MicroNet sp5923 User Manual

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Micronet SP5923

1080p Full HD WDR Hi gh Speed PTZ Dome IP Camera

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V1.4

Table of Contents

1. Introduction ....................................................................................................................... 4

1.1 Features....................................................................................................................... 4

1.2 Package Contents ........................................................................................................ 5

2. Introduction of the IP C amera .................................................................................... 6

2.1 Camera’s Dimensions .................................................................................................. 6

2.2 Camera’s Connectors .................................................................................................. 7

2.3 Camera Cabling ........................................................................................................... 7

2.4 Apply Alarm I/O ............................................................................................................ 8

2.5 Apply Audio .................................................................................................................. 8

3. Installation ............................................................................................................................. 9

3.1 Power and Ethernet Cable Connection ........................................................................ 9

5. Delet ing the Ex isting DC V iewer ......................................................................................... 11

6. Accessing Camera .............................................................................................................. 14

7. Configuration & Operation .................................................................................................. 20

7.1 Browser-based Viewer Introduction ............................................................................ 20

7.2 Home Page ................................................................................................................ 22

7.3 System ....................................................................................................................... 23

7.3.1 Host Name and System Time Setting ......................................................... 25

7.3.2 Security ...................................................................................................... 26

7.3.2.1 User ............................................................................................ 27

7.3.2.2 HTTPS ........................................................................................ 28

7.3.2.3 IP Filter........................................................................................ 31

7.3.2.4 IEEE 802.1X ............................................................................... 32

7.3.3 Network ...................................................................................................... 33

7.3.3.1 Basic ........................................................................................... 34

7.3.3.2 QoS (Quality of Service) .............................................................. 36

7.3.3.3 SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) .......................... 37

7.3.3.4 UPnP .......................................................................................... 40

7.3.4 DDNS ......................................................................................................... 42

7.3.5 Mail ............................................................................................................. 42

7.3.6 FTP ............................................................................................................ 44

7.3.7 HTTP .......................................................................................................... 45

7.3.8 Events ........................................................................................................ 46

7.3.8.1 Application .................................................................................. 46

7.3.8.2 Motion Detection ......................................................................... 51

7.3.8.3 Network Failure Detection .......................................................... 56

7.3.8.4 Periodical Event.......................................................................... 58

7.3.8.5 Manual Trigger ........................................................................... 60

7.3.8.6 Audio Detection ........................................................................... 65

7.3.9 Storage Management ................................................................................. 67

7.3.9.1 SD Card ..................................................................................... 67

7.3.9.2 Network Share (NAS) ................................................................. 69

7.3.10 Recording (Local Recording) ...................................................................... 71

7.3.11 Schedule .................................................................................................... 73

7.3.12 File Location ............................................................................................... 74

7.3.13 View Information ......................................................................................... 74

7.3.14 Factory Default ........................................................................................... 77

7.3.15 Software Version ........................................................................................ 78

7.3.16 Software Upgrade ....................................................................................... 79

7.3.17 Maintenance ............................................................................................... 82

7.4 Streaming .................................................................................................................. 84

7.4.1 Video Format (Video Resolution and Rotate Type) ..................................... 84

7.4.2 Video Compression .................................................................................... 86

7.4.3 Video Text Overlay ..................................................................................... 88

7.4.4 Video OCX Protocol.................................................................................... 89

7.4.5 Video Frame Rate ...................................................................................... 89

7.4.6 Audio Mode and Bit Rate Settings .............................................................. 90

7.5 PTZ ............................................................................................................................ 92

7.5.1 Preset ......................................................................................................... 93

7.5.2 Cruise ......................................................................................................... 93

7.5.3 Auto Pan ..................................................................................................... 94

7.5.4 Sequence ................................................................................................... 96

7.5.5 Home .......................................................................................................... 97

7.5.6 Tilt Range ................................................................................................... 98

7.5.7 Privacy Mask .............................................................................................. 98

7.5.8 Camera— Exposure ................................................................................... 99

7.5.9 Camera—WB (White Balance) ................................................................. 100

7.5.10 Camera—Misc 1 (Miscellaneous Setups Menu 1) .................................... 101

7.5.11 Camera—Misc 2 (Miscellaneous Setups Menu 2) .................................... 103

7.5.12 Camera Profile .......................................................................................... 104

7.5.13 Camera- Default ....................................................................................... 105

7.6 Logout ...................................................................................................................... 105

Appendix A: Technical Specifications ..................................................................................... 107

Appendix B: Internet Security Settings ................................................................................... 109

Appendix C: DC Viewer Download Procedure ........................................................................ 113

Appendix D: Install UPnP Components ................................................................................... 115

1. Introduction

The 1080p Full HD WDR High Speed PTZ Dome IP Camera transmits digital video and audio data using wire connection. Live video can be monitored and recorded from window-based computer via network.

The video encoder supports real-time Main Profile H.264 Full HD resolution. Simultaneous dual streams, H.264/H.264 and H.264/MJPEG, are available for various network applications via speeding or limited bandwidth. Better image quality and high resolution are delivered by IP support. It eliminates the “combing” effect due to scene change and performs more stabilized image.

With IP solution, multiple and authorized users can view the immediate image from any location through network even using a standard web-browser. It enables users to access and remote the camera without at specific locations.

1.1 Features

Progressive Scan CMOS Sensor 1/2.8" SONY Progressive Scan CMOS Sensor Real Time Dual Streams, 1080p + D1 at 30 fps H.264 and MJPEG Compression 18x Optical Zoom, 12x Digital Zoom Motion Detection Privacy Mask WDR Smart Picture Quality/3D N R Tampering Alarm Day/Night (Removable IR-Cut Filter) Micro SD Support* Auto Iris, Auto Focus 4 Digital Alarm Inputs, 2 Alarm Outputs Weatherproof (IP66 Int ernat ional) Sunshield High Power PoE (802.3at) Compliant ONVIF Support

1.2 Package Contents

Please check the package contains the following items listed below.

Outdoor Dome Camera Package

Dome Camera with

Outdoor Mount Kit

M3 Standard Screw (x1) M3 Security Screw (x1)* M5 Standard Screw (x1) M5 Security Screw (x1)*

Waterproof

Rubber

Quick Guide

CD: Operation

Manuals

Lubricant

Security Torx*

2. Introduction of the IP Camera

This chapter wi ll pr ov ide t h e camera dimensions for r e fer ence before

installation. Definiti o n o f eac h c on nector on the camera’s PCB board will also be specified.

2.1 Camera’s Dimensions

The IP Camera’s dimensions (mm) are shown below.

Outdoor

2.2 Camera’s Connecto rs

There are various connectors lo cated on the Dome Camera’s back plate as shown in the figures below.

Please refer to the diagrams and tables accompanied with for use of each switch/connector.

Outdoor

RJ-45 Connector

ALARM I/O

Power

Micro SD Card Slot

Factory Reset Button

Audio I/O

NOTE: DO NOT change the network Speed Dome Ca mera’s Communication Switch factory default settings.

2.3 Camera Cabling

Please follow the instructions below to complete network Speed Dome Camera connection.

Step1: Connect Power

Please refer to the illustrations below to connect power core through the supplied power adaptor.

Step 2: Connect Ethernet Cable

Pin Definition

1 AC 24_1 2 FG 3 AC 24_2

Use of Category 5 Ethernet cable is recommended for network connection; to have best transmission quality, cable length shall not exceed 100 meters. Connect one end of the Ethernet cable to the RJ-45 connector of t he network Speed Do me Camera, and the other end of the cable to the network switch or PC.

NOTE: In some cases, you may need use an Ethernet crossover cable when connecting the network Speed Dome Camera directly to the PC.

Check the status of the link indicator and activity indicator LEDs; if the LEDs are unlit, please check LAN connection.

Green Link Light indicates good network connection. Orange Activity Light flashes for network activity indication.

2.4 Apply Alarm I/O

The network Speed Dome Camera supports 4 digital alarm inputs and 2 digital alarm outputs . Pl ease m ake sur e the alar m con nectio ns are properly wired before starting to configure alarm related settings on this “Application” page. Please refer to the pin definition table below for alarm system wiring.

Definition

ALARM_OUT_NO_1

7 ALARM_OUT_COM_2

ALARM_OUT_NC_1

GND

ALARM_OUT_COM_1

9 ALARM_IN_4

GND

ALARM_IN_3

ALARM_OUT_NO_2

ALARM_IN_2

ALARM_OUT_NC_2

ALARM_IN_1

2.5 Apply Audio

Please refer to the illustrations below to set up the audio according to the Audio pin definition.

Pin Definition

1 LINE_OUT 2 GND 3 LINE_IN

3. Installation

Please read the instructions provided in this chapter thoroughly before installing the IP Camera.

3.1 Power and Ethernet C able Connection

Power Connection

Make sure the camera’s power cable is correctly and firmly connected; refer to the pin definition table in section 2.2 Camera’s

Connectors. If using Power over Ethernet (PoE), make sure Power

Sourcing Equipment (PSE) is in use in the network.

Ethernet Cable Connection

Use of Category 5 Ethernet cable is recommended for network connection; to have best transmission quality, cable length shall not exceed 100 meters. Connect one end of the Ethernet cable to the RJ-45 connector of the IP Camera, and the other end of the cable to the network switch or PC.

NOTE: In some cases, you may need use an Ethernet crossover cable when connecting the IP Camera directly to the PC.

Check the status of the link indicator and activity indicator LEDs; if the LEDs are unlit, please check LAN connection.

Green Link Light indicates good network connection. Orange Activity Light flashes for network activity indication.

4. System Requirements

To perform the IP Camera via web browser, please ensure your PC is in good network connection, and meet system requirements as described below.

Items

System Requirement

Personal Computer

1. Intel® Pentium® M, 2.16 GHz or Intel® CoreTM2

Duo, 2.0 GHz

2. 2 GB RAM or more

Operating System

Windows VISTA/ Windo ws XP / Windows 7

Web Browser

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or later

Firefox Chrome

Safari

Network Card

10Base-T (10 Mbps) or 100Base-TX (100 Mbps) operation

Viewer

ActiveX control plug-in for Microsoft IE

5. Deleting the Existing DC Viewer

For users who have installed the DC Viewer in the PC previously, please first delete the existing DC Viewer from the PC before accessing to the IP Camera.

Deleting the DC Viewer

Click “Control Panel”, and then double click “Add or Remove Programs.” In the “Currently installed program s” list, select “DCViewer” and click the button “Remove” to uninstall the existing DC Viewer as shown in the figure below.

Deleting Temporary Internet Files

To improve browser perf ormance, it is suggested to clean up the all the files in the Temporary Internet Files . The procedure is as follows:

STEP 1: Click the “Tools” tab and select the option “Internet Options.”

STEP 2: Click on “Delete”, then tap the “Delete Files” in the “Temporary Internet files” section.

The popup window for confirmation will come out as shown below. Click “Yes” to start deleting the files.

6. Accessing Camera

For initial access to the IP Camera, users can search the camera through the installer program: IPScanUtility.exe, which can be found in “Utility” folder in the supplied CD.

IPScanUtility Software Setup Step 1: Double click on the program IPScanUtility.exe (see the

icon below); its window will appear as shown below. Then click the “Device Search”

Step 2: The security alert window will pop up. Click “Unblock” to continue.

Device Search Step 3: Click “De vice Search” again, and all the finding IP devices

will be listed in the page, as shown in the figure below. The IP Camera’s default IP address is: 192.168.1.2.

Step 4: Double click or right click and select “Browse” to access the camera directly via web browser.

Step 5: Then the prompt window of request for entering default username and password (as shown bel ow ) will appear for l ogging in to the IP Camera.

The default login ID and password for the Administrator are:

Password

root

pass

NOTE: ID and password are case sensitive. NOTE: It is strongly advised that administrator’s

password be altered for the security concerns. Refer to Security for further details.

Additionally, users can change the IP Camera’s network property, either DHCP or Static IP, directly in the device finding list. Refer to the following section for changing the IP Camera’s network property.

Example of Changing IP Camera’s Network Property

Users can directly change an IP Camera’s network property, ex. from static IP to DHCP, in the finding device list. The way to change the IP Camera’s network property is specified below:

Step 1: In the finding device list, click on the IP Camera that you

would like to change its network property. On the selected item, right click and select “Network Setup.” Meanwhile, record the IP Camera’s MAC address, for future identification.

Step 2: The “Network Setup” page will come out. Select “DHCP,” and press “Apply” button down the page.

Step 3: Click “OK” on the Note of setting change. Wait for one

minute to re-search the IP Camera.

Step 4: Click the “Device Search” button to sear ch al l the dev ic es.

Then select the IP Ca mera with the correct MAC address. Double click on the IP Camera, and the login window will come out.

Step 5: Enter User name and Password to access the IP Camera. Installing DC Viewer Software Online

For the initial access to the IP Camera, a client program, DC Viewer, will be automatically installed to your PC when connecting to the IP Camera.

If the Web browser doesn’t allow DC Viewer installation, please check the Internet security settings or ActiveX controls and plug-ins settings (refer to Appendix B: Internet Security Settings) to continue the process.

The Information Bar (just below the URL bar) may come out and ask for permission to install the ActiveX Control for displaying video in browser (see the figure below). Right click on the Information Bar and select “Install A ctiveX Control…” to allow the installation.

Then the security warning window will pop up. Click “Install” to carry on software installation.

Click “Finish” to close the DC Viewer window when download is finished. For the detailed software download proc ed ur e, pl ease refer to Appendix C: DC Viewer Download Procedure.

Once login to the IP Camera, users will see the Home page as shown below:

Administrator/User Privileges

“Administrator” represents the person who can configure the IP Camera and authorize users access to the camera; “User” refers to whoever has access to the camera with limited authority, i.e. entering Home and Camera setting pages.

Image and Focus Adjustment

The image displays on the Home page when successfully accessing to the IP Camera. Adjust zoom and focus as necessary to produce a clear image.

7. Configuration & Operation

The IP Camera is provided with a user-friendly browser-based configuration interface, and a free bundled CMS (Central Management System) for vi deo play bac k and recording. In this chapter, information about main page introduction, system related settings and camera settings will be described in detail.

For further information about CMS software, please refer to CMS

Software Introduction and CMS user’s manual.

7.1 Browser-based Viewer Introduction

The figure below shows the main page of the IP Camera user interface.

There are five tabs: Home, System, Streaming, Camera and Logout on the top panel.

Home

Users can monitor live video of the targeted area.

System setting

The administrator can set host name, system time, root password, network related settings, etc. Further details will be interpreted in

System Related Settin g s .

Streaming setting

The administrator can modify video resolution and rotate type and select audio compression mode in this page.

Camera setting

Users can adjust var ious camer a parame ters, i ncluding <Exposure>, <White Balance>, <Brightness>, <Sharpness>, <Contrast>, <Saturation>, <Hue> and < TV System>.

Logout

Click on the tab t o r e-login the IP Camera with another username and password.

7.2 Home Page

In the Home page, there are several function buttons right down the displayed image.

Multiple Languages Support

Multiple languages are supported, including English, French, German, , Simplified Chinese,. for the viewer window interface.

Screen Size Adjustment

Image display size can be adjusted t o x1/2 and full screen.

Digital Zoom Control

In the full screen m ode, users can implement digital PTZ by rotating the mouse wheel (for zoom in/out), and drag the mouse into any direction.

Talk button (on/off) Talk function allows the local site to talk to the remote site. Click on the button to switch it to on/off. Please r e fer to Security: Add user >>

Talk/Listen for further details. This function is only open to “User”

who has been granted this privilege by the Administrator.

Speaker button (on/off) Press the Speaker button to mute/activate the audio.

Snapshot button

Press the button, and the JPEG snapshots will automatically be saved in the appointed place. The default place of saving snapshots is: C:\. To change the storage location, please refer to File Location for further details.

NOTE: For users with Windows 7 operating system, it is required to log on as an Administrator to implement the Snapshot function.

Video Streaming Pause /Restart button (pause/restart) Press the stop button to disable video streaming, the live video will be displayed as black. Press t he restar t butt o n to show the li ve v ideo again.

Web Recording button (on/off) Press the <Recording> button, and the recordings from the Live View will be saved directly to the specified location on the local hard drive, which could be configured in the “File Location” (snapshot) page. The default storage location for the web recording is: C:\. Please refer to File Location for further details

Manual Trigger Button (on/off)

Click on the <Manual Trigger > but ton to turn on and off the manual trigger . Please refer to section Manual T r igger of the next chapter for further details.

NOTE: For users with Windows 7 operating system, it is required to log on as an Administrator to implement the Web Recording function.

7.3 System

The figure below shows all categories under the “System” tab. Each category in the l eft c olumn w i ll be ex plai ned i n the fol low ing secti ons.

NOTE: The “System” configuration page is only accessible by the Administrator.

7.3.1 Host Name and System Time Setting

Press the first category: <System> in the left column; the page is shown as below.

Host Name

The name is for camera identification. If alarm function (refer to

Application) is enabled and is set to send alarm message by Mail/

FTP, the host name entered here will display in the alarm message. The maximum length of the Host Name is 30 characters.

Time Zone

Select the time zone you are in from the drop-down menu.

Enable Daylight Saving Time

To enable DST, please check the item and then specify time offset and DST duration. The format for time o ffset is [hh:mm:ss]; for instance, if the amount of time offset is one hour, please enter “01:00:00” into the field .

Sync With Computer Time

Select the item, and video date and time display will synchronize with the PC’s.

Manual

The Administrator can set video date, time and day manually. Entry format should be identical with that shown next to the enter fields.

Sync with NTP server

Network Time Protocol (NTP) is an alternate way to synchronize your camera’s clock with a NTP server. Please specify the server you wish to synchronize in the enter field. Then select an update interval from the dr op-dow n men u. For furthe r i nformati on a bout N TP, please see the web site: www.ntp.org.

NOTE: The synchronization will be done every time the camera boots up.

Click on <Save> to save the settings.

7.3.2 Security

Click the category: <Security>, there will be a drop-down menu with tabs including <User>, <HTTPS>, <IP Filter>, and <IEEE 802.1X>.

7.3.2.1 User

Click the <User> tab under the category <Security> and the page is shown as the figure below.

Root password

Change the administr ator’s password by inputting the new password in both text boxes. The input characters/numbers will be displayed as dots for security purposes. After clicking <Save>, the web browser will ask the Administrator for the new password for access. The maximum length of the password is 14 characters.

NOTE: The following characters are val i d: A-Z, a-z, 0-9, !#$%&’-.@^_~.

Add user

Type the new user' s name and password and click <Add> to add the new user. User name can be up to 16 characters, and the maximum length of the password is 14 characters. The new user will be displayed in the user name list. There is a maximum of twenty user accounts. Each user can be assigned the privileges of “Camera control”, “Talk” and “Listen”.

I/O access

This item supports fundamental fu ncti o ns tha t enable us er s to view video when accessing to the camera.

Camera control

This item allows the specified User to change camera parameters on the Camera Setting page.

Talk/Listen

Talk and Listen functions allow the appointed user in the local site (PC site) communicating with, for instance, the administrator in the remote site.

Manage User

Delete user

To delete a user, pull down the user list, and select the user name you wish to delete. Then click <Delete> to remove it.

Edit user

Pull down the user list and select a user name. Click <Edit> to edit the user’s password and privilege.

NOTE: It is required to enter the User password as well as select the function open to the user. When finished, click <Save> to modify the account authority.

Streaming Authentication Setting

This setting provides security against unauthorized users from getting streaming via Real Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP). If the setting is enabled, users will be requested to enter user name and password before viewing the live streams. There are three security modes available: Disable, Basic and Digest. Refer to the descriptions below for more det ai ls .

Disable

If disable mode is sele c ted, there will be no security provided to against unauthorized access. Users will not be asked to input user name and passw ord for aut hen ti cation.

Basic

This mode can only provide basic protection for the live streams. There will still be risks for the password being intercepted.

7.3.2.2 HTTPS

<HTTPS> allows secure connections between the IP Camera and web browser using <Secure Socket Layer (SSL)> or <Transport Layer Security (TLS)>, which ensure camera settings or Username/ Password info from snooping. It is required to install a self-signed certificate or a CA-signed certificate for implementing <HTTPS>.

Click the <HTTPS> tab, and the HTTPS setting page is shown as the figure below.

To use HTTPS on the IP Camera, a HTTPS certificate must be installed. The HTTPS certificate can be obtai ned by either creating and sending a certificate request to a Certificate Authority (CA) or creating a self-signed HTTPS certificate, as described below.

Create Self-signed Certificate

Before a CA-issued certificate is obtained, users can create and install a self-signed certificate first.

Click <Create> button under “Create self-signed certificate” and provide the requested information to install a self-signed certificate for the IP Camera. Please refer to the last part of this section:

Provide the Certificate Information for more details.

NOTE: The self-signed certificate does not provide the same high level of security as when using a CA-issued certificate.

Install Signed Certificate

Click the “Create Certificate Request” button to create and submit a certificate request in order to obt ai n a sig ned cer ti ficate from CA.

Provide the request information in the create dialog. Please refer to the following Provide the Certificate Information for more details.

When the request is complete, the subject of the Created Request will be shown in the field. Click “Properties” below the Subject field, copy the PEM-formatted request and send it to your selected CA.

When the signed certificate is returned, install it by uploading the signed certificate.

Provide the Certificate Information

To create a Self-signed HTTPS Certificate or a Certificate Request to CA, please enter the information as requested:

Create Self Signed Certificate

Create Certificate Request

Country

√

State or Province

√ √

Locality

√

Organization

√

Organizational Unit

√ √

Common Name

√

Valid Day

√

Country

Enter a 2-letter combination code to indicate the country the certificate will be used in. For instance, type in “US” to indicate United States.

State or province

Enter the local administrative region.

Locality

Enter other geographical information.

Organization

Enter the name of the organization to which the entity identified in “Com mon Name” belongs.

Organization Unit

Enter the name of the organizational unit to which the entity identified in “Com mon Name” belongs.

Common Name

Indicate the name of the person or other entity that the certificate identif ies (often used to identify the website).

Valid days (Self-signed Certificate Only)

Enter the period i n d ays (1~9999) to indicate the vali d per i o d

of certificate.

Click “OK” to save the Certificate Information after complete.

7.3.2.3 IP Filter

Using the IP filter, access to the IP Camera can be restricted by denying/allowing specific IP addresses.

General

Enable IP Filter

Check the box to ena ble the IP Fil ter functi on. Once e nabl ed, the listed IP addresses (IPv4) will be allowed/ denied access to the IP Camera.

Select “Allow” or “Deny” from the drop-down list and click the <Apply> button to determine the IP Filter behavior.

Add/ Delete IP Address

Input the IP address and click the <Add> button t o add a new filtered address.

The Filtered IP Addresses list box shows the currently configured IP addresses. Up to 256 IP address entries may be specified.

To remove an IP address from the list, please select the IP and then click the <Delete> button.

7.3.2.4 IEEE 802.1X

The IP Camera is allowed to access a network protected by

802.1X/EAPOL (Extensible A uth enti c a ti on Pr otoc ol over LAN). Users need to contact with the network administrator for gaining

certificates, user IDs and passwords.

CA Certificate

The CA certificate is created by the Certification Authority for the purpose of validating itself. Upload the certificate for checking the server’s identity.

Client Certificate/ Private Key

Upload the Client Certificate and Private Key for authenticating the IP Camera itself.

SettingsIdentity

Enter the user identity associated with the certificate. Up to 16 characters can be used.

Private Key Password

Enter the password (maximum 16 characters) for your user identity.

Enable IEEE 802.1X

Check the box to enable IEEE 802.1X. Click “Save” to save the IEEE 802.1X/ EAP—TLS setting.

7.3.3 Network

Click the category: < Network>, there will be a drop-down menu with tabs including <Basic>, <QoS>, <SNMP>, and <UPnP>.

7.3.3.1 Basic

Users can choose to connect to the I P Camera with fixed or dynamic (DHCP) IP address. The IP Camera also provides PPPoE (Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet) support for users who connect to the network via PPPoE.

Get IP address automatically (DHCP)

The camera’s default setting is “Use fixed IP address”. Please refe r to the previous section Accessing Camera for login with the default IP address.

If select “Get IP address automatically”, after the IP Camera restarts, users can search it through the installer program : DeviceSearch.exe, which can be found in “DeviceSearch” folder in the supplied CD.

NOTE: Please make the record of the IP Camera’s MAC address, which can be found in the label of the camera, for identification in the future.

Use fixed IP address

To setup static IP address, select “Use fixed IP address” and move the cursor to the IP address blank (as indicat ed below ) and inser t th e new IP address, ex. 192.168.7.123; then go to the Default gateway (explained latter) blank and change the setting, ex. 192.168.7.254. Press “Save” to confirm the new setting.

When using static IP address to login to the IP Camera, users can access it either throug h “IPScanUtility” softw are (refer to Accessing

Camera) or input the IP address in the URL bar and press “Enter”.

IP address

This is necessary f or network identification.

Subnet mask

It is used to determine if the destination is in the same subnet. The default value is “255.255.255.0”.

Default gateway

This is the gateway used to forward frames to destinations in different subnet. Invalid gateway setting will fail the transmission to destinations in different subnet.

Primary DNS

Primary DNS is the primary domain name server that translates hostnames into IP addresses.

Secondary DNS

Secondary DNS is a secondary domain name server that backups the primary DNS.

Use PPPoE

For the PPPoE users, enter the PPPoE Username and Password into the fields, and click on the “Save” button to complete the setting.

Advanced

Web Server port

The default web server port is 80. Once the port is changed, the user must be noti fi ed the change for the connection to be successful. For instance, when the Administrator changes the HTTP port of the IP Camera whose IP address is

192.168.1.2 from 80 to 8080, the user must type in the web browser “http://192.168.1.2:8080” instead of “http://192.168.1.2”.

RTSP port

The default setting of RTSP Port is 554; the setting range is from 1024 to 65535.

MJPEG over HTTP port

The default setting of MJPEG over HTTP Port is 8008; the setting range is from 1024 to 65535.

HTTPS port

The default setting of HTTPS Port is 443; the setting range is from 1024 to 65535.

NOTE: Be aware to assign a different port number for each separate service mentioned above.

IPv6 Address Configuration

With IPv6 support, users can use the corresponding IPv6 address for browsing. Enable IPv6 by checking the box and click “Save” to complete the setting.

7.3.3.2 QoS (Quality of Service)

QoS allows providing differentiated service levels for different types of traffic packets, which guarantees delivery of priority services especially when network congestion occurs. Adapting the Differentiated Services (DiffServ) model, traffic flows are classified and marked with DSCP (DiffServ Codepoint) values, and thus receive the corresponding forwarding treatment from DiffServ capable routers.

DSCP Settings

The DSCP value range is from 0 to 63. The default DSCP v al ue i s 0, which means DSCP disabled.The IP Camera uses the following QoS Classes: Video, Audio and management.

Video

The class consists of applications such as MJPEG over HTTP, RTP/RTSP and RTSP/HTTP.

Audio

This setting is only available for the IP Cameras that support audio.

Management

The class consists of HTTP traffic: Web browsing.

Click the “Save” button when complete.

NOTE: To enable this function, please make sure the switches/routers in the network support QoS.

7.3.3.3 SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol)

With Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) support, the IP Camera can be monitored and managed remotely by the network management system.

SNMP v1/ v2

Enable SNMP

Select the version of SNMP to use by checking the box.

Read Community

Specify the community name that has read-only access to all supported SNMP object s. The default value is “public”.

Write Community

Specify the community name that has read/write access to all supported SNMP objects (except read-only objects). The default value is “write”.

Traps for SNMP v1/ v2

Traps are used by the IP Camera to send massages to a management system for important events or status changes.

Enable Traps

Check the box to activate trap reporting.

Trap address

Enter the IP address of the management server.

Trap community

Enter the community to us e when sending a trap message to the management system.

Trap Option

Warm Start

A Warm Start SNMP trap s i g ni fies t hat t he SNMP device, i.e. IP Camera, performs software reload.

Click the “Save” button when complete.

SNMP v3

SNMP v3 supports an enhanced security system that provides protection agains t una uthori zed us er s and e ns ures th e pri vac y of the messages. Users will be requested to enter security name, authentication password and encryption password while setting the camera connections in the network management system. With SNMP v3, the mess ag es se nt betw een the camer as an d t he netw ork management system will be encrypted to ensure privacy.

Enable SNMP v3

Enable SNMP v3 by checking the box.

Security Name

The maximum length of the security name is 32 characters. NOTE: The valid characters are A-Z, a-z, 0-9, !#$%&’-.@^_~.

Authentication Type

There are two authentication types available: MD5 and SHA. Select SHA for a higher security level.

Authentication Password

The authentication password must be 8 characters or more. The input characters / numbers will be displayed as dots for security purposes.

NOTE: The valid characters are A-Z, a-z, 0-9, !#$%&’-.@^_~.

Encryption Type

There are two encryption types available: DES and AES. Select AES for a higher securit y level.

Encryption Password

The minimum length of the encry pti on password is 8 characters and the max imum lengt h is 51 2 char ac ter s. The input characters / numbers will be displayed as dots for security purposes. The encryption password can also be left blank. However, the messages will not be encrypted to protect privacy.

NOTE: The valid characters are A-Z, a-z, 0-9, !#$%&’-.@^_~.

Traps for SNMP v1 / v2 / v3

Traps are used by the IP Camera to send massages to a management system for important events or status changes.

Enable Traps

Check the box to activate trap reporting.

Trap address

Enter the IP address of the management server.

Trap community

Enter the community to us e when sending a trap message to the management system.

Trap Option

Warm Start

A Warm Start SNMP trap s i g ni fies t hat t he SNMP device, i.e. IP Camera, performs software reload.

Click on <Save> when finished.

7.3.3.4 UPnP

UPnP Setting

Enable UPnP

When the UPnP is enabled, whenever the IP Camera is presented to the LAN, the icon of the connected IP Cameras will appear in My Network Places to allow for direct access as shown below.

NOTE: To enable this function, please mak e s ur e t he UPnP component is installed on your computer. Please refer to Ins tal l U PnP components for UPnP component installati o n pr oc ed ur e.

Enable UPnP port forwarding

When the UPnP por t forwarding is enabled, the IP Camera is allowed to open the web server port on the router automatically.

NOTE: To enable this function, please make sure that your router supports UPnP and it is activated

Friendly name

Set the name for the IP Camera for identity.

7.3.4 DDNS

Dynamic Domain Name System (DDNS) a llows a host nam e to be constantly synchronized with a dynamic IP address. In other words, it allows those using a dynamic IP address to be associated to a static domain name so others can connect to it by name.

Enable DDNS

Check the item to enable DDNS.

Provider

Select one DDNS host f rom the provider list.

Host name

Enter the registered domain name in the field.

Username/E-mail

Enter the username or e-mail required by the DDNS provider for authentication.

Password/Key

Enter the password or key required by the DDNS provider for authentication.

7.3.5 Mail

The Ad mi nis tr ator can send an e-mail via Simple Mail T rans fer Protocol (SMTP) when motion is detected. SMTP is a prot ocol for sending e-mail messages between servers. SMTP is a relatively simple, text-based protocol, where one or more recipients of a

message are specified and the message text is transferred. The configuration page is shown as follows:

Two sets of SMTP can be configured. Each set includes SMTP Server, Account Name, Password and E-mail Address settings. For SMTP server, contact your network service provider for more specific information.

7.3.6 FTP

The Administrator can set as sending alarm message to a specific File T r ans f er Pr ot oc ol (FTP) site when motion is det ec te d. Users can assign alarm message to up to two FTP sites. The FTP setting page is shown below. Enter the FTP details, which include server, server port, user name, password and remote folder, in the fields. Press “Save” when finished.

7.3.7 HTTP

A HTTP Notification server can listen for notification messages from IP Cameras by triggered events. The HTTP setting page is shown below. Enter the HTTP details, which include server name (for instance, http://192.168.1.2/admin.php), user name, and password in the fields. <Alarm> triggered and <Motion Detection> notifications can be sent to the specified <HTTP> server.

Click “Save” when finished.

7.3.8 Events

The Events setting can be found under this path: System> Events. Click on the Events category, there will be a drop-down menu with

tabs including <Application>, <Motion Detection>, <Network Failure Detection>, <Tampering> and <Periodical Event>.

7.3.8.1 Application

The IP Camera equips one alarm input and one relay output for cooperating with alarm system to catch events’ images. Refer to alarm pin definition bel ow to connect alarm devices to the IP Camer a if needed. The alarm configuration page is also shown below.

Alarm Pin Definition

Select an alarm pin which is to be configured from the <Alarm Pin Selection> field. Then click on the <Edit> button below the field to carry on alarm programming.

Alarm Setting

Alarm Switch

The default setting for the Alarm Switch function is <Off>. Enable the function by selecting <On>. Users can also activate the function according to the schedule previously set in the <Schedule> setting page. Select <By schedule>

and click <Please select…> to choose the desired schedule from the drop-down menu.

Alarm Type

Select an alarm type, <Normal close> or <Normal open>, that corresponds with the alarm application.

Triggered Action (Multi-option) The administrator can specify alarm actions that will take at an alarm occurrence. All options are listed as follows.

Enable Alarm Output 1/2

Select these items to enable alarm relay outputs.

Send Message by FTP/E-Mail

The administrator can select whether to send an alarm message by FTP

and/or E-mail when an alarm is triggered.

Upload Image by FTP

Select this item and the administrator can assign a FTP si te and configure various parameters. When the alarm is triggered, event images will be uploaded to the appointed FTP site.

<Pre-trigger buffer> function allows users to check what happened to cause t he trigger. The <Pre-trigger buffer> frame rate could be pre-determined. On the other hand, <Post-trigger buffer> is for users to upload certain amount of images after the alarm input is triggered.

NOTE:

Normally the setting range of the <Pre-trigger

buffer> is 1 to 20. However, the setting range will change

accordingly if the frame rate of MJPEG on the <Video Frame

Rate> setting page is 6 or smaller.

Check the box <Continue image upload> to upload the triggered images during certain time or keep uploading until the trigger is

off. Select <Upload for sec> and enter the duration in the blank. The images of the duration will be uploaded to FTP when the alarm input is triggered. The setting range is from 1 sec. to 9999 sec. Select <Upload during the trigger active> to make the images keep being uploaded to FTP during the trigger active until the alarm is released. Set the Image frequency as the upload frame rate. The setting range is from 1 frame to 15 frames.

NOTE: Make sure the FTP configuration has been completed. Refer to section FTP for further details.

Upload Image by E-Mail

Select this item and the administrator can assign an E-mail address and configure various parameters. When the alarm is triggered, event images will be sent to the appointed E-mail address.

<Pre-trigger buffer> function allows users to check what happened to cause the trigger. The <Pre-trigger buffer> frame rate could be pre-determined. On the other hand, <Post-trigger buffer> is for users to upload certain amount of images after alarm input is triggered.

NOTE: Normally the setting range of the <Pre-trigger buffer> is 1 to 20. However, the setting range will change accordingly if the frame rate of MJPEG on the <Video Frame Rate> setting page is

6 or smaller.

Check the box <Continue image upload> to upload the triggered images during certain time or keep uploading until the trigger is off. Select <Upload for sec> and enter the duration in the blank. The images of the duration will be uploading by E-mail when the alarm input is triggered. The setting range is from 1 sec. to 9999 sec. Select<Upload during the trigger active> to make the images keep being uploaded to E-mail during the trigger active until the alarm is released. Set the Image frequency as the upload frame rate. The setting range is from 1 frame to 15 frames.

NOTE: Make sure SMTP configuration has been completed. Please refer to section Mail for further details.

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PTZ Function

Assign a camera function: Preset, Sequence, Autopan or Cruise, and specify a Preset Point / Sequence Line / Autopan Path / Cruise Line for the camera to perform at an alarm occurrence.

NOTE: Please refer to the sections through Preset

Programming to Sequence Line Programming for

details of Preset Point / Cruise Line / Autopan Path / Sequence Line setups.

If the selected function is <Preset>, it is required to enter its dwell time (1 sec. to 256 sec.) in the corresponding field as shown below. When the alarm is triggered, the camera will go to the selected Preset Point and stay there for a user-defined period of time. As for other function modes, the camera will keep executing the specified function; to stop the performance, simply change the camera’s status.

NOTE: The dwell time is only adjustable when <Preset> is selected. When the dwell time is up, the camera will go back to its trigger position and recheck the alarm pin status.

Send HTTP notification

Check this item, select the destination HTTP address, and specify the parameters for event notifications by <Alarm> triggered. When an alarm is triggered, the notification can be sent to the specified HTTP server.

For instance, if the custom parameter is set as “action=1&group=2”, and the HTTP server name is “http://192.168.0.1/admin.php”, the notification will be sent to HTTP server as “http://192.168.0.1/admin.php?

action=1&group=2” when alarm is triggered.

Record Video Clip

Check this item and select a video recording storage type, <SD Card> or <NAS> (Network-Attached Storage). The alarm-triggered recording will be saved into the microSD card or the NAS.

Pre-trigger buffer recording function allows users to check what happened to cause the trigger. The pre-trigger buffer time range is from 1 sec. to 3 sec. Select <Upload for sec> to set the recording duration after alarm is triggered. The setting range is from 1 sec. to 99999 sec. Select <Upload during the trigger active> to record the triggered video until the trigger is off.

NOTE: Please make sure the local recording (with microSD / SDHC card) or the remote recording (with NAS) is activated so that this function can be implemented. Refer to section Recording for further details.

File Name

Enter a file name in the File name field, ex. image.jpg. The uploaded image’s file name format can be set in this section. Please select the one that meets the requirements.

Add date/time suffix File name: imageYYMMDD_HHNNSS_XX.jpg Y: Year, M: Month, D: Day H: Hour, N: Minute, S: Second X: Sequence Number

Add sequence number suffix (no maximum value) File name: imageXXXXXXX.jpg X: Sequence Number

Add sequence number suffix (limited value) File Name: imageXX.jpg X: Sequence Number

The file name suffix will end at the number being set. For example, if the setting is up to “10”, the file name will start from 00, end at 10, and then st art all over again.

Overwrite

The original image in the FTP site will be overwritten by the new uploaded file with a static filename.

Save Click on <Save> to save the settings.

7.3.8.2 Motion Detection

The Motion Detecti on s etting can be foun d un der this pa th: System> Motion Detection.

Motion Detection function allows detecting suspicious motion and triggering alar ms w hen mot ion v ol ume in t he d etect ed ar ea r eaches / exceeds the determ ined sensitivity threshold value.

The function supports up to 4 sets of Motion Detection settings. Settings c an be chosen from the drop-down menu beside <Motion Detection>. In each set of setting, there is a Motion Detection Window (the red frame shown in the figure below) displayed on the Live Video Panel. The Motion Detection Window is for defining the motion detection area. To change the size of the Motion Detection Window, move the mouse cursor to the edge of the window and draw it outward / inward. To shift the window to t he i ntend ed l ocati on, move the mouse cursor to the center of the window and click and drag.

Users can configure up to 10 sets of Motion Detection Windows in each set of Motion Detection setting. Click on the <add> button under the Live Video Panel to add a Motion Detection Window. To cancel a Motion Detection Window, move the mouse cursor to the selected window, and click on the <delete> button.

If Motion Detection function is activated, the p op-off window ( M oti on) with indication of motion will be shown.

When motion is detected, the signals will be displayed on t he M oti o n window as shown below. Motion is detected by comparing sampling pixels in the detection areas of two consecutive li ve images.

Motion Detection

In each set of Motion Detection setting, the default setting for the Motion Detection function is <Off>. Enable the function by selecting <On>. Users can also activate the function according to the schedule previously set in the <Schedule> setting page. Select <By schedule> and click <Please select…> to choose the desired schedule from the drop-down menu.

Motion Detection Setti n g

Users could adjust various parameters of Motion Detection in this section.

Sampling pixel interval [1-10]:

This item is for users to define the intervals between the sampling pixels. The d efault val ue is 1. If the value is set as 3, it means within the detection region, system will take the first pixel as the sample from every 3 pixels by each row and each column (refer to the figure below).

Detection level [1-100]:

The item is to set detection level for each sampling pixel; the smaller the value, the mor e sensitive it is. The default level is

10.

Sensitivity level [1-100]:

The default level is 80, which means if 20% or more sampling pixels are detected differently, system will detect motion. The bigger the value, the more sensitive it is. Meanwhile, when the value is bigger, the red horizontal line in the motion indication window will be lower accordingly.

Time interval (sec) [0-7200]:

The value is the interval between each detected motion. The default interval is 10.

Triggered Action (Multi-option)

The administrator can specif y alarm actions that will take when motion is detected. All options are listed as follows.

Enable Alarm Output

Check the item and select the predefined type of alarm output to enable alarm relay output when motion is detected.

Record Video Clip

Select this item and the Motion Detection recording will be stored in microSD / SDHC card when motion is detected.

Pre-trigger buffer recording function allows users to check what happened to cause the trigger. The pre-trigger buffer time range is from 1 to 3 seconds.

Select <Upload for _ _ sec > to set the r ecor ding duration a fter motion event occurs. The setting range is from 1 to 99999 seconds.

Select <Upload during the trigger active> to record the triggered video until the trigger is off.

NOTE: Please make sure the local recording (with microSD / SDHC card) is activated so that this function can be implemented. Refer to Recording for further details.

Send Alarm Message by FTP/E-Mail

The administrator can select whether to send warning messages by FTP and/or E-mail when motion is detected.

Upload Image by FTP

Select this item and the administrator can assign a FTP site and configure various parameters. When motion is detected, event images will be uploaded to the appointed FTP site.

<Pre-trigger buffer> function allows users to check what happened to cause the trigger. The <Pre-trigger buffer> frame rate could be pre-determined. On the other hand, <Post-trigger buffer> is for us er s to upload certain amount of images after motion event occurs.

NOTE: Normally the setting range of the <Pre-trigger buffer> is 1 to 20. However, the setting range will change accordingly if the frame rate of MJPEG on the <Video Frame Rate> setting page is 6 or smaller.

Check the box <Continue image upload> to upload the triggered images during certain time or keep uploading until the trigger is off. Select <Upload for __ sec> and enter the duration in the blank. The images of the duration will be uploaded to FTP when the motion event occurs. The setting range is from 1 to 9999 seconds. Select <Upload during the trigger active> to make the images keep being uploaded to FTP during the trigger active until the event stops. Set the Image frequency as the upload frame rate. The setti ng r ang e is from 1 frame to 15 frames.

NOTE: Make sure FTP configuration has been completed. Refer to FTP for further detai ls .

 Upload Image by E-Mail

Select this item and the administrator can assign an E-mail address and configure various parameters. When motion is detected, event images will be sent to the appointed E-mail address.

<Pre-trigger buffer> function allows users to check what happened to cause the trigger. The <Pre-trigger buffer> frame rate could be pre-determined. On the other hand, <Post-trigger buffer> is for users to upload certain amount of images after the motion event occurs.

Check the box <Continue image upload> to upload the triggered images during certain time or keep uploading until the trigger is off. Select <Upload for sec> and enter the duration in the blank. The images of the duration will be uploading by E-mail when the motion event occurs. The setting range is from 1 sec. to 9999 sec. Select <Upload during the trigger active> to make the images keep being uploaded to E-mail during the trigger active until the event stops. Set the Image frequency as the upload frame rate. The setting range is from 1 frame to 15 frames.

NOTE: Make sure SMTP configuration has been completed. Refer to section Mail for further details.

 Send HTTP notification

Check this item, select the destination HTTP address, and specify the parameters for event notifications by <Motion Detection> triggered. When an alarm is triggered, the notification can be sent to the specified HTTP server.

action=1&group=2” when alarm is triggered.

 Record Video Clip

Check this item and select a video recording storage type, <SD Card> or <NAS> (Network-Attached Storage>. The Motion Detection recording will be stored in microSD / SDHC card or the NAS when motion is detected.

Pre-trigger buffer recording function allows users to check what happened to cause the trigger. The pre-trigger buffer time range is from 1 sec. to 3 sec. Select <Upload for sec> to set the recording duration after motion is triggered. The setting range is from 1 sec. to 99999 sec. Select <Upload during the trigger active> to record the triggered video until the trigger is off.

File name

Enter a file name in the blank, ex. image.jpg. The uploaded image’s file name format can be set in this section. Please select the one that meets the requirements.

Save

Please click on the <Save> button to save all the Motion Detection settings mentioned above.

7.3.8.3 Network Failure Detection

Network Failure Detection allows the IP Camera to ping another IP device (e.g. NVR, VSS, Video Server, etc.) within the network periodically and generates some actions in case of network failure occurs, for instance, a Video Server is somehow disconnected.

Being capable of implementing local recording (through microSD card) when network failure happens, the IP Camera could be a backup recording device for the surveillance system.

Detection Switch

The default setting for the Detection Switch function is <Off>. Enable the function by selectin g <On> . Users can also activate the function according to the schedule time that is previously set in the <Schedule> setting page. Select <By schedule> and click <Please select…> to choose t he desi red sc hed ule fro m the dr op-down menu.

Detection Type

Input the IP device address and the period of ping time to ping. The ping time setting range is from 1 to 99 minutes.

Triggered Action (Multi-option)

The administrator can specify alarm actions that will take when network failure is detected. All options are listed as follows.

Enable Alarm Output

Select the item to enable alarm relay output.

Record Video Clip

Select the item and the alarm-triggered recording will be saved into the microSD card.

Pre-trigger buffer recording function allows users to check what happened to cause the trigger. The pre-trigger buffer time range is from 1 to 3 seconds. Select <Upload for __ sec> to set the recording duration after alarm is triggered. The setting range is from 1 to 99999 seconds. Select <Upload during the trigger active> to record the triggered video until the trigger is off.

NOTE: Please make sure the local recording (with microSD / SDHC card) is activated so that this

function can be implemented. Refer to Recording for further details.

Send Alarm Message by FTP/E-Mail

The administrator can select whether to send an alarm message by FTP and/or E-mail when an alarm is triggered.

Save

Click the <Save> button to save all the settings mentioned above.

7.3.8.4 Periodical Event

The Periodical Event setting can be found under this path: System> Periodical Event.

With Periodical Event setting, users can set the camera to upload images periodicall y to a FTP site or an E-mail address. For example, if the time interval is set to 60 seconds, the camera will upload images to the assigned FTP site or E-mail address every 60 seconds. The images to be uploaded are the images before and after the triggered moment. Users can define how many images to be uploaded in the <Triggered Action> section of this setting page.

Periodical Event

The default setting for the Periodical Event function is <Off>. Enable the function by selectin g <On> .

Time Interval

The default value of the time interval is 60 seconds. The setting range of the time interval is from 60 to 3600 seconds

Triggered Action

Upload Image by FTP

Select this item and the administrator can assign a FTP site and configure various parameters. Images will be uploaded to the appointed FTP site periodically.

The <Pre-trigger buffer> function can define how many images to be uploaded before the triggered moment. The <Post-trigger buffer> function can define how many images to be uploaded after the triggered moment.

NOTE: Make sure FTP configuration has been completed. Refer to the FTP section of this chapt er for further details.

Upload Image by E-Mail

Select this item and the administrator can assign an e-mail address and configure various parameters. Images will be uploaded to the appointed e-mail address periodically.

NOTE: Make sure SMTP configuration has been completed. Refer to the Mail section of this chapter for further details.

File Name

Enter a file name in the blank, ex. image.jpg. The uploaded image’s file name format c an be s et i n thi s s ectio n. P lease select th e one t hat meets the requirements.

Add date/time suffix File name: imageYYMMDD_HHNNSS_X X.jpg Y: Year, M: Month, D: Day H: Hour, N: Minute, S: Second X: Sequence Number

Add sequence number suffix (no maximum value) File name: imageXXXXXXX.jpg X: Sequence Number

Add sequence number suffix up to # and then start over

File Name: imageXX.jpg X: Sequence Number

The file name suffix will end at the number being set. For example, if the setting is up to “10”, the file name will start from 00, end at 10, and then start all over again.

Overwrite The original image in the FTP site will be overwritten by the new uploaded file with a static filename.

Save Click on <Save> to save all the settings mentioned above.

7.3.8.5 Manual Trigger

The Manual Trigger setting can be found under this path: System> Events> Manual Trigger.

With Manual Trigger setting, the current image(s) or video can be upload to the appointed destination, such as an FTP site or and E-mail address. The administrator can specify the triggered actions that will take when the users switched the Manual Trigger button to ON. All options are listed as follows.

Manual Trigger

The default setting for the Manual Trigger function is <Off>. Enable the function by selecting <On>. After the Manual Trigger function is enabled, click the Manual Trigger button on the Home page to start uploading data. Click again to stop uploading.

Triggered Action (Multi-option)

The administrator can specify alarm actions that will take at an alarm occurrence. All options are listed as follows.

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Enable Alarm Output 1/2

Select these items to enable alarm relay outputs.

 Send Message by FTP/E-Mail

The administrator can select whether to send an alarm message by FTP and/or E-mail when an alarm is triggered.

 Upload Image by FTP

Select this item and the administrator can assign an FTP site and configure various parameters. When the alarm is triggered, event images will be uploaded to the appointed FTP site.

<Pre-trigger buffer> function allows users to check what happened to cause the trigger. The <Pre-trigger buffer> frame rate could be pre-determined. On the other hand, <Post-trigger buffer> is for users to upload certain amount of images after the alarm input is triggered.

Check the box <Continue image upload> to upload the triggered

images during certain time or keep uploading until the trigger is off. Select <Upload for sec> and enter the duration in the blank. The images of the duration will be uploaded to FTP when the alarm input is triggered. The setting range is from 1 sec. to 9999 sec. Select<Upload during the trigger active> to make the images keep being uploaded to FTP during the trigger active until the alarm is released. Set the Image frequency as the upload frame rate. The setting range is from 1 frame to 15 frames.

NOTE: Make sure the FTP configuration has been completed. Refer to section FTP for further details.

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Upload Image by E-Mail

Select this item and the administrator c an assign an E-mail address and configure various parameters. When the alarm is triggered, event images will be sent to the appointed E-mail address.

<Pre-trigger buffer> function allows users to check what happened to cause the trigger. The <Pre-trigger buffer> frame rate could be pre-determined. On the other hand, <Post-trigger buffer> is for users to upload certain amount of images after alarm input is triggered.

Check the box <Continue image upload> to upload the triggered images during certain time or keep uploading until the trigger is off. Select <Upload for sec> and enter the duration in the blank. The images of the duration will be uploading by E-mail when the alarm input is triggered. The setting range is from 1 sec. to 9999 sec. Select <Upload during the trigger active> to make the images keep being uploaded to E-mail during the trigger active until the alarm is released. Set the Image frequency as the upload frame rate. The setting range is from 1 frame to 15 frames.

NOTE: Make sure SMTP configuration has been completed. Please refer to section Mail for further details.

PTZ Function

Assign a camera function: Preset, Sequence, Autopan or Cruise, and specify a Preset Point / Sequence Line / Autopan Path / Cruise Line for the camera to perform at an alarm occurrence.

NOTE: Please refer to the sections through Preset

Programming to Sequence Line Programming for

details of Preset Point / Cruise Line / Autopan Path / Sequence Line setups.

If the selected function is <Preset>, it is required to enter its dwell time (1 sec. to 256 sec.) in the corresponding field. When the alarm is triggered, the camera will go to the selected Preset Point and stay there for a user-defined period of time. As for other function modes, the camera will keep executing the specified function; to stop the performance, simply change the camera’s status.

NOTE: The dwell time is only adjustable when <Preset> is selected. When the dwell time is up, the camera will go back to its trigger position and recheck the alarm pin status.

 Send HTTP notification

action=1&group=2” when alarm is triggered.

 Record Video Clip

Check the item and select a video recording storage type, <SD Card> or <NAS> (Network-Attached Storage). The alarm-triggered recording will be saved into the microSD card or the NAS. Pre-trigger buffer recording function allows users to check what happened to cause the trigger. The pre-trigger buffer time range is from 1 sec. to 3 sec. Select <Upload for sec> to set the recording duration after alarm is triggered.

The setting range is from 1 sec. to 99999 sec. Select <Upload during the trigger active> to record the triggered video until the trigger is off.

File Name

Enter a file name in the File name field, ex. image.jpg. The uploaded image’s file name format can be set in this section. Please select the one that meets the requirements.

 Add date/time suffix

File name: imageYYMMDD_HHNNSS_XX.jpg Y: Year, M: Month, D: Day H: Hour, N: Minute, S: Second X: Sequence Number

 Add sequence number suffix (no maximum value)

File name: imageXXXXXXX.jpg X: Sequence Number

 Add sequence number suffix (limited value)

File Name: imageXX.jpg X: Sequence Number

The file name suffix will end at the number being set. For example, if the setting is up to “10”, the file name will start from 00, end at 10, and then start all over again.

 Overwrite

The original image in the FTP site will be overwritten by the new uploaded file with a static filename.

Save

Click on <Save> to save all the settings mentioned above.

7.3.8.6 Audio Detection

The Audio Detection setting can be found under this path: System> Events> Audio Detection.

Audio Detection function allows the camera to detect audio and trigger alarms when audio volume in the detected area reaches / exceeds the determined sensitivity threshold value.

Audio Detection In Audio Detection Setting, the default setting for the Audio Detection function is <Off>. Enable the function by selecting <On>. Audio Detection Setting Users could adjust various parameters of Audio Detection in this section.

 Detection level [1-100]:

The item is to set detection level for each sampling pixel; the smaller the value, the more sensitive it is. The default level is 10.

 Time interval (sec) [0-7200]:

The value is the interval between each detected audio. The default interval is 10.

Triggered Action (Multi-option) The administrator can specify alarm actions that will take when audio is detected. All options are listed as follows.

 Enable Alarm Output 1/2

Check the item and select the predefined type of alarm output to enable alarm relay output when audio is detected.

 Send Alarm Message by FTP/E-Mail

The administrator can select whether to send an alarm message by FTP and/or E-mail when audio is detected.

 Upload Image by FTP

Select this item and the administrator can assign a FTP site and configure various parameters. When audio is detected, event images

will be uploaded to the appointed FTP site. <Pre-trigger buffer> function allows users to check what happened to cause the trigger. The <Pre-trigger buffer> frame rate could be pre-determined. On the other hand, <Post-trigger buffer> is for users to upload certain amount of images after audio event occurs.

NOTE: Normally the setting range of the <Pre-trigger buffer> is 1 to

20. However, the setting range will change accordingly if the frame rate of MJPEG on the <Video Frame Rate> setting page is

6 or smaller. Check the box <Continue image upload> to upload the triggered images during certain time or keep uploading until the trigger is off. Select <Upload for sec> and enter the duration in the blank. The images of the duration will be uploaded to FTP when the audio event occurs. The setting range is from 1 sec. to 9999 sec. Select <Upload during the trigger active> to make the images keep being uploaded to FTP during the trigger active until the event stops. Set the Image frequency as the upload frame rate. The setting range is from 1 frame to 15 frames.

NOTE: Make sure FTP configuration has been completed. Refer to

section FTP for further details.



Upload Image by E-Mail

Select this item and the administrator can assign an E-mail address and configure various parameters. When audio is detected, event images will be sent to the appointed E-mail address.

<Pre-trigger buffer> function allows users to check what happened to cause the trigger. The <Pre-trigger buffer> frame rate could be pre-determined. On the other hand, <Post-trigger buffer> is for users to upload certain amount of images after the audio event occurs.

NOTE: Normally the setting range of the <Pre-trigger buffer> is 1 to

20. However, the setting range will change accordingly if the

frame rate of MJPEG on the <Video Frame Rate> setting page is

6 or smaller.Check the box <Continue image upload> to upload the triggered images during certain time or keep uploading until the trigger is off. Select <Upload for sec> and enter the duration in t he blank. The images of the duration will be uploading by E-mail when the audio event occurs. The setting range is from 1 sec. to 9999 sec. Select <Upload during the trigger active> to make the images keep being uploaded to E-mail during the trigger active until the event stops. Set the Image frequency as the upload frame rate. The setting range is from 1 frame to 15 frames.

NOTE: Make sure SMTP configuration has been completed. Refer to section Mail for further details.



Send HTTP notification

Check this item, select the destination HTTP address, and specify the parameters for event notifications by <Audio Detection> triggered. When an alarm is triggered, the notification can be sent to the specified HTTP server. For instance, if the custom parameter is set as “action=1&group=2”, and the HTTP server name is “http://192.168.0.1/admin.php”, the notification

will be sent to HTTP server as “http://192.168.0.1/admin.php?

action=1&group=2” when alarm is triggered.

 Record Video Clip

Check this item and select a video recording storage type, <SD Card> or <NAS> (Network-Attached Storage>. The Audio Detection recording will be stored in microSD / SDHC card or the NAS when audio is detected. Pre-trigger buffer recording function allows users to check what happened to cause the trigger. The pre-trigger buffer time range is from 1 sec. to 3 sec. Select <Upload for sec> to set the recording duration after audio is triggered. The setting range is from 1 sec. to 99999 sec. Select <Upload during the trigger active> to record the triggered video until the trigger is off.

NOTE: Please make sure the local recording (with microSD / SDHC card) or the remote recording (with NAS) is activated so that this function can be implemented. Refer to section

Recording for further details.

File Name

Enter a file name in the blank, ex. image.jpg. The uploaded image’s file name format can be set in this section. Please select the one that meets

the requirements. Save Please click on the <Save> button to save all the Audio Detection settings mentioned above.

7.3.9 Storage Management

Users can implem ent l ocal r ecor ding to th e M icr o SD/SD HC c ard up to 32GB. This page shows the c ap acity information of the Mic r o SD c ar d and a recording list with all the recording files saved on the memory card. Users can also format the SD card and implement automatic recording cleanup through the setting page.

To implement Micro S D car d rec ordi ng, pl ea se go t o t he “Recording” page (refer to

Recording) for activation.

NOTE: Please format the Micro SD/SDHC card when using for the first time. Formatting will also be required when a memory card already being used on one camera and later transferred to another camera with different software platform.

NOTE: It is not recommended to record with the microSD card for 24/7 continuously, as it may not be able to support long term continuous data read/write. Please contact the manufacturer of the microSD card for information regarding the reliability and the life expectancy.

7.3.9.1 SD Card

The SD Card setting can be found under this path: System> Storage Management> SD Card.

Device information

When users insert the Micro SD/SDHC card, the card information such as the memory capacity and status will be shown at Device Information section.

For the memory card being successfully installed, its status shall be shown at “Device information” section in the Storage Management page.

Device setting

Press the “Format” button to format the memory card.

Disk cleanup setting

Users can enable automatic recordings cleanup by specif ying the time and storage limits.

Recording List

Each video file on the Micro SD/SDHC card will be listed in the Recording list as shown below. The maximum file size is 60 MB (60 MB per file).

When the recording mode is set as “Always” (consecutive recording) and the Micro SD/ SDHC c ar d r ec or ding is also allowed to be enabl ed by events triggered, once events occur, the system will immediately implement events recording to the memory card. Then the IP Camera will return to the regular recording mode after events recording.

Users can search the recording files in a specified time range by setting the From / To time. In addition, two file formats (*.avi (video format) and *.jpeg (image format)) are provided for users to select to search files in what format.

Remove

To remove a file, select the file first, and then press the “Remove” button.

Sort

Press the “Sort” button, and the files in the Recording list will be listed in name and date order.

NOTE: The capital letter A / M / N / R / U appears in the very

beginning of name denotes the sort of the recording: A stands for Alarm; M stands for Motion; N stands for Network Failure; R stands for Regular Recording; U stands for Audio Detection.

Download

To open/download a video clip, select the file first, and then press the “download” button below the Recording list field. The selected file window will pop up as shown bel ow. Click on the AVI file to directly play the v ideo in the player or download it to a specified location.

7.3.9.2 N etwork Share (NAS)

The Network Share setting can be found under this path: System> Storage Management> Network Share.

Users can store the recording videos to a network share folder, or NAS (Network-Attached Storage). A NAS device is used for data storage and data sharing via network. This page displays the capacit y information of the network device and a recording list with all the recording files saved on the network device. Users can also format the NAS and implement automatic recording cleanup through the setting page.

Device information When a NAS is successfully installed, the device information such as the memory capacity and status will be shown at the <Device Information> section.

Storage setting The administrator can set the camera to send the alarm messages to a specific NAS site when an alarm is triggered. Enter the network device details, which include host (the IP of the NAS), share (the folder name of the NAS), username, and password, in the fields.

Click on <Save> when finished.

Storage Tools Click on the <Format> button to format the NAS.

Disk cleanup setting Users can enable automatic recordings cleanup by specifying the time and storage limits.

Recording List Each video file on the Network Share will be listed in the Recording list. The maximum file size is 60 MB/per file.

When the recording mode is set as <Always> (consecutive recording) and the NAS recording is also allowed to be enabled by events triggered, once events occur, the system will immediately implement events recording to the memory card. After the recording of the events are finished, the camera will return to the regular recording mode.

 Remove

To remove a file, select the file first, and then click on the <Remove> button.

 Sort

Click on the <Sort> button, and the files in the Recording list will be listed in name and date order.

NOTE: The capital letter A / M / N / R / U appears in the very

beginning of name denotes the sort of the recording: A stands for Alarm; M stands for Motion; N stands for Network Failure; R stands for Regular Recording; U stands for Audio Detection.

 Download

To open / download a video clip, select the file first, and then click on the <download> button below the Recording list field. The selected file window will pop up. Click on the AVI file to directly play the video in the player or download it to a specified location.

7.3.10 Recording (Local Recording)

In the Recording setting page, users can specify the recording schedule that fits the present surveillance requirement.

Recording Storage Select a recording storage type, <SD Card> or <Network Share>.

Activating Recording Schedule Two types of schedule mode are offered: <Always> and <Only during time frame>. Users can select <Always> to activate microSD / SDHC Card or Network Share Recording all the time. Or, select a set of schedule from the time frame blank, check specific weekdays and setup the start time (hour:minute) and time period (hour:minute) to activate the recording at certain time frames. The setting range for time period hour is from 0 to 168. Please click on <Save> to save the setup.

Select a recording schedule from the schedule list, and click <Delete> to delete the recording schedule.

Terminating the Recording Schedule Select <Disable> to terminate the recording function.

7.3.11 Schedule

The Schedule setting can be found under this path : System> Schedule.

This function allows the users to setup schedules for features including: <Alarm Switch>, <Motion Detection>, <Network Failure Detection> and <Tampering>. The function supports up to 10 sets of time frames in the time frame list.

Setting Schedules

To set a schedule, please select a time frame from the time frame list first. Then check the boxes from below t o cho ose the s peci fic w eekday s. At last, type in the start time (hour:minute) and the duration time (hour:minute) for act ivation of the schedule triggered features. The setting range for the duration time is from 00:00 to 168:59. Click < Del ete> to delete a chosen time frame. Please click on <Save> to save the setup.

NOTE: Users MUST select <By schedule> under each feature setting page to enable the schedule function.

7.3.12 File Location

Users can specify a storage location for the snapshots and Web recording. The default setting is: C:\. Once confirm the setting, press “Save,” and all the snapshots and recording will be saved in the designate location.

NOTE: Please make sure the selected file path contains valid characters such as letters and numbers.

7.3.13 View Information

The View Information function can be found under this path: System> View Information.

Click on the category: <View Information>, there will be a drop-down menu with tabs including <Log File>, <User Information> and <Parameters>.

Log File

Click on the link to view the system log file. The content of the file provides useful information about configuration and connections after system boot-up.

View User Information

The Administrator can view each added user’s login information and privileges (refer to Security).

View User Login Information

All the users in the network will be listed in the “User information” zone, as shown below. As the figure below shows:

User: 4321

It indicates that one user’s login username is “User”, and the password is “4321”.

View User Privilege

Press “get user privacy” down the page, and the Administrator can view each user’s privileges.

As the figure above shows:

User: 1:1: 0:1

1:1:0:1= I/O access: Camera control: Talk: Listen (refer to Security)

Therefore, it denotes the user is granted privileges of I/O access, Camera control and Listen.

View Parameters

Click on this item to view the entire system’s parameter setting.

7.3.14 Factory Default

The factory default setting page is shown as below. Follow the instructions to reset the IP Camera to factory default setting if needed.

Set Default

Click on the “Set Default” button to recall the factory default settings. Then the system will restart in 30 seconds.

NOTE: The IP address wil l be restored to default.

Reboot

Click on the “Reboot” button, and the system will restart without changing current settings.

7.3.15 Software Version

The current software version is displayed in the software version page, which is shown as the figure below.

7.3.16 Software Upgrade

Software upgrade can be carried out in the “Software Upgrade” page, as shown below.

NOTE: Make sure the upgrade software file is available before carrying out software upgrade.

The procedure of software upgrade is like the following:

Step 1: Click “Browse” and select the binary file to be uploaded, ex. Userland.jffs2.

NOTE: Do not change the upgrade file name, or the system will fail to find the file.

Step 2: Pull down the upgrade binary file list and select the file you want to upgrade; in this case, select “userland.jffs2.”

Step 3: Press “Upgrade”. The system will first check whether the upgrade file

exists or not, and then begin to upload the upgrade file. Subsequently, the upgrade status bar will display on the page. When it runs to 100%,

the upgrade process is finished.

After the upgrade process is finis he d, the viewer will return to Home page.

Step 4: Close the video browser.

Step 5: Click “Control Panel”, and then double click “Add or Remove Programs.” In the “Currently install programs” list, select “DCViewer”

and click the button “Remove” to uninstall the existing DC Viewer.

Step 6: Open a new web browser, re-login the IP Camera, and then allow the

automatic download of DC Viewer.

7.3.17 Maintenance

Users can export configuration files to a specified location and retrieve data by uploading an existing configuration file to the IP Camera.

Export

Users can save the system settings by exporting the configuration file (.bin) to a specified location for future use. Press the “Export” button, and the popup File Download window will come out as shown below. Click “Save” and specify a desired location for saving the configuration file.

Upload

To copy an existing configuration file to the IP Camera, please first click on “Browse” to select the configuration file, and then press the “Upload” button for uploading.

7.4 Streaming

Press the tab “Streaming” in the top of the pa g e, and th e c o n fig ur able video and audio items will display in the left column. In Streaming, the Administrator can configure specific video resolution, video compression mode, video protocol, audio transmission m ode, etc. Further details of these settings will be specified in the following sections.

7.4.1 Video Format (Video Resolution and Rotate Type)

Users can setup Video Resolution on Video Format page of the user-friendly browser-based configuration interface.

Video Format can be found under this path: Streaming> Video Format.

Please refer to chapter Appendix F: Video Resolution for more combinati on details.

Text Overlay Settings

Users can select the items to display data including date/time/text on the live video panel. The maximum length of the string is 18 alphanumeric characters.

Click “Save” to confirm the Text Overlay setting.

Video Rotate Type

Users can change video display type if necessary . S elec tabl e video rotate types include Normal, Fli p, Mir ror and 180 deg ree. Differences among these types are illustrated as below.

Suppose the displayed image of IP Camera is shown as the figure below.

To rotate the image, users can select “Flip”, for instance. Then the displayed image will be reversed as shown below.

The following is descriptions for different video rotate type.

 Flip

If <Flip> is selected, the image will be rotated vertically.

 Mirror

If <Mirror> is select, the image will be rotated horizontally.

 90 Degree Counter-/clockwise

Select <90 Degree Counter-/clockwise> to rotate the image by 90° counter-/clockwise.

 180 Degree Rotate Select <180 Degree> to rotate the image by 180°. Click on <Save> to confirm the setting.

GOV Settings

Users can set the GOV length to determine the frame structure (I-frames and P-frames) in a vi deo s t r eam for saving bandwidth. Less bandw idt h is needed if the GOV length is set to a high value. However, the shorter the GOV length the better the video quality is. The setting range is from 2 to 64. The default value for H.264-1 / H.264-2 / H.264-3 / H.264-4 is 60 / 60 / 30 / 30 (NTSC) or 50 / 50 /25 / 25 (PAL). Click on <Save> to confirm the GOV setting.

H.264 Profile

Users can set each H.264 Profile to <Baseline Profile>, <Main Profile> or <High Profile> according to its compression needs. With the same bit rate, the higher the compression ratio, the better the image quality is. The default setting is <Main Profile>.

NOTE: Please make sure the higher compression ratio is supported by system before setup.

Click on <Save> to confirm the setting.

7.4.2 Video Compression

Users can specify the values for MJPEG/ H.264 compression in the video Compression page (see the figure below), depending on the application.

MJPEG Q (Quality) factor

Higher value implies higher bit rates and higher visual quality. The default setting of MJPEG Q factor is 35; the setting range is from 1 to 70.

H.264-1 / H.264-2 / H.264-3 / H.264-4 bit rate

The default setting of H.264-1 is 4096 kbit/s and for H.2 64-2 / H. 26 4-3 / H.2 64-4 is 1024 kbit/s; the setting range for H.264-1 is from 64 to 8192 kbps and for H.264-2 / H.264-3 / H.264-4 is from 64 to 2048 kbit/s.

Display Compression Information

Users can also decide w hether to di splay com pressi on in forma tion on the H ome page.

Click “Save” to confirm the setting.

CBR Mode Setting

The CBR (Constant Bit Rate) mode could be the preferred bit rage mode if the bandwidth available is limited. It is important to take account of image quality while choosing to use CBR mode. Click on <Save> to confirm the setting.

7.4.3 Video Text Overlay

The Video Text Overlay setting can be found under this path: Streaming> Video Text Overlay.

In Video Text Overlay setting page, users can select the items to display data including date / time / text on the live video pane. The maximum length of the text string is 20 alphanumeric characters. Click on <Set> to confirm the Video Text Overlay setting.

Video Text Overlay setting options include:

 Overlay Type

Users can decide to display which data on the live pane.

 Text overlay setting

Users can decide to display the text in what color and which size.

7.4.4 Video OCX Protocol

In the Video OCX protocol setting page, users can select RTP over UDP, RTP over TCP, RTSP over HTTP or MJPEG over HTTP, for streaming media over the network. In the case of multicast networking, users can select the Multicast mode. The page is shown as follows.

Video OCX protocol setting options include:

RTP over UDP / RTP over RTSP(TCP) / RTSP over HTTP / MJPEG over HTTP /Multicast Mode Enter all required data, including multicast IP address, H.264 video port, MJPEG video port, audio port and TTL into each blank.

Click “Save” to confirm the setting.

7.4.5 Video Frame Rate

The Video Frame Rate s etti ng c a n b e found under this path: Streaming> Video Frame Rate.

Video frame rate is for setti ng th e fra mes per sec on d ( fps) i f necessary.

MJPEG / H.264-1 / H.264-2 / H.264-3 / H.264-4 Frame Rate The default setting of MJP EG / H.264-1 / H.264-2 / H.264-3 / H.264-4 Frame Rate is 30 fps (NTSC) or 25 fps (PAL); the setting range is from 1 to 30 (NTSC) or 1 to 25 (PAL). The maximum rang e o f MJPEG / H.264-1 / H.264-2 / H.264-3 / H.264-4 Frame Rate will change according to the selected video resolution on the <Video Format> page.

Click on <Save> to confirm the setting.

NOTE: Lower frame rate will decrease video smoothness.

7.4.6 Audio Mode and Bit Rate Settings

The audio setting page is show as below. In the Audio page, the Administrator can select one transmission mode and audio bit rate.

Transmission Mode

Full-duplex (Talk and Listen simultaneously)

In the Full-duplex mode, the local and remote sites can communicate with each other simultaneously, i.e. both sites can speak and be heard at the same time.

Half-duplex (Talk or Listen, not at the same time)

In the Half-duplex mode, the local/remote site can only talk or listen to the other site at a time.

Simplex (Talk only)

In the Talk only Simplex mode, the local/remote site can only talk to the other site. Simplex (Listen only) In the Listen only Simplex mode, the local/remote site can only listen to the other site.

Simplex (Listen only)

In the Listen only Si mp l ex mode, the local / remote site c an onl y listen to the other site.

Disable

Select the item to turn off the audio transmission function.

Server Gain Setting

Set the audio input/output gain levels for sound amplification. The audio gain values are adjustable from 1 to 6. The sound will be turned off if the audio gain is set to “Mute”.

Bit Rate

Selectable audio transmission bit rate include 16 kbps ( G . 72 6) , 24 kbps (G.726), 32 kbps (G.726), 40 kbps (G.726), uLAW (G.711) and ALAW (G.711). Both uLAW and ALAW signify 64 kbps but in different compression formats. Higher bit rate will let higher audio quality and require bigger bandwidth.

Recording to Storage

Select <Enable> from the drop-down menu to enable r ecordi ng a udio w ith vi deo into SD card.

Click “Save” to confirm the setting.

7.5 PTZ

Under the tab <PTZ>, there are categories including: <Preset>, <Cruise>, <Auto Pan>, <Sequence>, <Home>, <Tilt Range>, <Camera- Exposure>, <Camera- WB>, <Camera- Misc1>, <Camera- Misc2>, and <Camera- Default>.

7.5.1 Preset

The Preset Programming can be found under this path: PTZ> Preset.

Totally 256 Preset Points can b e prog ra mmed for th e IP Camera. Please refer to the instructions below to set a Preset Point.

Preset Setting

To setup a Preset P oi n t , pl e ase first move the cursor to the live view pane. Then left click and drag the red pointer with PTZ controls to a desired position and adjust the fine zoom/ focus ratio. Subsequently, assign a number for the current position from the drop-down Number List (click on <PrePage> or <NextPage> button to reach number 1 to 256), and enter its descriptive name. Click on the button <Set> to save the settings mentioned above.

Preset Go

To have the camera move to a specified Preset position, please select the Preset Point from t he dr op-dow n Preset l ist ( cli ck on < PrePag e> or < Nex tPag e> button to reach preset number 1 to 256). Then the camera shall readily move to the target position.

7.5.2 Cruise

The Cruise Program m ing can be found under this path: PTZ> Cruise.

The IP Camera s u pports up to eight Cruise Paths. Please follow the instructions below for Cruise Path setup.

Cruise Setting

To setup a Cruise Path, please first select a path number from the drop-down list. Then move the cursor to the live view pane, and move the camera to a desired view (PTZ controls) as the start point of a Cruise Path. Click on the <Set> button of <Record Start> and start programming the Cruise Path via PTZ controls. When finishing programming, click on the <Set> button of <Record End> to quit. Then this Cruise Path will be automatically recorded.

Cruise Run

Select the specified Cruise Path from the drop-down list, click on the <Run> button, and then the camera will start touring around as recorded.

To view the camera touring around in full screen mode, please move the cursor onto the live view pane, right-click and left-click to select “fullscreen”. Then users can view the camera navigation in full screen.

To stop running a Crui s e Pat h, s imply move the cursor to the liv e view pane and move the camera in any direction.

7.5.3 Auto Pan

The Auto Pan Programming can be found under this path: PTZ> Auto Pan.

The IP Camera supports four Auto Pan Paths. Please refer to the instructions below to set an Auto Pan Path.

Auto Pan Setting

To setup an Auto P an Path, pl ease s el ect a p ath number fro m the dr op-dow n list first. Then move the cursor to the live view pane, and move the camera to a desired view as the Start Point of an Auto Pan Path. Click on the <Set> button of the <Start Point> and the current view will be automaticall y s aved as the start point of the A uto P an Path.

NOTE: The room ratio of an Auto Pan’s Start Point will persist throughout the whole path.

Enter the speed rati o i nto t he Speed field; the speed ratio rang es fr om 0 (low) to 3 (fast). Then choose to run the Auto Pan Path in right/left direction from the Direction drop-down list.

Move the camera to another desired position as the end point of the Auto Pan Path. Click on the <Set> button of the <End Point> for saving the setting.

Auto Pan Run

Select the specified Auto Pan Path from the drop-down list, click on the <Run> button, and then the camera will start moving horizontally as recorded.

To view the camera panning in full screen mode, please move the cursor onto the live view pane, rig ht-click and left-click to select “fullscreen”. Then users can view the camera navigation in full screen.

To stop running an Auto Pan Path, simply move the cursor to the live view pane and move the camera in any direction.

7.5.4 Sequence

The Sequence Line Programming can be found under this path: PTZ> Sequence.

The IP Camera supports totally eight Sequence Lines; each Sequence Line consists of up to 64 Preset Points. Please refer to the instructions below to program a Sequence Line.

NOTE: Before setting this function, users must pre-define at least two Preset Points.

Sequence Setting

Please click on the <Edit> button in <Sequence Setting> section to enter the Sequence setting menu.

 Sequence Line

Please select the number of Sequence Line to be set from the drop-down list in the top of the Sequence setting menu.

 Sequential Preset Points Setting

Please setup each Preset Point of the programmed Sequence Line in order, assigning a Preset Point from the <Name> list for the specified number of Preset Point (click <Pre Page> or <Next Page> button to reach preset point 1 to 256) and entering both Dwell Time (0~127) and Speed (0~14) into the corr espon di ng fiel ds .

When finishing the sequential Preset Points setting, please click on the button <Save> in the top of the Sequence setting menu.

Sequence Run

Select the specified Sequence Line from the drop-down list, click on the <Go> button, and then the camera will start moving forward each scene sequentially as programmed.

To view the camera executing a Sequence Line in full screen mode, please move the cursor onto the live view pane, right-click and left-click to select “fullscreen”. Then users can view the camera navigation in full screen.

To stop running the Sequence Line, simply move the cursor to the live view pane and move the camera in any direction.

7.5.5 Home

The Home Function can be found under this path: PTZ> Home.

Users are able to s et a n op er ati on m ode to ensure constant monitoring. If the IP Camera idles for a period of time, the selected function will be activated automatically; this is the HOME function. The HOME function allows constant and accurate monitorin g to avoid the Dome Camera idling or missing events.

Home Setting

 Activate/Disable Home Function

Select <On> or <Off> to activate or disable the Home function. Then click on the <Set> button to save the setting.

 Time

The time here represents the duration of camera idle time previous to running a Preset Point/Cruise Line/Auto Pan Path/Sequence Line.

When the Home function is activated, the Dome Camera will start to count down when it idles, and then execute the predefined action as time expires. The time period ranges from 1 to 128 minutes; please specify it in the field.

 Action Type

Please select a Home action type (Preset Point/Cruise Line/Auto Pan Path/Sequence Line) and specify the number of Preset Point/Cruise Line/Auto Pan Path/Sequence Line from the drop-down <Type> and <Line> lists. Click on the button <Set> to save the Home settings.

7.5.6 Tilt Range

The Tilt Range Setting can be found under this path: PTZ> Tilt Range.

The IP Camera’s tilt angle is adjustable from minimum -10° to maximum 190°. Please enter the desired minimum and maximum tilt angle into the corresponding fiel ds re specti vel y. Click on the <Set> button to sav e the til t ang le settings.

7.5.7 Privacy Mask

The Privacy Mask setting can be found under this path: PTZ> Privacy Mask

Active Mask Function

 Add a Mask

Setting the necessary mask’s size parameters, and frame will come out in the Live Video pane at the r i g ht si de. U se the mouse to drag and drop and place it on the target zone.

NOTE: It is suggested to set the Privacy Mask twice bigger than the object.

 Cancel a Mask

Uncheck the checkbox of the Video Mask meant to be deleted, and the selected mask will disappear from the Live Video pane instantly.

Mask Setting

 Mask color

The selections of Mask color include red, black, white, yellow, green, blue, cyan, and magenta. Click <Save> to confirm the setting.

7.5.8 Camera— Exposure

The Exposure Setting can be found under this path: PTZ> Camera- Exposure.

In the Exposure Mode setting page, users can select either the <Full Auto> mode or adjust the parameter of the Shutter/Iris/Bright Priority mode for optimized video output in accordance with the operating environment.

Shutter Priority Mode

In this mode, it is shut ter speed that takes main control of exposure. The range of shutter speed is from 1/10000 to 1.

Iris Priority Mode

In this mode, it is iris that has premier priority in control of exposure. The value of iris is adjustable from F1.6 to F28.

Manual Mode

In this mode, users can change the Shutter speed (1/10000 to 1), Iris (F1.6 to F28), and Gain (1 to 15) manually.

7.5.9 Camera—WB (White Balance)

The White Balance Setting can be found under this path: PTZ> Camera- WB.

A camera needs to find reference color temperature, which is a way of measuring the quality of a light source, for calculating all the other colors. The unit for measuring this ratio is in degree Kelvin (K). Users can select one of the White Balance Control modes according to the operating environment. The following table shows the color temperature of some light sources for reference.

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