Monoprice 9207 User Manual
MPEG-4 Video Server
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User Manual
Revision: 020308
Date: 2010/06/21
For firmware version v020308
MPEG-4 Video Server
Table of Contents
1. INTRODUCTION..........................................................................................................................5
2. HARDWA RE DESCRIPTION AND QUICK INSTALLATION/USAGE................................7
2.1. MAJOR HARDWARE COMPONENTS. ......................................................................................7
2.2. QUICK INSTALLATION AND USAGE ........................................................................................8
3. WEB CONFIGURATIONS........................................................................................................12
3.1. INFORMATION ......................................................................................................................13
3.2. VIDEO DISPLAY ...................................................................................................................14
3.3. NETWORK............................................................................................................................ 16
3.4. ADVANCED NETWORK.........................................................................................................18
3.5. VIDEO SETTINGS.................................................................................................................19
3.6. 3GPP/RTSP SETTINGS......................................................................................................21
3.7. RS485 SETTINGS................................................................................................................22
3.8. EMAIL/FTP ALARM ..............................................................................................................23
3.9. DI/DO SETTINGS.................................................................................................................25
3.10. NAS SETTINGS....................................................................................................................26
3.11. SD-CARD SETTINGS ...........................................................................................................28
3.12. SCHEDULING .......................................................................................................................30
3.13. LED DISPLAY CONTROL......................................................................................................32
3.14. DATE/TIME...........................................................................................................................33
3.15. ADMIN..................................................................................................................................34
3.16. UPGRADE ............................................................................................................................35
3.17. REBOOT...............................................................................................................................37
3.18. SAFE MODE.........................................................................................................................38
3.19. SET TO FACTORY DEFAULT..................................................................................................39
4. FEA TURES AND SPECIFICA TIONS......................................................................................40
4.1. FEATURES ...........................................................................................................................40
4.2. SPECIFICATIONS..................................................................................................................41
5. PACKAGE CONTENTS............................................................................................................43
APPENDIX A. LIST OF TESTED NAT/ROUTER DEVICES........................................................44
APPENDIX B. MAXIMUM ALLOWED VIDEO USERS.................................................................45
APPENDIX C. PERFORMANCE INFORMATION .........................................................................46
APPENDIX D. TROUBLE SHOOTING............................................................................................47
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APPENDIX E. 3GPP/ISMA OPERATION........................................................................................49
APPENDIX F. THIRD PARTY AND EMBEDDED WEB PAGE INTEGRATION........................50
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List of Figures and Tables
Figure 2-1: Major connectors in the front panel
Figure 2-2: Connect Ethernet cable to a switch/router.
Figure 2-3: The installation CD disk
Figure 2-4: The ID/Password card
Figure 2-5: Running window of CamView program
Figure 2-6: Pop-up play-video password window
Figure 3-1: Open the web configuration page from CamView software
Figure 3-2: Video server product Web configuration login page
Figure 3-3: Video server product Information page
Figure 3-4: Video display page
Figure 3-5: Video display page when the RS485 function is enabled.
Figure 3-6: Patrol settings page.
Figure 3-7: Network settings page for DHCP function
Figure 3-8: Network settings page for fixed IP address
Figure 3-9: Advanced network settings page
Figure 3-10: Video settings page
Figure 3-11: 3GPP/RTSP enabled page
Figure 3-12: RS485 settings page
Figure 3-13: Email/FTP Alarm page
Figure 3-14: DI/DO Settings page
Figure 3-15: NAS Storage settings page
Figure 3-16: SD-Card settings page
Figure 3-17: SD-Card information page
Figure 3-18: Schedule Management page
Figure 3-19: Led Control settings page
Figure 3-20: System date/time settings page
Figure 3-21: Admin settings page
Figure 3-22: Firmware upgrade settings page
Figure 3-23: Firmware upgrade status page
Figure 3-24: System reboot settings page
Figure 3-25: System reboot under-going page
Figure 3-26: Safe mode information page
Figure 3-27: Set to the default settings
Table A-1: List of tested Wireless AP/router devices
Table A-2: List of tested Wired NAT/router devices
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1. Introduction
The video server is designed with the “user-friendly” idea deep in mind. It
translates the analog video to digital video, compresses the video by MPEG4
technology and sends the video to internet. The video server can be easily integrated
with a CCTV camera to become an IP based system. Excellent and free firmware and
software are provided for this video server.
The user can install the video server product easily on his/her network
connecting with a CCTV camera and then access the video anywhere in the world
through the accompanied video management software-CamView. You get this video
easily without setting some complicated DNS name or changing the router’s settings.
It’s just a plug & play action and trouble-free installation.
With 3GPP/ISMA support, users can see the video of the video server on any 3G
mobile phone anywhere, anytime. The big difference is that there is software for
downloading to the mobile phone so that the fixed IP address is not needed for the
Video server. The video settings including frame rate, resolution and bandwidth could
be different for PC monitoring and mobile viewing. Major 3G mobile brands including
Nokia, Motorola, Sony-Ericsson, LG, Samsung and HTC have been tested.
For indoor/outdoor surveillance and remote monitoring, the video server product
provides the best image quality in its class, and excellent performance. The video
server product also provides the best bandwidth efficiency, it offers full D1(720x480
for NTSC, 720x576 for PAL) resolution, 30 fps frame rate, real MPEG4 image
compression ability. The audio line-in interface enables remote users to not only see,
but also listen for additional monitoring requirements.
The micro-SD card interface provides local video storage function. The NAS
storage function can easily turn any NAS device to a NVR device. The event
scheduling provides full scheduling of email/ftp sending, D/I detection, NAS recording
event. With the built-in Web server, the video server product can also be managed
from a standard web browser on a Windows computer. With the ActiveX support,
users can also see the video display on the Windows IE browser.
The video server product provides motion detection function. Users can easily
setup this function and receive the notification with the snapshot images through
email and/or ftp when some motion events are detected. Users can also record the
motion-detected video through the CamView software.
The video server product is ideal for securing buildings, offices, factories, and
residences over a local area network and/or the Internet.
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The differences
It’s very easy to see the video of the video server product, you only need to key
in the ID/Password of the video server any where in the world, you do not need to
remember the IP address or domain name or DDNS name or port number. And you
do not need to modify the settings(like port mapping, fixed IP, DDNS, virtual server) of
the NAT/router devices, it’s just a plug & play usage.
So, the differences are the followings:
♦ Public IP address needed ? No
♦ Dynamic DNS needed ? No
♦ Port mapping in router? No
♦ Virtual server in router ? No
♦ UPnP support in router ? No
♦ What’s needed ? ID and Password
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2. Hardware description and quick installation/usage
The Video server is designed to be very easy to install and use. First, let’s see the
major components of the Video server products.
2.1. Major hardware components.
The major components on the front panel of the video server products are the
video in, video out, line in and reset button :
1. Video in – for connecting to the CCTV camera.
2. Video out – for connecting to CCTV monitor or DVR recorder.
3. Line in – for receiving the audio signal. The signal is a biased signal.
4. Reset button – this is the button to reset the Video server to default factory
settings. You need to use a small stick like pencil or tooth stick to press the reset
button for more than 4 seconds to enable the reset function. Usually when you
forgot the administrator account, you will probably need to do this reset action to
reset to the default factory settings. Please refer to section 3.18 for more details.
Figure 2-1: Major components in the front panel
The major components on the back panel of the Video server products are the
followings:
1. Power jack – this is the place to plug in the power adaptor. The power needed for
this Video server is 12V/0.5A, please make sure you are using the correct power
adaptor.
2. Digital input – for alarm detection, could be configured as normal open or normal
closed circuit for alarm detection.
3. Digital output – for setting alarm signal, could be configured as normal open or
normal closed circuit for alarm triggering.
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4. RS485 – for pan/tilt control, Pelco-P and Pelco-D protocols supported.
5. The pin sequences are DI(+),DI(-),DO(+),DO(-),RS485(+),RS485(-).
6. Ethernet jack – this is the place to plug in the RJ45 Ethernet cable. When the
Ethernet link is ok, the Ethernet indication LED on the front side will be blue light.
7. Status indication LED (red) – this LED is to indicate the Internet connect ion status.
When the Internet connection is connected, the LED will be constant red light. If
there is any Internet connection problem, the LED will be blinking red light.
8. Ethernet indication LED (blue) – this LED is to indicate if the Ethernet link is ok
and packet traffic is sending/receiving. When the Ethernet cable is connected, the
LED is constant blue light. When there is packet sending/receiving, the LED is
blinking blue light.
9. Micro-SD card slot – for inserting the micro SD-Card. .
Figure 2-2: Major components in the back panel
2.2. Quick installation and usage
There are only four steps that you need to do to see the video from the video server
product.
1. Connect a CCTV camera to the video server product.
2. Connect the video server product to the home/office network.
3. Install the CamView software on the notebook/PC.
4. Key in the ID/password of the video server product (from the ID/Password card)
on the CamView, and then you can see the video.
First, Connect a CCTV camera to the video server product
Please connect a CCTV camera to the “video in” connector in the video server
product as shown in Fig.2-2.
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Second, Connect the video server product to the home/office network
Please connect the video server product to the home network or office network
through an Ethernet cable. Usually, this Ethernet cable is plugged into a home
NAT/router device or an Ethernet switch if in the office, as shown in Figure 2-2. Since
the default settings of the video server product use DHCP function and very often
there is a DHCP server on most of the Home/office network, the video server product
should be connected to the Internet immediately. The Internet status LED is constant
red light to indicate this good connection status. If the LED is blinking, please refer to
section 3.3~3.4 to try other network settings.
Figure 2-2: Connect architecture of the video server product.
Third, Install the CamView software on the notebook/PC
Please insert the installation CD into the CD-ROM drive in your notebook or
personal computer (must be running Microsoft Windows OS). Execute the program
CamViewInstaller-xxx.exe on the disk. The program will pop-up some windows about
the installation options, please press the “next” button to proceed with the installation.
After the installation is complete, there will be a CamView icon on the desktop of your
computer screen, please execute this icon. The CamView program will run
immediately.
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Figure 2-3: The installation CD disk
Last, Use CamView program to see the video
Figure 2-5 is the running window of the CamView program. If the computer and
video server product is connected to the same network, the video server product ID
will be displayed in the “Auto Search” list. You can double click the “Auto Search” to
search all the connected video server products any time. The only thing left right now
for seeing the video is to double click the video server product ID item in the “Auto
Search” list. For example, if the video server product ID is 001-001-029, you can then
double click the 001001029 item in the “Auto Search” list to view the video. A window
asking for password input will pop up. Please key-in the password in your
ID/Password card into this field and click “ok”. The video will then be displayed on the
window.
Figure 2-4: The ID/Password card
Notice :
1. You can modify this play-video password by entering into the web configuration
pages. Please refer to section 3.5 for more information.
2. You can also add the video server product into the CameraList in the CamView
software to have more convenient video display, please refer to the user manual
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of the CamView software for more functions.
Seeing the video in a remote location
After the video server product is installed and you can see the video from the
CamView software in the local network, it’s very easy to see the video in a remote
location. All you need to do is add a camera item in the “CameraList” folder of the
CamView software, key in the video server product ID and Password(from the
ID/Password card). And then double click this camera item. You will then see the
Camera video immediately. No further NAT/router setting modifications are needed.
Figure 2-5: Running window of CamView program
Figure 2-6: Pop-up play-video password window
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3. Web configurations
You can login into the web configuration page by directly key-in the IP address of
the video server product or right-click the searched video server product in the “Auto
Search” list of the CamView software and click the “Web Configure” to open the login
window of the video server product.
Figure 3-1: Open the web configuration page from CamView software
The default login account is “admin”, leave the Password field empty.
Figure 3-2: Video server product Web configuration login page
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3.1. Information
The first page of the web configuration of the video server product is the
information page. You can see the model name/firmware version, video server
product ID, registration status, network type and current video settings( bandwidth,
resolution) in this page.
The video server product can be viewed remotely by the CamView software only
when the video server product is registered. If this video server product is not
registered, please check the Ethernet wiring of your network environment. The
“Network type” field displays the network connection and method(DHCP, PPPoE or
static ip) the video server product is running. The “Video users” field displays the
number of connected video viewing users.
Figure 3-3: Video server product Information page
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3.2. Video Display
This display page allows you to view the video display of the video server
product. For the first time use of this display on a computer, an activeX component
will be automatically downloaded into the browser. This could take some time,
depends on the internet speed. The component is downloaded from a public domain,
so that the computer must be connected to the Internet.
If you want to modify the video display screen size, please refer to section 3.5
for more details.
Figure 3-4: Video display page
When the RS485 function is enabled, the display page will show the PTZ control
functions, as shown in Figure 3-5. Besides the pan/tilt/zoom/focus buttons, there are
some more control functions :
1. Control by CamView – enable/disable the PTZ control function of the video server
by CamView software.
2. Moving speed – the is to control the pan/tilt speed. Larger number means higher
speed.
3. Go to preset – move to the pre-defined preset position.
4. Add preset – move the speed dome to the desired position, including pan/tilt
position and zoom size, giving this position a name, and then press the “add”
button to add this position as a preset point. There are totally 48 preset points
allowed.
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5. Delete preset – delete one of the pre-defined preset points.
6. Patrol settings – press the “patrol” button to edit the patrol tours. There are totally
four patrol tours provided, each patrol tour can contain up to 48 preset points. The
stay time of each patrol points could also be edited. As shown in Figure 3.6.
7. Start patrol – press the play button to start the patrol.
8. Stop patrol – press the stop button to stop the patrol.
Figure 3-5: Video display page when the RS485 function is enabled.
Figure 3-6: Patrol settings page.
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