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VS-04A Series
Easy Installation Guide
Quality Service Group

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  • Page 1 Video Server VS-04A Series Easy Installation Guide Quality Service Group...
  • Page 2 Read Before You Use...
  • Page 3 1. Check Package Contents Please check to make sure the product package contains all the accessories listed below. a. VS-04A b. Power Adapter c. Product CD d. Warranty Card...
  • Page 4 2. Device Description <Front Panel> BNC Video Input 1,2,3,4 VGA Output Power Switch Power Connector (DC12V) Audio In <Rear Panel> LED Indicators Extension I/O Terminal Block SD Card Slot Network Connector Audio Out Reset Button 1: RS485- 5: DO1 2: RS485+ 6: DI 1 3: GND 7: DO2...
  • Page 5 3. Camera Connection Basic Connection Connect the CCTV camera to the video input connector of the video Server using a BNC Connector. Connect the supplied power cable to the video server and plug it into a power outlet. Connect the video server to a switch using an Ethernet cable. The Ethernet cable should meet the specs of UTP Category 5 and not exceed 100 meters in length.
  • Page 6 Power over Ethernet (PoE) Connection The VS-04A is PoE compliant, so there are two options for connecting the video server and CCTV camera to a power and Ethernet source. The video server can either be connected to a PoE-enabled switch or a non-PoE switch. Use a single Ethernet cable to connect the camera to the PoE-enabled switch.
  • Page 7 1. Insert the Installation CD into the CD-ROM driver. Run Auto-run Tool directly from the CD-ROM to start the installation. When installing the Brickcom software kit for the first time, select a desired language for the interface. The available languages are listed in the scroll box. Click “Install”...
  • Page 8 2. Select either EasyConfig or PC-NVR Standard to launch. If the PC-NVR program is launched, please refer to the PC-NVR user manual.
  • Page 9 If Custom setup type was used in software installation and an EasyConfig icon was not installed on the desktop, the program should be installed under C:\Program Files\Brickcom\EasyConfig unless the program was saved to a preferred directory. 1. Click <Start> to continue. The program will automatically search for the network camera in the intranet.
  • Page 11 2. The user can either select Simple Mode or Professional Mode for obtaining the Network Camera’s IP setting. If Simple Mode is selected, EasyConfig will set up the connection automatically. If Professional Mode is selected, the user will need to configure the IP settings manually.
  • Page 12 4. Enter the username and password of the camera. For first time use, the default username and password are “admin/admin.” 5. For selecting the IP address settings, the user can either select <Settings remain the same>, <Automatically obtain an IP Address (DHCP)>...
  • Page 14 6. If the Network Camera supports the EasyLink function, the following page will be displayed. Otherwise, this page will not be shown. *Click <Skip> to skip this setting. EasyLink enables network cameras to come with everything necessary to quickly add a surveillance camera to a home or small office network. To view what the camera is seeing, simply log on to mybrickcom.com, choose the device’s domain name which was created by the user, and start viewing.
  • Page 15 7. When the IP address settings have been made, the screen will either display a successful or failed connection message. When this window is displayed, the user can click <X> in the top right corner of the screen to close the installation window, click <PC-NVR> to start the PC-NVR program or click <Live View>...