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Camera

Register and manage remote network cameras on the Sapphire NVR, including changing IP addresses, importing and exporting device lists, remote device initialization, image, encode and snapshot settings, channel name, remote upgrade, and remote device status and firmware information.

Camera

Connection

Select Main menu > REGISTRATION > Camera Registration, you can register the remote device. See Figure 4-43.

After register the remote device to the NVR, you can view the video on the NVR, and manage and storage the video file. Different series products support different remote device amount.

Camera Registration interface with the device search list at top and the Added Device list below, plus the H.265 Auto Switch toggle, Import, and Export buttons

Changing IP address

Open the Modify IP interface

Select Main Menu > REGISTRATION > Camera Registration, check the box before the camera name and then click Modify IP or click the pencil icon before the camera name. Enter Modify IP interface. See Figure 4-44.

Check the box before several cameras, change the IP addresses of several cameras at the same time.

Modify IP dialog with DHCP and STATIC options, IP Address, Subnet Mask, Default Gateway, Username, Password, and Incremental Value fields

Select IP mode

  • Check DHCP, there is no need to input IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway. Device automatically allocates the IP address to the camera.
  • Check Static, and then input IP address, subnet mask, default gateway and incremental value.
  • If it is to change several devices IP addresses at the same time, input incremental value. Device can add the fourth address of the IP address one by one to automatically allocate the IP addresses.
  • If there is IP conflict when changing static IP address, device pops up IP conflict dialogue box. If batch change IP address, device automatically skips the conflicted IP and begin the allocation according to the incremental value.

Input remote device user name and password

When change IP addresses of several devices at the same time, make sure the cameras user name and passwords are the same.

Save the settings

Click OK button to save settings.

After the modification and then search again, device displays new IP address.

Auto Changing H.265

For the remote device that first registered to the system, it can automatically adopts encode format as H.265 if you enable H.265 Auto switch function.

Click H.265 Auto Switch button at the bottom of the interface, it changes from off to on. The function is enabled. See Figure 4-45.

Camera Registration interface highlighting the H.265 Auto Switch toggle switched on at the bottom of the page

IP Export

Device can export the Added device list to your local USB device.

Open the Browse interface

Insert the USB device and then click the Export button.

The Browse interface is displayed. See Figure 4-46.

Browse interface for selecting a USB address to save the exported device list, with the File Backup Encryption check box

Select the address

Select Address to save export file.

Confirm the export

Click the OK button.

Device pops up a dialogue box to remind you successfully exported.

When exporting IP address, the File Backup Encryption check box is checked by default. The file information includes IP address, port, channel number, manufacturer, user name, and password.

  • If you select the File Backup Encryption check box, the file format is .backup.
  • If you clear the File Backup Encryption check box, the file format is .csv. In this case, there might be a risk of data leakage.

IP Import

Open the Browse interface

Click Import button.

The Browse interface is displayed. See Figure 4-47.

Browse interface for selecting the device list file to import from a USB address

Select the import file

Go to Address to select the import file and then click the OK button.

System pops up a dialogue box to remind you successfully imported.

If the imported IP has conflicted with current added device, system pops up a dialogue box to remind you. You have two options.

Confirm the import

Click OK button.

The imported information is on the Added Device list.

Remote Device Initialization

Remote device initialization can change remote device login password and IP address.

  • When connect a camera to the NVR via PoE port, NVR automatically initialize the camera. The camera adopts NVR current password and email information by default.
  • When connect a camera to the NVR via PoE port after NVR upgraded to the new version, the NVR may fail to initialize the camera. Go to the Registration interface to initialize the camera.

Open the Camera Registration interface

Select Main Menu > CAMERA > Camera Registration.

The Camera Registration interface is displayed.

Search for uninitialized cameras

Click Device Search and then click Uninitialized.

Device displays camera(s) to be initialized.

Initialize the camera

Select a camera to be initialized and then click Initialize.

The Enter Password interface is displayed. See Figure 4-48.

Enter Password interface with the Using current device password and email info check box selected

Set remote device password and email information

If you want to use current device password and email information, the remote device automatically uses NVR admin account information (login password and email). There is no need to set password and email. Go to step 6.

  1. Cancel Using current device password and email info.

    The Enter Password interface is displayed. See Figure 4-49.

    Enter Password interface with the check box cleared, showing User, Password, and Confirm Password fields with the password strength bar

  2. Configure parameters. See Table 4-10.

ParameterDescription
UserThe default is admin.
PasswordThe new password can be set from 8 characters through 32 characters and contains at least two types from number, letter and special characters (excluding "'", """, ";", ":" and "&").
Confirm PasswordEnter a strong password according to the password strength bar indication.

For your device own safety, create a strong password of your own choosing. We also recommend you change your password periodically especially in the high security system.

Open the Password Protection interface

Click Next button.

The Password Protection interface is displayed. See Figure 4-50.

Password Protection interface with an Email Address check box and field, and Back, Next, and Skip buttons

Set email information

Input an email address for reset password purpose.

Cancel the box and then click Next or Skip if you do not want to input email information here.

Open the Network interface

Click Next button.

The Network interface is displayed. See Figure 4-51.

Network interface for setting the camera IP with DHCP and STATIC options, IP Address, Subnet Mask, Default Gateway, Username, Password, and Incremental Value fields

Set camera IP address

  • Check DHCP, there is no need to input IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway. Device automatically allocates the IP address to the camera.
  • Check Static, and then input IP address, subnet mask, default gateway and incremental value.
  • If it is to change several devices IP addresses at the same time, input incremental value. Device can add the fourth address of the IP address one by one to automatically allocate the IP addresses.
  • If there is IP conflict when changing static IP address, device pops up IP conflict dialogue box. If batch change IP address, device automatically skips the conflicted IP and begin the allocation according to the incremental value.

Open the Device Initialization interface

Click Next button.

The Device Initialization interface is displayed. See Figure 4-52.

Device Initialization interface showing a progress bar and a results list with IP Address, Serial No., and Results columns

Complete the setup

Click Finished to complete the setup.

Short-Cut Menu to Register Camera

If you have not registered a remote device to a channel, go to the preview interface to add.

Move the mouse to the window

On the Preview interface, Move your mouse to window.

There is an icon "+" on the channel window. See Figure 4-53.

Empty channel preview window showing a circular "+" add icon in the center and the channel label D1 in the corner

Add the network camera

Click "+", device pops up interface to add network camera. Refer to 4.1.4.4 Registration for detailed information.

Image

You can set network camera parameters according to different environments. It is to get the best video effect.

Open the IMAGE interface

Select Main Menu > CAMERA > IMAGE.

The IMAGE interface is displayed. See Figure 4-54.

IMAGE interface with a live preview and image controls for Config File, Brightness, Contrast, Saturation, Sharpness, Gamma, Mirror, Exposure, BLC, WB, and Day & Night

Configure parameters

Configure parameters. See Table 4-11.

Different series network camera displays different parameters. The actual product shall prevail.

ParameterDescription
ChannelIn the Channel list, select the channel that you want to configure.
Config FileThere are three config files for you. System has configured the corresponding parameters for each file, you can select according to your actual situation.
BrightnessAdjusts the image brightness. The bigger the value is, the brighter the image will become. Adjusts the brightness according to actual environment.
ContrastAdjusts the image contrast. The bigger the value is, the more obvious the contrast between the light area and dark area will become. Adjusts the contrast according to actual environment.
SaturationAdjusts the color shades. The bigger the value, the lighter the color will become. Adjusts the saturation according to actual environment.
SharpnessAdjusts the sharpness of image edge. The bigger the value is, the more obvious the image edge is. Adjusts the sharpness according to actual environment.
GammaIt is to adjust image brightness and enhance the image dynamic display range. The bigger the value is, the more bright the video is.
MirrorEnable the function, the left and right side of the video image will be switched. It is disabled by default. This function is for some series products only.
Field of viewIt is to set monitor video display direction. It includes normal, reflection, lobby 1, lobby 2.
Exposure
  • Auto iris
    • It is for the camera of auto iris only.
    • After enable auto iris function, the iris can automatically zoom in/zoom out according to the brightness of the environment and the image brightness changes too.
    • If disable the auto iris function, the iris does not automatically zoom in/zoom out according to the brightness of the environment when the iris is at the biggest value.
  • 3D NR
    • This function specially applies to the image which frame rate is configured as 2 at least. It reduces the noises by making use of the information between two frames. The bigger the value is, the better the effect.
BLCYou can set camera BLC mode.
  • Self-adaptive: In the backlight environment, the system can automatically adjust image brightness to clearly display the object.
  • BLC:
    • Default: The device auto exposures according to the environments situation so that the darkest area of the video is cleared.
    • Customize: After select the specified zone, the system can expose the specific zone so that the zone can reach the proper brightness.
  • WDR: In backlight environment, it can lower the high bright section and enhance the brightness of the low bright section. So that you can view these two sections clearly at the same time.
  • HLC: In the backlight environment, it can lower the brightness of the brightest section and reduce the area of the halo and lower the brightness of the whole video.
  • Stop: It is to disable the BLC function.
WB
  • You can set camera WB mode. It can affect the image whole hue so that the image can accurately displays the environment status.
  • Different cameras supports different WB modes such as auto, manual, natural light, outdoor and etc.
Day & NightConfigure the color and black&white mode of the image. This setting is not affected by the configuration files. The default setting is Auto.
  • Color: The camera outputs color image only.
  • Auto: Depends on the camera, such as overall brightness and whether there is an IR light, either color image or black&white image is output.
  • B/W: The camera outputs Black and white image only.
  • Sensor: It is to set when there is peripheral connected IR light.
The Sensor item is for some non-IR device only.

Apply the settings

Click Apply.

Encode

You can set video bit stream and image parameters.

Encode

You can set video bit stream parameters such as bit stream type, compression, resolution.

Some series products support three streams: main stream, sub stream 1, sub stream 2. The sub stream maximally supports 1080P.

Open the ENCODE interface

Select Main menu > CAMERA > ENCODE > ENCODE.

The ENCODE interface is displayed. See Figure 4-55.

ENCODE interface with separate Main Stream and Sub Stream columns for Smart Codec, Type, Compression, Resolution, Frame Rate, Bit Rate Type, Quality, I Frame Interval, and Bit Rate

Configure parameters

Configure parameters. See Table 4-12.

ParameterDescription
ChannelIn the Channel list, select the channel that you want to configure the settings for.
Smart CodecEnable the smart codec function. This function can reduce the video bit stream for non-important recorded video to maximize the storage space.
  • On: Enabled.
  • Off: Disabled.
Type
  • Main Stream: In the Type list, select General, MD (Motion Detect), or Alarm.
  • Sub Stream: This setting is not configurable.
CompressionIn the Compression list, select the encode mode.
  • H.265: Main profile encoding. This setting is recommended.
  • H.264H: High profile encoding. Low bit stream with high definition.
  • H.264: Main profile encoding.
  • H.264B: Baseline profile encoding. This setting requires higher bit stream compared with other settings for the same definition.
ResolutionIn the Resolution list, select resolution for the video. The maximum video resolution might be different dependent on your device model.
Frame Rate (FPS)Configure the frames per second for the video. The higher the value is, the clearer and smoother the image will become. Frame rate changes along with the resolution. Generally, in PAL format, you can select the value from 1 through 25; in NTSC format, you can select the value from 1 through 30. However, the actual range of frame rate that you can select depends on the capability of the Device.
Bit Rate TypeIn the Bit Rate Type list, select CBR (Constant Bit Rate) or VBR (Variable Bit Rate). If you select CBR, the image quality cannot be configured; if you select VBR, the image quality can be configured.
QualityThis function is available if you select VBR in the Bit Rate List. The bigger the value is, the better the image will become.
I Frame IntervalThe interval between two reference frames.
Bit Rate (Kb/S)In the Bit Rate list, select a value or enter a customized value to change the image quality. The bigger the value is, the better the image will become.

Open the More Setting interface

Click More Setting.

The More Setting interface is displayed. See Figure 4-56.

More Setting dialog with an Audio Encode toggle and Audio Format, Audio Source, and Audio Sampling drop-downs

Configure parameters

Configure parameters. See Table 4-13.

ParameterDescription
Audio EncodeThis function is enabled by default for main stream. You need to manually enable it for sub stream 1. Once this function is enabled, the recorded video file is composite audio and video stream.
Audio FormatIn the Audio Format list, select a format: G711a, G711u, PCM, AAC.
Audio SamplingIn the Audio Sampling list, you can select audio sampling rate.

Confirm the More Setting

Click OK.

Back to Encode interface.

Apply the settings

Click Apply.

Snapshot

You can set snapshot mode, image size, quality and interval.

Open the SNAPSHOT interface

Select Main menu > CAMERA > ENCODE > Snapshot.

The SNAPSHOT interface is displayed. See Figure 4-57.

SNAPSHOT interface with Manual Snap, Channel, Mode, Image Size, Image Quality, and Interval settings

Configure parameters

Configure parameters. See Table 4-14.

ParameterDescription
Manual SnapIn the Manual Snap list, select how many snapshots you want to take each time.
ChannelIn the Channel list, select the channel that you want to configure the settings for.
ModeIn the Mode list, you can select Timing, or Trigger.
  • Timing: The snapshot is taken during the scheduled period.
  • Trigger: The snapshot is taken when there is an alarm event occurs, such as motion detection event, video loss, and local alarms.
Image SizeIn the Image Size list, select a value for the image. The bigger the value is, the better the image will become.
Image QualityConfigure the image quality by 6 levels. The higher the level is, the better the image will become.
IntervalConfigure or customize the snapshot frequency. Max. supports 3600 seconds/image.

Apply the settings

Click Apply.

Channel Name

You can set customized channel name.

Open the CAM NAME interface

Select Main Menu > CAMERA > CAM NAME.

The CAM NAME interface is displayed. See Figure 4-58.

CAM NAME interface with editable name fields for channels D1 through D16 across multiple pages, plus Default, Refresh, Apply, and Cancel buttons

Modify a channel name

  • You can only change the camera connected via the private protocol.
  • The channel name supports 63 English characters.

Apply the settings

Click Apply.

Remote Upgrade

You can upgrade the connected network camera firmware. It includes online upgrade and file upgrade.

Open the Upgrade interface

Select Main Menu > CAMERA > REGISTRATION > Upgrade.

The Upgrade interface is displayed. See Figure 4-59.

Upgrade interface listing channels with Status, IP Address, System Version, and upgrade status columns, plus File Upgrade, Manual Check, and Online Upgrade buttons

Update the firmware of the connected remote device

Online Upgrade

  1. Select a remote device and then click the Detect button on the right side, or check a box to select a remote device and then click Manual Check.

    System detects the new version on the cloud.

  2. Select a remote device that has new version and then click online upgrade.

    After successful operation, system pops up upgrade successful dialogue box.

File upgrade

  1. Select a channel and then click File Upgrade.

  2. Select upgrade file on the pop-up interface.

  3. Select the upgrade file and then click OK button.

    After successful operation, system pops up upgrade successful dialogue box.

If there are too much remote devices, select Device Type from the drop-down list to search the remote device you desire.

Remote Device Info

Device Status

You can view the connection and alarm status of the corresponding channel.

Select Main Menu > CAMERA > REGISTRATION > Status, the Status interface is displayed. See Figure 4-60. Refer to Table 4-15 for detailed information.

Device Status interface listing channels with Status, IP Address, MD, Video Loss, and Tampering columns and a Refresh button

IconDescriptionIconDescription
green dot iconIPC works properly.dash iconIPC does not support.
red triangle alarm iconThere is an alarm.red dot video loss iconVideo loss occurs.

Firmware

You can view IP address, manufacturer, type, system version of the connected remote device.

Select Main Menu > CAMERA > REGISTRATION > Firmware, the Firmware interface is displayed. See Figure 4-61.

Firmware interface listing channels with Channel, IP Address, Manufacturer, Type, and System Version columns and a Refresh button

Quick Settings

Use the NVR startup wizard to configure general settings, date and time, holidays, basic network and P2P, remote device registration, RAID, and the record and snapshot schedules.

Live View

Use the Sapphire NVR Live View to preview channel video, operate the navigation bar and shortcut menu, perform instant replay, digital zoom, fisheye de-warp, temperature test, and AI preview.

Spis treści

Camera
Connection
Changing IP address
Open the Modify IP interface
Select IP mode
Input remote device user name and password
Save the settings
Auto Changing H.265
IP Export
Open the Browse interface
Select the address
Confirm the export
IP Import
Open the Browse interface
Select the import file
Confirm the import
Remote Device Initialization
Open the Camera Registration interface
Search for uninitialized cameras
Initialize the camera
Set remote device password and email information
Open the Password Protection interface
Set email information
Open the Network interface
Set camera IP address
Open the Device Initialization interface
Complete the setup
Short-Cut Menu to Register Camera
Move the mouse to the window
Add the network camera
Image
Open the IMAGE interface
Configure parameters
Apply the settings
Encode
Encode
Open the ENCODE interface
Configure parameters
Open the More Setting interface
Configure parameters
Confirm the More Setting
Apply the settings
Snapshot
Open the SNAPSHOT interface
Configure parameters
Apply the settings
Channel Name
Open the CAM NAME interface
Modify a channel name
Apply the settings
Remote Upgrade
Open the Upgrade interface
Update the firmware of the connected remote device
Remote Device Info
Device Status
Firmware