CP Plus CP-UNR-4K564R8-FI 64-Channel AI NVR 8 SATA

The CP Plus CP-UNR-4K564R8-FI is a 64-channel enterprise-grade AI Network Video Recorder built for large-scale, mission-critical surveillance deployments across corporate campuses, government facilities, transport hubs, hospitals, and industrial complexes. It sits at the top of CP Plus’s NVR portfolio, combining an industrial-grade processor with a deep AI stack that operates at two levels simultaneously — intelligence built into the recorder itself and additional analytics streamed in from AI-capable cameras. With 8 SATA bays accepting up to 20TB each, RAID 0/1/5/6/10 redundancy, dual Gigabit Ethernet ports, and both N+M cluster and iSCSI support, this recorder is engineered to run without interruption in environments where downtime carries real operational or compliance consequences. Organisations across Delhi NCR evaluating enterprise NVRs for 32-to-64 camera installations will find the CP-UNR-4K564R8-FI difficult to outperform at its price point in the Indian market.

Overview of the CP Plus CP-UNR-4K564R8-FI

The model name decodes as follows: CP-UNR = CP Plus Universal Network Recorder, 4K = supports 4K output and high-resolution recording, 5 = 5th generation AI series, 64 = 64 channel capacity, R8 = 8 SATA bays, FI = Face recognition and Intelligent analytics enabled. The recorder runs on an embedded Linux operating system with a local GUI and web interface, accessible via Chrome, IE, Safari, Edge, and Firefox. Four USB ports — two USB 2.0 at the front and two USB 3.0 at the rear — along with one eSATA port, one RS232, and two RS485 ports provide comprehensive peripheral and integration connectivity for PTZ camera control, access control relay, and external backup to USB drives or network shares.

The dual Gigabit Ethernet ports (10/100/1000 Mbps, RJ-45) support multi-address mode, load balancing, and fault tolerance binding — meaning the recorder can maintain network connectivity even if one physical connection fails, a critical feature for surveillance systems in 24×7 operations where any network gap represents a potential recording blind spot.

AI by NVR — Face Recognition, Perimeter Protection, and SMD Plus

The recorder’s onboard AI engine handles four core functions without relying on camera-side processing: face detection and recognition, perimeter protection, and Smart Motion Detection Plus (SMD Plus). Face detection runs across 2 channels at up to 12 face images per second per channel. Face recognition is supported across 16 channels simultaneously when cameras supply face detection data and the NVR handles recognition — covering both FD-by-camera + FR-by-NVR and FD-by-NVR + FR-by-NVR pipelines. The face database holds up to 20,000 images across up to 20 separate databases, each image linkable to a profile containing name, gender, date of birth, address, credential type, credential number, country/region, and access state — enabling this NVR to serve as the backbone of an entry/exit access log for gated facilities, server rooms, or restricted zones without requiring a separate dedicated facial recognition server.

Perimeter protection by the NVR covers 4 channels simultaneously with up to 10 IVS rules per channel — meaning the recorder itself can process tripwire and intrusion zone events for the most critical camera positions even if those cameras lack onboard IVS capability. SMD Plus by the NVR adds secondary human and motor vehicle filtering across 8 channels, eliminating false alarms triggered by leaves, rain, reflections, and lighting changes in outdoor environments — a significant quality-of-life improvement for security teams monitoring sites across Delhi NCR’s variable monsoon and summer conditions.

AI by Camera — ANPR, People Counting, Heat Map, and Full Metadata

When paired with CP Plus AI-capable cameras, the recorder unlocks a second tier of analytics that scales across all 64 channels simultaneously. AI by Camera functions include face detection and recognition (16 channels), perimeter protection with 16 targets per second across all channels, SMD Plus with 32 targets per second across all channels, video metadata, ANPR (Automatic Number Plate Recognition) across all channels at 8 targets per second, stereo analysis, crowd distribution, people counting, vehicle density, and heat map generation. The ANPR license plate database holds up to 20,000 plate numbers organised into allowlists and blocklists — enabling automatic alerts when a blacklisted vehicle enters a premises, or automatic barrier lift when an allowlisted plate is recognised, without any manual operator intervention.

Video metadata captures rich attribute data for humans, motor vehicles, and non-motor vehicles. For a person detected in frame, the system can record top colour, top type, bottom colour, bottom type, hat presence, bag presence, estimated age, and gender. For motor vehicles it captures license plate, plate colour, vehicle body type, vehicle model, vehicle logo, mobile phone use while driving, seatbelt compliance, vehicle interior occupancy, and vehicle registration location. For non-motor vehicles — cycles, e-bikes — it records vehicle model, colour, number of persons, and helmet use. This level of metadata is directly relevant to logistics facilities monitoring truck movements, schools tracking two-wheeler helmet compliance, and retail stores building heat maps of customer dwell areas. The CP Plus 4MP AI ANPR enforcement camera available at Thencix is purpose-built to feed this recorder’s ANPR pipeline for gate and driveway deployments.

Storage Architecture — 160TB Raw, RAID, N+M Cluster

Eight SATA bays, each accepting drives up to 20TB, deliver a maximum raw storage capacity of 160TB. RAID support covers RAID 0 (maximum capacity, no redundancy), RAID 1 (full mirroring), RAID 5 (single drive fault tolerance with parity), RAID 6 (dual drive fault tolerance), and RAID 10 (mirrored stripes). For installations requiring absolutely no data loss — financial institutions, government CCTV projects, hospitals, court complexes — RAID 6 provides the strongest protection, maintaining full recording continuity even if two drives fail simultaneously. The disk group feature allows logical partitioning of storage — for example, dedicating specific drives to AI analytics recordings separately from standard motion-triggered footage. HDD health monitoring alerts the operator before a drive failure becomes a data loss event, and the recorder supports network backup via SFTP and iSCSI for off-site or SAN-based secondary copies. N+M cluster support allows multiple NVRs to act as a unified failover group — if one recorder fails, another takes over its channels automatically, providing system-level redundancy for the largest enterprise installations.

Video Output — Dual 4K HDMI and Dual VGA, Independent Displays

The CP-UNR-4K564R8-FI provides two HDMI outputs (up to 4K 3840×2160 each) and two VGA outputs (up to 1920×1080 each), enabling four simultaneous independent display connections. HDMI1 and VGA1 share a video source; HDMI2 and VGA2 share a second video source; and HDMI1 and HDMI2 can be configured for heterogeneous (different) video sources — meaning one monitor can show a live multi-channel grid while the other shows a focused playback timeline, a map overlay, or an AI event panel. Video display split modes on the main screen include 1, 4, 8, 9, 16, 25, 36, and 64 windows; the sub screen supports 1, 4, 8, 9, and 16. Multi-channel playback covers up to 16 simultaneous streams, with smart playback modes including face detection and motion detection filtering that dramatically reduces the time needed to find a specific event in a day’s footage across 64 cameras.

Decoding Capability — Up to 32 MP with AI On or Off

Decoding capacity adjusts based on whether AI processing is active. With AI disabled, the recorder can decode 2 channels at 32MP, 4 channels at 16MP, 8 channels at 8MP, 16 channels at 4MP, or 32 channels at 1080P simultaneously. With AI enabled, capacity is roughly halved — 1 channel at 32MP, 2 channels at 16MP, 6 channels at 8MP, 12 channels at 4MP, or 24 channels at 1080P — as the processor dedicates resources to analytics. For most installations running mixed resolutions across 64 cameras, the AI-on decoding is still more than adequate for all critical zones; less important cameras can record at 1080P or 2MP to preserve full AI capacity for high-priority positions such as gates, cashier zones, and restricted access points.

Key Features

• 64-Channel AI NVR with Dual-Tier Intelligence: Onboard AI handles face detection/recognition (2-ch), perimeter protection (4-ch, 10 IVS rules/ch), and SMD Plus (8-ch) without any camera-side AI; expands to all-channel ANPR, people counting, heat map, crowd distribution, and full video metadata when paired with AI-capable CP Plus cameras.
• 8 SATA Bays, 160TB Capacity, RAID 0/1/5/6/10: Maximum raw storage of 160TB across 8 × 20TB drives; enterprise RAID levels including dual-drive fault-tolerant RAID 6; disk group, N+M cluster failover, and iSCSI support for mission-critical installations requiring zero recording downtime.
• ANPR with 20,000-Plate Database + Face Database of 20,000 Images: Full-channel ANPR at 8 targets per second with allowlist/blocklist for automated gate access; face recognition across 16 channels with rich profile data per image; IntelliCheck AI combining camera and recorder analytics across 32 channels simultaneously.
• Dual 4K HDMI + Dual VGA Outputs, 64-Window Live View: Four simultaneous display connections with independent video source mapping; split modes from single-channel to 64-window grid; 16-channel simultaneous smart playback with face and motion event filtering to accelerate post-incident investigation.
• Dual Gigabit Ethernet, Fault Tolerance, Embedded Linux: Two 1Gbps RJ-45 ports with multi-address, load balance, and fault tolerance binding; embedded Linux OS with industrial-grade processor; 100–240V AC universal power input; 4 USB ports + RS232 + RS485 for peripheral and integration connectivity.

Technical Specifications

Package Contents

• CP Plus CP-UNR-4K564R8-FI NVR unit — 1
• Power cable — 1
• SATA data cables — as included
• HDD mounting screws — as included
• Mouse — 1
• Quick start guide — 1

Not included: Hard disk drives (up to 8× SATA HDDs, 20TB max each — sold separately; Thencix recommends surveillance-grade WD Purple Pro or Seagate SkyHawk AI drives rated for 24×7 AI workloads), IP cameras, network switches, rack mounting kit. For installations requiring a managed network switch with VLAN, QoS, and ring protection for the 64-camera backbone, Thencix stocks the TP-Link 48-port managed PoE+ switch with 10G SFP uplinks that pairs cleanly with this NVR’s dual Gigabit network ports.

Ideal Use Cases for Indian Buyers

The CP-UNR-4K564R8-FI is designed for the tier of installation where a standard 16- or 32-channel NVR is simply insufficient in either channel count, AI depth, or storage redundancy. Government CCTV projects under Safe City or Nirbhaya Fund schemes frequently specify 64-channel AI-capable recorders with RAID and face recognition — this model covers every such requirement with ONVIF 22.06 compliance for multi-vendor camera integration. Large private universities and schools in Noida, Gurugram, and Delhi with 40-plus cameras across gates, corridors, labs, and parking can consolidate onto a single rack unit rather than running three or four smaller NVRs with separate management interfaces. Industrial estates and manufacturing facilities in Greater Noida and IMT Manesar benefit from the ANPR pipeline to track vehicle movement through production zones and logistics bays, with the blocklist feature enabling automatic gate denial for unauthorised vehicles without any operator intervention.

Five-star hotels, large hospitals, and IT parks with 24×7 security operations centres benefit most from the dual-4K HDMI output with 64-window live view — the security desk gets a comprehensive single-screen overview without needing multiple recorders. RAID 6 storage means even a double-drive failure during a critical incident does not result in footage loss, satisfying the audit and legal hold requirements of corporate compliance and government surveillance mandates. The N+M cluster capability allows a second CP-UNR-4K564R8-FI unit to serve as a hot standby — the moment the primary recorder fails, the standby assumes all 64 channels automatically, delivering the kind of no-downtime guarantee that enterprise procurement departments demand.

Why Buy from Thencix

• Authorised CP Plus dealer at 109B Osian Building, 12 Nehru Place, Delhi 110019 — visit the showroom for a live demo before committing to this scale of purchase
• GST invoice issued on every purchase — eligible for ITC; bulk project invoicing available on request
• Cash on Delivery for Delhi, Noida, Gurugram, Faridabad; pan-India shipping with tracking
• Pre-sales project consultation available — camera selection, HDD sizing, RAID configuration, network design — via WhatsApp at +91 9891150949
• Post-purchase support: KVMS Pro Lite configuration, ANPR database setup, iCMOB/gCMOB remote access configuration, and RAID health monitoring guidance

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