VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability User's Manual - 1 Rev. 1.6.1.11Rev. 1.0User’s ManualND8321Network Video Recorder8-CH • 2-Bay HDD • Auto Setup
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability 10 - User's Manual3. Secure the HDD brakets to the hard drives. 4. Gently put the hard disks into drive bays
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability 100 - User's Manual4. Clear: This button removes camera from the current view cell. The view cell will then be
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability User's Manual - 101 9. Volume controller: The volume control takes effect when audio input from the network c
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability 102 - User's Manual1R (Regional view)The 1R mode (or rectilinear) provides access to one image section within
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability User's Manual - 103 4-2-6. PTZ panel The PTZ panel takes effect for cameras that come with mechanical PTZ fu
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability 104 - User's ManualPTZ presets: If your PTZ cameras have preset locations, click on the button to unfold the p
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability User's Manual - 105 Auto pan/patrol controller: These buttons provides pan and patrol functions provided that
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability 106 - User's ManualIf an event is congured with a recording action, there will be a play button to the left o
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability User's Manual - 107 Move your cursor over an alarm with a recorded footage. The Play button will become avail
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability 108 - User's ManualIncoming AlarmsNew alarms will be indicated by the messages in bold letters, the alarm bell
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability User's Manual - 109 4-3. Graphical Layout and Screen Elements - Search recording clipsCamera listLayoutconten
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability User's Manual - 11 Interface Connections Although the system supports MAC Binding, the system should be able
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability 110 - User's Manual4-3-1. Camera List PanelThe camera list displays the 8 recruited cameras by the sequential
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability User's Manual - 111 4-3-2. Search Recording Clips Layout3 types of layouts are provided for the Search record
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability 112 - User's Manual4-3-4. View Cells in Search Recording Clips The view cells in Liveview and Playback window
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability User's Manual - 113 Search Recording Clips Control Panel The time slide bar enables quick skimming through th
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability 114 - User's ManualTime span =12 hrsTime span =1 hrsEach section =15 minsEach section =3 hrsTotal time spanThe
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability User's Manual - 115 4-3-5. Alarm PanelPage selectorAlarm filterThe alarm panel displays the alarms or bookmar
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability 116 - User's ManualYou may use the arrow button to view the records in other months. If there are no recording
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability User's Manual - 117 Chapter Five System SettingsThe Settings window is accessed by clicking on the Settings b
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability 118 - User's Manual5-1. SystemThe system general information window allows you to change the system host name,
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability User's Manual - 119 If the need arises for updating system rmware, acquire the update from VIVOTEK's te
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability 12 - User's Manual Client computers should support IE10 browser at a minimum of 1280x960 resolution or higher
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability 120 - User's ManualOn this window, you can perform 3 maintenance tasks: 1. Backup - You can backup your system
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability User's Manual - 121 2. Restore - If you have a previously-saved prole, you can restore your previous congur
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability 122 - User's ManualThis window displays basic information of various aspects, including CPU and memory usage,
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability User's Manual - 123 Once a UPS is connected via the USB interface, the NVR system supports the cooperating pr
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability 124 - User's Manual5-2. Network5-2-1. Network - GeneralPrimary DNS: The primary domain name server that transl
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability User's Manual - 125 VIVOTEK provides Safe100.net, as a free DDNS dynamic domain name service for users who wa
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability 126 - User's ManualWhen completed, a conrm message will prompt. You will also receive a conrm Email. You can
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability User's Manual - 127 By default, the NVR service and video streaming are accessed via HTTP port 80 and RTSP po
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability 128 - User's ManualUse the test utility to test the connectivity with a network device, such as a camera. Test
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability User's Manual - 129 5-3. CameraThe camera window provides management tools to recruit or disband cameras from
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability User's Manual - 13 Initial Conguration - via a Local Console4Follow the onscreen messages to complete the in
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability 130 - User's ManualOn a listed camera, mouse over to the left of the entry to display the Add button. Click
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability User's Manual - 131 Move hoverSelected(#) numbered: Camera index.Name: Camera name.IP address: A valid came
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability 132 - User's ManualrootLeft-click to select a camera, and edit the Connection and Recording conguration below
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability User's Manual - 133 2. Recording: 2-1. Keep all recordings for maximum * days - determine the life span of re
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability 134 - User's ManualLeaving the Camera - General page without saving your conguration, you will lose your con
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability User's Manual - 135 The Video page determines the Liveview and recording streams of individual cameras in ter
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability 136 - User's Manual Fixed quality: This guarantees all video frames in a video stream will be delivered using
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability User's Manual - 137 The camera recording schedule can be congured down to an hourly basis. The default setti
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability 138 - User's Manual The Event recording is triggered by digital inputs or motion detection. You can click on t
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability User's Manual - 139 Each hard drive installed into the system will be considered as a candidate for composing
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability 14 - User's Manual2. The system will then start to scan the local subnet for connected cameras. 3. All camera
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability 140 - User's ManualTo create a storage volume:1. Click on the Create... button. Also check that if all your di
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability User's Manual - 141 2. The creation progress will be shown at the Status column. When completed, and if you a
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability 142 - User's ManualTo format a storage volume:You may also format an existing storage volume in situations suc
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability User's Manual - 143 The Disk window provides access to physical disk information, disk physical location, dis
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability 144 - User's Manual1. Disk Information: Model family: The brand name of the HDD manufacturer. Device model
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability User's Manual - 145 The User account window allows you to create more uers, to change user password, and plac
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability 146 - User's Manual2. Select a User group by unfolding its pull-down menu. Select either an Administrator or n
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability User's Manual - 147 To change the password for an existing user, 1. From the Security > User account wind
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability 148 - User's ManualThe access control applies to the access from a web client over HTTP and RTSP protocols. Th
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability User's Manual - 149 The events reported from individual cameras' digital inputs, digital outputs, motion
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability User's Manual - 15 4. The system will automatically create volumes from the installed disk drives. The proces
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability 150 - User's Manual2. The Create Alarm wizard window will prompt. You can manually enter a name for the curren
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability User's Manual - 151 The Activate alarm checkbox is selected by default. Click on the Next button to proceed.
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability 152 - User's Manual4. On the Action window, you can select the Action type from a drop-down menu. The congura
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability User's Manual - 153 4-2. Email - The Email action sends an Email to the administrator along with a snapshot o
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability 154 - User's Manual4-3. Buzzer - The buzzer is sounded on the occurrence of the event. The buzzer tones are ca
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability User's Manual - 155 4-4. FTP - Snapshots from specied cameras can be uploaded to an FTP site on the occurren
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability 156 - User's Manual4-5. HTTP - An event message is sent to an HTTP server on the occurrence of an event. The U
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability User's Manual - 157 4-6. Camera preset points - A PTZ capable camera can move its lens to the preset position
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability 158 - User's Manual1235. On the Schedule page, you can select to activate or de-activate alarm triggers throug
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability User's Manual - 159 5-6-2. Editing Alarms via Source, Action, and Schedule1. Editing an existing instance -
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability 16 - User's Manual3. Start the IW2 utility. The IW2 utility will discover the ND8321 located in the same subne
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability 160 - User's Manual5-6-3. Alarm HistoryThe alarm history comes with a search engine for a quick access to the
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability User's Manual - 161 By defaults, system logs will be written to every disk drives installed into the system.
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability 162 - User's ManualThe following information is shown with each event log:1. Level: The following severity lev
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability User's Manual - 163 Chapter Six Operation6-1. LiveviewLegends and denitions of icons on the layout panel hav
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability 164 - User's Manual2. Click and drag cameras from the Camera list to empty cells on your layout. Repeat the ac
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability User's Manual - 165 4. When you are done with the current layout design, i.e., the user layout 1, click Save
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability 166 - User's ManualIf users were created and some cameras are excluded from their access, a user may log in an
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability User's Manual - 167 Note that the PTZ control panel only applies when you select a view cell with a camera th
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability 168 - User's ManualTo access live view control,1. Click on a view cell. The view cell will become a focused vi
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability User's Manual - 169 The bookmark function can be executed on a live or recorded stream when you observe a sit
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability User's Manual - 17 7. On the Storage settings page, check if your hard drives are present and identied by yo
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability 170 - User's ManualTo Activate and Deactivate PiP function, PiP is short for Picture in Picture, a functio
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability User's Manual - 171 You can click on the underlined name entry of a camera on the camera list to open its pro
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability 172 - User's ManualTo receive alarms from cameras, you need to congure alarm triggers in the Settings > Al
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability User's Manual - 173 6-1-6. Layout view Control Buttons1. When editing a user layout, you can use this butto
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability 174 - User's Manual6-2. Search Recording ClipsThe elements in the Camera list on a Search recording clips wind
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability User's Manual - 175 When you selected a day when alarms took place on a camera, the alarms will be listed on
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability 176 - User's ManualNote that the bookmarks you inserted on the Liveview window will be listed on the Alarm pan
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability User's Manual - 177 6-2-4. Export mediaTo export video clips,1. Click on the Export media button on the tool
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability 178 - User's Manual7. The exported media le should be saved to the default download folder. 8. A self-executa
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability User's Manual - 179 6-2-5. Time SearchUse the time line slide bar to nd the nearest recording from a specic
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability 18 - User's ManualLED IndicatorsName Behavior Denitions1. Alarm LED 1 Flashing Red Pre-dened alarms have bee
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability 180 - User's ManualTime span =12 hrsTime span =1 hrsEach section =15 minsEach section =3 hrsTotal time spanIf
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability User's Manual - 181 Technical SpecificationsMaximum ChannelRecord throughputNetwork throughputAudio FormatVid
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability 182 - User's ManualSafety and CompatibilityFCC StatementThis device compiles with FCC Rules Part 15. Operation
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability User's Manual - 183 Information on Disposal for Users of Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability User's Manual - 19 To power up and power down,On the initial conguration:1. Connect the power adapter betwee
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability 2 - User's ManualTable of Contents Revisi
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability 20 - User's ManualSection One Management over a Local ConsoleChapter Two Introduction to the Local Console Int
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability User's Manual - 21 By default, a live view appears on an HDMI monitor. The interface architecture of the loca
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability 22 - User's Manual2-1. How to Begin1. How to access the Conguration Portal? Make sure a mouse is attached
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability User's Manual - 23 PTZ control panel for ordinary PTZ typePTZ control panel for joystick type PTZ2. How to re
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability 24 - User's ManualThe Playback window will prompt, and a playback begins from the point in time you selected,
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability User's Manual - 25 3. How to recieve system alarm? Please refer to page 61 for how to congure system alarm t
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability 26 - User's Manual4. Why live view is unavailable? The default live view receives a camera's stream #2. I
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability User's Manual - 27 5. How do I move to another layout page? Move your cursor to the right hand side of your s
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability 28 - User's Manual2-2. Operation on Camera View CellOnce you selected a camera, click on the PTZ button on a c
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability User's Manual - 29 List of preset positionsFocus farFocus nearStarts patrolZoom outZoom inSpeed selector1. PT
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability User's Manual - 3 3-4-14. Settings - System - Log ...
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability 30 - User's Manual2-2-2. PiP (Picture in Picture) PanelPiP is short for Picture in Picture, a function that pr
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability User's Manual - 31 2-2-3. Play Recording Clips PanelThe Play Recording Clips function provides a shortcut to
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability 32 - User's Manual2-2-4. DI/DOThe DI/DO panel provides a glimpse of all DI and DO signal statuses from the con
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability User's Manual - 33 2-2-6. Right-click CommandsLeft-click to select a camera. Right-click to display the selec
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability 34 - User's ManualChapter Three Configuation Using the Local ConsoleThe Main Control Portal3-1. LayoutThe rst
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability User's Manual - 35 3-3. Search recording clipsClick the button to start searching for recorded clips. A conr
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability 36 - User's ManualCurrent timeindicatorSpan of existingrecordingTimeline scaleControl buttonsFunctional button
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability User's Manual - 37 When playing the video recorded by a sheye camera, the sheye display options will be a
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability 38 - User's ManualNote that to export a video segment from the playback timeline, 1. Click on the Export butto
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability User's Manual - 39 3-3-2. Advanced SearchClick on the Advanced search button on the upper left of the screen
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability 4 - User's Manual5-4-1. Storage - Volume ...
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability 40 - User's ManualYou can then specify the start time and end time to form a span of time to be searched. You
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability User's Manual - 41 You can select what types of triggers were associated with the recordings you want to nd.
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability 42 - User's Manual3-3-3. StoryboardCamera selectorTime selectorSearch buttonTime spanSnapshots during the time
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability User's Manual - 43 Mouse over the line of snapshots to display its time of recording. Click on a snapshot of
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability 44 - User's ManualIf you nd yourself in the wrong segment on the timeline, use the buttons on the upper-right
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability User's Manual - 45 17:15:412014.03.14 1xThe playback window will appear. Please refer to page 36 for the
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability 46 - User's Manual3-4. SettingsClick the Settings button to start the camera and system settings window. A con
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability User's Manual - 47 On the camera Management page, you can congure the following:1. Recruit or disband camera
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability 48 - User's ManualTo recruit cameras:1. Click on the Add button. A list of cameras in the same subnet will a
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability User's Manual - 49 To disband cameras:1. Click on the Remove button. A list of cameras will appear. 2. The
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability User's Manual - 5 Revision HistoryRev. 1.0: Initial release. Symbols and Statements in this Documenti INFOR
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability 50 - User's ManualNetworkOn the Network tabbed window, you can congure the network type, IP address, and the
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability User's Manual - 51 Camera positionTo change a camera's position on the Liveview layout, click and drag a
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability 52 - User's ManualRecording optionsOn the camera Recording page, you can congure the following:1. Congure th
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability User's Manual - 53 Recording ScheduleBy default, all video feeds from cameras are recorded at all time. You c
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability 54 - User's ManualStream managementThe stream here refers to the recording stream, namely, Stream 1. You can u
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability User's Manual - 55 VideoThe Video window allows you to congure all video streams (the no. of stream availabl
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability 56 - User's ManualDisplayThe Display window allows users to tune the image display options:1. Video name: the
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability User's Manual - 57 Image adjustmentThe Image adjustment window allows users to tune the basics about image di
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability 58 - User's ManualMotion DetectionTo set up a detection window:1. Select a camera by a single click. 2. Use th
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability User's Manual - 59 To congure PTZ preset positions:1. Select a PTZ camera by a single click. 2. Use the PT
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability 6 - User's ManualChapter One Hardware Installation and Initial ConfigurationIntroducing ND8321 Network Video R
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability 60 - User's ManualTo congure a patrol:1. Click to enter the Patrol menu. Select a preset position if you want
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability User's Manual - 61 3-4-8. Settings - Alarm - AlarmThe events reported from individual cameras' digital i
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability 62 - User's ManualTo create an alarm, 1. Click on the Add button . You can manually enter a name for the c
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability User's Manual - 63 3. On the Trigger window, select system triggering conditions, or one or more cameras by s
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability 64 - User's Manual4. On the Action window, you can select the Action type from a drop-down menu. The congurat
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability User's Manual - 65 The Email subject and addresses can be composed of 254 characters in numeric or alphabet
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability 66 - User's Manual4-4. FTP - Snapshots from specied cameras can be uploaded to an FTP site on the occurrence
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability User's Manual - 67 4-5. Camera DO - A triggered alarm triggers a camera's DO, e.g., an alarm siren. 4-6
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability 68 - User's Manual5. On the Schedule page, you can select to activate or de-activate alarm triggers throughout
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability User's Manual - 69 3-4-9. Settings - Alarm - EmailThis window provides an interface where you can congure th
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability User's Manual - 7 Safety Connect the system to an earthed main power outlet. Never open the housing of th
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability 70 - User's ManualOn this window, you can congure the following:1. Change the system name. 2. Select the UI t
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability User's Manual - 71 3-4-11. Settings - System - MaintenanceIf the need arises for updating system rmware, acq
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability 72 - User's Manual3-4-12. Settings - System - DisplayOn this page, you can congure the system to consecutivel
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability User's Manual - 73 3-4-13. Settings - System - UPSOn this page, you can congure the system to gracefully shu
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability 74 - User's Manual3-4-14. Settings - System - LogSystem logs are categorized as System, Recording, User, and E
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability User's Manual - 75
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability 76 - User's Manual3-4-15. Settings - UserThe User window allows you to create more uers, to change user passwo
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability User's Manual - 77 To create or edit users, 1. Select a User group by unfolding its pull-down menu. Select ei
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability 78 - User's Manual3. If you are creating a regular user with limited access to cameras, deselect the checkboxe
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability User's Manual - 79 Attribute: The various attributes can vary from different HDD manufacturers. Value: Va
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability 8 - User's ManualPhysical Description Front View Rear View 12 3 4 5 679812345 61 USB port2 Alarm LED3 LAN act
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability 80 - User's Manual3-4-17. Settings - NetworkSettings - Network - IPPrimary DNS: The primary domain name server
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability User's Manual - 81 Settings - DDNSVIVOTEK provides Safe100.net, as a free DDNS dynamic domain name service fo
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability 82 - User's ManualSettings - ServiceBy default, the NVR service and video streaming are accessed via HTTP port
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability User's Manual - 83 3-5. InformationThis window shows the revision number of the rmware running on this machi
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability 84 - User's ManualSection Two Management over a Web ConsoleThere are two different interfaces on the system: 1
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability User's Manual - 85 Chapter Four Login and Getting Started4-1. LoginThis is the login page on the browser. The
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability 86 - User's ManualYou may login to a different software utility by unfolding the side panel on the Login butto
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability User's Manual - 87 Login options: You may also mouse over the Login button to display the login options. You
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability 88 - User's Manual1. Before operating the NVR, make sure you have properly installed hard drives and congured
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability User's Manual - 89 Camera listLayoutLayoutcontentsLogo & MenuViewcell panelAlarmpanelPTZpanel12345674-2.
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability User's Manual - 9 IMPORTANT: It is important to leave a clearance of 10cm to the rear side of the chassis. Th
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability 90 - User's Manual4-2-1. Camera List PanelThe camera list displays the recruited cameras by the sequential num
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability User's Manual - 91 * Snapshot: the camera's image snapshot is replenished every 5 minutes. If a camera i
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability 92 - User's Manual4-2-2. LayoutNote that a user who did not log in as an administrator can change a layout, bu
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability User's Manual - 93 4-2-3. Layout contents A few functional buttons are available on the Layout contents page
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability 94 - User's Manual4-2-5. View Cell panel A single view cell is shown below. Each view cell contains a video s
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability User's Manual - 95 A camera can be inserted into multiple view cells. This way, a camera with a wide eld of
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability 96 - User's ManualInformation BarStatus icon DescriptionConnected with live streaming; a single click on this
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability User's Manual - 97 The time display format is as follows:yyyy/m/d/yyyy hh:mm:ss 2014.05.05 16:15:41Tool Bar
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability 98 - User's ManualButtons Description Volume controllerFisheye display modes - if the view cell contains video
VIVOTEK - Built with Reliability User's Manual - 99 Below are two bookmarks (yellow tags) shown along with a recorded video in the Playback ut
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