3CONTENTSPreface ............................................................................................................................ 4Features ...................................................................................................................... 4About these Operating Instructions ............................................................................. 5System Requirements for a PC ................................................................................... 5Trademarks and Registered Trademarks ................................................................... 5Abbreviations .............................................................................................................. 6Terms Used in these Operating Instructions ............................................................... 6Operations Flow .............................................................................................................. 8Performing the Network Settings ..................................................................................... 9Performing the Network Settings of this Unit .............................................................. 9Performing the Network Settings of a PC ................................................................... 11About the Network Security of this Unit ........................................................................... 14Equipped Security Functions ...................................................................................... 14For Enhanced Security ................................................................................................ 14Display the Operation Window ........................................................................................ 15About the Operation Window .......................................................................................... 17Top Page ..................................................................................................................... 17[Control] Tab ............................................................................................................... 18[Cam Select] Tab ........................................................................................................ 19[Setup] Tab (Quick Setup Menu) ................................................................................. 20[Setup] Tab (Advanced Setup Menu) .......................................................................... 21Status Display Area ..................................................................................................... 22Playback Point Operation Area ................................................................................... 24[HDD] Tab ................................................................................................................... 24[CAM] Tab ................................................................................................................... 25Setup Menu (Quick) ........................................................................................................ 26Setup Menu (Quick) Chart .......................................................................................... 26Basic Operation with the Setup Menu (Quick) ............................................................ 26Display/System Settings [Display Setup] .................................................................... 28Camera Network Settings and Group Settings [Camera Setup] ................................. 30[Rec & Event Setup] .................................................................................................... 31Perform the Settings for Network [Network Setup] ..................................................... 34Setup Menu (Advanced) Chart ........................................................................................ 36Setup Menu (Advanced) Item List ............................................................................... 36Basic Operation with the Setup Menu (Advanced) ..................................................... 39Perform the Settings for the System [System] ............................................................ 41Functions for Recording [Recording] ........................................................................... 45Functions for Events [Event] ....................................................................................... 48Settings for the Recording/Event Schedule [Schedule] .............................................. 52Settings Relating to Cameras [Camera] ...................................................................... 58Settings for Communication with other Devices [Comm] ............................................ 62Settings Relating to the User Authentication [User Mng.] ........................................... 73Settings for Maintenance [Maintenance] ..................................................................... 80About the Hard Disk Drives ............................................................................................. 87Summary of the RAID 5 function (Redundant Arrays for Independent Disks,independent data disks with distributed parity blocks) ................................................ 87Display the HDD DISK MENU ..................................................................................... 88Initialize the Hard Disk Drive [Format] ......................................................................... 90Remove the Hard Disk Drive from the System Logically [Remove] ............................ 94Troubleshooting ............................................................................................................... 95