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Arecont Vision MegaVideo® Compact Camera Series Installation Manual
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Arecont Vision MegaVideo® Compact Camera Series Installation Manual
MegaVideo
Inside the box:
A. MegaVideo® compact camera
B. Rubber gasket (preinstall on the camera)
C. CD with AV100 software and user
manuals (license key required for
recording)
D. C to CS lens adapter
E. 0.5mm lens spacer ring
F. 6-position external power & IO plug
G. 0.05” hex L-Key
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Camera Power Up:
1. Remove the camera and hardware from the
box.
2. Attach the camera to the mounting bracket.
3. Connect the MegaVideo
a PoE port on 100Mbps network PoE switch
using an Ethernet cable as shown in Image 2,
if using a PoE solution.
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4. Connect the PoE switch to your computer’s
network port using an Ethernet cable. If the
camera will be powered via PoE, please skip
to step 5.
NOTE: A yellow LED on the rear of the camera
will turn on after a few seconds.
a. The flashing yellow LED indicates that a
link to your computer has been
established.
b. A green LED will blink when the camera
5. If the camera is powered by an outside power
has been accessed.
supply, connect the power wires to the
appropriate contacts of the 6-postion
connector using a small flathead screwdriver
and connect the 6-position plug to the camera
as shown in Image 3-1.
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Arecont Vision MegaVideo® Compact Camera Series Installation Manual
NOTE 1: Ensure that the polarity of the DC
input on the camera matches the way that
wires are installed in the connector shown in
Image 3-2.
NOTE 2: AC power does not have polarity.
Image 3-1
Image 3-2
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8. Select “Run” next to “Setup Cameras” from
the AV100 application manager as shown in
Image 6 and wait for “Arecont Vision Camera
Installer” window to appear as shown in
Image 7.
Image 6
9. Click “Mode” tab to select desired install mode
on the Arecont Vision Camera Installer as
shown in Image 7.
Camera Installation:
6. Install the AV100 application manager
software as shown in Image 4. (found on the
CD)
7. Run the AV100 application manager by
double clicking on the icon as shown in Image
5. (found on your desktop)
NOTE 1: Basic Mode (default setting): software
will automatically discover and change / assign
IP address to match PC subnet.
NOTE 2: Advanced Mode: software will
automatically discover but allow manual update
of the IP address. See “AV100 Installation
Manual” (found on the CD) for details on
Advanced Mode.
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