User Manual

Chapter 3: Getting started
12 TruVision NVR 21(S/P) User Manual
Using the setup wizard
The recorder has an express installation wizard that lets you easily configure basic
recorder settings when first used. It configures all cameras simultaneously. The
configuration can then be customized as required.
By default the setup wizard will start once the recorder has loaded. It will walk you
through some of the more important settings of your recorder.
Any changes you make to a setup configuration page are saved when you finish the
page and return to live view.
Note: If you want to set up the recorder with default settings only, click Next in each
screen until the end.
To quickly set up the recorder:
1. Connect all the devices required to the back panel of the recorder. See Figure 1 on
page 5.
2. Turn on the unit using the power switch on the back panel.
3. Select the screen resolution from the dropdown list and then click Next.
4. Select the preferred language for the system from the dropdown list and then click
Next.
5. Enable or disable the option to start the wizard automatically when the recorder is
turned on. Click Next.
6. Administrator configuration:
Navigate to the Admin Password edit box and click the edit box with the mouse, or
press Enter on the front panel or remote control, to display the soft keyboard. Enter
the default admin password, 1234.
Note: You must enter an admin password. To change the Admin password, check
New Admin password and enter the new password and confirm it.
Caution: It is strongly recommended that you change the password of the
administrator. Do not leave 1234 as the default password. Write it down in a safe
place so that you do not forget it.
If you should forget the password to your recorder, contact your supplier with the
serial number of your recorder to obtain a secure code to reset your recorder.
If you wish to limit the admin rights to only one computer, enter the MAC address of
the user’s computer. Otherwise leave the MAC address unchanged.
Click Next.
7. Time and date configuration:
Select the desired time zone, date format, system time, system date, and manual
DST.