2CONTENTSPreface ............................................................................................................................ 3Features ...................................................................................................................... 3About these Operating Instructions ............................................................................. 4System Requirements for a PC ................................................................................... 4Trademarks and Registered Trademarks ................................................................... 4Abbreviations .............................................................................................................. 5Terms Used in these Operating Instructions ............................................................... 5Operations Flow .............................................................................................................. 7Performing the Network Settings ..................................................................................... 8Performing the Network Settings of this Unit .............................................................. 8Performing the Network Settings of a PC ................................................................... 10About the Network Security of this Unit ........................................................................... 13Equipped Security Functions ...................................................................................... 13For Enhanced Security ................................................................................................ 13Display the Operation Window ........................................................................................ 14About the Operation Window .......................................................................................... 16Top Page ..................................................................................................................... 16[Control] Tab ............................................................................................................... 17[Cam Select] Tab ........................................................................................................ 18[Setup] Tab (Quick) ..................................................................................................... 19[Setup] Tab (Advanced) .............................................................................................. 20Status Display Area ..................................................................................................... 21Playback Point Operation Area ................................................................................... 23[HDD] Tab ................................................................................................................... 23[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] ..................................................... 35Setup Menu (Advanced) Chart ........................................................................................ 37Setup Menu (Advanced) Item List ............................................................................... 37Basic Operation with the Setup Menu (Advanced) ..................................................... 40Perform the Settings for the System [System] ............................................................ 42Functions for Recording [Recording] ........................................................................... 46Functions for Events [Event] ....................................................................................... 49Settings for the Recording/Event Schedule [Schedule] .............................................. 53Settings Relating to Cameras [Camera] ...................................................................... 60Settings for Communication with other Devices [Comm] ............................................ 64Settings Relating to the User Authentication [User Mng.] ........................................... 75Settings for Maintenance [Maintenance] ..................................................................... 82About the Hard Disk Drives ............................................................................................. 89Summary of the RAID 5 function (Redundant Arrays for Independent Disks,independent data disks with distributed parity blocks) ................................................ 89Display the HDD DISK MENU ..................................................................................... 90Initialize the Hard Disk Drive [Format] ......................................................................... 92Remove the Hard Disk Drive from the System Logically [Remove] ............................ 96Troubleshooting ............................................................................................................... 97