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QNAP NAC-200 User Manual

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  • Page 1 NAC-200 User Manual...
  • Page 2 Network Camera Server NAC-200 User Manual (Version: 1.1.0) ©Copyright 2005. QNAP Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. May 1, 2005...
  • Page 3 LIMITED WARRANTY In no event shall the liability of QNAP Systems, Inc. (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. QNAP makes no...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Chapter 1 Product Overview ..............6 Introduction ...................6 Package Contents................6 System Overview ................7 Chapter 2 Installation of NAC-200 ............8 Default Network Configuration ............8 Installing NAC-200 ................9 Chapter 3 Using NAC-200..............12 Entering Configuration Page............12 Settings..................14 3.2.1 Video Settings................. 15 3.2.2...
  • Page 5 GPIO Connection................59 System Update ................60 Troubleshooting― Event Logs ............62 Appendix A File Size of NAC-200 Recorded Data.........64...

  • Page 6: Chapter 1 Product Overview

    Chapter 1 Product Overview Introduction NAC-200 is a digital and networked surveillance device that provides instant monitoring, recording, snapshot taking and file playing functions for security management. The resolution of image is up to 1.3 mega pixels, specifically fits the usage need of family or individuals.

  • Page 7: System Overview

    System Overview • Front View • Side View Power Connector Network Connector GPIO Connector • Rear View Reset Button...

  • Page 8: Chapter 2 Installation Of Nac-200

    128MB CPU Default Network Configuration By default, NAC-200 will obtain its IP address and other TCP/IP network protocol settings from a DHCP server. If no DHCP server is found, NAC-200 will use the following default settings: IP address: 192.168.0.1 Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0...

  • Page 9: Installing Nac-200

    2. Connect the power supply. 3. Run NAC-200 Finder in the companion CD. 4. Click “Refresh”. If there are several NAC-200 servers in your LAN, select the correct device and double-click the device entry. 5. Install ActiveX control the first time you login NAC-200.
  • Page 10 6. When the login screen appears, enter the default user name and password: User name: admin Password: admin...
  • Page 11 Note: 1. NAC-200 supports only Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 or later version. It is suggested to use IE 5.5 for browsing. 2. If the window does not appear, go to Control Panel. Select Internet Options, then choose Security― Internet and click Custom Level. Choose Enable or...

  • Page 12: Chapter 3 Using Nac-200

    Chapter 3 Using NAC-200 Entering Configuration Page 1. Run NAC-200 Finder, select the appropriate network camera and click “Configure”. 2. Enter the user name and password.
  • Page 13 3. You can then configure the settings of NAC-200. Click OK to confirm the changes or Cancel to quit. Note that the system time cannot be changed by Finder. To change the settings, please login the administration page.

  • Page 14: Settings

    Settings Click to enter the Settings page. You can configure Video Settings, Image Settings, System Settings, Network Settings, Auto Recording, Schedule Settings, Storage Settings, Event Settings and Tools. Note that this section will be displayed only for administrator.

  • Page 15: Video Settings

    3.2.1 Video Settings Field Description Monitoring Resolution Three resolutions are supported for monitor: 320x240, 640x480, and 1280x1024. Frame Rate Select the frame rate of the video screen. The higher the frame rate, the more number of frames are played per second. The selections are fastest, fast, normal, slow, and slowest.
  • Page 16 Frame rate of each resolution combination: Resolution Frame Rate 320x240 Fastest 320x240 Fast 320x240 Normal 320x240 Slow 320x240 Slowest 640x480 Fastest 640x480 Fast 640x480 Normal 640x480 Slow 640x480 Slowest 1280x1024 Fastest 3 sec per 1 frame 1280x1024 Fast 3 sec per 1 frame 1280x1024 Normal 3 sec per 1 frame...

  • Page 17: Image Settings

    3.2.2 Image Settings You can adjust the brightness, saturation, contrast, and hue of image in this section. Field Description Brightness Brightness is the amount of light in an image. Enter a number (0~255) to define the brightness of your image. Saturation Saturation is the degree of color difference from a gray of equal brightness.
  • Page 18 Contrast: 32 Hue: 0 To save the settings, click...

  • Page 19: System Settings

    Enter the user name and password, and verify the password. Date & Time To change the time settings of NAC-200, check the box Modify Date & Time. Select the time zone and enter the date and time of NAC-200. To save the settings, click...

  • Page 20: Network Settings

    3.2.4 Network Settings Select the appropriate network configuration for NAC-200. For information of external connection, internal TCP/IP connection, and other network connection queries, please contact your ISP or network administrator. Field Description Connection DHCP This protocol is commonly used for connection using cable modem.
  • Page 21 ISP. Dynamic DNS Server To access NAC-200 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-200.

  • Page 22: Auto Recording

    3.2.5 Auto Recording You can schedule to record images automatically via NAC-200 and specify a storage location for the files in this section. The storage set here will be used for auto recording, event-driven recording and event-driven snapshot. For details about event-driven recording and snapshot, please refer to Chapter 3.2.8.

  • Page 23: Schedule Settings

    3.2.6 Schedule Settings There are 6 default recording schedules for NAC-200. You can modify the schedule name or create a new schedule. Field Description Schedule Name Select a default schedule or define a new schedule for recording. You can enter a schedule name in the drop-down menu directly when defining a new schedule.
  • Page 24 Rush Hour 07:00~09:00 & 17:00~19:00, Monday to Friday Weekend Saturday and Sunday Schedule Item Setting When defining a new schedule or modifying any default schedule other than Always, select the day of the week, and the time for recording a video. Start: Enter the start time for the recording schedule.
  • Page 25 Creating a New Schedule To create a new schedule, follow the steps below: 1. Select <Define New> from the drop-down menu of Schedule Name.
  • Page 26 2. Enter the schedule name, e.g. Testing.
  • Page 27 3. In Schedule Item Setting, select the day(s) of week, and enter the start and end time for recording. Note that the time entered should be in 24-hour basis. When the start time and end time of a scheduled recording lie within 24 hours of two days, e.g.
  • Page 28 4. Click to add the schedule.
  • Page 29 5. To record 24x7 continuously, check the box Continue and click...
  • Page 30 6. After setting the schedule, click to save and then to apply. The new schedule will then be added to the schedule list. Note: Deletion of existing schedules is not supported currently. You can edit an existing schedule to delete and create a new schedule.

  • Page 31: Storage Settings

    3.2.7 Storage Settings You can save recording files to a particular storage device. Select the appropriate storage type and complete all the fields. Field Description Storage Name Enter the name of the storage device for saving recording files. Storage Type Select storage type for saving the recording files.
  • Page 32 Activate when storage Enter the number of percentage (10%~90%) that an space has reached action should be taken when the storage space has (10%~90%)<>% reached the level. Overwrite the oldest Overwrite the oldest files when storage space has recorded files reached a particular level.
  • Page 33 To use the Quota Settings of NAS, please go to “Quota” of User Management in NAS administration page. Enable and configure the quota settings of all users on NAS. For further details, please refer to NAS user manual. *NAC-200 must partner with NAS (NASWARE 3.12 or later versions) for quota settings to run properly.

  • Page 34: Event Settings

    When digital input is triggered, you can select to record or take a snapshot, and select to trigger digital output at the same time. In addition to triggering digital output via digital input, NAC-200 can also trigger digital output when the following events take place: 1.
  • Page 35 Auto Recording settings. When a few events take place continuously, and the recording for the previous event has not finished, NAC-200 will record continuously starting from the first event and will stop according to your settings for the last event.
  • Page 36 Video Settings. The snapshots are saved to same directory on the storage device as Auto Recording settings. The resolution of snapshots taken by NAC-200 can be the same as that of monitoring screen or 1.3 mega pixels. You can configure the snapshot speed and number of frames.
  • Page 37 GP Output Interval There are three ways to stop digital output: 1. Set the alert interval for digital output 2. Select to stop digital output when an event stops 3. Allow digital output alerts continuously and stop the alert manually by clicking Clear Alarm on Event Settings page, or clicking Clear Alarm button on the monitoring screen.

  • Page 38: Tools

    3.2.9 Tools The Tools section enables you to manage and back up NAC-200 settings and upgrade the firmware version etc. Field Description Default Setting Click this button to restore NAC-200 to default settings. Backup Click this button to back up current system configuration.

  • Page 39: Chapter 4 Nac-200 Operation

    Chapter 4 NAC-200 Operation Login NAC-200 There are two ways to connect to the administration page of NAC-200 server: 1. Enter the IP address of NAC-200 in the web browser. NAC-200 supports Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 or later versions. It is recommended to use IE 5.5 for web administration.

  • Page 40: Snapshot Function

    Snapshot Function When viewing live image, you can use snapshot function to capture a frame. Click , this frame will be shown and saved in a folder created automatically. Rename the file and you may choose to relocate the file. Note that if you do not rename the file, it will be overwritten by a new snapshot of the same file name.

  • Page 42: Select Manual Snapshot Mode

    Select Manual Snapshot Mode You can select the image resolution for the snapshot. Click to select manual snapshot mode, and choose As Monitoring (default resolution) or 1280 x 1024.

  • Page 43: Adjust Screen Display Size

    Adjust Screen Display Size 4.4.1 Full Screen To switch the viewing screen to full screen, click . To resume the viewing screen to normal, double click the screen or press ESC on your keyboard.

  • Page 44: Simple View

    4.4.2 Simple View To switch the screen to simple view, i.e. hide all buttons and show the screen only, click . To resume the viewing screen to normal, double click the screen.

  • Page 46: Video Recording

    Video Recording 4.5.1 Manual Recording To record an image manually, click on the Monitoring page. The button will become (stop button). When recording is in process, the time displayed on the screen will change from yellow font to red font.
  • Page 47 When you click the stop button, a dialog box will pop up. Enter the name of the recording and select the location. Then save the file. Note: The files recorded by NAC-200 can by played by the program Viewer of QNAP VioGate series.

  • Page 48: Auto Recording

    4.5.2 Auto Recording NAC-200 also supports automatic recording and saving files to particular storage location by Auto Recording. To enable this function, follow the steps below: 1. Configure Storage Settings Add a storage profile in this section and specify the directory and folder where the auto-recording file will be save to.
  • Page 49 2. Select Recording Schedule Select a default recording schedule for auto recording. You can also create your own schedule in Schedule Settings (refer to Chapter 3.2.6).
  • Page 50 3. Select Storage Select a storage profile to indicate where the recording files will be saved. Then click to save the settings. The recording file will be saved in the particular folder automatically.
  • Page 51 When auto recording is in process, an icon will be shown on the screen. The files will be saved in particular folder.

  • Page 52: Playback

    Playback To play back recording files, follow the steps below: 1. Click on the Monitoring page. The playback window will be shown. 2. Click to add video files on the playlist. Select the file to play on the list. 3. Click to play.
  • Page 53 Playlist Adjust playback speed Close window Take snapshot Adjust resolution as 320x240 or 640x480 Full screen Add files to Remove files Play Stop Playback the list from the list video playing by time...

  • Page 54: Clear Alarms

    Clear Alarms There are two ways to clear the alarms of digital output. Click the Clear Alarm button on the monitoring screen.
  • Page 55 On the Event Settings page, click Clear Alarm.

  • Page 56: Logout Nac-200

    Logout NAC-200 To logout NAC-200, click on the screen. To login again, click , then enter the user name and password.

  • Page 57: Chapter 5 Maintenance

    Chapter 5 Maintenance Shut down/ Restart Server To shut down the system, unplug the power supply. Note that to avoid losing the user settings you have changed, restart the camera at least once before unplugging the power cord. To restart the system, 1.

  • Page 58: Reset Administrator Password & Network Settings

    1. Connect the power supply of NAC-200. 2. Wait for 10~15 seconds for system startup. 3. Use the tip of a ball pen to press the reset button of NAC-200 for at least one second. The administrator password and network settings will then be reset to default.

  • Page 59: Gpio Connection

    GPIO Connection NAC-200 provides a digital input and a digital output for receiving external device signals, e.g. infrared sensor, enabling recording and snapshot functions by the device, and controlling external device like alarms by digital output. To resume digital output to normal status, click the clear alarm button on the monitoring screen or Event Settings page.

  • Page 60: System Update

    Settings page. Go to Tools and click Upgrade Firmware. 2. Browse and select the appropriate file. Then click OK. 3. Close the browser and login again. The new version number of NAC-200 will be shown on the login page.

  • Page 62: Troubleshooting- Event Logs

    Troubleshooting― Event Logs When NAC-200 fails to save recording files to remote storage location, a message will be shown in Event Log in Tools section to show the possible reason for that failure. After solving the problems, click Clear Alarm in Event Settings to re-activate auto recording.
  • Page 63 4. Cannot remove the The current user of the remote storage does not expired recording files have permission to remove the expired recording files. Please change a user who has permission, or change the remote storage location. 5. The remote storage is full Please increase the limit for percentage of storage usage, or use another remote storage for saving recording files.

  • Page 64: Appendix A File Size Of Nac-200 Recorded Data

    Appendix A File Size of NAC-200 Recorded Data *The approximate recording capacity is calculated by the following formula: Size (KB) x Frame rate (fps) x Recording time (sec) E.g. One-hour recording of 640x480 resolution images at a frame rate of 20 fps: 40 KB x 20 fps x 3,600 sec (1 hour) = 2,880,000 KB= 2.75GB...

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