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AirLive NVR4 User Manual

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5. System Setup

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You need to adjust settings in this page for the device to work properly in your network. It is

critical that settings here are configured correctly based on your network environment so

that the NVR can be administered through the local area network and cameras can be

connected with it.

By default, the NVR is set to obtain its IP address from DHCP server, and most likely you

should use a static IP address for your management purpose. To locate the NVR, simply

use the Search Utility with steps described in section 2.3.2

Please assign the NVR with a static IP address in your local area network. The steps of

how to assign a static IP address to your NVR are as below:

a. Choose “Static IP” from the “Connection Type” drop-down menu.

b. Enter the IP address, subnet mask, default gateway address and DNS server address

for the NVR

c. Enable “DHCP Server” under “DHCP Server” if you wish to use the NVR as a DHCP

server, or leave it disabled if there is already a DHCP server in the network

d. Click Apply for the settings to take effect.

Note: The NVR can detect the presence of a DHCP server upon startup. It sets itself to use