USER MANUAL
USER MANUAL
Most routers also have a DDNS section. It is
preferable to enter the DDNS account information in
the router, unless it is not possible. In any case, do
not enter the information on both the router and DVR.
If the DDNS option is not available on the router,
download and install the DynDns Updater
(www.dyndns.com) on a computer that will be
running continually.
Figure 8-24: DDNS Setup
DDNS has two options: ON and OFF. Selecting On enables the DDNS feature of
the DVR, while selecting Off disables the feature.
Service designates the DDNS service being used. The options available are
3322 and Dynamic DNS. 3322.org is a Chinese service, so English speakers
should select Dynamic DNS.
Host Name and domain name are entered in this field. For example,
myhomedvr.homeip.net.
Username and Password of the dynamic DNS account are entered in the
respective fields.
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d.
Confirm changes.
2.
Enter local address of DVR.
a.
In the address bar, type the local address
of the DVR (e.g., http://192.168.1.140).
b.
Append address with :webportnumber
(e.g., http://192.168.1.140:8080), if a port
other than 80 is being used and the port
forwarding rule has been created.
c.
When presented with Information Bar
referring to downloading controls, click
the bar.
d.
Click Yes or OK to proceed downloading
and installing the controls.
8.9 - UPNP
If the local area network router supports UPnP (Universal Plug-n-Play), it is not
necessary to configure port forwarding.
8.10 – DDNS SETUP
Unless specifically paying for a static (permanent) public IP address, do not
configure this section. Most Internet customers have a dynamic (“leased”) IP
address.
A DDNS (Dynamic DNS) service allows the DVR user to create a hostname and
domain (e.g., mydvr.dvrdns.org) that is associated with his/her public IP address.
Entering the DDNS account information into the DDNS Setup menu maintains the
link between the DDNS account and the public IP address.
Figure 8-22: Successful connection to DVR
via Internet Explorer
Figure 9-25: Video Search menu
9 – Searching, Playing and backing up Video files
To access the Video Search menu, from the Main
Menu, go to Search (the floppy disk icon) or
right-click on the main video display and click
from the quick launch Video Search.
9.1 – SEARCHING FOR RECORDINGS
The default value is today's system date.
1.
Select the channel to search through or all channels.
2.
Enter the file of the recording to be located.
Note: The system date and time must first be set in order for the video search to
perform correctly. See Section 4.3 – Setting System Date and Time.
3.
Enter in a time at which to begin searching for files on the designated date
(optional).
4.
Click the Search button to execute the file search.
9.2 – IDENTIFYING RECORDINGS
The Video State calendar is divided into two sections: (1) days of the month
searched and (2) hours of the day searched further subdivided into 24 hour blocks.
The presence of video files is indicated on the Video State calendar by green and
red bars underscoring the date and/or hour on which they were recorded.
Green signifies a manual or scheduled recording, whereas red signifies a motion
or alarm-activated recording.
9.3 – FILE LIST
Pressing the File List button after performing a search, brings up the menu below.
Clicking the TYPE drop-down menu and selecting
either ALL, NORMAL, or ALARM will filter the search
results by that category.
Normal is for standard recording, while Alarm is for
motion detection and external alarm activated
recordings.
9.4 – LOG SEARCH
Using the Log Search function, system and alarm events can be viewed.
Log Type
Figure 9-26: File List menu
