Arecont Vision AV12186DN User Manual

Arecont Vision SurroundVideo® WDR Camera Installation Manual

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RJ-45

POWER

HOLE

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AV12186DN/AV12366DN SurroundVideo® Installation Manual

Inside the box:

A. Arecont Vision AV12186DN camera
B. Mounting template
C. Security L-key
D. 1.5mm Hex L-key
E. Power cable
F. I/O Cable
G. Pack of four (4) screws and four (4)

anchors.

NOTE: Anchors and screws are good to be used for
concrete, wall block and red bricks. Screws by
themselves can be used in wood.

Not included but needed:

 #2 Phillips head screw driver

How to Mount the Camera

1. Remove camera and hardware from the
box.

2. Using the Mounting template, prepare the
mounting provisions for camera
installation. NOTE: the 19.5mm diameter

hole on the Mounting template is where
the Ethernet cable will be exiting the
AV12186DN camera, align accordingly.
If using the side conduit hole, please see
step 7 below.

3. Using Security L-key, loosen the four (4)
screws securing the dome cover (Image 2).

Remove vandal resistant dome cover. NOTE:

Do not remove screws from the dome cover.

Image 1

Image 2

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HOLE

POWER

RJ-45

4. Run Ethernet cable through the hole on the
bottom of the camera (Image 3) and plug it
into the RJ45 port.

5. If the camera is powered by a separate
outside AC or DC power source, run the
supplied power cable through the hole and
connect it to 2-pos. AC/DC power connector
inside the camera (Image 3). NOTE: Make

sure that your installation of wires complies
with Electrical Code of the local government,
where the camera is installed and no bare
wires are exposed.

6. Align the holes in the camera with the
prepared holes on the mounting surface.
Attach the camera to the mounting surface
with the wood screws or any optional
hardware suitable for the mounting surface.

7. If you are using the side conduit opening,
remove the conduit plug by first removing the
socket set screw using 1.5mm Hex L-key

(Image 4).

Image 4

Image 3

Image 5

Adjust Camera Tilt, Pan and Focus:

8. To adjust the tilt, use #2 Phillips screwdriver to

loosen two screws on both sides of the Gimbal, no
more than two full turns (Image 5)

CAUTION: Do not remove the screws!

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CORRECT

SLOT

POSITION

CAUTION: Make sure the sensor cables are
freely moving in cable slot, the correct way to
tilt the Gimbal is shown on Image 6.

9. Adjust lens tilt as required and tighten the
screw from step 8

10. To adjust the Pan simply rotate the gimbal.
The friction ring at the bottom of the gimbal

doesn’t require any hardware. NOTE: Grab
gimbal by the brackets, not the ball to avoid
direct contact with lenses not to damage them
or leave fingerprints on glass.

11. To focus each of four lenses, remove the lens
cap and focus the lens as shown in Image 7-1
(AV12366DN) and Image 7-2 (AV12186DN)

NOTE: the wave washer underneath the lens
prevents it from losing focus in vibration.

12. Remove the protective film from the camera
dome. NOTE: be cautious not to scratch the
vandal-resistant dome cover.

13. Secure the vandal dome cover to the camera
as shown in Image 2.

Image 6

Image 7-1 (AV12366DN)

Image 7-2 (AV12186DN)

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Camera Installation:

14. Install the AV100 application manager
Software as shown in Image 8 (found on
the CD).

15. Run the AV100 application manager by
double clicking on the icon as shown in

Image 9 (found on your desktop).

Image 8 Image 9

16. Select “Run” next to “Setup Cameras”
from the AV100 application manager as
shown in Image 10 and wait for “Arecont

Vision Camera Installer” window to appear

as shown in Image 11.

Installation Manual” (found on the CD) for details on

Advanced Mode.
NOTE 2: Basic Mode: software will automatically

discover and change / assign IP address to match
PC subnet if they are not locked.

NOTE3: User can verify camera model number and
FW version of all cameras as shown in Image 11.

Image 11

18. Select “Find Cameras” on Arecont Vision
Camera Installer as shown in Image 11

19. Confirm all cameras connected to the
network switch appear in the upper
window.

20. Repeat Step 22 if all of the cameras do
not appear in the upper window.

Image 10

17. Click “Mode” tab to select desired install
mode on Arecont Vision Camera Installer
as shown in Image 11.

NOTE 1: Advanced Mode: (Default setting)
software will automatically discover but allow

manual update of the IP address. See “AV100

CAUTION: If the software does not find a
camera, the software utility may be blocked by
the anti-virus or Windows® firewall. Before
turning them off, please consult your IT
manager.

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NOTE : Double click the camera model on the
Camera Installer as shown in Image 12 to
access the camera web interface.

See “AV Camera Web Page User Manual”
(found on the CD) for details on the web
interface.

Image 12

21. When all cameras appear, select

“Save/Exit.” The AV100 application will

appear.

22. From the “AV100 Application Manager”
menu, select “Run” to view live images.

NOTE: See the “AV100 Installation Manual”
(found on CD) for details on camera
configurations.

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