Sarix® Multi Pro Camera
Operations Manual
Document number:C6716M
Publication date:02/22
Sarix® Multi Pro Camera Operations Manual
Table of Contents
Introduction 4
System Requirements 4
Accessing the Camera Web Interface 5
Creating the Initial User 5
Logging In 5
Logging Out 5
Using the Live View 6
Navigating Through the WebInterface 6
Using the Camera Focus Controls 6
Saving a Still Image 6
Configuring the System Settings 7
Configuring General Settings 7
Managing the Camera Firmware 8
Configuring Storage Management 8
Enabling Onboard Storage 9
Downloading Recorded Video from the Web Interface 9
Downloading Recorded Video from the SD Card 9
Deleting Recorded Video 10
Configuring Diagnostics 10
Configuring the Network and Security Settings 12
Configuring the Network Settings 12
Configuring the Users 14
Adding a User 14
Modifying Users and Passwords 14
Removing a User 14
Keeping Usernames and Passwords After Firmware Revert 15
Configuring 802.1x Port-Based Authentication 15
Configuring the 802.1X Port Security 15
Switching 802.1X Authentication Profiles 16
Removing an 802.1X Authentication Profile 16
Returning to the Network Page 16
Configuring SNMP 16
Configuring the IP Filter 17
Configuring Imaging 19
Using Multihead Camera Features 19
Configuring General Imaging Settings 19
Understanding Backlight Compensation (BLC) and Wide Dynamic Range (WDR) 22
Adjusting White Balance Settings 22
Using Window Blanking 24
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Setting a Window Blank 24
Deleting a Window Blank 25
Enabling and Disabling IRLEDs 26
Configuring A/V Streams 27
Compression and Image Rate 27
Enabling and Configuring Smart Compression 28
Saving or Restoring VideoConfigurations 28
Viewing the RTSP Stream URI 28
Accessing the Still Image URI 29
Audio 29
Configuring Smart Compression Advanced Settings 30
Configuring Events 31
Configuring Motion Detection 31
Configuring Sabotage Detection 32
Configuring Digital Inputs and Outputs 32
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Introduction
Pelco High Definition IP cameras include a web interface that allows you to view the live video and
configure the camera through a web browser.
Before you access the web interface, make sure all the procedures described in the camera installation
guide have been completed.
Note: Features and options are disabled if they are not supported by the camera.
System Requirements
The web interface can be accessed from any Windows, Mac, or mobile device using one of the following
browsers:
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Microsoft Edge version 44 or later
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Mozilla Firefox version 3.6 or later
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Google Chrome™ version 8.0 or later
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Apple Safari version 5.0 or later
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Android™ 2.2 or later
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Apple iOS version 5.0 or later
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Accessing the Camera Web Interface
After the camera has been installed, use the camera's IP address to access the web interface. The IP
address can be found in the Motorola Camera Configuration (MCC) Tool — Click the Network tab to see
the details of the selected cameras.
After you identify the IP address, complete the following procedure to access the web interface:
Note:The web browser must be configured to accept cookies or the camera web interface will not
function correctly.
1. On a computer with access to the same network as the camera, enter the camera's IP address
into a web browser in the format http://<camera IP address>/
For example: http://192.168.1.40/
2. You will automatically be prompted to enter your username and password to access the camera.
You will be asked to create a user with administrator privileges before the device will be
operational. For more information, see Adding a User.
Creating the Initial User
Cameras do not have a default username and password and will be in a factory default state.
Caution
: You must create a user with
administrator
privileges before the camera is operational.
If the camera is in the factory default state, you will be redirected to the New User page to create an
administrator user:
1. Enter a new User Name or keep the default administrator name.
2. Enter a new Password for the user. It is recommended to use a secure and complex password.
3. Confirm the new password.
4. For the first user, Administrator must be selected in the Security Group drop-down menu.
5. Click Apply. After creating the user, you will be asked to login.
Logging In
You will automatically be prompted to enter your username and password to access the camera.
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If the camera is in the factory default state, you will be asked to create a user with administrator
privileges before the camera will be operational. Use these credentials when logging in.
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The default username for most cameras is administrator with no password.
Note:Pelco recommends that you add a password after your first login. For more information, see
Modifying Users and Passwords.
Logging Out
To log out of the camera, at the upper right corner of the window, click Logout.
Note:After 15 minutes of inactivity, the Web UIwill automatically log the user out.
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Using the Live View
After you log in, the first page you see is the Live View. The Live View contains an image panel that
displays the live video stream.
Navigating Through the WebInterface
Use the tabs at the top of the window to navigate through the web interface. Click the Live View tab at
any time to return to this page.
The following sections describe the buttons that are displayed under the image panel if users have
access to Pan-Tilt-Zoom (PTZ) controls. PTZ controls allow users to control the zoom, focus, and
positioning of a camera. To give a user PTZ controls, see Adding a User.
Note: Features and options are disabled if they are not supported by the camera.
Using the Camera Focus Controls
Camera Focus controls are at the lower left of the application.
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To focus towards zero:
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Click << to take a large step.
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Click < to take a small step.
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Click 0 to focus at zero.
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To focus towards infinity:
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Click >> to take a large step.
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Click > to take a small step.
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Click Inf to focus at infinity.
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If the camera supports auto focusing, click Auto Focus.
Saving a Still Image
If you see the Save Still to SDCard button on the Live View page, the camera supports the ability to
take snapshots of live video from the web interface.
To use this feature, the following settings are required for the camera:
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There is an SD card inserted in the camera. For more information, see the camera's installation
guide.
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The camera's onboard storage settings are enabled on the Storage Management page. For more
information, see Configuring Storage Management.
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The camera's video format must be set to MJPEG in the VideoConfigurations page. For more
information, see Compression and Image Rate.
After all the requirements have been met, you can click Save Still to SDCard and the image that is
displayed in the Live View page is automatically saved to the SD card.
If the requirements are not met, Save Still to SDCard is disabled, and Storage Status will provide
failure information.
To download the snapshot, see Compression and Image Rate.
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Configuring the System Settings
Use the System tab to configuring General Settings, Firmware, Storage Management, and Diagnostics.
Configuring General Settings
The General Settings page allows you to set the camera's identity.
Caution:The Sarix Multi Pro Camera has multiple camera heads in a single camera. Some
settings apply to the camera as a whole; other settings apply to individual heads. Certain multihead camera settings can be set globally for all of the heads. Other settings must be set for each
individual head. When configuring a camera, configure both the global and the individual head
settings.
Note: Features and options are disabled if they are not supported by the camera.
1. Click the System tab, and then click the General Settings tab.
2. In the Name field, give the camera a meaningful General name. (Optional)Give each head a
meaningful name.
3. In the Location field, describe the camera's General location. (Optional)Give each head a
meaningful location.
4. From the Mode drop-down menu, select the mode in which the camera will operate. This option is
only displayed for higher bandwidth usage cameras.
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Full Feature — This is the standard operating mode that offers the full functionality of the
camera.
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High Framerate — This mode will use the maximum image rate possible but will disable
sabotage detection on the Sarix Multi Pro camera.
5. Select the Disable device status LEDs check box to disable the camera LED indicators.
6. Select any of the Overlay Settings check boxes to display and stamp that information on the
camera's video stream. The options are:
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Display Date—Selecting the Display Date check box also enables the Date Format drop-
down menu. From the list, choose the date format.
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Display Time
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Display GMT Offset
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Display Name
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Display Location
7. In the Time Settings area, select how the camera keeps time.
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To manually set the camera’s date and time, enter the time zone on this page.
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Select the Automatically adjust clock for Daylight Savings Time check box, if required.
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To auto-synchronize the camera’s date and time with an NTP server, configure the NTP
server on the Network and Security tab, Network page. See the section titled Configuring the
Network Settings.
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Caution: The time setting must always be current. To ensure that the time is always current
you should do one of the following:
- Set up NTP on the DHCPserver, if your VMSsupports this feature.
- Use a valid public NTP server.
- Manually set the correct time in the Time Settings fields.
8. Click Apply to save the settings.
Managing the Camera Firmware
The Firmware page provides the current firmware version. From this page, you can also manually
upgrade the firmware, reboot the device, and restore to the factory defaults.
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To manually upgrade the camera firmware:
1. Download the latest version of the firmware .bin file from the Pelco website
(www.pelco.com/training-support/).
2. Click the System tab, and then click the Firmware button.
3. Click Choose File, and then browse to and locate the downloaded firmware file.
4. Click Upgrade. Wait until the camera upgrade is complete.
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To reboot the camera, in the Reboot Device area, click Reboot.
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To restore the camera to factory defaults, in the Restore to Factory Defaults area, click Restore.
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To reinitialize the lenses, in the Reinitialize Lens area, click the appropriate Lens # or click All to
reinitialize all lenses.
This is used when one or more lenses have temporarily lost communication or focus settings with
one or more cameras. By reinitializing, the camera will reestablish communication with the lens.
Afterward, you can refocus the lens using the focus controls.
Configuring Storage Management
On the Storage Management page, you can enable the camera’s onboard storage feature and download
recorded video directly from the camera. Onboard storage is available only on cameras equipped with an
SDcard or microSD card slot.
To access the Storage Management page, click the System tab, and then click the Storage
Management button.
Current information about the camera is presented in theDevice Information section at the top of the
page. It includes Status, Capacity, Current Usage, Remaining Capacity, and Measured Write Speed.
You can perform two actions in the Device Information area:
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To format the SDcard, click Format Card.
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Click to select or deselect the checkbox for Enable video alert overlay on severe SDcard failure.
When enabled, this feature shows an overlay on the video stream when the card cannot record
video, indicating that you must replace the card.
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Enabling Onboard Storage
To use the camera’s onboard storage feature, you must first insert an SD card into the camera. Refer to
the camera’s installation manual for the location of the SD card slot.
The SD card will record from the camera's highest resolution stream. In most cases, this will be the
primary stream.
1. Click the System tab, and then click the Storage Management button.
2. In the Settings and Actions area, click to select the Enable Onboard Storage check box.
3. By default, the camera is set to only record to the SD card when it is unable to communicate with
the network video management server. If you prefer to have the camera record video to both the
network video management server and to the SD card, click to deselect the checkbox for the
Record only when server connection is interrupted to disable the setting.
4. Select one of the following recording modes:
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Continuous: the camera never stops recording to the SD card.
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On Motion: the camera only records when there is motion in the scene.
If you are configuring a Pelco video analytics camera, the On Motion setting will record either
pixel change in the scene or analytics motion events depending on how the camera is
configured.
The recorded video will be divided into files no more than five minutes in length or 100MB in size.
5. On the VideoConfigurations page, make sure the format is set to H.264 or H.265 to maximize the
SD card recording capacity and performance. See the section titled Compression and Image
Rate.
Downloading Recorded Video from the Web Interface
Listed in the Recordings section are all the videos that have been recorded to the SD card.
It is recommended that you download recorded video from the web interface. However, if your bandwidth
is limited, you can choose to download the recorded video directly from the SD card. For more
information, see Downloading Recorded Video from the SD Card.
To download recorded video from the web interface, perform the following:
1. Click the System tab, and then click the Storage Management button.
2. In the Export Recordings area, click to select the checkbox beside all the videos you want to
download.
To help you find the video you want, filter the videos by date and time. Click to select the checkbox
for Filter, type in the dates in the From and To fields, and then select the From and To time range.
3. Click Download.
The selected video files are automatically downloaded to your browser’s default Downloads folder. If you
are prompted by the browser, allow the download to occur.
Note: Do not close your browser window until the download is complete or the file might not
download correctly. This is important if you are downloading multiple video files because the files
are downloaded one by one.
Downloading Recorded Video from the SD Card
If you do not have enough bandwidth to download recorded video directly from the web interface, you
can choose to download the recorded video directly from the SD card.
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To download recorded video directly from the SD card:
1. Click the System tab, and then click the Storage Management button.
2. In the Settings area, click to deselect the Enable Onboard Storage check box, and then click
Apply.
3. Remove the SD card from the camera.
4. Insert the SD card into a card reader.
5. When the Windows AutoPlay dialog box appears, select Open folder to view files.
6. Todownload all the recorded videos, click Download All; to download specific video, select the
video files you want then click Download Selected.
7. When you are prompted, choose a location to save the video files.
The files start downloading from the SD card and are saved to the selected location.
8. When you are ready, eject the SD card.
9. Insert the SD card back into the camera then click to select the checkbox for Enable Onboard
Storage to begin recording to the SD card again.
Deleting Recorded Video
As the SD card becomes full, the camera automatically starts overwriting the oldest recorded video. You
can also choose to manually delete video to make room for new recordings.
1. Click the System tab, and then click the Storage Management button.
2. Delete video by one of the following methods:
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To delete individual video files, in the Recordings section, select all of the files you want to
delete from the Recordings list, click Delete, and then click OKin the confirmation dialog box.
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To delete all of the recorded video files, in the Device Information section, click Format Card
to format the SD card, and then click OKin the confirmation dialog box.
Configuring Diagnostics
The Device Log page allows you to view the camera system logs and the camera access logs.
1. Click theSystem tab, and then click the Diagnostics button.
2. In the Type drop-down menu, select one of the following:
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Access Logs — Logs of users who have logged into the web interface.
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System Logs — Logs of camera operations.
3. In the Minimum Log Level drop-down menu, select the minimum level of log message you want
to see:
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Error — Sent when the camera encounters a serious error. These are the highest level log
messages.
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Warning — Sent when the camera encounters a minor error such as an invalid username
and password.
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Info — Status information sent by the camera. These are the lowest level log messages.
4. In the Maximum Number of Logs drop-down menu, select the number of log messages you
want displayed.
5. Click Update.
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