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  • Page 1 Network Camera User Manual...
  • Page 2 User Manual of Network Camera Thank you for purchasing our product. If there are any questions, or requests, please do not hesitate to contact the dealer. This manual applies to Network Camera. This manual may contain several technical incorrect places or printing errors, and the content is subject to change without notice.

  • Page 3: Fcc Information

    User Manual of Network Camera Regulatory Information FCC Information FCC compliance: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment.

  • Page 4: Safety Instruction

    User Manual of Network Camera Safety Instruction These instructions are intended to ensure that the user can use the product correctly to avoid danger or property loss. The precaution measure is divided into ‘Warnings’ and ‘Cautions’: Warnings: Serious injury or death may be caused if any of these warnings are neglected.
  • Page 5 User Manual of Network Camera Cautions:  Make sure the power supply voltage is correct before using the camera.  Do not drop the camera or subject it to physical shock.  Do not touch sensor modules with fingers. If cleaning is necessary, use a clean cloth with a bit of ethanol and wipe it gently.

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    User Manual of Network Camera Table of Contents Chapter 1 System Requirement ................8 Chapter 2 Network Connection ................9 Setting the Network Camera over the LAN............9 2.1.1 Wiring over the LAN ......................9 2.1.2 Detecting and Changing the IP Address ................. 10 Setting the Network Camera over the WAN ............
  • Page 7 User Manual of Network Camera Configuring Video and Audio Settings ............... 50 5.4.1 Configuring Video Settings .................... 50 5.4.2 Configuring Audio Settings .................... 52 5.4.3 Configuring ROI Encoding ..................... 53 Configuring Image Parameters ................54 5.5.1 Configuring Display Settings ..................54 5.5.2 Configuring OSD Settings ....................
  • Page 8 User Manual of Network Camera 9.6.3 Exporting / Importing Configuration File ............... 99 9.6.4 Upgrading the System....................100 RS-232 Settings ....................100 RS-485 Settings ....................101 Service Settings ....................102 Appendix ........................103 Port Mapping........................103...

  • Page 9: Chapter 1 System Requirement

    User Manual of Network Camera Chapter 1 System Requirement Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP SP1 and above version / Vista / Win7 / Server 2003 / Server 2008 32bits CPU: Intel Pentium IV 3.0 GHz to Core i7-4000 series or higher, depending on different video resolutions RAM: 1G or higher Display: 1024×...

  • Page 10: Chapter 2 Network Connection

    Chapter 2 Network Connection Before you start:  If you want to set the network camera via a LAN (Local Area Network), please refer to Section 2.1 Setting the Network Camera over the LAN.  If you want to set the network camera via a WAN (Wide Area Network), please refer to Section 2.2 Setting the Network Camera over the WAN.

  • Page 11: Detecting And Changing The Ip Address

    User Manual of Network Camera Figure 2-2 Connecting via a Switch or a Router 2.1.2 Detecting and Changing the IP Address You need the IP address to visit the network camera. Steps: 1. Use the iVMS-4200 client software to list the online devices. Please refer to the user manual of iVMS-4200 client software for detailed information.

  • Page 12: Setting The Network Camera Over The Wan

    User Manual of Network Camera 2.2 Setting the Network Camera over the WAN Purpose: This section explains how to connect the network camera to the WAN with a static IP or a dynamic IP. 2.2.1 Static IP Connection Before you start: Please apply a static IP from an ISP (Internet Service Provider).

  • Page 13: Dynamic Ip Connection

    User Manual of Network Camera You can also save the static IP in the camera and directly connect it to the internet without using a router. Refer to Section 2.1.2 Detecting and Changing the IP Address for detailed IP address configuration of the camera. Figure 2-5 Accessing the Camera with Static IP Directly 2.2.2 Dynamic IP Connection Before you start:...
  • Page 14 User Manual of Network Camera address by ADSL dial-up after the camera is connected to a modem. You need to configure the PPPoE parameters of the network camera. Refer to Section 5.3.3 Configuring PPPoE Settings for detailed configuration. Figure 2-6 Accessing the Camera with Dynamic IP Note: The obtained IP address is dynamically assigned via PPPoE, so the IP address always changes after rebooting the camera.
  • Page 15 User Manual of Network Camera Figure 2-8 Private Domain Name Resolution Steps: 1. Install and run the IP Server software in a computer with a static IP. 2. Access the network camera through the LAN with a web browser or the client software.

  • Page 16: Chapter 3 Accessing To The Network Camera

    Chapter 3 Accessing to the Network Camera 3.1 Accessing by Web Browsers Steps: 1. Open the web browser. 2. Input the IP address of the network camera in the address bar, e.g., 192.0.0.64 and press the Enter key to enter the login interface. 3.
  • Page 17 User Manual of Network Camera Figure 3-2 Download and Install Plug-in Figure 3-3 Install Plug-in (1) Figure 3-4 Install Plug-in (2) Note: You may have to close the web browser to install the plug-in. Please reopen the...

  • Page 18: Accessing By Client Software

    User Manual of Network Camera web browser and log in again after installing the plug-in. 3.2 Accessing by Client Software The product CD contains the iVMS-4200 client software. You can view the live video and manage the camera with the software. Follow the installation prompts to install the software.
  • Page 19 User Manual of Network Camera Chapter 4 Wi-Fi Settings Purpose: By connecting to the wireless network, you don’t need to use cable of any kind for network connection, which is very convenient for the actual surveillance application. Note: This chapter is only applicable for the cameras with the built-in Wi-Fi module. 4.1 Configuring Wi-Fi Connection in Manage and Ad-hoc Modes Before you start:...
  • Page 20 User Manual of Network Camera 4. Check the checkbox to select the Network mode as Manage, and the Security mode of the network is automatically shown when you select the wireless network, please don’t change it manually. Note: These parameters are exactly identical with those of the router. 5.
  • Page 21 User Manual of Network Camera Figure 4-5 Ad-hoc Connection Point 6. Choose the SSID and connect. Security Mode Description: Figure 4-6 Security Mode You can choose the Security Mode as not-encrypted, WEP, WPA-personal, WPA-enterprise, WPA2-personal, and WPA2-enterprise. WEP mode: Figure 4-7 WEP Mode ...
  • Page 22 User Manual of Network Camera the method used by your access point. Not all access points have this option, in which case they probably use Open System, which is sometimes known as SSID Authentication.  Key length - This sets the length of the key used for the wireless encryption, 64 or 128 bit.
  • Page 23 User Manual of Network Camera Figure 4-9 EAP-TLS  Identity - Enter the user ID to present to the network. Private key password – Enter the password for your user ID.   EAPOL version - Select the version used (1 or 2) in your access point. ...
  • Page 24 User Manual of Network Camera WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) refers to the easy configuration of the encrypted connection between the device and the wireless router. The WPS makes it easy to add new devices to an existing network without entering long passphrases. There are two modes of the WPS connection, the PBC mode and the PIN mode.
  • Page 25 User Manual of Network Camera 4. Push the WPS button to enable the function on the camera. If there is not a WPS button on the camera, you can also click the virtual button to enable the PBC function on the web interface. 5.
  • Page 26 User Manual of Network Camera 3. Click Connect. You can generate the PIN code on the camera side. And the expired time for the PIN code is 120 seconds. 1. Click Generate. 2. Enter the code to the router, in the example, enter 48167581 to the router. 4.3 IP Property Settings for Wireless Network Connection The default IP address of wireless network interface controller is 192.168.1.64.

  • Page 27: Chapter 4 Live View

    Chapter 5 Live View 5.1 Live View Page Purpose: The live view page allows you to view the real-time video, capture images, realize PTZ control, set/call presets and configure video parameters. Log in the network camera to enter the live view page, or you can click Live View on the menu bar of the main page to enter the live view page.

  • Page 28: Starting Live View

    User Manual of Network Camera Live View Window: Display the live video. Toolbar: Operations on the live view page, e.g., live view, capture, record, audio on/off, two-way audio, etc. PTZ Control: Panning, tilting and zooming actions of the camera and the lighter and wiper control (if it supports PTZ function or an external pan/tilt unit has been installed).

  • Page 29: Recording And Capturing Pictures Manually

    User Manual of Network Camera Turn on/off 3D zooming function. 5.3 Recording and Capturing Pictures Manually In the live view interface, click on the toolbar to capture the live pictures or click to record the live view. The saving paths of the captured pictures and clips can be set on the Configuration >...

  • Page 30: Setting / Calling A Preset

    User Manual of Network Camera Notes:  There are 8 direction arrows ( , , , , , , , ) in the live view window when you click and drag the mouse in the relative positions.  For the cameras which support lens movements only, the direction buttons are invalid.

  • Page 31: Setting / Calling A Patrol

    User Manual of Network Camera • Zoom in or out. • Refocus the lens. 4. Click to finish the setting of the current preset. 5. You can click to delete the preset. Note: You can configure up to 256 presets. ...
  • Page 32 User Manual of Network Camera Figure 5-6 Setting a Patrol 2. Select a patrol number from the drop-down list. 3. Click the icon in the lower-left corner to open the patrol parameters page. Figure 5-7 Patrol Parameters 4. Set the preset from the drop-down list as the key points of patrol, and set the duration time and scanning speed.
  • Page 33 User Manual of Network Camera patrol. To stop the patrol, you can click the icon You can click the icon to delete the defined patrol. Figure 5-8 Call a Patrol...

  • Page 34: Chapter 5 Network Camera Configuration

    Chapter 6 Network Camera Configuration 6.1 Configuring Local Parameters Note: The local configuration refers to the parameters of the live view, record files and captured pictures. The record files and captured pictures are the ones you record and captured using the web browser and thus the saving paths of them are on the PC running the browser.
  • Page 35 User Manual of Network Camera UDP: Provides real-time audio and video streams. HTTP: Allows the same quality as of TCP without setting specific ports for streaming under some network environments. MULTICAST: It’s recommended to select MCAST type when using the Multicast function.

  • Page 36: Configuring Time Settings

    User Manual of Network Camera 3. Click Save to save the settings. 6.2 Configuring Time Settings Purpose: You can follow the instructions in this section to configure the time synchronization and DST settings. Steps: 1. Enter the Time Settings interface: Configuration >...
  • Page 37 User Manual of Network Camera Figure 6-3 Time Sync by NTP Server Note: If the camera is connected to a public network, you should use a NTP server that has a time synchronization function, such as the server at the National Time Center (IP Address: 210.72.145.44).

  • Page 38: Configuring Network Settings

    User Manual of Network Camera 6.3 Configuring Network Settings 6.3.1 Configuring TCP/IP Settings Purpose: TCP/IP settings must be properly configured before you operate the camera over network. The camera supports both the IPv4 and IPv6. Both versions may be configured simultaneously without conflicting to each other, and at least one IP version should be configured.

  • Page 39: Configuring Port Settings

    User Manual of Network Camera Notes:  The valid value range of MTU is 500 ~ 1500.  The Multicast sends a stream to the multicast group address and allows multiple clients to acquire the stream at the same time by requesting a copy from the multicast group address.

  • Page 40: Configuring Pppoe Settings

    User Manual of Network Camera Server Port: The default server port number is 8000, and it can be changed to any port No. ranges from 2000 to 65535. 3. Click Save to save the settings. Note: A reboot is required for the settings to take effect. 6.3.3 Configuring PPPoE Settings Steps: 1.
  • Page 41 User Manual of Network Camera 1. Enter the DDNS Settings interface: Configuration > Advanced Configuration > Network > DDNS Figure 6-9 DDNS Settings 2. Check the Enable DDNS checkbox to enable this feature. 3. Select DDNS Type. Four DDNS types are selectable: HiDDNS, IPServer , NO-IP, and DynDNS.
  • Page 42 User Manual of Network Camera (2) Click Save to save the settings. Note: For the IP Server, you have to apply a static IP, subnet mask, gateway and preferred DNS from the ISP. The Server Address should be entered with the static IP address of the computer that runs the IP Server software.

  • Page 43: Configuring Snmp Settings

    User Manual of Network Camera Figure 6-13 HiDDNS Settings (2) Enter the Server Address www.hiddns.com. (3) Enter the Domain name of the camera. The domain is the same with the device alias in the HiDDNS server. (4) Click Save to save the new settings. Note: A reboot is required for the settings to take effect.

  • Page 44: Configuring 802.1X Settings

    User Manual of Network Camera Figure 6-14 SNMP Settings 2. Check the corresponding version checkbox of Enable SNMPv1, Enable SNMP v2c or Enable SNMPv3 to enable the feature. 3. Configure the SNMP settings. Note: The settings of the SNMP software should be the same as the settings you configure here.

  • Page 45: Configuring Qos Settings

    User Manual of Network Camera is enabled, the camera data is secured and user authentication is needed when connecting the camera to the network protected by the IEEE 802.1X. Before you start: The authentication server must be configured. Please apply and register a user name and password for 802.1X in the server.

  • Page 46: Configuring Upnp™ Settings

    User Manual of Network Camera Configuration >Advanced Configuration > Network > QoS Figure 6-16 QoS Settings 2. Configure the QoS settings, including video / audio DSCP, event / alarm DSCP and Management DSCP. The valid value range of the DSCP is 0-63. The bigger the DSCP value is, the higher the priority is.

  • Page 47: Email Sending Triggered By Alarm

    User Manual of Network Camera Figure 6-17 Configure UPnP Settings 6.3.9 Email Sending Triggered by Alarm Purpose: The system can be configured to send an Email notification to all designated receivers if an alarm event is detected, e.g., motion detection event, video loss, video tampering, etc.
  • Page 48 User Manual of Network Camera Figure 6-18 Email Settings 3. Configure the following settings: Sender: The name of the email sender. Sender’s Address: The email address of the sender. SMTP Server: The SMTP Server IP address or host name (e.g., smtp.263xmail.com).

  • Page 49: Configuring Nat (Network Address Translation) Settings

    User Manual of Network Camera Name and password. Choose Receiver: Select the receiver to which the email is sent. Up to 2 receivers can be configured. Receiver: The name of the user to be notified. Receiver’s Address: The email address of user to be notified. 4.
  • Page 50 User Manual of Network Camera You can configure the FTP server related information to enable the uploading of the captured pictures to the FTP server. The captured pictures can be triggered by events or a timing snapshot task. Steps: 1. Enter the FTP Settings interface: Configuration >Advanced Configuration >...

  • Page 51: Configuring Video And Audio Settings

    User Manual of Network Camera For detailed information, please refer to the Section 6.3. 6.4 Configuring Video and Audio Settings 6.4.1 Configuring Video Settings Steps: 1. Enter the Video Settings interface: Configuration >Basic Configuration > Video / Audio > Video Or Configuration >...
  • Page 52 User Manual of Network Camera Resolution: Select the resolution of the video output. Bitrate Type: Select the bitrate type to constant or variable. Video Quality: When bitrate type is selected as Variable, 6 levels of video quality are selectable. Frame Rate: Set the frame rate to 1/16~25 fps.

  • Page 53: Configuring Audio Settings

    User Manual of Network Camera 6.4.2 Configuring Audio Settings Steps: 1. Enter the Audio Settings interface Configuration > Basic Configuration > Video / Audio > Audio Or Configuration > Advanced Configuration > Video / Audio > Audio Figure 6-22 Audio Settings 2.

  • Page 54: Configuring Roi Encoding

    User Manual of Network Camera 6.4.3 Configuring ROI Encoding ROI stands for the region of interest. And the ROI encoding enables you to discriminate the ROI and background information in compression, that is to say, the technology assigns more encoding resource to the region of interest to increase the quality of the ROI whereas the background information is less focused.

  • Page 55: Configuring Image Parameters

    User Manual of Network Camera area. And you can choose the Image Quality Enhancing level for ROI encoding, and you can also name the ROI area.  For dynamic region, ROI is defined by intelligent analysis. You can choose the Image Quality Enhancing level for the ROI encoding. 5.

  • Page 56: Image Adjustment

    User Manual of Network Camera Figure 6-24 Display Settings of Day/night Auto-switch  Image Adjustment Brightness describes bright of the image, which ranges from 1~100, and the default value is 50. Contrast describes the contrast of the image, which ranges from 1~100, and the default value is 50.
  • Page 57 User Manual of Network Camera 1/100,000s. Adjust it according to the actual luminance condition.  Focus Settings For the camera supports electronic lens, you can set the focus mode as Manual or Auto. If auto is selected, the focus is adjusted automatically, and if manual is selected, you can control the lens by adjusting the zoom, focus, lens initialization, and auxiliary focus via the PTZ control interface.
  • Page 58 User Manual of Network Camera the scene is not bright enough, the IR LED adjusts itself to higher power. Select Manual, and you can adjust the IR LED by adjusting the distance. E.g.: If the object is near the camera, the device adjusts the IR LED to lower power, and the IR LED is in higher power if the object is far.
  • Page 59 User Manual of Network Camera Grey Scale: You can choose the range of the grey scale as [0-255] or [16-235].  Video Adjustment Mirror: It mirrors the image so you can see it inversed. Left/Right, Up/Down, Center, and OFF are selectable. Rotate: To make a complete use of the 16:9 aspect ratio, you can enable the rotate function when you use the camera in a narrow view scene.

  • Page 60: Configuring Osd Settings

    User Manual of Network Camera Figure 6-27 Day/Night Scheduled-Switch Configuration Interface Steps: 1. Click the time line to select the start time and the end time of the switch. 2. Click Common tab to configure the common parameters applicable to the day mode and night mode.

  • Page 61: Configuring Text Overlay Settings

    User Manual of Network Camera Figure 6-28 OSD Settings 2. Check the corresponding checkbox to select the display of camera name, date or week if required. 3. Edit the camera name in the text field of Camera Name. 4. Select from the drop-down list to set the time format, date format, display mode and the OSD font size.

  • Page 62: Configuring Privacy Mask

    User Manual of Network Camera You can customize the text overlay. Steps: 1. Enter the Text Overlay Settings interface: Configuration > Advanced Configuration > Image > Text Overlay Figure 6-30 Text Overlay 2. Check the checkbox in front of textbox to enable the on-screen display. 3.

  • Page 63: Configuring Picture Overlay

    User Manual of Network Camera 3. Click Draw Area. Figure 6-31 Privacy Mask Settings 4. Click and drag the mouse in the live video window to draw the mask area. Note: You are allowed to draw up to 4 areas on the same image. 5.

  • Page 64: Configuring And Handling Alarms

    User Manual of Network Camera Figure 6-32 Picture Overlay 2. Click Browse to select a picture. 3. Click Upload to upload it. 4. Check Enable Picture Overlay checkbox to enable the function. X Coordinate and Y Coordinate values are for the location of the picture on the image. And the Picture width and height shows the size of the picture.

  • Page 65: Configuring Motion Detection

    User Manual of Network Camera 6.6.1 Configuring Motion Detection Purpose: Motion detection detects the moving objects in the configured surveillance area, and triggers the certain action as a respond to detection. In order to detect the moving objects accurately and reduce the false alarm rate, normal configuration and expert configuration are selectable for different motion detection environment.
  • Page 66 User Manual of Network Camera Figure 6-33 Enable Motion Detection (4)Click Draw Area. Click and drag the mouse on the live video to draw a motion detection area. (5)Click Stop Drawing to finish drawing one area. (6)(Optional) Click Clear All to clear all of the areas. (7)(Optional) Move the slider to set the sensitivity of the detection.
  • Page 67 User Manual of Network Camera (4)(Optional) After you set the arming schedule, you can copy the schedule to other days. (5)Click OK to save the settings. The time of each period can’t be overlapped. Up to 8 periods can be Note: configured for each day.
  • Page 68 User Manual of Network Camera Note: To send the Email when an event occurs, you need to refer to Section 5.3.9 to set the related parameters.  Upload to FTP Capture the image when an alarm is triggered and upload the picture to a FTP server.
  • Page 69 User Manual of Network Camera (2) Select OFF for Switch Day and Night Settings. (3) Select the area by clicking the area No. (4) Slide the cursor to adjust the sensitivity and proportion of object on the area for the selected area.

  • Page 70: Configuring Video Tampering Alarm

    User Manual of Network Camera supported. (2) Select Scheduled-Switch for Switch Day and Night Settings. Figure 6-39 Day/Night Scheduled-Switch (3) Select the start time and the end time for the switch timing. (4) Select the area by clicking the area No. (5) Slide the cursor to adjust the sensitivity and proportion of object on the area for the selected area in the daytime.

  • Page 71: Configuring Alarm Input

    User Manual of Network Camera Figure 6-40 Video Tampering Alarm 2. Check Enable Video Tampering checkbox to enable the video tampering detection. 3. Set the video tampering area; refer to Task 1 Set the Motion Detection Area in Section 5.6.1. 4.

  • Page 72: Configuring Alarm Output

    User Manual of Network Camera (Normally Open) and NC (Normally Closed). Edit the name to set a name for the alarm input (optional). Figure 6-41 Alarm Input Settings 3. Click Edit to set the arming schedule for the alarm input. Refer to Task 2 Set the Arming Schedule for Motion Detection in Section 5.6.1.

  • Page 73: Handling Exception

    User Manual of Network Camera 5. You can copy the settings to other alarm outputs. 6. Click Save to save the settings. Figure 6-42 Alarm Output Settings 6.6.5 Handling Exception The exception type can be HDD full, HDD error, network disconnected, IP address conflicted and illegal login to the cameras.

  • Page 74: Configuring Audio Exception Detection

    User Manual of Network Camera detected and certain actions may be triggered by the detection. Steps: 1. Enter the face detection settings interface: Configuration > Advanced Configuration > Events > Face Detection Figure 6-44 Face Detection Settings 2. Check the checkbox of Enable Face Detection to enable the function. 3.
  • Page 75 User Manual of Network Camera 1. Enter the Audio Exception Detection interface. Configuration > Advanced Configuration > Events > Audio Exception Detection Figure 6-45 Audio Exception Detection Settings 2. Audio Input Exception: Check the checkbox to enable the function so as to detect the abnormal audio input.

  • Page 76: Traversing Virtual Plane

    User Manual of Network Camera 6.6.8 Traversing Virtual Plane This function can be used for detecting people, vehicles and objects traversing a pre-defined virtual plane. The traversing direction can be set as bidirectional, from left to right or from right to left. And a series of linkage method will be triggered if any object is detected.

  • Page 77: Configuring Intrusion Detection

    User Manual of Network Camera A<->B: Only the arrow on the B side shows; when an object going across the plane with both direction can be detected and alarms are triggered. A->B: Only the object crossing the virtual plane from the A side to the B side can be detected.
  • Page 78 User Manual of Network Camera Figure 6-47 Intrusion Detection Settings You can click Clear to clear the areas you drawn. The defense region parameters can be set separately. 4. Choose the region to be configured.  Threshold: Range [0-10s], the threshold for the time of the object loitering in the region.

  • Page 79: Configuring Defocus Detection

    User Manual of Network Camera 6. Check the checkbox to select the linkage method taken for intrusion detection. Please refer to Task 3 Set the Alarm Actions for Motion Detection in Section 5.6.1. 7. Click Save to save the settings. 6.6.10 Configuring Defocus Detection Purpose: The image blur caused by defocus of the lens can be detected and a series of alarm...
  • Page 80 User Manual of Network Camera 2. Configure the sensitivity of scene change detection. Sensitivity: Range [1-100]. The higher the sensitivity, the easier the change of scene can trigger the alarm. 3. Click Edit to edit the arming schedule for scene change detection. The arming schedule configuration is the same as the setting of the arming schedule for motion detection.

  • Page 81: Chapter 6 Storage Settings

    Chapter 7 Storage Settings Before you start: To configure record settings, please make sure that you have the network storage device within the network or the SD card inserted in your camera. 7.1 Configuring NAS Settings Before you start: The network disk should be available within the network and properly configured to store the recorded files, log files, etc.

  • Page 82: Configuring Recording Schedule

    User Manual of Network Camera 2. Initialize the added network disk. (1) Enter the HDD Settings interface (Advanced Configuration > Storage > Storage Management), in which you can view the capacity, free space, status, type and property of the disk. (2) If the status of the disk is Uninitialized, check the corresponding checkbox to select the disk and click Format to start initializing the disk.
  • Page 83 User Manual of Network Camera the SD card (if supported) or in the network disk. Steps: 1. Enter the Record Schedule Settings interface: Configuration > Advanced Configuration> Storage > Record Schedule Figure 7-4 Recording Schedule Interface 2. Check the checkbox of Enable Record Schedule to enable scheduled recording. 3.
  • Page 84 User Manual of Network Camera 25 s, 30 s or not limited.  Post-record: The time you set to stop recording after the scheduled time or the event. For example, if an alarm triggered recording ends at 11:00, and the post-record time is set as 5 seconds, the camera records until 11:00:05.
  • Page 85 User Manual of Network Camera checkbox. Set the Start Time and End Time. The time of each segment can’t be overlapped. Up to 4 segments can Note: be configured. (2) Select a Record Type. The record type can be Continuous, Motion Detection, Alarm, Motion | Alarm, Motion &...

  • Page 86: Configuring Snapshot Settings

    User Manual of Network Camera  Record Triggered by Motion | Alarm If you select Motion | Alarm, the video will be recorded when the external alarm is triggered or the motion is detected. Besides configuring the recording schedule, you have to configure the settings on the Motion Detection and Alarm Input Settings interfaces.
  • Page 87 User Manual of Network Camera Basic Settings Steps: 1. Enter the Snapshot Settings interface: Configuration > Advanced Configuration > Storage > Snapshot 2. Check the Enable Timing Snapshot checkbox to enable continuous snapshot. You can click Edit to set the time schedule for continuous snapshot. 3.
  • Page 88 User Manual of Network Camera Figure 7-8 Snapshot Settings...

  • Page 89: Chapter 7 Playback

    Chapter 8 Playback Purpose: This section explains how to view the remotely recorded video files stored in the network disks or SD cards. Steps: 1. Click Playback on the menu bar to enter playback interface. Figure 8-1 Playback Interface 2. Select the date and click Search. Figure 8-2 Search Video...
  • Page 90 User Manual of Network Camera 3. Click to play the video files found on this date. The toolbar on the bottom of Playback interface can be used to control playing process. Figure 8-3 Playback Toolbar Table 8-1 Descriptions of Playback Toolbar Icon Description Start/Pause the playback.

  • Page 91: Chapter 8 Log Searching

    Chapter 9 Log Searching Purpose: The operation, alarm, exception and information of the camera can be stored in log files. You can also export the log files on your demand. Before you start: Please configure network storage for the camera or insert a SD card in the camera. Steps: 1.
  • Page 92 User Manual of Network Camera Figure 9-2 Log Search Results 4. To export the log files, click Save log to save the log files in your computer.

  • Page 93: Chapter 9 Others

    Chapter 10 Others 10.1 Managing User Accounts Enter the User Management interface: Configuration >Basic Configuration> Security > User Or Configuration > Advanced Configuration> Security > User The admin user has access to create, modify or delete other accounts. Up to 32 user accounts can be created.
  • Page 94 User Manual of Network Camera Figure 10-2 Add a User  Modify a User Steps: 1. Left-click to select the user from the list and click Modify. 2. Modify the User Name, Level or Password. 3. In the Basic Permission field and Camera Configuration field, you can check or uncheck the permissions.

  • Page 95: Authentication

    User Manual of Network Camera Steps: 1. Click to select the user you want to delete and click Delete. 2. Click OK on the pop-up dialogue box to delete the user. 10.2 Authentication Purpose: You can specifically secure the stream data of live view. Steps: 1.

  • Page 96: Ip Address Filter

    User Manual of Network Camera Figure 10-5 Anonymous Visit 2. Set the Anonymous Visit permission Enable or Disable in the drop-down list to enable or disable the anonymous visit. 3. Click Save to save the settings. When anonymous visit is enabled, there will be a checkbox of Anonymous by the next time you logging in.
  • Page 97 User Manual of Network Camera Figure 10-7 IP Address Filter Interface 2. Check the checkbox of Enable IP Address Filter. 3. Select the type of IP Address Filter in the drop-down list, Forbidden and Allowed are selectable. 4. Set the IP Address Filter list. ...

  • Page 98: Viewing Device Information

    User Manual of Network Camera Figure 10-9 Modify an IP (3) Click the OK to finish modifying.  Delete an IP Address Left-click an IP address from filter list and click Delete.  Delete all IP Addresses Click Clear to delete all the IP addrsses. 5.

  • Page 99: Maintenance

    User Manual of Network Camera Figure 10-10 Device Information 10.6 Maintenance 10.6.1 Rebooting the Camera Steps: 1. Enter the Maintenance interface: Configuration > Basic Configuration> System > Maintenance Or Configuration > Advanced Configuration> System > Maintenance: 2. Click Reboot to reboot the network camera. Figure 10-11 Reboot the Device 10.6.2 Restoring Default Settings Steps:...

  • Page 100: Exporting / Importing Configuration File

    User Manual of Network Camera 2. Click Restore or Default to restore the default settings. Figure 10-12 Restore Default Settings Note: After restoring the default settings, the IP address is also restored to the default IP address, please be careful for this action. 10.6.3 Exporting / Importing Configuration File Purpose: Configuration file is used for the batch configuration of the camera, which can...

  • Page 101: Upgrading The System

    User Manual of Network Camera 10.6.4 Upgrading the System Steps: 1. Enter the Maintenance interface: Configuration > Basic Configuration> System > Maintenance , or Configuration > Advanced Configuration> System > Maintenance 2. Select firmware or firmware directory to locate the upgrade file. Firmware: Locate the exact path of the upgrade file.

  • Page 102: Settings

    User Manual of Network Camera 1. Enter RS-232 Port Setting interface: Configuration> Advanced Configuration> System > RS232 Figure 10-15 RS-232 Settings Note: If you want to connect the camera by the RS-232 port, the parameters of the RS-232 should be exactly the same with the parameters you configured here. 2.

  • Page 103: Service Settings

    User Manual of Network Camera By default, the Baud Rate is set as 9600 bps, the Data Bit is 8, the stop bit is 1 and the Parity and Flow Control is None. Note: The Baud Rate, PTZ Protocol and PTZ Address parameters should be exactly the same as the PTZ camera parameters.

  • Page 104: Appendix

    User Manual of Network Camera Appendix Port Mapping The following settings are for TP-LINK router (TL-WR641G). The settings vary depending on different models of routers. Steps: 1. Select the WAN Connection Type, as shown below: Figure A.2.1 Select the WAN Connection Type 2.
  • Page 105 User Manual of Network Camera a camera as 80, 8000, and 554 with IP address 192.168.1.23, and the ports of another camera as 81, 8001, 555, 8201 with IP 192.168.1.24. Refer to the steps as below: Steps: 1. As the settings mentioned above, map the port 80, 8000, 554 and 8200 for the network camera at 192.168.1.23 2.

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