KT&C KNR-p32Px16, KNR-p16Px8 User Manual

Model

Maximum

Total

Cameras

Rear

Panel PoE

Ports

Maximum

Cameras on

Rear PoE Ports

Cameras on

LAN/WAN

Port

If "N" cameras on LAN/WAN

port, Cameras on PoE Ports

KNR-p4Px4

4

4

Up to 4

Up to 4

4-N

KNR-p16Px8

16

8

Up to 8

Up to 16

16-N (to max of 8 cameras)

KNR-p16Px16

16

16

Up to 16

Up to 16

16-N

KNR-p32Px16

32

16

Up to 16*

Up to 32

32-N (to max of 16 cameras*)

KNR-p16Px8 and KNR-p32Px16: Going beyond the Plug-and-Play port count

OMNI-IP NVRs have a fixed number of Plug-and-Play ports on the rear panel. The maximum number of fully
Plug-and-Play cameras supported by an OMNI-IP NVR is the same as the number of Plug-and-Play ports on the
rear panel. In addition, the maximum number of IP cameras that can be connected through the PoE switch on
the rear panel is the same as the number of Plug-and-Play ports on the rear panel*.

For the KNR-p4Px4 and KNR-p16Px16, that is rather straightforward. Cameras can be connected as Plug-and­Play to the PnP ports. Cameras can be connected as “manual” configured cameras through either the PnP ports
or the LAN/WAN network port. Either way, on these two models, the maximum number of connected cameras
is exactly equal to the number of PnP ports on the rear panel. If any camera is connected via the LAN/WAN
network port, that is one less camera that can be connected to one of the PnP ports.

The KNR-p16Px8 and KNR-p32Px16 are a different story. Each is capable of connecting up to twice the number
of cameras as there are PnP ports on the rear panel. Given that a maximum of 8 cameras can be connected
thought the PnP switch on the rear of the KNR-p16Px8 and a maximum of 16 cameras* can be connected
through the PnP switch on the rear of the KNR-p32Px16, how are the additional 8/16 cameras connected? They
must be connected through the Gb/s LAN/WAN network port on the rear panel of the NVR.

*While additional cameras may be connected to the internal switch, as the switch capacity is 100Mb/s spreading that bandwidth across
more than 16 cameras may reduce system performance and reliability.

Does this mean that for the additional 8/16 cameras, or any cameras connected though the LAN/WAN port
there is no Plug-and-Play convenience? Not exactly. Depending on the network setup, if they are KT&C Plug­and-Play capable cameras, it is possible to quickly and conveniently set up and access those cameras.

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KNR-p16Px8 and KNR-p32Px16: Going beyond the Plug-and-Play port count

Consider this network connection setup. The Plug-and-Play PoE switch IP address is 192.168.254.1; the PnP IP
cameras 1~8 are assigned addresses 192.168.254.2~192.168.254.9 respectively. Any cameras beyond those 8
must be powered separately (by PoE or 12VDC) and connected through a separate LAN switch (gigabit strongly
recommended). Fortunately for OMNI-IP PnP cameras, once the LAN/WAN port is assigned a static IP address it
can discover attached OMNI-IP PnP cameras and will assign them IP addresses. In this example, the LAN/WAN
port is assigned an IP address of 192.168.1.254. The NVR automatically discovers and assigns the IP addresses

192.168.1.2~192.168.1.9 to the eight cameras on that port. Once this process has completed, those 8 cameras
are available for ‘one click adding’ [Add All] to become cameras 9~16. At this point one has a working, stand­alone 16 camera NVR system. As an example:

Discovered cameras ready to “Add All”

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