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3. Type the connection information of the host, including Host Name, IP address, Port number, and

login ID and Password. You can optionally select Remember Account, or you can enter ID and

Password each time you connect the host using Address Book.

4. Select

Server Type.

5. Click

the

Update button to request the number of cameras installed from the host.

6. Click

OK to create the host account.

If you want to assign a group for the host, type a group name in the Group Name box. The group

name will be added to the Host List and also to the Group Name drop-down list. Next time when you

add a host, you can optionally select the created groups from the Group Name drop-down list.

You can also create a host account of GV-Backup Center and GV-Storage System by clicking the Add

GV-Backup Center and Add GV-Storage System buttons respectively, and following the above steps.

The Add a Host dialog box may look a bit different among these hosts.

Tip: Right-clicking the created host on the Address Book and selecting Connect can connect with

the host and display its events on the ViewLog.

4.5.2 Creating a Group

You can customize a group to pull up the maximum of to 32 camera videos from different hosts directly.

1. Click

the

Add Group button.

2.

Drag the desired cameras form Host List to the created group.

Tip: By right-clicking the created group and selecting Connect, images from the selected cameras

will appear on the ViewLog player.

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