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- Page 1 IP Camera Installation and Setup Guide XL Series DVR/NVR Models Watcherproducts.com ♦ Watcher Products ♦ 877-289-2824...
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Page 4: Read First
“central” location of the cameras you want on that switch. When using Watcher Preferred Power Switches, the switches must be connected together (or to the DVR) using the Gigabit uplink ports on the right-hand side of the switch. Our 16-port switches have two uplink ports and they can be linked to another switch. - Page 5 Open Network and Sharing Center. In upper left-hand corner, click Change adapter settings. Then double-click the corresponding connection that corresponds to the camera network. It will be the one that does not have an internet connection (it also may say unidentified network). Watcherproducts.com ♦ Watcher Products ♦ 877-289-2824...
- Page 6 This will open the Local Area Connection Status window. Click on the Properties button on the bottom left. This will bring up the Local Area Connection Properties. Double-click the Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4). Watcherproducts.com ♦ Watcher Products ♦ 877-289-2824...
- Page 7 Once done, hit OK. Then hit OK again and, finally, Close. Close out of the Local Area Connections window to get back to the Desktop. Now you are ready to begin setting up your IP cameras. Watcherproducts.com ♦ Watcher Products ♦ 877-289-2824...
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IPC Search button in the lower right. ** Note ** For each additional camera, once it is plugged in, please allow the camera to power up for roughly 1 min. Watcherproducts.com ♦ Watcher Products ♦ 877-289-2824... - Page 9 NV Series, DT Series, or DH Series. For third party cameras, you will have to use the ONVIF_V2.3 selection. **IMPORTANT** Third Party cameras are not registered by Watcher Products and will require a $50 registration fee per camera to allow them to record video.
- Page 10 IP address. Single-click to select the camera (the background will turn blue, for that camera, across the table row). Step 4: Now, it is time to change the IP address of the camera. This is done in the IP Address field in the lower- right. Watcherproducts.com ♦ Watcher Products ♦ 877-289-2824...
- Page 11 37777, 8000, etc. but the software correctly puts the proper port number for each version of camera (NV Series, DH Series, DG Series, etc.). You will also have to change the password (on the left) to admin123. The Mask Address should be at 255.255.255.0 Watcherproducts.com ♦ Watcher Products ♦ 877-289-2824...
- Page 12 After a short delay, the camera should be listed in the IP Cameras List with the new IP address. Click the Update IP List button to change the Server Name to the new IP address. Watcherproducts.com ♦ Watcher Products ♦ 877-289-2824...
- Page 13 Next, add it to the DVR software by clicking the Add to NDVR button at the bottom then click the Exit button. The IP Camera Device List should now have your connected camera. **Note** If your camera is not registered and you purchased it from Watcher Products, please contact our Technical Support for camera registration.
- Page 14 Mod Cam button below the list and to the left. Change the Server Name to what ever you wish to call the camera then hit OK, then hit Save Watcherproducts.com ♦ Watcher Products ♦ 877-289-2824...
- Page 15 ** Important ** Please do not change the Login User ID and Login Pass for the cameras. They need this password to be left on default to connect to the software. Now in the IP Camera Device List, the camera should have the camera name in the Device Name column. Watcherproducts.com ♦ Watcher Products ♦ 877-289-2824...
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- Page 17 To get to Camera Setup, click on the Setup button, then the Camera Setup button. Then, under Group Setup, turn the corresponding camera on in the schedule. It will turn from gray to blue. Watcherproducts.com ♦ Watcher Products ♦ 877-289-2824...
- Page 18 This is done by holding the left mouse button and dragging. In the example below, the register is the only area that would detect motion Watcherproducts.com ♦ Watcher Products ♦ 877-289-2824...
- Page 19 Your camera should now be detecting and recording motion in the DVR. This is apparent by the little “running man” icon in the upper-right hand corner of the camera window. Repeat steps 1 – 7 for each IP camera that you would like to add to the DVR. Watcherproducts.com ♦ Watcher Products ♦ 877-289-2824...