LG LNP3700T-AP, LNP2800-AP Owner’s Manual

OWNER'S MANUAL

Network Camera & Network Video Server

Please read this manual carefully before operating your set and retain it for future reference.

MODEL

LSW900/LSW901 series LVW900/LVW901 series LVW700/LVW701 series LVS301/LVS311 series

LSW2010 series LDW2010 series LVS201 series LW9226(I)/LW9228(I) series

LNP3700T series LNP2800(I) series

1410 (V2.0)

Contents

Introduction .................................................................................... 3

Features Chart ..........................................................................................................3

Operation and settings .................................................................4

Before using the system .....................................................................................4

Recommended PC Requirements ...............................................................4

Accessing the LG IP device ...............................................................................5

LG Smart Web Viewer Overview ................................................................... 6

Conguration menu overview.......................................................................7

Conguring the LG Network Camera Device .......................................8

Accessing the Conguration menu ..........................................8

System settings......................................................................................8

Audio & Video settings ...................................................................11

Network settings ............................................................................... 20

User settings ......................................................................................... 24

Event settings ...................................................................................... 26

OSD Menu Setup (LSW900/LSW901/LVW700/LVW701/

LVW900/LVW901/LDW2010/LSW2010 series) ................ 29

General Operation ............................................................................ 31

Exposure settings .............................................................................. 31

White Balance settings...................................................................33

Day/Night settings ........................................................................... 33

3D-DNR setting ...................................................................................34

Privacy setting ..................................................................................... 34

Special menu settings .................................................................... 35

Reset setting ......................................................................................... 36

OSD Menu Setup (LW9226/LW9228/ LW9228I/ LW9226I/

LNP3700T/LNP2800/LNP2800I series) .................................. 37

Auto Tracking .......................................................................................41

General operation ............................................................................. 42

Camera menu settings...................................................................42

PAN/TILT Settings .............................................................................. 48

OSD Settings ........................................................................................ 50

LANGUAGE Setting...........................................................................51

RESET Setting ....................................................................................... 52

Reference .................................................................................... 53

Troubleshooting ...................................................................................................53

Open source software notice ...................................................................... 56

Specications ......................................................................................................... 57

Introduction

The LG Network Camera is designed to use on an Ethernet network and must be assigned an IP address to make it accessible.

This manual contains instructions on how to install and manage the LG Network Camera in your networking environment. Some knowledge of networking environments would be beneficial to the reader.

Should you require any technical assistance, please contact authorized service center.

Features Chart

This table shows the differences between the models.

Item LSW900 LSW901 LVW700 LVW701 LVW900 LVW901 LSW2010 LDW2010

VA No Yes No Yes No Yes No No

PTZ Yes Yes No No No No No No

PRESET Yes Yes No No No No No No

Fan Fail Notification Yes Yes No No Yes Yes No No

WDR (OSD) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No

Item LVS201 LVS301 LVS311 LW9226(I) LW9228(I) LNP3700T LNP2800(I)

VA No No Ye s No No No No

PTZ Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

PRESET Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Fan Fail Notification No No No No No No No

WDR (OSD) No No No Yes Yes Ye s Yes

Introduction 3

Operation and settings

Before using the system

• Before using the LG IP device make sure the connections are correct and verify whether proper power supply is used.

• Check the connections of the LG IP device for the correct conditions.

• Check that the LG IP device is(are) connected to the network and that power is supplied.

• Once the connections are made you need to install the LG client program to the PC from which you want to access the device. The LG Smart Web Viewer program is automatically installed when you connect the LG IP device. The LG Ipsolute VMS and the LG Smart Web Viewer program are the network program of the LG Video Server and the LG IP cameras.

• To view streaming video in Internet Explorer, set your browser to allow ActiveX controls. If you find this message “This website wants to install the following add-on: ‘IPCam_Streamer.cab’ from ‘LG ELECTRONICS INC’”, Click the yellow bar and install LG Smart Web Viewer Program on your computer.

• The Layouts and the Live view pages may differ with different OS (Operating Systems) and Web Browsers.

• Care needs to be taken not to run any other applications when the Client Program is running as it may cause memory shortage.

Recommended PC Requirements

The LG IP device can be used with most standard operating systems and browsers.

Items Requirements

Operating System

CPU Intel Core2 Quard Q6700 (2.66 GHz) or above

Web Browser

DirectX DirectX 9.0 or above

Memory 2 GB or above RAM

Graphics Card 256 MB or above Video RAM

Resolution 2040 x 1536 (with 32 bit color) or higher

Windows XP Professional, Windows VISTA, Windows 7

Microsoft Internet Explorer above the version 6.0 and below the version 8.0.

4 Operation and settings

Accessing the LG IP device

You can access the LG IP device by following the below steps.

1. Install LG Ipsolute VMS Program

2. Discover the LG IP device using the IP Utility

The IP Utility can automatically discover and display LG IP devices on your network. The IP Utility shows the MAC address, IP address, Model name and so on.

Note:

The computer running the IP Utility must be on the same network segment (physical subnet) as the LG IP device.

2.1 Run the IP Utility program.

2.2 Click the [Search] button or select the [Search] option in the Device search menu. After a few seconds the found LG IP devices gets displayed in the IP Utility window.

3. Logging in to the LG Smart Web Viewer

The LG Smart Web Viewer can be used with most web browsers. The recommended browser is Internet Explorer with Windows.

3.1 Run the IP Utility and find the LG IP devices.

3.2 When the LG IP devices appear in the IP Utility window, double-click IP address or right click on the same IP address and select “Connect to Web Page” to start the LG Smart Web Viewer. When accessing the LG Smart Web Viewer, the authentication dialog appears on the screen.

3.3 Enter the user name and password. (Note that the default administrator user name and password are “admin”.)

3.4 Click the [OK] button and then the LG Smart Web Viewer is displayed in your browser.

Notes:

• You can also access the LG Smart Web Viewer as shown

below.

3.1 Start your Web browser.

3.2 Enter the IP address of the LG IP device in the address bar of the browse.

3.3 Enter the user name and password set by the administrator.

3.4 Click the [OK] button and then the LG Smart Web Viewer is displayed in your browser.

• The LG Smart Web Viewer needs more time to display it according to the network conditions.

• If the login window is not displayed, check the pop-up blocker. If you set the pop-up blocker, the login window is not displayed. You must allow the pop-ups.

• If you connect the LG Smart Web Viewer for the first time, the Security Warning window is displayed to install the LG Smart Web Viewer program. You must install the LG Smart Web Viewer program for using the LG IP device.

• If your computer or network is protected by a proxy or firewall, the proxy or firewall settings can prevent the LG Smart Web Viewer program. Change the proxy or firewall settings to activate the LG Smart Web Viewer program.

Operation and settings 5

LG Smart Web Viewer Overview

Note:

The language displayed on the screen may differ by models.

Item Description

Select the video image size from the dropdown list. The initial view size is set to AUTO.

Displays the current video codec of the selected video stream (Master or Slave).

Check this option as the network connection type (TCP or UDP). If you check it, the client connects to the server using TCP connection.

Click to save the current image in JPEG format on your computer.

1. Click the [Snapshot] button and then the Snapshot window is displayed.

2. Click the [Save] button in the Snapshot window.

3. Enter the file name (JPEG format) and select the folder to save it.

4. Click the [Save] button to confirm it.

5. Click the [Close] button in the Snapshot window to close it.

Displays the Camera OSD control window. Use these buttons to setup the Camera. This button does not appear on the screen if the login is other than the administrator.

Displays the PTZ control window. Use these buttons to control the PTZ unit. This button is not displayed with normal or anonymous user. (The function depends on the model.)

Select the video stream. From the Live view drop-down list, select the desired video image source between [Master-0] and [Slave-0].

Note:

Master and Slave are output video streams. You can set the stream configurations independently for either Master or Slave stream. This would facilitate the user to set the live view at his comfort.

6 Operation and settings

Provides all the necessary tools for setting up the device to your requirements. The user will need administrator level to do this.

Note:

If you want to exit the Configuration menu, select one of the video stream in the Live view drop-down list.

Displays the current surveillance live screen. You can monitor the camera image on the live view window of the LG Smart Web Viewer.

Click this button to connect or disconnect the audio communication between the LG IP device and the connected PC.

(Color icon: On, Gray scale icon: Off.) Click this button to switch the microphone

off and on for the computer.

(Color icon: On, Gray scale icon: Off.) Click this button to switch the sound off

and on, for the speaker of the computer.

(Color icon: On, Gray scale icon: Off.)

Configuration menu overview

The following table shows the list of menu items.

The configuration images are different from each model.

Main Menu Sub Menu Note

Version

Date & Time

System

Audio & Video

Network

User Basic

Maintenance

Log & Report

Language

Camera

Stream

Audio Option

PTZ protocol Option

Preset Option

Motion detect

Auto Tracking Option

Basic

RTP stream

TCP/IP

DDNS

IP filtering

SNMP

Operation and settings 7

Event schedule

Event

Event server

Sensor & Relay Option

Fan Option

Configuring the LG Network Camera Device

The features and options of the LG IP camera are configured through the Configuration menu.

Only administrator-level users have permission to access the Configuration menu.

System settings

Version

Displays the current version of Firmware, Hardware, Software and Web Client.

Accessing the Configuration menu

Click the [Configuration] button to display the LG Smart Web Viewer configuration window.

Warning

The Configuration setup should be made by qualified service personnel or system installers.

Date & Time

8 Operation and settings

Time zone

Set the time difference from GMT in the area where the IP device is installed. Select the time zone in the area where the IP device is installed from the drop down list.

Time mode

> Synchronize with NTP Server: Select if you want to synchronize

the IP device’s date and time with those of the time server called NTP (Network Time Protocol). Specify the NTP server’s name. Click the [Test] button for connection test to the server.

> Synchronize with personal computer: Select if you want to

synchronize the IP device’s date and time with your computer.

> Synchronize manually: Select if you want to set the IP device’s

date and time manually. Select the year, month and date by clicking the calendar button. Set hour, minutes and seconds in the edit boxes.

Notes:

• When system reboot after time setting, time of system could be delayed. If you set the time correctly, set the [Synchronize with NTP server] option.

• Refer to NTP configuration as operation system of the Recording Server when the Recording Server use recording function and NTP server.

Server time

> Server time: Displays the current date and time of the IP device.

• Save: Click this button to confirm the settings.

Maintenance

System reboot

Click the [Reboot] button to restart the IP device. It takes some minutes for the IP device to start again.

Restore and backup

> Backup: To take a backup all of the settings. If necessary, it

make possible to return to a backuped configuration.

1. Click the [Backup] button.

2. Click the [Save] button.

3. Follow the instructions on the browser to specify the folder.

4. Click the [Save] button to save the settings.

> Restore:

1. Click the [Browse] button.

2. Find and open the file in which the configuration setting data is stored.

3. Click the [Restore] button and the system settings will be restored and reboot the system.

Operation and settings 9

Notes:

• Backup and Restore can happen on IP device having the same version of firmware. This feature is not intended for multi-configurations or for firmware upgrades.

• [Backup] function is allowed in HTTP protocol but not in HTTPS protocol.

Firmware

> Upgrade

1. Click the [Browse] button.

2. Find and open the firmware file.

3. Click the [Upgrade] button to update the firmware.

Note:

When you upgrade the system, it may take some minutes to be done. Do not close the browser while the upgrade is in progress. If you close the browser, it may cause a malfunction. You should wait until the confirmation window is displayed. When the upgrade is finished, the confirmation window will be displayed.

> Initialize: The [Initialize] button should be used with caution.

Clicking it will return all of the IP device’s settings to the factory default values. (Except for the Network settings, PTZ Protocol and Preset settings. The option depends on the model.)

Log & Report

Log & Report status

The System log provides a summary of the status of the IP device. The unit records the data of the software activity in a file.

> View Log: Click this button to display the system log

information.

- Download: Click this button to see the log information of system.

> View report: Click this button to display the report of the

system.

- Download: Click this button to see the report information of system.

Note :

The downloaded file is a UNIX type. If you open the file in Microsoft Notepad, it will display the text as if the file contained no line breaks at all.

10 Operation and settings

Language

Language list

Select a language for the LG Smart Web Viewer configuration menu and information display.

Note:

The language options may differ depending on models.

• Save: Click this button to confirm the settings.

Audio & Video settings

Camera

Preview

You can preview the camera image on the preview window.

General

> Contrast: Edit the contrast value from 0 to 100. Selecting 100

provides the image with the highest contrast.

> Brightness: Edit the brightness of the camera. It is brighter

when a large value is selected and it is darker when a small value is selected.

> Standard: Displays the video standard of the camera.

> Hue: Edit the video Hue of the camera from 0 to 100.

• Save: Click this button to confirm the settings.

• Default: Click this button to restore the IP device back to original

factory settings.

Operation and settings 11

Stream

Master/Slave

> Enable: Click to activate the stream function.

> Deinterlacing: Click to activate the deinterlacing function.

> Video codec: Select the video mode (Codec) from the drop

down list. The viewer can choose between MJPEG and H.264.

> Resolution: Select the output image size of the camera.

> Maximum frame rate: Set the frame rate of the image.

> GOP size: It means “Group of Pictures”. The higher the GOP, the

better is the video quality of the camera. Edit the value of GOP from 1 to 30. This setting is valid for H.264 video format only.

> Quality: Select the Quality.

- VBR: The bit rate may vary depending on the complexity of the video to meet the selected quality.

- CBR: The video quality may vary in order to preserve a constant bit rate.

> Stream quality: If the [Quality] option set to VBR, this option is

displayed. Select the stream quality from the drop down box, the camera supports five types. (Highest, High, Medium, Low and Lowest)

> Bit rate: If the [Quality] option set to CBR, this option is

displayed. Edit the bit rate value from 256 kbps to 10 240 kbps.

Note:

If the ‘Bit rate’ is configured too low with high resolution, the actual frame rate will decrease because of narrow bandwidth. So you need to set or change the ‘Bit rate’ to high value.

• Save: Click this button to confirm the settings.

Audio (Option)

Audio In

> Enable: Click the check box if you want to send the audio from

the microphone input connector.

Note:

The Clients connected to the IP device remain unaffected with additional changes made in the setting.

> Audio type: Select the codec when you send the audio from

the microphone input connector.

Audio Out

> Enable: Click the check box to output the audio from the

speaker.

• Save: Click this button to confirm the settings.

12 Operation and settings

PTZ protocol (Option)

Allows the user to configure different PTZ controls by using different PTZ protocols.

PTZ protocol list

> PTZ protocol: Displays the selected PTZ protocol.

> Edit: Click to display the PTZ protocol window. Select the PTZ

protocol and then click the [Save] button. If you want to delete the protocol, click the [Remove] button.

Upload PTZ protocol

Follow the instructions below to upload PTZ protocol.

1. Click the [Browse] button, find and open the file and then click [Upload] button.

2. Click the [Add PTZ protocol] button and then the PTZ protocol will be added.

PTZ configuration

> Enable: Click to use the PTZ protocol.

> Camera ID: Enter the PTZ device ID. Make the same ID as the

PTZ Device.

> Pan speed: Enter the panning speed of the PTZ device in the

edit box. Default value for the LG Multix Protocol is 60 and ranges from 0 to 127.

> Tilt speed: Enter the tilting speed of the PTZ device in the edit

box. Default value for the LG Multix Protocol is 60 and ranges from 0 to 127.

> Zoom speed: Enter the zoom speed of the PTZ device to view

the object close or at a distance. Default value for the LG Multix protocol is 1 and ranges from 0 to 3.

> Focus speed: Enter the focus speed of the PTZ device to focus

an object clearly near or far. Default value for the LG Multix protocol is 1 and ranges from 1 to 3.

> Preset tour park time: Enter the parking time.

Port

> Baud rate: Select the desired speed of communication

between the IP device and the PTZ Device. Confirm selected parameter to the baud rate of the IP device.

> Data bit: Set the number of the data bits for RS-422/RS-485

communication.

> Parity: Select the desired parameter. The parity bit, added to the

data, to perform parity check.

> Stop bit: Enter the desired parameter. The stop bit, added to

the last of data, in asynchronous communication.

• Save: Click this button to confirm the settings.

Operation and settings 13

Preset (Option)

Preview

You can see the settings screen from the preview window.

1. Move the camera to the point you want by using the arrow buttons.

2. Adjust the zoom, focus or iris options.

3. Set the Pan, Tilt, Zoom or Focus speed options.

4. Click the [Save] button to confirm the settings.

Pattern

You can activate the camera in a repeating pattern. The pattern is programmed by recording your manual pan, tilt, and zoom operations. The camera stores the movements you performed in memory.

> To record the pattern

1. Click the [Start recording] button to start the pattern recording.

2. Move the camera through the desired movement.

3. Click the [Stop recording] button to stop the pattern recording.

Note:

The available total time of pattern is different depending on the connected PTZ device and operation.

> To play the pattern

1. Click the [Play] button to play the programmed pattern.

2. Click the [Stop] button to stop playing.

Preset

Displays the registered preset position.

• Add: Click to add a preset position.

1. Click the [Add] button.

2. Select the preset index number.

3. Enter the preset alias.

4. Click the [Save] button.

5. Repeat the steps 1 to 4 to add other positions.

Note:

If you set the HOME position, check the [Set home position] option.

14 Operation and settings

• Remove: Click to delete the preset position.

1. Select the preset from the list.

2. Click the [Remove] button. The preset will be deleted.

• Go to preset: Move to the preset position.

1. Select the preset from the list.

2. Click the [Go to preset]. The camera will be moved to the selected preset.

Preset tour

A preset tour is composed of a group of preset positions that the operator can link together in a sequence.

> To tour the preset positions

1. Choose the preset in the [Preset].

2. Click the [Add] button in the [Preset tour].

3. Repeat the steps 1 to 2 to add another preset.

4. Click the [Save] button to confirm the preset tour.

5. Click the [Play] button to start the preset tour.

6. Click the [Stop] button to stop the preset tour.

Note:

If you control the PTZ or OSD, the preset tour will be stopped.

> Remove: Click this button to delete the selected preset in the

[Preset tour].

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PTZ protocol (LW9228/LW9226/LW9228I/LW9226I/LNP3700T/ LNP2800/LNP2800I models only)