Getting to know your NVR Congratulations on the purchase of your Swann NVR. This quick start guide will assist you on getting your NVR up and running as soon as possible. We recommend that you connect everything and give it a try before you do a permanent installation, to make sure nothing was damaged during shipping.
What does this mean? J) Power LED Here are explanations for the various connections and - When the NVR has power, this light will lights on the NVR - turn on. A) Power - This is where you connect the power adapter. K) HDD LED - This will flash when the hard drive is working.
Connect your Cameras To connect your camera(s) to the NVR, simply connect the supplied Ethernet cable to the LAN connection on the camera then plug the other end of the Ethernet cable into one of the camera inputs on the back of the NVR. It doesn’t really matter which port you use as they are quite versatile and will be configured in a later step.
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Connect the NVR to your Home Network Connect the Ethernet cable (supplied) to the LAN connection on the NVR, and then connect the other end to a spare port on your router or wireless access point. eSATA DC 12V HDMI It’s important that you do this, as this allows you to access the router from your smartphone or tablet.
Connect the Mouse Connect the mouse (supplied) to a spare USB port on the NVR. eSATA DC 12V HDMI...
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Connect the NVR to your HDTV Connect the HDMI cable (supplied) to the HDMI input on the NVR, and connect the other end to a spare HDMI input on the TV. HDMI IN 2/MHL HDMI IN 1(DVI) eSATA DC 12V HDMI...
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Connect the NVR to your Monitor (optional) If you have a Monitor with a VGA connection, connect a VGA cable (not supplied) to the VGA output on the NVR, and connect the other end to the VGA input on the Monitor. eSATA DC 12V HDMI...
Connect the Power Adapters Included are two power adapters. First connect the PoE power adapter to the PoE socket on the NVR so the cameras have power. Screw the small retention ring to ensure the plug doesn’t fall out. To power the NVR connect the power adapter to the power input.