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- Page 1 S1500e Series Quick Installation Guide...
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Page 3: Quick Installation
S1500e Series Firmware Release 2.60/3.0 Quick Installation Guide... - Page 4 While every reasonable effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of this document, SmartSight makes no warranty of any kind and assumes no responsibility for errors and omissions. No liability is assumed for incidental or consequential damages in connection with or arising from the use of the information contained herein.
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Page 5: Table Of Contents
Who Should Read this Guide..........vi How to Use this Guide ............ vi About Us ..............viii Chapter 1 Overview ............1 About the S1500e Series ..........2 Physical Characteristics ..........2 Security ..............3 Video ..............4 Shipment ..............5... - Page 6 Table of Contents S1500e Series Unit Casing Description ........... 6 S1500e and S1502e ..........7 S1508e ..............9 S1504e ..............12 Chapter 2 Configuration and Installation ..... 15 Configuration ............... 16 Point-to-Point Connection ..........21 Installation ..............23 Status LEDs ..............26 System LED on the S1500e and S1502e .....
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Page 7: Preface
Preface The S1500e Series Quick Installation Guide explains how to configure and install the SmartSight S1500e series video servers. This guide covers the following firmware versions: Unit Firmware version S1500e 2.60 S1502e 2.60 S1504e S1508e... -
Page 8: Who Should Read This Guide
Who Should Read this Guide This guide is intended for engineers and technicians who will install the S1500e series units. It provides basic information on how to configure and install the units. This guide assumes that you are familiar with:... - Page 9 Release Notes—Contain information about S1500e series upgrades and known issues still under investigation, as well as a description of features not covered in this version of the documentation. All these documents are contained on the SmartSight Utilities CD shipped with the S1500e series units.
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Page 10: About Us
SmartSight also offers ISPs and ASPs a tool to provide real-time video broadcast over the Internet. Web Site Our Web site is located at www.smartsightnetworks.com. - Page 11 Quick Installation Guide About Us SmartSight technical support personnel is available to help you use your units and the related software. To reach technical support On the Web: Support section on www.smartsightnetworks.com By phone: 1 888 494-7337 (North America) or +1 450 686-9000...
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Page 13: Chapter 1 Overview
Overview Designed for video monitoring and surveillance over IP networks, the S1500e video server series is a self-contained solution delivering high quality MPEG-4 video at 30 frames per second over 10/100Base-T networks. The video server can easily be extended over local and wide area networks (LANs and WANs) or the Internet using ISDN, PSTN, or xDSL routers. -
Page 14: About The S1500E Series
Overview S1500e Series About the S1500e Series The S1500e series is part of the Versalis solution that provides compelling video-over-IP solutions to the CCTV industry. This unit is for indoor use only. Each unit is configured to interface, right out of the box, with the most popular camera data port configuration (4800 baud, 8 data bits, no parity, 1 stop bit). -
Page 15: Security
Quick Installation Guide About the S1500e Series Unless otherwise specified, the word S1500e refers to any of these units. All units have two independent serial ports (for RS-232 and RS-422/485 protocols) and a reset button. You power the S1500e units with 12V DC. -
Page 16: Video
Overview S1500e Series Video The S1500e series units can have the following video resolutions: Resolution Unit Number of Number of lines columns NTSC/PAL NTSC QCIF All units All units 2CIF All units except S1502e and S1508e 2CIFH (All columns) All units... -
Page 17: Shipment
For the S1500e and S1502e: A 12V DC external power supply (for North America only) For the S1504e and S1508e: Rack mount brackets The SmartSight Utilities CD containing the documentation and release notes for the unit as well as the SConfigurator application... -
Page 18: Unit Casing Description
Overview S1500e Series This installation guide The shipment may also contain the following options: For the S1500e and S1502e: A 10-unit rack mount panel (SRM10) For the S1504e and S1508e: A 12V DC power supply for a single unit (PS1260) -
Page 19: S1500E And S1502E
Unit Casing Description S1500e and S1502e The front panel consists of: An RJ-45 jack A system status LED A reset button A female DB-9 connector for RS-232 use S1500e Series Reset RS232 LAN 10/100 Status RS-232 serial port System status... - Page 20 Overview S1500e Series The back panel consists of: A 12-pole connector for power, input/output, and RS-422/485 One or two female BNC connectors to be used as video input or output Optional audio connectors 12V DC RS-422/485 serial port Audio (optional)
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Page 21: S1508E
Quick Installation Guide Unit Casing Description S1508e The front panel consists of: An RJ-45 jack Eight video status LEDs A system status LED A reset button A female DB-9 connector for RS-232 use S1508e LAN 10/100 Video Status RS232 Status Reset System status Video input status... - Page 22 Overview S1500e Series The back panel consists of: Multipole connectors for power, input/output, and RS-422/485 An optional video output BNC connector (to be available on a future firmware release) Eight video input BNC connectors Four DIP switches for the video input terminations...
- Page 23 Quick Installation Guide Unit Casing Description The DIP switches determine if a video input is terminated in the unit (with a load resistance of 75 ohms) or left in high impedance for looping (hi-z). Hi-z ON 1 75 ohms Position 1 is for the video input to the left of the switch, whereas position 2 is for the video input to the right.
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Page 24: S1504E
Overview S1500e Series S1504e The front panel consists of: An RJ-45 jack Four video status LEDs A system status LED A reset button A female DB-9 connector for RS-232 use S1504e LAN 10/100 Video Status RS232 Status Reset System status... - Page 25 Quick Installation Guide Unit Casing Description The back panel consists of: Multipole connectors for power, input/output, and RS-422/485 An optional video output BNC connector (to be available on a future firmware release) Four video input BNC connectors Four DIP switches for the video input terminations Optional audio connectors Audio (optional) 12V DC...
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Page 27: Configuration And Installation
Configuration and Installation To prepare your S1500e unit for operation, you have to perform a series of steps: Basic configuration, mainly for communication and serial connection Physical installation in its final location... -
Page 28: Configuration
Configuration and Installation S1500e Series Configuration The first step in installing an S1500e system is to change the IP address of the unit to ensure compatibility with an existing network. Write down the IP information in the form located at the end of the guide on page 33. - Page 29 On the S1500e and S1502e only, install the ferrite snap-on clamp on the Ethernet cable. Ferrite Clamp inches Power the unit. On the computer, start the SConfigurator software included on the SmartSight Utilities CD shipped with your equipment. The SConfigurator window appears.
- Page 30 Configuration and Installation S1500e Series From the General tab, click Program Options. The Program Options window appears. Ensure that the VSIP Port value is 5510; otherwise, click Default. Ensure that the Discovery IP Address is 255.255.255.255; otherwise, click Reset to Broadcast.
- Page 31 Quick Installation Guide Configuration Check Detect All Units on LAN, then click OK. Choose the Units tab, then click Discover. A unit of type “Unknown” with a 169.254.X.Y IP address appears in the Units box; it corresponds to your new unit.
- Page 32 To use DHCP (dynamic host configuration protocol), check Use DHCP. Otherwise, enter the IP address, subnet mask, and gateway of the unit, as provided by your network administrator. For more information about DHCP, refer to the S1500e Series User Manual. Click OK.
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Page 33: Point-To-Point Connection
Quick Installation Guide Point-to-Point Connection Configure the serial port parameters to match those of the target equipment (for instance, camera or PTZ keyboard). For more information, refer to the SConfigurator User Manual. The S1500e initial configuration is now complete. Point-to-Point Connection To view video on a monitor in a point-to-point context (as opposed to using the nDVR software), you have to create a connection... - Page 34 Configuration and Installation S1500e Series To perform a point-to-point connection: Start SConfigurator. In the Units tab, discover the desired units. The discovered units appear in the Units box. Choose the Connections tab, then click Add. The Connection Creator window appears.
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Page 35: Installation
The number of video inputs varies depending on the unit in the S1500e series. Each source requires a means to output the video. Depending on the context, you require up to eight S1500e receivers to output the video: Point-to-point analog extension—One receiver per video input... - Page 36 Configuration and Installation S1500e Series To install the system: On the transmitter, plug the video cables of the domes or cameras to the video connectors. On an S1504e or S1508e unit, set the DIP switch for each video input. In a point-to-point context, plug each monitor video input cable to an S1500e-R video connector.
- Page 37 Quick Installation Guide Installation When installing an S1500e-XT unit, make it stand vertically, allowing for better cooling.
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Page 38: Status Leds
Flashing red LED (2 second intervals): There is an internal error that prevents the unit from operating normally. This situation may happen after a firmware update or after the first boot-up. Power down the unit and call SmartSight technical support for assistance. -
Page 39: System Led On The S1500E And S1502E
Quick Installation Guide Status LEDs System LED on the S1500e and S1502e The system status LED provides detailed information on the current state of the system, including video. Condition Indication -T -R Steady red The unit is powering up. Flashing red (1 sec. The IP address of the unit is already assigned to intervals) another unit in the network. - Page 40 Configuration and Installation S1500e Series Condition Indication -T -R Flashing red (0.1 sec. The unit is being identified. intervals) One red blink A video packet is lost. In the worst case, it could flash at 5 Hz. * At least one of them must be transferred to obtain the LED...
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Page 41: System Led On The S1504E And S1508E
Quick Installation Guide Status LEDs System LED on the S1504e and S1508e The system status LED provides detailed information on the current state of the transmitter, excluding video. Condition Indication Steady red The unit is powering up. Flashing red (1 sec. The IP address of the unit is already assigned to another intervals) unit in the network. -
Page 42: Video Leds On The S1504E And S1508E
Configuration and Installation S1500e Series Video LEDs on the S1504e and S1508e The S1504e and S1508e transmitter units have four and eight video status LEDs respectively. Condition Indication 3 red blinks every No video source is detected and no video is transmitted. -
Page 43: Index
Index abnormal power-up condition 26 description form 33 DHCP (dynamic host configuration protocol) 20 camera data port configuration 2 differences between the units 2 – casing of the unit 6 DIP switch 11 CD, Utilities vii characteristics of the unit 2 –... - Page 44 IP link, secure 3 secure IP link 3 serial port 3 shipment list 5 – LED, status 26 SmartSight Utilities CD vii list of equipment 5 SmartSight Web site viii SSL (secure sockets layer) 3 – status LED 26 options, when ordering a unit 5...
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Page 45: Unit Description Form
Unit Description Form... - Page 46 Unit Description Form S1500e Series During configuration, write down the following settings that may be required by SmartSight technical support for troubleshooting: System Firmware version VSIP VSIP port Video Video bit rate Video frame rate Resolution Network IP address Gateway...
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