Vivotek ND8301 User manual

Quick Installation Guide
VIVOTEK INC.
6F, No.192, Lien-Cheng Rd., Chung-Ho, New Taipei City, 235, Taiwan, R.O.C.
|T:[phone]|F:[phone]|E:[email protected]
VIVOTEK USA, INC.
2050 Ringwood Avenue, San Jose, CA 95131
|T: 408-773-8686|F: 408-773-8298|E: [email protected]
VAST inside • HD Local Display •
Full Integration with VIVOTEK Cameras
All specications are subject to change without notice.
Copyright 2012 VIVOTEK INC. All rights reserved.
c
P/N:625017300G Rev. 1.0
ND8301 Network Video Recorder

EN - 1
English
Power off the Network Video
Recorder if you detect abnormal
smell or smoke coming from it.
Keep the Network Video Recorder
away from water. If the Video Recorder
is wet, power off immediately.
Do not place the Network Video
Recorder around the heat sources,
such as television or oven.
Refer to your user's manual for the
operating temperature.
Keep the Network Video Recorder
away from direct sunlight.
Do not place the Network Video
Recorder in high humidity
environments.
Warning Before Installation
Software CD
ND8301
Warranty Card
Quick Installation Guide
Power Cord & Adaptor
5
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
G
Package Contents
1
Do not attempt to remove or uninstall

Nor should you open the chassis. Doing
so will void our warranty.

EN - 2
Physical Description
2
Front View
Rear View
Disk 1
Disk 2
HDD LED
Power
button & LED
Reset button
RS-232 (reserved) LAN WAN
VGA
USB2
combo
USB1
combo
eSATA
MIC-In
Line Out
Line In
DC Power Fan exhaust
outlet
IMPORTANT:
It is important to leave a clearance of
15cm to the rear side of the chassis.
The clearance is required to ensure an

ventilate heat. A 5cm clearance is also
required on both sides of the chassis.
To ensure normal operation, maintain

around chassis such as placing the sys-
tem in a closed cabinet.
15cm
5cm
5cm
5cm

EN - 3
English
SATA hard disk(s) are user-supplied. The network video recorder can readily accommodate
most of the off-the-shelf SATA hard drives.

pulling the lever on it.
Hardware Installation
3

2. Install your hard disk to the drive bay. Gently put the hard disk into drive bay with its
label side facing up and the connector side towards the inside of the chassis. Push the
hard disk in. Stop pushing it when you feel the contact resistance.


EN - 4
HDD




-
sures the hard drive is securely installed.
2
1


EN - 5
English
Interface Connections
LAN Internet
Router
1 2
3 4 5
6
7
LAN WAN
VGA
USB devices
External enclosure
Audio devices DC power adaptor
1 & 2. Connect CAT5 or better-quality Ethernet cables to cameras via a local, switched
network, or clients through the Internet. Refer to next page for more information.
3. Connect the DB15 VGA port to a monitor (with resolutions up to 1920x1080).
4. Connect USB devices such as keyboard and mouse.
5. If an external eSATA storage enclosure is available, connect it to the eSATA port.
6. Connect speakers or microphone to the phone-jack connectors.


EN - 6
1. Connect the supplied power adapter to a power outlet.
2. Connect network cameras to the NVR’s LAN ports.
3. If you want to access NVR over the Internet, connect the NVR to the Internet via the
WAN port. A web console can be established from a remote PC by keying http://<public
IP>:3454
the TCP port will be necessary.
4. Push the power button to run the NVR.
Router
Internet
Router
Network Deployment
4
Default Fixed IP:
192.168.1.10
LAN WAN
Switch
Wireless AP / Router
Clients

If you have cameras connected via the WAN port, make sure the WAN port
acquires an IP address from a DHCP server on router or AP. If not, the cameras
detected through the WAN port will use the default IPs, e.g., 169.254.xx.xx, and the
LiveClient software will not be able to detect their presence.
NOTE:
Default: DHCP

EN - 7
English

5
1. Once your NVR is started, you will be prompted by the Setup Wizard. You should then

installation is required.
2. Enter the default User name and Password as admin & admin. It is recommended you

3. Click Next

4. Note the following when you move to the Network page:
4-1. If your local network has a DHCP server, you can select the "Get IP address
automatically (DHCP)."
4-2. If your LAN port connects to an isolated switch with cameras attached to it, you can
manually assign IP addresses to cameras, and the address for the LAN port itself.
The default static IP for the LAN port is
192.168.1.10.
4-3. Connect your WAN port to a router or
AP with the routing capability and then
to a DSL or Cable modem.
5. On the Disk page, Select disk drives by
clicking the checkboxes in front of disk
drives.Select Build single disk, Build
RAID0, RAID1, or other option from the
 pull-down menu. Click
Apply and wait for a few minutes for the

Refer to the description available with
every disk volume type on the screen, such
as those for RAID0 and RAID1.

EN - 8
6. On the Camera page, all cameras connected through the local network should appear on
a Camera list after a brief search. You can manually assign IP addresses by clicking on

checkbox and let NVR assign IPs to cameras.
Click Next to end the initial setup.
Make sure you have the cameras'
access credentials in order to
make individual changes.
Ready to Use
6
1. You will then be at the Control Center screen. Double-click on the LiveClient or
Playback
2. Open the LiveClient utility to change live view layout, camera streaming frame rate,
and other options.

EN - 9
English
4. It is important to ensure that the live vie
does not
exceed the system's limits:
Compression MPEG4 H.264
Resolution CIF VGA 1080P CIF VGA 1080P
Frame rate 30fps 30fps 30fps 30fps 30fps 30fps
Bit rate 512Kbps 1Mbps 6Mbps 512Kbps 1Mbps 6Mbps
No. of streams 12 5 2 7 3 1
In terms of local display
resolution up to Full HD 30fps. Stream 1 is also a source for continuous recording.
Make sure your cameras' stream 1 resolution does not exceed 1080P at 30fps.
The NVR supports Auto Stream Size, which automatically adjusts streaming display


limitations listed above.
3. 3-1. By default, the Batch Insert Cameras window will prompt for you to recruit

menu, select Camera Management > Batch Insert Cameras.
3-2. Click on the Search button. 3-3. Select cameras by clicking their
checkboxes.
3-4. Click OK, return to the previous
window, and click the Insert button.
5. After inserting your cameras, you can start dragging cameras into view cells and

information.

Quick Installation Guide
VIVOTEK INC.
6F, No.192, Lien-Cheng Rd., Chung-Ho, New Taipei City, 235, Taiwan, R.O.C.
|T:[phone]|F:[phone]|E:[email protected]
VIVOTEK USA, INC.
2050 Ringwood Avenue, San Jose, CA 95131
|T: 408-773-8686|F: 408-773-8298|E: [email protected]
VAST inside • HD Local Display •
Full Integration with VIVOTEK Cameras
All specications are subject to change without notice.
Copyright 2012 VIVOTEK INC. All rights reserved.
c
P/N:625017300G Rev. 1.0
ND8301 Network Video Recorder