Acti GNR-3000 V3.0.09 User Manual

GNR-3000 System Administrator’s Manual 2014/10/23 For Version 3.0.09

www.acti.comGNR-3000 System Administrator’s Manual 10 Delete Devices ...

www.acti.comGNR-3000 System Administrator’s Manual 100 You can enable multiple responses by first checking the box(es) to enable the

www.acti.comGNR-3000 System Administrator’s Manual 101 4. After configuring the actions, click “Apply” to save this response. 5. G

www.acti.comGNR-3000 System Administrator’s Manual 102 6. To check if this rule is successfully set, please make sure you have prope

www.acti.comGNR-3000 System Administrator’s Manual 103 Delete the Event Rules On Event List, select the rules you wish to delete, a

www.acti.comGNR-3000 System Administrator’s Manual 104 Field Name Description Server Input the sender’s SMTP server address. Onl

www.acti.comGNR-3000 System Administrator’s Manual 105 2. Fill in each of the following fields. Field Name Description Server Input

www.acti.comGNR-3000 System Administrator’s Manual 106 System Log The activities performed by logged-in Users are recorded on server

www.acti.comGNR-3000 System Administrator’s Manual 107 Choose Log Type You may filter the logs by Type, User Account, and Device by s

www.acti.comGNR-3000 System Administrator’s Manual 108 The following user behaviors are recorded in NVR server: Type Description Use

www.acti.comGNR-3000 System Administrator’s Manual 109 Storage Management This section describes how to manage storage space in NVR.

www.acti.comGNR-3000 System Administrator’s Manual 11 Choose Log Type ...

www.acti.comGNR-3000 System Administrator’s Manual 110 2. After selecting the disk drive, please set the deletion rule. There are tw

www.acti.comGNR-3000 System Administrator’s Manual 111 Manage User Groups/ Users The User Groups/Users page allows you to (1) manage

www.acti.comGNR-3000 System Administrator’s Manual 112 domain network. As ACTi NVR 3.0 runs on a server computer logged on to the sam

www.acti.comGNR-3000 System Administrator’s Manual 113 The domain users within that group will all be added to NVR server at the sam

www.acti.comGNR-3000 System Administrator’s Manual 114 You may copy the Device Permissions Settings to other devices. Click “Copy”

www.acti.comGNR-3000 System Administrator’s Manual 115 Note Account /Password Rules 1. Account and Password fields allow

www.acti.comGNR-3000 System Administrator’s Manual 116 Domain: ACTi.com Domain Users Management As NVR server computer is lo

www.acti.comGNR-3000 System Administrator’s Manual 117 Customize Views After all devices are configured, you may start customizing t

www.acti.comGNR-3000 System Administrator’s Manual 118 Step 1: Create a New View On View Tool Bar, click the Create View button

www.acti.comGNR-3000 System Administrator’s Manual 119 Step 4: Add Video Source In edit mode, move the mouse over the channel and cli

www.acti.comGNR-3000 System Administrator’s Manual 12 Step 1: Back up System Settings ...

www.acti.comGNR-3000 System Administrator’s Manual 120 Map brightness: To change the map brightness, right-click on the map, sel

www.acti.comGNR-3000 System Administrator’s Manual 121 Manage maps: All the uploaded images are managed under Map Image Manager. On

www.acti.comGNR-3000 System Administrator’s Manual 122 Step 7: Adjust the Channel Size & Layout Adjust the channel

www.acti.comGNR-3000 System Administrator’s Manual 123 Step 10: Set Default Hotspot Channel (Optional) By system default, the global

www.acti.comGNR-3000 System Administrator’s Manual 124 To reset the ePTZ navigation area back to default viewing angle, right-click

www.acti.comGNR-3000 System Administrator’s Manual 125 Set View Link By creating a link button on a map view, you can directly be lin

www.acti.comGNR-3000 System Administrator’s Manual 126 On View Toolbar, click then select Create Patrol. 1. Input the Patro

www.acti.comGNR-3000 System Administrator’s Manual 127 Tips to Enhance Live View Performance Live view for multiple channels requir

www.acti.comGNR-3000 System Administrator’s Manual 128 4. A Workstation client computer can have its own specific display configurat

www.acti.comGNR-3000 System Administrator’s Manual 129 Customize System Language NVR server supports multiple languages for us

www.acti.comGNR-3000 System Administrator’s Manual 13 Overview Product Overview GNR-3000 is a compact and reliable multi-channel sta

www.acti.comGNR-3000 System Administrator’s Manual 130 Edit User Interface Wordings Each language file contains four editable string

www.acti.comGNR-3000 System Administrator’s Manual 131 Export / Import Language String File You may also click “Export” to export th

www.acti.comGNR-3000 System Administrator’s Manual 132 Display Configurations You can change the user interface style by arranging t

www.acti.comGNR-3000 System Administrator’s Manual 133 Video & Snapshot Export Configurations The snapshots taken by Users on Li

www.acti.comGNR-3000 System Administrator’s Manual 134 Joystick On NVR 3.0, other than user interface PTZ panel and mouse operation,

www.acti.comGNR-3000 System Administrator’s Manual 135 NVR System Upgrade When a newer version of the NVR system software for GNR is

www.acti.comGNR-3000 System Administrator’s Manual 136 When selecting Setup Type, the default “Complete” will have the program insta

www.acti.comGNR-3000 System Administrator’s Manual 137 3. The IP Port Checker will pop up to confirm the NVR port number with you. T

www.acti.comGNR-3000 System Administrator’s Manual 138 4. As the server port is confirmed, the installation process is done, click “

www.acti.comGNR-3000 System Administrator’s Manual 139 Workstation Installation and Upgrade NVR3 Workstation program is wrapped toge

www.acti.comGNR-3000 System Administrator’s Manual 14 Server / Client Architecture NVR 3.0 is a typical web-based server/clien

www.acti.comGNR-3000 System Administrator’s Manual 140 3. Double-click the shortcut on desktop to execute the applicat

www.acti.comGNR-3000 System Administrator’s Manual 141 Back Up System Data Making regular system backups is always recommended in ca

www.acti.comGNR-3000 System Administrator’s Manual 142 Step 2: Back up Recording Files Folder (Optional) Back up the whole Recordi

www.acti.comGNR-3000 System Administrator’s Manual 143 Restore System Data Before starting restoring the system, make sure you alrea

www.acti.comGNR-3000 System Administrator’s Manual 144 Advanced Administrative Tasks To assist the NVR administrator in monitoring

www.acti.comGNR-3000 System Administrator’s Manual 145 Change Authentication Method You may enable the Digest authentication other th

www.acti.comGNR-3000 System Administrator’s Manual 146 Switch to Redundancy Server An NVR server can serve as a redundancy server

www.acti.comGNR-3000 System Administrator’s Manual 147 3. The other relevant settings pages will then appear. Enter “License” to st

www.acti.comGNR-3000 System Administrator’s Manual 148 After the registration, the license information will appear on this page.

www.acti.comGNR-3000 System Administrator’s Manual 149 Set up Redundancy Server 1. Go to the “Storage” page to set up the storage sp

www.acti.comGNR-3000 System Administrator’s Manual 15 Client PC System Requirements The minimum CPU Processor spec will provide acce

www.acti.comGNR-3000 System Administrator’s Manual 150 3. After you click “Yes” to confirm this configuration, this NVR will immedia

www.acti.comGNR-3000 System Administrator’s Manual 16 displayed here:  Computer  Properties is still less than actual installed m

www.acti.comGNR-3000 System Administrator’s Manual 17 Getting Started What’s in the Box This product package includes the following

www.acti.comGNR-3000 System Administrator’s Manual 18 At a Glance

www.acti.comGNR-3000 System Administrator’s Manual 19 Hard Disk Installation For video recordings, you should install at least ONE c

www.acti.comGNR-3000 System Administrator’s Manual 2 About This Manual Target Audience This manual is intended for System Adminis

www.acti.comGNR-3000 System Administrator’s Manual 20 Step 2: Mount the Disk Mount the disk by locking it with supplied disk screws t

www.acti.comGNR-3000 System Administrator’s Manual 21 Connect the Devices Follow the procedures to connect the devices. These device

www.acti.comGNR-3000 System Administrator’s Manual 22 Start the Unit 1. On the rear panel, press down the Power Switch to the sid

www.acti.comGNR-3000 System Administrator’s Manual 23 Definitions of LED Indicators Turn Off the Unit The unit can be turned

www.acti.comGNR-3000 System Administrator’s Manual 24 Enter Windows After the unit starts, key in “123456” to log in as Administra

www.acti.comGNR-3000 System Administrator’s Manual 25 Adjust Screen Resolution The native (maximum) resolution of GNR’s built-in gra

www.acti.comGNR-3000 System Administrator’s Manual 26 Get the Hard Disks Ready for Recording GNR supports flexible storage system of

www.acti.comGNR-3000 System Administrator’s Manual 27 Windows Volume Configuration RAID Type Windows Volume Type Description -- Simpl

www.acti.comGNR-3000 System Administrator’s Manual 28 RAID 1 Mirrored Volume This method is RAID 1, designed to make a mirror copy of

www.acti.comGNR-3000 System Administrator’s Manual 29 Start Creating Disk Volumes 1. Click Windows Start , in Windows

www.acti.comGNR-3000 System Administrator’s Manual 3 Related Documentation Since this manual focuses on how to accomplish th

www.acti.comGNR-3000 System Administrator’s Manual 30 2. Right-click on a disk title again, and then select “Convert to Dynamic Disk

www.acti.comGNR-3000 System Administrator’s Manual 31 A Volume Wizard will come up to bring you thorough the configuration process. M

www.acti.comGNR-3000 System Administrator’s Manual 32 Observe Disk Status It may happen that one of your disks goes into failed stat

www.acti.comGNR-3000 System Administrator’s Manual 33 If the disk drive is missing from Disk Drive List, please refer to Trouble-sho

www.acti.comGNR-3000 System Administrator’s Manual 34 Trouble-shoot the Disk Drives Normally, the status of a working volume appears

www.acti.comGNR-3000 System Administrator’s Manual 35 More instruction about trouble-shooting provided by Microsoft TechNet: http://t

www.acti.comGNR-3000 System Administrator’s Manual 36 Reactivate the Volume If the volume remains in Failed status even though all

www.acti.comGNR-3000 System Administrator’s Manual 37 2. Remove the failed disk from the bay and install a new one, following the st

www.acti.comGNR-3000 System Administrator’s Manual 38 Configure the IP Address After GNR starts, the network interface cards in it w

www.acti.comGNR-3000 System Administrator’s Manual 39 Assign a Static IP Address to GNR 1. Click Windows Start menu and select “

www.acti.comGNR-3000 System Administrator’s Manual 4 Conventions Used in This Manual The following are typographic conventions used

www.acti.comGNR-3000 System Administrator’s Manual 40 4. Select “Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)" and then click “Proper

www.acti.comGNR-3000 System Administrator’s Manual 41 License and Activation In GNR, your required number of channels should be lice

www.acti.comGNR-3000 System Administrator’s Manual 42 There are two ways to activate the licenses depending on your GNR network

www.acti.comGNR-3000 System Administrator’s Manual 43 Step-by-step Activation Process Based on the network conditions of your site, f

www.acti.comGNR-3000 System Administrator’s Manual 44 Offline Activation SOP Step 1: Membership ID in ACTi Member Center is required

www.acti.comGNR-3000 System Administrator’s Manual 45 Verify Your License Once your license is successfully activated, the license in

www.acti.comGNR-3000 System Administrator’s Manual 46 Log In to the System Access the NVR Server via NVR3 Workstation NVR3 Workstati

www.acti.comGNR-3000 System Administrator’s Manual 47 Local Workstation Client Login Local Workstation Client refers to the user who

www.acti.comGNR-3000 System Administrator’s Manual 48 E. Retrieve the User Password The NVR server can send the password of the User’

www.acti.comGNR-3000 System Administrator’s Manual 49 D. Language Choose a UI language from the dropdown list. E. Remember Login I

www.acti.comGNR-3000 System Administrator’s Manual 5 Legal Notice Disclaimer  The information contained in this document is inten

www.acti.comGNR-3000 System Administrator’s Manual 50 5. You can export the saved server sites, or import it to another Workstation

www.acti.comGNR-3000 System Administrator’s Manual 51 Access the NVR Server via Internet Explorer In addition to NVR3 Workstation, y

www.acti.comGNR-3000 System Administrator’s Manual 52 Condition 1: Why can’t I access NVR server via web browser? After typing in the

www.acti.comGNR-3000 System Administrator’s Manual 53 3. Press down “ctrl”+ “alt” + “Delete” keys to bring up Windows Task Manager.

www.acti.comGNR-3000 System Administrator’s Manual 54 Solution: Make sure your browser is 32-bit version. Cause 2: Your browser restr

www.acti.comGNR-3000 System Administrator’s Manual 55 Login A. Enter Account & Password Account (non case-sensitive): Admin

www.acti.comGNR-3000 System Administrator’s Manual 56 Set up the System This chapter will guide you through everything you need to kn

www.acti.comGNR-3000 System Administrator’s Manual 57 System Settings You can adjust the E-mail & SMTP settings, FTP settings for

www.acti.comGNR-3000 System Administrator’s Manual 58 Licensing This is the license management section. On lower right part of the

www.acti.comGNR-3000 System Administrator’s Manual 59 NVR Main Screen You will enter the live view screen after Setup Wizard. On th

www.acti.comGNR-3000 System Administrator’s Manual 6 Regulatory Compliance Information Federal Communications Commission Statement T

www.acti.comGNR-3000 System Administrator’s Manual 60 Add Devices Cameras or video encoders are the fundamental building blocks of s

www.acti.comGNR-3000 System Administrator’s Manual 61 3. There are three ways to add devices into the system, Search Devices, Sea

www.acti.comGNR-3000 System Administrator’s Manual 62 2. Select the row of the camera you wish to add to the system and repeat this

www.acti.comGNR-3000 System Administrator’s Manual 63 Add Devices on WAN or Other Local Area Networks 1. After selecting “Add D

www.acti.comGNR-3000 System Administrator’s Manual 64 2. Click “Get Device Settings” to have NVR contact the device and get the

www.acti.comGNR-3000 System Administrator’s Manual 65 IP address Enter the camera’s IP address or host name. Brand Select the manufac

www.acti.comGNR-3000 System Administrator’s Manual 66 Device Status To validate if you have successfully added a device to

www.acti.comGNR-3000 System Administrator’s Manual 67 Add Non-ACTi Cameras In this section, we will guide you through how to add devi

www.acti.comGNR-3000 System Administrator’s Manual 68 If the device you wish to add supports ONVIF, you can select “ONVIF” for Media

www.acti.comGNR-3000 System Administrator’s Manual 69 Manage Multiple Devices After adding several devices to the system, you may ge

www.acti.comGNR-3000 System Administrator’s Manual 7 Table of Contents 1 About This Manual 2 Target Audience ...

www.acti.comGNR-3000 System Administrator’s Manual 70 Copy Settings Across Devices When setting a large number of devices, many set

www.acti.comGNR-3000 System Administrator’s Manual 71 Add Video Streams from a Multi-channel Device There are devices that out

www.acti.comGNR-3000 System Administrator’s Manual 72 Configure Device Settings After adding a device to NVR, you may continue to co

www.acti.comGNR-3000 System Administrator’s Manual 73 Bitrate*5 This is the target bitrate that the camera will attempt to provide wh

www.acti.comGNR-3000 System Administrator’s Manual 74 Event Recording with Frame Rate Adjustment Keeps recording all the way without

www.acti.comGNR-3000 System Administrator’s Manual 75 Scenario B: Suppose you wish the system to record 24/7, the non-event recording

www.acti.comGNR-3000 System Administrator’s Manual 76 Video Adjustment Attributes Field Category Field Name Description Image Video F

www.acti.comGNR-3000 System Administrator’s Manual 77 Exposure/ White Balance mode. White balance refers to the device’s ab

www.acti.comGNR-3000 System Administrator’s Manual 78 Configure Motion Settings To make use of the motion and PIR detection functions

www.acti.comGNR-3000 System Administrator’s Manual 79 4. When the setting is finished, click “Apply” to save, then “Close” to exit t

www.acti.comGNR-3000 System Administrator’s Manual 8 Definitions of LED Indicators ...

www.acti.comGNR-3000 System Administrator’s Manual 80 Configure Storage Card Settings Certain camera models come with the internal st

www.acti.comGNR-3000 System Administrator’s Manual 81 Configure PTZ Device PTZ devices can do panning, tilting and zooming automatica

www.acti.comGNR-3000 System Administrator’s Manual 82 Adjustment Attributes Field Name Description Vendor Vendor is the provider

www.acti.comGNR-3000 System Administrator’s Manual 83 Address ID Address ID represents the identity of the device, only analog device

www.acti.comGNR-3000 System Administrator’s Manual 84 To execute optical Zoom in or Zoom out, scroll the mouse wheel forward to

www.acti.comGNR-3000 System Administrator’s Manual 85 Set PTZ Preset Points With PTZ devices, you may define a view

www.acti.comGNR-3000 System Administrator’s Manual 86 Set PTZ Command If your speed dome or PTZ device has a special functi

www.acti.comGNR-3000 System Administrator’s Manual 87 4. After a tour is saved, it is available on Live View pagePTZ cont

www.acti.comGNR-3000 System Administrator’s Manual 88 Full support for all types of dewarped video stream output from fisheye camera

www.acti.comGNR-3000 System Administrator’s Manual 89 Fisheye Mode Description PTZ Navigation Original View The very raw fisheye

www.acti.comGNR-3000 System Administrator’s Manual 9 Remote Workstation Client Login ...

www.acti.comGNR-3000 System Administrator’s Manual 90 Quad Four small user-defined cropped regions ePTZ 3. After the config

www.acti.comGNR-3000 System Administrator’s Manual 91 Schedule Recordings Unlike the traditional analog surveillance system, t

www.acti.comGNR-3000 System Administrator’s Manual 92 Post-event Recording Buffer (sec): This will determine how long after th

www.acti.comGNR-3000 System Administrator’s Manual 93 Set the Schedule Here you can configure camera’s recording schedule on 7 days /

www.acti.comGNR-3000 System Administrator’s Manual 94 Use Time Setting Quick Buttons to Set the Time in One Click Select the record

www.acti.comGNR-3000 System Administrator’s Manual 95 Click to clear all schedule setting in this device. Lock Specific Days

www.acti.comGNR-3000 System Administrator’s Manual 96 Copy an Existing Schedule to Others With plenty of devices in your system, it h

www.acti.comGNR-3000 System Administrator’s Manual 97 View the Entire Recording Schedule On Setup page Schedule tab, click All Dev

www.acti.comGNR-3000 System Administrator’s Manual 98 Event Management When something happens on camera site, such as someon

www.acti.comGNR-3000 System Administrator’s Manual 99 How to Edit an Event Rule 1. Go to Setup page  Event tab. All the editable