Adding 3rd Party Camera to IDIS Recorder

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

• AV Contera cameras are supported.
• Mega Line is not supported.

Camera Configurations: 

• 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. {Make sure the gateway and the IP address used is in the same network
• 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.

Recorder Configurations Vin: {NVR V 8.8.1 and higher)

• Click on Setup>Network>VIN 
• Set to manual 
• Set the IP to the same IP scope as the cameras; it must be unused on the network. {You may choose an IP scheme of your liking, DO NOT USE THE SAME IP SCHEME AS THE WAN}
• Set the subnet mask to the same as the camera
• Set the Gateway to the same as the camera. {Make sure the gateway and the IP address used are in the same network. Set the range. ( DO NOT USE .255)

Camera Registration

• From the Live screen on the NVR, right-click and select "Camera Registration".
• Select Scan> Manual Scan
• Set Protocol to "Onvif conformant"
• Set Mode to "IP Address"
• The camera will be listed on the left-hand side.
• Right-click and "Authenticate" the camera (The Camera contains a password) 
• 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.