Cams / NVR Arrived - Have I Made a Mistake :-/

Nothing - then everything all at once!! A few notes: Turns out it's not possible to change my modem / router's default range from 192.168.0.x, it's fixed by the ISP who provide the (crappy) unit. So - following advice here, and elsewhere, I manually changed my MacBook's IP to 192.168.1.200. Hooked up the NVR to the router, open browser, tap in 192.168.1.108 - still nothing. Then I had a bit of a lightbulb moment, add https:// and I was in! (after dispatching Safari's security warning) :D

Worked through the initial setup, then the first I thing I did after that was navigate to the Display settings. Turns out the NVR display resolution was defaulted to 1280x1024. Changed it to 1920x1080, and it worked! Then to 3480x2160@30fps, and this works too!

Then to look at the IP situation. Setting > Network > TCP/IP > Modify > Mode - change from Static to DHCP > OK > Apply. Power down NVR, boot up again, check device connection status on the router, NVR now showing as 192.168.0.4, browse to et voila!

Think I need a lie down after that :D
 
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Nothing - then everything all at once!! A few notes: Turns out it's not possible to change my modem / router's default range from 192.168.0.x, it's fixed by the ISP who provide the (crappy) unit. So - following advice here, and elsewhere, I manually changed my MacBook's IP to 192.168.1.200. Hooked up the NVR to the router, open browser, tap in 192.168.1.108 - still nothing. Then I had a bit of a lightbulb moment, add https:// and I was in! (after dispatching Safari's security warning) :D

Worked through the initial setup, then the first I thing I did after that was navigate to the Display settings. Turns out the NVR display resolution was defaulted to 1280x1024. Changed it to 1920x1080, and it worked! Then to 3480x2160@30fps, and this works too!

Then to look at the IP situation. Setting > Network > TCP/IP > Modify > Mode - change from Static to DHCP > OK > Apply. Power down NVR, boot up again, check device connection status on the router, NVR now showing as 192.168.0.4, browse to et voila!

Think I need a lie down after that :D
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You can change the default range on the VM Hubs but it's best to leave it. What you might want to do now is to change the IP address of the NVR. You don't want it changing, which it can if set to DHCP. You can either set a reservation on the VM Hub so that the NVR always gets its current address or disable DHCP and set it statically. Virgin have a habit of remotely resetting their hubs when it suits them (the equivalent of you sticking a pin on the reset button) so setting a static address is preferable. With DHCP disabled set it to an unused address that's high in the range (that'll ensure the address doesn't get assigned to another device). I'd use 192.168.0.250 with the gateway set to 192.168.0.1. Primary DNS to a public DNS (8.8.8.8 or 1.1.1.1) and secondary DNS to your router/hub (192.168.0.1)
 
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OK - changed it to a static IP, clicked on 'Test', which was green-lighted, applied & browsed to the new IP with success. The gateway is set to 192.168.0.1. Do I need to change anything else?
 
OK - plugged in each camera, one at a time, waited until each cam was registered & showing on Live. All three registered within a few minutes. Labelled each cam to its respective NVR port. I haven't changed any other settings yet. So I guess the next step is to get the cables made up, and carry out the physical installation. No going back now!
 
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