP Service Pack 2 1 build number 2600 Xin 71
51. power of the NVR will be cut off when electricity of the UPS device runs out Xin 60 OSD Setup Manual E UPS Shutdown Setting When lt Power Failure Scenario gt is set to lt Shutdowns gt this item will be available Users have to setup under which condition the NVR should begin to automatically shutdown The menu is shown as below UPS Shutdown Setting Min Remaining Battery Level 2 Min Remaining Run Time 5 mins Delay To Activate 10 secs AN NOTE The NVR will begin to shutdown when one of the first two conditions satisfied Min Remaining Battery Level For this item users can decide the NVR should shutdown when the remaining battery level reaches to the specific percentage The range is from 5 to 95 Min Remaining Run Time For this item users can decide the NVR should shutdown when the remaining run time reaches to the specific value The ranges are from 5 minutes to 30 minutes Delay To Activate This item allows users to set delay time before the NVR begin to shutdown The range is from 10 seconds to 20 seconds E UPS Info After UPS protocol is selected this item will be available Users can check out UPS related information as shown below UPS Info UPS Model SSES UPS Protocol EE UPS Status Lost Communication Remaining Battery Level Tl D Remaining Run Time 93 mins Query Time 16 secs ago UPS Model This item shows the model name of the UPS device Ok 61 OSD Setup Manual UPS
52. r this menu and select one or more target IP cameras Then select lt Confirm gt to apply the settings Copy Event Settings Copy To 06 Select All Deselect All Xi 49 OSD Setup Manual Database Setup The menu displays information of internal and external disks In the Main Menu click lt Database gt and the following menu is displayed Database Total Size XxxGB Free Size xxxGB Circular Avail Rec Time Circular Est Rec Period 3Days 10Hrs Internal Disks External Disks Data Protection Repair On Power Loss AN NOTE If detection of the hard disk fails the No Disk icon will be displayed lt Total Free Size of HDD gt The Total Size of HDD shows the total capacity of HDD that is added to the database The Free Size of HDD indicates the free space for recording into the HDD that is added to the database The information is read only lt Avail Rec Time gt The Avail Rec Time indicates the available time duration for recording If the unit is set to record in circular mode the item will show Circular The information is read only lt Est Rec Period gt This item displays the estimated total recording duration according to the current recording settings The information is read only Xi 50 OSD Setup Manual lt Internal External Disks gt Select lt Internal Disks gt or lt External Disks gt to view information of the storage devices co
53. rtual keyboard shows in some setting items such as camera title e mail address etc The virtual keyboard displays as below WEEN Ueleg H E E ICT 199456890 Del A BIC DJE F G H 1I J KiL M NjofPja R s T u vjw x YIz palb e dje fi g hliljik i m nloelnioirlseltuivlwlslvlz lt lt gt gt Space Cancel OK lt To input characters gt Click on the desired characters to select characters lt To move the cursor in title entry field gt Select lt lt gt gt or just use the USB mouse to move the cursor to left right in the title entry field lt To delete previous character gt Click on lt lt gt to delete characters lt To delete current character gt Click on lt Del gt to delete characters lt To exit the virtual keyboard gt Click on lt OK gt to save the settings and exit Otherwise select lt Cancel gt to exit without saving changes NOTE If a USB keyboard is connected and when any key on the keyboard is pressed the cursor on the virtual keyboard will be automatically moved to lt OK gt SL OSD Setup Manual System Setup select lt System gt from Main Menu to enter the System menu System System Version Info Camera Info Language English Date Time Unit Name NVR Show Unit Name No User Management Network Setup Audio Output Key Beep lt System Version Info gt The System Version Info menu allows users to view system information such as hardware an
54. selected set to lt Off gt the NVR will stop recording when the HDD is full When linear mode is selected the percentage of HDD usage will be displayed as an icon in the status bar In addition an alert icon will show in the status bar when HDD usage reaches to 98 Meanwhile the internal buzzer will start beeping xin OSD Setup Manual lt Audio Recording gt This item allows users to enable disable Audio recording function of the NVR When it is set to lt On gt audio input is recorded and saved with the video When it is set to lt Off gt audio is ignored lt Purge Data gt This item is used to delete the Normal or Event recording video In Record menu select lt Purge Data gt and the Purge Data menu is displayed as follows Purge Data Purge All Data Purge All Event Data Purge Event Before 2014 01 01 Start To Purge No E Purge All Data The item is used to delete all recorded video from databases Set this item to lt Yes gt and select lt Yes gt next to lt Start To Purge gt to start to delete all data E Purge All Event Data The item is used to delete all event video from database s Select lt Yes gt and start the deletion by setting lt Start to Purge gt to lt Yes gt E Purge Event Before The item is used to delete event video before a specific date Click on the DOWN button to select a preferred time to delete the event data E Start To Purge After selecting the video data users wa
55. t to save the settings and exit Use SSL Connection SSL stands for Secure Sockets Layer which provides communications security over the Internet Select lt On gt for this item to enable SSL connection Otherwise select lt Off gt to disable SSL connection E DDNS Setup Dynamic Domain Name System DDNS allows a DNS name to be constantly synchronized with a dynamic IP address In other words it allows a dynamic IP address to be associated to a static domain name so users can connect to it by the domain name Select lt DDNS Setup gt from Network Setup The menu displays as below DDNS Setup Enable DDNS Off Service Provider lview ddns Host Name XXXXXX DDNS Port 80 DDNS Account DDNS Password Submit Update No ezDDNS No Enable DDNS The item is used to enable or disable the Dynamic Domain Name Service Select lt On gt to enable the service or lt Off gt to disable Service Provider There are three different service providers lt iview ddns gt lt dyndns gt and lt ChangelP gt When lt iview ddns gt is selected users can setup preferred lt Host Name gt and lt DDNS Port gt The DDNS address will be as http hostname ddns iview ddns com after users submit the setting For example if the chosen host name is H264NVR then the address will be htip H264NVR ddns iview ddns com Alternatively wnen lt dyndns gt is selected users need to first obtain accounts from the website hitp dyn com d
56. ternatively click lt Browse gt to select the gpg drv or avi sig files which belong to the video to be authenticated respectively After all files are selected click lt Verify gt button to start verifying digital signature Xin 67 OSD Setup Manual Playback Controls When the video starts to playback on the main window the playback control buttons will be displayed on the toolbar at the top of the main window Please refer to below picture Fast Backward Fast Forward Step Backward Step Forward Play Pause Refer to the following table for description of playback control buttons used while playing back the drv file BUTTON ICON DESCRIPTION Click to playback the video backward Click repeatedly to select the desired playback speed from 1X 2X 4X Fast Backward aalan p 8X 16X and 32X Step Backward When the playback is paused click once to move one step backward Pla Click to resume the playback The icon is displayed when d the playback operation is paused vue Click to pause the playback The icon is displayed while playing back the video Click to playback the video forward Click repeatedly to select the desired playback speed from 1X 2X 4X 8X Fast Forward vea pay p kk 16X and 32x Step Forward When the playback is paused click once to move one step forward Xi 68 OSD Setup Manual Appendix B HDD COPY TOOL EXT2IFS The data system of the NVR s HD
57. tor Brightness Monitor Contrast Monitor Chrominance OSD Transparency 0 VGA Resolution 720P Mouse Sensitivity 90 Hide Status Bar No Status Bar Size Medium lt Show Camera Name gt This item allows users to choose whether to display the camera name on the screen The default is lt Yes gt which displays the camera names with the video lt Monitor Brightness gt This item is for users to adjust the brightness of the monitor Click on Up DOWN buttons to adjust the value Users can also click on the lt Num gt icon next to lt Monitor Brightness gt to directly select the value from the numeral keyboard The value ranges from lt 32 gt to lt 31 gt lt Monitor Contrast gt This item is used to adjust the color contrast of the monitor Click on Up DOWN buttons to adjust the value The range of the contrast value is lt 32 gt to lt 31 gt lt Monitor Chrominance gt This item can be used to adjust the chrominance of the monitor Users can adjust the value by clicking on Up DOWN buttons The value of the monitor chrominance ranges from lt 32 gt to lt 31 gt lt OSD Transparency gt This item allows users to set the OSD menu transparent in a certain degree so that users can see the live images while configuring the OSD settings The options are lt 0 gt lt 15 gt lt 30 gt lt 45 gt lt 60 gt lt 5 gt and lt 90 gt Xi 2 OSD Setup Manual lt VGA Resolution gt
58. uld be setup First select a channel in lt Channel Select gt and then click lt Detection Config gt The Detection Configuration menu displays as follows Detection Config Detected Area Setup Sensitivity 88 Area Threshold 40 A Detected Area Setup The Detect Area is displayed as follows after selecting this item The detection area consists of 192 16x12 detection grids Follow the steps below to setup the detection area Click and drag the USB mouse to select a detection area A pull down list will be displayed after the USB mouse Is released Select lt Zone 01 gt to set the grid s as a motion detection area or select lt Cancel gt to abort Then right click the USB mouse another pull down list which includes lt Select All gt lt Deselect gt and lt Confirm gt will be shown Click on lt Select all gt to select all grids as motion detection area Alternatively select lt Deselect gt to deactivate all grids To save the setting after configuring a detection area choose lt Confirm gt to save the setting and return to lt Detection Config gt menu Xin OSD Setup Manual Sensitivity The item is used to set the sensitivity of detection grids for the IP camera A greater value indicates more sensitive motion detection A motion alarm will be triggered once the amount of motion detected exceeds the Threshold value Adjust the value by clicking on UP DOWN buttons next to lt Sensitivity gt The
59. vice Note that in the mean time a digital signature file will also be exported lt Operation Log gt Set lt Operation Log gt to lt On gt and operation logs will start to be recorded in the system log Alternatively set to lt Off gt and operation logs will not be part of the system log Ok 55 OSD Setup Manual Export The Export menu enables users to export recorded videos with or without digital signature to a USB ThumbDrive Make sure an external storage device is available and connected to the correct port for video export When the recorded video is exported with digital signature the output will be four files including gpg avi drv eg and readme txt Exporting a video whose size is 1GB with digital signature may take about 30 minutes From the Main Menu select lt Export gt and the following menu is displayed Items in the menu will be described in the following section Export select Device Select Ch Chi Ch2 Ch3 Ch4 Ch5 Ch6 Ch7 Ch All From 2014 01 31 AM 07 50 05 To 2014 02 05 PM 03 09 18 select Events Data Type Normal Export Format Original Digital Signature Erase Disc Begin Export AN NOTE The system log will keep records of all video exportations including duration start time and end time lt Select Device gt The available external devices for exporting video will be listed by name and free size in Select Device menu The Select Device menu displays as follows
60. will be saved is connected to the unit appropriately Select lt Export Config gt from the Configuration menu and the following menu is displayed Items in this menu are described in the following sections Export Config Copy Destination Config Name Begin Export E Copy Destination Select this item to list available destinations external memory devices to which the configuration can be exported Select a destination and choose lt Yes gt to set it as the copy destination Note that saving a different configuration to the same copy destination with the same file name will overwrite the previous configuration file without warning E Configuration Name This item allows users to assign a name to the exported configuration file Use the virtual keyboard to enter the configuration file name Note that the file name can contain up to 15 characters including spaces E Begin Export select lt Yes gt to begin exporting the configuration file or lt No gt to abort the export NOTE It is strongly recommended users export configuration before upgrading the system and routinely backup in case for unexpected situation xi 54 OSD Setup Manual lt System Log gt select lt System Log gt and a list of system logs will be displayed on the screen Users can export the system log as a data file to an external storage device Connect a USB storage device and select lt Export gt to export the system log file to the USB storage de
61. y activated items lt Device Search gt lt Hostname IP gt lt Model gt lt Connection Setup gt and lt Copy Settings gt will be grayed out and cannot be accessed lt IP Camera Select gt Select an IP camera channel to edit its setting lt IP Camera Name gt This item allows users to modify the name of each IP camera connected to the NVR By default the titles of IP cameras are numbered from 1 to 8 for BCH models 4CH models are from 1 to 4 The new name will be displayed on the screen after it is set Follow the steps below to enter a new name for an IP camera e Click lt IP Camera Name gt and a virtual keyboard with alphanumeric characters is displayed Ok 29 OSD Setup Manual e Click to add the desired characters to the entry field Each title can contain up to 11 characters e After name entry is finished click lt OK gt to save the setting Otherwise either right click the mouse or click lt Cancel gt to abort lt IP Camera Covert gt lf users want to hide the display of image from the IP camera select lt On gt Note that the display in the remote monitoring software will also be hidden Otherwise select lt Off gt and the live image will be shown on the monitor lt Enable PnP gt For PoE supported models settings of the IP camera will be automatically retrieved if an IP camera is connected to the PoE port and the plug and play PnP function is enabled Select lt On gt to enable
62. y hour on the top to fill up the column e Click on any day on the left to fill up the roll Define date of the holiday before assigning the recording type e Click on the top left grid to always record with the selected recording type e Click on the lt Confirm gt button to save the setting Xin 38 OSD Setup Manual E Recording Profile Setup This setup menu is for users to configure the recording details of Profile 1 2 3 for each channel The Recording Profile Setup menu Is displayed as below Recording Profile Setup Camera Select CHO1 Profile 1 Profile 2 Profile 3 Normal PPS 30 30 30 Normal Qlty 2560 kbps 2560 kbps 2560 kbps Event PPS 30 30 30 Event Qlty 4096 kbps 4096 kbps 4096 kbps Copy Settings Camera Select The item is used to select a desired channel for setting the parameters Click the box next to lt Camera Select gt to select a channel from the pull down list Normal PPS Normal PPS Picture per Second is used to set the recording rate for normal videos Users can setup different PPS for each channel and profile according to the application Normal Qlty The item is used to set the picture size for normal video recording The available options are listed as follow lt 1020 kbps gt lt 1792 kbps gt lt 2560 kbps gt lt 3328 kbps gt and lt 4096 kbps gt Event PPS Event PPS is used to set the event recording rate for Event videos Normally the Event PPS is set to equal or greater tha

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