Page 3 - Table of contents
Instruction manual 3 Table of contents 1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................................................. 5 2 Nethunter basics ..................................................................
Page 5 - Introduction
Instruction manual 5 1 Introduction Since some time ago the CCTV market is in a technological changing process. CCTV systems have been based and nowadays are based on Digital Video Recorders, DVRs, with analogue cameras. Although the analogue cameras and DVRs are covering most of the market, there i...
Page 6 - Nethunter basics; Definitions
6 2 Nethunter basics Nethunter is an essential single-server video system managing IP cameras, NVR and Mitsubishi DVR, including full-featured remote access. Nethunter combines the CCTV knowledge of Mitsubishi with a new design focused on usability, making it an easy tool that mixes installation of ...
Page 7 - Nethunter Multiserver Monitor; Main Nethunter modules logo & icons; Multiserver Monitor:; Supported devices; DVR recorders; DVR recorder device
Instruction manual 7 Nethunter Multiserver Monitor This component is intended to monitor scenarios with more than one NHServer. Apart from device status, users can set event classification in order to be notified when specific events are received. Netunter control panel Startup application that help...
Page 8 - IP Cameras and IP Encoders; Description
8 IP Cameras and IP Encoders IP camera/device Description NM-C110 Progressive Scan with Full-Duplex Audio NM-C130FD 540TV Lines and IP66 Vandal-Proof NM-C150SD PTZ Dome with 18x Optical Zoom NM-VS100 4CH Video Server with High Resolution and Bi-Directional Audio IPE100 Mini domo IP camera with optio...
Page 10 - System architecture overview
10 System architecture overview Nethunter architecture is scalable and fully flexible, adjusted to any surveillance and video analysis business needs. Nethunter supports multiple clients, multiple DVR, NVR, NVVR and IP camera devices, plus other connected modules including display wall and multiple ...
Page 12 - Single client-server PC
12 On the following diagram, Nethunter is configured on a typical distributed installation with different network configuration options. Through the blue analog BNC connections analog cameras & devices are connected to a DVR or to a IP encoder device. The red ones are the IP network (LAN & g...
Page 13 - First steps; Nethunter installation
Instruction manual 13 2.4 First steps 2.4.1 Nethunter installation First of all be sure that the Windows® user has all Administrator permissions. There are some components that require administrative permissions. Run the Mitsubishi Nethunter installer. It is a self extraction file that includes all ...
Page 15 - Network considerations:; NOT SUPPORTED
Instruction manual 15 Network considerations: Nethunter is composed by different components that can run in different computers. You can refer to the following table to see which connectivity options you have for your network configuration, and which ones will be the recommended scenarios on your ne...
Page 17 - Devices configuration; Date and time; devices option; Network; NVVR input bandwidth = Camera bandwidth * Amount of IP cameras; NVVR total bandwidth = NVVR output bandwidth + NVVR input bandwidth
Instruction manual 17 2.4.4 Devices configuration Date and time All the system information is normally based to the operating system date and time. The DVR and NVR devices also include an internal clock and calendar that help the DVR scheduled tasks to run according the defined periods, and all the ...
Page 18 - DSL connectivity
18 On the other hand in the case of big installations it is recommended to use multiple network cards to diversify the traffic, isolate the recording flow from the display network consumption, or simply to increase the amount of supported cameras. Nethunter server is just a video proxy and central s...
Page 19 - Nethunter client functionalities; Login to Nethunter; When starting Nethunter client you must enter a; Main screen
Instruction manual 19 3 Nethunter client functionalities 3.1 Login to Nethunter When starting Nethunter client you must enter a Username and Password to enter the system. Each user can have different permissions in the application (see “users” section on settings chapter for more details). The Nethu...
Page 22 - Navigation components & toolbars; Explorer; Actions; Preset
22 3.3 Navigation components & toolbars 3.3.1 Explorer This component displays a navigation structure used in all the application to browse the different devices on the “logical” surveillance organization (the explorer structure is defined at the settings screen). This structure will show differ...
Page 23 - Splits
Instruction manual 23 3.3.3 Splits Selectable splits template for viewing video on the working area. The splits list is configured through the settings screen and is fully customizable by the administrator . This is considered a server component and any change will be visible for all the system user...
Page 24 - System monitor; This is the name of the live device that contains a specific camera.
24 3.4 System monitor Currently-connected devices are listed showing their status. From this view, the system connectivity health is immediately displayed and monitored. When a device is disconnected, the status text will be displayed in red text to make it easier to be identified. The devices list ...
Page 26 - Groups / Folders information
26 3.4.1 Context menu (right mouse button) A context menu is shown by clicking the right-button on any device in the list. The available options are: Remote control. Users can control dvr functions remotely. When this option is selected , the dvr front panel will be shown in the bottom of the scre...
Page 27 - Live; Delete camera. The selected camera is deleted from the split.
Instruction manual 27 3.5 Live This screen allows watching live video images (in real time) from any camera connected to the system. By some easy steps the splits working area can be populated with cameras. Some of the main functionalities include viewing cameras, “drag & drop” operations betwee...
Page 30 - Live context menu
30 In order to open the listen channel, users must select the option “Listen camera” in the Live context menu . When users don’t want to listen audio anymore, the “Stop listen” option must be selected. Refer to the specific device installation guide for getting the technical knowledge about how the ...
Page 31 - Icons when broadcasting audio
Instruction manual 31 3.5.6.1 Icons when broadcasting audio When any IP camera is broadcasting audio, it’s possible to show icons warning users about it. Beside them, the name of the camera is shown. In order to enable it, the value of an internal parameter has to be set to “True”. To do so, follow ...
Page 32 - Playback
32 3.6 Playback This section is used to play recorded video from any device (IP cameras in an NVVR, DVR or NVR). The screen layout is almost identical to the live one, with the capability to configure the splits layout and also to “drag & drop” cameras from the Explorer structure. You can “drag ...
Page 33 - Download. Opens the quick downloads window. Read the “
Instruction manual 33 Download. Opens the quick downloads window. Read the “ Quick downloads ” section for more info. This option can be enable or disable by using NH user rights. Reconnect DVR. Only available in Live. Disconnect DVR. Only available in Live. Restart IP camera. Only available...
Page 34 - Search & play controls; Playback control; Instant search”; “Show recordings”
34 3.6.2 Search & play controls The Playback control allows searching, zooming the playback time frame, navigating and playing forward and backwards any recorded video. The top level button controls are the same as a standard video or media player to allow seeking the video up to the beginning o...
Page 35 - DVR Speed adjustment
Instruction manual 35 3.6.3 DVR Speed adjustment In case of playing DVR recorded video, you can change the playback speed at your convenience by moving the slide bar. Depending on the DVR model, network speed and Nethunter playback layout and configuration, the video may play faster than real-time. ...
Page 36 - Scheduling
36 3.7 Scheduling Scheduling screen is used to program two different types of tasks in the Nethunter server. The scheduled tasks will be based on Nethunter server time activity. It is important to know that these downloads are scheduled at Client PC level. Each PC could have different scheduled down...
Page 37 - Time Synchronization (New time synchronization)
Instruction manual 37 3.7.2 Time Synchronization (New time synchronization) This utility synchronizes the DVR internal clock (date/time) with the server date. It is recommended to schedule a periodical time synchronization task for DVR devices. It’s possible to synchronize multiple DVRs in the same ...
Page 38 - “Pending”; : Tasks that will be executed one or repeatedly.; “All”; The time scheduling component
38 3.7.3 Scheduled tasks list content On the right hand there is a list of scheduled tasks. Each task has an entry on that list showing its main execution parameters and status. The schedule possible statuses are the following ones: ”Stopped”: means that it is not yet executed (for the first time)...
Page 39 - The download scheduling component
Instruction manual 39 3.7.5 The download scheduling component In the case of a new download schedule, this other component is displayed (similar to the previous one) but with different behavior: 1. Choose the execution type (single or multiple). 2. Assign a task name to identify the task on the task...
Page 42 - Downloads
42 3.8 Downloads A list of already-executed download tasks will appear on this screen. All the download tasks will be programmed from the Scheduling menu option (see previous section). The list of downloaded video appears in the working area. Each video has a brief description on the status field, s...
Page 43 - Nethunter exports viewer
Instruction manual 43 3.8.2 Nethunter exports viewer Once a video is exported, a small application called “Viewer.exe” will also be recorded on the destination device. This application will show the export name and description, the exported period, and a list of all the exported cameras with its cor...
Page 44 - Quick downloads; Events
44 3.8.4 Quick downloads This option makes easier to schedule a download. It’s launched from the context menu in Live or Playback whenever the user has rights to do it. After clicking the Start button, that download will be inserted in the Scheduling list, waiting for its turn. 3.9 Events All the co...
Page 45 - Devices explorer; Column titles
Instruction manual 45 It is possible to filter events by its different parameters: Devices explorer : You can select just one device, all the devices on a certain tree folder or choose to view the events of the full tree structure. Dates : Through the top filter it is possible to choose the Star...
Page 46 - NVVR
46 Export Exporting data will generate a comma separated values file with “csv” extension including all the events filtered on the screen. This file could be imported into multiple applications, including Microsoft® Excel. The exported file includes all the events information plus the related metada...
Page 47 - Field
Instruction manual 47 - RecordingModeChangedManual - RecordingModeChangedSchedule DVR / NV100 - All events associated with a camera. 3.9.1 Context menu (right mouse button) By clicking right mouse button on the playback split, a menu is shown with the same options as in Playback . 3.9.2 Real-time ev...
Page 48 - Settings; Nethunter users and permissions maintenance.
48 3.10 Settings The following menu options are available on the settings screen as a tabbed menu options. General settings This option has some general configuration parameters that will affect your client behavior , device parameters and aesthetic options. Users Nethunter users and permissions mai...
Page 49 - General
Instruction manual 49 3.10.1 General The following options are available from the General settings: Language Choose the language you would like to use on your Nethunter client PC. Delete events older than This parameter deletes those previously retrieved events, older than the specified days. DVR de...
Page 50 - AVI; is rendered in the video as a watermark. It’s the slowest method.; MKV; In both methods the codec used is:
50 When this check is selected, camera name will be displayed in the opposite side of the splits and other extra information will be shown in the upper side. Text resize factor Users can adjust text size by means of it. The more on the right side, the bigger the text will be shown. Joystick device U...
Page 51 - Real-time events disabled periods
Instruction manual 51 The “Manual connections” permission enables or disables the options “Restart IP camera”, “Connect DVR”, “Disconnect DVR”, “Connect all DVRs” and “Disconnect all DVRs” in the pop-up menu in Monitor. A user without this permission will not be able to perform all these actions. Th...
Page 52 - Replicate the Monday periods on the other days of the week
52 For each day of the week, it’s possible to set in what periods the real-time events will be received. There are two possible actions : Edit the periods for that day. When clicked, the following window is shown : The field “From” is the start time of the period. The format is hh:mm. Once the focus...
Page 56 - Maps; Adding cameras
56 3.10.5 Maps The maps configuration option gives the operator all the flexibility to navigate between maps in any direction, including recursive flows. This option allows adding cameras into a map with a simple “drag & drop” operation. It is also possible to change the camera icon orientation ...
Page 57 - Devices
Instruction manual 57 3.10.6 Devices This section is aimed to add and remove devices, and change local device settings. These settings are stored on the NHServer database and are used by NHServer to manage the devices. On the other hand, the settings shown in Remote configuration (see the next secti...
Page 58 - DVR; ST
58 3.10.6.2.1 DVR Some of the configuration parameters may differ between DVR models. Please, check the DVR users guide to clarify any parameter question or functionality behavior. Field Description ST EP1 IP address Neither type the new device IP address without spaces nor left side zeros. (correct...
Page 60 - IP cameras manual addition.
60 The second step is started when users click on the button “Next” on the first step. The following screen is shown. The following parameters have to be filled in. Field Description Check status interval Select the time interval between status check (3-99 sec.). By default 3. Live Bandwidth (kbps) ...
Page 61 - Options
Instruction manual 61 Options Description Show new cameras Checking this option, makes the system auto-discover all the IP cameras and IP encoders connected to the network. Add camera manually This option is used to add an IP camera manually. (see screen below) NVVR Cameras The IP Camera list. The a...
Page 62 - Replace camera option
62 Replace camera option We can replace new found cameras by cameras that are already added to the NVVR device easily. This action is usually performed when a camera stops working and we want to replace it but keeping all its recordings and configuration. When a camera replaces another one, the old ...
Page 63 - Alternatively, users can fill the NV100 connection data manually.
Instruction manual 63 3.10.6.2.3 NV100E Users can discover NVVRs on the network or fill in the connection data manually. By pressing the button “Discover”, the system automatically discovers the available NV100E devices in the network. In the following screen there’s an example with one NV100E found...
Page 64 - IP cameras with live proxy enabled auto-discovery.
64 the fields to fill when we creating a NV100E device are shown in the table below : Field Description ST EP 1 IP address Neither type the new NV100E IP address without spaces nor left side zeros. (correct: 192.168.0.10, incorrect: 192.168.000.010) Name Name of the NV100E Disabled Check this option...
Page 66 - Remote configuration; Button; Real-time events classification
66 3.10.7 Remote configuration Managing devices remotely from a client helps to configure any device with a centralized interface and a unique PC. Nethunter architecture does not allow the clients to have any direct interaction with final devices. Remote configuration allows you to load and save eac...
Page 67 - Events and categories
Instruction manual 67 3.10.8.2 Events and categories In this tab, end-users set the category for every event of each device. After clicking on any device, its available events will be shown in the list. After clicking on the event, the category is allowed to be clicked. When changed the category, th...
Page 69 - Groups / folders information; here
Instruction manual 69 Remote configuration : On the devices tree, the logged user will only see the granted recorders and those whose cameras are granted. Real-time events Only the events coming from granted devices to the logged user are shown. Only the granted cameras to the logged user are shown....
Page 70 - Nethunter server functionalities; Backups
70 4 Nethunter server functionalities Nethunter server (NHServer) offers some important management functionalities. Its options are shown when moving the mouse over the tray icon. WARNING Some Windows® versions don’t show any tray icon for applications started as a service. If that’s your case, stop...
Page 71 - Recorder Remote configuration
Instruction manual 71 5 Nethunter recorder setup (NVVR) 5.1 Nethunter recorder (NVVR) start-up Nethunter recorder (NVVR) is a Windows® process that can be started manually with the Nethunter control panel. The referenced recorder application is located by default in: C:\Program Files\ Nethunter\NVVR...
Page 72 - General NVVR configuration; Option; Cyclic recording
72 5.3 General NVVR configuration In this section we can configure all NVVR fields. See the table below for detailed information. Option Description NVVR Name This field is the name that any server will see when discovering new NVVRs. Recording path Path where NVVR recordings are stored. Recording d...
Page 73 - NVVR alarms configuration
Instruction manual 73 5.4 NVVR alarms configuration In this section we can configure NVVR Alarms. The main window of the “Alarms” tab in NVVR Remote configuration screen displays a list with all the created alarms in the NVVR. The alarms list contains generic information for each alarm in the NVVR (...
Page 75 - NVVR scheduling configuration
Instruction manual 75 5.5 NVVR scheduling configuration In this section we can configure NVVR Scheduled tasks. The main window of the “Scheduling” tab in NVVR Remote configuration screen displays a list with all the created schedules in the NVVR. The schedules list contains generic information for e...
Page 76 - IP recording disk space calculation; continuous; NVVR Events and errors; Event message
76 5.6 IP recording disk space calculation The following information is useful to calculate the amount of disk space necessary for your installation. This table is based in one IP camera in movement, recording in continuous mode with different parameters that may affect the compression and disk spac...
Page 77 - The following errors don’t trigger any event.; Message
Instruction manual 77 SystemShutdown (SYS-02) System event Information about the system. SystemStart (SYS-03) System event Information about the system. SystemStop (SYS-04) System event Information about the system. SystemSettingsChanged (SYS-05) System event Name of the configuration parameter and ...
Page 80 - NVVR additional modules
80 5.8 NVVR additional modules The NVVR device allows additional software to interact with it through its own API. In order to be able to use any additional module, a “Third-party integrators” license is needed.
Page 81 - Servers and devices tree; Connect; : Tries to establish the connection to that NHServer. This; Start NHClient; : NHClient is launched,but with the Settings option; Remove real-time events configuration
Instruction manual 81 6 Nethunter Multiserver Monitor This module is able to monitor more than one NHServer. It’s suitable for multiserver architectures. However, it has some limitations so it can’t replace NHClient for the main admin tasks. WARNING At start-up, this module retrieves information fro...
Page 83 - Devices information list; Monitor; Default server port; : Same setting as in Settings; Language; : Choose the language you would like to use.
Instruction manual 83 6.2 Devices information list This list shows devices information such as its server, name, ip address, location in the tree, live status, play status, recording state and the number of real-time events received. It is very similar to the option Monitor in NHClient. The pending ...
Page 84 - Servers; Remove selected server; : The selected server and all its configuration is removed.
84 6.4.2 Servers NHServers can be added or removed in this tab. Moreover, a list containing all previous added servers is shown. Add new server : A new window is shown where all data for the new server can be updated. Users must fill in a name, the ip and the port. The button “Test connection” will ...
Page 85 - classification
Instruction manual 85 6.4.3 Real-time events In this tab, all real-time events settings can be configured. It’s very similar to the option “ Real-time events classification ” in Settings General in NHClient. The only difference is that the action “Show real-time live video” is not present here. Pl...
Page 86 - Appendixes
86 7 Appendixes 7.1 DVR resolutions according to the “DVR Decompression Size” parameter DVR M ODEL V ERY S MALL S MALL M EDIUM L ARGE 400 84x137 168x275 337x550 674x550 950/2500 84x142 169x284 339x568 678x568 4509/4516/5000 86x71 173x143 347x286 694x572 304/308/5716/TL4 Does not affect.
Page 87 - Hardware requirements (IP Cameras system); Common requirements; HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS
Instruction manual 87 7.2 Hardware requirements (IP Cameras system) The table below shows the hardware requirements (only on IP installations) needed for a Nethunter security system. Read it as a general guideline because there are many other aspects to take into consideration as bitrate, fps, if an...
Page 89 - Installation use cases & recommendations; Installation type; Recommended
Instruction manual 89 7.3 Installation use cases & recommendations Installation type Minimum recommended hardware Small IP/DVR installation 1 to 4 IP cameras and/or 1 Mitsubishi DVR Single PC, server + client architecture Intel Core 2 Duo 2 Gb RAM Standard graphics card with 256 Mb video memory....
Page 90 - Network requirements. Bandwidth calculation; Bandwidth calculation; Internet
90 7.4 Network requirements. Bandwidth calculation Internet B = C am era bit rat e (k bps ) B T = Bandw idt h needed bet w een c am eras and N VVR B W L AN = Bandw idt h needed bet w een Serv er & C lient s n = # of c am eras rec ording k = # of c am eras doing liv e m = # of c lient s c onnec t...
Page 91 - Installation example; Installation example
Instruction manual 91 B=1500kbps BW Up * =84000kbps Internet BW Up ** =8000kbps BW Dow n =42000kbps BW Dow n =50000kbps B=1000kbps Installation example * Co n si dering 2 remo te cl i ents d oing l i ve an d p l ay o f al l cameras ** Co n si dering 1 remo te cl ient d oi ng l ive an d p lay o f al ...
Page 92 - Notes; DVR management
92 8 Notes 8.1 DVR management 8.1.1 DVR connection & Nethunter ports limitation Due to memory limitation, NHServer is not able to connect unlimited dvrs. Each dvr model has different memory requirements. Ask for help to your Mitsubishi distributor to manage more than around 100 dvrs. 8.1.2 On-De...
Page 93 - IP Camera settings; Database backups between different NH versions; without; deleting the database.; Performance under high CPU consumption conditions
Instruction manual 93 8.3 Devices 8.3.1 IP Camera settings There is one parameter on the IP camera configuration that is not compatible with Nethunter. On the Video settings section, keep the parameter Profile to the default value “Simple Profile” in order to have the system working correctly. If th...
Page 94 - NVVR maintenance advices; The PC where the NVVR is running mustn’t be closed abruptly.; Special scenario : two NHServers connected to the same NVVR; adding; Automatic dvr reconnection
94 8.6 NVVR maintenance advices The NVVR is a video recording system. Due to the importance of the stored data, users should follow some steps to keep the system in good conditions : The PC where the NVVR is running mustn’t be closed abruptly. The NVVR process mustn’t be closed abruptly. The h...
Page 95 - – Close and save the file NHIPserver.exe.config; Auto log-off after an inactivity period; Activate the secure logon in Windows
Instruction manual 95 1 – Stop NHServer 2 – Open the file NHIPserver.exe.config by using any text editor. This file is saved in the NH installation folder 3 – Change the value of the parameter “MitsubishiPortReconnectionManagerEnabled” to “False” 4 – Close and save the file NHIPserver.exe.config 5 –...
Page 97 - Two NVVRs in the same remote site; adding the NVVR
Instruction manual 97 8.10 Two NVVRs in the same remote site Note : This information is intended to be followed only by advanced technicians. If the NHServer and the NVVRs are installed in the same LAN, no especial configurations are needed. However, if there is a WAN between both modules and there ...
