Digitus DN 16058 User Manual

ADVANCED NETWORK

SURVEILLANCE DOME CAMERA

User Manual

Please read instructions thoroughly before operation and retain it for future reference.

IMPORTANT SAFEGUARD

All lead-free products offered by the company comply with the requirements of the
European law on the Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) directive, which means
our manufacture processes and products are strictly “lead-free” and without the hazardous
substances cited in the directive.

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must be collected separately at the product end-of-life. This applies to your product and
any peripherals marked with this symbol. Do not dispose of these products as unsorted
municipal waste. Contact your local dealer for procedures for recycling this equipment.

Disclaimer

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assume any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of this manual. The
content of this manual is subject to change without notice.

Grounding

This is a Safety Class 1 Product (provided with a protective earthing ground incorporated in the power
cord). The mains plug shall only be inserted in a socket outlet provided with a protective earth contact. Any
interruption of the protective conductor inside or outside of the instrument is likely to make the instrument
dangerous. Intentional interruption is prohibited.

Water & Moisture

Do not expose this product to dripping or splashing and that no objects filled with liquids, such as vases,
shall be placed on the product.

Trademark Acknowledgements

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holders.

MPEG4 Licensing

THIS PRODUCT IS LICENSED UNDER THE MPEG4 VISUAL PATENT PORTFOLIO LICENSE FOR
THE PERSONAL AND NON-COMMERCIAL USE OF A CONSUMER FOR (i) ENCODING VIDEO IN
COMPLIANCE WITH THE MPEG4 VISUAL STANDARD (“MPEG-4 VIDEO”) AND/OR (ii) DECODING
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GPL Licensing

This product contains codes which are developed by Third-Party-Companies and which

are subject to the GNU General Public License (“GPL”) or the GNU Lesser Public
License (“LGPL”).

The GPL Code used in this product is released without warranty and is subject to the

copyright of the corresponding author.

Further source codes which are subject to the GPL-licenses are available upon request.

We are pleased to provide our modifications to the Linux Kernel, as well as a few new

commands, and some tools to get you into the code. The codes are provided on the FTP
site, and please download them from the following site or you can refer to your distributor:

Version

Firmware: 1053-1015-1021-1005-C504
Video Viewer Software: 0156

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. OVERVIEW ......................................................................................................................................... 1

1.1 Product Features ....................................................................................................................................... 1

1.2 Package Content ....................................................................................................................................... 1

1.3 Dimensions ............................................................................................................................................... 1

1.4 Cable Overview ......................................................................................................................................... 1

2. BEFORE USING YOUR NETWORK CAMERA .................................................................................. 2

3. ACCESSING THE CAMERA VIA VIDEO VIEWER ............................................................................. 3

3.1 Accessing the camera ............................................................................................................................... 3

3.2 Control panel overview .............................................................................................................................. 3

3.2.1 Simplified Version (Default) .............................................................................................................................. 3

3.2.2 Full Function Version ........................................................................................................................................ 4

3.2.3 Main Button Overview ...................................................................................................................................... 4

3.3 Frequently-used functions ......................................................................................................................... 5

3.3.1 Record .............................................................................................................................................................. 5

3.3.2 Playback ........................................................................................................................................................... 5

3.3.3 Firmware Upgrade ........................................................................................................................................... 6

3.3.4 E-Map ............................................................................................................................................................... 6

3.3.5 Smart Zoom.................................................................................................................................................... 10

4. SYSTEM CONFIGURATION ............................................................................................................. 11

4.1 General ................................................................................................................................................... 12

4.1.1 Log ................................................................................................................................................................. 12

4.1.2 Account ........................................................................................................................................................... 12

4.1.3 OnLineUser .................................................................................................................................................... 14

4.1.4 Trigger ............................................................................................................................................................ 14

4.2 Network ................................................................................................................................................... 15

4.2.1 QoS ................................................................................................................................................................ 15

4.2.2 DDNS ............................................................................................................................................................. 15

4.2.3 SNTP .............................................................................................................................................................. 16

4.2.4 FTP ................................................................................................................................................................. 16

4.2.5 MAIL ............................................................................................................................................................... 16

4.2.6 SMS ................................................................................................................................................................ 17

4.2.7 Filter ............................................................................................................................................................... 18

4.2.8 UPnP .............................................................................................................................................................. 18

4.3 Video ....................................................................................................................................................... 19

4.4 Camera ................................................................................................................................................... 19

4.4.1 System ........................................................................................................................................................... 20

4.4.2 Color ............................................................................................................................................................... 20

4.4.3 Time ................................................................................................................................................................ 21

5. ACCESSING THE CAMERA VIA YOUR WEB BROWSER .............................................................. 22

5.1 Accessing the camera ............................................................................................................................. 22

5.2 Control panel overview ............................................................................................................................ 23

5.2.1 Live View Panel .............................................................................................................................................. 23

5.2.2 System Configuration Panel ........................................................................................................................... 24

APPENDIX 1 PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS ........................................................................................ 26

APPENDIX 2 API ID APPLICATION FOR SMS MESSAGING .............................................................. 27

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1. OVERVIEW

1.1 Product Features

 Powerful mobile surveillance supporting iPhone, BlackBerry, Windows Mobile & Symbian

 Smart Zoom: zoom in on the object that triggered the motion detection

 Excellent low lux performance for dark environments

 Low-latency video streaming with H.264 compression format

 Motion detection and alarm notification functions

1.2 Package Content

□ Network camera
□ Installation Guide
□ RJ45 cable extender adapter
□ CD-ROM disc (including user manuals & CMS software “Video Viewer”)

1.3 Dimensions

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1.4 Cable Overview

CABLE DESCRIPTION

RJ45 network cable Connect it to the supplied RJ45 cable extender adapter for cable extension, and prepare

another RJ45 network cable with suitable length for your connection.

Reset wires Remove the insulating coating of these two wires, and twist them together to reset default. This

will reset all parameters, including the IP address to factory default settings.

Note: Disconnect power before twisting these two wires together, and connect to

power again for reset default.

Power cable Connect to DC12V power supply.

Note: The power adapter is optional.

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2. BEFORE USING YOUR NETWORK CAMERA

Before using the network camera, make sure:

1) You have installed the supplied CMS software, “Video Viewer”.

2) You have configured the network settings, and the network connection is fine.

If not, please refer to your camera installation guide.

This network camera can be accessed via our supplied CMS software “Video Viewer”, the web

browser “Microsoft Internet Explorer” or “Mozilla Firefox”, and smart phones depending on different

using situations.

 To check or configure up to 16 surveillance devices simultaneously with the record function, please use

“Video Viewer”.

For details about using Video Viewer, please refer to “3. ACCESSING THE CAMERA VIA VIDEO

VIEWER” at page 3, and “4. SYSTEM CONFIGURATION” at page 11.

 To check or configure this network camera only, it’s recommended to use the web browser “Microsoft

Internet Explorer” or “Mozilla Firefox”.

For details about using the web browser, please refer to “5. ACCESSING THE CAMERA VIA YOUR

WEB BROWSER” at page 22.

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3. ACCESSING THE CAMERA VIA VIDEO VIEWER

3.1 Accessing the camera

Step1: Double-click “ ” on your PC desktop to open Video Viewer. By defaults, the “Address

Book” panel will be displayed on the right side of the control panel.

Step2: Click “

” to select the IP address of the camera you intend to connect, and double-click

it.

Step3: The live view is displayed in the Video Viewer.

3.2 Control panel overview

Two control panels are available and can be switched depending on your using habit.

3.2.1 Simplified Version (Default)

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3.2.2 Full Function Version

3.2.3 Main Button Overview

Button

Function Description

Simplified Full Function

Address Book

Click to show the predefined IP address(es). You can add, remove or
search the IP address to log in the DVR remotely.

Miscellaneous

Control

Remote
Config

Click to go to the detailed system configuration.
For details, please refer to “4. SYSTEM
CONFIGURATION” at page 11.

Record
Setting

Click to go to the detailed record setting. For
details, please refer to “3.3.1 Record” at page 5.

Custom
Setting

Click to choose the language of this program, or
set the password when activating this program.
The changes will take effect when this program
is closed and executed again.

Log

Click to view all event and recording logs, search the desired log(s) by
date, or playback the recording of the selected log.

/ /

Record /

Record Stop

Click to start / stop the manual recording.

The record button will be disabled when the reserved disk capacity set in
“Record Setting” is larger than the current disk capacity. For details,
please refer to “3.3.1 Record” at page 5.

Snapshot

Click to take a snapshot of the current view. The snapshot will be saved
in the path you specified in “Record Setting”.

Information Click to show the current network connection details.

PTZ Control

Click to enter the PTZ control panel for the smart zoom function. For
details, please refer to “3.3.5 Smart Zoom’ at page 10.

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3.3 Frequently-used functions

3.3.1 Record

To record remotely, click “ ” or “ ” → “ ” to go to the “Record Setting” page.

In the “Record Setting” page, you can set the following items:

‧Record type
‧Pre- / post-event record time (0~10 seconds)
‧Record time setting
‧Record path

Note: The record function will be disabled when the reserved disk capacity in “Reserved(MB)” is larger than

the current disk capacity in “Free(MB)”.

When “Manual” is checked, click “ ” or “ ” on the main control panel to start the manual recording

immediately, and the recordings will be saved in the location specified in “Record Path”.

When “Motion” and / or “Alarm” are checked, the recording function will be enabled for any motion or alarm event,

and the recordings will be saved in the location specified in “Record Path”.

3.3.2 Playback

To play a recording, click “ ” or “ ”, and select the “Record” tab. A list of all the recordings will be shown by

defaults, and you can also sort out the logs you want to speed up the search time.

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3.3.3 Firmware Upgrade

This function is used when users need to upgrade the network camera for function scalability.

Note: Before using this function, make sure you have the correct upgrade files provided by your installer or

distributor.

Step1: Click “ ”, and select the IP address of your network camera in the address book.

Step2: Click “

” to show the upgrade page, “Update Server”.

Step3: Click “Add” to browse to the upgrade files.

Step4: Click “Upgrade Firmware” to start firmware upgrade.

Note: It takes a few minutes to finish the upgrade process. Do not disconnect the power during firmware

upgrade, or the upgrade may be failed. The camera will reboot after the upgrade.

Step5: Select the IP address of the camera and click “ ” again to check if the firmware is upgraded.

3.3.4 E-Map

Video Viewer is also a Central Management System (CMS) software, which allows network device control &

management for up to 16 devices simultaneously.

Note: Before using this function, make sure Video Viewer is connected to all the devices (up to 16) you want

to monitor.

E-Map is ONLY available when the control panel is switch to the full function version.

How to Add an E-Map Group

STEP1: In the simplified version, click “ ” to switch the control panel to the full function version, and click “ ”

to enter the E-Map page as follows.

Note: To know where the buttons are, please refer to “3.2.1 Simplified Version (Default)” at page 3, and

“3.2.2 Full Function Version” at page 4.

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STEP2: Right-click to show the shortcut menu on the top-left panel, and select the E-Map group you want to add.

There are three E-Map groups you can add: Google E-MAP, Single E-MAP, and Building E-MAP.

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STEP3: When the E-Map group is created, you will see the tree on the top-left panel, showing all the devices

you’ve added to this group.

Icon Description

The connected device is camera. When it’s selected, it will become red.

The connected device is DVR. When it’s selected, it will become red.

For any motion or alarm event, it will appear on the screen to catch your attention.
To know what’s happening quickly, double-click the device icon on the E-Map to show the live view.

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How to Edit / Remove an Existing E-Map Group

 For Google E-Map Group

Right-click on the group name to show the shortcut menu list, and select
“Edit E-MAP” or “Remove E-MAP” as needed.

You can also add a single E-Map group (Add Single E-MAP) or Building
E-Map group (Add Building E-MAP) into the existing Google E-Map
group.

 For Single E-Map Group

Right-click on the group name to show the shortcut menu list, and select
“Edit E-MAP” or “Remove E-MAP” as needed.

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 For Building E-Map Group

Right-click on the group name to show the shortcut menu list, and select
“Edit Building E-MAP” or “Remove E-MAP” as needed.

3.3.5 Smart Zoom

Click or to display the PTZ control panel as follows.

Function

Button

Description

Simplified Full Function

Smart Zoom

Click to activate the smart zoom function.

There are three statuses when this function is activated:

Idle: This function is currently paused and will be resumed after the

specified time you set in “4.4 Camera” at page 19.

Standby: This function is on and ready to work once an object comes

into the surveillance area.

Active: This function starts to zoom in / out on the object coming into

the surveillance area.

Note: The smart zoom status is displayed on the screen only when

“OSD: Smart Zoom” is selected in “System”. For details,
please refer to “4.4.1 System” at page 20.

Zoom In / Out

/ /

Click to zoom in / out on the image.

Max Zoom In / Out

/ /

Click to zoom in on the image to the largest / zoom out on the image
to its original size.

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4. SYSTEM CONFIGURATION

Before using the network camera, make sure you have installed the supplied software, “Video

Viewer”, and configure network settings. If not, please refer to your installer or the installation guide.

Note: It’s recommended to consult with your installer before changing system

configurations.

Note: You need to be the supervisor to enter the system configuration page. If not, please

re-log into the camera with the supervisor user level.

Click “ ” and select “ ” to enter the system configuration page. All the system configurations

are listed as a tree structure on the left panel as follows.

Main Menu Sub-menu What you can do for this function?

General 1. Check the firmware version & MAC address of the camera.

2. Change the camera title.

Log Check the system event logs.

Account 1. Create a new user account with different access privilege.

2. Modify or delete an existing user account.

OnLineUser Check the current online user(s).

Trigger 1. Enable / disable the motion detection.

2. Set the motion detection area.

3. Select the event notification method.

Network Configure network settings.

QoS Limit the data flow for live streaming.

DDNS Enter DDNS information when the network type is PPPOE or DHCP.

SNTP Synchronize your camera time with the networked computer systems.

FTP Enter the FTP information for event notifications when “FTP” is chosen in “General” →

“Trigger”.

MAIL Enter Email information for event notifications when “Email” is chosen in “General” →

“Trigger”.

SMS Enter text messaging information for SMS notifications when “SMS” is chosen in “General”

→ “Trigger”.

Filter Choose to permit or block the IP address(es) which can access this camera.

UPnP Allow this camera to be detected among devices within the same network area for easy and

quick usage.

Video Set the image resolution, quality and frame rate.

Camera Adjust the camera parameters if necessary.

System Click to set the camera OSD display.

Color Adjust the color performance.

Time Set daylight saving time and the current time.

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4.1 General

In “General”, you can check the general information for your network camera, such as the firmware

version and MAC address, and also modify the identification name of your camera (up to 15

alphanumeric characters).

4.1.1 Log

To quickly search the system log you want by event type, click the drop-down list to select the

system log type you want to check, and click “Reload” to refresh the list.

To clear all system event logs, click “Clear”.

4.1.2 Account

You can create a new account with different user access privilege, or delete or modify an

existing account setting.

How to create a new account

Step1: Click “New”, and fill in the following columns.

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Column Description

User Name Set a user name that will be used for camera access. The user name allows up to 16 alphanumeric characters.

Password Set the password that will be used for remote login. The password allows up to 16 alphanumeric characters.

User Level Set the security level of an account to give the permission to control different functions. There are four user

levels: Supervisor, Power User, Normal User and Guest.

Life Time Select how long this account is allowed to stay online (1 MIN / 5 MIN / 10 MIN / 1 HOUR / 1 DAY / INFINITE)

Step2: Then, click “Apply” to save your setting and create a new account.

How to modify or delete an existing account

Step1: Select the account you want to modify or delete.

Step2: To modify the account, change the setting directly, and click “Apply”.

To remove the account, click “Delete”.

Note: It’s not allowed to remove an account when there’s only one account in the account

list.

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4.1.3 OnLineUser

You can check the current online user(s) with respective online information. To refresh the list,

click “Refresh”.

4.1.4 Trigger

You can set the motion or alarm detection and select the notification function.

 Trigger Setting

In this section, you can select to enable or disable the alarm or motion detection.

Item Description

Motion Select to enable or disable the motion detection function.

‧ Motion Detection Area Setting

When “Enable” is selected, click “Setting” to enter the motion detection area setting page as follows:

Sensitivity:

Set the detection sensitivity (High / Normal / Low).

Area Setting:

Set the motion detection area by selecting the area grids with your mouse. Pink grids represent the area that is not being
detected while the transparent grids are the area under detection. You can set multiple areas under detection.

Click “－” (Clear All) to set the whole area undetected.

Click “＋” (Select All) to set the whole area under detection.

Duration Set the duration time for trigger recording (5 / 10 / 20 / 40 seconds).

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 Notification Setting

In this section, you can select to enable e-mail and/or FTP notification when an alarm or a

motion happened.

Item Description

Method ‧Email

When this option is checked, the network camera will upload the captured video clip to the assigned
e-mail address(s) once motion or alarm recording happened.

‧FTP

When this option is checked, the network camera will upload the captured video clip to the specified
FTP site once motion or alarm recording happened.

‧SMS

When this option is checked, the network camera will send a text message to the specified mobile
phone number once motion or alarm recording happened. For details, please refer to “4.2.6 SMS” at
page 17.

Video Type Select the file type of the notification files: H264 (video) / MPEG4 (video) / JPEG (image).

Total Set the record time of the notification video clip (1 ~ 5 seconds).

4.2 Network

You can set the network configuration of the network camera depending on your network type. For

details, please refer to your installation guide.

4.2.1 QoS

QoS, Quality of Service, is the ability to control the data flow for real-time streaming. This

function is important if your network bandwidth is insufficient and you have other devices to

share the network bandwidth.

Check “QoS Enable”, and set the max. upload rate from 256 to 10240 kbps.

4.2.2 DDNS

Select “On” when the selected network type in “Network” is “PPPOE” or “DHCP”. For details,

please refer to the installation guide.

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4.2.3 SNTP

SNTP (Simple Network Time Protocol) is used to synchronize your camera time with the

networked computer systems.

Function Description

GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) Once users choose the time zone, the network camera will adjust the local area time

of the system automatically.

Server Name Simply use the default SNTP server (For example, tock.stdtime.gov.tw) or change to

another server with which users are familiar.

Sync. Period Select “Daily” to synchronize the camera time with the network time every day or

“None” to turn off this function.

Sync Server Time Click and the network camera will synchronize the time with the network time.

4.2.4 FTP

Enter the detailed FTP information and click “Apply” to confirm. The information you set here
will be applied when “FTP” is selected in “General” → "Trigger".

4.2.5 MAIL

Enter the detailed e-mail information and click “Apply” to confirm. The information you set here
will be applied when “Email” is selected in “General” → "Trigger".

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Function Description

Server Enter the SMTP server address provided from your e-mail system supplier.

Port Enter the port number provided from your e-mail system supplier. If this column is left blank, the

e-mail server will use port 25 to send e-mails.

Mail From Enter your name or the title you want the receiver to know where this mail is from.

SSL Encryption Select “Yes” if your e-mail server is using SSL encryption to protect your e-mail content from

unauthorized access.

Verify Password Some mail servers are required to verify the password. Please enter the “user name” and

“password”.

Email Address Add the e-mail address(s) of the assigned recipient(s).

4.2.6 SMS

Note: Before using this function, you need to apply an API ID from the mobile messaging

company, Clickatell, and you will be charged starting from the 11th message. For
details, please refer to “APPENDIX 2 API ID APPLICATION FOR SMS MESSAGING’ at
page 27.

Enter the detailed information needed for text messaging, and click “Apply” to confirm. The
information you set here will be applied when “SMS” is selected in “General” → "Trigger".

Function Description

System The text messaging service provider is Clickatell.

API ID Enter the API ID you applied from Clickatell.

User name / Password Enter the account user name and password you created in Clickatell.

Interval Set the interval time in minutes between two-message sending.

The options are 0, 15, 30 & 60.

For example, when the interval is set to 15, the SMS will be sent after 15 minutes, 30 minutes,
& 45 minutes, etc.

Reset Counter Click to restart the text messaging, and the SMS will be sent after the specified time interval

since you click this button.

Message Enter the text content (up to 70 characters) you want to send with the text message.

To know where the event comes from, check “Include Hostname or IP”, and the IP address or
host name of the device will be prefixed automatically to the message.

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Function Description

Recipient Click “Add” to enter the phone number, including the country code, to receive the text

message. Five sets of phone numbers are allowed.

Test SMS To know whether your SMS setting is correct, click this button to immediately send a SMS to

your phone.

Note: This testing is not free and you will be charged for SMS sending base on your

local rate.

4.2.7 Filter

Choose to permit or block the IP address(es) which can access this camera.

Function Description

Error Login Count Set the maximum count for login failure. When the maximum count is reached, the IP address

trying to access the network camera will be locked.

Error Lock Time Set the lock time in minutes when the maximum count of error login for an IP address is reached.

Echo Request Select “Non-Block” to allow other users to use the ping command to detect the IP address of your

network camera, or “Block” to deny the ping command request.

Filter Choose to enable (YES) or disable (NO) the filter function.

If “YES” is selected, choose whether you want to permit (Allow) or block (Deny) the IP address list

below.

‧ To add an item to the IP address list, key in the IP address in “IP Address”, and click “Add”.
‧ To remove an existing item in the IP address list, click the item you want to remove, and click

“Delete”.

Apply Click “Apply” on the bottom right corner when any change is made in this menu, or the change will

not be recorded in the system.

4.2.8 UPnP

“UPnP” stands for “Universal Plug and Play”, which allows devices to connect seamlessly in

the home and corporate environments and simplify installation of computer components.

Check “Enable UPnP” to allow the network camera to be detected among devices within the

same network area, and set the identification name of the camera in “Friendly name”.

When this function is activated, the other PC within the same domain as this camera will be

able to search this camera in “Network Neighbor” with the identification name set in “Friendly

name”. Double-click it to quickly open the web browser for camera access.

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For details about camera access via your web browser, please refer to “5. ACCESSING THE

CAMERA VIA YOUR WEB BROWSER” at page 22.

4.3 Video

Set the image resolution, quality and frame rate.

Item Description

JPEG / MPEG / H264 Select the image resolution and quality.

Image Resolution: CIF / 4CIF

Image Quality: BEST / HIGH / NORMAL / LOW

Frame Rate The frame rate allowed to each viewer can be adjusted to adapt to the bandwidth on the network.

Set the desired image frequency to the maximum (FULL) or to a specified frame rate (1/2; 1/3; 1/4;
1/5; 1/10; 1/15; 1/20; 1/25; 1/30).

The actual frame rate depends on the actual network connection, and may be lower than the specified
one.

4.4 Camera

Adjust the camera parameters if necessary.

Note: To preview the changes, click “Apply”.

Item Description

Shutter Speed

Shutter Speed is a function that can adjust the duration of the electronic shutter to produce optimum
image quality.

A slower shutter speed in dark conditions will help to produce a brighter image, but will produce fewer
frames per second, which may cause images to get blurry during motion.

 When “Auto” is selected, the iris mode is “AES”.

 When a certain speed is selected, the iris mode is switched to “AI”, and the image brightness is available to

adjust from “IRIS”.

AGC Max It is a function to adjust the amplitude of the signal input according to different light conditions.

There are three options available: Low / Middle / High.

Smart Zoom Select ON to activate / OFF to disable the Smart Zoom function. Before using this function, make sure

it’s activated here.

Brightness Brightness helps to adjust the bright level of image based on different light conditions.

There are three options available: Dark / Normal / Bright.

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Item Description

Color Color helps to set the color level of image through the camera.

There are three options available: Light / Normal / Colorful.

Backlight It is the function to adjust the image to compensate for an area that is overpowered by brightness

because of excessive light. The image will be properly exposed for clearness. Select to activate (ON) or
disable (OFF) this function.

Note: This function is available only in the day mode.

Mirror Mirror is used when you want to rotate the images horizontally based on your installation situation.

The options are: ON / OFF.

Smart Zoom Stand-by
Interval

Smart Zoom is designed to pause for a certain period of time before the next activation.

There are three options available: Short / Normal / Long.

Sharpness Sharpness enhances the clarity of image detail by adjusting the aperture and sharpening the edges in

the pictures.

There are three options available: Soft / Normal / Sharp.

Smart Zoom Level
Sensitivity

Here sets the sensitivity of comparing two different images when Smart Zoom is activated.

The smaller the value, the more the sensitivity (0 ~ 255. The default value is 24).

Smart Zoom Temporal
Sensitivity

Here sets the detection frequency regarding how long one object stays in the detection area and triggers
the recording when Smart Zoom is activated.

The larger the value, the more the sensitivity (0 ~ 15. The default value is 1).

IRIS

IRIS level is used to adjust the amount of light reaching the image sensor for best image results.

When the shutter speed is selected to a certain value, the iris mode is switched to “AI”. Please adjust the
image brightness here when necessary.

By pressing and dragging the slider, you can increase the value to brighten the image or decrease the
value to darken the image (0 ~ 255. The default value is 178).

4.4.1 System

Set the camera OSD display.

Function Description

Camera / Smart Zoom

Select “Camera” to display the camera title you set in “General” on the screen.

Select “Smart Zoom” to display the current status of Smart Zoom when this function is set to on
in “4.4 Camera” at 19, and activated in “

” (PTZ Control).

For details, please refer to “3.3.5 Smart Zoom” at page 10.

Position Set the position where the OSD will be shown: U-L (top-left) / U-R (top-right) / D-L (bottom-left)

/ D-R (bottom-right).

4.4.2 Color

Adjust the color performance from Brightness, Contract, Hue and Saturation. Click and drag the

slider to preview the color change on the live view panel and adjust the image color. Then, click

“Apply” to confirm the change.

To restore the default values, click “Default”, and click “Apply” to confirm the change.

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4.4.3 Time

Set daylight saving time and the current time.

Function Description

Daylight Saving

Specify whether to use daylight saving time (ON / OFF).

If this function is enabled, set the time period (START / END), and adjust the daylight saving time in
hours (ADJUST).

Time Set the current time.

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5. ACCESSING THE CAMERA VIA YOUR WEB BROWSER

Users can also access the network camera via a web browser, such as Microsoft Internet Explorer or

Mozilla Firefox.

However, the web browser is only available for single device access. If users want to access more

than two devices through one interface, it’s recommended to use our supplied CMS software, Video

Viewer. For details, please refer to “3. ACCESSING THE CAMERA VIA VIDEO VIEWER” at page 3.

Before using the network camera, make sure you have configured the network settings and have the

IP address, user name and password used for accessing the camera in hand. If not, please refer to

the installation guide.

5.1 Accessing the camera

Step1: Open your web browser, and key in http://ipaddress:portnum in the URL address box.

For example, for IP address 60.121.46.236 and port No. 888, please key

in ”http://60.121.46.236:888” into the URL address box, and press “Enter”.

Step2: In the login page, key in the user name and password, and enter the security code from the

image below. Then, click “LOGIN”.

Step3: The wizard is then starting analyzing your network environment, and shows your network

environment.

‧ To continue setting the password, date & time, and network, click “Next” and follow the step-by-step

instructions.

‧ To skip the wizard and directly access the camera live view, click “Close”.

‧ To directly access the camera live view without starting the wizard for the login next time, check “Do not start

wizard at login”.

Step3: When the login is successful, the live view is shown similar as follows.

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5.2 Control panel overview

5.2.1 Live View Panel

Function Icon User Level Description

Media Type -- Supervisor / Power

User / Normal User /
Guest

Select the web transmission format from the drop-down
list:
H.264 / MPEG-4 / Motion JPEG / QuickTime

For users using Mozilla Firefox, only “QuickTime” is
selectable.

QuickTime is Apple Inc.’s multimedia software. You
need to have QuickTime installed in you operating
system before selecting “QuickTime”. When it is
selected, you will be promoted to enter the user name
and password to access the camera.

Video Quality -- Supervisor / Power

User / Normal User

Click & drag the slider to select the video quality:
Basic / Normal / High / Best.

Video Resolution Supervisor / Power

User / Normal User

Select the video resolution from the drop list: 4CIF / CIF.

Snapshot

Supervisor / Power
User / Normal User

Click to take a snapshot for the current view, and a new
browser window will be opened to display the captured

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Function Icon User Level Description

image.

Full Screen

Supervisor / Power
User / Normal User

Click to display the image in full screen.

Flip

Supervisor / Power
User / Normal User

Click to rotate the image 180

0

counterclockwise when

necessary.

Zoom-in / out

/

Supervisor / Power
User / Normal User

Click to zoom in / out the current image.

Smart Zoom

Supervisor

Click to activate the smart zoom function.

For details, please refer to “3.3.5 Smart Zoom” at page

10.

Smart Zoom 10
Minutes

Supervisor

Click to enable consecutive Smart Zoom for 10 minutes
and disable the idle mode. Consecutive Smart Zoom
will be off after 10 minutes, and auto Smart Zoom will be
on instead.

Max. Zoom-in / out

/

Supervisor / Power
User / Normal User

Click to zoom in the image to the largest / zoom out the
image to its original size.

5.2.2 System Configuration Panel

Click “Configuration” to enter the configuration page.

Note: You need to be the supervisor to enter the system configuration page. If not, please

re-log into the camera with the supervisor user level.

The functions are categorized into three menus: Network, Camera and General.

 For details about “Network”, please refer to “4.2 Network” at page 15.

 For details about “Camera”, please refer to “4.4 Camera’ at page 19.

 For details about “General”, please refer to “4.1 General” at page 12, and “

4.3 Video” at page 19.

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Main Menu Sub-menu Reference

Network Network

 Remote Config  Network

QoS

 Remote Config  Network  QoS

DDNS

 Remote Config  Network  DDNS

SNTP

 Remote Config  Network  SNTP

FTP

 Remote Config  Network  FTP

Mail

 Remote Config  Network  MAIL

SMS

 Remote Config  Network  SMS

Filter

 Remote Config  Network  Filter

UPnP

 Remote Config  Network  UPnP

Camera System

 Remote Config  System

Color

 Remote Config  Color

Time

 Remote Config  Time

Advance

 Remote Config  Camera

General General

 Custom Setting

Server Log

 Remote Config  General  Log

Online

 Remote Config  General  OnLineUser (Current online users)

 Remote Config  General  Account (Anonymous login permission)

Account

 Remote Config  General  Account

Trigger

 Remote Config  General  Trigger

Video

 Remote Config  Video

Google Maps

It allows you to know where the network camera is.
The system will prompt you to apply a Goole Maps Key if your access is
denied. Please follow the instructions below when you’re denied:

1. Click “Sign up for a Google Maps key” to enter the application page.

2. Check the terms and conditions, and enter the IP address of the network
camera. Then, click “Generate API Key”.

3. Copy the generated API key, and click “Update Google Maps Key” on the
web browser to paste it.

Upgrade

 .

For details, please refer to “3.3.3 Firmware Upgrade” at page 6.

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APPENDIX 1 PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS

▓ Network

Network Compression H.264 / MPEG4 / MJPEG

LAN Port YES

LAN Speed 10/100 Based-T Ethernet

Supported Protocols

DDNS, PPPoE, DHCP, NTP, SNTP, TCP/IP,

ICMP, SMTP, FTP, HTTP, RTP, RTSP

Frame Rate NTSC:30, PAL:25

Number of Online Users 10

Security Multiple user access levels with password

Web management

(1) Web browsers, such as Internet Explorer, Mozilla FireFox &

Google Chrome for single device access, or

(2) Free CMS software, Video Viewer, for up to 16 network

cameras control simultaneously

▓ Camera

Image Sensor 1/3" HR color CCD

Pixels 771(H) x 492(V) <NTSC> / 753(H) x 582(V) <PAL>

Resolution 520 TVL

Min Illumination 0.15 Lux / F1.4

Shutter Speed 1 / 60 (1/50) to 1 / 100,000 sec.

S/N Ratio More than 48dB (AGC off)

Lens f4.0mm ~ f9.0mm

Viewing Angle 75° ~ 36°

Smart Zoom YES

White Balance ATW

AGC Auto

IRIS Mode AES (default) / AI

IR Shift Fixed

Power Source (±10%) DC12V / 2.9W

Current Consumption (±10%) 600mA

Dimensions (mm)** 124.3(Ø) x 102(H)

▓ Others

Mobile Surveillance iPhone, BlackBerry, Windows Mobile & J2ME

Motion Detection YES

Alarm and event Notification FTP / Email / SMS

Minimum Web Browsing Requirements

Pentium 4 CPU 1.3 GHz or higher, or equivalent AMD
256 MB RAM
AGP graphics card, Direct Draw, 32MB RAM
Windows Vista, XP, Windows 2000 Server, ME, 98, DirectX 9.0 or later
Internet Explorer 6.x or later

** The specifications are subject to change without notice.

** Dimensional tolerance: ± 5mm

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APPENDIX 2 API ID APPLICATION FOR SMS MESSAGING

To allow the camera automatically sending a text message when an event happens, you need to

apply an API ID from Clickatell, one mobile messaging company, first.

Note: The SMS messaging is not totally free. You will be charged starting from the 11th

message.

Please follow the steps below for application.

Step1: Go to http://www.clickatell.com/login.php. In “New Customers”, select “Clickatell Central

(API)” from the drop-down list.

Step2: Fill in your information to create an account, and click “CONTINUE”.

Note: Note down the user name and password, and the mobile phone number you specified

here for SMS notification setting later.

Step2: When the account is created, the system will automatically send an Email to your specified

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Email address and ask you to activate your account.

Click the link in the Email to complete account activation, and enter the login page as follows.

Enter the password you set, and click “Login”.

Step3: Enter the mobile phone number (including your country code) you want the text message to

be sent, and click “SEND ACTIVATION CODE”. The system will send an activation code to

that number for verification.

Check if you receive a text message from Clickatell.

Step4: Go back to Clickatell, and click the tab “Manage my Products”.

Then, select “HTTP” from the drop-down list “My Connections”.

Step5: In “Add HTTP API”, enter a descriptive name for this service, and make sure the dial prefix is

correct and callback type is “HTTP GET”. Then, click “Submit”.

Step5: You will get an API ID as follows.

Note: Note down the API ID for SMS notification setting later.