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CONFIGURING THE DX8100 TO RECORD IP CAMERA VIDEO
The DX8100 allows you to assign an IP camera to a designated channel. Initially, camera channels above the DX8100 standard analog channels
are not displayed in the Site Tree. These channels are listed in the Selected Channel drop-down box located on the Camera page. Each IP camera
configured as a network camera is displayed in the Site Tree.
The steps for configuring the DX8100 to record IP camera video are organized into the following topics:
• About Analog and IP Camera Channel Configurations
• Searching for IP Cameras
• Assigning an IP Camera to a Camera Channel on page 124
• Configuring IP Camera Settings on page 126
• Customizing IP Camera Display Settings on page 127
About Analog and IP Camera Channel Configurations
The DX8100 channel configuration is as follows:
• Standard analog channel: The DX8108 and DX8116 channel capacity can be expanded by 16 channels using the DX8100 16-channel
expansion unit kit.
– DX8108 channel configuration: Camera channels 1 to 8 are standard analog inputs and are displayed in the Site Tree; channels 9 to
24 (sixteen total) are available for assigning IP cameras.
– DX8116 channel configuration: Camera channels 1 to 16 are standard analog inputs and are displayed in the Site Tree;
channels 17 to 32 (sixteen total) are available for assigning IP cameras.
– DX8124 channel configuration: Camera channels 1 to 24 are standard analog inputs and are displayed in the Site Tree;
channels 25 to 32 (eight total) are available for assigning IP cameras.
– DX8132 channel configuration: Camera channels 1 to 32 are standard analog inputs and are displayed in the Site Tree. Analog
channels must be disabled to assign an IP camera.
NOTE: For information about the supported resources for configuring analog and IP cameras, refer to DX8100 Series HVR Version 2.0
Release Notes.
• Disabling an analog or IP camera results in the following conditions:
– Frees up system CPU and memory resources.
– Video from the disabled channel is no longer available for recording.
– Settings specific to the disabled camera are preserved.
– The IP camera is not removed from the IP Camera Properties dialog box.
For information about disabling a camera, refer to Disabling an Analog Camera on page 130 or Disabling an IP Camera on page 130. For
information about restoring a camera, refer to Restoring a Disabled Analog or IP Camera on page 131.
For information about DX8100 supported analog and IP camera capacity, refer to DX8100 Series HVR Version 2.0 Release Notes. To access this
document, go to http://www.Pelco.com and navigate to the Hybrid Video Recorders page.