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WAT-2400
User's Manual
Rev. 2.00
Watec Co., Ltd.
2016/11/11

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  • Page 1: Wat-2400 User's Manual

    WAT-2400 User’s Manual Rev. 2.00 Watec Co., Ltd. 2016/11/11...

  • Page 2: Revision Record

    Revision Record Rev. Date Changes 1.00 January 26, 2016 Initial Release 2.00 November 11, 2016 Change default settings -Network settings -Password for ONVIF client software 3. Checking the image from the camera - Add descriptions on MJPEG stream 4.1.2 System - Add settings on Network page (TELNET, SSH, SNMP) - Add Date &...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Checking the image from the camera ................8 A case of VLC media player ....................8 Changing the camera settings ..................11 4.1. Configuration changes from the Web browser (WAT-2400 System configuration) 11 4.1.1. WAT-2400 System Configuration: Overview (top page) ........11 4.1.2.

  • Page 4: Connection And Power Activation Of The Camera

    Connection and power activation of the camera The WAT-2400 has two power supply systems. The one is powered by +12VDC input plug on back panel of the camera, and the other is powered by PoE using a LAN connector. Please feed by the one or the other of the way above and do not feed the both systems simultaneously.

  • Page 5: Network Settings

    The network settings of the WAT-2400 can be changed in the setting change by the Web browser which will be described later. If the network setting of the WAT-2400 is unclear, it is possible to initialize all the settings of the camera, including the network settings while using the reset button which will be...

  • Page 6: Pc Network Settings

    2.2. PC network settings Set the PC network settings in order to accommodate WAT-2400’s requirement. PC network settings for a local area connection in Windows7 as follows; Control Panel>>Network and Internet>>Network and Sharing Center >>Local Area Connection >>Properties>>Internet Protocol Version 4(TCP/IPv4) Properties...
  • Page 7 An example of PC network settings Connect the WAT-2400 and your PC as shown in the below figure. And if the network setting of the camera is in default configuration (IP Address: 192.168.0.200 (static)), go through the following steps to set up the PC network settings.

  • Page 8: Checking The Image From The Camera

    It is available to check the camera images after completing the network setting. This section describes the method in the case of viewing the image from the camera using the VLC media player as a typical way. WAT-2400 is able to stream by following settings. ONVIF MODE Encoding Method...
  • Page 9 Click Media <Open Network Stream from the menu. Paste your copied URI in the ‘Network Protocol’ box and click the play button. Wait till the video start streaming in your VLC. rtsp://”WAT-2400 IP Address”/udp/unicast/Profile_H264 （Example: rtsp://192.168.0.200/udp/unicast/Profile_H264） The URI above is to see the stream of H.264 format.
  • Page 10 rtsp://192.168.0.200/udp/unicast/Profile_H264 The network connections and settings work property, video starts to stream. Please check again the network settings if it does not start. The screen might become grey during the viewing, in that case, please click the stop button in the lower left and click the play button again.

  • Page 11: Changing The Camera Settings

    4.1. Configuration changes from the Web browser (WAT-2400 System configuration) The network settings of the WAT-2400 can be changed in the setting change by the Web browser. The Web browser must correspond to html5 and recommended web browser is Internet Explorer 11.

  • Page 12: Wat-2400 System Configuration: System

    The information about the version of the camera’s userland and kernel will be displayed. There are 4 major menus and 8 submenus apart from the “Overview” in the WAT-2400 System Configurations. A description of each menu follows; 4.1.2. WAT-2400 System Configuration: System Click on System from the menu and go to the page for updating the firmware and changing of network settings.
  • Page 13 System Overview Overview of the system will be displayed as same as top page.
  • Page 14 Network The current network settings of the WAT-2400 are displayed. At this page, you can change the following network settings; Switching of AUTO IP (DHCP) and STATIC IP  Advanced settings for STATIC IP  Changing the Hostname  Enabling / Disabling TELNET login ...
  • Page 15 If you would like to change the network settings continuously, please access the top page of the WAT-2400 System Configuration again. If you modify the TELNET or SSH settings, please wait for the change completion about 15 seconds to re-access. At this time, the video outputs pause due to change in the network settings.
  • Page 16 Date & Time This page is used to set the time on the system of WAT-2400. Current System Time:  The current system time of WAT-2400 is displayed. Time Zone:  The current time zone is displayed. It is able to select any one from the drop-down list.
  • Page 17 Please do not change other settings along with the time zone settings. Even if you modify the time zone settings and others simultaneously, only changes in the time zone settings will be reflected but others will not be made. When the change in the time zone settings is performed, the figure below is displayed. If you want to return to the previous page from this page, please click not the browser’s back function but the “Back”...
  • Page 18 When you change the settings, the confirmation page will be displayed in the same way of changing the network settings. If you would like to change the settings continuously, please access the top page of the WAT-2400 System Configuration again. Please note that when you made any configuration changes, the changed configuration will not be saved and power-supply disconnection will make the change go back to the original unless you save the configuration to the flash ROM in the Save &...
  • Page 19 Linux WAT-2400 at this page. These updates will be made by downloading each image file to the WAT-2400 from our website via the internet. Therefore, the WAT-2400 must be connected to the internet when you update the firmware.
  • Page 20 Click the “Get firmware options” button once the WAT-2400 has been connected to the internet. The list of available firmware will be displayed in the drop-down list if there is not a problem with the connection. Select the image file you would like to update from the list.
  • Page 21 If an error message is displayed, please access the page from the top and see if the URL and the network are not problems. Then, please try to update again. When the update is completed successfully and back to the original page, you can see the following message in upper right of window.
  • Page 22 Save & Load You can save and readout of the system configuration, initialize the setting and reboot the camera at this page. ・ Save: Save the current settings to flash ROM ・ Reload: Discard current system configuration and change the settings back to the default stored in the flash ROM.

  • Page 23: Wat-2400 System Configuration: Camera

    4.1.3. WAT-2400 System Configuration: Camera You can adjust the settings of the WAT-2400 such like the exposure, the brightness of the output image, the contrast and changing the output size in the page. Exposure settings You can change the settings for the exposure of the camera.
  • Page 24 ・ Flickerless mode Change the exposure mode to “1” or “2” and you can change the Flickerless mode of the camera. There are 6 modes of FL control as follows; auto FL Automatic Flickerless mode 50Hz to auto FL Change to auto FL mode after starting with 50Hz FL mode. 60Hz to auto FL Change to auto FL mode after starting with 60Hz FL mode.
  • Page 25 White Balance settings Switch the white balance mode. ・ White Balance mode Switch the white balance control mode. There are 4 modes as follows; Follow the change of color temperature of the object and adjust the white balance full open Draw the wider range of colors to white.
  • Page 26 White Balance color temperature  Change the white balance mode to “3” and you can set target value of the white balance manually. In the range of [0 (1500K) ~ 60 (10500K)], you switch the set value. Correspondence between the setting value and the color temperature is shown in the table below. Set value Color temperature [K] Set value...
  • Page 27 Image settings Changing the settings for the adjustment of the image ・ Brightness You can set the brightness of the image. The brightness will increase following the increased set value. In the range of [0 ~ 255], you switch the set value. The default setting is "0". ・...

  • Page 28: Bit Rate

    ・ Bit rate This item is displayed only when ONVIF MODE is “disabled”, and it is configurable. You can set the bitrate of the video output. In the range of 2000 ~ 8000 [kbps], you switch the set value. The default setting is "8000".

  • Page 29: Wat-2400 System Configuration: Onvif

    You can switch the ONVIF MODE by this page. ・ONVIF MODE You can enable or disable ONVIF MODE. If this mode is enabled, WAT-2400 runs well with the ONVIF profile S. There are differences between available video outputs depending on...
  • Page 30 ONVIF User management On this page, you can add, modify or delete the user account which is necessary to get images from WAT-2400 through the ONVIF client software such as ONVIF Device Manager, Xprotect, etc. To access to this page, the authentication is required as in the case of the System page.
  • Page 31 When you modify or delete account, check the target account and click each button. If you click “Create” or “Modify” button, the page below will be shown. ・ Username: Enter the new user name. In case of “Modify”, name of target account will be displayed. ・...

  • Page 32: Setting Initialization By The Reset Button

    4.2. Setting initialization by the reset button WAT-2400 has the reset button on the back of the camera. When the button is pressed continuously for about 10 seconds while using a thin rod into the camera on operation, all of...

  • Page 33: Reference

    Then install the ODM to your PC and initiate the ODM. ODM starts as follows; If the network configuration has been successfully connected without error, the WAT-2400 will show up in the Device list. Please make sure there is no error in the network settings if...
  • Page 34 Enter Name: root, Password: root to the text box in the top of the screen and log in by clicking the “Log in” button. When you click the icon which is indicated by a red circle in the upper right in the window as below figure, then the settings window will open.
  • Page 35 Once you have finished the settings and click the WAT-2400 of the Device list. Since the menu is open, click the "Live video" in it. If there is not any problem with the configuration, the moving image will be displayed as shown in the figure below.

  • Page 36: Xprotect Essential Setup Steps

    ・XProtect Essential setup steps Xprotect Essential is a free evaluation version of the VMS (Video Management Software) provided by Milestone Corporation. You can download the software at the Milestone's site (https://www.milestonesys.com/). Download and install are complete, start the XProtect Management Application from icon below;...
  • Page 37 Then the window opens as below and then click the ”Scan for hardware” Check the "Local Network Scan" and then click "Next". If there is any scan location where you want to add hardware, add from “+” button.
  • Page 38 When the scan is complete, the network connection, settings have been done properly, the device is displayed as the IP address that was set up as shown in the figure below. (At this time, the camera is not displayed as WAT-2400) ⇒The device is WAT-2400 Enter User name and Password (default root, root), then click the “Go”...
  • Page 39 When the following screen appears and the camera is added successfully, click the "OK" button and close the window. After that the message in the top of the window is shown in the figure below and click “Save” button. The adding camera will be saved. Once you have completed the “Save”, exit the XProtect Management Application...
  • Page 40 Start the XProtect Smart Client start from an icon below; Then the authentication screens are displayed and click the “Connect” button.
  • Page 41 Then the XProtect Smart Client starts up as described below; Click the “Setup” button on the top right corner of the window and go on to the setting mode. Please select the menu in the left side of the menu below; View ...
  • Page 42 Once the view has been added, open the System Overview  Server camera from the left side of the screen menu tree. The camera that you added in the XProtect Management Application previously is displayed and select the camera, then drag and drop to any position on the view.

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