Install Hik Ip Receiver Pro; Activate Hik Ip Receiver Pro - HIKVISION Hik IP Receiver Pro User Manual

2.2 Install Hik IP Receiver Pro

You can install the Hik IP Receiver Pro service on a computer or server. After that, you can start the
service, stop the service or exit the service by watchdog.
Steps
1. Right-click the program file and run as the administrator to enter the welcome panel of the
InstallShield Wizard.
2. Click Next to start the InstallShield Wizard.
3. Click Change... and select a proper directory as required to install the service.
4. Click Next to continue.
5. Optional: Edit the HTTP port if the port number is conflict, otherwise the installation cannot be
continued.
6. Click Install to begin the installation.
7. Read the post-install information and click Finish to complete the installation.
Result
After successful installation, the Watchdog service will get started and hide in the notification area
of the desktop. Right-click
the service.
Note
• If you install Hik IP Receiver Pro remotely, you need to log into the local computer to show the
Watchdog service.
• A window will pop up asking whether to keep the configuration file when you re-install the Hik IP
Receiver Pro. You can choose to keep it or not.

2.3 Activate Hik IP Receiver Pro

By default, Hik IP Receiver Pro predefined the administrator user named admin. When you log in to
Hik IP Receiver Pro for the first time, you are required to create a password for the admin user to
activate Hik IP Receiver Pro before you can properly configure and operate it.
Before You Start
Make sure you have installed the Hik IP Receiver Pro service.
Steps
1. Enter the address of the computer or server running with Hik IP Receiver Pro service and port
number in the address bar of the web browser, and press Enter key.
Note
The default port is 80. For configuring the port number, see Edit Port for details.
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and select the option to stop the service, start the service, or exist
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