Chapter 4 Remote Surveillance; Accessing Dvr; Accessing Dvr Over A Network - Q-See QSDF8204C4-320 User Manual

CHAPTER 4 Remote Surveillance

4.1 Accessing DVR

The system supports remote surveillance through a network or Internet.
This DVR supports five users logging in at the same time.
First, the DVR needs to be connected with a router so that it can be accessed
over the network or Internet. As for network access, it supports
Win2000/XP/Vista. Second, you need to set up the network configuration in
the DVR to work with the router. The specific setup steps are shown in the
following sections.

4.1.1 Accessing DVR Over a Network

STEP1 Input IP address, Subnet, and Gateway, please refer to section
3.2.7 Network Configuration. If using DHCP, please enable DHCP in both of
DVR and router.
STEP2 Enter "Video" submenu to set network video parameters like
resolution, frame rate, etc.
STEP3 Open an Internet Explorer browser on a computer on the same
network. Input the IP address of the DVR in an Internet Explorer textbox and
hit enter.
STEP4 Internet Explorer will download ActiveX automatically. (Notice:
Internet Explorer must be set up to permit downloading ActiveX controls.
Please refer to Q7 in FAQ chapter) Then a window pops up and asks for user
name and password.
STEP5 Input name and password correctly, and enter. It will show the
picture below:
QSDF8204 Digital Video Recorder User Manual
Fig 4.1 Network Client Interface
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