Scenario 1: Direct connection
This scenario may be used to test the FortiRecorder and FortiCam equipment in a lab environment. If you install the FortiRecorder NVR and FortiCam cameras in a dedicated network, the topology of this scenario will also apply.
1. Change your PC’s IP address to be on the same subnet as the FortiRecorder port1’s default IP address 192.168.1.99. For example, set your PC’s IP to 192.168.1.98.
2. Connect your PC and FortiRecorder’s port1to a PoE switch as show in the diagram. Do not connect the camera to the switch at this stage.
3. On your PC, open a web browser and connect to https://192.168.1.99. Log in to the admin administrator account with Name: admin and Password: (none).
4. On the FortiRecorder web UI, go to
System > Network > DHCP, and click
New to create a new DHCP server on port1. 
5. Go to
System > Network > Interface. Select port1 and click
Edit. 
6. Make sure Discover cameras on this port is enabled.
7. Connect the camera to the PoE switch now.
| If you connect the camera to the switch before you have configured and enabled the DHCP server on FortiRecorder, the camera will use its default IP address, which might not be working on your network. Therefore, you must reboot the camera to get an IP address from the FortiRecorder DHCP server by unplugging the camera from the switch and plugging it back. |
8. Go to
Camera > Configuration > Camera, and click
Discover. After several seconds, a list of discovered cameras should appear. Newly discovered cameras will be highlighted in yellow, and their
Status column will contain
Not Configured.
10. Go to Monitor > Video Monitor to view the live feed from the camera.