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4/8 Channel
Network Video Recorder
Hardware Quick Start Guide
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1 Getting to know the NVR
Congratulations on your purchase of Swann’s latest NVR security system! This guide will show
you how to connect your cameras, HDTV, and other peripherals to the NVR in a few easy steps.
For an overview of the NVR hardware connections, see the reverse side of this guide.
Note: Before installing anything permanently, connect everything up and test the system - just to
make sure nothing was damaged during shipping!
1 Power LED
2 HDD LED
3 LAN LED
4 USB
5 Power input
6 Audio output
7 USB port
8 HDMI port
9 VGA port
10 eSATA port
11 LAN port
12 Camera ports
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2
3
4
AUDIO
OUT
eSATA
LAN
VGA
HDMI
DC 48V
USB
1 3 5 7
2 4 6 8
11
10
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Front Panel
Back Panel
2 What does this mean?
Here is a quick overview of the various connectors and lights on the NVR:
Power LED Lights up when your NVR has power.
HDD LED Blinks when hard drive is active.
Network LED Blinks when network connection is active.
USB port
An extra USB port to plug your USB flash drive into the NVR, if necessary,
for copying important video files from the NVR’s hard drive or upgrading the
firmware.
Power input Connects to the power adapter.
Audio output Connects to your speakers.
USB port Connect to the mouse.
HDMI port Connects to your high-definition TV with the HDMI cable.
VGA port Connects to an additional monitor with a VGA cable (not supplied), if necessary.
eSata port An easy way to connect an external hard drive for additional storage.
LAN port
Connects to your home internet router with the Ethernet cable to enable the
NVR to access the internet.
Camera ports
These are network PoE (Power over Ethernet) ports to connect and power your
cameras via the Ethernet cables. The 4-CH model will have four less inputs.
Plug one end of the long Ethernet cable into the “LAN” connector on a camera and plug the
other end into any available network camera port on the back of the NVR. Repeat this step until
you have connected all your cameras to the NVR.
3 Connect the cameras
AUDIO
OUT
eSATA
LAN
VGA
HDMI
DC 48V
USB
1 3 5 7
2 4 6 8
Each camera uses a single Power Over Ethernet (PoE) connection, a technology that allows the
camera to be directly powered over the Ethernet cable from the NVR itself.
LAN Connector
Ethernet
cable
Reset Button
DC Power Connector
(not required)
4 Connect to your router
To connect the NVR to the Internet, connect one end of the short Ethernet cable to the LAN
port on the back of the NVR, and then connect the other end to a spare port on your Internet-
connected router.
Connecting the NVR to your Internet router allows alert notifications to be sent to your email
account, enables remote viewing via the SwannView Link mobile app, and also ensures correct
date and time on the NVR.
AUDIO
OUT
eSATA
LAN
VGA
HDMI
DC 48V
USB
1 3 5 7
2 4 6 8
Ethernet
Ethernet cable
Connect the mouse to the NVR by plugging the mouse USB connector into the USB port on the
back of the NVR.
5 Connect the mouse
AUDIO
OUT
eSATA
LAN
VGA
HDMI
DC 48V
USB
1 3 5 7
2 4 6 8
6 Connect to your HDTV
Connect one end of the HDMI cable to the HDMI port on the NVR and the other end to a spare
HDMI input on your high-definition TV.
Pay attention to the labels on the back of your HDTV. It will indicate the HDMI input number that you
will need to select on your HDTV once the NVR is powered.
AUDIO
OUT
eS ATA
LAN
VGA
HDMI
DC 48V
USB
1 3 5 7
2 4 6 8
HDMI IN 1
HDMI IN 2
HDMI cable
The NVR can also support an additional VGA monitor. Connect the monitor to the NVR with a VGA
cable (not supplied) and the NVR will automatically detect the additional display.
7 (Optional) Connect to your monitor
AUDIO
OUT
eS ATA
LAN
VGA
HDMI
DC 48V
USB
1 3 5 7
2 4 6 8
VGA cable (not supplied)
Connect one end of the power adapter to the power input on the back of the NVR, and then
connect the other end to a power outlet.
Congratulations! You have finished the hardware setup of your NVR. Next, follow
directions in the Setup Wizard Guide (red cover) which will walk you through the
initial configuration of the system when your NVR first powers up.
8 Connect the power adapter
AUDIO
OUT
eSATA
LAN
VGA
HDMI
DC 48V
USB
1 3 5 7
2 4 6 8
Setup Wizard Guide
Welcome to the Setup Wizard! The Setup Wizard
automatically runs the first time you start your NVR and will
guide you through all the important settings you need to get
your NVR up and working. Please be patient as it can take a
moment for the wizard to appear after powering your NVR.
AUDIO
OUT
eS ATA
LAN
VGA
HDMI
DC 48V
USB
1 3 5 7
2 4 6 8
4 6
USB
VGA
LAN
CAMERA
PORT
HDMI IN 1
HDMI IN 2
Ethernet
NVR Hardware Connections Overview
What are the additional
connectors for?
Audio Output: Connect to your
speakers.
eSata Port : Connect an additional
hard drive with an eSATA
connector to store more videos.
Camera Reset Button - Used to
restore the camera to factory default
settings, if necessary. See camera
documentation for instructions on
resetting the camera.
Power Adapter
Mouse
HDTV
Monitor
(optional)
NVR
Camera
Internet Router
Ethernet cable
Ethernet
cable
HDMI
cable
VGA cable
(not supplied)
Reset button
Not required
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