Digisol DG-SC8860VPI User Manual

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3 Megapixel Vandal Proof Fixed Dome IP Camera with IR
As our products undergo continuous development the specifications are subject to change without prior notice
DG-SC8860VPI
LED, IR Cut Filter

User Manual

 
2013-07-25
V1.0

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  • Page 1: User Manual

                DG-SC8860VPI 3 Megapixel Vandal Proof Fixed Dome IP Camera with IR LED, IR Cut Filter User Manual V1.0 2013-07-25 As our products undergo continuous development the specifications are subject to change without prior notice...
  • Page 2 Trademarks: DIGISOL™ is a trademark of Smartlink Network Systems Ltd. All other trademarks are the property of the respective manufacturers. Safety This equipment is designed with the utmost care for the safety of those who install and use it.
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    DG-SC8860VPI User Manual     INDEX 1. Product Information ........................6 1-1 Product Introduction ..........................6 1-2 Safety Information..........................7 1-3 System Requirements.........................8 1-4 Package Contents..........................8 1-5 Get Familiar with your new Network Fixed Dome IP Camera ............9 1-6 Installation of the Network IP Camera ....................12 2.
  • Page 4 DG-SC8860VPI User Manual     3-6 Audio ..............................44 3-7 Motion ..............................45 3-8 PTZ Control............................47 3-9 Event..............................49 3‐9‐1 Settings............................50 3‐9‐2 Media .............................52 3‐9‐3 Event Server ...........................53 3-10 Recording to SD Card ........................57 3-11 SDHC..............................58 3-12 Log ..............................61 3-13 Device Info ............................62 3-14 Maintenance .............................63 3-15 Language ............................64 4. Using SKYROS iView software......................
  • Page 5 DG-SC8860VPI User Manual     5‐2‐1 Start Video Playback ........................95 5‐2‐2 Advanced Search..........................96 5‐2‐3 Event Search..........................100 5‐2‐4 Video Playback ..........................104 6. Secureview Application for Android phones/ devices............107 7. Secureview Application for i-Phones/ i-Pads ................119 8. Appendix ............................131 8-1 Specification .............................131 8-2 Troubleshooting..........................132 8-3 Glossary ............................133 5 ...
  • Page 6: Product Information

    1. Product Information 1-1 Product Introduction DG-SC8860VPI is a 3 Megapixel Vandal Proof Fixed Dome IP camera with IR LED and IR-cut Filter. This camera offers the latest compression technology with a CMOS sensor & a real time image processing hardware. With its high performance H.264 compression, users can stream high quality video at low bandwidth and storage capacity requirements.
  • Page 7: Safety Information

    DG-SC8860VPI User Manual     Other features of this network IP Camera include:    Ultra-high resolution 3 Mega pixel CMOS image sensor.  Digital input / output interface lets you connect peripherals such as external alarm, sensor, etc.  Audio input / output interface, lets you listen to voices from remote places as well as speak to people in remote places.
  • Page 8: System Requirements

    Before you start using this IP camera, please check if there’s anything missing in the package, and contact your dealer of purchase to claim for missing items:  DG-SC8860VPI Megapixel Fixed Dome IP Camera (1 No.)  PU foam pad ...
  • Page 9: Get Familiar With Your New Network Fixed Dome Ip Camera

    DG-SC8860VPI User Manual     1-5 Get Familiar with your new Network Fixed Dome IP Camera     Item Description 1. Front Cover Transparent & Metal cover 2. Rear Cover Metal Cover 9       ...
  • Page 10 DG-SC8860VPI User Manual     Front cover: 2  3      Item Description 1. Bubble Cover Transparent bubble cover, for lens and LED protection. 2. Black inner cover Inside protection. 3. Anti - drop line Protective front cover drop during installation.
  • Page 11 DG-SC8860VPI User Manual     Rear Cover: 5  1  6  7,8  3  2  11  10      Item Description 1. IR LED Board IR illumination 2. Top Mount For Rotation 3. Mid Mount For Tilt function 4. Down Mount For Pan function 5.
  • Page 12: Installation Of The Network Ip Camera

    DG-SC8860VPI User Manual     1-6 Installation of the Network IP Camera Please follow the instructions below to setup your new IP camera. 1. Unscrew your front cover by using the tool from the tools package.                                  ...
  • Page 13 DG-SC8860VPI User Manual     Please refer to the definition of the terminal blocks chart below. It is also printed on the motherboard. GPIO Terminal Block GPIO Terminal Block Power Terminal Blocks (J17, 5pins) (J18, 5pins) (J15, 2pins) Pin No.
  • Page 14 DG-SC8860VPI User Manual     5. Connect all your cables to their respective terminals. Insert your micro SD/SDHC card for storage option. Please see the location refer to point 9. 6. If this camera is connected to a PoE switch then the device can be powered on without using the power adapter.
  • Page 15: Using Network Ip Camera By Web Interface

    DG-SC8860VPI User Manual     2. Using Network IP Camera by Web Interface 2-1 Locate the IP address of Network IP Camera   You can use your new Network IP Camera by its web user interface via web browser. You must know the IP address of IP Camera before you can connect to it.
  • Page 16: Connect To Ip Camera's Web User Interface

    DG-SC8860VPI User Manual     Press ‘Discover’ button to search for all IP cameras on your local network (make sure all IP cameras are powered on and are connected to the local network first). When you find any IP camera, you can click on it and click ‘Link’...
  • Page 17 DG-SC8860VPI User Manual     IP Camera’s administrator username and password are both ‘admin’ (lower case) by default. Click ‘OK’ button or press ‘ENTER’ key on your keyboard when you finish entering username and password. When you connect to IP Camera for the first time, you’ll see the following message. This message prompts you that you need to install ActiveX plug-in before you can see the video from IP Camera.
  • Page 18 DG-SC8860VPI User Manual     Click ‘Allow’ button located at the bottom of IE to install ActiveX plugin. If you’re prompted that Windows Firewall has blocked some features of this program as shown below. Click ‘Allow access’ or IP Camera will not be able to function properly.
  • Page 19 DG-SC8860VPI User Manual     Click ‘Run’ to install the Active X control. After ActiveX plug-in is installed, you should be able to see the video stream from camera.   NOTE: If this is the first time you use this IP Camera, you can refer to chapter 2.4...
  • Page 20: Viewing Live Video

    DG-SC8860VPI User Manual     2-3 Viewing Live Video After ActiveX control is installed, you can view IP camera’s video by web browser. Just connect to IP camera by web browser and login, than you can see the live video from IP camera:  ...
  • Page 21 DG-SC8860VPI User Manual     Original size / Fit Switches live image view between original size (full size: 3M pixels) screen and fit screen (smaller size). If you want to see video in detail, switch to original size. If your computer monitor’s resolution is not enough and you want to see full...
  • Page 22 DG-SC8860VPI User Manual     and some details may be lost. Enable / Disable mute When mute is enabled ( ), you will not hear the voice from IP button camera; If you want to hear voice from IP camera, click this button to...
  • Page 23: Client Settings

    DG-SC8860VPI User Manual     2-4 Client Settings In ‘Client Settings’ menu, you can configure basic IP camera settings like data transfer protocol and data storage folder. To access ‘Client Settings’ menu, click ‘Client Settings’ button on the left of the web page as shown below.
  • Page 24 DG-SC8860VPI User Manual     Here is the description of every setup item:   Item Description RTSP Select this option to use RTSP (Real-Time Streaming Protocol) to transfer video data. HTTP Select this option to use HTTP (Hyper-Text Transfer Protocol) to transfer video data.
  • Page 25: Advanced Configuration

    DG-SC8860VPI User Manual     3. Advanced Configuration If you wish to configure IP camera’s settings, you can access IP camera’s ‘Configuration’ menu, which provides various kinds of system settings. To access configuration menu, click ‘Configuration’ button on the left of the webpage.
  • Page 26: System

    DG-SC8860VPI User Manual     3-1 System In this menu, you can configure basic IP camera settings like hostname and time.               Here is the description of every setup item:     Item Description Host Name Input the IP camera’s hostname here, it can be any meaningful...
  • Page 27 DG-SC8860VPI User Manual     when you click ‘Apply’ in the page. You can check ‘Camera Date and Time’ item in this page to know IP camera’s current date and time setting. Synchronize with computer time Select this item and IP camera will use your computer’s time as its time.
  • Page 28: Security

    DG-SC8860VPI User Manual     3-2 Security   In this menu, you can configure IP camera’s login account. There are three kinds of accounts: - Administrator (Can view IP camera’s video and make changes of camera setting) - User (Can view IP camera’s video and see settings, but can’t make any change) - Guest (Can view IP camera’s video only)
  • Page 29 DG-SC8860VPI User Manual     Here is the description of every setup item:   Item Description Password / Retype Password Input administrator’s new password in both ‘Password’ and ‘Retype Password’ field, and click ‘Modify’ button to change (Administrator) administrator’s password.
  • Page 30: Network

    DG-SC8860VPI User Manual     3-3 Network You can configure the network camera’s general and advanced network settings here. 3-3-1 “General” Setup Page Setup IP address for this IP camera. This IP camera supports both IPv4 and IPv6 IP address.
  • Page 31 DG-SC8860VPI User Manual     Static IPv4 / IPv6: Assign an IPv4 / IPv6 address to IP camera manually. If you don’t have a DHCP server on your local area network, you must use this option to specify an IP address.
  • Page 32: Advanced' Setup Page

    DG-SC8860VPI User Manual     3-3-2 ‘Advanced’ setup page You can setup advanced network settings in this page. This page is intended for advanced settings only, and this IP camera will work fine even if you don’t make any changes to this page.
  • Page 33 DG-SC8860VPI User Manual     Multicast video port: Input port number for video multicast here. Multicast RTCP video port: Input port number for RTCP video here. Multicast audio port: Input port number for audio here. Multicast RTCP audio port: Input port number for RTCP audio here.
  • Page 34: Ip Filter

    DG-SC8860VPI User Manual     3-4 IP Filter   When this IP camera is directly connected to Internet and not protected by firewall, this function acts like a mini built-in firewall to protect the safety of this IP camera and avoid attacks from hackers.
  • Page 35 DG-SC8860VPI User Manual     Here is the description of every setup item:   Item Description Enable Filter Check this box to enable IP address filter, uncheck this box to disable this function. Accepted IP It lists all IP addresses that can build connections to this IP camera. If you want...
  • Page 36: Video

    DG-SC8860VPI User Manual     3-5 Video You can adjust the image of the IP camera in this menu. There are 3 sub-menus in this menu: Image Setting, Video Setting and Overlay, which can be accessed by tabs on the top:  ...
  • Page 37: Image Setting

    DG-SC8860VPI User Manual     3-5-1 Image Setting You can adjust the image parameters in this page.   Here is the description of every setup item:   Item Description Brightness / Control the image parameters. Click ‘- ' to decrease value, or click ‘+‘to increase value.
  • Page 38 DG-SC8860VPI User Manual     Auto: Camera sensor automatically adjusts the lens iris based on light conditions at the site. By default it is Auto on IP camera. Manual Camera sensor adjusts the lens based on a user-defined setting. Manual exposure is recommended only for indoor applications that have a single, unchanging primary light source.
  • Page 39 DG-SC8860VPI User Manual     Mirror Check ‘Vertical’ or ‘Horizontal’ box to flip the image vertically or horizontally, this will help to correct the orientation of the image when the IP camera is hung bottom-up by camera holder. You can click both ‘Vertical’ and ‘Horizontal’ box at the same time.
  • Page 40: Video Setting

    DG-SC8860VPI User Manual     3-5-2 Video Setting You can adjust the video transfer parameters in this page. Here is the description of every setup item: Item Description H.264 Select the compression of main stream: H.264 / MPEG4. /MPEG4 Video Select video resolution.
  • Page 41 DG-SC8860VPI User Manual     1280x720 (720p) / 720x480 (D1) 640x480 (VGA) / 320x240 (QVGA) MJPEG: 1280x720 (720p) / 720x480 (D1) 640x480 (VGA) / 320x240 (QVGA) NOTE: 2048x1536 (QXGA) video resolution is not displayed when video encoder is ‘MPEG4’. Please note that MJPEG is not displayed when the resolution of “H.264” &...
  • Page 42: Overlay Setting

    DG-SC8860VPI User Manual     3-5-3 Overlay Setting You can adjust the video overlay parameters in this page.                       Here is the description of every setup item:   Item Description Enable Time Check this box to enable overlaying time stamp on video.
  • Page 43 DG-SC8860VPI User Manual     (Text) Enable Image Check this box to overlay a specific image on the video, so you can show Overlay certain text / picture on the video and help people to identify this IP camera. Click ‘Browse’ button to pick a picture on your computer, then click ‘Update’...
  • Page 44: Audio

    DG-SC8860VPI User Manual     3-6 Audio You can adjust audio input / output parameters here. Here is the description of every setup item: Item Description Enable Microphone Check this box to enable microphone. If you don’t want to hear voice from IP camera, you can un-check this box to disable it.
  • Page 45: Motion

    DG-SC8860VPI User Manual     3-7 Motion This IP camera is capable to detect object’s motion, so IP camera will only record when there’s motion and save disk storage space. Motion detection is performed by examining the movement of objects in rectangular motion detection area.
  • Page 46 DG-SC8860VPI User Manual     - Move: Use the mouse to drag the title text. - Resize: Use the mouse to drag the four corners (upper-left/right, lower-left/right) to resize it. If you only want to adjust width or height, drag the four sidebars (top, bottom, left and right).
  • Page 47: Ptz Control

    DG-SC8860VPI User Manual     3-8 PTZ Control If you mount the IP camera on pan-tilt camera cradles that support pan-tilt control via RS-485 connection, you can use this function to control pan-tilt camera cradle so you can control the orientation of IP camera from remote place.
  • Page 48 DG-SC8860VPI User Manual     Here is the description of every setup item: Item Description Enable RS-485 Check this box to enable RS-485 functionality. Use Pelco-D Select this option and RS-485 interface will output pan-tilt control signal in Pelco-D format. This format is widely accepted by most of pan-tilt camera cradles.
  • Page 49: Event

    DG-SC8860VPI User Manual     3-9 Event When there’s an event, you can use this setup page to define what IP camera should do, like send an Email or trigger digital output to activate external alarm. There are three setup pages:  ...
  • Page 50: Settings

    DG-SC8860VPI User Manual     3-9-1 Settings This page lists all existing events. You can click ‘Modify’ button to edit an existing event, or ‘Remove’ to delete an existing event. To create a new event, just click “New” button to add an Event setting.
  • Page 51 DG-SC8860VPI User Manual     The description of every setup item is listed below:   Item Description Enable Setting Check this box to enable this event. If you just want to disable this event temporarily, you can uncheck this box to disable the event without deleting Title Input any description text for this event so you can identify it quickly.
  • Page 52: Media

    DG-SC8860VPI User Manual     3-9-2 Media You can define what kind of media file should be saved to designated path.     Here is the description of every setup item:   Item Description One Snapshot Save a picture file when event is triggered.
  • Page 53: Event Server

    DG-SC8860VPI User Manual     3-9-3 Event Server You can define the details of remote media server: FTP (File), SMTP (Email) and Samba (File). A Samba server can be any computer running windows operating system with network neighbor function enabled. Many stand-alone network file servers also support samba server function.
  • Page 54 DG-SC8860VPI User Manual     Here is the description of every setup item:   Item Description Enable FTP Check this box to enable FTP server upload. Server - FTP Server: Input FTP server’s IP address or hostname. - Port: Input FTP server’s port number. In most cases it should be default value ‘21’.
  • Page 55 DG-SC8860VPI User Manual     - SMTP Server: Input SMTP server’s IP address or hostname. - Port: Input SMTP server’s port number. In most cases it should be default value ‘25’. - Sender Email Address: Input the sender’s email address that will appear in the Email sent by IP camera.
  • Page 56 DG-SC8860VPI User Manual     - Requires SSL Encryption: If your Email server requires SSL encryption, check this box. Please note that some Email server uses different port number than standard port 25 when SSL encryption is used. - STARTTLS: If your Email server requires STARTTLS encryption, check this box.
  • Page 57: Recording To Sd Card

    DG-SC8860VPI User Manual     When you finish with above settings, click ‘Apply’ button to save changes. 3-10 Recording to SD Card When a SD card is inserted into the IP camera, you can save video files on it. Note: 1.
  • Page 58: Sdhc

    DG-SC8860VPI User Manual     When you finish with above settings, click ‘Apply’ button to save changes. It will create a folder called Backup on SD card in which the recorded video files get stored. 3-11 SDHC This IP camera has an optional Micro-SD card slot for local storage. You can view the Recordings saved on SD card under this tab.
  • Page 59 DG-SC8860VPI User Manual     Once the SD card is inserted, the Web Interface will display the capacity of Micro-SD card as below:- Recording: This tab will display the files stored by enabling “Recording to SD card” feature Click “All file” to list all files. You can also search the files depending on Time/ Date range.
  • Page 60 DG-SC8860VPI User Manual     Event:                     This tab will display the files stored by defining an Event triggered by Motion Detection/ Digital Input. Click “All file” to list all files. You can also search the files depending on Time/ Date range.
  • Page 61: Log

    DG-SC8860VPI User Manual     3-12 Log You can check the usage log of IP camera here.                 In this page, you can click: 1. First page / Final page: Jump to first / final page of log.
  • Page 62: Device Info

    DG-SC8860VPI User Manual     3-13 Device Info You can check the information and network settings of this IP camera. This information is very useful when you need to repair or fix the problem of this IP camera. An example of device info page looks like this: 62 ...
  • Page 63: Maintenance

    DG-SC8860VPI User Manual     3-14 Maintenance You can do some maintenance job about this IP camera here.             Here is the description of every setup item:   Item Description Reboot Click this button to reboot the IP camera. This function is useful when you find IP camera is not working properly.
  • Page 64: Language

    DG-SC8860VPI User Manual     3-15 Language You can change the display language of web interface. Click ‘Language’ button and select one language. More languages may be available in latest firmware file.                ...
  • Page 65: Using Skyros Iview Software

    DG-SC8860VPI User Manual     4. Using SKYROS iView software 4-1 Installing SKYROS iView Software The SKYROS iView software provides various functions like video recording. After this software is installed, you can use your IP camera to safeguard your property. Please follow the below mentioned instructions to install the SKYROS iView software.
  • Page 66 DG-SC8860VPI User Manual     2. Double click on ‘Setup.exe’ to install the ‘SKYROS iView’ software. The wizard as shown below will appear. 3. The screen as shown below will appear. Click ‘Next’ to continue. 66       ...
  • Page 67 DG-SC8860VPI User Manual     4. Now, click on ‘Install’ as shown below. 5. Please wait while installation is being performed. This may take few minutes, please be patient. 67       ...
  • Page 68 DG-SC8860VPI User Manual     6. Second part of installation will start automatically.                             7. A new setup window will appear, please click ‘Next’ button to continue.
  • Page 69 DG-SC8860VPI User Manual     8. Now, click on ‘Next’ as shown below. 9. The screen shown below will appear. Click on ‘Install’ as shown below. 69       ...
  • Page 70 DG-SC8860VPI User Manual     10. Installation will take few minutes, please be patient. 11. Click ‘Finish’ when you see this message. 70       ...
  • Page 71 DG-SC8860VPI User Manual     12. MSDE (Microsoft SQL Database Engine) installation procedure will start at the same time. Please wait until it completes. 71       ...
  • Page 72 DG-SC8860VPI User Manual     13. Following screen will appear. Click on ‘Finish’. A new icon will appear on your computer’s desktop, you can double click on it to start SKYROS iView. 72       ...
  • Page 73: Getting Familiar With Skyros Iview Software

    DG-SC8860VPI User Manual     5. Getting familiar with SKYROS iView Software To start SKYROS iView, double click SKYROS iView icon on your computer’s desktop:   Or click ‘Start’ button of Windows, and select ‘All Programs’ -> ‘SKYROS iView->Launch SKYROS iView’.
  • Page 74 DG-SC8860VPI User Manual     SKYROS iView login screen will appear as shown below. Default user ID is ‘admin’ and default password is none (leave it blank), click ‘OK’.   The main window of SKYROS iView will appear: EXIT  Date/Time, ...
  • Page 75 DG-SC8860VPI User Manual     The description of every item is listed below:   Item Description Split-screen mode SKYROS iView supports from 1 to 64 cameras split views. The video from IP camera will display in split screen display cells, and selector you can view up to 64 IP cameras at the same time.
  • Page 76 DG-SC8860VPI User Manual     A new window will appear: Select the camera you wish to add from ‘Camera’ dropdown list, and check the box ‘Image Lost’ and / or ‘Motion Detected’, then select the direction of camera icon, this will help you to remember the orientation of camera on the EMAP.
  • Page 77 DG-SC8860VPI User Manual     You can add more cameras to EMAP by repeating procedures listed above. Configuration Enter SKYROS iView configuration page. See next section for detailed instructions. Playback Playback recorded video. A new video playback window will appear.
  • Page 78 DG-SC8860VPI User Manual       (This example picture shows a camera view with only 1 IP camera configured) To select an IP camera, click its video and it will be highlighted; some IP cameras support additional control, and a control panel will appear at the bottom right area of SKYROS iView.
  • Page 79: Configure Skyros Iview

    DG-SC8860VPI User Manual     Cruise control Click ‘Go’ button to start camera cruise and click ‘Stop’ button to stop cruise. This function is only available for supported cameras. 5-1 Configure SKYROS iview Before you can use SKYROS iView, you must configure at least 1 IP camera.
  • Page 80: Device

    DG-SC8860VPI User Manual     Detailed descriptions of every sub menu will be given in following sections. 5-1-1 Device You should configure at least one IP camera / video server before you can use SKYROS iView, and you can manage all IP camera / video server here.
  • Page 81 DG-SC8860VPI User Manual                   If your IP camera is located on the local area network, click ‘Search’ button. Wait for few seconds or few minutes until the search is complete, and all IP cameras found on your local area network will be listed:  ...
  • Page 82 DG-SC8860VPI User Manual                 Check ‘Enable Camera’ to enable this camera in SKYROS iview. If the IP camera you wish to add is not located on the local area network, you have to input the details of IP camera manually:  ...
  • Page 83: Recording

    DG-SC8860VPI User Manual     When you select an IP camera in the list, you can also click ‘Update to list’ button to update its information, like IP address and user name / password. 5-1-2 Recording You can specify the video recording behavior for all IP cameras: recording all the time, motion detection, or not recording at all.
  • Page 84 DG-SC8860VPI User Manual     motion is detected.  Apply to All Cameras: Click this button to apply current record control settings to all IP cameras on the list. Motion Detection Sets motion detection area and sensitivity. Please select an IP camera from...
  • Page 85: System

    DG-SC8860VPI User Manual     Drag red, green and blue slide bar to set color and click ‘Set’ button to save hanges, click ‘Default’ button to reset settings, and click ‘Cancel’ to leave this menu without saving changes. You also have to setup sensitivity:  ...
  • Page 86 DG-SC8860VPI User Manual     The description of every setup item is listed below: Item Description Host Name The host name by default is ‘SKYROS iView’. Camera Caption Add a text caption on camera view or not:  No: Do not display caption on camera view ...
  • Page 87 DG-SC8860VPI User Manual     window.  Auto record: Start video recording automatically when SKYROS iView starts. Auto Login Input the user ID and password to login SKYROS iView automatically. This function is useful when you want to start recording automatic ally when computer starts.
  • Page 88: Schedule

    DG-SC8860VPI User Manual     camera:  Retry: Retry for the time you specified here.  Always retry: Retry to connect to IP camera until successfully connected. When you finish with the setting s, click ‘OK’ button to save changes you made, or click ‘Cancel ’...
  • Page 89 DG-SC8860VPI User Manual                           You can configure a new schedule recording job here. The description of every setup item is listed below:   Item Description Weekly Schedule Select the time period in a week of this schedule. There are total 48 x 7 blocks in a week schedule, where every block represents half an hour.
  • Page 90 DG-SC8860VPI User Manual     Round-The-Clock: Recording is time activated (according to schedule). Motion Detection: Recording is motion-activated. DI Input: Recording is activated by DI (Digital Input) signal located on IP camera. IP camera must have DI port and not every IP camera is equipped with...
  • Page 91: Event

    DG-SC8860VPI User Manual     5-1-5 Event SKYROS iView can send you an alarm email message so you can know something happened on the IP camera (mot ion detected, video lost, or connection lost). A sound can be played to notify the operator at the com puter where SKYROS iView is installed, too.
  • Page 92: Security

    DG-SC8860VPI User Manual      Video lost: Alarm will be triggered when video server’s external camera signal is lost.  Connection Lost: Alarm will be triggered when network connection to this IP camera is lost. You can select only one alarm condition here.
  • Page 93 DG-SC8860VPI User Manual     There are two kind s of users in SKYROS iView: Administrator and user. Administrator can configure SKYROS iView, while user can only view video of camera, and perform limited system configuration (schedule, record, cam era map and video playback).
  • Page 94 DG-SC8860VPI User Manual     The description of every setup item is listed below:   Item Description User ID Input the user ID used to login SKYROS iview Description Input any descriptive text to help you to memorize the purpose of this user Password / Input this user’s password in both fields.
  • Page 95: Video Playback

    DG-SC8860VPI User Manual     5-2 Video Playback 5-2-1 Start Video Playback To view reco rded vide o, you can click ‘Playback’ button in SKY ROS iview’s main screen:                     A new window will appear: 95 ...
  • Page 96: Advanced Search

    DG-SC8860VPI User Manual     To play a recorded video, you c an use one of the following two functions:     Advanced Search      Event Search          lease refer to following chapters for detailed instructions of every search mode.
  • Page 97 DG-SC8860VPI User Manual     When you enter this menu, please s pecify start time and stop time:     HOUR IN A DAY          DATE      ou can input 0-23 in ‘Hour in a day’ field by keyboard directly).
  • Page 98 DG-SC8860VPI User Manual     In this picture, a recorded video of ‘Camera 1’ has been found at 12 o’clock. A blue mark indicates it’s a ‘Round Clock’ (manual) recording. Other record types includ                                            ...
  • Page 99 DG-SC8860VPI User Manual     And the video will be prepared for playback.   Recorded Video Clip      For instructions of video playback, please see section 5-2-4 for detailed instructions.             99       ...
  • Page 100: Event Search

    DG-SC8860VPI User Manual     5-2-3 Event Search You can search for video for playback by triggering event: round the clock, motion detection, or digital input. 100       ...
  • Page 101 DG-SC8860VPI User Manual     To search for video, you have to specify: 1) Starting and Ending t ime for video searching in ‘Start time’ and ‘Stop time’ field. HOUR IN A DAY  DATE  2) Recording mode: Round Clock Motion Detection & I/O Mode (Digital Input). You can check all boxes you wish to search for.
  • Page 102 DG-SC8860VPI User Manual     When you finish, click ‘Search’ button to search for recorded video, and a list  similar to this will appear: ECORDED VIDEO  ILES  You can select the video clip you wish to play, and click ‘Play’ button.
  • Page 103 DG-SC8860VPI User Manual     For instructions of video playback, please see section 5-2-4 for detailed instructions. 103       ...
  • Page 104: Video Playback

    DG-SC8860VPI User Manual     5-2-4 Video Playback When a video is loaded, the video playback screen will look like this:     The description of every item is listed as below:   Item Description Close Window Click X mark to close video playback window.
  • Page 105 DG-SC8860VPI User Manual     Stop video playback Skip to previous video frame Skip to the beginning position of video Speed Control When video is stopped, you can click + or – button to adjust video playback speed: from 1/4 to 4x speed.
  • Page 106 DG-SC8860VPI User Manual     Time Displays the current time. Displays video zoom in, displays video zoom out.                                     106       ...
  • Page 107: Secureview Application For Android Phones/ Devices

    DG-SC8860VPI User Manual     6. Secureview Appli cation for Android phones/ devices To Install Secureview IP camera utility on Android device, follow the below mentioned instructions: Step1: To install Secureview application, launch ‘Market/ Play Store’. (In your Android device’s ‘All apps’...
  • Page 108 DG-SC8860VPI User Manual     You should be able to search the Secureview App (If not, please check the spelling ag ain). Step3:   Tap on the “Install” button to download & install Secureview App. 108       ...
  • Page 109 DG-SC8860VPI User Manual     p4: Once you tap “Install’, Android will prompt you to confirm installation, please tap “Ac cept & Download” button below to start installation. Please be patient while the application is getting installed. 109     ...
  • Page 110 DG-SC8860VPI User Manual     Step 5: Once the application is installed, tap on “Open” to launch the Secureview utility. You can also launch the ‘Secureview’ APP from the ‘All Applications’, please refer the below screen for more detail. 110 ...
  • Page 111 DG-SC8860VPI User Manual     Step6: Launch the utility by clicking on Secureview icon in the menu option. Step7: Once you launch Secureview, Click on “Add” to add the Digisol IP cameras connecte d in your network. 111     ...
  • Page 112     Ensure that your Android device is wirelessly connected to same wireless access point to which the DIGISOL IP camera’s are connected.   In this page, you can input IP camera’s parameters manually: Name: You can define a name for this IP camera for easy identification.
  • Page 113 DG-SC8860VPI User Manual       Click OK. Then click on “Add Device”. It will direct to previous the screen as shown below:- Click on “Save” to apply the settings or click on “cancel” tab. 113       ...
  • Page 114 DG-SC8860VPI User Manual     When an IP camera has been added successfully, it will be listed under Device List. List: Displays the added IP cam eras under Device List. Map: Displays a Map window. To view the video, click on the desired camera. You can view one camera at a time using this application.
  • Page 115 DG-SC8860VPI User Manual     The following icons will be displayed on the bottom of the screen: 1. PTZ: Tap this option to show the PTZ controls for PTZ supported IP cameras. For non-supported IP cameras, this tab will be grayed out.
  • Page 116 DG-SC8860VPI User Manual     The highlighted icons are for future update. The arrows indicate the directions to Pan/ tilt the IP camera. ome: Tap this option to move the IP camera to Home position ( as defined in the Web GUI of an IP camera).
  • Page 117 DG-SC8860VPI User Manual     4. Speak: Tap this option to enable the two-way communication via this utility. To disable this feature, tap the same button again. This tab will be highlighted only if Audio feature is enabled on an IP camera.
  • Page 118 DG-SC8860VPI User Manual     To remove/delete an IP camera, click “Edit” tab on the upper- left corner under ‘List’ tab:- Click “Done” to apply the changes. It will direct to main interface. To exit the Application, cli ck on back button of your phone in the main interface of Secureview utility.
  • Page 119: Secureview Application For I-Phones/ I-Pads

    DG-SC8860VPI User Manual     7. Secureview Application for i-Phones/ i-Pads To Install SecureviewIP camera utility on Apple device, follow the below mentioned instructions: Step 1: To install Secureview application, launch “App Store” (In your Apple device tap ‘All Apps’ menu).
  • Page 120 DG-SC8860VPI User Manual     You should be able to search the Secureview App (If not, please check the spelling again). Step3: Tap on the “Install” button to download & install Secureview App. Please be patient while the application is getting installed.
  • Page 121 DG-SC8860VPI User Manual     Step4: Once the application is installed, tap on “Open” to launch the Secureview utility. You can also launch the ‘Secureview’ APP from the ‘All Applications’, please refer the below screen for more detail. aunch the utility by clicking on Secureview icon in the menu option.
  • Page 122 DG-SC8860VPI User Manual     If you are using an iPad, go to “App Store” & input ‘Secureview’ in Search Field. The following reen will be displayed: Under “iPhone Apps”, Secureview application will be lis d. Click on it to install the utility on an iPad.
  • Page 123   Ensure that your Apple device is wirelessly connected to same wireless access point to which the DIGISOL IP camera’s are connected. In this page, you need to input the IP camera’s parameter manually: Name: You can define a name for this IP camera for easy identification.
  • Page 124 DG-SC8860VPI User Manual     Tap ‘Save’ to add the IP Camera and proceed. When an IP camera has been added successfully, it will be listed under Device List. List: Displays the added IP cameras under Device List. ap: Displays a Map window.
  • Page 125 DG-SC8860VPI User Manual     Login to the Web GUI of an IP camera: Under Configuration>>Video>> Video Setting: nder Mobile View: enable “3GPP with audio” to get the real time audio & video while streaming on an iPad/ iPhone using Secureview App.
  • Page 126 DG-SC8860VPI User Manual     The following icons will be displayed on the bottom of the screen: 1. PTZ: Tap this option to show the PTZ controls for PTZ supported IP cameras. For non-supported IP cameras, this tab will be grayed out.
  • Page 127 DG-SC8860VPI User Manual     The highlighted icons are for future update. The arrows indicate the directions to Pan/ tilt the IP camera. ome: Tap this option to move the IP camera to Home position ( as defined in the Web GUI of an IP camera).
  • Page 128 DG-SC8860VPI User Manual     5. Zoom: Tap this option to enable the digital zoom. Snap: Tap this option to take a snap of the current view of an IP camera. To go ba ck, click on “Device Li st” tab on the upper-left corner of this utility.
  • Page 129 DG-SC8860VPI User Manual     Click on “Edit” tab on upper-right corner & make the modifications. It will display the screen below: Click on “Save” to apply the changes or else tap cancel button. To remove/delete an IP camera, tap and hold the desired camera in the list. It will display a “delete”...
  • Page 130 DG-SC8860VPI User Manual     You can also click “Edit” tab on the upper- left corner under ‘List’ tab to remove/ delete the IP cameras:- You can view one camera at a time using this application. 130       ...
  • Page 131: Appendix

    DG-SC8860VPI User Manual     8. Appendix 8-1 Specification Image Sensor: 1/3" CMOS Sensor Max Resolution: 2048 x 1536@20fps Min. Illumination: 0.2 Lux @ F1.2 Lens: Vari-Focal Lens, f = 3.0 ~9.0mm, F1.2 ~ 2.3, Auto Iris Night Vision: Built-in IR cut filter Video Compression: H.264, MPEG-4, MJPEG...
  • Page 132: Troubleshooting

    DG-SC8860VPI User Manual     8-2 Troublesho oting Please don’t panic when you find this IP camera is not working properly. Before you send this IP camera back to us, you ca n do some simple checks to save your time:...
  • Page 133: Glossary

    DG-SC8860VPI User Manual     8-3 Glossary MJPG : Motion JPEG or M-JPEG is a digital video sequence that is made up of a series of individual EG images. (JPEG stands for Joint Photographic Experts Group). The quality of the image is...
  • Page 134 DG-SC8860VPI User Manual     FTP (File Transfer Protocol): FTP is an application protocol that uses the TCP/IP protocols, used to xchange files between computers/devices on networks. Network cameras with embedded operating systems use FTP to send camera images to an authorized user’s computer or web site.
  • Page 135 Reflection type filters are short-pass interference filters at reflect infrared light with high efficiency. Day/Night function: DG-SC8860VPI has IR LED array for better visibility under no light environment. If the environment light is not sufficient enough to view the camera then the IR LEDs are triggered automatically for better visibility.

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