DVR4-5500™

Operating Instructions

6.3 Accessing the DVR without Video Viewer

If you are away from your DVR and want to access the footage on it or configure your recording options, you can gain access to the DVR via Internet Explorer (Windows) window or QuickTime Player (Mac).

6.3.1 Accessing your DVR via Internet Explorer

To do this, open up an Internet Explorer browser window, or a Mozilla Firefox browser window. Be sure that your copy of your Internet browser is up to date.

In the address bar, type the address of the DVR – the PRIVATE IP ADDRESS if you are on the same local network as the DVR, the PUBLIC IP ADDRESS if you are accessing the unit remotely (see 6.1).

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NAME

ICON

DESCRIPTION

1

Home

 

Returns you to the main window for the DVR

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

Config

 

Access the detailed DVR settings.

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

PTZ

 

Not applicable for this model.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

Channel

 

Chooses which channel is being viewed.

 

 

5

Selection

 

Changes the channel being viewed.

 

6

Display Mode

 

Cylces between split screen mode and sequential viewing (one

 

 

channel at a time).

 

 

 

 

 

7

Menu / Arrows

 

Click the centre to enter the menu / exit the menu mode. The

 

 

arrows navigate between options whilst the menu is open.

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

Event

 

Enter the Event Playback screen.

 

9

Snapshot

 

Takes a still image from the video footage. This will open in a

 

 

new browser window.

 

 

 

 

 

10

Keylock

 

Locks the DVR. To unlock it, enter your password and click

 

 

 

 

 

11

Enter

 

Confirms a setting or selection.

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

Digital Zoom

 

Increases or decreases magnification of the viewed image.

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

Search

 

Opens the detailed search window.

 

 

 

 

 

 

14

Playback

 

Plays, stop, fast forward, rewind, pause and slow playback

 

controls. They operate in the same manner as those on the

Controls

 

 

 

 

infrared remote control.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Web

 

Changes the type of video being streamed over the Internet.

 

15

 

There are two options available: H.264 (default) and QuickTime.

Transmission

 

Ensure you have a working copy of QuickTime installed before

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

changing transmission type.

 

 

 

 

Choose a quality setting from BASIC, NORMAL, HIGH and

 

16

Quality

 

BEST. The higher the quality of video, the more bandwidth it will

 

require. If playback is pausing frequently or distorting, try a lower

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

quality setting.

 

17

Resolution

 

Changes the resolution between 480 and 240 lines. Again, more

 

 

lines require more bandwidth.

 

 

 

 

 

18

Audio Channel

 

Turns the audio channel on or off.

 

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Swann DVR4-5500 manual Accessing the DVR without Video Viewer, Accessing your DVR via Internet Explorer