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How do I access the cameras on my computer?

Go Here, login using with the credentials you used to sign up with. You will see your devices at the top, click ACCESS and it will launch a new tab for that device. This info can also be found by going to our website and downloading it Here 

How do I network the unit so it can be viewed remotely?

First you want to make sure you plug the unit into your router. Now on the unit login, then right click on the mouse and go to Menu> System> Network. You can set the IP Address under “TCP/IP”. Once you’ve entered your IT information go to “P2P” across the top. Make sure it is enabled. Below you will see the server address Here. You will go there and create an account then link the unit with your account. See Link below for more detailed instructions. Here

How do I connect a third party camera?

You will need a PC and the manufacturers IP tool to address the camera(s) IP address within the same scheme as the internal NIC of the NVR (172.16.0.x). Now go to the camera management within the NVR, switch the port that the camera(s) are plugged into from PNP to IP address, protocol will be ONVIF, port will be 80 (HTTP port of the camera) and type in the username and password of the camera and it should connect. Some manufacturers require ONVIF to be enabled within the camera before adding to different unit. Please check their website for information on how to enable ONVIF.

Why can’t I use Chrome, Firefox, Edge or Safari to view my device(s)?

Chrome, Firefox, Edge and Safari took away a plugin that was used for ActiveX plugins. This has effected anyone that uses an ActiveX plugin for their devices not just InVid.

Why is my Vision camera not connecting to the NVR?

That may be due to the NVR having the old default password of 123456. Leave the camera plugged into the unit and go to Menu>Camera then click on the “cog” (gear looking icon) next to the port of the camera you are trying to connect. Type in the password “1234567u” for the camera and the camera should then connect.

Why did my device suddenly go offline?

If you are connected to your ISP’s router (Internet Service Provider) occasionally it is possible your ISP is doing a update which can occasionally change your network environment and require a reboot of your router/recorder (Router first then recorder). It is highly recommended that with this device to install your own router to run the recorder to avoid this from happening, however if using your ISP’s router the above stated solution is the fix for it.

How do I Share a device added to my star4live account?

Have the new user create an account Here. Log into the account with your device, click on SHARE, enter in the customers user name or email, choose a “valid to date”, when this date hits the device will no longer be shared, and hit ok. The device will now be found under the Shared Record. This info can also be found by going to our website and downloading it Here

Trying to view devices on IE but can’t download the plugins?

Please ensure you are in fact using Internet Explorer and not Edge. The two have similar icons, Edge is a darker blue lower case “e” whereas Internet Explorer is a lighter blue lower case “e” with a yellow ring going over the top left of the “e”. Also note that on Windows 10 Edge is the default browser, Internet Explorer isn’t on the task bar or the desktop, you can use Cortana and search “Internet Explorer” to launch.

How do I turn On/Off motion function?

Right click on the mouse, go to the menu>alarm>motion. By default motion detection should be enabled. You want to draw the area of where you want motion to be detected and then hit apply down at the bottom.

How can I see video from last week?

To playback video you want to right click on the mouse and the second to last option on the bottom is “Playback”. On your right you will select which cameras you will like to playback, below the camera list select the date in which the video was recorded. Hit the play button down at the bottom and the playback should start.

How do I add a User?

Right click on mouse go to Menu>System>User. Click Add at the bottom. Create the username and password then select permissions you want to grant that user and hit OK.

How do I format my hard drive? Vision Series

Go to Menu, click on Storage, click on Hard Disk, select your disk(s) and click Format (remember, this erases all data on that drive(s)).

Do I need to port forward this device? Vision

If you’re using the P2P which is explained above no port forwarding is required, if you are networking this device to be seen remotely via a WAN IP or DDNS, yes port forwarding is required.

Is there a manual for this device?

Yes, you can find it on our website Here

Where can I check to see if my unit is recording?

The best way is by doing a playback (refer to question above). You can also go into the Menu, select Maintain on your left and Recording across the top.

InVidTech Vision Series Setup Guide v1

How to Setup Vision Email Notification

Learn how to setup email notification on your Vision machine

Step 1: Setting up a GMAIL account.

1. Go to My Account setting page, click on the square and click my account.

2. Click Signing in to Google.

3. Click Allow all less secure apps on

Step 2 – Setting DVR/NVR Configurations

Enabling Motion Detection

Hit Apply to save then OK

What is the default password of the Vision devices?

We provide a sticker on the inside of the boxes, whether it’s a DVR Encoder, NVR or IP Camera. The default user name and password could be either “admin/123456” or “admin/1234567u”. Once the change-over is fully complete they will all be “admin/1234567u”

How to Setup Vision P2P Using the QR Code

With P2P QR connection there is no need to set any ports, worry whether or not your uPnP is enabled within your router, do any port forwarding within your router or setup a DDNS name.

Not connected? Here are some things to check

Viewing your Vision Device Online or from Mobile App

Viewing from your Web Browser (Internet Explorer):

Viewing from your InVid Vision mobile app:

Is my unit up to date with its firmware?

To find out if the unit is up to date Locally, you want to go to the Menu, select Maintain on your left then Upgrade. Now select “Upgrade by Cloud” (across the top) then hit “Check” in bottom right had corner. To find out if the unit is up to date Remotely, you want to go to Setup, then Maintenance then Maintenance again and hit “Check New Version”. If it is the latest firmware it will say “The current version is already the latest.” If it is not up to date then you will be prompted to upgrade, which will download the file from the cloud, upgrade and restart your NVR.

How do you check to see if an upgrade is available for the Vision NVR?

Is it possible to reset a password for a device?

Yes please contact our Tech Support, 631-388-5700.We will need the devices FULL serial number, you can do this at the main monitor or from the web interface.

How do I access the cameras on my phone?

Once you have downloaded the VISION app from the App Store or Google Play store, sign in with your login credentials used when creating your star4live account.Hit the camera icon in the top right hand corner and you will see a list of all devices added to your account.Choose the device youd like to access and hit “Start Live View” at the bottom of the screen. This info can also be found by going to our website and downloading it Here

Where do I download the APP?

-The app can be found at either the app store for an Apple device, or the Google Play store for an Android Device, you want to search “Paramont CMS”. This info can also be found by going to our website and downloading it Here 

What App do I use for my phone?

InVid Vision

How do I view my device(s) on my Mac?

The current work-around is to install the appropriate CMS software which will allow you to watch live and playback your device(s). You can download the CMS software(s) off our website Here. 

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Frequently Asked Questions

Note: These guides were written for Uniview NVR users who prefer to change settings remotely using a mobile or desktop browser (Internet Explorer). Remote and local configurations share many similarities and only the locations and availability of each feature may vary. The Uniview NVR Manual can provide more information if what you are looking for is not found in this simple guide or if you prefer local access by connecting a mouse and display to your NVR.

How Do I Access My Uniview Security System?

There are two ways to interface with your Univew Security System and to access all its features and configuration options you can choose to access it locally or remotely. Local access refers to connecting your Network Video Recorder to a display and a USB mouse. The monitor and the mouse will serve as the input-output for interfacing. Remote access refers to connecting to your Network Video Recorder through a browser (Internet Explorer provides the greatest compatibility) installed on a device that is in the same network as the Security System.

Local Access and First Time Setup

The NVR interface can be accessed directly by simply connecting the NVR to a display (this can be done with an HDMI or older VGA cable) and to a mouse. Once the display and the mouse is connected and the login screen is displayed, proceed to login. Since this is the first time, we will be using the default username and password (at the time of writing default login and password are admin and 123456) found on the manual that came with the NVR. 

After logging in, Uniview’s privacy policy will be shown for you to review. Once you have reviewed and accepted, you will immediately gain access to the NVR and cameras connected to it. But, since it is the first time we are logged in and we are still using the default credentials, we will be prompted to change the login information.  You will be using the new password for all your future access with the NVR.

Once the password has been changed, a pattern lock will also be prompted (this is optional and can be skipped). After doing so, the Privacy Policy will be displayed for the user to review. The screen that follows the Privacy Policy will let us connect our mobile devices to the NVR. This will grant access to Live View, alerts, and other configurations we may want.

The device QR code will be presented here. Allowing you access to the EZCloud feature. Devices can be added to the cloud manually but it is far easier to just use a link given from the QR code. If you want to pair the NVR with the EZView app, click here to read more about it. 

The next step is to set or synchronize the time. This step will ensure that all scheduling configurations you will set and all alerts and alarm information will be accurate and will work based on your local time.

After this, you will be prompted to check the TCP/IP settings, the default settings will work for most people. If you need to specify networking (usually when DHCP is not enabled on other devices on the network), please do so here. You will still be able to alter this later.

Once the time and the password have been configured, you are now ready to enable and disable the features of the NVR.

To access the menu, you can right-click on any part of the screen and then click on Menu. It can also be accessed along with other options by moving your cursor to the bottom left of the screen. This will take you to the SETUP screen where you can enable and customize alerts, features, and other options available to you.

Remote Access and First Time Setup

You can also access the NVR interface through the use of a browser on a device connected to the same network as the NVR. To do this, you will need the IP address of the NVR you wish to connect to. The easiest way to find this on a Windows PC is with Uniview’s EZTools which can be downloaded here. Once installed on your computer, running the EZtools will automatically show you all connected Uniview devices.

The IP address can also be obtained by logging into your router and checking connected devices, using the command prompt (arp -a command and checking for new devices on the private network) or simply using another display for the NVR to check the current IP address of the device.

Note: Any browser should work to alter configurations, however using Internet Explorer will be the easiest to access the live view. (due to some newer browsers not supporting certain plugins). 

From here, we can see the IP address given by our router to the NVR. 192.168.254.192. It will likely be different for you. Clicking on the Remote Web button will open your default browser and take you to the NVR interface.

You can then proceed to login to your Uniview NVR Interface. Since this is the first time, we will be using the default username and password found on the manual that came with the NVR. After logging in, Uniview’s privacy policy will be shown for you to review. Once you have reviewed and accepted, you will immediately gain access to the NVR and cameras connected to it. But, since it is the first time we are logged in and we are still using the default credentials, we will be prompted to change the login information. You will be using the new password for all your future access with the NVR.

Once the password has been updated, you will be greeted by the Live View display. Clicking on any of the cameras found on the left will show you live footage from it. In this case, a single IP camera is connected to the 4-Channel NVR.

From here, you can now click on SETUP to access all configurations and features and set them up to your preference.

Uniview How To Guides 2024

How Do I Start Recording And Scheduling?

Once properly installed and powered, most Uniview Security System immediately starts recording and saving footage to the Hard Disk Drive. To configure when and what types of footage you choose to save, you only need to navigate to the Recording Schedule tab.

Navigation: Setup > Camera > Schedule

Pre-Record and Post-Record:

If the Pre-Record and Post-Record values are set to 60 seconds and 300 seconds respectively and using motion detection as a trigger, here is how it will play together:
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Event-Types:

The setup that is shown on the screenshot above can be interpreted this way. During weekdays, from 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM, the system will monitor and record all footage into memory. The rest of the day, the system will not record anything unless a motion trigger or an alarm event is detected. During weekends, the system will not record anything except for motion-triggered events. During holidays, the system will not record anything unless an event is triggered.

How Do I View Playback, Timeline, and Events?

The Playback tab is found between the Live View and Setup tabs of your Uniview Web-Based Interface. As always, Internet Explorer would provide the widest range of options not available to other browsers.

Navigation: Playback

The playback sidebar is the first point of interest. The top drop-down allows you to filter what types of playback you wish to view. The options are as follows:

Normal: Default playbacks and scheduled recording sessions.

Tag: Shows a playback list that matches a tag keyword.

To utilize this feature, you will need to create tags on certain times you want to save for future reference. To do this, click on the time you want to create your tag and click on the Add Customized Tag button on the toolbar as shown here:

A window will open that allows you to name your tag and adjust the time.

After clicking OK, the new tag will be created. To search for tagged footage, change the filter into Tag, click on the Camera, specify the Keyword, set the time range to search between, and then click search as shown below:

This will display all tagged footage that matches the Keywords.

Event: Shows playback list for a matching event. Very similar to the above example but a simpler approach is only looking for footage of recorded events. To use this function change the filter to Event, choose a specific Event-Type from the drop-down list, select the Camera, specify the Time Range the system will search. Click search. This will display all events that match the Event-Type captured by the camera within the time range.

Smart: The system analyzes recordings for smart search results. 

How Do I Monitor And Manage My Storage?

To monitor and manage your storage, you will need to access the Hard Disk group on the setup. The settings and their functions are explained below.

Navigation: Setup > Hard Disk > Hard Disk

Hard Disk

This tab shows you details of the current storage situation of your NVR. The total capacity and the available free space can be monitored from this tab alongside options to add and more storage.

Disk Group

This tab allows the creation and management of Disk Groups. A handy tool if managing a large number of Hard Disks and to simplify storage allocation.

Navigation: Setup > Hard Disk > Disk Group

The disk group feature allows us to assign hard disks to a disk group and use the disk group to store recordings and snapshots of specified cameras. Different arrays can be assigned to different disk groups. Redundant disks cannot be assigned to any disk group. Disk group information will be initialized if any disk in the group is formatted.

Allocate Space

This tab allows setting a maximum storage allocation for each camera on a disk group.

Navigation: Setup > Hard Disk > Allocate Space

Advanced

This tab will determine what the Network Video Recorder will do once the Hard Disk Drives are full and new footage needs to be saved. Setting this to Overwrite should allow the NVR to delete older footage to make space for new ones to be saved while setting this to Stop will prevent any new recordings to be saved.

Navigation: Setup > Hard Disk > Advanced

How Do I Set Up Tamper Detection?

To set up Tamper Detection, you will need to access the Tampering section of the Camera Setup.

Navigation: Setup > Camera > Tampering

How Do I Set Up Motion Detection?

Navigation: Setup > Camera > Motion

How Do I Set Up Face Detection?

The Face Detection feature creates an EVENT when a person’s face is detected by the Video Content Analysis. It will then proceed to take screenshots of the person or persons detected.

Navigation: Setup > VCA > Face Detection

How Do I Set Up Line Crossing Detection?

The Cross Line Detection feature creates an EVENT when an object crossed a specified line. This feature has 3 modes. A<->B which creates an event whenever an object crosses the line. A->B which only triggers when an object moves from side A to side B. B->A which only triggers when an object moves from side B.

Navigation: Setup > VCA > Cross Line Detection

How Do I Set Up Intrusion Detection?

The Intrusion Detection feature creates an EVENT when an object that meets the minimum size relative to the region (based on percentage) enters any of the specified regions and stays inside the region past the minimum time threshold.

Navigation: Setup > VCA > Intrusion Detection

How Do I Set Up People Counting?

The people counting feature is used to monitor the number of people entering or leaving an area.

Navigation: Setup > VCA > People Counting

How Do I Adjust Image Enhancements, Exposure, Infrared, and Starlight?

Although fully-functional and is configured by default, you can specify desired image enhancements on the Image tab.

Navigation: Setup > Camera > Image

How Do I Adjust Resolution, Frame Rate, Bit Rate, and Video Compression?

Adjusting the resolution, frame rate, bit rate, and compression of recorded footage can be done by navigating to the Encoding Tab.

Navigation: Setup > Camera > Encoding

How Do I Name My Cameras and Manage On-Screen Display?

Navigation: Setup > Camera > OSD

How Do I Directly Transfer Footage From My Security System to My USB?

To transfer footage from the Network Video Recorder to your USB, you will need to create a video clip from the recorded footage, then save it to your USB.

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The NVR features embedded 16x 802.3 at/af PoE ports to provide users easy and convenient IP camera installation, and also supports remote and mobile access via VIVOCloud and iViewer apps for both iOS and Android devices. The VIVOCloud app provides instant push notification and direct video playback functions when triggered by an alarm notification and provides users a flexible and intelligent NVR for seamless use in small to medium sized video surveillance applications.

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New Web UI Available for Plug-in Free Browser

Actively adopting current trends and simultaneously protecting your cybersecurity, VIVOTEK’s new web UI supports Chrome browsers without the need for web plugins. It lets users login and operate with ease, and solves issues related to system administrator authority, safety risks, browser, and OS updates. Furthermore, it now supports H.265 technology meaning that users can attain higher and more efficient image compression rates than previous H.264 systems while maintaining high image quality.

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Smart VCA Event Search

The NVR supports alarm management and event search of VIVOTEK’s deep-learning video analytics technology, Smart VCA. The user can search by single or multiple event types, playback triggered events and then export these search results to video clips.

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PoE Management

Allow users to quickly troubleshoot problems and monitor power use for better operation. When overloaded, some PoE ports will auto power-off until system power is falls below the threshold for system protection.

Integration with Genetec Security Center

VIVOTEK NVR’s are not only fully integrated with our own VMS software – VAST 2, now they are also able to connect with Genetec Security Center via ONVIF, offering various functions including NVR search & add, video/audio display, video streaming configuration, edge playback, and NVR firmware upgrades. With the connection to Genetec Security Center, reliable video surveillance solutions can be delivered to address small, medium, and large surveillance implementations.

Customer Support

Customer support allows VIVOTEK technical support to rapidly debug your NVR, users only need to export logs by pressing one key and providing the logs to the technical support team to get customer support.
In addition, you can get an access ID while connected to the internet. By keeping the remote access button on and providing the access ID to the technical support team, we can remote access your NVR to analyze the cause of errors and then debug it.

Better Video Quality with Lower Bandwidth

With H.265 standard and VIVOTEK’s Smart Stream technology, VIVOTEK NVR is not only able to provide the high quality video, also save the usage of network bandwidth and recording capacity more than regular H.264 standard.

4K IP Camera Video Input and 4K Local Video Output

Supporting 4K IP camera video input and 4K local video output, VIVOTEK’s NVR can provide users extra high definition video resolution ensuring they will never miss a single detail in both video monitoring and recording.

VIVOCloud App & Portal for 24/7 Viewing

The free VIVOCloud app makes surveillance lightweight and portable, ensuring efficient operation. The latest P2P technology makes remote access even more convenient, by simply scanning the QR-code and installing the app, users can view live streams and play recorded clips with the intuitive interface anytime, anywhere. Armed with the Push Notification function, users will directly get an alert message on their Android/iOS mobile device and directly playback the video to check for any suspicious activity.

Vivotek NVR Linux based user guide

Read Also : Vivotek firmware DVR NVR IPC Software download

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What information of the ND/NV-Series NVR should I provide to contact technical support for help?

Please provide the following information while contacting technical support for help:

We might need the following information, but they are not compulsory:

[Linux-based NVRs] How to upgrade the ND-series NVR?

Enhancing the functionality and security of your ND/NV-Series NVR is crucial, and firmware upgrades play a pivotal role in this process. Please follow the steps below to upgrade the ND/NV-Series NVR:

Before starting the upgrade, it’s recommended to back up your current settings and data to prevent any potential loss.

Step 1. Search for your NVR model on the VIVOTEK official website: https://www.vivotek.com/.

Step 2. Click on the webpage of your specific NVR model.

Step 3. Select ‘Downloads’ to find and download the latest firmware version (for example, ND9425P, as shown in the picture).

Step 4. After downloading, unzip the file to find a .img file.

Step 5. To update the firmware, access the NVR and import the .img file via Settings > System > Maintenance > Update Firmware.

There are two ways to access the NVR: via a Web console or a Local console. Please choose the appropriate method for accessing your NVR.

Web console

Navigate to Settings > System > Maintenance > Update Firmware and follow the previously mentioned steps.

Local console

Firstly, place the .img file on a USB drive and insert it into the NVR.

Then, access the system settings by clicking on the gear icon in the local view.

Once in the ‘Settings’ interface, go to System > Maintenance > Update firmware and proceed as described earlier.  

How to export debug logs and enable remote access function from ND-Series NVR(Linux-based)?

Starts from firmware version v4.1 of ND/NV-Series NVR, VIVOTEK add remote access function on the customer support page.

Please follow the step below to export debug logs and enable remote access* function to get access ID:

There are two ways to access the NVR, please choose which one you access to NVR. 

Web console.

Local console.

Note 1:
1.Remember to provide MAC address of ND-Series NVR at the same time when providing the access ID.
2. Remote access has 14 days validity.

Note 2:
* Important Notice *
The ND9213P, ND9323P and ND9425P NVR remote access service for customer support will be temporarily stopped starting from Feb. 7th, 2022 until the middle of April, 2022 due to service maintenance and firmware tunning. After the proper changes have been done in the cloud platform and the firmware, VIVOTEK will release an statement informing the new NVR firmware v4.1 release and will resume the remote services for those specific models.
For ND9441. ND9541, ND9441P, ND9541P, ND9322P, ND9424P, ND9322P-v2 and ND9424P-v2, remote cloud service will NOT be supported. 

Web console.

• Go to setting>System>Customer support page
(A). Export debug logs.
(B). Enable remote access.(OFF->ON)
(C). Cope Access ID.

Local console.

• Go to setting>System>Customer support page
(A). Export debug logs.
(B). Enable remote access.(OFF->ON)
(C). Cope Access ID.

How to export the backup/configuration file of the ND/NV-Series NVR(Linux-based)?

The NVR backup file contains the device configuration files, usually this file is exported as a security measure in case the device needs to be reset to defaults and then be restored with a predetermined configuration or previous configuration. This file can also be used by VIVOTEK Technical Support in case they require to reproduce an issue (using the same configuration parameters). In order to export the backup file of the ND/NV-Series NVR please follow the next guide:

Chose your interface:
There are two ways to access the NVR, please choose which one you access to NVR. 

Note: If you are planning to provide the configuration file to Technical Support for analysis/troubleshooting please remember to provide the password of the admin account as well.
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Web console:

Step 1. Using a browser, access the NVR using the username and password.

Step 2. Click on the gear icon to access the NVR configuration page.

Step 3. Click on the “System” tab and select “Maintenance”.

Step 4. In the “Maintenance” interface click on the “Backup” button to export the backup/configuration file of the NVR. 

Step 5.When the download promp appears, click on “Save” to save the backup file to the computer.

Step 6.Be sure that the file was correctly stored.

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Local console:

Step 1. Prepare and insert the USB into the NVR USB port. You can use either the back panel USB and frontal panel USB ports (if any) to extract the files. 

Step 2. In the Live View interface, click on the gear icon to access the device configuration page. 

Step 3. Go to the system tab, select the maintenance section and click on the “Backup” button to copy the configuration file in the USB. 

How to know the MAC address, model name, firmware version and device pack version of the ND/NV-Series NVR(Linux-based)?

Please follow the steps below to check the MAC address, model name, firmware version, and device pack version of the ND/NV-Series NVR:

There are two ways to access the NVR, please choose which one you access to NVR. 

Web console.

Local console.

Web console.

1.MAC Address:
Please open the Shepherd on your PC to find the MAC address of NVR.
(Refer to How to get camera list with camera model name, firmware version and MAC addresses via Shepherd?)

2.Model name, Firmware version and Device pack version:
Go to setting>Information>Information

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Local console.

1.MAC Address:
Please find the MAC label on the top of cover or bottom cover of ND/NV-Series NVR.
If there are 2 MACs on the MAC label, please provide us 2 MACs.

2.Model name, Firmware version and Device pack version:
Go to setting>Information>Information

How to get camera list with camera model name, firmware version and MAC addresses via Shepherd?

Question

How to get camera list with camera model name, firmware version and MAC addresses via Shepherd?

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 Specification Sheet – NVR – LV-N9508Q8E

 Specification Sheet – Camera – LV-PBK80804C

 Quick Start Guide – NVR – LV-N9508Q8E

 User Guide – NVR – LV-N9508Q8E

 Firmware – NVR – LV-N9608C8E LV-N9616D6E v3.5.31

 Client – LaView Net Client for Windows

 Client – LaView Net Client for Mac

 Video Player – VSPlayer for Windows

 Video Player – VSPlayer for Mac

 IP Portal – IP Search Portal (SADP) for Windows

 Plugin – Web Component for Safari / Mac

 Technical Support Articles

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How do I connect my TVI system to my phone app?

Please follow these steps to setup your mobile device. You can watch the YouTube videos and follow along or follow the instructions bellow.

IPhone:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zshaTac0ka8

Android:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1DtkrYLIas

LaView NET app:

*If using 4G/LTE with bad signal, you may not obtain a picture. Attempt using a strong signal.

LaView DVR User Guide

Read Also : Camius DVR installation and user guide

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How do I download videos off my TVI System?

To download video footage you’ll need a flash inserted into one of the USB ports on the system. Then go to Main Menu>Export>Normal. Once in the exporting page, you’ll need to select the channel the video was recorded on along with the starting time and end time to search for footage.

Then click on “Search” at the bottom and you’ll have some video previews show up. You can select any of the previews and play it on the top right hand side. When you know what files you’ll need check mark the box on the upper left hand corner of the preview window and click on “Export” at the bottom. Once the export is done, you’ll now have all the files on your flash drive.

How do I format my HDD?

To format your HDD you’ll need to go to the Main Menu>HDD>General. Once in the HDD menu, check mark the box to the left-hand side of the HDD information. Then click on “Format” or “Int” at the bottom. Please note this will delete all information off the HDD.

How do I playback my recordings?

To playback videos go to Main Menu>Playback>Normal. In that section choose your camera(s) on the right-hand side. Then double click any of the days on the calendar with either a dark blue or red on them. This should automatically start playback for that day. Use the bar at the bottom to jump to a specific time during that day.

I have everything plugged in, but all I see on my screen is “No Video”

The system should automatically pick up cameras once they are connected and have power. Be sure to check the power source for the cameras. If the power is connected correctly there may not be enough power be supplied. Cup your hands over the lens and if the IR lights turn on, then the camera has enough power. If not, you may need to try a different outlet for the cameras.

I’m having issues connecting my DVR to my phone.

Possible Fixes:

1.Please go to Menu-Configuration-Network and under the General tab make sure enable DHCP is selected, if it is not enabled then select enable and apply. If you had to enable it, restart the NVR and try the P2P setup again.

2.If you are still having issues, make sure DDNS is NOT enabled(unchecked). If DDNS is checked, uncheck it and apply then go back to Platform Access and disable P2P and apply. Once both are disabled, do a power cycle and reboot the unit. After the unit restarts enable P2P again, and do another power cycle.

3.Go to Extranet Access, Platform Access or DDNS and make sure LaView P2P is selected then apply, also make sure “Enable Stream Encryption” is disabled.

4. If none of these work, then it could be a network issue. Try to restart your modem/router by unplugging it for about 45 seconds. Plug it back in and restart the NVR, then try to reconnect your system to the P2P account.

How do I find my system’s IP address?

To find your system’s IP address go to Main Menu>Maintenance>System Info>Network. The IPv4 Address at the top is your local IP. If your IP address is 0.0.0.0 or 192.0.0.64, this means your system is offline. There are a few causes from this, but usually it’s a bad ethernet cable or the cable is not plugged in properly to either the DVR or Router. If those are checked to be correct, try restarting your router by unplugging it for a minute and restarting the DVR.

Which mobile app do I need?

-If you have DVR starting from LV-N52xxxx please download “LaView Patrol”

-If you have DVR starting from LV-N9xxxx, LV-D11xxxx, LV-D21xxx, or LV-T94xxxx, please download “LaView Net”

-If you have DVR starting from LV-D04xxxx, or LV-D51xxxx  please download “LaView Mobile”

My system keeps rebooting every few minutes. – LV-T93 units Only

You’ll need to upgrade the systems firmware to fix this issue. Try to upgrade the firmware immediately after the system has restarted to avoid a potential reboot during the upgrade process. Please follow the instructions below to do this.

Please download the firmware here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/yf6thpfyx04ag33/digicap.dav?dl=0

Once you have that file, put it on a flash drive and connect the flash drive to the DVR. Go to Main Menu>Maintenance>Upgrade and click on the Digicap file, then upgrade at the bottom. Once this is complete the system will reboot, and you’ll have the new firmware.

How do I find my system’s IP address?

To find your system’s IP address go to Main Menu>Maintenance>System Info>Network. The IPv4 Address at the top is your local IP. If your IP address is 0.0.0.0 or 192.0.0.64, this means your system is offline. There are a few causes from this, but usually it’s a bad ethernet cable or the cable is not plugged in properly to either the DVR or Router. If those are checked to be correct, try restarting your router by unplugging it for a minute and restarting the DVR.

I need to reset my password – LV-D04xxxxx

Please email us at info@laviewusa.com to reset the password for this system. In the email please mention you need a password reset along with the model number and date that displays on the main view of the system. A technician will reply with some instructions and a temporary password for your system.

How do I back up files off my DVR? – LV-D04xxxxx

To backup files on your DVR connect the USB drive to the USB port then go to Main Menu-Storage-Backup-Select USB device-Backup-Select “AVI”-Choose Start & End Time-Add-Select File-Start. Once the file has been backed up to the device please disconnect the USB drive.

How Do I set up recording on my DVR? – LV-D04xxxxx

Instructions:

2. Go to Main Menu>Configuration>Record>Record Plan>SET>Select period 1 for Normal(Continuous) or MD (Motion Detection) and then check the Select All box to copy the settings to the rest of the week. Click Apply then OK. If you’d like to set up a different schedule for each day, set the record plan for specific days individually.

3. Click the “Copy” button in the Record Plan section to copy the settings to all the other camera channels, press Apply and then Ok. All channels will have the same color scheme if this is done correctly.

How do I connect my DVR to my cell phone? – LV-D04xxxxx

Please use our point to point service. To get the P2P service working on the DVR go to Main Menu- Configuration- Network- make sure DHCP is checked (if not please check then click app. to apply). Then go to P2P under network and make sure that state says online (For model LV-KDT0808B7W go to Advanced-P2P service).

If it says the DVR is offline please check the Ethernet cable. Once P2P is confirmed online we will move to the LaView Mobile app that you can download from the Play Store or App Store. In LaView Mobile we will add a device with the “+ Device” then enter the Device ID and password shown in the P2P area. Make sure to save on the top right. Once you have your new device click on it then select 4 cameras and click the Play button. Live View should now start.

Please download the LaView Mobile app. Use the links below.

Android:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.vss.laview&hl=en

 Apple IOS:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/laview-mobile/id955357794?mt=8

For the Ipad use the HD version, this is for tablet use.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/laview-mobile-hd/id972423374?mt=8

LaView Mobile P2P Set Up
Note: The setup was done with an Android phone. The iPhone setup process is almost identical.

2. Click on the “+ Device” option.

3. Go to DVR, Main Menu>Configuration>Network>P2P then scan QR code or manually enter Device ID and password.

4. Press the “Save” button to be taken to the device list.

5. Select Device and select cameras. Press “Play” for Android or “Live” for iPhone to start live view.

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Support log in with cloud technology

Support real time live view

Support remote playback

Local recording and play

Support snapshot and pictures searching

Support bidirectional talk

Support PTZ control

Support scanning serial number by QR code

Support cloud user register and modify

Support remote device add, edit and delete

Support local device add, edit and delete

Support adding device by address

Support manually searching device in LAN

Support version updating automatically

Support searching device function by shake

Why can’t live view the videos on mobile APP or PC Client VMS

1.Please make sure that your DVR system is already connected to the router through ethernet cable successfully

2.Please go to Main Menu > System > Net Service to check the network is connected or not, Cloud should shows: connected 

3.Make sure the way you add device to your mobile app or PC client with correct serial number and password

Serial number: “Main Menu–Advanced–Version”

Password: DVR login password 

Hiseeu XMEYE DVR SECURITY SYSTEM ADVANCED GUIDE

Read More : XMEYE DVR User Manual

What should I do If I forgot my DVR password

1.Right click mouse from home screen, Click “Log Out–>Log Out”

2.Then click “Forget password” ＞ “Forget answer ” ＞ Then you will see two “QR code” on the monitor

3.Open your Mobile APP “XMEye Pro” , 

(1). Click the “+” icon on the top right corner—>Hit “NVR”

(2). Click “Forgot your device password”–> Scan the QR code (CAPTCHA on the TV monitor)

(3). Scan the QR code shown on your TV monitor. You will get the verification code.

(4). Input the code in “CAPTCHA”

Add device to mobile APP (XMeye Pro)

As for how to add the device to mobile APP(XMeye Pro), please follow the below instructions

–>1. Please connect the NVR box to your Router via Network Cable;

–>2. Navigate to “Main Menu > Network > Net Service”, if the “Cloud Status” shows connected, means NVR is online (Please skip step3), 

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–>3. If the cloud status shows “Probing DNS”, Please Navigate to Main Menu > Network > Check Enable DHCP–>Apply;

–>Reboot DVR by unplug power adapter and re plug it, then double-check the cloud status. 

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–>4. Go to your TV Monitor, navigate to Main Menu–>Advanced–>Version–> You will see the serial number. 

The QR code contains serial number info. 

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–>5. Open the mobile APP “XMeye Pro” and register an account by your email

–>6. Click”+” to add device–>Choose “NVR”

Click the “Scan” icon to Scan NVR’s QR Code. (QR code contains username and password)

No need to input the user name and password manually.

And click “Ok”, and go back to the Device page on App,and you will see the device shows status: online ,

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Note1:

We do not suggest customers to manually input the serial number, If they input it, the user name and password need to be input, If they scan the code, they don’t have to input the user name and password, So we need to guide them to scan the QR code first, in some situations if we really need the information of the user name and password, and for how to find out the user name and password, plz go next to the TV monitor UI Interface, and right click the mouse from “Log out–Log out“, then right click the mouse and navigate to “Main Menu”, this interface [system login] would pop up]

Note 2:

If device shows “offline”, there could be two causes:

(1) DVR is not connected to network successfully, plz go back to Monitor UI Interface to check if the cloud status shows connected or not in the path of “Main Menu > Network > Net Service”

(2) The way he adds the device to the app is wrong, especially some customers don’t know how to find out the QR Code and input the wrong user name and password

Enable the APP push notification on mobile app “XMEye Pro”

1.Please right-click mouse and navigate to Main Menu–> Alarm–>Motion Detect/Human Detect/Face Detect–> Enable “Mobile Reported”–>click “OK” (Default Setting is for Channel 1, Please select “All” channels.)

2.Open “XMeye Pro” mobile App, and navigate to Event–>Device (the one you named)–>Enable “Allow Notifications”

Camera stay in Black’n white during the daytime

It’s a normal situation especially during the switch from night to day, but if the camera keep stayiing in the black and white mode for a long time in the daytime, plz unplug the camera from the DVR port, and replug the wire of the camera into the DVR port to have a try first. 

After repluging the wire of the camera, and if the situation happens again, plz contact us for further support

Add device on PC Client(VMS)

VMS download link:

For Windows （2023 newest version）

https://download.xm030.cn/d/MDAwMDE0OTM=  

For Mac ( 2022 version)

https://download.xm030.cn/d/MDAwMDA2NDA=  

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1. Download PC Client “VMS” and installed

[ Need to drag the file to the desktop after installing firmware, or it would ocurred the issue of “unable to open archive file”]

2. Login with the default User Name and Password. Click “SIGN IN”.

Default User name is: admin

Default Password is: admin

3. Navigate to “Device Manager”–>”Manual Add”

4. Login Type: Cloud ID

Device Name: Name Your Device as you like

Cloud ID : Device Serial Number. We need to go to the TV Monitor connected to the NVR , and find out the information on TV Monitor UI, then right click the mouse to navigate to the path of “Main Menu–>Advanced–>Version” to find out the information “serial number”

[Note: most customers do not know how to find the serial number, so they can’t add the device to PC Client

User Name and password: Input the user name and password that you created for the NVR , and we also need to find this from the Monitor UI.

[Note: Most customers do not know their user name and password, so we need to guide them to go next to the TV monitor, and right click the mouse from “Log out–Log out”, then right click the mouse and navigate to “Main Menu”, this interface [system login] would pop up]

5. Navigate to “Live View”, Click on the device name(serial number), then select “Open All By Sub Stream”

What if the APP keeps asking the user and password?

Step: Plz input the Monitor UI user name and password to resolve this issue

The cause： Sometimes the APP would be in the process of auto-maintain, so it would ask for the user name and password to protect the account’s safety. This page will pop up when you want to live to view the camera.

Note: Some customers enter the App account user name and password. Actually, it’s the Monitor UI user name and password      

As for how to find out the user name and password, plz go next to the TV monitor UI Interface, and right click the mouse from “Log out–Log out“, then right click the mouse and navigate to “Main Menu“, this interface [system login] will pop up, and here are the user name and password we need to enter into the app

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Upgrade NVR/DVR firmware

If customers need a firmware upgrade for NVR/DVR, and we need the “System version” to send to XMmanufacturer to ask for a firmaware to upgrade  

Go to Monitor UI Interface, and navigate to “Main Menu– Advanced–Version“

After get the Version:

Please follow the instructions below to upgrade the NVR/DVR firmware. Steps:

Attached new firmware for you, please download it and unzip it.  

1. Copy to your USB flash drive, and put it in the root directory(Do not under any folder)

2. Plug the USB device into NVR/DVR

3. Navigate to “Main Menu–> Advanced–> Upgrade”

> Upgrade position(Select your usb device)

–> Upgrade file (Select the firmware)

–> Upgrade

Unable to open VMS archive file

Please drag the exe file to your Desktop interface (do not under any folder) and run it again.

Like it the photo shows , plz do have a try again ,the VMS will run normally

One or two cameras are not wokring

(1) BNC Cable connected to Camera is broken

Step: Use another BNC cable to connect the camera to have a try

(2) The port of the DVR box is broken

Step: After changing the BNC cable, and still there is no camera image, plz insert the camera into another port of the DVR to have a try

(3) Camera is broken after troubleshooting with the steps （1）–（2）

Network “Probing DNS”?

1. Go to Monitor UI Interface, and Navigate to “Main Menu > Network > Net Service”, if the “Cloud Status” shows connected, means NVR/DVR is online

–>2. If the cloud status shows “Probing DNS”, Please Navigate to “Main Menu > Network > Check the icon of “Enable DHCP”–>Apply; –>Reboot the DVR by unplugging the power adapter and re-plug it, then double-check the cloud status ( only cloud status shows )

How to Sign Up APP Account

Please follow these instructions to sign up for an account via your mobile number.

1. Click on Sign Up

2. Sign Up by email or Select Mobile Number

3. Select the correct country code +1, input your mobile number and click on “Get code”

4. A code will be sent to the mobile phone number, input the verification code and continue.

[Note: You can tap on “Local” for quick login without registration. (In this situation, you still can have live view and playback but are not able to receive motion detect alarm message), so mostly we suggest customers to sign up an account first]

My UI Interface stuck in Hiseeu Logo

We need to upgrade the system to solve this problem, and check customer’s NVR mainboard info first, and take a photo for us to make sure about firmware verison, then we will ask manufacturer to send us a firmware to upgrade the system to solve this problem

1. If you are in the phone call , just let the customer take a photo of the mainboard, and send it to email  We will ask for a firmware to solve this problem during our working time

(Different versions have various firmware, there is no standard firmware to upgrade the system, so we need to ask the original manufacturer to do that)

2. If you are dealing with the email:

Try with the steps:

1. Ask the customer to open the DVR box by using the screwdriver, and take a photo of this mainboard, and make sure the QR Code is clear enough for us to scan

2.After receiving the photo of the mainboard,  we will ask the XM Manufacturer for a firmware, and upgrade the NVR with the new firmware.    

Upgrade steps

Attached upgrade firmware is for your reference, please download and unzip it first.

1. Copy these 2 files to your USB flash drive, the root directory(Do not under any folder, see the picture attached)

2. Power off the DVR and insert the USB device

3. Power on the DVR, it will upgrade automatically. Please give it a try and let us know the outcome.

My UI Interface shows “No signal” or “Black Screen”

We need to divert this issue into two situations:

1. DVR Indicator light is on:

(1) Cause: The camera system’s video output resolution is 1080P. If your TV monitor resolution is below 1080P, this issue will occur. Steps:

Please right-click and hold your mouse for over 10 seconds to see if the system can reboot or not. Or, please try to connect the system to another TV monitor with a higher resolution (above 1080P)

  (2) Cause: The hard disk drive inside of the DVR box is broken, and use the screwdriver to open the DVR box to unplug the wires of the hard disk drive, and reboot the DVR to have a try. If the DVR box can be rebooted after unplugging the wires of the hard disk drive(HDD), which means the HDD is having the issue, and needs a replacement, plz contact email for a replacement HDD if their warranty is still 1 year, and if the warranty is over 1 year, plz leave a five-star review for us to apply for a free HDD  

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After the steps, if the thing still can’t be resolved, which means the DVR box is broken, plz contact email for a replacement DVR box if their warranty is still 1 year, and if the warranty is over 1 year, plz leave us a five-star review for us to apply for a free DVR box

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2.DVR Indicator light is off:

(1) Cause: The power adapter 12V 2A connected to DVR box is broken

Step: Use another power supply 12v 2A to power on the DVR unit to have a try

( If you do not have a spare one, use the one that is connected to 4 cameras to have a try)

(2) Cause: The hard disk drive inside of the DVR box is broken Step: Use the screwdriver to open the DVR box to unplug the wires of the hard disk drive, and reboot the DVR to have a try. If the DVR box can be rebooted after unplugging the wires of the hard disk drive(HDD), which means the HDD is broken, and needs a HDD replacement, plz contact email for a replacement HDD if their warranty is still 1 year, and if the warranty is over 1 year, plz leave a five-star review for us to apply for a free HDD  

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After the steps, if the thing still can’t be resolved, which means the DVR box is broken, plz contact email for a replacement DVR box if their warranty is still 1 year, and if the warranty is over 1 year, plz leave us a five-star review for us to apply for a free DVR box

How to Share the APP to other

1.Open the “Xmeye Pro ” app ,Click the pencil to edit,

Then Click the Share

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2.Select the function which you want to share

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3.Finally enter the user name who you want to share ,then you can shre to others successful.

How to reset XMEye Pro Password?

1. Click on “Forget Password”

2. Input your number or Select “Email”(Depends on the method you signed up before)

3. Input your email address and click on “Get Code”

4. A code will be sent to your email, input the verification code here and click on “Next” to continue.

How to Flip the Camera

1. select the channel of the flip camera

2. Navigate to “Main Meun“–> “XVI control“

3. check the”Overturn

How to find out the “Cloud ID” (Serial Number) when adding device to PC Client “VMS”?

The “Cloud ID” is “serial Number”on the NVR UI Monitor Interface

Go to your TV Monitor that is connected to NVR, Navigate to “Main Menu–>Advanced–>Version“–> You will see the Serial Number

Why the DVR can’t record or playback video

If HDD(Hard disk drive) is having issue or something wrong with record setting, the DVR can’t record/playback the video

1. Check if the hard drive status is normal or error

Navigate to: Main Menu–>Advanced–>HDD info. 

 If it’s hows “error” or no hard drive info, means hard drive failure. (need to replace hard dirve)

2. Check the record plan is set up for 24/7 continues recording

Navigate to Main Menu–>Record Conf

Channel : select “All”

Period: “00:00-24:00”

Select “Regular”

3.   Please make sure the HDD was set up to “Overwrite”

Navigate to Main Menu–>General–>Storage Full

Any ideas, let us know. Thank you for your cooperation. 

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This issue is caused by using the wrong firmware to update your Hikvision NVR, DVR or IP camera. That’s the reason why it says “mismatches”, the recorder or the camera can’t identify the firmware through its algorithm.

You need to make sure you have the right firmware. For example, if your recorder is an USA Hikvision NVR (or DVR), you can’t use a firmware meant for the Chinese market or for the OEM line (even if the models look the same).

How to fix Hikvision “upgrading failed, firmware mismatches” issue

Hikvision markets its products for various world regions that are locked into their firmware and are not supposed to be compatible. Hikvision Chinese devices are not supposed to be sold in the USA.

You need to buy them from Hikvision USA. If you somehow update using the wrong firmware you will get the “ Upgrading failed, firmware mismatches” error message (or “Language mismatch”).

How to download the correct Hikvision firmware

The proper and safe way to get the firmware for your Hikvision IP camera, NVR, or DVR is by going directly through the seller. Contact them and provide the exact model as shown on the sticker.

They will send you the right firmware which is named “digicap”, paste in a USB stick and update directly via the recorder’s interface. Or you can flash it through the web browser.

If your equipment is Hikvision USA and you’re sure about that, you can go to the Hikvision USA official website, search for the model and download the firmware.

If you’re not sure you can call or email them and usually they’ll reply quickly. From our experience, Hikvision USA provides good technical support.

If there’s no way for you to get the firmware via your reseller, then you can try to google your model and see if you can find something. You can check our Hikvision firmware page as well. Make sure the model number matches the one on the device’s sticker.

The firmware update broke my Hikvision camera/NVR/DVR

Most of the time, if you update the wrong firmware, nothing will happen to your recorder or IP camera. The firmware will simply not go through and usually, you’ll get the message “Upgrade failed”.

However, in some situations and certain equipment, flashing the wrong firmware on your security device may brick the device. In this case, the software will be messed up and the IP camera or the NVR/DVR will not function properly.

For the NVRs or DVRs, they will not be able to start up anymore, the machine will turn on but nothing will show on the screen. For IP cameras, the camera will appear dead and no IP address gets detected.

If that’s what happened to you, there are two possible solutions. First, you can try to reflash the firmware using the TFTP method.

Basically, the method consists of “forcefully” updating the camera/recorder and correcting the damaged internal software. It may work, or it may not, depending on the model. This article has the full instructions: How to reflash the firmware on Hikvision cameras (Hikvision TFTP procedure).

The other method is an easy way, simply return the product to the manufacturer. However, there’s a “dishonest” tip: don’t tell them that you updated the wrong firmware, simply don’t tell them that you tried to update the device.

Just say the camera or the recorder went bad and doesn’t work properly. Many resellers void their warranty if you update the equipment without contacting them first. So, pretend that you didn’t do anything.

Hikvision upgrading failed fix

How to update the Hikvison firmware

Below, you can find guidance on how to update your system accordingly.

Updating Hikvision IP camera firmware

Download the right firmware for your IP camera. Locate the downloaded firmware file (this typically will be in the default download folder, unless prompted for a download location, then choose Desktop) and extract it by right-clicking on the file and selecting extract all or unzip.

When prompted for an extract location, choose Desktop to extract the final file to. A file labeled DIGICAP will appear on the desktop.

After the file is extracted, log into the camera using Internet Explorer or Firefox web browsers. If prompted to install the plugin (or to allow the plugin to run), follow the prompt to proceed with the upgrade procedure.

Log into the camera using the administrator username and password, then go to the Configuration tab. In this tab, go to Basic Configuration then System, and then click on the Maintenance tab.

On the bottom of the page under Remote Upgrade, press the browse button to locate and choose the firmware file, which was previously saved on the Desktop. After selecting the file, click Open, then click Upgrade.

The camera will display a prompt that a reboot is necessary to complete the upgrade. Click OK. The camera will reboot when the firmware is successfully upgraded.

Upgrading Hikvision DVR/NVR firmware

Insert a USB flash drive into the computer’s USB port. Note that the USB flash drive does not need to be empty; it may contain other files and documents.

Locate the right firmware for your Hikvision NVR/DVR. Then locate the downloaded firmware file (this typically will be in the default download folder, unless prompted for a download location, then choose Desktop) and extract it by right-clicking on the file and selecting extract all or unzip.

When prompted for an extract location, choose the USB flash drive (typically labeled by letters E, F, and so on) to extract the final file. A file labeled DIGICAP will appear on the USB flash drive.

After the firmware has been extracted (unzipped), remove the USB flash drive from the computer and insert it into one of the available USB ports on the DVR/NVR unit.

On the DVR/NVR, go to the Main Menu, and then go to Maintenance. From the sub-menus on the left click Upgrade. This will display the content of the USB flash drive.

Choose the DIGICAP file and press Upgrade. An information window will pop up prompting that the unit will reboot after the upgrade is complete. Click YES.

To verify that the firmware has been upgraded, after the DVR/NVR is rebooted, go to the Main Menu, and then go to System Information. The current firmware version will be displayed.

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UNV Recorder || How to Set Up EZCloud || Local GUI

Log into the system by entering the username and password. Default credentials are admin for the username and 123456 for the password.

After logging in, move the mouse to the lower left hand corner of the screen and select the home icon. You may receive the login screen after selecting the menu option, but will be taken to the main menu page once logged in. On the main menu, select System

After selecting System, select the Network option.

Under the network tab, make sure that DHCP is enabled (to obtain a network IP address automatically), then select the EZCloud tab.

On the EZCloud tab, make sure that EZCloud is enabled. Once enabled, the system will be able to be used via P2P

Note: The NVR can be accessed via phone app (EZView) or by Internet Explorer (http://en.ezcloud.uniview.com). Each user will need to register an account by providing an email address. The first person to scan the code will be the primary account holder, who will then share it with additional accounts as wanted/requested.

UNV Recorder Set Up Guide

Read Next : Uniview Software Firmware Download

Uniview Setup Guide: Video Content Analysis

UNV Recorder || How to Update Firmware on Recorder || Web GUI

To access the web client, please use a Windows based PC and use Internet Explorer as the web browser.

Access the recorder’s web interface by typing in the IP address on the address bar of Internet Explorer. The path should look like the following: “http://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx” (Note: If the HTTP port has been changed from default, you will need to add the port number after the ip address by inserting a colon “:” in between the address and port number).

Install all requested web plugins that are prompted by Internet Explorer. Once installed, you may need to refresh, or restart the web browser. You may install the plugin by selecting “Run”. In some instances, you may need to close the web browser to complete the installation. After installation completes, please re-open Internet Explorer.

After logging in, select the “Setup” option.

After selecting Setup, select Maintenance

After selecting Maintenance, select the Maintenance sub-menu.

On the Maintenance page, there are two options to do a firmware upgrade: If the system is online, the easiest way to upgrade would be via the cloud option. If the system is not online, please receive the firmware from a technician and upload the file to the NVR via PC and upgrade accordingly.

UNV Recorder || Factory defaulting the Recorder || Web GUI

To access the web client, please use a Windows based PC and use Internet Explorer as the web browser.

Access the recorder’s web interface by typing in the IP address on the address bar of Internet Explorer. The path should look like the following: “http://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx” (Note: If the HTTP port has been changed from default, you will need to add the port number after the ip address by inserting a colon “:” in between the address and port number).

Install all requested web plugins that are prompted by Internet Explorer. Once installed, you may need to refresh, or restart the web browser. You may install the plugin by selecting “Run”. In some instances, you may need to close the web browser to complete the installation. After installation completes, please re-open Internet Explorer.

After logging in, select the “Setup” option.

After selecting Setup, select Maintenance

After selecting Maintenance, select the Maintenance sub-menu.

On the Maintenance page, you will be able to choose the defaulting options. Factory Default will default the system to a brand new state, Default will keep current network settings.

UNV Recorder || How to Update Firmware on Recorder || Local GUI

Log into the system by entering the username and password. Default credentials are admin for the username and 123456 for the password.

After logging in, move the mouse to the lower left hand corner of the screen and select the home icon. You may receive the login screen after selecting the menu option, but will be taken to the main menu page once logged in. On the main menu, select Maintain.

On the Maintain menu, please select the Upgrade tab.

On the initial Upgrade page, you will be able to locally upgrade the firmware if the file is on hand with a USB drive. If those resources are unavailable, please click the Upgrade by Cloud tab.

On the Upgrade by Cloud page, you will be able to check and see if there are any updates that are available through the internet. After checking and confirming that there is an update, select the Upgrade button after it becomes available. Please note that the cloud function will only work if the NVR is connected to the internet.

UNV Recorder || Configuring Recording Schedule || Web GUI

To access the web client, please use a Windows based PC and use Internet Explorer as the web browser.

Access the recorder’s web interface by typing in the IP address on the address bar of Internet Explorer. The path should look like the following: “http://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx” (Note: If the HTTP port has been changed from default, you will need to add the port number after the ip address by inserting a colon “:” in between the address and port number).

Install all requested web plugins that are prompted by Internet Explorer. Once installed, you may need to refresh, or restart the web browser. You may install the plugin by selecting “Run”. In some instances, you may need to close the web browser to complete the installation. After installation completes, please re-open Internet Explorer.

After logging in, select the “Setup” option.

On the Setup page, select Camera on the left hand side menu.

After selecting Camera, select the Schedule sub-menu.

On the Schedule page, you may click on the record types on the right hand side of the grid. These will be the recording types for each respecting camera. After selecting a recording type, click and drag within the grid area to change the recording type for a specific day and hour.

After setting up a schedule, you may press the down arrow to the right of the “Copy to” checkbox and select all the cameras that will have the same schedule.

UNV Recorder || Configuring Recording Schedules || Local GUI

Log into the system by entering the username and password. Default credentials are admin for the username and 123456 for the password.

After logging in, move the mouse to the lower left hand corner of the screen and select the home icon. You may receive the login screen after selecting the menu option, but will be taken to the main menu page once logged in. On the main menu, select Storage

Once on the storage page, it will show the current schedule for camera 1 by default. You may adjust the schedules by selecting the schedule type to the right hand side of the time bar. Please make sure that the schedule is enabled as well.

You can select the copy button on the bottom of the Storage screen to copy the recording schedule to specific or all cameras.

You may individually select channels to manually set each one specifically as well.

UNV Recorder || Configuring Motion Detection || Web GUI

To access the web client, please use a Windows based PC and use Internet Explorer as the web browser.

Access the recorder’s web interface by typing in the IP address on the address bar of Internet Explorer. The path should look like the following: “http://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx” (Note: If the HTTP port has been changed from default, you will need to add the port number after the ip address by inserting a colon “:” in between the address and port number).

Install all requested web plugins that are prompted by Internet Explorer. Once installed, you may need to refresh, or restart the web browser. You may install the plugin by selecting “Run”. In some instances, you may need to close the web browser to complete the installation. After installation completes, please re-open Internet Explorer.

After logging in, select the “Setup” option.

On the Setup page, select Camera on the left hand side menu.

After selecting Camera, select the Motion sub-menu.

On the Motion page, you will be able to select individual cameras to create the motion area. Anywhere the red grid is highlighted over will be the motion recording area; you can also enable and disable motion detection on this page. You may change the arming schedule as well as the trigger actions on the respective tabs.

UNV Recorder || Configuring Motion Detection || Local GUI

Log into the system by entering the username and password. Default credentials are admin for the username and 123456 for the password.

After logging in, move the mouse to the lower left hand corner of the screen and select the home icon. You may receive the login screen after selecting the menu option, but will be taken to the main menu page once logged in. On the main menu, select Alarm.

On the Alarm menu, you will see the first camera available with motion detection by default. On this page, you can adjust the motion detection area, sensitivity, and other motion related options on this page.

You may copy the settings by selecting the Copy button on the bottom of the screen, or you may also select individual cameras to change settings per each camera separately.

UNV Recorder || Setting Up Audio and Two Way Talk || Web GUI

To access the web client, please use a Windows based PC and use Internet Explorer as the web browser.

Access the recorder’s web interface by typing in the IP address on the address bar of Internet Explorer. The path should look like the following: “http://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx” (Note: If the HTTP port has been changed from default, you will need to add the port number after the ip address by inserting a colon “:” in between the address and port number).

Install all requested web plugins that are prompted by Internet Explorer. Once installed, you may need to refresh, or restart the web browser. You may install the plugin by selecting “Run”. In some instances, you may need to close the web browser to complete the installation. After installation completes, please re-open Internet Explorer.

After logging in, the Live View page will be where you will be able to use audio/2-way talk features. If a camera supports 2-way audio, you will see that option.

Another option is using the RCA input and output directly on the back of the recorder to produce 2-way talk audio. This will be on the bottom of the Live View page.

UNV Recorder || How to Default an IP Camera || Web GUI

To access the web client, please use a Windows based PC and use Internet Explorer as the web browser.

Access the recorder’s web interface by typing in the IP address on the address bar of Internet Explorer. The path should look like the following: “http://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx” (Note: If the HTTP port has been changed from default, you will need to add the port number after the ip address by inserting a colon “:” in between the address and port number).

Install all requested web plugins that are prompted by Internet Explorer. Once installed, you may need to refresh, or restart the web browser. You may install the plugin by selecting “Run”. In some instances, you may need to close the web browser to complete the installation. After installation completes, please re-open Internet Explorer.

After logging in, select the “Setup” option.

On the Setup page, select Camera on the left hand side menu.

After selecting Camera, select the Advanced tab on the Camera menu.

On the Advanced menu, there is an option to see the cameras and default them respectively. You will receive a popup prompt wanting to confirm the default request as well prior to defaulting it completely.

UNV Recorder || Configuring Email Notifications || Web GUI

To access the web client, please use a Windows based PC and use Internet Explorer as the web browser.

Access the recorder’s web interface by typing in the IP address on the address bar of Internet Explorer. The path should look like the following: “http://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx” (Note: If the HTTP port has been changed from default, you will need to add the port number after the ip address by inserting a colon “:” in between the address and port number).

Install all requested web plugins that are prompted by Internet Explorer. Once installed, you may need to refresh, or restart the web browser. You may install the plugin by selecting “Run”. In some instances, you may need to close the web browser to complete the installation. After installation completes, please re-open Internet Explorer.

After logging in, select the “Setup” option.

On the setup page, select “Network”.

After selecting Network, select the Email sub-menu.

Enter the necessary information needed to set up a sender and receiver account. Below is an example of a Gmail account used for email notifications.

After completing the email page, and successfully testing the email sender and receiver, you may go into any area that would send an email notification. Below is an example of email notifications for motion detection.

If you receive failure messages please log in to the gmail account as the first account and click the link: https://accounts.google.com/b/0/DisplayUnlockCaptcha to unlock the account

UNV Recorder || Configuring Intrusion Detection || Web GUI

To access the web client, please use a Windows based PC and use Internet Explorer as the web browser.

Access the recorder’s web interface by typing in the IP address on the address bar of Internet Explorer. The path should look like the following: “http://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx” (Note: If the HTTP port has been changed from default, you will need to add the port number after the ip address by inserting a colon “:” in between the address and port number).

Install all requested web plugins that are prompted by Internet Explorer. Once installed, you may need to refresh, or restart the web browser. You may install the plugin by selecting “Run”. In some instances, you may need to close the web browser to complete the installation. After installation completes, please re-open Internet Explorer.

After logging in, select the “Setup” option.

After Selecting Setup, select VCA.

After selecting VCA, select the Intrusion Detection sub-menu.

On the Intrusion Detection Page, select the camera that intrusion detection should be enabled on. Make sure that Intrusion Detection is set for On. Draw the intrusion perimeter and configure the detection area as needed. The primary information needed will be the sensitivity and percentage. Percentage will be the amount of the drawn area that must be filled in order to trigger the intrusion. Select Arming schedule and Trigger actions to indicate when the line cross schedule is active, as well as the commands that it will trigger (record on separate channels, audible alarms, alarm out, email notifications, etc.)

UNV Recorder || Finding Recorder Information || Web GUI

To access the web client, please use a Windows based PC and use Internet Explorer as the web browser.

Access the recorder’s web interface by typing in the IP address on the address bar of Internet Explorer. The path should look like the following: “http://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx” (Note: If the HTTP port has been changed from default, you will need to add the port number after the ip address by inserting a colon “:” in between the address and port number).

Install all requested web plugins that are prompted by Internet Explorer. Once installed, you may need to refresh, or restart the web browser. You may install the plugin by selecting “Run”. In some instances, you may need to close the web browser to complete the installation. After installation completes, please re-open Internet Explorer.

After logging in, select the “Setup” option.

The Setup page will show the current model and firmware version of the system. This page should be sufficient enough information for any technician to help troubleshoot the system.

UNV Recorder || Finding Recorder Information || Local GUI

Log into the system by entering the username and password. Default credentials are admin for the username and 123456 for the password.

After logging in, move the mouse to the lower left hand corner of the screen and select the home icon. You may receive the login screen after selecting the menu option, but will be taken to the main menu page once logged in. On the main menu, select Maintain.

After selecting the Maintain page, it will take you directly to the System Information page. This page will have most of the information for a technician to help troubleshoot the system if necessary.

UNV Recorder || How to View Recorder Logs || Local GUI

Log into the system by entering the username and password. Default credentials are admin for the username and 123456 for the password.

After logging in, move the mouse to the lower left hand corner of the screen and select the home icon. You may receive the login screen after selecting the menu option, but will be taken to the main menu page once logged in. On the main menu, select Maintain.

On the Maintain menu, please select the Log tab.

On the Log page, select the time and dates for when to query the logs. This will populate a list on the current page for any actions or events that have taken place within the requested time frame. You may change the type of log search under the Main type. Exporting will create a text file with the log query as well.

UNV Recorder || Configuring Line Crossing || Local GUI

Log into the system by entering the username and password. Default credentials are admin for the username and 123456 for the password.

After logging in, move the mouse to the lower left hand corner of the screen and select the home icon. You may receive the login screen after selecting the menu option, but will be taken to the main menu page once logged in. On the main menu, select Alarm.

After selecting Alarm, select VCA.

After selecting VCA, select Cross Line Detection.

On the Cross Line Detection page, you will be able to draw the line intrusions as wanted. Make sure to enable Cross Line Detection by marking the checkbox next to Enable.

UNV Recorder || Factory Defaulting the Recorder || Local GUI

Log into the system by entering the username and password. Default credentials are admin for the username and 123456 for the password.

After logging in, move the mouse to the lower left hand corner of the screen and select the home icon. You may receive the login screen after selecting the menu option, but will be taken to the main menu page once logged in. On the main menu, select Maintain.

On the Maintain page, please select the Restore tab.

On the Restore page, you will have the option to select to factory default all settings, or restore everything to default except the networking parameters. Regardless of which one is chosen, there will be a pop-up requesting to confirm the action. Once confirmed, the selected action will be performed.

UNV Recorder || How to View Recorder Logs || Web GUI

To access the web client, please use a Windows based PC and use Internet Explorer as the web browser.

Access the recorder’s web interface by typing in the IP address on the address bar of Internet Explorer. The path should look like the following: “http://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx” (Note: If the HTTP port has been changed from default, you will need to add the port number after the ip address by inserting a colon “:” in between the address and port number).

Install all requested web plugins that are prompted by Internet Explorer. Once installed, you may need to refresh, or restart the web browser. You may install the plugin by selecting “Run”. In some instances, you may need to close the web browser to complete the installation. After installation completes, please re-open Internet Explorer.

After logging in, select the “Setup” option.

After selecting Setup, select Maintenance

Immediately after clicking Maintenance, it will direct you to the Log page where you can query the logs for the system. You can select the start/end time of the log search, as well as the log types.

UNV Recorder || IPC Initialization || Web GUI

Please note: A Uniview NVR with Uniview cameras plugged into the internal POE of the recorder will essentially be plug and play. By default, cameras have DHCP enabled, however, when plugged into the back the NVR, it will receive a static IP address.

***It is important that all cameras are plugged in the same timeframe and that all cameras are connected prior to disconnecting any of the currently installed cameras. Failure to do so may result in an IP address conflict and will need further troubleshooting to resolve the issue.***

To access the web client, please use a Windows based PC and use Internet Explorer as the web browser.

Access the recorder’s web interface by typing in the IP address on the address bar of Internet Explorer. The path should look like the following: “http://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx” (Note: If the HTTP port has been changed from default, you will need to add the port number after the ip address by inserting a colon “:” in between the address and port number).

Install all requested web plugins that are prompted by Internet Explorer. Once installed, you may need to refresh, or restart the web browser. You may install the plugin by selecting “Run”. In some instances, you may need to close the web browser to complete the installation. After installation completes, please re-open Internet Explorer.

After logging in, select the “Setup” option.

On the Setup page, select Camera on the left hand side menu.

Make sure that the channels are grayed out. By default, the plug and play address is 172.16.0.X Each Uniview camera will receive an IP address within this range if it is brand new, out of the box, or set to factory default.

By default, the system is set up for plug and play configuration.

UNV Recorder || Configuring Email Notifications || Local GUI

Log into the system by entering the username and password. Default credentials are admin for the username and 123456 for the password.

After logging in, move the mouse to the lower left hand corner of the screen and select the home icon. You may receive the login screen after selecting the menu option, but will be taken to the main menu page once logged in. On the main menu, select System

After selecting System, select Network

On the Network page, confirm that all settings are correct for the recorder to access the internet. After doing this, select the Email tab.

Fill out all the necessary information for the email page. Some email provider information may be different, please refer to the email provider for additional information. Below will be an example on how to set up an email for Google’s Gmail service.

***Please Note: For Gmail accounts, you will need to allow less secure apps to sign on to your account. This setting can be found in the account settings under security for the Google account***

If you receive failure messages please log in to the gmail account as the first account and click the link: https://accounts.google.com/b/0/DisplayUnlockCaptcha to unlock the account

UNV Recorder || Configuring Intrusion Detection || Local GUI

Log into the system by entering the username and password. Default credentials are admin for the username and 123456 for the password.

After logging in, move the mouse to the lower left hand corner of the screen and select the home icon. You may receive the login screen after selecting the menu option, but will be taken to the main menu page once logged in. On the main menu, select Alarm.

After selecting Alarm, select VCA.

After selecting VCA, select Intrusion Detection.

On the Intrusion Detection page, make sure the checkbox is marked to enable intrusion detection. Select the pencil icon next to Draw Line. Create the perimeter and select Apply.

Pro-VS NVR/IP Camera LTSecurity Password Reset with Serial Number

Important Note

The recorder MUST NOT have a registered email. If it does, you MUST use the registered email method of reset.

This method of password reset requires a computer with the Pro-VS IP Portal software. The Pro-VS IP Portal software must be able to see the NVR and/or the IP Cameras to identify the serial number.

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1. Open up the Pro-VS IP Portal software. Locate the NVR or IP Camera that is to be reset in the list and click on the Details button for that device under the Operation column. A window will appear that will allow highlighting and copying of the serial number.

2. Email the serial number of the device and the current date on the device to support@ltsecurityinc.com. Make sure to state in the email that the device being reset is a Pro-VS device. This is a manual process, so there may be a variable length of time before receiving an email back with the appropriate reset code.

3. Access the login window or page and login using the code that was sent back by the LTS Support team as the password.

4. A new window will appear for you to change the password. Type in the same code from the LTS Support team in the security code section. Afterwards, type in a new password in the password and confirm sections.

The password to the device is now reset.

Pro-VS NVR Password Reset with Registered Email

Important Note

This method requires that an email be set for the administrator account of the recorder. If no email has been set, you must skip over to the next section for Password Reset with Serial Number.

This method also requires using the ProVS Phone Application to facilitate the password reset.

1. On either the local interface or the browser, click on the Forgot Password button at the login window/screen.

2.  The window will change to the password reset window. There should be a QR code and a field to type in a code.

3. Now open the ProVS phone application. Tap on the hamburger menu icon in the top left. Tap on “Local Config”, and then tap on “Forgot Device Password”.

4. Scan the QR code. After the scan, it will notify you that an email will be sent out to the registered email address with the security code.

5. Wait for the email with the security code.

6. Go back to the local interface or browser that had the QR code and security code field. Fill in the Security Code into the field and click Ok/Next.

7. There will now be a prompt to create a new password with for the NVR and to confirm as well. On the browser interface, it will also ask for the security code again. Fill in everything and click okay, the password for the recorder is now reset.

UI 4.0 – Reset Login Password

The 4.0 interface MENU blue banner is locate on the top of the screen.

Click the icon to Power Off > Log Out, then Log On again.

(If you have the Draw Pattern window popup, go to the pattern bottom.
Select Switch To the User Window.)

Click Forgot Password.

Choose Verify by Secret Question to Answer that you defined it before.

Or, select GUID (aka USB key file) / Verify by Reserved Email (if available).
If you forgot or haven’t any there, then you must use PC (IP portal) to reset the password.

Summary
To ensure the highest level of protection, LTS has launched a new login procedure
that requires users to create a new password for the admin account upon the first login to
all devices. The password must contain 8 to 16 characters, combining numbers,
lowercase letters, uppercase letters, and special characters.
At least two types of the above-mentioned characters are required to activate the device.

The system will check the password strength; “Risky” passwords will not be accepted.

For the latest DVR/NVR/IPC firmware.
The password can not contains the User Name inside.

UI 3.0 – Reset Login Password

Locate the Password reset window first.

If you forgot the password and you want to reset it, the fast easy way is using the local DVR/NVR access.
Please make sure you are looking at the correct interface (UI 3.0).
How to identify the UI 3.0, 4.0 click Here.

1. Your Main Menu button is located from the bottom right of the screen.  Click it.  If you see something like the picture looks like (ie: Playback Export, Manual HDD, etc..)   Please Log Out first.

Go MENU > Shutdown > LogOut

2. Once you Logout the menu, click the MENU again.  You should see the Login Screen.
The Login Pattern window (below picture Left) or the Login Window. (Pic Right)

3. If the Login Pattern window is pop up, please don’t log in.  Instead, click the Switch User at the bottom.  If you already see the Login Window, please go to step 4.

4. (Important)  When you see the Login window,  move the mouse cursor to the bottom left corner.  Double click (Left Click) on the edge corner.  It should pop the Restore default password window.  If the window is not pop up, cancel the window and repeat the step 3-4 until the restore window shows.

This is the “Restore default password” window looks like. 

How to get the Secure Code?

You can contact/email the LTS Call Center.

Once you get the code, Take note of the system date.

You must use the secured code that corresponds with that system date.

For example, the format of the date; the translation is:   Year  Month  Day   2018 09 26

Type the secured code that corresponds with the system date on your recorder as indicated in the picture below. Note: Try New code first, if doesn’t work, try others.

Then, it should popup either Create New Password or restore to the default password (12345) for before the year 2015 model.

The create New Password window

The password must contain 8 to 16 characters, combining numbers, lowercase letters, uppercase letters, and special characters.
At least two types of the above-mentioned characters are required to activate the device.
The new password can not contain “admin” keyword)

The system will check the password strength;  Minimal 1 bar at least.

Password Rules (new rules)

Summary
To ensure the highest level of protection, LTS has launched a new login procedure
that requires users to create a new password for the admin account upon the first login to
all devices. The password must contain 8 to 16 characters, combining numbers,
lowercase letters, uppercase letters, and special characters.
At least two types of the above-mentioned characters are required to activate the device.
The password can not contains the User ID inside.  (ie. “admin” in the password is forbidden)

The system will check the password strength; “Risky” passwords will not be accepted.

* There is no more default password for all newer model DVR/NVR/IP Camera.

If you are looking for the DVR/NVR password reset, click Here.

If you are looking for the IP Camera password reset, click Here.

(Password Reset) – How to email the Key File to Us?

Please remember your Keyfile must export and import back within a day.
Otherwise, the unlock key file will not work.
Our Support Hours:(NJ)(CA)    Monday to Friday, 8:30 AM – 9:00 PM (EST)

You may e-mail LTS Technical Support at
Support.LosAngeles@LTSecurityinc.com   or Support.NewJersey@LTSecurityinc.com

What to Include in Your E-mail

We recommend that you include the following in your e-mail for a timely response:

1. Your Password Key File.   (see KB)    The Keyfile is XML file.  please make sure.

2. Your name

3. Company Name

4. If you are not from a company, include the name of the company you purchased
the device from if applicable.

4. The name of your LTS sales representative if applicable.

5. Description of your issue, what you have done so far to resolve it, and how it first manifested.

When to Expect

A ticket will automatically be created and assigned to you. LTS Technician will respond in a timely manner. If you do not receive a response in a timely manner, please contact your LTS sales representative.

How can I get the Secure Code for Platinum NVR/DVR?

What are Secured Codes?
A secured code is required when resetting the password on LTS Platinum Recorders (UI3.0). The secure code will changes based on the System Date.  You need to open the Password Reset window from the Local Console to enter it.

How to get the Secure Code?

To receive a secured code, you may do one of the following;

1. E-mail Support.NewJersey@LTSecurityinc.com and request a secured code.

2. Call our support center at 1-831-250-1292.

3. Contact your LTS sales representative.

How to local the Reset Password window?
To learn more on how to use the secured codes, click here.

What Are Old, New, and WH Codes?

The secured code is not a combination of all three codes. You will only use one of the three for your recorder depending on the model and type.

What happen if I don’t have the local monitor?
A secured code is not required if you are resetting the password through our program, the Platinum IP Portal. If you would like to learn more about using the IP Portal program, click here.

(Platinum) use PC to Reset Password

This KB applies to the Platinum DVR/NVR/IPC series.

Requirements

1. Windows 10 Laptop / PC.

2. Local Network environment.  The recorder or camera is on the same network as your computer.

3. You have administrative rights on your personal computer.

4. You are authorized to access the recorder

One Picture Flowing Diagram:

Resetting the Password

Step 1. Open the IP Portal first.   Select the device that needs to have its password reset.
Step 2. Select “Forgot Password.” on the bottom right corner.

Step 3. A new menu will now present itself. This is the password reset menu.
Click Export.   Remember: Export/Import Key must finish within a day. 

Step 4. Select Export and then designate the location the file will be saved to.

Email to:  

East          Support.NewJersey@LTSecurityinc.com

Central     Support.Houston@ltsecurityinc.com

West         Support.LosAngeles@LTSecurityinc.com

Step 5. Once you have the file. E-mail the XML file to LTS.

Step 6. LTS Tech Support will reply email with the unlock file.
You will need to download the attached file onto your personal computer.

 REMEMBER:  Export/Import unlock file must process in a day.

Step 7. Select “Import File” under Step 2. Select the browse icon next to find the file you received from LTS Tech Support.

Note: “admin” keyword in the password is forbidden.

Step 8. Create a new password for your device. Once complete, select “Confirm” to change it. You have successfully reset the password.

To learn more about all of the functions in the Platinum IP Portal, refer to the IP Portal reference sheets for more information.

More Reference:  IP Portal

If you haven’t installed the Platinum IP Portal program, click here to learn more.
If you are instead having issues with resetting your password, learn more here.
Before proceeding with the rest of this guide, please ensure that you have met the requirements below.

(Platinum) – How to Reset Password from the local screen?

There are two ways to reset the login password for the DVR/NVR.

1. Directly Reset it from the local console (DVR/NVR).
2. Reset the password from the local network (use the IP portal software) with PC.

1. Directly Reset it from the local console (DVR/NVR).

Here is how to locate the Reset Password window from the Local DVR/NVR.

We have two DVR/NVR Local Console Interface;    UI3.0 and UI4.0.
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Local Recorder – Earlier Model User Interface.   (3.0)
The Main Menu button is located on the Screen Bottom Left.  (Click picture to shows detail)

Go to the (3.0 Local Password Restore KB)

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Local Recorder – Newer Model User Interface (4.0)
The Main Menu is the blue banner on the Top of your screen. (Click picture to shows detail)

Go to the (4.0 Local Password Restore KB)

Platinum – Reset IP Camera to Factory Defaults

1. Disconnect the power supply or unplug ethernet cable from POE port.
2. Press and hold the reset button.
3. Keep holding the reset button and restore the power supply/plugin to POE port.
4. Continue to hold the reset button for a further 10 seconds.
5. Release the button and allow the camera to complete a restart/reboot.

UI 4.0 – Reset Login Password with PT cloud

How to reset login password with PT cloud

1. on login screen, click forget my password

2. select verified by PT Cloud

3. use LTS Connect app, select add device, scan QR code on local screen

4. verification code will be generated on LTS Connect app

5. input verification code from LTS Connect app on local screen then ok

6. input new password

UI 4.0 – Reset Login Password with reserved email

How to reset login password with reserved email?

Note: email has to be setup in admin user management page on local monitor

1. on local login page, select forgot password

2. select verified by reserved email

3. scan QR code from LTS Connect app

4. check reserved email for the verification code and input the code

5. input new password

UI 4.0 – Reset Login Password with Security Code

How to reset login password with Security Code

1. on login screen, click forget my password

2. select verified by Security Code

3. check the system date and look for the security code from LTS tech support (How can I get the Secure Code for Platinum NVR/DVR? – LTSecurityinc.com (zendesk.com)) then input the security code

4. input new password

5. confirm if want to duplicate password to channel default password

(Unbind PTCloud) – How to Unbind the PTCloud number?

Hello, there is a hold on all PT Cloud Unbinding Requests.

1 – If your DVR/NVR is running 4.0+ Firmware, and you have a mouse and a monitor connected directly to the DVR/NVR, go to the DVR/NVR, and go to the PT Cloud Settings (On some Units it is called Platform Access instead of PT Cloud) if there is an “Unbind” Button, click that button, and it should be able to unbind the device from the account.

if there is no “Unbind” Button, then try this other way

2 – Using a Mobile Phone or Tablet, first connect the Mobile Phone or Tablet to the same local network as the DVR/NVR, then using the LTS Connect Mobile APP, Scan the QR Code like you would normally to add a device, the APP will of course tell you that the device is already bound to an account, but there will be an “Unbind Device” Button on the APP towards the bottom of the page. Select that button, and give the APP some time to process the command.

Note – Not all DVR/NVR with 4.0+ firmware will have the “Unbind” Buttons on the Local Monitor PT Cloud / Platform Access Settings

Note – When using the “Unbind Device” Button in the LTS Connect Mobile APP, the Mobile Phone / Tablet MUST be on the same local network as the DVR/NVR

Note – DVR/NVR with 3.0- firmware will NOT have the “Unbind” Buttons on the Local Monitor PT Cloud / Platform Access Settings. 

(Config Tool) – Sapphire Password Reset with the QR Code

How to Reset Password thru the Config Tool software?

Require equipment:

1. PC
2. Smart Phone
3. Internet

Use Smart Phone scanning the QR Security Code to Reset the Password

Use this QR password recovery require the Recovery Email Address defined it first.

You need to install and run the Config Tool to reset the password

1. Go to the Reset icon section.
2. Select the Device and Press Reset (Green) button.
3. Press Agree button

1. You should see the QR code from this page.  Use the LTS Protect to Scan it.
   

    Scan QR thru the   Mobile app – LTS Protect 

   Use LTS Protect App.   (make sure SmartPhone and Device both are connected to the Internet)
   Go to Home > Setting > Password Security > Reset Device Password  (see bottom of the page)

2. After you receive the Recovery email, enter the Security Code
   
3. Put the New password
4. OK

That should do it.

(Sapphire DVR/NVR) – How to do the Password Reset from Local Screen

How to reset the password for the Sapphire DVR/NVR?

Require equipment:

1. DVR/NVR with Local Monitor
2. Smart Phone
3. Internet

Use Smart Phone scanning the QR Security Code to Reset the Password

Use this QR password recovery require the Recovery Email Address defined it first.

Click Main Menu

  Don’t user PattSaern to log in, switch to the User.

1. You should see the QR code from this page.  Use the LTS Protect to Scan it.
   

    Scan QR thru the   Mobile app – LTS Protect 

   Use LTS Protect App.   (make sure SmartPhone and Device both are connected to the Internet)
   Go to Home > Setting > Password Security > Reset Device Password  

   
   click Picture to enlarge it
   

2. After you receive the Recovery email, enter the Security Code
   
3. Put the New password you want to create.
4. OK

That should do it.

Sapphire – Reset IP Camera to Factory Defaults

1. power on the camera
2. press and hold the reset button for 10 seconds
3. the camera should reboot
4. the camera will now be factory reset to all default settings 

(Config Tool) – Password Reset with xml file

How to Reset Password thru the Config Tool software?

Please note: Not every Sapphire unit has xml reset option.

Required equipment’s:

1. PC
2. Internet

Install and run the Config Tool to reset the password

1. Go to the Reset icon section.
2. Select the Device and Press Reset (Green) button.
3. Press Agree button

OK to reset with xml

Send XML to your sales or tech support and  your sales or tech will send back to result.xml

Import result.xml

and reset password

Basic Setup & Adding Cameras (NVR) Amcrest NVR Troubleshooting

There are 2 types of NVR:

• PoE (Power over Ethernet)
• Non-PoE (this model has no Ethernet ports on the back panel)

Note: If needed, a PoE camera can be setup on a Non-PoE NVR. Please note, since the Non-PoE NVR will not have PoE ports available, the PoE camera will have to be set up on the same network segment as the NVR using a PoE switch or injector. For more information on how to set up a PoE camera, click here.

Power over Ethernet models is used when cameras, that also have the PoE specification, need to be powered by being directly plugged into the NVR’s PoE ports and do not require a separate power adapter to work.

A non-PoE model has no ports for cameras to connect to on the back panel but can add cameras with the built-in scan function that finds cameras connected to the same network. A PoE model can also use this scan feature, but additionally has PoE ports to power its cameras. The scan feature allows for compatible IP cameras to be added from the network whether they are PoE or WiFi.

For the purposes of this guide, the setup procedure will be divided between both the PoE and non-PoE NVR types. Each of these sections will have both a hardware setup and software setup portion.

For more information about what is included with your NVR, click here

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PoE NVR

Hardware Setup

1. Connect an Ethernet cable from your router to the back of your NVR. It will go into the Ethernet port in between the HDMI port and the PoE ports. Make sure the NVR is powered on.
2. Connect an Ethernet cable from one of the PoE ports on your NVR to your camera. This will confirm that it is powered on.
3. Connect a VGA or HDMI cable from the back panel of your NVR to a monitor or TV. Make sure that the monitor or TV is set to the correct input (e.g. VGA, HDMI 1, HDMI 2, etc.)
4. Connect the included mouse to a USB port on the front or back of your NVR.

Note: The network LEDs will start to blink on the back of the NVR when you properly connect the Ethernet cable from there to the router. Any PoE ports on the NVR do not have these LEDs. The same applies to the network LEDs that will begin to blink on the back of most cameras once they’re connected to an NVR’s PoE port.

Software Setup

     1. Please make sure NVR is turned on and then log into your NVR with your NVR’s login credentials. 

     2. Access the NVR’s main menu and go to, Camera in the Management section. In this menu click on the device Search option to search for your device on the network. 

     3. Click the Device Search button, and you can view the searched IP addresses at the top pane of the interface. Double click an IP address or check one IP address and then click the Add button to add the current device to the bottom pane of the interface. The system supports batch adding.

     4. Click the Manual Add button to add a device directly. Here you can set TCP/UPD/auto connection mode. The default setup is TCP.

Note: The manual add function is for Foscam, Dahua, Panasonic, Sony, Dynacolor, Samsung, AXIS, Arecont, ONVIF, and Custom. When the type is custom, you can input the URL address, user name, and password to connect to the network camera without selecting the network camera manufacturer. Please contact your network camera manufacturer for the URL address.

Non-PoE NVR

Hardware Setup

1. Connect an Ethernet cable from your router to the back of your NVR. It will go into the Ethernet port in between the HDMI port and the PoE ports. Make sure the NVR is powered on.
2. Connect a camera to your switch or another router port on the same network as the NVR and make sure it is powered on. The camera must be on the same network for the NVR to connect to it. 
3. Connect a VGA or HDMI cable from the back panel of your NVR to a monitor or TV. Make sure that the monitor or TV is set to the correct input (e.g. VGA, HDMI 1, HDMI 2, etc.)
4. Connect the included mouse to a USB port on the front or back of your NVR.

Note: The network LEDs will start to blink on the back of the NVR when you properly connect the Ethernet cable from there to the router. Any PoE ports on the NVR do not have these LEDs. The same applies to the network LEDs that will begin to blink on the back of most cameras once they’re connected to an NVR’s PoE port.

Software Setup

     1. Please make sure NVR is turned on and then log into your NVR with your NVR’s login credentials. 

     2. Access the NVR’s main menu and go to, Setting->Camera. In this menu click on the Device Search option to search for your device on the network. 

     3. Click the Device Search button, and you can view the searched IP addresses at the top pane of the interface. Double click an IP address or check one IP address and then click the Add button to add the current device to the bottom pane of the interface. The system supports batch adding.

     4. Click the Manual Add button to add a device directly. Here you can set TCP/UPD/auto connection mode. The default setup is TCP.

Note: The manual add function is for Foscam, Dahua, Panasonic, Sony, Dynacolor, Samsung, AXIS, Arecont, ONVIF, and Custom. When the type is custom, you can input the URL address, user name, and password to connect to the network camera without selecting the network camera manufacturer. Please contact your network camera manufacturer for the URL address.

How to Download a Recording from an NVR or DVR

The device will need a hard drive installed to view recorded events. The recordings can be downloaded using the Amcrest View Pro app if you would like to download the recording to a mobile device, the Amcrest Surveillance Pro software, or using a web browser like Internet Explorer.

Please note, some web browsers such as Chrome, Firefox, etc. may not be applicable in this process as it requires the use of a plugin if accessing from a browser.

Download a Recording Using Amcrest View Pro

For more information on how to download events using the Amcrest View Pro app, please refer to the information provided below.

Step 1: Open the Amcerst View Pro app and access your camera.

Step 2: Tap on the main menu icon (  ).

Step 3: Tap on Playback.

Step 4: Tap on the ( + ) icon.

Step 5: Select a channel that you would like to view and allow the recordings to load in the interface. Tap on the record type option to select a record type (All, Regular, Alarm, Motion, Smart) and tap Start Playback.

 

Note: Scroll through the playback timeline to select a specific time or event if needed.

Step 6: While the event is playing, use the manual record icon (  ) or the manual photo (snapshot) icon (  ) to retain the event to your app. If you are manually recording an event, tap the manual record icon again to stop the recording.

Note: All manually retained events will be saved into the My Saved Files folder located in the main menu of the app.

Step 6: Tap on the main menu icon (  ) again and tap on My Saved Files.

Step 8: Tap and hold the selected file located in the folder that you want to download.

Note: All manually recorded video events will be stored in the video folder (). If you took a manual snapshot, click on the snapshot icon (  ) to access the snapshot menu. If you would like to select all recordings, tap on the select all icon (  ).

Step 9: Tap on the download icon (  ) to download the file to your mobile device.

All any permissions requested to download the file. The file will then begin downloading to the photo/ gallery on your mobile device.

Download a Recording Using the Amcrest Surveillance Pro 

Recordings in the playback menu can be downloaded (exported) using the Amcrest Surveillance Pro software. To download the free software click here.

For more information on how to add a device into Amcrest Surveillance Pro click here

Step 1: Open the Amcrest Surveillance Pro software and click on Playback.

Step 2: Select your device from the device menu and click on the Time option to display the calendar

Note: If a recording is present the date will have a blue dot. Enter the start and end times of the recording and click Search.

The Event menu will display all events located on the microSD card for your selected device from the date range entered.

Step 4: Choose a recording from the records menu. Please note, if you do not want to trim the recording, click on the export icon  to begin downloading.

Trimming a Recording

If you would like to trim the recording before downloading it, click on the scissor icon (  ). You will notice a start and end duration displayed for the selected recording on the time bar. The first red bar will be the start time and the second red bar will be the end time of the event. Use your mouse to drag the red bars and modify them to a specified start and end time.

Click on the scissor icon again to begin exporting the file.

Step 5: Click on Browse to choose a destination folder for your recording, then click on the Export Format dropdown menu and select MP4. Click OK.

Note: Since the default format is ASF it is highly recommended to choose either AVI or MP4 to view your recording.

The recording will begin to download.

Once the recording has finished downloading, click on the Downloaded tab. In the Downloaded tab, click on the Folder icon to access the recording.

The recording can be played on the default media player of your computer.

Download a Recording Using a Web Browser

The Playback or Search menu allows you to view recorded data retained in the system. This includes recording types such as regular, motion detection, (MD), Alarm, etc.

Step 1: Open Internet Explorer, and access the web user interface (web UI) for your device. For more information on how to access the web UI, click here.

Step 2: Click on Playback or Search.

Step 3: In this menu, you will notice a calendar, if events are available for this day a small dot will be visible underneath the day. Select the date from the calendar and click on the File List option.

Step 4: Select a recording from the file list. Note the start and end times of the recording and click on the scissor icon.

Step 5: Enter the start and end time of the recording into the video clip (scissor icon) interface and click the Save icon.

Choose a path that you would like the recording to download to and click OK. The recording will download to your computer using the specified path.

How to Filter AI Recordings in the Playback Menu (AI NVR)

Standalone AI cameras may not be able to differentiate between AI record types. To filter and display these recordings it is highly recommended to use an Amcrest AI NVR that supports this function.

Amcrest AI NVRs utilize four record types in the playback menu, “Regular” (green) which supports 24/7 continuous recordings, “Alarm” (red) which displays external alarm events (if applicable), “Motion” (yellow) which displays motion detection events, and IVS (blue) which displays AI events detected by the system. Please note, if you are using face detection, the IVS record type maybe indicated in the playback menu with a “F” next to the IVS record event.

Note: To view AI recordings it is highly recommended to use the Smart Search option located in the AI menu. For more information on using the smart search menu, click here.

To filter between different recording types in the playback menu, use the record type selection banner at the bottom of the interface.

The device will be set to display all recording types in the file list. To display only AI recordings in the file list, deselect the All checkbox and enable the IVS checkbox only. Click on the File List icon to display the record types.

For more information on how to download the recordings, click here.

How to Use the Smart Search Menu (AI NVR)

The Smart Search menu allows the user to view and access AI events from a centralized location. For more information, please refer to the information provided below.

Viewing Face Detection Events

All face detection data retained by the system can be accessed via the Face Detection option located in the Smart Search menu. Enter a start and end date and time for the event and list any attributes of the event such as Gender, Age, Expressions, etc. that you would like to view in the Smart Search interface and click Search.

A display of all face detection data will be displayed along with facial attributes. Click on the event you would like to view, and a clip of the event will be displayed in the built-in player. Click on the play icon to view the event.

Viewing Face Recognition Events
All face recognition data retained by the system can be accessed via the Face Recognition option located in the Smart Search menu. A search by attributes or a search by picture can be performed. Searching by attributes will load all face recognition data found in the system whereas searching by a picture will filter and display only the faces chosen by the user.
To search by attributes, enter a start and end time of the event in the interface and then click Search.

The interface will display all face recognition data. To view the event, click on the event you would like to view then click the play button in the interface.
To view specific face recognition data by image, click on the Search by Picture tab located in the Face Recognition interface.
If searchable images are already uploaded into a face library click on Face Library and select an image from the interface, then click OK to begin a search. If you would like to add images locally click Local Upload and follow the on-screen prompts to upload images. A USB flash drive with applicable images (in jpeg format) can be used to upload images to the DVR if using the local interface. Once an image has been loaded, enter a start and end time of the event, and click Search.

Viewing IVS Events
Any IVS data retained on the system can be viewed using the IVS Smart Search interface or via the playback menu if an IVS schedule is set in the system.
To view IVS data using the IVS smart search interface, click on the IVS option located in the Smart Search menu. Enter a start and end time of the event and click Search.

A layout of all IVS events captured by the device will be displayed. To view the event, select the event from the interface and click the play button.

How to Access an Amcrest NVR in a Web Browser Using Internet Explorer Mode on Microsoft Edge

Internet Explorer Mode (IE Mode) is a functionality built inside the Microsoft Edge browser that will allow your device to function inside a traditional IE infrastructure. IE Mode is available in both Windows 10 and Windows 11 OS and is useful for devices or features that do not currently support javascript in other web browsers such as Chrome, Firefox, etc. For more information on how to view your device using IE mode inside Edge, please refer to the information provided below.

Step 1: Open Microsoft Edge and enter edge://settings/defaultbrowser into the browser

Step 2: In the Default Browser menu, click on the “Allow sites to be reloaded in Internet Explorer mode” dropdown menu and select Allow then click Restart to restart the browser.

Step 3: Locate the IP address for your camera (Amcrest IP Config tool, etc). Once you have the IP address for your camera, navigate back to the Default Browser settings menu and in the Internet Explorer mode pages section, click Add.

Step 4: Enter the IP address for your device into the Add a page prompt and click Add. The IP address you entered will be displayed in the Internet Explorer mode pages section.

Step 5: Exit out of Edge and open the browser. Enter the IP address you entered into the browser to load the device’s interface. You can now access the web user interface for your device using internet explorer mode, if any plugins are required please allow all plugins to view and access all camera functions.

How to Export and View Recordings From a NVR/DVR

This quick article will show you how to export and view any recorded events or videos located on your device.  This process will require the use of a USB flash drive. We recommend a flash drive with a minimum of 8GB to efficiently complete the process. For more information on how to export and view recordings, please refer to the information provided below.

Step 1: Log into the local GUI of your device.

Step 2: Click Playback.

Step 3: Insert a flash drive into a USB port on your device. 

Right click on the interface to exit the prompt.

Step 4: Click on the File List icon.

Step 5: Select which recording you would like to export from the file list and click the Save icon.

Step 6: Ensure the correct files are selected and click Backup.

Step 7: Select or create a folder in which the recording will be exported and click Start.

Step 8: Allow the recording or recordings to export and click Save.

Step 9: Remove the flash drive from the device and insert it into your computer to locate the .dav file. If you are having trouble playing back the .dav you can use the Amcrest Smart Player to play the file or you can use a third party video converting software to convert the file to a proper format.

Exporting a Recording Using a Web Browser. 

If you would like to export a recording in a web browser, access the web user interface (web UI) of the device using Internet Explorer or IE mode in Microsoft Edge. This process requires the use of a plugin in the web browser so a compatible browser is required for this process.

Step 1: Open the web UI and log into the interface using the username and password for your device. Allow all permissions to access the interface. Click on Playback.

Step 2: Click on the File List icon.

Step 3: Select the recording from the file list and notate the start and end times. Click on the trim icon.

Step 4: Enter the start and end time into the interface and click the Save icon.

Step 5: Choose a destination for the recording and allow the recording to be exported to the file destination.