1.4 Installation & Wiring 
 
Hard Drive Installation 
A Hard Disk Drive (HDD) is not installed by the manufacturer unless the item is specifically purchased with a 
HDD.
 
The user may install a SATA HDD with between 250GB and 2TB of storage after receiving the system. 
We recommend Western Digital Caviar Green AV-GP hard drives or Seagate Pipeline hard drives because 
they are engineered specifically for use in security camera environments. 
 
Hard Drive Installation Procedure 
1.  Open the NVR  top cover while  the NVR  is unplugged  from its  power  source,  take out the  damping 
washers in the screw bag, and then put the 4 damping washers into the clamping slots (four protruding 
steps) in the case; 
2.  Connect the SATA data cable and HDD power cord to the HDD; 
3.  Lift up the hard drive with your hand, and turn over the case to make sure that the four holes at the bottom
 
of the case correspond to the hard drive mounting holes, and then fix the hard drive using four 4 M3*12
 
Head Screws plus plain washers; 
4.  Connect the SATA data cable and HDD power cord to the backplane (if not already connected); 
5.  Close the cover and fix the case with screws. 
 
Note  1:  Please  select  the  video  surveillance  dedicated  hard  drive  that  recommended  by  the  hard  drive 
manufacturer, in order to meet the requirements of long time & large amount of data read and write.  Make 
sure to purchase from an official
 
reseller to ensure the quality of the hard disk.  Recommended resellers 
include Newegg.com, Tiger-Direct, and Best Buy. 
 
Note 2:    Please  format  HDD  for  the  first  use,  or  system  will  send  error  notification  of  “Hard  disk  error” 
accompanied with an audible alarm. 
 
 Note 3: No washers are actually needed for installation.  The damping washers only help with noise reduction. 
 
Wiring Instruction 
Connect to the Power Supply  
You should first make sure that the AC voltage connected with the NVR power adapter matches with the
 
requirements. Then,  connect  the  power  adapter  to  power  input  on  the  NVR,  the  power  indicator  on
 
the 
front panel will turn on, indicating the power is connected correctly. 
 
Note: Please use the power adapter included in the package to avoid any damage to the equipment. 
 
Network Access 
The device provides a standard RJ45 interface to be used with an Ethernet cable, which can easily provide 
access to the LAN or WAN. During the network connection, you should provide sufficient bandwidth to 
ensure the stability, smoothness, and clarity of the images transmitted over the network. It is recommended 
that you have at least 1mbps upload speed from your Internet Service Provider (ISP). For remote viewing, if 
the upload speed is less than 1mbps, then you may have connectivity issues trying to view multiple cameras 
at the same time.