Harbor Freight Tools 68332 Quick Start Guide

INITIAL SETUP

Ethernet
Connec-

4-Channel

Physical Connections

Select desired

location for

DVR system

A

power to DVR

Connect

B

Connect DVR to

Monitor with VIDEO

OUTPUT cable

B

C

Connect Cameras

to DVR and

Power Supply

D

Use supplied AAA

batteries with

remote or plug in

mouse

1

Surveillance DVR

with 4 Cameras & Mobile Monitoring Capabilities

Quick Start Guide

Internet Setup for Local Use
(inside network)

STOP

START

Do you

have a Windows PC

with Internet Explorer set up

with WIFI and a

router?

NO

Ensure you have a Windows

PC with Internet Explorer

installed, set up with WIFI and

a router before proceeding

Item 68332

A

DC 12V Input USB Port

D

DVR

Video Output

4 Video Input Channels

C

LOCATE

ROUTER IP

ADDRESS

STATIC SETUP

YES

On Computer, click

START►RUN

type “cmd” ►enter,

then “ipconfig”

►enter

In DVR MAIN
MENU select

NETWORK

The “IP address”

is your router

IP address - Write

down number then

close window

For TYPE

select Static

Connect DVR

to router via

ethernet cable

NO

IP address

last 3 digits between

0-99?

YES

Enter IP address,
changing last 3 digits
to a number between

200 and 255

Write down to save

Enter IP address,
changing last 3 digits
to a number between

100 and 255

Write down to save

Static or DHCP

Setup?

DCHP

Enter subnet

mask and

default

gateway

numbers

STATIC

APPLY then

return to home

screen

Set Date and Time

In DVR MAIN MENU

Select

SYSTEM

Set Record Mode

Select

DATE AND TIME

Select correct
date and time

Select APPLY

then return to

home screen

2

DCHP SETUP

INTERNET USE

@

In DVR MAIN
MENU select

NETWORK

In Internet Explorer click

TOOLS ► Internet Options ►

Security ► Trusted Sites

Enter DVR IP address then click

ADD ►OK

For TYPE

select DHCP

APPLY changes and
exit to home screen

System will prompt

Restart

Internet

Explorer

restart

After restart in

DVR MAIN

MENU select

NETWORK

In the Address bar enter the DVR

IP address and allow Active X

(See Adding DVR to Trusted Sites

page 36 in manual)

Write down

IP address

assigned to

router

Enter DVR navigation

program

(Default password

is empty for

local network entry)

RECORD

ALWAYS

ON

In DVR MAIN MENU

Select

RECORD

Which

record mode to you

want?

SET

TIME

SCHEDULE

In REC MODE select

TIME SCHEDULE

RECORD

MANUAL

RECORD

In SCHEDULE menu

Press RECORD on remote

select ALARM,

GENERAL OR

NO RECORD

or DVR front panel to

begin recording

Select days

and times to

apply setting

Select the next

setting and select

days and times for

that setting then

repeat for the

last setting

3

Select APPLY

then return to

home screen

FOR ADVANCED USERS
Internet Setup for Remote Use

START

LOCATE

ROUTER IP

ADDRESS

Did you

follow Internet

setup in manual

on pg 2?

YES

Are you

connected to your

home or business

Internet?

NO

NO

STOP

Set up with

Internet

Connect to your home or business Internet connection

See setup above for Ethernet conection

In REC MODE select

ALWAYS RECORD

Motion Detect Setup

Set Date and Time

See above instructions

Select APPLY

then return to

home screen

4

YES

SET UP PORT FORWARDING

@

Port Forwarding Setup option

On Computer, click

START►RUN

type “cmd” ►enter,

then “ipconfig”

►enter

You are now in your

router’s set up window

Add your DVR IP address

to the list of devices

then look for

The Default Gateway

is your router

IP address - Record

this number then

close window

Set start port to

lowest desired port

and end port to

highest desired port

Example:

Start Port 8080

End Port 8085

Open Internet Explorer

and type the router IP

address number in the

address bar

then press enter

Save changes

and exit the

router set up

window

Enter

username: “admin”

password: “password”

(or pre-set entries)

Open Internet Explorer and go to

www.whatismyip.com to find

and write down your public IP

address

This will be different than the IP

addresses you have recorded

Example: 72.135.66.200

In DVR MAIN MENU

select

DEVICES

In DVR MAIN MENU

select

RECORD

Use the drop down menu

at the top of the screen to

select the channel(s) you

want activated by

the alarm

Select

MOTION

For each Camera

select status to ON

for motion detect

Select

RECORD

MODE

Choose ALARM, GENERAL or NO RECORD,

then click in the boxes for the times and

days of the week to enter the setting

Once the time of day for the days of the

week are selceted you can use the COPY

button to copy the same schedule to

another day or days

Select “Time

Schedule Record” in

drop down menu

Set sensitivity level

1 = low

4 = high

Select

SCHEDULE

Select APPLY

then then

reboot DVR

Select APPLY

then return to

home screen

REMOTE

COMPUTER

ACCESS

CELL PHONE

ACCESS

In your remote computer enter

public IP address into Internet

Explorer’s main address bar

followed by port number

Example:

http://72.135.66.200:8080

Ensure DVR is set for

mobile access

In MAIN MENU
select DEVICES►
MOBILE, then add

correct port number to

SERVER PORT

(i.e. 8081)

username: “admin”

password: “password”

(or pre-set entries)

Follow

instructions

in manual for

downloading
ASee app for

your cell phone

Enter

You will now enter
the DVR navigation

program and can

access the DVR files

In settings
enter your

public IP address

and enter

another port you

assigned

in the port

section

Default

username: “admin”
password: “111111”
(Or preset entries on

DVR)

You will now

enter the DVR

navigation

program and can

access the

DVR files