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Remote Access via Internet Explorer
The easiest way to access your DVR remotely is via an Internet browser. These
instructions will detail how to access the DVR via Microsoft Internet Explorer
section assumes that you've already confi gured the DVR and your network to operate
properly. Remotely accessing the DVR via Internet Explorer (IE) is a great way to test
if your network is functioning as it should.
At the time of writing, the DVR supports up to
3 users accessing the DVR remotely at a time.
Note: You may have to alter and confi gure the ActiveX controls in IE to allow
unrestricted access to the DVR. Access might be slowed or blocked completely by
IE's built-in security functions. The instructions on how to do this are covered on the
next page.
To access the DVR remotely via Internet Explorer:
1. Open an Internet Explorer window. If you do not have Internet Explorer you can
download it from the Microsoft website (www.microsoft.com).
2. In the address bar type "http://" followed by your public IP address, a
colon then your web port. For example, if your web port is "85" and
your public IP address is "210.9.10.115", then you'll need to enter the
information, shown on the image, immediately below these words
http://210.9.10.115:85
.
You will now see a login window. Here, enter your password. If no password is
set, leave this dialog box blank.
3. You should now have access to the DVR.
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1) Power Indicator: This LED is illuminated
when the DVR is connected to power and
switched on.
2) Infrared Sensor: Monitors signals
coming from the infrared remote control. If
this sensor is blocked or obstructed, then the
functionality of the remote will be impaired.
3) Hard Drive Indicator: Lights up when
the hard drive is active. It will fl ash rapidly
when recording or searching (in time with
the read/write cycles).
4 & 5) CH- / CH+ (1 ~ 8): Moves back
or forward through fi rst eight available
channels in either live-viewing mode or
playback. To access channels between 9 and
16, use buttons 6 & 7.
6 & 7) CH- / CH+ (9 ~ 16): As 4 & 5, except
will access the latter eight channels.
8) Display Mode: Enters split-screen multi-
view. The whole screen is split into multiple
sections, each displaying the images from
one camera. Press multiple times to cycle
through the range of options.
9) PTZ: Opens the Pan, Tilt, Zoom pop-up
menu. This is used to control PTZ capable
camera systems, and will not affect standard
cameras.
10) Menu/ESC: One of the primary controls
for navigating through the menus. When
in live-viewing mode, it will enter the main
menu. When pressed in the main menu, it
will return the DVR to live-viewing mode.
Finally, when in a submenu, this button will
return you to the main menu.
11) Rewind: During playback, this will
reverse the footage. Press multiple times to

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increase the speed of the reversing. When
navigating through menus, this button will
move the cursor to the left.
12) Pause: During playback, will pause the
current recording and leave a still-frame
on screen. In live-viewing mode, this will
activate the auto-sequence mode, where
the display automatically cycles through
the available camera signals (this must
be correctly confi gured and enabled to
function correctly).
13) Play: If pressed in live-viewing mode,
this will take you directly into playback
mode, and begin playing the most recent
recording. In playback mode, use it to
resume playback after pausing or stopping
a recording.
14) Fast-Forward: During playback, this will
speed up the footage. Press multiple times
to increase the speed of the playback. When
navigating through menus, this button will
move the cursor to the right.
15) Stop: In playback mode, pressing this
button will stop playback.
16) Record: Press to immediately start
recording. This acts as a manual override to
the schedule and motion recording modes.
For a channel to be recorded in this mode
(or any other) it must listed as 'active' in the
Camera Setup and Record Setup menus.
17 ~ 20) Arrows: Move the cursor in the
selected direction in the menus.
21) Select: The equivalent of Enter/Return
on a computer keyboard. Use this button to
(as the name suggests) select an option in
the menus, or to confi rm an entry.
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