ACTi I42 User Manual
Firmware User’s Manual
A1D-500-V7.02.15-AC
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Table of Contents
Recommended PC Specifications 5
Preparation 6
Connect the Equipment ....................................................................................... 6
Configure the IP Addresses ............................................................................... 6
Using DHCP Server to Assign IP Addresses ........................................... 6
Use the Default IP Address of a Camera ................................................ 9
Manually Adjust the IP Address of the PC ............................................... 9
Manually Adjust the IP Addresses of Multiple Cameras ........................ 10
Access the Camera ............................................................................................. 11
Using IPv6 to Access the Camera ............................................................ 13
Live View 14
Login ....................................................................................................................... 14
Live View ............................................................................................................... 15
PTZ Control Panel (For PTZ and Zoom Cameras) ...................................... 19
How to Use Pan/Tilt .............................................................................. 20
How to Set the Tilt Limit ........................................................................ 20
How to Zoom the Camera In or Out ...................................................... 21
How to Set the Home Position .............................................................. 22
How to Set Serial Hex Command Protocol ........................................... 22
How to Adjust the Focus ....................................................................... 22
How to Set Touring Preset Points ......................................................... 23
How to Set Idle Time and Return Camera to Predefined Position ......... 23
How to Set and Enable Tours ................................................................ 24
How to Use the Scan Function .............................................................. 25
How to Manage Scan ............................................................................... 26
How to Use Auto Tracking ..................................................................... 27
How to Enable Auto Tracking ................................................................... 27
How to Manage Auto Tracking Time ......................................................... 27
How to Set Tracking Zoom Range............................................................ 28
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Setup 29
Access the Setup Page ..................................................................................... 29
Host ......................................................................................................................... 30
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 ....................................................................................... 42
RTP ....................................................................................................... 45
Network (ToS, UPnP, Bonjour, ONVIF) ................................................. 46
Type of Service ........................................................................................ 46
UPnPTM .................................................................................................... 46
Bonjour ................................ ................................................................ .... 47
ONVIF ...................................................................................................... 48
GB28181 ............................................................................................... 48
IP Settings ............................................................................................................. 49
Connection Type ................................................................................... 49
DNS ...................................................................................................... 51
DDNS .................................................................................................... 52
Video & Audio ...................................................................................................... 55
Camera Options .................................................................................... 55
Line Frequency ........................................................................................ 55
Rotation ................................................................................................... 56
High Frame Mode .................................................................................... 57
Intelligent Video .................................................................................... 58
Motion Detection ...................................................................................... 59
Security .................................................................................................... 65
Line Crossing ........................................................................................... 69
Face Application (Face App.) ................................................................... 72
Object Counting ....................................................................................... 76
Compression ......................................................................................... 81
Video ..................................................................................................... 84
Day/Night ................................................................................................. 85
Color ........................................................................................................ 86
Image ....................................................................................................... 87
Exposure / White Balance ........................................................................ 89
OSD ...................................................................................................... 93
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Privacy Mask ......................................................................................... 95
Privacy Mask of Fixed and Varifocal Cameras ......................................... 95
Privacy Mask of Zoom and PTZ Cameras ................................................ 97
On-Screen Graphics ............................................................................. 99
Audio ................................................................................................... 101
Event ..................................................................................................................... 102
Event Server ....................................................................................... 102
FTP Server .............................................................................................103
SMTP Server ..........................................................................................103
HTTP Server ...........................................................................................104
Notification Server Configuration .............................................................105
Event Configuration ............................................................................ 106
Digital I/O ports .......................................................................................107
Sound Detection .....................................................................................108
Notification message ............................................................................... 112
Upload Video/snapshot and Audio .......................................................... 113
Send URL commands ............................................................................. 116
Event List ............................................................................................. 117
Manual Event ...................................................................................... 122
Local Storage Management ........................................................................... 123
Status .................................................................................................. 124
Utilities ................................................................................................ 125
File Management ................................................................................ 130
How to Export Video? .............................................................................131
System ................................................................................................................. 132
User Account ....................................................................................... 132
System Info ......................................................................................... 133
Factory Default .................................................................................... 134
Firmware Upload ................................................................................. 135
Firmware Upload from Local ...................................................................135
Firmware Upload from the Download Center ..........................................136
Save & Reboot .................................................................................... 137
Logout .................................................................................................................. 138
Troubleshooting 139
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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.
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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.
In the example below, we successfully found the camera that we had just connected to the
network.
By clicking on the camera model, 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, etc, and allows quick configuration of multiple
devices at the same time. Firmware upgrade can also be done through the IP Utility (see IP utility
documentation for more details).
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Search and downloand IP Utility for free from http://www.acti.com/DownloadCenter.
With just one click, you can launch the IP Utility and there will be an instant report as follows:
You can quickly notice the camera 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 of the browser already.
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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 133 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:fe10:79e8/64]
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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 default video resolution of the selected camera.
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 triple stream capability – the Stream 1 is usually the high resolution stream
with the purpose of being recorded by NVR while Stream 2 and Stream 3 have lighter video
configuration for NVR live view purposes, to reduce the computing power of the NVR PC. The
streams can be configured under Web Configurator’s Setup page. To see how each of the stream
looks like, click the Stream (number) button and select the stream you want to view.
- Show the Stream 1 video
- Show the Stream 2 video
- Show the Stream 3 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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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. The PTZ button may also be hidden on the Live View screen, see
PTZ Control Panel on Live View Page on page 30.
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 (for I97 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
Set Auto Tracking (for PTZ only)
NOTE: The PTZ Control Panel may differ depending
on camera model.
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Pan/tilt controls
How to Use Pan/Tilt
Click the pan/tilt controls to pan/tilt the PTZ 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 Tilt Limit
Users can limit the tilt movement of the camera from one point to another. By default, the camera
is set to tilt from 0° to 180°. To optimize the capability of the camera to tilt from -20° to 200°,
disable the Move Limit function. Or, set the preferred tilt limit manually.
To set the tilt limit, do the following:
1. Click on the Position 1 text box, then pan and tilt 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 1 box.
2. Click on the Position 2 text box, then tilt the camera to the ending target tilt 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 on
select models only
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, 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 Touring Preset Points
Preset points are user-defined areas that the camera can zoom in to. A series of preset points
can be grouped as one Tour.
NOTE: Setting the preset points on zoom cameras is available on select models only.
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 22.
b. Preset point name: The camera will go to the preset point which is already
configured (see How to Set Touring Preset Points).
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.
NOTE: For PTZ cameras, ensure Auto Tracking is disabled to use Touring Control.
How to Use the Scan Function
The Scan Control page 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 .
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).
NOTE: If both Tour and Scan Controls are enabled at the same time, Touring Control takes
priority over Scan. Tour must be disabled first to use the Scan function.
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Enable Auto
Tracking here
Stop Button
Start / Resume
Button
Auto Tracking
Settings
How to Use Auto Tracking
Auto Tracking captures moving objects within the view and follows the objects as they move
around providing unattended surveillance. In case of opposing moving objects, the camera
follows the objects which are more in focus.
Note that Auto Tracking cannot function at the same time with Touring Control and Scan
Control. To enable Auto Tracking, disable Touring Control or Scan Control first.
How to Enable Auto Tracking
1. Click the Auto Tracking page tab to configure auto tracking.
2. Select Enabled on the box.
3. Click Apply to confirm enable Auto Tracking.
4. Click to start auto tracking.
5. Click to stop auto tracking, as needed.
NOTE: If this box is Enabled, Touring Control and Scan Control functions are automatically
disabled.
How to Manage Auto Tracking Time
The Dwell time after missed tracking (sec) setting is the amount of time (in seconds) when the
camera will stay in the last position where the moving objects are detected. After the objects
being tracked are already out of viewing range and no other movements are detected within the
specified time, the camera goes back to the viewing position where the Apply button was last
clicked.
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How to Set Tracking Zoom Range
Auto Tracking follows moving objects, as well as zooms in to show a more detailed view. The
maximum zoom range of the camera is set as the default range for auto tracking. However for
some applications, it is necessary to also see the surrounding areas of the moving object than to
closely see the object in detail. In this case, it is recommended to limit and manually set the zoom
range of the camera, to track as well retain the ideal viewing range around the target objects.
For example, the camera is auto tracking a car getting out of the parking lot; the security
personnel would want to see the car and its surrounding environment to identify its exact location
and witness incidents, instead of just seeing the car plate as it moves around the parking lot.
The default zoom range is enabled by default. To limit the zoom range, follow the procedures
below:
1. Get the maximum zoom out and zoom in position of the camera.
To do this, use the URL command.
a. Zoom out the camera to desired minimum position.
b. On the address bar, type the URL command
http://[ip_address:port]/cgi-bin/cmd/encoder?XYZ_POS_GET
c. A confirmation text with the XYZ position, as below, appears.
The last value (Z) is the zoom position. Take note of this value.
d. To get the maximum zoom position, zoom in the camera to the desired position and
repeat steps b and c.
2. Uncheck Use default zoom range for tracking.
3. On Zoom range for tracking, type the zoom position values that you have taken note of. For
example, 451 and 1348.
4. Click Apply to save and apply settings.
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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 Host menu 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.
Language selection under Host has the same purpose as the one on the login page of Web
Configurator.
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.
PTZ Control Panel on Live View Page is available only on PTZ and zoom cameras. This allows
users to enable or disable showing the PTZ Control Panel button on the Live View screen. This
function is used to hide the PTZ control panel for non-administrator users so only authorized
users can configure the PTZ function.
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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