Adding 3rd Party Camera to IDIS Recorder – IDIS Americas

If replacing a camera, you must first unregister the camera.

Recorder Configurations VIN (v8.8.1 and higher)

Do not leave it on the Link Local address. If power is ever lost at the site, the cameras will obtain another IP address and you will see Video Loss errors.
Click Setup > Network > VIN.
Change the type from Link Local to Manual.
If no IP address was provided by the network administrator, you must configure the VIN must use either a 10.x.x.x, 192.168.x.x, or 172.16.x.x network scheme. DO NOT USE THE SAME IP SCHEME AS THE WAN INTERFACE.
Confirm the subnet mask and gateway configured on the VIN are also used on the cameras.
Do not use .255 for the gateway.

Make sure the camera is ONVIF Profile S compliant
Confirm the camera is on the latest firmware
Set a password on the camera
Some vendors such as Axis require ONVIF be enabled manually in the camera.
Set a static IP on 3rd-party cameras ensuring they match the VIN network set above. DO NOT USE THE SAME IP ADDRESS THAT WAS ASSIGNED TO THE VIN.
The camera needs to be set for H.264
Lower the bitrate of the camera to 2500 kbps
Lower the IPS/FPS Mainstream to 10-12 and Secondary to 5
Make sure the date/time on the camera and NVR are synced.
Connect the camera to the NVR PoE port or a network POE switch. The network switch should be connected to the Video In RJ45 port.

Camera Registration

From the Live screen on the NVR, right-click and select "Camera Registration".
Select Scan > Manual Scan
Set Protocol to "ONVIF Conformance"
Leave the Mode on "Autoscan LAN" then click Scan.
The camera will be listed on the left-hand side.
If no camera is found, change the mode to "IP Address" then click Scan.
Right-click and "Authenticate" the camera (Use the password you configured in the camera at the beginning).
Right-click and "Add Camera" (DirectIP only, no password needed )
Click "Apply".

*If the NVR does not discover the cameras, reboot the NVR and try again.

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