ND8401 Network Video Recorder Quick Installation Guide P/N:625020401G Rev. 1.1 All specifications are subject to change without notice. Copyright c 2013 VIVOTEK INC. All rights reserved. VIVOTEK INC. 6F, No.192, Lien-Cheng Rd., Chung-Ho, New Taipei City, 235, Taiwan, R.O.C. |T: +886-2-82455282| F: +886-2-82455532| E: sales@vivotek.com VIVOTEK USA, INC. 2050 Ringwood Avenue, San Jose, CA 95131 |T: 408-773-8686| F: 408-773-8298| E: salesusa@vivotek.
English Warning Before Installation 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.
2 Physical Description Front View Disk 1 Disk 2 Disk 3 Disk 4 Rear View HDD LED Power button & LED Reset button USB ports Fan exhaust outlet Power Switch 0 1 Power Socket LAN - WAN RS-232 (reserved) VGA Line In Line Out MIC In USB combo eSATA IMPORTANT: It is important to leave a clearance of 15cm to the rear side of the chassis. The clearance is required to ensure an adequate airflow through the chassis to ventilate heat. A 5cm clearance is also required on both sides of the chassis.
English 3 Hardware Installation 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. 2 1 2 1 Bezel Lever Bezel Latch Bezel Lock 4. Install your hard disk to the drive tray.
IMPORTANT: Avoid touching the hard drive's circuit board or connector pins. Doing so can damage the hard drive by electro-static discharge. 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. 1 HDD Bezel Lever 2 6. Use the bezel key to lock the drive tray. Repeat the process to install more disk drives.
English Interface Connections 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.
4 Network Deployment 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://:3454 in a browser’s URL address field. However, port forwarding on the router for the TCP port will be necessary. 3. Flip the power switch (at the rear of chassis) to the ON position, and push the power button to run the NVR.
English 5 Initial Configuration 1. Once your NVR is started, you will be prompted by the Setup Wizard. You should then begin the initial setup. The system is booted from an embedded IDE flash. No software installation is required. NOTE: You must install at least one hard drive for the initial configuration. Otherwise, the LiveClient console will not start. 2. Enter the default User name and Password as admin & admin. It is recommended you change the password later to prevent unauthorized access. 3.
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 the cameras' address field. You can also select the "Assign IP addresses to all cameras" 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. 6 Ready to Use 1. You will then be at the Control Center screen.
3-3. Select cameras by clicking their checkboxes. 3-4. Click OK, return to the previous window, and click the Insert button. 3-2. Click on the Search button. 4. It is important to ensure that the live viewing and recording configuration does not exceed the system's limits: In terms of local display, the default stream 1 for live view can be configured with a resolution up to Full HD 30fps. Stream 1 is also a source for continuous recording.
ND8401 Network Video Recorder Quick Installation Guide P/N:625020401G Rev. 1.1 All specifications are subject to change without notice. Copyright c 2013 VIVOTEK INC. All rights reserved. VIVOTEK INC. 6F, No.192, Lien-Cheng Rd., Chung-Ho, New Taipei City, 235, Taiwan, R.O.C. |T: +886-2-82455282| F: +886-2-82455532| E: sales@vivotek.com VIVOTEK USA, INC. 2050 Ringwood Avenue, San Jose, CA 95131 |T: 408-773-8686| F: 408-773-8298| E: salesusa@vivotek.
