Quick Start Guide Hybrid DVR DS-90xxHFI-ST, DS-90xxHWI-ST Series DS-96xxNI-ST/RT Series Plug ’n Play NVR DS-77xxNI-SP Series Note: For more information refer to the complete User Manual located on the CD-ROM www.hikvision.com/en/us...
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6. Adding IP Cameras (Non-POE Models) 7. Setting up Recording 8. Configuring the Mobile APP 9. Playing Back Recorded Video 10. Making a Backup Please connect a monitor and a USB mouse (supplied) to the DVR/NVR for configuration purposes www.hikvision.com/en/us...
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Please note, that the Quick Start Guide is compiled for the latest firmware versions. Please upgrade the firmware of the DVR/NVR to the latest version before proceeding. Also note, that the CD may contain outdated manuals and software. For latest firmware, manual and software downloads please visit: www.hikvision.com/en/us/download.asp www.hikvision.com/en/us...
9. e-SATA Port 9. Jog Control 10. RJ-45 Network Ports (x2) 10. Front Panel Lock 11. “RESERVED” 11. Power Button 12. Alarm In/Out, RS-485 Pins 13. Grounding Post 14. Power Plug 15. Power Switch 16. Additional Audio Inputs for channels 5-16 www.hikvision.com/en/us...
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8. Power Plug 8. Power Button 9. Power Switch 10. Audio Out for BNC 11. Audio Out for VGA 12. HDMI Monitor Output 13. USB Port (x1) 14. RJ-45 Network Port 15. Line Input (for 2 way audio) 16. Grounding Post www.hikvision.com/en/us...
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7. Directional and Enter Buttons 8. RJ-45 Network Ports (x2) 8. Jog Control 9. “RESERVED” 9. Power Button 10. Alarm In/Out, RS-485 Pins 10. Front Panel Lock 11. Grounding Post 11. Control Buttons 12. Power Plug 13. Power Switch www.hikvision.com/en/us...
Upgrade firmware, factory default, system logs, Model number, import/export firmware version, settings camera status, HDD status and more Log Out and Lock Displays the current Exit MENU to the DVR/NVR logged in user Live View www.hikvision.com/en/us...
Select the HDDs that need to be formatted, and press “INIT” List of HDDs Total HDD Space Free Space Please Note: Units purchased with HDDs, already come with formatted HDDs Formatting the HDDs also erases the recorded video from the HDDs (this does not affect the settings). www.hikvision.com/en/us...
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4. SETING UP DATE/TIME DATE AND TIME SETUP To setup the Time and Date on a DVR/NVR, please go to: “MENU” > “SYSTEM CONFIGURATION” > “GENERAL” Time Zone and Date and Time NTP Settings Daylight settings Savings Time settings www.hikvision.com/en/us...
To assign an IP ADDRESS, go to “MENU”>”SYSTEM CONFIGURATION”>”NETWORK” Working General Mode Default Route Enable DHCP With DHCP Select NIC enabled, the router will assign an IP address to DVR/NVR IP CONFIGURATION Please note that the DVR/NVR have a default IP Address set to 192.0.0.64 www.hikvision.com/en/us...
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Step 3. Enable DHCP (check the checkbox). Press “APPLY” and then press “REFRESH” Step 4. After pressing refresh, the IPv4 Address, IPv4 Subnet Mask and IPv4 Default Gateway will have new values. Step 5. Disable DHCP (uncheck the checkbox) www.hikvision.com/en/us...
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Step 6. From the “SELECT NIC” dropdown select LAN2. Step 7. Manually assign an IP address to LAN2 (please note, that LAN2 cannot be in the same range as LAN1). The Subnet mask for LAN2 should be 255.255.255.0 www.hikvision.com/en/us...
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The RTSP PORT is responsible for VIDEO/AUDIO STREAMING. Units with older firmware have the RTSP PORT set to 554. A lot of cell phone carriers block incoming data through port 554, which is why HikVision recommends changing that port to 10554 www.hikvision.com/en/us...
Please be aware, that HikVision USA is not associated with www.portforward.com, and is not responsible for any activity between the user and www.portforward.com. Please refrain from downloading any software from the abovementioned website.
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SETTING UP NETWORK ACCESS After the changes have been made, presses “APPLY”. A “SUCCESS” message will pop up If the Domain Name does not meet the acceptable criteria, and/or is already registered, an error message will appear www.hikvision.com/en/us...
LAN2 Please refer to “REFRESH” List of detected the manual for to find cameras cameras (YELLOW) detailed connected to the List of added information network cameras (WHITE) Please note: To change the CAMERA NAME go to OSD www.hikvision.com/en/us...
7. SETTING UP RECORDING SETTING UP RECORDING HikVision DVRs/NVRs are defaulted to CONTINUOUS RECORDING. Please go to: “MENU”>”RECORDING CONFIGURATION” This field is used to The color of the calendar is what customize a part of the constitutes the recording schedule: existing schedule 1.
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3. Select the calendar, and it will turn YELLOW (just like on a computer, click on the top-left corner of the calendar and drag to the bottom-right corner). 4. Press APPLY. 5. Press COPY to copy the new schedule to the remaining cameras. www.hikvision.com/en/us...
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IP cameras need to be configured individually. Motion Detection Setup Motion Area The grid indicates Motion Sensitivity the area, where The amount of bright motion will be green squares detected indicates the sensitivity level. (in this picture the sensitivity is set to 3) www.hikvision.com/en/us...
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To set the recording RESOLUTION/FRAMERATE/BITRATE settings, please go to: ”RECORD QUALITY” in the “RECORDING CONFIGURATION” submenu Select Main Stream Record Quality Select Camera Event Continuous Pertains to event Pertains to live recording only view image as (Motion or well as alarm) continuous recording www.hikvision.com/en/us...
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Medium (3 squares) 12-15 2048 1280x960 (960P) Medium (3 squares) 12-15 2048 1600x1200 (2MP) Medium (3 squares) 12-15 2560 1920x1080 (1080P) Medium (3 squares) 12-15 3072 2048x1536 (3MP) Medium (3 squares) 12-15 3072 2560x1920 (5MP) Medium (3 squares) 4096 www.hikvision.com/en/us...
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Select Stream Record Quality Unlike Main Stream, Select Sub Stream can only go up to 4CIF Camera Please note: If the upload speed is not sufficient, consider lowering the frame rate/bitrate/resolution for more fluent mobile app viewing. www.hikvision.com/en/us...
8. CONFIGURING THE MOBILE APP CONFIGURING THE MOBILE APP All HikVision DVRs, NVRs and IP Cameras can be accessed with iVMS-4500 application. The APP can be downloaded from the APP STORE (iPhone/iPad), PLAYSTORE (Android). The app is also available for WINDOWS MOBILE devices (Nokia Phones and tablets).
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CONFIGURING THE MOBILE APP DEVICES BUTTON “MENU” BUTTON “REGISTER MODE” ENTER THE INFO “ADD” BUTTON Please Note: If free HikVision DDNS is configured for the device, change the “REGISTER MODE” to HiDDNS www.hikvision.com/en/us...
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“SAVE” BUTTON Please note: The “CAMERA NUMBER” has changed to the correct number of cameras connected to the DVR/NVR Please note: “START LIVE VIEW” button will begin live camera stream www.hikvision.com/en/us...
Steps to initiate PLAYBACK 1. Select the desired camera 2. Select the desired date. The days that contain recording will be highlighted on the calendar 3. Select the desired time using the Timeline or “Jump to Time” feature. 4. Press “PLAY” www.hikvision.com/en/us...
3. Select the DATE and beginning time of the incident 4. Click “START CLIPPING” 5. Select the ending time of the incident 6. Click “END CLIPPING” (Same button as “Start Clipping”) 7. Click “SAVE CLIP” 8. Repeat steps 1-7 as many times as required 9. Click “CLIPS EXPORT” www.hikvision.com/en/us...
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CLIPS TO USB created from the DEVICE same camera will be stitched together 10. Select the desired clips 11. Press “EXPORT” 12. After the backup is complete, simply remove the USB FLASH Drive or the USB HDD. www.hikvision.com/en/us...