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Table of Contents

Initial Set Up
Naming Cameras ............................................................... 4
Checking Recording Schedule ............................................ 6
Motion Detection ............................................................... 8
How to Check Playback ...................................................... 10
How to Export File ............................................................. 12
Additional Set Up/Mobile Set Up
Remote Viewing P2P (Mobile Viewing) ................................ 15
Email Notifications ............................................................. 22
Push Notifications (Port Forwarding) .................................. 25
Advanced Settings
Password Reset .................................................................. 29
Recording Parameter Settings ............................................ 31
Digital Zoom ...................................................................... 34

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Initial Set Up

Naming Cameras

If you’d like to personalize your NVR with special camera names, please
follow these steps:

1. Open the Main Menu by hovering the mouse over the top of the screen and
clicking on the “Menu” button.

2. Click on the “Camera” option. Then click on the “OSD” option. (OSD stands
for On Screen Display )

3. Then click on the “Camera Name” field to edit the section. You can put
anything in this section, for example “Front Door”. Then click Apply at the
bottom right.

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4. To change your other camera’s names, click on the “Camera” drop down
at the top and select another camera. Be sure to click “Apply” at the bottom
before switching cameras to save your settings.

5. Right click twice to get out of the menu and now the Live View should
reflect your camera’s new name.

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Checking Recording Schedule
If you’d like to check how your cameras are recording throughout the
day, follow these steps:

1. Open the Main Menu by hovering the mouse over the top of the screen and
clicking on the “Menu” button

2. Click on the “Record” icon. Then click on the “Schedule” option.

3. Once in the Record schedule section, choose your camera at the top and
make sure the “Enable Schedule” box is checked. On the right-hand side,
select how you’d like to record throughout the week. Continuous will record
24/7, but will take up the most storage space. Motion will only record when
motion is detected within the motion detection areas.

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4. After selecting your desired recording type, draw a box on the sections
you’d like to change. The section should change colors to the desired
recording type.

5. You can have up to 8 recording sections on a single day. The sections are
divided by same color boxes next to each other, until the next color. Once you
are done with this camera, click apply at the bottom right.

Recording Types:
•Continuous: Will record 24/7
•Event: Will record when an “Event” was triggered. “Events” are special
features that certain cameras have, an example would be “Line Crossing” or
“Face Detection”. If you have a camera that supports any special features, you
can set them up within the VCA section of the NVR. In the Record Schedule
section, this option will only record when such “Events” are triggered.

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 •Motion: Records when motion is detected within the motion detection areas
that you have setup.

•Alarm: Will only record if an external alarm is triggered. (An external Alarm
is required with this, if your system supports it)

•M | A: Will record when motion is detected or an alarm is triggered.

•M & A: Will only record when both motion is detected and an alarm is triggered.

•None: Will not record at all.

*Notes: If you’d like to use Motion Detection as your recording type and want to check
your Motion Detection Areas, please see the Motion Detection Section.

Motion Detection

To check your camera’s motion detection and the motion detection areas,
please follow these steps:

1. Open the Main Menu by hovering the mouse over the top of the screen and
clicking on the “Menu” button.

2. Click on the “Camera” Icon. Then click on the “Motion” option.

3. Select the camera you would like to configure by selecting from the “Camera”
dropdown. Make sure the “Enable Motion Detection” box is checked.

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4. We can now draw our desired motion detection area on the camera preview.
Use the mouse cursor to drag and draw your motion detection areas. The
areas with the red grid will detect motion and will trigger your recording or
email notification. You can have any amount of areas created, or use the Full
screen button to make the entire view a motion detection area. The clear
option will remove all areas.

5. Once we are done drawing our motion areas, we want to make sure the
system will trigger your recording or email notifications. Click on the settings
icon. In the Trigger Channel section, make sure the correct channel is
selected that you are working on. It should match the Camera channel at the
top. In this case, it would be D1.

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 6. Then click on “Linkage Action” at the top. If you plan on setting up Email
Notifications make sure the “Send Email” box is checked. “Full Screen Monitoring”
will make the channel selected full screen when motion is detected.
“Audible Warning” will sound some loud beeps from the NVR when motion is
detected. “Notify Surveillance Center” will be used for push notifications, and
“Trigger Alarm Output” will trigger any external alarms you may have if setup
correctly. Once you are done here, click Apply at the bottom then click on
“OK”. After the box closes, click on “Apply”.

*Notes:
1. Motion recording will only work if your Recording Schedule is setup for
Motion Detection.

2. If you’d like to setup Email Notifications, please see the Email Notifications
Section.

How to Check Playback

If you want to check past footage that your NVR has recorded, please
follow these steps:

1. Open the Main Menu by hovering the mouse over the top of the screen and
clicking on the “Menu” button.

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2. Click on the “Playback” icon. Then click on the “Normal” option.

3. Once you are in the Playback menu, on the right-hand side, check the box
next to your desired channel to review. When the box is checked, you’ll notice
the calendar days will fill in with color, this represents recording for that day.

4. Double click on any of the boxes with color to start up playback from that
specific day. You can use the time bar along the bottom to navigate through-
out the day. You can choose other cameras or days at any point
going through this process.

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How to Export Files

To extract videos from your NVR Hard Drive please follow these steps:
(Please note that you will need a USB Flash Drive under 128GB for this
process)

1. Open the Main Menu by hovering the mouse over the top of the screen and
clicking on the “Menu” button.

2. Click on the “Export” icon. Then click on the “Normal” option.

3. In the Export Menu choose your desired channel at the top from the “D1-
D8” options. Then use the drop downs next to “Start Time” and “End Time”
to search for a specific time frame. Then click “Search” when all options are
filled out to your liking.

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4. The next screen will populate a few video files that are on your Hard Drive
based on the time you have provided. You can select one by clicking on it and
preview it on the right-hand side of the screen.

5. Once you have found your desired file, check the box on the top left of the
preview then click “Export” at the bottom.

6. The NVR will auto-detect your Flash drive and show its contents and folders. You
can export the file to the root folder or choose an existing folder to export to.
You can also create a new folder for your exported files, with the “New Fold-
er” option. To enter a folder just double-click it and it will populate that fold-
er’s contents. Once you are in the desired area, click “export” at the bottom.

7. You’ll have the option to export the video or the player. Choose your
desired export and click ok. You can always go back through step 6 and
export the video player after the video file.

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 8. Once you click ‘Ok”, the Export process will begin. Do not remove the USB
Flash Drive or turn off the power to the NVR. Once it is done, the file should
appear on the Flash Drive and you can now play it on a PC. You can either use
the player off the NVR or download VLC player online.

*Notes:
1. If the NVR does not detect your USB Flash Drive, be sure it is formatted to
FAT32 with a PC.

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Additional Set up/Mobile Set Up
Remote Viewing – P2P
To setup remote viewing on your smart phone, follow these steps:
(Before starting this setup, please be sure your NVR is connected to
your router/modem by an Ethernet cable)

1. Open the Main Menu by hovering the mouse over the top of the screen and
clicking on the “Menu” button.

2. Click on the “Configuration” icon. Then click on the “Network” option.

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 3. In the Network Configuration menu, we want to make sure the “Enable
“DHCP” box is checked.

4. Then click on “DDNS” at the top. In here, we want to make sure the “Enable
DDNS” box is not checked.

5. Then click on “Platform Access” at the top. We want to make sure the
“Enable” box is checked and make sure “Enable Stream Encryption” is not
checked. At the bottom, we also want to make sure your “Status” says Online.

- If your status does not say Online, right click back to the Main Menu and click on the
“Shut Down” Icon and click on the “Reboot” option. Once the system restarts, check
the “Status” under the “Platform Access” section.

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We will now go to the smart phone for the rest of the setup.

6. Go to the App Store and download LaView Net.

7. Open the LaView NET app. Click on the Menu icon tap LaView P2P.

8. In LaView P2P click Register.

9. Enter your email address and verification picture seen in color. The verification
picture will be to the right-hand side of the “Verification Code” field. You can
tap on the picture to generate a new code, if you cannot read the one you
have. In our example, it is “CMBL”. Tap “Get Verification Code” once you have
entered in all fields. An email with a verification code will be sent to the

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email address you provided. Create username and password after entering
your verification code.

10. Login using email/username and password you just created. Enable
“Auto-login”.

11. Tap the (+) icon to add a device to the account.

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12. Scan the QR code on top of the system.

- If your system is difficult to get to, or you do not have the QR Code sticker
tap on the manual add icon at the top right.

- Then we will need to go into the NVR’s menu to get the 9-bit Serial Number.
Go to Main Menu>Maintenance>System Info. In that menu, you will have a
“Serial No.”. You will only need to enter the last 9 numbers of the Serial No.
Do not include any letters. Once you have entered the serial number into
phone app, click “Search” and proceed to step 13.

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13. Tap the (+) symbol to add your system.

14. Enter the verification code found in Main Menu>Maintenance>System

Info and it will be the “Verification Code”

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- If you cannot find it within the menu, the verification code should be on the
label of your NVR. Located either on the bottom or side.

15. Tap on the newly added device.

16. Press “Live View” at the bottom and be sure to enjoy your LaView system.

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Email Notifications

To set up Email Notifications to be sent to you when motion is detected,

follow these steps:

1. Open the Main Menu by hovering the mouse over the top of the screen and
clicking on the “Menu” button.

2. Click on the “Configuration” Icon. Then click the “Network” option.

3. Then click on the “Email” tab at the top.

4. Then you will want to find the Outgoing SMTP Settings for your email
service. We will be using Gmail for now. The Settings are as followed:
- Enable Server Authentication checked
- Username: Your Email Address
- Password: Password for your Email, as if you were logging into your Email
account.
- SMTP: Outgoing SMTP address for your Email service
- Enable SSL/TLS Checked

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- Sender: Sender Name when you receive the email.
- Sender’s Address: Your Email Address
- Receiver: Name for who is receiving the Email Notification.
- Receiver’s Address: Email address where you want the Email Notification
sent to.
- Enable Attached Picture Checked
- Interval: 2s

5.Once all the Email Settings are entered click apply at the bottom.
- Gmail has another security step to go through, some emails do not have this
so please check with your email provider.

6. Using a computer, go to www.gmail.com and log into your account.

7. Click on the top right icon, then click on “My Account”.

8. Click on “Sign-in & Security”.

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 9. Once in the Security options, scroll all the way down and turn on “Allow
Less Secure Apps” Under the “Connected Apps & Sites” section.

10. Then go to back to the NVR’s Email Settings. At the bottom click on “Test”
and you should get a “Test Succeeded” Notification. If your test fails, please
check all SMTP settings from your provider and make sure the password is
correct.

11. The NVR will now send Email Notifications out from each channel that
has Motion Detection Enabled and the “Linkage Action” is setup for Email
Notifications.

*Notes:
1. If you want to check your “Linkage Action” settings, please see Steps 5 & 6
in the Motion Detection Section.

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 2. The SMTP settings should be very similar to other email services, but
stated in step 6, not all email services have the “Allow Less Secure” option. Or
it can be called something different, we recommend contacting your email
provider if you are having trouble finding this.

Push Notifications
If you’d like to setup push notifications to your phone, please follow
these steps:
(Please note: Push notifications will only work while you’re using Port Forwarding. If
you are only using our P2P service, they will not push to your phone. Please contact
your internet provided or router manufacturer for port forwarding instructions.)

1. For Push Notifications to work, your Motion Detection settings should all
be enabled and correctly setup. Please refer to the Motion Detection section
for in-depth instructions. At step 6 in the Motion Detection section, we want
to make sure each channel has “Notify Surveillance Center” checked. This
option is used for Push Notifications. Once this option is enabled for each
channel, and your motion detection settings are setup we will move to the
phone app, LaView Net.

2. Since we must use Port Forwarding, we will be adding your system via IP
Address. Tap the Menu icon on the top right then “Devices” and press the (+)
on the top right, choose “Manual Adding”.

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3. Now enter the following information to add your NVR:
a. Alias: Remote View
b. Register Mode: IP/Domain
c. Address: IP address shown under “Your IP” at www.canyouseeme.org. (Make
sure you are at DVR location for this step)
d. Port: 8000
e. User Name: admin
f. Password: DVR password
g. Camera No.: updates after “Save” on step 4.

4. Save on the top right.

5. Once you save, click on the “Start Live View” option that will appear at the
bottom.

6. Once you confirm that you can view your cameras, your NVR is successfully
added via IP Address. Now we will setup the push notifications.

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7. Tap on the menu icon on the top left and go to “Alarm” then tap on “Set
Alarm Notification” at the bottom.

8. Turn on the notification for the device needed.

9. When motion is detected, a notification will appear in the notification bar,

tap it to check on motion alarms. (New alarms are in red)

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10. Tap on the camera link icon to check the live view or the remote playback.

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Advanced Settings
Password Reset

If you have forgotten your password, we at LaView can help assist in

resetting it. Please follow these instructions to do so:

1. Hover your mouse over the top of the screen and click on the “Menu”
option.

2. For newer firmware, it will ask you to draw your pattern. If you do not have
the pattern, please skip this step. Click on the “Forgot My Pattern” option at
the bottom left.

3. You can now enter in the password you created when first setting up the
system. If you do not remember this password either, we can reset this password.
LaView will need some information off your system before we can reset the

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password. Double click on the bottom left hand corner of this screen.

4. A “Serial No.” and a “Secure Code” sections will appear. Use your smart
phone to take a picture of this screen as the LaView Technicians will need
this information.

5. Right click and the screen will disappear. Use the mouse to hover over the
top of the screen, then hover over the date at the top right. LaView
Technicians will also need this date to reset the password. Use your smart
phone to take a picture of this date as well.

6. Once we have these two pieces of information please visit www.laviewse-

curity.com/contact and send this information to our technicians through a
ticket. One of our technicians will generate a “Secure Code” for you to enter
in into the screen in steps 3-4. The system will now ask you to create a new
password or reset the password to 12345. If you are creating a new password,
the new password must be at least 8 characters and have letters and
numbers.

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 7. If you get a prompt asking if you’d like to duplicate the password to your
cameras, please select no.

Recording Parameters
The Recording Parameters section is used to modify the way each
channel is recording. This section is recommended for Advanced users,
to help modify the systems bandwidth/priority to each channel. The
default settings are optimized for performance and video quality of the
system and recordings.

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To access this Menu, use the mouse to hover over the top of the screen
and click on “Menu”. Then click on the “Record” icon, then the
“Parameters” option.

Here is a list of all the settings and what they are responsible for:

Encoding Parameters: Recording Type, Continuous or Motion Detection

Stream Type: Video or Video and Audio if you have a camera with a
microphone.

Resolution: The size of the video that is being recorded

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 Bitrate Type: Variable Bitrate will fluctuate the amount of data the camera
is using. When motion is low,the camera will only use minimal data and vice
versa. When the motion is high, it will use more data to create a smoother
picture. Constant will keep the data at the same range regardless of motion.

Video Quality: The system uses this as a guide for data usage when using
constant or variable. The better the picture, the more data will be streamed
through the motherboard of the system. High bandwidth could cause the
system to drop cameras offline.

Frame Rate: The number of frames per second being recorded. The higher
the frames, the smoother the video is. Full frame will use the max FPS for
that camera.

Max Bitrate Mode: General has presets of recommended bitrates. Changing it

will allow you to use any Bitrate you’d like.

Max Bitrate(Kbps): The maximum number of kilobytes that the camera can
use per second. The higher this number is, the more data the camera will use.

Max. Bitrate Range Recommended: The recommended range for kilobytes for
performance and quality. It is usually best to be in the middle.

Video Encoding: The type of encoding used when saving the video files. Ex:
H.264, H.265, ect.

Enable H.264 Zip +: You can use this feature if your camera supports H.264+
encoding.

The “More Settings” option has some other features for each channel.

Pre-Record: If using “Motion Detection” recording, this will tell the system to
record seconds before the motion was picked up as well as all the motion
detection. System defaulted at 5 seconds and can go up to 30 seconds.

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 Post-Record: If using “Motion Detection” recording, this will tell the system to
record seconds after the motion has stopped. System defaulted at 5 seconds
and can go up to 30 seconds.

Expired Time (day): The expired time is the longest time for a recorded file
to be kept in the HDD, if the deadline is reached, the file will be deleted. You
can set the expired time to 0, and then the file will not be deleted, otherwise
older file will be automatically be rewritten. The actual keeping time for the
file will be determined by the capacity of the HDD.

Record Audio: You can check mark this box if your camera has a built-in
microphone, and you want to record audio from it.

Video Stream: The default stream the system will record from. Main Stream
will be the highest quality stream to use for recording.

Digital Zoom

To use the digital zoom on your system, follow these steps:

1. Click on your desired camera view and a bar across the bottom will appear
with some options.

2. Click on the “Digital Zoom” icon and it will make the camera view full
screen.

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3. You can now use the wheel on your mouse to zoom in and out. The system
will zoom on your mouse cursor.

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