Table of contents
14.7.6 Adding Users & Changing the Admin Password .................... 62
14.7.7 Viewing System Information.............................................. 62
14.8 Advanced................................................................................ 62
14.8.1 Upgrading the System Firmware........................................ 62
14.8.2 Restoring to Factory Default Settings .................................. 63
14.8.3 Restarting or Shutting Down the DVR ................................. 64
14.8.4 Configuring System Warnings ........................................... 65
14.8.5 Saving Your System Configuration to a USB Flash
Drive............................................................................66
14.8.6 Loading a System Configuration from a USB Flash
Drive............................................................................66
15 Setting up Your DVR for Remote Connectivity ....................................... 68
15.1 System Requirements................................................................ 68
15.2 Accessing your DVR within a local network (LAN) ............................ 69
15.2.1 Step 1 of 3: Connect your DVR to the Local Area
Network........................................................................69
15.2.2 Step 2 of 3: Obtain the DVR’s Local IP Address..................... 70
15.2.3 Step 3 of 3: Connect to the DVR’s Local IP Address ............... 70
15.3 Accessing your DVR Remotely over the Internet .............................. 72
15.3.1 Step 1 of 4: Port Forwarding ............................................. 72
15.3.2 Step 2 of 4: Create a DDNS Account .................................. 72
15.3.3 Step 3 of 4: Enable DDNS on the DVR ................................ 73
15.3.4 Step 4 of 4: Connect to the DDNS Address .......................... 74
16 Remote Viewing Interface................................................................... 76
16.1 Changing Viewing Modes ........................................................... 77
16.2 Taking Screen Shots.................................................................. 77
16.3 Recording Video....................................................................... 77
16.4 Showing / Hiding Channels ........................................................ 77
16.5 Adjusting Sub-menu Options ....................................................... 78
16.6 Changing the Save Directory of Screenshots or Recorded
Video......................................................................................78
16.7 Changing the Format of Recorded Video (PC Only) .......................... 78
16.8 Configuring PTZ Settings............................................................ 79
16.9 Video Playback ........................................................................ 80
16.9.1 Video Playback Controls.................................................. 82
16.10 Configuring Display Settings ....................................................... 83
16.11 Configuring Privacy Zone Settings ................................................ 83
16.12 Configuring Recording Parameters ............................................... 85
16.13 Configuring the Recording Schedule ............................................. 85
16.14 Configuring System Recording Quality .......................................... 86
16.15 Configuring Basic Network Settings .............................................. 87
16.16 Configuring the System Substream ............................................... 87
16.17 Configuring Email Notification Settings .......................................... 88
16.18 Configuring DDNS Settings......................................................... 89
16.19 Configuring Motion Detection Settings........................................... 89
16.20 Configuring your System to "Beep" During Motion ............................ 90
16.21 Configuring Alarm Notifications .................................................... 91
16.22 Configuring Hard Drive Recording Mode ........................................ 92
16.23 Configuring PTZ Parameters ....................................................... 92
16.24 Configuring the System Time and Date.......................................... 93
16.25 Changing the System’s Menu Time Out ......................................... 94
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