Document Outline

• Chapter 1 Product introduction
  • Product overview
  • Default settings to access the device
• Chapter 2 Installation
  • Installation environment
  • Unpacking the recorder and its accessories
  • Back panel
  • Monitor connections
  • Audio inputs and output
  • RS-485 port
  • RS-232 port
  • PTZ dome camera set up
  • Connecting a KTD-405 keypad and dome camera to the recorder
  • Brackets
• Chapter 3 Getting started
  • Turning on and off the recorder
  • Using the setup wizard
• Chapter 4 Recording
  • Initializing the recording settings
  • Defining a recording schedule
  • Daily schedules
  • Holiday schedules
  • Motion detection schedules
  • External alarm schedules
  • Protecting recorded files
  • Manual recording
  • Capturing text insertions
• Chapter 5 Alarm settings
  • Description of alarm notification types
  • Setting up motion detection
  • Setting up external alarms
  • Triggering or clearing alarm outputs manually
  • Setting up system notifications
  • Detecting video loss
  • Detecting video tampering
• Chapter 6 Network settings
  • Configuring general network settings
  • Configuring DDNS
  • Configuring an NTP server
  • Configuring email
  • Configuring UPnP
  • Configuring SNMP
  • Configuring an FTP server to store snapshots
  • Configuring a remote alarm host
  • Configuring multicast
  • Configuring the server and HTTP ports
  • Configuring the RTSP service port
  • Telnet setup
  • Checking network status
  • Exporting network packet data
• Chapter 7 HDD management
  • Initializing HDDs
  • Setting the HDD quota
  • Setting the HDD property
  • Checking HDD status
  • Configuring HDD alarms
  • Checking the S.M.A.R.T. information
  • Searching video using disk analysis
  • Configuring redundant recording
  • Setting up HDD groups
• Chapter 8 Operating instructions
  • Controlling the recorder
  • Using the front panel
  • Using the mouse
  • Using the IR remote control
  • Menu overview
• Chapter 9 Live view
  • Description of live view
  • Video output
  • Controlling live view
  • Single and multiview display formats
  • Sequencing cameras
  • Accessing frequently used commands
  • Configuring live view
  • Configuring time and date
  • General settings
  • V-stream encoding
• Chapter 10 Controlling a PTZ camera
  • Configuring PTZ settings
  • Calling up presets, preset tours and shadow tours
  • Setting and calling up presets
  • Setting and calling up preset tours
  • Setting and calling up a shadow tour
• Chapter 11 Playing back a recording
  • Overview of the playback window
  • Instant playback
  • All-day playback
  • Searching recorded video
  • Playing back recordings by time and video type
  • Playing back recordings by event
  • Slideshow of snapshots
  • Playing back recordings from the system log
  • Motion search
  • Playing back frame-by-frame
  • Digital zoom in playback
• Chapter 12 Archiving recorded files
  • Archiving files
  • Creating and archiving video clips
  • Archiving snapshots
  • Managing backup devices
  • Playing back archived files on a PC
• Chapter 13 Recorder management
  • Configuring the RS-232 port
  • Updating system firmware
  • Restoring default settings
  • Viewing system information
  • Searching system logs for events
• Chapter 14 Camera settings
  • Configuring the OSD settings
  • Setting up privacy masking
  • Adjusting video image settings
  • Watermarking
  • Hiding a camera image from view
• Chapter 15 User management
  • Adding a new user
  • Customizing a user’s access privileges
  • Deleting a user
  • Modifying a user
  • Changing the Admin password
• Chapter 16 Using the web browser
  • Windows Vista and 7 users
  • Accessing the web browser
  • Web browser overview
  • Using the web browser to configure the device
  • Searching and playing back recorded video
  • Searching for event logs
  • Controlling a PTZ dome camera in the web browser
  • Text overlay
  • Capturing text insertions
• Appendix A Specifications
• Appendix B PTZ protocols
• Appendix C Port forwarding information
• Appendix D KTD-405 keypad
  • Supported firmware
  • Wiring the keypad
  • Setting the keypad to work with the recorder
  • Operating the keypad
• Appendix E Maximum pre-recording times
• Appendix F Supported PTZ commands
• Appendix G Default menu settings
• Index