Chapter 2: Installing and Configuring the NVR
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N6123 NVR User Manual
Chapter 2: Installing and Configuring the NVR
Preparing for Install
This chapter provides step-by-step guidance for installing and configuring equipment from the SVSI product family on your
network. The steps provided here assume the following to be true:
1.
There are PoE switches operational on the network.
SVSI equipment can operate on many different brands of networking equipment. The network itself needs to meet certain
requirements to be able to support deployment. These instructions assume that you have purchased and installed a pre-
configured switch from SVSI or that your existing equipment meets the following physical and protocol requirements:
•
Layer 3, also known as “multi-layer”
•
Gigabit Ethernet
•
IGMP Snooping
•
IGMP Snooping Querier with a Designated Querier (DQ)
NOTE:
IGMP automatically negotiates between multiple switches and defines the switch with the lowest address as the DQ. If the DQ
experiences faults or outages, IGMP automatically switches the DQ designation to the switch with the next lowest address.
NOTE:
To proceed with this installation, the switches must already be successfully connected to your network. If needed, refer to your
product’s documentation for installation instructions.
2. Deployment considerations have been made for the addition of high-speed video.
Our Networked AV solutions provide unsurpassed video and audio quality at bandwidths appropriate to any network segment
or link. Matrix switches as large as 1200x800 have been constructed on a house network using SVSI equipment. Alternatively,
many customers choose to deploy on physically separate networks in order to use low-cost network appliances but keep video
traffic separate from data and voice.
3. N-Able software has been installed on the computer you are using to configure the equipment.
From your host computer, download N-Able (our free setup utility software):
PC version -
http://www.amx.com/products/N-ABLE-PC.asp
Mac version -
http://www.amx.com/products/N-ABLE-MAC.asp
This software is designed to set up and control the equipment during initial deployment, however, it is not always the best
solution for production-type or primary user control. Refer to
on page 20 for details on the available control
options.
Connecting the NVR to the Network
Physical installation of the NVR requires two simple connections. See
for details.
FIG. 4
CONNECTING NVR TO THE NETWORK
Step 1:
Using Cat-5 cable,
connect the NVR’s RJ-45
port to the Network Switch.
Step 2:
Using the external
power supply provided in
shipment, connect the NVR
to a power source.
Step 3:
Toggle switch to the on position.
