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Document 800-12139 – Rev A – 06/2012

MAXPRO

®

 NVR PE Quick Installation Guide

See over for configuration steps.

Overview

This document covers how to:

Connect essential hardware to a MAXPRO NVR PE unit.

Configure network settings, set up IP addresses, and discover connected devices.

Configure a MAXPRO NVR PE unit to record video.

Note

More detailed MAXPRO NVR PE documentation is available on the software and documentation DVD 
included with your unit.

1. Before You Begin

The following items come with your MAXPRO NVR PE chassis and may be needed for installation and setup: 

Note

Other peripheral hardware (owner supplied) will also be needed for your installation, such as cameras, 
network equipment, and an optional keyboard controller. See 

2. Installing Unit

 for more information.

2. Installing Unit

Components of a MAXPRO NVR PE System

Your system may include some or all of the following components:

Hard drives for video storage

Video cameras and/or PTZ dome cameras (owner supplied)

VGA monitor (owner supplied)

Keyboard controller (owner supplied)

Computer keyboard (included)

Computer mouse (included)

Rail hardware kit for rack mount installations (included)

Mounting the MAXPRO NVR Unit in a Rack and Installing Hard Drives

1. Remove the bezel from the front of the unit. To remove the bezel, turn the two bezel key locks clockwise, and then 

pull the bezel away from the unit.

2. The MAXPRO NVR PE unit should be mounted with the supplied rail hardware kit. The kit allows the MAXPRO NVR 

PE unit to slide in and out of the rack it is mounted in and provides rear support for the chassis. Refer to the 
installation instructions included with the rail hardware kit.

3. Install the supplied video storage hard drives in the hard drive slots located on the front of the unit. The drives are 

numbered from 1 to 10, from the top left to the bottom right.

Note

The video storage hard drives are pre-configured for RAID 5 in the factory but can be reconfigured for RAID 6 
if required, however there will be less usable video storage space.

4. Replace the bezel on the front of the unit. To replace the bezel, align the bezel key locks with the handles on the 

front plate of the unit, and then slide the bezel into place. Turn the bezel key locks counterclockwise to secure the 
bezel.

3. Connecting Hardware

Rear Panel Connections

• Power  cord
• Keyboard (PS/2)
• Mouse  (PS/2)
• This  guide
• Video storage hard drives

• Recovery DVD
• Rail hardware kit with instructions for rack mount installations

MAXPRO NVR Software and Documentation for Server and 

Client Installation

 DVD

MAXPRO Viewer Multi-Site Viewing Software

 Kit 

(includes DVD and Quick Install Guide)

Bezel key lock (×2)

Hard drive release button.

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Connector

Connects to...

1

DIN-8 Connector

PC PS/2 mouse

2

DIN-8 Connector

PC PS/2 keyboard

3

USB Port

Various devices

4

USB Port

Various devices

5

COM1 Port

6

DB-15 VGA Connector

Monitor

7

Gigabit LAN 1- Camera Network Port 

Network *

8

Gigabit LAN 2 - Client Network Port

Network *

11

2

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Connector

Connects to...

9-10

Blank

N/A

11

SAS Connector

N/A

12-15

Blank

N/A

16

AC Power Connector

AC power

17

AC Power Connector

AC power

3

1

10

12

13

14

15

* Network connectors have two LEDs:

• Link LED (left) indicates the connection speed (yellow = 1 Gbps, green = 100 Mbps).

• Activity LED (right) flashes yellow when active.

16

17

9

5

6

7

8

4

Cameras

Connect a network switch to the Gigabit LAN 1 connector (camera network port) at the rear of the MAXPRO NVR PE 
unit. Connect your cameras to the network switch with CAT5 Ethernet cables. The Gigabit LAN 2 (client network port) 
can be used to connect remote client workstations on a separate network, isolating the load on the camera port. 

Monitor(s)

Connect a VGA monitor. The recommended settings for your monitor are 1280 × 1024 pixels (resolution), and 65K 
colors non-interlaced (color quality). Refer to the 

MAXPRO

®

 NVR Commissioning and Installation Guide

 for more 

information on configuring the monitor display properties. The local VGA monitor can be used to configure the NVR, 
however continuous local video monitoring is not recommended.

Keyboard and Mouse

Before powering up the MAXPRO NVR PE, connect the supplied PS/2 keyboard and mouse to the DIN-8 connectors at 
the rear of the unit. 

Keyboard Controller

Follow the documentation that was included with your keyboard controller to connect it to the MAXPRO NVR PE unit 
through the network.

4. Powering On the Unit

Note

Honeywell recommends using an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) for the MAXPRO NVR PE unit, 
camera network switch, and the cameras. Powering the cameras, network switch, and unit from a UPS 
ensures that the MAXPRO NVR PE unit can continue to record video during a power outage. If you need to 
monitor video during a power outage, consider a UPS for the client workstation and client network switch 
as well.

MAXPRO NVR PE Power On Sequence

1. Turn on the camera(s) and other hardware connected to the MAXPRO NVR PE unit. 

Note

Honeywell recommends turning on the cameras before turning on the MAXPRO NVR PE unit since IP 
cameras can take up to two minutes to boot up. Online cameras can be easily discovered by the unit after 
startup. It is also recommended to turn on other associated network components, such as a network switch 
or router, before turning on the MAXPRO NVR PE.

2. Press the power button on the front of the MAXPRO NVR PE unit (the power button is labelled 

6

 in the image 

below).

3. After powering on the unit, you are prompted to log on. The default user is user name: 

Administrator

, password: 

Password1

. The user name and password are case sensitive.

Front Panel

Client Workstation

Local Monitor

CAT5e

CAT5e

Client Network Switch

Camera Network Switch

MAXPRO NVR PE

CAT5e

CAT5e

CAT5e

CAT5e

CAT5e

HD4HDIH

Encoder

Analog Cameras

HD3HDIH

HCD5HIH

Honeywell and Third-Party
IP Cameras and Encoders

1 2 3 4 5

6

7

8 9

10

No.

LEDs, Buttons, Ports

Color

Behavior

1

NIC2 LED (Client Port)

Yellow

On = There is client network activity.

2

NIC1 LED (Camera Port)

Yellow

On = There is camera network activity.

3

HDD LED

Yellow

On = There is OS hard drive activity.

4

Power LED

Green

On = The system is powered on.
Off = The system is powered off.

5

Reset button

Black

Resets the unit.

6

Power button

Black

Powers on the unit.

7

USB port

  —

Receives a USB device.

8

DVD Drive LED

Green

On = There is DVD activity.

9

DVD Drive button

Black

Opens the DVD tray.

10

HDD Activity/Ready LED

HDD Failure LED

Blue

Red

On = Hard drive is inserted and detected.
Flashing = System is accessing the hard drive.
Off = Hard drive is not detected.

On = The hard drive is detected as a failure by the host.
Flashing = RAID rebuilding.
Off = There is no hard drive, or the hard drive is operating normally.

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