System Setup; System Configurations; Network Settings - Planet Networking & Communication NVR-420 User Manual

4-ch network video recorder with hdmi

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6. System Setup

The "System Configurations" page provides users options to setup the device

quickly and properly. After properly configuring all settings in all the sub-pages,

users should expect a fully working network video recorder that is ready to

manage cameras on the network. We will start by configuring its network settings

to make sure it works correctly in your network. Next, we will help you adjust the

system time so videos will be recorder with correct timestamp. To better secure

the system for unwanted disturbance, we will guide you on setting up user's

account and privileges to prevent settings gets altered by users other than the

system administrator. Lastly, we will tell you what you should expect after installing

a hard disk and how to prepare the hard disk for the video recording.

You need to adjust settings in this page for the device to work properly in your

network. It is critical that settings here are configured correctly based on your

network configurations so that the recorder can be administered through the local

area network and cameras can be connected from it.

By default, the recorder is set to obtain IP address from DHCP server, it should be

sufficient in most network environments, and most likely you should not need to

alter anything in this page. To locate the recorder, simply use the IP Utility with

steps described in page 13.

If you wish to set the recorder to use a static IP address in your local area network,

1. Choose "Static IP" from the "Connection Type" drop-down menu

2. Enter the IP address, subnet mask, default gateway address and DNS server

address for the recorder

3. Enable "DHCP Server" under "DHCP Server" if you wish to use the recorder as

a DHCP server, or leave it disabled if there is already a DHCP server in the

network

4. Click Apply for the settings to take effect.

The recorder can detect the presence of a DHCP server upon startup. It sets

itself to use static IP address if there is no DHCP server currently presented in the

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