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DV R with Cloud Te chnology USER MANU AL Easy Link Series ( EL421/EL821/EL1621) Default user name: admin Default password: 123456.
ENGLISH Conten ts 2 DVR User ’ s Manual Con t ents About this Manual .................................................................................................................... 6 FCC Compliance Sta temen t...................................
ENGLISH Conten ts DVR User ’ s Manual 3 3.6.1 Screen Ic ons .......................................................................................................... 29 3.6.2 Virtual Ke yboard .......................................................
ENGLISH Conten ts 4 DVR User ’ s Manual 4.7.1 Gener al Sengs .................................................................................................... 65 Synchr onizing Time with NTP Ser ver ............................................
ENGLISH Conten ts DVR User ’ s Manual 5 PTZ Setup .............................................................................................................. 99 5.5.7 Managing Sy stem Se ngs ....................................................
ENGLISH Pre face 6 DVR User ’ s Manual About this Manual The material in this documen t is for inf ormaon purpose and is subject to change without prior noce. W e made every e ort to ensure that this user ’ s manual is accurate and c omplete.
ENGLISH Pre face DVR User ’ s Manual 7 Saf ety Inf ormaon W arning This is the symbol f or indicang an y potenal haz ard, risk or condion requiring special a enon. The user needs to re fer t o the important oper ang and maintenance or servicing instrucons.
ENGLISH Chapter 1: Pr oduct Overview 8 DVR User ’ s Manual Chapt er 1: Product Ov er view 1.1 F eatur es This device supports the follo wing fea tures: • H.
ENGLISH Chapter 1: Pr oduct Overview DVR User ’ s Manual 9 16-Channel DVR 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 DISPL AY MODE 0 REC SEARCH 2X2 3X3 4X4 AUTO ENTER PIP STOP PL AY FWD REW PA US E /FRAME SLOW MENU/ESC MUTE.
ENGLISH Chapter 1: Pr oduct Overview 10 DVR User ’ s Manual 1.3 P arts and Funcons 1.3.1 Fron t Panel 4CH DIGI TA L VIDEO RECORDER 1 2 3 No. Item Descripon 1 HDD Indicat or Lights red when the HDD is being accessed. 2 Pow er Indicator Lights green t o indicat e the power is turned on.
ENGLISH Chapter 1: Pr oduct Overview DVR User ’ s Manual 11 1.3.2 Rear P anel 4-Channel DVR LAN RS-485 VGA 12V CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOC K DO NOT OPEN HDMI 1 2 AUDIO OUTPUT 1 2 3 4 VIDEO INPUT A.
ENGLISH Chapter 1: Pr oduct Overview 12 DVR User ’ s Manual 16-Channel DVR RS-48 5A LARM SENSOR G 1234 G5 67 8 HDMI 5 6 7 8 1 2 AUDIO OUTPUT 1 2 3 4 13 14 15 16 9 10 11 12 VIDEO INPUT 3 4 AUDIO INPUT VIDEO OUTPUT LAN VGA IR-EXT 12V 1 2 3 4 5 12 11 10 9 8 6 7 No.
ENGLISH Chapter 1: Pr oduct Overview DVR User ’ s Manual 13 1.5 R emote Con trol 4-Channel / 8-Channel DVR 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ALL 0 MENU AUDIO/ SEARCH MUTE SEL 1 3 5 8 9 11 14 15 7 2 4 7 10 12 16 13 6 No. Icon Descripon 1 1 ~ 8 Numeric k eys Press to displa y channel 1 ~ 8.
ENGLISH Chapter 1: Pr oduct Overview 14 DVR User ’ s Manual 16-Channel DVR 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 DISPL AY MODE 0 REC SEARCH 2X2 3X3 4X4 AUTO ENTER PIP STOP PL AY FWD REW PA US E /FRAME SLOW MENU/ESC MUTE ZOOM FOCUS IRIS Z _ F _ I _ LOCK Z+ F+ I+ PTZ 1 3 5 6 7 8 9 11 13 14 15 18 26 23 22 19 2 4 10 12 16 17 20 21 24 25 27 No.
ENGLISH Chapter 2: Ins talla on DVR User ’ s Manual 15 Chapt er 2: Inst alla on 2.1 Inst alling the Hard Disk Drive Depending on the package y ou have purchased, the har d disk drive may be included in the full package. If it is not pre-inst alled, follow the installa on instrucons on this user manual.
ENGLISH Chapter 2: Ins talla on 16 DVR User ’ s Manual 2.1.2 Inst alling HDD on 16-Channel DVR The 16-channel DVR supports supports one 3.5” SA T A hard disk drive. T o install the HDD , follow the step s below . 4 Align the HDD to the holes on the DVR c ase and secure the HDD using the f our (4) supplied screws.
ENGLISH Chapter 2: Ins talla on DVR User ’ s Manual 17 2.2 Connecng the P ower Use only the supplied power adapt er that came with the D VR. 1 Connect one end of the power adapter t o the power connect or on the back of the DVR. 2 Plug the other end of the power adapter int o the wall outlet.
ENGLISH Chapter 2: Ins talla on 18 DVR User ’ s Manual 2.3.2 V GA Connecon Connect the video output of the DVR to the monit or via VGA connect or as shown. 2.3.3 HDMI Connecon Connect the video output of the DVR to the monit or via HDMI connector as shown.
ENGLISH Chapter 2: Ins talla on DVR User ’ s Manual 19 2.4 Connecng the Camer as Connect the camer a cable(s) to the video input of the D VR via BNC or RS-485 c onnecon. 2.4.1 BNC Connecon Connect the camer a cable(s) to the video input of the D VR via BNC connector as shown.
ENGLISH Chapter 2: Ins talla on 20 DVR User ’ s Manual 2.4.2 RS-485 Connecon If you are using a P TZ speed dome, connect the camer a cable to the video input of the DVR via RS -485 connector as shown.
ENGLISH Chapter 2: Ins talla on DVR User ’ s Manual 21 2.6 Connecng the Sensors Note: Av ailable in 16-channel DVRs only . Y ou can connect sensors up t o 8 channels.
ENGLISH Chapter 2: Ins talla on 22 DVR User ’ s Manual 2.8 Connecng to Ne twork For r emote monitoring, connect the D VR to the int ernet via wired netw ork connecon.
ENGLISH Chapter 2: Ins talla on DVR User ’ s Manual 23 2.10 Connecng to Speak ers Y ou can connect speak ers to the DVR via RCA c onnecon. 2.
ENGLISH Chapter 3: Ge ng Started 24 DVR User ’ s Manual Chapt er 3: Geng St arted 3.1 E as y Netw ork Setup f or Remot e Live Vie w on Smart Phone/ Pa d The outstanding f eature of this DVR is tha t you do not need to do an y complicated netw ork sengs to set up the D VR for r emote live view on smart phone/pad.
ENGLISH Chapter 3: Ge ng Started DVR User ’ s Manual 25 3.3 Starng Up Connect the power adapt er to the DVR. See “2.2 Connecng the P ower ” on page 17 for further det ails. 3.4 Set St artup Wiz ard 1 When the Startup Wiz ard scr een appears on the scr een, click Next St ep to con nue.
ENGLISH Chapter 3: Ge ng Started 26 DVR User ’ s Manual 4 Set the dat e, me, OSD language, and video f ormat sengs. See “4.7.1 Gener al Sengs” on page 65 . 5 Set the network and email se ngs. See “4.4.1 Network Sengs” on page 52 and “4.
ENGLISH Chapter 3: Ge ng Started DVR User ’ s Manual 27 6 Click Apply to sa ve the sengs. 7 When the inial setup process is c omplete, click OK . Note: T o prev ent the Wiz ard Setup scr een appears e very me the sy st em reboots, set the St artupWizard seng to Disable in ADV ANCED menu.
ENGLISH Chapter 3: Ge ng Started 28 DVR User ’ s Manual 3.5 Shung Down T o properly turn o the D VR power , do the following: 1 In the preview mode, righ t -click on the mouse to display the pop-up menu on the boom of the screen. 2 Select Main Menu > ADV ANCED , and then click Shut Down .
ENGLISH Chapter 3: Ge ng Started DVR User ’ s Manual 29 3.6 The Main Screen 3.6.1 Screen Icons There ar e four types of r ecording indicator on the main scr een of each channel. 4-window display Channel tle Current date & me Rec ording indicat or 8-window display 16-window display Icon Descripon M Moon detector is acv ated.
ENGLISH Chapter 3: Ge ng Started 30 DVR User ’ s Manual 3.6.2 Virtual K eyboar d The virtual k eyboard aut omacally appears on the screen if da ta entry is r equired. Click to toggle the k eyboard to upper case. Click to ent er the te xt. Click to delet e a charact er .
ENGLISH Chapter 3: Ge ng Started DVR User ’ s Manual 31 5 If you wan t to modify the user name, ent er desired name in User Name . 6 Click the Passw ord bo x to enter the passwor d. Then, click Apply . 7 Click OK . 3.6.4 Pop-up Menu With the Pop-up menu, y ou can access to the main menu and other c ommon fea tures.
ENGLISH Chapter 3: Ge ng Started 32 DVR User ’ s Manual 3.6.5 On Screen Displa y (OSD) menu Y ou can access the OSD menu by one of the following w ay s: • Right -click on the mouse and select Main Menu .
ENGLISH Chapter 3: Ge ng Started DVR User ’ s Manual 33 3.7 Screen Modes 3.7.1 Live View By def ault, all channels are displayed on the scr een in grid form. T o view the live image of an y channel on full screen, simply double-click the le mouse buon.
ENGLISH Chapter 3: Ge ng Started 34 DVR User ’ s Manual 3.7.2 Split Mode Y ou can customiz e the 16 channels to be displayed separ ately on a 4-window or 9-window display or show all 16 channels on the screen. There ar e 3 split mode opons: 1 In the preview mode, righ t -click on the mouse to display the pop-up menu.
ENGLISH Chapter 3: Ge ng Started DVR User ’ s Manual 35 3.7.4 R ota te Vie w With this funcon, the sys tem will automacally r otat e the display through all the channels and split window displa y . T o enable rot ate vie w: 1 In the preview mode, righ t -click on the mouse to display the Pop-up menu.
ENGLISH Chapter 3: Ge ng Started 36 DVR User ’ s Manual 3.8 Using PTZ Con trols If you are using a P TZ speed dome camer a, you can c ongure the P TZ contr ol sengs. 1 In the previe w mode, right -click on the mouse to display the P op-up menu.
ENGLISH Chapter 3: Ge ng Started DVR User ’ s Manual 37 3.8.1 Cruise Mode Use the Start Cruise funcon to allow the P TZ camer a to st art cruising. 1 In the preview mode, righ t -click on the mouse to display the Pop-up menu. 2 Select Start Cruise .
ENGLISH Chapter 3: Ge ng Started 38 DVR User ’ s Manual 3.10 Manual R ecor ding With this funcon, you can manually r ecord the video. The s ystem will con nuously recor d the video unl you manually stop the r ecording. T o enable manual recor ding: 1 In the preview mode, righ t -click on the mouse to display the Pop-up menu.
ENGLISH Chapter 4: Using the D VR DVR User ’ s Manual 39 Chapt er 4: Using the D VR 4.1 Seng the Displa y With the DISPLA Y menu, you can adjust the displa y sengs such as channel type, window posion, color , enable live me, set the privacy z one, and other sengs.
ENGLISH Chapter 4: Using the D VR 40 DVR User ’ s Manual 4.1.2 Output Sengs 1 In the preview mode, righ t -click on the mouse to display the Pop-up menu.
ENGLISH Chapter 4: Using the D VR DVR User ’ s Manual 41 4.1.3 Privacy Z one Sengs Y ou can mask up to 4 areas t o hide it from being view ed on the screen. 1 In preview mode, righ t -click on the mouse to display the Pop-up menu. 2 Select Main Menu > DISPLA Y , then select the Privacy Zone t ab.
ENGLISH Chapter 4: Using the D VR 42 DVR User ’ s Manual 8 Click the right mouse buon t o close the Select Mask screen. Mask ed area 9 Aer all sengs ar e complet e, click Apply .
ENGLISH Chapter 4: Using the D VR DVR User ’ s Manual 43 4.2.2 Schedule Rec ording 1 In preview mode, righ t -click on the mouse to display the Pop-up menu. 2 Select Main Menu > RECORD , then select the Schedule t ab. 3 On Channel , select the channel you wan t to set the schedule.
ENGLISH Chapter 4: Using the D VR 44 DVR User ’ s Manual 7 Aer all sengs ar e complet e, click Apply . « TIP » • T o copy the curr ent sengs to other da ys, select the day , then click Copy . • T o copy the curr ent sengs to other channels, select the channel, then click Cop y .
ENGLISH Chapter 4: Using the D VR DVR User ’ s Manual 45 4.3 Sear ching Videos 4.3.1 Searching and Pla ying Videos 1 In preview mode, righ t -click on the mouse to display the Pop-up menu. 2 Select Main Menu > SEARCH . 3 On CH , select the channel where y ou want t o search the r ecorded video , or select All to search all channels.
ENGLISH Chapter 4: Using the D VR 46 DVR User ’ s Manual 7 Select the channel(s) to pla y simultaneously . « TIP » • T o select all channels, click All . • T o deselect all channels, click Clear . 8 Click Play t o start pla yback. The playback scr een varies depending on the number of channels y ou selected f or simultaneous pla yback.
ENGLISH Chapter 4: Using the D VR DVR User ’ s Manual 47 Opons: 24 Hours, 2 Hour s, 1 Hour , 30 Minutes, and Customiz e me frame (Click the ic on ( ), and the icon turns red ( ). Click on the me bar where you desir e to st art, and click on the me bar again wher e you desire to end.
ENGLISH Chapter 4: Using the D VR 48 DVR User ’ s Manual 11 A conrmaon messag e appears on the screen, select Backup t o sav e the le. 12 When backup is comple te, click OK to close the Back up Status scr een. Note: Do not remov e the USB device while le trans ferring is in progr ess.
ENGLISH Chapter 4: Using the D VR DVR User ’ s Manual 49 6 Select the channel(s) to pla y simultaneously . « TIP » • T o select all channels, click All . • T o deselect all channels, click Clear . 7 Click Play t o start pla yback. 4.3.3 Searching Videos b y E vent 1 In preview mode, righ t -click on the mouse to display the Pop-up menu.
ENGLISH Chapter 4: Using the D VR 50 DVR User ’ s Manual 4.3.4 Backing up Videos 1 Plug a USB device into the USB port of the D VR . 2 In preview mode, righ t -click on the mouse to display the Pop-up menu. 3 Select Main Menu > SEARCH , select the Back up tab.
ENGLISH Chapter 4: Using the D VR DVR User ’ s Manual 51 4.3.5 Viewing and Exporng Log 1 Plug a USB device into the USB port of the D VR . 2 In preview mode, righ t -click on the mouse to display the Pop-up menu. 3 Select Main Menu > SEARCH , click the Log t ab.
ENGLISH Chapter 4: Using the D VR 52 DVR User ’ s Manual 4.4 Seng the Ne twork T o enable remot e monitoring, recor ding, playing, or conguring the seng via K GUARD W eb Client or K view Cent er sowar e, you need to c ongure the netw ork sengs and setup port forwar ding in Rout er .
ENGLISH Chapter 4: Using the D VR DVR User ’ s Manual 53 Note: • Obtain these inf ormaon from your ne twork administr ator or your Int ernet Service Provider (ISP). • If you cannot use the either of the tw o def ault ports, 80 or 9000, the specied port may be occupied by other progr ams or it is being blocked by y our service provider .
ENGLISH Chapter 4: Using the D VR 54 DVR User ’ s Manual 6 Aer all sengs ar e complet e, click Apply . 7 When data sa ving is complete, click OK . 4.4.3 Email Sengs The DVR supports sending of email nocaons when e vents occur , such as when moon is detected or the HDD f ails at the specied channel, da y , and me.
ENGLISH Chapter 4: Using the D VR DVR User ’ s Manual 55 Email Schedule Setup Set the email nocaon t o be sent at the specied me. 1 In preview mode, righ t -click on the mouse to display the Pop-up menu. 2 Select Main Menu > NETWORK , select the Email tab.
ENGLISH Chapter 4: Using the D VR 56 DVR User ’ s Manual 4.4.4 DDNS Sengs DDNS (Dynamic DNS) is a service that regist ers a domain name and the oang IP address with a DDNS server so that the domain name can be rout ed to the IP address even if the IP is changed in a dynamic IP s ystem.
ENGLISH Chapter 4: Using the D VR DVR User ’ s Manual 57 4.5 Seng Alarms On the alarm menu, you can c ongure the moon det econ and the alarm nocaon sengs. 4.5.1 Moon Det econ Alarm Sengs For added security , enable the moon detecon f eature.
ENGLISH Chapter 4: Using the D VR 58 DVR User ’ s Manual 6 When data sa ving is complete, click OK . Set Moon Det econ Area 1 In preview mode, righ t -click on the mouse to display the Pop-up menu. 2 Select Main Menu > ALARM . 3 Click Setup .
ENGLISH Chapter 4: Using the D VR DVR User ’ s Manual 59 4.5.2 Other Alarm Sengs (16-Channel only) For 16-channel DVRs with a c onnected alarm device, do the f ollowing to set up the alarm sengs: 1 In preview mode, righ t -click on the mouse to display the Pop-up menu.
ENGLISH Chapter 4: Using the D VR 60 DVR User ’ s Manual 4.6 Seng the Device 4.6.1 Stor age Device Setup T o ensure the har d disk drive is properly se t, it is important t o congur e the hard disk drive se ngs bef ore its inial usage.
ENGLISH Chapter 4: Using the D VR DVR User ’ s Manual 61 Forma ng USB drive T o forma t the USB disk drive, do the f ollowing: 1 Plug a USB device into the USB port of the D VR . 2 In preview mode, righ t -click on the mouse to display the Pop-up menu.
ENGLISH Chapter 4: Using the D VR 62 DVR User ’ s Manual 4.6.3 Cloud Stor age Y ou can use the Cloud Storag e menu to setup a cloud s tor age accoun t and receive snap shots from y our DVR. Note: A t present, y our DVR supports the Dropbox cloud s tor age.
ENGLISH Chapter 4: Using the D VR DVR User ’ s Manual 63 Acva te Cloud St orage Ev er y me the cloud st orag e account is chang ed, you must acv ate the account ag ain to recogniz e the changes. T o acva te the cloud st orag e seng, do the following: 1 On the CLOUD S T ORAGE screen, click Acv ate Cloud .
ENGLISH Chapter 4: Using the D VR 64 DVR User ’ s Manual 4 Follow the on-scr een instrucons to c omplete the cloud accoun t acva on. Aer the accoun t acvaon is c omplete, the snapshot tak en at the preset me in terval or by moon de tecon will be uploaded and st ored automa cally at Dropbo x.
ENGLISH Chapter 4: Using the D VR DVR User ’ s Manual 65 4.7 S ys t em Sengs On the SYSTEM menu, y ou can congure the dat e and me, user and passwor d, video output, on screen displa y language, and view the s yst em informaon. 4.7.1 Gener al Sengs 1 In preview mode, righ t -click on the mouse to display the Pop-up menu.
ENGLISH Chapter 4: Using the D VR 66 DVR User ’ s Manual 4 On Enable , select Enable to allow the s ystem to s ynchronize with an NTP server . 5 On Server Address , select the NTP server . 6 Select the Time Zone in your loc aon. 7 Click Apply to sa ve the sengs.
ENGLISH Chapter 4: Using the D VR DVR User ’ s Manual 67 7 Aer all sengs ar e complet e, click Apply . 8 When data sa ving is complete, click OK . 4.7.2 User and P asswor d Sengs The Users pag e allows you t o change the passw ord and authoriz e users and se t the access rights in using the DVR.
ENGLISH Chapter 4: Using the D VR 68 DVR User ’ s Manual 4 Click Edit . 5 If you wan t to modify the user name, ent er desired name in User Name . 6 Click the Passw ord bo x to enter the passwor d (see “3.6.2 Virtual Keyboard” on page 30 f or details on using the virtual k eyboar d).
ENGLISH Chapter 4: Using the D VR DVR User ’ s Manual 69 Authorizing Other Users Only the administr ator c an gran t access rights to user s. T o set the access rights, you must login using an adminis tra tor account, and then do the f ollowing: 1 In preview mode, righ t -click on the mouse to display the Pop-up menu.
ENGLISH Chapter 4: Using the D VR 70 DVR User ’ s Manual 4.7.3 View S ys tem In fo The V ersion page allow s you to c ongure the device name and ID , as well as view the MAC addr ess, rmwar e ver sion and other sy stem in forma on. 1 In preview mode, righ t -click on the mouse to display the Pop-up menu.
ENGLISH Chapter 4: Using the D VR DVR User ’ s Manual 71 4.8 Adv anced Sengs The Maintain pag e allows you t o set automa c sy stem main tenance, load f actory def aults, update the rmwar e sengs, or reboot and pow er o the DVR manually .
ENGLISH Chapter 4: Using the D VR 72 DVR User ’ s Manual Disable Startup Wiz ard T o prev ent the Wiz ard Setup scr een appears e very me the sy st em reboots, please disable StartupWiz ard here. 1 In preview mode, righ t-click on the mouse to displa y the Pop-up menu.
ENGLISH Chapter 4: Using the D VR DVR User ’ s Manual 73 « TIP » T o res tore the main tenance schedule to de fault se ng, click Default at the bo om of the screen. Updat e Sy st em Firmware Use this fea ture to update the rm ware with the la tes t ver sion.
ENGLISH Chapter 4: Using the D VR 74 DVR User ’ s Manual Sav e Sy st em Sengs Use this fea ture to sav e the DVR curren t sengs. 1 Insert the USB ash drive int o a USB port of the DVR. 2 In preview mode, righ t-click on the mouse to displa y the Pop-up menu.
ENGLISH Chapter 4: Using the D VR DVR User ’ s Manual 75 4.8.2 E vents Sengs The Ev ents page allows you t o dene the type of even ts for the D VR to issue an alarm. 1 In preview mode, righ t-click on the mouse to displa y the Pop-up menu. 2 Select Main Menu > ADV ANCED , select the E vents t ab.
ENGLISH Chapter 5: K GUARD W eb Client 76 DVR User ’ s Manual Chapt er 5: K GU ARD W eb Client Use K GUARD W eb Client to remot ely access the DVR at an yme. T o access K GUARD W eb Client you must ensur e the following r equirements are met: • The Network sengs of the D VR is properly c ongured.
ENGLISH Chapter 5: K GUARD W eb Client DVR User ’ s Manual 77 5.2 The Int erface Aer you login t o K GUARD W eb Client, the Live screen appear s. Note: The number of channels display ed may v ar y depending on the DVR model. The illus tra on below is from a 16-channel DVR.
ENGLISH Chapter 5: K GUARD W eb Client 78 DVR User ’ s Manual 5.3 Live Vie wing From the Liv e screen, use the Displa y Contr ols to open or close the channels, adjust the v olume, and switch betw een screen modes. 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 7 No. Item Descripon 1 Open All Channels Click to open all channels for viewing.
ENGLISH Chapter 5: K GUARD W eb Client DVR User ’ s Manual 79 8-Channel 9-Channel Grid 10-Channel Grid T o view 8 channels on the grid, click . T o view 9 channels on the grid, click .
ENGLISH Chapter 5: K GUARD W eb Client 80 DVR User ’ s Manual 5.3.2 Viewing and R ecor ding From the Liv e screen, you c an choose to view or hide a channel displa y , start manual r ecording, and captur e screen shots of a channel.
ENGLISH Chapter 5: K GUARD W eb Client DVR User ’ s Manual 81 5.3.3 Using PTZ Contr ols If you are using a P TZ speed dome camer a, use the PTZ Contr ols to adjust the vie wing scope other PTZ sengs. 3 9 10 12 4 5 1 2 6 7 8 11 No. Item Descripon 1 Poin ter pan Click the direcon arr ows to select the dir econ of the PTZ camera.
ENGLISH Chapter 5: K GUARD W eb Client 82 DVR User ’ s Manual 5.4 Sear ching and Pla ying Recor ded Videos Y ou can remotely sear ch, play , and download recorded videos. 5.4.1 Searching and Pla ying Videos 1 On the Main Menu, click Playback . The Pla yback screen appears.
ENGLISH Chapter 5: K GUARD W eb Client DVR User ’ s Manual 83 • Click the screen mode icons t o change to a 1-channel, 4-channel, or full scr een display . • Click the stop all c ontrols ic on then select an opon. Opons are: St op all playback , Stop all download , Stop all windows .
ENGLISH Chapter 5: K GUARD W eb Client 84 DVR User ’ s Manual 5.5 R emote Se ngs Use the Remot e Seng menu to r emotely con gure the DVR. How ever , some funcons are only accessible if you login with an administr ator acc ount. On the Main Menu, click Remot e Seng to access the R emote Seng pag e.
ENGLISH Chapter 5: K GUARD W eb Client DVR User ’ s Manual 85 Item Descripon Channel Select the channel tha t you wan t to con gure. Name Enter the desir ed channel name to be displayed on the scr een. Posion Set the channel name loca on on the screen.
ENGLISH Chapter 5: K GUARD W eb Client 86 DVR User ’ s Manual 5.5.2 Privacy Z one Sengs Y ou can mask up to 4 areas t o hide it from being view ed on the screen. 1 On the Main Menu, click Remot e Seng . 2 On the le panel, click Displa y > Privacy Z one .
ENGLISH Chapter 5: K GUARD W eb Client DVR User ’ s Manual 87 5.5.3 Seng the R ecording Use the Rec ord menu to r emotely set the recor ding schedule and customiz e the recording se ngs, such as frame r ate, quality , and resoluon.
ENGLISH Chapter 5: K GUARD W eb Client 88 DVR User ’ s Manual Seng the R ecording Schedule T o automac ally recor d a channel at a specied me, do the following: 1 On the Main Menu, click Remot e Seng . 2 On the le panel, click Rec ord > Schedule .
ENGLISH Chapter 5: K GUARD W eb Client DVR User ’ s Manual 89 Recor d Setup Sengs T o congur e the recor d setup sengs, do the following: 1 On the Main Menu, click Remot e Seng . 2 On the le panel, click Rec ord > R ecord Setup . The R ecord Setup screen appear s.
ENGLISH Chapter 5: K GUARD W eb Client 90 DVR User ’ s Manual 5.5.4 Seng the Netw ork Congura on Y ou can use the Network menu to setup ho w the DVR connects t o the network. It pr ovides 3 network c onnecon opons: Stac IP , DHCP , and PPPoE.
ENGLISH Chapter 5: K GUARD W eb Client DVR User ’ s Manual 91 • If you cannot use the either of the tw o def ault ports, 80 or 9000, the specied port may be occupied by other progr ams or it is being blocked by y our service provider . Enter other port number .
ENGLISH Chapter 5: K GUARD W eb Client 92 DVR User ’ s Manual Seng the R emote Str eam T o congur e the remote s tream sengs, do the following: 1 On the Main Menu, click Remot e Seng . 2 On the le panel, click Network > R emote Stream .
ENGLISH Chapter 5: K GUARD W eb Client DVR User ’ s Manual 93 Seng the Email Use the Email menu to congur e the sending and receiving email servers to send and r eceive email alarm noca ons. 1 On the Main Menu, click Remot e Seng .
ENGLISH Chapter 5: K GUARD W eb Client 94 DVR User ’ s Manual Email Schedule Setup Set the email nocaon t o be sent at the specied me. T o congure email schedule setup, do the f ollowing: 1 On the Main Menu, click Remot e Seng .
ENGLISH Chapter 5: K GUARD W eb Client DVR User ’ s Manual 95 Seng Up DDNS DDNS (Dynamic DNS) is a service that regist ers a domain name and the oang IP address with a DDNS server so that the domain name can be rout ed to the IP address even if the IP is changed in a dynamic IP s ystem.
ENGLISH Chapter 5: K GUARD W eb Client 96 DVR User ’ s Manual 5.5.5 Seng the Alarm Use the Alarm menu to select when to trigger the alarm and choose the alarm noc aon, such as buzz er sound, email, or full screen noca on. Seng Moon Det econ 1 On the Main Menu, click Remot e Seng .
ENGLISH Chapter 5: K GUARD W eb Client DVR User ’ s Manual 97 7 Modify the necessary sengs: Menu item Descripon Sensivity Select the moon detecon sensivity ra te. Opons ar e : 1~8, wherein “8” is the most sensive and “1” is the leas t sensive.
ENGLISH Chapter 5: K GUARD W eb Client 98 DVR User ’ s Manual Dwell Time Select the alarm sound dur aon of the I/O alarm device (10S/20S/40S/60S) then check to apply the seng t o each alarm type. Show Message Check the box t o display a messag e on screen when the alarm is trigger ed.
ENGLISH Chapter 5: K GUARD W eb Client DVR User ’ s Manual 99 5.5.6 Seng the Device Use the Device menu to view the har d disk informaon and setup PTZ. HDD Setup Y ou can remotely view the har d disk informaon and select an ov erwrite opon.
ENGLISH Chapter 5: K GUARD W eb Client 100 DVR User ’ s Manual 4 Set the Prot ocol , Baudr ate , Da ta Bits , St op Bits , and Parity . Note: Check the PTZ camer a specicaons for the corr ect sengs. 5 Enable or disable Cruise . 6 Set the Address .
ENGLISH Chapter 5: K GUARD W eb Client DVR User ’ s Manual 101 3 Modify the necessary sengs: Menu item Descripon Sys tem Time Set the sy stem date and me. Date F ormat Select the date f ormat. Time Format Select the me forma t. Language Select the desired on-scr een language.
ENGLISH Chapter 5: K GUARD W eb Client 102 DVR User ’ s Manual « TIP » T o cancel an y modicaons and r etain the e xisng sengs, click R efresh . User Account Setup T o authorize user acc ounts, you mus t login with an administrator acc ount and then do the f ollowing: 1 On the Main Menu, click Remot e Seng .
ENGLISH Chapter 5: K GUARD W eb Client DVR User ’ s Manual 103 5.5.8 Advanced Se ngs The Advanced menu allow s you to set aut omac syst em maintenance, load fact ory defaults, upda te the rmw are sengs, or reboot and pow er o the DVR manually .
ENGLISH Chapter 5: K GUARD W eb Client 104 DVR User ’ s Manual Load Def ault Sengs Use this fea ture to rest ore the factory def ault sengs of the DVR. 1 On the Main Menu, click Remot e Seng . 2 On the le panel, click Advanced > Load De fault .
ENGLISH Chapter 5: K GUARD W eb Client DVR User ’ s Manual 105 Menu Item Descripon Enable Select Enable to issue a noc aon when the even t type occurs. Buzzer Set the buzz er dura on when the event occur s ( O/10 S/20 S/40 S/60 S).
ENGLISH Chapter 5: K GUARD W eb Client 106 DVR User ’ s Manual 5.6 Local Se ngs Use the Local Seng menu to specify the local pa th directory to sav e downloaded videos, les, and snapshots. T o congur e the local sengs, do the f ollowing: 1 On the Main Menu, click Local Seng .
ENGLISH Chapter 6: Mobile Device Access DVR User ’ s Manual 107 Chapt er 6: Using KView Series Sow are The KView Series surveillance sowar e provides r eal-me mul-channel viewing capabilies right on your smart phones, tablet PCs or on y our desktop comput er .
ENGLISH Chapter 6: Mobile Device Access 108 DVR User ’ s Manual 8 Enter the Security Code (passw ord) of connected DVR and chang e the DVR name (if necessary). 9 Aer all sengs ar e complet e, tap OK . Note: • The QR code is shown on the sck er on the top of the DVR.
ENGLISH Chapter 6: Mobile Device Access DVR User ’ s Manual 109 5 Brow se for desir ed path to save the sow are, and then click Install . 6 When the installa on is complet e, click Close . The KView Cent er shortcut icon appear s on the desktop.
ENGLISH Chapter 7: T r oubleshoong & F AQ 11 0 DVR User ’ s Manual Chapt er 7: T roubleshoong & F A Q 7.1 T r oubleshoong If you e xperience any pr oblems in using the DVR, try the following soluons to these common pr oblems before c alling for service.
ENGLISH Chapter 7: T r oubleshoong & F AQ DVR User ’ s Manual 111 Problem Possible Soluon I cannot access the DVR through m y mobile phone. • Check if the network cable is pr operly connected to the DVR. • Check if the network sengs ar e properly congured.
ENGLISH Appendix: Specicaons 11 2 DVR User ’ s Manual Appendix: Specica ons Model EL421 EL821 EL1621 No. of Channel 4 Channels 8 Channels 16 Channels Cloud Cloud Stor age Ye s Stor age M.
ENGLISH Appendix: Specicaons DVR User ’ s Manual 11 3 Model EL421 EL821 EL1621 General PTZ Contr ol RS485 Built -In, supports PELCO-P & PELCO-D Sensor & Alarm I/O Port No Ye s IR Exten.
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