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VIRTUAL H.264 4CH DVR USER GUIDE

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Features ................................................................................................................................................... 5

2. Hardware Overview ................................................................................................................................ 6

2-1. Hardware ....................................................................................................................................... 6

2-2. Front Panel ................................................................................................................................... 7

2-3. Rear Panel .................................................................................................................................... 8

2-4. Remote Controller ......................................................................................................................... 9

3. System Setup .......................................................................................................................................... 9

3-1. Setup – Main Screen ..................................................................................................................... 9

3-2. Setup – Live Mode ....................................................................................................................... 10

3-3. Setup – Recording Mode .............................................................................................................. 11

3-3-1. Motion Zones .................................................................................................................... 12

3-3-2. Recording Schedule ......................................................................................................... 13

3-4. Setup – System Mode ................................................................................................................. 13

3-5. Setup – Network ........................................................................................................................ 16

3-5-1. Ports ................................................................................................................................. 17

3-5-2. Network types ................................................................................................................... 17

3-5-2-1. LAN ............................................................................................................................ 17

3-5-2-1. DHCP ......................................................................................................................... 17

3-5-2-1. ADSL (PPPOE) .......................................................................................................... 17

3-5-3. E-Mail Notification

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3-6. Setup - Storage Mode .................................................................................................................. 18

3-7. Save Setup .................................................................................................................................. 19

4. Live & Search ........................................................................................................................................ 20

4-1. Live Window ................................................................................................................................ 20

4-2. Search Window ........................................................................................................................... 21

4-2-1. EVENT Search ...................................................................................................................... 21

4-2-2. TIME LINE SEARCH ............................................................................................................ 22

4-2-3. GO TO SPECIFIC TIME ....................................................................................................... 23

4-2-4. GO FIRST TIME ................................................................................................................... 23

4-2-5. GO LAST TIME .................................................................................................................... 23

4-2-6. LOG ...................................................................................................................................... 24

4-2-7. ARCHIVE .............................................................................................................................. 24

4-3. Play Mode .................................................................................................................................... 25

5. Archiving And Backup ......................................................................................................................... 26

5-1. Archiving Still Images & Video ..................................................................................................... 26

5-1-1. In Live Mode ..................................................................................................................... 26

5-1-2. In Playback Mode ............................................................................................................. 26

DATE: 2009/03/01 VER 1.2

Summary of content (48 pages)

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VIRTUAL H.264 4CH DVR USER GUIDE TABLE OF CONTENTS DATE: 2009/03/01 VER 1.2 1. Features ................................................................................................................................................... 5 2. Hardware Overview ................................................................................................................................ 6 2-1. Hardware ..........................................................................................................
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VIRTUAL H.264 4CH DVR USER GUIDE 5-2. Backup Still Images or Video to USB Memory Stick .................................................................. 27 5-3. Backup Video Playback ............................................................................................................... 28 5-3-1. Playback a backup video in AVI format ............................................................................ 28 5-3-2. Playback of backup video in exclusive (NaFs) format..............................
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VIRTUAL H.264 4CH DVR USER GUIDE Specifications 4 Channel, 120 fps(or 100fps) Item Channel, Input Level 4 CH, Composite 1.0Vp-p, 75 Ohm Signal Format NTSC/PAL(Auto detection) Input Video Audio Output 1 CH Composite Output/15pin D-Sub VGA Output Input / Output 4 Line In / 1 Line Out Sensor Input 4 (NC/NO Selectable) Alarm Output 1 ( By Alarm, Motion, Video Loss) Compression Virtual H.
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VIRTUAL H.264 4CH DVR USER GUIDE Warnings Installation and servicing should be performed by qualified and experienced personnel only. DVR should always remain OFF during any installation process Product Components The package contains the main unit and its components as specified below. When you purchase the unit, please check to ensure the components specified below are included DVR Set X1 Client Software CD X1 Remote Control X1 Battery1.
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VIRTUAL H.264 4CH DVR USER GUIDE 1. Features ● 4 channels real-time live display and 4 channels simultaneous playback. ● Virtual H.264 - Unbeatable recording picture quality and compression ratio has been tuned for years. It best fits for minimizing recording space and fast networking streaming speed. ● TRIPLEX - Simultaneous Recording, Playback, and Networking ● NaFS (File System developed) - Designed & developed for preventing loss from recording data by any power failure.
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VIRTUAL H.264 4CH DVR USER GUIDE 2. Hardware Overview 2-1 Hardware USB PORT Front Panel 4ch DVR BASE Please remove top cover of the DVR (show as picture above) and install one of the HDD below: Size Buffer HITACHI 160 GB~1TB 8 MB~16MB MAXTOR 160 GB~300GB 2 MB~16MB WesternDigital 200 GB~1TB 8 MB~16MB Seagate 80GB~1TB 2MB~32MB Compatible HDD List IMPORTANT : DO NOT USE THE FOLLOWING HDD: 1. MAXTOR 160GB (MODEL NUMBER: 6L160PO) HDD 2. WESTERN DIGITAL 320GB HDD 3.
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VIRTUAL H.264 4CH DVR USER GUIDE 2-2. Front Panel Name NUMBER(1~0) Description Select channel with number button (1 ~4 ONLY) SEQ Auto sequencing of channels in full screen mode. (Toggle) PTZ Enter PTZ mode SETUP SEARCH f/∥ Enter SYSTEM SETUP menu. Enter Search menu.-->Event search /Time line search /Log /Archive search Can be use as “Play” and “pause” function during playback Archiving in live or playback mode.
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VIRTUAL H.264 4CH DVR USER GUIDE Name POWER HDD Description Solid light when DVR is power on. Solid light when DVR is accessing hard disk. 2-3. Rear Panel Table 2.2.1. Rear Panel Connections Label VIDEO IN Operation 4ch connectors for video input. Connect camera output to Video-in (NTSC/PAL) VIDEO OUT VGA AUDIO 1 connector for video output. Connector for VGA monitor Audio 1~4:AUDIO IN/ADUIO OUT SENSOR IN Connection for sensor device ALARM OUT 1 alarm device output.
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VIRTUAL H.264 4CH DVR USER GUIDE 2-4. Remote Controller ID REC NUMBER DVR ID setup Record manually Press number button to select channel ee ff f/∥ f-- Fast Rewind Fast Forward Play/Pause PTZ/ Jump/Step forward --e SEL DIRECTION SETUP SEARCH ESC BACKUP Jump/Step backward Enter Direction or number 1 to 4 Setup menu screen Search menu screen Esc Backup SEQ Sequential channel conversion 3. SYSTEM SETUP 3-1. Setup – Main Screen After pressing button, DVR will prompt for password.
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VIRTUAL H.264 4CH DVR USER GUIDE 3-2. Setup – Live Mode Set the values for live display. Navigate through the menu items by pressing or button. The value of the menu item can be modified by pressing or button. Live mode setup screen Menu items in LIVE mode setup Item OSD Description Enable/disable on-screen display.
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VIRTUAL H.264 4CH DVR USER GUIDE 3-3. Setup – Recording Mode Set the values for recording video. Navigate through menu items by pressing the or button. User can change the value of the menu item by pressing the or button. Recording mode setup screen Menu items in Recording mode setup Menu item RESOLUTION Description Set resolution to either 704x480(NTSC)/704X576(PAL) or 352x240(NTSC)/352X288(PAL). CHANNEL Select the channel to apply the following settings.
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VIRTUAL H.264 4CH DVR USER GUIDE PRE RECORD Enable/disable pre-event recording. Pre-event recording time is 3 sec and only intra-frames are recorded for pre-event recording. POST EVENT RECORD Set post event recording time duration up to 30 seconds for the specifie d channel. ALARM ALARM DURATION AUDIO SCHEDULE Enable/disable alarm generation for the specified channel. Set alarm time duration for the specified channel. Enable/disable audio for the specified channel Set recording schedule. NOTE 1.
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VIRTUAL H.264 4CH DVR USER GUIDE 3-3-2. Recording Schedule To set up a recording schedule, select SCHEDULE in the RECORD menu. Use the arrow buttons to navigate through the items and set the recording. [ALL]: Press button to apply to the entire time zone and all channels. [SUN to SAT]: Press button to apply to the entire time zone for the specified channel. [ENTER]: The recording mode such as C (continuous), M (motion), S (sensor) and disable mode can be selected by using button.
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VIRTUAL H.264 4CH DVR USER GUIDE PASSWORD ask you current password and new password. The DVR will guide you through the entire process of setting up the user password. The password numbers (1,2,3,4) can be input by using direction keys. or number keys. The default password is 1111. DATE FORMAT SET DATE & TIME Select the preferred date and time display. Set the present date and time. If DLS function is ON, user can not enter into this menu and change data and time.
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VIRTUAL H.264 4CH DVR USER GUIDE DVR ID setup screen DVR information display screen Date & Time setup screen.
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VIRTUAL H.264 4CH DVR USER GUIDE 3-5. Network Set up your network parameters on the Network Setup screen. Menu items in Network Setup screen Item PORT WEB PORT CLIENT ACCESS Description Video Port number (Default: 5445) IE Browser port number (Default:80) Enable/Disable remote access through client software. BANDWIDTH Enable/Disable only key frame transmission. “ON” mode is SAVING favorable for use of low network bandwidth. Mostly, set “OFF” for normal use.
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VIRTUAL H.264 4CH DVR USER GUIDE 3-5-1. Ports When connect one or more DVRs to a network through an IP sharing device, each devaice must have a unique TCP port number in order to access to each unit from outside the LAN. Also, the IP sharing device must be configured for port forwarding Note: This port number is listed next to the Port menu option in the Network Setup screen. If you plan to access the DVR units only from the same LAN, the TCP port does not have to be changed.
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VIRTUAL H.264 4CH DVR USER GUIDE 3-6. Storage Mode User can set recording mode or initiate format in the hard disk drive. Item OVERWRITE FORMAT USB UPGRADE Description Overwrite existing data when hard disk drive is full Format hard disk drive The firmware of DVR can be upgraded through USB port via USB memory stick. Please follow the steps below for new firmware upgrade: 1. Create a new folder in USB memory stick. ( Note: The folder name must be named “upgrade” ) 2.
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VIRTUAL H.264 4CH DVR USER GUIDE Storage setup screen Storage setup –USB UPGRADE Storage setup – SAVE SETUP TO A USB & LOAD SETUP FROM A USB 3-7 SAVE SETUP Please select SAVE SETUP and click “YES” to save all settings. NOTE: DVR WILL REBOOT AUTOMATICALLY WHEN USER MODIFIES: 1. NETWORK IP ADDRESS 2. TIME & DATE 3. FORMAT HDD 4.
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VIRTUAL H.264 4CH DVR USER GUIDE 4. Live & Search 4-1. Live Window Live window ICONS in Live window Icon Description C Continuous recording in progress R Manual recording in progress M Motion recording is triggered S Sensor recording is triggered Indicates the HDD is overwriting Indicates alarm output is activated. Event indicator. When there is an alarm (sensor alarm or motion alarm) in the video channel, this icon will be highlighted in bright red.
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VIRTUAL H.264 4CH DVR USER GUIDE Indicates sequencing mode is enabled. Indicates the percentage of recorded data into HDD The icon will appear when it matches with remote controller ID. 4-2. SEARCH Window Press
button in live mode to enter the Search screen, followed by a password. Use arrow buttons or remote controller to enter the password. Search window 4-2-1. EVENT Search The Event Search window is used to find stored video.
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VIRTUAL H.264 4CH DVR USER GUIDE 5. Use the and buttons to change the type of recording to ALL, MOTION, SENSOR, MANUAL, or CONTINUOUS. 6. Once you have selected the type of recording to search for, press to show a list that meet your search criteria. 7. Use the and buttons to scroll through the on-screen listings. 8. Use the and buttons to display a list of events that happened previously to or after the current selection. 9.
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VIRTUAL H.264 4CH DVR USER GUIDE you wish to start playing the video clip. 9. Press button to playback the recorded video. Time line search screen RED Bar: Video data on the time bar GREEN Bar: Audio data on the time bar 4-2-3. GO TO SPECIFIC TIME You can search for specified data by setting the time and date in this menu. Use or button to move from left to right in this menu, and or button to set the date and time. GO TO search screen 4-2-4.
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VIRTUAL H.264 4CH DVR USER GUIDE 4-2-6. LOG User can see the log list by selecting this menu. 4-2-7. ARCHIVE The ARCHIVE SEARCH window is used to find the stored video. 1. Select the date on the calendar to begin searching by using or button. 2. Once you have selected the date, press button to move to the list of recording data. 3. Use or button to scroll through the onscreen listings. 4. Press button to see the selected video in paused mode. 5.
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VIRTUAL H.264 4CH DVR USER GUIDE 4-3. Play Mode While in PLAY mode, you may return to SEARCH LIST by pressing the ESC button. Button functions in Play mode Button Description ESC Return to the previous menu screen or exit from the setup menu ee Press to rewind the footage at 1x, 2x, and 4x speeds. Reverse playback speed is shown as -1x (normal), -2x (2 times normal), and -4x (4 times normal) at the bottom right of the screen. ff Press to fast forward the footage at 1x, 2x, 4x, and 8x speeds.
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VIRTUAL H.264 4CH DVR USER GUIDE 5. Archiving and Backup To backup a still image or video to a USB storage device, user must archive a still image or video to the hard drive. 5-1. Archiving Still Images & Video Still images can be captured and archived into the hard drive in live mode or while playing back. 5-1-1. In Live Mode Press ARCH button to capture and archive the still image. Once you press the ARCH button, the scr een will be displayed as follow: Archive screen in Live mode 5-1-2.
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VIRTUAL H.264 4CH DVR USER GUIDE NOTE: 1. ONLY ONE CAMERA CAN BE BACKUP AT A TIME. 2. PLEASE USE DIRECTIONAL BUTTON TO SELECT SINGLE CHANNEL. 3. DVR WILL STOP RECORIDNG DURING BACKUP 4. UP TO 1800 SECOND (30 MINS) BACKUP DURATION AT A TIME 5-2. Backup Still Images or Video to USB Memory Stick 1. To begin transferring stored image or video into a USB memory stick, connect a USB memory stick. 2.
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VIRTUAL H.264 4CH DVR USER GUIDE 5-3. Backup Video Playback 5-3-1. Playback a backup video in AVI format Please install the ‘FFDSHOW’ codec from DVR CD if the AVI file is unable to play correctly. 5-3-2. Playback of backup video in Exclusive (NaFs) format Please use VIEWER.EXE player to playback this video format. Y Z [ X \ ] 1. Show the playback speed. Click “f” to adjust playback speed 2. Playback Date / Time 3. Show current playback file 4. Switch the screen size (F: Full screen) 5.
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VIRTUAL H.264 4CH DVR USER GUIDE 6. Upgrading Firmware In order to perform new firmware upgrade, the new firmware file must first be downloaded and copied into the USB memory stick. Create a new folder in the USB memory stick and name it “upgrade”. Copy the firmware upgrade file “app16xxxxxx.bin” into the “upgrade” folder. NOTICE The folder on the USB memory stick MUST be named “upgrade”.
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VIRTUAL H.264 4CH DVR USER GUIDE 7. Network – Remote Viewer The DVR provides a live remote monitoring feature. Remote monitoring requires installation of a software client program on your PC. NOTICE In a high bandwidth network, maximum four users can access to one DVR simultaneously. In a low bandwidth network, it is recommended to have only one user access the DVR at a time. For remote viewing, the frame rate is limited to 1 frame/sec when there is no recording operation in the DVR.
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VIRTUAL H.264 4CH DVR USER GUIDE 7-4. Live Viewer Double click the icon on your desktop to launch the program. X Y Z [ \ ] ^ Main user interface Main controls in Live NO Button Description 1 CONNECT Connect to the DVR 2 PLAYBACK Search and playback for recorded video. 3 LOCK/ UNLOCK Lock/unlock all operations of the client software. 4 DATE & TIME Displays the current date and time. 5 ALARM The alarm output indicator lights up for 5 seconds if alarm output is activated on the DVR.
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VIRTUAL H.264 4CH DVR USER GUIDE CAPTURE Capture a still image. Once the capture icon is clicked, this pop-up window appears. The still image is captured in either jpeg or bmp file format. PLAY/PAUSE Play/pause live video. RECORD Enable or disable recording of live video to local disk. SETUP Setup configuration of client software. EXIT Exit the client software. AUDIO Use the volume control bar to set the audio level. The audio can be turned on or off by clicking the audio icon.
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VIRTUAL H.264 4CH DVR USER GUIDE 7-5. Search and Playback Viewer X Y [ Z Main user interface Main controls in Search No Button Description 1 LIVE Switch to Live Video Mode. 2 DATE & TIME Displays the recording time of the data selected on the time bar at the bottom of the main user interface. 3 4 SEARCH The calendar shows dates with recorded video in a light blue and the CALENDAR selected date in dark blue. TIMELINE BAR The timeline shows recorded data in dark blue on the bar.
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VIRTUAL H.264 4CH DVR USER GUIDE 7-5-1. Backup Backup a recorded video in AVI format from the search viewer. 1. Click the button when the scale on the blue timeline is on the time you wish to the backup file to begin. 2. Set the ending time on the blue timeline by dragging the scale to the ending time for the backup file and clicking the button. The color of the timeline between the beginning time and ending time will change to dark green. 3.
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VIRTUAL H.264 4CH DVR USER GUIDE 7-6-2. Site This option shows the channel information of the DVR and change the channel title. Click “Addition” to register a site Double click “Name” to modify camera name 7-6-3. Event You can set event items, the amount of local disk space and save path for the log file. 1.LOG – Select to save event log into ‘log file’. 2.ICON – Select to display the event on live video. 3.EVENT LIST – Show the event in the ‘Event List” in live mode.
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VIRTUAL H.264 4CH DVR USER GUIDE Search and check the recorded log data. 7-6-4. Record Set the recording method for Always, Event, or Auto recording. You can also select individual channels or all channels to record. When an Event method is selected, you can set event for motion or alarm with duration. You can also set each or all channels to record. 7-6-5. Disk You can select which local disk to use and the amount of disk space you want to allow the program to use for recording.
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VIRTUAL H.264 4CH DVR USER GUIDE 8. Network – IE Browser Viewer The DVR provides a live remote monitoring feature by web-browser viewer. 8-1. Download Web Brower Viewer and Connection Type the DVR’s IP on the IE address field and install ActiveX™ program. After above, please click “Install ActiveX Control” item again to install the ActiveX object Please select to continue installation.
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VIRTUAL H.264 4CH DVR USER GUIDE 8-2. Main Features 8-2-1. Live X Y Z [ \ ] Main user interface - Live Main controls in Live No Name Description 1 DATE & TIME Displays the current date and time. 2 CONNECT Connect to the DVR 3 SEARCH Search for recorded video. 4 PAN/TILT Use these buttons to control the PAN/TILT features on the remote camera. 5 ZOOM/FOCUS Use these buttons to control the ZOOM/ FOCUS features on the remote camera. 6 CONNECTION Shows the client connection information.
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VIRTUAL H.264 4CH DVR USER GUIDE 8-2-2. Search and Playback X Y Z [ \ ] Main user interface – Search & Playback Main controls – Search & Playback No Name Description 1 DATE & TIME Displays the current date and time. 2 Connect/Disconnect Connect / Disconnect to the DVR 3 LIVE Switch to Live mode. 4 BACKUP / CAPTURE Capture or backup the image from playback.
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VIRTUAL H.264 4CH DVR USER GUIDE APPENDIX 1 1. Registering DDNS in Dyndns.com a.Please register your ddns host in website ( http://www.dyndns.
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VIRTUAL H.264 4CH DVR USER GUIDE You will see this confirmation page b.
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VIRTUAL H.264 4CH DVR USER GUIDE C. Add host name Click “Add Host Services” to add a HOST name 1 2 3 1) Key in your preferred name of your Hostname. It can be difference from your Dyndns account user name. We recommend to use the 'dyndns.org' as extension. 2) Click on the 'Use auto detected IP address XX.XX.XXX.XXX' and you will see your WAN IP appear in the column. 3) Click on the 'Create Host' button to proceed to next step.
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VIRTUAL H.264 4CH DVR USER GUIDE Your Hostname 'XXXXXX.dyndns.org' had been successful created 2 DDNS Settings A. Please go to SETUP>NETWORK. B. Please set DDNS as ON. DOMAIN: Input domain name you register in dyndns web page (for example: abab12.dyndns.
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VIRTUAL H.264 4CH DVR USER GUIDE 3.Connection over Remote Software or IE Browser A.open remote software,then Click “SETUP” B. Click “Site” then select “Addition” to register a site C. Enter the Port no, Protocol and Password in each filed.
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