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FCS-1151
2-Megapixel H.264 IP Camera
User’s Manual
V1.0
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Table of Contents
Overview.......................................................................................................................................................3
Read Before Use .....................................................................................................................................3
Package Contents ...................................................................................................................................3
Physical Description ................................................................................................................................4
Installation ....................................................................................................................................................6
Hardware Installation ...............................................................................................................................6
Network Deployment ...............................................................................................................................6
Software Installation ..............................................................................................................................10
Network Setting .....................................................................................................................................15
PPPoE Setting .......................................................................................................................................15
Accessing the Network Camera .................................................................................................................22
Using Web Browsers .............................................................................................................................22
Using RTSP Players ..............................................................................................................................24
Using 3GPP-compatible Mobile Devices ...............................................................................................25
Using LevelOne Recording Software .................................................................................................... 26
Main Page ..................................................................................................................................................27
Client Settings ............................................................................................................................................31
Conguration ..............................................................................................................................................33
System ..................................................................................................................................................34
Security .................................................................................................................................................36
HTTPS (Hypertext Transfer Protocol over SSL) ...................................................................................37
SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) .................................................................................. 42
Network ................................................................................................................................................. 43
DDNS .................................................................................................................................................... 58
Access List ........................................................................................................................................... 60
Audio and Video ....................................................................................................................................63
Motion Detection ...................................................................................................................................76
Camera Tampering Detection ...............................................................................................................79
Camera Control .....................................................................................................................................80
Homepage Layout ................................................................................................................................87
Application ............................................................................................................................................90
Recording ...........................................................................................................................................103
Local Storage ..................................................................................................................................... 106
System Log ........................................................................................................................................110
View Parameters ................................................................................................................................ 111
Maintenance ........................................................................................................................................ 112
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Overview
LevelOne FCS-1151 is a professional-series fixed network camera featuring superb image quality
and exceptional bandwidth efficiency. It is especially suitable for wide open spaces such as building
entrances and airports, or applications requiring accurate identication, such as human faces in banks or
vehicle license plates in parking lots.
Featuring a 2-megapixel sensor, this camera is able to provide a wide eld of view with exceptional detail
when compared to a standard VGA camera, signicantly reducing the number of camera installations.
The ePTZ function enables users to focus on close-up shots of different areas in the camera’s view
without moving the camera physically. Users can quickly move to a target area by simply clicking on
the video feed from the camera on their screen. In addition, the FCS-1151 can deliver user-defined
thumbnails for viewing instead of video of an entire scene so as to optimize bandwidth and storage
efciency.
The FCS-1151 supports H.264 compression technology, drastically reducing le sizes and conserving
valuable network bandwidth. With MPEG-4 and MJPEG compatibility, video streams can also be
transmitted in either of these formats for versatile applications. The streams can also be individually
configured to meet different needs or bandwidth constraints, thereby further reducing bandwidth and
storage requirements. Users can receive multiple streams simultaneously in different resolutions, frame
rates and image qualities for viewing on different platforms.
Thanks to its day and night function achieved by a built-in removable IR-cut lter, the FCS-1151 is able to
maintain clear images 24 hours a day.
Additionally, the FCS-1151 camera incorporates an adjustment ring to improve lens compatibility with
either C- or CS-mount lens, providing system integrators with more exibility and hassle-free installation
for different applications. The built-in SD/SDHC card slot offers a convenient and portable storage option
to prevent data loss in case of network disconnection.
Data security with the FCS-1151 is further enhanced with HTTPS encryption and 802.1x authentication.
Together with PoE, QoS, activity adaptive streaming, and the included 32-CH central management
software, the FCS-1151 is indisputably the top choice for reliable and high performance surveillance.
Read Before Use
The use of surveillance devices may be prohibited by law in your country. The Network Camera is not
only a high-performance web-ready camera but can also be part of a exible surveillance system. It is
the user’s responsibility to ensure that the operation of such devices is legal before installing this unit for
its intended use.
It is important to rst verify that all contents received are complete according to the Package Contents
listed below. Take note of the warnings in the Quick Installation Guide before the Network Camera is
installed; then carefully read and follow the instructions in the Installation chapter to avoid damage due to
faulty assembly and installation. This also ensures the product is used properly as intended.
The Network Camera is a network device and its use should be straightforward for those who have basic
networking knowledge. It is designed for various applications including video sharing, general security/
surveillance, etc. The Configuration chapter suggests ways to best utilize the Network Camera and
ensure proper operations. For creative and professional developers, the URL Commands of the Network
Camera section serves as a helpful reference to customizing existing homepages or integrating with the
current web server.
Package Contents
■ FCS-1151
■ Power Adapter
■ Camera Stand
■ CS-mount Lens
■ Software CD
■ Quick Installation Guide
■ L-type Hex Key Wrench
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Physical Description
General I/O Terminal Block
This Network Camera provides a general I/O terminal block which is used to connect external
input / output devices. The pin denitions are described below.
Pin Name
1 Power +12V
2 Digital Output
3 Digital Input
4 Ground
5 AC 24V input
6 AC 24V input
7 RS-485 +
8 RS-485 -
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DI/DO Diagram
Please refer to the following illustration for the connection method.
Status LED
The LED indicates the status of the Network Camera.
Item LED status Description
1
Steady Red Power on and system booting
Red LED unlighted Power off
2
Steady Red + Blink Green every 1 sec. Network works (heartbeat)
Steady Red + Green LED unlighted Network fail
3 Steady Red + Blink Green every 2 sec. Audio mute (heartbeat)
4 Blink Red every 0.15 sec. + Blink Green every 1 sec. Upgrading Firmware
5 Blink Red every 0.15 sec. + Blink Green every 0.15 sec. Restore default
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Hardware Reset
The reset button is used to reset the system or restore the factory default settings. Sometimes
resetting the system can return the camera to normal operation. If the system problems remain
after reset, restore the factory settings and install again.
Reset: Press and release the recessed reset button with a paper clip or thin object. Wait for the
Network Camera to reboot.
Restore: Press and hold the recessed reset button until the status LED rapidly blinks. It takes
about 30 seconds. Note that all settings will be restored to factory default. Upon successful
restore, the status LED will blink green and red during normal operation.
SD/SDHC Card Capacity
This network camera is compliant with SD/SDHC 16GB / 8GB and other preceding standard SD
cards.
Installation
Hardware Installation
Follow the steps below to mount the lens to the Network Camera:
1. Mount the lens by turning it clockwise onto the camera mount until it stops. If necessary, turn
the lens counterclockwise slowly until it gets the best attitude.
2. Connect the lens cable plug to the camera connector.
Network Deployment
Setting up the Network Camera over the Internet
This section explains how to congure the Network Camera to an Internet connection.
1. If you have external devices such as sensors and alarms, connect them to the general I/O
terminal block.
2. Connect the camera to a switch via Ethernet cable.
3. Connect the power cable from the Network Camera to a power outlet.
There are several ways to set up the Network Camera over the Internet. The rst way is to set
up the Network Camera behind a router. The second way is to utilize a static IP. The third way is
to use PPPoE.
There are several ways to set up the Network Camera over the Internet. The rst way is to set
up the Network Camera behind a router. The second way is to utilize a static IP. The third way is
to use PPPoE.
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Internet connection via a router
Before setting up the Network Camera over the Internet, make sure you have a router and follow
the steps below.
1. Connect your Network Camera behind a router, the Internet environment is illustrated below.
Regarding how to obtain your IP address, please refer to Software Installation on page 10 for
details.
2. In this case, if the Local Area Network (LAN) IP address of your Network Camera is
192.168.0.3, please forward the following ports for the Network Camera on the router.
■ HTTP port
■ RTSP port
■ RTP port for audio
■ RTCP port for audio
■ RTP port for video
■ RTCP port for video
If you have changed the port numbers on the Network page, please open the ports accordingly
on your router. For information on how to forward ports on the router, please refer to your
router’s user’s manual.
3. Find out the public IP address of your router provided by your ISP (Internet Service Provider).
Use the public IP and the secondary HTTP port to access the Network Camera from the
Internet. Please refer to Network Type on page 33 for details.
Internet connection with static IP
Choose this connection type if you are required to use a static IP for the Network Camera.
Please refer to LAN for details.
1. Set up the Network Camera in a LAN. Please refer to Software installation on latter
pages for details.
2. Go to Conguration > Network > Network Type. Select LAN > Use xed IP address.
3. Enter the static IP, Subnet mask, Default router, Primary DNS provided by your ISP.
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Internet connection via PPPoE (Point-to-Point over Ethernet)
Choose this connection type if you are connected to the Internet via a DSL Line. Please refer to
PPPoE for details.
Set up the Network Camera through Power over Ethernet (PoE)
When using a PoE-enabled switch
The Network Camera is PoE-compliant, allowing transmission of power and data via a single
Ethernet cable. Follow the below illustration to connect the Network Camera to a PoE-enabled
switch via Ethernet cable.
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When using a non-PoE switch
If your switch/router does not support PoE, use a PoE power injector (optional) to connect
between the Network Camera and a non-PoE switch.
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Software Installation
The following are steps for the software installation.
Note: The default user name is root and the password is blank
How to Use Installation Wizard
Installation
The following are steps for the software installation.
STEP. 1 Put the Installation disk into the CD-ROM drive, and the installation should start
automatically. If the installation does not start, click on “Start” on the lower left corner of your
screen, open “My Computer” and double click on the CD-ROM icon. The Installation Wizard
Installation Window will appear.
STEP. 2 There are links on this page, including Install Software, User’s Manual and Customer
Homepage. Click on “Install Software” to enter Install Software page.
STEP. 3 There are links on this page, including Installation Wizard, User’s Manual and
Surveillance Software. Click on “Installation Wizard” to launch the setup program.
Destination Location for Installation
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STEP 4: After clicking “Install” button, the install system will install the Installation Wizard to your
computer, and a progress bar will display on the dialog. After completed the installation, please
click on the “Close” button.
Completed
Using Installation Wizard
User Interface
Once you run the Installation Wizard, after a short searching time, you will see the user interface
as below. “Manual Setup” button, a “Refresh Devices” button and an arrow button on the left
panel of your user interface. When you click on the arrow button, you will see more advanced
functional buttons: “Firmware Upgrade”, “Restore Default” and “About IW”. You can select
your device by double-clicking it in the device list. The left three buttons (“Manual Setup”,
“Firmware Upgrade”, and “Restore Default”) won’t be enabled until you select at least one
device.
Installation Wizard allows you to setup one device at one time and upgrade multiple devices
(of the same model) at the same time. If you selected different models, then the “Firmware
Upgrade” button would be disabled.
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Installation wizard allows you to setup or upgrade multiple devices (of the same model) at the
same time. If you selected different models, then the buttons will be disabled. There are five
buttons on the bottom of the main page, and ve buttons on the left panel of the main page.
Buttons
Click on this button to clean up the device list and search all devices on
the within the same subnet again. It will take about 5 seconds.
Click on this button to modify the settings of the selected devices. For
more detail, please refer to 0 Setup.
Click on this button to upgrade the rmware of the selected devices. For
more detail, please refer to 0 Upgrade.
Click on this button to reset the selected devices to default settings.
Click on this button to get information about the Installation Wizard.
Manual Setup
When you select one device in the selection list, the “Manual Setup” button will be enabled.
Click on it to modify the settings of the selected device. After clicked on the “Manual Setup”
button, Installation Wizard would try to connect to the selected device.
The default Administrator’s password is blank and the Network Camera initially will not ask for
any password. If the authentication is failed, there would be a pop-up dialog window to ask for
correct password. If you failed three times, the Installation Wizard would show you a warning
dialog window and abort the connecting to the selected device.
Authentication Dialog Window
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Authentication error
System Setting
After connected to the selected device, the Installation Wizard will switch to system setting page
as below.
System setting page
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Click on this button to cancel the setup progress.
Click on this button to keep the present setting and go to the next page.
Change Host Name
The “Hostname” is used for the homepage title of main page and is displayed as the title in the
video window of the main page. The maximum string length is 40 characters or 20 characters
in double-byte-character-systems like Chinese or Japanese. But for some models supported
Unicode, the maximum string length depends on the characters you input, and it may less than
20 characters.
Change root password
To change the administrator’s password, type the new password in both “Password” and
“Confirm Password” text boxes identically. What is typed will be displayed as asterisks for
security purposes. The maximum password depends on the server you connected.
Adjust date and time
Date/Time setup
There are three ways to adjust system date and time:
1. “Synchronize with computer time”: The easiest way is to make device synchronized
with your computer time.
2. “Set date and time manually”: Set the date and time manually by entering new values.
Notice the format in the related eld while typing.
3. “Synchronize to network time server automatically”: Make device automatically
synchronize with timeservers over the Internet every hour.
If you want to keep the current date and time, please choose “Keep current date and time”.
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Network Setting
The Installation Wizard can help you to setup the network connection with LAN or PPPoE. After
you clicked on the “Next” button on the System page, the Installation Wizard would lead you to
the PPPoE setting page. If you want to connect your server to Internet via PPPoE, please click
on “Yes” to start the PPPoE setting process, or click on “No” to invoke the LAN setting.
Choosing the network type
PPPoE Setting
Network setting for PPPoE
If you click on “Yes” in the “Network Type” dialog window, you will be led to the PPPoE setting
page. In this page, you can input the “PPPoE username” and “PPPoE password” provided by
your ISP, and then the server will be set to PPPoE mode rather than LAN mode when the setup
is completed. If you don’t know the account information, please contact your ISP. After inputting
the account information, please click on the “Next” button to continue your next step.
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LAN Setting
If you click on “No” in the “Network Type” dialog window, you will be led to the Network setting
page. In this page, you can change the server’s IP address, subnet mask, default gateway,
primary DNS server, secondary DNS and DHCP server. Please refer to the below page.
Network Setting for LAN
You could set up the network with DHCP or xed IP:
1.DHCP: Check the “Get IP by DHCP Server automatically” will force the device to renew its
IP address whenever it reboots, and the related network conguration is provided by the DHCP
server.
2.Fixed IP: If you want the device to use a xed IP, please uncheck the “Get IP by DHCP Serv-
er automatically” checkbox and assign a valid IP address, subnet mask, default gateway and
DNS server for the device.
Mobile Access
After nished the DDNS setting and click on the Next button. If your device supports mobile
viewer and you want to access the device by mobile phone, you can enable the “Mobile Access”
by clicking on the Yes button. The Installation Wizard will do some setting for mobile viewing
toward the device:
1.Video: The video codec will be set to MPEG-4, and the resolution will be set to 176x144 pix-
els.
2.Audio: The audio codec will be set to AAC.
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Mobile Access
Apply to selected device
After conguring all the settings, the apply page will show up. Click on “Apply” button to apply
the changes to the selected device or click on “Back” button to go back to the previous page and
modify the setting again.
Apply page
When you click on the “Apply”, it will start to update your settings to server.
Upgrade
When you select one device or multiple devices (of the same model), the “Firmware Upgrade”
button will be enabled. Click on it to upgrade the rmware of the selected device(s). After click
on the “Firmware Upgrade” button, Installation Wizard will try to connect the selected device(s)
and lead you to the rmware upgrade page.
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Click on the “Firmware Upgrade”
Device Information
After connected to the selected device(s), it would display as below. If you select more than one
device, then the device information will show all the selected devices. You can switch to the
server info by click on the tab control.
Device information
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Multiple devices information
Firmware Information
The selected rmware information will show the information about the le that you selected.
Firmware version: The version number of the selected rmware.
Select Firmware
You can use the “Select rmware” button to browse the le that you want upgrade onto the selected device(s). After selected the le, Installation Wizard will check whether the le you select-
ed is correct. If it’s the correct version, then the package information will display the information
about the le and enable the “Start Upgrade” button. Therefore you can click on the button to
upgrade the rmware. If not, then it will be a pop-up warning message.
Select rmware
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Firmware Information
Warning message for unmatched rmware
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Start Upgrade
Clicking on the “Start Upgrade” button to upgrade the rmware of the selected device(s), and
it will be a pop-up dialog window to show the progress of the upgrading process. Usually, it will
take about 5 to 10 minutes to nish the rmware upgrading. It depends on your server model
and network bandwidth. We recommend you do the upgrade process in wired LAN environment
rather than PPPoE or wireless environment.
Update progress
After the upgrade process had been done, you could see the dialog window as below.
Please click on the button “OK” to nish it.
Upgrade Done
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Accessing the Network Camera
This chapter explains how to access the Network Camera through web browsers, RTSP players,
3GPP-compatible mobile devices, and LevelOne recording software.
Using Web Browsers
Use Installation Wizard 2 (IW2) to access to the Network Cameras on the LAN.
If your network environment is not a LAN, follow these steps to access the Netwotk Camera:
1. Launch your web browser (ex. Microsoft® Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, or Netscape).
2. Enter the IP address of the Network Camera in the address eld. Press Enter.
3. The live video will be displayed in your web browser.
4. If it is the rst time installing the LevelOne network camera, an information bar will pop up as
shown below. Follow the instructions to install the required plug-in on your computer.
NOTE
► For Mozilla Firefox or Netscape users, your browser will use Quick Time to stream the live
video. If you donn’t have Quick Time on your computer, please download it rst, then launch
the web browser.
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► By default, the Network Camera is not password-protected. To prevent unauthorized access,
it is highly recommended to set a password for the Network Camera.
For more information about how to enable password protection, please refer to Security on
page 26.
► If you see a dialog box indicating that your security settings prohibit running ActiveX®
Controls, please enable the ActiveX® Controls for your browser.
1. Choose Tools > Internet Options > Security > Custom Level.
2. Look for Download signed ActiveX® controls; select Enable or Prompt. Click OK.
3. Refresh your web browser, then install the Active X® control. Follow the instructions to
complete installation.
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Using RTSP Players
To view the MPEG-4 streaming media using RTSP players, you can use one of the following
players that support RTSP streaming.
Quick Time Player
Real Player
VLC media player
mpegable Player
pvPlayer
As most ISPs and players only allow RTSP streaming through port number 554, please set the
RTSP port to 554. For more information, please refer to RTSP Streaming on page 46.
For example:
4. The live video will be displayed in your player.
For more information on how to configure the RTSP access name, please refer to RTSP
Streaming on page 46 for details.
1. Launch the RTSP player.
2. Choose File > Open URL. A URL dialog box will pop up.
3. The address format is rtsp://<ip address>:<rtsp port>/<RTSP streaming access name for
stream1 or stream2>
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Using 3GPP-compatible Mobile Devices
To view the streaming media through 3GPP-compatible mobile devices, make sure the Network
Camera can be accessed over the Internet. For more information on how to set up the Network
Camera over the Internet, please refer to Setup the Network Camera over the Internet on page 7.
To utilize this feature, please check the following settings on your Network Camera:
1. Because most players on 3GPP mobile phones do not support RTSP authentication, make
sure the authentication mode of RTSP streaming is set to disable.
For more information, please refer to RTSP Streaming on page 46.
2. As the the bandwidth on 3G networks is limited, you will not be able to use a large video size.
Please set the video and audio streaming parameters as listed below.
For more information, please refer to Viewing Window on page 59.
3. As most ISPs and players only allow RTSP streaming through port number 554, please set
the RTSP port to 554. For more information, please refer to RTSP Streaming on page 46.
4. Launch the player on the 3GPP-compatible mobile devices (ex. Real Player).
5. Type the following URL commands into the player.
The address format is rtsp://<public ip address of your camera>:<rtsp port>/<RTSP streaming
access name for stream 3>.
For example:
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Using LevelOne Recording Software
The product software CD also contains recording software, allowing simultaneous monitoring
and video recording for multiple Network Cameras. Please install the recording software; then
launch the program to add the Network Camera to the Channel list. For detailed information
about how to use the recording software, please refer to the user’s manual of the software or
download it from http://www.LevelOne.com.
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Main Page
This chapter explains the layout of the main page. It is composed of the following sections:
LevelOne INC. Logo, Host Name, Camera Control Area, Configuration Area, Menu, and Live
Video Window.
LevelOne INC. Logo
Click this logo to visit the LevelOne website.
Host Name
The host name can be customized to t your needs. For more information,
please refer to
System on page
24.
Camera Control Area
Video Stream: This Network Cmera supports multiple streams (stream 1 ~ 4) simultaneously. You can
select either one for live viewing. For more information about multiple streams, please refer to page 59
for detailed information.
Digital Output: Click to turn the digital output device on or off.
PTZ Panel: This Network Camera supports both “digital“ (e-PTZ) and “mechanical“ pan/tilt/zoom control.
Please refer to Camera Control on page 70 for detailed information.
Global View: Click on this item to display the Global
View window. The Global View window contains a full
view image (the largest frame size of the captured
video) and a oating frame (the viewing region of the
curruent video stream). The floating frame allows
users to control the e-PTZ function (Electron ic
Pan/Tilt/Zoom). For more information about e-PTZ
operation, please refer to E-PTZ Operation on page
75. For more information about how to set up the
viewing region of the current video stream, please
refer to Viewing Windows on page 59.
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Conguration Area
Client Settings: Click this button to access the client setting page. For more information, please refer to
Client Settings on page 21.
Conguration: Click this button to access the conguration page of the Network Camera. It is suggested
that a password be applied to the Network Camera so that only the administrator can configure the
Network Camera. For more information, please refer to Conguration on page 23.
Language: Click this button to choose a language for the user interface. Language options are available
in: English, Deutsch, Español, Français, Italiano,
日本語
, Português,
簡体中文
, and
繁體中文
.
Live Video Window
■ The following window is displayed when the video mode is set to H.264 / MPEG-4:
Video Title: The video title can be congured. For more information, please refer to Video Settings on
page 53.
H.264 / MPEG-4 Protocol and Media Options: The transmission protocol and media options for H.264 /
MPEG-4 video streaming. For further conguration, please refer to Client Settings on page 21.
Time: Display the current time. For further conguration, please refer to Video Settings on page 53.
Title and Time: The video title and time can be stamped on the streaming video. For further conguration,
please refer to Video Settings on page 53.
Video and Audio Control Buttons: Depending on the Network Camera model and Network Camera
conguration, some buttons may not be available.
Snapshot: Click this button to capture and save still images. The captured images will be displayed
in a pop-up window. Right-click the image and choose Save Picture As to save it in JPEG (*.jpg) or BMP
(*.bmp) format.
Digital Zoom: Click and uncheck “Disable digital zoom” to enable the zoom operation. The navigation
screen indicates the part of the image being magnied. To control the zoom level, drag the slider bar. To
move to a different area you want to magnify, drag the navigation screen.
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Pause: Pause the transmission of the streaming media. The button becomes the Resume button
after clicking the Pause button.
Stop: Stop the transmission of the streaming media. Click the Resume button to continue
transmission.
Start MP4 Recording: Click this button to record video clips in MP4 file format to your computer.
Press the Stop MP4 Recording button to end recording. When you exit the web browser, video
recording stops accordingly. To specify the storage destination and le name, please refer to MP4 Saving
Options on page 22 for details.
Volume: When the Mute function is not activated, move the slider bar to adjust the volume on the
local computer.
Mute: Turn off the volume on the local computer. The button becomes the Audio On button after
clicking the Mute button.
Talk: Click this button to talk to people around the Network Camera. Audio will project from
the external speaker connected to the Network Camera. Click this button again to end talking
transmission.
Mic Volume: When the Mute function is not activated, move the slider bar to adjust the
microphone volume on the local computer.
Mute: Turn off the Mic volume on the local computer. The button becomes the Mic On button
after clicking the Mute button.
Full Screen: Click this button to switch to full screen mode. Press the “Esc” key to switch back to normal
mode.
■ The following window is displayed when the video mode is set to MJPEG:
Video Title: The video title can be congured. For more information, please refer to Video Settings on
page 53.
Time: Display the current time. For more information, please refer to
Video Settings on page 53.
Title and Time: Video title and time can be stamped on the streaming video. For more information, please
refer to
Video Settings on page 53.
Video and Audio Control Buttons: Depending on the Network Camera model and Network Camera
conguration, some buttons may not be available.
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Snapshot: Click this button to capture and save still images. The captured images will be displayed
in a pop-up window. Right-click the image and choose Save Picture As to save it in JPEG (*.jpg) or BMP
(*.bmp) format.
Digital Zoom: Click and uncheck “Disable digital zoom” to enable the zoom operation. The navigation
screen indicates the part of the image being magnied. To control the zoom level, drag the slider bar. To
move to a different area you want to magnify, drag the navigation screen.
Start MP4 Recording: Click this button to record video clips in MP4 file format to your computer.
Press the Stop MP4 Recording button to end recording. When you exit the web browser, video
recording stops accordingly. To specify the storage destination and le name, please refer to MP4 Saving
Options on page 22 for details.
Full Screen: Click this button to switch to full screen mode. Press the “Esc” key to switch back to normal
mode.
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Client Settings
This chapter explains how to select the stream transmission mode and saving options on the
local computer. When completed with the settings on this page, click Save on the page bottom
to enable the settings.
H.264 / MPEG-4 Media Options
Select to stream video or audio data or both. This is enabled only when the video mode is set to H.264 or
MPEG-4.
H.264 / MPEG-4 Protocol Options
Depending on your network environment, there are four transmission modes of H.264 or MPEG-4
streaming:
UDP unicast: This protocol allows for more real-time audio and video streams. However, network
packets may be lost due to network burst trafc and images may be broken. Activate UDP connection
when occasions require time-sensitive responses and the video quality is less important. Note that each
unicast client connecting to the server takes up additional bandwidth and the Network Camera allows up
to ten simultaneous accesses.
UDP multicast: This protocol allows multicast-enabled routers to forward network packets to all clients
requesting streaming media. This helps to reduce the network transmission load of the Network Camera
while serving multiple clients at the same time. Note that to utilize this feature, the Network Camera must
be configured to enable multicast streaming at the same time. For more information, please refer to
RTSP Streaming on page 46.
TCP: This protocol guarantees the complete delivery of streaming data and thus provides better video
quality. The downside of this protocol is that its real-time effect is not as good as that of the UDP protocol.
HTTP: This protocol allows the same quality as TCP protocol without needing to open specic ports for
streaming under some network environments. Users inside a firewall can utilize this protocol to allow
streaming data through.
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MP4 Saving Options
Users can record live video as they are watching it by clicking Start MP4 Recording on the main
page. Here, you can specify the storage destination and le name.
Folder: Specify a storage destination for the recorded video les.
File name prex: Enter the text that will be appended to the front of the video le name.
Add date and time sufx to the le name: Select this option to append the date and time to the end of the
le name.
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Conguration
Click Configuration on the main page to enter the camera setting pages. Note that only
Administrators can access the conguration page.
LevelOne offers an easy-to-use user interface that helps you set up your network camera with
minimal effort. To simplify the setting procedure, two types of user interfaces are available:
Advanced Mode for professional users and Basic Mode for entry-level users. Some advanced
functions (HTTPS/ Access list/ Homepage layout/ Application/ Recording/ System log/ View
parameters) are not displayed in Basic Mode.
If you want to set up advanced functions, please click [Advanced Mode] on the bottom of the
conguration list to quickly switch to Advanced Mode.
In order to simplify the user interface, the detailed information will be hidden unless you click on
the function item. When you click on the rst sub-item, the detailed information for the rst sub-
item will be displayed; when you click on the second sub-item, the detailed information for the
second sub-item will be displayed and that of the rst sub-item will be hidden.
The following is the interface of the Basic Mode and the Advanced Mode:
Basic Mode
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Advanced Mode
Each function on the conguration list will be explained in the following sections. Those functions that are
displayed only in Advanced Mode are marked with
Advanced Mode
. If you want to set up advanced
functions, please click [Advanced Mode] on the bottom of the conguration list to quickly switch over.
System
This section explains how to congure the basic settings for the Network Camera, such as the
host name and system time. It is composed of the following three columns: System, System
Time and DI and DO. When nished with the settings on this page, click Save at the bottom of
the page to enable the settings.
System
Host name: Enter a desired name for the Network Camera. The text will be displayed at the top of the
main page.
Turn off the LED indicators: If you do not want to let others know that the network camera is in operation,
you can select this option to turn off the LED indicators.
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System Time
Keep current date and time: Select this option to preserve the current date and time of the Network
Camera. The Network Camera’s internal real-time clock maintains the date and time even when the
power of the system is turned off.
Sync with computer time: Select this option to synchronize the date and time of the Network Camera with
the local computer. The read-only date and time of the PC is displayed as updated.
Manual: The administrator can enter the date and time manually. Note that the date and time format are
[yyyy/mm/dd] and [hh:mm:ss].
Automatic: The Network Time Protocol is a protocol which synchronizes computer clocks by periodically
querying an NTP Server.
NTP server: Assign the IP address or domain name of the time-server. Leaving the text box blank
connects the Network Camera to the default time servers.
Update interval: Select to update the time using the NTP server on an hourly, daily, weekly, or monthly
basis.
Time zone
Advanced Mode
: Select the appropriate time zone from the list. If you want to upload
Daylight Savings Time rules on the Maintenance page, please refer to Upload / Export Daylight Saving
Time Conguration File on page 103 for details.
DI and DO
Digital input: Select High or Low to dene normal status for the digital input. The Network Camera will
report the current status.
Digital output: Select Grounded or Open to define normal status for the digital output. The Network
Camera will show whether the trigger is activated or not.
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Security
This section explains how to enable password protection and create multiple accounts.
Root Password
The administrator account name is “root”, which is permanent and can not be deleted. If you want to add
more accounts in the Manage User column, please apply the password for the “root” account rst.
1. Type the password identically in both text boxes, then click Save to enable password protection.
2. A window will be prompted for authentication; type the correct user’s name and password in their
respective elds to access the Network Camera.
Manage Privilege
Advanced Mode
Digital Output & PTZ control: You can modify the manage privilege of operators or viewers. Check or
uncheck the item, then click Save to enable the settings. If you give Viewers the privilege, Operators will
also have the ability to control the Network Camera through the main page. (Please refer to Main Page
on page 17.)
Allow anonymous viewing: If you check this item, any client can access the live stream without entering a
User ID and Password.
Manage User
Administrators can add up to 20 user accounts.
1. Input the new user’s name and password.
2. Select the privilege level for the new user account. Click Add to enable the setting.
Access rights are sorted by user privilege (Administrator, Operator, and Viewer). Only administrators can
access the Conguration page. Though operators cannot access the Conguration page, they can use
the URL Commands to get and set the value of parameters. For more information, please refer to URL
Commands of the Network Camera on page 106. Viewers access only the main page for live viewing.
Here you also can change a user’s access rights or delete user accounts.
1. Select an existing account to modify.
2. Make necessary changes and click Update or Delete to enable the setting.
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HTTPS (Hypertext Transfer Protocol over SSL)
Advanced Mode
This section explains how to enable authentication and encrypted communication over SSL
(Secure Socket Layer). It helps protect streaming data transmission over the Internet on higher
security level.
Enable HTTPS
Check this item to enable HTTPS communication, then select a connection option: "HTTP & HTTPS"
or "HTTPS only". Note that you have to create and install a certicate rst in the second column before
clicking the Save button.
Create and Install Certicate Method
Before using HTTPS for communication with the Network Camera, a Certicate must be created rst.
There are three ways to create and install a certicate:
Create self-signed certificate automatically
1. Select this option.
2. In the rst column, check Enable HTTPS secure connection, then select a connection option: “HTTP
& HTTPS” or “HTTPS only”.
3. Click Save to generate a certicate.
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4. The Certicate Information will automatically de displayed in the third column as shown below. You can
click Property to view detailed information about the certicate.
5. Click Home to return to the main page. Change the address from “http://” to “https://“ in the address
bar and press Enter on your keyboard. Some Security Alert dialogs will pop up. Click OK or Yes to
enable HTTPS.
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Create self-signed certificate manually
1. Select this option.
2. Click Create to open the Create Certicate page, then click Save to generate the certicate.
3. The Certicate Information will automatically be displayed in the third column as shown below. You
can click Property to see detailed information about the certicate.
Create certificate and install : Select this option if you want to create a certicate from a certicate
authority.
1. Select this option.
2. Click Create to open the Create Certicate page, then click Save to generate the certicate.
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3. If you see the following Information bar, click OK and click on the Information bar at the top of the page
to allow pop-ups.
4. The pop-up window shows an example of a certicate request.
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5. Look for a trusted certificate authority that issues digital certificates. Enroll the Network Camera.
Wait for the certificate authority to issue a SSL certificate; click Browse... to search for the issued
certicate, then click Upload in the second column.
NOTE
► How do I cancel the HTTPS settings?
1. Uncheck Enable HTTPS secure connection in the rst column and click Save; a warning dialog
will pop up.
2. Click OK to disable HTTPS.
3. The webpage will redirect to a non-HTTPS page automatically.
► If you want to create and install other certificates, please remove the existing one. To remove the
signed certificate, uncheck Enable HTTPS secure connection in the first column and click Save.
Then click Remove to erase the certicate.
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SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol)
Advanced Mode
This section explains how to use the SNMP on the network camera. The Simple Network
Management Protocol is an application layer protocol that facilitates the exchange of
management information between network devices. It helps network administrators to remotely
manage network devices and nd, solve network problems with ease.
■ The SNMP consists of the following three key components:
1. Manager: Network-management station (NMS), a server which executes applications that monitor and
control managed devices.
2. Agent: A network-management software module on a managed device which transfers the status of
managed devices to the NMS.
3. Managed device: A network node on a managed network. For example: routers, switches, bridges,
hubs, computer hosts, printers, IP telephones, network cameras, web server, and database.
Before conguring SNMP settings on the this page, please enable your NMS rst.
SNMP Conguration
Enable SNMPv1, SNMPv2c
Select this option and enter the names of Read/Write community and Read Only community according to
your NMS settings.
Enable SNMPv3
This option contains cryptographic security, a higher security level, which allows you to set the
Authentication password and the Encryption password.
■ Security name: According to your NMS settings, choose Read/Write or Read Only and enter the
community name.
■ Authentication type: Select MD5 or SHA as the authentication method.
■ Authentication password: Enter the password for authenrication (at least 8 characters).
■ Encryption password: Enter a password for ecryption (at least 8 characters).
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Network
This section explains how to congure a wired network connection for the Network Camera.
Network Type
LAN
Select this option when the Network Camera is deployed on a local area network (LAN) and is intended
to be accessed by local computers. The default setting for the Network Type is LAN. Rememer to click
Save when you complete the Network setting.
Get IP address automatically: Select this option to obtain an available dynamic IP address assigned by
the DHCP server each time the camera is connected to the LAN.
Use xed IP address: Select this option to manually assign a static IP address to the Network Camera.
1. You can make use of LevelOne Installation Wizard 2 on the software CD to easily set up the Network
Camera on LAN. Please refer to Software Installation on page 10 for details.
2. Enter the Static IP, Subnet mask, Default router, and Primary DNS provided by your ISP.
Subnet mask: This is used to determine if the destination is in the same subnet. The default value is
“255.255.255.0”.
Default router: This is the gateway used to forward frames to destinations in a different subnet. Invalid
router setting will fail the transmission to destinations in different subnet.
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Primary DNS: The primary domain name server that translates hostnames into IP addresses.
Secondary DNS: Secondary domain name server that backups the Primary DNS.
Primary WINS server: The primary WINS server that maintains the database of computer name and IP
address.
Secondary WINS server: The secondary WINS server that maintains the database of computer name
and IP address.
Enable UPnP presentation: Select this option to enable UPnPTM presentation for your Network Camera
so that whenever a Network Camera is presented to the LAN, shortcuts of connected Network Cameras
will be listed in My Network Places. You can click the shortcut to link to the web browser. Currently,
UPnPTM is supported by Windows XP or later. Note that to utilize this feature, please make sure the
UPnPTM component is installed on your computer.
Enable UPnP port forwarding: To access the Network Camera from the Internet, select this option to
allow the Network Camera to open ports on the router automatically so that video streams can be sent
out from a LAN. To utilize of this feature, make sure that your router supports UPnPTM and it is activated.
PPPoE (Point-to-point over Ethernet)
Select this option to congure your Network Camera to make it accessible from anywhere as long as
there is an Internet connection. Note that to utilize this feature, it requires an account provided by your
ISP.
Follow the steps below to acquire your Network Camera’s public IP address.
1. Set up the Network Camera on the LAN.
2. Go to Home > Conguration > Application > Server Settings (please refer to Server Settings on page
86) to add a new email or FTP server.
3. Go to Conguration > Application > Media Settings (please refer to Media Settings on page 89). Select
System log so that you will receive the system log in TXT le format which contains the Network
Camera’s public IP address in your email or on the FTP server.
4. Go to Conguration > Network > Network Type. Select PPPoE and enter the user name and password
provided by your ISP. Click Save to enable the setting.
5. The Network Camera will reboot.
6. Disconnect the power to the Network Camera; remove it from the LAN environment.
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NOTE
► If the default ports are already used by other devices connected to the same router, the Network
Camera will select other ports for the Network Camera.
► If UPnPTM is not supported by your router, you will see the following message:
Error: Router does not support UPnP port forwarding.
► Steps to enable the UPnPTM user interface on your computer:
Note that you must log on to the computer as a system administrator to install the UPnPTM
components.
1. Go to Start, click Control Panel, then click Add or Remove Programs.
2. In the Add or Remove Programs dialog box, click Add/Remove Windows Components.
3.
In the Windows Components Wizard dialog box, select Networking Services and click Details.
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4. In the Networking Services dialog box, select Universal Plug and Play and click OK.
5. Click Next in the following window.
6. Click Finish. UPnPTM is enabled.
► How does UPnPTM work?
UPnP
TM
networking technology provides automatic IP conguration and dynamic discovery of devices
added to a network. Services and capabilities offered by networked devices, such as printing and le
sharing, are available among each other without the need for cumbersome network conguration. In
the case of Network Cameras, you will see Network Camera shortcuts under My Network Places.
► Enabling UPnP port forwarding allows the Network Camera to open a secondary HTTP port on the
router-not HTTP port-meaning that you have to add the secondary HTTP port number to the Network
Camera’s public address in order to access the Network Camera from the Internet. For example,
when the HTTP port is set to 80 and the secondary HTTP port is set to 8080, refer to the list below for
the Network Camera’s IP address.
► If the PPPoE settings are incorrectly configured or the Internet access is not working, restore the
Network Camera to factory default; please refer to Restore on page 102 for details. After the Network
Camera is reset to factory default, it will be accessible on the LAN.
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Enable IPv6
Select this option and click Save to enable IPv6 settings.
Please note that this only works if your network environment and hardware equipment support IPv6. The
browser should be Microsoft® Internet Explorer 6.5, Mozilla Firefox 3.0 or above.
When IPv6 is enabled, by default, the network camera will listen to router advertisements and be
assigned with a link-local IPv6 address accordingly.
IPv6 Information: Click this button to obtain the IPv6 information as shown below.
If your IPv6 settings are successful, the IPv6 address list will be listed in the pop-up window. The IPv6
address will be displayed as follows:
Link-global IPv6 address/network mask
Link-local IPv6 address/network mask
Refers to Ethernet
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Please follow the steps below to link to an IPv6 address:
1. Open your web browser.
2. Enter the link-global or link-local IPv6 address in the address bar of your web browser.
3. The format should be:
4. Press Enter on the keyboard or click Refresh button to refresh the webpage.
For example:
NOTE
► If you have a Secondary HTTP port (the default value is 8080), you can also link to the webpage in
the following address format: (Please refer to HTTP on page 43 for detailed information.)
► If you choose PPPoE as the Network Type, the [PPP0 address] will be displayed in the IPv6
information column as shown below.
Manually setup the IP address: Select this option to manually set up IPv6 settings if your network
environment does not have DHCPv6 server and router advertisements-enabled routers.
If you check this item, the following blanks will be displayed for you to enter the corresponding
information:
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IEEE 802.1x
Advanced Mode
Enable this function if your network environment uses IEEE 802.1x, which is a port-based network
access control. The network devices, intermediary switch/access point/hub, and RADIUS server must
support and enable 802.1x settings.
The 802.1x standard is designed to enhance the security of local area networks, which provides
authentication to network devices (clients) attached to a network port (wired or wireless). If all certicates
between client and server are veried, a point-to-point connection will be enabled; if authentication fails,
access on that port will be prohibited. 802.1x utilizes an existing protocol, the Extensible Authentication
Protocol (EAP), to facilitate communication.
■
The components of a protected network with 802.1x authentication:
1.
Supplicant: A client end user (camera), which requests authentication.
2.
Authenticator (an access point or a switch): A “go between” which restricts unauthorized end users
from communicating with the authentication server.
3.
Authentication server (usually a RADIUS server): Checks the client certicate and decides whether to
accept the end user’s access request.
■
LevelOne Network Cameras support two types of EAP methods to perform authentication: EAP-PEAP
and EAP-TLS.
Please follow the steps below to enable 802.1x settings:
1. Before connecting the Network Camera to the protected network with 802.1x, please apply a digital
certicate from a Certicate Authority (ie. MIS of your company) which can be validated by a RADIUS
server.
2. Connect the Network Camera to a PC or notebook outside of the protected LAN. Open the
conguration page of the Network Camera as shown below. Select EAP-PEAP or EAP-TLS as the
EAP method. In the following blanks, enter your ID and password issued by the CA, then upload
related certicate(s).
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3. When all settings are complete, move the Network Camera to the protected LAN by connecting it to an
802.1x enabled switch. The devices will then start the authentication automatically.
NOTE
► The authentication process for 802.1x:
1. The Certicate Authority (CA) provides the required signed certicates to the Network Camera (the
supplicant) and the RADIUS Server (the authentication server).
2. A Network Camera requests access to the protected LAN using 802.1X via a switch (the authenticator).
The client offers its identity and client certicate, which is then forwarded by the switch to the RADIUS
Server, which uses an algorithm to authenticate the Network Camera and returns an acceptance or
rejection back to the switch.
3. The switch also forwards the RADIUS Server’s certicate to the Network Camera.
4. Assuming all certificates are validated, the switch then changes the Network Camera’s state to
authorized and is allowed access to the protected network via a pre-congured port.
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QoS (Quality of Service)
Advanced Mode
Quality of Service refers to a resource reservation control mechanism, which guarantees a certain quality
to different services on the network. Quality of service guarantees are important if the network capacity
is insufcient, especially for real-time streaming multimedia applications. Quality can be dened as, for
instance, a maintained level of bit rate, low latency, no packet dropping, etc.
The following are the main benets of a QoS-aware network:
■
The ability to prioritize trafc and guarantee a certain level of performance to the data ow.
■
The ability to control the amount of bandwidth each application may use, and thus provide higher
reliability and stability on the network.
Requirements for QoS
To utilize QoS in a network environment, the following requirements must be met:
■
All network switches and routers in the network must include support for QoS.
■
The network video devices used in the network must be QoS-enabled.
QoS models
CoS (the VLAN 802.1p model)
IEEE802.1p defines a QoS model at OSI Layer 2 (Data Link Layer), which is called CoS, Class of
Service. It adds a 3-bit value to the VLAN MAC header, which indicates prioritization from 0~7 (Eight
different classes of service are available). The priority is set up on the network switches, which then use
different queuing disciplines to forward the packets.
Below is the setting column for CoS. Enter the VLAN ID of your switch (0~4095) and choose the priority
for each application (0~7).
If you assign Video the highest level, the switch will handle video packets rst.
NOTE
► The web browsing may fail if the CoS setting is incorrect.
► Class of Service technologies do not guarantee a level of service in terms of bandwidth and delivery
time; they offer a "best-effort." Users can think of CoS as "coarsely-grained" trafc control and QoS as
"nely-grained" trafc control.
► Though CoS is simple to manage, it lacks scalability and does not offer end-to-end quarantees since it
is based on L2 protocol.
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QoS/DSCP (the DiffServ model)
DSCP-ECN defines QoS at Layer 3 (Network Layer). The Differentiated Services (DiffServ) model is
based on packet marking and router queuing disciplines. The marking is done by adding a eld to the
IP header, called the DSCP (Differentiated Services Codepoint). This is a 6-bit field that provides 64
different class IDs. It gives an indication of how a given packet is to be forwarded, known as the Per Hop
Behavior (PHB). The PHB describes a particular service level in terms of bandwidth, queueing theory,
and dropping (discarding the packet) decisions. Routers at each network node classify packets according
to their DSCP value and give them a particular forwarding treatment; for example, how much bandwidth
to reserve for it.
Below are the setting options of DSCP (DiffServ Codepoint). Specify the DSCP value for each application
(0~63).
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HTTP
Advanced Mode
To utilize HTTP authentication, make sure that your have set a password for the Network Camera rst;
please refer to Security on page 26 for details.
Authentication: Depending on your network security requirements, the Network Camera provides two
types of security settings for an HTTP transaction: basic and digest.
If basic authentication is selected, the password is sent in plain text format and there can be potential
risks of being intercepted. If digest authentication is selected, user credentials are encrypted using MD5
algorithm and thus provide better protection against unauthorized accesses.
HTTP port / Secondary HTTP port: By default, the HTTP port is set to 80 and the secondary HTTP port is
set to 8080. They can also be assigned to another port number between 1025 and 65535. If the ports are
incorrectly assigned, the following warning messages will be displayed:
To access the Network Camera on the LAN, both the HTTP port and secondary HTTP port can be used
to access the Network Camera. For example, when the HTTP port is set to 80 and the secondary HTTP
port is set to 8080, refer to the list below for the Network Camera’s IP address.
Access name for stream 1 ~ 5: This Network camera supports multiple streams simultaneously. The
access name is used to differentiate the streaming source. Users can click Conguration > Audio and
Video > Video Settings to set up the video quality of linked streams. For more information about how to
set up the video quality, please refer to Viewing Windows on page 59.
When using Mozilla Firefox or Netscape to access the Network Camera and the video mode is set to
JPEG, users will receive video comprised of continuous JPEG images. This technology, known as “server
push”, allows the Network Camera to feed live pictures to Mozilla Firefox and Netscape.
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URL command -- http://<ip address>:<http port>/<access name for stream 1 ~ 5>
For example, when the Access name for stream 2 is set to video2.mjpg:
1. Launch Mozilla Firefox or Netscape.
2. Type the above URL command in the address bar. Press Enter.
3. The JPEG images will be displayed in your web browser.
NOTE
► Microsoft® Internet Explorer does not support server push technology; therefore, using http://<ip
address>:<http port>/<access name for stream 1 ~ 5> will fail to access the Network Camera.
► Users can only use URL commands to request the stream 5. For more information about URL
commands, please refer to page 106.
HTTPS
By default, the HTTPS port is set to 443. It can also be assigned to another port number between 1025
and 65535.
Two way audio
By default, the two way audio port is set to 5060. Also, it can also be assigned to another port number
between 1025 and 65535.
The Network Camera supports two way audio communication so that operators can transmit and receive
audio simultaneously. By using the Network Camera’s built-in or external microphone and an external
speaker, you can communicate with people around the Network Camera.
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Note that as JPEG only transmits a series of JPEG images to the client, to enable the two-way audio
function, make sure the video mode is set to “MPEG-4” on the Audio and Video Settings page and the
media option is set to “Video and Audio” on the Client Settings page. Please refer to Client Settings on
page 21 and Audio and Video Settings on page 53.
Click to enable audio transmission to the Network Camera; click to adjust the volume of
microphone; click to turn off the audio. To stop talking, click again.
FTP
The FTP server allows the user to save recorded video clips. You can utilize LevelOne's Installation
Wizard 2 to upgrade the rmware via FTP server. By default, the FTP port is set to 21. It also can be
assigned to another port number between 1025 and 65535.
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RTSP Streaming
To utilize RTSP streaming authentication, make sure that you have set a password for the Network
Camera rst; please refer to Security on page 26 for details.
Authentication: Depending on your network security requirements, the Network Camera provides three
types of security settings for streaming via RTSP protocol: disable, basic, and digest.
If basic authentication is selected, the password is sent in plain text format, but there can be potential
risks of it being intercepted. If digest authentication is selected, user credentials are encrypted using
MD5 algorithm, thus providing better protection against unauthorized access.
The availability of the RTSP streaming for the three authentication modes is listed in the following table:
Access name for stream 1 ~ 5: This Network camera supports multiple streams simultaneously. The
access name is used to differentiate the streaming source.
If you want to use an RTSP player to access the Network Camera, you have to set the video mode to
MPEG-4 and use the following RTSP URL command to request transmission of the streaming data.
rtsp://<ip address>:<rtsp port>/<access name for stream1 ~ 5>
For example, when the access name for stream 1 is set to live.sdp:
1. Launch an RTSP player.
2. Choose File > Open URL. A URL dialog box will pop up.
3. Type the above URL command in the text box.
4. The live video will be displayed in your player as shown
below.
Quick Time player Real Player
Disable O O
Basic O O
Digest O X
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RTSP port /RTP port for video, audio/ RTCP port for video, audio
■ RTSP (Real-Time Streaming Protocol) controls the delivery of streaming media. By default, the port
number is set to 554.
■ The RTP (Real-time Transport Protocol) is used to deliver video and audio data to the clients. By
default, the RTP port for video is set to 5556 and the RTP port for audio is set to 5558.
■ The RTCP (Real-time Transport Control Protocol) allows the Network Camera to transmit the data by
monitoring the Internet trafc volume. By default, the RTCP port for video is set to 5557 and the RTCP
port for audio is set to 5559.
The ports can be changed to values between 1025 and 65535. The RTP port must be an even number
and the RTCP port is the RTP port number plus one, and thus is always an odd number. When the RTP
port changes, the RTCP port will change accordingly.
If the RTP ports are incorrectly assigned, the following warning message will be displayed:
Multicast settings for stream 1 ~ 4: Click the items to display the detailed configuration information.
Select the Always multicast option to enable multicast for stream 1 ~ 4.
Unicast video transmission delivers a stream through point-to-point transmission; multicast, on the other
hand, sends a stream to the multicast group address and allows multiple clients to acquire the stream at
the same time by requesting a copy from the multicast group address. Therefore, enabling multicast can
effectively save Internet bandwith.
The ports can be changed to values between 1025 and 65535. The multicast RTP port must be an even
number and the multicast RTCP port number is the multicast RTP port number plus one, and thus is
always odd. When the multicast RTP port changes, the multicast RTCP port will change accordingly.
If the multicast RTP video ports are incorrectly assigned, the following warning message will be
displayed:
Multicast TTL [1~255]: The multicast TTL (Time To Live) is the value that tells the router the range a
packet can be forwarded.
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DDNS
This section explains how to configure the dynamic domain name service for the Network
Camera. DDNS is a service that allows your Network Camera, especially when assigned with a
dynamic IP address, to have a xed host and domain name.
DDNS: Dynamic domain name service
Enable DDNS: Select this option to enable the DDNS setting.
Provider: Select a DDNS provider from the provider drop-down list.
LevelOne offers Safe100.net, a free dynamic domain name service, to LevelOne customers. It is
recommended that you register Safe100.net to access LevelOne’s Network Cameras from the Internet.
Additionally, we offer other DDNS providers, such as Dyndns.org(Dynamic), Dyndns.org(Custom), TZO.
com, DHS.org, CustomSafe100, dyn-interfree.it.
Note that before utilizing this function, please apply for a dynamic domain account rst.
■ Safe100.net
1. In the DDNS column, select Safe100.net from the drop-down list. Click I accept after reviewing the
terms of the Service Agreement.
2. In the Register column, ll in the Host name (xxxx.safe100.net), Email, Key, and Conrm Key, and
click Register. After a host name has been successfully created, a success message will be displayed
in the DDNS Registration Result column.
3. Click Copy and all the registered information will automatically be uploaded to the corresponding elds
in the DDNS column at the top of the page as seen in the picture.
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4. Select Enable DDNS and click Save to enable the setting.
■ CustomSafe100
LevelOne offers documents to establish a CustomSafe100 DDNS server for distributors and system
integrators. You can use CustomSafe100 to register a dynamic domain name if your distributor or system
integrators offer such services.
1. In the DDNS column, select CustomSafe100 from the drop-down list.
2. In the Register column, ll in the Host name, Email, Key, and Conrm Key; then click Register. After a
host name has been successfully created, you will see a success message in the DDNS Registration
Result column.
3. Click Copy and all for the registered information will be uploaded to the corresponding elds in the
DDNS column.
4. Select Enable DDNS and click Save to enable the setting.
Forget key: Click this button if you have forgotten the key to Safe100.net or CustomSafe100. Your
account information will be sent to your email address.
Refer to the following links to apply for a dynamic domain account when selecting other DDNS
providers:
■ Dyndns.org(Dynamic) / Dyndns.org(Custom): visit http://www.dyndns.com/
■ TZO.com: visit http://www.tzo.com/
■ DHS.org: visit http://www.dhs.org/
■ dyn-interfree.it: visit http://dyn-interfree.it/
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Access List
Advanced Mode
This section explains how to control access permission by verifying the client PC’s IP address.
General Settings
Maximum number of concurrent streaming connection(s) limited to: Simultaneous live viewing for 1~10
clients (including stream 1 and stream 2). The default value is 10. If you modify the value and click Save,
all current connections will be disconnected and automatically attempt to re-link (IE Explore or Quick
Time Player).
View Information: Click this button to display the connection status window showing a list of the current
connections. For example:
■ IP address: Current connections to the Network Camera.
■ Elapsed time: How much time the client has been at the webpage.
■ User ID: If the administrator has set a password for the webpage, the clients have to enter a user name
and password to access the live video. The user name will be displayed in the User ID column. If the
administrator allows clients to link to the webpage without a user name and password, the User ID
column will be empty.
There are some situations which allow clients access to the live video without a user name and
password:
1. The administrator does not set up a root password. For more information about how to set up a root
password and manage user accounts, please refer to Security on page 26.
2. The administrator has set up a root password, but set RTSP Authentication to “disable“. For more
information about RTSP Authentication, please refer to RTSP Streaming on page 46.
3. The administrator has set up a root password, but allows anonymous viewing. For more information
about Allow Anonymous Viewing, please refer to Security on page 26.
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■ Refresh: Click this button to refresh all current connections.
■ Add to deny list: You can select entries from the Connection Status list and add them to the Deny List
to deny access. Please note that those checked connections will only be disconnected temporarily
and will automatically try to re-link again (IE Explore or Quick Time Player). If you want to enable the
denied list, please check Enable access list ltering and click Save in the rst column.
■ Disconnect: If you want to break off the current connections, please select them and click this
button. Please note that those checked connections will only be disconnected temporarily and will
automatically try to re-link again (IE Explore or Quick Time Player).
Enable access list ltering: Check this item and click Save if you want to enable the access list ltering
function.
Filter
There are two lists for permission control: Allowed list and Denied list. Only those clients whose IP
addresses are on the Allowed list and not on the Denied list can access the Network Camera. Please
note that the IPv6 access list column will not be displayed unless you enable IPv6 on the Network page.
For more information about IPv6 Settings, please refer to page 37 for detailed information.
■ Add a rule to Allowed/Denied list: Click Add to add a rule to Allowed/Denied list.
There are three types of rules:
Single: This rule allows the user to add an IP address to the Allowed/Denied list.
For example:
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Network: This rule allows the user to assign a network address and corresponding subnet mask to the
Allow/Deny List.
For example:
Range: This rule allows the user to assign a range of IP addresses to the Allow/Deny List. This rule is
only applied to IPv4.
For example:
■ Delete Allowed/Denied list:
In the Delete Allowed List or Delete Denied List column, make a selection and click Delete.
NOTE
► For example, when the range of IP addresses on the allo wed lis t i s s et from 1.1.1.0 to
192.255.255.255 and the range in the denied list is set from 1.1.1.0 to 170.255.255.255, only users’
IPs between 171.0.0.0 and 192.255.255.255 can access the Network Camera.
Administrator IP address
Always allow the IP address to access this device: You can check this item and add the Administrator’s
IP address in this eld to make sure the Administrator can always connect to the device.
IP address 192.168.2.x will be bolcked.
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Audio and Video
This section explains how to cogure the audio and video settings of the Network Camera. It is
composed of the following two columns: Video Settings and Audio Settings.
Video Settings
Video title: Enter a name that will be displayed on the title bar of the live video.
Color: Select to display color or black/white video streams.
Power line frequency: Set the power line frequency consistent with local utility settings to eliminate image
flickering associated with fluorescent lights. Note that after the power line frequency is changed, you
must disconnect and reconnect the power cord of the Network Camera in order for the new setting to
take effect.
Iris mode: Select a proper iris mode for your environment.
Select caching stream: This Network Camera supports time shift cache stream on the Network Camera.
Select one stream and check the below option Enable time shift caching stream.
Enable time shift caching stream
Advanced Mode
: Check this item to enable the time shift cache
stream on the Network Camera, which will stores video in the camera’s embedded memory for a period
of time depending on the cache memory of each Network Camera. This function can work seamlessly
with LevelOne’s ST7501 recording software. When an event occurs, the recording software can request
time shift cache stream from the camera, which allows the user to get an earlier video data.
Video orientation: Flip--vertically reect the display of the live video; Mirror--horizontally reect the display
of the live video. Select both options if the Network Camera is installed upside-down (ex. on the ceiling)
to correct the image orientation. Please note that the preset locations will be cleared after ip/mirror.
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Overlay title and time stamp on video: Select this option to place the video title and time on the video
streams.
Note that when the frame size is set to 176 x 144 as shown in the picture below, only the time will be
stamped on the video streams.
Options of Video
Advanced Mode
There are three options for you to choose: Video quality rst, Video frame rate rst, and Cropping
mode. Select either one mode according to your needs.
■ Video quality rst: Select this option will reduce the maximum frame rate to 15fps and clear the settings
in the Viewing Window.
■ Video frame rate rst: Select this option will limit the frame size to 800x600 and clear the settings in the
Viewing Window.
■ Cropping mode: The cropping function allows users to crop unnecessary information and simply
transmit the image of the target region for live viewing or storage. With the trimming, the transmitting
data size and thus, the network load is reduced and a higher frame rate is obtained. As a result,
bandwidth resources and storage space can be used more efciently.
Image Settings
Advanced Mode
Click Image Settings to open the Image Settings page. On this page, you can tune the White balance,
Brightness, Saturation, Contrast, and Sharpness settings for the video.
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White balance: Adjust the value for the best color temperature.
■ Auto
The Network Camera automatically adjusts the color temperature of the light in response to different light
sources. The white balance setting defaults to Auto and works well in most situations.
■ Keep current value
Follow the steps below to manually set the white balance to compensate for the ambient lighting
conditions.
1. Set the White balance to Auto and click Save.
2. Place a sheet of white paper in front of the lens, then allow the Network Camera to adjust the color
temperature automatically.
3. Select Keep Current Value to conrm the setting while the white balance is being measured.
4. Click Save to enable the new setting.
Image Adjustment
■ Brightness: Adjust the image brightness level, which ranges from -5 to +5.
■ Saturation: Adjust the image saturation level, which ranges from -5 to +5.
■ Contrast: Adjust the image contrast level, which ranges from -5 to +5.
■ Sharpness:
Adjust the image sharpness level, which ranges from -5 to +5.
You can click Preview to fine-tune the image, or click Restore to recall the original settings without
incorporating the changes. When completed with the settings on this page, click Save to enable the
setting and click Close to exit the page.
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Privacy Mask
Advanced Mode
Click Privacy Mask to open the settings page. On this page, you can block out sensitive zones to
address privacy concerns.
■ To set the privacy mask windows, follow the steps below:
1. Click New to add a new window.
2. Use the mouse to size and drag-drop the window, which is recommended to be at least twice the size
of the object (height and width) you want to cover.
3. Enter a Window Name and click Save to enable the setting.
4. Select Enable privacy mask to enable this function.
NOTE
►
Up to 5 privacy mask windows can be set up on the same screen.
► If you want to delete the
privacy mask
window, please click the ‘x’ on the upper right-hand corner of
the window.
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Sensor Settings
Advanced Mode
Click Sensor Settings to open the Sensor Settings page. On this page, you can set the maximum
exposure time, exposure level, and AGC (Auto Gain Control) settings.
You can congure two sets of sensor settings: one for normal situations, the other for special situations,
such as day/night/schedule mode.
Exposure
■ Maximum Exposure Time: Select a proper maximum exposure time according to the light source of
the surroundings. The exposure times are selectable for the following durations: 1/480, 1/240, 1/120
second, 1/60 second, 1/30 second, 1/15 second, and 1/5 second. Shorter exposure times result in less
light.
■ Exposure level: You can manually set the Exposure level, which ranges from 1 to 8 (dark to bright).The
default value is 4.
■ Enable AGC (Auto Gain Control): You can manually set the AGC level (2X 4X, or 8X). The default value
is 4X.
■ Enable BLC (Back Light Compensation): Enable this option when the object is too dark or too bright
to recognize. It allows the camera to adjust to the best light conditions in any environment and
automatically give the necessary light compensation.
You can click Preview to fine-tune the image, or click Restore to recall the original settings without
incorporating the changes. When completed with the settings on this page, click Save to enable the
settings and click Close to exit the page.
Sensor Setting 2:
For special situations
Sensor Setting 1:
For normal situations
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If you want to congure another sensor setting for day/night/schedule mode, please click Prole to open
the Sensor Settings Prole Settings page as shown below.
Please follow the steps beolw to setup a prole:
1. Check Enable this prole.
2. Select the applied mode: Day mode, Night mode, or schedule mode. Please manually enter a range of
time if you choose Schedule mode.
3. Congure Exposure settings in the second column. Please refer to last page for detailed information.
4. Click Save to enable the setting and click Close to exit the page.
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Viewing Window
Advanced Mode
Click Viewing Window to open the Viewing Window Settings page.
This Network Camera supports multiple streams with frame size ranging from 176 x 144 to 1600 x 1200.
The denition of multiple streams:
■ Stream 1: Users can dene the "Region of Interest" (viewing region) and the "Output Frame Rate" (size
of the live view window).
■ Stream 2: Users can dene the "Region of Interest" (viewing region) and the "Output Frame Rate" (size
of the live view window).
■ Stream 3 (Mobile stream): Users can dene the "Region of Interest" (viewing region), but the "Output
Frame Rate" (size of the live view window) is xed at 176 x 144.
■ Stream 4 (Global view stream): This stream captures the full view of the video and streams out at the
maximum resolution (1600 x 1200).
NOTE
► All the items in the “Region of Interest” should not be greater than the “Output Frame Size“ (current
maximum resolution).
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Click Viewing Window to open the viewing region settings page. On this page, you can set the Region
of Interest and the Output Frame Size for stream 1 ~ 3.
Please follow the steps below to set up those settings for a stream:
1. Select a stream which you want to set up the viewing region. If you want to stream out the video to a
mobile device, please select stream 3.
2. Select a Region of Interest from the drop-down list. The oating frame, the same as the one in the
Gloabl View window on the home page, will resize accordingly. If you want to set up a customized
viewing region, you can also resize and drag the oating frame to a desired position with your mouse.
3. Choose a proper Output Frame Size from the drop-down list according to the size of your monitoring
device.
■ The parameters of the multiple streams:
■ The maximum Region of Interest of stream 3 is 1468 x 1200. You can also check the item "Set region
to full view" to extend the region to full view (1600 x 1200). However, the image will be distorted a little
bit.
When completed with the settings in the Viewing Window, click Save to enable the settings and click
Close to exit the window. The selected Output Frame Size will immediately be applied to the Frame
size of each video stream as shown on the next page. Then you can go back to the home page to test
the e-PTZ function. For more information about the e-PTZ function, please refer to page 75.
Region of Interest Output frame size
Stream 1 1600 X 1200 ~ 176 x 144 (Selectable) 1600 X 1200 ~ 176 x 144 (Selectable)
Stream 2 1600 X 1200 ~ 176 x 144 (Selectable) 1600 X 1200 ~ 176 x 144 (Selectable)
Stream 3 1468 x 1200 ~ 176 x 144 (Selectable) 176 x 144 (Fixed)
Stream 4 1600 X 1200 (Fixed) 1600 X 1200 (Fixed)
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Cropping Setting
Advanced Mode
Click Cropping Setting to open the Cropping Settings page.
Please follow the steps below to set up cropping mode for mutiple streams:
1. Click Cropping Setting to open the window as shown below.
2.
Select a Captured area from the drop-down list. The oating frame, the same as the one in the Global
View window on the home page, will resize accordingly. If you want to set up a customized viewing re-customized viewing region, you can also resize and drag the oating frame to a desired position with your mouse.
3. Click Save to enable the settings and click Close to exit the window. Below is the illustration of
cropped image:
NOTE
► In cropping mdoe, the maximum frame rate will be up to 30fps if the width is under 1280 and the
height is under 720; otherwise, the maximum frame rate may be reduced to 15fps.
► Select cropping mode will clear the settings in the Viewing Window and disable Motion Detection,
Privacy Mask, and Preset Position.
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Video Quality Settings
Advanced Mode
Click the stream item to display the detailed information. The maximum frame size will follow your
settings in above sections.
This Network Camera offers real-time H.264, MPEG-4 and MJEPG compression standards (Triple
Codec) for real-time viewing.
If H.264 / MPEG-4 mode is selected, the video is streamed via RTSP protocol. There are four parameters
for you to adjust the video performance:
■ Frame size
You can set up different video resolution for different viewing devices. For example, set a smaller
frame size and lower bit rate for remote viewing on mobile phones and a larger video size and a higher
bit rate for live viewing on web browsers. Note that a larger frame size takes up more bandwidth.
■ Maximum frame rate
This limits the maximum refresh frame rate per second. Set the frame rate higher for smoother video
quality.
If the power line frequency is set to 50Hz, the frame rates are selectable at 1fps, 2fps, 3fps, 5fps,
8fps, 10fps, 15fps, 20fps, and 25fps. If the power line frequency is set to 60Hz, the frame rates are
selectable at 1fps, 2fps, 3fps, 5fps, 8fps, 10fps, 15fps, 20fps, 25fps, and 30fps. You can also select
Customize and manually enter a value. The frame rate will decrease if you select a higher resolution.
xed
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■ Intra frame period
Determine how often to plant an I frame. The shorter the duration, the more likely you will get better
video quality, but at the cost of higher network bandwidth consumption. Select the intra frame period
from the following durations: 1/4 second, 1/2 second, 1 second, 2 seconds, 3 seconds, and 4 seconds.
■ Video quality
A complex scene generally produces a larger le size, meaning that higher bandwidth will be needed
for data transmission. Therefore, if Constant bit rate is selected, the bandwidth utilization is xed at
a selected level, resulting in mutable video quality performance. The bit rates are selectable at the
following rates: 20Kbps, 30Kbps, 40Kbps, 50Kbps, 64Kbps, 128Kbps, 256Kbps, 512Kbps, 768Kbps,
1Mbps, 2Mbps, 3Mbps, 4Mbps, 6Mbps, and 8Mbps. You can also select Customize and manually
enter a value.
On the other hand, if Fixed quality is selected, all frames are transmitted with the same quality;
bandwidth utilization is therefore unpredictable. The video quality can be adjusted to the following
settings: Medium, Standard, Good, Detailed, and Excellent. You can also select Customize and
manually enter a value.
If JPEG mode is selected, the Network Camera continuously sends JPEG images to the client, producing
a moving effect similar to a filmstrip. Every single JPEG image transmitted guarantees the same
image quality, which in turn comes at the expense of variable bandwidth usage. Because the media
contents are a combination of JPEG images, no audio data is transmitted to the client. There are three
parameters provided in MJPEG mode to control the video performance:
■ Frame size
You can set up different video resolution for different viewing devices. For example, set a smaller
frame size and lower bit rate for remote viewing on mobile phones and a larger video size and a higher
bit rate for live viewing on web browsers. Note that a larger frame size takes up more bandwidth.
■ Maximum frame rate
This limits the maximum refresh frame rate per second. Set the frame rate higher for smoother video
quality.
If the power line frequency is set to 50Hz, the frame rates are selectable at 1fps, 2fps, 3fps, 5fps,
8fps, 10fps, 15fps, 20fps, and 25fps. If the power line frequency is set to 60Hz, the frame rates are
selectable at 1fps, 2fps, 3fps, 5fps, 8fps, 10fps, 15fps, 20fps, 25fps, and 30fps. You can also select
Customize and manually enter a value. The frame rate will decrease if you select a higher resolution.
■ Video quality
The video quality can be adjusted to the following settings: Medium, Standard, Good, Detailed, and
Excellent. You can also select Customize and manually enter a value.
NOTE
►
Video quality and fixed quality refers to the compression rate, so a lower value will produce higher
quality.
►
Converting high-quality video may significantly increase the CPU loading, and you may encounter
streaming disconnection or video loss while capturing a complicated scene. In the event of occurance,
we suggest you customize a lower video resolution or reduce the frame rate to obtain smooth video.
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Day/Night Settings
Switch to B/W in night mode
Select this to enable the Network Camera to automatically switch to B/W during night mode.
IR cut lter
With a removable IR-cut lter, this Network Camera can automatically remove the lter to let IR light into
the sensor during low light conditions.
■ Auto mode
The Network Camera automatically removes the lter by judging the level of ambient light.
■ Day mode
In day mode, the Network Camera switches on the IR cut lter at all times to block infrared light from
reaching the sensor so that the colors will not be distorted.
■ Night mode
In night mode, the Network Camera switches off the IR cut lter at all times for the sensor to accept
infrared light, thus helping to improve low light sensitivity.
■ Synchronize with digital input
The Network Camera automatically removes the IR cut lter when DI triggers.
■ Schedule mode
The Network Camera switches between day mode and night mode based on a specied schedule.
Enter the start and end time for day mode. Note that the time format is [hh:mm] and is expressed in
24-hour clock time. By default, the start and end time of day mode are set to 07:00 and 18:00.
Light sensor sensitivity
Select Low, Normal, or High sensitivity for the light sensor.
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Audio Settings
Mute: Select this option to disable audio transmission from the Network Camera to all clients. Note that
if mute mode is turned on, no audio data will be transmitted even if audio transmission is enabled on the
Client Settings page. In that case, the following message is displayed:
Internal microphone input gain: Select the gain of the internal audio input according to ambient
conditions. Adjust the gain from +21 db (most sensitive) ~ -33 db (least sensitive).
External microphone input: Select the gain of the external audio input according to ambient conditions.
Adjust the gain from +21 db (most sensitive) or -33 db (least sensitive).
Audio type: Select audio codec AAC or GSM-AMR and the bit rate
Advanced Mode
.
■ AAC provides good sound quality at the cost of higher bandwidth consumption. The bit rates are
selectable from: 16Kbps, 32Kbps, 48Kbps, 64Kbps, 96Kbps, and 128Kbps.
■ GSM-ARM is designed to optimize speech quality and requires less bandwidth. The bit rates are
selectable from: 4.75Kbps, 5.15Kbps, 5.90Kbps, 6.7Kbps, 7.4Kbps, 7.95Kbps, 10.2Kbps, and
12.2Kbps.
When completed with the settings on this page, click Save to enable the settings.
NOTE
► The Network Camera offers two inputs to capture audio - internal microphone or external microphone.
The internal/external microphone switch is located on the back panel of the Network Camera.
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Motion Detection
This section explains how to congure the Network Camera to enable motion detection. A total
of three motion detection windows can be congured.
Follow the steps below to enable motion detection:
Follow the steps below to enable motion detection:
1. Click New to add a new motion detection window.
2. In the Window Name text box, enter a name for the motion detection window.
■ To move and resize the window, drag and drop your mouse on the window.
■ To delete window, click X on the top right corner of the window.
3. Define the sensitivity to moving objects and the space ratio of all alerted pixels by moving the
Sensitivity and Percentage slider bar.
4. Click Save to enable the settings.
5. Select Enable motion detection to enable this function.
For example:
The Percentage Indicator will rise or fall depending on the variation between sequential images. When
motions are detected by the Network Camera and are judged to exceed the defined threshold, the
red bar rises. Meanwhile, the motion detection window will be outlined in red. Photos or videos can be
captured instantly and congured to be sent to a remote server (Email, FTP) by utilizing this feature as a
trigger source. For more information on how to set an event, please refer to Application on page 80.
Motion Detection Setting 2:
For special situations
Motion Detection Setting 1:
For normal situations
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A green bar indicates that even though motions have been detected, the event has not been triggered
because the image variations still fall under the dened threshold.
If you want to congure other motion detection settings for day/night/schedule mode, please click Prole
to open the Motion Detection Profile Settings page as shown below. A total of three motion detection
windows can be congured on this page as well.
Please follow the steps beolw to set up a prole:
1. Create a new motion detection window.
2. Check Enable this prole.
3. Select the applicable mode: Day mode, Night mode, or Schedule mode. Please manually enter a time
range if you choose Schedule mode.
4. Click Save to enable the settings and click Close to exit the page.
This motion detection window will also be displayed on the Event Settings page. You can go to
Application > Event Settings > Trigger to choose it as a trigger source. Please refer to page 82 for
detailed information.
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NOTE
► How does motion detection work?
There are two motion detection parameters: Sensitivity and Percentage. In the illustration above,
frame A and frame B are two sequential images. Pixel differences between the two frames are
detected and highlighted in gray (frame C) and will be compared with the sensitivity setting. Sensitivity
is a value that expresses the sensitivity to moving objects. Higher sensitivity settings are expected to
detect slight movements while smaller sensitivity settings will neglect them. When the sensitivity is set
to 70%, the Network Camera denes the pixels in the purple areas as “alerted pixels” (frame D).
Percentage is a value that expresses the proportion of “alerted pixels” to all pixels in the motion
detection window. In this case, 50% of pixels are identied as “alerted pixels”. When the percentage is
set to 30%, the motions are judged to exceed the dened threshold; therefore, the motion window will
be outlined in red.
For applications that require a high level of security management, it is suggested to use higher
sensitivity settings and smaller percentage values.
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Camera Tampering Detection
This section explains how to set up camera temper detection. With tamper detection, the
camera is capable of detecting incidents such as redirection, blocking or defocusing, or even
spray paint.
Please follow the steps below to set up the camera tamper detection function:
1. Check Enable camera tampering detection.
2. Enter the tamper trigger duration. (10 sec. ~ 10 min.) The tamper alarm will be triggered only when the
tampering factor (the difference between current frame and pre-saved background) exceeds the trigger
threshold.
3. Set up the event source as Camera Tampering Detection on Application page > Event Settings /
Server Settings (how to send alarm message) / Media Settings (send what type of alarm
message). Please refer to page 82 for detailed information.
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Camera Control
This section explains how to control the Network Camera’s Pan/Tilt/Zoom operation.
There are two ways to enable the camera control function:
1. Mechanical: Connect the Network Camera to a PTZ driver or scanner via RS485 interface.
2. Digital: Control the e-PTZ operation. It allows users to quickly move the focus to a target
area for close-up viewing without moving the camera physically. Please refer to page 75 for
detailed instruction.
Mechanical PTZ Operation
If you select “Mechanical“, the RS485 Settings section will be displayed as shown below:
RS485 Settings
Disable: Select this option to disable this function.
PTZ camera: Select this option to enable PTZ operation.
To utilize this feature, please connect the Network Camera to a PTZ driver or scanner via RS485
interface rst. Then you can congure the PTZ driver and RS485 port with the following settings.
LevelOne offers three PTZ drivers: DynaDome/SmartDOME, Lilin PIH-7x00, and Pelco D protocol.
If none of the above PTZ drivers is supported by your PTZ scanner, please select Custom camera
(scanner). Please refer to the user’s manual of your PTZ scanner to determine the Camera ID, PTZ
driver, and Port settings. The Camera ID is necessary to control multiple cameras. If you click Save to
enable this function, the camera control panel will be displayed on the main page. Please refer to the
illustration on page 72.
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Transparent HTTP Tunnel: If you want to use your own RS-485 device, you can use UART commands to
build a Transparent HTTP Tunnel. The UART commands will be sent through HTTP tunnel established
between the RS-485 device and the linked camera. For detailed application notes, please refer to URL
Commands on page 106 or http://www.LevelOne.com/downloadfiles/faq/videoserver/UART_HTTP_
Tunnel.pdf.
Preset Positions
If you select DynaDome/SmartDOME, Lilin PIH-7x00, or Pelco D protocol as the PTZ driver and click
the Save button, the Preset Position button will be enabled. Click Preset Position to open the settings
page. You can also select preset positions for the camera to patrol. A total of 20 preset positions can be
congured.
Please follow the steps below to preset a position:
1. Adjust the shooting area to the desired position using the buttons on the right side of the window.
2. Enter a name for the preset position, which allows for up to forty characters. Click Add to enable the
settings. The preset positions will be displayed under the Preset Location list on the left-hand side.
3. To add additional preset positions, please repeat steps 1~2.
4. To remove a preset position from the list, select it from the drop-down list and click Delete.
5. The preset positions will also displayed on the main page. Please refer to the illustration on the next
page.
6. Click Save to enable the settings.
Functions are the same
as the Control Panel on
the home page
1
2
4
6
2
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Home page in Mechanical PTZ Mode
■ The Preset Positions will also be displayed on the home page. Select one from the drop-down list, and
the Network Camera will move to the selected preset position.
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Patrol Settings
You can select some preset positions for the Network Camera to patrol.
Please follow the steps below to set up a patrol schedule:
1. Click a preset location on the list and click Select.
2. The selected preset location will be displayed on the Source list.
3. Set the Dwelling time for the preset location during auto patrol. You can also manually enter a value
in the blank and click Update.
4. Repeat step 1 and 3 to select additional preset locations.
5. If you want to delete a selected location, select it from the Source list and click Remove.
6. Select a location and click Up or Down to rearrange the patrol order.
7. Click Save to enable the settings.
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Custom Command
If Custom Camera (scanner) is selected as the PTZ driver, the Preset Position and PTZ Control
Panel on the main page will be disabled. You will need to congure command buttons to control the PTZ
scanner. Click Custom Command to open the Custom Command page to set the commands in the
Control Settings session. Please refer to your PTZ scanner user's manual to enter the commands in the
following elds. Click Save to enable the settings and click Close to exit the page.
►The command buttons will be displayed on the main page:
NOTE
►If you select DynaDome/SmartDOME, Lilin
PIH-7x00, or Pelco D protocol as the PTZ
driver, the Control Settings column will not
be displayed.
►For all PTZ drivers, a total of ve additional
command buttons can be congured.
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E-PTZ Operation
If you select “Digital“, the e-PTZ control settings section will be displayed as shown below:
Select Stream: Select one of the stream 1~3 to set up the e-PTZ control. Please note that each stream
can be set up with its own e-preset positions and e-patrol settings. For detailed information about
how to set up Preset Positions and Patrol Settings, please refer to page 71~73.
Zoom Times Display
If you check this item, the zoom indicator will be displayed on the home page when you zoom in/out the
live viewing window as the picture shown on the next page.
When completed with the settings of e-PTZ, click Save to enable the settings on this page.
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Home page in E-PTZ Mode
■ The e-Preset Positions will also be displayed on the home page. Select one from the drop-down list,
and the Network Camera will move to the selected e-preset position.
■ If you have set up different e-preset positions for stream 1~3, you can select one of the video streams
to display its separate e-preset positions.
Global View
In addition to using the e-PTZ control panel, you can also use the mouse to drag or resize the oating
frame to pan/tilt/zoom the viewing region. The live view window will also move to the viewing region
accordingly.
Moving Instantly
If you check this item, the live view window will switch to the new viewing region instantly after you move
the oating frame.
Click on Image
The e-PTZ function also supports “Click on Image“. When you click on any point of the Global View
Window or Live View Window, the viewing region will also move to that point.
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Homepage Layout
Advanced Mode
This section explains how to set up your own customized homepage layout.
Preview
This column shows the settings of your hompage layout. You can manually select the background and
font colors in Theme Options (the third column on this page). The settings will be displayed automatically
in this Preview eld. The following shows the homepage using the default settings:
Logo
Here you can change the logo at the top of your homepage.
Follow the steps below to upload a new logo:
1. Click Custom and the Browse eld will appear.
2. Select a logo from your les.
3. Click Upload to replace the existing logo with a new one.
4. Enter a website link if necessary.
5. Click Save to enable the settings.
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Theme Options
Here you can change the color of your homepage layout. There are three types of preset patterns for you
to choose from. The new layout will simultaneously appear in the Preview led. Click Save to enable the
settings.
Preset Patterns
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■ Follow the steps below to set up the customed homepage:
1. Click Custom on the left column.
2. Click the eld where you want to change the color on the right column.
3. The palette window will pop up as shown below.
4. Drag the slider bar and click on the left square to select a desired color.
5. The selected color will be displayed in the corresponding elds and in the Preview column.
6. Click Save to enable the settings.
Color Selector
Custom
Pattern
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Application
Advanced Mode
This section explains how to congure the Network Camera to responds to particular situations
(event). A typical application is that when a motion is detected, the Network Camera sends
buffered images to an FTP server or e-mail address as notications.
Customized Script
This function allows you to upload a sample script (.xml le) to the webpage, which will save your time on
conguring the settings. Please note that there is a limited number of customized scripts you can upload;
if the current amount of customized scripts has reached the limit, an alert message will pop up. If you
need more information, please ask for LevelOne technical support.
In the illustratio n on the righ t, an e vent can be
triggered by many sources, such as motion detection
or external digital input devices. When an event is
triggered, you can specify what type of action that will
be performed. You can congure the Network Camera
to send snapshots or videos to your email address or
FTP site.
Click to upload a le
Click to modify the
script online
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Event Settings
In the Event Settings column, click Add to open the Event Settings page. On this page, you can
arrange three elements -- Trigger, Schedule, and Action to set an event. A total of 3 event settings can be
congured.
Event name: Enter a name for the event setting.
Enable this event: Select this option to enable the event setting.
Priority: Select the relative importance of this event (High, Normal, or Low). Events with a higher priority
setting will be executed rst.
Detect next event after seconds: Enter the duration in seconds to pause motion detection after a
motion is detected.
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An event is an action initiated by a user-defined trigger source; it is the causal arrangement of the
following three elements: Trigger, Event Schedule, and Action.
Trigger
This is the cause or stimulus which denes when to trigger the Network Camera. The trigger source can
be congured to use the Network Camera’s built-in motion detection mechanism or external digital input
devices.
There are several choices of trigger sources as shown below.
Select the item to display the detailed
conguration options.
■ Video motion detection
This option makes use of the built-in motion detection mechanism as a trigger source. To enable this
function, you need to congure a Motion Detection Window rst. For more information, please refer to
Motion Detection on page 66 for details.
■ Periodically
This option allows the Network Camera to trigger periodically for every other dened minute. Up to 999
minutes are allowed.
■ Digital input
This option allows the Network Camera to use an external digital input device or sensor as a trigger
source. Depending on your application, there are many choices of digital input devices on the market
which helps to detect changes in temperature, vibration, sound, and light, etc.
■ System boot
This option triggers the Network Camera when the power to the Network Camera is disconnected.
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■ Recording notify
This option allows the Network Camera to trigger when the recording disk is full or when recording
starts to rewrite older data.
■ Camera tampering detection
This option allows the Network Camera to trigger when the camera detects that is is being tampered
with. To enable this function, you need to congure the Tampering Detection option rst. Please refer
to page 69 for detailed information.
Event Schedule
Specify the period for the event.
■ Select the days of the week.
■ Select the recording schedule in 24-hr time format.
Action
Dene the actions to be performed by the Network Camera when a trigger is activated.
■ Trigger digital output for seconds
Select this option to turn on the external digital output device when a trigger is activated. Specify the
length of the trigger interval in the text box.
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To set an event with recorded video or snapshots, it is necessary to congure the server and
media settings so that the Network Camera will know what action to take (such as which server
to send the media files to) when a trigger is activated.
■ Add
Server / Add Media
Click Add Server to configure Server Settings. For more information, please refer to Server Settings
on page 86.
Click Add Media to configure Media Settings. For more information, please refer to Media Settings on
page 89.
Here is an example of the Event Settings page:
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When completed, click Save to enable the settings and click Close to exit Event Settings page. The new
event settings / server settings / media settings will appear in the event drop-down list on the Application
page.
Here is an example of the Application page with an event setting:
When the Event Status is ON, once an event is triggered by motion detection, the Network Camera will
automatically send snapshots via e-mail.
If you want to stop the event trigger, you can click ON to turn it to OFF status or click Delete to remove
the event setting.
To remove a server setting from the list, select a server name from the drop-down list and click Delete.
Note that only when the server setting is not being applied to an event setting can it be deleted.
To remove a media setting from the list, select a media name from the drop-down list and click Delete.
Note that only when the media setting is not being applied to an event setting can it be deleted.
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Server Settings
Click Add Server on Event Settings page to open the Server Setting page. On this page, you can specify
where the notication messages are sent when a trigger is activated. A total of 5 server settings can be
congured.
Server name: Enter a name for the server setting.
Server Type
There are four choices of server types available: Email, FTP, HTTP, and Network storage.
Select the item
to display the detailed conguration options. You can congure either one or all of them.
Email: Select to send the media les via email when a trigger is activated.
■ Sender email address: Enter the email address of the sender.
■ Recipient email address: Enter the email address of the recipient.
■ Server address: Enter the domain name or IP address of the email server.
■ User name: Enter the user name of the email account if necessary.
■ Password: Enter the password of the email account if necessary.
■ Server port: The default mail server port is set to 25. You can also manually set another port.
If your SMTP server requires a secure connection (SSL), check This server requires a secure
connection (SSL).
To verify if the email settings are correctly congured, click Test. The result will be shown in a pop-up
window. If successful, you will also receive an email indicating the result.
Click Save to enable the settings, then click Close to exit the page.
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FTP: Select to send the media les to an FTP server when a trigger is activated.
■ Server address: Enter the domain name or IP address of the FTP server.
■ Server port
By default, the FTP server port is set to 21. It can also be assigned to another port number between
1025 and 65535.
■ User name: Enter the login name of the FTP account.
■ Password: Enter the password of the FTP account.
■ FTP folder name
Enter the folder where the media le will be placed. If the folder name does not exist, the Network
Camera will create one on the FTP server.
■ Passive mode
Most firewalls do not accept new connections initiated from external requests. If the FTP server
supports passive mode, select this option to enable passive mode FTP and allow data transmission to
pass through the rewall.
To verify if the FTP settings are correctly congured, click Test. The result will be shown in a pop-up
window as shown below. If successful, you will also receive a test.txt le on the FTP server.
Click Save to enable the settings, then click Close to exit the page.
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HTTP: Select to send the media les to an HTTP server when a trigger is activated.
■ URL: Enter the URL of the HTTP server.
■ User name: Enter the user name if necessary.
■ Password: Enter the password if necessary.
To verify if the HTTP settings are correctly congured, click Test. The result will be shown in a pop-up
window as below. If successful, you will receive a test.txt le on the HTTP server.
Click Save to enable the settings, then click Close to exit the page.
Network storage: Select to send the media les to a network storage location when a trigger is activated.
Please refer to Network Storage Setting on page 93 for details.
Click Save to enable the settings, then click Close to exit the page.
When completed, the new server settings will automatically be displayed on the Event Settings page.
For example:
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Media Settings
Click Add Media on the Event Settings page to open the Media Settings page. On this page, you can
specify the type of media that will be sent when a trigger is activated. A total of 5 media settings can be
congured.
Media name: Enter a name for the media setting.
Media Type
There are three choices of media types available: Snapshot, Video Clip, and System log.
Select the item
to display the detailed conguration options. You can congure either one or all of them.
Snapshot: Select to send snapshots when a trigger is activated.
■ Source: Select to take snapshots from stream 1 ~ 4.
■ Send pre-event images
The Network Camera has a buffer area; it temporarily holds data up to a certain limit. Enter a number
to decide how many images to capture before a trigger is activated. Up to 7 images can be generated.
■ Send post-event images
Enter a number to decide how many images to capture after a trigger is activated. Up to 7 images can
be generated.
For example, if both the Send pre-event images and Send post-event images are set to 7, a total of 15
images are generated after a trigger is activated.
■ File name prex
Enter the text that will be appended to the front of the le name.
■ Add date and time sufx to the le name
Select this option to add a date/time sufx to the le name.
For example:
Click Save to enable the settings, then click Close to exit the page.
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Video clip: Select to send video clips when a trigger is activated.
■ Source: The source of video clip, which will be identical to the time shift caching stream. For more
information about time shift caching stream, please refer to page 53.
■ Pre-event recording
The Network Camera has a buffer area; it temporarily holds data up to a certain limit. Enter a number
to decide the duration of recording before a trigger is activated. Up to 9 seconds can be set.
■ Maximum duration
Specify the maximum recording duration in seconds. Up to 10 seconds can be set.
For example, if pre-event recording is set to five seconds and the maximum duration is set to ten
seconds, the Network Camera continues to record for another 4 seconds after a trigger is activated.
■ Maximum le size
Specify the maximum le size allowed.
■ File name prex
Enter the text that will be appended to the front of the le name.
For example:
Click Save to enable the settings, then click Close to exit the page.
System log: Select to send a system log when a trigger is activated.
Click Save to enable the settings, then click Close to exit the page.
When completed, click Save to enable the settings and click Close to exit this page. The new media
settings will appear on the Event Settings page.
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