The Recording Schedule - Swann DVR4-2500 Operating Instructions Manual

The Recording Schedule

The fi rst step in setting the schedule is choosing which channel you'd like to set
the schedule for. From the CHANNEL drop-down menu, select the channel you'd
like to set the schedule for.
If you'd like to set the schedule for more than one channel at a time, you have two
options. One option is to manually enter the same information for each channel
individually.
The other option is to choose ALL from the CHANNEL drop down menu. Selecting
this will apply the settings in the schedule to all channels on the DVR. If you want
to set a base schedule for all channels, and then confi gure them individually, select
ALL, set your basic schedule, and then fi ne tune channels one at a time. Changing
the ALL schedule will overwrite any schedule already set for individual channels.
The DVR schedule can be set to record using three different record modes.
ALARM: Will record only when the alarm function has been triggered.
GENERAL: Will record based on the general settings on the DVR - either constantly,
or when motion is detected, depending on your motion detection settings.
NO RECORD: As the name suggests, the DVR will not record.
Remember: After making changes to the settings press/click the APPLY button.
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The SCHEDULE screen. Currently,
the schedule is confi gured to
record on Alarm Events (i.e. Motion
Detection) from 6:00am to 1:00pm
weekdays, and record constantly
between 6:00am and 6:00pm on
weekends.
At all other times, the DVR is
confi gured not to record anything
at all.
For a STATIC confi guration, the DVR needs to be told what IP address to use (this
must be unique) and the subnet mask, gateway address and DNS server address
(these must match the other devices on your network).
The most common way of discovering these values is to use a computer already
connected to the network, which can access the Internet. Typically, this is a matter
of bringing up the Properties window for your local area connection (LAN).
Depending on your operating system, there are different ways to do this.
Once you've found the network settings on your computer:
• Set the gateway, subnet mask and DNS server addresses to match those
that your computer uses.
• For the IP address, the fi rst three groups of numbers should be the same, with
the last being different (unique). For example, if your computer's IP address was
"192.168.1.12" then you could set the DVR's IP address to "192.168.1.235".
(The choice of "235" is somewhat arbitrary - it can be anything between 0
and 255, so long as no other device on your network is using that address. We
suggest 235 as it is usually available.)
Port Confi guration
The DVR4-2500 needs two "ports" to be available and properly confi gured to
work correctly over the Internet. One of these is called the "Media Port" and the
other is called the "Web Port".
Media Port: The default value is "9000".
Web Port: The default value is "80" - we strongly suggest changing this as "80"
is a port frequently used by various programs (in fact, it's the default HTTP port).
Generally, "85" is a much better choice - however, you can set this to be anything
that you want, just be sure to remember it! You'll need it later.
Remember: these ports need to be forwarded from your router directly to the
DVR. Without these ports forwarded properly, remote access will be slow and
playback will be jerky - if it works at all.
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