Network Camera User Manual 9
User Manual of Network Camera Thank you for purchasing our product. If there are any questions, or requests, please do not hesitate to contact the dealer. This manual applies to Network Camera. This manual may contain several technical incorrect places or printing errors, and the content is subject to change without notice. The updates will be added to the new version of this manual. We will readily improve or update the products or procedures described in the manual.
User Manual of Network Camera Regulatory Information FCC Information FCC compliance: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment.
User Manual of Network Camera Safety Instruction These instructions are intended to ensure that the user can use the product correctly to avoid danger or property loss. The precaution measure is divided into ‘Warnings’ and ‘Cautions’: Warnings: Serious injury or death may be caused if any of these warnings are neglected. Cautions: Injury or equipment damage may be caused if any of these cautions are neglected.
User Manual of Network Camera Cautions: Make sure the power supply voltage is correct before using the camera. Do not drop the camera or subject it to physical shock. Do not touch sensor modules with fingers. If cleaning is necessary, use a clean cloth with a bit of ethanol and wipe it gently. If the camera will not be used for an extended period of time, put on the lens cap to protect the sensor from dirt. Do not aim the camera lens at the strong light such as sun or incandescent lamp.
User Manual of Network Camera Table of Contents Chapter 1 System Requirement ................................................................................ 8 Chapter 2 Network Connection ................................................................................ 9 2.1 Setting the Network Camera over the LAN......................................................... 9 2.1.1 Wiring over the LAN ........................................................................................................
User Manual of Network Camera 5.4 Configuring Video and Audio Settings ............................................................... 50 5.4.1 Configuring Video Settings ............................................................................................ 50 5.4.2 Configuring Audio Settings ............................................................................................ 52 5.4.3 Configuring ROI Encoding ..............................................................................
User Manual of Network Camera 9.6.3 Exporting / Importing Configuration File ....................................................................... 99 9.6.4 Upgrading the System................................................................................................... 100 9.7 RS-232 Settings................................................................................................... 100 9.8 RS-485 Settings.................................................................................
User Manual of Network Camera Chapter 1 System Requirement Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP SP1 and above version / Vista / Win7 / Server 2003 / Server 2008 32bits CPU: Intel Pentium IV 3.0 GHz to Core i7-4000 series or higher, depending on different video resolutions RAM: 1G or higher Display: 1024×768 resolution or higher Web Browser: Internet Explorer 7.0 and above version, Safari 5.02 and above version, Mozilla Firefox 3.5 and above version and Google Chrome8 and above versions.
Chapter 2 Network Connection Before you start: If you want to set the network camera via a LAN (Local Area Network), please refer to Section 2.1 Setting the Network Camera over the LAN. If you want to set the network camera via a WAN (Wide Area Network), please refer to Section 2.2 Setting the Network Camera over the WAN. 2.
User Manual of Network Camera Figure 2-2 Connecting via a Switch or a Router 2.1.2 Detecting and Changing the IP Address You need the IP address to visit the network camera. Steps: 1. Use the iVMS-4200 client software to list the online devices. Please refer to the user manual of iVMS-4200 client software for detailed information. 2. Change the IP address and subnet mask to the same subnet as that of your computer. 3.
User Manual of Network Camera 2.2 Setting the Network Camera over the WAN Purpose: This section explains how to connect the network camera to the WAN with a static IP or a dynamic IP. 2.2.1 Static IP Connection Before you start: Please 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 Steps: 1. Connect the network camera to the router. 2.
User Manual of Network Camera You can also save the static IP in the camera and directly connect it to the internet without using a router. Refer to Section 2.1.2 Detecting and Changing the IP Address for detailed IP address configuration of the camera. Figure 2-5 Accessing the Camera with Static IP Directly 2.2.2 Dynamic IP Connection Before you start: Please apply a dynamic IP from an ISP. With the dynamic IP address, you can connect the network camera to a modem or a router.
User Manual of Network Camera address by ADSL dial-up after the camera is connected to a modem. You need to configure the PPPoE parameters of the network camera. Refer to Section 5.3.3 Configuring PPPoE Settings for detailed configuration. Figure 2-6 Accessing the Camera with Dynamic IP Note: The obtained IP address is dynamically assigned via PPPoE, so the IP address always changes after rebooting the camera.
User Manual of Network Camera Figure 2-8 Private Domain Name Resolution Steps: 1. Install and run the IP Server software in a computer with a static IP. 2. Access the network camera through the LAN with a web browser or the client software. 3. Enable DDNS and select IP Server as the protocol type. Refer to Section 5.3.4 Configuring DDNS Settings for detailed configuration.
Chapter 3 Accessing to the Network Camera 3.1 Accessing by Web Browsers Steps: 1. Open the web browser. 2. Input the IP address of the network camera in the address bar, 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 Login. Figure 3-1 Login Interface Notes: The default user name is admin, and the default password is 12345. Multi-language is supported.
User Manual of Network Camera Figure 3-2 Download and Install Plug-in Figure 3-3 Install Plug-in (1) Figure 3-4 Install Plug-in (2) Note: You may have to close the web browser to install the plug-in.
User Manual of Network Camera web browser and log in again after installing the plug-in. 3.2 Accessing by Client Software The product CD contains the iVMS-4200 client software. You can view the live video and manage the camera with the software. Follow the installation prompts to install the software. The control panel and live view interface of iVMS-4200 client software are shown as bellow.
User Manual of Network Camera Chapter 4 Wi-Fi Settings Purpose: By connecting to the wireless network, you don’t need to use cable of any kind for network connection, which is very convenient for the actual surveillance application. Note: This chapter is only applicable for the cameras with the built-in Wi-Fi module. 4.1 Configuring Wi-Fi Connection in Manage and Ad-hoc Modes Before you start: A wireless network must be configured. Wireless Connection in Manage Mode Steps: 1.
User Manual of Network Camera 4. Check the checkbox to select the Network mode as Manage, and the Security mode of the network is automatically shown when you select the wireless network, please don’t change it manually. Note: These parameters are exactly identical with those of the router. 5. Enter the key to connect the wireless network. The key should be that of the wireless network connection you set on the router.
User Manual of Network Camera Figure 4-5 Ad-hoc Connection Point 6. Choose the SSID and connect. Security Mode Description: Figure 4-6 Security Mode You can choose the Security Mode as not-encrypted, WEP, WPA-personal, WPA-enterprise, WPA2-personal, and WPA2-enterprise.
User Manual of Network Camera the method used by your access point. Not all access points have this option, in which case they probably use Open System, which is sometimes known as SSID Authentication. Key length - This sets the length of the key used for the wireless encryption, 64 or 128 bit. The encryption key length can sometimes be shown as 40/64 and 104/128. Key type - The key types available depend on the access point being used.
User Manual of Network Camera Figure 4-9 EAP-TLS Identity - Enter the user ID to present to the network. Private key password – Enter the password for your user ID. EAPOL version - Select the version used (1 or 2) in your access point. CA Certificates - Upload a CA certificate to present to the access point for authentication.
User Manual of Network Camera WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) refers to the easy configuration of the encrypted connection between the device and the wireless router. The WPS makes it easy to add new devices to an existing network without entering long passphrases. There are two modes of the WPS connection, the PBC mode and the PIN mode. Note: If you enable the WPS function, you do not need to configure the parameters such as the encryption type and you don’t need to know the key of the wireless connection.
User Manual of Network Camera 4. Push the WPS button to enable the function on the camera. If there is not a WPS button on the camera, you can also click the virtual button to enable the PBC function on the web interface. 5. Click Connect button. When the PBC mode is both enabled in the router and the camera, the camera and the wireless network is connected automatically.
User Manual of Network Camera 3. Click Connect. Or You can generate the PIN code on the camera side. And the expired time for the PIN code is 120 seconds. 1. Click Generate. 2. Enter the code to the router, in the example, enter 48167581 to the router. 4.3 IP Property Settings for Wireless Network Connection The default IP address of wireless network interface controller is 192.168.1.64. When you connect the wireless network you can change the default IP. Steps: 1.
Chapter 5 Live View 5.1 Live View Page Purpose: The live view page allows you to view the real-time video, capture images, realize PTZ control, set/call presets and configure video parameters. Log in the network camera to enter the live view page, or you can click Live View on the menu bar of the main page to enter the live view page. Descriptions of the live view page: Figure 5-1 Live View Page Menu Bar: Click each tab to enter Live View, Playback, Log and Configuration page respectively.
User Manual of Network Camera 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). Preset Setting/Calling: Set and call the preset for the camera (if supports PTZ function or an external pan/tilt unit has been installed). 5.
User Manual of Network Camera Turn on/off 3D zooming function. / 5.3 Recording and Capturing Pictures Manually In the live view interface, click on the toolbar to capture the live pictures or click to record the live view. The saving paths of the captured pictures and clips can be set on the Configuration > Local Configuration page. To configure remote scheduled recording, please refer to Section 6.2. Note: The captured image will be saved as JPEG file or BMP file in your computer. 5.
User Manual of Network Camera Notes: There are 8 direction arrows ( , , , , , , , ) in the live view window when you click and drag the mouse in the relative positions. For the cameras which support lens movements only, the direction buttons are invalid. Table 5-2 Descriptions of PTZ Control Panel Icon 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 5.4.
User Manual of Network Camera • Zoom in or out. • Refocus the lens. 4. Click to finish the setting of the current preset. 5. You can click to delete the preset. Note: You can configure up to 256 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.
User Manual of Network Camera Figure 5-6 Setting a Patrol 2. Select a patrol number from the drop-down list. 3. Click the icon in the lower-left corner to open the patrol parameters page. Figure 5-7 Patrol Parameters 4. Set the preset from the drop-down list as the key points of patrol, and set the duration time and scanning speed. 5. Click OK to save the settings. 6. Repeat the Steps 3~5 to configure other key points for the patrol. 7. Click the icon to save the patrol settings.
User Manual of Network Camera patrol. To stop the patrol, you can click the icon You can click the icon . to delete the defined patrol.
Chapter 6 Network Camera Configuration 6.1 Configuring Local Parameters Note: The local configuration refers to the parameters of the live view, record files and captured pictures. The record files and captured pictures are the ones you record and captured using the web browser and thus the saving paths of them are on the PC running the browser. Steps: 1. Enter the Local Configuration interface: Configuration > Local Configuration Figure 6-1 Local Configuration Interface 2.
User Manual of Network Camera UDP: Provides real-time audio and video streams. HTTP: Allows the same quality as of TCP without setting specific ports for streaming under some network environments. MULTICAST: It’s recommended to select MCAST type when using the Multicast function. For detailed information about Multicast, refer to Section 5.3.1 Configuring TCP/IP Settings. Live View Performance: Set the live view performance to Shortest Delay or Auto.
User Manual of Network Camera 3. Click Save to save the settings. 6.2 Configuring Time Settings Purpose: You can follow the instructions in this section to configure the time synchronization and DST settings. Steps: 1. Enter the Time Settings interface: Configuration > Basic Configuration > System > Time Settings Or Configuration > Advanced Configuration > System > Time Settings Figure 6-2 Time Settings Select the Time Zone. Select the Time Zone of your location from the drop-down menu.
User Manual of Network Camera Figure 6-3 Time Sync by NTP Server Note: If the camera is connected to a public network, you should use a NTP server that has a time synchronization function, such as the server at the National Time Center (IP Address: 210.72.145.44). If the camera is set in a customized network, NTP software can be used to establish a NTP server for time synchronization.
User Manual of Network Camera 6.3 Configuring Network Settings 6.3.1 Configuring TCP/IP Settings Purpose: TCP/IP settings must be properly configured before you operate the camera over network. The camera supports both the IPv4 and IPv6. Both versions may be configured simultaneously without conflicting to each other, and at least one IP version should be configured. Steps: 1.
User Manual of Network Camera Notes: The valid value range of MTU is 500 ~ 1500. The Multicast sends a stream to the multicast group address and allows multiple 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. 3. Click Save to save the above settings. Note: A reboot is required for the settings to take effect. 6.3.
User Manual of Network Camera Server Port: The default server port number is 8000, and it can be changed to any port No. ranges from 2000 to 65535. 3. Click Save to save the settings. Note: A reboot is required for the settings to take effect. 6.3.3 Configuring PPPoE Settings Steps: 1. Enter the PPPoE Settings interface: Configuration >Advanced Configuration > Network > PPPoE Figure 6-8 PPPoE Settings 2. Check the Enable PPPoE checkbox to enable this feature. 3.
User Manual of Network Camera 1. Enter the DDNS Settings interface: Configuration > Advanced Configuration > Network > DDNS Figure 6-9 DDNS Settings 2. Check the Enable DDNS checkbox to enable this feature. 3. Select DDNS Type. Four DDNS types are selectable: HiDDNS, IPServer , NO-IP, and DynDNS. DynDNS: Steps: (1)Enter Server Address of DynDNS (e.g. members.dyndns.org). (2)In the Domain text field, enter the domain name obtained from the DynDNS website. (3)Enter the Port of DynDNS server.
User Manual of Network Camera (2) Click Save to save the settings. Note: For the IP Server, you have to apply a static IP, subnet mask, gateway and preferred DNS from the ISP. The Server Address should be entered with the static IP address of the computer that runs the IP Server software. Figure 6-11 IPServer Settings Note: For the US and Canada area, you can enter 173.200.91.74 as the server address. NO-IP: Steps: (1) Choose the DDNS Type as NO-IP.
User Manual of Network Camera Figure 6-13 HiDDNS Settings (2) Enter the Server Address www.hiddns.com. (3) Enter the Domain name of the camera. The domain is the same with the device alias in the HiDDNS server. (4) Click Save to save the new settings. Note: A reboot is required for the settings to take effect. 6.3.
User Manual of Network Camera Figure 6-14 SNMP Settings 2. Check the corresponding version checkbox of Enable SNMPv1, Enable SNMP v2c or Enable SNMPv3 to enable the feature. 3. Configure the SNMP settings. Note: The settings of the SNMP software should be the same as the settings you configure here. 4. Click Save to save and finish the settings. Note: A reboot is required for the settings to take effect. 6.3.6 Configuring 802.1X Settings Purpose: The IEEE 802.
User Manual of Network Camera is enabled, the camera data is secured and user authentication is needed when connecting the camera to the network protected by the IEEE 802.1X. Before you start: The authentication server must be configured. Please apply and register a user name and password for 802.1X in the server. Steps: 1. Enter the 802.1X Settings interface: Configuration > Advanced Configuration > Network > 802.1X Figure 6-15 802.1X Settings 2. Check the Enable IEEE 802.
User Manual of Network Camera Configuration >Advanced Configuration > Network > QoS Figure 6-16 QoS Settings 2. Configure the QoS settings, including video / audio DSCP, event / alarm DSCP and Management DSCP. The valid value range of the DSCP is 0-63. The bigger the DSCP value is, the higher the priority is. Note: DSCP refers to the Differentiated Service Code Point; and the DSCP value is used in the IP header to indicate the priority of the data. 3. Click Save to save the settings.
User Manual of Network Camera Figure 6-17 Configure UPnP Settings 6.3.9 Email Sending Triggered by Alarm Purpose: The system can be configured to send an Email notification to all designated receivers if an alarm event is detected, e.g., motion detection event, video loss, video tampering, etc. Before you start: Please configure the DNS Server settings under Basic Configuration > Network > TCP/IP or Advanced Configuration > Network > TCP/IP before using the Email function. Steps: 1.
User Manual of Network Camera Figure 6-18 Email Settings 3. Configure the following settings: Sender: The name of the email sender. Sender’s Address: The email address of the sender. SMTP Server: The SMTP Server IP address or host name (e.g., smtp.263xmail.com). SMTP Port: The SMTP port. The default TCP/IP port for SMTP is 25 (not secured). And the SSL SMTP port is 465. Enable SSL: Check the checkbox to enable SSL if it is required by the SMTP server.
User Manual of Network Camera Name and password. Choose Receiver: Select the receiver to which the email is sent. Up to 2 receivers can be configured. Receiver: The name of the user to be notified. Receiver’s Address: The email address of user to be notified. 4. Click Save to save the settings. 6.3.10 Configuring NAT (Network Address Translation) Settings Purpose: 1. Enter the NAT settings interface. Configuration >Advanced Configuration > Network > NAT 2. Choose the port mapping mode.
User Manual of Network Camera You can configure the FTP server related information to enable the uploading of the captured pictures to the FTP server. The captured pictures can be triggered by events or a timing snapshot task. Steps: 1. Enter the FTP Settings interface: Configuration >Advanced Configuration > Network > FTP Figure 6-20 FTP Settings 2. Configure the FTP settings; and the user name and password are required for login the FTP server.
User Manual of Network Camera For detailed information, please refer to the Section 6.3. 6.4 Configuring Video and Audio Settings 6.4.1 Configuring Video Settings Steps: 1. Enter the Video Settings interface: Configuration >Basic Configuration > Video / Audio > Video Or Configuration > Advanced Configuration > Video / Audio > Video Figure 6-21 Configure Video Settings 2. Select the Stream Type of the camera to main stream (normal), sub-stream or third stream.
User Manual of Network Camera Resolution: Select the resolution of the video output. Bitrate Type: Select the bitrate type to constant or variable. Video Quality: When bitrate type is selected as Variable, 6 levels of video quality are selectable. Frame Rate: 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).
User Manual of Network Camera 6.4.2 Configuring Audio Settings Steps: 1. Enter the Audio Settings interface Configuration > Basic Configuration > Video / Audio > Audio Or Configuration > Advanced Configuration > Video / Audio > Audio Figure 6-22 Audio Settings 2. Configure the following settings. Audio Encoding: G.722.1, G.711ulaw, G.711alaw, G.726, and MP2L2 are selectable. And 32kbps, 64kbps, and 128kbps are supported if MP2L2 is selected.
User Manual of Network Camera 6.4.3 Configuring ROI Encoding ROI stands for the region of interest. And the ROI encoding enables you to discriminate the ROI and background information in compression, that is to say, the technology assigns more encoding resource to the region of interest to increase the quality of the ROI whereas the background information is less focused. Steps: 1.
User Manual of Network Camera area. And you can choose the Image Quality Enhancing level for ROI encoding, and you can also name the ROI area. For dynamic region, ROI is defined by intelligent analysis. You can choose the Image Quality Enhancing level for the ROI encoding. 5. Click Save to save the settings. 6.5 Configuring Image Parameters 6.5.1 Configuring Display Settings Purpose: You can set the image quality of the camera, including brightness, contrast, saturation, hue, sharpness, etc.
User Manual of Network Camera Figure 6-24 Display Settings of Day/night Auto-switch Image Adjustment Brightness describes bright of the image, which ranges from 1~100, and the default value is 50. Contrast describes the contrast of the image, which ranges from 1~100, and the default value is 50. Saturation describes the colorfulness of the image color, which ranges from 1~100, and the default value is 50.
User Manual of Network Camera 1/100,000s. Adjust it according to the actual luminance condition. Focus Settings For the camera supports electronic lens, you can set the focus mode as Manual or Auto. If auto is selected, the focus is adjusted automatically, and if manual is selected, you can control the lens by adjusting the zoom, focus, lens initialization, and auxiliary focus via the PTZ control interface.
User Manual of Network Camera the scene is not bright enough, the IR LED adjusts itself to higher power. Select Manual, and you can adjust the IR LED by adjusting the distance. E.g.: If the object is near the camera, the device adjusts the IR LED to lower power, and the IR LED is in higher power if the object is far. Backlight Settings BLC: If you focus on an object against strong backlight, the object will be too dark to be seen clearly. BLC compensates light to the object in the front to make it clear.
User Manual of Network Camera Grey Scale: You can choose the range of the grey scale as [0-255] or [16-235]. Video Adjustment Mirror: It mirrors the image so you can see it inversed. Left/Right, Up/Down, Center, and OFF are selectable. Rotate: To make a complete use of the 16:9 aspect ratio, you can enable the rotate function when you use the camera in a narrow view scene.
User Manual of Network Camera Figure 6-27 Day/Night Scheduled-Switch Configuration Interface Steps: 1. Click the time line to select the start time and the end time of the switch. 2. Click Common tab to configure the common parameters applicable to the day mode and night mode. Note: The detailed information of each parameter please refers to day/night auto switch session. 3. Click Day tab to configure the parameters applicable for day mode. 4.
User Manual of Network Camera Figure 6-28 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, display mode and the OSD font size. 5. Define the font color of the OSD by clicking the drop-down, and black & white self-adaptive and custom are selectable. Figure 6-29 Font Color-Custom 6.
User Manual of Network Camera You can customize the text overlay. Steps: 1. Enter the Text Overlay Settings interface: Configuration > Advanced Configuration > Image > Text Overlay Figure 6-30 Text Overlay 2. Check the checkbox in front of textbox to enable the on-screen display. 3. Input the characters in the textbox. 4. (Optional)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 to save the new settings.
User Manual of Network Camera 3. Click Draw Area. Figure 6-31 Privacy Mask Settings 4. Click and drag the mouse in the live video window to draw the mask area. Note: You are allowed to draw up to 4 areas on the same image. 5. Click Stop Drawing to finish drawing or click Clear All to clear all of the areas you set without saving them. 6. Click Save to save the settings. 6.5.5 Configuring Picture Overlay Purpose: Picture overlay enables you to overlay a picture on the image.
User Manual of Network Camera Figure 6-32 Picture Overlay 2. Click Browse to select a picture. 3. Click Upload to upload it. 4. Check Enable Picture Overlay checkbox to enable the function. X Coordinate and Y Coordinate values are for the location of the picture on the image. And the Picture width and height shows the size of the picture. 6.
User Manual of Network Camera 6.6.1 Configuring Motion Detection Purpose: Motion detection detects the moving objects in the configured surveillance area, and triggers the certain action as a respond to detection. In order to detect the moving objects accurately and reduce the false alarm rate, normal configuration and expert configuration are selectable for different motion detection environment.
User Manual of Network Camera Figure 6-33 Enable Motion Detection (4)Click Draw Area. Click and drag the mouse on the live video to draw a motion detection area. (5)Click Stop Drawing to finish drawing one area. (6)(Optional) Click Clear All to clear all of the areas. (7)(Optional) Move the slider to set the sensitivity of the detection. 2. Set the Arming Schedule for Motion Detection. Steps: Figure 6-34 Arming Time (1)Click Edit to edit the arming schedule.
User Manual of Network Camera (4)(Optional) After you set the arming schedule, you can copy the schedule to other days. (5)Click OK to save the settings. Note: The time of each period can’t be overlapped. Up to 8 periods can be configured for each day. Figure 6-35 Arming Time Schedule 3. Set the Alarm Actions for Motion Detection. Check the checkbox to select the linkage method. Notify surveillance center, send email, upload to FTP, trigger channel and trigger alarm output are selectable.
User Manual of Network Camera Note: To send the Email when an event occurs, you need to refer to Section 5.3.9 to set the related parameters. Upload to FTP Capture the image when an alarm is triggered and upload the picture to a FTP server. Note: Set the FTP address and the remote FTP server first. Refer to Section 5.3.11 for detailed information. Trigger Channel The video will be recorded when the motion is detected. You have to set the recording schedule to realize this function.
User Manual of Network Camera (2)Select OFF for Switch Day and Night Settings. (3)Select the area by clicking the area No. (4)Slide the cursor to adjust the sensitivity and proportion of object on the area for the selected area. (5)Set the arming schedule and linkage method as in the normal configuration mode. (6)Click Save to save the settings. Day/Night Auto-Switch Steps: (1) Draw the detection area as in the normal configuration mode. Up to 8 areas are supported.
User Manual of Network Camera supported. (2)Select Scheduled-Switch for Switch Day and Night Settings. Figure 6-39 Day/Night Scheduled-Switch (3)Select the start time and the end time for the switch timing. (4)Select the area by clicking the area No. (5)Slide the cursor to adjust the sensitivity and proportion of object on the area for the selected area in the daytime. (6)Slide the cursor to adjust the sensitivity and proportion of object on the area for the selected area at night.
User Manual of Network Camera Figure 6-40 Video Tampering Alarm 2. Check Enable Video Tampering checkbox to enable the video tampering detection. 3. Set the video tampering area; refer to Task 1 Set the Motion Detection Area in Section 5.6.1. 4. Click Edit to edit the arming schedule for video tampering. The arming schedule configuration is the same as the setting of the arming schedule for motion detection. Refer to Task 2 Set the Arming Schedule for Motion Detection in Section 5.6.1. 5.
User Manual of Network Camera (Normally Open) and NC (Normally Closed). Edit the name to set a name for the alarm input (optional). Figure 6-41 Alarm Input Settings 3. Click Edit to set the arming schedule for the alarm input. Refer to Task 2 Set the Arming Schedule for Motion Detection in Section 5.6.1. 4. Check the checkbox to select the linkage method taken for the alarm input. Refer to Task 3 Set the Alarm Actions for Motion Detection in Section 5.6.1. 5.
User Manual of Network Camera 5. You can copy the settings to other alarm outputs. 6. Click Save to save the settings. Figure 6-42 Alarm Output Settings 6.6.5 Handling Exception The exception type can be HDD full, HDD error, network disconnected, IP address conflicted and illegal login to the cameras. Steps: 1. Enter the Exception Settings interface: Configuration > Advanced Configuration> Events > Exception 2. Check the checkbox to set the actions taken for the Exception alarm.
User Manual of Network Camera detected and certain actions may be triggered by the detection. Steps: 1. Enter the face detection settings interface: Configuration > Advanced Configuration > Events > Face Detection Figure 6-44 Face Detection Settings 2. Check the checkbox of Enable Face Detection to enable the function. 3. (Optional)You can check the Enable Dynamic Analysis for Face Detection checkbox if you want the face detected get marked with rectangle in the live view.
User Manual of Network Camera 1. Enter the Audio Exception Detection interface. Configuration > Advanced Configuration > Events > Audio Exception Detection Figure 6-45 Audio Exception Detection Settings 2. Audio Input Exception: Check the checkbox to enable the function so as to detect the abnormal audio input. Sudden Change of Sound Intensity: It detects the sudden change of the sound intensity, and it is consist of the following two settings.
User Manual of Network Camera 6.6.8 Traversing Virtual Plane This function can be used for detecting people, vehicles and objects traversing a pre-defined virtual plane. The traversing direction can be set as bidirectional, from left to right or from right to left. And a series of linkage method will be triggered if any object is detected. Steps: 1. Check the Enable Traversing Virtual Plane Detection checkbox. 2. Check the Enable Dual-VCA checkbox.
User Manual of Network Camera A<->B: Only the arrow on the B side shows; when an object going across the plane with both direction can be detected and alarms are triggered. A->B: Only the object crossing the virtual plane from the A side to the B side can be detected. B->A: Only the object crossing the virtual plane from the B side to the A side can be detected. 5. Set the sensitivity [1~100]. 6. Choose another virtual plane on the dropdown list to configure. Up to 4 virtual planes are configurable. 7.
User Manual of Network Camera Figure 6-47 Intrusion Detection Settings You can click Clear to clear the areas you drawn. The defense region parameters can be set separately. 4. Choose the region to be configured. Threshold: Range [0-10s], the threshold for the time of the object loitering in the region. If you set the value as 0, alarm is triggered immediately after the object entering the region. Sensitivity: Range [1-100].
User Manual of Network Camera 6. Check the checkbox to select the linkage method taken for intrusion detection. Please refer to Task 3 Set the Alarm Actions for Motion Detection in Section 5.6.1. 7. Click Save to save the settings. 6.6.10 Configuring Defocus Detection Purpose: The image blur caused by defocus of the lens can be detected and a series of alarm action can be triggered. Steps: 1. Check the Enable Defocus Detection checkbox. 2. Configure the sensitivity [1-100] of defocus detection. 3.
User Manual of Network Camera 2. Configure the sensitivity of scene change detection. Sensitivity: Range [1-100]. The higher the sensitivity, the easier the change of scene can trigger the alarm. 3. Click Edit to edit the arming schedule for scene change detection. The arming schedule configuration is the same as the setting of the arming schedule for motion detection. Refer to Task 2 Set the Arming Schedule for Motion Detection in Section 5.6.1. 4.
Chapter 7 Storage Settings Before you start: To configure record settings, please make sure that you have the network storage device within the network or the SD card inserted in your camera. 7.1 Configuring NAS Settings Before you start: The network disk should be available within the network and properly configured to store the recorded files, log files, etc. Steps: 1.
User Manual of Network Camera 2. Initialize the added network disk. (1) Enter the HDD Settings interface (Advanced Configuration > Storage > Storage Management), in which you can view the capacity, free space, status, type and property of the disk. (2) If the status of the disk is Uninitialized, check the corresponding checkbox to select the disk and click Format to start initializing the disk. When the initialization completed, the status of disk will become Normal. Figure 7-2 View Disk Status 3.
User Manual of Network Camera the SD card (if supported) or in the network disk. Steps: 1. Enter the Record Schedule Settings interface: Configuration > Advanced Configuration> Storage > Record Schedule Figure 7-4 Recording Schedule Interface 2. Check the checkbox of Enable Record Schedule to enable scheduled recording. 3. Set the record parameters of the camera. Figure 7-5 Record Parameters Pre-record: The time you set to start recording before the scheduled time or the event.
User Manual of Network Camera 25 s, 30 s or not limited. Post-record: The time you set to stop recording after the scheduled time or the event. For example, if an alarm triggered recording ends at 11:00, and the post-record time is set as 5 seconds, the camera records until 11:00:05. The Post-record time can be configured as 5 s, 10 s, 30 s, 1 min, 2 min, 5 min or 10 min. Overwrite: Select Yes, and then the record files will be overwritten when the HDD becomes full.
User Manual of Network Camera checkbox. Set the Start Time and End Time. Note: The time of each segment can’t be overlapped. Up to 4 segments can be configured. (2) Select a Record Type. The record type can be Continuous, Motion Detection, Alarm, Motion | Alarm, Motion & Alarm, PIR Alarm, Wireless Alarm, Emergency Alarm, or Motion | Alarm Input | PIR | Wireless | Emergency. Continuous If you select Continuous, the video will be recorded automatically according to the time of the schedule.
User Manual of Network Camera Record Triggered by Motion | Alarm If you select Motion | Alarm, the video will be recorded when the external alarm is triggered or the motion is detected. Besides configuring the recording schedule, you have to configure the settings on the Motion Detection and Alarm Input Settings interfaces. Please refer to Section 5.6.1 and Section 5.6.3 for detailed information.
User Manual of Network Camera Basic Settings Steps: 1. Enter the Snapshot Settings interface: Configuration > Advanced Configuration > Storage > Snapshot 2. Check the Enable Timing Snapshot checkbox to enable continuous snapshot. You can click Edit to set the time schedule for continuous snapshot. 3. Check the Enable Event-triggered Snapshot checkbox to check event-triggered snapshot. You can set the capture number for the event triggered snapshot. 4. Select the quality of the snapshot. 5.
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Chapter 8 Playback Purpose: This section explains how to view the remotely recorded video files stored in the network disks or SD cards. Steps: 1. Click Playback on the menu bar to enter playback interface. Figure 8-1 Playback Interface 2. Select the date and click Search.
User Manual of Network Camera 3. Click to play the video files found on this date. The toolbar on the bottom of Playback interface can be used to control playing process. Figure 8-3 Playback Toolbar Table 8-1 Descriptions of Playback Toolbar Icon Description Start/Pause the playback. / Stop the playback. Decrease/Increase the playback speed. / Play the video back frame-by-frame / / Audio on and adjust volume /Mute. Turn on/off 3D zooming function. Manually capture the picture.
Chapter 9 Log Searching Purpose: The operation, alarm, exception and information of the camera can be stored in log files. You can also export the log files on your demand. Before you start: Please configure network storage for the camera or insert a SD card in the camera. Steps: 1. Click Log on the menu bar to enter log searching interface. Figure 9-1 Log Searching Interface 2. Set the log search conditions to specify the search, including the Major Type, Minor Type, Start Time and End Time. 3.
User Manual of Network Camera Figure 9-2 Log Search Results 4. To export the log files, click Save log to save the log files in your computer.
Chapter 10 Others 10.1 Managing User Accounts Enter 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 32 user accounts can be created. Figure 10-1 User Information Add a User Steps: 1. Click Add to add a user. 2. Input the User Name, select Level and input Password. Note: Different level user owns different permissions.
User Manual of Network Camera Figure 10-2 Add a User Modify a User Steps: 1. Left-click to select the user from the list and click Modify. 2. Modify the User Name, Level or Password. 3. In the Basic Permission field and Camera Configuration field, you can check or uncheck the permissions. 4. Click OK to finish the user modification.
User Manual of Network Camera Steps: 1. Click to select the user you want to delete and click Delete. 2. Click OK on the pop-up dialogue box to delete the user. 10.2 Authentication Purpose: You can specifically secure the stream data of live view. Steps: 1. Enter the Authentication interface: Configuration> Advanced Configuration> Security > RTSP Authentication Figure 10-4 RTSP Authentication 2.
User Manual of Network Camera Figure 10-5 Anonymous Visit 2. Set the Anonymous Visit permission Enable or Disable in the drop-down list to enable or disable the anonymous visit. 3. Click Save to save the settings. When anonymous visit is enabled, there will be a checkbox of Anonymous by the next time you logging in. Figure 10-6 Login Interface with an Anonymous Checkbox 4. Check the checkbox of Anonymous and click Login. Note: Only live view is available for the anonymous user. 10.
User Manual of Network Camera Figure 10-7 IP Address Filter Interface 2. Check the checkbox of Enable IP Address Filter. 3. Select the type of IP Address Filter in the drop-down list, Forbidden and Allowed are selectable. 4. Set the IP Address Filter list. Add an IP Address Steps: (1) Click the Add to add an IP. (2) Input the IP Adreess. Figure 10-8 Add an IP (3) Click the OK to finish adding. Modify an IP Address Steps: (1) Left-click an IP address from filter list and click Modify.
User Manual of Network Camera Figure 10-9 Modify an IP (3) Click the OK to finish modifying. Delete an IP Address Left-click an IP address from filter list and click Delete. Delete all IP Addresses Click Clear to delete all the IP addrsses. 5. Click Save to save the settings. 10.
User Manual of Network Camera Figure 10-10 Device Information 10.6 Maintenance 10.6.1 Rebooting the Camera Steps: 1. Enter the Maintenance interface: Configuration > Basic Configuration> System > Maintenance Or Configuration > Advanced Configuration> System > Maintenance: 2. Click Reboot to reboot the network camera. Figure 10-11 Reboot the Device 10.6.2 Restoring Default Settings Steps: 1.
User Manual of Network Camera 2. Click Restore or Default to restore the default settings. Figure 10-12 Restore Default Settings Note: After restoring the default settings, the IP address is also restored to the default IP address, please be careful for this action. 10.6.3 Exporting / Importing Configuration File Purpose: Configuration file is used for the batch configuration of the camera, which can simplify the configuration steps when there are a lot of cameras needing configuring. Steps: 1.
User Manual of Network Camera 10.6.4 Upgrading the System Steps: 1. Enter the Maintenance interface: Configuration > Basic Configuration> System > Maintenance , or Configuration > Advanced Configuration> System > Maintenance 2. Select firmware or firmware directory to locate the upgrade file. Firmware: Locate the exact path of the upgrade file. Firmware Directory: Only the directory the upgrade file belongs to is required. 3.
User Manual of Network Camera 1. Enter RS-232 Port Setting interface: Configuration> Advanced Configuration> System > RS232 Figure 10-15 RS-232 Settings Note: If you want to connect the camera by the RS-232 port, the parameters of the RS-232 should be exactly the same with the parameters you configured here. 2. Click Save to save the settings. 10.8 RS-485 Settings Purpose: The RS-485 serial port is used to control the PTZ of the camera.
User Manual of Network Camera By default, the Baud Rate is set as 9600 bps, the Data Bit is 8, the stop bit is 1 and the Parity and Flow Control is None. Note: The Baud Rate, PTZ Protocol and PTZ Address parameters should be exactly the same as the PTZ camera parameters. 10.9 Service Settings Purpose: Service settings refer to the hardware service the camera supports, and it varies according to the different cameras. Steps: 1. Enter Service Settings interface.
User Manual of Network Camera Appendix Port Mapping The following settings are for TP-LINK router (TL-WR641G). The settings vary depending on different models of routers. Steps: 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.
User Manual of Network Camera a camera as 80, 8000, and 554 with IP address 192.168.1.23, and the ports of another camera as 81, 8001, 555, 8201 with IP 192.168.1.24. Refer to the steps as below: Steps: 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 Save. Figure A.2.
