Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product Paragon264 2TB EverFocus
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ii ii ii ii Safety Precautions • To avoid an y damage, please consider the following safe ty warnings: • Never place the re corder near to heaters, fu rnaces, other heat sources or under direct solar irradiation. • Operate the device only in locations providing the tolerable operating temperature range 0°C~40°C/32°F ~ +104°F.
iii iii iii iii This Product is Ro HS compliant . WEEE The inform ation in this manua l was curren t upon publication. The manufactu rer reserves the right to re vise and improve h is products. Therefor e, all specifications are subject to cha nge without prior notice.
iv iv iv iv TABLE OF CONT ENTS 1 PRODUCT OVERVIEW ............................................ ......................................................... 1 1.1 FEATURES ............ ........................................................... ..........
v v v v 4.1 RECORD ................ ............................................................ ............................................. 27 4.2 LOGIN ............................. ............................................................ ....
vi vi vi vi 5.8.2 Main M/T S EQ .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... ......... .......... .......... .......... .......... ......... .......... .......... ...... 79 5.8.3 Call M/T SEQ . ......... .......... .......... .......... ....
1 1 P R O D U C T O V E R V I E W The latest E verFocus digital video recorder generation is based on H.264 compression technology, resulting in enhance d recording capacity and improved net work image transmission speed with high image quality.
2 Ex p r es s Pl ay ba c k : S i m p ly p oi nt, cl ic k a n d dr ag t h e pl ay bac k ba r t o v i ew pr ev io us r e c or di n gs Ex p r es s Se ar ch : U se i nt ui tiv e pl a y ba c k ba r.
3 M ou s e x 1 DV R x 1 Us er man ual x 1.
4 1 . 3 S PE C I F I C A T I ON S Paragon264x4 Paragon264x2 Channel Numb er 16 8 16 Compression Format H.264 HDMI Video Output (1080p) Yes Recording Rate/Resolution 480 NTSC /400 PAL (D1) 240 NTSC / 2.
5 RS-485 1 RS485 (3 Terminal connector) Power Source 100VAC~240VAC Dimensions (L x W x H) 410 x 430 x 88 mm / 16.2" x 16.9" x 3.5" Temperatu re 0°C~40°C / 32°F~104°F (20~80% humidity) Certificates CE, FCC, UL Support PTZ Prot ocol EverFocus, Pe lco D, Pelco P, Samsung, Transparent 1 .
6 16x 4x 9x 13x 10 x PiP The LED will show the selected screen layout. NOTE: The Multiview ke ys are only active in Main monitor - opera tion. 3) DVD+RW Burner: DVD+RW drive for video data export. (for D model only) 4) Channel keys 1~16 / 1~8 for full screen disp lay of selected channel.
7 16) ENTER: En ter Key for menu operation and alarm acknowledge Turn camera au dio ON/OFF when viewing full screen camera. For more details, please refer to Chapter 3.2.1. 17) COPY: The CO PY key opens the menu for video data e xport, details in chapter 4.
8 1 . 5 R E A R P A N E L During initial setup you will be connecting your DV R to multiple input and out put de vices. This is d one through the rear panel.
9 ○ ○ ○ ○ 9 HDMI: Conne ct to an HDMI-compatible unit. This HDMI-compa tible unit will be treated as another call monitor. Please use HDMI cables that have the HDMI logo .
10 1 . 6 H D D I N S T A L L A T IO N Before installing the HDDs, ple ase check the location to install HDDs. The following picture shows the location of built-in HDDs.
11 2 I N S T A L L A T I O N 2 . 1 V I D EO IN P U TS / O U T PU T S I N S T A LL A T I O N Cameras ha ve to be cabled with 75 Ohm video cable, e.g. RG-59, RG-12 and suitable BNC p lugs. Due to inappro priate absorbability, 50 Ohm coax cable (e.g. RG58), antenna cable and further types of coax cable a re not suitable.
12 All connected vid eo sources must provide a 1 V pp NTSC/EIA or PAL/CCIR sta ndard video signal (depending on DV R version PAL / NTSC). When interconne cting transmission lines (twisted pair, f ibre optics, radio) to the video inputs, ma ke sure all receivers are accu rately calibrated.
13 2 . 2 A U D I O IN S T A L L A T IO N The DVRs p rovide 16/8 audio inputs and 1 audio outpu t. The inputs are desig ned for max. 1 V pp @ 20 KOhm input. The installation h as to be effected with audio coax ca ble and RCA plugs. The output p rovides a max.
14 2 . 3 A LA R M / C O N T R O L C ON T A C T S I N S T A L LA T I O N The alarm input s can be used for recording start or recording rate adjustment. Furthermore, alarm reactions such as camera switching to monitors, buzzer, e -mail and network alarm are available.
15 CTRL IN GND CTRL IN GND Idle state Playback 2. Record: The input switches to Record (or Record Standby) as long the contact is closed. CTRL IN GND CTRL IN GND Idle state Record / Record Standby 3. Armed / Dis armed: If the contact is closed, the DVR will switch of f alarm (alarm contact and motion alarm) operat ion.
16 2. 4.1 Ge ne r al R S- 48 5 bu s ins ta ll at io n The EKB-500 ke yboard uses an RS-485 simp lex wiring; the signal is transferred via a sing le twisted pair line. CAT5 ne twork cable is recommended, UPT version (unsh ielded) is sufficient for normal applicat ion.
17 An RS-485 d istributor can also be used to increase the maximum nu mber of devices on the bus as well a s the total range. Each distributor output provides another RS-485 bus.
18 2. 4.5 Sp ee d D om e I nst all at io n Speed dome or te lemetry receiver pan/tilt/zoom co ntrol is available through web b rowser or the optional PowerCon software if the DVR is connected to a network. Loca l telemetry control is provided by USB - mouse control or by the optional EKB-500 keyboard.
19 2 . 7 N E T W OR K C ON NE C T I O N This section on ly describes physical conne ction to an Ethernet network. This step must be completed before the DVR’s c an connect to the network.
20 Figure 2- 2 Network Connection through Patch Cable Pinout of straight patchcable 2 . 8 F I N A L I N S T A L L P R O C E S S Once you have completed the basic wiring con nections, you are ready to t urn on the DVR. Simply plug in the power sou rce.
21 3 M O U S E A N D F R O N T P A N E L O P E R A T I O N Paragon 264x4/264x2 se ries DVR suppo rts mu ltiple sources to control t he DVR. It can b e controlled with a mouse, the fron t panel, an EKB500, the handheld remote control, or serial command f rom RS232 port.
22 Figure 3- 2 OSD Menu ○ 1 In section 1, the re are ten setup options availab le. Move the mouse over an icon and click to select it. ○ 2 In section 2, the categories for the selected icon will be displayed. Click on a wo rd to select it. ○ 3 In section 3, a ll the details for the selected option will be av ailable.
23 * Note about on-scr een keyboard: Click on a button to input that character. The buttons on the right and bottom have the following funct ions: Delete Dele te the letter Done Co nfirm the selection.
24 3 . 2 G E N E R A L FR O N T P A N E L OP E R A T I O N 3. 2.1 Ho w t o se l e ct a ch a nn el / E n ab l e au di o 1. In a view consisting of more t han one channel, tu rning Jog or Shuttle can scro ll through e ach channe l that is displayed. The selected channel will be high lighted by white frame.
25 Figure 3- 3 (OSD Menu) ○ 1 In section 1, the re are ten setup options availab le. Use Jog or Shuttle to highligh t an icon and press “ Enter ” to select it. ○ 2 In section 2, the main options for the selected icon will be displayed. Use Jog to highligh t an option and press “ Enter ” to se lect it.
26 Bar : Press “ Enter ” key to activat e the slider, then use Jog to adjust the setting. Press “ Enter ” again to finalize the changes..
27 4 G E N E R A L D V R O P E R A T I O N S This ch apter introduces the operations o n major functions including playback, layout change, sequence, triplex operatio ns, copy, and search. 4 . 1 R E C OR D By default, the DV R will always be in record mode.
28 + To input passwo rd using front panel: press “ Enter ” key to show the on-screen keyboard (see Figure 4 -2 On-screen Keyboa rd). Use Jog or Shuttle to highligh t each character and press “ Enter ” key on f ront panel to input the selected characters.
29 By front pane l: Press key to enter P layback Setup Menu . A playback bar will sho w as the figure below: 2009/05/25 09 :09:30PM 2009/05/25 09 :09:40PM 2009/05/25 09 :10:30PM 1. Sto p key: press to stop playback 2. Slow Reverse key: press to slow reverse p layback 3.
30 4 . 6 P TZ 4. 6.1 Ge ne r al P T Z con t r ol Right-click to b ring up the menu bar and click on to enter PTZ Menu . The following actio ns can be performed using the PTZ Menu : 1. Use Direct ion Arrows (up, down, left, right) to move th e camera to the desired direction and angle .
31 Click “ C ” to clear th e digit in cell Click “ X ” at top -right corner to close PTZ menu. Click “ Exit ” to leave PTZ function. 4. 6.2 E x pr e s s con t r ol P T Z When PTZ menu is c losed, the mouse curso r will chan ge to a d ifferent icon in different areas of the sc reen.
32 4 . 7 L A Y O U T The DVR has a to tal of seven display modes available . The different available layouts a re shown below: (Full screen) (PIP) (4 screen s) (9 screens) (10 screens) (13 scree ns) (.
33 By front pane l: Press any channel key to bring that channel to full screen mode. 4 . 8 C HA NN E L S W I T C H I N G Use this function to change channel position 1. Se lect one camera 2. Press Channel button . 3. Click on the channel number you wish to switch on cha nnel bar.
34 4. Press again t o show both status information and camera information. 5. Press again t o hide all information. 4 . 1 0 S E Q U EN C E 1. By mouse: Click Sequence button to enter the auto sequential switching mode. 2. By front panel: Click Sequence button on front panel to enter the auto sequential switching mode.
35 4 . 1 2 Z O O M 1. Make sure no cameras are in p layback mode 2. Se lect one camera 3. Right -click to bring up the menu bar and click button, or press ”Zoom” key on front panel. 4. When in ZOO M mode, the mouse cursor will change to a different icon in diffe rent areas of the screen.
36 4 . 1 3 S E A R C H By mouse: Righ t-click to bring up the menu bar and click to enter Search Menu . By front pane l: Press ” Search ” key to enter Search Menu directly. 4. 13. 1 Ti me S ea r ch Figure 4- 5 Search Menu – T ime Search Play From : Select the time to be searched by choo sing the Date and Time.
37 4. 13. 2 Ev en t Se a r ch Figure 4- 6 Search Menu – Even t Search From: Select starting date and time To: Select end ing date and time. Camera: Select which cameras to search for. Event: Sele ct which event type(s) to search for. Choose f rom Alarm, Motion, Video Loss, or Others.
38 Prev Page : Go to previous page. Next Page : Go to next page Unlock : Unlo ck the item if the item is locked Lock : Lock the item (After click Lock button, the selec ted item will show Locked or Pa.
39 Figure 4- 7 Search Menu – Motion Search From: Select motion search starting date/time. To: Select mot ion search ending date/time. Camera: Select camera number to be searched.
40 Choose which areas of the mo tion g rid will be included in the search . The areas you set in motion search must also be active in the motion settings of the Camera Setting Menu . Use the mouse to drag your desire d area. P ress “ Set All ” b utton to select the entire area.
41 Archive To: Sele ct whether you want to copy to USB or DVD. Data S ize: Shows the estimated to tal size for the selected t ime period. (Paragon DVR is Linux base DVR, when you check the space of USB sticker by DVR or PC, the space may have a little bit different between PC and DVR) Archive Now : Press “ Archive ” button to start archiving.
42 5 D V R C O N F I G U R A T I O N This chap ter will wa lk you thro ugh the DVR Men u Settings step b y step and sho w yo u how to se t the DVR for your specific app lication.
43 Date: Set the current date of DVR. Time: Set the cu rrent time of DVR. Resolution: Sele ct recording resolution based on vid eo format. NTSC: 704 x480 / 704x240 / 352x240 PAL: 704x576 / 704x288 / 352x288 Record Mode: Blank: No change for Record mode Normal+Event : Normal recording plus event recording .
44 DHCP: DHCP server in LAN will automatically assign IP fo r network connection. PPPoE: IP Addres s: This field shows th e current IP Address for the DV R. A Fixed IP address must be se t manually. If DHCP or PPPo E is selected, this value will be assig ned automatically.
45 5 . 3 C A M E R A S E T T I NG Figure 5-2 is a screen sh ot of the CAMERA SETTING MENU . This menu is used to configu re individual camera set tings. Figure 5- 2 Camera Menu -Basic Setting 5. 3.1 Ba si c S ett in g Camera: Select the camera number.
46 Covert: Check t he box to hide the ca mera picture in live and se quence modes. However, th e image will still be recorded and can be played back by any use r who has playback rights. Record Mode: 2 record modes are available. Normal + Event: This recording mode includes continuous a nd event recording.
47 5. 3.2 Vi de o A dj u st Figure 5- 3 Camera Men u – Video Adjust Camera: Select the camera you wish to adjust. “Title” will cha nge to the name of the sele cted camera. Brightness: Ad justs how bright/dark the p icture appears. If d etails appear to be lo st in the shadows or darker regions, t ry increasing t he Brightness.
48 5. 3.3 Mo t i on Figure 5- 4 Camera Men u – Motion Camera: Select the camera you wish to adjust. “Title” will cha nge to the title name of the sele cted camera. Enable: Check b ox to enable mot ion detection. Other motion options will not be a vailable unless this feature is sele cted.
49 Auto Lock: Check the box an d the events will be recorded in the write protec ted segment of the Hard Disk. (DVR will lock a pe riod of time when alarm happen, the length of time will depend on DV R setting) Alarm Output: This will transmit a signal through o ne of t he alarm outputs.
50 Figure 5- 5 Camera Menu – Motion Grid Settin g Apply To: This bu tton can be u sed to copy the motion set tings t o other came ras. Se lect which c ameras you wish to copy to. "Select All" selects all cameras, “Unselect All” de selects all cameras.
51 5. 3.4 Vi de o L os s Figure 5- 6 Camera Menu – Video Loss Camera: Select the camera you wish to adjust, “Title” will cha nge to the title name of the sele cted camera. Enable: Check box to enable Video Loss. Log: Check bo x to record video loss events in the log.
52 Apply To: This b utton can b e used to copy the video loss settings to other cameras. Se lect which cameras you wish to copy to. "Select All" selects all cameras, “Unselect All” de selects all cameras. Click “OK” to copy the settin gs or "Cancel" to exit without copying.
53 For Schedule recording, t he o nly wa y to stop schedule recording is to turn schedule recordin g off. Pressing any keypad on front panel to ch ange sched ule recordin g will no t work during scheduling record mode.
54 5. 4.3 Pl a y Figure 5- 9 Record & Play Menu - Play Quick Playback: Ch eck the box to enable quick playback funct ion. Playback From X Seconds ago: When the DVR is put into playback, it will begin playing from the se lec ted time. Choo se from 60 to 3600 seconds.
55 5 . 5 A LA R M & EV E N T S E T TI N G Figure 5-10 is a screen shot of th e ALARM & EV ENT SETTING MENU . Th is menu will walk you through alarm and event setup. Figure 5- 10 Alarm & Event Menu - Alarm 5. 5.1 Al ar m Alarm: Sele ct the alarm number from 1 to 16.
56 Recording: Se lect which cameras will start record ing when alarm happens. Email Notify: Check box to enable email notification when an alarm occurs. Input Type: This fie ld is to change the type of alarm trigg er. N.O.: Normal Open contact. N.C.: Normal Close contact.
57 5. 5.2 Ev en t This section cov ers internal system event warn ings. Figure 5- 11 Alarm & Event Menu – Event Event: Sele ct from the following event types. Fan Failure: The internal fans are equipped with rotation detection. Any fault of a fan will cause "Fan Failure" event.
58 Fan Failure : Figure 5- 12 Alarm & Event Menu – Event-Fan Failure Log: Check bo x to record events in the log. Buzzer: Check box to enable buzzer when a fan fails t o w ork. Email Notify: Check box to enable email notification when a fan fails to work.
59 HD Temperature : Figure 5- 13 Alarm & Event Menu – Event - HD Te mperature Log: Check bo x to record events in the log. Buzzer: Check box to enable buzzer when hard drive’s temp erature is over the “Temp. Warning Limit” . Email Notify: Check box to enable email notification when temperature is over the “Temp.
60 HD Failure: Figure 5- 14 Alarm & Event Menu – Event - HD Fa ilure Log: Check bo x to record events in the log. Buzzer: Check box to enable buzzer when no hard d rive is detected. Email Notify: Check box to enable email notification function when HD fails.
61 HD Full: Figure 5- 15 Alarm & Event Men u – Event - HD F ull Buzzer: Check box to enable buzzer when hard drive is full. Email Notify: Check box to enable email notification when HD is full. Network Alarm: Check box to send out a network a larm to client PC.
62 HD Off: Figure 5- 16 Alarm & Event Menu – Event - HD Off Buzzer: Check box to enable buzzer when hard drive is off. Email Notify: Check box to enable email notification when HD is off. Network Alarm: Check box to send out a network a larm to client PC.
63 Power Loss: Figure 5- 17 Alarm & Event Menu – Event – Po wer Loss Log: LOG is pe rmanently checked for this featu re. Power Loss events are always recorded by the DVR. Email Notify: Check box to enable email notification when HD is off. Network Alarm: Check box to send out a network a larm to client PC.
64 Record Stop: Figure 5- 18 Alarm & Event Menu – Event – Recor d Stop Log: Check bo x to record events in the log. Buzzer: Check box to enable buzzer when DVR stops recording. Email Notify: Check box to enable email notification when DVR stops recording.
65 Network Loss : Figure 5- 19 Alarm & Event Menu – Event – Networ k Loss Log: Check bo x to record events in the log. Buzzer: Check box to enable buzzer when network is lost. Alarm Output: This will transmit a signal through o ne of t he alarm outputs.
66 5 . 6 S C H E D U LE S ET T IN G Figure 5- 20 is a screen shot o f the SCHEDULE SETTING MENU . In t his menu you ca n set a unique timer to start re cording du ring a specified time p eriod. This menu is used to conf igure Express Setup, Ho lidays and Schedule settings.
67 Event Action: Check this b ox to enable Buzzer, Alarm out, E-mail and Network actions when an event occurs on the se lected time period. Apply: Pre ss App ly button bring up a confirmation window. Select “Yes” t o conf irm and apply exp ress schedule se ttings or “No” to cancel changes.
68 Month/weekday: Repeats recording on a specific day of the month/week. Details: Specif ies the date to be recorded. Prev: Previous Page (30 Holidays Total) Next: Next Page (30 Holidays Total) 5. 6.3 Sc he d u le Figure 5- 22 Schedule Menu- Schedule Camera: Select a n umber to change the schedule for that camera .
69 2. Cha nge t he section to different mode (with different color) by clicking on the first block of each section . The color s watches from gray -> orange -> blue, every time user clicks the first block of a section. Schedule Se tting from front panel 1.
70 6. Editing blocks in a time bar : when a time bar is selected (highlighted in red fra me), press Enter button, then the first block of this bar will be se lected (highlighted in blue frame). Turning Jog knob to switch to d esired b lock as starting time, an d press Ente r button again to conf ir m.
71 Press “ Edit Timezone ” but ton to edit the time zone . Figure 5- 23 Schedule Menu- Schedule-Edit Tim ezone Editing Timezone : From: Displays sche dule start time To: Displays schedule end time Record: Displays Re cord mode Resolution: Sele ct recording resolution.
72 Apply to Cam eras: This button can b e used to copy sche dules to other cameras. Select wh ich cameras you wish to copy to. "Select All" se lects all cameras, “Clear All” dese lects all cameras. Click “OK” to copy the settings or "Ca ncel" to exit without copying.
73 5 . 7 N E T W OR K S E TT I N G Figure 5-24 is a screen shot o f the NETWORK SE TTING MENU . This men u is for configuring the DVR for a network connectio n. NOTE: Since every Network Configu ration is different, please check with your Network Administrat or or ISP to see if your DVR requires specific IP addresses and/or port numbers.
74 HTTP Port: Port numb er for HTTP/WEB commun ication. Bandwidth Limit: Allows user to limit the bandwidth u sed by the DVR. 5. 7.2 EM A IL Figure 5- 25 Network Menu – Email SMTP Server : Assign the SMTP (e-mail) server’s name. NOTE: For more re liable email service, use the server’s IP add ress.
75 5. 7.3 DD NS DDNS Server: Select either “EverfocusDDNS” or “www.d yndns.org” as the DDNS provider. If DDNS will not be used , simply select “Disable”. Everfocus DDNS Figure 5- 26 EverfocusDDNS DVR Name: Inpu t the desired name for the DVR Register/Upda te: Click the button to submit and reg iste r the name to the Everfocus server.
76 www.dyndns .org Figure 5- 27 www.dyndns.org Host name: Host name created through the dyndn s account. User name: User n ame of the dyndns account. Password: Pa ssword of the dyndns account. Confirm : Re-ent er password. Note: For more de tails on DDNS setup, please see “Chapter 8 - Everfocus DDNS Set up”.
77 5. 7.4 Al ar m Se r v er Figure 5- 28 Network Menu – Alarm Server Server IP1~3 : IP address of client PC with installed PowerCon S oftware. The network alarm can be transmitted to up to 3 addresses.
78 5 . 8 D I S P L A Y S E T T IN G Figure 5-29 is a screen shot of the DISPLAY SETTING ME NU . This menu will walk you through Monitor On-Screen Display (OSD) and Sequential setup. Figure 5- 29 Display Menu – M onitor OSD 5. 8.1 Mo ni tor O S D These are the display options for the Main Monitor.
79 5. 8.2 Ma i n M/T S E Q Figure 5- 30 Display Menu – M ain M/T SEQ Step: Sequen ce order. Cannot be changed. Camera: Select which camera appears on the curren t step. Dwell (sec): Se t the dwell time for each step. Sequence d well time can be set from 0 to 99 second s.
80 5 . 9 D I S K S E T TI N G Figure 5-32 is a s creen shot of the DISK SETTING MENU . This menu is used to revie w and manage the DVR’s hard d rive settings. Figure 5- 32 Disk Menu 5. 9.1 Di s k Disk: Select the disk n umber. Health Status: Disp lays current status of the selected disk.
81 5. 9.2 Loc k/ F or m at Figure 5- 33 Lock/Form at Menu Maximum Lock (%): User ca n set the ma ximum lock percentage of th e HDD volume. After settin g lock percentage, it can be enabled/disabled in three places 1. “Camera > B asic Setting > Motion > Auto Lock” 2.
82 Note : the followin g rules apply to Hot Swappable model on ly 1. If use r takes out the HDD and put it back (with the same HDD) to the same DVR. It will be fin e. 2 . If user takes out the HDD-A o f Paragon-A, then put it into another P aragon-B which already has a HDD-B.
83 5 . 1 0 SY S T E M S E T T I N G Figure 5-34 is a screen shot of the SYSTEM SETTING MENU . Th is menu is for sett ing up the syste m configuration s of the DVR. Figure 5- 34 System Menu – Date/Time 5. 10. 1 Dat e /T im e Date: Set current Date. Time: Set curren t Time.
84 5. 10. 2 Day l i gh t S av i n g Figure 5- 35 System Menu – Daylight Saving Daylight Saving: Ch eck the box to enable daylight sa ving time. Start Date: Set the start date of daylight saving time. Start Time (hh:mm): S et the time when daylight saving time begins.
85 5. 10. 3 Us er User Menu is where you can add or delete different users on the system as well as set administrato r rights. Figure 5- 36 System Menu – Use r Add Click “Add” bu tton to add a n ew user. Set the na me (case-sensitive), password, a nd access level.
86 Edit Click “Edit” b utton to make changes to an existing user accou nt. Press “Save” button to sa ve changes or “Cancel” to exit with out making changes. Figure 5- 38 System Menu – Use r - Edit User Login: Ch eck this box to activate user log in.
87 5. 10. 4 I/O Co n t r ol Figure 5-39 is a screen shot of the I/O Control Setting Menu. This menu is used to define the se ttings for controlling the DVR through RS232 or RS485. Figure 5- 39 System Menu – I /O Control RS232 Baud Rate : Th e speed u sed to transmit instru ction or in formation t hrough the RS232 po rt on the DV R.
88 5. 10. 5 Mi sc . Figure 5- 40 System Menu – F irmware & Misc. Firmware Current Firmwa re Version: Displays the current version. Firmware Upgrade : Press “Upgrade” to upgrade the firmware. NOTE: To perform a Firmware Upgrade, you will need to connect a USB flash device with the latest version o f the firmware.
89 5 . 1 1 I N F O R M A T I ON SE T TI N G Figure 5- 41 is a screen shot of the INFORMATION SETTING MENU . This menu displays important system information . Figure 5- 41 Information Menu – System 5. 11. 1 Sy st em System Version: Displa ys firmware version number.
90 5. 11. 2 Log Figure 5- 42 Information Menu – Log Log Type: Event: to see log sorted by event. User: to see log so rted by user. Operation: to s ee log sorted by operation. View Log: P ress “View Log” butto n to view the log. See Figure 5- 43 for more detail.
91 Figure 5- 43 Log List Prev Page : Go to the previous page of log. Next Page : Go to the next page of log. Clos e: Close the win dow.
92 6 N e t w o r k i n g O v e rv i e w This ch apter will give you a basic in struction on ho w to se t up the DV R for network co nnection. It is highly recommended t hat yo u have a wo rking knowledge of what a netwo rk is a nd h ow it works. This will be helpful in co mpleting the networking process.
93 6 . 4 V i r t u a l P o r t s A port number represents a "channel" or en tryway for n etwork co mmunications. Port n umbers allow different applications on the same co mputer t o utilize network resources without interfering with each ot her.
94 Do you have a static IP address? _____ _________ A Static IP ad dress means you use the same IP addre ss e very time you connect to the Internet. With a static IP address, other Internet users always know the a ddress of your location and can easily connect with it.
95 6 . 7 S i m p l e O n e t o O n e C on n e ct i o n Crossover Ethe rnet Cable Pin outs: The Figure be low shows the pin configurations fo r a cross-over cable. Connection Proc edure: Th e First step is to purchase or make a cross-over cable. We recommend purcha sing o ne if you have neve r made a cross-over cable.
96 A ssign an I P of 192.168.001.003, a Subnet Mask of 2 55.255.255.000, and a Gateway of 192.168.001.001 . You can ignore DNS Server. Th e next step is to set the computer’s network set tings to match those of the DVR. You will need Administrato r privileges on your Windows machine to do this.
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99 Click o n the option that sa ys “ Use the following IP address” A ssign an IP address of 192.168.1.2, a Subnet Mask of 255.255.255 .0, and a Default Gateway o f 192.
100 6 . 8 D i re c t H i g h S pe ed Mo d e m C o n n ec t i o n Straight Through Ethe rnet Cable Pin outs: The Figure be low shows the pin configurations fo r a straight cable. Connection Proc edure: Th e first step is to purchase or make a straight through cable.
101 O nce yo u have a stra ight through cable p lug one end into the LAN port on the b ack of the recorder and the other in to the high speed modem. L og into the EverFocus DVR menu and go to the Network Setting Menu. I nput the Static IP address, t he Subnet Mask, and the Gateway that you obtained from t he internet service provide r.
102 6 . 9 R o u t e r o r L A N C on n e c t i o n Straight Through Ethe rnet Cable Pin outs: The Figure be low shows the pin configurations fo r a straight cable. Connection Proc edure: Th e First step is to purcha se or make a straight through ca ble.
103 O nce yo u have a stra ight through cable p lug one end into the LAN port on the b ack of the recorder and the other in to the router. L og into the EverFocus DVR menu and go to the Network Setting Menu. To let the router automatically assign an address: Set the Network Typ e to DHCP.
104 number o f the IP address. For example, if th e IP address of the computer is 192 .168.2.101, the DVR’s IP address should be 192.168.002.050. To access the DVR from a computer simply open In.
105 7 R E M O T E O P E R A T I O N F R O M B R O W S E R 7 . 1 C ON N E C T I N G T O D V R To access the DVR from a computer, open an Internet Explorer window and in the address bar type: Local conn.
106 7 . 2 B R O W S E R S E C U R I T Y S E T T IN G 7. 2.1 In st al li ng Act i v eX con t r ol s When you first c onnect to the DVR’s IP addre ss, you should see a screen like the one below. If you do not see a yellow bar like the one the arrow is pointing at, your se curity settings may be too high.
107 Install the ePlus DVR.cab file when prompted to do so. Once the file fin ishes installing, you will return to the same login page as before. Type in the use rname and password and click Login to view the cameras.
108 7. 2.2 En ab l i ng A c ti veX C o nt rol s Note: This section is only necessary if you DO NOT see the yellow ActiveX bar at the top of your browse r screen when you first connect to the DVR. At the top of the Internet Explorer Window, click on Tools, then select Internet Options.
109 In the Security Set tings window, scroll to “ActiveX con trols and plug-ins” Set the cont rols as follows: “ Enable ”: Allow previou sly unused ActiveX controls to run withou t prompt .
110 Close the window so you are back at the login screen. Click the Refre sh button to reload the page. Install the ePlus DVR.cab file when prompted to do so. Once the file fin ishes installing, you will return to the same login page as before. Type in the use r name and password and click Lo gin to view the cameras.
111 7 . 3 R E M O T E L I V E V IE W 1. In the main page, you will see live images in a 16-screen display (or 8 screens, depending on the model). 2. The status of each camera is represente d by different colors on the left side of the screen. Green means normal; o range indicates a Motion; blue indica tes Vloss, red indicates an alarm even t.
112 7 . 4 R E M O T E P T Z C O N T R OL 1. Use Direction A rrows (up, down, left, right) to mo ve the camera to the desired direction and a ngle. 2. In Zoom option , Click “ Z+” to zoom closer or “ Z-” to zoom fa rther away. 3. In Focus op tion, click “ F+ ” to increa se the focus or click “ F- ” to d ecrease the focus.
113 a. Click “ Tour ” button b. Click the number of the desired t our c. Click “ Go ” button 12. Steps to remove a tour a. Click “ Tour ” button b.
114 7 . 5 R E M O T E P LA YB A C K To playba ck the video, p ress “Search” bu tton. Select from “Time Se arch”, “Event Search”, o r “Motion Search”.
115 8 E V E R F O C U S D D N S S E T U P Setup Steps: Step 1. S et up the Network Menu according to the in structions detailed in th e Networking chap ter. (Make sure that DNS Server 1 is set correctly or DDNS will not work) Step 2. Go t o the website http://everfocusddns .
116 9 L I N K S Y S & D - L I N K P O R T F O R W A R D I N G 9 . 1 L I N K S Y S P O R T FO R WA R D I N G This section will co ver a few simple configurations for the Linksys router. Th is chapt er is only to offer some help to the installer and end user.
117 Applications an d Gaming allows you to se t up public services on your netwo rk, su ch as web se rvers, ftp servers, e-mail servers, o r other spec ialized Internet applica tions. (Some Interne t applications ma y not require any fo rwarding) To forward a port, e nter the info rmation on each line fo r the criteria required.
118 9 . 2 D - L I N K P O R T F OR W AR D IN G This section will cover a few simple config urations f or the D-Link router. This chapter is only t o offer some help to the installer and end user. Please unde rstand we DO NOT support this product a nd will not give tech support on it.
119 Click Virtual Se rvers on the left to bring up the fo llowing screen. Virtual Se rvers allows users who are connecting re motely to access services on the route r’s Local Network.
120 Here is an exa mple of the information for each service: Name Private IP Protocol Private Port Public Port Schedule HTTP 192 .168.1.50 Both 80 80 Enable CTRL 192 .168.1.50 Both 1600 1600 Enable Note: If you changed port 80 in the DVR’s Network Menu, op en that port instead of 80.
121 1 0 T R O U B L E S H O O T I N G If you h ave problems with the system, run through the followin g checklist to see if you can solve the problem. The DVR w ill not go into record mode. Bring up the DVR’s Menu and check under the Camera Menu.
122 A P P E N D I X A : T I M I N G O F A L A R M M O D E S Transparent Mo de Input Event Alarm Duration t t Event = t Reaction t Event : Duration of a larm input source (motion, contact, system events.
123 Timeout Mode t Input Event Alarm Duration t Duration = t Reaction t Event t Event : Duration of a larm input source (motion, contact, system events.
124 Timeout Mode: Retrigger of Alarms t Event : Duration of a larm input source (motion, contact, system events...) t Duration : Alarm duration f or timeout, defined in the event setup menu s t reacti.
125 A P P E N D I X B : C H A N G I N G R U L E F O R E X P R E S S S E T U P Case 1: Record Mode: Normal + Event Record With: Recording days DVR wil l Auto adjus t Quality and E vent frame ra te to m.
126 Case 3: Record Mode: Normal + Event or Event Only Record With: Preset Setting DVR will apply se tting in below table to all camera s according to different Preset Setting.
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