User Manual User guide
Table Of Contents
- Chapter 1 TVN 20 System Basics
- Chapter 2 TVN Advanced Topics
- HDD Configuration & Management
- Account Management (Users)
- Advanced Camera Settings
- Exception Parameters – System Health Monitoring
- Video Loss
- Remote Record & Video Download
- Additional Network Settings
- Remote Update
- Serial Port Settings – RS-232 & RS-485
- Log Files
- Appendix A Troubleshooting
- Appendix B TVN 20 Specifications
- Appendix C TVN 20 IP Camera Capacities
- Appendix D TVN 20 Supported IP Cameras
- Appendix E TVN 20 USB Archive Options
- Appendix F TruVision Device Finder
- Appendix GGlossary of Terms
- Appendix HWarranty and Support

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Log Files
The TVN 20 has extensive logging built-in. Logs are only accessible by User
with appropriate rights defined under the Account Management area. The type
of logged events includes:
Log Types
All All log message types below are included
Alarm All events associated with alarm inputs, motion detection activation, and alarm
output activation
Exception All events associated with Exception Parameters (HDD Full, HDD Fault, Network
Broken, IP Address Conflict, Illegal Access, Record Exception, video lost, camera
disconnect etc.)
Operation Actions initiated by Users (Administrator, Operator & Guest)
Information System events such as stop and starting of recording by channel number
The log will display appropriate detail based upon the type of event:
• Event ID #
• Event Time
• Major Type (Alarm, Exception, Operation, Information)
• Minor Type (Specific and detailed description)
• Channel Number (if the activity is associated with a IP video channel)
• Remote User (if the activity is associated directly with a User: admin,
operator, guest)
• Remote Host Address (the IP address of the remote user)
To view and apply searches on log files, the steps are as follows:
1. From the Remote Config Browser page select Log from the top menu bar.