Vivotek ND8401 User manual

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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
ND8401
Warranty Card
Quick Installation Guide
Power Cord
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Package Contents
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Do not attempt to remove or uninstall
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Nor should you open the chassis. Doing
so will void our warranty.
Screws and Bezel Keys
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Physical Description
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Front View
Rear View
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Disk 1
Disk 2
HDD LED
Power
button & LED
Reset button
RS-232
(reserved)
LAN - WAN
VGA
USB combo eSATA
MIC In
Line Out
Line In
Power Switch
Fan exhaust
outlet
IMPORTANT:
It is important to leave a clearance of 15cm
to the rear side of the chassis. The clear-
ance is required to ensure an adequate air-
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A 5cm clearance is also required on both
sides of the chassis.
To ensure normal operation, maintain
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around chassis such as placing the system
in a closed cabinet.
15cm
5cm
5cm
Disk 3
Disk 4
USB ports
Power Socket

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SATA hard disk(s) are user-supplied. The network video recorder can readily accommodate
most of the off-the-shelf SATA hard drives.
1. Open the front panel.
2. Use the included bezel key to unlock the bezel lock.
3. Open the drive tray bezel by flipping the bezel latch to the side. The bezel lever will
spring open, and you can then remove the drive tray.
Hardware Installation
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Bezel Lever
4. Install your hard disk to the drive tray. Gently put the hard disk into drive tray with its label
side facing up and the connector side facing the inside of the chassis. Flip the hard drive
and drive tray over, and then secure the hard drive by fastening 3 screws.
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Bezel Lock
Bezel Latch

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5. Install drive tray by pushing it into drive bay. When it is almost fully inserted, close the
bezel. The bezel will secure the back-end connection to the backplane.
6. Use the bezel key to lock the drive tray. Repeat the process to install more disk drives.
Bezel Lock
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HDD
Bezel Lever
Avoid touching the hard drive's circuit board or connector pins. Doing so
can damage the hard drive by electro-static discharge.
IMPORTANT:

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Interface Connections
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LAN Internet
Router
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LAN WAN
VGA USB devices
External enclosure
Audio devices
Power cord
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.
7. Connect the power cord to the power socket 100-240V AC. (50~60Hz, 3~1.5A)

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1. Connect network cameras to the NVR’s LAN ports.
2. 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
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the TCP port will be necessary.
3. Flip the power switch (at the rear of chassis) to the ON position, and push the power but-
ton to run the NVR.
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Router
Internet
Router
Network Deployment
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Default Fixed IP:
192.168.1.10
LAN
WAN
Switch
Router / Wireless AP
Clients
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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:
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1. Once your NVR is started, you will be prompted by the Setup Wizard. You should then
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installation is required.
2. Enter the default User name and Password as admin & admin. It is recommended you
change the password later to prevent unauthorized access.
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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 the listed
disk drives.Select Build single disk, Build
RAID0, RAID1, or other option from the
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Apply and wait for a few minutes for the
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Refer to the description available with
every disk volume type on the screen, such
as those for RAID0 and RAID1.
You must install at least one hard drive
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the LiveClient console will not start.
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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
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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
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1. You will then be at the Control Center screen. Double-click on the LiveClient or
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2. Open the LiveClient utility to change live view layout, camera streaming frame rate, and
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4. It is important to ensure that the live
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not exceed the system's limits:
Compression MJPEG H.264
Resolution QVGA VGA 512x512 CIF VGA 1080P
Frame rate 15fps 15fps 10fps 30fps 30fps 30fps
by bit rate / video quality Good Standard Good 512Kbps 1Mbps 6Mbps
No. of streams 16 10 16 7 3 1
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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
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limitations listed above.
3. 3-1. By default, the Batch Insert Cameras window will prompt for you to recruit
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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
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information.