HD HOME SECURITY AND DVR SYSTEM Quick Start Guide What’s inside Getting started ..............2 Step 1: Unpack .............. 2 Step 2: Mount the cameras ........... 3 Step 3: Connect cameras to the DVR ......4 Step 4: Connect the DVR to home network ....5 Step 5: Connect the DVR to your TV/monitor ....
Step 2: Mount the cameras Note: These security cameras can be both wall- and ceiling-mounted. The installation instructions that follow are for ceiling mounting, but they can be adapted for wall mounting as well. 1. Apply the mounting template sticker to 2.
Step 3: Connect cameras to the DVR 1. Find the cables coming from each 2. Plug the video output cable on the other camera. Match the video and power end of this BNC cable into one of the cables to one end of a BNC cable and VIDEO IN jacks on the back of the DVR.
Step 4: Connect the DVR to home network 1. Plug one end of the supplied network 2. Plug the other end of this network cable cable into the top LAN&USB port on the into an open port on the back of your back of the DVR.
Step 6: Power and turn on the DVR 1. Plug the AC adapter into the 12V jack 2. Plug the other end of the adapter into a on the back of the DVR. working outlet or surge protector. D+ D- VIDEO IN LAN&USB RS-485...
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3. The next screen lets you save your 4. Set up a pattern to unlock the device. password to an external USB drive Use the mouse to draw the pattern you (like a thumb drive) so that you can want (click to draw, release when you’re unlock the system if you ever forget the finished).
4. The next screen asks you for a Enable to set up the DVR for use with verification code and to agree to the the RCA Security App on your phone. terms of service. Click in the Verification Code field and use the on-screen keyboard to enter your verification code.
Step 9: Download and set up the App 1. In the Google Play or Apple App Stores, 2. Register your App and set up your RCA search for “RCA SECURITY” and look Security account (if you don’t have one for the icon shown here. Then download already).
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10. The next screen asks you to confirm screen of the App, then choose Wired that the DVR is connected to your Connection. router. Press Connected and Next to continue. The App starts connecting, then asks you to enable the RCA Security Service. Press Next to continue.
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11. Enter the Admin password you used to 12. When the App is finished adding activate the system (see page 6) in the the device, it shows you network App to verify the device. information. Press Skip to complete App setup.
Everyday Use The viewing screen on your monitor or App is the gateway to everyday use of the RCA Security System. This section gives you a tour of the viewing screen and menus. Monitor Live View Each channel offers a live view, with alert/status icons that notify you of what’s going on.
Note: Rebooting the system stops all manual recordings that are running. Playback This RCA Security System offers several ways to play back recorded videos or pictures: instant playback, all-day playback for a specified channel, and playback by normal/event/smart/tag/ system logs/sub-periods/external file search/picture.
Accessing via Web Browser This RCA Security System offers access via Web browser as well as through the App and via connected monitor or TV. Minimum System Requirements: Internet Explorer 6.0 or later or Apple Safari. Resolutions 1024x768 and above.