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Viewtron DVR, NVR, IP Camera Setup & Support

Please use these links to access technical support articles and videos for Viewtron IP cameras, hybrid BNC security camera DVRs, and IP camera NVRs. The links are organized into categories below.

Viewtron User Manuals / User Guides

Viewtron Getting Started Guides

Setup Articles for DVRs & NVRs

Video Recording Setup
Recorded Video Playback -
Recorded Video Backup/ Export
Search Video by Event - In addition to continuous 24/7 and scheduled video surveillance recording, Viewtron DVRs and Viewtron NVRs support the following events that can trigger video recording: manual recording, alarm input recording, AI event recording, motion detection recording, Point of sale transaction recording.
Custom Camera Display Layout
Motion Sensor Alarm Input Setup
Magnetic Door Sensor Alarm Input Setup
Alarm Relay Output Setup - includes AI security camera setup to trigger alarm light connected to alarm output on NVR.
Connect IP Camera to BNC DVR
New User Setup & Custom Permissions Management
Camera Name & Time / Date Live Display Setup
Digital Zoom Function
How-to Access a BNC Camera's OSD Menu from a Viewtron DVR
Video Motion Detection and Mobile App Push Notification
POS Text Overlay / Cash Register Camera Setup (RS-232) - all of our Viewtron security camera systems can be a "POS camera system". This integration allows you to view and record all of your cash register text overlayed on top of one or more of your security camera video feeds. These setup instructions cover how to overlay cash register transaction data using a RS-232 printer port and one of these POS text inserter boxes. Please note that we also have these older setup instructions that were created with older DVR / NVR firmware. The DVR setup screens are a little but different. We were also using a different version of the RS-232 POS text capture box.
POS Text Integration via TCP/IP - if your POS cash register supports camera system integrations via sending transaction data over TCP / IP network. Check out these instructions.
RTSP Stream URL Setup - you can enable RTSP stream URLs for all security cameras connected to your Viewtron DVR / NVR. The RTSP URL setup applies to IP cameras and BNC security cameras (DVRs and NVRs)

iPhone & Android Mobile Apps

Port Forwarding Setup - Follow these port forwarding instructions if you do not want to use P2P / NAT to remotely access your system.
iPhone App Introduction
Android Mobile App Introduction
Mobile App Setup (iPhone & Android)
Mobile Push Notification Setup (iPhone & Android)
Port Forwarding Setup - Follow these port forwarding instructions if you do not want to use P2P / NAT to remotely access your system.
How-to Search & Playback Recorded Video Surveillance Events from AI Cameras in the Mobile App
How-to Export & Download Recorded Video Surveillance Footage in the Mobile App
How-to Trigger DVR / NVR Alarm Relay Output Manually via the Mobile App (iPhone & Android)
How-to View Security Cameras on Multiple DVRs / NVRs (different locations) from the Mobile App

Desktop Software

Mac NVMS Software Introduction
Windows NVMS Software Introduction
NVMS Setup (Mac & Windows)
Web Browser Access
Remote Alarm Pop-up on Mac and Windows Desktop Software (Viewtron NVMS)
Remote Recorded Video Playback
How-to Remotely View Security Cameras / DVRs at Multiple sites / Locations
How-to Search, Playback, and Export Video using Event Search - This is a great way to search for motion detection events and AI object detection events on your DVR or NVR.

Video Storage Calculator

Video storage calculator / hard drive calculator for Viewtron DVRs & NVRs.

AI Camera & NVR Setup

Vehicle Detection / Intrusion Detection Setup
Human Detection / Intrusion Detection Setup
Object Detection Video Recording Playback from NVR and Mobile App
AI Object Detection & Alarm Display
UPDATED! AI Object Detection Display - The software on Viewtron NVRs has been updated. Please watch this video if you have the latest firmware.
Face Detection, Facial Recognition, Face Database Setup
How-to Search & Playback Recorded AI Security Camera Events
Auto-Tracking PTZ Camera Setup

LPR Systems (License Plate Recognition)

LPR System Installation Guide - Use these setup instructions when installing Viewtron LPR camera systems.
Micro SD Card Recording Setup & Web Browser Access
How-to Search & Playback Recorded License Plate Recognition Events
How-to Export the License Plate Database to a CSV File - this process also exports JPEG images of the license plates.

IP Cameras

IP Camera Network Setup - Use these setup instructions if you are using Viewtron IP cameras stand-alone / without an NVR.
Network Setup / Port Forwarding for Viewtron IP Cameras - Downloadable Doc.
Assign IP Camera Static IP Address
2 Way Audio (Talkback) Setup for IP-AX4D IP Cameras
How-to Setup the Alarm Relay Output Ports on Viewtron IP cameras - the only applies to cameras with alarm output ports
Audio Siren and Alarm Light Setup for IP-AX4D IP Camera
Upload Custom Warning Messages and Custom Alarm Siren Sounds to Viewtron Alarm Security Cameras

BNC Cameras

Disable Infrared LEDs - Viewtron BNC cameras can be put into a permanent color mode. In this mode the IR LEDs never turn on.

Video Demos

You may be interested in our Viewtron video demo library. We have organized the videos into the following categories.

Developer API / SDK

Viewtron IP cameras and DVRs have a developer API SDK.

Get snapshot image from IP camera - you can also get a JPEG snapshot image from and security camera connected to a Viewtron CCTV DVR or IP camera NVR.
IP Camera HTTP Post / XML API - you can setup Viewtron IP cameras to send XML data to a server using an HTTP Post.