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3.8 Using the setup Wizard
During startup of a new recorder, the setup Wizard opens by default. Use the Wizard to select the essential configuration settings
of your recorder. You can disable the automatic startup of this feature in the Configuration menu. See the
Menu | Configuration |
General
menu for more information.
1.
Next, the configuration Wizard
Date ad Time Setup
menu will open. Since all recordings made by your surveillance system
are time stamped, It is very important that the date and time is set precisely to produce valuable evidence from your recorder.
In the screen above:
a.
Select the local
Time Zone
and
Date Format
using the drop down menus.
b.
Click the System Date field, and then click on the current date.
c.
Click the
System Time
field, and then use the graphical interface for setting the current time. You can also check the
Enable NTP
box, and then enter the appropriate parameters in the fields below it to configure the recorder retrieve
the precise time and date information from a timeserver on the Internet.
d.
Click
Next
to save your settings and continue.
2.
In the
Network
Setup
Wizard window, click the field value you want to change, then use the pop-up aid to enter a
new value. By default, the recorder uses DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) to acquire compatible (dynamic,
changeable) network settings from a network DHCP server (usually a router). You can leave the settings on this menu
unchanged, but it is recommended that the recorder have fixed (unchanging) network settings, which is convenient for
remote logins.
