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ST-HVR8704

 

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Professional Digital Video Recorders

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Summary of Contents for ST-HVR8704

Page 1: ...1 ST HVR8704 ST HVR8708 ST HVR8716 Professional Digital Video Recorders QUICK START GUIDE ...

Page 2: ...g the time and Date Setting the HVR to record 24 7 Making network connections and remote access MAKING CONNECTIONS There are 3 connection types which MUST be made to use the HVR 1 Up to 16 BNC video inputs from cameras 1 in the image above 2 Power for the HVR Use the supplied 12VDC power supply 6 in the image above 3 Monitor output Either the BNC connection composite video 2 above or the VGA conne...

Page 3: ...g Down There are two methods for shutting down the HVR a Enter the MAIN MENU select LOGOUT then select SHUTDOWN or right click the mouse and from the Short cut Menu select LOGOUT followed by SHUTDOWN Note the user must be logged in to shut down the HVR A Logout Shutdown screen similar to the one below is displayed b Remove power to the unit by disconnecting the power supply This however should be ...

Page 4: ...eft blank by default Click OK and you will be logged in NOTE If the password has been changed then forgotten or misplaced it will be impossible to log into the HVR In this case please call SecurityTronix at 800 688 9282 Press 3 for Tech Support then 2 for Securitytronix Tech Support In order to use the password reset service you must provide credentials to verify that you are the authorized instal...

Page 5: ...e main screen Now right clicking the mouse and choosing Main Menu will show the Main Menu screen SETTING THE TIME AND DATE To set the time and date click the SYSTEM icon on the Main Menu then click the GENERAL icon This will access the GENERAL screen shown below ...

Page 6: ...the DST becomes active and inactive Click OK to close the DST settings box Be certain to click OK to lock in the time settings before exiting the GENERAL SETTINGS menu SETTING THE HVR TO RECORD From the Main Monitoring Screen RIGHT CLICK the mouse and choose RECORD MODE from the pop up menu The RECORD MODE screen will appear If it is desired for all 16 channels to record 24hrs day every day click ...

Page 7: ...available LAN port on a wired network switch which has connection to the internet If the HVR only needs to be viewed from computers tablet or phones within the same LAN an internet connection is not necessary Once the network cable is in place the HVR must have its own IP ADDRESS GATEWAY and SUBNET MASK settings made to coincide with the existing LAN and router so the HVR will be recognized on the...

Page 8: ...ick in the checkbox next to DHCP ENABLE so the box remains checked Click OK to lock in this setting then restart the HVR Once the HVR has rebooted return to this page The settings shown on this network page will be correct If the IP address is grayed out there may be a problem with the network cable or connections or the DHCP setting on the router may not be enabled If this is the case please chec...

Page 9: ...rded to the IP address of the HVR which was obtained from the NETWORK page of the HVR in the last step of page 8 of this guide If the HVR is only to be accessed locally it is not necessary to forward the ports in the router Port Forwarding IS necessary to access the HVR from outside of the property where the HVR is located NOTE The website www portforward com has useful resources for help with for...

Page 10: ...e software opens the main screen will be presented as shown below Click on the SYSTEM icon near the lower right corner then the DEVICE MANAGER icon near the top right and the DEVICE MANAGER window will appear as shown below ...

Page 11: ... upper left corner and the ZONE window will appear as shown below Designate a name for the ZONE and type it into the empty Zone field then click OK to save the information and create the zone Click on the name of the ZONE you just created to highlight it then click the ADD DEVICE icon The ADD DEVICE window will appear as shown below ...

Page 12: ...aph on page 9 of this guide The Port can remain at the factory default of 34567 and the User Name can remain as admin If a password has been assigned to the HVR enter it in the PASSWORD field By default there is no password assigned to the HVR if a password has not been set then leave this empty Click OK and the DEVICE EDIT screen will close and return ...

Page 13: ... The notification area of the CMS software will display the message Connect Successful and a list of the HVR s cameras will appear in the DEVICE column on the left underneath the name of the HVR RIGHT click on the name of the HVR and from the pop up menu choose the option Connect all video Main Stream After a few seconds the video streams will show in the preview panes in the center of the CMS sof...

Page 14: ...ss with one difference Instead of using the IP ADDRESS which is set in the HVR itself the PUBLIC IP ADDRESS of the property will be used One easy way to find the PUBLIC IP ADDRESS of the property is to use a web browser on a computer connected to the same router as the HVR and navigate to the website www whatismyip com The home page will appear with your IP address as shown below outlined in red f...

Page 15: ... page 9 of this guide and follow instructions for accessing the HVR via the SecurityTronix CMS application described on pages 9 through 13 of this guide For additional support please contact SecurityTronix Technical Support support securitytronix com 800 688 9282 Press 3 for Tech Support then 2 for CCTV Tech Support ...

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