Activate Via Sadp - HIKVISION DS-8600NXI-I8/S Series User Manual

Warning
We highly recommend you to create a strong password of your own choosing (using a minimum
of 8 characters, including at least three kinds of following categories: upper case letters, lower
case letters, numbers, and special characters) in order to increase the security of your product.
And we recommend you change your password regularly, especially in the high security system,
changing the password monthly or weekly can better protect your product.
2. Enter a password to activate network cameras that are connected to the device.
3. Click OK.
Note
After the device is activated, you should properly keep the password.
What to do next
Follow the wizard to set basic parameters.
● There are methods to reset your password when you forget. You have to configure at least one
password resetting method after activation.
● For Hik-Connect configuration, refer to Configure Hik-Connect for details.

1.1.3 Activate via SADP

SADP software is used for detecting the online device, activating the device, and resetting its
password.
Before You Start
Get the SADP software from the supplied disk or the official website, and install the SADP
according to the prompts.
Steps
1. Connect your video recorder power supply to an electrical outlet and turn on it.
2. Run the SADP software to search the online recorders.
3. Check the recorder status from the device list, and select the inactive recorder.
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