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9.1.3.1 Video Menu - Video - IP Channels - Connecting IP Cameras To A DVR
When adding IP cameras to a DVR you will need to connect them via a network
switch. There are various ways you could do this as listed below:
Direct Connection
You can connect the network switch directly into the LAN port on the rear of the DVR.
You can also connect the switch to your router for remote viewing as shown in the
External Switch example.
Direct To Your Router
Most routers have a multiple network sockets, this gives you the option of connecting
your cameras and DVR directly to the router. Once you have networked your DVR
you will able to find you cameras as described in the
Searching For IP Cameras
section as long as your cameras and DVR are on the same subnet. For more
information on networking you DVR see the
Network Menu section.
Note: Some routers are limited in terms of bandwidth per port so this needs to be
taken into consideration. On larger systems the best way to guarantee performance
is to use an external Gigabit switch as shown in the External Switch example.
External Switch
The most flexible option is us to use one or multiple network switches. You would
connect you cameras to a switch and then connect the switch to your network or
router. To Guarantee performance on larger systems we recommend using Gigabit
switches so that there is enough bandwidth for the large volume of cameras.
Once you have networked your DVR you will able to find you cameras as described
in the
Searching For IP Cameras section as long as your cameras and DVR are
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