HIKVISION NVR

Quick Start

Guide

For more Information regarding the Hikvision

NVR please visit:

http://www.nellyssurplusguide.com/hikvision1.html

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Handbook Content

Initial Setup of NVR (page:3)

Adding an IP Camera (page:4-6)

Installing and Formatting the HDD (page:6-8)

Setting Record Plan and Playback (page:9-11)

Setting Up Motion Detection (page:12-14)

Networking the NVR (page:15-16)

Viewing NVR on Internet Explorer (page:17-20)

Port Forwarding (page:21)

Phone App Setup (page:22-24)

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-Initial Setup *PASSWORD- By default the password for the NVR is “12345” then simply CLICK “OK”.

-Screen Resolution These NVR’s are all set up with HDMI capabilities however, if you want to change the screen resolution, simply “right click” with your mouse, select main menu> system configuration>display tab at the top. That will pull up a screen that looks like this. Now select the resolution that best fits your monitor.

If for whatever reason your screen is blank with no picture,

your monitor probably does not support 1080 screen resolution

so you can temporarily hook up the VGA video connection

change the screen resolution to “1280*720/60HZ” then hook it

back up to HDMI.

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-Adding an IP Camera

** If you are working with Hikvision cameras then adding an IP camera becomes very simple. Attach the network cable to the back of the NVR and the camera and your picture will pop up on the screen. (It can take up to 25 seconds for some cameras to boot up.)

**** If you have a 3rd Party Camera (Different Brand) the setup will be different in this example we will be using Eyesurv brand.

*If you do not have your IP Cameras correctly setup for your network, this will not work. Please consult your cameras manual for IP Camera setup info.

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(-Adding an IP Camera cont.)

Assuming now that you have your cameras hooked up correctly and are on a separate switch. First, go into the main menu >camera setup> you should arrive at a screen like this.

From here you will select “Search” and it will pull up all of the cameras that you have connected to the network. Once you have located your camera on the network you must manually add the IP address to one of the

existing cameras. To do so click the edit button and it will pull up the edit screen. Once pulled up you need to change the Plug and Play option to Manual, change the camera IP to your cameras IP, the Protocol to Onvif and finally, the cameras password. See example below.

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(-Adding an IP Camera cont.)

After you have all of your settings applied correctly, click APPLY to save. When you close the edit screen, you will see the camera setup screen again and if you have all of your cameras settings entered correctly it will say Connected under status.

From there you can view you camera from the live view.

*BE SURE YOU TYPE IN

THE CAMERA

PASSWORD. If you are

using EYESURV ESIP

series cameras, please

use “admin” as both

user name and

password. Regardless if

you changed it

previously.

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-Installing a Hard Drive

First you will want to take

the top of the NVR off. To

do so remove the 3 screws

on both sides and 2 on the

back of the NVR. (8 Total)

***** (Do not install

hard drive while your

NVR is on.)

Side View

Back View

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(Installing a Hard Drive) cont.

Once you have the Hard Drive connected correctly you need to line it up with the 4 holes on the bottom of the NVR and use the screws provided in the box to tighten

the Hard Drive to the NVR.

With the top off and the Hard

Drive in the NVR, connect the

Power and Sata (Red) Cables

in the appropriate slot.

(*See pg. 10)

After you have the Hard

Drive installed put the cover

back on the NVR and screw it

back together. With the Hard

Drive installed you are ready

to initialize (format) it.

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Initializing the Hard Drive

After you have installed the Hard Drive you need to format it. Go to Main Menu>System Configuration>HDD you should arrive at this screen.

*** If you only have 1 HDD then you will only see 1 displayed. Select the HDD you wish to initialize by checking the box to the left of the HDD.

You will notice the progression of the process as shown above. When initialization is complete the status of the HDD will say “Normal”.

From here click

and another message will pop-up. Click

“OK”

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-SETTING UP A RECORD PLAN AND PLAYBACK *NOTE- YOU MUST HAVE A HARD DRIVE INSTALLED FOR THIS FEATURE.

First you need to get to the record menu and to do that right click for the main menu>Record Configuration.

Now, to view the playback feature with the NVR again go to the main menu> Playback. You will see your playback screen that looks like this..

***By default when a camera

is connected to the NVR it will

begin to record 24/7.

Once set up correctly you will see an

icon that looks like a reel of tape in

the upper right hand corner.

Click to go

into normal

playback

mode.

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(-Using the Playback Feature cont.)

From this screen you can mark clips and export them to a USB flash drive. To go into normal playback view click the icon in the upper right hand corner (**see bottom picture on page 12)

As you can see you have the option to check certain days with the calender. Click on your day that is highlighted in blue, then click the magnifying glass to see the recordings for that day.

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(-Using the Playback Feature cont.)

Notice the editing buttons. (From left to right… Audio, Video Clip, Save, Delete, Default Tag, Custumized Tag, Tag Management, Zoom In.)

In the bottom center there is another series

of buttons. These are your playback

buttons. (From left to right… Play Reverse,

Pause, 30sec reverse, 30sec forward,

Speed down, Speed up, Previous Day, Next Day.)

On the far right side of your screen you will notice the camera options and also the calender options. You may select as many cameras as you would like to view at once by checking the box next to the corresponding camera. On the calender the days that are highlighted in blue are days that have recordings. Simply click on the day that you would like to view recordings of.

*Time Frame options allow you to

narrow down the time of playback

by zooming in to time bar.

(Bottom Right of the playback

screen.)

*Left button is zoom in to time bar.

*Right button is zoom out.

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-SETTING UP MOTION DETECTION

*NOTE- YOU MUST HAVE A HARD DRIVE INSTALLED FOR THIS FEATURE TO WORK.

In this example we will be using a Hikvision DS-2CD2032-I.

There are only 2 settings you need to configure in order to get motion detection recordings. The first is Record Schedule. To get there, go to Main Menu>RecordConfiguration>Schedule. You should arrive at this screen…..

From here you will select your camera, change the type to “Event” and click event at the bottom and highlight the entire schedule in Yellow. Once it looks like the image above be sure and click .

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(-Setting up Motion Detection cont.)

Now that you have the first setting complete you need to go into the Motion Detect Settings. Main Menu> Record Configuration> Motion Detect. You should arrive at this screen..

Again, select the camera you wish to enable motion detection on and check the enable box underthe camera name. Set the sensitivity as you desire (At least one box has to be highlighted in green.) If you do not see any red squares then click the “Full Screen” button and adjust accordingly, be sure and click

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Once these settings are saves and completed you can see a bell and the reel of tape logo in the upper left hand corner of the video. (**See highlighted area in picture above.)

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-Networking the NVR To get your NVR on your network there are a few steps to follow. First you need to go to the NVR’s Networking options. To get there….. “Right click” for the main menu > select configuration > select Network then you will see your Network Menu screen.

By default your NVR’s IP address should be at 192.0.0.64. You need to enable DHCP mode which allows your NVR to communicate to your router and ask for its own IP address. You will want to check the Enable DHCP box and hit “Apply”. This may take up to 30 seconds to complete. Now go back to the main menu and click on System Information> Network. There you will find the IP address the router has designated for your NVR.

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(Networking the NVR cont.)

Write down the IP address it shows on this screen and also write down the Default Gateway as you will need that later on. Once you have it written down navigate back to the System Configuration Network Settings and uncheck the Enable DHCP box and input the IP address you wrote down.

And click

**BE SURE TO UNCHECK THE DHCP BOX WHEN COMPLETE.

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-Run Internet Explorer as Administrator Before we start configuring Internet Explorer we need to set it up to “run as administrator”. To do this close out of Internet Explorer completely. Next, go to your start menu and search for Internet Explorer, *Select just Internet Explorer as shown (right image) you may see Internet Explorer 64Bit or Internet Explorer (No Add On).

Now right-click and click on Internet Explorer and it will give you the option to “run as administrator” agree or click OK for any pop-up that occurs after that.

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-Configuring ActiveX Controls and Compatibility View Settings

Open Internet Explorer, go into Tools>Internet Options>click the security tab>custom level then you should see this screen.

**The three settings that need to

be changed here are as follows…

-Download signed ActiveX

Controls: Prompt

-Download unsigned ActiveX

Controls: Prompt

-Initialize and script ActiveX

controls not marked as safe for

scripting: Prompt

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(-Configuring ActiveX Controls cont.)

**Please allow or Install

any ActiveX Prompts that

may pop up when trying

to log on to the NVR.

**Now type in your IP address into the

Web address field.

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Configuring ActiveX Controls cont.)

Once you allow or Install any ActiveX setting. It will allow you to login

with your credentials. Once logged in if you see this screen you need

to download and install the plugin. **** You will need to close IE for

the install. You will not need to do this every time. Once installed if

you still receive this you need to add this IP address to your

compatibility view settings.

Go to your Tools on IE and open the

Compatibility View Settings. (See image on

left.)

Once in the settings add the IP address and

click close. (*You may have to restart IE for

it to take effect.)

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-Port Fowarding Now to forward your ports through your Router (*You will need to log in to your Router to forward ports. For questions about port forwarding please contact your Routers manufacture.) There are 3 ports to forward to your NVR’s Local IP address. To get there go to Main Menu>System Configuration>Network> More Settings Tab(top of page), there you will find the Server Port, HTTP Port and RTSP Port.

Once you have found all 3 ports you can now go to your routers settings through the Internet and forward all 3 ports individually.

As shown above the Server

Port, HTTP Port and RTSP Port

are the 3 that need to be

forwarded.

(*Write these numbers down.)

*These numbers are all set

by default within the

system. However, they can

be changed if you desire.

****If you have AT&T or Verizon as your cell carrier,

please change the RTSP port to 1024.

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-Cell Phone App Setup *iVMS-4500 lite

*Apple and Andriod both have this free app

**Apple will be used in this setup.

Go to the App Store (Apple) or Play

Store (Android) and search for

iVMS-4500 and download it.

Once it has finished downloading and

installing open the app.

Once opened tap the menu button in

the upper left corner.

*Please note that for

this to work, you must

have already gone

through the process of

networking and port

forwarding your NVR

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Now you are ready to add the NVR. When it

ask for the “port” it is asking for the Server

Port on the NVR

For the IP address be sure to input your

PUBLIC IP. To find that, visit ipchicken.com

from a computer on the same network as

your NVR. Input the correct user name and

password. By default the user name is admin

and there is 12345. Once you have your

credentials entered correctly tap the save

button in the upper right corner. If saved

correctly you will see the “Start live view”

appear.

This is the home menu screen. To add the NVR

select Device.

Since you have

no devices added

tap the plus sign

in the upper right

corner to add a

device.

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(Cell Phone App Setup cont.)

Once you’ve tapped the “Start live view” you

will camera 1 on your NVR. Tap the icon in

the upper right and it will have a dropdown

of all of your cameras.

From there simply select the one you

want to see.