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6.
Connecting to DVR Servers
You need to know your DVR Server’s IP Address and a user login
to access it. Once you have that…
In Client
Settings
, click on the
Server
folder.
Click
Add Server
.
Enter the DVR Server’s
IP Address
or
Hostname
, a
Name
that you can recognize it by, and the
Server Type
.
(“
AIRSHIP
DVR”
is the correct type for an
AIRSHIP
DVR
Server)
Click
OK
.
On the left, branch out the
Server
folder and you’ll see a new
icon for this new
Server
. Click on the new server icon.
Try clicking on
Retrieve Server Properties
(see the note
below if
Retrieve Server Properties
fails).
If your network connection is good and your user has access,
then your
Server Properties
below will get filled in with the
number of cameras, etc.
A new
Group
with the newly connected DVR’s cameras listed
will be created for you. See the
Groups
folder on the left to
see this new
Group
and make any changes you want. The
Group section is where you can hide cameras you don’t wish
to view.
Click
OK
at the bottom right to save your new DVR Server
settings for this Client.
On the Main Screen you’ll see the new
Group
and you can
drag-n-drop the cameras listed onto the
Display
Area
to see
Live Views
from the new DVR Server or click on
Playback
to
review recorded video. (note: Group Camera settings are
displayed in Live and Playback, not Server camera settings)
TIP:
If you make a mistake or want to
remove a DVR
server,
you need to first delete the group and then you can remove the
DVR.
TIP:
DVR’s are displayed in the client list in the order they are
entered. To display them alphabetically, right click on the name
of any DVR and select “
Sort Alphabetically
”.