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Note: Adjusting the bitrate to anything lower than the recommended bitrates above may result in
degradation to recordings or to live view. For best results, if you are adjusting multiple cameras, it
is highly recommended to adjust each camera individually. This may be a trial and error
process since most network environments are unique and may vary, however, the bitrate should
range between 1792-2048 Kb/S if using a 4K camera. An optimal customized bitrate should be
around 1825 Kb/S. Click Apply to save the new bitrate settings.
Motion Detection, and Recording Setup
This section will cover how to set up a recording schedule for your NVR. This is applicable to
regular (24/7 recordings), motion detection, alarms, etc. This section will also cover how to set up
a recording schedule, email alerts with snapshots, etc.
Note: The NVR can only be set up to save recordings if a hard drive has already been
installed. However, email alerts with snapshots can still work without a hard drive
installed.
The following setup processes will be shown using the NVR’s built-in interface. However, these
same steps can also be done through the web interface on a computer. For more information on
how to access your device from a web browser, please refer to section, “Computer Access
Setup”. Despite the difference in appearance, the settings pages have similar organizational
structures.
Enabling Recording Options
This menu should be verified to ensure that all recording protocols are enabled. This menu
details, per channel, which streams are enabled or disabled in the NVR. To access this menu,
please refer to the information provided below.
1. On the main menu, click on Storage.
2. Click on Record Mode. The Record Mode menu displays all active channels and streams
being used for recording. If using snapshots, ensure the Snapshot radio button is enabled on
each stream. To apply the settings to all channels, click on the All radio button.