system configuration
in this chapter we will learn how to set general parameters of the system
in the general settings you can set the device name and number
set the language of the local interface
set the video format to PAL or NTSC, which will require the system to reboot
you can also set the main display resolution
the device will automatically set the resolution when you turn on the device for the first time
if only VGA monitor is connected the resolution will be set automatically to 1280 by 1024
if an HDMI monitor is connected the resolution will be set automatically to 1920 by 1080
if both VGA and HDMI monitors are connected
the HDMI will be the primary monitor and the resolution will be set to 1920 by 1080
in such case you will have to reduce the resolution manually in case the VGA monitor is not working well
once the resolution has been set manually the auto configuration is disabled
note that your screen must support the chosen resolution
after manually changing the resolution a confirmation window will pop-up
failing to confirm will revert the resolution to its prior setting
next is enable wizard
ticking it will cause the configuration wizard to pop up on each startup of the system
tick login automatically if you wish the system not to request a login password
it will be active until you will manually logout
check logout automatically and set the logout time
so the system log out of the system after the configured time duration
login and logout automatically cannot be active together
app live self adaptation is used for the provisioncam2 mobile app
disabling it will prevent the app from making any changes to the main sub stream resolutions
this will result in better performance on CMS and third-party applications
at the expense of lower performance from the app side
next setting is date and time
set the system time, date format, time format and time zone of the device
if the selected time zone includes DST, the DST of the time zone will be marked by default
you can manually set the system time or synchronize system time with network through NTP
you will find it under auto time sync
the default is manual which means that a device's time will be set manually
change it to NTP so the time will automatically be synchronized from the time server
note that the device must have an active internet connection for this feature to work
next is the layout settings
here you will be able to configure the layout of cameras and split views for sequence view
click on the plus button and choose a screen layout
afterwards drag the required cameras to the split windows
in DVR devices you will be able to configure monitor 2 in this interface as well
this will be used in case you choose spot for the CVBS output
the only split choice for spot is single channel
add as many windows as you wish
set the dwell time and drag the required camera to the window
note that not filling the cameras to the windows will result in empty view in live sequence view
now that we are done with the basic section, we will continue to the maintenance section
first is the log. set the type of events you wish to search for
click on the clock icon and set the start and end time for the search
once done click on search
after finding the log entries you searched, you can export it by clicking on export
next is factory default, it is used to restore the device to factory default
after confirmation the device will reboot
all configurations will revert to default. all information stored on the hard drive will not be lost
upgrade is used to locally upgrade the devices firmware
before upgrading download the correct update file from Provision-ISR website
the file extension for Ossia OS devices is .TAR .GZ
any other file extension will not be recognized by the system
the upgrade steps are as follows-
copy the upgrade software into the USB storage device formatted to fat32
insert the USB storage device into the USB slot of the NVR
go to the upgrade interface,
select the USB device in the device name drop-down list
and navigate to the path where the upgrade file exists
select the upgrade software file and click upgrade
the system will automatically restart during the upgrade process,
do not power off the device during upgrade
next is the backup and restore interface
you can backup the whole configuration of the device by exporting the file to an external storage device
you can recover the configuration to other devices from the same model as the origin device
by importing the configuration file to other devices
to export the configuration file insert a USB storage device formatted to FAT32 file system
select the USB device under device name
then go navigate the path where you want to store the configuration backup file
you can create a new folder if required
click backup set the file name and click OK to confirm
to import a configuration file insert a USB storage device containing a configuration file
the configuration file must be from the same model and firmware version as the exporting device
select the USB device under device name
navigate and find the configuration backup file and click recover
click ok to confirm
the system will reboot automatically and boot up with the restored configuration
now we will continue to auto maintenance
it is used for rebooting the device in specified times
by doing so you will ensure that the memory buffers and cache memory are always cleared and defragged
to configure it tick enable, set the days interval and the point of time during that day
it is highly advisable to choose a time where there is less chance for an incident to occur
during the auto maintenance procedure the device will reboot so recording will not be available
click apply
the next reboot date and time will appear in the interface
the last section is system information
you will have here all the information as it appears in the live view interface
please go to the live view chapter to learn more about this interface
this finalizes the system configuration