Easy-P - Camera to Safire Smart NVR Gamma B1

Because of this, entry‑level NVRs have a limited decoding capacity—typically up to 4 channels at 1080P or 1 channel at 8MP.

On a small 4‑channel system, this limitation is usually not an issue. However, using the same decoding capacity (4 × 1080P) on a 16‑channel NVR can create problems.

Normally, when viewing all 16 cameras at once, the NVR displays the sub‑streams, and a decoding capacity of 4 × 1080P is sufficient for a 4K monitor (which is essentially 4 × 1080P). But the relationship between monitor layout and sub‑stream resolution becomes important when the number of cameras increases.

For example, an Easy‑P camera uses a 720P sub‑stream, which equals:

4320 (vertical resol. of a 4K screen) ÷ 720 = 6

This means that when the monitor displays more than 6 cameras using the default 720P sub‑stream, the NVR may not have enough decoding power to handle them all simultaneously.

So, what can you do if you are using a Safire Smart SF‑NVR3116‑B1?

First, set the sub‑stream resolution of the Easy‑P camera to 288p, and set the I‑frame interval to 50.

Next, create a new user account on the camera for the NVR to use.
If you don’t do this, the NVR may automatically change the sub‑stream settings back to its defaults.

By assigning the NVR a user account with limited permissions, it will no longer be able to modify those video settings.

Adding the camera to the NVR

1. On the NVR, choose Add Manually.
2. Select ONVIF as the protocol.
3. Enter the camera’s IP address, along with the username and password of the user you just created on the Easy‑P camera.