Chapter 7. Communication To/From the DVR
7. 3. Setting up for NTP Synchronization
Network Time Protocol (NTP) synchronizes time between devices on network. On a network, a server provides the base time. The client systems receive the time from that server for synchronization.
7. 4. Setting up Remote Control Devices
You can operate the DVR with various remote control devices.
| Figure 7.3.1 NTP submenu on the Communication Menu | |
Set the options to your preferred settings to configure NTP : | ||
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Sync With NTP | Turns NTP on or off. | |
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NYP Mode | Sets NTP Mode to Client, Server or All. | |
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NTP Server | Determines whether the NTP server is on a local network or on the Internet. This | |
Location | option is only available if NTP Mode is set to Client. | |
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NTP Local Server | Sets the IP of the NTP server. Enter either the IP of an NTP server on the local | |
network or the IP of a DVR with its NTP mode set to Server. | ||
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This option is only available if the NTP Server Location is set to Local. | ||
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Interval | Set the synchronization interval; how often you want your system to communicate | |
with the server to synchronize the devices. | ||
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| Figure 7.4.1 Remote Control submenu on the Communication Menu | |
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| Designation the keyboard operating all DVR functions with the controller buttons. | |
Remote Keyboard | The default value is 1. | |
ID | NOTE: If one keyboard is connected to several DVRs, it might conflict with other | |
| channels, so a different value should be set for the keyboard address. | |
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Remote Controller | You can control up to 16 DVRs from one remote control by creating unique IDs for | |
ID | each DVR. | |
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Configuration | Enable or Disable configuration to system management software. | |
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Remote Relay | Enables relays to be operated from the system management software. | |
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Serial Port | Four serial ports are available for the DVR; two | |
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PTZ | Setting up PTZ options. | |
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