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Pelco NSM5200 manual

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  • Page 1

    CONFIGURA TION C4603M-A (5/09) W eb Configuration Endura ® NSM5200 Series[...]

  • Page 2

    2 C4603M-A (5/09) V ideo Quality Caution FRAME RATE NOTICE REGARDIN G USER -SELECTED OPTIONS Pelco systems are capable of provid ing high qual ity video for bot h live viewing and pl ayback. Howeve r , t he systems can be use d in lower quality modes, which can degr ade picture quality , to allow for a slower rate of data transf er and to reduce th[...]

  • Page 3

    C4603M-A (5/09) 3 Getting Started This manual explain s how to configure th e Endura ® NSM5200 network storage man ager (NSM) using a standard W eb browser . The NSM5200 can be configured using a we b browser on a PC connected to the E ndura network or directly connected to each NSM 5200. NOTE: Each NSM5200 must be individu ally configured while c[...]

  • Page 4

    4 C4603M-A (5/09) CONFIGURING CABLE SETUPS If you are connect ing directly t o each NSM throug h a laptop, foll ow the instruct ions below to con nect to Ethe rnet port 2. If y ou are connec ting to the NSM5200 s through a central PC, use the End ura Utilitie s to find th e DHCP addre ss assigned to each NSM5 200, and then enter t hat addr ess in a[...]

  • Page 5

    C4603M-A (5/09) 5 STRAIGHT THROUGH CABLE T o conf igure your network sett ings using a straight through c able (refer to Figure 2): 1. Connect a st andard net work cabl e from Ethe rnet port 1 to the En dura netw ork. 2. Connect one end of the straight t hrough cabl e to the ne twork conn ector on the laptop . 3. Connect the ot her end of the strai[...]

  • Page 6

    6 C4603M-A (5/09) Setting Up the NSM Pools CONFIGURING THE POOL MANAGER Figure 3 displays the setup scr een for the Pool Manager . Figure 3. NSM Settings Screen: Conf iguring the Pool Manager UNIT SETTINGS 1. Select Manage r as the Unit Role (if no t already s elected). 2. T ype a user -friendly name in the Unit Name box. This na me will appear on [...]

  • Page 7

    C4603M-A (5/09) 7 NETWORK SETTINGS 1. Select DHCP or Static • DHCP: Select DHCP if you want t he network t o automatica lly assign an IP address t o the NSM5200 . Go to Pool Settings to continue with the Pool Membe r configuration. • Static: Select Static if you want to assign IP settings manually. Additionally , you will need to assi gn a un i[...]

  • Page 8

    8 C4603M-A (5/09) ADDING CAMERAS TO A STORAGE POOL Prior to assigning camera s to a storage pool, Pelco recommen ds that camera names and attrib utes are configured usin g the WS5000 . Each camera is as signed to on e NSM at a t ime. Once as signed, the c amera is see n only in t hat NSM’ s ass ociated p ool. If the ca mera is removed from the as[...]

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    C4603M-A (5/09) 9 CONFIGURING A POOL MEMBER Figure 6 displays the setup scree n for the Pool. NOTE: Reconnect your cable connect ions for each Pool Member befo re configuring the settings (refer to Conf ig uring Cable Setups on page 4). Figure 6. Configuring a Pool Member UNIT SETTINGS 1. Select Member as the Unit Role. 2. T ype a user -friendly na[...]

  • Page 10

    10 C4603M-A (5/09) POOL SETTINGS 1. T ype the failover static IP addre ss, or the domain name that was configu red on the Pool Manager , in the Manager Add ress box. 2. T ype the key that is genera ted on the manager unit in the Mana ger Key box, and then click V alidate Key to verify that the key was entered correctly . If correct, the Pool Name e[...]

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    PRODUCT W ARRANTY AND RETURN INFORMA TION WARRANTY Pelco will repair or replace, without c harge, any merchandise proved defective in material or workmanship for a pe riod of one year after the date of shipment. Exceptions to this warranty are as noted below: • Five years: – Fiber optic products – TW3000 Series unshielded twisted pair (UTP) t[...]

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    Pelco, Inc. Worldwide Headquarters 3500 Pelco W ay Clovis, California 93612 USA USA & Canada T el (800) 289-9100 Fax (800) 289-9150 International T el +1 (559) 292-1981 Fax +1 (559) 348-1120 www .pel co.com[...]