Digital Watchdog MEGApix CaaS DWCA-VF25W28-64 User Manual

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DWCA-VF25W28-64
DWCA-VF25WIR4-64
DWCA-VF25WIR8-64
MEGApix CaaS™ Surface Mount Outdoor Dome Camera
Before installing or operating the camera, please read and follow this manual carefully.
REV.0715

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  • Page 1 DWCA-VF25W28-64 DWCA-VF25WIR4-64 DWCA-VF25WIR8-64 MEGApix CaaS™ Surface Mount Outdoor Dome Camera Before installing or operating the camera, please read and follow this manual carefully. REV.0715...
  • Page 2 PRECAUTIONS  Do not open or modify.  Do not open the case except during maintenance and installation, for it may be dangerous and can cause damages.  Do not put objects into the unit.  Keep metal objects and flammable substances from entering the camera. It can cause fire, short-circuits, or other damages.
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS* Introduction...............................4 Features................................4 Parts ................................5 Dimensions..............................6 Inside the Box ..............................7 Installation.................................8 Network Connection ............................8 Installation- Easy Camera Installation ......................9 Installation- Adjusting the Camera’s Lens ....................9 Installation- Using the Mount Plate ......................10 Installation- Using the Bolts & Nuts ......................11 Installation- SD Card ..........................12 MEGApix®...
  • Page 4: Features

    FEATURES*  1/3" 3.0 Megapixel CMOS Image Sensor (3.0MP, 30fps)  Digital Wide Dynamic Range (DWDR)  DW Spectrum™ VMS Edge Storage and Management  Run DW Spectrum Edge Simultaneously with additional analytics software  8.0mm, 2.8mm and 4.0mm Lens Options ...
  • Page 5: Parts

    PARTS & DESCRIPTIONS*...
  • Page 6: Dimensions

    DIMENSIONS*...
  • Page 7: Inside The Box

    INSIDE THE BOX * The following items are included with the MEGApix® CaaS™ camera.
  • Page 8: Network Connection

    NETWORK CONNECTION* T h e r e a r e t w o w a y t o p o w e r a M E G A p i x ® C a a S ™ c a m e r a . U s e a P o E - e n a b l e d s w i t c h t o c o n n e c t d a t a a n d p o w e r t h r o u g h a s i n g l e c a b l e a n d b e g i n v i e w i n g a n d r e c o r d i n g i m a g e s i n s t a n t l y .
  • Page 9 INSTALLATION* E a s y C a m e r a I n s t a l l a t i o n Detach the camera’s cover dome from the camera’s module by unscrewing the three cover dome screws using the L-Wrench. Use the camera or mounting template to mark and drill the necessary holes in the wall or ceiling.
  • Page 10: Installation- Using The Mount Plate

    INSTALLATION USING MOUNT PLATE* 1. Detach the camera’s cover dome from the camera’s module by unscrewing the three cover dome screws. 2. Using the metal mount plate, mark and drill the necessary holes in the wall or ceiling. 3. Pull wires through and make connections. 4.
  • Page 11 INSTALLATION USING MOUNT BOLT & NUT* Detach the camera’s cover dome from the camera’s module by unscrewing the three cover dome screws. Using the camera or mounting template, mark and drill the necessary holes in the wall or ceiling. Secure the two long mounting screws to the camera’s base.
  • Page 12 INSTALLATION* S D C a r d T h e M E G A p i x ® C a a S ™ c a m e r a c a n r e c o r d l o c a l l y , e l i m i n a t i n g t h e n e e d f o r d e d i c a t e d d r i v e r s .
  • Page 13: Installing Dw Ip Finder

    PC. When setup is complete, launch DW Desktop Tool. The software will automatically search your network for all Digital Watchdog® supported devices. Your camera will appear, for example, as ” DWCA-VF25WIR4.” Double-click on the camera name and select ‘View Camera Website’ to launch the camera’...
  • Page 14: Using Dw Ip Finder

    DW IP FINDER™ * U s i n g D W I P F i n d e r ™ S o f t w a r e U s e D W I P F i n d e r ™ t o c h a n g e t h e b a s i c s e t t i n g s o f y o u r M E G A p i x ® C a a S ™...
  • Page 15 DW IP FINDER™ * U s i n g D W I P F i n d e r ™ S o f t w a r e U s e D W I P F i n d e r ™ t o s e t t h e c o n n e c t i o n t y p e a n d t h e I P a d d r e s s i n f o r m a t i o n f o r y o u r M E G A p i x ®...
  • Page 16 DW IP FINDER™ * D H C P The Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is a network configuration protocol that allows a device to configure automatically according to the network it is connected to. If your network supports DHCP and your MEGApix® CaaS™ camera is set to DHCP, IP Finder will automatically find and set your MEGApix®...
  • Page 17 DW IP FINDER™ * U p g r a d i n g C a m e r a s u s i n g t h e D W I P F i n d e r ™ U s e t h e D W I P F i n d e r ™ t o p e r f o r m f i r m w a r e u p g r a d e t o a l l y o u r M E G A p i x ®...
  • Page 18: Camera Reboot

    CAMERA REBOOT* R e s e t t i n g t h e C a m e r a P r e s s i n g t h e r e s e t b u t t o n o n t h e c a m e r a ’ s b a c k f o r f i v e ( 5 ) s e c o n d s w i l l i n i t i a l i z e a l l e n v i r o n m e n t a l v a r i a b l e s t o f a c t o r y d e f a u l t .
  • Page 19 WEBVIEWER* R e m o t e V i d e o M o n i t o r i n g V i a I n t e r n e t E x p l o r e r M o n i t o r a n d c o n f i g u r e t h e M E G A p i x ®...
  • Page 20: Gui Description

    WEBVIEWER* G U I D e s c r i p t i o n M o n i t o r a n d c o n f i g u r e t h e M E G A p i x ® C a a S ™ c a m e r a t h r o u g h a b u i l t - i n w e b v i e w e r .
  • Page 21 WEBVIEWER* F i r s t S t r e a m & S e c o n d S t r e a m C o n f i g u r e u p t o t w o ( 2 ) s t r e a m s e t t i n g s f o r m o n i t o r i n g a n d r e c o r d i n g . On the main monitoring page, user can view the camera with the First Stream settings or secondary Stream settings.
  • Page 22 WEBVIEWER* E x p o r t I m a g e ( O n S u p p o r t e d M o d e l s ) E x p o r t a s c r e e n s h o t o f t h e c u r r e n t l i v e v i d e o t o y o u r c o m p u t e r . Export a screenshot of the camera’s view with date/time and camera’s name overlay by pressing the CAPTURE button.
  • Page 23: Audio Control

    WEBVIEWER* A u d i o C o n t r o l ( O n S u p p o r t e d M o d e l s ) E n a b l e t w o - w a y a u d i o f o r s u p p o r t e d c a m e r a s . Speaker For cameras supporting audio, check the box next to SPEAKER to hear audio from the camera.
  • Page 24: Alarm & Relay Control

    WEBVIEWER* A l a r m I n p u t a n d R e l a y O u t p u t ( O n S u p p o r t e d M o d e l s ) C o n t r o l e x t e r n a l d e v i c e s c o n n e c t e d t o t h e c a m e r a s u c h a s a l a r m s a n d s e n s o r s .
  • Page 25 WEBVIEWER* S e t u p > B a s i c > V i d e o T h e M E G A p i x ® C a a S ™ c a m e r a a l l o w s y o u t o s e t u p 2 d i f f e r e n t s t r e a m s t o o p t i m i z e s t o r a g e a n d b a n d w i d t h u s a g e .
  • Page 26 WEBVIEWER* S e t u p > B a s i c > V i d e o T h e M E G A p i x ® C a a S ™ c a m e r a a l l o w s y o u t o s e t u p 2 d i f f e r e n t s t r e a m s t o o p t i m i z e s t o r a g e a n d b a n d w i d t h u s a g e .
  • Page 27 WEBVIEWER* S e t u p > B a s i c > M o t i o n D e t e c t i o n T h e M E G A p i x ® C a a S ™ c a m e r a a l l o w s y o u t o s e t u p f o u r ( 4 ) m o t i o n d e t e c t i o n m a s k s i n t h e c a m e r a ’...
  • Page 28 DW Spectrum™ IP VMS software. 6. To download the DW Spectrum CaaS™ software and for more information, please go to Digital Watchdog’s website at www.digital-watchdog.com.
  • Page 29 WEBVIEWER* S e t u p > B a s i c > E d g e > D W S p e c t r u m C a a S ™ T h e M E G A p i x ® C a a S ™ c a m e r a s u p p o r t e d g e s t o r a g e w i t h D W S p e c t r u m C a a S ™...
  • Page 30 WEBVIEWER* S e t u p > B a s i c > E d g e > D W S p e c t r u m C a a S ™ T h e M E G A p i x ® C a a S ™ c a m e r a s u p p o r t e d g e s t o r a g e w i t h D W S p e c t r u m C a a S ™...
  • Page 31 WEBVIEWER* S e t u p > C a m e r a > D a y & N i g h t C o n t r o l A d j u s t t h e M E G A p i x ® C a a S ™ c a m e r a ’ s D a y & N i g h t , I m a g e a n d C o l o r s e t t i n g s .
  • Page 32: Basic

    WEBVIEWER* S e t u p > C a m e r a > I m a g e S e t t i n g A d j u s t t h e M E G A p i x ® C a a S ™ c a m e r a ’ s D a y & N i g h t , I m a g e a n d C o l o r s e t t i n g s .
  • Page 33 WEBVIEWER* S e t u p > C a m e r a > C o l o r S e t t i n g A d j u s t t h e M E G A p i x ® C a a S ™ c a m e r a ’ s D a y & N i g h t , I m a g e a n d C o l o r s e t t i n g s .
  • Page 34: Camera

    WEBVIEWER* S e t u p > S y s t e m > A b o u t S y s t e m V i e w t h e M E G A p i x ® C a a S ™ c a m e r a ’ s b a s i c i n f o r m a t i o n . This page displays the camera’s main information including: 1.
  • Page 35 WEBVIEWER* S e t u p > S y s t e m > N e t w o r k S e t t i n g V i e w t h e M E G A p i x ® C a a S ™ c a m e r a ’ s b a s i c i n f o r m a t i o n . This page displays the camera’s main information including: 1.
  • Page 36 WEBVIEWER* S e t u p > S y s t e m > D a t e & T i m e V i e w t h e M E G A p i x ® C a a S ™ c a m e r a ’ s b a s i c i n f o r m a t i o n . This page displays the camera’s current time and date &...
  • Page 37 To check for the latest firmware, click on the link to Digital Watchdog’s website, or go to www.digital-watchdog.com. To start the upgrade process: 1. Download the latest firmware from the Digital Watchdog website. 2. Click the ‘Browse’ button and select the firmware file. 3. Press the ‘Upload’ button.
  • Page 38 WEBVIEWER* S e t u p > S y s t e m > F a c t o r y R e s e t V i e w t h e M E G A p i x ® C a a S ™ c a m e r a ’ s b a s i c i n f o r m a t i o n . The Factory Rest page allows you to reboot the camera or reset its settings to factory default.
  • Page 39: Specifications

    SPECIFICATIONS* IMAGE Image Sensor 1/3" 2.1MP CMOS Sensor 2304 (H) x 1536 (V) 1.55μm Total Pixels DWCA-VF25W28, DWCA-VF25W28-64: F1.8 (30IRE): 0.06Lux [Color], F2.0 (30IRE): 0.02Lux [B&W] Minimum Scene Illumination DWCA-VF25WIR4, DWCA-VF25WIR4-64, DWCA-VF25W464: F1.4 (30IRE): 0.5 Lux [Color], F1.4 (30IRE): 0.001 Lux [B&W] DWCA-VF25WIR8, F2.0 (30IRE): 0.5Lux [Color], F2.0 (30IRE): 0.00Lux [B&W] DWCA-VF25W28, DWCA-VF25W28-64: 2.8mm, F1.4, 102°...
  • Page 40 SPECIFICATIONS* NETWORK 802.3 Compliance 10/100 LAN Video Compression Type H.264, MJPEG Resolution 1920 x 1080 ~ 160 x 90 Frame Rate 30fps at 1080P Resolution Stream Capability Multi Streaming CBR/VBR (Controllable Frame Rate and Bandwidth) IPv4, IPv6 Protocol ONVIF, TCP/UDP, RTSP/HTTP/HTTPS/FTP Maximum User Access 4 Users Memory Slot...
  • Page 41: Troubleshooting

    TROUBLESHOOTING Before sending your camera for repair, check the following or contact your technical specialist. I c a n ’ t f i n d m y M E G A p i x ® C a a S ™ c a m e r a o n t h e I P F i n d e r s o f t w a r e . ...
  • Page 42 TROUBLESHOOTING Before sending your camera for repair, check the following or contact your technical specialist. I c a n ’ t c o n n e c t t o m y M E G A p i x ® C a a S ™ c a m e r a t h r o u g h t h e W e b B r o w s e r ...
  • Page 43 TROUBLESHOOTING Before sending your camera for repair, check the following or contact your technical specialist. I c a n ’ t s e e t h e l i v e v i d e o o f m y M E G A p i x ® C a a S ™ c a m e r a . ...
  • Page 44 TROUBLESHOOTING Before sending your camera for repair, check the following or contact your technical specialist. S e t t i n g t h e I P A d d r e s s f o r y o u r P C Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is the default setting for the camera.
  • Page 45: Warranty

    WARRANTY INFORMATION* Digital Watchdog (referred to as “the Warrantor”) warrants the Camera against defects in materials or workmanships as follows: Labor: For the initial two (2) years from the date of original purchase if the camera is determined to be defective, the Warrantor will repair or replace the unit with new or refurbished product at its option, at no charge.
  • Page 46: Limits & Exclusions

    If the problem is not handled to your satisfaction, then write to the following address: Digital Watchdog, Inc. ATTN: RMA Department 5436 W Crenshaw St...
  • Page 47 Headquarters Office: 5436 W Crenshaw St, Tampa, FL 33634 Sales Office: 16220 Bloomfield Ave., Cerritos, California, USA 90703 PH: 866-446-3595 | FAX: 813-888-9262 www.Digital-Watchdog.com technicalsupport@dwcc.tv Technical Support PH: USA & Canada 1+ (866) 446-3595 International 1+ (813) 888-9555 French Canadian 1+ (514) 360-1309 Technical Support Hours: Monday-Friday 9:00am to 8:00pm Eastern Standard Time...

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