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NCAM-370-X10
H.264 IP PTZ CAMERA
IP PTZ Camera
Network Manual
Ver. 1.0
H.264 IP PTZ Camera Network Manual

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  • Page 1 NCAM-370-X10 H.264 IP PTZ CAMERA IP PTZ Camera Network Manual Ver. 1.0 H.264 IP PTZ Camera Network Manual...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS Introduction About This Manual Features System Connections 2. System Operation RemoteVideo Monitoring Initialization of IP Address 3. True Manger True Manager Software Server Registration and Removal Server Connection Management Server Status Monitoring Network and System Diagnostics F/W Upgrade Remove Configuration and Video Monitoring 4.
  • Page 3: Introduction

    INTRODUCTION About This Manual This User Manual provides information on network part of IP PTZ Camera, NCAM-370. In this guide, information on operation and configuration of NCAM-370 is explained as well as how to shoot troubles when problems arise. Features NCAM-370 is a video and audio surveillance transmission system based on IP network through LAN, ADSL/VDSL, and Wireless LAN.
  • Page 4: System Connections

    INTRODUCTION System Connections NCAM-370 systems can be connected in either 1-to-1 fashion where a server is connected a PC client or a decoder system or 1-to-multiple fashion where a server can be simultaneously connected to many PC and many decoder systems.
  • Page 5 INTRODUCTION Multicast Mode Within the network that supports multicasting, a large number of decoders can be used to receive video effectively from a NCAM-370 using a single streaming of video and audio. Relaying Site Remote Center #1 Remote Center #2 NCAM-370 Decoder Decoder...
  • Page 6: System Operation

    SYSTEM OPERATION Remote Video Monitoring There are two ways to view video between the site and center system. In order for a proper operation, an IP address must be set accordingly and please refer to True Manager in Chapter 3 or Remote Setting in Chapter 4 for a further details.
  • Page 7: Initialization Of Ip Address

    SYSTEM OPERATION Initialization of IP Address If a system IP address is lost, the system can be reset to the system default IP address using the reset button in the back side of the system. ① While system is in operation, press the reset button for more than 5 seconds. ②...
  • Page 8: True Manager Software

    USING TRUEMANAGER True Manager Software True Manager is a program used for basic configuration, diagnostics and F/W upgrade of NCAM-370. True Manager provides the following features. Finding servers on the LAN and assigning IP address Monitoring server status: encoding/decoding etc. Diagnostic Function: Ping, Network Bandwidth Measurement, Video/Audio Output Port Check F/W Upgrade Server Registration and Removal...
  • Page 9 USING TRUEMANAGER If the server is registered on DDNS server, domain name can be used instead of IP address. When the IP address of the server is forgotten, it is possible to find the IP address of the server with IP Discovery function. (Please refer to IP Discovery section).
  • Page 10 USING TRUEMANAGER IP Discovery With IP Discovery function, all servers on the same LAN where the PC executing True Manager is located can be found. Furthermore, it is possible to change IP address of a server easily. IP Discovery dialog is invoked by pressing IP Discovery button on Add Server dialog, and it shows all NCAM-370s on the same LAN.
  • Page 11: Server Connection Management

    USING TRUEMANAGER Server Connection Management Server connection If the check box on the first column in Servers (or Channels/Peripheral) tab, True Manager tries to connect to the server. If the server is running and the network where the server is in is normal, it will be connected immediately and State will be changed to Connected.
  • Page 12: Server Status Monitoring

    USING TRUEMANAGER USING TRUEMANAGER Server Status Monitoring Servers tab – General information Servers tab shows general information on a connected server: MAC address, product model, system mode(Type) F/W version and startup time. This information comes only for connected servers. Channels tab - Monitoring of video/audio channel state Channels tab displays how video channel and audio channel of servers are working.
  • Page 13: Network And System Diagnostics

    USING TRUEMANAGER Network and System Diagnostics True Manager provides various diagnostic features. Connection between two NCAM-370s, or between NCAM-370 and CMS(Central Monitoring System) is established. Video, audio or serial data are not delivered as configured. Video and/or audio outputs don’t come on output port. Ping test Ping Test dialog can be invoked by selecting Ping Test on Tools menu after selecting a server.
  • Page 14 USING TRUEMANAGER Network test Network Test dialog is invoked by selecting Network Test on Tools menu. Network test can be used for measuring effective bandwidth and/or packet loss rate between a server and PC running True Manager by generating test traffic of constant bitrate. This feature is useful for identifying the reason why video quality comes poorer than expected.
  • Page 15 USING TRUEMANAGER System Check System Check tests if H/W components are fine and board ID and MAC address are displayed. Video Out Check / Display Color Bar It displays color bar on video output port. This function works for Decoder or Duplex mode, and is useful for checking if video output port or external display device is normal.
  • Page 16: F/W Upgrade

    USING TRUEMANAGER F/W Upgrade When Update is selected on Tools menu, the dialog for F/W upgrade comes. ① Select a server to upgrade (check the check box in Sel column). More than one server can be upgraded simultaneously. ② Select an upgrade file. ③...
  • Page 17: Remote Configuration

    REMOTE CONFIGURATION Using Internet Explorer The server can be configured using web browser. Type IP address in the address input area of Internet Explorer, then a live viewing screen will be displayed. Press Setup button located in the upper right area of the monitoring screen, then the setup page for server setup will be displayed.
  • Page 18: Use Osd(On Screen Display)

    REMOTE CONFIGURATION Use OSD(On Screen Display) Site Remote Center IP-server PC/Decoder PC/Decoder PC/Decoder Menu On Configure System information, Display setup, Camera setup, System initialization. Please, refer to the camera part of NCAM-370 user manual for further configuration. Enter Select and set Manu options Cancel setup and move to previous level.
  • Page 19: System Configuration

    REMOTE CONFIGURATION System Configuration 19/39 H.264 IP PTZ Camera Network Manual...
  • Page 20 REMOTE CONFIGURATION System ID Alphanumeric System ID to be transferred to remote software Language Language to be used for web-based configuration(English, Japanese and Korean) Firmware version Current firmware version Board ID Network board ID recognized by system Upgrade Upgrade firmware Press Browse button to select a firmware file from PC.
  • Page 21: Video Configuration

    REMOTE CONFIGURATION Video Configuration 21/39 H.264 IP PTZ Camera Network Manual...
  • Page 22 REMOTE CONFIGURATION Input Foramt Choose video type to be used between composite NTSC or composite Resolution Selectable video compression resolution: NTSC: 720X480, 720x240, 352X480, 352X240, 176X120 PAL: 720X576, 720X288, 352X576, 352X288, 176X144 Frame rate Selectable video frame rate: Determine the maximum number of frames of video images to compress.
  • Page 23 REMOTE CONFIGURATION Sensitivity A condition to trigger an event with motion detection. The value determines the sensitivity of the motion detection within a block: the smaller, the more sensitive Information Display System ID and/or server time can be display over the video window in Internet Explorer. Each item can be turn on or off separately, and position also can be configure.
  • Page 24: Audio Configuration

    REMOTE CONFIGURATION Audio Configuration Algorithm Select the audio algorithm: G.711 or AAC Bitr rate Select the Bit rate between 64kbps and 128kbps when AAC is selected The sampling rate is fixed to 32KHz when AAC is selected. Mode Select audio operation mode Mode Action No operation...
  • Page 25: Network Configuration

    REMOTE CONFIGURATION Network Configuration 25/39 H.264 IP PTZ Camera Network Manual...
  • Page 26 REMOTE CONFIGURATION IP Mode Three IP modes are supported. Depending on the selected mode, further configuration items come as follows. IP Mode Selection Description Fixed IP Local IP Fixed IP address Local Gateway Gateway IP address Local Subnet Subnet mask DHCP ☞...
  • Page 27 REMOTE CONFIGURATION Flow Control When several clients connect to a server, bandwidths of networks clients may differ and some clients may not receive encoded stream fully. To handle such situation, three flow Mode control modes which can be chosen according to users’ preference are provided Mode Description The bitrate is automatically adjusted to a client with smallest...
  • Page 28: Serial Port Configuration

    REMOTE CONFIGURATION Serial Port Configuration RS-485 serial port configurations must be same as configurations of connected analog PTZ camera. Default value of PTZ type, Pelco-D must be the same as protocol and ID of the analog PTZ camera Serial Port Configuration There is one serial port, RS-485, in NCAM-370.
  • Page 29 REMOTE CONFIGURATION Sensor Type There is one sensor input port on NCAM-370. The sensor port can be configured to the following. Function Operation Not used The port is normally open and activated when NO (Normally Open) closed. The port is normally closed and activated when NC (Normally Closed) opened.
  • Page 30: Event Configuration

    REMOTE CONFIGURATION Event Configuration When a decoder system instead of a PC client is connected to a NCAM-370, one system becomes a Local system and the other becomes a Remote system (Generally a system which is being used by the user is called as Local system). Then, actions for events can be configured for events from remote system as well as from local system.
  • Page 31 REMOTE CONFIGURATION . The following table lists the possible actions for events. Action Description Sensor In One sensor in port Alarm out Alarm (relay) port will be triggered E-mail will be sent to the specified address. AVI file can E-mail be attached AVI file will be uploaded to a specified FTP server Preset...
  • Page 32 REMOTE CONFIGURATION FTP Upload Specify the information to upload event information, when FTP is selected as an event action Server Address: Enter an address of an FTP server to receive video files Port: Specify a port for FTP operation (Port 21 is the default port in FTP operation.
  • Page 33: Preset Configuration

    REMOTE CONFIGURATION Preset Configuration Preset Configuration Preset Name Move PTZ Camera to normal view Save Press Set Button Set the PTZ Presets by following the next steps. ① Move cameras to desired view using PTZ control buttons. Enter Preset name. ②...
  • Page 34: Record Configuration

    REMOTE CONFIGURATION Record Configuration Disk (USB, SD Card etc) Recording Disk Recording is not supported in NCAM-370 34/39 H.264 IP PTZ Camera Network Manual...
  • Page 35 REMOTE CONFIGURATION General Off Record Recording function will not be used when “Off” is selected. Use Disk Use record: To use disk for recording, select “Use Disk” Record File Format: Select Record file format between AVI or TCS (for CMS) Overwrite: In overwrite option, an action can be configured when the disk is full.
  • Page 36 REMOTE CONFIGURATION Use FTP While enabling FTP recording, “FTP upload by event” function is not available automatically This feature is to record video data to specified folder of FTP server using standard FTP protocol. The type of recorded file is ES stream of the H.264 video. The file name shows the date and time : “Date_Begin Time_End Time.es”...
  • Page 37 REMOTE CONFIGURATION When one of its multiple clients system is disconnected, this doesn’t happen. Event Type: Records when an event configured in Event Type setting happens. • Checking the status of recording Recording status can be shown on the main view page. Recording status can be also shown in True Manager.
  • Page 38: User Configuration

    REMOTE CONFIGURATION User Configuration User can be registered and authority level of a user can be specified. User configuration is allowed only to admin user. MAX. 16 users can be registered and each user can have one of four authorities. Authority Level Allowed Operations Remarks...
  • Page 39 REMOTE CONFIGURATION Modify Privilege Level Pressing Modify Privilege button after selecting a user shows a page for changing the authority. It is not allowed to change the authority level of admin user. Login Policy Skip Login is provided for convenient access to the server when authentication is not required. When Skip Login is set to Enable, login step is skipped.

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