Before You Use
It is important to carefully examine the contents with the Chapter Package Contents after opening the package. If there is anything missing, contact your reseller. Read the Chapter Physical Description before assembling and operating the device and peripherals. Understanding the physical description can prevent damage caused by abnormal usage and reduce most problems during installation.
Basically Video Server is a network device and should be easy to use for those who already have basic network knowledge. If there is a system error and it does not recover easily due to erroneous configuration, read the System recovery section in Appendix Troubleshooting to restore factory default settings and perform installation again.
Video Server has been designed for various environments and can be used to build various applications for general security or demonstration purposes. For standard applications, find the appropriate section in the Chapter How to Use for your application and follow the steps to setup the system. To make best use of Video Server, read Chapter Advanced Functions to get creative ideas and review Chapter System Configuration for detailed explanations of system configurations. To those professional developers, the Appendix URL Commands of Video Server will be a very helpful reference to develop a
Surveillance devices may be prohibited by law in your country. Though Video Server is not only a high performance surveillance system but also a networked video server, ensure that the operations of such devices are legal before installing this unit for surveillance.
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Ignoring the warnings may result in serious hazards.
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