Pelco S7230L-YB1, S7230L-YB1US, S7230L-FW1, S7230L-FW1US, S7230L-YB0 User Manual

OPERATIONS MANUAL

Spectra Enhanced 7 Series

PTZ Dome Cameras

OPERATIONS MANUAL

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Table of Contents
Important Notices Statement................................................................................................	3
Regulatory Notices.................................................................................................................	3
Accessing the Device.............................................................................................................	6
Accessing Camera Settings.....................................................................................................	6
Device Configuration Sequence .............................................................................................	6
Live View..............................................................................................................................	7
Live View Controls..................................................................................................................	7
System Menu........................................................................................................................	9
General Settings .....................................................................................................................	9
Backup and Restore..............................................................................................................	10
Firmware ..............................................................................................................................	11
OSDi......................................................................................................................................	11
Snapshot Viewer ..................................................................................................................	12
Storage Management...........................................................................................................	13
Diagnostics ...........................................................................................................................	14
Network & Security Menu ..................................................................................................	15
Network................................................................................................................................	15
Users & Security...................................................................................................................	16
TLS ........................................................................................................................................	18
Traffic Shaping......................................................................................................................	18
802.1x Security.....................................................................................................................	19
SNMP....................................................................................................................................	19
Firewall.................................................................................................................................	20
Imaging ..............................................................................................................................	21
General Settings ...................................................................................................................	21
Exposure...............................................................................................................................	22
Focus ....................................................................................................................................	24
White Balance ......................................................................................................................	24
Window Blanking .................................................................................................................	25
PTZ Menu ...........................................................................................................................	26
Positioning............................................................................................................................	26
Presets..................................................................................................................................	27
Preset Tours..........................................................................................................................	28
Patterns ................................................................................................................................	28
Scans ....................................................................................................................................	29
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PTZ Zones .............................................................................................................................	31
Pelco Camera Link ................................................................................................................	31
A/V Streams Menu .............................................................................................................	33
Video Presets .......................................................................................................................	33
Video Configuration .............................................................................................................	33
Audio Configuration .............................................................................................................	36
RTP Settings..........................................................................................................................	36
Smart Compression..............................................................................................................	37
Events ................................................................................................................................	40
Sources.................................................................................................................................	40
Handlers ...............................................................................................................................	42
Analytic Configuration..........................................................................................................	50
Event Stream ........................................................................................................................	58
Pelco Troubleshooting Contact Information.........................................................................	59

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Important Notices Statement

Regulatory Notices

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:

(1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

Radio and Television Interference

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits of a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense.

Changes and modifications not expressly approved by the manufacturer or registrant of this equipment can void your authority to operate this equipment under Federal Communications Commission’s rules.

CAN ICES-3(A)/NMB-3(A)

Warranty Statement

For information about Pelco’s product warranty and thereto related information, refer to www.pelco.com/warranty.

Legal Notice

SOME PELCO EQUIPMENT CONTAINS, AND THE SOFTWARE ENABLES, AUDIO/VISUAL AND RECORDING CAPABILITIES, THE IMPROPER USE OF WHICH MAY SUBJECT YOU TO CIVIL AND CRIMINAL PENALTIES. APPLICABLE LAWS REGARDING THE USE OF SUCH CAPABILITIES VARY BETWEEN JURISDICTIONS AND MAY REQUIRE, AMONG OTHER THINGS, EXPRESS WRITTEN CONSENT FROM RECORDED SUBJECTS. YOU ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR INSURING STRICT COMPLIANCE WITH SUCH LAWS AND FOR STRICT ADHERENCE TO ANY/ALL RIGHTS OF PRIVACY AND PERSONALTY. USE OF THIS EQUIPMENT AND/OR SOFTWARE FOR ILLEGAL SURVEILLANCE OR MONITORING SHALL BE DEEMED UNAUTHORIZED USE IN VIOLATION OF THE END USER SOFTWARE AGREEMENT AND RESULT IN THE IMMEDIATE TERMINATION OF YOUR LICENSE RIGHTS THEREUNDER.

Audio Notice

NOTE: Improper use of audio/visual recording equipment may subject you to civil and criminal penalties. Applicable laws regarding the use of such capabilities vary between jurisdictions and may require, among other things, express written consent from the recorded subjects. You are solely

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responsible for insuring strict compliance with such laws and for strict adherence to any/all rights of privacy and personalty.

Video Quality Caution

Frame Rate Notice Regarding User Selected Options

Pelco systems are capable of providing high quality video for both live viewing and playback. However, the systems can be used in lower quality modes, which can degrade picture quality, to allow for a slower rate of data transfer and to reduce the amount of video data stored. The picture quality can be degraded by either lowering the resolution, reducing the picture rate, or both. A picture degraded by having a reduced resolution may result in an image that is less clear or even indiscernible. A picture degraded by reducing the picture rate has fewer frames per second, which can result in images that appear to jump or move more quickly than normal during playback. Lower frame rates may result in a key event not being recorded by the system. Judgment as to the suitability of the products for users' purposes is solely the users' responsibility. Users shall determine the suitability of the products for their own intended application, picture rate and picture quality. In the event users intend to use the video for evidentiary purposes in a judicial proceeding or otherwise, users should consult with their attorney regarding any particular requirements for such use.

Open Source Software

This product includes certain open source or other software originated from third parties that is subject to the GNU General Public License (GPL), GNU Library/Lesser General Public License (LGPL) and different and/or additional copyright licenses, disclaimers, and notices. The exact terms of GPL, LGPL, and some other licenses are provided to you with this product. Please refer to the exact terms of the GPL and LGPL at http://www.fsf.org (Free Software Foundation) or http://www.opensource.org (Open Source Initiative) regarding your rights under said license. You may obtain a complete corresponding machinereadable copy of the source code of such software under the GPL or LGPL by sending your request to [e-mail]; the subject line should read Source Code Request. You will then receive an email with a link for you to download the source code. This offer is valid for a period of three (3) years from the date of the distribution of this product by Pelco.

CCC Power Cord Statement

Models shipped to China do not include power cords.

NOTE: A CCC approved power cord must be used to power the equipment when used in China.

KCC Certification

If you know the product is being submitted for KCC certification, add one of the following KCC statements and the respective heading to the Important Notices page of your English document. If the

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KCC mark is not required, do not add this information. The statement should follow the French FCC translation in the Regulatory Notices section. When the document is translated, this text will already be included and translated per the requirements.

The Korean Class A statement applies to business/commercial product use. This notice indicates that the equipment has acquired electromagnetic conformity registration, so sellers and users are required to use caution.

The Korean Class B statement applies to residential product use. This notice indicates that the equipment has acquired electromagnetic conformity registration, so it can be used in both residential and other areas.

Korean Class A EMC

Korean Class B EMC

2.4 GHZ Radio Device

ESD Warning

WARNING: This product is sensitive to Electrostatic Discharge (ESD). To avoid ESD damage to this product, use ESD safe practices during installation. Before touching, adjusting or handling this product, correctly attach an ESD wrist strap to your wrist and appropriately discharge your body and tools. For more information about ESD control and safe handling practices of electronics, please refer to ANSI/ESD S20.201999 or contact the Electrostatic Discharge Association (www.esda.org).

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Accessing the Device

By default, users do not have to log in to view video. If you want to prevent users from viewing video without logging in, you must change the permissions for public users.

The recommended browsers for your device are Mozilla® Firefox®, Google Chrome, or Microsoft Edge for Microsoft® Windows® operating systems and Firefox for Mac® operating systems.

Open a web browser.

NOTE: When opening the browser, you may see “This Camera is Not Secure” message. If you know the user information, then create a user to secure your camera. Otherwise, you can click No Thanks and establish user accounts at a later date.

Type the camera’s IP address or host name in your browser’s address bar and then click Enter. NOTE: You can obtain your camera’s IP address or access the camera using VXToolbox software.

Click Log In (if a user name and password exist, a log in dialog box appears).

Accessing Camera Settings

Access to camera settings is determined by user permissions. If you do not have access to camera settings, the settings symbol will not appear in the top-center of the Live View window.

Click

Select the setting you want to change. Place your mouse pointer over any tab on the page to reveal submenus.

Device Configuration Sequence

Once the device is installed and power is applied, the device undergoes a configuration sequence, taking approximately 30 seconds to complete. The device will come online once the configuration sequence is complete.

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NOTE: If the device is connected to a network without a DHCP server and DHCP is enabled, the configuration sequence can take up to two minutes to complete.

Live View

The Live View window provides access to video streams, viewing, and PTZ controls. By default, the camera does not have any pre-configured users, and anyone can access Live View. When a user is added to the system, that user must log in before accessing the Live View. After logging in, the user will have access to the Live View from that point forward.

Live View Controls

Video Stream Controls

Use the pulldown menu to select a Primary, Secondary, Tertiary, or JPEG video stream.

NOTE: If the Secondary or Tertiary streams have not been configured, they will not be available for selection. Streams must be configured to use the H264 compression standard. Streams with any other compression standard will not be available for selection. Video streams can be configured under the A/V Streams menu.

Patterns, Scans, Presets, and Preset Tour Controls

Click the preset name from the Patterns, Scans, Presets, or Preset Tours list.

NOTE: Only preconfigured patterns are available for selection. Go to the PTZ menu to configure patterns, scans, presets, and tours.

Click Go to run the pattern.

Click Stop to discontinue the motion.

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Focus, Zoom, and Brightness Controls

From left to right, the icons represent:

Zoom Out: Click and hold to zoom out.

Zoom In: Click and hold to zoom in.

NOTE: You can also use the mouse scroll wheel to zoom in and out.

Focus Far: Click and hold to focus on an object far away from the camera.

Focus Near: Click and hold to focus on an object near the camera.

Decrease Brightness: Click and hold to close the iris and darken the image. Increase Brightness: Click and hold to open the iris and brighten the image.

Viewing, Pan/Tilt, Streaming, and Snapshot Controls

NOTE: PTZ controls are available only after you have logged in to the camera.

From left to right, the icons represent:

Resize Viewing Area: Allows you to zoom in on an area of interest. Click the icon and then draw a box to designate the area in which you want to center the camera’s field of view and zoom in.

Center Viewing Area: Engages click-to-center functionality. Click the icon and then click the location in which you want to center the camera’s field of view.

Pan and Tilt: Engages pan and tilt functions. Click the icon, and then click and drag the mouse within the video stream to pan and tilt the camera.

Open Stream in New Window: Opens the video stream in an independent window. Take a Snapshot: Captures a still image from the video stream and saves as a JPEG file.

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System Menu

The System menu provides access to the General Settings, Backup and Restore, Firmware, OSDi, Snapshot Viewer, Storage Management, and Diagnostics pages.

General Settings

Device Name: Configure the name for your device. Names can contain up to 63 alphanumeric characters. At least one character in the host name must be a letter.

Enable LEDs: Enable or turn off LED camera lights.

Power Priority: Select a priority power supply as either 24v or Power over Ethernet (PoE). Click Save.

Time Settings

You can set your camera to discover a network time server (NTP) automatically, obtain the address of your NTP by manual entry, or determine time based on the camera’s internal clock.

Select your Time Server setting as one of the following:

Auto: Allows your camera to discover and synchronize with your network time server (over IPv4 or IPv6).

Manual: Requires you to provide the address of your network time server.

None: When None is selected, the camera date format will default to mm/dd/1970.

Select your Time Zone. Click Save.

GPS Settings

Use the GPS Settings option to establish the camera’s GPS location.

Manually enter the Latitude, Longitude, and Elevation of the camera. Click Save.

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Generate System Log

If technical difficulties should occur, a System Log might help Pelco Product Support troubleshoot problems with your camera. You can contact Pelco Product Support at 1-800-289-9100 (USA and Canada) or [phone] (international).

Click Generate System Log.

Select the location in which to save the log file and Click Save.

Reboot Camera

If you are recording video from your camera, rebooting the camera will cause a gap in video recording. It is important that you schedule maintenance before restarting the camera.

Click Reboot Camera.

Restore All Camera Defaults

If necessary, you can reset your camera’s settings to their factory defaults.

Click Restore All Camera Defaults and choose one of two options:

Soft Restore: This will reset the camera back to factory defaults with the exception of network settings. All user settings and customizations will be lost and cannot be recovered.

Hard Restore: This will reset the camera back to factory defaults. All user settings and customizations and network settings will be lost and cannot be recovered.

Backup and Restore

Go to the System page and click the Backup and Restore tab.

If you accidentally change a setting or need to recover from a factory reset, you can back up and restore your device configuration. Camera backup files are stored in bin format.

NOTE: The restore feature is not intended to automatically configure multiple devices or to recover settings following a firmware upgrade.

Backup

Click Generate Backup File.

Click Download Now and specify the directory in which to save your backup file. Click OK to save the backup file.

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Restore

Click Browse to select a file and click OK.

Click Choose File and locate your device’s backup file.

Click “Upload and Restore” to restart the camera and restore your camera settings.

Firmware

System Information

The information settings page includes read-only fields for the Firmware Version, Hardware Version, Model Number, and Serial Number of the camera. This information is typically required by Pelco Product Support for troubleshooting purposes.

Firmware Update

To update the firmware:

1.Click Browse to select the firmware you would like to update.

2.Click Upload.

OSDi

The OSDi (Intelligent On Screen Display) allows the camera to show pertinent information as an overlay within the field of view. You can define up to four overlay rules for OSDi display.

If using the Current Zone Label overlay and multiple zones are in the field of view, the camera will display the labels in order of size from small to large. If all zones in the field of view are the same size, the camera will display zone labels in order of creation from old to new.

The camera will display the label in the active zone until the camera’s field of view moves outside the zone. You can set the Duration of the display as Indefinite or, alternatively, you can define a number of seconds for the Current Zone Label to be displayed.

OSDi Overlays

Hover in the viewing window to display Upper Left, Upper Center, Upper Right, Middle Left, Middle Center, Middle Right, Lower Left, Lower Center, Lower Right buttons. Click the button representing the location in which you want to display the overlay.

Use the Overlay Type pull-down menu to choose between the following overlay types:

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Plain Text: Enter a plain text string of your choice.

Camera Name: Display the camera’s name.

Camera Name/Date/Time: Display the camera’s name, date, and time.

Date/Time: Display the camera’s date and time.

Date: Display the camera’s date.

Time: Display the camera’s time.

Event Source: Display an event source on the overlay using a pre-defined Event Source and associated Handler. Under the Steps to Enable Overlay section, click the Manage Handlers or Manage Sources link. This will take you to the Handlers and Sources page under the Events tab in which you can establish or change the settings for Event Source.

PTZ Position: Display the current PTZ Position in the format of Pan°/Tilt°

ZoomX Direction. You can set the Duration of the display as Indefinite or, alternatively, you can define a number of seconds for the PTZ Position to be displayed on the overlay after movement stops.

Acquired PTZ Preset: Display the name of a PTZ Preset as defined in the PTZ Preset Settings. This will only display as long as the preset is acquired by the camera. You can set the Duration of the display as Indefinite or, alternatively, you can define a number of seconds for the PTZ Preset Name to be displayed after the Preset is acquired.

Current Zone Label: Display the label of the current zone. If a Current Zone Label has not been defined, click the Manage Zones link to go to the PTZ Zones tab where you can establish or create new zones. Under the Duration section, you can select the option to display the current zone label indefinitely or establish a specific length of time (in seconds) for which to display the current zone label.

Image: Select an Image File to display by clicking Choose File and traversing to the local directory in which your image file is stored.

Click Save.

Snapshot Viewer

The Snapshot Viewer displays a list of snapshots when a “Write JPEG to SD Card” handler is activated. Video is saved to the SD card when a Write Recording to SD Card handler is activated. The saved video segments can be downloaded from the Snapshot Viewer page.

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NOTE: Snapshot Viewer is not available when recording video to local storage. An SD card must be inserted and configured under Event Handlers.

Select the viewing option by choosing from Select Visible, Deselect Visible, Select All, Deselect All, Delete Selected, Download Selected, or Refresh List.

Use the Search box to find the snapshot of your choice on the SD card.

Click the Show drop-down to select the number of files to show per page. The default setting is 15, however up to 100 snapshots can be displayed. Maneuver through the snapshots or pages using the arrow buttons (<, <<, >, >>).

Storage Management

Device Information

Device Information provides information for the SD card. The following information will be displayed when an SD Card is properly installed:

Device Type: SD Card

Free Space: Expressed in MB

Total Size: Expressed in MB

Status: Ready to begin recording

NOTE: If there is no SD card in the camera or it was not properly installed, the Status will display

"There is no media in the SD card".

Settings and Actions

Settings and Actions include:

Device Format: Displays the SD card format with the option to reformat the device. SD Allocation: Establish how much storage to allocate between Edge and Clip storage.

Local Recording

The number of hours of video you can store on the SD card is established with recording bit limits. A bit rate limit below 1.5 Mbps allows a maximum of 48 hours of video at 30 fps regardless of resolution. You can increase the maximum available hours of storage by decreasing the frame rate.

Recording State: Check that the recording state is “Ready”.

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Record Metadata: Check this box if you want metadata included.

Click REC.

NOTE: The numbers listed above do not include audio. With audio enabled, the number of hours you can record decreases. The impact is minimal above bit rates of 2.25 Mbps. At bit rates below 2.25 Mbps, the number of hours you can record may drop by approximately 40 percent.

Export Recording

Enter the Start Date and Start Time as well as the End Date and End Time manually into the Date/Time fields or use the calendar icons to set dates and times.

A menu will show the range of recordings available for export based on your specified dates and times.

Click Export.

NOTE: Exports are limited to 15-minute clips.

Diagnostics

Go to the Client Connections, Temperature, and Power diagnostic under the System page and Diagnostics tab.

Client Connections

Client Connections displays the number of active streams by Client Address, Stream type, and

Duration.

Temperature

The Temperature setting displays the current processor temperature along with a graphical display of the Maximum, Minimum, and Average Processor Temperature (C°) for the current session and historical sessions.

Power

The current Input Voltage and Power Usage statistics are displayed within the Power section of the Diagnostics display. Maximum, Minimum, and Average Input Voltage (mV) and Power Usage (mW) statistics are graphically displayed for the current session and historical sessions.

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Network & Security Menu

The Network & Security menu provides access for configuring Network settings, Users & Security, TLS, Traffic Shaping, 802.1x, SNMP, and Firewall. You have the option of changing ports and adding firewall rules. By default, your device receives an address over DHCP, and all other network features are disabled.

Network

Network Hostname

Configure a Network Hostname for your device containing up to 63 alphanumeric characters. At least one character in the host name must be a letter.

Port Settings

Port Settings establish the ports over which users communicate with the device.

HTTP: Pelco’s VideoXpert™ supports HTTP and HTTPS on any port. The default HTTP port is 80.

NOTE: Do not change the HTTP port when connecting to a legacy Pelco video management system, as this may prevent you from viewing or recording video from your imaging device.

HTTPS: Set TLS to Optional or Required and install a security certificate before altering the HTTPS port. The default HTTPS port is 443.

RTSP: Spectra Enhanced 7 devices communicate with video management systems over RTSP and must use the default port of 554.

Network Interface

IPv4 Settings

By default, cameras are configured to obtain network settings over DHCP. If a DHCP server is not available, the camera defaults to an address of 192.168.0.20 on a 255.255.255 subnet. If 192.168.0.20 is already in use on the network, the camera will increment the address by one until it finds an unused address. Set DHCP to Off to configure a static address and manually set the subnet mask, gateway, and DNS Server settings.

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IPv6 Settings

Your camera supports IPv6 configurations in conjunction with IPv4. The device does not support IPv6-only network deployments. The camera will accept up to sixteen IPv6 addresses, three IPv6 DNS servers, and three IPv6 gateways.

There are two configuration modes for IPv6 address assignment:

Auto: Enables automatic configuration using router advertisement. Additional configuration can be provided over DHCPv6 (if available on your network). Auto allows you to manually configure additional address, DNS servers, and gateways.

Manual Only: Provides a link-local address for the device and requires you to manually configure all other IPv6 address settings for the camera. Manually specified addresses require a prefix and must be input in the format prefix/IPv6Address. The camera will reject addresses that do not contain prefix information.

Cameras do not accept multicast, localhost, or undefined IPv6 addresses. Manually specified DNS servers are not validated by the camera and supersede automatically discovered DNS servers. Verify your DNS addresses before saving IPv6 settings. Manually specified gateways must be on the same network as the camera’s IPv6 addresses. Behavior for a gateway that is not on the same network as the camera’s IPv6 addresses is undefined.

NOTE: Pelco legacy video management systems do not support connections to cameras and encoders over IPv6.

Users & Security

Features under Users & Security allow you to manage user accounts and establish how your camera authenticates users.

User Management

Initially, the camera authentication is open for viewing and configuring without a user name and password. No user accounts exist in the default factory state. Once the Admin role is created and Local Mode User Management is enabled, your camera will authenticate local user accounts.

If you are a user with Admin permissions, you can configure, edit, and delete local user accounts at any time. When authenticating users locally, you will assign a role to each individual user. User permissions are governed by the role assigned to them. When authenticating users remotely, users will be assigned roles based on their CN and DN assignments.

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Your camera supports the following four roles:

Admins: Can access and change all camera settings. They can use all functionality of the cameras.

Managers: Can access and change all settings, except user permissions. Managers are also unable to restore factory default settings.

Operators: Can view video and have access to the Live View page controls.

Viewers: Can view video.

Click New User or select the user whose permissions and settings you want to edit.

Select an Access Level for the user.

Provide a user name between 2 and 32 alphanumeric characters for the user. User names are not case-sensitive and are saved in lowercase characters.

Provide a password between 4 and 64 alphanumeric characters for the user. Passwords are case-sensitive.

Re-type your password in the appropriate box to confirm your password. Click Save.

Security

Security options include Open Authentication or Closed Authentication access to the Pelco API or

RTSP/JPEG. A user must be created before the security settings can be changed.

Pelco API

The Pelco API can be used for accessing your device(s). The Open Authentication option allows users to access a device through the Pelco API without authorization. Authorization for access will be required when the Closed Authentication option is selected.

RTSP/JPEG

Open or Closed authentication requirements can be set for streaming video via RTSP or JPEG.

NOTE: The Open Authentication setting leaves your camera open to various intrusions and is not recommended.

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TLS

TLS Configuration

TLS Configuration lets you set the TLS mode to either disabled, optional, or required. You must install or generate a certificate before enabling HTTPS.

The TLS settings include TLS configuration modes and certificate generation. The camera can generate a certificate signing request (CSR) that can be sent to a certificate authority for a signature (for example, VeriSign®), or it can generate a self-signed certificate using the Generate Self-Signed Certificate option.

Disabled: Disables HTTPS communications with the device.

Optional: Requires that you install a signed TLS certificate and enables HTTPS access to the device, however the device will still be available over HTTP.

Certificate

Select the desired certificate install method and enter the certificate information in the provided form.

Click Generate Self-signed Certificate or Generate Certificate Request to open a form including all fields necessary for generating the associated certificate.

Click Upload Certificate to select and upload a certificate.

Traffic Shaping

Your camera can produce large I-frames, resulting in a traffic burst within each group of pictures as the camera transmits the frame. If your network infrastructure does not have the buffering capacity to smooth out the traffic, you may experience slow or jittery video. You may want to use this function if the framerate at your client is significantly lower than you would expect from the camera.

1.Enable Traffic Shaping with or without bursts, depending on your need.

2.Set the average transmission rate over a 1 ms period over Mbps when enabled without bursts or a 2 ms period in Mbps when enabled with bursts.

3.If you enabled traffic shaping with bursts, set the maximum size of bursts coming from the camera in kilobytes.

4.Click Save.

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