VIVOTEK ND8301 User Manual

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NVR Desktop Elements
Menu Bar
Desktop Shortcuts
Control Center
Normally the desktop defaults to the Control Center view, which provides direct access to 
various functional utilities such as LiveClient and Playback. The functions of these utilities are 
summarized as follows:
Utility
Description
Setup Wizard
The Setup Wizard guides your through important steps on initial setup. Most of 
the storage-related settings are managed through this wizard, such as creating 
disk volumes, formatting, and breaking down existing disk volumes. 
LiveClient
LiveClient and Playback are the most important interfaces to the NVR's 
various functionalities. LiveClient provides a centralized management interface 
to the NVR system, provides live viewing, PTZ / E-PTZ operation, PiP, E-Map, 
Playback
Playback enables access to recorded videos, snapshot, bookmark, backup, 
Service
Services enables you to restart or stop the embedded NVR server (VAST 
server). 
Import/ Export The Import/ Export utility helps preserve current system configuration or reload 
a previously-saved configuration. 
Installation 
Wizard 2
The IW2 utility offers a glimpse of VIVOTEK cameras and the access to them 
in a local area network. 
Shepherd
You can use Shepherd to quickly duplicate individual camera configuration 
(system, video streams, network, security, etc.) to multiple cameras. Please