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Firmware User’s Manual
A1D-500-V6.11.31-AC
2016/11/10
Firmware User’s Manual V6.11.31
Table of Contents
Recommended PC Specifications 4
Preparation 5
Connect the Equipment ............................................................................. 5
Configure the IP Addresses ....................................................................... 5
Access the Camera ..................................................................................... 9
Live View 12
Login .......................................................................................................... 12
Live View ................................................................................................... 13
View Modes ............................................................................................... 17
ePTZ View Mode................................................................................... 18
Panorama View Mode ........................................................................... 19
Fisheye View Mode ............................................................................... 20
PTZ Control Panel (For PTZ and Zoom Cameras) .................................. 21
How to Use Pan/Tilt .............................................................................. 22
How to Set the Pan Limit ....................................................................... 22
How to Zoom the Camera In or Out ...................................................... 23
How to Set the Home Position .............................................................. 24
How to Set Serial Hex Command Protocol ........................................... 24
How to Adjust the Focus ....................................................................... 24
How to Set Preset Points ...................................................................... 25
How to Set Idle Time and Return Camera to Predefined Position ......... 25
How to Set and Enable Tours ................................................................ 26
How to Use the Scan Function .............................................................. 27
Setup 29
Access the Setup Page ............................................................................ 29
Host ............................................................................................................ 30
Host ...................................................................................................... 30
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Serial Setting ......................................................................................... 31
GPS Position ......................................................................................... 32
Date & Time ............................................................................................... 33
Network ..................................................................................................... 35
IP Address Filtering ............................................................................... 35
Port Mapping ......................................................................................... 37
HTTPS .................................................................................................. 39
IEEE 802.1X ......................................................................................... 40
SNMP Setting ....................................................................................... 43
RTP ....................................................................................................... 46
Network (ToS, UPnP, Bonjour, ONVIF) ................................................. 47
GB28181 ............................................................................................... 49
IP Settings ................................................................................................. 50
Connection Type ................................................................................... 50
DNS ...................................................................................................... 52
DDNS .................................................................................................... 53
Video & Audio ........................................................................................... 56
Camera Options .................................................................................... 56
Camera Calibration ............................................................................... 61
Video ..................................................................................................... 62
Audio ..................................................................................................... 88
Event .......................................................................................................... 89
Event Server ......................................................................................... 89
Event Configuration .............................................................................. 94
Event List ............................................................................................ 102
Manual Event ...................................................................................... 106
Local Storge Management ..................................................................... 107
Status ................................................................................................ .. 108
Utilities ................................................................................................ 109
File Management ................................................................................. 114
System ..................................................................................................... 116
User Account ........................................................................................ 116
System Info .......................................................................................... 117
Factory Default ..................................................................................... 118
Firmware Upload .................................................................................. 119
Save & Reboot .................................................................................... 121
Logout ..................................................................................................... 122
Troubleshooting 123
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CPU
Core 2 Duo 2.13 GHz or above
Memory
2 GB or above
Operating System
Windows XP with SP2 or above.  Windows 2003  Windows Vista  Windows 2008  Windows 7  Windows 8
Browser for Accessing Firmware
Internet Explorer 9.0 or newer (full functionality)  Safari with QuickTime installed (partial functionality)  Other Browsers with Basic VLC Media Player
(partial functionality)
Video Resolution
1024x768 or higher
Recommended PC Specifications
In order to configure or test the cameras, a PC with following basic specifications is needed:
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Preparation
Connect the Equipment
To be able to connect to the camera firmware from your PC, both the camera and the PC have to be connected to each other via Ethernet cable. At the same time, the camera has to have its own power supply. In case of PoE cameras, you can use a PoE Injector or a PoE Switch between the camera and the PC. The cameras that have the DC power connectors may be powered on by using a power adaptor.
The Ethernet port LED or Power LED of the camera will indicate that the power supply for the camera works normally.
Configure the IP Addresses
In order to be able to communicate with the camera from your PC, both the camera and the PC have to be within the same network segment. In most cases, it means that they both should have very similar IP addresses, where only the last number of the IP address is different from each other. There are 2 different approaches to IP Address management in Local Area Networks – by DHCP Server or Manually.
Using DHCP server to assign IP addresses:
If you have connected the computer and the camera into the network that has a DHCP server running, then you do not need to configure the IP addresses at all – both the camera and the PC would request a unique IP address from DHCP server automatically. In such case, the camera will immediately be ready for the access from the PC. The user, however, might not know the IP address of the camera yet. It is necessary to know the IP address of the camera in other to be able to access it by using a Web browser.
The quickest way to discover the cameras in the network is to use the simplest network search, built in the Windows system – just by pressing the “Network” icon, all the cameras of the local area network will be discovered by Windows thanks to the UPnP function support of our cameras.
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In the example below, we successfully found D11 camera that we had just connected to the network.
With the left mouse click on D11 it is possible to automatically launch the default browser of the PC with the IP address of the target camera filled in the address bar of the browser already.
If you work with our cameras regularly, then there is even a better way to discover the cameras in the network – by using IP Utility. The IP Utility is a light software tool that can not only discover the cameras, but also list lots of valuable information, such as IP and MAC addresses, serial numbers, firmware versions and allows quick configuration of multiple devices at the same time.
Download IP Utility for free from http://www.acti.com/product/IP%20Utility%204. With just one click, you can launch the IP Utility and there will be an instant report as follows:
You can quickly note the D11 model in the list. Click on the IP address to automatically launch the default browser of the PC with the IP address of the target camera filled in the address bar.
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Use the default IP address of a camera:
If there is no DHCP server in the given network, the user may have to assign the IP addresses to both PC and camera manually to make sure they are in the same network segment.
When the camera is plugged into network and it does not detect any DHCP services, it will automatically assign itself a default IP:
192.168.0.100
Whereas the default port number would be 80. In order to access that camera, the IP address of the PC has to be configured to match the network segment of the camera.
Manually adjust the IP address of the PC:
In the following example, based on Windows 7, we will configure the IP address to 192.168.0.99 and set Subnet Mask to 255.255.255.0 by using the steps below:
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Manually adjust the IP addresses of multiple cameras:
If there are more than 1 camera to be used in the same local area network and there is no DHCP server to assign unique IP addresses to each of them, all of the cameras would then have the initial IP address of 192.168.0.100, which is not a proper situation for network devices – all the IP addresses have to be different from each other. The easiest way to assign cameras the IP addresses is by using IP Utility:
With the procedure shown above, all the cameras will have unique IP addresses, starting from
192.168.0.101. In case there are 20 cameras selected, the last one of the cameras would have the IP 192.168.0.120.
Later, by pressing the “Refresh” button of the IP Utility, you will be able to see the list of cameras with their new IP addresses.
Please note that it is also possible to change the IP addresses manually by using the Web browser. In such case, please plug in only one camera at a time, and change its IP address by using the Web browser before plugging in the next one. This way, the Web browser will not be confused about two devices having the same IP address at the same time.
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Functionality
Internet Explorer
Other browsers
Live Video
Yes
Yes*
Live Video Area Resizable
Yes
No
PTZ Control
Yes
Yes
Capture the snapshot
Yes
Yes
Video overlay based configuration (Motion Detection regions, Privacy Mask regions)
Yes
No
All the other configurations
Yes
Yes
Browser
Required Plug-In
Safari
QuickTime (http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/)
Any Other Browser
Basic VLC Media Player (http://www.videolan.org)
Access the Camera
Now that the camera and the PC are both having their unique IP addresses and are under the same network segment, it is possible to use the Web browser of the PC to access the camera.
You can use any of the browsers to access the camera, however, the full functionality is provided only for Microsoft Internet Explorer.
The browser functionality comparison:
* When using non-Internet Explorer browsers, free third-party software plug-ins must be installed
to the PC first to be able to get the live video feed from the camera:
Disclaimer Notice: The camera manufacturer does not guarantee the compatibility of its cameras
with QuickTime and VLC – since they are third party softwares; the third party has the right to modify their utility any time which might affect the compatibility. In such cases, please use Internet Explorer browser instead.
When using Internet Explorer browser, the ActiveX control for video stream management will be downloaded from the camera directly – the user just has to accept the use of such control when prompted so. No other third party utilities are required to be installed in such case.
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The following examples in this manual are based on Internet Explorer browser in order to cover all functions of the camera.
Assuming that the camera’s IP address is 192.168.0.100, you can access it by opening the Web browser and typing the following address into Web browser’s address bar:
http://192.168.0.100
Upon successful connection to the camera, the user interface called Web Configurator would appear together with the login page. The HTTP port number was not added behind the IP address since the default HTTP port of the camera is 80, which can be omitted from the address for convenience.
Before logging in, you need to know the factory default Account and Password of the camera.
Account: Admin
Password: 123456
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Using IPv6 to Access the Camera
The camera is IPv6-ready and has been assigned its unique static IPv6 address. The IPv6 address can be found under the System > System Info menu (see System Info on page 117 for more information).
To access the camera with the IPv6 address, type the IPv6 address enclosed in square brackets on the web browser address bar. For example:
http://[fe80:0000:0000:0000:020f:7cff:fe0d:f711]
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Live View
This section describes how to configure the IP camera. The administrator has unlimited access to all settings, while the normal user can only view live video.
Login
Initially there exists only administrator’s account in the camera (Account: Admin, Password: 123456) – you have to use that account to log in. You can later create normal user accounts with limited access rights if necessary.
Feel free to choose your local language from the list of languages or keep it as English. After pressing “Login”, you will be able to access the user interface of Web Configurator.
Upon successful login, you will be able to see the Live View page. In case of Internet Explorer browser, you may be prompted to allow the installation of ActiveX control from the camera. Press “Install” then. The live video will appear shortly after that.
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Live View
The live view will appear automatically with the video resolution of 1280x720 (1MP cameras) or 1920x1080 (2-5MP cameras).
While being on the Live View page, the Live View icon appears as being pressed: If you leave the Live View page, you can later return by pressing that button.
The buttons shown on the Live View page vary depending on the functions supported by the camera.
If the resolution of the PC’s monitor is bigger than the resolution of the live video, you will be able to see the whole size of the video immediately. If not, you will only see part of the video at first and you would have to use the scroll bars to see the rest of the video area. In order to see the whole video on your display, you can temporarily re-scale the video to better fit your screen by pressing the digital zoom buttons:
- Enlarge the video size digitally
- Reduce the video size digitally
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Notice: These digital zoom adjustments do not influence the actual video resolution of the camera. Regardless of how large or small the video appears on the display after pressing the digital zoom buttons, the actual video stream size of the camera is the same as before.
You can also digitally re-scale the video to fully match the size of your display with just 1 click:
- Full screen Mode
You may use ESC key from the keyboard to exit the full screen mode.
The cameras have the dual stream capability – the Stream 1 is usually the high resolution stream with the purpose of being recorded by NVR while Stream 2 has lighter video configuration for NVR live view purposes, to reduce the computing power of the NVR PC. Both streams can be configured under Web Configurator’s Setup page. To see how each of the stream looks like, there are quick buttons on the Live View page:
- Show the Stream 1 video
- Show the Stream 2 video
When pressing the Stream 2 button, the Live View would look like this:
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To capture the snapshots of the current live view, press the snapshot button. The snapshots are saved in Pictures folder.
- Take a Snapshot
Cameras with audio function have the audio controls on Live View page.
- Speak to Camera
To speak to the camera, press the button. If the camera is connected to a network video recorder, the audio will be recorded with the video stream.
To adjust the volume level of the speakers connected to the PC that runs the Web Configurator in order to hear the audio from the camera’s microphone or line-in device, use the audio controls as below:
Audio Muted:
Audio level adjusted to the maximum:
This volume control appears on the user interface only when the Audio-in function of the camera has been “Enabled” under Setup page.
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The digital output controls appear on the Live View page of the cameras with digital input/output function. The controls allow users to manually trigger a DO device.
- Select DO Port
Each DO ports are controlled separately. For cameras with more than one DO ports, select the
DO port and press to set the output power level to high or to set the output power level to low. Consequently, setting the port to a high power level “activates” the DO device and setting
the port to a low power level “deactivates” the DO device. For example, if an alarm is set as DO1
and is pressed, the alarm will continuously sound until is pressed to deactivate the device.
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View Modes
For Hemispheric and Fisheye cameras, the Miniature Fisheye-View and View Mode buttons appear on the Live View screen.
By default, a miniature of the Fisheye view is shown on the lower right corner of the Live View,
press to hide the miniature fisheye-view or to display it.
You can change the viewing mode into:
- ePTZ View Mode
- Panorama View Mode
- Fisheye View Mode
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ePTZ View Mode
ePTZ mode works as an optical PTZ (pan-tilt-zoom) function. You can change the viewing direction by moving the mouse over the Live View screen and clicking towards the direction you wish to view. The mouse cursor is represented by a red “+” mark.
If Miniature Fisheye-view is enabled, the current direction and scope of view is shown on the Miniature Fisheye-view window with the red marking.
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Panorama View Mode
This mode allows you to view the camera in panorama view where details can be seen more clearly. When the camera is installed on the ceiling, there will be two panorama views, one for the upper hemisphere and another for the lower hemisphere. The lower hemisphere is displayed with an inverted direction when viewed on panorama.
If Miniature Fisheye-view is enabled, the current scope of view is shown on the Miniature Fisheye-view window with the red marking.
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Fisheye View Mode
This mode shows the camera view as though viewing from a fish’s eye with the whole viewing angle in sight but details may be too small and not be seen clearly.
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PTZ Control Panel (For PTZ and Zoom Cameras)
For PTZ and zoom camera models, click the PTZ button on the Live View screen to display the PTZ Control Panel. For PTZ cameras, the PTZ button can be one of the following:
Joystick Mode
This is the basic PTZ button. When the PTZ Control Panel is open, instead of using the pan/tilt controls, move the mouse cursor over the Live View, the mouse cursor will turn into zoom in/out or directional icons (e.g. / / / / etc.). Click or drag the mouse to zoom in/out or pan/tilt the camera view.
Mouse Mode
When the PTZ Control Panel is open, a red cross-hair (+) icon appears. Just like using a PC with a mouse, users may draw a box using the mouse on the Live View area and the camera will zoom in on the boxed area. Scroll down the mouse wheel to zoom out and scroll up to zoom in. To pan the camera, double-click the mouse towards the direction you want to pan.
On the PTZ Control Panel, users can do any the following:
Set the home position Set the serial hex command protocol and address Pan the camera Set the pan limitation
(PTZ and speed dome only)
Zoom the camera in or out as well as adjust
the zoom speed and step size
Set the focus to auto refocus or manual Set Preset points for touring Set Camera Tour Set Scan function
(PTZ and Speed Dome only)
NOTE: The PTZ Control Panel may differ depending on
camera model.
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Pan/tilt controls
How to Use Pan/Tilt
For PTZ / speed dome cameras, click the pan/tilt controls to pan/tilt the camera.
Other pan/tilt features include:
Auto pan/tilt speed: When “Enabled”, the camera automatically sets the pan/tilt speed
according to the zoom ratio and the selected pan/tilt speed while retaining the clarity and quality of image even as the camera is panning or tilting. When “Disabled”, the pan/tilt speed follows the value selected on the Pan/Tilt Speed field.
Pan/Tilt Speed: Select the desired pan/tilt speed. The bigger the number, the faster the
speed is. TIP: While the PTZ Control Panel is open, instead of using the pan/tilt controls, move the mouse cursor over the Live View. Click or drag the mouse to zoom in/out or pan/tilt the camera view.
How to Set the Pan Limit
For PTZ / Speed dome cameras, users can limit the pan movement of the camera from one point to another.
To set the pan movement limit, do the following:
1. Pan the camera to the starting target area of limitation, then click the to set that area as the first limit. The position coordinates appear on the Position box.
2. Pan the camera to the ending target area of limitation, then click the corresponding button to set that area as the other limit. The position coordinates appear on the Position
box.
To disable this limitation, click the Disabled button. To go to the limitation points directly, click .
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Available only on
I9x PTZ cameras
How to Zoom the Camera In or Out
Zooming can be done continuously or by one step (one click) at a time.
To zoom continuously, do the following:
1. On Zoom Control, select the Speed, wherein the bigger the number, the faster is the zooming speed.
2. Click and hold the left mouse button on zoom in or zoom out . When the mouse button is released, zooming stops.
To zoom by step zooming, do the following:
1. On Zoom Control, enter the desired step size. Size is the amount of zoom scale taken in each step.
2. Click the left mouse button on zoom in or zoom out . One zoom step is taken for each click.
For PTZ camera models, users can enable the Digital Zoom feature. When enabled, once the optical zoom reached its maximum, the camera continues to zoom in the image using digital zoom.
TIP: While the PTZ Control Panel is open, instead of using buttons, move the mouse cursor over the Live View, the mouse cursor will turn into zoom in/out (e.g. / ).
Click or drag the mouse to zoom in/out the camera view. Or, if in Mouse mode, draw a box on the area you want to zoom in to.
For PTZ cameras with zoom ratio of 18x and above, like the I9x models, users can set the Max. Zoom Ratio on the user interface. Setting the maximum zoom ratio helps to ensure that focus is kept all throughout the zoom in/out process. For other cameras with optical zoom lens, setting the maximum zoom ratio can be done through the URL command.
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How to Set the Home Position
1. Pan, tilt, and zoom on the area that you want to set as the home position.
2. Click the Apply button on the Save current position as home position.
How to Set Serial Hex Command Protocol
ACTi cameras and video management systems fully support the URL Command, a high level PT command set. However, in case the cameras will be used with devices from third party vendors that only support Serial Hex Command (low level PT command set), users must select the PTZ
Vendor/Protocol to use and its address. Otherwise, leave the default settings.
How to Adjust the Focus
After zooming the camera in or out, it is recommended to readjust the focus in Focus Control.
Options are:
Auto Refocus after Zoom: Select this option to let the camera automatically adjust the
focus after zooming.
Manual: Select this option to manually adjust the focus. This feature is useful if the
automatic focus position is not the position that the user wants to achieve. To adjust the focus manually, select the Step Size and then click the step focus in or focus out
icons until the desired focus is achieved.
When an option is selected, click the Refocus button to apply the focus adjustment.
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How to Set Preset Points
Preset points are user-defined areas that the camera can pan or zoom in to. A series of preset points can be grouped as one Tour.
To create a preset point, do the following:
1. On Preset, click a icon to start creating a preset point.
2. Under the Name field, type a preset point name.
3. Pan, tilt, and zoom on the area that you want to set as the preset point.
4. Once done, click the icon again to close and complete the preset point.
5. Repeat the above procedures to create more preset points.
To go to the preset point directly, click . To delete the preset point, click .
How to Set Idle Time and Return Camera to Predefined Position
This feature allows the camera to go directly to a predefined position after an idle period of time. Idle time refers to the time when the camera has no operation like pan, tilt, zoom or tour activity.
To set the camera to go to a predefined position, do the following:
1. On Return Position, select one of the following options:
a. Home Position: The camera will go to the Home position as defined in How to Set
the Home Position on page 24.
b. Preset point name: The camera will go to the preset point which is already
configured (see How to Set Preset Points on page 25).
c. DISABLE: To disable this function.
2. On Idle Time, type the duration of time (seconds) wherein the camera is considered idle.
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Duration
Pan/Tilt Speed
How to Set and Enable Tours
Once a preset point is created, the Touring Control page tab appears. Click the Touring Control page tab to configure the Preset Tour. A Preset Tour directs the camera to cycle
through a sequence of preset points and stay on each preset point for a specific time.
To set or modify a tour, do the following:
1. On Select a Preset Point, select a tour and then click Edit Tour.
2. Select a preset point from the list, set the duration (sec) of how long the camera will stay in that point and the pan/tilt speed (the bigger the number, the faster the speed), and then click .
3. On the Preset Points, the preset points added to the Tour are listed.
To change the sequence of preset points, click the (first / up /
down / last) icons.
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Scan Direction (Speed Dome only)
Scan Speed
To directly go to the preset point, click the icon. To delete the preset point from the list, click the icon.
4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 to add more preset points to the tour.
5. Once done, click the Save button on Select a Preset Point.
6. On Touring Control, select the tour name to activate. Once activated, the camera will start the tour.
How to Use the Scan Function
The Scan function enables the camera to go from one predefined point to another by scanning the view horizontally without losing focus. Unlike in preset tours, wherein the camera goes to one preset point to another quickly and focusing only on the present point area, scan function goes over point 1 to point 2 on a steady pace with the whole viewing angle in complete focus. The scan speed can also be configured according to user preference.
Click the Scan Control page tab to configure scan function.
To set or modify scan points, do the following:
1. On Scan Points, click the icon of scan point 1 to set the scan starting point.
2. Pan and tilt on the area that you want to set as scan point 1.
3. Once done, click the icon again to close and complete first scan point.
4. Click the icon of scan point 2 to set the scan ending point.
5. Pan and tilt on the area that you want to set as the ending point.
6. Once done, click the icon again to close and complete scan point 2.
7. Select the preferred Scan Speed (the bigger the number, the faster the speed).
8. Select the preferred Scan Direction: Clockwise or counter-clockwise (this features is available only in speed dome cameras.
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When a scan point has been set, the corresponding Delete icon appears. To remove the scan point, click .
Scan function is supported only in PTZ cameras and box cameras with serial ports. For box cameras, the scan function works when a PT scanner is connected to the camera via serial port connection. See Serial Setting on page 31.
How to Manage Scan
To start scanning, click .
To restart scanning from the starting point while scanning is in progress, click .
To stop scanning, click .
When scanning is interrupted by other camera operation, like pan, tilt, zoom, etc., checking Return to Auto Scan after box enables the camera to resume scan function after the defined period of time (seconds).
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Setup
The following chapters guide you through the Setup functions of the camera.
Access the Setup Page
To configure any of the camera settings, go to the Setup menu by pressing the following button on Live View page:
- Go to Setup
The left side of the Setup page contains the list of Setup items.
Notice: The exact content of the menu list varies for each camera, depending on the actual capabilities of each camera. This manual, however, is designed to explain all the possible functions.
Several items in the Setup page are divided into groups, such as Network, IP Settings, etc. You can expand the groups to see the sub-items by pressing the [+] button.
The following chapters of this manual explain each Setup item separately. The chapters are listed in the same order as the list of Setup menu items.
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Host
The section Host contains the controls for following functions:
Host Serial Setting GPS Position
Host
The section “Host” allows the administrator to define the name of the camera and preferred user interface language.
There are two kinds of names – Host Name and Camera Name.
Host Name is used to identify the camera by a DHCP server. In some networks with very strict security policy, it is required that all the network devices should have their host name, and when the devices attempt to access the network by requesting an IP address from a DHCP server, the DHCP server would check if the host name is among the allowed devices. On this page, it is possible to edit the Host Name. To actually include the Host Name in DHCP discovery packet sent from a camera, please go to IP Settings and make sure the device is in Dynamic IP
Address mode and “Use host name” is checked.
Camera Name is used to identify the device by Video Management System or by Software Tools. Usually, upon installation of the camera, the actual installation location is used as an
easy-to-remember Camera Name, such as “Front Gate” or “Elevator 1”. In many cases the VMS is able to modify the Camera Name directly via its own user interface without needing to access Web Configurator.
Language selection under Host has the same purpose as the one on the login page of Web Configurator.
After changing any of the items above, press Apply to save the changes. The Reset button undoes the changes that had just been made but not Applied yet.
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Serial Setting
This section allows the user to set the serial port configuration of the camera to synchronize it with the serial port configurations of a Pan-Tilt (PT) device.
NOTE: This section appears only if the camera has a serial port connector.
Serial Port Control: Select the serial port control that matches with the serial port configured on
the PT device. This function is equivalent to the DIP switch of the PT device.
Serial Port Baud Rate: Select the serial port baud rate that matches with the baud rate set on the PT device.
After changing any of the items above, press Apply to save the changes. The Reset button undoes the changes that had just been made but not applied yet.
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GPS Position
This section allows users to manually set the GPS position of the camera and find the location of the camera on the map when using a Network Video Recorder (NVR).
Check the Enabled box to enable this feature. Find the camera location on google maps, for example, installed in the airport.
Copy the first GPS coordinates from the URL bar and paste it on Degree of Latitude. Copy the second part of the GPS coordinates to Degree of Longitude. Press Apply to save the changes.
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Date & Time
Each video frame contains a time stamp. The accuracy of the time stamp is very important for incident investigators. Therefore the clock of the camera has to be adjusted to most accurate time possible.
The section Date & Time provides the options for adjusting the date
and time of the camera.
There are two ways to adjust the date and time – automatically by getting date and time regularly from any of the NTP servers worldwide, or manually by selecting proper time zone, date and time. The automatic way can be used only if the camera has an access to NTP servers. If you are using an isolated Local Area Network without Internet access, you can only use Manual date and time adjustment mode.
When choosing SNTP/NTP Server for automatic date and time updating, you can key in the IP address of the NTP server and the time interval for automatic time synchronization. If you want to key in the domain name of NTP server instead, please make sure the DNS server IP address has been set under IP Settings; otherwise the camera will not be able to resolve the domain name of the NTP server.
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If all the cameras are getting the date and time from the same NTP Server, you can be most sure that the video clips from different cameras can be well synchronized later for comparison purposes.
To choose the most suitable NTP Server to synchronize date and time with, please refer to the worldwide pool of NTP Servers: http://www.pool.ntp.org/en/
When choosing Set Manually mode, you can adjust the date and time by the select boxes. Choose the appropriate Time Zone from the select box, too. If your location is not listed there, then pick any of the listed zones which GMT is identical with your location.
For the countries with daylight saving policy, there is Day Light Saving function with two different types:
Type 1 – define the starting or ending time of daylight saving period by the number of the week in the month (First, Second, Third or Last week).
Type 2 – define the starting or ending time of daylight saving period by the exact date in the month (1-31).
Whether to choose Type 1 or Type 2, please refer to the daylight saving policy of given country.
After changing any of the items above, press Apply to save the changes. The Reset button undoes the changes that had just been made but not Applied yet.
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Network
The section Network provides the list of network related functions and services. The [+] mark before Network indicates that the list can be expanded by clicking on it. Once expanded, the list can later be collapsed again by clicking on the [-] mark.
IP Address Filtering
By “IP Address Filtering” function it is possible to define which devices (their IP addresses) are allowed to connect to this camera, and which devices are forbidden to connect to this camera.
Check the box “Enabled” to activate the IP address filtering function and press Apply.
Below you can select either “Allowed” or “Blocked” list to add items there and Enable them with the checkbox behind each row.
“Allowed” mode will refuse access to all IP addresses except the ones listed below. “Blocked” mode will accept all incoming access except the IP addresses listed below.
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Using Netmask (Subnet Mask) allows you to set filtering for a whole range of IP address at once, without the need to enter all of them individually. If you are not sure about the function of Netmask, then you should use 255.255.255.255, and it will affect only a single IP address per line of entry, or use 255.255.255.0 to use the same setting for all IP addresses starting with the same three numbers. .
After changing any of the items above, press Apply to save the changes. The Reset button undoes the changes that had just been made but not Applied yet.
Warning! Do not accidentally block your own IP address that you are connecting from; otherwise
you will not be able to access the camera any more to undo the changes. If this happens by mistake, you can do the hardware reset – it will clear all the filtering rules.
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Parameters
Description
HTTP port
Select the port assigned for HTTP protocol access.
HTTPS Port
Select the port assigned for HTTPS protocol access.
Search Server Port1
Select the first port used by server search applications to detect this IP device (e.g. IP Utility).
Search Server Port2
Select the second port used by server search applications to detect this IP device (e.g. IP Utility).
Control Server Port
Select the port used to support video control function by application programs (e.g. NVR).
Streaming Server Port
Select the port used by this IP device for Video Streaming (TCP).
RTSP Server Port
Select the port assigned for RTSP protocol access.
Port Mapping
The section Port Mapping provides the list of services and protocols that require their own port number for communication. By default, the camera already has all the ports defined. On this page, the user can modify the port numbers in case there is a specific need for that. Most often, the HTTP port is changed to something other than 80 in order to match with easy-to-remember port forwarding rules of the router that acts as a bridge between local area network and Internet.
NOTE: Some items appear only if the camera model supports the function.
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Parameters
Description
Stream 1
Refers to the video stream 1.
Stream 2
Refers to the video stream 2.
Audio
Refers to the audio stream.
NOTE: Appears only if the camera model supports audio input/output.
By Requests
When checked, the video or audio stream will be streamed only to a particular receiver when that receiver sends a request or in the case of the Network Video Recorder (NVR), selects to view or record the stream. If unchecked, the video or audio stream will constantly be streamed to the network whether there are devices viewing the video or not. To save on network bandwidth, it is recommended to check this function.
Multicast IP
Set the multicast IP of the corresponding stream.
Network Port
Enter the assigned port for the corresponding stream.
Multicast TTL
Enter the multicast TTL (time-to-live) of the corresponding stream. This value determines the time span (in seconds) when the packet is retained in the network. When the time expires and no request is received, the packet is then discarded.
Multicast Setting allows users to configure the IP addresses and ports for multicast video and audio (supported models only) streams. Multicast is a protocol where a data stream is sent only once and shared to requesting devices. This in turn saves network bandwidth. However, to use this feature, network devices, such as routers and switches, should support IP multicast.
After changing any of the items above, press Apply to save the changes. The Reset button undoes the changes that had just been made but not Applied yet. New port settings will only take effect after pressing System -> Save & Reboot.
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HTTPS
HTTPS protocol allows creating a secure channel over an insecure
network in order to protect the data sent between the camera and its counterpart. Two things are required to have a secure communication – encrypted data, and verified counterpart of the communication. To make sure that the messages are being sent and received from true counterpart, the certificate is needed.
There are two methods to create certificates – Certificate Signing Request (CSR) and
Self-Signed Certificate.
Certificate Signing Request (CSR): User uses a signed certificate issued by trusted
Certification Authority (CA).
Self-Signed Certificate: User wants to use the certificate created and issued by user himself.
Press Create or Create Self-Signed Certificate button and configure settings in the pop-up screen to install the certificate.
Note that the new setting will only take effect after Save & Reboot.
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IEEE 802.1X
IEEE 802.1X is an IEEE standard for port-based Network Access
Control. 802.1X authentication involves three parties: a supplicant, an authenticator, and an authentication server.
The supplicant is a client device (such as an IP camera) that wishes to attach to the LAN/WLAN. The authenticator is a network device, such as an Ethernet switch or wireless access point; and the authentication server is typically a host running software supporting the RADIUS and EAP protocols.
The authenticator acts like a security guard to a protected network. The supplicant (i.e., client device) is not allowed access through the authenticator to the protected side of the network until
the supplicant’s identity has been validated and authorized. An analogy to this is providing a valid
passport at an airport before being allowed to pass through security to the terminal. With 802.1X port-based authentication, the supplicant provides credentials, such as user name / password or digital certificate, to the authenticator, and the authenticator forwards the credentials to the authentication server for verification. If the authentication server determines the credentials are valid, the supplicant (client device) is allowed to access resources located on the protected side of the network.
Please enable IEEE 802.1x and configure settings on the screen below. Note that the new setting will only take effect after “Save & Reboot”.
EAPOL Version V1 and V2 are the 802.1X communication types. CA certifacate is provided by RADIUS Server. If there is a vaild CA certifacate exist already, there will be a Remove button behind these items, in order to remove these items when necessary.
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Base on the setting in RADIUS Server, There are two methods to set User Certificate.
When choosing Import User Certificate & User Private Key, the User name and User
password area created by user and set in RADIUS server. The User Certificate and Private Key are provided by RADIUS Server. If CA certificate or private key exist already, there will be a Remove button behind these items, in order to remove these items when necessary.
When choosing User Certificate by Certificate Signing Request (CSR), the Identity should be set in RADIUS server.
The Common Name, Identity and User Certificate are provided from by in RADIUS server. If there is a vaild User Certifacate exists already, there will be a Remove button behind these items, in order to remove these items when necessary.
After changing any of the items above, press Apply to save the changes. The Reset button undoes the changes that had just been made but not Applied yet.
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EAPOL Version V1 and V2 are the 802.1X communication types. User name and User password area created by user and set in RADIUS server. Certificates and Private Key are
provided by RADIUS Server.
If certificates or private key exist already, there will be a Remove button behind these items, in order to remove these items when necessary.
After changing any of the items above, press Apply to save the changes. The Reset button undoes the changes that had just been made but not Applied yet.
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SNMP Setting
The SNMP Setting item displays the SNMP configuration page.
SNMP provides an easy way to manage network devices. The main features are:
1. Monitoring device uptime
2. System detail description. (Ex: model name, model description and firmware version.)
3. Collect interface information. (Ex: MAC address, interface speed, local port.)
4. Measuring network interface throughput.
To use SNMP, just enable SNMP function in the camera (SNMP agents) and run SNMP management software in server (NMS: Network Management Station) to connect to the devices.
The SNMP agent supports versions V1, V2 and V3. SNMP V1 is the initial implementation of SNMP. SNMP V2 is proposed to enhance the performance of management, such as the communication of server and devices, the confirmation of information delivery and receipt. Primary additions in SNMP V3 concern security and remote configuration enhancements.
SNMP V1/V2 uses “Community” name as password to authenticate identity. “Read Community”
is the password for server to get information from devices. “Write Community” is the password for
server to edit values on devices. The default is “public” for Read Community and “write” for Write
Community. Of course, you can set any other password as your read/write community.
You can enable V1, V2 or both. Click “Apply” after you’ve completed setup.
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Group
Description
System
Provide general information about the managed device.
Ex: system description, system name.
Interface
Provide general information from the physical interfaces.
Ex: interface speed, MAC address.
Address Translation
Provide information about the mapping between network addresses and physical addresses for each physical interface
Ex: The IP/MAC addresses to connect to the managed device.
IP
Provide the status and operation of Network Layer (Layer 3).
Ex: the information and traffic flow of received/delivered package.
The security method of SNMP V3 uses account/password for authentication. “Security Name” is
the account name to be used with your “Password”. The default security name is “public” and the
password must be at least 8 characters long. You also can set any other security name or password. Click “Apply” after you’ve completed setup. SNMP function is now enabled. You may now install and run the SNMP management software on computer server.
SNMP Trap Usage:
SNMP traps enable notifications from devices. Devices may send message to the management server whenever significant events occur such as cold start, warm start and authentication failure. The manager will get the information immediately and take action if necessary.
Cold start means device reboot by power disconnection. Warm start means device reboot by firmware without power disconnection. If there other parties attempt to connect to the device with wrong security password under SNMP V1, V2 or V3 setting, the device will send an authentication failure message to the management server.
To enable SNMP Trap function in the camera, type the IP address of the computer running the SNMP management software and type trap community as password to allow server to get trap message from device (Default is public). Select available traps and click “Apply”.
Camera’s SNMP offers following information:
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ICMP
Provide the status and statistics of ICMP.
Ex: amount of receive/error message of ICMP.
TCP
Provide the status and operation of Transport Layer (Layer 4) using TCP protocol.
Ex: TCP Local Port, incoming/outgoing TCP segments.
UDP
Provide the status and operation of Transport Layer (Layer 4) using UDP protocol.
Ex: UDP Local Port, in/out datagram.
SNMP
Provide the related statistics through SNMP
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RTP
The RTP section allows user to configure RTP Settings.
If the RTSP Authentication is “Enabled”, then the RTP streaming will require account name and password authentication.
If the RTP B2 Frame is “Enabled” then the B2 frame is added to every video frame, containing additional information, such as motion detection status on each frame, digital input and
digital output levels, passive infrared status, other video intelligence data, frame counter, frame-rate mode and the frame-rate, bitrate, resolution, timestamp and much more. The
user side can operate with video data easily, including event management, storage consumption estimation, image resizing for preview, etc.
After changing any of the items above, press Apply to save the changes. The Reset button undoes the changes that had just been made but not Applied yet.
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Network (ToS, UPnP, Bonjour, ONVIF)
The section Network contains the controls for following functions:
Type of Service UPnP Bonjour ONVIF
Type of Service
The “Type of Service” provides 4 options to define the priorities of how the data from the camera should be handled by the routers that support ToS concept. By the default, the ToS priority is set as “Normal Service”.
For special priority arrangement, there are 3 more options:
Minimize Delay Maximize Throughput Maximize Reliability
After changing any of the items above, press Apply to save the changes. The Reset button undoes the changes that had just been made but not Applied yet.
UPnPTM
The section UPnPTM provides the option to enable or disable the Universal Plug and Play capability of the camera. Having the UPnPTM enabled allows the other network devices to seamlessly discover it on the network for convenient identification and access.
The Friendly Name is a human-readable name for the device that will be displayed when the camera is found. By default, the serial number of the camera is used as a friendly name; however, the user can modify the name according to the project needs.
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After changing any of the items above, press Apply to save the changes. The Reset button undoes the changes that had just been made but not Applied yet.
Most of the Windows-based computers have the capability to discover the devices that support UPnPTM. Below is the example of Windows 7: by clicking on the Network icon of Windows 7, the PC will discover the cameras instantly.
Bonjour
The section Bonjour provides the option to enable or disable the ability of the camera to be discovered by the other network devices using Bonjour protocol, developed by Apple Inc. Both Bonjour and UPnP serve the similar purpose – to discover devices conveniently.
Similarly to UPnP, the human readable Friendly Name can be defined by the user. That name will be displayed when the camera is found in the network. By default, the Friendly Name is the serial number of the camera; however, the user can modify the name according to the project needs.
After changing any of the items above, press Apply to save the changes. The Reset button undoes the changes that had just been made but not Applied yet.
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ONVIF
The camera with given firmware is ONVIF 2.2 compliant. By default, the ONVIF function is enabled.
To disable the ONVIF support, remove the check on the box and press Apply.
If you need to activate ONVIF on multiple cameras conveniently, you may use the IP Utility instead, using system cgi and ONVIF_STATE=1 as URL command.
GB28181
The GB28181 section allows configuration of GB28181 protocol.
Please contact Customer Help Desk (http://www2.acti.com/CustomerHelpdesk/index.aspx) for assistance with setup.
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IP Settings
The section IP Settings provides the options to define how the
camera would obtain its IP address; and to which DNS server should the camera connect to, in order to resolve domain names.
Connection Type
The sub-section Connection Type allows defining the method of obtaining the IP address of the camera. By default, the camera is in Dynamic IP Address mode and attempts to get the IP address from a DHCP server. If such attempt fails after several seconds (for example the DHCP server does not exist), the camera will automatically assign itself an IP address, listed under Static IP Address.
Host Name is used to identify the camera by a DHCP server. In some networks with very strict security policy, it is required that all the network devices should have their host name, and when the devices attempt to access the network by requesting an IP address from a DHCP server, the DHCP server would check if the host name is among the allowed devices. On this page, it is possible to edit the Host Name and enable or disable the use of host name.
Most installation projects include clear network topology and static IP addresses for each camera. In such cases, you can change the camera to Static IP Address mode and modify the IP Address, Subnet Mask and Gateway accordingly.
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In some rare cases, the camera may be connected to the control center over Internet. Usually, the most cost efficient way is to use ADSL connection with PPPoE. To avoid the unexpected changes of IP addresses by Internet Service Provider upon the restart of the camera, it is recommended to activate a DDNS service for such scenario, and let the control center connect to the camera by the domain name instead. Please refer to the DDNS section for more details.
To set the camera in PPPoE mode, set the radio button to PPPoE and key in the User Name and Password, provided by Internet Service Provider.
After changing any of the items above, press Apply to save the changes. The Reset button undoes the changes that had just been made but not Applied yet.
New IP address settings will only take effect after pressing System -> Save & Reboot.
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DNS
The section DNS allows setting up the Domain Name Service for the camera. The camera will connect to the DNS server when there is a need to resolve a domain name for sending data to.
The most common usage is the ftp or e-mail server in the Event Handler section is defined by using domain names. Without having DNS service configured, the camera would not know how to resolve the domain names of FTP or e-mail servers.
It is possible to configure both Primary and Secondary DNS servers. The Secondary DNS Server will be used when the connection to the Primary DNS Server fails.
After changing any of the items above, press Apply to save the changes. The Reset button undoes the changes that had just been made but not Applied yet.
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Internet
Control Center (NVR)
IP Camera
DSL Modem
PPPoE Connection with Dynamic IP address
Video Stream from camera to NVR Commands from NVR to camera’s IP address
DDNS
There are surveillance solutions that consist of single cameras scattered over a wide territory, therefore each of those cameras should be connected to the Internet in order to become accessible by Control Center. For example, the chain stores, bus stops, currency exchange booths, etc.
In such cases, one of the practical networking solutions is to use DSL modem on camera site and let the camera obtain the dynamic IP address from the Internet Service Provider through the DSL modem using PPPoE connection, which is much more cost-effective than applying for static IP address.
However, there is one drawback in this solution – in order to do the remote surveillance from the Control Center, the NVR Server in the Control Center has to know the address of the IP camera at all times in order to get the video stream from the camera. If the camera’s network connection has been reset for any reason, the camera will get a new IP address through DSL Modem, which may be different from the previous one. NVR will not know about this change, and the connection between the camera and NVR will fail.
There however exists a solution that makes sure the NVR can find the camera even if the camera IP changes frequently. Our cameras support Dynamic DNS or DDNS service that allows frequently changing IP be mapped to a certain unchangeable domain name. The mapping database and its updating engine are hosted in one of the Dynamic DNS servers, most of which offer basic services for free, such as www.dyndns.org.
How does it work? Look at the graph below.
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Internet
Control Center (NVR)
IP Camera
DSL Modem
Using Dynamic DNS
DDNS Service
Camera notifies DDNS service when IP changed NVR uses camera’s domain name to ask DDNS DDNS tells the NVR what the camera’s IP is Commands from NVR to camera’s IP address Video Stream from camera to NVR
Every time the IP camera gets an IP that is different from previous one, it notifies the public DDNS Service about the change. The DDNS Service updates its database immediately, mapping the assigned domain name (for example camera123.dyndns.org) to the new IP address. In NVR settings, only the domain name (camera123.dyndns.org) is used to identify the camera. Every time when NVR needs to connect to the camera, it asks from DDNS Service what the current camera’s IP is. The DDNS Service instantly responds to NVR and tells it the camera’s IP. Now NVR will use the IP of the camera to connect to the camera and the video stream from the camera to NVR can be initiated.
As a result, NVR can always find the IP camera regardless of frequently changing IP address of the camera. Since there are so many public DDNS Services available for free, the PPPoE-based connection is really a good and low-cost solution for single-camera sites.
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To activate DDNS, please check the “Enabled“. Select the service reference, input the Host Name (the domain name given to the camera by DDNS service, User Name and Password of
the DDNS server account.
You will get the needed Host Name, User Name and Password information from the DDNS service provider once you have registered an account there and requested a domain name for your camera.
After changing any of the items above, press Apply to save the changes. The Reset button undoes the changes that had just been made but not Applied yet.
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Video & Audio
The section Video or Video & Audio (for audio supported cameras) provides the options to adjust the video quality, configure the streaming details of the camera, and audio settings (for Audio supported cameras only), which will be described in the succeeding pages.
The default settings of the camera are sufficient for most environments and the video adjustments are not necessary. The following sections explain the ways to configure the video quality or streaming details in case it is required to do so.
The [+] mark before Video indicates that the list can be expanded by clicking on it. Once expanded, the list can later be collapsed again by clicking on the [-] mark.
Camera Options
In general, the Camera Options submenu allows users to set the
Line Frequency and Stream Mode properties of the camera. Depending on the camera type, the parameters on the Camera Options screen vary.
Line Frequency is the function that adjusts the shutter speed options to match with the
frequence of artificial light source of given country. For example, in Europe the light frequency (due to power supply frequency of lights) is 50Hz, that is 50 flashes per second. By setting line frequency to 50Hz in such case, the shutter speed options will be proportional with light source frequency, such as 1/25s, 1/50s, 1/100s, etc.
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It is necessary to have the camera’s Line Frequency adjusted according to the power frequency of the light source to avoid flickering effect.
The natural light source (sun light) is a seamless flow of light – the Line Frequency setting does not matter for the cameras that are only exposed to natural light.
Camera Options of 1.3MP Cameras
Cameras with 1.3MP resolution have a high frame rate mode of 60fps. By default, high frame mode is disabled. To enable this feature, select the maximum resolution and frame rate on High Frame Mode, some video settings such as Exposure and White Balance, etc. will be automatically configured. This configuration will automatically be set as the video stream 1 and the original configuration of stream 1 will now be video Stream 2.
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Type
Description
Physical Installation Angle
Not using the 10° Titled Wall Mount
0 degree
With 10° Tilted Wall Mount
10 degree
Camera Options of Fisheye and Hemispheric Cameras
Choose the Mounting Type according to how the camera is mounted to display the appropriate view. There are three options: Wall, Ceiling or Ground.
For Wall mount, a single panorama view is shown. Adjust the Physical Installation Angle to do proper dewarping based on the newly defined center of the view.
NOTE: Physical Installation Angle for Hemispheric camera models is available only if the
Stream Mode is Dual, see Stream Mode: Dual on page 59 for more information. Stream mode
is available on Hemispheric camera models only.
Example of Hemispheric Camera Example of Fisheye Camera
After changing any of the items above, press Apply to save the changes.
Select Ceiling mount if the camera is installed on the ceiling. A double panorama is shown on the window, showing the upper and lower hemisphere of the video.
Select Ground mount if the camera is installed on a flat surface, like on the ground or on a table top with the camera facing up. A double panorama is shown on the window, showing the upper and lower hemisphere of the video.
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Parameters
Description
Ceiling or Ground Mounting Type
Rotation Degrees per Click
This function allows users to specify a rotation angle and rotates the both the top and bottom panorama views when the rotate icons are clicked. The original fisheye view remains the same.
Top: Tilt Angle [0⁰~90⁰]
Specify the tilt angle of the top panorama view, then click Apply to tilt the viewing angle. By default, the tilt angle is set at 90.
Bottom: Tilt Angle [0⁰~90⁰]
Specify the tilt angle of the bottom panorama view, then click Apply to tilt the viewing angle. By default, the tilt angle is set at 90.
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Ceiling Mounting Type Ground Mounting Type
After changing any of the items above, press Apply to save the changes.
Stream Mode: Dual (for Hemispheric Cameras only) The Dual view mode of the Hemispheric cameras simply streams a 180° panaroma view for cameras mounted on the wall, in this case, the Mounting Type must be set to Wall. If the Mounting Type is set as Ceiling or Ground, the video is streamed with a 360° panorama view.
Stream Mode: ePTZ (for Hemispheric Cameras only) The ePTZ mode of Hemispheric Cameras works in similar way as optical PTZ function in Speed Domes. As the camera receives commands from remote client, it changes the direction of the view or zooms in or out digitally. The stream coming out from the camera represents the current viewing direction of the camera, not the panoramic view.
If you are using hemispheric camera in ePTZ mode, this screen is available by clicking on ePTZ button in the live view screen. Mouse PTZ is enabled at the same time.
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You can configure up to 32 Zoom presets below. Just click Set, enter the name and move position to what you desire, then click set again. You can instantly ask the camera to go to that zoom and focus position by clicking on the Goto button. Click Delete to remove this zoom preset point from camera memory.
You can use ePTZ in live view by moving the mouse over video and clicking on the video anywhere you like. Wherever you click, that point will become new “center” of the view. This is how you “pan” and “tilt”. You also can rotate the view via PTZ panel if you like.
To zoom in or out under ePTZ mode, use the scroll wheel of the mouse
Preset Tour
After you set the Preset Point, the Tour function will be enabled. See How to Set Preset Points on page 25 for more information.
NOTE: Home position has to be set again after changing the installation type, the motion
detection configurations and PTZ configurations like preset points.
Stream Mode: Fisheye View (for Hemispheric Cameras only) The Fisheye View mode shows the camera view as though viewing from a fish’s eye with the whole viewing angle in sight but details may be too small and not be seen clearly.
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Drag tab to resize circle.
Center of image
Camera Calibration
Camera Calibration allows users to manually calibrate and find the
center image of the camera. Since the camera has already been calibrated before shipment, calibrating the camera is not usually needed. However, if the image will be flipped through Video Flipping / Video Mirroring function (see Image on page 72), then the camera must be recalibrated.
Move the mouse cursor within the red circle and drag towards the target area you want to cover. The radius of the circle may also be resized by dragging one of the square tabs. Press Apply to save the changes.
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Video
The sub-section is also named Video. For Audio supported cameras, there will also be a sub-section named Audio. The video section is divided into tabs. The functionality of each tab is explained separately below.
Upon opening the sub-section named Video, the live view of the Stream 1 of the camera will appear. Since the camera is a dual stream device, it is possible to see how each of the 2 streaming configurations looks like, by selecting either Stream-1 or Stream-2 under the live video window.
Usually, Stream-1 is configured to be high quality video with maximum resolution and frame rate for recording purposes while Stream-2 is usually a moderate quality stream for live view purposes of the VMS, to reduce VMS computing power during video decoding of multiple channels.
Compression
The section “Compression” allows the user to define the compression settings of the video stream 1 and stream 2. The purpose of compression is to reduce the bandwidth and VMS storage consumption.
Usually the stream 1 is configured to be the best quality stream for NVR recording purposes while the stream 2 is configured to be with the basic quality for the live view of NVR, to minimize the computing power of NVR used for video decoding.
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Parameters
Description
Encoder Type
There are two encoder types available: H.264 (High Profile) and MJPEG.
H.264 Profile
This item is available only if the Encoder Type is H.264. The H.264 Profile defines the video compression scheme: High Profile, Main Profile, and Baseline. These schemes vary from least compressed, Baseline, to most compressed, High Profile. By default, the H.264 Profile is High Profile, which provides the most compression with the best video quality, but more computing power. Some third-party video management system has longer latency or takes more time to decode High Profile compression scheme, in this case, you can select Main Profile or Baseline. In order to get the same video quality, you can select a higher bit rate with lower compression; this is the same as having a lower bit rate with a High Profile. For example, a video on High Profile with 2M bit rate will have the same video quality as a video with Baseline Profile at 3.5M bit rate.
VGA Aspect Ratio
It is used to define the aspect ratio of VGA stream – it can be either 4:3 ratio (640x480) or 16:9 ratio (640x360). When “Auto Detected” is chosen, the VGA stream will follow the ratio of the higher resolution stream, to ensure the identical view of stream 1 and stream 2.
Resolution
Depending on the camera model, the number of available resolutions may be different. The default resolution setting of the camera may not necessarily be the maximum resolution of the camera. If the user wants to use the maximum resolution, it is possible to do it here. The maximum possible resolution of the stream 2 will be smaller than stream 1.
Frame Rate
Defines the amount of frames per second.
Video Bit Rate Mode
(only for H.264)
Under “Constant Bit Rate” mode (CBR), the camera keeps the stable bitrate regardless of the complexity of the scene. Under this mode, the video quality may vary if the bit rate value is set too low. It is easier to do storage and network bandwidth consumption estimations under this mode compared to Variable Bit Rate mode.
Under “Variable Bit Rate” mode (VBR), the camera will keep the video quality stable while the bit rate may occasionally go up or down, depending on the complexity of the scene.
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Video Max Bit Rate
(only for H.264)
Defines the upper limit of the bitrate (only available under CBR mode). The bitrate will be floating slightly under that limit. For example, if the limit is set as 2M, the bitrate will be floating around
1.6~2.0 Mbps.
If the Video Max Bit Rate is chosen as “Unlimited”, then the “Video Bit Rate” selection box will appear that defines the bit rate level.
Video Bit Rate
(only for H.264)
Under CBR mode, when Video Max Bit Rate is chosen “Unlimited”, the user can define the AVERAGE bit rate. For example, if the Video Bit Rate is chosen 2M, then occasionally, the actual bit rate may go below or beyond 2M, but in the long run, the average bit rate will be very close to 2M. This mode allows the most accurate storage estimations, however, while planning the bandwidth, please consider the occasional peaks of bit rate.
Quality
H.264 Compression:
Under VBR mode, the bit rate will be floating while the video quality will be stable and follows the quality
standard set by the user. The user can choose either “High”, “Medium” or “Low” quality. The higher is the quality level, the more bit rate the camera will use to achieve the target quality.
MJPEG Compression: The user can define the quality with the numeric scale from 1 to 100. The default MJPEG quality is 60. The higher is the quality level, the more bit rate the camera will use to achieve the target quality.
GOP
(only for H.264)
Under VBR mode it is possible to adjust the GOP length - that is the occurrence rate of I-frames. By default, there is one I-frame per second. For example, in case of 30fps, there will be 1 I-frame and 29 P-frames every second by default. When the GOP is changed to “1 I-frame per 5 seconds”, then there will be one I-frame, followed by 149 P-frames. In case of the static scenes, long GOP can further minimize the bandwidth and storage consumption.
After changing any of the items above, press Apply to save the changes. The Reset button undoes the changes that had just been made but not Applied yet.
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Motion Detection
The section “Motion Detection” allows the user to configure the video motion detection system of the camera. Motion detection regions are based on Stream 1. By default, there are three (3) enabled pre-defined regions covering the whole camera view.
Click on “Setup” to adjust the motion detection regions or its parameters. Microsoft Internet
Explorer browser is required to configure the motion detection regions.
There are three independently configurable motion detection regions in the camera. Each
motion detection region has 6 configuration parameters:
Enabled or disabled Location of the region Size of the region Sensitivity Trigger threshold Trigger interval
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Enabled or disabled
Although all 3 motion detection regions are enabled by default, each can be disabled and enabled individually. Look at the example: Only the region 1 is enabled while 2 and 3 are disabled. The disabled regions disappear from the video display.
Note that the number of the motion detection region is written in the upper left corner of the region.
Location of the region
You can move the motion detection region anywhere on the field of view by dragging the top of the motion detection rectangle as shown on the image. The motion detection regions may even be overlapping if you like.
Size of the region
By dragging the lower right corner of the motion detection region you can change the size of the region. The maximum size of the region can even be as big as the whole screen.
Sensitivity
Sensitivity is the parameter that helps us distinguish actual moving targets (people, vehicles) from the slightly moving background, such as leaves of the trees waving in the wind. In order to avoid false alarms, we might want the camera be able to ignore small motion. The higher is the sensitivity level of the camera the smaller shift of the object is needed to trigger the alarm. For example, if the object within motion detection region has moved for about 1-3 pixels during two video frames, then such small motion will be discarded by camera if the sensitivity is low, and will still trigger an alarm if the sensitivity is high. In other words, you can think of sensitivity level as a reversed speed limit – the smaller is the sensitivity, the faster are the objects allowed to move without being detected.
The biggest challenge of motion detection configuration is to find the settings that do not produce false alarms and at the same time do not miss any actual intrusions. The rule of thumb is: the sensitivity should be as high as possible while not producing false alarms. The default sensitivity level of the cameras is 70 (on a scale of 0-100) and it is a good setting for most standard cases.
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Trigger threshold Look at the moving object entering the area of motion detection: although moving quite slowly, it caused motion activity – several pixel regions reported a motion that was faster than allowed “speed limit” of sensitivity (70).
The blue graph on the right side of the image shows how many percent of pixels within the motion detection region were considered as “currently in motion”. The activity panel itself is a timeline – for each moment of time you can see the height of the blue bars. You may notice that at certain moment the tallest bars in the activity graph reached about 25% (a quarter of the total height in activity panel) – it means, 25% of this motion detection area were filled with moving pixels at that moment. By visual observation you can also see that the object standing inside the motion detection region indeed covers about 25% of its size.
What if the object is really small but moves rather fast (gets triggered by the current sensitivity level)? For example, we want to detect people but not the cat walking in the room. Although both people and cat may move with the speed that will trigger motion, they have different size of triggered pixels. For example, a human passing by the motion detection region will trigger 25% of pixels in that region while the cat would trigger only 2%. Since we want to have a real alarm in case of human or vehicle passing by while ignoring birds, cats, butterflies, mice, etc, we need a filter that can define how many percent of triggered pixels will be considered as a real alarm. This parameter is called trigger threshold. The default value of trigger threshold is 10%. It means, only the objects that are bigger than 10% of the motion detection region size and move faster than allowed by sensitivity level (70) will produce actual alarm.
How to choose the most optimal trigger threshold level? The rule of thumb, keep the trigger
threshold as small as possible while not causing false alarms by the moving objects that are not humans or vehicles.
You can have different sensitivity level and trigger threshold level for each motion detection region.
In order to understand all of the above even better, please refer to the table below containing four
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Low threshold (0-5%)
High threshold (5-100%)
Low sensitivity (0-65)
Big and fast Small and fast
Big and fast
High sensitivity (65-100)
Big and fast
Big and slow Small and fast
Small and slow
Big and fast
Big and slow
possible combinations of settings using sensitivity level and trigger threshold percentage.
The objects listed in each cell will trigger an alarm under given settings:
The camera’s default sensitivity is 70 and threshold is 10%. By these default values, only the rabbit and the turtle would trigger an alarm while the butterfly and the snail would be
ignored by the motion detection system.
Important: Please remember that changing the size of the motion detection region has an impact on the threshold – the bigger is the size of the motion detection region the smaller should be the threshold value if you want the same object size to trigger motion. For example, if you increase the motion detection region to twice the previous size, please remember to reduce the threshold to half its original value (from 10% to 5%). On the other hand, changing the location of the motion detection region has no impact on threshold.
Trigger interval
The last configuration item is the trigger interval. It is the time period from the beginning of the triggered event during which the all motion activities are ignored by the camera. This is designed to avoid needless repetitive reporting of the same intrusion. Trigger interval 20 seconds would mean that when the even happens, camera will take certain one-time actions and ignore the continuing activity in the motion detection region for 20 seconds. When 20 seconds are over, the camera will produce a new alarm if there are still action in the motion detection region, and take actions again.
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There is one more item on the Motion Detection configuration page which was not explained above – the Profile of Motion
Detection. Think of them as Profile 1 (Runtime MD Profile) and Profile 2 (Event MD Profile). It means that you can configure
two independent groups of Motion Detection regions with at most 3 regions in each group. Normally, the Profile 1 (Runtime MD Profile) is used as an active profile of the camera. However, in some cases it is possible to let the camera switch to Profile 2 by using the Event Handler system of the camera.
For example, you might want to have different motion detection parameters for day and night time. Then the two profiles become really handy. In such case, remember to configure the motion detection parameters for both profiles before moving on to configure the event response system.
After changing any of the items above, press Apply to save the changes. The Reset button undoes the changes that had just been made but not Applied yet.
NOTE: For PTZ / Speed dome cameras, it is recommended to turn off motion detection when
scan and tour modes are enabled to avoid false motion alarm.
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Parameters
Description
Day/Night mode
There are three modes: Auto: The camera will automatically switch between day mode (color) and night mode (black/white) under certain exposure level, defined by user at “Switch from Day mode to Night mode”. Day: The camera always stays in day mode (color) regardless of exposure level. Night: The camera always stays in night mode (black/white) regardless of exposure level.
IR LED Control
This feature is visible only in cameras with built-in IR LED. There are two modes: Auto: The built-in IR LED will be turned on automatically upon day to night switch and turned off upon night to day switch. Disabled: The IR LED will be off regardless of day and night mode.
Zoom cameras have adaptive IR profile, which means that when IR
LED Control is set to “Auto” (default setting), the IR LED
automatically adapts to the required IR LED power as the camera is zoomed in or out.
IR LED Strength Level
This feature is visible only in fixed and vari-focal lens cameras with adaptive IR profile and when IR LED Control is set to “Auto”. The scale of 1~10 allows the user to manually define the power level of the IR LED. The higher the value, the brighter the IR LED is. Set the IR LED Strength Level according to the installation environment requirement, or set it to “OFF” to turn off the IR LED.
Switch from Day mode to Night mode
The scale of 0~100 allows user define the exposure level at which the day to night switch should happen. The higher is the value, the darker the environment has to be to trigger the day to night switch.
Day/Night
The section Day/Night allows user to control the switching between day mode and
night mode. This section will be displayed only for day/night models.
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Color
The section Color allows user to control the switching between color mode and
monochrome mode. This section will be displayed only for selected models.
There are three modes: Auto, Color and Monochrome mode. In Auto mode, the camera will automatically switch between color mode and monochrome mode under certain exposure level. In color mode, the camera always stays in color mode. In monochrome mode, the camera always stays in monochrome mode.
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Parameters
Description
Video Flipping / Video Mirroring
Check this box to flip the video up-down and left-right to achieve the 180-degree rotation effect.
Brightness
Select the Brightness value (0~100). The higher the value, the
Image
The section Image allows user to control certain parameters of a video frame.
For D / E / B Series (except E37, E54 and B51)
For Selected Products (E37, E54 and B51)
For I-Series Only
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Parameters
Description
brighter the image.
Contrast
Select the Contrast level from following options: Lowest, low, medium, high, highest
Saturation (for I-series only)
Saturation makes colors appear more vivid. Select the Saturation level from the following options: Disabled, low, medium, high, highest.
Digital Noise Reduction
Turn ON or OFF the Digital Noise Reduction. When turned on, the noise on the video (especially in low light) is reduced and image will look smoother and clearer.
WDR
Choose the WDR level from following options: Disabled, low, medium, high, highest.
NOTE: WDR is disabled and will not appear on screen if Exposure
Mode is set to “Manual”. See Exposure / White Balance on page 74.
3D Noise Reduction (for I-series only)
Enable this feature for smooth and clear image. Disable this feature if the scene contains extreme details that may be smoothed over with 3DNR.
Edge Enhancement (for I-series only)
Select the Edge Enhancement value. The higher the value, the sharper the image.
Defogging (for I-series only)
This feature provides a clear image even when the camera is installed in a foggy environment. Select the Defogging level: Disabled, Low,
Medium, High, and Highest. Wherein “Low” is ideal for a slightly foggy
environment and “Highest” for the foggiest environment.
NOTE: After upgrading the camera firmware to V.6.08.30, make sure
to update the ISP file which is included in the firmware package file. For more information, refer to the Release Note downloadable from the website.
Image Stabilization (for I-series PTZ / Speed Domes only)
This feature has no obvious effect under normal viewing conditions. However, if the camera is installed inside a moving vehicle, such as a train, etc., enable this feature to make the image stable even when the environment is in constant motion.
After changing any of the items above, press Apply to save the changes. The Reset button undoes the changes that had just been made but not Applied yet.
The button “Restore image settings to default” is a quick way of restoring factory default image settings without needing to reset the whole camera to factory default.
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Exposure / White Balance
The section Exposure / White Balance allows the user to configure Exposure (shutter, iris and gain control) and White Balance settings. In most cases, the default settings are sufficient and no adjustment is needed. Some options will only appear under certain Exposure / White balance modes. Each mode is described in detail below.
White balance refers to the capability of the camera to understand what “true white color is”. When the camera knows the true white color, then the rest of the colors will be accurate, too. While human eye can easily adapt to different lighting sources (even mixed sources, such as sun light through the window and indoor lights turned on at the same time), the camera has to understand what is the dominant light source in given scene and what is the “white color” of such light source.
By default the camera is in auto white balance mode and attempts to recognize the light source and its color spectrum automatically and adjusts the image accordingly. This function works continuously in the background. It is re-evaluated for each frame, to make sure if there is any change in dominant light source (e.g. the user closes the curtains to block the sun light and turns on the indoor lights).
In most cases the auto white balance works perfectly and the user does not have to adjust anything! In some rare installation cases, especially when there are no white color objects in the field of view, and the light sources are mixed, the camera may have difficulty to identify the true white color to fine tune the rest of the colors.
In such cases, the installer can “help” the camera to understand the true colors by placing a white object (for example a piece of white paper) in front of the camera to cover the whole field of view and wait a few seconds – the auto white balance system will adjust the colors until the white paper will really look white on the display. At that moment, the user can freeze these white balance settings by pressing the Hold button. After pressing that button, the White Balance will switch from Auto mode to Manual mode, together with the color values captured at the moment of
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Hold. The user can now remove the white object from the field of view, and the colors will stay correct for given scene.
For advanced users, there is also an option to switch from Auto mode to Manual mode of White Balance directly and input the R Gain and B Gain values manually.
To simplify exposure settings, the camera firmware sets the “Slowest Auto Shutter Speed” to achieve two exposure control settings, namely:
Image Quality Priority Frame Rage Priority
Select Image Quality Priority if users want to get a clear image of static objects but accept motion blur for fast moving objects in low light. Select Frame Rate Priority if users do not want to have motion blur but accept noise on the image in low light. For advance users, select Expert Settings to display and manually configure the exposure settings.
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IR Exposure Compensation – Enabled
IR Exposure Compensation is available on all cameras with IR LEDs. This feature automatically
balances the IR exposure to eliminate over-exposed images cause by too much IR on the subject.
When enabled, the AE reference target is automatically adjusted to control the sensor’s shutter
speed and gain to compensate IR effect.
Exposure Mode - Auto
In Auto Exposure Mode, you control the image brightness by configuring the AE Reference Target and Slowest Auto Shutter.
AE Reference Target (Auto Exposure reference target) can be considered as the “Target Brightness on Sensor”. The camera will use several internal parameters to achieve best quality with reference to this. The higher this value, the brighter the overall scene, however, there may be more noise at night in such case. The range of AE Reference Target is 1~255.
The camera will automatically control shutter speed, auto iris (if available) and signal gain to achieve the target level set by the user. If the auto iris does not exist or is already opened to a maximum size, and the image is still darker than the user defined target, it will further slow down the shutter speed within the allowed range (set by user under Slowest Auto Shutter Speed) and increase the signal gain.
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Slowest Auto Shutter Speed is the user defined threshold for slowest allowed speed of auto shutter. For example, if by default the shutter speed would vary between 1/5s ~ 1/2000s depending on the lighting conditions, then setting the Slowest Auto Shutter Speed to 1/30s would narrow down the auto shutter range to work between 1/30s ~ 1/2000s. The purpose of allowing user to define the threshold for slowest speed is to avoid motion blur caused by too slow shutter at night.
It is also important to know that very high shutter speed is not recommended for indoor solutions with artificial light that flashes with certain frequency, as it may produce flickering effect, regardless of Exposure mode.
In extreme low light conditions, the shutter speed is slown down to get more light into one image, but not slower than the user defined threshold.
If the exposure time extends beyond the interval between frames (too slow shutter), (i.e. 1/30 second), then the frame rate will be automatically reduced. Longer time in this value gives
clearer images at night for slow moving objects, but more motion blur for fast moving objects.
Exposure Mode - Manual
When the lighting conditions are stable 24 hours a day, the advanced users may consider using manual exposure mode, to further fine tune the image quality in order to fulfill the special project requirements. Please note that in most cases, it is highly recommended to keep the camera in Auto Exposure mode and let the intelligent system of the camera find the best possible exposure settings instead.
In manual exposure mode, the user can directly manually adjust the signal Exposure Gain,
Shutter Speed, and even on select models, the IRIS Control (I-series zoom cameras only).
NOTE: WDR is disabled in manual exposure mode (see Image on page 72).
After changing any of the items above, press Apply to save the changes. The Reset button undoes the changes that had just been made but not Applied yet.
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OSD
The section OSD (or OSD / Privacy Mask as shown in some cameras) allows users to
add text to the upper or lower left corner of the video. This function is called Text Overlay or On-Screen Display (OSD). It is possible to display the camera name, date and time, IP address or any custom text as Text Overlay. The text is kept as small as possible and is not resizable. The text can be read normally when the video is enlarged on the display to 1:1 ratio. The purpose of having the text so small is to provide sufficient legal evidence while blocking the smallest possible area of the video to avoid valuable video evidence being blocked by text overlay. The text will be embedded into video and cannot be removed later upon playback or export.
It is possible to define up to 4 regions of text. If more than 1 region of text is enabled and positioned in the same location, then the texts will appear one below another, row by row.
In the example above, one region of text was enabled with blue color and 50% transparency, located on the lower left corner and containing the text of “Office View“ together with current date. The date would automatically change every day, according to the camera date and time settings. The result of the example configuration would look like this (Live View page, 1:1 scale):
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Parameters
Description
%YYYY
Year in four-digit format. For example, 2008
%YY
Year in two-digit format. For example, 08
%MM
Month in two-digit format. For example, 01 for January, 12 for December
%DD
Date in two-digit format. 01~31
%hh
Hour in two-digit format. 00~23. Note that only 24-hour indication is supported.
%mm
Minutes in two-digit format. 00~59
%ss
Seconds in two-digit format. 00~59
%H
a hyphen, "-"
%C
a colon, ":"
%X
a slash, "/"
%N
show Camera Name (It might be truncated if exceeds max OSD length)
Below is the list of characters with special meaning that can be used in the text field:
The appearance of each region of text can also be set differently for each video stream.
In this example, Region 1 is disabled and Region 2 is enabled for Stream 2.
After changing any of the items above, press Apply to save the changes. The Reset button undoes the changes that had just been made but not Applied yet. The result of the example configuration would look like this (Live View page, 1:1 scale):
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Privacy Mask
Privacy Mask allows (or OSD/pusers to cover up some sensitive areas of the
video that should not be captured by the camera, such as manager’s computer screen or bathroom entrance. It is possible to configure several independent regions for masking. Microsoft Internet Explorer browser is required to configure the Privacy Mask. The privacy masks will be embedded into video and cannot be removed later upon playback or export.
NOTE: Privacy Mask is not available on hemispheric cameras in ePTZ mode.
On some cameras, OSD and Privacy Mask appear together on the same page tab as “OSD/Privacy Mask”.
Privacy Mask of Fixed, Varifocal and Zoom Cameras
NOTE: This section describes the privacy mask setup for fixed and varifocal cameras, as well as
zoom cameras under the E-series and models B210 and B410. For other zoom camera models, please refer to Privacy Mask of B-Series Zoom and PTZ Cameras on page 81.
It is possible to set up up to 4 regions of privacy masks. The adjustment of the privacy mask region can be done when region is checked under “Setup“ column.
You may resize and drag the region the same way as the motion detection regions: upper bar that contains the number of the region can be used for dragging the region across the video while the white box at the right lower corner of the privacy mask region can be
used for resizing the region. There are 4 pre-defined color options for privacy masks. If the user wants to use any other colors, please use URL commands to set up the privacy mask instead. To do that, please refer to the Guide that explains the use of URL commands.
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When switching back to live view, the privacy mask would look like this:
Please note that the Text Overlay (OSD) and Privacy Masks will take effect for both Stream 1 and Stream 2.
After changing any of the items above, press Apply to save the changes. The Reset button undoes the changes that had just been made but not Applied yet.
NOTE:
1. It may take several seconds to update the region location on video display after pressing Apply!
2. The privacy mask set on zoom cameras is retained on its original position. The image which is masked may move out of the masked area when the camera is zoomed in or out.
Privacy Mask of B-Series Zoom and PTZ Cameras
The Privacy Mask of B-Series zoom and PTZ cameras (except B210 and B410) is dependent on the configured preset points. These cameras can have up to 17 preset points, wherein up to four (4) privacy masks can be configured for each preset points. Before setting the privacy mask, first, define the Home position and the preset points (as needed), see How to Set Preset Points on page 25.
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To create a privacy mask, do the following:
1. Select the Preset Point where the mask should appear.
2. Select a target Region number, then check Setup.
3. A boxed region appears on the screen. Use the upper bar to drag the region you want to cover with the mask. The region may be resized by dragging the white box on the lower right corner.
4. Check Enabled and select the Color for the mask.
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5. Click Apply to save and apply the changes.
6. Repeat the above procedures to create more masks.
Note that the privacy mask created is only valid on the selected preset point. Once the camera is panned or zoomed in or out or moves to another preset point, the configured privacy mask will disappear. The mask will appear again once the live view goes back to that preset point.
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Privacy Mask of I-Series PTZ and Speed Dome Cameras
For PTZ cameras under the I9x series, the privacy mask is dynamic. Thus, when the camera is panned to other directions, the region that is originally covered remains covered for privacy. Up to 32 privacy masks can be created on a PTZ camera with black color mask.
To create a privacy mask, do the following:
1. Pan the live view window towards the direction you want to mask.
2. Select a Target Privacy Mask number, then check Setup.
3. A boxed region appears on the screen. Use the bar to drag the region you want to cover with the mask. The region may be resized by dragging the white box on the lower right corner.
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4. Check Enabled and press Apply to save the changes. The region is now covered with a black mask.
5. Repeat the above procedures to create more masks.
When the live view is panned to other direction and you wish to view the region with a privacy mask, select the region on Go to Privacy Mask and then click Goto.
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On-Screen Graphics
On-Screen Graphics (OSG) is a new feature that allows placing custom image files on the top of the video as a layer. For example, it can be used as a watermark for security purposes, or a brand logo in the corner of the video image.
There is no interface within Web Configurator to configure On-Screen Graphics since it is a rarely used feature. The URL commands can be used to complete the task instead.
The image that can be used as OSG has to be in YUV format (Image raster graphics) before uploading to the camera. There are several freeware converters available that convert images to YUV format.
For example, one free trial version of YUV converter can be downloaded from Sunrayimage.com:
http://www.sunrayimage.com/download/YUVTools_3.0_trial.zip
We do not guarantee the performance, terms of usage or availability of this product. The user has to read the terms of use first and proceed with installation if the terms are acceptable.
Please note that the image should not be larger than 640x480 pixels and should contain an even number of pixels. The image, once uploaded, cannot be resized. Therefore, please make sure that you have the image with the right size before uploading to the camera.
For example, we have the BMP logo with the size 204x106 that has been converted into YUV:
When the image is ready, upload it to the camera by the following URL command:
http://192.168.0.100/cgi-bin/cmd/encoder?OSG_IMAGE
Upon successful entry of user name ans password, the following upload window will appear. Browse for the yuv file in your computer that you had prepared and press Apply.
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Parameter Position
Description
1
1 means enabled, 0 means disabled
2
X position
3
Y position
4
Width of the image
5
Height of the image
6
YYUUVV value of the background color of the image that is to be blended
7
Transparency level: 0 means 0%, 1 means 25%, 2 means 50%, 3 means 75%, 4 means 100%
When done, use another URL command to configure its position:
http://192.168.0.100/cgi-bin/cmd/encoder?OSG_CONFIG=
1,0,0,240,106,EB8080,4
... where the 7 parameters behind OSG_CONFIG mean following:
The result would look like this:
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Parameters
Description
Audio In
The option “Enabled” would activate incoming audio (either line in or built-in microphone). The option “Disabled” would turn off the incoming audio. In such case, the video stream is captured without audio.
Audio In Sensitivity
Choose “High” when the target is farther away from the camera and choose “Low” when the target is near the camera. Under “High” mode,
there may be more audio noise due to higher level of signal amplification.
NOTE: Not available in all models.
Microphone Type
Select the type of microphone connected.
NOTE: Available in vehicle-supported models only.
Audio In Level
For vehicle-support models, use this function to adjust the sensitivity level of audio input.
NOTE: Available in vehicle-supported models only.
Audio Out Volume
The audio out volume level can be adjusted in the scale of 0-100. It will influence the volume level of the speakers connected to the camera.
NOTE: Available only in camera models with audio out support.
Audio In Format
Choose the compression format of audio: PCM, G.711A (A-law) or G.711U (µ-law).
or
Audio
The section Audio is available only for audio-supported models. The
user interface for audio control looks as below:
To adjust the volume level of the speakers connected to the PC that runs the Web Configurator in order to hear the audio from the camera’s microphone or line-in device, go to Live View page and use the audio controls there: Audio Muted:
Audio level adjusted to the maximum:
This volume control appears in user interface only when the Audio-in function of the camera has been “Enabled”.
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Event
This section describes how to setup the Event Handler, which deals with how the IP devices respond to situations. Each IP device can have a maximum of 10 Event Rules. Each rule includes one single trigger, and one or many responses. Several types of responses are available. And there are multiple external servers for the device to interact with.
When setting up Event Handler, there are four types of settings. Event Server, Event Configuration, Event Rules and Manual Event
Click the item before Event to expand the list.
Event Server
Event servers define whom the device may interact with. They can be other servers or devices
on the network, or even the camera itself. Event Configuration sets up a list of what to tell the other party during interaction. Event list lays down the rules and conditions about when to initiate which responses from which triggers. The options available for Event rules are selected from the event servers and event configurations.
Event servers are classified as FTP servers, SMTP servers, HTTP servers, Notification Server and NVR.
NOTE: Please contact a sales representative for information regarding Notification Server
Configuration.
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FTP Server
FTP servers can receive snapshot or video uploads that are issued as part of the response from
event handlers. You may setup one FTP server.
To setup FTP servers, make sure to enter the network address of FTP server, the Network (FTP) port, the User Name and Password of FTP account, Connection mode (Passive or Active) and Connection time before timeout.
After changing any of the items above, press Apply to save the changes. The Reset button undoes the changes that had just been made but not Applied yet.
SMTP Server
SMTP servers can send email upon request from the IP device. The email can be a simple
subject and text email, or attached with snapshot / video. You may setup two SMTP servers. The device will first attempt to send the message via the Primary email SMTP server. If the first attempt fails (after the Max connecting time), then the device will attempt to send via the secondary SMTP server. If the device sends email successfully via the primary SMTP server, then it will not use the secondary SMTP server.
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To setup SMTP servers, make sure to enable the SMTP account and choose the proper Authentication type. There are many types available. The default is Login. We recommend you to use Auto Detection. Available authentication types include: Auto Detection, None, Login, Plain, Cram MD5, Digest MD5 and PoP Relay. Please also enter the User Name, Password, the email address displayed as sender (can be different than the user name), Network (SMTP server) address, Network (SMTP server) Port number and Max Connection time before timeout (in
seconds).
After changing any of the items above, press Apply to save the changes. The Reset button undoes the changes that had just been made but not Applied yet.
HTTP Server
HTTP CGI servers are programs that run on web sites or many devices. They can be custom
programmed to perform a large variety of actions based upon the input. You can define which CGI server to connect to here, and the user / password required to log into the target server. The actual message / command is setup in the Notification messages / URL commands section. You may define two separate CGI servers.
IP devices are also CGI servers. This means that IP devices can now issue commands to each other, which creates endless possibilities for highly coordinated response. The IP device can also give a loopback command to itself, in effect changing almost all possible settings dynamically. For detail on the commands used to control the cameras, please contact your customer representative.
An example will help you gain a better sense of how to utilize this unique function. Camera A is a fixed camera that looks at a corridor leading to the main hall. It has a motion detection window located near the point where the corridor arrives at the large hall. Camera B is a PTZ camera located in the hall, which is usually left on auto-tour patrol. When motion activity in the motion detection region triggers MD1 in Camera A, this then in turn activates an event rule in Camera A that gives out a command to Camera B. Camera B would then swivel to the preset point where the corridor leads into the entrance and switch to higher bit rate to temporarily provide clearer image. After the event ends, Camera B will go back to its normal routine in lower bit rate.
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To setup HTTP servers, make sure to enable the HTTP server, enter the user name, the user password, Network (HTTP Server) address, Network (HTTP Server) port number and Max connection time before timeout (in seconds).
After changing any of the items above, press Apply to save the changes. The Reset button undoes the changes that had just been made but not Applied yet.
NVR
NVR can receive video uploads that are issued as part of the response from event handlers. You
may setup one NVR.
To setup NVR, make sure to enable the NVR, enter the user name, the user password, Network (NVR) address, Network (NVR) port number and Max connection time before timeout (in seconds). To check the Need Registration can show the connecting state with NVR and then users can click the Connect button to connect NVR.
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After changing any of the items above, press Apply to save the changes. The Reset button undoes the changes that had just been made but not Applied yet.
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Event Configuration
Event configurations are the responses to be performed when an event is triggered. For most
types of responses, you can create several different preset responses, then mix and match in event rules.
The configurable responses are classified as Digital I/O ports, Notification messages, Upload Video/Snapshot and Audio and Send URL Commands.
NOTE: Digital I/O ports appear only for the camera models that support this function.
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Digital I/O ports
Digital input/output ports (select models only) are used to connect digital input (DI) and digital output (DO) devices. DI is a trigger device like a switch or sensor (e.g. “panic button”), which when pressed or triggered, notifies the camera to perform specific actions or the DO device to respond. DO’s can be alarms or lights, etc.
The Digital I/O Ports page displays the number of available DI and DO ports on the camera, which varies depending on camera model.
DI: To configure the digital input device, define the active level and trigger interval of the DI. The default Active Level is “0”, which means the DI device remains inactive unless triggered. A good
example is a “panic button”, which always stays in inactive mode “0” until the button is pressed; when the button is pressed, its active level becomes “1” which means the DI is triggered. Active level “1” returns back to “0” (inactive mode) after the specified Interval. The Interval is the
duration of time when the trigger remains in active mode which is also the minimum time interval between the previous trigger and the next. For example, if the interval is set to “5 seconds”, the DI will not respond if the “panic button” is pressed within 3 seconds after the previous trigger. To issue another trigger, press the button after 5 seconds from the previous trigger.
DO: To configure the digital output device, define the active level and response interval. The default Active Level is “1”, which means the DO will turn to active mode and respond once triggered. The duration of its response will last according to the set Interval. A good example is an alarm siren, wherein the siren will start sounding only when it is triggered by an event or another device like a DI. The siren will stop sounding once the set interval time elapsed.
After changing any of the items above, press Apply to save the changes. The Reset button undoes the changes that had just been made but not yet applied or saved.
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Sound Detection
Sound detection is available on cameras with Audio in capability and is shown on the user interface only if the Audio In function is enabled in Audio setup menu (see Audio on page 88) . Sound detection is used to trigger the camera or another camera to perform specific actions or a digital output device, such as alarms or lights, etc. to respond.
Check the Enabled box to enable Sound Detection.
The Trigger Interval refers to the time interval of the first detected sound to the next detected sound. For example, if trigger interval is set at 5 (seconds), the next sound detection is triggered only after 5 seconds. If the next sound is detected 3 seconds after the first sound, the trigger is not activated.
To set the range or loudness of sound, set the Trigger Threshold. This helps define which sound is considered loud enough to be a trigger. For example, the sound of blowing wind should not be considered, while the sound of a door creaking is a cause for alarm. The red line on the Activity graph shows the threshold set at 15%. The blue graph shows the sound activity. If the blue graph exceeds the red line, sound is triggered.
How to choose the most optimal trigger threshold level? The rule of thumb, keep the trigger
threshold as small as possible while not causing false alarms.
After changing any of the items above, press Apply to save the changes.
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*Pre-requisites: SMTP server / HTTP CGI server setup.
Notification message
Notification messages may be sent to either an email or a HTTP CGI server. If sent to a CGI
server, it works the same as an URL command, but it does not allow a second message at end of event. You may configure up to three preset massages. You can configure a message, but disable it. This will allow you to keep the settings without using it, which will be useful in testing and troubleshooting.
To setup Notification Messages, make sure to enable the message and then determine what type of message to send (HTTP CGI or email).
If you are sending to CGI server, you need to enter the CGI path, the URL command itself, and an optional message.
If you are sending email, please enter the recipient E-Mail address, the email subject, and the body message.
After changing any of the items above, press Apply to save the changes. The Reset button undoes the changes that had just been made but not Applied yet.
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*Pre-requisites: SMTP server / FTP server / HTTP CGI server setup.
Enable
UI
Upload Media
Type
Snapshot
Video
Upload Media
to
Email
FTP
CGI
FTP
CGI
Local
NVR
Upload Period
Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Image during
Upload Period
Y Y Y
Pre-Buffer
Time
Y Y Y
Image File
Name
Y Y Y Y Y
Upload Path
Y Y Y
CGI Path &
Program
Y
Y
E-Mail
Recipients
Y
Subject
Y
Video Source
Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Upload Video/snapshot and Audio
IP devices may send video recording / snapshots to your chosen server upon event. Video will be in .RAW format, while snapshots will be .JPG files. You can define up to three groups of settings to upload video/snapshot. Snapshots can be sent to E-mail, FTP and HTTP CGI servers, while videos can be uploaded to FTP, HTTP CGI servers, and local storage (for select models). If Audio in is enabled in device, the uploaded video will include audio.
The parameters needed to setup this function are different for each task combination (snapshot / ftp or video / HTTP… etc), and are explained below:
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Upload Video/snapshot and Audio checkbox: this decides if this rule is in effect, or disabled. Sometimes it is useful to keep the settings for troubleshooting purposes, but keep them as disabled.
Upload Media to: these define the task at hand, and change the field that needs to be filled out.
Upload Period: IP device will provide video/snapshots for the number of seconds here. It will
stop uploading video/snapshot at the end of this period. If you have video management software recording from this camera at the same time, the normal recording through NVR will not be affected, and goes on throughout the event period and afterwards. But the special upload session will end as the event ends.
Image during Upload Period: This is used only by snapshots. This tells the camera how many snapshots it should attempt to capture during the Upload Time. If this value is set to 0, then the IP device will attempt to capture as many snapshots as possible. Depending upon the device loading, the number of snapshots taken may not reach the number you specified.
Pre-Buffer Time: This is only used by video. If this is set to more than 0, then the IP device will start to buffer video in its internal memory. The maximum pre buffer is 10 seconds. When an event requires video upload, the IP device will first upload the video taken right before the event then keep uploading until it reaches the upload time.
Image File Name/ Upload Path: You will need to specify rule for file names and upload paths (upload path is not needed for Email. Just put a slash “/” in the field). The rules contain flexible parameters. A sample rule and corresponding filename will look like this: Front_Door_%YYYY_%MM_%DD@%hh%mm%ss Front_Door_2009_10_12@195037.JPG
Upload Path folders may also be named dynamically. For the IP device to create folders on FTP and HTTP CGI servers properly, your FTP/CGI account will need to have permission to create folders. For syntax on auto naming, please see online help or the inset box at the end of this section.
The symbol “%” cannot be the first character in filename or upload path. Please use either an alphabet or a number as the starting character. For Upload Path, be sure to start and end eith a backslash“\”. An example will be : \Backgate%MM%DD\
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Auto Naming Rules for Files and Folders:
To properly track images and videos, a well thought out naming rule is necessary. There are a number of automatic variables available to design a proper naming system, which may be used both on files and folders.
Symbol
Description
Example
%YYYY
4 digits for year
2009 for year 2009
%YY
the last 2 digits of 4 digits year
09 for year 2009
%MM
two digits for month. 01~12
01 for January
%DD
two digits for date. 01~31
01 for the 1st day of a month
%hh
two digits for hour. 00~23
%mm
two digits for minute. 00~59
%ss
two digits for second. 00~59
%W
a space character. ' '
' '
%N
camera name
camera-1
%Y
File serial counter. It starts from 1 in
every uploading task. The counter will
be increased by 1 for next uploading
file.
1,2,3,4,5,...
Example
1. Entrance-%YYYY-%MM-%DD@%hh%mm%ss for time 2009/06/05 22:50:30.
The full name is Entrance-2009-06-05@225030
2. X_%w-%N_TEST%Y for camera name is 'my-camera' and three successive uploaded files.
The full names of these three files are
X_ -my-camera_TEST1, X_ -my-camera_TEST2, X_ -my-camera_TEST3
CGI path & Program: Some CGI servers may require special info and settings. Please refer to CGI server designer for this section. IP devices do not allow upload of Snapshots / Video into their embedded CGI servers.
E-Mail Recipient / Subject: When uploading video/ snapshots via email, these fields are required.
Video Source: Choosing the video source from video 1 or video 2.
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