Important Notices. Read before Use: This instruction manual is intended for administrators and users of the Iris IP2 IP Camera, including instructions for using and managing the camera on your network. The use of video surveillance devices can be prohibited by laws that vary from country to country. It is the user’s responsibility to ensure that the operation of such devices is legal before installing this unit for surveillance purposes.
Overview The IP2 Network Marine Camera from Iris Innovations packs state of the art Internet Protocol CCTV technology into an incredibly compact, robust housing that measures only 10cm in length and 6cm in diameter. With an ingress protection rating of IP67, and manufactured from high quality materials, the IP2 is perfect for operation in harsh marine environments. Ideal for on board surveillance, situational awareness and for Sports Fishing applications.
About IP Cameras An IP camera usually combines a standard CCTV type camera with additional circuitry and software to convert the signal from and communications to the camera into a digital format that can be accessed via the internet or an ethernet based network. The circuitry within the camera literally hosts itʼs own website. IP cameras are simply CCTV cameras with integrated video web servers.
Package Contents: Contents may vary depending on model and specific OEM applications. 1. IP2 Marine Network Camera 2. Waterproof CAT5e Ethernet Cable 3.
Installation Warning: Installation of this product must only be carried out by a marine electronics professional or competent person. Failure to observe these installation guidelines and good electrical practices could result in fatal damage to the product, other on board equipment and personal injury. Observe electrical codes and practices of the region in which the device is being installed.
Setup 1. Connect the camera to a powered Ethernet source so that the unit is connected directly or indirectly to a DHCP server. 2. The camera will adopt an I.P. address provided by the DHCP server, and will initially be displayed on the host as a new attached device with name “-“ (Please refer to Router/DHCP server manual for relevant instructions on performing this). 3. Once this is connected, new I.P and network details can be set via the Network setup page (page 18). 4.
Accessing the Camera Viewing Live Video Once the camera has been correctly addressed and set up on your network, live video can be viewed in three ways: Internet Browser: Simply launch your internet browser and enter the IP address of the camera. RTSP Player: The live video from the camera can be played with RTSP players such as VLC or QuickTime. The camera supports two simultaneous video streams (See Video & Audio / Video Settings).
Accessing the Camera (Continued...) NVR / CMS Software: The Iris IP2 camera is an ONVIF compatible product. Most ONVIF compatible NVR / CMS software can retrieve the video from the camera for both live view and recording. For further details on compatibility and operation, please contact the specific software vendors.
The Live View Page The screen-grab below details the front page of the IP2 camera website.
! ! Quick Function Buttons Explained.! ! ! ! ! ! # # # # # # ! # ! # Record: Press the button to start recording. Press again to stop recording. # # ! # # ! Record Path: Set up the file path into which video clips and snapshots can be stored. # # # ! # # ! # # # # ! # ! # # # ! # ! Listen: Toggle to enable / disable Audio from the camera (on Audio Enabled models only). # # # ! # # # ! Talk: Select to enable / disable speech to the camera (on Audio Enabled models only).
Video Stream Operations Explained.
Video & Audio: This section describes how to configure the video streaming of the device and the related camera image configurations. Users with Administrator or Operator authority (see System User Management) are able to set these configurations.
Image Settings: Brightness:! The luminance of image view. Default value is 8; adjustable from 0 to 16. Contrast: The ratio of luminance of white to black. Default value is 8; adjustable from 0 to 16. Saturation: Depth of a colour in relation to it’s brightness. Default value is 8, adjustable from 0 to 16. Sharpness: Determines the degree of edge contrast of objects within the image. Default value is 8, adjustable from 0 to 16.
Advanced Settings (continued): The Advanced Settings panel: Video Settings: Video Stream: This tab provides detailed stream configurations. These settings can affect video size, quality. The maximum transmission performance can be expected under the condition of full network bandwidth. The camera supports up to 2 video streams. Each stream can be configured with following items.
Video Format: H.264, MPEG4 and MJPEG are available for the selection. The demand of bandwidth and storage requirement differs from the selection of video format. In the request of same video quality, H.264 contributes to less bandwidth and storage requirement, which can be more efficient than MPEG4 or MJPEG. Resolution: The resolution here describes an image size counted in width by height, e.g. 1280x720, referring to pixel resolution.
Privacy Mask (continued): Privacy Mask Window. Audio Settings: Check the “Enable Audio” checkbox to enable video streaming with audio. The audio encoding supports G. 711 ulaw. For Audio Input Setting, there are two types of input sources: Internal / External Microphone. The default setting will be internal microphone.
Network Configuration: The IP Camera acts as a network device. It allows users to configure network functionalities based on applications. This section will describe the network configurations. Fundamentally, for instance, the IP assignment of the device can be done via DHCP server, static IP option or PPPoE to obtain IP from the service provider.
RTSP Streaming: The 4 RTSP streaming protocols below are available for different network environments. UDP: This is unicast method in “RTP over UDP”. UDP is a simple transmission mode and more likely for request of the most up-to-date information. However, video packets may be lost or dropped in the network traffic as UDP does not guarantee the endpoint transmission. This method is usually applied in a smaller scale of LAN or intranet environment where packet lost may not be an issue.
Quality Service (continued): Note: To make the QoS function work, all the switches and routers in the network must support QoS. Access Port: The Web access port can be changed in this page. Default HTTP and HTTPs port numbers are 80 and 443 respectively. Configuration of these port numbers provides a base level of security.
Access IP Filter: This setting also provides a basic security by filtering the accesses from other hosts. Enable this function and choose “Allow / Deny” of the listed IP addresses. Up to 15 IP address can be added in the list.
Recording: This section provides the recording configuration on the camera. Unlike the recording function on the live view page, video is recorded to the storage attached to the camera (that is the SD card) according to a time based schedule. There are four subdirectories within the ‘Recording’ category: Recording Plan SD Storage (Only available on certain models. Contact vendor for further details). SD File List (Only available on certain models. Contact vendor for further details).
Recording Plan List (Continued): Destination: the stored path for the recording file Remove: click to delete this recording plan. Add / Edit Recording Plan: Maximum File Size: Defines the maximum file size of each video clip. Select All: 24/7 Continuous recording. Scheduled Pattern: User-Defined time frame. SD Storage: This page shows the SD card information when it is attached to the IP camera. Click on “Refresh” button to update the SD space information. The SD card can be formatted in this page.
SD File List: This page provides the facility to search recorded files and images. The SD storage may contain both “triggered-by-schedule” recordings and “triggered-by-events” snapshot / video. Search conditions as described here are used to narrow down the search results. Latest 10 Records: The most recent 10 records are listed in this table. Each record name is a link to view this video or image. Following the “Record Name”, each record is listed with its “Trigger Type” and “Record Size” details.
Search Records: After the Recording Plan and/or Event Handling (see Event Management) is launched for a certain time, the records held in the SD Storage medium could become considerable in size. Therefore this facility provides various criteria to simplify specific searches. There are 3 categories of search criteria: 1.
Event Management: Event management describes the handling of events with the corresponding actions. A common case can be exampled is storing a captured image to a local storage (Actions), when there is a Motion Event (Trigger Condition). This chapter gives the configurations of Triggers (what to detect?) and Actions (“what to send” and “where to send”). A time based schedule can also be applied. Event Management Configuration: There are 4 subdirectories in the “Event” category.
Event Server List (Continued): Upload Path: Enter the file path that files will be sent to. Media Type: There are 2 types of media (file) available, snapshot (.jpg image) and video clip (.avi). Video Source: Select the video source to be captured Pre-alarm / Post-alarm image(s): Enter the numbers of images that will be captured before and after trigger is activated. Pre-alarm / Post-alarm video: Enter the numbers of seconds that video will be recorded before and after trigger is activated.
Media Type (Continued): Motion Configuration: Up to 3 MD (Motion Detection) areas can be enabled. Each MD can be individually enabled/disabled, covering range defined and trigger sensitivity set. To enable and verify MD areas, follow the steps provided below: 1. Check the box to enable the motion area 2. Drag and drop to position the motion window 3. Hold and drag any corner of the rectangle to resize the window. 4.
Motion Configuration (Continued): DI / DO Setting: (Not available on all models. Contact Vendor for details) The DI/DO setting provides the information of Digital I/O’s initial and current status. The initial status can be configured while current status is detected by the IP camera system. Digital input (DI) can be configured as one of the trigger conditions. When its current status is different from the initial status, the trigger is activated.
Event List (continued): Click on “Add New” button to reveal the detailed configuration panel. Event Name: Enter an event name, e.g. Motion Detection, to identify this configured event. Select All: 24/7 continuous recording Scheduled Pattern: User-defined time frame Triggered by: Select trigger conditions (as listed below): Motion Detection: Select the motion detection area(s) used for trigger condition. To enable and configure the motion detection areas, go to Motion Configuration.
Event List (continued): Action: Two actions are available upon activation of trigger: Digital output: Check the box to enable the digital output as a responding action. For detailed configurations, go to DI/DO Setting. Upload files to a server: This sort of action contains 2 variables; selection of the destination and selection of file type. The destination includes the local SD storage, an FTP server or email recipients. The file type includes snapshot image and video clip.
Date and Time: Date and time adjustments for the IP2 camera are defined within this section. Settings can be set to automatic (Synchronize with NTP Server / PC) or manual. Current Date & Time: Display current system date/time settings. The date format can be changed from the drop-down list in Configure Date & Time. Configure Date & Time: Keep Current Date & Time: The option of keeping current date and time, not to be adjusted. Synchronize with NTP Server: automatic method for date/time adjustment.
User Management: By default, access to the camera is not user authenticated. For security, the IP camera should be restricted to account only access. It is able to enable user accounts, as well as to manage the added users from this page. Initially, there is a default account, Admin in the “User List”. To enable this account, click on “Enable Authentication” and then apply. To edit password for the default account, click “Edit” to enter the configuration window.
Maintenance: This page provides tools for camera system maintenances. Reboot: Restarts the camera system Restore to Factory Default: Restore camera factory default settings. Network setting can be kept by checking the “Except Network Type” checkbox. Backup Configurations: System settings can be backed up and exported to a file. The file can be applied to upload the previous user settings to the camera, or other cameras.
Install Micro-SD Card (not supported on all models - please check with your vendor for details): The IP2 camera supports on-board Micro-SD storage. Due to the water-resistance design, it is necessary to follow the SOP provided below to complete the installation properly. Please note, this feature is not available on certain models. Please consult your supplier for further details.
Troubleshooting: Check Firmware Version: In the event of a problem occurring with the functionality of the camera, it’s always best to ensure the latest version of firmware is installed as the issue may have already been addressed by a new firmware release. Therefore the first step of troubleshooting functionality issues is always to check the firmware version number and establish whether a subsequent release is available. The firmware version number can be found in Setup -> System -> System Information.
Upgrade Device Firmware (continued): Figure 1. Figure 2. Figure 3.
Restore to Default Settings : In certain situations whereby the camera ‘locks up’ or fails to respond to communications / commands etc it may be necessary to carry out a system reset, restoring the cameras configuration to it’s factory settings. This is achieved by using the Reset button. Due to the water-resistance design, the Reset button is located inside the housing. To press the Reset button, it is necessary to open the rear cover.
Technical Specifications :
Iris Innovations Limited UK Units 8 & 9 Swanwick Business Centre Bridge Road, Swanwick. Hampshire SO31 7GB United Kingdom. Tel: +44(0)1489 570797 email: info@boat-cameras.com www.boat-cameras.com Iris Innovations Limited USA 401 E Las Olas Boulevard (Bank of America Tower) Fort Lauderdale. Florida 33301 United States of America Tel: +1(954) 903 3666 email: info@boat-cameras.com www.iris-innovations.
