Hikvision DS-7616NXI-4S, DS-7616NXI-12, DS-7608NXI-8P, DS-7608NXI-12, DS-7616NXI-16P User Manual

NVR Quick Start Guide (QSG): DS-7608NXI-I2/8P/4S DS-7616NXI-I2/16P/4S

WHAT’S IN THE BOX

Make sure the following items are in your box:

NVR

Mouse

Remote

AC Cord

HDD Screws	HDD	HDD Cables	Ear Mounts	QSG
	(Installed)

MENU TREE

Use this menu tree to navigate the embedded menus.

FRONT PANEL

Figure 1, DS-76xxNXI-I2/xxP/4S Front Panel

	F R O N T P A N E L ( c o n t i n u e d )
	No. Item	Description
	HDD Indicator LED	• Solid white: HDD is abnormal
		• Flashing white: HDD is reading/writing
		• Unlit: No HDD is detected
	Power LED Ring	• Solid White: Device is running normally
		• Breathing Light: Device is shut down
		• Unlit: No power supply is connected
	Network Indicator LED	• Solid White: Network connection is normal
		• Flashing White: Device is transferring data via network
		• Unlit: Network connection failed
	USB Port	Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0 port for additional devices such as USB
		mouse and USB Hard Disk Drive (HDD)
	IR Sensor	IR receiver for remote control
	REAR PANEL

Figure 2, DS-7608NXI-I2/8P/4S Rear Panel

No.

	Item	Description
	PoE Interfaces	IP camera inputs and PoE outputs (8 for DS-7608NXI-I2/8P/4S, and 16 for
		DS-7616NXI-I2/16P/4S)
	Audio output	RCA connector
	Audio input	RCA connector
	VGA output	DB-15 connector for VGA output (display local video output and menu)
	Controller port, alarm I/O	Alarm input and output connectors
	HDMI output	1 x HDMI video outputconnector
	USB 3.0 interface	USB 3.0 port for additionaldevices
	LAN network interface	Connector for LAN (Local Area Network)
	Video output	CVBS output
	GND	Ground (WARNING: needs to be connected before NVR starts up)
	Power input	100 to 240 VAC

1CONNECT DEVICES

1.Connect AC power cord to the NVR.

2.Connect NVR to LAN using Cat 5e cable.

3.Connect video monitor(s) to NVR using HDMI and/or VGA cables, as appropriate.

4.Connect mouse to USB port (wireless mouse can be used in lieu of included mouse).

5.Connect to audio I/O using RCA connectors.

2START THE NVR

1.Plug AC power cord into grounded 110 to 240 VAC outlet (surge suppressor is recommended).

2.Turn power switch on. Power indicator LED ring will glow white to indicate unit is starting.

3.After startup, power indicator LED ring will remain glowing white.

3 LOCAL ACTIVATION

System access requires a secure, user-assigned password.

Set Admin Password

First-time access requires user to create an admin password.

1. Input same password in Create New Password and Confirm New Password text fields.

Strong Password REQUIRED Password must contain 8 to 16 characters, combining numbers, lower and upper case letters, and special characters. At least two types of the above-mentioned characters are required. Also, reset password regularly.

2. Click OK to save password and activate device.

Set Unlock Pattern

Admin user will be prompted to configure an unlock pattern for login in place of a password.

1. Hold down left mouse button and draw a pattern by connecting at least four dots on the screen, with each dot connected only once). Release mouse button when done.

2. Draw the same pattern again to confirm it.

NOTE: If you forget your pattern, select Switch User to display the normal login dialog box.

Log In (Unlock Pattern)

1. Draw the unlock pattern to unlock system.

3 L O C A L A C T IV A T I O N ( c o n t i n u e d )

Log In (Dialog Box)

1. User Name field will be prefilled with “admin.”

2. Input Password (account locks for 30 minutes after 7 incorrect attempts).

3. Click OK.

4 INITIALIZE THE HARD DRIVE (IF NEEDED)

The system is set up to record upon power up and will beep and display “Do you want to initialize drive” prompt if the hard drives are not initialized.

1.Go to MENU > SYSTEM CONFIGURATION > HDD.

2.Check the checkboxes of HDDs that need to be initialized.

3.Press INIT. (Factory installed HDDs come initialized. Initializing again will erase any record video. This does not affect settings).

HDD LIST

TOTAL HDD SPACE

FREE SPACE

5 CHECK HARD DRIVE HEALTH (Seagate HDDs Only)

View the HDD health status (Seagate 4 TB to 8 TB HDD built after 10/1/17 only) to help troubleshoot HDD problems. HDD Health Detection shows HDD status with more details than the S.M.A.R.T. function.

1.Go to MAINTENANCE > HDD OPERATION > HEALTH DETECTION.

2.Click an HDD to view details.

HDD Operation > Health Detection

Total number of HDDs

Click to show HDD details

6 SET DATE AND TIME

1.Go to MENU > SYSTEM CONFIGURATION > GENERAL.

DATE/TIME

Date and time settings

TIME ZONE

Time zone and daylight savings time settings

ENABLE NTP

Network Time Protocol settings

7SET UP NETWORK ACCESS

1.A network connection is required to access the cameras remotely.

2.Go to MENU > SYSTEM CONFIGURATION > NETWORK.

3.Enable DHCP (check the checkbox).

4.Press Refresh button to update the IPv4 address, subnet mask, and IPv4 default gateway.

5.Disable DHCP (uncheck the checkbox).

6.Change “Preferred DNS Server” value to 8.8.8.8 (leave Alternate DNS Server blank).