Step 6: Close the Cover ............... 14 Step 7: Access the Camera Live View ......... 14 Waterproof Solutions Waterproof Solution with Naked Cable ......... 15 Waterproof Solution with Conduit ..........18 Other Connections Connecting a Power Adaptor (Optional) ........21 www.acti.com...
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Hardware Manual Connecting DI/DO Devices (Optional) ........... 23 Connecting Audio In / Out Devices (Optional) ......26 Accessing the Camera Configure the IP Addresses ............27 Access the Camera ................. 31 www.acti.com...
Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the users will be required to correct the interference at their own expense. www.acti.com...
Safety Check Upon completion of any service or repairs to this video product, ask the service technician to perform safety checks to determine if the video product is in proper operating condition. www.acti.com...
Quick Installation Guide Drill Template Drill Template NOTE: The camera screws come with rubber rings on them. If the screws you received do not have rubber rings, please contact your local sales agents or our Customer Help Desk (CHD) for support. www.acti.com...
(not included). See Connecting a Power Adaptor (Optional) on page 21 for more information. 2) Ethernet Port The Ethernet port connects to a network using a standard Ethernet cable. www.acti.com...
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Digital Input (DI) and Digital Output (DO) devices are used in applications like motion detection, event triggering, alarm notifications, etc. See Connecting DI/DO Devices (Optional) on page 23 for more information. 7) Micro SDHC Card Slot Insert a Micro SDHC card here for local recording (card not included in the package). www.acti.com...
Suitable when mounting the camera on high walls. The camera can be tilted 10 to capture a larger viewing angle below the camera and less on the Mount ceiling. PMAX-0310 Pendant Mount Suitable when mounting the camera on hard and high cielings. PMAX-0101 PMAX-0103 SMAX-0053 PMAX-0101 PMAX-0102 SMAX-0051 www.acti.com...
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PMAX-0310 PMAX-0402 NOTE: For more information about the mounting solutions and accessories, please check the Mounting Accessory Selector in our website (http://www.acti.com/mountingselector). The mounting accessories are not included in the package. Contact your sales agents to purchase. www.acti.com...
The installation procedures of other mounting solutions are covered in the Installation Guide downloadable from the website (http://www.acti.com/mountingselector). Step 1: Drill the Holes 1. Mark the screw holes location on the ceiling/wall, then drill the holes and insert the plastic plugs.
Step 2: Open the Camera Cover 1. Loosen the three (3) screws using the supplied hex wrench. 2. Lift to open the cover. NOTE: Do not abruptly lift the cover; it is attached to the camera body with a spring wire. www.acti.com...
2. Attach the camera to the surface using the three (3) supplied screws. It is recommended to install the camera to the surface with the cable hole facing down to avoid water leak concerns. Rubber Ring NOTE: Make sure the camera screws have rubber rings. If the screws you received do not www.acti.com...
Customer Help Desk (CHD) for support. Step 6: Close the Cover Tighten the three (3) screws to secure the cover. Step 7: Access the Camera Live View Accessing the Camera on page 27 for more information. www.acti.com...
This section describes the procedures to waterproof the cabling connections using an exterior-grade Ethernet cable. 1. Disassemble the cable gland as shown below: Sealing Insert Body Clamping with Claw (with Washer) 2. Insert the clamping nut into the Ethernet cable. www.acti.com...
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The following images are taken using the side hole of the camera; the same procedures apply when using the bottom side hole. 5. Insert the Ethernet cable through the cable gland body and connect it to the Ethernet port of the camera. www.acti.com...
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Hardware Manual 6. Insert the claw and rubber insert into the cable gland body and then attach the clamping nut to complete the cable solution. NOTE: Make sure the clamping nut is tightly attached to the cable gland body. www.acti.com...
To connect an external power adaptor, audio in/out, or digital input/output (DI/DO) devices, insert the cables without connectors through the flex conduit together with the Ethernet cable at this point. 3. Insert the clamping nut through the flex conduit. www.acti.com...
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Attach to Camera Bottom Hole NOTE: The following images are taken using the side hole of the camera; the same procedures apply when using the bottom side hole. 6. Attach the lock nut to secure the conduit gland body to the camera. www.acti.com...
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Digital Input / Output (DI/DO) Connector 9. Insert the sealing rubber into the conduit gland body and attach the clamping nut to complete the cable solution. NOTE: Make sure the clamping nut is tightly attached to the conduit gland body. www.acti.com...
1. Loosen the screws of the 12V and GND pins of the power terminal block. 2. Take note that a standard power adaptor cable has two (2) different wires: Connects to GND Pin White stripe: Connects to 12V Pin www.acti.com...
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4. Tighten the screws of the 12V pin and the GND pins to secure the wire connection. 5. Set the prepared power adaptor for connection later. Below is an example of a power adaptor with an attached terminal block. NOTE: The power adaptor is not bundled in the package. www.acti.com...
Connect the wires of the first input device to GND Digital Input 1 (Pin 1) and DI1 (Pin 3). (DI1) Connect the wires of the second input device to GND Digital Input 2 (Pin 5) and DI2 (Pin 7). (DI2) www.acti.com...
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DI/DO device to an external power source. In this case, wire connection to Pins 1 to 4. Use the GND and DI1 pins to connect a DI device and use the 12V and DO1 pins to connect a DO device. See wiring scheme below: www.acti.com...
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(e.g. 110V AC or 220V AC). The illustration below is a graphic example of connecting a relay to a high voltage DO device. 110V-220V AC External Power Source Relay (DO1 Device) Camera Illuminator www.acti.com...
Press and hold the orange tab as you insert the wire through the pin slot, then release the orange tab to secure the wire. NOTE: For more information about AUDIO in connections, please refer to the Knowledge Base article How to Use Audio-in of ACTi Cameras, downloadable from the link below (http://www.acti.com/support/KnowledgeBase/outside/detail.asp?KB_ID=KB20100114003). www.acti.com...
Windows system – just by pressing the “Network” icon, all the cameras of the local area network will be discovered by Windows, thanks to the UPnP function support of our cameras. In the example below, the camera that has just been connected to the network is successfully found. www.acti.com...
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The IP Utility can be downloaded for free from http://www.acti.com/IP_Utility When you launch IP Utility, the list of connected cameras in the network will be shown. See sample illustration below: You can quickly notice the camera model in the list.
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PC has to be configured to match the network segment of the camera. Manually adjust the IP address of the PC In the following example, based on Windows 7, we will configure the IP address to 192.168.0.99 and set Subnet Mask to 255.255.255.0 by using the steps below: www.acti.com...
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In such case, please plug in only one camera at a time, and change its IP address by using the Web browser before plugging in the next one. This way, the Web browser will not be confused about two devices having the same IP address at the same time. www.acti.com...
Microsoft Internet Explorer on the PC to access the camera. NOTE: Only Microsoft Internet Explorer is supported by the camera at the time of writing this documentation. Please refer to our website (www.acti.com) for future upgrades. Internet Explorer supports the following functionalities: Functionality...
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HTTP port of the camera is 80, which can be omitted from the address for convenience. Before logging in, you need to know the factory default Account and Password of the camera. Account: Admin Password: 123456 For further operations, please refer to the Firmware User Manual. www.acti.com...