HIKVISION NVR

Quick Start
Guide
For more Information regarding the Hikvision
NVR please visit:
http://www.nellyssurplusguide.com/hikvision1.html

Handbook Content
Initial Setup of NVR (page:3)
Adding an IP Camera (page:4-6)
Installing and Formatting the HDD (page:6-8)
Setting Record Plan and Playback (page:9-11)
Setting Up Motion Detection (page:12-14)
Networking the NVR (page:15-16)
Viewing NVR on Internet Explorer (page:17-20)
Port Forwarding (page:21)
Phone App Setup (page:22-24)

-Initial Setup
*PASSWORD- By default the password for the NVR is 12345
then simply CLICK OK.

-Screen Resolution
These NVRs are all set up with HDMI capabilities however, if
you want to change the screen resolution, simply right click
with your mouse, select main menu> system
configuration>display tab at the top. That will pull up a screen
that looks like this. Now select the resolution that best fits your
monitor.

If for whatever reason your screen is blank with no picture,

your monitor probably does not support 1080 screen resolution
so you can temporarily hook up the VGA video connection
change the screen resolution to 1280*720/60HZ then hook it
back up to HDMI.
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-Adding an IP Camera
** If you are working with Hikvision cameras then adding an
IP camera becomes very simple. Attach the network cable to
the back of the NVR and the camera and your picture will pop
up on the screen. (It can take up to 25 seconds for some
cameras to boot up.)

**** If you have a 3rd Party Camera (Different Brand) the

setup will be different in this example we will be using
Eyesurv brand.
*If you do not have your IP Cameras correctly setup for your
network, this will not work. Please consult your cameras
manual for IP Camera setup info.

(-Adding an IP Camera cont.)

Assuming now that you have your cameras hooked up correctly
and are on a separate switch. First, go into the main menu
>camera setup> you should arrive at a screen like this.

From here you will select

Search and it will pull up
all of the cameras that
you have connected to
the network.
Once you have located
your camera on the
network you must
manually add the IP
address to one of the
existing cameras. To do so click the edit button
and it will
pull up the edit screen. Once pulled up you need to change the
Plug and Play option to Manual, change the camera IP to your
cameras IP, the Protocol to Onvif and finally, the cameras
password. See example below.
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(-Adding an IP Camera cont.)

*BE SURE YOU TYPE IN
THE CAMERA
PASSWORD. If you are
using EYESURV ESIP
series cameras, please
use admin as both
user name and
password. Regardless if
you changed it
previously.

After you have all of your settings

applied correctly, click APPLY to
save. When you close the edit screen, you will see the camera
setup screen again and if you have all of your cameras settings
entered correctly it will say Connected under status.

From there you can view you camera from the live view.

-Installing a Hard Drive

Side View

***** (Do not install

hard drive while your
NVR is on.)

First you will want to take

the top of the NVR off. To
do so remove the 3 screws
on both sides and 2 on the
back of the NVR. (8 Total)

Back View

(Installing a Hard Drive) cont.

With the top off and the Hard
Drive in the NVR, connect the
Power and Sata (Red) Cables
in the appropriate slot.
(*See pg. 10)

Once you have the Hard Drive connected

correctly you need to line it up with the 4
holes on the bottom of the NVR and use
the screws provided in the box to tighten
the Hard Drive to the NVR.

After you have the Hard

Drive installed put the cover
back on the NVR and screw it
back together. With the Hard
Drive installed you are ready
to initialize (format) it.

Initializing the Hard Drive

After you have installed the Hard Drive you need to format it.
Go to Main Menu>System Configuration>HDD you should
arrive at this screen.

*** If you only have 1 HDD then you will only see 1 displayed.
Select the HDD you wish to initialize by checking the box to the
left of the HDD.
From here click
and another message will pop-up. Click
OK

You will notice the progression of the process as shown above.

When initialization is complete the status of the HDD will say
Normal.
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-SETTING UP A RECORD PLAN AND PLAYBACK

*NOTE- YOU MUST HAVE A HARD DRIVE INSTALLED FOR THIS
FEATURE.
Once set up correctly you will see an

First you need to get to the record menu

and to do that right click for the main
menu>Record Configuration.

Now, to view the playback feature with

the NVR again go to the main menu>
Playback. You will see your playback
screen that looks like this..

icon that looks like a reel of tape in

the upper right hand corner.

***By default when a camera

is connected to the NVR it will
begin to record 24/7.

Click to go
into normal
playback
mode.

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(-Using the Playback Feature cont.)

From this screen you can mark clips and export them to a USB
flash drive. To go into normal playback view click the icon in the
upper right hand corner (**see bottom picture on page 12)

As you can see you have the option to check certain days with
the calender. Click on your day that is highlighted in blue, then
click the magnifying glass to see the recordings for that day.

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(-Using the Playback Feature cont.)

Notice the editing buttons. (From left to
right Audio, Video Clip, Save, Delete,
Default Tag, Custumized Tag, Tag
Management, Zoom In.)
In the bottom center there is another series
of buttons. These are your playback
buttons. (From left to right Play Reverse,
Pause, 30sec reverse, 30sec forward,
Speed down, Speed up, Previous Day, Next Day.)
On the far right side of your screen you will notice the
camera options and also the calender options. You may
select as many cameras as you would like to view at
once by checking the box next to the corresponding
camera. On the calender the days that are highlighted in
blue are days that have recordings. Simply click on the
day that you would like to view recordings of.

*Time Frame options allow you to

narrow down the time of playback
by zooming in to time bar.
(Bottom Right of the playback
screen.)
*Left button is zoom in to time bar.
*Right button is zoom out.

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-SETTING UP MOTION DETECTION

*NOTE- YOU MUST HAVE A HARD DRIVE INSTALLED FOR THIS
FEATURE TO WORK.

In this example we will be using a Hikvision DS-2CD2032-I.

There are only 2 settings you need to configure in order to get
motion detection recordings.
The first is Record Schedule. To get there, go to Main
Menu>RecordConfiguration>Schedule. You should arrive at this
screen..

From here you will select your camera, change the type to
Event and click event at the bottom and highlight the entire
schedule in Yellow. Once it looks like the image above be sure
and click
.

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(-Setting up Motion Detection cont.)

Now that you have the first setting complete you need to go
into the Motion Detect Settings. Main Menu> Record
Configuration> Motion Detect. You should arrive at this screen..

Again, select the camera you wish to enable motion detection

on and check the enable box underthe camera name. Set the
sensitivity as you desire (At least one box has to be highlighted
in green.) If you do not see any red squares then click the Full
Screen button and adjust accordingly, be sure and click
.
Once these settings are saves and completed you can see a bell
and the reel of tape logo in the upper left hand corner of the
video. (**See highlighted area in picture above.)

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-Networking the NVR

To get your NVR on your network there are a few steps to follow.
First you need to go to the NVRs Networking options. To get
there.. Right click for the main menu > select configuration >
select Network then you will see your Network Menu screen.

By default your NVRs IP address should be at 192.0.0.64. You

need to enable DHCP mode which allows your NVR to
communicate to your router and ask for its own IP address. You
will want to check the Enable DHCP box and hit Apply. This
may take up to 30 seconds to complete. Now go back to the
main menu and click on System Information> Network. There
you will find the IP address the router has designated for your
NVR.

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(Networking the NVR cont.)

Write down the IP address it shows on this screen and also
write down the Default Gateway as you will need that later on.
Once you have it written down navigate back to the System
Configuration Network Settings and uncheck the Enable DHCP
box and input the IP address you wrote down.

And click

**BE SURE TO UNCHECK THE DHCP BOX WHEN COMPLETE.

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-Run Internet Explorer as Administrator

Before we start configuring Internet Explorer we need to set it
up to run as administrator. To do this close out of Internet
Explorer completely. Next, go to your start menu and search for
Internet Explorer, *Select just Internet Explorer as shown (right
image) you may see Internet Explorer 64Bit or Internet Explorer
(No Add On).

Now right-click and click on Internet Explorer and it will give

you the option to run as administrator agree or click OK for
any pop-up that occurs after that.

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-Configuring ActiveX Controls and Compatibility View

Settings

Open Internet Explorer, go into Tools>Internet Options>click

the security tab>custom level then you should see this screen.
**The three settings that need to
be changed here are as follows
-Download signed ActiveX
Controls: Prompt
-Download unsigned ActiveX
Controls: Prompt
-Initialize and script ActiveX
controls not marked as safe for
scripting: Prompt

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(-Configuring ActiveX Controls cont.)

**Now type in your IP address into the
Web address field.

**Please allow or Install

any ActiveX Prompts that
may pop up when trying
to log on to the NVR.

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Configuring ActiveX Controls cont.)

Once you allow or Install any ActiveX setting. It will allow you to login
with your credentials. Once logged in if you see this screen you need
to download and install the plugin. **** You will need to close IE for
the install. You will not need to do this every time. Once installed if
you still receive this you need to add this IP address to your
compatibility view settings.
Go to your Tools on IE and open the
Compatibility View Settings. (See image on
left.)
Once in the settings add the IP address and
click close. (*You may have to restart IE for
it to take effect.)

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-Port Fowarding
Now to forward your ports through your Router (*You will
need to log in to your Router to forward ports. For questions
about port forwarding please contact your Routers
manufacture.) There are 3 ports to forward to your NVRs Local
IP address. To get there go to Main Menu>System
Configuration>Network> More Settings Tab(top of page), there
you will find the Server Port, HTTP Port and RTSP Port.

As shown above the Server

Port, HTTP Port and RTSP Port
are the 3 that need to be
forwarded.
(*Write these numbers down.)

*These numbers are all set

by default within the
system. However, they can
be changed if you desire.

Once you have found all 3 ports you can now go to your routers
settings through the Internet and forward all 3 ports
individually.

****If you have AT&T or Verizon as your cell carrier,

please change the RTSP port to 1024.
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-Cell Phone App Setup

*iVMS-4500 lite

*Apple and Andriod both have this free app

**Apple will be used in this setup.

*Please note that for

this to work, you must
have already gone
through the process of
networking and port
forwarding your NVR
Go to the App Store (Apple) or Play
Store (Android) and search for
iVMS-4500 and download it.
Once it has finished downloading and
installing open the app.

Once opened tap the menu button in

the upper left corner.

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This is the home menu screen. To add the NVR

select Device.
Now you are ready to add the NVR. When it
ask for the port it is asking for the Server
Port on the NVR

Since you have

no devices added
tap the plus sign
in the upper right
corner to add a
device.

For the IP address be sure to input your

PUBLIC IP. To find that, visit ipchicken.com
from a computer on the same network as
your NVR. Input the correct user name and
password. By default the user name is admin
and there is 12345. Once you have your
credentials entered correctly tap the save
button in the upper right corner. If saved
correctly you will see the Start live view
appear.

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(Cell Phone App Setup cont.)

From there simply select the one you

want to see.

Once youve tapped the Start live view you

will camera 1 on your NVR. Tap the icon in
the upper right and it will have a dropdown
of all of your cameras.

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