Panic Alarm Station Quick Start Guide 
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Status of the device becomes Active after successful activation. 
5. Modify IP address of the device. 
1) Select the device. 
2) Change the device IP address to the same subnet as your computer by either modifying the IP 
address manually or checking Enable DHCP. 
3) Input the admin password and click Modify to activate your IP address modification. 
 
Activate Device via Client Software 
Before You Start   
● Get the iVMS-4200 client software from the supplied disk or the official website 
http://www.hikvision.com/en/. Install the software by following the prompts.   
● Get the Guarding Vision client software from the supplied disk. Install the software by following 
the prompts. 
● The device and the PC that runs the software should be in the same subnet. 
Steps   
1. Run the client software. 
2. Enter Device Management → Device in the Maintenance and Management list. 
3. Click Online Device. 
4. Check the device status from the online device list, and select an inactive device. 
5. Click Activate. 
6. Create and confirm the admin password of the device.   
Caution 
STRONG PASSWORD RECOMMENDED-We highly recommend  you  create a strong password of 
your own choosing (using a minimum of 8 characters, including upper case letters, lower case 
letters, numbers, and special characters) in order to increase the security of your product. And 
we  recommend  you  reset  your  password  regularly,  especially  in  the  high  security  system, 
resetting the password monthly or weekly can better protect your product. 
   
7. Click OK to start activation. 
Device status will change to Active after successful activation. 
8. Edit IP address of the device. 
1) Select a device and click    on the online device list. 
2) Change the device IP address to the same subnet with your computer. 
3) Enter the admin password of the device and click OK to complete modification. 
9.  Optional:  Check  the  device  on  the  online  device  list  and  click  Add  to  add  the  device  to  the 
device list.