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VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions Overview VIVOTEK NR7401 network video recorder provides an easy recording solution for VIVOTEK network cameras and allows users to perform real-time monitoring and recording at the same time� Supporting recording for up to 9 channels in both MPEG-4 and MJPEG formats, NR7401 provides several recording options, including alarm recording, scheduled recording, and manual recording � Installation is made easy because NR7401 can
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VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions Physical description Front panel USB socket Status indicator NR7401 Network Video Recorder Power POE Status HDD WAN LAN1 LAN2 LAN3 LAN4 Connectors Ethernet 10/100 General I/O Power cord socket Indented reset button RJ45 socket terminal block LAN4 LAN3 LAN2 LAN1 WAN 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1112 RESET General I/O Terminal Block This Network Camera provides a general I/O terminal block which is used to connect external input
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VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions DI/DO Diagram Refer to the following illustration for connection method� User's Manual - 5
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VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions Status LED The LED indicates the status of the Network Video Recorder� LED Status Indication Power Green Power on Off Power off POE Green Normal Off Power off / POE fail Status Green Normal Blinking red Upgrading firmware HDD (Hard disk) Blinking green Hard disk is accessed Red Hard disk full or error WAN On With connection Off No connection Blink Activity on WAN port LAN1 On With connection Off No connection Blink Activity on
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VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions Reboot: Press and release the indented reset button� All status LED will extinguish and then power on again� Wait for the Status LED to blink and then become steady green in normal state� It takes about 30 seconds to complete the procedure� Restore: Press the reset button continuously for over 3 seconds� All status LED will extinguish and then power on again� Wait for the Status LED to blink and then become steady green in
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Power/MIC Activity VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions Network deployment Device Connection 1� Connect the supplied power cable from the NR7401 to a power outlet� 2 Connect NR7401 to Network Cameras and computer in LAN via LAN sockets � Because � NR7401 supports PoE, if the Network Camera is PoE-compliant (8023af), it allows transmission � of power and data via single Ethernet cable� 3 If your want to access NR7401 over the Internet, connect NR7401 to th
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VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions Getting Started Please follow the steps below to link your computer to NR7401 for the first time: 1� Connect your computer to NR7401 (LAN port) using an Ethernet cable� 2 Setup your computer in DHCP � mode� a� Click Start > My Network Places > View network connections� b� Right-click Local Area Connection, and then click Properties� c Select � Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), and then click Properties� User's M
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VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions d� Select "Obtain an IP address automatically" and "Obtain DNS server address automatically" as below � Then click OK to enable your settings� 3� Then NR7401 will server as a router and automatically assign an IP address to your computer � 10 - User's Manual
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VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions Setup NR7401 in LAN To setup NR7401 for the first time, please refer to page 9 to setup your computer in DHCP mode, and then directly enter the default IP address for NR7401 (http://192�168�1001 � ) in the addrees bar of the web browser � The webpage of the Network Video Recorder will be displayed for you to configure the settings. http://192.168.100.1/ LAN Settings Configuration Go to Configuration > LAN to verify the set
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VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions WAN Settings Configuration If you want to access the Network Video Recorder over the Internet, please go to Configuration > Network to assign a WAN IP address (public IP) for NR7401� There are three ways to get a WAN IP address: Privite DHCP (Dynamic IP), Static IP address, and PPPoE (DSL)� Internet connection with private DHCP (dynamic IP) Choose this connection type to automatically obtain a dynamic IP address assigned by
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VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions d � After searching, the main installer window will pop up Click on the MAC and model name � which match the product label on your device to connect to the Network Video Recorder� 00-02-D1-07-89-3F 192.168.5.131 NR7401 0002D171893F 0002D107893F Internet connection with static IP Choose this connection type if you want to use a static IP for the Network Video Recorder � Please follow the steps be
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VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions Internet connection via PPPoE (Point-to-Point over Ethernet) Choose this connection type if you are connected to the Internet via a DSL Line� Please follow the steps below to change the settings: 1 � Go to Configuration > Network � Click PPPoE� 2� Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP � 3� Click Save to enable the settings� 4� The IP Address, Subnet Mask, Default Router, Primary DNS Server will automatically s
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VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions NOTE ► When attempting link to NR7401 for the first time with the web browser, a message will pop up to remind you to install required plug-in or software first. ® ► If you receive a message saying that your Internet Explorer security settings prohibit installing ® ® Active X components, please enable your Active X Controls for your browser� 1� Click Tools > Internet Options > Security > Custom level... on the t
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VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions Home Page Following is the user interface of the home page� It is composed of the following sections� Main menu Language Status panel http://192.168.100.1/ Main menu There are four buttons for you to click to open the page: Monitor: Click this button to open the Monitor page � This page is for you to see the live video or playback the recorded data� History: Click this button to open the History page � This page is for you
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VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions Language Click the drop-down list to choose a language for the user interface� Language options are available in: English and 簡体中文. Status panel User Name (default: root) Login Time (yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm:ss) Current Time (yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm:ss) NOTE ► The Username will be blank if you have not setup a password in the Security page. Please refer to page 25 for detailed information� ► Depending on user’s privilege of the user a
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VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions Configuration This page contains several sub-pages: “Device”, “Network”, “Access list”, “LAN”, “DDNS”, “Security”, “Schedule”, “Recording policy”, “Trigger”, “Backup”, “System”, and “Maintenance”� Each sub-page in the left menu will be explained in the following sections� Device This page allows user to add a new device or modify an inserted device� NR7401 supports simultaneous 9-CH video recording� Following is the curren
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VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions Auto search by device installer or manually install in LAN If your devices are linked to the LAN port of the Network video Recorder, you can follow the steps below to add a new device by the Installer: 1� Select Add new on the drop-down list 2 � Click Start Searching � The searching results will be displayed in the following column� You can click Stop Searching if the linked devices are all displayed on the list� 3 Select a
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VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions Manually install in WAN When in WAN, you have to add a new device manually� Please follow the steps below: 1 Select � Add new on the drop-down list 2� Enter the Device Name� 3 Enter the Username/Password if the device needs to do authentication � � 4 Select the Device � Type� Please refer to page 18 for support lis t� 5� Enter the MAC Address of the device in the format as xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx� 6 Enter the IP � Address of the dev
