Network Video Recorder User Manual 
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11.1 Configuring General Settings 
Purpose: 
Network settings must be properly configured before you operate NVR over network. 
Steps: 
1.  Enter the Network Settings interface. 
Menu > Configuration > Network 
2.  Select the General tab. 
 
Figure 11. 1 Network Settings Interface of DS-8600NI-E8 and DS-7700NI-E4 
 
 
  The  dual-NIC  network  10  /100/1000  Mbps  self-adaptive  Ethernet  interfaces  are  provided  for  the 
DS-8600NI-E8 and DS-7700NI-E4 series NVR; one 10 /100 Mbps self-adaptive Ethernet interface for 
DS-7604/7608NI-E1(E2) series NVR; and one 10 /100/1000 Mbps self-adaptive Ethernet interface for 
other models. 
3.  In the General Settings interface, you can configure the following settings: Working Mode, NIC Type, IPv4 
Address, IPv4 Gateway, MTU and DNS Server. 
If the DHCP server is available, you can click the checkbox of DHCP to automatically obtain an IP address 
and other network settings from that server. 
 
  For the models which have the PoE or built-in switch network interfaces, including 
DS-7600NI-E1(E2)/N, DS-7600NI-E1(E2)/P and DS-7700NI-E4/P series NVR, the internal NIC IPv4 
address should be configured for the cameras connecting to the PoE or built-in switch network 
interface of the NVR. 
  The valid value range of MTU is 500 ~ 9676. 
4.  After having configured the general settings, click Apply button to save the settings. 
 
Working Mode 
Two 10M/100M/1000M NIC cards are provided by the DS-8600NI-E8 and DS-7700NI-E4 series device, which 
allows the device to work in the Multi-address and Net-fault Tolerance modes. 
Multi-address Mode: The parameters of the two NIC cards can be configured independently. You can select 
LAN1 or LAN2 in the NIC type field for parameter settings.