Adding And Connecting The Ip Cameras; Adding The Online Ip Cameras - Hills NVR-CH16 User Manual

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2.3 Adding and Connecting the IP Cameras

2.3.1 Adding the Online IP Cameras

Purpose:
The main function of the NVR is to connect the network cameras and record the video got from it. So before you
can get a live view or record of the video, you should add the network cameras to the connection list of the device.
Before you start:
Ensure the network connection is valid and correct. For detailed checking and configuring of the network, please
see Chapter Checking Network Traffic and Chapter Configuring Network Detection.
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OPTION 1:
Steps:
1. Right-click the mouse when you in the live view mode to show the right-click menu on top of screen.
2. Select Add IP Camera in the pop-up menu to enter the IP Camera Management interface.
3. The online cameras with same network segment will be displayed in the camera list. Click the
add the camera.
Icon Explanation
Edit basic parameters of the camera
The camera is connected.
Figure 2. 10 Right-click Menu
Figure 2. 11 Adding IP Camera Interface
Table 2. 1 Explanation of the icons
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Icon Explanation
Add the detected IP camera.
The camera is disconnected; you can
click the icon to get the exception
button to