Pelco C1669M User Manual

DX8000 Series

Upgrade and Recovery

Instructions

DX8000

Digital Video Recorder

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Upgrade and Recovery Instructions

This document provides DX8000 upgrade and recovery instructions.

UPGRADING DX8000 SOFTWARE

The DX8000-11UP Version 1.1 upgrade kit includes software updates for both the DX8000 server and client applications. The DX8000 server software upgrade is performed from the DX8000 Recovery CD. Once installed on a server, the updates can be automatically distributed to clients on the same network.

If your network conﬁguration does not allow automatic updates, do the following:

1. Uninstall V1.0 of the client software.

2. Restart the client PC.

3. Insert the Resource CD into the CD drive.

4. Click Client to start the V1.1 client installation.

Version 1.1 and allows you to access the following additional features:

• DX9200HDDI external storage support (requires SCSI card)

• Additional language support (French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, and German)

• Instant record option

• Noninterlacing, 4CIF playback mode

• Scheduled back-up

Make sure that you upgrade all DX8000 servers in your system as well as all personal computers running the client software.

You must perform both the DX8000 Settings Export/Import Procedure and DX8000 Recovery Procedure to upgrade from Version 1.0.00.1088 to Version 1.1.00.1121. Use the DX8000 Recovery CD to upgrade the DX8000 server software and perform the recovery procedure.

The procedure for upgrading DX8000 software is summarized as follows:

1. Perform only the DX8000 export procedure described in the ﬁrst part of the DX8000 Settings Export/Import Procedure on page 3 . This step saves your camera properties, schedules, and user conﬁgurations.

2. Perform the DX8000 Recovery Procedure on page 6.

3. Perform only the DX8000 Import procedure described in the DX8000 Settings Export/Import Procedure . This step imports the camera properties, schedules, and user conﬁgurations that you saved in step 1.

VIEWING VIDEO OR UPGRADING CLIENT SOFTWARE OVER THE NETWORK

IMPORTANT: If you encounter a problem viewing video or upgrading your PC Client software over the network from a DX8000 server, try turning

off IPSec on both the DX8000 server and PC Client machine. If that produces video, leave IPSec turned off. Be advised that disabling IPSec security services will expose your DX8000 Series DVR to potentially damaging network trafﬁc. For more information on protecting your system from harmful network trafﬁc, contact your network administrator. If only the PC Client update is affected, turn IPSec back on after the application is updated. It is highly recommended that IPSec security be enabled at all times for the protection of your system.

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DX8000 Settings Export/Import Procedure

This section describes how to upgrade the DX8000 Series DVR software from Version 1.0.00.1088 to Version 1.1.00.1121.

The DX8000 Settings export/import procedure describes how to do the following:

• Export your current DX8000 conﬁguration settings

• Use the DX8000 Recovery CD to upgrade from Version 1.0.00.1088 to Version 1.1.00.1121

• Import your current DX8000 conﬁguration settings and conﬁgure the new version of DX8000 software

This procedure ensures that you will have a smooth transition to the next version of DX8000 software.

There are two phases to perform the DX8000 settings export/import procedure: export and import. The steps to perform the export and import phases are summarized as follows:

• Export settings phase: – Step 1: Recording DX8000 Network Settings – Step 2: Exporting DVR Settings – Step 3: Recording IP Security Settings – Step 4: Running the DX8000 Recovery Procedure

• Import settings phase: – Step 5: Entering Networking Settings – Step 6: Importing the DX8000 DVR Settings – Step 7: Configuring IP Security Settings

EXPORT PHASE

Step 1: Recording DX8000 Network Settings

To document the DX8000 network settings:

1. Click the Setup icon.

2. Click the Network icon.

3. Do the following:

a. Record the DX8000 IP address: ___________________________.

b. Record the subnet mask: ________________________________.

c. Record the default gateway address: ________________________.

d. Indicate if Obtain an IP Address Automatically is: Checked_____ Unchecked_____.

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