DVR RP

Oct 27, 2020 14:23:48 	Player /me 	Rico Evans 	reaches for the ZOSI Security box set, as he places the boxes of CCTV Cameras on top before lifting it out of the trunk of the car, shutting the boot awkwardly with his elbow.
Oct 27, 2020 14:27:19 	Player /me 	Rico Evans 	climbs down the stairs carefully whilst carrying the boxes, placing them onto the floor of the Office as he then reaches for the DVR box, using a stanley to cut the tape holding both ends of the box before unpacking it.
Oct 27, 2020 14:27:58 	Player /me 	Rico Evans 	sits the DVR under the table right by the computer tower as he unwinds the ethernet cable, attaching it to the back of the DVR, with the other end going to the router.
Oct 27, 2020 14:29:10 	Player /me 	Rico Evans 	uses the remote to turn the DVR on, pressing the menu button to log in as he then presses OK on the DVR itself, before submitting an admin password that is 24 digits long.
Oct 27, 2020 14:29:32 	Player /me 	Rico Evans 	scrolls through the DVR system menu, selecting External Device before selecting TCP/IP Setup.
Oct 27, 2020 14:29:52 	Player /me 	Rico Evans 	selects DHCP setup from the menu selection, pressing Enter as he then confirms the DHCP mode to automatic.
Oct 27, 2020 14:30:56 	Player /me 	Rico Evans 	selects Detect IP as he then presses enter on the remote.
Oct 27, 2020 14:32:22 	Player /do 	Rico Evans 	The screen would refresh and populate with an IP address.
Oct 27, 2020 14:32:41 	Player /me 	Rico Evans 	notes down the IP address as he then selects DCHP mode, pressing OK, ensuring the mode is changed to Manual.
Oct 27, 2020 14:33:12 	Player /do 	Rico Evans 	This will ensure that the DVR will be assigned the same IP as the router it is connected to in the case of a power cut where the IP would be lost if this wasn't setup.
Oct 27, 2020 14:33:32 	Player /me 	Rico Evans 	presses the Menu button once to return the TCP/IP setup screen.
Oct 27, 2020 14:34:00 	Player /me 	Rico Evans 	looks at the screen as he then selects IP config setup, pressing enter as he then confirms the port number of the DVR, ensuring it is Port 8000.
Oct 27, 2020 14:34:28 	Player /me 	Rico Evans 	presses the menu several times until it exits the DVR menu system, allowing him to see the live view of the cameras.
Oct 27, 2020 14:34:38 	Player /do 	Rico Evans 	This setup will allow Rico to now be able to view the cameras remotely.
Oct 27, 2020 14:36:31 	Player /me 	Rico Evans 	attaches an HDMI cable from the DVR to his PC monitor, setting it up as an external screen in order to see the live footage easier, as he then turns the PC on, setting up the CCTV footage as he inserts the IP of the DVR.
Oct 27, 2020 14:37:00 	Player /me 	Rico Evans 	flicks through the CCTV software, setting up so the footage backs up every 8 hours to the DVR hard drive, as he then plugs in an external hard drive to the tower as a seperate backup.
Oct 27, 2020 14:37:25 	Player /do 	Rico Evans 	Footage would automatically be overwritten on the hard drives after 7 days as the DVR and the external would both be 4TB of storage.
Oct 27, 2020 14:39:09 	Player /me 	Rico Evans 	opens up the box of the POE switch as he unwinds another ethernet cable, plugging it into the back of the router as he then plugs the power cable into the switch, setting the POE out of the way by a cabinet so it is tucked away.