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    8-CH Viewing & Recording RAID0 & 1 Scalable Storage 4-CH Viewing & Recording External eSA T A Interface Rev . 1.4.1[...]

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    VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions 2 - User's Manual T able of Contents Overview....................................................................................................................................................... 3 Read before use ...............................................................[...]

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    VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions User's Manual - 3 Overview VIVOTEK’ s NR8201/8301 network video recorder offers an elegant recording solution f or VIVOTEK network cameras and performs real-time monitoring and recording simultaneously . It supports up to 4-CH (NR8201) and 8-CH (NR8301) H.264, MJPEG, and MPEG[...]

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    VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions 4 - User's Manual W AN L AN1 L AN2 L AN3 L AN4 Pow er PoE Statu s HDD NR8201 Network Video Recorder USB Socket Status Indicator Removable & Lockable Hard Disk T ray W AN L AN1 L AN2 L AN3 LA N4 L AN 5 L AN6 L AN7 L AN 8 Pow er PoE Statu s HDD NR8301 Network Video Recorder U[...]

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    VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions User's Manual - 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1: Power 2: Relay output COM 3: Relay output N.O. 4: Digital Input 1 5: Digital Input 1 Ground 6: Digital Input 2 7: Digital Input 2 Ground 8: Digital Input 3 9: Digital Input 3 Ground 10: Digital Input 4 1 1: Digital Input 4 Ground [...]

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    VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions 6 - User's Manual Status LED The LED indicates the status of the Network Video Recorder . LED Status Indication Power On Power on Off Power off POE On Power on Off Power off Status Off System not ready Green System ready Blink Green During system boot up and maintenance Orange [...]

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    VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions User's Manual - 7 W AN L AN1 L AN2 L AN3 LA N4 L AN 5 L AN6 L AN7 L AN 8 Pow er PoE Statu s HDD NR8301 Network Video Recorder Reboot : Press and release the indented reset button. All status LED will extinguish and then power on again. Wait for the Status LED to blink and then [...]

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    VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions 8 - User's Manual W AN L AN1 L AN2 L AN3 L A N4 L AN 5 L AN6 L AN7 L AN 8 Pow er PoE Statu s HDD NR8301 Network Video Recorder 2 3 4 5 W AN L AN1 L AN2 L AN3 L A N4 L AN 5 L AN6 L AN7 L AN 8 Pow er PoE Statu s HDD NR8301 Network Video Recorder 6 W AN L AN1 L AN2 L AN3 LA N4 L A[...]

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    VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions User's Manual - 9 Network deployment Device Connection 1. Connect the supplied power cable from the NR8201/8301 to a power outlet. 2. Press the power button to power up. 3. Connect network cameras to NR8201/8301 LAN ports. Because NR8201/8301 supports PoE, if the Network Camera[...]

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    VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions 10 - User's Manual Install the IW2 Utility If your network environment is DHCP , you can use VIVOTEK Installation Wizard 2 (IW2) to discover the IP address for the W AN port. (1) Install “Installation Wizard 2” from the Software Utility directory on the software CD. (2) The[...]

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    VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions User's Manual - 1 1 1 23 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 01112 WA N POWER AC IN 10 0 V-2 40 V LAN8 LAN7 LAN6 LAN5 LAN4 LAN3 LAN2 LAN1 RESET Private LAN Activity Power/MIC Activity Power/MIC x8 Router DSL Modem NVR embedded DHCP server Internet LAN Management PC 1 23 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 01112 WA N POWE[...]

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    VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions 12 - User's Manual 1 23 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 0 11 12 WA N POWER AC IN 10 0 V-2 4 0V LAN8 LAN7 LAN6 LAN5 LAN4 LAN3 LAN2 LAN1 RESET Activity Power/MIC x 7 Private LAN NVR embedded DHCP server Internet LAN Router DSL Modem Management PC Management PC 3. If you use a “LAN” port to con[...]

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    VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions User's Manual - 13 Getting Started Please follow the steps below to link your computer to NR8201/8301 for the rst time: 1. Connect your computer to NR8201/8301 (LAN port) using an Ethernet cable. 2. Setup your computer in DHCP mode. a. Click Start > My Network Places >[...]

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    VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions 14 - User's Manual d. Select "Obtain an IP address automatically" and "Obtain DNS server address automatically" as below . Then click OK to enable your settings. 3. Then NR8201/8301 will serve as a router and automatically assign an IP address to your comput[...]

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    VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions User's Manual - 15 Set up NR8201/8301 in LAN T o setup NR8201/8301 for the rst time if your local network does not have a DHCP server , please connect to one of the NVR's LAN ports ( to utilize NVR's onboard DHCP server ). Set up your computer's network settin[...]

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    VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions 16 - User's Manual Network Settings Conguration If you want to access the Network V ideo Recorder over the Internet, please go to Conguration > Network to assign a W AN IP address (public IP) for NR8201/8301. There are three ways to get an IP address: Private DHCP (Dyn[...]

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    VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions User's Manual - 17 d. After searching, the main installer window will pop up. Click on the MAC and model name which match the product label to connect to the Network Video Recorder . Internet connection with static IP Choose this connection type if you want to use a static IP f[...]

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    VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions 18 - User's Manual Internet connection via PPPoE (Point-to-Point over Ethernet) Choose this connection type if you wish to connect to the Internet via a DSL Line. Please follow the steps below to setup: 1. Go to Conguration > Network . Click PPPoE . 2. Enter the User Name[...]

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    VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions User's Manual - 19 NOTE ► When attempting link to NR8201/8301 for the rst time with the web browser , a message will pop up to remind you of installing required plug-in or software rst. ► If you receive a message saying that your Internet Explorer ® security settings[...]

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    VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions 20 - User's Manual Home Page Following is the user interface of the home page. It is composed of the following sections. Main menu There are four buttons for you to click to open the page: Monitor : Click this button to open the monitoring page. This page is for you to see the [...]

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    VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions User's Manual - 21 Language Click the drop-down list to choose a language for the user interface. Language opt ions are available in: English, 繁 體 中 文,簡 体 中 文,日 本 語, Français, Español, Deutsch, Português, Italiano. Status panel NOTE ► The Userrname wi[...]

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    VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions 22 - User's Manual Conguration This page contains several sub-pages: “Device”, “Network”, “LAN“, “Access list”, “DDNS”, “Security”, “Schedule”, “Recording Policy”, “T rigger”, “Layout”, “System”, “Maintenance”, “Storage“, ?[...]

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    VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions User's Manual - 23 Auto search by device installer or manually install in LAN If your devices are linked to the LAN port of the Network Video Recorder , you can follow the steps below to add a new device: 1. Click Search Device . The searching results will be displayed in the f[...]

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    VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions 24 - User's Manual 6. Enter the Username/Password if the device needs to do authentication. The Username/Password must be consistent to the camera’s web server . Then, click on Save . This section allows you to change the settings for the new device (camera). Name : Enter the[...]

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    VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions User's Manual - 25 Manually install in W AN When in WA N , you have to add a new device manually . Please follow the steps below: 1. Select Add new on the drop-down list 2. Enter IP Address. 3. Enter the Username/Password if the device needs to do authentication. 4. Click on De[...]

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    VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions 26 - User's Manual The device information will be displayed in the following blanks, and then you can modify the settings of the device. Please refer to page 24 for detailed information. 51[...]

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    VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions User's Manual - 27 Network This page provides congurable options for the W AN port, the Gigabit Ethernet port on the rear panel for making the management access via LAN or remotely over Internet. For making the initial connection, you can refer to page 16 for information. Y [...]

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    VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions 28 - User's Manual LAN This page allows user to configure LAN configuration for the Network Video Recorder . It contains two columns: “LAN” and “DHCP Server .“ LAN / DHCP Server The NVR server comes with an embedded DHCP server for connecting 4 or 8 “LAN” ports to n[...]

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    VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions User's Manual - 29 NOTE ► In order to comply with IEC 60950-1 regulations, DO NOT connect the LAN ports to other devices (such as a PC) unless for the initial setup. These LAN ports are designed for camera connections, and come with PoE power through the lines, which may impo[...]

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    VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions 30 - User's Manual Access list This page allows the user to setup the access permission for the Network Video Recorder by identifying the IP address of the client’ s PC Following columns are the setup options of access permissions: “Allowed List”, “Denied List”. Allow[...]

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    VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions User's Manual - 31 DDNS This page allows user to configure dynamic domain name service for the Network V ideo Recorder . DDNS (Dynamic domain name service) is a service that allows your network video recorder to be assigned with a xed dynamic IP address with a domain name. D[...]

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    VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions 32 - User's Manual 3. In the Register column, ll in the Host name, Email, Key and Conrm Key and then click Register . Y ou will receive a “Self registration E-mail” which records your account information. 4. Back to the DDNS settings window , enter your account inform[...]

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    VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions User's Manual - 33 Security This page allows Administrator to enable password protection and create multiple user accounts for the Network V ideo Recorder . It is composed of the following three columns: “Root Password”, “Manage Privilege“, and “Manage User”. Root P[...]

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    VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions 34 - User's Manual Manage Privilege In this section, you can modify the manage privilege of operators or viewers. Check or uncheck the item, and then click Save to take effect. Following is the privilege list of different user accounts: User privileges Administrator Operator Vi[...]

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    VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions User's Manual - 35 Schedule This page allows Administrator to add a new Recording Schedule or modify an existing Schedule for the Network Video Recorder . Y ou can configure up to 16 recording schedules based on a weekly basis. By default setting, all inserted device are assign[...]

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    VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions 36 - User's Manual ■ The new recording schedule will show up on the Recording Mode as below . Notice that to enable the schedule, you may set up a recording policy rst. Please refer to page 37 to continue the setting. The new recording schedule will also show up on the T r[...]

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    VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions User's Manual - 37 Recording Policy This page allows user to set up recording policy for linked cameras. By default setting, all inserted cameras are assigned to the default recording schedule (always), default recording type (continuous mode), and default recording policy (sav[...]

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    VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions 38 - User's Manual This page allows Administrator to add/modify a new Recording Policy and Recording Mode. There are 4 types of Recording Policy for the user to congure properly . ■ Please congure the following items to add a new Recording Policy/Recording Mode: Recordi[...]

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    VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions User's Manual - 39 Click Add, the new recording mode will show up in the Delete Entry drop-down list. T o delect a recording mode, please select it in the Delete Entry drop-down list, and click Delete . When nished, click Save to take effect. If you wish to remove the record[...]

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    VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions 40 - User's Manual T rigger This page allows Administrator to congure the Network Video Recorder to react in response to particular triggered events. A typical reaction is that when a motion is detected by the network camera, the Network Video Recorder sends buf fered images[...]

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    VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions User's Manual - 41 T rigger Conguration Select T rigger : Select Add new . Name : Enter a descriptive name for the new event trigger . Schedule : Select a recording schedule on the drop-down list ( Always , Never , or pre-set recording schedule ). T rigger Event 1. From link[...]

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    VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions 42 - User's Manual T urn Off Relay : T urn off Relay (digital output) on linked device. This function will only be enabled on the devices with DO function. 3. Actions of the network video recorder T urn On Relay : T urn on Relay (digital output do0) on the network video recorde[...]

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    VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions User's Manual - 43 Layout This page allows Administrator to configure the customized layout styles for monitoring. The settings are composed of the following two columns: Layout Conguration, and Default Layout, of which allow you to add and edit the layout group by assigning[...]

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    VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions 44 - User's Manual System This page allows Administrator to congure the system settings for the Network Video Recorder , Formed with the following columns; system, system time, E-mail server , FTP server , digital inputs, digital output and V AST . System Host Name : Add a h[...]

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    VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions User's Manual - 45 FTP Server FTP Server : Enter the domain name or IP address of the FTP server . Port : By default, the FTP server port is set to 21. It can also be assigned to another port number between 1025 and 65535. Username : Enter the login name of the FTP account. Pas[...]

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    VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions 46 - User's Manual Digital Input In the digital input section, you may modify the name of the external digital inputs. Digital Output In the digital output section, you may modify the name of the external digital output. V AST This section allows you to enable the service for V[...]

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    VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions User's Manual - 47 Maintenance This page allows Administrator to restore the Network Video Recorder to factory default, format hard disk, and upgrade rmware version, etc. System Reboot : This function allows you to restart the Network V ideo Recorder . It takes 1 ~ 2 minutes[...]

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    VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions 48 - User's Manual Storage This column shows the information of your internal hard disk, USB, and eSA T A. For the rst time you install the hard disk, please format it before recording. In addition, if you want to delete all recorded data, you can click Format to clean the h[...]

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    VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions User's Manual - 49 Backup This function allows Administrator to backup the recorded data to the USB storage. Please remember to initialize the USB disk to EXT3 USB Storage le format for the rst time. Scheduled Backup There are several options for you to narrow down the ra[...]

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    VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions 50 - User's Manual System log This column displays the system log in chronological order . The system log is stored in the Network Video Recorder ’ s buffer area and will be overwritten when reaching a certain amount. Click Refresh , it will update the latest system log.[...]

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    VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions User's Manual - 51 Joystick NR8201/8301 supports the use of VIVOTEK’s joystick. Y ou can control your PTZ cameras through it. It is simple as plugging it into the USB connector on the PC and refresh the NVR Conguration page. The joystick functional buttons support to be as[...]

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    VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions 52 - User's Manual Monitor This page allows user to see the live view or playback recorded video from linked devices. User Interface of Monitor Page Click Monitor on the Main Menu, the user interface of Monitor page will be displayed. ■ Following is the Monitor page (NR8301) [...]

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    VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions User's Manual - 53 ■ Following pictures show the Monitor page with connected cameras. For more information about how to insert connected cameras, please refer to Device on page 22. Live viewing mode Playback mode Click on the Histogram to switch to playback mode. The Live Con[...]

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    VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions 54 - User's Manual Functions of Monitor Page Layouts Click the Layout buttons to change the viewing mode. ■ NR8301 ■ NR8201 1x1 2x2 3x3 1+5 1+7 full screen 1x1 2x2 full screen Following is an example of 4x4 layout. For each video cell, you can select a linked device on the [...]

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    VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions User's Manual - 55 Digital I/O Control Area This column shows the DI status, and you can manually turn on/off the DO. Live Control Panel Only PTZ and speed dome network cameras will enable the PTZ control panel. Preset : On the drop-down list, there are preset locations you’v[...]

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    VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions 56 - User's Manual Playback Control Panel There are eight buttons for you to playback the recorded video clips (current 80 seconds). Play: T o start or resume playback at normal speed. Pause: T o pause the playback. Click again to step forward a frame. Stop: T o stop video play[...]

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    VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions User's Manual - 57 History This page offers user a time-navigation interface to playback recorded video and browse the live view from linked devices. User Interface of History Page Click History on the Main Menu, the user interface of History page will be displayed as below: d [...]

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    VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions 58 - User's Manual Functions of History Page Time Picker Storage : Select a storage device you want to review . Select T ime : Select a period of time (1 Hour , Day , 1 Week, 1 Month, or Manually), wh ich decides the length of histogram. Start T ime : The beginning of the selec[...]

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    VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions User's Manual - 59 : The latest video clip, and still recording. : The video with recorded audio. T o enable the audio function, please go to Conguration > Device to enable the Audio Compression setting of the Device. : If you want to prevent a video clip from being erase[...]

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    VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions 60 - User's Manual Example: Following video clip list contains different kinds of recording mode. NOTE ► For the length of Continuous Recording, Motion Recording, Input Recording, and Manual Recording, please refer to Recording Policy on page 37 for detailed conguration.[...]

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    VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions User's Manual - 61 IP8162P ■ There are two ways to playback recorded video clips: 1. Click a desired time on the histogram. 2. Click on a video clip, and then click on the playback control panel. IP8162P[...]

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    VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions 62 - User's Manual Video V iewing Window This window playbacks the recorded videos. If you have not selected a video, the playback status will be empty as pic01. Once you select a video clip to play , the video viewing window will begin to playback the selected recorded video c[...]

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    VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions User's Manual - 63 Appendix T echnical Specications T echnical Specifications NR8201/8301 vs NR7401 H .264 • Com pat i b le w i t h V AS T C M S • Lock ab le HDD & R a ck M oun t Desi g n Ne tw o r k Video Reco rd e r NR8 20 1/8 30 1 Copy r ig h t 2 011 VIVOTEK INC.[...]

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    VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions 64 - User's Manual URL Commands for the Network Camera RTSP URL command RTSP://ip_address[:port]/cameraID where camera ID is mac address with 00, For instance, if mac is 00:02:dd:dd:dd:dd the camera ID is 0002dddddddd00 url example is RTSP://192.168.100.1/0002dddddddd00[...]