User manual AIRLIVE NVR

[. . . ] AirLive NVR Serials Network Video Recorder User's Manual Copyright & Disclaimer Copyright & Disclaimer No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form or by any means, whether electronic, mechanical, photocopying, or recording without the written consent of OvisLink Corp. has made the best effort to ensure the accuracy of the information in this user's guide. However, we are not liable for the inaccuracies or errors in this guide. All information is subject to change without notice All Trademarks are properties of their respective holders. i AirLive NVR User's Manual Copyright & Disclaimer FCC Interference Statement The NVR has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. [. . . ] Note: FFDShow is required in order to play the exported AVI file with Windows Media Player. You can get it at "http://ffdshow-tryout. sourceforge. net/" "Download" to download the last released install package. 4. 3 Play Export Playback Videos with NVR Media Player You can also use the NVR Media Player to play the exported AVI files. You might find the software named "NVRMediaPlayer. exe" in the bundle CD. Run the NVR Media Player on the CD: Click "Open" >> "AVI File" 41 AirLive NVR User's Manual 4. Playback Locate the exported AVI file, and click "open" (normally under "C:\ExportFolder). The video will then start playing. Note: User should use our NVR Media Player for playing the attached pictures in the trigger alert mail. For further information about the trigger alert mail, please see section 5. 3. AirLive NVR User's Manual 42 5. System Setup In this chap, it will show you how to set the system configuration for your NVR. 5. 1 System Configurations The "System Configurations" page provides users options to setup the device quickly and properly. After properly configuring all settings in all the sub-pages, users should expect a fully working network video recorder that is ready to manage cameras on the network. We will start by configuring its network settings to make sure it works correctly in your network. Next, we will help you adjust the system time so videos will be recorded with correct timestamp. To better secure the system for unwanted disturbance, we will guide you on setting up user's account and privileges to prevent settings gets altered by users other than the system administrator. Lastly, we will tell you what you should expect after installing a hard disk and how to prepare the hard disk for the video recording. 5. 1. 1 Network Settings 43 AirLive NVR User's Manual 5. System Setup You need to adjust settings in this page for the device to work properly in your network. It is critical that settings here are configured correctly based on your network environment so that the NVR can be administered through the local area network and cameras can be connected with it. By default, the NVR is set to obtain its IP address from DHCP server, and most likely you should use a static IP address for your management purpose. To locate the NVR, simply use the Search Utility with steps described in section 2. 3. 2 Please assign the NVR with a static IP address in your local area network. The steps of how to assign a static IP address to your NVR are as below: a. Choose "Static IP" from the "Connection Type" drop-down menu. b. Enter the IP address, subnet mask, default gateway address and DNS server address for the NVR c. Enable "DHCP Server" under "DHCP Server" if you wish to use the NVR as a DHCP server, or leave it disabled if there is already a DHCP server in the network d. Click Apply for the settings to take effect. Note: The NVR can detect the presence of a DHCP server upon startup. [. . . ] Just select the desired channel from the drop-down menu and then press the "Apply" button for saving the configuration. You can also copy the current schedule setting to the other channels by pressing the "Copy Schedule To All Channels". 5. 4. 2. 4 Remove the schedule a. Use the "Channel" drop-down menu and select a camera first. b. Press the "Clear" button, the "Schedule Table" should be cleared. 73 AirLive NVR User's Manual 5. System Setup c. Then press the "Apply" button for save the configuration. 5. 5 System Options System Options gives users a glance of the overall system status and allows users to perform maintenance tasks such as upgrading firm- ware, restore/backup device settings or reboot device . . . . etc. 5. 5. 1 Device Information The "Device Information" provides the general information of the device such as firmware version and system time. [. . . ]