EtroVISION EV6552A, EV6552AP User Manual

EV6552A Series

Fixed Dome IP Camera

User’s Manual Ver. 6.1

About This Guide

Model

 EV6552A
 EV6552AP

Before Using the EV6552A & EV6552AP Fixed Dome IP Camera

 Check PC requirement
 Check OS platform requirement
 Install EtroStation™ 3.0 software before you start using the video

server.

 Read special and important precautionary information.
 Basic knowledge of network setup and configuration will be helpful.

Icon Descriptions

Notes: This icon represents a tip for operation.

Caution: This icon stands for an action that probably impairs the

operation.

Warning: This icon stands for an action that can cause damage to the

operation.

Disclaimer

© 2007 Etrovision Technology. All rights reserved.
Etrolink™ & AnyUSB™ are trademarks of Etrovision Technology; other
product or service names mentioned herein are the trademarks of their
respective owners. Information contained in this document may be
superseded by updates. No representation or warranty is given and no
liability is assumed by Etrovision Technology with respect to the accuracy or
use of the information, or infringement of patents or other intellectual
property rights. No licenses are conveyed, implicitly or otherwise, under any
intellectual property rights.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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1. PRODUCT OVERVIEW

EV6552A & EV6552AP support dual streams simultaneously.
Combination options include:

Stream 1 Stream 2

H.264 M-JPEG

H.264 MPEG-4

H.264 H.264

M-JPEG MPEG-4

M-JPEG H.264

M-JPEG M-JPEG

MPEG-4 H.264

MPEG-4 M-JPEG

MPEG-4 MPEG-4

Stream 1 Stream 2

Note: If users assign MPEG-4 for both Stream1 and 2, the image will be unable

to reach real-time performance. M-JPEG for both Stream 1 and 2 leads to the same

result. This is system limitation.

Difference between EV6552A and EV6552AP:

Features

EV6552A EV6552AP

Sensor type

1/4” Low-light sensitive CMOS

Compression Format

M-JPEG, MPEG-4 dual codec

Audio

Line Out x 1

Scanning System

progressive scan

PoE

N/A YES

 Package Checklist

 EV6552A IP Camera x 1
 Power Adapter x 1
 USB Cable x 1
 Product CD x 1
 Screws

 Front

 Connectors

DIP SW Pin#1: AES On/Off
DIP SW Pin#2: AGC On/Off
DIP SW Pin#3: AWB On/Off
DIP SW Pin#4: Mirror On/Of

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RJ-45 Ethernet Connect

Green: Audio Out Cable

Black: Power In Cable

2. SETTING AND INSTALLATION

Note:

 Connect EV6552A / EV6552AP to your network by using a standard Cat-5

cable.

 Connect the video output of your camera with video in of video server, using

standard 75Ω coaxial cable with BNC type connector.

 Connect speaker and active microphone to Audio In / Out.

 Product CD

Product CD in the package contains:

 EtroStation™3.0 NVR management software

o 16CH Live View / Recording / 4CH Playback

 User’s Manual

 Power on IP Camera

Use the power adapter, provided in the package, to power on the IP
camera. The adapter should be connected to 110v~22Ov AC socket.

 Connect to Network

Connect EV6552A / EV6552AP and network hub/switch via a standard
CAT5 Ethernet cable and RJ-45 socket. Please pay attention that the PC
must be on the same network domain with the IP camera.

 Connect I/O

Users have to make pin-to-pin correctly to enable this function.

 Enable Audio Function

 The video flicker may occur when enabling or disenabling audio

in and audio out. The situation normally lasts for a second.

 Easy Installation

Step 1: Lock the screws by the main to fix the IP camera into the ceiling or
wall.

Step 2: Lens can be adjusted to the specific angle as required

Step 3: Lock the screw to fix the front holder (this action is required)

Step 4: Use the white lid to cover the inner part of IP camera

3. USING EV6552A / EV6552AP
FOR THE FIRST TIME

 Before You Install Software

 Please check PC OS platform. Microsoft Windows 2000 or

Windows XP is capable of running EtroStation™3.0 software.

 PLEASE read EtroStation™3.0 user’s manual before installation.

 Language Support

 English

 Install EtroStation™ 3.0

User can easily find the specific IP camera on the network via this
software.

 Browser for Live Viewing and Video Settings

Microsoft IE browser version 6 or higher is recommended. Currently
Mozilla Firefox and others are not compatible.

 Factory Setting – Initial IP Address

Default IP Address: 192.168.1.2
Gateway: 192.168.1.1
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0

 Network Domain

Alter the IP address of the PC to the same domain of default value
(192.168.1.2). Users may alter the IP a ddress of the IP camera to the
same of PC via EtroScan™. Please refer to page 45 to check detailed
information.

 Use EtroScan™

The software allows users easily and quickly find the specific IP camera on
the network. Run EtroStation™ 3.0 setup and install the two applications.
The following is the brief instruction:

Select EtroScan™ from the start menu. User can see the following image:

Press Scan button to check the IP and MAC address list. Press Clear
Table button and press Scan again to refresh.

You will find the list of IP and MAC address listed. To indentify your IP
camera you can flip over the IP camera and check the label for MAC
address on the bottom side.

Note: Please pay attention that a completed RMA form must contain the serial

number of the product. For more information, please refer to our website.

Press Scan to automatically find online Video Server or

Full Function of Video Server on the network domain

 Change Network Setting via EtroScan™

Double click on a specific IP address; the setting page will pop up. Users
may alter some basic network parameters in this page.

Be sure to press APPLY to enable the new setting

Within 10 seconds, the dialog box would disappear . This indicates that the
new settings are deployed. After typing in the new IP address, user may
close the setting page and wait for 45 se conds. It takes 45 seconds to
restart the system. After rebooting, user may press Scan to check the
new IP address.

Note: “DOUBLE Right Click Function”  Double right click on a specific IP

address on the list; user can quickly open the live viewing browser page.

Press Exit to quit.

Double click

4. ACCESS IP CAMERA

 Browser

 Open an IE browser
 T ype in the IP address of video server that you found via EtroSacn™. For

example: 192.168.1.2 (default IP address)

 A popup login dialog box will automatically display.
 Initial username and password (case-sensitive):

Login: root
Password: pass

Press OK button to access to the live viewing web page.

root

pass

 Initial Username & Password

 Administrator

 Default ID / Password = root / pass
 The ID of administrator can not be changed or deleted; only the

password is changeable.

 Administrator has the authority to view and control system settings.

After logging in with root / pass as administrator, user may see the live
viewing page.

1. There is a toggle button on the top right corner of the live viewing

page.

2. User may press this button to switch web configuration page to the

live viewing page and vice versa.

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3. Control options are listed on the right side.

4. OSD is displayed on top left corner of the screen.

The sequence is date (mm-dd-yyyy), time, and camera name.

(camera name is optionally displayed）

 Control Panel Settings

1. Video / Resolution

The following table shows common resolution format values:

2. Video rates / Bit rates

3. Choose a specific value and the setting will be enabled within few

seconds. The image on the screen might briefly pause.

Resolution CIF QCIF D1
NTSC

352X240 176X120 720X480

PAL

352X288 176X144 720X576

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4. Camera information (Please refer to the picture)

The button is on the lower right corner of the living viewing image,
showing video information such as frame rate (fps), model name,
and resolution.

5. Digital Output (Please refer to the picture)

T o enable this function, user has to connect the PIN via the Mini DIN
cable. The toggle button works as a switch to enable/disenable
Digital Out function.

FPS Name Resolution

5. WEB INTERFACE SETTINGS –
BASIC

EV6552A / EV6552AP built-in web interface provides the access to
further settings. Enable the top-right side icon in the live viewing page
to access to the further settings. This button also works as a switch
between configuration and live viewing page. (Please refer to the
picture in p.16)

 Status

1. Status is the first item of the setting options.

2. This page shows the IP address, MAC address of the video server,

hardware, firmware information, and other related information.

 Network

There are three available types of wired network connection: STATIC, DYNAMIC

and, PPPoE.

 Static IP

1. IP Address
Please confirm with the network administrator.

2. Subnet Mask / Gateway / Default DNS

Please confirm with the network administrator.

3. Be sure to press “OK

” to save the new setting.

4. Reboot will be required and automatically triggered after pressing OK.

Please wait for a moment to the count down timer stop. The page will be
redirected to the initial login one.

Note: Always use EtroScan™ to find the MAC addresses after reboot and

double check the IP address. Make sure the IP address is correct. If IP was changed

in web configuration, you cannot return to initial login page after reboot.

 Dynamic IP

1. If DHCP server is on LAN and you want to allocate Dynamic IP address,

use DHCP.

2. Press “OK” button.

3. Reboot will be required and automatically triggered after pressing OK.

4. Please wait for a moment to the count down timer stop. The page will be

redirected to the initial login one.

Note: Always use EtroScan™ to find the MAC addresses after reboot and

double check the IP address. Make sure the IP address is correct. If IP was changed

in web configuration, you cannot return to initial login page after reboot.

 PPPoE Settings

1. If the network supports PPPoE like xDSL, this option is available.

2. Require ISP (Internet Service Provider) to provide ID/Password.

3. User ID / Password

4. PPPoE user ID / Password

5. Service Name: Service name of ISP

6. MTU

。Maximum transmission unit of data

7. IP address of DNS sever can be set to be automatically created.

8. If xDSL does not use static IP, you should use DHCP.

Caution: Be sure press “OK” after you have changed the setting in a

particular setting page. After few seconds, a confirmation dialog box will pop up to

indicate that the setting has been updated. To return to the same page, please press

“OK”.

 Video

Stream 1

 Video Settings

1. Stream Port: Stream 1 port value setting

2. Stream Protocol: Selectable options: TCP/UDP (RTP) / User can decide

whether to enable multicast function or not (If UDP is selected).

3. Video Compression Type: Selectable options : H264/M-JEPG / MPEG-4

4. Resolution: Selectable Options: VGA/QVGA /QQVGA

5. Bit rate T ype: There are two selectable options: constant bit rates (CBR)

and variable bit rates (VBR), providing the flexibility in choosing
bandwidth.

6. Constant bit rates (CBR): 4M / 3M / 2M / 1.5M / 1M / 750K / 500K / 384K

/ 256K / 128K / 64K

Note: 1M is recommended when using H.264; 1.5M is recommended when

using MPEG-4.

Note: When mosaic or fragment occurs in the image, users may lower the

frame rate or assign another level of image quality.

7. Variable bit rates (VBR) ranges: 2 ~ 31 (The value “3” is recommended.)

8. Frame per second: 1 / 5 / 10 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30

9. Group Size （GOP）: This function is designed for adjusting the ratio

between “I” frame and “P” frame. Lower the group size represents the
lower bandwidth consumption.

10.Video Type: NTSC / PAL

Note: System can automatically detect the input video signal when the

detect icon clicked.

 Max Client

This function allows more than one user to have the access to the video
stream. The relationship between bit rates, resolution, and the client
amount is an inverse ratio.

Maximum number of clients depends on the available network bandwidth
and the required video quality. The available range is 0 ~ 10.

Stream 2

Caution: You have to enable Stream 2 in this section to see the option on the

control panel setting page.

The setting in stream 1 and 2 are the same. ; Administrator can decide
whether to enable this stream or not and see the live video in “Live Viewing”
page.

 Color Settings

Users may make some fine adjustments to the video quality.
The following is the instruction:

1. BRIGHTNESS: Adjust the brightness of the image.

2. CONTRAST: Adjust the

variation in the intensity of an image.

3. SATURATION: Adjust the intensity of color in the image.

4. HUE: Adjust the gradation or variety of a color.

 Video Preview

This function makes user easily check the possible change of altering
parameters of setting. By pressing the View Video button, you can se e
the following

Press Stop to exit preview mode. Y ou could alter other parameters and
press TEST to see the expected video image. In the process, u ser can
press Reset anytime to return to the default settings. Press Enable

Preview to save the current setting – the new settings will be enabled
immediately.

Caution: Do not forget to press “OK” button to save the current settings.

 Event Rule

EV6552A/EV6552AP is capable of handling all basic and standard events.

 Events handled by EV6552A

1. Digital Input

2. Motion Detection

3. Periodic Timer

4. Network Loss

5. Video Loss

6. Power Loss

 Actions supported by EV6552A

1. Digital Output

2. E-mail Notification

 Events handled by EV6552AP

1. Digital Input

2. Motion Detection

3. Periodic Timer

4. Network Loss

5. Video Loss

6. Power Loss

 Actions supported by EV6552AP

1. Digital Output

2. E-mail Notification

 Events Handled

1. Digital Input: Two options: “Normal Open” (N.O.) or “Normal Close”

(N.C.)

2. Motion Detection: If a motion is detected in the defined areas, an event

will be triggered.

3. Periodic Timer: An event will be triggered following the schedule of the

pre-defined time interval. For example, if the time interval is set
60-second, the event will be triggered once per 60-second.

4. Network Loss: When network loss is detected, an event will be triggered.

5. Video Loss: When video loss is detected, an event will be triggered.

6. Power Loss: When system power loss is detected, and event will be

triggered. The e-mail notification which indicates the time interval of
power loss will be made as powering on.

 Actions Triggered

1. Digital Output: Activate digital output.

2. PTZ Preset: PTZ set to a particular preset value can be triggered based on

occurrence of an event listed out in “Rule Lists

”.

3. E-mail Notification: E-mail can be sent based on occurrence of an event

listed out in “Rule Lists

”.

4. Record: When event triggered, system will record streaming to FTP

Server.

 Rule Lists – Adding / Deleting

Select an event and choose its corresponding actions. Press add button and

notice that is added in the Rule lists Information box.

 Modifying Rule Lists

User may press Delete All to delete the items of event rules.

 Date & Time

1. Press the “Client PC time” check box, Date and time setting can be

synchronized with PC directly. Press “OK

” after you have the setting

done.

2. Time zone can be chosen from the two listed time servers.

3. After selecting, the time server can be set to synchronize the time of

video server.

Press “OK” after you have changed settings.

4. If you want to manually input time server, choose “Other” then you can

find a manually input edit box. Key in your preferred time server and
press “OK

”.

 OSD

Note: The OSD and Camera Info. displays are independent.

If “Enable” checkbox is checked, the channel name will be shown on OSD.
If not, this information will be shown on the Camera Info. only.

6. WEB INTERFACE SETTINGS ­EXPERT

 Port

Caution: The default port value is 80. Users may change the value. Please pay

attention that if the port is changed (e.g. 80) users have to put: 80 in the end of the

IP address.

The value of WEB and AV port can be changed.

1. Web: The default value of Web Port is 80.

2. Configuration Port: The default port is 1150. (Contacting with your

NVR vendor to check this feature is recommended.)

 DDNS

The function is used to map an IP address with the host name. If the IP
camera is set a dynamic IP address, the host name must be provided by
DDNS (Dynamic Domain Name Service).

 IPv4 DDNS

 Check “Enable” and select one from the two options.

 Registrations on DDNS service sites are required for the two

options.

 Please go to dyndns.org for registration and further information.

 SMTP / FTP

Video Server / Full Function of Video Server support e-mail notification & FTP upload

 E-mail – SMTP Setting

Enter the port number, user name, password, and server name informat ion
of the SMTP server. If you’d like to receive the attached snapshots, please
enable the appropriate check box. Authentication is not a mandatory

requirement by SMTP servers. In some situations, the required information
includes the SMTP server name and e-mail address only.

Note: Users may define the following parameters.

 FTP Setting

Please fill in the address of remote FTP server, port number, user name,
and password.

Caution: Users may assign the port value (e.g.30). Please pay attention that

if the port is changed (e.g.80), users have to put: 80 in the end of the IP address to

facilitate the operation.

 Trigger Setup

Caution: The anode of Mini DIN has to be connected to the anode of the

device to facilitate the operation. So does the cathode.

Three different types of EVENT can be triggered

 Digital Input (DI)

There are two selectable options: Normal Open (N.O.) and Normal Close
(N.C.)

Users may choose the proper option depending on the input type. Be sure to
press “OK” to save the setting.

 Periodic Timer

Timer interval can be set in terms of seconds. An event will be triggered
according to the schedule.

 Motion Detection

Type

a. There are two selectable options: “always” and “schedule” mode.
b. Users can define the schedule as assigning “schedule”.

Detection Area: Check the check box to enable Motion Detection;
administrator can self-configure 1~3 detection areas. Click area enable
check box and draw icon, then draw desired area within top preview window;
draw area will be changed into a specific color.

Sensitivity value: Defines the sensitivity of motion detection. The range of
the value is -10 to 10.

*Note: Lower sensitivity value, higher sensitivity level

 Video Loss

Users may assign the time interval of the event trigger after video loss.

 Pre/Post Setting

This function is designed for setting the stream format type and time

duration of Pre/Post buffer.

Format options include “A VI” （for video file） and “JPEG ”(for picture file).

 Account

Administrator can create new user accounts. Login as the administrator
and create user accounts by clicking on “Add”. Administrator can assign
different combinations of authorities for each user account. The options
include video settings, and digital out. Administrator may alter the
combination of authorities anytime.

There are limits to the length of user’s name and password. If the length
exceeds the limit, a dialog box will pop out for notification. Guest
permissions can be turned ON/OFF by each individual account.

The account name” root” of administrator can not be changed or deleted.
Only the password is changeable. Confirmation will be requested as
changing the password.

 Account Limitations

Administrator can add up to 5 users and assign different authorities to each
individual account.

 Guest Permissions

Guest account can be turned ON/OFF anytime.

 Security

The default setting of security is LOW.

1. Definition of Each Security Level

a. HIGH: ONLY LAN connections are permitted.
b. MEDIUM: Video and audio connections from any location and

settings from LAN are permitted.

c. LOW: All connections from any location are permitted.

2. Power LED

a. Turn On: As the default setting, power LED will always be on during

the operation.

b. Turn Off: Config power LED as off during operation.

 Maintenance

 Language

 The default setting is English.
 Language options include: Traditional Chinese and English.

 Firmware Update

Warning: The power supply must be steady as upgrading the firmware. The

power failure during the upgrade process results in serious damage

to the machine.

Users can download the firmware file from Etrovision official website.
Choose the specific one and press upload. When uploading is finished,
reboot will be requested and automatically triggered.

 System Configuration (Backup / Restore)

Yo u can backup the current configuration setting and save it as a file.

7. FACTORY DEFAULT

While the confirmation dialog box appearing, press OK button to load
default setting and do reboot. You will see the countdown timer running. The
login page will appear as finishing. Please login with root/pass.

8. REBOOT

Press Reboot and one dialog box will pop up. Press OK on the dialog box;
the reboot countdown timer will start running. After finishing, the login page
will appear. Please login with the correct account name and password.

9. LOGOUT

Press logout to return to the login page. The login page should appear within few

seconds.

10. ETROLINK™ CONFIG PORT –

FIRST TIME EXPERIENCE

EtroLink™ is designed for quick configuration or factory default. There is
EtroLink config port, a special USB port, on each product of Etrovision.

Connect the IP camera and PC via mini USB cable through EtroLink config
port. Please pay attention that if the IP camera is powered on, EtroLink

will not be operant. After finishing the configuration or factory default,
please unplug the USB cable.

NOTE: Remove USB CABLE when the quick configuration is completed.

Unplug USB cable

 OS Requirement

Capability of auto/manually run of Quick Config application depends on the
OS of PC.

1. Windows XP (all editions) - auto run.

2. Windows 2000 (all editions) – manually run is required.

3. Windows 98 (SE) – manually run is required.

Note: (Generic USB mass storage class driver (Microsoft) will be

requested –if you plan to use EtroLink™ based device recovery on Windows 98,

please prepare one in advance)

 NO Software installation Required

There is no requirement of installation or setup of any software on Windows
XP/2000 platforms.

 Steps for Using EtroLink™ Config Port (Windows XP OS)

1. Unplug the power cable from the IP camera.

2. Connect EtroLink™ and PC via the mini USB cable.

3. After 5 ~ 10 seconds, the “Disk drive” will be detected. The
detecting speed is determined by the processing speed of your PC.

4. A POP-UP dialog indicates “Config Wizard” being ready to run.
Please press OK.

5. Double click on the Config Wizard. You will see the following page:

The password is required. If you didn’t change the default
password, please type in pass

. Then press the login button. The
following dialog box will pop up if you don’ t type in the proper
password.

If you’d like to setup DDNS, please fill in the required
information.

Return to Network page to set other network setting. Please press next to
go to detailed configuration setting page. The following page is an example
of STATIC network configuration page.

After pressing next, the setting will be saved. You can press finish or
continue to do other setting.

11. TROUBLESHOOTING

 What If Quickconfig does not Auto run?

In some situations, Quick Config application may not auto run after
connecting to EtroLink™ via the mini USB cable.

In that situation, you may open the disk drive page (the following is the
example image). The icon starts with EV should appear.

Open the folder named “autorun” . This folder contains a HTML executable
file named “autorun”. Double click the file to enab le the operation. You
will find that it is the same “Quick Config” application is running. See the
screenshots below to find that file on the disk drive.

12. SPECIFICATIONS

Model EV6552A EV6552AP

Lens / Sensor

Sensor

1/4” Low-Light Sensitive CMOS

Lens Mounted

3.6mm Fixed Lens

Number of Effective Pixels (HxV)

640 x 480

Electronic Shutter

1/30~1/50,000

Gain

Auto

White Balance

Auto

Analog Video Output

Scanning System

Progressive Scan

Sync System

Internal

Resolution

640 X 480 VGA

S/N Ratio

38dB

Minimum Illumination

0.5 Lux

System

CPU

ARM 9 Based 32 Bit RISC

SDRAM

64 MB

Flash

16 MB

Embedded OS

Linux 2.6

Compression–Video / Audio

Format

M-JPEG, MPEG-4, H.264 Dual Stream Simultaneously

Frame Rate

Up to 30fps @ VGA Resolution

Video Resolution

VGA (640X480), QVGA (320X240), QQVGA (160X120)

Bit Rate

M-JPEG: 5 Video Quality Level Selectable; MPEG-4/H.264 : 64K~4Mbps

Audio

2-Way (Built-in High Sensitive MIC, Line Out Cable)

IP Network

Ethernet

10/100 Base-T

Protocol

TCP/IP, DHCP, PPPoE, HTTP, DDNS, NTP, FTP, SMTP, UDP, RTP, RTSP, 3GPP, UPnP

I/O Connector

Network

1 x RJ-45 (Female Type)

Power

1 X DC Jack (Female Type)

Audio

Line Out x 1

Alarm In/Out

Onboard Terminal Block (Digital In x 1 / Digital Out x 1)

Configuration

EtroLink™, Onboard Mini-USB Female Socket

Video Out

Onboard 2-Pin Wafer for Additional BNC Cable

Mechanical Info.

Housing Construction

Compact, Flat Design Housing
Tilt 0~90 / Pan +/-10 / Rotation +/-10

Dimension

114 (Ø) x 39 (H) mm

Weight

330g

Optional

PoE (IEEE 802.3af)

N/A YES

Minimum System
Requirements

CPU

Pentinum 4, 2.4GHz and Above

Hard Disk

40 GB or Above

Memory

512 MB or Above

Operating System

Windows XP with SP2 or Above / Windows 2000 with SP4 or Above

Video Resolution

SVGA or XGA with 1024x768 Resolution

Software

DirectX 9.0C or Above

Management & Support

Configuration

EtroScan™ Utility

Integration

EtroSDK™ 3.0 Support (Windows, Linux, CGI)

Web Browser

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0, or Above

Security

Password Protection

Operating Environment

Temperature

0 ºC ~ 40 ºC (32 ºF ~ 104 ºF)

Humidity

20% ~ 80% RH

Supplied Accessories

Power Adapter, CD-ROM (User Manual, Free Bundle NVR), USB Cable, BNC Cable

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