LOREX Technology L15LD420 manual

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    HOME & BUSINESS SECURITY WWW.LOREXCCTV.COM IN F OR M AT I ON IN T HI S DO C UM EN T IS S UB J EC T T O C H A NG E W I T HO U T NO T IC E . A S OU R PR O DU C T S A RE S UB J E C T TO C O N T IN UO US IM PR O V E ME N T, L OR E X T E C HN OL O GY AN D O UR SUB S IDI A RI E S R E SE R V E TH E R IG H T T O MO DI F Y P R OD UC T DE SI GN , SP E CI[...]

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    L15LD420/L17LD420 Series Quick Set-Up Guide R1 2 System Contents: 1 x 4 Channel LCD DVR* with pre-installed HDD* 1 x 10 ft Ethernet Cable 1 x Remote Control 2 x AAA Batteries 1 x Power Adaptor (for monitor) 1 x “4 in 1” Power Adaptor (for cameras)* 4 x Color IR Cameras* 4 x 60 ft Extension Cables* 4 x Metal Camera Stands with Mounting Screws* 1[...]

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    L15LD420/L17LD420 Series Quick Set-Up Guide R1 3 STEP 1 - SET UP YOUR MONITOR FIRST Co ngra tul ati ons! You have co mple te d Ste p 1 suc cess fu lly . Y o u can now vi ew , reco rd an d playba ck im age s on you r mo nito r . Connect the first camera to the CH1 input. Follow the same steps to connect the additional cameras. CONNECT CAMERAS TO TH[...]

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    L15LD420/L17LD420 Series Quick Set-Up Guide R1 4 1. Access the Main Menu Setup screens, and navigate to the MAIN MENU - EXTERNAL DEVICE - TCP/IP SETUP - IP SETUP option. 2. Record the MAC Address of your system. This information is NECESSARY for the DDNS Setup process. 3. Confirm that the DHCP MODE is set to AUTOMATIC. This will allow your system [...]

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    L15LD420/L17LD420 Series Quick Set-Up Guide R1 5 STEP 2 - SET UP LOCAL VIEWING ON YOUR PC CONTINUED Co ngr atu lat ion s! Y ou have c om ple ted S te p 2 su cces sf ully. Y ou c an now v iew an d playb ack im age s on you r loc al co mpu te r over t he Loc al Are a Ne twor k (LAN). Click the IRS Setup tab to configure the DDNS Settings (must be se[...]

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    L15LD420/L17LD420 Series Quick Set-Up Guide R1 6 STEP 3 - SET UP INTERNET REMOTE SECURITY MONITORING PORT FORWARD YOUR ROUTER: Open your web browser (Internet Explorer by default) and enter http://www.lorexddns.net in the address bar. DDNS (Dynamic Domain Name System) Set-up: Port forward your router first before proceeding with the set-up. You mu[...]

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    L15LD420/L17LD420 Series Quick Set-Up Guide R1 7 STEP 3 - SET UP INTERNET REMOTE SECURITY MONITORING ENTER DDNS SET-UP ON YOUR SYSTEM: Mouse navigation (recommended) 1. Right click the MOUSE and press the Menu icon. 2. You will be to prompted to key in the User ID (ADMIN by default) and Password (leave it blank). 3. Press the Enter button and navig[...]

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    L15LD420/L17LD420 Series Quick Set-Up Guide R1 8 STEP 3 - SET UP INTERNET REMOTE SECURITY MONITORING CONTINUED Co ngra tul ati ons! You have co mple te d Ste p 3 suc cess fu lly . Y o u can now vi ew and p laybac k im ages o n you r rem ote c om put er ove r the I nt ern et. Click the IRS Setup tab to configure the DDNS Settings (must be setup pri[...]

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    L15LD420/L17LD420 Series Quick Set-Up Guide R1 9 RECOMMENDED TIPS Tilt the monitor UP to loacte your monitor’s connections. LOCATE MONITOR CONNECTIONS: DISPLAY CONFIGURATION / FUNCTION ICONS The system provides a Storage Calculator to calculate the amount of recording time available on your Hard Drive, based on the System Recording Settings. Clic[...]

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    L15LD420/L17LD420 Series Quick Set-Up Guide R1 10 FORMATTING THE NEW HARD DRIVE: The New Hard Drive MUST be formatted. If a new HARD DRIVE is detected, the system will prompt you to FORMAT the drive. Please refer to the system’s user manual for HDD installation. HDD INSTALLATION: The System comes with a pre-installed Hard Drive, however the unit [...]

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    L15LD420/L17LD420 Series Quick Set-Up Guide R1 11 LOREX CLIENT 2.2 INTERNET REMOTE SOFTWARE (IRS) 1 2 3 4 5 6 1. LOREX IRS SETUP Setting up IRS is necessary in order to use the H.264 Viewer. 2. LOREX H.264 VIEWER Remote monitoring software recommended for Internet Remote Monitoring. H.264 video compression technology allows for efficient data tran[...]

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    L15LD420/L17LD420 Series Quick Set-Up Guide R1 12 PRODUCT SUPPORT  It’s all on the Web For detailed setup information, please refer to your User’s Manual. For additional information about determining your IP address, configuring your router, and port forwarding, please visit our website www.lorexcctv.com/support and click Consumer Guides Se[...]