Remote Monitoring Guide

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SYSTEM
This submenu is where the user can make changes to the camera itself, including setting local
time, configuring user accounts, upgrade the firmware and reset all values to their default
settings.
General
You can change the camera’s device name here, which will make it easier to pick out in the
Remote Device menu when adding it to your NVR.
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English is the only language currently available and you can choose the video standard -
NTSC (North America and most of South America) or PAL (Europe), but this won’t generally
make a difference when monitoring the camera through the Web Service program or the NVR.
Account Lock Enable is disabled by default. Enabling this feature will lock the camera from
remote access - either by the NVR or through the Web Service - app if the wrong user names
or passwords are entered the selected number of times. If the camera is locked out, it will
need to be physically reset using the Reset button on or in the camera (depending on model).
Date & Time
The date and time can be set locally for the
camera and it can synchronize with a time
server and keep track of Daylight Savings
Time just like the NVR.
The SyncPC button will set the time to that of
the computer which you are using to access
it. Keep in mind, that settings on the NVR
can override this and synchronize the time
with itself as described in Section 4.3 of the
User Manual.
Account
This window shows all the available user accounts. There are three pre-configured accounts
available with different authority levels. The admin account has full privileges to view or
change the camera’s settings, while the 666666 user account can only view the camera’s
live feed. The Authority List at the bottom of the window shows what each account may do
with the camera.
You may edit, add or delete accounts, with the exception of the admin account. It is strongly
recommended that you change the passwords from their default settings. A maliscious user
would have to discover the camera’s IP address in order to access it in the first place, but
changing the password prevents unauthorized tampering.
Default
Clicking this button will reset everything to the factory default settings.
Import/Export
You can back up your camera’s configuration settings onto a computer to later import back
into the camera if needed.
Auto Maintain
This allows you to have the camera reboot on schedule to improve performance - much like a
computer. You can set the time and day of the week when this reboot will take place.
Upgrade
Q-See releases firmware updates from time to time to address known issues, to address
specific issues or to add functionality. You can download the firmware update file to the
computer you are using to access the camera and then use the Browse button to navigate to
the file before clicking on Upgrade.