Chapter 3: Getting started
TruVision DVR 45HD User Manual
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The startup wizard
The recorder has an express installation wizard that lets you easily configure basic
recorder settings when first used. It configures all cameras to default settings. The
configuration of each camera and recorder can be customized as required.
By default the startup wizard will start once the recorder has loaded. It will walk you
through some of the more important settings of your recorder.
Any changes you make to a setup configuration page are saved when you exit the page
and return to the main wizard page.
Note
: If you want to set up the recorder with default settings only, click
Next
in each
screen until the end.
To use the Startup wizard:
1. To launch the startup wizard without rebooting the device, go to
Menu
>
Device
Management
>
General Settings
and click ‘
Start wizard
’.
2. Select the preferred language for the system and resolutions for VGA/HDMI1 and
HDMI2 from the dropdown list. Click
Next
.
3. Enable or disable the option to start the wizard automatically when the recorder is
turned on. Click
Next
.
4. In each setup configuration page, enter the desired information and then click
Next
to move to the next page. The setup configuration pages are:
Wizard setup pages
Description
User configuration
You can change the admin password and create additional
users. You must enter the admin password.
Time and date configuration
Select the desired time zone, date format, system time,
and system date.
If Daylight saving time (DST) is required, check
Enable
DST
and enter the desired summer and winter times.
Note
: The system time and date are visible on screen.
However, they do not appear in recordings.
Network configuration
Configure your network settings such as the NIC type, IP
address, subnet mask, and default gateway. Enter the
preferred DNS server address as well as the alternate one
to use.
HDD management
The hard drives are initialized at the factory. However if
you wish to clear all data, click
Initialize
to initialize the
HDD.
Adding IP cameras
Click
Search
to find any available IP cameras on the LAN.
There are two ways to add an IP camera to the recorder
system:
Manually
: Enter the IP address of the IP camera to be
added. Select the appropriate protocol, stream number,
and management port and then enter User name and
Admin password, and then click the
Add
button. Click,
