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and some 3rd

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Computer installed with

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Server through GV-Mobile Server

party IP cameras that adhere

to RTSP, ONVIF or PSIA

Wired Network

Wireless Network

Quick Start Guide

GV-IP Decoder Box and GV-Pad

V1.02

Thank you for purchasing GV-IP Decoder Box and GV-Pad. This guide is designed to
assist the new user in getting immediate results from the GV-IP Decoder Box and
GV-Pad. For advanced information on how to use the GV-IP Decoder Box and GV-Pad,
please refer to

GV-IP Decoder Box and GV-Pad User's Manual

on software DVD.

Note: no SD/SDHC card slot or local storage function in Argentina

Introduction

Welcome to the

GV-IP Decoder Box / GV-Pad Quick Start Guide

. In the

following sections, you will learn about the basic configuration and features
of the GV-IP Decoder Box / GV-Pad. For a detailed user’s manual, see

GV-IP Decoder Box and GV-Pad User’s Manual

on software DVD.

2012/05

English

DBV102-QG-A

GV-IP Decoder Box

The GV-IP Decoder Box / GV-Pad is compatible with:
1. Most GeoVision IP devices (of the indicated firmware versions) using

H.264 codec

2. GV-SD200 using H.264 codec through ONVIF
3. Third-party IP devices that support H.264 and adhere to RTSP, ONVIF

or PSIA.

To decode and display

non-H.264

IP channels or

analog

channels,

connect the devices to GV-System and access them through GV-Mobile
Server. The supported devices are listed below.

Supported Devices Connected to GV-System

Analog cameras

All models of GeoVision IP cameras, GV-Video Server, GV-Compact DVR,
GV-IP Speed Dome, GV-Smart Box and GV-DSP LPR

11 brands of third-party IP cameras. For detail, see

http://www.geovision.com.tw/english/4_21.asp

Supported GeoVision IP Devices
Device Type
Box Camera

Bullet Camera

Cube Camera
Fixed Dome
Vandal Proof IP Dome
Mini Fixed Dome

PT Camera
PTZ Camera
Speed Dome

IMPORTANT:

The connected GeoVision and third-party channels must be set with

H.264 codec to be compatible.

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GV-IP Decoder Box × 1

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AC/DC adapter × 1 (12 V, 3 A, 36 W)

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Software DVD x 1

Compatible Devices

GV-IP Decoder Box

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GV-Pad × 1

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Magnetic hinge x 1

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AC/DC adapter × 1 (12 V, 3 A, 36 W)

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Software DVD x 1

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IR remote control × 1

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Power cord x 1

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GV-IP Decoder Box / GV-Pad

Quick Start Guide

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IR remote control × 1

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Screw x 4

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Power cord x 1

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GV-IP Decoder Box / GV-Pad

Quick Start Guide

GV-Pad

Packing List

Models
GV-BX110D
All models (except GV-BX110D)
GV-BL110D
All models (except GV-BL110D)
All models

GV-MFD110
All models (except GV-MFD110)
GV-PT110D
GV-PTZ010D
GV-SD010
GV-SD200

Firmware Versions
V1.08 or later
V1.06 or later
V1.08 or later
V1.06 or later
V1.06 or later

V1.08 or later
V1.06 or later
V1.08 or later
V1.08 or later
V1.02 or later
V1.0 or later

Supported GeoVision IP Devices
Device Type
Video Server

Compact DVR

Models
GV-VS04H
GV-VS11
GV-VS12
GV-Compact DVR V3 series only

Firmware Versions
V1.04 or later
V1.0 or later
V1.05 or later
V1.0 or later

Overview

Front View

GV-IP Decoder Box

Optional accessories can expand the capabilities and versatility of your
GV-IP Decoder Box / GV-Pad. Contact your dealer for more information.

Description
For GV-IP Decoder Box only.
Used to mount GV-IP Decoder Box on
wall.
For GV-IP Decoder Box only.
Used to mount GV-IP Decoder Box on
the back of a VESA monitor.

The GV-Joystick facilitates focusing,
zooming, panning, tilting of GeoVision
and third-party PT, PTZ and Speed
Dome cameras on GV-IP Decoder
Box / GV-Pad.
The GV-WiFi USB adapter is a
plug-and-play device that provides
wireless connectivity to GeoVision IP
devices. The GV-WiFi USB Adapter
complies with IEEE802.11 b/g/n (Draft
3.0) standards for wireless networking.

Device
Wall Mount Kit

VESA monitor
mount kit

GV-Joystick

GV-WiFi USB
Adapter

Options

1 2

Name
LED Indicators

USB

Default

SD Card Slot

No.
1

Function
The

green

LED indicates the system is ready

for use.
The

red

LED indicates the power is supplied.

Connect to a GV-Joystick, a USB storage device
or a GV-WiFi USB adapter.
Built-in IR receiver to receive the IR signals from
the IR remote control.
Reset the GV-IP Decoder Box to the default
factory settings. Use a pin to press the button
until the green LED fades. This will take about
10 seconds. The system will then reset and
reboot itself shortly.
Connect to an SD card for local storage of
snapshot and firmware upgrade.

Back View

4 5

Name
Network
HDMI
VGA
Power OFF/ON
DC 12V

No.
1
2
3
4
5

Function
Connect to the network.
Connect to an HDMI supported display device.
Connect to a VGA monitor.
Switch the power on or off.
Connect to power by using the supplied power
adapter.

Note:

The SPDIF and L/R ports are not functional.

Name

SD Card Slot

USB

LED Indicators

Network

No.

Function

Connect to an SD card for local storage of
snapshot and firmware upgrade.

Connect to a GV-Joystick, or to a USB storage
device or a GV-WiFi USB Adapter.

The

green

LED indicates the system is ready

for use.
The

red

LED indicates the power is supplied.

Built-in IR receiver to receive the IR signals from
the IR remote control.

Connect to the network.

Right Panel View

GV-Pad

2
3

Name
MENU

ENTER

UP
DOWN
LEFT

RIGHT

STAND BY

Power OFF/ON
DC 12V

No.
1

3
4
5

8
9

Function

●

Switch to the setup menu.

●

Load default: Press for 10 seconds to load default

settings.

●

Save settings in the Setup Menu.

●

Display selected channels.

Move the cursor up.
Move the cursor down.

●

Move the cursor left.

●

Unselect a channel on the Device List.

●

Move the cursor right.

●

Select a channel on the Device List.

Press to enter the Standby mode. In the standby mode,
the screen turns off to minimize power consumption.
Press the key again to enter the ON mode.
Switch the power on or off.
Connect to power using the supplied power adapter.

Left Panel View

1
2
3

5
6
7
8
9

The IR Remote Control

10
11

Name
Power
Numeric /
Alphabetical /
Punctuation
Marks keys
Back
Arrow

REC
Loop Start /
Stop

No.
1
2

3
4

5
6

Function
Turn on or off the GV-IP Decoder Box / GV-Pad.
Enter numbers, alphabets or punctuation marks.

Back to the previous page in the Setup Menu.

●

Move up, down, right and left in the Setup Menu.

●

Right arrow key: select a channel on the Device List.

●

Left arrow key: unselect a channel on the Device List.

Capture a snapshot.

●

Start or stop sequential display.

●

Display and fix at a channel: press the

Loop Start /

Stop

key, a numeric key and

to display and fix at

the selected channel. Press

and

to return to the

last displayed channel.

Name

Shift

INFO

No.

Function

Switch to the setup menu.

●

Save settings in the Setup Menu.

●

Display selected channels.

Switch among the 8 resolutions.
1. Press the Shift key. The Green LED on the
  front panel flashes.
2. Press No. 0 - 7 for the desired resolution
  within 30 seconds.
  0 : VGA_640 x 480
  1 : VGA_1024 x 768
  2 : VGA_1280 x 768
  3 : VGA_1366 x 768
  4 : HDMI_480p
  5 : HDMI_720p
  6 : HDMI_1080i
  7 : HDMI_1080p
Note after the resolution is configured, the green
LED will fade and GV-IP Decoder Box / GV-Pad
will reboot automatically.

Shows the camera name and total number of
cameras under display.

Scan for available Access Points or wireless
stations when wireless network is selected.

POWER

BACK

PAGE

DOWN

PAGE

MUTE

CANCEL

REASE

CTRL

CH1

CH2

CH3

CH4

REC

ZOOM

INFO

SHIFT

abc

def

jkl

ghi

mno

VOL

tuv

pqrs

-/--:

wxyz

Note:

The Shift key is only functional for GV-IP Decoder Box.

1. Connect a display device to VGA connector or HDMI connector for

video output.

2. Connect the device to LAN.

A. For wired network, connect to a standard network cable.
B. For wireless network, insert a Wi-Fi USB adapter.

3. Connect to power using the supplied power adapter.
4. Turn the Power switch to ON.

1. Connect the device to LAN.

A. For wired network, connect to a standard network cable.

B. For wireless network, insert a Wi-Fi USB adapter.

2. Connect to power using the supplied power adapter.

3. Turn the Power switch to ON.

Continued on the reverse

Connection

GV-IP Decoder Box

GV-Pad

Note:

1. The GV-IP Decoder Box can only be connected to one display

device through the HDMI or VGA connector.

2. The default video output is set to VGA with 1024 x 768 resolutions.

If you use an HDMI monitor, be sure to configure the output type. To
change the default setting or configure the output type, see

3.5

Configurging the Accout, Storage and Output Type

in the

GV-IP

Decoder Box and GV-Pad User’s Manual

on software DVD.

1. Select the icon, select

LAN

Setting

and press

2. Select

in the DHCP section

and enter a fixed IP address,
subnet mask and DNS and
gateway.

3. Press

to save the settings.

When the device is connected to
the Internet, the IP address will
be shown in the

Connected IP

field.

Configuring the Basics

After you have installed and connected the necessary cables, you are ready
to configure the IP address, ID and password. The default IP address, ID
and password of GV-IP Decoder Box / GV-Pad are as below:

Wired Network Connection

If you have connected your device for a wired network connection, by
default, the device will be

automatically assigned an IP address

by the

DHCP server without further settings. To change the IP address to a fixed
one, follow the steps below.

Wireless Network Connection

A GV-WiFi USB Dongle is required to connect the device to wireless
network. Follow the steps below to establish a wireless network
connection.

Note:

The GV-IP Decoder Box / GV-Pad only supports dynamic IP

address assignment (DHCP) in a wireless network.

1. Select the icon, select

WLAN Setting

and press

2. Press the

Search

button to scan

for available Access Points /
wireless stations.

3. Select an Access Point / wireless

station in the

ESSID

field and

complete the settings below.

4. Press

to save the settings and connect to wireless LAN. When the

device is connected to the Internet, the IP address will be shown in
the

Connected IP

field.

●

ESSID

: Shows the name of the Access Point. Press the left and

right button to select an Access Point.

●

Quality

: Shows the connection quality on a scale of 1 to 100 with

100 being the highest quality.

●

AuthMode

: Select WEP Auto or WPAPSK according to the

encryption setting of the Access Point.

●

EncryMode

: Select the Encryption Mode according to the

encryption setting of the Access Point.

●

Password

: Type a password to match the Access Point. You can

type up to 26 characters.

Default Settings
IP Address

ID & Password
(for logging in GV-GV-IP Decoder Box
/ GV-Pad from GV-IP Device Utility)
ID & Password
(for connecting GV-IP Decoder Box /
GV-Padand GV IP devices)

Randomly assigned by the DHCP
server
admin / admin

admin / admin

Setting Up the Network

1. Be sure your GV IP devices:

2. Select the icon and press

. The GV IP devices under the

same LAN will appear on the Device List.

●

are under same LAN with the GV-IP Decoder Box / GV-Pad.

●

have the same ID and password set on the GV-IP Decoder Box /

GV-Pad for IP channel connection. For detail, see Configuring the
ID and Password,

4. Configuring the Basics,

in the

Quick Start

Guide

●

have the same VSS port with the NVR port of the GV-IP Decoder

Box / GV-Pad. The defualt value is

10000

For logging in GV-IP Decoder Box / GV-Pad

Displaying Channels from GV IP Devices

Use the search feature on GV-IP Decoder Box / GV-Pad to display
channels of GV IP devices installed under the same LAN.

Note:

The GV-IP Decoder Box / GV-Pad can decode a total of 64

channels from GeoVision and third-party IP devices.

1. On the main menu, select the icon and press

. This window

appears.

For connecting GV IP devices

1. On the main menu, select the icon and press

. This window

appears.

2. Type the ID and password and press

to confirm. The maximum

number of characters is 15.

2. Type the ID and password and press

to confirm. The maximum

number of characters is 14.

Configuring the ID and Password

3. To move the cursor (shown in yellow), press the up and down arrow

keys. To select a channel, press the right arrow key (shown in red).

4. Press the

key, the selected channels will be displayed.

To add third-party IP channels, see

6. Displaying Channels Using GV IP

Device Utility

in the

Quick Start Guide

To access the channels connected to GV-System, see

2.6 Displaying

Channels from GV-Mobile Server

GV-IP Decoder Box and GV-Pad

User’s Manual

on software DVD.

Note:

1. When the system idles over 30 seconds or resumes after power

interruption, the GV-IP Decoder Box / GV-Pad will automatically
display channels based on the last successful settings.

2. Every time when the search function is performed, any

channels selected previously on the Device List will be unselected.

1. Make sure your GV IP devices, GV-System or third-party IP devices

are under same LAN with the GV-IP Decoder Box / GV-Pad.

2. Install the GV IP Device Utility in a computer under the same LAN

with GV-IP Decoder Box / GV-Pad. Run the GV IP Device Utility. It will
automatically search for all the channels from GV IP devices and from
GV-System under the same LAN.

3. Click on the IP address of your GV-IP Decoder Box / GV-Pad and

select

Connect Setting

. This dialog box appears.

4. Type the ID and password of your GV-IP Decoder Box / GV-Pad and

click

. For detail, see

Configuring the ID and Password

Configuring the Basics

in the

Quick Start Guide

. The Video

Connection Setting window appears.

Displaying Channels Using GV IP Device Utility

You may use the GV IP Device Utility to add channels from GV IP devices,
GV-Mobile Server and third-party IP devices that adhere to RTSP, ONVIF
or PSIA. The GV IP Device Utility is available on software DVD.

IMPORTANT:

To connect to GV-Mobile Server channels, make sure

you have run and configured the GV-Mobile Server. For setup details,
see

2.6 Displaying Channels from GV-Mobile Server

GV-IP Decoder

Box / GV-Pad User’s Manual

on Software DVD.

5. To connect to a GV IP device or device from GV-System, use the

right

button to add the device to the Connection Information

column.

6. Right-click the added channel, select

Edit

and type the username and

password of the channel to log in. By default the login username and
password both are

admin

in all GV IP devices.

7. To add a third-party IP camera, follow the steps below.

A. Click

Tool

on the left corner of the Video Connection Setting

window, and select

Add Camera

. This dialog box appears.

B. Type the IP address, user name and password of the device.

C. Select

Protocol

for Brand and one of the following protocol for

Device Name. Type the RTSP command if required. Refer to your
third-party IP camera’s manual for this information.

▪

ONVIF

: Select this protocol if your camera adheres to ONVIF.

▪

PSIA

: Select this protocol if your camera adheres to PSIA.

▪

RTSP over HTTP:

The RTSP protocol uses an HTTP port for

data streaming from the IP camera.

▪

RTSP over TCP:

The RTSP protocol uses a TCP port for data

streaming from the IP camera.

▪

RTSP over UDP:

The RTSP protocol uses a UDP port for data

streaming from the IP camera.

D. For

ONVIF

and

PSIA

, modify the Port to

, else keep the port in

default.

E. Click

. The camera is added to the list.

8. Use the

and

down

buttons to move the added channels

up and down the Connection Information list. The channels will be
displayed according to this order.

9. Click

Save

. The cameras on the Connection Information column will

be updated to the GV-IP Decoder Box / GV-Pad and displayed on the
monitor.

1. On the main menu, select and select the inserted storage device

in the

Storage

field.

2. Press the key to capture the image. A camera icon appears at

the top right corner of the monitor and 3 consecutive snapshots will be
taken and saved to the inserted storage device.

●

you have at least 30 MB of space on your storage device.

●

you have inserted a USB drive or SD card for storage.

●

the storage type is correctly configured.

Taking a Snapshot

The security administrators can capture images when events occur.
Snapshot images are automatically saved to an inserted storage device
such as a USB drive or SD card in JPEG format.

Before you start, be sure:

Otherwise, the error icon appears when attempting to capture an
image.

REC

9F, No. 246, Sec. 1, Neihu Rd., Neihu District, Taipei, Taiwan

Tel: +886-2-8797-8376 Fax: +886-2-8797-8335

support@geovision.com.tw

http://www.geovision.com.tw

1. Copy the firmware file to the root folder of a USB storage device or a

SD card.

2. Connect the USB drive or SD card to the GV-IP Decoder Box /

GV-Pad.

3. On the setup menu, select and press

. This window appears.

4. In the

Firmware Update

field, select

USB

storage that stores

the firmware file.

5. Press

. The firmware upgrade runs automatically, and the GV-IP

Decoder Box / GV-Pad will restart after the firmware upgrade is
completed.

●

the storage device (USB drive or SD card) contains one firmware

file only.

●

the USB drive or SD card has at least 100 MB of free space.

Pausing the Looped View

Upgrading the Firmware

You can pause the looped view at a single channel. To pause the looped
view, press the key. A loop sign with a cross will appear on the
top-right corner of the display channel. To resume to the looped view, press
the key again.

We will periodically release the updated firmware on the website. You may
choose to update firmware locally using a USB drive or SD card

To upgrade the firmware remotely through GV IP Device Utility, see

3.6.2

Upgarding Firmware through GV IP Device Utility

GV-IP Decoder Box

and GV-Pad User’s Manual

on software DVD.

Before you start, be sure:

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