PNI House WiFi 400 User Manual

Video surveillance kit

PNI House WiFi 400

NVR and 4 wireless cameras

USER MANUAL

NVR menu

(A

ndroid / iOS) app Software

HCMS (Windows)

IP CAMERA: NVR:

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1 - Antenna 1 - Antenna connector
2 - Mounting bracket 2 - Network Interface
3 - Adjust camera inclination angle 3 - VGA Interface
4 - Network Interface 4 - HDMI Interface
5 - Power port 12V 5 - USB port
6 - Power port 12V

IP CAMERA TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS:

Image Sensor CMOS OV1045 1/4" 1.0MP 720P

Minimum illumination

0.5Lux@F1.2 (color); 0.05 Lux@F1.2 (B/L);
0Lux (IR ON)

Lens 3.6 mm

IR LED 36 pcs, maximum IR distance 30 m
SNR ≥39dB

Electronic Shutter 1/5 - 1/20,000s
Video compression H.264 High prole / M-JPEG

Maximum resolution 1280x720@5-20fps

Main stream 1280×720, 640×480

Video resolution

Secondaru stream 640×480, 480 x 360, 352×288,
320×240, 176×144

Output bitrate CBR or VBR: 32K~10M

Motion Detection Yes

Remote control on your

Supports Android/ iOS

phone

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Protocol

Network Interface 1x10/100 Mbps RJ45

WIFI 2.4G

WIFI distance up to 100m (depending on the obstacles)

Power voltage 12V / 1A

Working temperature -25°C ~ +60°C
Working humidity 0% - 90% RH (without condensation)

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS FOR NVR:

Video

Audio Audio compression G.711

Recording and playback Registration mode

Network Protocol

WIFI

Connections

Hard disk HDD

Others

TCP/IP HTTP, NTP, IGMP, DHCP, UDP, SMTP, RTP,
RTSP, ARP, DDNS, DNS, HTTPS 802.1XP2P

Operating system Embedded LINUX

Video compression H.264

Maximum resolution 1280 x 720px@5-20fps

Video Inputs 8 x 720P

Manual / Motion Detection
/ Programmed / Alarm

TCP/IP,HTTP,DHCP,UD,R
T P, R T S P, F T P, N T P, S AD P (
automatic search IP), P2P

Smartphone Android/ iOS
Browser IE V9

WIFI reception module WIFI

WIFI antenna 2 antennas 5 dB

Range

Video outputs 1 x VGA, 1 x HDMI
Network Interface RJ45 10/100 Mbps

USB 2 x USB 2.0

Power voltage 12V / 3A

Power consumption 5W (without HDD)

Operating temperature -25°C ~ +55°C
Operating humidity 10% ~ 90%

up to 100 m (depending on
the obstacles)

Supports 1 HDD (max
4TB)

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NVR INSTALLATION:

• Open the NVR casing and install the hard drive (not included). Connect the data
and power cables. Close the casing and fasten the screws.

• Connect the mouse to the USB port

• Connect a monitor to the NVR via an HDMI or VGA cable

• Connect the NVR to the internet with a network cable through a router / switch

Note: The NVR connects to the router only by cable. Wireless communication is only
between NVR and cameras.

• Conectati NVR-ul la priza de curent folosind adaptorul 12 V / 3A inclus.

• Start the NVR. The red LED will light up.

CAMERA INSTALLATION:

• Make holes in the wall where the camera is intended to be installed

• Fix the camera and tighten the screws

• Connect the camera to a power source using the included 12V 1A adapter

Note: We recommend you the use of a protective box (at least IP55) for the connectors
if the camera is placed outside.

• Adjust the tilt angle of the camera as required. The camera allows a 360 ° horizontal
rotation and a 180 ° tilt on the vertical

Note: To ensure a good video quality, the camera antenna should be tilted so that it is
parallel or in the same direction as the NVR antenna.

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After the wireless connection between NVR and cameras is established (the operation
may take a few minutes), the image captured by camcorders will be displayed on the
monitor.

AUTHENTICATION:

Right click on the screen. Select any menu from the list. A pop-up with authentication

interface will appear. The default user is “admin”. Leave the password eld blank.

Note: Immediately after your first login, change your password:

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Go to the Main menu - System - Users
Please enter the old password. If it is the first login in the system, the default user is not
protected by any password; leave blank field.
Enter your new password, confirm your password, click OK.

NETWORK CONFIGURATION:

You can remotely control the NVR only after you have correctly congured the network

parameters:

• Connect the LAN cable to access the internet

• Go to Main menu - Maintenance - System information. If the P2P status is “ON”

(network conguration) is OK. If not, proceed as follows: go to Main menu - System

- Network. In the WiFi setting tab, highlight DHCP and click Save. The IP address
will be automatically retrieved from your local network. Make sure your network is
connected to the Internet.

Conguration is successful if after update, the IP address is not 192.168.1.2

Otherwise, manually set the IP address and Gateway.

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OTHER OPTIONS:

PLAYBACK:

Go to Main menu - Playback
Select channel and date. Double-click to play the record.

BACKUP:

Connect a USB stick to the USB port
Go to Main menu - Backup
Select channel, record type and time. Click Search.

In the interface that opens, select the desired le. Click Backup to save your USB stick

registration.

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HDD FORMAT

Note: The hard disk is not included in the package.

Right click on the screen. Go to Main menu - HD manager. Select the hard disk and click

on Initialize. After nishing the formatting (which may take several minutes depending

on the size), the NVR can start the recording operation. Each channel will display the
“REC” icon.

RECORDING:

Select the channel.
Select“Timing“ (in the selected squares corresponding to weekdays and hours,
the registration will be enabled) or “Null“ (in the selected squares corresponding to
weekdays and hours, the reboot will be disabled).
Click “Save“

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CHANNEL:

Add camera

Note: The NVR supports up to 8 cameras and is only compatible with PNI IP11MP
720p wireless video surveillance cameras

If you want to replace or add a camera to your system, follow the steps below:

• Connect the camera directly to the NVR through the network cable (it does not

Search on the network because it has di󰀨erent IP classes)

• Go to Main menu - Channel, delete the o󰀪ine cameras that have the icon next
to them

• Click Search, select the camera to add, then click Add and Save,.

• Go back to the real-time viewing window, right-click and select WiFi setting

• Remove the network cable from the camera

• After 30 seconds, go back to the Main menu - Channel

• Click Search, select the camera to add, then click Add and Save,

• Repeat the above steps for each room you want to add to the system

• Click Save to complete the camera adding procedure. The newly added cameras
will appear in the real-time viewing window.

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OSD display

Set the camera name on a particular channel.

Encode setting:

Set the video parameters for each channel, such as: resolution, frames per second, bit

rates, etc. for primary and secondary ow.

Motion detection:

Enable or disable this function, set the detection area and the degree of sensitivity on
a particular channel.

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Image e󰀨ects:

You can change the image parameters such as brightness, saturation, contrast.

SYSTEM:

General:

You can change the menu language, display resolution, time, date, and mouse speed.

Network:

You can manually set network parameters or obtain them automatically by clicking
“Obtain an IP address automatically” and “DHCP”.

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Users:

You can add users or change the password.

MAINTENANCE:

System information:

Provides information about version, status and P2P ID.

Log information:

Select the period of time to view the history of system activities: operation, registration,

conguration etc.

Auto maintenance:

At the scheduled time, the system restarts automatically.

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Version upgrade:

Save the upgrade le to a USB stick in its root. Plug the stick into the USB port of the

NVR. In the Maintenance interface, select the source and click Upgrade:

Default congure:

The system will automatically restart to recongure the factory settings.

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REMOTE MONITORING VIA MOBILE PHONE

INSTALL “CLOUDLENS2” APP

Method 1: scan below QR code
Method 2: Search CloudLens2 APP in Google Play or App Store. Once you’ve found
the app, install it.

ADD CAMERA:

Once you’ve logged into your app, click the “plus” button on the main interface:

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There are three ways to add a camera:

1. Add camera by scanning the QR code. Click .Scan the QR code from the NVR

menu. Go to the Maintenance menu - System information.

2. Manually add: manually enter all the information of the room to be added:

DeviceName: name the camera.
GID: write the P2P IDof the camera (see above image).
Write password and user.

Note: Use the same username and password to login to the NVR menu. The default
username is „admin” without password.

3. Network Search: Click

phone, the application will nd the cameras automatically

Once you have added the cameras, they will appear in the main viewing interface.

. If the device is on the same network as the mobile

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Real-time viewing

Note: After the cameras have been added to the phone, the corresponding icon
becomes green if the surveillance system is functional and gray if it is unavailable.

1. When you click on the desired device, the channels of the surveillance system will

appear below.

2. Select the desired channel to display it on the screen. Channel number will turn

green. You can see up to 4 channels at a time.

CloudLens2 functions:

The application supports PTZ, screenshots, video, editing, local and remote playback,
alarm etc.
By clicking the Help button in the Extra Settings menu, you will access a user interface
/ buttons / function guide in the application.

Note: Not all features offered by the application are active for the kit PNI House WiFi400.

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MONITORING VIA HCMS PC SOFTWARE:

INSTALLATION:

The installation le can be found on the CD included in the package.

AUTHENTICATION:

Default username - admin, default password - admin. To change the default password,

go to Cong manager - User manager.

MAIN INTERFACE:

1. Device list:

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In the Device list area, double-click on the channel you want to watch.

By right clicking on the window of the selected camera, you have a number of options:

Start play, Stop play, Quality rst, Speed rst, Stop all channels.

Preview images:

The user can choose how to view the channels (single channel or multiple channels):

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Full screen view mode

View 4 channels simultaneously

View 6 channels simultaneously

View 7 channels simultaneously

View 8 channels simultaneously

View 9 channels simultaneously

View 10 channels simultaneously

View 11 channels simultaneously

View 12 channels simultaneously

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2. PTZ direction, PTZ advanced (Control PTZ):

The user can control the rotation of the camera (the camera must have PTZ function

to benet from these settings), such as: vertical and horizontal motion, zoom, focus,

speed etc..

1 Control Arrows.

View 25 channels simultaneously

View 36 channels simultaneously

View 49 channels simultaneously

View 64 channels simultaneously

The camera will rotate in the direction of the arrow.

2 Vertical and orthogonal rotation speed. The higher

the number, the faster the speed will be

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6 Preset points refer to the monitoring of certain

Iris: set the shutter opening according to the

intensity of the light within the frame

Zoom: zoom in or zoom out the image

Focus: increase or decrease focal length

areas with a PTZ camera. You can add more areas,
which can then be accessed from memory.

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7 The cruise route is the user-dened movement

between two areas (preset points) with a PTZ
camera. The move allows the user to monitor a
larger area.

8 Horizontal scanning allows you to move the camera

vertically to monitor the area vertically, using a
camera that has the PTZ function.

9 Pattern scan is a user-set move from one preset

point to another, and can include multiple preset
points from multiple locations.

3. Tools

Start record plan / Stop record plan:

Starts or stops the scheduled recording.

Health report

Provides information about device status.

Log search (Istoric operatiuni)

Displays the history of operations in the selected range.

4. Cong manager:

Set up recording plan:

Select the camera to be congured on the left side.

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Set up the registration plan according to time and day of the week.

User administration:

Go to Cong manager - User manager

Add users and assign rights.

Device manager:

Add camera to system:

Automatically add:

Click the Search device button to search for a camera. The rooms you nd will be

listed. Click the Add button.

Note: The computer and the NVR must be connected to the same network.

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Adding manually:

Click the Add manually button. Fill in the required data:

Notes:
The UID of the kit can be found in the NVR menu. Go to the Maintenance menu ­System information.
Use the same username and password to login to the NVR menu. The default username
is „admin” without password.

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The added cameras can be found in the Device list. You can change the name of a
room by right clicking on a camera - Update name.

Congurare sistem:

In this interface there are 4 sections you can customize: System basic setup, Basic
setup setup, Sync setup time, Alarm basic record setup.

Cloud login:

By creating an account in Cloud, you can add and manage multiple devices from the
same account.

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