User Manual

Chapter 10: Camera setup
58 TruVision NVR 22 (S/P) User Manual
4. Click Add to add the selected cameras to the list of devices in the recorder. Click
Back when complete to return to the main window.
The cameras are added to the end of the list of devices.
5. To test if a camera connection is operational, select the desired camera from the list
of devices connected to the recorder and click the Live button. A pop-up window
should appear showing the camera’s live view.
To manually add an IP camera:
1. From the menu toolbar, click Camera Setup > IP Camera Status.
2. Click Manual Add. In the pop-up window, enter the camera details such as the IP
camera address/domain, protocol, management port, user name, and password.
Click OK.
The camera is added to the end of the list of devices.
Note: Only one camera can be manually added at a time.
Using RTSP custom protocols
Many IP cameras can stream video using RTSP. The recorder allows you to define
RTSP custom protocols per camera type and to add cameras to the recorder via RTSP.
To configure RTSP custom protocols:
1. From the menu toolbar, click Camera Setup > IP Camera Status.
2. Click Manual Add. In the pop-up window, enter the camera details such as the IP
camera address/domain, protocol, management port, user name, and password.
Click OK.
3. Create a Custom Protocol by clicking Protocol. Select your parameters.
4. Click Apply to save the settings. Then click OK and Add.
Note: When adding cameras via RTSP, only video streaming is available. No other
functionality will be supported by the recorder.
PoE power budget (TVN 22S only)
The PoE power budget information is only available for the TVN 22S.
It is important when installing IP cameras to calculate the total power consumption
required so that it is less than the power budget of the NVR switches. The NVR lets you
easily track on-screen the current and remaining power consumption for all cameras
directly connected to its switches. See Figure 22 on page 59.