This is carried out within the Camera Management menu under the Setup Tab. Our testing took place with one of Aver’s own cameras and a third party ONVIF compliant product.īoth cameras were initially configured using their independent web browsers to set them to the correct network range and then ‘discovered’ on the network via the Aver recorder. With the unit basically configured and connected to our network switch, we were able to add some cameras to the system. Nevertheless, creating and formatting the storage array is a straightforward process. However, we found that our unit also gave options for RAID 5 and the configuration menu varied slightly from that described, suggesting the hardware to be a later version than the manual referred to. Having adjusted the time, date and network settings, next stop is to configure the HDDs within the storage configuration menu.Īccording to the reasonably detailed manual provided on CD, the unit recorder supports RAID 0 and RAID 1. Under system settings, there are sub-menus for system configuration (language, time, date, firmware etc) network settings and storage. Under the ‘Setup’ tab, a windows tree appears on the left of the screen allowing access to all configuration elements, (system, cameras, alarms, maps, etc.) of the recorder. The Aver GUI is simple to navigate and provides three basic tabs: Setup, Preview and Playback. Upon entering the default username and password, you are presented with the live viewing screen (‘Preview’ on Aver products). There is no installation wizard with Aver machine so the start-up process (which took around a minute) brings you directly to the login prompt. Once the HDDs have been installed (in our case, two 1TB) and a monitor and mouse are connected, the recorder may be powered and configuration can begin. Installation is simplicity itself, open a caddy door, slide in the HDD, close and lock it. Up to four SATA HDDs can be supported internally and the eSATA socket at the rear provides for additional external storage. The E5016H is supplied without any hard drives installed (a seemingly increasing trend these days) so these have to be specified at the time of ordering and installed as part of the configuration process. The remainder of the front is taken up by four lockable HDD caddies. Connectivity to the front of the unit is limited to two USB sockets for mouse and archiving use plus there are LED indicators for power and recording status. These include two 16-way connectors for analogue cameras (loop-through), a 16-way audio connector, two network connections, VGA and HDMI monitor outputs, eSATA, RS485, alarm inputs/outputs, microphone in/out, a single USB port and an IEC socket for mains power. Most of the connections are made at the rear of the product. The E5016H is a 16 channel hybrid video recorder with capability of up to 16 cameras of either analogue or IP format. Here we’re looking at two products from the Far Eastern manufacturer Aver, a recorder and a camera.
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