1. Preface This device is a 4 channel video server. It builds in web server. User views real-time video via IE browser. This device encodes analogue signals of traditional cameras to digital signals, it supports MPEG-4 and MJPEG video compression which provides smooth and high quality video. Also, it supports SD backup, the event video can be stored in the inserted SD Card, and can be playback remotely.
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Network Ethernet 10/ 100 Base-T Wireless (Wireless model) 802.11b/g, supports WPA-PSK, WEP 64/ 128 bit Network Protocol HTTP, TCP/IP, NTP, SMTP, FTP, PPPoE, DHCP, DDNS System Video Resolution VGA (640x480), CIF (352x240), QCIF (176x120) Compression Format MPEG-4, MJPEG Frame Rate Up to 30 FPS (4CH total) Video Bitrate Adjustment CBR, VBR...
3. Product Installation A. Hardware Installation Cable Connections The RJ-45 connector allows connect the Ethernet cable. Network Connector: To connect the included power adapter. Power Jack: The BNC connector allows connect to the analog display to Video Out: output analog video for locally monitoring.
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Insert a SD card if you want to do the event recording in the SD Card Slot: video server. 1. Connect the video and audio outputs of analog camera to the video server. If the analog camera is a PTZ device, connect the RS-485 for the remote PTZ control. 2.
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Alarm In Relay Out Digital Input (Alarm Input) GND (Ground): Initial status is LOW. Alarm: Max. 50mA, 12VDC. Door/Window Contacts Relay output COM: Common pin. N.O. (Normally Open): Max. 1A / 24VDC or 0.5A / 125VAC. N.C. (Normally Close): Max. 1A / 24VDC or 0.5A / 125VAC.
C. IP Assignment Always consult your network administrator before assigning an IP address to your video server in order to avoid using a previously assigned IP address. MAC Address: Each network video server has a unique Ethernet address (MAC address) shown on the sticker of the device.
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2. IP Search searches all the network devices which connect to the intranet and lists on the window. Click [Search] button to search again. 3. From the list, select the device with the MAC Address that corresponds to the device that is to be configured. 4.
D. Install ActiveX Control For the first time to view the video of this device via IE, it will ask you to install the ActiveX component. If the installation failed, please check the security setting for the IE browser. 1. In IE, click on [Tools] [Internet Options…] 2.
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When popup the following dialogue box, click [Yes].
4. Live Video Start the IE browser, type the IP address of the network video server in the address field. It will show a dialogue box. Key-in the user name and password. The default user name and password are “admin” and “admin”. When connect to the device, the following GUI shows.
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Configuration : Go into the configuration page to set the parameters if necessary. Online Visitor : Shows how many users connect to this network video server. Shows system date/time. Screen and Channel Buttons : Full Screen : Click this button or double-click the video, the video will change to full screen mode.
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Relay Out (Time Switch) : Click the button to manually turn on the Relay via the built-in Digital Out, after the interval time is passed, the Relay will be Configuration turned off automatically. The interval time can be set up in Event Handling ...
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PTZ Control Panel : Pan / Tilt the camera: Click the direction buttons. Pan/Tilt Move camera back to Control Click button. the home position: Automatic pan the camera from right to left Click button beside “Auto Pan”. and left to right: Auto Pan Click button beside “Auto Pan”.
5. Configuration Click [Configuration] button to get into the configuration page. Click [Live View] button to back to the live video page. A. System System Information Set up the server name, select language, and set up the server time. Information Server Name This is the video server name.
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Time Zone: Select the GMT to match your time zone. Synchronize with NTP Server: Select this option will synchronize the video server time with the NTP server via network. Synchronize with PC’s time: Select this option will synchronize the video server time with the PC’s time.
User Management This device supports 3 different user groups: administrator, PTZ user, and general user. You can add, remove and manage the users in this page. User Add User To add a new user, type the user name and password, select the user group, then click [Add/Set] to save the user.
System Update This page allows user to upgrade firmware, restart video server and manage the settings. System Update Firmware Upgrade The firmware can be upgraded online. To update the firmware, click [Browse…] to select the new firmware file, and then click [Upgrade] to the procedure.
Log List Log List System Logs Click the [Logs] button on the right side to list the logs of system status. Motion Detection Logs Click the [Logs] button on the right side to list the logs of motion detection. I/O Logs Click the [Logs] button on the right side to list the logs of digital input and output.
B. A/V Setting Image Setting Image In this page, Click button to select the channel, adjust “Brightness”, “Contrast”, “Hue”, “Saturation” to get clear video. Default: Click [Default] will load the default settings.
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Video Setting This device supports MPEG4/MJPEG Dual Mode, set the video parameters in this page. Video Multiplex Mode: Each channel will be output independently. Quad Mode: All 4 channels will be combined as a single channel. Basic / Advanced Mode: Select the mode to configure the parameters.
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Audio This device supports 2-way audio. Note, the audio will not be smooth when enable SD card recording function simultaneously. Audio from Video Server to Local PC For this device to local PC, select [Enabled] and then click [Apply] to start this function.
C. Network Network Information Network IP Assignment DHCP: If the video server behinds a router and the router provides DHCP service, using DHCP, the video server will get all network parameters from the router automatically. Static: Assign IP address, subnet mask, gateway, and DNS manually. Port Assignment Set the ports if necessary.
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PPPoE If the video server connects to an ADSL modem directly and want to use PPPoE connection, set the parameters in this page. PPPoE PPPoE Setting Select [Enabled] to use PPPoE. Type in username and password for the ADSL connection. Send Mail After Dialed If select [Enable], when connect to the Internet via PPPoE, this device will send a mail with the Subject to a specific mail account, this mail contains the public IP...
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DDNS This device supports DDNS, set the parameters in this page. DDNS DDNS Setting There are several DDNS providers can be selected. Select the provider from the pull-down list, input Hostname, Username, Password and the Schedule Update time, and then click [Apply] to connect to the DDNS provider. Status This field will display the message to indicate the status of DDNS service.
Wireless Setting The Wireless model supports Wireless network connection, set the parameters in this page. Note: Wireless network and Ethernet network use the same IP, user has to unplug Ethernet cable to activate the Wireless connection. If Ethernet cable is plugged, Wireless connection will be stopped.
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uses Ad-hoc mode. For example, if PC’s channel is 6, the “Channel” has to be 6 too. WEP Setting The Wireless model supports “WEP” security encryption. The settings must be same as the Router’s setting. Consult your network administrator to set the parameters.
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Authentication: There are “Open System” and “Shared Keys”, it is based on different encryptions. This has to be the same as the Router’s setting. Encryption: There are 64 bits and 128 bits. This is based on Key Type based on the Router’s setting.
D. Event Handling Event Setting This device supports multiple event settings. Event...
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Motion Detection This device supports 1 motion detection area on each channel. When motion is triggered, it can send the video to specific mail address, transmit the video to remote FTP server, trigger the relay, and save video to local SD card. Set the Area: To set up the motion area, click on buttons to...
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Motion! The moving object smaller than the 50% of the The moving object larger than the 50% of the motion motion area, it will not be detected! area, it will be detected, and the motion is triggered! Network Dis-connected When the wire network is disconnected, it will save the video to local SD card. Note: This function is not available for Wireless model.
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Mail & FTP To send out the video via mail or FTP, please set up the configuration first. Mail & FTP Mail Setting Mail Server: The IP address or URL of the send-mail server. Username / Password: The username and password of the sender to login mail server and send the mail.
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SD Card In this page, if a SD Card is inserted, you can record the video once an event is triggered, play back and manage the recorded files in the SD Card. Note: The recorded video contains video only, it does not record the audio. The SD card must be formatted as FAT or FAT32 file system.
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The video format is AVI. Click the video to start Microsoft Media Player to play it. If the bandwidth is lower for playback directly, please right-click on the file and select [Save As…] to download it to the PC, and then play the downloaded file with Microsoft Media Player.
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I/O Setting This device supports digital input and digital output. When the digital input is triggered, it can send the video to specific mail address, transmit the video to remote FTP server, trigger the digital out, and save video to local SD card. I / O Input Setting Input 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 Action:...
6. Network Configuration A. Intranet Only Connects to PC Directly If you want to connect the video server to PC directly for the very first time setup, please refer to the figure below for the connection. Ethernet Cable Video Server This device supports Auto-MDI/MDIX, IP Address: 192.168.1.210 IP Address: 192.168.1.2...
Connects to an Exist LAN If the video server will be used in a local network (LAN) and don’t allow to access via Internet, please refer to the figure below for the connection. Intranet (LAN) Video Server 1 Switch Router or IP Sharing IP Address: 192.168.1.210 IP Address: 192.168.1.254 Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0...
B. Internet Only Connects to ADSL with Fixed Public IP Address If the video server connects to Internet with an ADSL modem and the public IP address of ADSL is fixed, please refer to the figure below for the connection. Internet (WAN) Video Server IP Address: 60.220.20.250...
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Connects to ADSL with Floating Public IP Address (PPPoE) If the video server connects to Internet with an ADSL modem and the public IP address of ADSL is variable, the video server can use PPPoE function for the connection. Internet (WAN) Video Server Configure the PPPoE Setting ADSL...
C. Intranet + Internet Connects to Internet with Fixed Public IP Address If the video server will be added into a local network (LAN), and will be accessed via both Intranet and Internet, please refer to the figure below for the connection. Intranet (LAN) Internet (WAN) IP Address: 192.168.1.2...
Set Subnet Mask of Router, PC and video servers. Set Gateway of PC and video servers with the same IP address. The Gateway is the IP address of router. Set the IP address of a valid DNS into video server. An invalid DNS will cause the domain name can’t be resolved and reached, such as email address.
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If the router doesn’t have DDNS function, use one of the video servers DDNS function is Configuration Network DDNS recommended. Refer to page to configure and enable the DDNS function. After enable the DDNS, assume the registered URL is “test.dyndns.org”, now the video servers can be linked with following URLs: Client from Video Server...
7. Factory Default To recover the default password and other settings, please follow the steps: 1. Power off the video server. 2. Use a wire to close the pin 2 and 3 of RS-232 connector on the back panel. Close these two pins 3.
Compatible List of SD Card The Compatible List of SD Card Vendor Test Result Status SanDisk 128M Recommend SanDisk 256M Recommend SanDisk 512M Recommend SanDisk 1G Recommend SanDisk 2G Recommend Transcend 128M 80X Recommend Transcend 256M 80X Recommend Transcend 512M 80X Recommend Transcend 1G 80X Recommend...
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Vendor Test Result Status READY 128M SiliconPower 128M SiliconPower 256M TEKQ 128M TEKQ 256M TwinMOS 128M TwinMOS 256M UMAX 128M Blast 128M U-TEK 128M GiGATEK 128M Kingston 128M The speed is slower Kingmax 256M The speed is slower Kingston 512M The speed is slower Kingston 1G The speed is slower...
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