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6. System Setup
6.1 System Configurations
The "System Configurations" page provi des users options to setup the device
quickly and properly. After properly confi guring all s ettings in all the sub-pages,
users should expect a fully working network video recorder that is ready to
manage cameras on the network. We will start by configuring its network setting s
to make sure it works correctly in your network. Next, we will help you adjust the
system time so videos will be recorder with
the system for unwanted disturbance, we
account and privileges to prevent settings
system administrator. Lastly, we will tell you what you should expect after installing
a hard disk and how to prepare the hard disk for the video recording.
6.1.1 Network Settings
You need to adjust settings in this page f or the device to work properly in you r
network. It is critical that settings her
network configurations so that the reco rder can be administered through the local
area network and cameras can be connected from it.
By default, the recorder is set to obtain IP address from DHCP server, it should be
sufficient in most network environments, and most likely you should not need to
alter anything in this page. To l ocate the recorder, si mply use the IP Utility with
steps described in page 13.
If you wish to set the recorder to use a static IP address in your local area network,
1. Choose "Static IP" from the "Connection Type" drop-down menu
2. Enter the IP address, subnet mask, default gateway address and DNS server
address for the recorder
3. Enable "DHCP Server" under "DHCP Server" if you wish to use the recorder as
a DHCP server, or leave it disabled if there is already a DHCP server in the
network
.
4. Click Apply for the settings to take effect.
The recorder can detect the presence of a DHCP server upon startup. It sets
itself to use static IP address if there is no DHCP server currently presented in the
correct timestamp. To better secure
will guide you on s etting up user's
gets altered by users other than the
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