NVR Quick Start Guide (QSG): DS-7604NI-EV1/4P, DS-7608NI-EV2/8P WHAT’S IN THE BOX Make sure the following items are in your box: NVR HDD (Installed) Mouse HDD Cables (Installed) Remote 7604: Power Supply 7608: AC Cord Ear Mounts (7608 only) QSG HDD Screws (Installed) DVD-ROM MENU TREE Use this menu tree to navigate the embedded menus. FRONT PANEL Figure 1, DS-760xNI-EVx/xP Front Panel 1.
REAR PANELS Figure 2, DS-7604NI-EV1/4P Rear Panel Figure 3, DS-7608NI-EV2/8P Rear Panel No.
LOCAL ACTIVATION System access requires a secure, user-assigned password. Set Admin Password 1. First-time access requires user to create an admin password. 2. Input the same password in the Create New Password and Confirm New Password text fields. Strong Password REQUIRED Password must contain 8 to 16 characters, combining numbers, lower and upper case letters, and special characters. At least two types of the above-mentioned characters are required. Also, reset password regularly. 3.
3 LOCAL ACTIVATION (continued) Set Unlock Pattern Admin user will be prompted to configure an unlock pattern for login in place of a password. 1. Hold down left mouse button and draw a pattern by connecting at least four dots on the screen, with each dot connected only once). 2. Release mouse button when done. 3. Draw the same pattern again to confirm it. NOTE: If you forget your pattern, click on “Forgot Password” to display the normal admin login dialog box. Log In (Unlock Pattern) 1.
4 SET DATE AND TIME 1. Go to MENU > SYSTEM CONFIGURATION > GENERAL. q DATE/TIME Date and time settings w TIME ZONE Time zone and daylight savings time settings e ENABLE NTP Network Time Protocol settings q w e 5 SET UP NETWORK ACCESS 1. Set up access to cameras remotely: MENU > SYSTEM CONFIGURATION > NETWORK. 2. Enable DHCP (check the checkbox). 3. Press Refresh button to update the IPv4 address, subnet mask, and IPv4 default gateway. 4. Disable DHCP (uncheck the checkbox). 5.
SET CAMERA PORTS After assigning the IP information, click the More Settings tab. The More Settings tab contains the ports that need to be forwarded for remote access. • SERVER PORT is responsible for the mobile app and client software log-in. • HTTP PORT is responsible for Web browser log-in. • RTSP PORT is responsible for video/audio streaming.
8 SET UP HIK-CONNECT P2P CLOUD SERVICE Use the Hik-Connect mobile app (from iOS App Store or Google Play) to create a Hik-Connect P2P Cloud account to connect Hikvision devices over the Internet. See the DS-7600NI-EVx/xP Series User Manual. Enable Hik-Connect P2P on the NVR. 1). Go to Main Menu > System Configuration > Network > Platform Access. 2). Check the Enable checkbox. 3). Server Address must be “dev.hik-connect.com.” If not, check the Custom checkbox, and type “dev.hik-connect.com.” 5).
9 ADD IP CAMERAS 1. Right click a window in Live View mode to display the menu. 2. Click Menu to display Menu choices. 3. Click Cameras Setup to display the Add Cameras window. 4. Add camera(s) as follows: • Hikvision Camera Connected to Unit’s PoE Port — Will automatically be added to an NVR camera channel (Dx) and will be visible on the camera list in white within two minutes.
ADD IP CAMERAS (continued) r e q t y u q NVR CAMERA CHANNELS Cameras connected to NVR w PLAY Play camera’s live video e EDIT (Pencil) Press to change IP address (must be in LAN range) r CAMERA LIST (White) Added cameras t LAN CAMERAS LIST (Yellow) Detected cameras will appear here y CAMERA CONNECTED Shows camera is connected u CAMERA DISCONNECTED Shows disconnected camera NOTE: To change camera name, go to OSD. 10 VIEW LIVE VIDEO Live View displays real-time video.
11 SET UP RECORDING Recording Schedule Default is to continuously record video at 8 fps, or 15 fps when motion is detected, everyday. Do the following to change the recording schedule: 1. Go to MENU > RECORDING CONFIGURATION > SCHEDULE. 2. Choose CONTINUOUS or EVENT/(MOTION DETECTION) under the Type pull-down menu. 3. Use cursor to select (days will turn blue [continuous] or yellow [event/motion detect]) or deselect (days will turn gray [off]) the calendar days you wish to record. 4.
SET UP RECORDING (continued) q CAMERA Select camera w ENABLE MOTION DETECTION Click to enable/disable e MOTION GRID Draw grid area that will detect motion r SENSITIVITY Select number of green squares to set sensitivity (in example, sensitivity is set to 3) t SETTINGS/SET Configure arming schedule and linkage actions y APPLY Click to apply settings q w t r e y Record Quality • Main Stream 1.
11 SET UP RECORDING (continued) q w t r e q MAIN STREAM Select tab w CAMERA Select camera e EVENT For event recording only (motion or alarm) r CONTINUOUS For live view image and continuous recording t VIDEO QUALITY Select number of green squares to set quality (in example, sensitivity is set to 4) - Video Quality adjusts picture clarity (high setting = four green squares is default). Consider highest if hard drive space allows.
11 SET UP RECORDING (continued) q SUBSTREAM TAB Select w CAMERA Select camera e STREAM TYPE Select choice r RESOLUTION Can go up only to 4CIF t VIDEO QUALITY Select number of green squares to set quality (in example, sensitivity is set to 3) q w e r t 12 PLAY BACK RECORDED VIDEO 1. Go to MENU > PLAYBACK. 2. Select the desired camera(s) from the menu on the right of the screen. 3.
12 PLAY BACK RECORDED VIDEO (continued) Play Back Record Files 1. Go to MENU > LIVE VIEW. 2. 13 Left click a Live View window to bring up a shortcut toolbar and click on the playback. Playback Controls 1. Right click a Live Image to display a Quick menu and click on icon for instant icon for instant playback. BACK UP VIDEO RECORDINGS AND CLIPS Back up recorded video clips to ensure important video is not lost or destroyed. Choose Recorded Video Clips To Back Up 1.
13 BACK UP VIDEO RECORDINGS AND CLIPS (continued) q w r ty q CAMERA LIST Select cameras to view w CALENDAR Select dates to view e PLAY/STOP Toggles between Play and Stop r START/STOP CLIPPING Toggles between Start Clipping and Stop Clipping t LOCK Locks selected video clips to prevent them from being deleted y FILE MANAGEMENT Displays list of saved clips, export clips from this window e Lock Video Clips 1. Click on the images of the clips you want to lock. Back Up Video Clips 3.
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