LG LNU5100R, LNV5100R, LNB5100, LND5100, LND5100R Owner’s Manual

OWNER'S MANUAL

High Definition Network Camera

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

MODEL	LNV5100 series	LND7300/LNV7300 series
LNB5100/LNB3100 series	LNU5100R series
LND5100/LND3100 series	LND5100R/LNV5100R series

1410 (V2.1)

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...........................................	9
Configuring the LG Network Camera Device..............................	9
Accessing the Configuration menu.................................	9
System settings....................................................................	10
Audio & Video settings......................................................	17
Network settings.................................................................	27
User settings..........................................................................	34
Event settings.......................................................................	36

Reference......................................................................................	46
Troubleshooting..................................................................................	46
Open source software notice.........................................................	49
Specifications.......................................................................................	50

2

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 differ from the manual as quality improvement. Should you require any technical assistance, please contact authorized service center.

Features Chart

This table shows the differences between the models.

Item	LNB5100	LND5100	LNB3100	LND3100	LNV5100
VA	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes
Audio	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes
Sensor&Relay	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes

Item	LNU5100R	LND5100R	LNV5100R	LNV7300	LND7300
VA	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Audio	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Sensor&Relay	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	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 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 Quard Q6700 (2.66 GHz) or
		above
	Web Browser	Microsoft Internet Explorer above the
		version 7.0 and below the version 9.0.
	DirectX	DirectX 9.0c (Windows XP), DirectX 11
		(Windows VISTA, Windows 7) or above
	Memory	2 GB or above RAM
	Graphics Card	256 MB or above Video RAM
	Resolution	2 048 x 1 536 (with 32 bit color) or higher

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.

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.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 authentication dialog appears on the screen.

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.

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

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.

3.4Click 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

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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
	drop-down list.
	The initial view size is set to D1.
	(FULL SCREEN / AUTO RESIZE /
	1280 x 1024 / D1 / CIF)
	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.
	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.

6	Operation and settings

Click to display the check box of [Hostname], [Framerate] and [Bitrate] options. [Display] is displayed on left top of the live view window in order of selecting options.

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:

When you use the DPTZ function, all of Display function is deactivated for a while.

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

Note:

This feature only affects the live view window.

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.

Select the video stream. From the Live view drop-down list, select the desired video image source.

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.

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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.)

1.Click this button to open the folder browse window. Click the button again in next time, video is recorded automatically without selection of folder.

Note:

If you want to change the folder, move to other pages or press the refresh button.

2.Recording button is activated and recording will be started.

Note:

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

3.To stop the recording, click this button during the recording.

Click this button to connect or disconnect the audio communication between the LG IP device and the connected PC. The option depends on the model.

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

Click this button to switch the microphone off and on for the computer. The option depends on the model. (Color icon: On, Gray scale icon: Off.)

Click this button to switch the sound off and on, for the speaker of the computer. The option depends on the model.

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

8	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	Note
	Version
	Date & Time
	Maintenance
System	Storage	Option
	Text Overlay	Option
	Log & Report
	Language
	Camera
Audio & Video	Stream
	Audio	Option
	Basic
	RTP stream
	TCP/IP
	DDNS
Network	IP filtering
	SNMP
	QoS
	802.1x
	SIP
User	Basic

		Event server
		Sensor & Relay	Option
	Event	Motion detect
		Smart analytics	Option
		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.

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System settings

Version

Displays the current Model Name and Software version.

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.

10	Operation and 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 and 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 multi-configurations 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.

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Storage (Optional)

Note:

SD Card function may not be supported in specific countries.

General

>>Overwrite: If the micro SD card has insufficient space and this option will be activated. It will overwrite the oldest data.

>>DiskFull Notification: Sends an warning e-mail to the SMTP server when the micro SD card has fully recorded. Select the SMTP server from the drop-down list. You should register the SMTP server on the Event server setting to set this function.

>>Network Failure Recording: Select the check box to activate the micro SD card recording function. If the system does not work with recording server, the system will record the data to the micro SD Card. When the system connect to the recording server again, the recorded data of the micro SD card will transfer to the recording server automatically.

>>Recording Server IP: Enter the recording server IP.

>>Set as NTP server IP: Click this button to use the entered Recording Server IP as the NTP server IP.

Note:

•The recorded file name is made automatically as the “[Created date of the file]_[GMT Recording Time].DAT” type.

•If the capacity of the SD card remains less than 200 MB, stop recording or overwrite new file after delete old one as [Overwrite] setting. The overwritten file can not play or may malfunction when you download.

•Recorded file on the SD card, is recording 1 frame per second when set video codec to MJPEG.

Device Management

>>Using the micro SD card

1.Insert the micro SD card carefully to the micro SD card slot of the camera.

2.Click the [Mount] button. If the micro SD card is mounted to the system correctly, the [Mount] button will be changed to the [Unmount] button.

3.Displays the information of the[Disk ID], [Status], [Capacity] options.

Note:

•When the micro SD card is mounted, you should format the micro SD card. After the micro SD card format is finished, you should click the [Mount] button to use it.

•When you use the micro SD card format function, it may not progress immediately. In this case, you should try it again after waiting a few minutes.

12	Operation and settings

>>Remove the micro SD card

1.Click the [Unmount] button. If the micro SD card is unmounted from the system correctly, the [Unmount] button will be changed to the [Mount] button.

2.Remove the micro SD card from the micro SD card slot of the camera.

Note:

When you use the Unmount function, it may not progress immediately. Operations such as recording of the system and reading of data are required stop time before the Unmount function is activated. You should try it again after waiting a few minutes.

File Format

>>File Format: You can selects the Recording File Format(AVI or DAT). Recording, Search and Download are available according to the setting.

Note:

•SD Recording or FTP(Video) Sending Format are set according to the setting. When you select to AVI, [Auto Recording function] may not be activated in case of network error.

•IP Camera’s time will be appeared in players based on DirectShow such as Windows Media Player and MPlayer.

File Management

Displays the recorded file of the micro SD card on the list. Click the [Search] button to display the recorded file. The list will be updated when you click the [Search] button.

>>To view the recorded file of the micro SD card

1.Select the search option.

-- All: Search the all recorded files in the micro SD card.

-- Some: You can set the search condition by using the date and time options.

2.Click the [Search] button and then the search result is displayed on the list.

>>Download: You can download the recorded data of the list to your PC. Select a recorded file on the list and click the [Download] button. The two confirmation window is displayed. You should download the all files that the recorded file(*.DAT) and information file(*.INFO). You can download as AVI file according to File format.

Note:

• It is recommended to deactivate the [Overwrite] function before you download the file. When [Overwrite] function is activated, the downloading file might be overwritten, if the micro SD card has insufficient space.

• The downloaded file can be played by using the LG File player.

>>Remove: Delete file from the SD card.

•Save: Click this button to confirm the settings.

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Text Overlay

Text Overlay (Optional)

Text Overlay

>>Enable: Set to ON or OFF. Setup menu is appeared when selects ON.

>>Date & Time : Select the ON to display time and date of Client PC.

>>Channel Name: Enter the channel name you want to use. You type the Channel Name, it will be displayed whether you select the ON or OFF.

>>Flickering: Set to On or OFF.

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

•Save: Click this button to confirm the settings.

Note:

The text settings on [Text Overlay] is preserved, even though initialize the camera from [Maintenance] or [Factory Reset].

You can change the text settings on [Text Overlay] directly.

Note:

The text overlay option may differ in method as to model and version.

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.

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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].

>>Date&Time: Click the check box of [Date&Time] to display time and date of Client PC.

>>Text Information: Enter characters in the text field. (From [Text1] to [Text4]) Maximum input characters are depends on the resolution.

-- LNB5100/LNB3100/LND5100(R)/LND3100/LNV5100(R)/ LUN5100R series

CaptureMode	Column		Row
16:9	24		12
4:3 or 5:4	24		16
-- LNV7300/LND7300 series
CaptureMode	Column		Row
16:9	27		13
4:3 or 5:4	27		16

>>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.

>>Multi-Line Text: Enter characters in the text field. Maximum input characters are depends on the resolution.

-- LNB5100/LNB3100/LND5100(R)/LND3100/LNV5100(R)/ LUN5100R series

Capture Mode	16:9			4:3 or 5:4
Font Size	Column		Row	Column	Row
0	32		12	32	16
1	32		12	32	16
2	24		12	24	16
3	18		9	18	12

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-- LNV7300/LND7300 series

Capture Mode	16:9			4:3 or 5:4
Font Size	Column		Row	Column	Row
0	32		16	32	16
1	32		16	32	16
2	32		16	32	16
3	27		13	27	16

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

>>Size: You can adjust the font size.

Note:

•If you change the [CaptureMode], the existing characters may not be seen partially.

•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], [OSD Control>Reset], [Audio & Video>Camera>CaptureMode]

•Save: Click this button to confirm the settings.

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 Note pad, it will display the text as if the file contained no line breaks at all.

16	Operation and settings

Language	Audio & Video settings
	Camera

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.

Note:

The option depends on the model. This table shows the differences between the models.

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ITEM	LNB5100,	LNB3100,	LNU5100R,	LNV7300,
	LND5100	LND3100	LND5100R,	LND7300
			LNV5100R
		Yes
ALC	Yes	(LNB3100	Yes	Yes
		only)
ELC	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
ABF	No	No	No	Yes
Scene Mode	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Flickerless	No	Yes	No	No
Max Shutter,
Sens-Up	x 60	x 60	x 60	x 64
Limit
SmartIR	No	No	Yes	No
D-Zoom	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
D-Effect	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Stabilizer	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Note:

If the video image size is 4:3 or 5:4 mode, the D-Zoom, D-Effect, and Stabilizer function is not activated for LNV7300 and LND7300 models.

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.

>>Standard: Displays the video standard of the camera.

>>CaptureMode: Select the capture mode.

Note:

If you change the CaptureMode option, the Privacy, WDR/ BLC and HSBLC settings on the OSD menu are initialized.

>>Sensor Framerate (Optional): You can select the Sensor Framerate value between 30 and 25.

Note:

•It is recommended to select Sensor Framerate value to 30 in 60 Hz region, 25 in 50 Hz region to reduce flicker.

•Maximum FPS is set 25 when you select Sensor Framerate value 25.

•Save: Click this button to confirm the settings.

Note:

The Capture mode and Sensor Framerate are not initialized.

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