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Outdoor IR Dome Network Camera User Manual 2012-12 891PRO A1...
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Safety Notice The camera is intended for outdoor use. Make sure the supplied voltage meets the power consumption requirements of the camera before powering the camera on. Incorrect voltage may cause damage to the camera. The camera should be protected from water and moisture, excessive heat, direct sunlight and ...
CE Compliance Statement This equipment complies with the following requirements of the EMC Directive 2004/108/EC for CE Marking: EN 55022: 2006 + A1: 2007 Class B, EN 61000 and EN 50130. FCC Compliance Statement If the declaration of conformity markings are present on the equipment, the following statements apply: Tested to comply with FCC standards for HOME OR OFFICE USE.
1. Overview 1. Overview 1.1 Introduction The camera, a cost-effective solution, features Lumii™ technology that significantly increases light sensitivity to deliver crisp image in the dark. H.264/MPEG4/MJPEG triple streaming allows you to choose the appropriate compression format for your bandwidth. H.264 greatly reduces the size of video compared to MJPEG and MPEG4 without compromising image quality.
1. Overview 1.3 Hardware Overview 1.3.1 Dimensions 141mm (5.55”) Ø108mm (4.25”) 1.3.2 Connector 1. Power In (Red+/Black-): Connect to DC 12V/AC 24V (for model without heater) or DC 24V/ AC 24V (for model with heater) power supply. If using the DC power supply, make sure the power connector is wired to correct polarities (Red+/Black–).
1. Overview RS-485 (Yellow): Contact for RS-485 7. GND: Ground (electricity) in electrical circuits Alarm In 1 (Red): Alarm signal input port Alarm In 2 (Brown): Alarm signal input port 1.3.3 Controls Focus [Near(N) & Far(∞)] Zoom [Tele (T) & Wide (W)] Near (N) &...
2. Camera Installation 2. Camera Installation 2.1 Disassembling the Dome Camera 1. Loosen the screw that securing the dome cover. 2. Rotate the dome cover counterclockwise to unlock and pull it free of the housing. 3. Then remove the inner liner by gently pulling it free of the two notches in the housing. Inner Liner Dome Cover Dome Cove Screw...
2. Camera Installation 2.3 Mounting the Camera 1. Insert the plastic anchors into the screw holes (this figure take the tapping type screws as the example to illustrate the mounting). 2. Use the tapping screws to secure the dome base to the surface. Pattern Sticker Plastic Anchor Dome Base...
2. Camera Installation 2.4 Adjusting Camera Angle Users can check the monitored view by wiring the RCA jack to a monitor. With an external monitor connected, you can adjust pan and tilt angles of the camera for appropriate or better view. Before making adjustments to the lens, please remove the inner liner first.
2. Camera Installation Horizontal rotation: Rotate the dome base to adjust the horizontal position. Do not turn the base more than 355° as this may cause the internal cables to twist and disconnect or break. Horizontal Rotation (max. 355°) Caution Note When the tilt angle is less than 75 degrees, there is no distortion.
3. Network Deployment 3. Network Deployment 3.1 Network Connection Types There are many different ways that you can connect the camera to your network, depending on your applications requirements. You should always set the camera’s network settings according to your network configurations. The following diagrams depict some typical applications with guidelines on network settings.
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3. Network Deployment Assign an IP address to your camera following your network IP allocation policy. You can manually specify the IP address or allocate the IP address automatically using a DHCP server, if available on your network. Then, you can monitor and manage the camera via a web browser from a local PC. Router/Switch/Hub Type 3: Remote Connection via the Internet If the network where the camera resides is connected to the Internet, you can also provide remote...
3. Network Deployment 3.2 Accessing the Camera for the First Time The camera comes with a web-based setup utility, allowing you to view the video of the camera and configure the camera for optimal use in your environment. To access the camera’s web-based control utility, you need a PC that meets the following requirements: Operating System: Windows Vista®...
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3. Network Deployment Step 4: Accessing the Camera from IE Browser Open the IE browser and enter the IP address of the camera in the URL field. The default is 192.168.1.30. When prompted for login, enter the user name and the password (The defaults: admin, 1234). Note that the user name and password are case-sensitive.
3. Network Deployment Upon successful login, you will see the live view screen shown below, which is an example for series introduction. 3.3 Using “IP Finder” to Manage Cameras IP Finder is a management tool included on the product CD. It is designed to manage your network cameras on the LAN.
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3. Network Deployment The Tool menu of the IP Finder allows you to perform these tasks: Search Network: This option allows you to search the cameras on the network. Set Master ID and Password: Allows you to set a master ID and password for managing the ...
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3. Network Deployment Network Information: Allows you to configure the camera’s network settings. User Manual...
4. Web-based Interface 4. Web-based Interface 4.1 Overview 4.1.1 Main Screen After you log in to the camera’s web-based control utility, you will first see the live view screen of the camera. The screen below is an example for series introduction. Live view video Camera name Snapshot button...
4. Web-based Interface 4.1.2 Setup Menu The Setup options are categorized into five groups: Image, Network, System, Event and Recording. Clicking the name will expand its sub-menu. See the ensuing sections for more information. 4.1.3 Applying Settings Each configuration page provides a Save button. Settings are applied right after you press the Save button.
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4. Web-based Interface Camera Name Settings Enter a descriptive name of the camera. Note that if you want to make the camera ONVIF compliant (see Network > ONVIF ), no space is allowed in the camera name. H.264 Codec Settings Resolution: Click the drop-down menu to choose a resolution for the video.
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4. Web-based Interface Refer to the tables below for selectable codec types for each streaming: Streaming Combination Primary Secondary Third Codec Resolution Codec Resolution Codec Resolution 1080P H264 MPEG4 2CIF MJPEG SXVGA MJPEG 720P SVGA H264 MPEG4 2CIF MJPEG 1080P MJPEG SXVGA MPEG4...
4. Web-based Interface Mirror Settings This option allows you to mirror or flip the video image if required. OFF: Turns off this function. HORIZONTAL: Flips the images horizontally. VERTICAL: Flips the images vertically. BOTH: Flips the images vertically and horizontally. ...
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4. Web-based Interface Auto Exposure Settings Method: Select which area of the image will be used to measure the amount of light to achieve best exposure. • Center Weighted: Exposure metering is averaged over the entire frame but emphasis is placed on the central area.
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4. Web-based Interface Method: Select which area of the image will be used to measure the amount of light to achieve best exposure. • Center Weighted: Exposure metering is averaged over the entire frame but the emphasis is placed on the central area. •...
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4. Web-based Interface BLC (Backlight Compensation) The Backlight Compensation function allows you to provide the optimal exposure of subjects under back light circumstances. OFF/ON: Choose to enable or disable the BLC function. BLC area setting: BLC area refers to the dark area where more details are expected. Define your ...
4. Web-based Interface Level: Depending on the contrast/dynamic range of a scene, you can select different level of WDR. Higher level of WDR suits for higher contrast/dynamic scene. If you select Auto mode, the camera will automatically adjust the WDR level by itself depending on the scene. 4.2.3 White Balance Select a white balance mode according to external light condition for the best color temperature.
4. Web-based Interface 4.2.4 Basic Settings The Basic Setting allows you to specify a frequency and adjust the basic image settings to optimize your video image. Frequency: Select an appropriate frequency to reduce the flicker on the image. “50 Hz” and ...
4. Web-based Interface 4.2.5 Smart Encoding On the Smart Encoding page you can specify a specific region of the video as more important, i.e., a region of interest (ROI). When a ROI is specified, the camera will assign a higher number of bits to the ROI area to deliver better video quality than non-ROI areas.
4. Web-based Interface 4.2.6 Smart Focus In addition to observing the live view image to see if focus is achieved, you can also enable Smart Focus to help you verify if focus is locked. If this function is enabled, whenever focus is achieved, the focus window turns green.
4. Web-based Interface 4.2.7 Privacy Zone Privacy Zone allows you to mask sensitive areas of the image for privacy protection. If enabled, it will mask the live view and the recorded video clips/JPEG files. To turn on the privacy zone function: 1.
4. Web-based Interface 4.3 Network 4.3.1 Basic DHCP: If there is a DHCP server on the network and you enable this option, the server will automatically assign an IP address and related information to the camera. Caution Note If there is no DHCP server on your network or you prefer to manually assign an IP address to the camera, leave the DHCP checkbox blank.
4. Web-based Interface 4.3.2 FTP To allow the camera to upload recorded video clips/JPEG files to an FTP server, you have to specify an FTP server and configure related settings. FTP Server IP: Enter the IP address of the FTP server. ...
4. Web-based Interface 4.3.3 SMTP To enable the camera to send you email notifications when an alarm is triggered, you need to specify an SMTP server to send the emails. My Server Requires Authorization: If your SMTP server requires authorization to send emails, ...
4. Web-based Interface DST: Tick the Automatically Adjust for Daylight Saving Time Changes check box to apply the daylight saving time and users are supposed to configure the start/end time period by clicking the drop-down menus respectively. When finished, click Save to have the configuration take effect. ...
4. Web-based Interface 4.3.6 ONVIF ONVIF is a standard that ensures interoperability between IP-based physical security products regardless of the manufacturers. This camera is ONVIF compliant and you can configure whether the camera can be found by other ONVIF compliant products and the related settings. Basic Settings Discovery via ONVIF: Check the box if you want the camera to be found by other ONVIF ...
4. Web-based Interface 4.4 System 4.4.1 Date and Time Current Time Displays the current date and time of the camera. Date and time will be updated after you configure new settings in the New Time section and click Save to apply the settings. New Time You can set the camera time by one of the following methods: Set Manually: Manually enter the camera’s date and time settings in the given fields.
4. Web-based Interface 4.4.2 Time Stamp The Time Stamp function allows you to overlay the date and time stamp on the video. When enabled, the recorded video will be displayed with the date and the time. Enable Date and Time Stamp: Check this box to enable the date and time stamp on images/ ...
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4. Web-based Interface 2. Click the Update button to start update. 3. When prompted, click OK to proceed. 4. Wait about 20~60 seconds until the file is successfully updated. Once the update is completed, the browser will show a message reads “Firmware update successful”. Then it will take 60 seconds to restart the camera.
4. Web-based Interface 4.4.4 User Management The User Management page allows you to manage user accounts and access privileges. User List Displays the list of current user accounts of the camera. To delete a user account, select the unwanted user account from the list and then click Delete User. Add/Modify User You can add a new user or modify current users’...
4. Web-based Interface 4.4.5 Language The Language drop-down menu allows you to change the language of the web interface. Supported languages include English, Spanish, Italian, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese. Click Save to apply the language setting, and the browser will automatically refresh to reflect the change. User Manual...
4. Web-based Interface 4.4.6 Log This page displays detailed information about the camera’s operations and activities, including all the login and alarm records. Clear Log File: Click the button to clear the log cache. Download Log File: Click the button to save the current log into a text file. When a dialog ...
4. Web-based Interface 4.4.7 Audio Audio Receiving: If a microphone is connected to the camera, you can select ON to allow the camera to record the audio and transmit to your PC. This enables the camera to pick up sounds in the background.
4. Web-based Interface 4.5 Event When an event occurs, it triggers an alarm and the camera will take a pre-defined action, e.g. sending a recorded video clip or JPEG files to a designated server. With this camera, an event can be triggered by the camera’s detection mechanism.
4. Web-based Interface Motion Area Setting Motion area setting: Click target squares displayed on the screen to define detection areas; once configured, click Save Motion Area to save the settings. Action Specify the action to be taken when an alarm is triggered upon motion detection: OFF: No action will be taken, but an alarm will be logged.
4. Web-based Interface To perform a video recording, you must select MJPEG codec for one of the streams. 4.5.3 Face Detection With the Face Detection enabled, one or multiple square frames will cover the faces detected in the scene. You can specify a particular area by clicking and dragging your mouse, and then click the Save Window button.
4. Web-based Interface Action Select the radio buttons for actions in response to the pictures saved to FTP server, SMTP server or SD card if a face detection alarm is triggered. OFF is set by default. OFF: No action will be taken (but an alarm is logged). ...
4. Web-based Interface 4.5.5 Audio Detection With the Audio Detection enabled, when the camera detects any sound, the camera will generate an alarm and then take a specified action. Configuration Audio Sensitivity: Specify the camera’s sensitivity level to the audio signal. The higher the ...
4. Web-based Interface 4.5.6 Ethernet Detection With Ethernet detection enabled, when the camera detects an Ethernet disconnection, the camera will generate an alarm and then take a specified action. Configuration Trigger an Alarm When Ethernet is Disconnected: Select whether to disable/enable this ...
4. Web-based Interface Alarm Reset: Click this button to stop the current alarm and to restart event detection again. When finished, click Save to have the configuration take effect. 4.5.8 Event Management Basic Setting Alarm Duration: Specify the duration of the alarm when an event is triggered. ...
4. Web-based Interface 4.6 Recording Recording allows you to configure recording-related settings and schedule recording. The defaults are listed in the table below: 4.6.1 Settings – Video File Configure the duration and format of video to be recorded when an alarm is triggered. Basic Settings AVI Duration for FTP Server: Select recorded video duration in seconds for the FTP server.
4. Web-based Interface FTP Networking Displays the current FTP settings, which are specified via Network > FTP. Storage Setting Number of files to upload: Enter the number of JPEG files to be uploaded to the FTP per event. File Format: Select the format in which to upload the recorded video file to the FTP server when ...
4. Web-based Interface 4.6.4 SD Card Storage Format Selection Storage Setting File Format: Specify the format of the video/picture to be saved to the SD card when an event is triggered. Capacity/Usage: Shows the card capacity and the space usage percentage. ...
4. Web-based Interface Besides, users can also just launch the Windows Explorer to access SD card. The same, users are supposed to enter the FTP address (ftp://192.168.1.30 by default) in the address field and finish login process. Then you can directly get into the directory. 4.6.5 Period Setting The Period Setting allows you to schedule video recordings at specified times.
5. VLC Player for RTSP Streaming Access 5. VLC Player for RTSP Streaming Access Caution Note This information is provided for convenience only. We will not provide support for the installation or use of VLC software. The IP addresses used in the document are the default URLs and are provided for example ...
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5. VLC Player for RTSP Streaming Access The table below lists default URLs. Stream MJPEG Primary rtsp://192.168.1.30:8555/mjpeg MJPEG Third rtsp://192.168.1.30:8558/mjpeg H.264 Primary rtsp://192.168.1.30:8557/h264 H.264 Secondary rtsp://192.168.1.30:8556/h264 MPEG4 Primary rtsp://192.168.1.30/mpeg4 MPEG4 Secondary rtsp://192.168.1.30:8554/mpeg4 6. Click Play and you will see the image streaming. User Manual...
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