User Manual PARAGON264x1-16CH DVR
EVERFOCUS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION PARAGON264x1-16CH DVR User Manual 2011 EverFocus Electronics Corp www.everfocus.com All rights reserved. No part of the contents of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means without written permission of the Everfocus Electronics Corporation. Release Date: Dec. 2011 QuickTime is a registered trademark of the Apple Computer, Inc. Windows is a registered trademark of the Microsoft Corporation.
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS Ventilation Slots: Do not block the ventilation openings or slots on the cover. Limits for Temperature, Humidity and Power: Do not operate the device beyond its specified temperature, humidity or power source ratings. Do not use the device in environments with very high temperature or humidity. Use it at temperatures between -20~55ºC (-4~131ºF). The input power source for this device is 10~32VDC. Servicing: Do not attempt to service this unit by yourself.
ATTENTION! This is a class A product which may cause radio interference in a domestic environment; in this case, the user may be urged to take adequate measures. Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 PRODUCT OVERVIEW ............................................................................................................................. 1 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 FEATURES ............................................................................................................................................... 1 PACKAGE CONTENTS........................................................................................................................... 2 SPECIFICATIONS .
4.6 4.7 4.8 4.9 SEQUENCE (DISPLAY SEQUENCE) .................................................................................................. 23 MONITOR............................................................................................................................................... 23 ZOOM ..................................................................................................................................................... 24 SEARCH ..............................................
6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.8 6.9 7 INTRODUCTION TO TCP/IP ....................................................................................................................... 62 SUBNET MASKS ........................................................................................................................................ 62 GATEWAY ADDRESS ................................................................................................................................. 62 VIRTUAL PORTS ...........
Chapter 1 1 PRODUCT OVERVIEW The Paragon264x1 16-channel DVR has two hot-swappable Hard Drives and a DVD burner. It adds the advantages of H.264 compression to the power and flexibility of the already popular Paragon DVR. State-of-the-art H.264 compression techniques enhance video storage capacity and conserve network transmission bandwidth while maintaining high image quality. Comprehensive features and extended event recording settings enable a wide range of applications for this DVR.
• 10/100M Ethernet interface for remote network viewing and control • On-screen PTZ control via mouse or front panel • Audio recording capabilities • Supports up to 2 hot-swappable, internal HDDs* • Supports 1 eSATA HDD (external HDD not hot-swappable) • Built-in DVD burner • 2 USB 2.
1.3 SPECIFICATIONS Channel Number Compression Format Recording Rate/ Resolution (Max. total – FPS rates per camera can be set independently up to the Max.
1.4 FRONT PANEL Your primary interaction with this DVR will be through the Front Panel buttons and their corresponding buttons on the included IR Remote Control. Take a moment to learn where the buttons are as the remainder of the manual will refer to them often. 1) USB 2.0 ports (front): For connecting USB flash drives to copy/archive video,, or to do firmware upgrades. There’ss another USB port for connecting a USB mouse on the back panel. 2) DVD+RW Burner.
11) Fast Reverse: Press this button to play the recorded data in fast reverse. A green LED at the center of the button will turn on if this function is active. This reverse play speed will double every time you click the button until it reaches -32x reverse playing speed. If you click the button again after it reaches -32x speed, the speed will return to -1x reverse playing speed. 12) Reverse Play/Pause: Press this button to play the recorded data in reverse at normal speed.
1.5 REAR PANEL During initial setup you will be connecting your DVR to multiple mul input and output devices. This is done via the rear panel. 1) Power Plug: Plug the DC 12V power source provided into the power socket. 2) Network Port: RJ-45 port for 10/100Mbps Ethernet.t. There are two LEDs on the Ethernet connector connector. When the green LED is on, the network connection connect is active. The amber LED flickers when data is being exchanged.
1.6 VIDEO INPUTS/OUTPUTS INSTALLATION Cameras and CCTV monitors must use copper-core or copper-braid 75 Ohm video cable (e.g. RG-59, RG-6, RG-11) with BNC connectors. To avoid impedance mismatching and undesired loss/reflections, 50 Ohm coax cable (e.g. RG-58), or 75 ohm foil shield antenna cable and other types of coaxial cable should not be used. All connected video sources must provide a 1 Vpp NTSC or PAL standard video signal.
1.8.2 Alarm Output Relay The relay output provides either Normally Open or Normally Closed dry contacts. Output relay in idle state 1.9 RS-485 KEYBOARD / PTZ INSTALLATION All functions can be remotely controlled by the EKB-500 universal keyboard. Using the EEPbus protocol, digital video recorders, keyboards and speed domes can be installed on one single RS-485 bus. One system can be comprised of up to 8 keyboards. 1.9.
Star wiring with RS-485 signal distributor An RS-485 distributor can also be used to increase the maximum number of devices on the bus as well as the total range. Each distributor output provides another RS-485 bus. This allows each output to extend an additional 1200m, and it also enables the additional connection of 31 further devices to each output (the output itself represents one device). The maximum system expandability depends on the RS-485 address range of the installed devices.
RS-485 port communication settings are configured in the I/O CONTROL menu (Section 5.10.4 System Setup: I/O - control). 1.9.5 Speed Dome Installation A speed dome or telemetry receiver’s motor functions can be controlled through a web browser or the optional PowerCon software if the DVR is connected to a network. Local PTZ/telemetry control can be done via USB mouse or by the optional EKB-500 keyboard.
1.11.2 Network Connection through Patch Cable The connection to an existing network requires a normal patch cable (straight-through). The illustration shows the connection to a network switch or router. Network Connection through Patch Cable: Pinout of straight patch cable: 1.12 FINAL INSTALLATION PROCESS Once you have completed the basic wiring connections, you can turn on the DVR. Simply plug in the power source. The POWER LED will light up if power is normal.
Chapter 2 2 USING THE MOUSE AND FRONT PANEL This DVR supports multiple methods of control. It can be controlled with a mouse, the front panel buttons, an EKB500 keyboard, and the included handheld IR remote control. This chapter will cover doing the basic control functions with the mouse and the front-panel buttons. 2.1 USING THE MOUSE 2.1.1 How to select a Channel and enable its Audio 1.
2.1.3 Using the Configuration Menu’s Submenus Click on the icon to access the Configuration menu. The Configuration menu screens are divided into 3 main sections. 1 2 3 1. The Top Bar shows the shortcut icons of the ten submenus of the Configuration menu. The blue frame around the Camera icon shows that the Camera submenu has been selected. The areas below the Top Bar will change every time a different icon is clicked, as these areas are submenu pages of the highlighted icon.
Button: Click these buttons to activate their functions. Slide bar: Click and drag the bar to the desired value. * Note about the on-screen keyboard: Click on a button to input that character. The buttons on the right and bottom have the following functions: Space Enter a space Caps Switch to capital letters Delete the letter Confirm the entry Scroll to the right Scroll to the left 2.2 USING THE FRONT-PANEL BUTTONS 2.2.1 How to select a Channel and enable its Audio 1.
2.2.3 Basic Principles of Front-Panel Button Navigation The basic principle of navigating with the front-panel buttons is to use the control wheel’s outer ring to scroll through the menu items. If the outer ring cannot be used to scroll, it would indicate that the wheel’s inner disk can and should be used to scroll (as is the case with certain submenus). IN SOME CASES: Use the control wheel’s outer ring to scroll horizontally, and the inner disk to scroll vertically.
3. The Main Body shows all the options for the selected submenu. Use the control wheel’s inner and outer parts to move between items and press “Enter” to make changes to that item. Note: Press the “Menu” button to go back to the previous menu section/level. 2.2.5 Field Input Options Text box: When this type of field is highlighted, press the Enter key and an on-screen keyboard will appear*. (See the note about the on-screen keyboard below.
Chapter 3 3 GENERAL DVR OPERATIONS This chapter introduces the operations of major functions such as playback, layout changes, sequence, triplex operations, copy, and search. 3.1 RECORD By default, the DVR will start to record all channel feeds when it is switched on the first time. This will only change after the following configuration actions: 1. The DVR will not record the feeds of any camera channels whose “Install” tabs (on their configuration pages) have been unchecked.
• To input the password with the front-panel buttons: Use the control wheel to highlight each character and press the “Enter” key on the front panel to input the selected characters. When finished, highlight the Confirm icon ( ) and press the “Enter” key on the front panel to confirm, save and exit the keyboard. 4. Click on the “Login” button to log into the system (or scroll to it and press the “Enter” key). The On-screen Login Keypad 3.
Chapter 4 4 MAIN MENU BAR 4.1 PLAYBACK The playback bar is the fastest way to show footage from the exact time in the selected channel’s recorded footage that the user wants to see. The playback bar allows a user to see the timeline of a selected channel and the current playback moment (indicated by the bar’s slider tab and its time indicator below the bar). The user can then click the timeline to move the slider tab to the position (moment in time) that he/she wants to view.
event recording period; blue indicates a video-loss-event recording period, red indicates an alarm-event recording period. 10. The “+” and “-“ signs are used to decrease or increase the time scale of the time bar. Press “+” or “-“ to select between scale levels L1 ~ L5. When changing between these levels, the start time and end time of the time bar will change.
a. Click the “Auto Pan” button 10. For Pattern (Pattern is the “0” Tour in Everfocus and Pelco PTZ cameras) a. Click the “Pattern” button b. If more than one pattern has been programmed, click the number of the desired pattern c. Click the “Go” button 11. To run a Tour a. Click the “Tour” button b. Click the number of the desired tour c. Click the “Go” button 12. To remove a Tour (if supported by the camera) a. Click the “Tour” button b. Click the number of the desired tour c.
4.3 LAYOUT This DVR offers several display modes, similar to the ones shown below: NOTE: PIP (Picture in Picture) display is not available in Playback mode To change the layout, follow the steps below: With the mouse: Right-click to bring up the menu bar and click , then click on the desired layout choice. With the front panel: Push one of the six Layout buttons on the front panel that is closest to the layout you want. 4.3.
4.5 DISPLAY Press the Display button on the menu by using the mouse or selecting this icon with the front panel keys and pressing ‘Enter’. Pressing/clicking this icon repeatedly will cycle through the four OSD formats: 1. Press once to show camera information. See the table below for the meaning of the camera information icons. Recording Playback Fast forward Fast backward Back Alarm Motion Video loss Express copy Audio out pause 2. Press again to show status information.
4.8 ZOOM 1. Make sure no camera is in playback mode. To make sure, click the Playback icon and then click the square Stop button at the top right of the Playback Bar. 2. Select one camera 3. Right-click to bring up the menu bar and click the button. Or, press the ZOOM button on the front panel. This will display an 2x zoom view of the selected camera’s view. 4. When in ZOOM mode, the mouse cursor will change to a different icon in different areas of the screen.
4.9.2 Event Search From: Select the start date and time of the period that the DVR should search for Event footage. To: Select the end date and time of the period that the DVR should search for Event footage. Camera: Select which cameras’ footage to include in the search. Event: Select which event type(s) to search for. Choose from Alarm, Motion or Video Loss. Click on the “Search” button to start searching. The search results will be shown as a list of events (see the image on the right).
Cancel: Press this button to cancel all changes and return to the Smart Search submenu. How to select a Motion Detection search area with the MOUSE: 1. Click on the editing screen to reveal the grid. 2. Decide what area you want to select and click on the grid block at the upper left corner of the area you want to select. 3. Click on the grid block at the lower right corner of the desired area. 4. The rectangular area between these two grid blocks will be selected.
4.9.4 SNAPSHOT The Snapshot submenu allows the user to search for a specific recorded incident by viewing a list of video snapshots. These snapshots of recorded video are taken by the DVR and listed in chronological order. The time period of the searched recording and the time interval between each consecutive snapshot depends on the settings configured on this page. The desired Camera’s channel number also has to be specified.
Chapter 5 5 THE CONFIGURATION SUBMENU This chapter will walk you through the DVR Menu Settings step by step and show you how to configure the DVR for your specific application. 1. To bring up the Main Menu, press the “Menu” key on the front panel, or right-click with the USB mouse to bring up the OSD Menu bar. 2. Scroll to the “Configuration” icon “ ” and press “Enter” (or left-click on the icon) to enter the Configuration Menu. Log in if necessary (see the Login section for more details). 5.
Time: This sets the current time of the DVR. Record Mode: Choose from these options … ------------------: Each camera keeps its own, individual recording settings. Normal+Event: All cameras will be set up for Normal recording (continuous recording until recording is switched off by the user) and Event recording. Event Only: All cameras will only record when Event reactions are triggered. Schedule Rec: All cameras will only record according to a configurable schedule.
Subnet Mask: This field shows the subnet mask for your network so the DVR will be recognized within the network. If DHCP or PPPoE is selected, this value will be assigned automatically. Gateway: This field shows the gateway for your network so that the DVR will be able to communicate outside the network. If DHCP or PPPoE is selected, this value will be assigned automatically. DNS Server 1: This field shows the primary DNS server for your network.
PAL: 704x576 / 704x288 / 352x288 Record Quality: Select an image quality for recording. There are five different options available: Superior, High, Standard, Basic and Low. A higher image quality uses more HDD space. Normal Speed: The maximum frame rate in frames (images) per second (FPS) for continuous recording.
responding to an event at any given moment. In the example above, with 225 CIF FPS allocated and 255 CIF FPS remaining, it would be possible to increase the FPS rate on the two 4 CIF cameras from 10 FPS to 15 FPS and also increase the resolution and rate of the five 2 CIF cameras to 4 CIF and 15 FPS, with 15 CIF equivalent FPS still available to be assigned to one or more of the nine CIF resolution cameras.
feed will be displayed in full screen on the Main monitor. Call Monitor: Call-monitor display reaction options when a motion event occurs. No change: No change on the call-monitor display. Full screen: If this camera experiences a motion event, its feed will be displayed in full screen on the Call monitor. Pre-alarm Record: Check this box to add to the motion-event recording (recorded on the hard disk) footage from 10 seconds before the motion event.
Set All: Press this button to select the entire area. Clear All: Press this button to clear all the selected grid blocks. Save & Back: Press this button to save the motion grid setting and return to the Motion setting menu. Cancel: Press this button to cancel all changes and return to the Motion setting menu. How to select a Motion Detection area with the MOUSE: 1. Click on the editing screen to reveal the grid. 2. Click “Clear All” to delete all green areas (motion detection areas). 3.
Pre-alarm Record: Check this box to add to the motionevent recording (recorded on the hard disk) footage from 5 seconds before the video-loss event. (This Pre-alarm recording’s frame rate will follow the “Normal” frame rate settings.) Buzzer: Check this box to activate the DVR’s buzzer when a video-loss event occurs. Email Notify: Check this box to enable email notification when a video loss event occurs.
The use of record overwrite is strongly recommended. If you do not use this feature, please be sure to make specific arrangements to monitor/be notified when the disk is full. Schedule Record: If this box is checked, the recording schedule set up in the Schedule Setting > Schedule menu page will be active, and all other recording settings will be subject to this setting (i.e. the preset Schedule will OVERRIDE all other recording settings).
5.3.3 Play Quick Playback: Check this box to enable the Quick Playback function as described below. Playback From x Seconds ago: If this setting is “x” seconds, and if the user presses the Play front-panel button (or clicks on the Playback icon), the DVR will begin playing back footage from exactly “x” seconds ago. Choose from 60 to 3600 seconds. 5.4 ALARM & EVENT On the right is a screenshot of the ALARM & EVENT SETTING MENU. This menu will guide you through alarm and event setup. 5.4.
N.C.: Normal Closed contact. Active Camera: This field is for associating this alarm device with a specific camera. For example, if you had an external motion detector near camera four, you would select “4” here. This alarm will be associated with this camera for optional full-screen display, event logging, and PTZ preset activation. PTZ (Preset/Tour/Pattern/AutoPan): Clicking this field will display a drop-down menu with the options Off, Preset, Tour, Pattern, and AutoPan.
reactions. These are the event types: Fan Failure: If configured to do so, the DVR will create this event if the fan stops working, or if the fan is not working on start-up. HD Temperature: If configured to do so, the DVR will create this event if the hard drive is starting to overheat. HD Failure: If configured to do so, the DVR will create this event if it fails to detect the HDD on startup. HD Full: If configured to do so, the DVR will create this event if the DVR runs out of memory space (i.e.
Network Alarm: Check this box to send out a network alarm to a client PC when this event occurs. (This feature requires PowerCon software on the client PC and proper settings for the Alarm Server in the Network Setup menu; see the Alarm Server section for more information.) Stop Recording: Check this box to let the DVR stop recording when its HD’s temperature goes over the selected limit. Temp. Warning Limit: This sets the trigger temperature for HD Temperature events.
see the Alarm Server section for more information.) Alarm Output: Click on one of the numbers in the dropdown box to let the DVR transmit a signal through the alarm output with the same number, if this event occurs. Selecting “None” would disable this reaction. Output Type: If an Alarm Output has been selected above this setting, this setting will decide how that Output is transmitted when this event occurs. Timeout: The alarm output will last for a set period of time.
Power Loss: Log: This box should be permanently checked to log all Power Loss incidents. Email Notify: Check this box to enable email notification of this event when power has been restored. This requires that valid email settings have been entered in the Network Setting > Email setup screen. Network Alarm: Check this box to send out a network alarm to a client PC when power has been restored.
5.5 SCHEDULE SETTING On the right is a screenshot of the SCHEDULE SETTING MENU. In this menu you can set periods during which the DVR will record the feeds of selected cameras. These schedules will ONLY be active if the Schedule Record box has been checked in the Record & Play > Record submenu. 5.5.1 Express Setup Weekend Start: Select the start moment of the period that the DVR should classify as “weekend”. Weekend End: Select the end moment of the period that the DVR should classify as “Weekend”.
Date Type: Select either “Holiday” or “Others”. (These are two different groups, you can assign special days in each group.) Recurrent Type: Choose how often each scheduled day should be applied. Disabled: Ignore this entry (on hold for later activation). One time: This schedule is used only once, on the specified date. Month/date: This schedule is used on the same day, every year (e.g.
1. The default color of each day’s timeline is blue (N+E). Go to Wednesday’s timeline and turn the period from 00:00-06:00 to gray (NoR) by clicking on the “0” (for 00:00) area of the timeline (on the far left). (There are 24 numbered blocks above the timelines, representing the 24 hours of the day). A) Click on the timeline once to activate it. A red frame will appear around the timeline to show that it is active. A blue rectangle will also appear where you clicked.
To set a camera channel’s recording schedule using the Front Panel: In Brief: Use the example above (mouse configuration) to understand the logic of setting the recording modes per camera and per period for the Recording Schedule. Then, apply the logic of the Front-Panel navigation rules (p14-15) to scroll between submenus and setting values. Click Menu/Esc to exit from a setting field to a previous setting field. Click Enter to confirm selections and enter into setting fields.
To: Displays the preset period’s end time Record: Displays the preset record mode for the preset period Resolution: Select the recording resolution. NTSC options: 704x480 / 704x240 / 352x240 PAL options: 704x576 / 704x288 / 352x288 Normal: Frame rate in images per second for continuous recording. It is important to keep track of the normal recording resources being allocated at each hours of the day.
The Apply to Days button: This button can be used to copy schedules to other days. Select which days you wish to copy to. "Select All" selects all days, “Clear All” deselects all days. Click “OK” to copy the settings or "Cancel" to exit without copying. The Apply to Cameras button: This button can be used to copy schedules to other cameras. Select which cameras you wish to copy to. "Select All" selects all cameras, “Clear All” deselects all cameras.
highlighted in blue frame. Initially, the selected block and all following blocks will be gray, which means this gray period has been set to the recording mode corresponding to gray (alarm action recording OFF). 4. Change the section to different mode (with a different color) by clicking on the first block of the section. The color switches from gray > beige > gray, every time user clicks the first block of a section. Beige indicates ‘alarm action recording ON’. 3.
5.6 NETWORK SETTING This menu is for configuring the DVR for a network connection. NOTE: Since every Network Configuration is different, please check with your Network Administrator or ISP to see if your DVR should use specific IP addresses and/or port numbers. 5.6.1 LAN Network Type: Static IP: The user can use this option to set a fixed IP for network connection. DHCP: The LAN’s DHCP server will automatically assign an IP address for the network connection.
The DNS server IP is required because your DNS server provides critical information necessary for the DVR to communicate with the DDNS server. You can obtain the actual DNS IP from your Internet Service Provider (ISP); or, from a PC located on the same LAN as the DVR, go to http://www.dnsserverlist.org/ to obtain a list of the IP addresses of their recommendation of the best servers to use for your location. 2.
be encrypted by SSL. User name: Input the login user name if the SMTP server requires authentication. Password: Input the password if the SMTP server requires authentication. Confirm: Re-enter the password. Sender Email: Input the e-mail address of the sender (the DVR). The sender’s e-mail address has to match the username and password above. Receiver Email 1: Input the first e-mail address that event messages are sent to. Receiver Email 2: Input the second e-mail address that event messages are sent to.
Confirm: Re-enter password. Note: For more details on DDNS setup, please see “Chapter 8 - Everfocus DDNS Setup”. 5.6.4 Alarm Server This menu defines the parameters for communicating with a PC that runs PowerCon software. Server IP1~3: IP address of client PC with installed PowerCon Software. The network alarm can be transmitted to up to 3 addresses.
5.7 DISK (INFORMATION) On the right is a screenshot of the DISK INFORMATION MENU. This menu is used to review the DVR’s hard drive settings and status. No values in this screen can be changed by the operator. 5.7.1 Disk Record Time (Start): Shows the moment when the first footage that is currently recorded on the DVR, was recorded. The age of this footage will depend on the value entered in the “Auto Erase Video = x Days Ago” field in the Record & Play > Record submenu.
5.8 DISPLAY SETTING Below is a screenshot of the DISPLAY SETTING MENU. This menu gives you the Main Monitor On-Screen Display (OSD) and Main Monitor Sequence setup options. 5.8.1 Monitor OSD Main Monitor These are the display options for the Main Monitor. Camera Title: Check this box to display camera titles. Date/Time: Check this box to display current date/time. Event Status: Check this box to display event status. HDD Status: Check this box to display hard drive status.
5.8.3 Call M/T Seq. Use this menu page to configure the dwell times (the number of seconds a specific channel will be displayed) and the order in which the camera channels will be displayed on the Call Monitor. The configured sequence will repeat continuously from steps 1 through 20 until interrupted. Step: This number shows the position of the related camera in the sequence – for reference. Camera: Select which camera will appear in this position/step.
5.9.2 Daylight Saving Daylight Saving: Check the box to enable automatic daylight saving time adjustment. Start Date: Set the start date for daylight saving time. Start Time (hh:mm): Set the time when daylight saving time begins. Set To (hh:mm): This is what the time will change to when daylight saving begins. For most regions, this will be one hour ahead of the “Start Time”. End Date: Set the end date for daylight saving time. End Time (hh:mm): Set the time when daylight saving time ends.
Sequence Monitor Zoom Search Copy Config. View Covert Cameras Logout OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK NO NO NO OK NO OK Configuration Menu of the DVR User Level and Right RIGHT Express Camera Record/Play Alarm/Event Schedule Network Disk Display System Info Log ADMINISTRATOR OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK MANAGER NO NO NO NO NO NO NO OK * OK NO OPERATOR NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO ** OK NO *Managers can only access the USER submenu of the System Setting menu.
RS485 PTZ Protocol: Select PTZ protocol, choose from the following protocols: Transparent, Pelco D, Pelco P, Everfocus, or Samsung. (NOTE: all cameras on the bus must use the same protocol) 485 ID: This is the ID used by the EKB500 to send commands to the DVR. On an RS485 connection, every device (PTZ, DVR and controller) must be assigned a unique ID number between 0 and 127. Baud Rate: The speed used to transmit instructions or information through the RS485 port on the DVR.
5.10 INFORMATION Below is a screenshot of the INFORMATION MENU. This menu displays important (read only) system information. 5.10.1 System System Version: Displays the firmware version number. Model: Displays the DVR model number. NTSC/PAL: Displays the current video format (i.e. the format that was auto-detected on the Channel 1 input during boot-up). Network IP: Displays the DVR’s current IP Address as set in the Network or Express Setup screen. MAC: The unique address of the DVR’s internal network card.
User: to see log entries related to user access. View Log: Press “View Log” button to view the log. See the image below for more detail. Clear Log: Press “Clear Log” button to clear the log. Export Log to USB: Press “Export’ button to export log data to USB. Log List: Prev Page: Go to the previous page of the log. Next Page: Go to the next page of the log. Close: Close the Log List window.
Chapter 6 6 NETWORKING OVERVIEW This chapter will give you a basic instruction on how to set up the DVR for network connection. It is highly recommended that you have a working knowledge of what a network is and how it works. This will be helpful in completing the networking process. 6.1 INTRODUCTION TO TCP/IP TCP/IP is the group of protocols used by the Internet and most Local Area Networks (LANs) throughout the world.
In this example, the number 8100 refers to the port number used by the browser to connect to the web server. The standard port number used by web sites is 80, so this number does not need to be included with the URL (although it can be). In IP networking, port numbers can theoretically range from 0 to 65535. Most popular network applications, though, use port numbers at the lower end of the range (such as 80 for HTTP).
where IP information can be stored and retrieved. It allows those using a dynamic IP address to be registered centrally so users can connect to it by name. See Chapter 7 for details on using EverFocus DDNS. What type of DVR are you installing? ______________ The default ports are PARAGON264: 80 Paragon: 80 ECOR: 80, 1600 EDR/EDVR: 80, 1600, and 37260 – 37263 If the ports were changed in the Network Setup, use those port numbers. 6.
Cross-over Ethernet Cable Pin outs: The Figure below shows the pin configurations for a cross-over cable. Connection Procedure: The First step is to purchase or make a cross-over cable. We recommend purchasing one if you have never made a cross-over cable. Please remember you can not use a straight-through network cable for this application.
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Click on the option that says “Use the following IP address” Assign an IP address of 192.168.1.2, a Subnet Mask of 255.255.255.0, and a Default Gateway of 192.168.1.1, then click OK. Restart both the computer and the DVR. To access the DVR from the computer, simply open Internet Explorer and in the address bar type: http://192.168.1.
6.8 DIRECT HIGH-SPEED MODEM CONNECTION Straight-Through Ethernet Cable Pinouts: The Figure below shows the pin configurations for a straight-through cable (standard network cable). Connection Procedure: The first step is to purchase or make a straight-through cable (standard network cable). We recommend purchasing one if you have never made a straight-through cable. Please remember you can not use a cross-over network cable for this application.
Note: If you have a dynamic IP address, you can set the DVR to DHCP to automatically detect the network settings. However, if you want to access the DVR over the Internet (not just over a LAN), it is highly recommended that you use a static IP address. Exit from the DVR’s Menu to save the settings.
Connection Procedure: The First step is to purchase or make a straight-through cable (a standard network cable). We recommend purchasing one if you have never made a straight-through cable. Please remember you cannot use a cross-over cable for this application. Once you have a straight-through cable, plug one end into the LAN port on the back of the DVR and the other into the router. Using the DVR’s mouse or front-panel buttons, log into the EverFocus DVR go to the Network Setting menu.
Take the computer’s values for Subnet Mask and Default Gateway and input them into the DVR; these values should be exactly the same in both devices. However, you should change the last number of the IP address. For example, if the IP address of the computer is 192.168.2.101, the DVR’s IP address should be 192.168.002.050.
Chapter 7 7 REMOTE OPERATION FROM BROWSER 7.1 CONNECTING TO THIS DVR To access the DVR from a computer, open an Internet Explorer window and type the IP address in the address bar. Note: The Paragon264x1-16CH DVR supports browsers of Microsoft IE9 or earlier with all 32-bit operating systems except the Server series. Local connection: http:// (IP address from the DVR’s Network Menu): (IP port used) e.g. http://192.168.1.
7.2 BROWSER SECURITY SETTING 7.2.1 Installing ActiveX controls When you first connect to the DVR’s IP address, 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 security settings may be too high. If so, go to “Section 6.2.2 - Enabling ActiveX Controls.” Right click on the yellow bar and select “Install This Add-on…” Install the ePlusDVR.cab file when prompted to do so.
Right click on the yellow bar and select “Run Add-on…” Install the MSXML file when prompted to do so. Now, you will able to see the remote live page.
7.2.2 Enabling ActiveX Controls Note: This section is only necessary if you DO NOT see the yellow ActiveX bar at the top of your browser screen when you first connect to the DVR. At the top of the Internet Explorer Window, click on Tools, then select Internet Options. Click the Security tab at the top of the window, then choose Custom Level near the bottom.
In the Security Settings window, scroll to “ActiveX controls and plugins” Set the controls as follows: “Enable”: Allow previously unused ActiveX controls to run without prompt (Internet Explorer 7 only) Allow scriptlets (IE7 only) Automatic prompting for ActiveX controls Binary and script behaviors Display video and animation on a webpage that does not use external media player (IE7 only) Run ActiveX controls and plug-ins Script ActiveX controls marked safe for scripting “Prompt”: Download s
7.3 REMOTE LIVE VIEW VIA SMART PHONE You can now get remote access to your EverFocus DVRs and view all their camera feeds remotely from any web-capable smart phone and via any web browser. (These DVRs include EverFocus’ “High Definition”, “Paragon”, “Paragon264”, and “ECOR264” lines of DVRs). Of course, you can also access your EverFocus DVRs from any web-connected computer, simply by entering the DVR’s IP address or DDNS name in your web browser (see Section B below and Section 7.1 and 7.4).
4) In your DVR’s user interface, register a DDNS name for your DVR with a DDNS service (EverFocusDDNS or dyndns.org): a. On your DVR, right-click to open the main menu bar and then click this sequence: Configuration > Network Setting > DDNS. b. Select which DDNS Service you want to use. c. If you have selected the EverFocus DDNS service, enter a name for your DVR (click on the DVR Name input field to open the on-screen keyboard) and then click the Register/Update button. d. If you have selected the dyndns.
7.4 REMOTE LIVE VIEW VIA COMPUTER 4 1 2 3 5 1. Click on a camera number on the left side of the display to switch that camera to full screen. Click on “4UP” to display 4 screens, click on “9UP” to display 9 screens or click on “16IP” to display 16 screens. 2. You can click the “Mic” button to transfer audio to DVR from client side if there is a microphone attached to the PC and an amplifier and speaker attached to the DVR.
Display Setup System Setup Information Setup Video Export Playback Search PTZ Control 5. In the main page, you will see live images in a 16-screen display. 7.5 REMOTE PLAYBACK To playback the video, click the “Search” button. Select from “Time Search”, “Event Search”, or “Motion Search”. For more details about Search setting, please refer to “4.9 Search Setting”. “Event Search” and “Motion Search” will show maximum 400 search result items (beginning with the start time) Playback Control Keys: 1.
Chapter 8 8 EVERFOCUS DDNS SETUP Setup Steps: Step 1. Set up the Network Setting menu according to the instructions detailed in the 5.6 Network Setting section. (Make sure that the DNS Server 1 is set correctly or DDNS will not work.) Step 2. Go to the website http://everfocusddns.com and check for an available name. Note: This step is optional, though recommended, as it is used to check the availability of a host name. If the name is already used, an attempt to register that name must fail.
Chapter 9 9 LINKSYS & D-LINK PORT FORWARDING 9.1 TYPICAL LINKSYS PORT FORWARDING This section will cover a few simple configurations for the Linksys router. This chapter is only to offer some help to the installer and end user. Please understand we DO NOT support this product and will not give tech support on it. If you need additional technical support on this router you must call Linksys. To access the Web-based Utility, launch a web browser and type the Router’s IP address, typically 192.168.1.
IP Address - For each application, enter the IP Address of the PC running the specific application. Enable - Click the Enable checkbox to enable port forwarding for the relevant application. When finished making changes, click the Save Settings button to apply your changes or Cancel Changes to cancel them. Here is an example for how the port information might look: HTTP 80 to 80 Both 192.168.1.50 Enable Where 192.168.1.
local services. Protocol Type - The protocol used for the virtual service. Private Port – The port number that the service uses on the LAN (Local Area Network). Public Port - The port number that the services uses on the WAN (Wide Area Network). Schedule – The time period the virtual server will be active. When you have input all the information for a virtual server, click on Apply to add it to the list at the bottom or Cancel to clear all fields.
Chapter 10 10 TROUBLESHOOTING If you have problems with the system, run through the following checklist to see if you can solve the problem. The DVR will not go into record mode. Bring up the DVR’s Menu and check the Camera Setting menu. Verify that all connected cameras are checked as “Installed” and that Record Mode is set to “Continuous” (Normal+Event). Check the Disk or Information Menus and verify that the internal hard drive is being detected.
Appendix A APPENDIX A: TIMING OF ALARM MODES Transparent Mode Input Event Alarm Duration t t Event = t Reaction t Event: t reaction: Duration of alarm input source (motion, contact, system events...) Resulting duration for this alarm mode, related to event record, alarm outputs, OSD message, buzzer Timeout + Transparent Mode Input Event Alarm Duration t Event t t Duration t Reaction t Event: t Duration: t reaction: Duration of alarm input source (motion, contact, system events...
Timeout Mode Input Event Alarm Duration t t Event t Duration = t Reaction t Event: t Duration: t reaction: Duration of alarm input source (motion, contact, system events...
Timeout Mode: Retrigger of Alarms t Event: t Duration: t reaction: Duration of alarm input source (motion, contact, system events...) Alarm duration for timeout, defined in the event setup menus Resulting duration for this alarm mode, related to event record, alarm outputs, OSD message, buzzer Timeout+Transparent Mode: Retrigger of Alarms t Event: Duration of alarm input source (motion, contact, system events...
Appendix B APPENDIX B: EXPRESS SETUP RECORDING VALUE SELECTION RULES Case 1: Record Mode: Normal + Event Record With: Recording days The DVR will automatically adjust the DVR’s image quality and Event frame rate to match the number of Recording days which user selected: According to resolution, event hours and other assumptions above, the DVR will attempt to select one set of suitable quality and event frame rate by checking if set 1 meets the requirements, and proceed in order unit the requirements are
DVR will apply the settings in the table below to all cameras according to the Preset Settings.
Appendix C APPENDIX C: REMOTE CONTROL The IR remote control is an accessory to enhance the convenient operation of the DVR. You can perform all the settings and operations from the remote control. The effective distance is up to 33 feet line of sight. The keypad functions are same as the front panel buttons of the DVR. ID number here must correspond to the “IR Remote ID” in “I/O Control Setup Menu”. Used to select a DVR when there is more than one unit.
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