FLIR Ariel Gen III, CM-3304, CM-3308 Quick Install Manual

Quick Install Guide

Ariel Gen III

CM-3304/CM-3308

4MP/8MP Mini-Dome IP Camera

A. Connect the Camera

1. Insert a cable in the RJ45 connector to attach to
the network switch for a 10/100 Mbps Ethernet and
Power over Ethernet (POE) connection.

B. Discover the Camera

The camera’s web interface can be accessed by

Internet Explorer 10 and higher (32-bit) with the ActiveX
plug-in and by browsers that do not support ActiveX,
such as Microsoft Edge 38 and above, Chrome v.55 or
above, or Firefox v.50 or above, on PCs running 64-bit
Windows 7, 8, 8.1, or 10.

B.1. Configuring the camera on your workstation
for the first time

1. Install the CD in the product package or download
FLIR’s Discovery Network Assistant (DNA) utility from
the Support > FLIR Firmw are & Software Downloa ds
page at http://www.flir.com /se curity.

2. Cl ick the DNA icon and run DNA version 2.1.3.15
or higher to log into the unit.

3. Attach the unit to the same LAN segment as the
computer that is managing the unit. DNA automatically
discovers the unit on the network and displays the
device’s current IP address in the Discover List.

4. Select the unit from the Dis cover List.

5. Select PAL or NTSC by selecting the unit and clicking

Change Video Format from the context menu, or from
the Properties > Device Properties screen.

6. Click Update.

B.2.a Managing the camera with Horizon, Meridian or on
a DHCP-enabled network

If the camera is managed by Horizon configured as a DHCP
server, or is on a network with a DHCP server, the camera
automatically receives an IP address.

1. Open DNA. The unit is automatically discovered on the network.
See s ection B.1 for ins tructions how to install DNA.

2. Verify that the unit is displayed in the Discover List. The unit
status should be di splayed as Online and Authenticated.

B.2.b Managing the camera with Latitude or on a network
with static IP configuration

If the camera is managed by Latitude or is on a network without
a DHCP server, manually enter its IP address in DNA.

1. Open DNA. The unit is automatically discovered on the network.
See s ection B.1 for ins tructions how to install DNA.

2. If you use non-default credentials, the unit might become
unauthenticated. In this case, authenticate the unit:

a. Use DNA to select the unit(s).
b. Right-click or click the Login button.
c. Enter the camera's User Name ("admin") and Password

("admin").

d. Click Login.

3. In the DNA Assign IP screen , unche ck Use DHCP, and enter
the unit’s IP, Mask and Gateway IP address es. If the camera
is not authenticated, you m ust first authenticate it.

4. Click Update.

B.3. Log into the Unit

1. Click the unit in the Dis cover Lis t. The Login window opens.

2. Enter the default Us er Name ("admin") and Password
("admin") which are case-s ensitive. Then click OK.

3. Click Login in DNA. The unit’s web interface opens.

4. If using IE, click the m essage to ins tall the ArielPlayer plug-in.

5. Follow the on-screen instructions to install the plug-in.

C. Insert and Configure microSDXC Card

The camera is shipped without a microSDXC card. The card must be inserted in the
camera in order to locally store a snapshot or recording triggered by an event.

To install a microSDXC card:

1. Lift the rubber tab on each side of the dome cover and, using a Torx screwdriver, remove the
dome cover from the camera body.

2. Insert a m icroSDXC card (up to 128GB, Class 10) in the card drive on the camera’s printed
circuit board.

3. Replace the dom e cover.

4. Verify that the card s tatus is dis played as m ounted in the System > Events Handler >
SD Card screen.

5. Format the card.

6. Configure the camera to store snaps hots and recordings from the System > Events Source
screens.

D. Mount and Position the Camera

1. Verify that the operating tem perature range is between -40°C ~ 50°C (-40° ~ 122°F),

0-90% relative hum idity (non-cond ensing ).

2. Mount the cam era at the site according to your surveillance requirem ents. Be sure to have

the required access ories and tools available.

3. Refer to the User and Installation Guide and mounting accessory documentation for

instructions how to install the camera and attach it to the site surface.

4. Set the camera angle and height based on the required Field of View depth and topology.

5. On CM-3304-21-I, click the Lens Control button on the Live screen.

6. Set the zoom and focus on the Lens Control screen.

E. Open Live View

1. Select the Live tab.

2. Set the camera view.

3. Click the red recording icon on the Live screen to s tart recording.

This step can be set automatically by FLIR’s Latitude, Horizon or Meridian VMS.

F. Attach to Latitude

1. In Latitude, click Physical View on the sidebar.

2. On the Navigation Tree, click the system name.

3. From the Discovery tab, do the following:

a. Under Cam eras and Encoders, s elect FLIR (Latitude 7 and 8).
b. Click Start. The cam era details are displayed in the Discovery table.
c. If the camera was not dis covered, click Discover Unit Manually.
d. Enter the cam era’s IP address , select FLIR (Latitud e 7) o r FLIR and Auto Detect

(Latitude 8).

e. Click OK.

4. In the Discovery table, right-click the camera

5. Select Attach.

6. Click the Archiver name to attach.

7. Click Save.

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