Dahua 128CH WizMind DHI-NVR616H-128-AI/ANZ AcuPick NVR with 16 HDD Bays & RAID – no HDD included

Product SKU: DHI-NVR616H-128-AI/ANZ

Product Overview

The Dahua DHI-NVR616H-128-AI/ANZ is a 128-channel 3U WizMind network video recorder designed for enterprise, industrial and high-camera-count surveillance systems. It supports IP cameras up to 32MP, AcuPick on as many as 64 channels and recorder-side intelligence including face recognition, video metadata, perimeter protection and SMD Plus. When recorder AI is disabled, network capacity reaches 1280Mbps incoming and recording bandwidth with up to 1024Mbps outgoing bandwidth. Sixteen hot-swappable SATA bays support compatible HDDs up to 20TB each, together with RAID 0, 1, 5, 6 and 10, disk groups, iSCSI and N+M clustering. Four HDMI and two VGA outputs support multi-screen control-room layouts, including an 8K output through HDMI 3 in simultaneous mode. The recorder requires careful planning because AI-enabled operation reduces bandwidth and decoding capacity, while RAID, retention and redundancy depend on the selected drives and complete system architecture.

Key Capabilities

Best For

• Warehouses and Distribution Centres: Records large camera fleets across loading areas, storage aisles, vehicle yards and site perimeters.
• Schools and Multi-Building Campuses: Centralises cameras, intelligent events and multi-screen monitoring across numerous buildings and entrances.
• Industrial and Manufacturing Sites: Supports high-bandwidth recording, perimeter analytics, PPE detection and enterprise storage designs.
• Shopping Centres and Large Retail Groups: Provides face, metadata, people-counting, heat-map and AcuPick capability across compatible cameras.
• Critical Commercial Infrastructure: Supports RAID, hot-swappable drives, N+M clustering and multiple network interfaces for planned high-availability systems.

Why Choose the DHI-NVR616H-128-AI/ANZ

The DHI-NVR616H-128-AI/ANZ is designed for sites where a standard high-channel NVR does not provide enough storage flexibility, AI capacity or display connectivity. Its 128 camera channels, 16 hot-swappable HDD bays and RAID support suit long-retention systems, while AcuPick, face recognition, metadata, perimeter protection and SMD Plus help operators investigate events more efficiently. Four 2.5GbE interfaces and network modes for load balancing and fault tolerance support demanding enterprise architectures. Multiple HDMI and VGA outputs also make it suitable for control rooms requiring different camera layouts across several displays. Available through Security Wholesalers, this recorder should be specified from a complete camera, bitrate, storage and analytics schedule because enabling recorder-side AI reduces available bandwidth and decoding performance.

Buyer Decision Tips

Key Features & Technical Specifications

Product Type	128-channel 3U WizMind network video recorder with 16 HDD bays.
Model	DHI-NVR616H-128-AI/ANZ.
Main Processor	Industrial-grade processor.
Operating System	Embedded Linux with local GUI and web interface.
IP Camera Channels	Up to 128 channels.
Supported Camera Resolution	Up to 32MP, including 24MP, 16MP, 12MP, 8MP, 6MP, 5MP, 4MP, 3MP and lower resolutions.
Bandwidth with AI Disabled	1280Mbps incoming, 1280Mbps recording and 1024Mbps outgoing.
Bandwidth with AI Enabled	640Mbps incoming, 640Mbps recording and 512Mbps outgoing.
AcuPick	Up to 64 channels with one combined event per channel using compatible camera-side and recorder-side AI.
Recorder Perimeter Protection	Up to 32 channels in simultaneous mode or 24 channels in heterogeneous mode, with 10 IVS rules per channel.
Recorder SMD Plus	Up to 32 channels with secondary human and motor-vehicle filtering.
Recorder Video Metadata	Eight channels with extraction of up to 23 attributes.
Face Database Capacity	Up to 40 databases containing 300,000 face images with a total capacity of 48GB.
Camera-Side AI Support	Face detection and recognition, metadata, perimeter protection, SMD, stereo analysis, crowd distribution, people counting, ANPR, heat map and PPE detection.
Licence Plate Database	Up to 20,000 plate numbers with blocklist and allowlist support.
Maximum Decoding with AI Disabled	Up to 32 × 1080p at 30fps, 16 × 4MP at 30fps, eight × 8MP at 30fps or two × 32MP at 30fps.
Maximum Decoding with AI Enabled	Up to 16 × 1080p at 30fps, eight × 4MP at 30fps, four × 8MP at 30fps or one × 32MP at 30fps.
Video Compression	Smart H.265+, H.265, Smart H.264+ and H.264.
Video Outputs	Four HDMI outputs and two VGA outputs.
Maximum Display Resolution	HDMI 3 supports up to 8K in simultaneous mode; HDMI 1 and HDMI 2 support up to 4K; HDMI 4 and both VGA outputs support up to 1080p.
Multi-Screen Layout	Main screen supports up to 64 tiles; sub screen supports up to 36 tiles.
Playback	Up to 16-channel playback with instant, general, event, tag and smart playback modes.
Storage Bays	Sixteen hot-swappable SATA bays supporting up to 20TB per compatible HDD, subject to operating temperature.
RAID	RAID 0, 1, 5, 6 and 10.
Additional Storage Functions	Disk groups, hot swapping, one eSATA interface and iSCSI support.
High Availability	N+M clustering with multi-address, load-balance and fault-tolerance network modes.
Network Ports	Four 10/100/2500Mbps RJ-45 Ethernet ports.
Third-Party Camera Support	ONVIF and listed support for Panasonic, Sony, Axis, Arecont, Pelco, Canon and Hanwha cameras.
Audio Interfaces	One RCA audio input and two RCA audio outputs.
Alarm Interfaces	32 alarm inputs and 16 alarm outputs.
Control and USB Ports	One RS-232 port, two RS-485 ports, two front USB 2.0 ports and two rear USB 3.0 ports.
Remote Access	iOS, Android, web access, P2P, ONVIF Profiles T, S and G, CGI and SDK.
Power Supply	100–240V AC, 50Hz.
Power Consumption	Less than 25W without installed HDDs.
Installation	Rack or desktop installation.
Operating Conditions	-10°C to +55°C at 10%–93% non-condensing relative humidity.
Dimensions	485 × 508.3 × 133.2mm.
Weight	Net weight 11.95kg; gross weight 16.14kg.

Ideal Use Cases

Choosing the Right Model

• Choose this model if: The system needs up to 128 IP cameras, 16 HDD bays, AcuPick, enterprise AI and multi-screen control-room outputs.
• Choose a smaller NVR if: The final camera count, storage requirement and bandwidth are substantially below this recorder’s capacity.
• Choose a dedicated storage platform if: The required archive capacity, redundancy or write throughput exceeds sixteen local HDD bays.
• Prioritise camera-side AI if: Recorder bandwidth and decoding capacity must remain as high as possible.
• Plan an N+M cluster if: Continued recording after a recorder failure is an essential project requirement.

FAQs

1. How many cameras can the DHI-NVR616H-128-AI/ANZ record?
   The DHI-NVR616H-128-AI/ANZ supports up to 128 IP camera channels. It accepts camera resolutions from CIF through 32MP and provides up to 1280Mbps incoming and recording bandwidth when recorder-side AI is disabled. Camera count, resolution, frame rate and bitrate must be planned together because enabling recorder AI reduces available incoming and recording bandwidth to 640Mbps.
2. What is AcuPick and how many channels does this NVR support?
   AcuPick helps operators retrieve matching people or vehicles from recorded events more quickly by combining compatible camera-side and recorder-side intelligence. The NVR supports AcuPick on up to 64 channels with one combined event per channel. The selected cameras, firmware and event configuration must also support AcuPick; the recorder cannot create full AcuPick functionality from unsupported cameras.
3. How much storage can the NVR616H-128-AI/ANZ support?
   The recorder provides 16 SATA bays, with each compatible HDD supporting up to 20TB under the stated environmental limits. This represents a possible raw internal capacity of up to 320TB before RAID overhead, formatting and reserved system space. Actual usable capacity and retention depend on the selected RAID level, camera bitrates, recording schedules, drive compatibility and operating temperature. HDDs are not stated as included.
4. Which RAID levels and storage-protection functions are available?
   The NVR supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 6 and 10, together with disk groups, hot-swappable drive trays, iSCSI and N+M clustering. RAID can improve availability or performance depending on the selected level, but it does not replace an independent backup. Capacity, fault tolerance and rebuild time should be designed around the number and size of installed surveillance-grade drives.
5. What recorder-side AI functions are available?
   Recorder-side AI includes up to 32-channel perimeter protection, 32-channel SMD Plus, eight-channel video metadata and face detection and recognition. It supports up to 40 face databases containing 300,000 images. Exact channel capacity changes between simultaneous and heterogeneous display modes, and enabling AI also reduces network bandwidth and decoding capacity, so the required analytics should be mapped before commissioning.
6. What display outputs and decoding capacity does the recorder provide?
   The recorder has four HDMI and two VGA outputs. In simultaneous mode, HDMI 3 supports up to 8K, HDMI 1 and HDMI 2 support up to 4K, and HDMI 4 and both VGA outputs support up to 1080p. With recorder AI disabled, maximum decoding reaches 32 channels of 1080p at 30fps; AI-enabled decoding capacity is lower.
7. Does the NVR support high availability and hot-swappable drives?
   Yes. The drawer-style 3U chassis supports hot-swappable HDDs and N+M clustering for compatible high-availability designs. It also provides RAID, disk groups, fault-tolerant network modes and multiple 2.5GbE interfaces. High availability still requires the correct companion recorder, network architecture, storage design and configuration; installing a single recorder does not create N+M redundancy by itself.
8. How should I confirm that this 128-channel NVR suits my project?
   Confirm the final camera count, resolutions, aggregate bitrate, required recorder-side AI, AcuPick channels, display layout, storage retention, RAID level and redundancy design before ordering. Also allow for rack depth, cooling, drive power and four 2.5GbE network connections. Security Wholesalers can review the proposed camera schedule and storage assumptions to identify bandwidth, decoding or AI-capacity conflicts before deployment.

Additional Information

Dahua DHI-NVR616H-128-AIANZ Datasheet