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  • Page 1: User Manual

    NAC-300N/ NAC-300P User Manual - 1 -...
  • Page 2 NAC-300N/ NAC-300P Network Attached Camera User Manual (Version 1.0.0) ©Copyright 2006. QNAP Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. January 17, 2006 - 2 -...
  • Page 3 LIMITED WARRANTY In no event shall the liability of QNAP exceed the price paid for the product from direct, indirect, special, incidental, or consequential software, or its documentation. QNAP offers no refunds for its products.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Chapter 4. NAC-300 Operation ............39 Monitoring Page................39 Snapshot Screen ............... 40 Record Video ..............41 Download QNAP Player and Playback ........42 Resize Display Window ..........43 Network Camera Status ............... 43 Log out NAC-300 ............43 - 4 -...
  • Page 5 Chapter 5. NAC-300 Maintenance ............44 Restart/ Shut down NAC-300 ............44 Reset Administrator Password & Network Settings ......44 Operation of NAC-300 Alarm Output ..........45 System Update ................46 Troubleshooting― Event & System Logs ......... 47 Appendix A. Terms and Glossary ............48 Appendix B.

  • Page 6: Chapter 1. Nac-300 Introduction

    Built-in 1/3” CCD sensor to provide high image quality • Support AUTO-IRIS functon • TV-Out for local monitoring, NAC-300P for PAL, NAC-300N for NTSC • Dedicated hardware design: MPEG-4 IC for video encoding • The best DVD quality and performance: Full-D1, 30 frames/second •...

  • Page 7: Package Contents

    Package Contents NAC-300 CCTV LENS Camera Bracket Power Adapter Ethernet Cable CS Ring GPIO Connector CD-ROM Quick Installation Guide - 7 -...

  • Page 8: System Overview

    System Overview CCTV LENS IRIS LENS Connector Power Connector Video Out Network Connector Audio Input* Alarm I/O Connector Reset Button Power Indicator *Reserved. QNAP will support this function in the near future. - 8 -...

  • Page 9: System Requirement

    System Requirement To use NAC-300, please make sure your PC is equipped with the following: • CPU: Intel Pentium III 1GHz processor or above • Memory: 256 MB or above • Interface: 10/100/1000 Mbps network environment • Independent display card (nVIDIA graphic chip is recommended) •...

  • Page 10: Chapter 2. Install Nac-300

    Chapter 2. Install NAC-300 Set up NAC-300 Please follow the steps below to install NAC-300. Remove the cap of NAC-300. Don’t touch CCD sensors! When using auto IRIS LENS, please connect the cable to here! Take out CCTV LENS from the box and connect lens to NAC-300 and rotate it clockwise to the end.
  • Page 11 Connect the power adapter to power source, and NAC-300 will turn on. mportant Notice It is recommended to install NAC-300 in LAN with DHCP service. You can then run QNAP Finder in any PC in the same subnet to search for NAC-300. - 11 -...

  • Page 12: Access Nac-300

    PC to NAC-300. Make sure NAC-300 is connected to the network. Insert NAC-300 CD-ROM in a PC connected to the network of NAC-300. After auto running, click QNAP Finder to install QNAP Finder. Execute on Windows desktop to launch QNAP Finder.
  • Page 13 When the login window is shown, enter the default user name and password. Default Settings User name: administrator Password: admin When you login NAC-300, the IE browser will request to install ActiveX. Please click the notice in the browser. When a window pops up, select [Install]. After installing ActiveX, the IE browser will show live video from NAC-300.

  • Page 14: Chapter 3. Use Nac-300

    Chapter 3. Use NAC-300 Enter Configuration Page Please follow the steps below to enter the configuration page of NAC-300. 1. Run NAC-300 Finder, select the appropriate network camera and double click the server name. - 14 -...
  • Page 15 2. Enter the administrator name and password. Default user name: administrator Password: admin 3. The first time you login NAC-300, please install ActiveX control so that you can view the image properly. - 15 -...
  • Page 16 4. You can view the monitoring image of NAC-300 and click on the top to start to configure the settings. - 16 -...

  • Page 17: Configure Nac-300 Settings

    Configure NAC-300 Settings Buttons on Monitoring Page Snapshot Start recording Set snapshot/ recording folder Download QNAP Player Enlarge Shrink Settings Logout Select display language: English, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, or Japanese - 17 -...
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  • Page 19: Camera Settings

    When you first login NAC-300 configuration page, you have to enter Settings page by clicking on the live monitoring page to configure the settings of NAC-300. To return to monitoring page, click on the top right hand corner. 3.2.1 Camera Settings Camera Name Enter the camera name of NAC-300.
  • Page 20 NAC-300P supports 720x576, 720x288, 352x288, and 176x144. iii. Frame Rate NAC-300N supports 1, 2, 3, 5, 10, 15, and 30; and NAC-300P supports 1, 5, and 25 for the frame rate of the video screen. The higher the frame rate, the more number of frames are played per second.
  • Page 21 Further description of resolution, frame rate, and bit rate Resolution A viewable digital image is composed by series of spots (pixels). The more pixels contained, the clearer the image will be. Higher resolution means more pixels are contained within the image. High resolution = More pixels = Clearer image.
  • Page 22 Bit Rate In digital video field, higher bit rate means more data (bit) is needed to be handled in one second and higher video quality. The video file size can be calculated by bit rate, which helps user to estimate the storage capacity needed. Calculation formula: (NAC-300’s bit rate) x time (second) / 8 = video file size in KByte.
  • Page 23 Image Settings Brightness Brightness is the amount of light in an image. Enter a number (0~100) to define the brightness of your image. ii. Saturation Saturation is the degree of color difference from a gray of equal brightness. Enter a number (0~100) to adjust the saturation level of the image. iii.

  • Page 24: System Settings

    3.2.2 System Settings You can configure system settings including date & time, network, user authentication and system tools in this section. 3.2.2.1 Date & Time Select the correct time zone of your location, or set the date and time manually for NAC-300.
  • Page 25 Set Date & Time Use computer time: Select this option to set the time of NAC-300 the same as your computer’s time. This function will only change the system date and time but will not synchronize the time zone settings. You can also enter the date and time manually.
  • Page 26 3.2.2.2 Network Select the appropriate network settings for NAC-300. NAC-300 supports DHCP and static IP for LAN connection. LAN Settings • Obtain IP address automatically By selecting this option, NAC-300 will obtain an IP address automatically from the DHCP server. •...
  • Page 27 DDNS Settings To access NAC-300 via a domain name, enable dynamic DNS service. You should first apply for DDNS service from a service provider. Upon successful registration, you can use DDNS service for NAC-300. Check the box Enabled DDNS to enable dynamic DNS server. •...
  • Page 28 3.2.2.3 Authentication NAC-300 has created a default user administrator. You can create users in this page. In Add New User section, enter the new user name and password, and click Add User. The new user will appear in “All Authorized Users” section. To delete a user, click Delete User.
  • Page 29 3.2.2.4 System Tools Reset to Default To restore system settings to default, click Reset to Default. Backup Settings To back up current system settings for restoring, click Backup Settings. Import Settings To restore system settings of NAC-300 from previously backup file, browse and select the appropriate file and click Import Settings.
  • Page 30 Graceful Shutdown For more long-lasting use of NAC-300, QNAP has designed a protection mechanism for NAC-300. When you change the settings of NAC-300 and want to shut down the server immediately, please click Graceful Shutdown in this page to save the settings before shutting down the server.

  • Page 31: Motion Detection

    3.2.3 Motion Detection Motion detection is an intelligent function to monitor an area for users. You can simply select the monitoring area on the screen and NAC-300 will detect all motion taken place in the area and record the events. When further equipped with alarm management function, motion detection can help trigger instant alert to users when motion is detected.
  • Page 32 3.2.3.1 Active Schedule NAC-300 supports motion detection, which when enabled, any movement detected in the monitoring area will trigger a notification sent by the system. To enable this function, check the box Enable Motion Detection in Active Schedule page. Then select a schedule profile for the function to be active.
  • Page 33 3.2.3.2 Area & Sensitivity Select the alert area for motion detection by using Add, Remove, and Reverse function. Then set the sensitivity for motion detection. Please adjust the sensitivity level according to the frequency of motion occurrence of the monitoring area.

  • Page 34: Alarm Management

    3.2.4 Alarm Management Alarm Management section enables you to set alarms for motion detection, network failure and alarm input. Send Alert E-mail This option is available for motion detection and alarm input. When motion is detected or an alarm input is triggered, you can configure mail server settings and an alert e-mail will be sent to a specified e-mail address.

  • Page 35: Alarm Output

    TW SMS to use this service. After entering all necessary information, you can send a test message before saving the settings. Note: QNAP will provide worldwide SMS service in the near future. For new firmware information, please visit QNAP website: http://www.qnap.com.tw.

  • Page 36: Schedule Profile

    3.2.5 Schedule Profile NAC-300 provides default schedules: Always, Every Night, While Sleeping, While Working, Rush Hour, and Weekend for motion detection. You can add, edit or delete schedule in this section. To add a schedule profile, click Add Schedule. - 36 -...
  • Page 37 Enter the schedule profile name, e.g. Friday night. Select the day and time for recording, e.g. 8:00~23:59, Friday. Then click . The time will be displayed in the box below. Click Apply to save the profile. The new profile will appear in Schedule Profile page. To edit or delete the schedule, click Edit Schedule or Delete Schedule.

  • Page 38: System Information

    3.2.6 System Information You can view event logs and system logs in System Information page. - 38 -...

  • Page 39: Chapter 4. Nac-300 Operation

    Chapter 4. NAC-300 Operation Monitoring Page When you have configured the settings of NAC-300, you can start to view the live video and manage the camera, e.g. snapshot the screen and record video. - 39 -...

  • Page 40: Snapshot Screen

    To take a snapshot of the monitoring video, click the snapshot button picture will be saved automatically in the default folder in My Documents\QNAP\Snapshots. To change the folder for saving snapshot pictures, click next to the snapshot button and select the folder. The file will be named in the time when it is taken, as year-month-date hour-minute-second.

  • Page 41: Record Video

    To stop recording, click the button again. Recording video will be saved automatically in the default folder in My Documents\QNAP\Record in separate files of 1 minute long each. To change the folder for saving video, click next to the record button and select the folder.

  • Page 42: Download Qnap Player And Playback

    To playback recorded video files, please click to download and install QNAP Player to your PC first. If your PC has installed QNAP player, it will launch QNAP Player automatically. To play recorded video files, open the default Record folder in My Documents or your specified directory.

  • Page 43: Resize Display Window

    Resize Display Window To resize the display window of NAC-300, click to enlarge or click shrink. Network Camera Status There are three icons on top of the monitoring screen of NAC-300 to display recording status , alarm status , and motion detection status .

  • Page 44: Chapter 5. Nac-300 Maintenance

    Chapter 5. NAC-300 Maintenance Restart/ Shut down NAC-300 To restart NAC-300, please go to System Settings—System Tools and click Reboot. To shut down NAC-300, click Graceful Shutdown. Reset All Settings To reset all settings, including administrator password and network settings, of NAC-300 to default, please go to System Settings—System Tools and click Reset to Default.

  • Page 45: Operation Of Nac-300 Alarm Output

    To enable this function, please go to Alarm Management, select Alarm Input and check the box Alarm Output. Then click Apply. Pin assignment Pin No. Description Alarm IN IN GND Alarm OUT OUT GND Reserved. QNAP will support this feature in the near future. - 45 -...

  • Page 46: System Update

    System Update To update system firmware of NAC-300, you can download the appropriate file from QNAP website www.qnap.com.tw and save the file to your PC. Then login NAC-300 and go to System Settings-System Tools. Browse and select the firmware file and click Update.

  • Page 47: Troubleshooting- Event & System Logs

    Troubleshooting― Event & System Logs All actions related to NAC-300 will be recorded in System Information section as event and system logs. For enquiries of NAC-300 operation, please check the logs to view the events of NAC-300. If any errors persist, please contact your network administrator or technician to check the network connection or other relevant devices and their settings.

  • Page 48: Appendix A. Terms And Glossary

    Appendix A. Terms and Glossary 1. Pixel Size The actual size of each pixel, measured in micrometer (µm). The larger the pixel size, the shorter the time for exposure but the resolution may be lower. The smaller the pixel size, the longer the time for exposure and the resolution is better. 2.
  • Page 49 9. CCD IRIS Automatic adjustment of a CCD device's 'exposure time' (particularly useful when using fixed aperture lenses). Number of steps (multiple levels of brightness) available varies dependent on the camera model. While there are tremendous advantages to use a camera with CCD Iris, use of lenses with manual and/or Auto-iris will enhance the efficiency of the camera in certain set-up conditions.
  • Page 50 15. Frame A standard unit of video information containing one complete image. The NTSC system standard in the United States and many other countries transmits nominal 30 frames per second. A frame is made up of two television fields, one odd and one even.

  • Page 51: Appendix B. Using Nac-300 With Ip Sharing Router

    Appendix B. Using NAC-300 with IP Sharing Router Configuration for the virtual server on an IP sharing router connecting to NAC-300: a fixed IP address mapping approach. If NAC-300 is in the same network with an IP sharing router using a fixed IP address, it can be accessed via some assigned ports of the virtual server on the IP sharing router mapping to the given ports on NAC-300, with two different ports for monitoring live video on NAC-300 and playing the recorded video files.

  • Page 52: Appendix C. Connecting Nac-300 Via Pc

    Appendix C. Connecting NAC-300 via PC To access NAC-300 by a PC, connect the computer to NAC-300 by a crossover cable. Configure the network settings of your PC and NAC-300 in the same network domain. To connect NAC-300 by default IP address, please configure the network settings of your PC as below: IP address: 192.168.0.2 Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0...
  • Page 53 2. Highlight Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), and click “Properties”. - 53 -...
  • Page 54 3. Set the IP address and subnet mask as the following: 4. Restart your personal computer. Launch the web browser (Internet Explorer), and enter the IP address of NAC-300 192.168.0.1 in the address bar. Upon successful connection to NAC-300, enter the default user name and password to login the administration page: User name: administrator Password: admin...

  • Page 55: Appendix D. Dynamic Domain Name Registration

    Appendix D. Dynamic Domain Name Registration NAC-300 supports DDNS service provided by DynDNS, ODS, DHS, and DyNS. For example, you can go to the web site of DynDNS (http://www.dyndns.org/) and register for a dynamic domain name. Configure and activate DDNS service, then the Internet users will be able to access your NAC-300 via this dynamic domain name.
  • Page 56 Check the box “I have read and agree to the Acceptable Use Policy above”. - 56 -...
  • Page 57 Enter the user name, email address and password to create an account for DDNS service. Please verify your email address to receive the confirmation message from the server. Then click Create Account to proceed. - 57 -...
  • Page 58 If the following web page appears on the screen, your account has been successfully created and a confirmation message has been sent to your e-mail address. Please follow the instructions in the e-mail to activate your account within 48 hours. When you have finished the confirmation process, you can apply for your own dynamic domain name.

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