Onvif Ip Nvr Setup

By Raymond Shadman

Hardware Setup 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. The utility will now scan the network for available IP cameras, select the Show ONVIF Devices Only option at top of window. Note: If the camera does not detect automatically in DS Quick Setup, use the 'Add Camera' button in top right corner and select ONVIF for the camera type. If you click the Setup Tab, the IP Camera Setup window will be appeared. INSTALLATION AND OPERATION (3). The NVR will set the motion area in the full screen. If the user wants to set the motion only for the speci˜c area, the user should set up the motion manually by accessing to the IP camera web.

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In this post, we list best practices for ensuring compatibility between IP recorders and IP cameras.

Unlike analog recorders, NVRs or hybrid/tribrid/multi-format DVRs (also known as XVRs) require compatible makes and models of IP cameras.For example, if using a Dahua NVR, it's a best practice to use Dahua IP Cameras in order to guarantee compatibility between recorders and cameras. If mixing brands, or if not using a stated make and model of listed IP camera, it's very possible that the camera's video stream won't display on the NVR. In some cases, the camera's video stream might be displayed, but other features may not work. The same holds true for VMSes (Video Management Systems) such as Milestone XProtect, which are essentially software-based IP management systems that are designed to accommodate numerous brands of IP Cameras, with certain limitations.

If not using the same brand of NVR or IP camera, the best practice is to match each device's corresponding Onvif profile. Onvif is a standard in the IP/Security world, which allows interoperability between IP security devices, even if they are branded differently. It's important to note that there are various profiles of Onvif. For example, LTS/Hikvision, ACTi, and KT&C are Onvif Profile-S. And Dahua and Uniview are Onvif 2 or higher. Can an Onvif Profile-S camera be connected to an Onvif 2.x recorder, and vice versa? It's possible, and the only way to know for certain is to test it. Although the odds of compatibility are going to be much better if the camera's Onvif profile corresponds to that of the recorder.

Testing the IP camera (IPC) involves:

1. Is video displayed on the NVR/VMS in H.264, H.265, MPEG4, MJPEG, or whichever other compression streams you are trying to use from the IPC?
2. If the camera supports multiple streams, are they all detected by the NVR/VMS?
3. Does the NVR/VMS record the IPC's stream on motion detection?
4. If the camera supports audio, does it work with the NVR/VMS?
5. If the camera supports on-board storage (usually a Micro SD slot), does it work with the NVR/VMS?
6. If the camera supports electronic optical zoom, or Pan-Tilt-Zoom (PTZ), can the NVR/VMS control the camera's zoom lens or PTZ mechanism?
7. If the camera is a panoramic fisheye (180-degree or 360-degree with no moving parts), then will the NVR/VMS support the de-warping of the camera's lens, so that you can view the camera in panoramic mode instead of standard fisheye mode with the black circles around it?
8. If the camera is a multi-sensor panoramic camera (such as the Arecont Vision SurroundVideo with more than one sensor inside the camera), will all sensors be displayed by the NVR/VMS?

There's at least an 30-60 minutes worth of testing involved per camera, after unboxing the camera(s) and properly setting IP addressing for the camera and NVR, not to mention return shipping to the warehouse if it's not compatible on all the features you want. For those of you who are bold enough to be buying directly from China, good luck returning those products to China, as Chinese Customs does not accept cameras to be returned for any reason be it warranty repair or exchange.

Most Onvif NVRs have list their Onvif profile, and most IP cameras from reputable companies list their Onvif profile. Do yourself a favor and choose compatible equipment. If you have multiple brands of Onvif devices, opt for using a professional VMS such as Milestone XProtect, providing that your cameras are listed in the VMS's compatibility list. If using a camera that is not listed in the compatibility list, try using the Onvif driver, and if that doesn't work, try the Universal driver (when using Milestone XProtect).

Here are general instructions to connect an Onvif IPC to an Onvif recorder:

1. Address the IPC using a unique IP address with the same subnet mask and gateway as the NVR/VMS. You will have to use the IPC manufacturer's software tool for addressing. For example, Dahua has ConfigTool. LTS uses Platinum IP Portal. Hikvision uses SADP. Uniview uses EZ Tools, etc.
2. Connect your IPC to a discrete/external PoE switch if it's a different brand than the NVR. For example, if using an ACTi IP camera, connect it to a PoE switch that is not the built-in PoE switch on the NVR, if one is present. Alternatively, connect a compatible external power source such as 12v DC or 24v AC, depending on your camera's specifications. In some circumstances, an NVR's built-in PoE will support other brands of PoE IPCs, but it is a best practice to use a discrete PoE swich to have better odds of compatibility.
3. For Tribrid LTS or Hikvision DVRs, go to Main Menu –> Setting –> Camera –> Channel Type in order to configure the channel type as analog (CVBS/SD), HD-TVI, AHD, HD-CVI, etc., and IP. IP cameras should be labeled at the end of the range of cameras. For example, on a 16 channel tribrid system, the IP cameras would be labeled as #16 and lower (in reverse order) if the number of IP channels is inclusive in the total number of cameras. If the number if IP channels is in addition to the total BNC inputs, then the IP cameras would be labeled as #17 and up.
4. To add a brand of IPC that is different than the brand of NVR/VMS, you will most likely not be able to use any of the NVR/VMS's bulk-adding utilities. Your best bet is to do a manual add, where you would specify the IP address, port number, user name and password. Select manufacturer: Onvif. NOTE: it is important to change the default user name and password of the IPC before you reach this step. If there is an option for TCP or UDP or both, use TCP.

For additional information on IPC integration, please contact your vendor for support.

Here we will show how to add a third party IP camera to a Uniview NVR. A third party camera is any other branded camera, basically any non Uniview IP camera. This method is useful and very convenient if you like the Uniview NVR but you still need to use other non-Uniview IP cameras. This tutorial will show step by step how to add such camera to a Uniview CCTV system.

Uniview offers a software named EZTools which can be downloaded from Uniview's website or from our download section. This tool can scan your network and find Uniview devices and third party devices as well.

Step 1. Install and run the tool. The software will scan your local network and list all the cameras located on your network. It also provides an option to load up any camera in a web browser. However, sometimes you need to install the scanning tool provided by the manufacturer of your third party cameras. Read the next step.

Step 2. Most camera manufacturers will make their own tool for finding cameras of theirs on the network. In this tutorial we will be adding a Dahua IP camera to the recorder so we used the Dahua 'Config tool' to find their cameras.

Step 3. After finding all of your cameras on the network you will need to change their IP address to match your networks default gateway. For example, the NVR's IP is 192.168.1.XXX, the camera's IP should be on the same format. Once this is done for all of your cameras, you can them move on to adding your cameras to the recorder.

Step 4. Adding your cameras can be done from the Uniview recorder directly and or from the recorder's web service. In our case we will add the cameras through the web browser.

Type the IP of your NVR on the url bar of your web browser and login using your username and password. Open the Setup page and navigate to the Camera > IP Camera menu. This menu is where you can add your cameras to the recorder, change the channel spots from built-in PoE 'plug and play' to manual add, and add your camera's IP address.

Check off one of the channels check boxes and then click the 'Modify' button at the top of the menu. In the opening menu you can change the 'Add mode' from Plug-and-play to manual mode. Type in your cameras current IP address, user name, password, and HTTP port. When adding a camera make sure to always select 'ONVIF' as the protocol. Consult this article to learn more about the ONVIF protocol.
Note: Extended Transmission is for Uniview camera only and should not be turned on for third party cameras.

Step 5. Once the camera information has been entered correctly click the save button to return to the added IP camera list menu. Night in the woods 1 0 (build 93) download free. Once returned to the menu click 'Refresh' at the top of the menu in order to check the cameras connection status.
The image above depicts three third party cameras that we have added to our Uniview recorder. The cameras we used in this tutorial were a Samsung box camera, a Dahua bullet camera, and a Hikvision turret dome camera. Remember that all these cameras use the ONVIF protocol.

Reasons why a camera may not connect

Sometimes the camera won't connect and there will be no live feed. We created a list with possible issues that may cause a camera not to show up online.

• The protocol was not set to 'ONVIF'.
• The camera is not ONVIF compliant. This method works if the third party camera supports ONVIF protocol.
• The IP address was entered incorrectly. Once again, make sure the camera's IP address and the NVR's IP address match, meaning they should be on the same network.
• The HTTP port was entered incorrectly. ONVIF uses the HTTP port to send the video feed to the recorder.
• The camera is not compatible with the recorder. This can sometimes be resolved by updating the recorder and camera firmware to the latest version.
• The network is not properly setup at the local level. This means that the IP address of any device could be on the incorrect subnet, the IP is conflicting with another device, or the network is not properly wired/connected.

Extra Information

When in the Camera > IP Camera menu the 'Quick Add' button will automatically scan the network and find IP Cameras on it. Most of the time, the third party IP cameras can be added into the recorder in bulk instead of manually typing in each cameras IP address. This menu will also let you check if the recorder can change a camera's IP address. If a camera does support this feature there will be a 'Config pencil' under the 'Edit' column.

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Final result

Onvif Ip Camera Setup

Below is the live view after adding the third party cameras. Make sure that their status is green (connected) and the recorder has pulled all of the camera's information. The first channel if the Samsung IP box camera, the second camera is the Dahua bullet IP camera, and the last camera is the Hikvision turret IP camera.

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