User manual

AHD DVR User Manual

8.2 IERemoteSurveillanceviaLAN&WAN

InordertoviewtheDVRfromanetworkitmaybeconnectedtoaLAN/WANorinternet.The

networksetupshouldbedoneaccordingly.Pleaseref erto4.6NetworkSetup.

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8.2.1ViaLAN

① GototheDVR’sMainMenuSetupNetworkinterfacetoinputIPaddress,Subnet

Mask,etc.IfusingDHCP,pleaseenableDHCPinboththeDVRandtherouter.

② EnterRecordSetuptosetnetworkvideoparameterslikeresolution,framerateetc.

③ OpenIEonacomputeronthesamenetwork.InputtheIPaddressoftheDVRinIE

addressbarandpressenter.

④ IEwilldownloadActiveXcomponentautomatically.Entertheusernameandpasswordin

thesubsequentwindow

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Notice:IfHTTPportisnot80,addtheportnumberafterIPaddress.Forexample,set

HTTPportas82,inputIPaddresslike192.168.0.25:82.Usernameandpasswordhere

arethesamewiththatusedontheDVR.Thedefaultusernameandpasswordisadmin

and123456.

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8.2.2ViaWAN

TherearetwowaysfortheDVRtoconnecttointernet.

1.ConnecttheDVRtoint ernetthroughrouterorvirtualserver.

① GototheDVR’sMainMenuSetupNetworkinterfacetoinputIPaddress,SubnetMask,

etc.IfusingDHCP,pleaseenableDHCPinboththeDVRandrouter.

② ForwardIPaddressandportnumberinVirtualServersetupoftherouterorvirtualserver.

Configure the firewall to allow accessing the DVR (If the user has enabled the UPnP

functioninboththeDVRandrouter,hecanskipthisstep).

③ Ifuserswanttoutilizedynamicdomainname,pleaseapplyforadomainnameinaDNS

serversupportedbytheDVRorrouter.ThenaddtotheDVRorrouter.

④ OpenIEbrowser,inputIPaddress,ordynamicdomainnameandenter.IfHTTPportisnot

80,addtheportnumberafterIPaddressordomainname.

⑤ IEwilldownloadActiveXautomatically.Thenawindowpopsupandasksforusername

andpassword.Inputnameandpasswordcorrectly,andentertoview.

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Note:IfyoucannotdownloadandinstallActiveX,pleaserefertoFAQQ7.

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2.ConnecttheDVRtoint ernetdirectly.

① GototheDVR’sMainMenuSetupNetworkinterfacetoenablePPPoEandtheninput

usernameandpasswordreceivedfromyourISP.Next,click“Apply”.TheDVRwillconnect

totheserverandwouldgiveaconfirmationmessage.