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AR1200 Series
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Getting Started Guide
Version 1.0.4
January 2013

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  • Page 1 AR1200 Series IPNC Getting Started Guide Version 1.0.4 January 2013...
  • Page 2: Preface

    Preface Read This First About This Guide This guide provides the information of the user interface usage for AR1200 series IPNC. AR1200 series include AR1200, AR1200H (with HDD), and AR1200T. Abbreviations The following abbreviations are used in this document Table 1 List of Abbreviations...
  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Contents Preface ............................2 Contents ............................4 Figures ............................5 Tables ............................6 AR1200 IPNC - Overview ..................... 8 1.1. AR1200 IPNC Panel Details ..................8 1.1.1 Front and Rear Panels ..................9 AR1200 IPNC Installation ....................10 2.1. Minimum PC Requirement ..................10 2.1.1...
  • Page 5: Figures

    Figures Figure 1-1 IPNC Front and Rear Panels ................ 8 Figure 2-1 Microsoft Internet Explorer window ............. 11 Figure 2-2 Static IP Network Page ................11 Figure 2-3 Preferences dialog box................12 Figure 2-4 Overlay Video Output Option Selected............13 Figure 2-5 Open Streaming dialog box ................
  • Page 6: Tables

    Figure 3-33 Default value screen. ……………………………………………….…………46 Figure 3-34 Certificate maintenance. ………………………………………………..…….47 Tables Table 1 List of Abbreviations ..................2 Table 2 Description of Front Rear and Left Panel Parts ..........9 Table 3 User Access Control ..................26...
  • Page 8: Ar1200 Ipnc - Overview

    1. AR1200 IPNC - Overview This chapter provides the information about the outlook overview of AR1200 IPNC, which show you the parts available on the front, rear, and left panels of AR1200 IPNC. 1.1. AR1200 IPNC Panel Details 1.1.1 Front and Rear Panels...
  • Page 9: Ar1200 Ipnc Installation

    RS485 port RS485 connection port USB memory USB memory 2. AR1200 IPNC Installation This chapter provides the information about how to connect the IPNC with the PC, and VLC media player Settings 2.1. Minimum PC Requirement 2.1.1 Hardware:  Intel(R), Pentium(R), DUAL Core (D),CPU 3.0GHz or equivalent ...
  • Page 10: Figure 2-1 Microsoft Internet Explorer Window

    3) You can set the required static IP address when you have more than one IPNC s. To do this:  Open Web browser with default static IP address, 192.168.1.168(see Figure 2-1). After you login to the Web interface, select “Network and port” and type the required IP address (example, 192.168.1.168).
  • Page 11: Vlc Media Player Setting

    Figure 2-2 Static IP Network Page 2.3. VLC Media Player Setting To set the VLC media player and open a network stream: 1) Install VLC media player on your Host PC. 2) Open VLC media player (test with version1.1.9). 3) Click Tools > Preferences. The Preferences dialog box is displayed. Note: Before setting, ensure that all the parameters are set to default values.
  • Page 12: Figure 2-3 Preferences Dialog Box

    Figure 2-3 Preferences dialog box. 4) On the left pane, click Video and select Overlay video output option. Also, select All in Show settings.
  • Page 13: Figure 2-4 Overlay Video Output Option Selected

    Figure 2-4 Overlay Video Output Option Selected. 5) On the left pane, click Input/Codecs > Demuxers > RTP/RTSP. Check the caching value. For low latency, it should be 70~80 based on PC's performance, only in VLC older version. 6) Click Save to save the settings. 7) In the VLC media player window, on the Media menu, click Open Network Stream.
  • Page 14: Figure 2-5 Open Streaming Dialog Box

    Figure 2-5 Open Streaming dialog box 9) Once you click Play, the video appears on the browser.
  • Page 15: Running Ar1200 Ipnc Application

    3. Running AR1200 IPNC Application This chapter provides information about using the AR1200 IPNC application through the application interface. 3.1. Starting the Application To start the application: 1) Plug the Power Supply and Ethernet connector into IPNC or PoE based Ethernet.(Power Supply DC12V 1000mA) 2) Open Microsoft Internet Explorer window, type the required IP address in Address box.
  • Page 16: Figure 3-2 Access To Trusted Sites

    Figure 3-2 Access to trusted Sites. 4) After this step a new window will pop-up, here you should add to the trusted website the new IP number. Please disable the option to require the server verification. Figure 3-3 Add new IP address to trusted zone. 5) In IE, Internet options go to security and click in custom levels, a new window will pop-up, please enable all ActiveX options.
  • Page 17: Figure 3-4 Enable Activex

    Figure 3-4 Enable ActiveX. Open IE web browser and type the default IP address of the camera, now the IE would require you to install 2 Add-on applications, in the new menu shown please allow to the system to install them. Figure 3-5 Install ActiveX 6) After installation, user needs to press key F5 on keyboard to refresh the IE active window.
  • Page 18: Figure 3-6 Login Screen

    Figure 3-6 Login Screen 7) Enter the required User Name and Password, and then click ”Submit”. Note: The default user name and password are “admin” and “123456” respectively. 8) After successful installation and login, live video from IPNC can be seen in the Live Video window (see Figure 3-7).
  • Page 19: Uninstalling Activex Component

    3.2. Uninstalling ActiveX Component Whenever there is a firmware updates of IPNC software, the user should clean the software components cached on the browser. Following are the steps to clean the software. 1) Close all Web browsers connected to the IPNC and open Internet Explorer in a blank page. 2) In the Windows Internet Explorer window, click on the “Tools”...
  • Page 20: Browsing Images From Ipnc

    Figure 3-9 Video Control DLL Window 5) Clean the cookies and temporary file in IE browser. 6) Remove files gdobridge.dll, gffx.dll, GoDBATL.dll from C:\WINDOWS Folder 7) Enter the path “C:\WINDOWS\Downloaded Program Files” in your PC and delete file “GoDB Class” and “GFFMpeg Class”. 8) Close and Restart your IE browser.
  • Page 21 Figure 3-10 Live Video page The options available in the Live Video page are:  Select Stream drop-down list: Set the resolution of the image. This is at the top left corner of the page.  Left Panel to navigate to the other screens, this will have an introduction afterward.
  • Page 22 Figure 3-11 Left panel The following icons are available at the Left Menu:  Live Video  Add/Edit Users  Settings  Video  Advanced Features  Camera  Audio  Date/Time  Network and Port  Alarm  Storage...
  • Page 23: Figure 3-13 Snapshot View

     Maintenance  Support Figure 3-12 Live Video Icons  Icons available on live video page  1X Display: This will display in 1X mode in the PC. There are scroll bars overlaid on the video by the player. User can click on these to scroll the image ...
  • Page 24: Figure 3-14 Display All Streams

    section is activated, When some elements enter the detection area as you set, it will change its state from alarm disabled to alarm activated  Record Status: When recording is carried to SD CARD based on Storage selected, this icon will change its state from disabled to Active ...
  • Page 25: Modifying User Settings

    3.4. Modifying User Settings Figure 3-15 ADD EDIT User . You can perform the following:  Add/Modify User: You can add or modify the user name by entering the following details:  User Name: Type the user name to add/modify. ...
  • Page 26: Modifying Video Image Settings

    Following are the access control given based on the Authority selected: Table 3 User Access Control MODULES ACCESS TO USER TYPES Admin Operator Viewer Live Video(Main Window) Video/Image Setting Camera Setting Audio Setting Date/Time Setting Network and Port Setting Alarm Setting Storage Setting User Setting Maintenance...
  • Page 27: Figure 3-16 Video Image Settings

    Figure 3-16 Video/Image Setting  Camera: Type the camera title.  Stream Type: Select the stream type.  Single : This will have single stream use cases only  Dual : This will enable dual stream use case with second resolution ...
  • Page 28  MPEG4:720, MPEG4:QVGA(in MPEG4+MPEG4)  MPEG4:D1, MPEG4:D1(in MPEG4+MPEG4)  MPEG4:D1, MPEG4:QVGA(in MPEG4+MPEG4)  H.264:1080P, H.264:QVGA(in H.264+H.264)  H.264:720, H.264:QVGA(in H.264+H.264)  H.264:D1, H.264:D1(in H.264+H.264)  H.264:D1, H.264:QVGA(in H.264+H.264)  MPEG4:720, JPEG:720(in MPEG4+JPEG)  MPEG4:720, JPEG:VGA(in MPEG4+JPEG)  MPEG4:D1, JPEG:D1(in MPEG4+JPEG) ...
  • Page 29  H.264 (1280x720)  H.264 (720x480)  H.264(320x192) Note: If you insert the SD card or USB memory in IPNC, then Video Size option cannot be selected and will switch to Auto. The Stream size based on the length of schedule and alarm duration cannot be set.
  • Page 30: Modifying Video Advanced Settings

    3.6. Modifying Video Advanced Settings To change the video advanced settings, click on the "Advanced" button in Video page. Figure 3-17 Video/Image Advanced Setting. Enter the following settings:  IP Ratio: Type the IP Ratio that needs to be set for the codec, default value is 30.This means once every 30 frames, one I frame will be inserted.
  • Page 31: Figure 3-18 Video Image Advanced Settings

    Note: To use Custom mode, user need to have a good knowledge of Codec setting and its implications  Packet Size: The percentage value entered will split the frame into slices and the packet header will be introduced at slice boundaries. Please refer to codec datasheet supplied along with the release.
  • Page 32: Modifying Advanced Features Settings

    Note: Region of Interest feature is supported only for H.264 codec. This has no significance forMpeg4 or JPEG algorithms. 3.7. Modifying Advanced Features Settings Click on the video Advanced Features settings to enable this page. Figure 3-19 Advanced Feature Setting ...
  • Page 33: Figure 3-20 Motion Detection Settings

    Figure 3-20 Motion Detection Setting Note:  Ensure that the codec of the image is not Megapixel JPEG before starting the function.  You can click Enable Alarm to select the save type. Save the record file through FTP, SD Card, and SMTP. In addition, you can use Alarm Duration to determine the length of time for every record made.
  • Page 34: Modifying Camera Settings

    3.8. Modifying Camera Settings Figure 3-21 Camera Setting  Brightness: Select the required brightness level that ranges from 1 to 255. A brighter scene appears, if you choose higher level of brightness.  Contrast: Select the required range. The range available is from 1 to 255. ...
  • Page 35  Low Global Enhancement: This will enable Global dynamic range enhancement with lower strength values  Medium Global Enhancement: This will enable Global dynamic range enhancement with medium strength values  High Global Enhancement: This will enable Global dynamic range enhancement with high strength values ...
  • Page 36: Modifying Network Settings

     Max Gain: Auto 3.9. Modifying Network Settings This section provides information on the following network settings:  Setting Network Options and IP Address  Setting FTP  Setting SMTP  Setting SNTP  Setting RTSP  Setting Port Details Figure 3-22 Network Options 3.9.1 Setting Network Options In the Network page, enter the following:...
  • Page 37: Setting Ftp

    between 0 and 255.  Primary Name Server: Type the required 4-byte DNS server address. Each value unit should be between 0 and 255. The DNS Server translates the domain name to IP address.  MAC Address: Only show the IPNC Mac address. 3.9.2 Setting FTP To change FTP settings through the network and upload recording live data: ...
  • Page 38: Setting Port

    3.9.6 Setting Port To change RTSP settings through the network:  HTTP Port: Type the required HTTP Port. The default value is 80. This indicates the specific HTTP port number.  HTTPS Port: Type the required HTTPS Port. The default value is 443. 3.10.
  • Page 39: Modifying Audio Settings

    time to the network camera.  Time Zone: Select the required time zone from the drop-down list. If this is not done, the time given by the unit may be incorrect. There are 25 default time zones.  Select Automatically Adjust for Daylight Saving Time Changes check box to activate the function.
  • Page 40: Modifying Alarm Settings

     Enable Audio: This will switch ON/OFF the audio in camera  Audio Mode: You can change the audio mode in the Network camera in one of the following ways:  Only Mic: Enables only audio capture in camera.  Only Speaker: Enables only audio playback in camera.
  • Page 41  Enable Alarm: This will switch ON/OFF the alarm in camera  Alarm Duration: From the drop-down list, select the length of the alarm (10sec, 30sec, 1 min, 5min, 10min, Non-Stop). This option will determine how long the ALARM signal should be ON after it gets detected.
  • Page 42: Storage Settings

    information, you can consult a qualified MIS professional or your ISP.  If you insert a SD card into IPNC, the file format for FTP and SMTP works only in JPEG mode.  For Alarm Audio Playback to be ON, user needs to enable Audio with Speaker mode enabled ...
  • Page 43: Sd Card/Memory Explorer Page

    Figure 3-27 Schedule Settings  You can select any/all of the seven checkboxes boxes set vertically in to enable/disable the programmed recording function, and vary the day and time of the targeted item while it is enabled.  Remove All Schedules: This will remove the entire schedule by clearing the setting. 3.14.
  • Page 44: Support Page

     This page will indicate the total size of SD card at bottom of the page and the space used in the card in percentage as well.  Format: Formats the SD card. If selected, all the data will be deleted. ...
  • Page 45: Figure 3-30 Maintenance

    Figure 3-30 Maintenance Page Event Logs:  System Logs: This will give details on the system related log form the camera. User can click on View, Save and Clear button based on the requirement. Figure 3-31 System Logs  Access Logs: This will give details on the user related log form the camera. User can click on View, Save and Clear button based on the requirement.
  • Page 46: Figure 3-32 Access Logs

    Figure 3-32 Access Logs Camera Logs:  Active connection list: This is not supported in the current release.  Current Parameter List: This will give details on the selected and important camera parameter. User can click on View and Save based on the requirement. Clicking on Default will RESET the hardware to Factory default value Figure 3-33 Default value screen Camera Maintenance:...
  • Page 47: Figure 3-34 Certificate Maintenance

     Root File System: New cramfs file to upgrade the camera can be sent from this section.  Restore Firmware: This will copy the entire Nand with new nand Image. Not supported in current release.  Backup Firmware: This will save entire Nand to PC hard disk. Not supported in current release.
  • Page 48 download request form file to PC side.  Auto Self-Certificate When you click “Save Request” button, the IPNC device will auto generate a host self-certificate. You can click “Download Self-Signed CA cert” button to download CA cert to PC side. Click “Make a new Host self-certificate” button will auto generate new host self-certificate.

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