Videoswitch Vi-R3016L User Manual

Vi-R3016L Digital Recorder

User Manual

Products covered by this manual

Vi-R3008L, Vi-R3016L

Document Reference Date

Bdr602a.doc

04/03/15

Videoswitch

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Regulatory information
FCC information

FCC compliance: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a digital device, pursuant to

part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when
the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency
energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio
communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case
the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense.

FCC conditions

This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:

1. This device may not cause harmful interference.

2. This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

EU Conformity Statement

This product and - if applicable - the supplied accessories too are marked with "CE" and comply therefore with the
applicable harmonized European standards listed under the Low Voltage Directive 2006/95/EC, the EMC Directive
2004/108/EC, the RoHS Directive 2011/65/EU.

2012/19/EU (WEEE directive): Products marked with this symbol cannot be disposed of as unsorted municipal waste in
the European Union. For proper recycling, return this product to your local supplier upon the purchase of equivalent new
equipment, or dispose of it at designated collection points. For more information see: www.recyclethis.info.

2006/66/EC (battery directive): This product contains a battery that cannot be disposed of as unsorted municipal waste in
the European Union. See the product documentation for specific battery information. The battery is marked with this
symbol, which may include lettering to indicate cadmium (Cd), lead (Pb), or mercury (Hg). For proper recycling, return
the battery to your supplier or to a designated collection point. For more information see: www.recyclethis.info.

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Thank you for purchasing our product. If there is any question or request, please do not hesitate to contact us.
This manual is applicable to the following models:

Vi-R3008L 8-camera DVR
Vi-R3016L 16-camera DVR

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Preventive and Cautionary Tips

Before connecting and operating your device, please be advised of the following tips:

• Ensure unit is installed in a well-ventilated, dust-free environment.

• Unit is designed for indoor use only.

• Keep all liquids away from the device.

• Ensure environmental conditions meet factory specifications.

• Ensure unit is properly secured to a rack or shelf. Major shocks or jolts to the unit as a result of dropping it

may cause damage to the sensitive electronics within the unit.

• Use the device in conjunction with an UPS if possible.

• Power down the unit before connecting and disconnecting accessories and peripherals.

• A factory recommended HDD should be used for this device.

• Improper use or replacement of the battery may result in hazard of explosion. Replace with the same or

equivalent type only. Dispose of used batteries according to the instructions provided by the battery
manufacturer.

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Product Key Features

General

 PAL/NTSC adaptive video inputs.
 H.264 video compression with high reliability and superior definition.
 Encoding at up to 4CIF

 Each channel supports dual-stream.
 Independent configuration for each channel, including resolution, frame rate, bit rate, image

quality, etc.

 Input and output video quality is configurable.
 Normal and event recording parameters configurable per individual camera.
 Encoding for audio/video composite stream or video stream; audio and video synchronization

during composite stream encoding.

 Watermark technology.

Local Monitoring

 Simultaneous HDMI/VGA and CVBS outputs.
 HDMI/VGA output at up to 1920×1080P resolution.
 1/4/6/8/9/16/25/36-division live view is supported, and the display sequence of screens is

adjustable.

 Live view screen can be switched in group, and manual switch and automatic cycle view is also

provided, the interval of automatic cycle can be adjusted.

 Quick setting menu is provided for live view.
 The selected live view channel can be shielded.
 Motion detection, tamper-proof, video exception and video loss alarm functions.
 Privacy mask.
 Multiple PTZ protocols supported; setting and calling of PTZ preset, patrol and pattern.
 Zooming in by clicking the mouse and PTZ tracing by dragging mouse.

HDD Management

 1 SATA hard disk can be connected with a maximum of 4TB storage capacity

 8 network disks (8 NAS disks, or 7 NAS disks+1 IP SAN disk) can be connected.
 HDD group management.
 Support HDD standby function.
 HDD property: redundancy, read-only, read/write (R/W).
 HDD quota management; different capacity can be assigned to different channel.

Recording and Playback

 Holiday recording schedule configuration.

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 Normal and event video encoding parameters.
 Multiple recording types: manual, normal, motion, alarm, motion/alarm and motion & alarm.

8 recording time periods with separated recording types.
Pre-record and post-record for motion detection for recording, and pre-record time for schedule

and manual recording.

 Searching record files by event.
 Customization of tags, searching and playing back by tags.
 Locking and unlocking record files.
 Local redundant recording.
 Searching and playing back record files by channel number, recording type, start time, end time,

etc.

 Smart search for the selected area in the video.
 Zooming in when playback.
 Playing reversely.
 Support pause, speed up, speed down, skip forward, and skip backward when playback, locating

by dragging the mouse.

 4/8/16-ch synchronous playback.

Backup

 Export video data by USB storage device.
 Export video clips when playback.
 Management and maintenance of backup devices.

Alarm and Exception

 Alarm for video loss, motion detection, tampering, abnormal signal, video input/output standard

mismatch, illegal login, network disconnected, IP confliction, abnormal record, HDD error, and

HDD full, etc.
 Alarm event triggers full screen monitoring, audio alarm, notifying surveillance center
and sending email.
 Automatic restore when system is abnormal.

Other Local Functions

 Operable by mouse, IR remote control or front panel.
 Three-level user management; admin user is allowed to create many operating accounts and

define their operating permission, which includes the limit to access any channel.

 Operation, exceptions and log recording and searching.

 Import and export of device configuration information.

Network Functions

 1 self-adaptive 10M/100M network interface
 IPv6 is supported.
 TCP/IP protocol, PPPoE, DHCP, DNS, DDNS, RTSP, NTP, SADP, SMTP, SNMP, UPnP™, NFS

and iSCSI are supported.

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 TCP, UDP and RTP for unicast.

 Remote search, playback, download, locking and unlocking of the record files, and downloading

files broken transfer resume.

 Remote parameters setup; remote import/export of device
parameters.  Remote viewing of the device status, system logs and
alarm status.

 Remote locking and unlocking of control panel and mouse.
 Remote HDD formatting and program upgrading.
 Remote system restart.
 RS-485 transparent channel transmission.

 Alarm event and exception information can be sent to the remote host.

 Remotely start/stop recording.
 Upgrade by remote FTP server.
 Remote PTZ control.
 Two-way audio and voice broadcasting.
 Embedded WEB server.

Development Scalability:

 SDK for Windows and Linux system.
 Source code of application software for demo.
 Development support and training for application system.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Product Key Features ......................................................................................................... 5

C H A P T E R 1 ...................................................................................................................... 12

Introduction ............................................................................................................................. 12

1.1 Front Panel ................................................................................................................. 13

1.2 IR Remote Control Operations ................................................................................... 18

1.3 USB Mouse Operation ............................................................................................... 20

1.4 Input Method Description .......................................................................................... 20

1.5 Rear Panel .................................................................................................................. 21

1.6 Starting Up and Shutting Down the Device ............................................................... 26

C H A P T E R 2 ...................................................................................................................... 27

Getting Started ....................................................................................................................... 27

C H A P T E R 3 ...................................................................................................................... 32

Live View................................................................................................................................. 32

3.1 Introduction of Live View .......................................................................................... 33

3.2 Operations in Live View Mode .................................................................................. 34

3.2.1 Front Panel Operation ..................................................................................... 34

3.2.2 Using the Mouse in Live View ....................................................................... 34

3.2.3 Using an Auxiliary Monitor ............................................................................ 35

3.2.4 Main/Aux Output Switching ........................................................................... 36

3.2.5 Quick Setting Toolbar in Live View Mode ..................................................... 36

3.3 Configuring Live View Settings ................................................................................. 39

3.4 Channel-zero Encoding .............................................................................................. 41

3.5 User Logout................................................................................................................ 42

C H A P T E R 4 ...................................................................................................................... 43

PTZ Controls .......................................................................................................................... 43

4.1 Configuring PTZ Settings .......................................................................................... 44

4.2 Setting PTZ Presets, Patrols & Patterns ..................................................................... 44

4.2.1 Customizing Presets ........................................................................................ 44

4.2.2 Calling Presets ................................................................................................. 45

4.2.3 Customizing Patrols ........................................................................................ 46

4.2.4 Calling Patrols ................................................................................................. 48

4.2.5 Customizing Patterns ...................................................................................... 49

4.2.6 Calling Patterns ............................................................................................... 50

4.3 PTZ Control Toolbar .................................................................................................. 51

C H A P T E R 5 ...................................................................................................................... 52

Record Settings ....................................................................................................................... 52

5.1 Configuring Encoding Parameters ............................................................................. 53

5.2 Configuring Record Schedule .................................................................................... 56

5.3 Configuring Motion Detection Record ...................................................................... 59

5.4 Configuring Alarm Triggered Record ........................................................................ 61

5.5 Configuring Manual Record ...................................................................................... 64

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5.6 Configuring Holiday Record ...................................................................................... 65

5.7 Configuring Redundant Record ................................................................................. 67

5.8 Configuring HDD Group for Record ......................................................................... 69

5.9 Files Protection .......................................................................................................... 70

C H A P T E R 6 ...................................................................................................................... 73

Playback .................................................................................................................................. 73

6.1 Playing Back Record Files ......................................................................................... 74

6.1.1 Playing Back by Channel ................................................................................ 74

6.1.2 Playing Back by Time ..................................................................................... 77

6.1.3 Playing Back by Normal Video Search ........................................................... 79

6.1.4 Playing Back by Event Search ........................................................................ 82

6.1.5 Playing Back by Tag ....................................................................................... 86

6.1.6 Playing Back by System Log .......................................................................... 89

6.2 Auxiliary Functions of Playback ................................................................................ 91

6.2.1 Playing Back Frame by Frame ........................................................................ 91

6.2.2 Smart Search ................................................................................................... 91

6.2.3 Digital Zoom ................................................................................................... 94

C H A P T E R 7 ...................................................................................................................... 95

Backup .................................................................................................................................... 95

7.1 Backing up Record Files ............................................................................................ 96

7.1.1 Quick Export ................................................................................................... 96

7.1.2 Backing up by Normal Video Search .............................................................. 98

7.1.3 Backing up by Event Search ......................................................................... 101

7.1.4 Backing up Video Clips ................................................................................ 104

7.2 Managing Backup Devices ...................................................................................... 106

C H A P T E R 8 .................................................................................................................... 110

Alarm Settings ...................................................................................................................... 110

8.1 Setting Motion Detection ......................................................................................... 111

8.2 Setting Sensor Alarms .............................................................................................. 114

8.3 Detecting Video Loss ............................................................................................... 117

8.4 Detecting Video Tampering...................................................................................... 118

8.5 Handling Exceptions ................................................................................................ 119

8.6 Setting Alarm Response Actions .............................................................................. 120

8.7 Triggering or Clearing Alarm Output Manually....................................................... 122

C H A P T E R 9 .................................................................................................................... 123

Network Settings .................................................................................................................. 123

9.1 Configuring General Settings ................................................................................... 124

9.2 Configuring Advanced Settings ............................................................................... 126

9.2.1 Configuring PPPoE Settings ......................................................................... 126

9.2.2 Configuring DDNS ....................................................................................... 127

9.2.3 Configuring NTP Server ............................................................................... 130

9.2.4 Configuring SNMP ....................................................................................... 130

9.2.5 Configuring UPnP™ ..................................................................................... 131

9.2.6 Configuring Remote Alarm Host .................................................................. 133

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9.2.7 Configuring Multicast ................................................................................... 133

9.2.8 Configuring RTSP ......................................................................................... 134

9.2.9 Configuring Server and HTTP Ports ............................................................. 134

9.2.10 Configuring Email ....................................................................................... 135

9.3 Checking Network Traffic ........................................................................................ 138

9.4 Network Detection ................................................................................................... 139

9.4.1 Testing Network Delay and Packet Loss ...................................................... 139

9.4.2 Exporting Network Packet ............................................................................ 139

9.4.3 Checking Network Status .............................................................................. 140

9.4.4 Checking Network Statistics ......................................................................... 142

C H A P T E R 1 0 ................................................................................................................. 143

HDD Management ............................................................................................................... 143

10.1 Initializing HDDs ................................................................................................... 144

10.2 Managing Network HDD ....................................................................................... 146

10.3 Managing HDD Group ........................................................................................... 149

10.3.1 Setting HDD Groups ................................................................................... 149

10.3.2 Setting HDD Property ................................................................................. 150

10.4 Configuring Quota Mode ....................................................................................... 152

10.5 Checking HDD Status ............................................................................................ 154

10.6 Checking S.M.A.R.T. Information ......................................................................... 155

10.7 Detecting Bad Sector.............................................................................................. 156

10.8 Configuring HDD Error Alarms ............................................................................. 157

C H A P T E R 11 .................................................................................................................. 158

Camera Settings ................................................................................................................... 158

11.1 Configuring OSD Settings ..................................................................................... 159

11.2 Configuring Privacy Mask ..................................................................................... 160

11.3 Configuring Video Parameters ............................................................................... 161

C H A P T E R 1 2 ................................................................................................................. 162

Device Management and Maintenance .............................................................................. 162

12.1 Viewing System Information ................................................................................. 163

12.1.1 Viewing Device Information ....................................................................... 163

12.1.2 Viewing Camera Information...................................................................... 163

12.1.3 Viewing Record Information ...................................................................... 164

12.1.4 Viewing Alarm Information ........................................................................ 164

12.1.5 Viewing Network Information .................................................................... 165

12.1.6 Viewing HDD Information ......................................................................... 165

12.2 Searching & Exporting Log Files .......................................................................... 166

12.3 Importing/Exporting Configuration Files ............................................................... 168

12.4 Upgrading System .................................................................................................. 170

12.4.1 Upgrading by Local Backup Device ........................................................... 170

12.4.2 Upgrading by FTP ....................................................................................... 170

12.5 Restoring Default Settings ..................................................................................... 172

C H A P T E R 1 3 ................................................................................................................. 173

Others .................................................................................................................................... 173

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13.1 Configuring General Settings ................................................................................. 174

13.2 Configuring RS-232 Serial Port ............................................................................. 174

13.3 Configuring DST Settings ...................................................................................... 176

13.4 Configuring More Settings ..................................................................................... 177

13.5 Managing User Accounts ....................................................................................... 178

13.5.1 Adding a User ............................................................................................. 178

13.5.2 Deleting a User ............................................................................................ 180

13.5.3 Editing a User .............................................................................................. 181

13.5.4 Changing Password of Admin..................................................................... 182

C H A P T E R 1 4 .......................................................................................................... 184

Appendix ............................................................................................................................... 184

Glossary ......................................................................................................................... 185

FAQ . ............................................................................................................................... 186

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C H A P T E R 1

Introduction

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1.1 Front Panel

Vi-R3008L and Vi-R3016L

The front panel of the DVR is shown in Figure 1.1:

Figure 1.1 Front Panel

Table 1.1 Description of Control Panel Buttons

No.

Name

Function Description

1

POWER

POWER indicator turns green when DVR is powered up.

2

STATUS

STATUS indicator lights in red when HDD is reading/writing.

3

Tx/Rx

Tx/Rx indictor blinks green when network connection is functioning properly.

4

USB Interface

Connects USB mouse or USB flash memory devices.

5

IR Receiver

Receiver for IR remote.

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1.2 IR Remote Control Operations

The device may also be controlled with the included IR remote control, shown in Figure 1.4.

Note: Batteries (2×AAA) must be installed before operation.

Figure 1.4 Remote Control

Table 1.4 Description of the IR Remote Control Buttons

No.

Name

Description

1

POWER

Power on/off the device.

2

DEV

Enables/Disables Remote Control.

3

Alphanumeric Buttons

Switching to the corresponding channel in Live view or PTZ Control
mode.
Inputting numbers and characters in Edit mode.
Switching between different channels in All-day Playback mode.

4

EDIT Button

Editing text fields. When editing text fields, it will also function as a
Backspace button to delete the character in front of the cursor.
On checkbox fields, pressing the EDIT button will tick the checkbox.
In Playback mode, it can be used to generate video clips for backup.

5

A Button

Switching between input methods (upper and lowercase alphabet,
symbols and numeric input).

6

REC Button

Entering the Manual Record settings menu.
In PTZ control settings, press the REC button and then you can call a

PTZ preset by pressing Numeric button.

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No.

Name

Description

7

PLAY Button

Entering the All-day Playback menu.

8

INFO Button

Reserved.

9

VOIP/MON Button

Selecting all items on the list;
In live view or playback mode, it can be used to switch between main

and auxiliary video output.

10

MENU Button

Back to the Main menu (after successful login).

11

PREV Button

Switching between single screen and multi-screen mode.

12

DIRECTION/ENTER
Buttons

Navigating between different fields and items in menus.
In Playback mode, the Up and Down button are used to speed up and
slow down the playing of recorded video.
The Left and Right button will select the recorded video of 30 reverse
and 30s forward.
In live view mode, these buttons can be used to cycle through channels.

13

PTZ Button

Enter the PTZ Control mode.

14

ESC Button

Back to the previous menu
Pressing for arming/disarming the DVR in Live View mode.

15

RESERVED

Reserved.

16

F1 Button

Selecting all items on the list when used in a list field.
In PTZ Control mode, it will turn on/off PTZ light.

17

PTZ Control Buttons

Adjusting the iris, focus and zoom of a PTZ camera.

18

F2 Button

Cycle through tab pages.

Troubleshooting Remote Control:

Note: Make sure you have installed batteries properly in the remote control. And you have to aim the remote

control at the IR receiver on the front panel.

If there is no response after you press any button on the remote, follow the procedure below to

troubleshoot. Steps:

1. Go to Menu > Configuration > General > More Settings by operating the mouse.

2. Check and remember the device No. The default No. is 255. This device No. is valid for all the IR

remote controls.

3. Press the DEV button on the remote control.

4. Enter the device No. from step 2.

5. Press the ENTER button on the remote.

If the remote control is operating properly, but there is still no response from the remote, please check the
following:

1. Batteries are installed correctly and the polarities of the batteries are not reversed.

2. Batteries are fresh and not out of charge.

3. IR receiver is not obstructed.

If the remote still can’t function properly, please change a remote and try again, or contact the device
provider.

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1.3 USB Mouse Operation

A regular 3-button (Left/Right/Scroll-wheel) USB mouse can also be used with this device. To use a USB
mouse:

1. Plug USB mouse into one of the USB interfaces on the front panel of the device.

2. The mouse should automatically be detected. If in a rare case that the mouse is not detected, the possible

reason may be that the two devices are not compatible, please refer to the recommended device list from
your provider.

The operation of the mouse:

Table 1.5 Description of the Mouse
Control

Name

Action

Description

Left-Click

Single-Click

Live view: Select channel and show the quick set menu.
Menu: Select and enter.

Double-Click

Live view: Switch single-screen and multi-screen.

Click and Drag

PTZ control: pan, tilt and zoom.
Tamper-proof, privacy mask and motion detection: Select target area.
Digital zoom-in: Drag and select target area.
Live view: Drag channel/time bar.

Right-Click

Single-Click

Live view: Show menu.
Menu: Exit current menu to upper level menu.

Scroll-Wheel

Scrolling up

Live view: Previous screen.
Right-click Menu: Previous item.

Scrolling down

Live view: Next screen.
Right-click Menu: Next item.

1.4 Input Method Description

Figure 1.5 Soft Keyboard

Description of the buttons on the soft keyboard:

Table 1.6 Description of the Soft Keyboard Icons

Icons

Description

Icons

Description

English

Capital English

Numbers

Symbols

Lowercase/Uppercase

Backspace

Space

Enter

Exit

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1.5 Rear Panel

Figure 1.7 Rear Panel

Table 1.7 Description of Rear Panel

No.

Item

Description

1

VIDEO IN

BNC connector for analog video input.

2

VIDEO OUT

BNC connector for video output.

3

USB Interface

Connects USB mouse or USB flash memory devices.

4

HDMI

HDMI video output.

5

VGA

DB15 connector for VGA output. Display local video output and menu.

6

AUDIO IN

RCA connector for audio input.

7

AUDIO OUT

RCA connector for audio output.

8

LAN Interface

RJ45 10M/100M Ethernet interface.

9

RS-485 Interface

Connector for RS-485 devices. Connect the D+ and D- terminals to T+
and T- of PTZ receiver respectively.

10

12V

12VDC power supply.

11

POWER

Switch for turning on/off the device.

12

GND

Ground (needs to be connected when DVR starts up).

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1.6 Starting Up and Shutting Down the Device

Purpose:

Proper startup and shutdown procedures are crucial to expanding the life of the device.

Before you start:

Check that the voltage of the extra power supply is the same with the device’s requirement, and the ground
connection is working properly.

Starting up the device:

Steps:

1. Check the power supply is plugged into an electrical outlet. It is HIGHLY recommended that an

Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) be used in conjunction with the device.

2. Press the POWER button on the rear panel. The Power indicator LED should turn green indicating that

the unit begins to start up.

Shutting down the
device: Steps:

1. Enter the Shutdown menu.

Menu > Shutdown

Figure 1.13 Shutdown Menu

2. Click the Shutdown button to enter the following dialog box:

Figure 1.14 Dialog Box for Shutdown

3. Click the Yes button. The following message box pops up:

Figure 1.15 Message Box for Power Off

4. Turn off the power switch on the rear panel of DVR.

Rebooting the device
In the Shutdown menu (Figure 1.13), you can also click Reboot to reboot the device.

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C H A P T E R 2

Getting Started

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The Setup Wizard can walk you through some important settings of the device. By default, the Setup Wizard
starts once the device has loaded.
Operating the Setup Wizard:

1. Select the system resolution from the drop-down menu. The default resolution is 1280×1024/60Hz.

Click Apply to save the resolution settings.

Figure 2.1 Start Wizard Interface

Note: By default, the system resolution is set to 1280×1024.

2. Check the checkbox to enable Setup Wizard when device starts. Click Next to continue the setup

wizard.
You can also click Cancel to exit the Setup Wizard, or use the Setup Wizard next time by leaving the
“Start wizard when DVR starts?” checkbox checked and exit.

Figure 2.2 Start Wizard Interface

3. Click Next button on the Wizard window to enter the Login window, as shown in Figure 2.3.

1) Enter the admin password. By default, the password is 12345.

2) To change the admin password, check the New Admin Password checkbox. Enter the new

password and confirm the password in the given fields.

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Figure 2.3 Login Window

4. Click the Next button to enter the Date and Tim e settings window, as shown in Figure 2.4.

Set the time zone, date format, system date and system time.

Figure 2.4 Date and Time Settings

5. Click Next button which takes you back to the Network Setup Wizard window, as shown in Figure 2.5.

Set the network parameters, including the NIC type, IPv4 address, IPv4 subnet mask, default gateway,
etc. You can enable the DHCP to automatically obtain an IP address and other network settings from
that server.