LG LNU3230R Owner’s Manual

OWNER’S MANUAL

Network

Camera

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

MODEL

LND3230R

LNU3230R

*MFL69460501*	1601 (V1)
	www.lg.com

Contents
Introduction.......................................................................................	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
Configuration menu overview...................................................................	7
Configuring the LG Network Camera Device...................................................	7
Accessing the Configuration menu......................................................	7
System settings.......................................................................................................	8
Audio & Video settings.................................................................................	11
Network settings...............................................................................................	15
User settings..........................................................................................................	19
Event settings.......................................................................................................	20
Reference.........................................................................................	23
Troubleshooting.........................................................................................................................	23
Open Source Software NoticeInformation....................................................	24
Specifications..............................................................................................................................	25

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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.

Note that design and specification of this unit may change from the manual as quality and improvement without prior notice.

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

Introduction

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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 LVi510 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. Please set your browser zoom level to 100%.

•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	Windows XP Professional,
		Windows VISTA, Windows 7
	CPU	Intel Core2 Quad Q6700 (2.66 GHz) or above
	Web Browser	Microsoft Internet Explorer (32 bit) above the
		version 8.0 and below the version 11.0.
	DirectX	DirectX 9.0c (Windows XP),
		DirectX 11 (Windows Vista / 7) or above
	Memory	2 GB or above RAM
	Graphics Card	256 MB or above Video RAM
	Resolution	2048 x 1536 (with 32 bit color) or higher

Note:

For Windows 7, please download & install ‘DirectX End-User Runtime

Web Installer’.

“http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=35”

4	Operation and settings

Accessing the LG IP device

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

1.Install LVi510 Program

It recommended to use LVi510 surely.

Otherwise, it is required to install the IP Utility

[Package>Tools>LG IP Utility Installer] to search the IP addresses of LG IP devices.

3.Logging in to the LG Smart Web Viewer

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

3.2When 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 window for login will be shown. Select the language in drop-down list on right top of the window.

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.

2.1Run the IP Utility program.

2.2Click 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.

3.3Enter the user name and password. (Note that the default administrator user name and password are

“admin”.)

Note:

Default password must be changed for security after initial connection.

Note:

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

3.1Start your Web browser.

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

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

•Check the browser cookies settings to use the [Remember my credentials].

•If LG Smart Web Viewer is required to be updated, it needs more time to display 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

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LG Smart Web Viewer Overview

Item	Description

Select the video image size from the dropdown list.

(FULL SCREEN / AUTO RESIZE / x0.5 / x1/ x2 / D1 / CIF)

The initial view size is set to AUTO RESIZE.

Note:

•Select [FULL SCREEN] to enlarge full screen of monitor. To return previous screen, press ESC key or double click.

•When you select [AUTO RESIZE], size of live view screen fit to window. Ratio imaging is fixed by width based.

•When you change view size option larger on high resolution image, browser function may not work smoothly.

It displays Video Codec, Resolution and FPS of the selected video stream.

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

Select buffering time of live stream.

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

Note:

It is not displayed the area of MD and SVA in Snapshot file.

Click this button to record the video. To stop the recording, click this button again during recording.

Note:

If recording exceed the time (1 hour) or size limit (1 GB), recording is stopped automatically with warning.

Click this button to change the folder to be stored the images and videos.

Click to display the check box of [Hostname], [Framerate] and [Bitrate] options. Select the [Position] on [Display] menu. (Top Left / Top Right)

Video Analysis

>> Hide: Video Analysis display function is not in use.

>> SVA: Displays the Smart Video

Analysis function to the live view window.

>> MD: Displays the Motion Detection function to the live view window.

Note:

•While the [Pivot] is activated,

on Profile2, Profile3 and Profile4, MD is available when a profile is set to the same codec with Profile1.

•When you use the digital PTZ function, all of Display function is deactivated for a while.

•Edge Enhancement : Click to effect and then check the check box of [Edge Enhancement] option. The user gets more sharp reception on the live view window.

•Aspect ratio : Check the check box of [Aspect ratio] option to display the image to fit the aspect ratio.

Note:

This feature only affects the live view window.

Select the video stream. From the Live view drop-down list, select the desired video image source. (Profile1(1st), Profile2(2nd), Profile3(3rd), Profile4(4th))

Note:

You can set the stream configurations independently. This would facilitate the user to set the live view at his comfort.

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 or click LG Smart IP Device icon.

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 and drag the area to use digital PTZ function. Right-clicking the screen will bring up the previous magnification.

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

6	Operation and settings

Configuration menu overview

The following table shows the list of menu items.

The configuration images are different from each model.

	Main Menu	Sub Menu
		Version
		Date & Time
	System	Maintenance
		Text Overlay
		Log & Report
		Language
	Audio & Video	Camera
		Stream
		Basic
		RTP stream
		TCP/IP
	Network	DDNS
		IP filtering
		SNMP
		QoS
		802.1x
	User	Basic
		Event server
		Motion detect
	Event	Smart Analytics
		Triggered Event
		Scheduled Event

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.

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.

Operation and settings

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System settings

Version

Displays the current Model Name, Software and ISP version.

Note:

Click OSS(Open source software) link to check the information about Open source software. Refer to the [Open Source Software Notice Information] of [Reference].

Date & Time

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.

Note:

•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.

Backup & Restore

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

Note:

Backup and Restore can happen on IP device having the same version of firmware. This feature is not intended for multiconfigurations or for firmware upgrades.

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.)

Note:

Refer the “Clear browser’s cache” of Troubleshooting.

8	Operation and settings

Text Overlay

Preview

You can preview the camera image on the preview window.

Mode

>> Normal Mode: Follow the normal procedure of text overlay option by selecting the [Normal Mode].

>> Multiline Mode: Set more characters, color and size of the text overlay by selecting the [Multiline Mode]. The saved text overlay is displayed on the left top of screen.

Basic Configuration

When you select the [Normal Mode], you can adjust the [Date&Time], the [Text Information], the [X position], the [Y position] and the [User Title] function. And other functions are able to adjust by selecting the [Multiline Mode].

>> Transparency: You can adjust the background transparency of text.

>> Date&Time: Click the check box of [Date&Time] to display time and date of Client PC. ([Top/Left], [Top/Right])

>> Text Information: Enter characters in the text field.

(From [Text1] to [Text2]) The number of maximum input character is unlimited. Refer to below recommendation.

	Resolution	Maximum X	Maximum Y
		Position	Position
	1920 x 1080	41	22
	1280 x 720	28	15
	D1	29	23
	CIF	24	16

>> Position: You can designate the position of text from drop down list.

>> X Position: Set the horizontal position of each text overlay. >> Y Position: Set the vertical position of each text overlay.

>> User Title: Enter the user title. The user title is displayed on the right bottom of screen. ([Bottom/Left], [Bottom/Right])

>> Multi-Line Text: Enter characters in the text field.

>> Size: You can adjust the font size.

>> Color: You can make any color by adjusting R.G.B LEVEL.

Note:

•The [Multi-Line Text] is an one off feature. When refresh a browser to connect this option again, the text input field of

[Multi-Line Text] is cleared but contents of text overlay are remained on a live view screen.

•If you use below features, text overlay is changed [Normal Mode]: [System>Maintenance>Reboot],

[Audio & Video>Camera>Install>Install Preset], [Audio & Video>Camera>Install>Sensor Framerate]

•Text can be blurred depending on background scene and codec quality. In this case, you can set the text area as the Smart Codec.

•Save: Click this button to confirm the settings.

Operation and settings

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