8/16 Channel Digital Video Recorder
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A
. For 16-CH user, to enter the top menu, one has to press and hold the Menu/search button. If you just
press and release this button, you will only access the Search menu.
Q
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I press and hold the “Menu/search” button, but it does not display the password prompt menu,
and directly enters the Setup Mode menu, why am I not prompted for a password?
A
. If the password level setup in Password Setup is NO, one will not need a password to enter the menu,
if you want to have a password when entering the Setup Menu, just change the password prompt level to
ON.
Q
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What HDD capacity does this DVR support?
A
. Any capacity size of HDD is supported by the DVR, but if the size is larger than 300G, it may display
only 300G on the DVR monitor, but this does not affect the real HDD capacity installed in the DVR.
Q
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How can I monitor the cameras on a Remote Computer?
A
. IT expertise may be required for this setup. Plug an RJ45 cable from the back of the DVR to the
Switch/Hub or Router. By default the network settings on this DVR are as follows:
IP Address: 192.168.1.111; Subnet: 255.255.255.0; Gateway: 192.168.1.1; Video Port: 5000; Command
Port: 5001.
From a PC connected to the same router as the DVR find out the IP Address of the router by going to the
Start button, click on Run-type in CMD and click OK, then type in IPCONFIG at the curser to list the IP,
Gateway and Subnet. If the IP is 192.168.1.xxx, then nothing else is needed. But if the IP is something
like this: 192.168.0.xxx and Gateway: 192.168.0.1, then the IP of the DVR must be changed. Go to the
SETUP MODE menu and then to NETWORK SETUP and change the IP to 192.168.000.167 and
Gateway to 192.168.000.001. Refer to the Router Manual under Router Setup on how to do port
forwarding, to forward ports 5000 and 5001 to the IP Address of the DVR. To access the DVR remotely
you will also need to put the IP address of the network the DVR is attached to into Netviewer. You can get
this by going to the website
http://myipaddress.com
from a computer attached to the same router as the
DVR. Enter this address into the IP window in Netviewer and enter the password for the DVR which is
0000 by default.
Also refer to pages 52-54, Netviewer software installation.
