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9. Enter whatever Username and Password you use to login to your DVR. By default, it will

use “admin” for the Username and “admin” for the password.

Click “Start Live Preview”.

To view a video on how to setup the Amcrest HDCVI DVR for remote access on a

smartphone or tablet, go to

and view the video titled

“How to Setup Amcrest HDCVI DVR for Remote Access on Smartphone/Tablet”.

Summary of Contents for AMDV10808-8B

Page 1: ...Amcrest HDCVI DVR Quick Start Guide Version 3 3 Revised April 9th 2015...

Page 2: ...n replacing the battery please make sure you are using the same model 1 Check Hardware When you receive the DVR system in the packaging unpack it and check all sides of the DVR to see if there is any...

Page 3: ...restore real time monitoring Enter ENTER Confirms the current operation Goes to the default button Goes to the menu Assist Fn In one window monitoring push this button to display additional functions...

Page 4: ...n Off button 12 GND port 3 Hardware Setup Before setting up the HDCVI you will probably need the following items The items are not included A computer monitor or TV with either an HDMI or VGA input A...

Page 5: ...5 2 Connect a USB mouse to the front of the DVR 3 Connect an Ethernet cable to your router and then connect the other end of the cable to the DVR...

Page 6: ...video extension cable to the camera s video cable and connect the camera power extension cable to the camera s power cable There should be a tag on the video cable to help you make sure the right end...

Page 7: ...amera cable to any of the video input ports 6 Connect the camera power extension cable to one of the camera power cables connect this power cable into the power brick and then plug the cable into an e...

Page 8: ...8 7 Connect the DVR power cable into the back of the DVR and then plug in the DVR power adapter into an electrical socket...

Page 9: ...cess 2 Boot up your DVR and you will see the interface appear and will be able to login On a TV please make sure you switch the input to VGA 3 On your DVR open the Main Menu by left clicking once on t...

Page 10: ...ne of the following default username password combinations Upon login for the first time it is highly recommended to change your password for security reasons The system consists of two accounts Usern...

Page 11: ...this screen click the Next Step button at the bottom of the screen Note These settings can be changed at any time by accessing the settings menu The next screen that comes up is the Encode settings sc...

Page 12: ...k the Next Step button at the bottom of the screen The next screen that comes up is the Schedule settings screen Make sure to click the tabs at the top for Record and Snapshot to configure those setti...

Page 13: ...d with the settings on this screen click the Finished button at the bottom of the screen Once more note that these settings can be changed at any time by accessing the settings menu Once the setup pro...

Page 14: ...bout the recordings hard drive statistics or version information Info Network View information about the network or test the network status Info Event Display information about events that triggered r...

Page 15: ...u then go to Settings Network 5 Click the Connections menu item on the left hand menu and ensure that the HTTP port has changed 6 Click the DDNS menu item on the left hand menu click the enable checkb...

Page 16: ...m videos To get more detailed information on other methods to setup remote web access for the Amcrest HDCVI DVR please refer to the user manual If the process above is not working please contact Amcre...

Page 17: ...mera s name on the left hand list is blue otherwise the live video feed will not show Playback This tab allows for playback of recorded video Select the date from the menu on the right and then click...

Page 18: ...Android and iOS There are two versions of the app Amcrest View Lite and Amcrest View Pro The Pro version contains some features that the Lite version does not For purposes of this guide we will use iO...

Page 19: ...o to your DVR and open the main menu 4 From the main menu go to Settings Network P2P 5 Ensure that the Enable option is selected on this screen 6 On the app click the plus sign in the top right hand c...

Page 20: ...Point the phone s camera at the QR code displaying on the DVR s screen Make sure the QR code fits inside of the clear box in the center of the phone screen Your phone will vibrate and take you back to...

Page 21: ...min for the Username and admin for the password Click Start Live Preview To view a video on how to setup the Amcrest HDCVI DVR for remote access on a smartphone or tablet go to http amcrest com videos...

Page 22: ...for other features Note For a detailed operational introduction please refer to our CD included in your package for the electronic version of the User Manual To view setup videos for many of the steps...