July 20, 2015
Table of Contents 1. INTRODUCTION __________________________________________________________________ 1 1.1. 2. 3. FUNCTION OVERVIEW ____________________________________________________________ 1 APPLICATION OVERVIEW _________________________________________________________ 2 2.1. IDENTIFYING THE PARTS __________________________________________________________ 2 2.2. PACKAGE CONTENT _____________________________________________________________ 3 2.3.
7.8. FACTORY RESET ______________________________________________________________ 37 7.9. BACKUP & RESTORE ___________________________________________________________ 38 7.10. SYSTEM LOG _________________________________________________________________ 39 8. HISTORY_______________________________________________________________________ 40 8.1. EVENT LOG __________________________________________________________________ 40 8.2.
1. Introduction The VST-1818 IP Camera provides a quick and accurate surveillance solution to protect your surroundings. You can watch these live-stream videos through MJPG or H264 formats via Local Area Network, or online remotely using port forwarding, or via the Climax Home Portal™ Server for you to easily keep track of the safety of your homes or businesses.
2. Application Overview 2.1. Identifying the Parts 1. 2. 3. 4. IP Camera Lens Microphone Optical Sensor Power LED (Green) On: powered Off: unpowered 5. Warning LED (Red) Flashes for 2-3 seconds: Activating WPS protocol Flashes 3 times: WPS pairing successful Flashes twice: The IP Camera is ready to enter or exit privacy mode On: The IP Camera is in privacy mode 6.
13. Camera Stand Mounting Hole 2.2. Package Content The VST-1818 IP Camera is packed in a white box that includes: - An Ethernet cable - A power supply (5V DC 2A adapter) An IP Camera Stand Installer CD 2.3. The Power Supply An AC power adapter is required to connect to a wall outlet. Be sure only to use an adapter with the appropriate AC voltage rating to prevent component damage. A 5V DC output and 2A adapter is generally used to power the IP Camera. 2.4.
3. Getting Started Read this section of the manual to learn how to set up your VST-1818 IP Camera and program system settings over the Web page. With a valid internet connection, this system can bring you the freedom to access and control your IP Camera anywhere and anytime in the world. 3.1. Hardware Installation Step 1. Remove any plastic cover and prepare the enclosed adapter and Ethernet cables. With Wired Connection: Step 2. Find a suitable location to mount the IP Camera. Step 3.
Using a Camera Stand Below displays the 3 part design of the camera stand: The Base is attached to the surface The Shaft is connected between The Head connects the IP Camera where the stand is mounted the base and the head. to the whole camera stand Below outlines the steps to mount the IP Camera to a surface. Step 1. Find a surface to mount the camera stand. Locate the 3 mounting holes of the Base and use them as template, mark the surface. Step 2. Apply wall plugs if fixing onto plaster or brick.
Step 4. Attach the Shaft onto the Base by rotating the Shaft clockwise onto the Base. Step 5. Turn the Camera Angle Knob clockwise (as shown in the picture below) to tighten the Camera Mount Screw to the Cap. Step 6. Tighten the Camera Locking Collar (rotating it clockwise as shown in the picture below).
Step 7. Turn the Camera Angle Knob counter-clockwise (as shown in the picture below) to loosen the Camera Mount Screw from the Cap. Step 8. Screw the Camera Mount Screw into the Camera Stand Mounting Hole of the IP Camera (by turning the Camera Locking Collar counter-clockwise). Step 9. Find a desired angle for the IP Camera and turn the Camera Angle Knob clockwise to stabilize the Camera Mount Screw.
3.2. Software Installation ※ THIS INSTALLATION IS ONLY REQUIRED FOR FIRST TIME USER ※ The Finder software is required for your computer to identify the IP Camera on the LAN. To install the “Finder” software” Step 1. Insert the supplied CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive Step 2. Find the Finder software in the CD-ROM. Step 3. Double click on the Finder_v1.x to initiate the installation. Step 4. Follow on screen instruction to complete installation Step 5.
Step 7. If the camera information is not displayed, check camera power and Ethernet connection and click on “Search” to update the panel information. Step 8. (Optional)You can choose to edit the camera’s network setting manually by clicking on the panel column, then click “Configure Setting” The LanType is default to DHCP and does not require manual input of IP/Netmask/Gateawy/DNS setting. If you wish to configure these setting manually, change LanType to Static.
on the camera column to link to the panel configuration webpage. Your default browser will start automatically to connect to the LAN IP displayed in Finder. 3.3. Factory Reset To reset the IP Camera back to its original settings: Step 1. Disconnect the AC power by unplugging the 5V DC power adapter. Step 2. Press and hold the Privacy Button and plug in the 5V DC power adapter. Step 3. Continue holding the Privacy Button for roughly 30 seconds time. Step 4.
4. Connecting to Webpage Step 1a. On the Finder application, double click on your VST-1818 IP Camera, or, Step 1b. Open an internet browser. Under the Address field, enter “VST-1818’s IP address” (as shown in VST-1818’s Finder Details, and click on “GO”. Step 2. The “Home” page of the IP Camera will be displayed Step 3. Click on any of the options on the left-sided panel. Step 2. Enter the default Username & Password and press “Log In”.
5. IP Camera The “IP Camera” folder on the left panel includes configuration webpages for you to manage your IP Camera and view videos. 5.1. Preview in H264 Format Click on “Preview in H264” to view the High Definition video in the H.264 format. The computer requires VLC media player plugin to view video streaming. Click on the “VLC” hyperlink to enter the VLC plugin download page and download the software for free.
5.2. Preview in Motion JPEG Click on “Preview in MJPG” to view the video from IP Camera in Motion JPG format. 5.3.
5.4. Motion Detection “Motion Detection” include motion detection related setting options. z z Check the box in front of “Motion Detection Enable” to determine whether the IP Camera’s motion detection function should be activated. The IP Camera can configure up to 2 customizable regions for motion detection. To activate the motion detection region, check the box in front of “Region 1” or “Region 2”.
) If “Motion Detection Enable” is ticked but neither of “Region 1” or “Region 2” is ticked, The IP Camera will not be able to detect any movement. ) Please click the “OK” button for the changes to be effective. Motion Detection Region z You can choose the location, size and sensitivity of the motion detection region by adjusting the parameters shown. The live feed has scales on the horizontal and the vertical axis for you to refer to.
The value 100 (pixels) of “Left” determines the horizontal starting position of the region for detection. The value 100 (pixels) of “Top” determines the vertical starting position of the region for detection. As shown, a value of 100 (pixels) are entered for both “Width” and “Height”, therefore a 100 by 100 motion detection region is determined. The green box below is region 1 of motion detection according to the set parameter.
5.5. Time Stamp The “Tim Stamp” webpage is for you to edit the Time Stamp format on the video. Position The available options are: Date Format The available options are: Time Format The available options are: Press “OK” to submit your adjusted parameters. Press “Reset” to re-select the parameters.
5.6. Stream Setting The “Stream Setting” webpage determines quality of video streaming, and the port to be used when the IP Camera is access remotely via Port Forwarding. H264 Stream Quality adjusts the quality of the stream. Frames Per Second (FPS) are adjustable. Increasing FPS improves the quality of the live-stream. Click “OK” to confirm changes or click “Reset” to reset to the previously set parameters. Port: The port for obtaining HD 1280x720 resolution H264 video stream.
5.7. Recorded Files This menu displays all the recorded files. The IP Camera can use two types of memory: a MicroSD card or the RAM of the IP Camera. If a MicroSD card is not inserted, the IP Camera will utilize its RAM memory. The recorded videos will therefore be cleared if the IP Camera is powered down. Switching memory types require a restart of the IP Camera. Click on the buttons for the respective functions described below: z z z z All: to select all the recorded videos.
5.8. Alarm Setting This menu displays the video recording options. Video Upload Settings Motion Detection Upload: If checked, the videos recorded from Motion Detection trigger will be uploaded. Video Record Length settings Total Time: The total time length of each recorded video (Default: 30 seconds). Pre-Alarm Time: The time length of the video which will be recorded prior to the initiation of video recording (Default 10 seconds).
Recycle Recorded Video When this option is enabled, IP camera will automatically delete the oldest videos to clear space on the MicroSD card or the RAM of the IP Camera. When there is not enough memory left (in the MicroSD card or RAM), the IP camera will start deleting old videos to retain more space. z z Press “OK” to submit the updated programmed parameters. Or press “Reset” to re-enter (“Reset” button resets the parameters to the previously set parameters).
6. Network Setting 6.1. Network The following is displayed when you click on “Network” under the “Network Setting” option: z Obtain an IP address automatically (DHCP) If DHCP is selected, the Network will obtain an IP address automatically with a valid Network DHCP Server. Therefore, manual settings are not required. This is only to be chosen if your Network environment supports DHCP. It will automatically generate all information.
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6.2. Wireless (WiFi models only) Use “Wireless” webpage to setup the IP Camera’s WiFi setting There are 3 ways you can connect to the wireless network. 1. Search for WiFi AP: Click “Scan WiFi AP” to search for available wireless network Select the available Wireless APs from the list by clicking “Set” after AP info column and enter the required information (pre-shared key, etc.) and click the “OK” button. 2. Enter the Wireless information manually and click “OK” to connect. 3.
LED flashes, let go of the button. The Red LED will flash for 1-2 seconds. Press and hold the WPS button of the router’s WPS protocol according to the router’s instruction to start pairing. When WPS pairing is successful, the Red LED of IP Camera will flash 3 times. ) After wireless information are successfully entered or when WPS pairing has succeeded, please reboot the system and ONLY choose one type of connection (either wired or wireless) at a time.
6.3. UPnP The following is displayed when you click on “UPnP” UPnP stands for Universal Plug and Play, which opens network architecture that leverages TCP/IP and the web technologies to enable seamless proximity networking in addition to control and data transfer among networked devices at home, office or public spaces. You can configure this setting to allow for Port Forwarding connection to the IP camera.
7. System Setting 7.1. Change Password Edit the username and password used to log into IP Camera webpage under “Change Password” page. Enter a new name or new password and click “OK” to confirm the username and password change.
7.2. Report If the Motion Detection function is Enabled in 5.4. Motion Detection, the IP Camera will report CID event code via IP to programmed location upon motion detection. Use the Report webpage to program the report destination setting. z Reporting URL Enter URL destination(s) using the following format: ip://Account Number@ServerIp:Port/CID Account number must be between 4-6 digits. z Level Select a reporting condition: Please select “All events” for this option.
next report destination in the group. ) If reporting to one of the report destinations in a group is successful, the system will consider reporting to this group successful and stop reporting to rest of the destinations in the group. It will then move on to report to the next group. ) If reporting to all destinations in a group fails, the system will retry the reporting according to retry times set below.
7.3. Media Upload Program the IP Camera’s captured video upload destination under “Media Upload” page. z z Upload to FTP: ftp://user.password@server/path or ftps://user.password@server/path Upload to server: http://server/path or https://server/path After registering the IP Camera in Home Portal Server, the first 2 URLs of Media Upload setting will be programmed automatically according to Home Portal Server setting. Please do not manually modify this setting.
7.4. XMPP The “XMPP” page allows you to connect to the Home Portal™ Server for remote control. Please do not modify any settings or the IP Camera may lose connection with Home Portal Server.
7.5. Date & Time The following page is displayed when you click on “Date & Time”: Under the Date & Time heading, you can edit time and date. As the page does not automatically refresh itself with the time, you can click on “Now” to refresh to your current time. Under the Time Zone heading, you can choose your time zone. Under the Internet Time heading, you can tick the box “Automatically synchronize with an Internet time server” to adjust to internet time.
7.6. Dynamic DNS The “Dynamic DNS” page provides IP Camera public IP information. z Dynamic DNS Server: Set the server used by IP Camera to acquire its public IP address. z Public IP address: The public IP address shown is required to for remote access of the IP Camera via port forwarding.
7.7. Firmware The following page is displayed when you click on “Firmware” You can update the firmware of the IP Camera: Click the “Choose File” button, browse and find the correct file, and press “Apply” to apply the setting. Please follow the onscreen instruction to complete the update.
7.8. Factory Reset Factory Reset function will clear all IP Camera setting, event records and restore all settings to factory default. You can choose to reset the IP camera to the factory default setting by clicking the “Yes” button. If you wish to keep the current network setting, you can tick the “Keep current network setting” option.
7.9. Backup & Restore The following page is displayed when you click on “Backup & Restore”: You can store the current settings by clicking on the “Download” button. If you wish to restore the previously stored file, click on “Choose File”, find the correct file and click on “Apply” to restore to the previous setting.
7.10. System Log The “System Log” displays system operation history. You can choose how many reported events are displayed by selecting the drop down bar near the bottom of the page, or click “Download” button to download detailed system log file into your computer.
8. History 8.1. Event Log The Event Log records system events. You can choose how many events are displayed on the page by selecting the drop down bar near the bottom of the page.
8.2. Reported Events The Reported Event page records all events that have been reported to programmed destination. You can choose how many reported events are displayed by selecting the drop down bar near the bottom of the page.
9. Network Video Recorder The VST-1818 IP Camera supports Network Video Recorder software to record High Definition Video of 1280x720 resolution into your local computer drive. The recording is indefinitely long until stopped and automatically divided into individual 1 hour video for ease of file storage and operation. The Network Video Recorder software are included in VST-1818 installation CD as shown Please execute the “VLClib” file first, then the “IPCamRecoder” file.
Step 3. Press the button to choose a location for the recorded file to be saved to. Step 4. The available options are “Play”, “Play & Record” and “Stop”. Play – View the High Definition live feed on the IP Camera. Play & Record – View and Record the live feed on the IP Camera. You can record videos continuously. Each video is divided into 1 hour duration unless you press “Stop” before the 1 hour period expires. Stop – Press this button to stop viewing and/or recording the high definition live feed.
When playing and/or recording, the “Play” and “Play & Record” button will dim and are thus unable to be selected. Press “Stop” anytime to stop viewing and/or recording. ) The videos are directly stored into the designated location. It is advised that the videos should be checked and managed routinely to prevent overloading the storage space.
10. Remote Access to the IP Camera There are two ways to which you can connect to the IP camera outside the premises (or outside the Local Area Network). The first is by registering the IP Camera in Climax’ Home Portal Server, the other is using Port Forwarding function. 10.1. Home Portal Server The Home Portal Server is a server established by Climax.
10.2. Port Forwarding Port forwarding is the other method to view the live stream IP camera images from a remote site. 10.2.1. Application needed You will need to have a media player that supports RTSP. For the example below, we will be using the VLC media player, as it is free and supports RTSP. 10.2.2. Open Network Stream Step 1.
10.2.3. MJPG Stream Step 1. Enter http://publicIPaddress:MJPGportNumber/?action=stream For example: http://59.124.230.221:59001/?action=stream as shown in the network URL space below: The IP entered above is the public IP obtained on the Dynamic DNS page (refer to 7. System Setting, 7.6. Dynamic DNS) The Port number above is obtained from the IP Camera Setting (Refer to Port 2 of 5. IP Camera, 5.6. Stream Setting) < NOTE> ) Please make sure the port used by the IP Camera is not blocked by the router.
Step 2. Click on “Play” to access the IP Camera, the VLC media player will begin to stream the video from the camera. the streaming URL will be displayed on top of the VLC media player.
10.2.4. H264 Stream Step 1. Enter rtsp://publicIPaddress:H264PortNumber/IPCAM For example, rtsp://59.124.230.221:59003/IPCAM The IP entered above is the public IP obtained on the Dynamic DNS page (refer to 7. System Setting, 7.6. Dynamic DNS) The Port number above is obtained from the IP Camera Setting (Refer to Port 1 of 5. IP Camera, 5.6. Stream Setting) ) Please make sure the port used by the IP Camera is not blocked by the router.
Step 2. Click on “Play” to access the IP Camera, the VLC media player will begin to stream the video from the camera. the streaming URL will be displayed on top of the VLC media player.
11. Connecting to Climax Control Panels You can integrate the IP Camera into you alarm system by connecting the IP Camera to Climax Control Panels. Compatible Climax Control Panels include: z HPGW series z VST-2735/ VST-2752 z M-series control panels (IP compatibility required) 11.1. Learning the IP Camera into the Control Panels HPGW series Control Panel Step 1. Connect VST-1818 IP Camera to the same LAN of HPGW Control Panel. Step 2. Assuming HPGW is properly installed, open its webpage. Step 3.
Step 7. If learning is successful, the Blue LED on the IP Camera will stop flashing and stay on.
VST-2735/2752 and M Series Control Panel Step 1. Connect VST-1818 IP Camera to the same LAN as the Control Panel. Step 2. Assuming the Control Panel is properly installed, open its webpage. Step 3. Put the Control Panel into learning mode according to manual instruction. Step 5. Press and hold the Privacy Button on the IP Camera for 10 seconds to enter the learning mode. The Blue LED will start to flash. Step 6.
11.2. Surveillance and Setting HPGW Series Step 1. You can view the live stream by clicking on “Surveillance” (The small video screen is live-streaming): Step 2. You can click on “Edit” to edit the IP Camera’s setting: Edit the name, area, zone, and select attribute settings of the IP Camera.
sensor belonging to same area as the IP Camera Selected: the IP Camera will also record video when alarm is triggered by sensors belonging to different area. z Bypass: When an IP Camera is bypassed by the panel, the Panel will not activate the IP Camera to record video when an alarm is triggered. z No Response: If set to No Response, the IP Camera will enter Privacy Mode enter selected mode and will not provide image streaming or video recording function even when alarm is activated.
z Attribute: Please refer to the Control Panel Mode and Response Table in M-series manual for setting attributes. When an attribute’s response action under certain mode is defined as “No Response”, the IP Camera will enter Privacy mode during the attribute’s defined “No Response” period. For other responses such as Burglar Alarm or Start Entry Time, the IP Camera will function normally.
11.3. Operation The IP Camera will capture video in the following situation: 1. When the IP Camera’s motion detection function is enabled, it will capture a video whenever it detects a movement. 2. When an alarm is activated by the Control Panel, the IP Camera will capture a video. 3. When the user manually request a video through the Control Panel The length of captured video is determined by the IP Camera’s setting.
VST-2735/2752 and M Series Control Panel Tick the box before the IP Camera then click “Request Media” to capture a video: When a video is requested manually, a “Video Request” message will appear in the “Event Log” of the VST-1818 IP Camera webpage: The video will be stored in the “Recorded Files” webpage. 11.3.2. Alarm Triggered Image Capture When an alarm is triggered on any Control Panel, the IP Camera will capture a video.
11.3.3. Motion Detected Video By enabling “Motion Detection Enable” and “Motion Detection Upload” (refer to 5. IP Camera, 5.4. Motion Detection), the IP Camera will capture a video to upload upon motion detection. A “Motion Detected Video” message will appear in the “Event Log” of the VST-1818 IP Camera webpage: The video will be stored in the “Recorded Files” webpage.
11.4. Home Portal Server If the Control Panel is registered in the Home Portal Server and has learnt in an IP Camera, you will be able to view the streaming video by logging into the Control Panel’s Home Portal Server. Please refer to the Home Portal Server operation manual for further detail. 12. Appendix 12.1. Contact ID Event Code z 789 – Region 1 Detection When motion detection region 1 detects a movement. z 788 – Region 2 Detection When motion detection region 2 detects a movement.
II. Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
