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3. Once the faceplate is unlatched, pull it off the device,

exposing the drive bays.

4. Insert a 3.5” SATA hard drive into an available drive

bay. Make sure to align the drive connector to the SATA

connector on the bottom edge inside the drive bay of the

NVR. Gently push the drive in until it connects. When a

drive is inserted properly, you will feel it “seat” into the

connector. Some hard drives that are thin or oddly shaped

may need to be guided carefully into position. If a drive is

not properly seated, the LED will not illuminate once the

device has been powered on.

Optional: When installing an optional second Hard Disk,

please repeat Step 4. To avoid data incompatibility in

RAID 1 operation, use identical SATA drives from the

same manufacturer. Formatted drive capacity for RAID 1

operation is dependant on the Hard Disk with the lowest

capacity.

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5. Attach the faceplate to the front of the device.

6. Lock the faceplate to secure the Hard Disks.

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Connect the Ethernet Cable

Connect an Ethernet cable to the Ethernet port. Connect one end

of the Ethernet cable to the NVR. Connect the opposite end of

this cable to a Gigabit Ethernet LAN port of a router or a switch,

or directly to a computer.

Connect the UPS (Optional)

If you have a Universal Power Supply (UPS) that you would like

to use with the NVR, you may connect it before powering the

unit on.

1. Connect the USB cable from the UPS to the port on the back of the NVR.

2. Connect the power cable to the UPS. (Ensure that the UPS is plugged in and receiving power.)

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.

Attach the External Power Supply

Attach the external power supply to the DC power receptacle

located on the NVR’s rear panel (labeled DC12V) and connect

the other end to an AC power outlet.

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Turn on the Power and Initialize the Hard Disk

Push the power button at the front panel. The LED on the NVR

will begin to blink. When you have a proper connection, wait

about 60 seconds, the NVR power LED will stay steady and

the Hard Disk and network LEDs will begin to blink. The NVR

will initialize the Hard Disk to default settings. To change Hard

Disk settings, please visit the SETUP page in the web-based

configuration utility.

Supported Cameras

DNS-722-4:

Supports all D-Link network cameras. Includes

support for auto-discovery, and up to 1.3 megapixel resolution.

DNS-726-4:

Supports known-brand network cameras including

D-Link, Axis, Panasonic, Sony, Mobotix, Arecont,IQinVision,

Cisco and ACTi.

Specific feature support depends on software.

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Connecting Your NVR to the Network

Network Setup