Section 1 - Product Overview Product Overview Package Contents If any of the above items are missing, please contact your reseller. D-Link DNS-722-4/DNS-726-4 User Manual...
Section 1 - Product Overview System Requirements Hard disk drives should be from the same manufacturer. To ensure maximum performance, identical drives are recommended for RAID 1 conigurations. D-Link DNS-722-4/DNS-726-4 User Manual...
Section 1 - Product Overview Rear Panel (Connections) Note: After resetting the unit, you will still be able to access the recorded data on your hard drives. D-Link DNS-722-4/DNS-726-4 User Manual...
Section 2 - Installation Hardware Installation Install New Hard Disk Drive D-Link DNS-722-4/DNS-726-4 User Manual...
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Section 2 - Installation Note: To turn off the NVR, simply push the power button for 5 seconds. The power LED will blink and the NVR will turn off after a moment. D-Link DNS-722-4/DNS-726-4 User Manual...
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Section 2 - Installation Connecting Your NVR to the Network Network Setup D-Link DNS-722-4/DNS-726-4 User Manual...
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Section 3 - Coniguration Coniguration Getting Started D-Link DNS-722-4/DNS-726-4 User Manual...
Section 3 - Coniguration NVR Search Utility Network Video Recorder: Refresh: Coniguration: LAN: Apply: System Info: D-Link DNS-722-4/DNS-726-4 User Manual...
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Section 3 - Coniguration Login Note: Refer to page 40 for instructions on how to change the password of your admin account. D-Link DNS-722-4/DNS-726-4 User Manual...
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Section 3 - Coniguration Conigure Hard Drive D-Link DNS-722-4/DNS-726-4 User Manual...
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Section 3 - Coniguration Note: After logging in to the NVR for the irst time it is recommended to add a password to the admin account. (See page 40 for details.) D-Link DNS-722-4/DNS-726-4 User Manual...
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Section 3 - Coniguration D-Link DNS-722-4/DNS-726-4 User Manual...
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Section 3 - Coniguration Web UI D-Link DNS-722-4/DNS-726-4 User Manual...
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Section 3 - Coniguration Note: The IP address(es) of your NVR and camera(s) must be in the same network. D-Link DNS-722-4/DNS-726-4 User Manual...
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Section 3 - Coniguration Coniguring the NVR D-Link DNS-722-4/DNS-726-4 User Manual...
• You may not be able to see all the cameras on your irst search. It may take a moment for the devices to respond to the UPnP request. Please click Search again if cameras are not immediately displayed. D-Link DNS-722-4/DNS-726-4 User Manual...
Section 3 - Coniguration Camera Setup Camera Channel: Vendor: Auto Detection: Note Some cameras will limit the login authority to the administrator only. D-Link DNS-722-4/DNS-726-4 User Manual...
Section 3 - Coniguration Audio and Video Camera Name: Video Format: Frame rate: Resolution: Quality: Audio: Go to Web: Note: The system will adjust the frame rate automatically based on the maximum frame rate which that camera can support. D-Link DNS-722-4/DNS-726-4 User Manual...
Note: When setting Maximum Connections in Live Streaming Server settings, 1 connection means that 1 user can connect to 1 camera only. If the maximum number of connections is 16 and if each user connects to 4 cameras, then the maximum number of connected users is 4 and not 16. D-Link DNS-722-4/DNS-726-4 User Manual...
Section 3 - Coniguration Recording Schedule Recording Mode: Automatic Overwrite: Store Videos: D-Link DNS-722-4/DNS-726-4 User Manual...
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Section 3 - Coniguration Set Recording Schedule Day: Week: Insert: Delete: Conigure: D-Link DNS-722-4/DNS-726-4 User Manual...
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• Alternatively users can drag the time bar to change the recording period. The red bar represents the Always Record feature and the blue bar represents the Event Recording feature. *DNS-722-4 does not support “Record on event” function. D-Link DNS-722-4/DNS-726-4 User Manual...
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Important: During uploading data, NVR performance might be affected by network trafic. If data backup (of the speciied period on previous day) is unable to be completed within 24 hours, the new backup schedule will start and the remaining data will be ignored. D-Link DNS-722-4/DNS-726-4 User Manual...
Output: E-mail: Note: • In addition, you can also set the event notiication for when the hard disk is full. • The screen will display the event information after you have conigured the settings. D-Link DNS-722-4/DNS-726-4 User Manual...
Section 3 - Coniguration E-mail Setup Server Address: Sender: Subject: Body of Message: SMTP Authentication: User Name: Password: D-Link DNS-722-4/DNS-726-4 User Manual...
Section 3 - Coniguration Dynamic DNS Server Address: Host Name: Username or Key: Password or Key: Verify Password or Key: Status: D-Link DNS-722-4/DNS-726-4 User Manual...
Section 3 - Coniguration Time and Date Setup Time Zone Settings: There are three choices for setting the time. NTP Server: From My Computer: Manually Set the Time and Date: D-Link DNS-722-4/DNS-726-4 User Manual...
If the administrator password is lost, you may hold the reset button on the rear panel of the device to reset the NVR to factory defaults. Note: This will erase all the previously-saved settings. D-Link DNS-722-4/DNS-726-4 User Manual...
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Section 3 - Coniguration Backup and Restore Save Coniguration: Load Coniguration File: Restart: Reset to Default: D-Link DNS-722-4/DNS-726-4 User Manual...
Section 3 - Coniguration Status Camera Status Connection Status: Recording Status: Frame Rate: Bit Rate: Disk Status: Note: The recording time information is estimated by current bit rate. This may change each time a user refreshes this page. D-Link DNS-722-4/DNS-726-4 User Manual...
PTZ function directly. Please note that when Enable Move is checked, the video will be marked with a red outline. This indicates that another camera cannot be adjusted until the PTZ function has been deactivated. Drag and Drop or double click D-Link DNS-722-4/DNS-726-4 User Manual...
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Section 3 - Coniguration Camera List 1/4/9 Split Screen e-map Full Screen Snapshot PTZ Camera Control Zoom Single/Quad Split Screen: Snapshot: Full Screen: e-map: PTZ Camera Control: Zoom: D-Link DNS-722-4/DNS-726-4 User Manual...
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Section 3 - Coniguration Digital Zoom Preset Information Window Play/Stop/Drop Manual Record / Setup / Remote I/O Preset: Digital Zoom: Play/Stop/Drop: Information Window: Remote I/O: Manual Record: Setup: D-Link DNS-722-4/DNS-726-4 User Manual...
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Section 3 - Coniguration Single/Quad split Screen Full Screen Real Size view Audio Volume Control Information Window Digital Zoom Single/Quad split Screen: Full Screen: Information Window: Audio Volume Control : Digital Zoom: D-Link DNS-722-4/DNS-726-4 User Manual...
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Section 3 - Coniguration Play/Stop/Pause Cue In/Cue Out Step Forward/Reverse Fast Forward/Reverse Speed Play/Stop/Pause: Speed: Cue In/Cue out: Step Forward/Reverse: Fast Forward/Reverse: D-Link DNS-722-4/DNS-726-4 User Manual...
Section 3 - Coniguration Open Record and Setting Record Display Calendar View: List Control: Play Play when open: Auto skip when record motion only mode: Next Interval: Previous Interval: D-Link DNS-722-4/DNS-726-4 User Manual...
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Section 3 - Coniguration Capture Image Save in Clipboard: Manually save the image ile: Automatically save the image ile: D-Link DNS-722-4/DNS-726-4 User Manual...
Section 3 - Coniguration Search the Recorded Video to Playback Date Time Period Refresh/ Previous/Next Recording Date Video Preview Show Records Time Table Record Display Window: Date Time Period: Video Preview: D-Link DNS-722-4/DNS-726-4 User Manual...
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Note The Record Display Window can be shown in (a) calendar view or (b) list control view. To modify the settings of the record display window, click the Setting button at the right of the page. D-Link DNS-722-4/DNS-726-4 User Manual...
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Section 3 - Coniguration Smart Search from the Recorded Video (Pro version only) D-Link DNS-722-4/DNS-726-4 User Manual...
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Section 3 - Coniguration Recorded Video Enhancement General Setting Apply active channel: Apply all channels: Filter Setting Visibility: Sharpen: Brightness: Contrast: Greyscale: Stop: Default: D-Link DNS-722-4/DNS-726-4 User Manual...
Section 3 - Coniguration Save Video Note The .asf format is recommended for exporting video. The .avi format will have a higher frame rate but will not include a timestamp. D-Link DNS-722-4/DNS-726-4 User Manual...
Section 3 - Coniguration Save Image Note You may skip step 3 by pre-selecting a folder and format for images. See the “Setting” option for more details. D-Link DNS-722-4/DNS-726-4 User Manual...
Section 3 - Coniguration Print Image Page Setting Print in original size: Fit the page: Align Image: Print Content: D-Link DNS-722-4/DNS-726-4 User Manual...
Section 3 - Coniguration Playback Manager Application Single/Quad Split Screen: Full Screen: Information Remote Server Window: Audio Volume Control : Digital Zoom: Play/Stop/ Pause: Speed: D-Link DNS-722-4/DNS-726-4 User Manual...
Section 3 - Coniguration Cue in/Cue out: Step forward/ Reverse: Fast forward/ Reverse: Set Connections to the Units D-Link DNS-722-4/DNS-726-4 User Manual...
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Section 3 - Coniguration Backup and File Manager Application D-Link DNS-722-4/DNS-726-4 User Manual...
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