COMPRO RS-2212 User manual

Network Video Recorder
RS-2212
RS-2208
Model No.
V4-120828

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Revision History
2012/08/28 Updated for rmware version 4.0
2012/05/04 Updated for rmware version 3.0
2011/10/28 Updated to 2.0 version
2011/05/16 Original version
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Contents
Contents
Chapter 1: Important Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-1
Regulatory Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
FCC Interference Statement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
Operation Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
About this Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Conventions in this Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Chapter 2: Product Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
Package Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
RS-2212 Feature List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
RS-2208 Feature List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Hardware Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
LED Status Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
System Beep Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-5
Chapter 3: Hardware Installation & Network Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-1
Installing New Hard Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-1
Connecting the Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Connecting the Ethernet and Power Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Connecting to the Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Network Conguration Scenarios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Scenario A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Scenario B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
Chapter 4: Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-1
Initial Software Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
Log in to NVR on PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6
Adding Camera Connections for Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8
Adding Cameras with iStart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8
Start Video Recording. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9
Chapter 5: Live View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-1
Monitor Live Video from Cameras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1
Page Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1
Icons on Live View Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-2
Top Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-2
Left Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-3
Using the Right-Click Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
Chapter 6: Playback. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1
Page Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1
Search and Play Recordings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
Single File Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
Multi-Channel Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-2
Chapter 7: Conguration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-1
Main Setup Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1
Surveillance Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2
Camera Setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2
Recording Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-7
Events and Notications Setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-10
System Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-13
System Status. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-13
System Loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-14
System Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-14
Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-14
Date & Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-15
Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-15

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DDNS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-16
Power Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-17
Reset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-17
Firmware Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-17
Storage Setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-18
Volume Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-18
Hard Disk S.M.A.R.T . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-19
File Sharing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-20
Windows Network Neighborhood. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-20
FTP Server (FTP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-20
User Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-22
User Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-22
Logs & Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-24
System Event Logs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-24
Surveillance Logs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-25
Historical Users List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-25
Backup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-26
One Touch Backup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-26
Retrieve Backup Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-27
Multiple Server Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-28
Multiple Server Setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-28
Chapter 8: Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-1
Reset to the Factory Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-1
Password Recovery Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-1
Trouble with Remote Viewing on Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2
Symptoms, Causes and Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-4
Contacting Compro Technical Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-8
Chapter 9: Technical Specications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-1
RS-2212 / RS-2208 Technical Specications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-1
Chapter 10: Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-1
Examples of Port Forwarding Setup on Routers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10-1
List of Figures and Tables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-4

Chapter 1: Important Notices
1-1Regulatory Notice
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Chapter 1: Important Notices
Regulatory Notice
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1)
This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) This device must accept any interference received,
including interference that may cause undesired operation.
FCC Interference Statement
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to
Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interfer-
ence in a residential installation.
This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in ac-
cordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is
no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful
interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment o and on,
the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one of the following measures:
• Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna.
• Increasetheseparationbetweentheequipmentandreceiver.
• Connecttheequipmentintoanoutletonacircuitdierentfromthattowhichthereceiverisconnected.
• Consultthedealeroranexperiencedradio / TVtechnicianforhelp.
To assure continued compliance, any changes or modications not expressly approved by the party respon-
sible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate this equipment.
Operation Safety
Before starting using the network video recorder, please read and follow the steps below to protect it.
• Pleaseonlyusethepoweradapterthatissuppliedwiththeproduct.
• Pleaseavoidwalkingonthepowercordorplacingheavyobjectsonit.
• Pleasedonotblockorcovertheventilationopeningswhiletheunitisinoperation
• Placetheproductonanevensurfaceatalltimestoavoiddamagecausedbyfallingo.
• Donotplacethisunitaroundproductsthatproduceheat,suchastelevisionormicrowaveoven;keepthe
product away from direct sunshine.
• Unplugthepowercordbeforecleaningtheproduct.
• Donotshake,moveordisturbtheproductcamerawhenitisinoperation,assuchactionsmayresultinthe
malfunction of the device.
• Powerotheunitassoonasitisfoundsmokingorsmeltunusual.
• Pleasedonotdisassembleorremodeltheproduct;itmaycausedamageorre.

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About this Manual
About this Manual
This manual is only intended for the users of Compro RS-2212 and RS-2208 Embedded Linux network video
recorder, and is applicable to rmware release 4.0. Compro RS-2212 and RS-2208 upgraded with the latest
rmware are compatible with ONVIF version 1.0. For more information about ONVIF, visit www.onvif.org.
Conventions in this Manual
While you are using this manual, pay attention to some symbols and notations that are used to draw atten-
tion to special situations such as:
Caution!
Information provided here is critical to prevent damage to the product or
injury to the user.
!
Important:
Here it provides instructions that a user must follow in order to complete
a task.
Note:
Additional information or tips to help the user operate the product.

Chapter 2: Product Overview
2-1Package Contents
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Chapter 2: Product Overview
Package Contents
Please check the package contents on your hand. If anything is missing, please don't hesitate to contact your
local distributor.
Network Video Recorder
Figure 2-1. Package contents for RS-2208/ RS-2212
Network video recorder (hard drives not included)
RJ-45 LAN cable
Power adapter (12V)
Power cable
Installation CD
Quick installation guide

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Hardware Overview
RS-2212 Feature List
RS-2212 Feature List
• EmbeddedLinuxoperatingsystemforsuperiorreliability
• Recordvideofromupto12megapixelIPcamerassimultaneously
• Supportsdual3.5”SATAIIHDDandRAID0/1
• SupportforONVIFandgenericRTSPstreaming
• Remoterecording,playbackandsearchofvideorecordings
• Supportsquad-channelsynchronousplaybackmode(requiresrmwareversion4.0orhigher)
• One-touchbackuptoUSBstoragedevice
• FullPTZcontrol
• WebbasedCMSfunctionformultipleservermonitoring,eventsearchandplayback(requiresrmwarever-
sion 3.0 or higher)
• IntelligentiWizardforeasyandeortlesssetup
RS-2208 Feature List
• EmbeddedLinuxoperatingsystemforsuperiorreliability
• Recordvideofromupto8megapixelIPcamerassimultaneously
• Supportsdual3.5”SATAIIHDDandRAID0/1
• SupportforONVIFandgenericRTSPstreaming
• Remoterecording,playbackandsearchofvideorecordings
• Supportsquad-channelsynchronousplaybackmode(requiresrmwareversion4.0orhigher)
• One-touchbackuptoUSBstoragedevice
• FullPTZcontrol
• WebbasedCMSfunctionformultipleservermonitoring,eventsearchandplayback(requiresrmwarever-
sion 3.0 or higher)
• IntelligentiWizardforeasyandeortlesssetup

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2-3Hardware Overview
RS-2212 Feature List
Hardware Overview
LAN 2
USB
USB I
LAN 1
Link / ERR Link / ERRActAct
LAN 2
USB
USB I
LAN 1
Link / ERR Link / ERRActAct
Figure 2-2. Hardware overview of RS-2208 / RS-2212
Drive status indicators – From left to right: Act (ashes when hard drive is being accessed), Link (indicates
hard drive is in operation), and ERR (indicates an error).
Power button – Push the button to power on the device. To power o, press and hold the button for
roughly 3 seconds before releasing it.
Power/ LAN/ USB status indicator – See 'LED Status Indicators' section for status indicator behaviors.
Front lid – Open the front lid to access the disk trays. To remove the disk tray, push the round release but-
ton and gently pull out the disk tray.
USB port 1 – USB port allows the NVR to connect with external storage devices.
Power adapter port – Connect to your power adapter. Use only the power adapter that is supplied with
the device.
One-touch backup button – Press the button to start backing up data onto the USB storage device con-
nected to the front USB port. Button will be temporarily disabled when data transfer is in progress.
Gigabit LAN ports – Use a RJ-45 cable to connect the LAN port 2 to your network router/ hub. LAN port 1
is only to be used when LAN port 2 physically fails and only supports DHCP mode.
Reset button – Press the "Reset" pinhole button or hold it down until the NVR resets itself. This will only
clear user congurable settings.
USB port 2 – Not used.

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System Beep Codes
LED Status Indicator
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Important:
Please use LAN port 2 as the default port to connect the NVR to the net-
work. LAN port 1 is only to be used when LAN port 2 physically fails and
only supports DHCP mode. When LAN port 2 fails, the NVR will automati-
cally switch to using LAN port 1(DHCP mode). Should you connect both
LAN port 1 and LAN port 2, the NVR will still use LAN port 2 and the sta-
tus indicator for LAN port 1 will go o while LAN port 2 remains normal
operation. In addition, you must connect to LAN port 2 in order to adjust
network settings using the NVR's browser interface.
LED Status Indicator
Listed below is the behavior for the LED indicators seen at the front panel.
LED Indication
Power (Green) • Green – NVR is powered on.
• Blink for 5 times – Admin password has been reset back to default.
LAN 1 (Not used) • Green – Successfully obtained IP address via DHCP mode.
• Red – Unable to obtain IP address.
LAN 2 (Green / Red) • Green – Successfully obtained IP address via static IP, PPPoE, or
DHCP mode.
• Flashing green – Setting up network.
• Red–NVRisunabletoobtainIPaddress;whenusingstaticIPorPP-
PoE, it indicates a failure in network connection test.
USB (Green / Red) • Green–SuccessfullymountedaUSBstoragedevice;thisindicator
startsblinkingwhenNVRisbackingupdata;whendatabackup
completes, the indicator goes o.
• Red – Failed to mount a USB storage device.
HDD A / B (Green / Red /
Blue)
Link / ERR:
• Green – HDD is installed and mounted successfully.
• Red – HDD is installed but unsuccessfully mounted (possibly caused
by an unformatted disk or unsupported disk format).
Act:
• Blue – This indicator flashes in blue when the HDD is being ac-
cessed.
Table 2-1. LED status

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2-5System Beep Codes
LED Status Indicator
System Beep Codes
Beep Description
1 long beep followed by 2
short beeps
• Unabletocopydatawhilebackingupdataontoexternalharddisk
drive
1 short beep followed by 1
longbeep;repeattwice
• Systemfananomaly
1 long beep • Hardwareshutdown
• Systemisreadyforuse
2 short beeps • Adminpasswordhasbeenresetbacktodefault
Table 2-2. System beep codes

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Chapter 3: Hardware Installation & Network Setup
Installing New Hard Drive
Follow the steps below to install a new hard drive.
Power o the NVR. Open then front lid, and then push the hard drive release button to release the lever
from its locked position.
Pull the lever slightly outward, and gently pull the hard drive tray out. Then align the mounting holes on
the hard drive to match the hard drive tray, and use screws to fasten the hard drive to the tray.
Slide the hard drive tray into the drive bay. Then gently push the hard drive tray to ensure a secure con-
nection between the drive connector and the SATA connector inside the NVR. Finally, push the lever to its
locked position and close the front lid.
To install a second hard disk drive, repeat the previous steps. If you intend to use RAID 1, it is recom-
mended to install two identical hard drives to avoid data incompatibility.
HDD Release
Button
Lever
Drive Bay 1
Front Lid
Drive Bay 2
HDD Tray
Figure 3-1. Installing new hard disks
!
Important:
• ItisrecommendedtoinstallanewharddiskdriveonyourNVR.Com-
pro does not guarantee full compatibility across all hard drives. Please
select a compatible hard drive model from www.comprousa.com.
• WhenonlyinstallingasingleharddiskdriveintotheNVRsystem,be
sure to install it in the primary drive bay (HDD A). If you install a single
hard disk drive in the secondary drive bay (HDD B) and use this con-
guration to record video, there will be potential data compatibility is-
sue later on when you install a new hard disk drive in the primary drive
bay.
Note:
For 24/7 nonstop recording on the NVR, Compro recommends the usage
of Seagate® SV35 Series™ and Western Digital® Red series hard drives.

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Connecting the Cables
Connecting the Cables
Connecting the Ethernet and Power Cable
1
2
3
Figure 3-2. Connecting the cables
LAN cable from PC to hub/router: If your LAN cable from PC has been connected to the Cable/ADSL
modem, please re-connect it to the LAN port of your hub/router.
LAN cable from NVR to hub/router: Use the bundled RJ-45 LAN cable to connect the 2nd LAN port of
the NVR to the LAN port of your hub/router. LAN port 1 is only to be used when LAN port 2 physically
fails and only supports DHCP mode.
Power: Attach the Power adapter to the NVR's power connector located at its rear panel. Then connect
the power plug to a power outlet.
!
Important:
Please use LAN port 2 as the default port to connect the NVR to the
network. LAN port 1 is only to be used when LAN port 2 physically fails
and only supports DHCP mode. Should you connect both LAN port 1
and LAN port 2, the NVR will still use LAN port 2 and the status indicator
for LAN port 1 will go o while LAN port 2 remains normal operation. In
addition, you must connect to LAN port 2 in order to adjust network set-
tings using the NVR's browser interface.

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3-3Connecting to the Network
Connecting the Cables
Connecting to the Network
Connect your NVR and network cameras to a hub using an RJ-45 Ethernet cable. Then connect the hub to a
router to allow operation over the Internet. (The Ethernet hub in below gure is optional. The NVR or network
cameras can also be connected to your router directly.)
Cable/XDSL
Modem or Router
Ethernet Hub Internet
RS-2212
(NVR)
Local Viewing PC
Remote Viewing PC
Network Camera
Network Camera
Home / Oce / Shops
Figure 3-3. Network setup
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Important:
When your NVR sits behind a router or rewall, you need to enable the
port forwarding (also known as port mapping or virtual server) function
on your router to enables access to the NVR from the Internet (by allow-
ing inbound trac on ports the NVR is using), so the remote viewing PC
can access NVR.

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Network Conguration Scenarios
Network Conguration Scenarios
Scenario A
Scenario A represents a network conguration in which the NVR, IP cameras, and the viewing PC are all lo-
cated on the same LAN network, and are all connected to the same Ethernet switch. Each of them is assigned
with an IP address within the LAN network, and each of them is congured with the same subnet mask/gate-
way and uses the default HTTP / RTSP port.
Home / Oce / Shops
LAN Network
Network Switch / Hub
RS-2212 / 2208
(NVR)
Viewing PC
Network Camera A
Network Camera C
Network Camera B
Figure 3-4. Scenario A
In this scenario, the NVR, viewing client, and network cameras may have IP addresses as follows:
Device Assigned IP address
Viewing PC 192.168.1.100
NVR 192.168.1.101
Network Camera A 192.168.1.102
Network Camera B 192.168.1.103
Network Camera C 192.168.1.104
Table 3-1. IP addresses in scenario A
Open your web browser and enter "192.168.1.101" into the address bar to log in to your NVR and then add
camera connections on the NVR

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Network Conguration Scenarios
Scenario B
Scenario B exemplies a network conguration in which the NVR and the 2 network cameras are located be-
hind a router, which connects the LAN network to the Internet. The user on the remote viewing PC accesses
the NVR over the Internet.
LAN Internet
RS-2212 / 2206
(NVR) Remote Viewing
Home PC
Remote Viewing
Oce PC
Network Camera A
Network Camera B
Internet
Router or
Cable/XDSL Modem
Home / Oce / Shops
Figure 3-5. Scenario B
To allow the NVR to be accessed remotely over the Internet, you have to set up the port forwarding (also
known as port mapping or virtual server on certain brands of routers) on your router. To do so, log in to your
router's web interface rst, and then, one after one, map the router's public ports to the NVR's LAN IP address
and the ports the NVR will be using on the LAN network (private ports). The default ports used by the NVR are
as follows:
Service Port Number
HTTP 80 (user congurable)
Live Streaming 554(basedonnetworkcamera'sportforwardingsetting;pleasesetup
portforwardingforyournetworkcameras;thereisnoneedtosetup
port forwarding for your NVR in order to view live camera video)
Remote Playback 554 (user congurable)
FTP 21 (user congurable)
SMB 445, 139, 138, 137
Table 3-2. Port numbers involved in scenario B

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Note:
If you do not want to set up port forwarding for the IP cameras yet still
want to perform live viewing over the Internet, you can opt for using
serverrelaymode.See”Enable server relay mode”fordetails.
In this scenario, the NVR and the 2 network cameras may have their IP addresses and mapped ports on the
router as follows (assuming the router has a xed Internet IP address):
Device IP address Mapped Port on the Router
Router 61.220.20.16 (WAN / public IP)
RS-2212 / 2208 192.168.1.101 2080
Network Camera A 192.168.1.102 8001 (for camera's HTTP port)
Network Camera A 192.168.1.102 9001 (for camera's RTSP port)
Network Camera B 192.168.1.103 8002 (for camera's HTTP port)
Network Camera B 192.168.1.103 9002 (for camera's RTSP port)
Table 3-3. Port mapping in scenario B
Set up the port forwarding/mapping / virtual server on your router as follows. (Assuming you would like to
access your IP camera remotely over the Internet, the following table includes setting up port forwarding for
your IP cameras.)
Service From (WAN IP) Forward to (LAN IP)
RS-2212 / 2208 (HTTP port) 61.220.20.16:2080 192.168.1.101:80
RS-2212 / 2208 (Live Streaming) Based on network camera's
port forwarding setting
Based on network camera's
port forwarding setting
RS-2212 / 2208 (Remote playback port) 61.220.20.16:554 192.168.1.101:554
RS-2212 / 2208 (FTP port) 61.220.20.16:21 192.168.1.101:21
RS-2212 / 2208 (SMB port) 61.220.20.16:445 192.168.1.101:445
Network Camera A (HTTP port) 61.220.20.16:8001 192.168.1.102:80
Network Camera A (RTSP port) 61.220.20.16:9001 192.168.1.102:554
Network Camera B (HTTP port) 61.220.20.16:8002 192.168.1.103:81
Network Camera B (RTSP port) 61.220.20.16:9002 192.168.1.103:555
Table 3-4. IP addresses in scenario B

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Network Conguration Scenarios
Note:
• Yourroutermayrequirearebootafterportforwardingisset.
• ShouldyouhavemorethanoneIPcamerasinyourLAN,configure
each additional IP camera with HTTP port number and RTSP port
number increased by 1, e.g. the second IP camera will use HTTP port
81 and RTSP port 555.
Now on a remote viewing PC with Internet connection, you can enter the WAN (public) IP address of your NVR,
followed by a colon and the NVR's public port number (here, for example, enter "http://61.220.20.16:2080"),
into the address bar of your web browser to log in to the NVR. Then go to the camera setup page and add
cameras by entering their WAN IP addresses. (Note you can still log in to your NVR locally through a machine
on the LAN network and add cameras using their LAN IP addresses).
On the other hand, if your router uses a oating IP address, instead of a xed IP address, you may need to en-
able the Dynamic DNS (DDNS) feature on the router (that is, if the feature is supported). So you can tie your
router's up-to-date WAN IP address to a hostname with which you can access your NVR over the Internet.
Consult the manufacturer of your router or refer to your router's user manual in case you need instructions.
(YoucanalsooptforusingCompro'sfreeiDDNSserviceonyourNVR.)

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