Appendix D: Encoder Quick Start Guide

Required Hardware:

Startup Wizard:

After powering on the device with a monitor and keyboard attached, it will show the Device Initialization
Select your Time zone and click “Next Step”
Modify the administrator password: enter <password provided on work order> in the new password field, confirm and click “Next Step”
On the Security Question screen click “Next Step”
On the Disk Management screen click “Next Step”
On the Wizard screen uncheck “Enable Wizard next time”, and then click “Wizard Setup”
On the Network Settings screen enter the following information:
- Uncheck ‘DHCP’
- IP Address – 172.16.127.2
- Subnet Mask – 255.255.255.0
- Gateway – 172.16.127.1
- Click “Next Step”
On the Add Cameras screen click “Next Step”
On the Recording Settings screen click “Next Step”
On the QR Code screen click “Next Step”
On the Cloud Upgrade screen uncheck “Enable”, then click “OK”
From the Main Interface disable “OSD” for all cameras
The “OSD” setting can also be found under Image Settings

Camera Details:

Enable IP Camera
Set Resolution to 1920×1080
Set Bitrate to 1536 Kbps
Set Frame Rate between 5-15
Current IP Address – 172.16.127.2
Port – 554
Path – /?chID=1&streamType=main&linkType=tcp where chID is the channel number, and streamType is the main, or substream. In the example above this will stream channel 1, main (mainstream)
Make – Other
Model – PD2B-8NH, PD2B-16NH, PD1B-16, or PD1B-32N based on number of channels (8, 16, or 32)
Credentials – admin/Envysion1
Communication Protocol – RTSP/RTP Interleave
KeepAlive Message – Options
Click Save

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