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Remote Access from a Mobile Device
The DVR4-2500 supports access from mobile devices, such as mobile phones with
Microsoft Windows Mobile ® as their operating system, as well as the increasingly
popular iPhone. To correctly confi gure your DVR for remote access via a mobile
device, or indeed any remote access, it is important to have your network and
Internet connection confi gured correctly. Typically, this is matter of forwarding
ports from your router to specifi c devices (in this case, your DVR).
Setting up the DVR for Mobile Access
1. Enter the Main Menu.
2. Navigate to Devices.
3. Select Mobile.
4. Enter a USERNAME and PASSWORD for mobile access. This may be the
same or different to your regular password, depending on your security needs.
We suggest using a different password for mobile access, but something that
you'll remember.
5. Choose a PORT for remote access. This port will need to be properly forwarded
from your router to ensure maximum bandwidth for sending footage.
Accessing the DVR4-2500 via an iPhone
1. Go to the iTunes Store, and search for an application called APlayer.
2. Download and install this app.
3. Run APlayer.
4. Press the button labeled Settings.
5. In the space provided, enter the
6. In the next space, enter the mobile port number.
7. Finally, enter your username and password and choose PLAY icon to
connect.
Left: The
interface of APlayer.
The IP address shown at
the top of the screen is
the public IP address of
the network to which
the DVR being accessed
is attached. Images are
displayed in the window
below, and the viewing
controls
across the bottom of the
screen.
Right: The Settings screen,
where you can enter
the address and user
information
DVR.
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public IP address of your DVR.
main viewing
are located
for your

The Main Menu

Camera (Display Setup): The camera
menu contains all the options for setting
up how the DVR interfaces with and
displays the images from the cameras
connected to it. This is where channels
are enabled or disabled in live viewing,
and where the AUTOSEQ (Automatic
Sequence) function can be confi gured.
Record: Where you can confi gure the
recording options for the DVR. You can
set channels to be armed for recording
constantly or on a schedule, and set
the recording resolution, quality and
size. You can also enable or disable the
associated audio channel. Additionally,
the recording function for some or all
channels can be disabled entirely.
Network: Where you can confi gure
the DVR to operate on your home
network and over the Internet. This is
the most complex aspect of setting up
the DVR, and requires a good working
knowledge of networking methods and
protocols.
Search: Where you look for footage of
a specifi c event. You only need to know
the date and time that the incident that
you are looking for occurred. You need
not know exactly - you can specify a
The MAIN MENU of
the DVR. In this picture,
the mouse cursor is
currently highlighting
the CAMERA icon.
range of times and/or dates. The DVR
will list all recordings made in between
the start and end points you specify.
Devices: Here you can fi nd the setup
and confi gurable options for the devices
which can be connected to the DVR.
These devices are in order:
HDD: The hard drive, where you store
your footage.
ALARM: The circumstances which will
trigger the DVR to record or issue an
alert of some kind (such as an email).
PTZ: For setting up the DVR to work
with Pan, Tilt, Zoom camera systems.
MOBILE: For setting up the DVR for
access via a compatible mobile/cell
phone.
MOTION: To confi gure how and where
the DVR looks for motion. This can be
used as (and is recommended as) the
primary recording mode of the DVR.
System: All the remaining options and
sub-menus. Here is where you set the
Date and Time and your Password,
change the video output settings,
change languages, or the automatic
maintenance schedule of the DVR.
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