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GV - SNVR System User ’s Manual User ’s Manual SNVR-UM-A.
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Introduction 1 1 Chapter 1 Introduction The GV -SNVR0400F / GV -SNVR1600 is a Linux-embedded S tandalone Network Video Recorder which records video files directly to the internal har d drive, supporting up to 4 / 16 channels of GV -IP Cameras for network surveillance.
2 1.1 Features ˙ 4-Channel video recording (for GV-SNVR0400F) ˙ 16-Channel video recording (for GV-SNVR1600) ˙ Automatic search and set-up for IP cameras ˙ Dual streams support ˙ Continuous, moti.
Introduction 1 3 1.3 Packing List Y ou can choose to pu rchase a GV -SNVR pa ckage or a bundled pa ckage which include s 4 GV -T arget IP Camera of your choice and a GV -PoE switch. 1.3.1 GV -SNVR Package GV -SNVR0400F 1. GV -SNVR0400F 2. AC power cord 3.
4 1.3.2 Bundled Package for GV -SNVR0400F 1. GV -SNVR0400F Package x 1 2. T arget IP Camera x 4 3. GV -POE0400 x 1 Note: F or the Target IP Camera, se lect any 4 models from GV-E BL1100 / 2100, GV-EBX1100 / 2100, GV-EDR1100 / 2100, GV-EFD1100 / 2100. For more information, contact our sales representa tives.
Introduction 5 1 1.4 Comp atible Devices and System Requirements 1.4.1 Supported GV -IP Cameras The GV -SNVR0400F / 1600 is comp atible with the following GV -IP Cameras: ˙ GV -T arget Series IP Ca mera (Firmware V1.0 or later) ˙ GV -SD220/220-S (Firmware V1.
6 1.4.2 System Requirement s Recommended Hard Disks GV -SNVR0400F supports 1 SA T A HDD (3.5”) with up to 4 TB cap acities, and GV -SNVR1600 supports 4 SA T A HDD (3.5”) with total up to 16 TB cap acities. For system efficiency , it is recommended to use the enterprise-level hard disk drives instead of desktop-level or green HDD.
Introduction 1 7 1.6 Overview 1.6.1 Front V iew 1.6.1.1 GV -SNVR0400F F i g u r e 1 - 2 No. Name Function 1 USB 2.0 Port Connects to keyboard, mouse, storage device or GV -Joystick V2. 2 Audio In Not functional. 3 Audio Out Not functional. 4 Power LED Shows constant blue when t he power is supplied for the device.
8 1.6.1.2 GV -SNVR1600 Figure 1-3 No. Name Function 1 Power Button T urns on/off the power . 2 Power LED Shows constant blue when t he power is supplied for the device. 3 HDD S tatus LED Glows blue when the hard drive is writing or reading data. 4 HDD Error LED Shows constant red when the following situations occur: ˙ No hard drive is installed.
Introduction 1 9 1.6.2 Rear V iew 1.6.2.1 GV -SNVR0400F F i g u r e 1 - 4 No. Name Function 1 Gigabit Ethernet Port the network. Connects to 2 HDMI Output Connects to the HD TV. 3 USB 2.0 Port Connects to keyboard, mouse, storage device or GV -Joystick V2.
10 1.6.2.2 GV -SNVR1600 Figure 1-5 No. Name Function 1 Audio Microphone In Port Not functional. 2 VGA Monitor Output Connects to the VGA monitor. 3 HDMI Port Connects to the HD TV . 4 USB 2.0 Port x 4 Connects to keyboard, mouse, storage device or GV -Joystick V2.
Getting St arted 2 11 Chapter 2 Getting S t arted 2.1 Inst alling the Hard Drive The GV -SNVR uses SA T A hard drive for video data storage. Before recording, be sure to install the hard drive. 2.1.1 GV -SNVR0400F Follow the steps below to inst all the hard drive to the GV -SNVR0400F .
12 3. Place the hard drive in the drive draw er as below by aligning the three holes. Figure 2-3 4. Secure the hard drive with the drive drawer using the supplied 6 screws (3 screws on each side). F i g u r e 2 - 4 5. Connect the SATA Power Cable and Data Cable to the hard drive.
Getting St arted 2 13 2.1.2 GV -SNVR1600 Follow the steps below to inst all the hard drive to the GV -SNVR1600. 1. Loosen the 6 screws and remove the cover. Figure 2-6 2. Assemble the mounting brackets with the hard drive and tighten the screw s on both sides.
14 4. Tighten the 4 he side of the hard drive. screws on t Figure 2-9 5. Connect the SATA Power Cable and Data Cable to the hard drive. Figure 2-10 eat the steps above. he hard drive is now ready for use. 6. To install more HDDs, rep 7. Place the cover back and tighten the screws.
Getting St arted 2 15 2.2 Interface Connections Follow the steps below to connect the GV -SNVR. igure 2-1 1 , optionally monitor display. . Connect the mouse and the keyboard to the USB ports. ress the power button to turn on the GV-SNVR. F 1. Connect the GV-SNVR to power.
16 it is connected to the network, it will be itor used for VGA output must be capable of having a screen resolution of 1080p. Note: 1. The GV-SNVR is DHCP enabled. When automatically assinged an IP address. 2. For GV -SNVR1600, the mon 2.2.1 Network Connection for GV -SNVR1600 There are two network ports, LAN and W AN, for the GV -SNVR1600.
Getting St arted 2 17 2.3 Initial Configuration After you have inst alled the IP cameras under the same LAN with the GV -SNVR, you are ready to display the channels on GV -SNVR. 2.3.1 Automatically setting up GV -IP Camera T o automatically set up the IP cameras, follow the steps below .
18 IMPORTANT: 1. By default, GV -IP Cameras have the IP address 192.168.0.10 . The GV -SNVR will automatically assign unused IP addresses to these cameras to avoid IP address conflict with others under the same LAN. 2. The GV -SNVR connects with IP cameras with the default ID and p assword admin .
Getting St arted 2 19 2.3.2 Manually Connecting GV -IP Camera T o manually add the GV -IP Camera to the camera list, follow the steps below . 1. On the Camera page, click the Add Cameras button. 2. T ype the IP Address, Username and Password of the desired IP camera.
20 2.3.3 Changing Cameras and Assigning Channels On the Camera p age, you can change the connected IP cameras and re-assign the channels for display . For example, to change the camera on Channel 1, deselect the connected camera on Channel 1 and select another camera for conne ction.
Getting St arted 2 21 2.4 Formatting the Hard Drive After inst alling the hard drive to GV -SNVR, you need to format the hard drive before enabling the monitoring. 1. On the main screen, click the Setting button. Figure 2-18 2. Select Storage . Figure 2-19 3.
22 When the hard drive is successfully formatted, it s icon should be marked with a green tick, and the “Normal” message appears. The information of opera ting temperature, hard drive status and t otal time in use is also displayed.
Getting St arted 2 23 2.5 Main Screen Close the Camera page to display connected channels on the main screen. Here we use GV -SNVR0400F for illustration. 1 2 4 6 3 9 5 10 7 8 Figure 2-22 No. Name Description 1 Camera Name Indicates the camera name. The column changes from gray to red when the recording is enabled.
24 2.6 Enabling the Recording T o start reco rding, click the Record button (No. 4, Figure 2-22) and select a camera. T o enable recording for all the connected cameras, select S t art All Monitoring . By default, the GV -SNVR records with the Round-the-clock mode and H.
Getting St arted 2 25 2.8 Live Monitoring GV -SNVR0400F On the main screen, the live view of connected cameras is displayed in 4 divisions by default. Y ou can click the Division button (No. 5, Figure 2-22) and select 1 or 4 Division . Optionally , click on the live view of desired camera to switch to full screen.
26 2.8.2 Audio T o enable the audio function on live video, follow the step s below . Note: 1. The audio function is only available for GV -SNVR1600. 2. T o listen to the audio, make sure the Enable Audio function is applied for the camera. For details, see 3.
Getting St arted 2 27 2.8.3 PTZ Control T o enable the PTZ function on live video, click the camera name of desired camera and select Enable PTZ . The PTZ control panel appears at the low er-right corner of the live view . Note: The option is only available for the cameras supporting PTZ functions.
28 For details on the GV -Joystick V2, see GV -Joystick V2 User ’ s Manual . Note: The GV -SNVR does not support GV -Keyboard. Digit al PTZ Function For non-PTZ cameras, the Digital PTZ (DPTZ) function allows you to simulate the PTZ movement on the screen.
System Configuration 3 29 Chapter 3 System Configuration This section introduces the settings of camera, video recording, network, storage and system. 3.1 Camera T o access the camera settings, c lick the Edit button of desired camera on the Camera page.
30 Camera Name: T ype a desired name for the camera. Username: T ype the username of the camera. The default is admin . Password: T ype the password of the camera. The default is admin . Enable Audio: Click to enable audio streaming. Note this function is only available for GV -SNVR1600.
System Configuration 3 31 3.2 Recording Y ou can set up desired recording mode for specific period on specific days for each connected camera. The default recording mode is round-the- clock. F i g u r e 3 - 3 1. Select a camera from the drop-down list at the upper-right corner.
32 3.3 Network The Network section includes basic network configurations that enable t he GV -SNVR to be connected to the network. By default, the GV -SNVR is assigned with a dynamic IP address when connecting to the network. [LAN] Figure 3-4 IP Configuration: Select DHCP or St ati c according to your network environment.
System Configuration 3 33 [W AN] Figure 3-5 IP Configuration: Select DHCP or St ati c according to your network environment. MAC Address: Displays the MAC Address of the GV -SNVR. T o enable the PPPoE connection, select PPPoE and fill out the required settings below .
34 [DDNS] DDNS (Dynamic Domain Name S ystem) provides a convenient way of accessing the GV -SNVR when using a dynamic IP address. DDNS assigns a domain name to the GV -SNVR, so you do not need to go through the trouble of checking if the IP address assigned by DHCP Server or ISP (in xDSL connection) has changed.
System Configuration 3 35 [E-mail] Configure your mail server to allow e-mail notification on: ˙ Recording error of writing recording dat a to the hard disk drive ˙ Request for retrieving the username and password for system login Figure 3-6 Sender: T ype the sender ’s e-mail address.
36 3.5 System On the System page, you can access the configuration of login information of Administrator and Guest, video resolution and time settings. Y ou can also access the system log with filter as desired. Figure 3-7 [System] Device Name: T ype a desired name for the GV -SNVR.
System Configuration 3 37 Default Camera Password: Set up the default p assword of camera for connection. The default is admin . T emperature: Select a temperature scale for the display of operating temperature. Resolution: Select the video output resolution from 720p , 1080p and 1080i .
38 Date Format Setup: Select a desired format for date display . T o enable the settings, click Apply . Note: Y ou can also use the GV -IP Device Utility to synchronize the date and time of GV -SNVR with a computer . For details, see GV -IP Device Utility Installation Guide on the Software CD.
Video Pla yback 4 Chapter 4 Video Playback The timeline player plays back recorded video without af fecting recording. There are two ways to launch the timeline player: ˙ On the main screen, click the Playback button (No. 6, Figure 2-15). ˙ On the camera live view , click the desired camera name and select Inst ant Playback .
40 The controls in the timeline player screen: No. Name Description 1 Camera Na me Indicates the camera name. 2 Camera View Displays the playback video. 3 Date Display Allows you to specify a date to play back the recorded video. The date with video recording is highlighted in blue.
Video Play back 41 4 4.2 Recording Backup Using the timeline player , you can back up record ings to the external hard drive. T o back up recordings, follow the step s below . 1. Connect an external hard drive of FAT32 format to the USB port on the unit.
42 Chapter 5 Remote Access to the GV -SNVR Users can access the GV -SNVR through the Web browser or mobile devices inst alled with GV -Eye. 5.1 Accessing the Surveillance Images through W eb Browser T o access the live view through Web interface, follow the step s below .
Remote Access to the GV -SNVR 5 43 4. To enable the update of live view on your Web browser, you must set the Web browser to allow ActiveX controls and perform a one-time installation of GeoVision’s ActiveX components on your computer. After the installation, live view will be displayed.
44 5.1.1 Live V iew Screen After successfully logging in the W eb interface, you can access the live view of connected IP cameras. Figure 5-2 No. Name Description 1 Division & Page Up / Down Selects screen divisions and switch between cameras in single division.
Remote Access to the GV -SNVR 5 45 No. Name Description 3 Advanced Options Right-click the live view of desired camera to access the functions below . Snap shot: T ake a snapshot of live video. For de tails, see 5.1.2 Snapshot of Live V i deo . Full Screen: Switch the live view to full screen.
46 5.1.2 Snap shot of Live Video T o take a snap shot of live video, follow the steps below . 1. Right-click on the live view of desired camera and select Snapshot . The Save As dialog box appears. Figure 5-3 2. Select a desired saving path, type the file name and select JPEG or BMP as the Save as Type.
Remote Access to the GV -SNVR 5 47 5.1.3 Picture-in-Picture V iew With the Picture in Picture (PIP) view , you can crop the video to get a close-up view or zoom in on the video. This function is useful for detaile d images of the surveillance area. 1.
48 5.1.4 Picture-and-Picture V iew With the Picture and Picture (P AP) view , you can create a split video effect with multiple close-up views on the image. Up to 7 close-up views can be defined for clear and det ailed images of the surveillance area.
Remote Access to the GV -SNVR 5 49 5.1.5 Digit al PTZ Control In non-PTZ cameras, the Digital PTZ (DPTZ) function allow s you to simulate the PTZ movement on the screen. This function is also supported in PT / PTZ cameras. Note: The Digit al PTZ function is not supported in the 16-division display .
50 5.2 Accessing the Surveillance Images through Smart Device T o access the live view of GV -SNVR through the iOS or Andro id devices, you must install your smart devices with GV -Eye. With GV -Eye , you can watch multiple live view in dual streams, enable the Picture in Picture (PIP) function and t ake snapshot s from your mobile device.
Remote Access to the GV -SNVR 6 51 Chapter 6 Advanced Applications 6.1 Upgrading System Firmware GeoVision p eriodically release the updated firmware on the Website. Y ou can upgrade the firmware using an USB storage drive of F A T32 format. T o upgrade the firmware, follow the step s below.
52 6.2 Using the GV -IP Device Utility The GV -IP Device Utility detect s all the GV -IP Devices in the LAN and allows you to quickly set up the IP address of the device, upgrade fi rmware and export/import device settings. For details, see GV -IP Device Utility In stallation Guide on the Sof tware CD.
Remote Access to the GV -SNVR 6 53 6.2.3 Upgrading System Firmware You can also use the GV-IP Device Utility to upgrade firmware of multiple GV-SNVR at the same time. Note the computer used to upgrade firmware must be under the same LAN with the GV-SNVR.
54 3. Click the Browse button to locate the firmware file (.img) saved at your local computer. 4. If you like to upgrade all the GV-SNVR in the list, select Upgrade all devices .
Remote Access to the GV -SNVR 55 6 T o restore the settings: 1. In Figure 6-5, click the Import Settings tab. This dialog box appears. Figure 6-6 2. Click the Browse button to locate the backup file (.dat). 3. Select Upgrade all devices to import the settings into all the GV-SNVR under the same LAN.
56 S pecifications Hardware Model GV-SNVR0400F GV-SNVR1600 System OS Embedded Linux No. of Drive Bay 1 (3.5” HDD) 4 (3.5” HDD) Power Source Input: AC 100 ~ 230V, 50 ~ 60 Hz Output: DC 19V, 3.42A, Max. 65 W Input: AC 100 ~ 230V , 50 ~ 60 Hz Output: Max.
Specifica tions 57 Model GV-SNVR0400F GV-SNVR1600 Video and Audio Audio Compression N/A G.711 Audio Support N/A Yes T wo-W ay Audio N/A N/A Operation Recording Bandwidth Max. 50 Mbps for 4 channels Max. 100 Mbps for 16 channels Recording Mode Round the clock / Motion Detection / Schedule Recording Pre Recording 1 ~ 10 sec.
58 Appendix A. T ested and Supported Hard Disk Drives For system efficiency , it is recommended to us e the enterprise-level hard disk drives instead of desktop-level or green HDD.
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