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Advidia A-46 Mini Dome Table of Contents A. Network Connection .................................................................................................................... 4 A.1 Configuring Camera using LAN ........................................................................................... 4 A.1.1 Detecting and Changing IP Address ................................................................................... 5 A.2 Configuring Camera using WAN ........................................
Advidia A-46 Mini Dome I.6 Upgrading the System .......................................................................................................... 27 J. Accessing Camera using Monitor Station ................................................................................... 28 SADP Software Introduction ..................................................................................................... 29 Port Mapping .............................................................................
Advidia A-46 Mini Dome A. Network Connection o o To set the network camera via a LAN (Local Area Network), please refer to Section A.1 Configuring Camera using LAN. To set the network camera via a WAN (Wide Area Network), please refer to Section B.2 Configuring Camera using WAN. A.
Advidia A-46 Mini Dome A.1.1 Detecting and Changing IP Address 1. To get the IP address, choose either of the following methods: o Use SADP, a software tool which can automatically detect the online network cameras in the LAN and list the device information including IP address, subnet mask, port number, device serial number, and device version, etc., shown in Figure 2-3. o Use the client software to list the online devices; refer to section B below. 2.
Advidia A-46 Mini Dome A.2 Configuring Camera using WAN A.2.1 Static IP Connection Apply a static IP from an ISP (Internet Service Provider). With the static IP address, you can connect the network camera via a router or connect it to the WAN directly. Connecting the network camera via a router: 1. Connect the network camera to the router. 2. Assign a LAN IP address, the subnet mask and the gateway. Refer to Section A.1.
Advidia A-46 Mini Dome A.2.2 Dynamic IP Connection Apply a dynamic IP from an ISP. With the dynamic IP address, you can connect the network camera to a modem or a router. Connecting the network camera via a router 1. Connect the network camera to the router. 2. In the camera, assign a LAN IP address, the subnet mask and the gateway. Refer to Section A.1.1 Detecting and Changing IP Address for detailed LAN configuration. 3. In the router, set the PPPoE user name, password and confirm the password. 4.
Advidia A-46 Mini Dome Normal Domain Name Resolution Figure 2-2 Normal Domain Name Resolution 1. Apply a domain name from a domain name provider. 2. Configure the DDNS settings in the DDNS Settings interface of the network camera. Refer to Section D.3.4 Configuring DDNS Settings for detailed configuration. 3. Visit the camera via the applied domain name. Private Domain Name Resolution Figure 2-3 Private Domain Name Resolution 1. Install and run the IP Server software in a computer with a static IP.
Advidia A-46 Mini Dome B. Accessing Camera Site using a Web Browser Check the security level of the web browser and change it to Low. On the IE browser menu bar, navigate to Tools > Internet Options > Security > Custom level to customize the level to Low. Figure 2-4 Adjust the Security Level 1. Open the web browser. 2. In the address field, input the IP address of the network camera, e.g., 192.0.0.64 and press the Enter key to enter the login interface. 3. Input the user name and password and click .
Advidia A-46 Mini Dome Figure 2-6 Download and Install Plug-in Figure 2-7 Install Plug-in (1) Figure 2-8 Install Plug-in (2) 10/16/2012 Page 10
Advidia A-46 Mini Dome Figure 2-9 Install Plug-in (3) Note: You may have to close the web browser to install the plug-in. Please reopen the web browser and log in again after installing the plug-in. B.1 Camera Site Live View The live video page allows you to view live video, capture images, use PTZ control, set/call presets and configure video parameters. Log in the network camera to enter the live view page, or you can click on the menu bar of the main page to enter the live view page.
Advidia A-46 Mini Dome Menu Bar: Click each tab to enter Live View, Playback, Log and Configuration page respectively. Live View Window: Display the live video. Toolbar: Operations on the live view page, e.g., live view, capture, record, audio on/off, two-way audio, etc. PTZ Control: Panning, tilting and zooming actions of the camera and the lighter and wiper control (if it supports PTZ function or an external pan/tilt unit has been installed).
Advidia Icon A-46 Mini Dome Descriptions of the Toolbar Description Start/Stop live view Manually capture the pictures displayed in live view mode and then save it as a JPEG file. Manually start/stop recording. Audio on and adjust volume /Mute Turn on/off microphone Note: Before using the two-way audio function or recording with audio, please set the Stream Type to Video & Audio.
Advidia A-46 Mini Dome Click the zoom/iris/focus buttons to use lens control. Notes: o There are 8 direction arrows o when you click and drag the mouse in the relative positions. For the cameras which support lens movements only, the direction buttons are invalid. Button in the live view window Table 2-2 Descriptions of PTZ Control Panel Description Zoom in/out Focus near/far Iris open/close Light on/off Wiper on/off One-touch focus Initialize lens Adjust speed of pan/tilt movements B.3.
Advidia o o o A-46 Mini Dome Tilt the camera up or down. Zoom in or out. Refocus the lens. 3. Click to finish the setting of the current preset. 4. You can click to delete the preset. Note: You can configure up to 128 presets. Calling a Preset: This feature enables the camera to point to a specified preset scene manually or when an event takes place. For the defined preset, you can call it at any time to the desired preset scene.
Advidia A-46 Mini Dome C. Configuring Live View Parameters You can select the stream type and adjust the image size on the live view page. 1. Click or tab under the menu bar of the live view interface to select the stream type as main stream or sub-stream for live viewing. 2. Click each tab to set the image size to 4:3, 16:9, original or auto. D. Configuring Network Settings D.1 Configuring TCP/IP Settings TCP/IP settings must be properly configured before you operate the camera over network. 1.
Advidia A-46 Mini Dome Notes: o o The valid value range of MTU is 500 ~ 9676. The Multicast sends a stream to the multicast group address and allows multiples clients to acquire the stream at the same time by requesting a copy from the multicast group address. Before utilizing this function, you have to enable the Multicast function of your router. Figure 2-1 DNS Server Settings 5. Click to save the above settings. D.2 Configuring Port Settings You can set the port No. of the camera, e.g.
Advidia A-46 Mini Dome E. Configuring Video and Audio Settings E.1 Configuring Video Settings 1. Enter the Video Settings interface: Configuration >Basic Configuration > Video / Audio > Video Or Configuration > Advanced Configuration > Video / Audio > Video Figure 2-1 Configure Video Settings 2. Select the Stream Type of the camera to main stream (normal) or sub-stream. 3.
Advidia A-46 Mini Dome Set the frame rate to 1/16~25 fps. The frame rate is to describe the frequency at which the video stream is updated and it is measured by frames per second (fps). A higher frame rate is advantageous when there is movement in the video stream, as it maintains image quality throughout. Max. Bitrate: Set the max. bitrate to 32~16384 Kbps. The higher value corresponds to the higher video quality, but the higher bandwidth is required.
Advidia A-46 Mini Dome F. Configuring Display Settings You can set the image quality of the camera, including brightness, contrast, saturation, hue, sharpness, etc. Note: The Display parameters vary depending on the camera model. 1. Enter the Display Settings interface: Configuration > Basic Configuration> Image> Display Settings Configuration > Advanced Configuration> Image> Display Settings 2. Set the image parameters of the camera.
Advidia A-46 Mini Dome Sensitivity The Sensitivity of Day/Night switch can be set Low, Normal or High. Switch Time: Day/Night switch time is to adjust the time of day/night switch. Mirror: For the image mirror effect, Close, Center, Up/Down and Left/Right are selectable. White Balance: Auto white balance 1. /AWB1, Auto white balance 2. /AWB2 and Auto are selectable. Digital Noise Reduction: Close, Normal Mode and Expert Mode are selectable.
Advidia A-46 Mini Dome G. Configuring OSD Settings You can customize the camera name and time on the screen. 1. Enter the OSD Settings interface: Configuration > Advanced Configuration > Image > OSD Settings Figure 2-1 OSD Settings 2. Check the corresponding checkbox to select the display of camera name, date or week if required. 3. Edit the camera name in the text field of Camera Name. 4. Select from the drop-down list to set the time format, date format and display mode. 5.
Advidia A-46 Mini Dome 6 Click save to activate above settings. H. Configuring Text Overlay Settings You can customize the text overlay. 1. Enter the Text Overlay Settings interface: Configuration > Advanced Configuration > Image > Text Overlay 2. Check the checkbox in front of textbox to enable the on-screen display. 3. Input the characters in the textbox. 4. Use the mouse to click and drag the red text frame in the live view window to adjust the text overlay position. 5. Click Save.
Advidia A-46 Mini Dome I. General Maintenance I.1 Managing User Accounts 1. Access the User Management interface: Configuration >Basic Configuration> Security > User Or Configuration > Advanced Configuration> Security > User The admin user has access to create, modify or delete other accounts. Up to 15 user accounts can be created. Figure 2-1 User Information Add a User 1. 2. Click to add a user. Input the new User Name, select Level and input Password.
Advidia A-46 Mini Dome I.2 Configuring RTSP Authentication You can specifically secure the stream data of live view. 1. Enter the RTSP Authentication interface: Configuration> Advanced Configuration> Security > RTSP Authentication Figure 2-1 RTSP Authentication 2. 3. Select the Authentication type basic or disable in the drop-down list to enable or disable the RTSP authentication. Click to save the settings. I.3 Viewing Device Information 1.
Advidia A-46 Mini Dome Number of Alarm Output are displayed. The information cannot be changed in this menu. It is the reference for maintenance or modification in future.
Advidia A-46 Mini Dome I.4 Rebooting the Camera 1. Enter the Maintenance interface: Configuration > Basic Configuration> System > Maintenance Or Configuration > Advanced Configuration> System > Maintenance: 2. Click to reboot the network camera. Figure 2-1 Reboot the Device I.5 Restoring Default Settings 1. Enter the Maintenance interface: Configuration > Basic Configuration> System > Maintenance Or Configuration > Advanced Configuration> System > Maintenance 2.
Advidia A-46 Mini Dome J. Accessing Camera using Monitor Station Using Auto discovery, enter the default credentials described above and click Start.
Advidia A-46 Mini Dome SADP Software Introduction SADP (Search Active Devices Protocol) is a kind of user-friendly and installation-free online device search tool. It searches the active online devices within your subnet and displays the information of the devices. You can also modify the basic network information of the devices using this software.
Advidia A-46 Mini Dome will be displayed in the Modify Network Parameters panel on the right side. 2. Edit the modifiable network parameters, e.g. IP address and port number. 3. Enter the password of the admin account of the device in the Password field and click to save the changes. Figure A.1.2 Modify Network Parameters Restore default password 1. Contact our technical engineers to get the serial code.
Port Mapping The following settings are for TP-LINK router (TL-R410). The settings vary depending on different models of routers. 1. Select the WAN Connection Type, as shown below: Figure A.2.1 Select the WAN Connection Type 2. Set the LAN parameters of the router as in the following figure, including IP address and subnet mask settings. Figure A.2.2 Set the LAN parameters 3. Set the port mapping in the virtual severs of Forwarding. By default, camera uses port 80, 8000, 554 and 8200.
Advidia A-46 Mini Dome Camera Note: The 8200 port changes with the 8000 port with a constant value of 200. E.g. if the 8000 port is changed to 8005, then the 8200 port should be changed to 8205. 1. As the settings mentioned above, map the port 80, 8000, 554 and 8200 for the network camera at 192.168.1.23 2. Map the port 81, 8001, 555 and 8201 for the network camera at 192.168.1.24. 3. Enable ALL or TCP protocols. 4. Check the Enable checkbox and click . Figure A.2.
