Swann H.264 User Manual download pdf (Page 17)

Getting Started

If you’ve just unpacked your DVR and are not sure where to begin setting up your system,

here’s a quick rundown of the most important things that need to be set up.

• Test your system. Before installing cables into walls, it’s a great idea to plug

everything in and make sure it all works. This is particularly true if you’re using

additional cameras to any that came with the DVR (this DVR is available stand-

alone or in a kit with cameras). We do our very best to ensure that the equipment

reaching you is of the highest quality and will work out of the box, but accidents

do occur in shipping and sometimes components can fail. Better to nd out now

than once everything is screwed in place!

• Then, once the DVR is on and working, the rst thing to do is to set your user

access controls and passwords (see “User Setup Menu” on page 54 for

details on how to do it).

• Set the Date and Time (see “Date and Time Menu” on page 52 for details)

to ensure that, once you start recording, you are able to index and search the

recorded footage easily. Also, if using the DVR’s footage in any legal proceedings,

then having an accurate date and time on your footage becomes quite crucial.

• Check your hardware - specically, and most importantly, the hard drive (see

“HDD Management” on page 44). This is where all your footage will be stored,

so it’s quite important to ensure that it is functioning correctly.

• Setup your recording modes and/or schedule (see “The Recording Schedule”

on page 25) to make sure that the DVR will record what you want it to, and at

the right time.

• OPTIONAL (Advanced Users): Congure your network settings (see “Network

Menu” on page 30).

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