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Installing the NVR Avigilon Video Archive
Connectivity Kit
Direct Attach or Storage Area Network Connectivity Kits
The NVR5 and NVR4 Avigilon Video Archive Connectivity Kit provides all of the needed components to
connect the Avigilon Video Archive to an NVR5 or NVR4(X) Standard or Premium recorder. Make sure that
you use the connectivity kit that corresponds to your NVR model:

NVR5

Direct Attach Connectivity Kits

Includes a CNA card and a set of 2 transceivers with optical cables for directly connecting the NVR to the
Avigilon Video Archive.
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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    The NVR5 and NVR4 Avigilon Video Archive Connectivity Kit provides all of the needed components to connect the Avigilon Video Archive to an NVR5 or NVR4(X) Standard or Premium recorder. Make sure that you use the connectivity kit that corresponds to your NVR model:...
  • Page 2: Storage Area Network (San) Connectivity Kits

    You must install the converged network adapter (CNA) card or storage area network (SAN) card provided in the connectivity kit in an NVR before you can connect it to an Avigilon Video Archive. The installation of the CNA/SAN card is similar for all recorders, but should be installed in the specific PCI slot defined for each recorder.
  • Page 3: Prerequisites

    Prerequisites Before you can deploy an Avigilon Video Archive into your security network, you must install the 2nd CPU Kit in any of the following NVRs that you are connecting to an Avigilon Video Archive. NVRs not mentioned below do not require the 2nd CPU Kit.
  • Page 4: Confirm Package Contents

    Confirm Package Contents Confirm that the kit you are installing contain the following components: 1 x CNA card Note: This card is not needed for the NVR5 PRM 192/224 TB installation. 2 x optical cables (orange) 2 x Intel® SFP+ transceivers...
  • Page 5: Install The Cna/San Card

    Important: The SAN connectivity kits do not include the optical cables and transceivers necessary for making the connections from the network switches to the Avigilon Video Archive. Sets of optical cables and transceivers are available in packs of one (AVA-SAN-CONNECT-1) or eight (AVA-SAN- CONNECT-8) and must be ordered separately.
  • Page 6 Insert and press the CNA/SAN card into slot 5. The card pins should be inserted all the way into the riser. NVR5 Premium 252/288/360/432 TB a. Remove the card blank from PCI slot 1. b. Insert and press the CNA/SAN card into slot 1. The card pins should be inserted all the way into the riser.
  • Page 7 a. Remove the card that is installed in PCI slot 3 so that you can access PCI slot 4. b. Remove the card blank from PCI slot 4. c. Insert and press the CNA/SAN card into slot 4. The card pins should be inserted all the way into the riser.
  • Page 8 c. Insert and press the CNA card into slot 4. The card pins should be inserted all the way into the riser. d. Use a Phillips #2 screwdriver to reinstall the drive cage to the system. NVR4X Premium 192/217 TB a. Remove the card that is installed in PCI slot 1 so that you can access PCI slot 2. b.
  • Page 9 6. Close and lock the recorder cover. 7. Reconnect all the cables to the recorder. 8. Power the recorder and log in to confirm the system is running properly. Install the CNA/SAN Card...
  • Page 10: Insert The Sfp+ Transceivers In The Optical Transceiver Slots

    Insert the SFP+ Transceivers in the Optical Transceiver Slots To connect an NVR recorder to the cables in the NVR Avigilon Video Archive Connectivity Kit, Intel® SFP+ transceivers must be installed in each of the two short-range optical transceiver receptacles: On the NVR5 Standard recorders, plug the Intel® SFP+ transceivers into the receptacles in the CNA/SAN card installed in PCI slot 5.
  • Page 11 On the NVR5 Premium 96/128/160 TB recorders, plug the Intel® SFP+ transceivers into the receptacles in the CNA/SAN card installed in PCI slot 4. On the NVR4 Standard, NVR4X Standard, and NVR4X Premium 64/96/128/157 TB recorders, plug the Intel® SFP+ transceivers into the receptacles in the CNA card installed in PCI slot 4.
  • Page 12 ©  2022, Avigilon Corporation. All rights reserved. AVIGILON, the AVIGILON logo, AVIGILON CONTROL CENTER and ACC are trademarks of Avigilon Corporation. Intel is a trademark of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the U.S. and/or other countries. DELL is a trademark of Dell Inc.

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