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Vista VK2-REC04HDW Quick Start Guide 

 
1. Hardware Overview 

 

This installation guide provides detailed information and instructions for the VK2-REC04HDW Network Video 

Recorder.   
 

•    Front View 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
•    Right Side View 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

•    Left Side View 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 

REC LED : Emitting during recording   

Power LED : See ** below 

Power On/Standby button 

Network LED : Emitting when Ethernet cable connected 

** Power status 
Red : Standby state 

Orange : In booting progress 
Green : Normal state   

Sata hard disc drive 

Extra Sata connector : To expand hard disc drive                                                                         

adding to installed drive inside 

1 USB Port : To connect external hard disk 

                    drives for data backup.   

Summary of Contents for VK2-REC04HDW

Page 1: ...VK2 REC04HDW Wireless Network Video Recorder Quick Start Guide Version 1 2 Sept 2013 ...

Page 2: ...ide View Left Side View REC LED Emitting during recording Power LED See below Power On Standby button Network LED Emitting when Ethernet cable connected Power status Red Standby state Orange In booting progress Green Normal state Sata hard disc drive Extra Sata connector To expand hard disc drive adding to installed drive inside 1 USB Port To connect external hard disk drives for data backup ...

Page 3: ...tput NC NO Devices selectable TTL Level Input 8 Ports Sensor Input 2 4GHz wireless antennas Gigabit Ethernet Port To connect to IP cameras and Client software RS232 Port To connect devices such as POS Reset Button To return all configurations to factory default values WPS Button To automatic detect and connect to wireless cameras WiFi Antennas ...

Page 4: ...necting Power and Network Connecting to the RJ 45 Connect a standard RJ 45 cable to the network port of the broadband router or Network Switch and the other end of the cable to the network port on the NVR VK2 REC04HDW Example Broadband Router Network Connections ...

Page 5: ...nd Connect the ground side of the alarm input to the G Ground connector Alarm Output The network camera can activate external devices such as buzzers or lights Connect the devices to the Alarm Output 1 8 and C Common connectors Connecting the Power Connect the DC power adaptor to the NVR As the power is supplied the Power LED will start flickering indicating stand by mode Pressing the POWER button...

Page 6: ...cted to your network Wireless or Wired Connection install smart manager 1 Ensure the NVR is connected the broadband router and powered up 2 Start SmartManager utility All programs SmartManager the main window will be displayed after a short while any network devices connected to the network will be displayed in the list 3 To access the NVR double click on the NVR listed in the Smart Manager this w...

Page 7: ...order in the Location Address field of your browser 3 If the NVR has not been configured Setup Wizard will be shown This drastically reduces the time required for system installation Images from cameras are connected and recorded automatically to the NVR so that you can start monitoring and recording instantly Default Username and Password Username admin Password admin ...

Page 8: ...izard Step1 The Setup Wizard window will be shown if you are accessing the NVR for the first time Enter the date and time settings You can select to synchronize the server time with an internet time server If you enter a domain name for the NTP server ...

Page 9: ...ault password admin for cameras to be detected PLEASE NOTE Easy Install automatically detects cameras on the network if you have more than four cameras on the network it s recommended that Easy Install be un ticked and manual camera search is used Click the Next button to go to next page Step3 The NVR displays any cameras already connected to the NVR if no cameras are displayed you may need to sea...

Page 10: ...ed IP Search Single Allows you to enter the IP address of a device You can search more than one device at a time by entering a range of IP addresses Domain Name Search Allows you to enter the domain name registered on a DDNS server if the camera uses the DDNS function All cameras detected are displayed in the list Display the name and IP address the selected camera The name will be updated automat...

Page 11: ...ord One camera selection Several camera selection Enter the user ID and password which you set in the camera and click the OK button in order to connect to that camera remotely In case of selecting several cameras and registering it takes several times You can see the result in the Already Registered column of the ONVIF Discovery window whether succeed in registration or not ...

Page 12: ...basic information for that camera is displayed in Camera Information section Configure camera settings you want to change Click the Save button to save settings changed If you want to configure more detailed information for a selected camera click the Onvif Setup button in the Setup Wizard window You can configure camera settings about Profile Video Audio and Network ...

Page 13: ...the NVR supports S M A R T Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology monitoring program the status of the installed hard disk is displayed The current status of the Disk S M A R T will be displayed in the S M A R T column The S M A R T field displays Good if the Disk S M A R T is good and Bad if it is bad The Disk S M A R T status is monitored in real time Click the Finish button to exit S...

Page 14: ...VK2 camera You can then see the Status LED is blinking on the camera 2 Press and hold down the WPS button on your VK2 REC04HDW When WPS configuration is done wireless connectivity will be established and the security encryption such as WEP or WPA PSK will be synchronized with the VK2 REC04HDW VK2 REC04HDW ...

Page 15: ... quickly and easily Important 1 Please ensure that if you are using 4 wireless cameras that your wireless cameras are set to D1 704 x 576 The maximum throughput on wireless is D1 when using 4 cameras 2 If any WPS enabled VK2 REC04HDW is not detected the camera will search APs for 60 seconds after pressing the WPS button and if the camera still cannot detect an AP after 1 minute the wireless setup ...

Page 16: ... the original factory settings To reset the unit you will need to follow steps 1 Press the Factory Reset button more than 5 seconds while the NVR is operating 2 While the NVR is initializing the alarm LED will blink 3 After initializing the NVR will restart Caution When using the Factory Reset you will lose all settings you have saved 2 6 Support Contact Information If you are experiencing problem...

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