COP-USA ALC-WF User Manual
Network WIFI IP Camera and DVR
Quick User Guide
(Version 3.0.4)
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1. Video encoder Technical parameters ......................................... 5
2. Product appearance & structure ................................................ 5
2.1 Connections Diagram .......................................................................................................... 5
3. Hardware Installation ................................................................. 6
3.1 external equipment connections .......................................................................................... 6
4. System Requirements .................................................................. 7
4.1 Operating System ................................................................................................................ 7
4.2 Minimum Configuration of Hardware Environment ........................................................... 7
4.3 Recommended Configuration of Hardware Environment ................................................... 7
4.4 Software Environment Configuration ................................................................................. 7
5. NVClient Software ...................................................................... 7
5.1 Installation Options ............................................................................................................. 8
5.2 Software Installation ........................................................................................................... 8
5.3 Software Removal ............................................................................................................... 9
5.4 Software Login .................................................................................................................... 9
6. Introduction to Main Interface ................................................ 1 1
6.1 System Setup Area ............................................................................................................ 11
6.2 Device Management List Area .......................................................................................... 12
6.8 Cradle Head Control Area ................................................................................................. 14
6.9 Date Display Area ............................................................................................................. 14
6.10 Image Display Window Area .......................................................................................... 14
7. Details for Function Settings .................................................... 15
7.1 System Setup Area ............................................................................................................ 15
7.1.1 Local Setup ............................................................................................................ 15
8. Access DVS/IP Camera through IE ..................................................................................... 30
8.1 IE Plug-in Installation and Login ....................................................................... 30
8.2 IE real time browser operation ........................................................................... 33
8.2.1 IE playback operation ........................................................................................ 35
9.DVS/IP Camera parameters setting ......................................... 37
8.3 Channels Settings ....................................................................................................... 37
8.4 Color Setting .............................................................................................................. 38
8.5 OSD Setting ............................................................................................................... 40
8.6 Network setting .......................................................................................................... 41
9.4.1 Automatically acquire IP address ........................................................................... 42
9.4.2 Use fixed IP address ............................................................................................... 42
8.7 Video Motion Warning ............................................................................................... 43
8.8 Video Loss Warning ................................................................................................... 45
8.9 PPPOE&DDNS Settings ............................................................................................ 46
8.10 Local setting ............................................................................................................... 48
8.11 Alarm message ........................................................................................................... 49
8.12 FTP Upload Setting .................................................................................................... 49
8.13 Email Upload Setting ................................................................................................. 51
8.14 Center Access Configuration ...................................................................................... 52
8.15 WIFI Setting ............................................................................................................... 53
8.15.1 WiFi parameters setting ................................................................................. 53
8.15.2 Mobile access setting ..................................................................................... 54
8.16 UPNP setting .............................................................................................................. 55
8.17 System Setup .............................................................................................................. 56
8.18 User Rights Setting .................................................................................................... 59
10. Access camera on the WAN (INTERNET) ............................ 60
11. FAQ ........................................................................................... 64
12. Default Parameters .................................................................. 65
1. Video encoder Technical parameters
Video standard PAL, NTSC
Image compression H.264
Encode rate 16 kbps -16Mbps
Local functions Video recording and picture capture
Mobile function Support 3G, and real-time surveillance
Network functions IE Brower, configuration, update
Network methods Support DNS, LAN, WAN
Equipment interfaces Series transmission and alarm interface
Encode mode Support double encode
2. Product appearance & structure
2.1 Connections Diagram
stream
1. LAN Connection ( for WIFI initial setup using PC)
2. DVR Switch ON/OFF
3. Hardware Installation
3.1 external equipment connections
Step 1: Connect the Power into the unit.
Step 2: Connect the unit on to the Router or Hub and make sure is on the same
network as your PC.
Step 3: See the picture below for your reference.
Please note that at this moment, the video server is running with its default setting
with IP address: 192.168.1.100 Sub mask: 255.255.255.0 Gateway: 192.168.1.1
Note: If users have forgotten the password and net parameters
accidentally, press the ‘RST’ button under the left for 5 seconds after
start the equipment, the indicator light of RUN will disappear and all
the parameters restore to default immediately.
4. System Requirements
4.1 Operating System
32-bit/64-bit Simplified Chinese/English Windows 2000, Windows 2003, Windows
XP/Vista and Windows 7
4.2 Minimum Configuration of Hardware Environment
CPU: Pentium 2.0Ghz
Memory: 256 MB
Display Card: TNT2
Sound Card: Necessary for voice monitoring and two-way intercom
40G Hard Disk: Shall be not less than 40G if the video recording is necessary
4.3 Recommended Configuration of Hardware Environment
CPU: Intel Core2 Duo E7400 2.8G
Memory: 2G
Display Card: NVIDIA GeForce 9600GSO
Hard Disk: SATA Hard Disk, 8M or above cache memory, 2000G
4.4 Software Environment Configuration
IE 6.0 or above
DirectX9.0 or above
TCP／IP Internet Protocol
5.
NVClient Software
5.1 Installation Options
Place the CD supplied with the network camera or network video server in the CD-ROM driver
and find the installation file of center management software and then copy the installation file to
your personal computer. Double click the installation file to start setup. After completion of
installation of this software, you can find the NVClient software under 『“Digital Video
Management Center” under “All Programs” under “Start” 』menu, and you can directly double
click the “NVClient” to run the main program.
You can also contact your local technical support department or Access our website to download
this software.
5.2 Software Installation
Select and double click the installation program file of the center management software. The
dialog box as below will appear.
Figure (1)
Click 『Next』 following the prompt until the 『Finish』 button appears.
Click the『Finish』button to 『Finish』 installation.
5.3 Software Removal
There are two methods to delete the center management software:
In the Start menu, select “Programs”
to conduction the uninstallation of this software.
Open the “Add or Remove Programs” of “Control Panel”, and then select the “NVClient”
option in the program list to delete it.
The dialogue box of deletion is as below:
→ “Digital Video Management Center” → “
Uninstall”
Figure (2)
5.4 Software Login
When you run this software for the first time, the dialog box as below will appear. You need
to register a user for administrator (The password must be at least 6 digits long).
Figure (3)
And then when you double click the center management software icon
dialog box of center management software as below will pop up.
Figure (4)
『User Name』: Input the registered user name.
『Password』: Input the registered password.
『Remember Password』: When this box is checked, the system will automatically login the
center management software screen when you enter this management software next time.
, the login
6. Introduction to Main Interface
A single screen of main interface of this center management software can display up to 64
ways of images, and you can manually switch between screens as required or set the automatic
switching to patrol all connected channels.
System Setup Area
Image Display
Window Area & Status
About, Min and Close Button
Cradle Head
Control Area
Channel Status
Snapshot
6.1 System Setup Area
This area includes the following options:
Sound Switch
Figure (5)
Screen Display Switch
Figure (6)
Device Management
List Area
Date Display Audio Interaction
『Alarm Info』Click this button to view the detailed information of video alarm
『Cycle Switch』Click this button to enter the screen cyclic switching status
『Group Switch』Click this button to manually conduct the video switch on group.
For detailed settings, please see the section Video Switch On Group
on 7.0.
『Local Setup』This item totally includes『General Settings』, 『Local Image View』, 『Group
Switch』, 『Time Video Recording Settings』, 『Services』, 『Log View』, 『Advanced Settings』,
『Digital Matrix』 and 『Virtual Matrix』
For detailed information, please the section Local Setup
on 7.0.
『Remote Setup』This item is mainly intended for the settings of front-end video encoder and
decoder
『Playback』Support online playback of the video recording files
For detailed information, please the section File Playback Setup
on 7.0.
『Lock/Unlock』After this button is clicked, the system will enter into a status where the user
is required to input the User Name and Password and he can not operate any function. The user
can only normally operation this center management software after the system is unlocked.
6.2 Device Management List Area
Figure (7)
This area is used for centralized management and control of front-end video encoding and
decoding devices.
For details, please see the section Device Management List Area Setup
of Chapter V.
6.3 Channel Status Area
Click on this button to display the status of the video codec connected to this center
management software. For details, please see the figure below.
Figure (8)
6.4 Snapshot Area
Click this button to take snapshot. The picture will be saved in a specified directory of the
computer.
6.5 Sound Switch Area
On and Off.
6.6 Audio Interaction Area
Click this button to set the voice intercom function.
For details, please see the section Voice Intercom Setup on 7.0.
6.7 Screen Display Switch
Figure (9)
Yon can select to switch between 1/4/9/16/25/36 screens in this area (If you want to display
other screens than the options mentioned hereinabove, please right click the preview screen, and
then select 【Screen Display】 to display 6, 10, 24, 49 and 64 screens).
6.8 Cradle Head Control Area
Figure (10)
Function Description: This area is mainly intended for control of front-end cradle head,
such as cradle head movement, preset position setup, focus, zoom, iris, wiper and auxiliary
lighting.
For details, please see the section Cradle Head Control Setup
on 7.0
6.9 Date Display Area
This area displays the current time and date of the system.
6.10 Image Display Window Area
Function Description: Real-time display of front-end video images and client settings.
Figure (11)
For details, please see the section Image Display Window Area Setup
on 7.0
7. Details for Function Settings
7.1 System Setup Area
This item includes the function modules 『Alarm Info』, 『Cyclic Switch』, 『Group Switch』,
『Local Setup』, 『Remote Setup』, 『Playback』 and 『Lock/Unlock』.
7.1.1 Local Setup
This item includes 『Common Setup』, 『Local Picture View』, 『Video Switch On Group』,
『On Time Record』, 『Service』, 『Local Log View』, 『Stream Matrix』 and 『Virtual Matrix』.
7.1.1.1 Common Setup
Figure (12)
This item is mainly intended for the configuration of 『Local Record Disk』, 『User and
Password』, 『Record Size』, 『Environment』 and 『Server Manage』
7.1.1.1.1 Local Record Disk
Function Description: Set the saving path of video recording files. Under this option, the total
space and free space available of the disk can be displayed visually. This way the user can easily
select the path to save the images according to the actual situation.
For example: If you want to save the video recording files in the Disk C, please proceed with the
following procedures.
Check the disk C, and the system will automatically create a folder NVFile under the root
directory of disk C. All video recording files and shot images of this center management software
will be saved in this directory.
7.1.1.1.2 User and Passw ord
Function Description: Set the user name and password for login of this center management
software
When you login the center management software for the first time, you must firstly create a
user for administrator. After the user successfully logs in this software, he/she can modify
his/her user name and password. The modification steps are as below:
Step 1: Click『Administrator/Operator』
Step 2: Click『Set Password』, and the dialogue box below will pop up.
Figure (13)
Step 3: Input your new user name, new password and confirmed password after the boxes
『New User Name』, 『New Password』 and 『Re-input』 and then click『OK』 to save the
settings.
7.1.1.1.3 Record Size
The user can set the record size as required. There are two recording methods:
Per Duration Length: The minimum record duration is 1 minute, and the maximum record
duration is 720 minutes
Per File Size: The minimum file size is 1M, and the maximum file size is 2048M
7.1.1.1.4 Server Manage
Function Description: The client software can only search for the video devices in the local
area network. Therefore if the user needs to conduct the centralized management of remote
devices, he/she needs to manually add the server. The steps to add the server are as below:
Click the 『Add』button, and the dialogue box below will pop up.
Figure (14)
Step 1: Click the Server Type drop-down list box, and then select the device type to be added.
Step 2: Input the address of device (IP address or domain name) after the Address box.
Step 3: Input the use defined local name after the Local Name box.
Ste p 4: Input the data port number of the device after the CMD Port box. The default port number
for DVS/IP Camera/37 series network DVR is 8200, this port is user definable. You can fill this
box using the data port number in the networking settings.
Check the box 『Enable Auto Logon』. When you logon the server next time, it is not
necessary to input user name and password.
In the local area network, the steps to add the DVS/IP Camera/37 series network DVR
server are as below:
Click the 『Search』button, and the dialogue box below will pop up.
Figure (15)
Step 1: Select the device which you want to add in the search box.
Step 2: Click the 『Add』button, and the dialogue box below will pop up.
图（16）
Step 3: Input the use defined local name after the Local Name box.
Check the box 『Enable Auto Logon』. When you logon the server next time, it is not
necessary to input user name and password.
7.1.1.1.5 Environment
『Enable Pre-store Record』 When you select this function, the system will pre-store the
videos for 5 – 60 seconds before alarm when the system start the alarm linkage video
recording.
『Enable Auto Reconnect』When you select this function, the system will automatically
reconnect to the front-end video server when the network recovers to the normal status in
case of font-end device disconnection.
『Enable Sound Alarm』 When you select this function, PC will give off the alarm sound to
prompt the user when there is an front-end alarm output.
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