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 NVR User Manual
• Viewtron DVR User Manual
• Viewtron NVMS Software Manual (Mac & Windows)

Viewtron Getting Started Guides

• NVR Getting Started Guide
• DVR Getting Started Guide

Setup Articles for DVRs & NVRs

• Video Recording Setup
• Recorded Video Backup/ Export
• Custom Camera Display Layout
• Alarm Input Setup for NVRs - Please note that the interface to setup DVRs is slightly different but the concepts are the same.
• 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.

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 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.

• Viewtron Security Camera Systems
• AI Security Cameras
• 4K Security Cameras
• License Plate Recognition Systems / ANPR / LPR Camera
• Mobile App for iPhone & Android
• Auto-Tracking PTZ Camera (Pan Tilt Zoom)