AR326-8/E 8CH 8 MP 1 SATA 1U H.265 DVR

Product Overview

The AR326-8/E is an 8-channel 8 MP H.265 DVR designed for professional surveillance applications. It supports hybrid analog inputs including HDTVI, HDCVI, AHD, and CVBS, as well as up to 2 IP cameras for flexible deployment. The DVR delivers full-channel 8 MP recording with H.265+ compression to save storage, while offering advanced VCA analytics such as line crossing, intrusion, and sudden scene change detection. Multiple display outputs including HDMI (up to 4K), VGA, and CVBS ensure high-quality monitoring, and remote access is available via GuardingVision and DDNS. With a hot-swappable SATA HDD (up to 8 TB) and support for cloud storage, the AR326-8/E provides reliable, smart, and scalable video surveillance.

Key Features

Video Input and Transmission

• Self-adaptive HDTVI/HDCVI/AHD/CVBS signal input
• Up to 2‐ch 8 MP IP cameras input
• 8 MP/5 MP/4 MP HDTVI video input and live view
• Defogging function enabled for the supported analog cameras
• Long distance transmission over UTP and coaxial cable: max. 800m for 1080p and 1200m for 720p HDTVI signal

Compression and Recording

• H.265+/H.265/H.264+/H.264 encoding for the main stream, and H.265/H.264 for the sub‐stream of analog cameras
• Connectable to H.265+/H.265/H.264+/H.264 IP cameras
• H.265+ can be enabled to improve encoding efficiency and reduce data storage costs
• Full channel recording at up to 8 MP resolution

Video Output

• Simultaneous HDMI/VGA output
• HDMI output at up to 4K (3840 × 2160) resolution
• Separate CVBS output

Storage and Playback

• 1 SATA interfaces (up to 8 TB capacity per HDD)
• 8‐ch synchronous playback
• Smart search for efficient playback
• Support the 3rd party cloud storage (Dropbox/Google Drive/Microsoft OneDrive)

Smart Function

• Support multiple VCA (Video Content Analytics) events for both analog and smart IP cameras
• Support line crossing detection and intrusion detection of all channels, and 2‐ch sudden scene change detection
• VCA information overlay in live view and smart playback
• VQD (Video Quality Diagnostics)
• Support PTZ control via Omnicast VMS of Genetec protocol

Network & Ethernet Access

• Guarding Vision & DDNS (Dynamic Domain Name System) for easy network management
• 1 RJ45 10M/100M/1000M self‐adaptive Ethernet interface
• Output bandwidth limit configurable