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OMNI960 4, 8 & 16 Channel DVRs Now Include Hybrid OMNI-IP Camera Support

All analog channels function PLUS Extra IP Channels: 4+1; 8+2 ; 16+2

Applies to F/W Versions 3.1.0 and up

The OMNI960 Series of 960H DVRs is already a powerful recording platform with many significant features. With the release of

Firmware Version 3.1.0, these recorders become HYBRID 960H+IP recorders, with the ADDITION of IP recording channels to the

base 4/8/16/32 channels. You can connect one or two (depending on recorder model) KT&C OMNI-IP cameras in 720p or

1080p resolution. Connecting these OMNI-IP cameras to an OMNI960 recorder is almost as easy as connecting them to our

KNR– series NVRs. All you have to do is set the camera IP configuration so it is on the same network segment as the recorder.

The recorder searches out the OMNI-IP cameras on the network and presents them for one-click addition to the system.

While NVRs may have two or more network ports (one or more for connecting IP cameras, and another for remote access over

a LAN/WAN), OMNI960 recorders have a single network port. In a typical installation, the DVR’s network port is connected to

the home/office LAN/WAN, and there is no traffic on that network segment unless/until a user requires remote access (CMS,

web view or Smart Phone) to the DVR.

Figure 1— Typical DVR connection to home/office LAN/WAN

You can just connect one or more IP cameras to that LAN switch, and the DVR can discover and connect to them. However, this

means burdening the backbone of the home/office LAN with megabits per second of continuous streaming video. Perhaps a

better solution is to isolate the LAN from the IPC camera traffic by adding a switch to interconnect the LAN, DVR and IP camera(s).

This configuration does not shield the DVR and IP camera(s) from easy discovery and access by PCs on the LAN. Installing a router

between the LAN and the DVR/IP cameras as a firewall provides an additional layer of protection, but may require more complex

programming to set up remote access to the DVR. This example will describe the process for connecting the DVR and IP cameras

using a switch.

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Since the DVR and the IP cameras are all on the same LAN segment, the IP addressing scheme (IP addresses,

subnet mask, gateway address and DNS server address) must match that of the home/office LAN. This is no

different than what is done every day to connect a DVR to an existing LAN/WAN for local/remote access. Normally

you would obtain one static IP address for the DVR (outside of the DHCP range to avoid address conflicts). In this

case, you need one additional static IP address for each of the IP cameras. The extra switch keeps all data flow

between the IP cameras and the DVR off of the main LAN network switch. The only time traffic flows between the

auxiliary switch and the main LAN is in response to either a request for remote access to the DVR, or if the DVR is

programmed to send alarms and/or emails in response to specific events.

The DVR network settings can be

entered from the GUI at the local monitor.

Both the DVR network settings and the IP camera network settings can be configured using a PC running the OMNI

Finder/SADP utility (which is provided on the CD included with every recorder and IP camera). See Figure 4.

Figure 2— Switch between home/office LAN/WAN and DVR/IP cameras

Figure 3—DVR Local Network Setting Menu

Figure 4— List of Discovered Devices on Local Network

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When a device is selected, the OMNI Finder/SADP provides a utility for

changing the basic LAN IP settings. Click on a device, enter the desired

IP address, subnet mask and gateway address, enter the ‘admin’

password for the device, and click “Save”.

Figure 5A Device List Plus

Modify Network Parameters Section

Figure 5B Modify Network Parameters

[Note that the port 8000 is the ‘server’ port for the

device (used for remote configuration and CMS) and

that the web port default remains at ‘80’.] Once the

recorder and the IPC addresses are set to the same

network, the IPC(s) can be connected by the recorder.

In the CAMERA MANAGEMENT menu screen,

CAMERA sub-menu, the recorder lists the available IP cameras on the LAN. Click on the green “+” icon to add the

camera to the recorder. The recorder connects to the OMNI-IP camera automatically (unless the password has been

changed; the password can be entered by using the ‘Edit’ pop-up menu.

Once the camera has been added, clicking on the “Status” Icon brings

up a window showing live video from the camera.

Now that the IP camera is added to the recorder, it is important to use

the RECORD menu to set up the recording schedule and resolution

as shown in Figures 7 & 8.

Figure 5B Camera Added

Figure 5A Camera Available to Add

Figure 6—Live View from IP Camera

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Figure 7 - Record Resolution, FPS, Bandwidth and Other Parameters

Figure 8 - Record Schedule Settings for IP Camera