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Hardware Setup Setting up the cable connections
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2. Hardware Setup
Before setting up the NVR, you will probably need the following items. The items are not
included:
● A computer monitor or TV with either an HDMI or VGA input
● A power strip with room for 4 large power plugs
● A hard drive for storing video recordings
It is recommended to connect all components of the system as shown below before mounting
any of the cameras. (WiFi IP cameras only need a power connection and can be mounted
without being connected to the NVR.) This is to ensure all components are working. If any
components are not functioning, please contact Amcrest Support.
There will be two parts to this section:
1. Setting up the cable connections (NVR, cameras, monitor)
2. Hard drive installation
A hard drive must be installed in this NVR in order to record or save any footage. If no hard
drive is installed, you can only use the live view functionality of this NVR, which means you still
can use the mobile app or a computer to view your live camera streams remotely.
Note: Using Amcrest Cloud, you can still record directly through the cloud and no hard drive
installation is needed.
Setting up the cable connections
The following instructions will show you how to set up the cables for the NVR, cameras (PoE and
WiFi), as well as a monitor or TV screen.
To set up the NVR’s cable connections, there are 7 major steps:
1. Connect a monitor or TV screen to your NVR. The NVR is compatible with any monitor or
screen that uses a VGA or HDMI connection. For purposes of this guide, we will use a
VGA connection. Take a VGA cable, and connect one end to the VGA port on your
monitor/screen and the other end to the VGA port on the back panel of your NVR.
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