User guide
1BlackHawk for MAC Software User Guide
SECTION 1: INSTALLATION AND SETUP
SECTION 1
Installation and Setup
1.1 About BlackHawk for MAC
BlackHawk for MAC, the network-based administrative interface to the DVR, is used with an Apple® Macintosh® OS X® computer
to monitor and control the DVR across a network. It can be used to view live video, congure the DVR SETUP menus, and search for
and watch recorded video. BlackHawk for MAC can display up to 16 video channels (live or recorded video) simultaneously.
1.1.1 System requirements
To install and use the BlackHawk for MAC application, your Macintosh computer must have at least:
• Operating system: OS X 10.6 and above
• CPU: Intel® Core™2 Duo processors
• RAM: 2GB
• VGA: NVIDIA® or AMD ATI™ graphics interface
1.2 Getting started
To connect to your DVR, the DVR must be congured and connected to a network. The URL (internet address) to use with
BlackHawk for MAC to connect to the DVR depends what network(s) your Apple Macintosh computer and DVR are connected to.
You can determine the network settings of your computer and DVR using the following procedures.
1.2.1 Finding the DVR network settings
To nd the network settings of your DVR:
a. Right click anywhere on the DVR desktop screen and then click SETUP.
b. Enter your administrator password, if needed, to open the system setup menus.
c. Click the NETWORK menu icon to see your network settings. NOTE: The local IP address and port number of your DVR
may be dierent from that shown in the window below.