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CONFIGURATION INSTRUCTIONS

The NV-ER18016i TBus receiver hub delivers high bandwidth encrypted Ethernet signals over virtually any kind of wire (Coax, UTP, STP,
Un-twisted wire, etc.). To provide utmost signal integrity and security, the NV-ER1808i receiver

must be configured

to communicate

exclusively with other transceivers within their

TBus Network Group

. This group typically consists of one or more remote Transmitters,

typically located at the IP camera and one Receiver, typically located at the controlroom. Transmitters may be the NV-ET1801 or NV-ET1804.
The Receiver may be the NV-ET1801, NV-ER1804, NV-ER1808i, or NV-ER1816i.

Before functioning on the network,

each NV-ER1816i must learn which other transceivers are to be part of that group

. This simple

process is called Joining. It is recommended that transceivers in each Network Group be configured

prior to deployment

using these

instructions:

Step One: Gather Materials

• All 1800 series Transceivers

• Device labels

• RJ45 patch-cord

• IP Network Documentation Log

• Small paper-clip, partially straightened

Step Two: Connect Hardware

• Remove and discard the “Configure Before Use” labels.
• Use an RJ45 or BNC patch-cord to connect the TBus ports of two Transceivers.

CAUTION: Never connect the RJ45 TBus port to an RJ45 ethernet port

• Apply power to the Hub.
• The blue POWER LED on each Transceiver will blink for 8 seconds and then go on.
• After 20 seconds, verify that the green TBus Link LED on each transceiver is off.

If a TBus Link LED is on, the Transceiver has been previously joined.
Perform the un-joining process below before proceeding.

Step Three: Joining

• On Transceiver #1, using the straightened paper-clip, momentarily depress

and release the small JOIN push-button located on the bottom of the unit.
Its blue Power LED will begin blinking.

• Depress and release the same push-button on the Transceiver #2.

Its blue Power LED will begin blinking.
(The NV-ER1816i also has a web browser-based Join button.)

• Both Transceivers have now entered

Join Mode

They will find each other and establish encrypted communication.
In about 10 seconds, the blue Power LEDs on both Transceivers
will return to a steady on condition, and their green TBus Link LEDs
will illuminate, indicating a successful

Join

• One TBus Link LED will remain on solid. The other may wink with data.

Step Four: Adding Transceivers

(if required)

• Disconnect Transceiver #1 and replace it with a new un-joined Transceiver.
• Repeat steps two and three to add additional Transceivers to the same Network Group.

Step Five: Documentation

• Label the configured Transceivers with a unique Network Group ID of your choice.

This will help you identify them after they have been deployed.

• Record this Network Group information in your IP Network Documentation Log:

• Camera Number

• Camera-end NVT Transceiver MAC Address

• Camera Position/Location

• NVT Transceiver Network Group Name

• Camera Make & Model

• Control Room NVT Transceiver MAC Address

• Camera MAC & IP Address

• Control Room Router Port Number

• Camera Login & Password

This log may include essential documentation which will help you identify all
system devices during and after deployment. The NV-ER1808i has data
entry fields for this purpose.

Un-Joining a Transceiver

If you need to move a Transceiver from one Network Group to another, it must first un-learn its
previous Network Group and be returned to an un-joined state. Do this by:

• Apply power.
• The blue POWER LED on each Transceiver will blink for 8 seconds and then go on.
• Using the straightened paper-clip, depress the small JOIN push-button until the blue Power LED goes off (about 13 seconds).
• Un-joining is now complete.

If you are not sure that un-joining has been successful, remove and then re-apply power, and repeat.

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