Operation Manual
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 
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Figure 9. 9 Register an Account 
3)  In the Device Management interface, click   to register the device. 
Figure 9. 10 Register the Device 
The device name can only contain the lower-case English letter, numeric and ‘-’; and it must 
start with the lower-case English letter and cannot end with ‘-’. 
Access the Device via Web Browser or Client Software 
After having successfully registered the device on the HiDDNS server, you can access your 
device via web browser or Client Software with the Device Domain Name (Device Name). 
OPTION 1: Access the Device via Web Browser 
Open a web browser, and enter http://www.hik-online.com/alias in the address bar. Alias refers 
to the Device Domain Name on the device or the Device Name on the HiDDNS server. 
Example: http://www.hik-online.com/dvr 
If you mapped the HTTP port on your router and changed it to port No. except 80, you have to 
enter http://www.hik-online.com/alias:HTTP port in the address bar to access the device. You 
can refer to Chapter 9.2.5 Configuring NAT for the mapped HTTP port No. 
OPTION 2: Access the devices via iVMS4200 
For iVMS-4200, in the Add Device window, select   and then edit the device 
information. 
Nickname: Edit a name for the device as you want. 
Server Address: www.hik-online.com 
Device Domain Name: It refers to the Device Domain Name on the device or the Device 
Name on the HiDDNS server you created. 
User Name: Enter the user name of the device. By default it is admin. 










