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VK2-HDA-ENC1 V1.0

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  • Page 1 VK2-HDA-ENC1 User manual Please read this manual thoroughly before use and keep it handy for future reference. VK2-HDA-ENC1 V1.0...
  • Page 2 Before You Begin Read these instructions before installing or operating this product. Note: This installation should be made by a qualified service person and should conform to local codes. This manual provides installation and operation information. To use this document, you must have the follow- ing minimum qualifications: ...

  • Page 3: Important Safeguards

    IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS 1. Read these instructions. 2. Keep these instructions. 3. Heed all warnings. 4. Follow all instructions. 5. Do not use this apparatus near water. 6. Clean only with dry cloth. 7. Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer's instruc- tions.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Contents 1 Introduction 1.1 Components ......................5 1.2 Key Features ......................6 2 Installation 2.1 Overview ......................... 7 2.2 Connection ......................8 2.3 Resetting to the factory default settings ..............10 2.4 Network Connection & IP assignment ..............11 3 Operation 3.1 Access from a browser ..................

  • Page 5: Introduction

    Introduction The HD encoder supports multiple analogue video input formats including CVBS. TVI and AHD up to Full HD resolution of 1080P The Encoder will output multiple IP video streams and supports H.264 and MJPEG stream formats. The HD encoder is equipped with RS-485 port for connecting third party PTZ systems. Components This system comes with the following components;...

  • Page 6: Key Features

    Key Features • Brilliant video quality The HD encoder offers the highly efficient H.264 video compression, which drastically reduces bandwidth and storage requirements without compromising image quality. Mo- tion JPEG is also supported for increased flexibility. • Quad Streams The HD encoder can deliver quad video streams simultaneously using H.264 and Motion JPEG.

  • Page 7: Installation

    Installation For the operation of the HD encoder, it is necessary to connect a network cable for data transmission, power connection from supplied power adapter. For its fixation on different locations, please consult with an installer. Overview • Dimension Dimensions Unit: mm •...

  • Page 8: Connection

    • Connectors Item Description Ethernet, RJ-45 port compatible RJ-45 with 10/100Mbps modular Jack 2-pin terminal 12VDC input BNC camera video input 2-pin terminal 12VDC output for BNC camera 3-pin terminal RS485 Connection • Connecting to the RJ-45 Connect a standard RJ-45 cable to the network port of the encoder. Generally a cross-over cable is used for directly connection to PC, while a direct cable is used for connection to a hub.
  • Page 9 • Connecting the Power Connect the power of 12 VDC for the encoder. Connect the positive(+) pole to the ‘+’ position and the negative (-) pole to the ‘-’ position for the DC power. – Be careful not to reverse the polarity when connecting the power cable. Note : Black = Negative, Black/White strip = Positive –...

  • Page 10: Resetting To The Factory Default Settings

    Resetting to the factory default settings To reset the encoder to the original factory settings, go to the Setup > System > Maintenance web page (described in “System > Maintenance” of User Manual) or use the Reset button on the en- coder.

  • Page 11: Network Connection & Ip Assignment

    Network Connection & IP assignment The encoder supports the operation through the network. When the encoder is first connected to the network, it is necessary to allocate an IP address to the device with the “SmartManager” utility on the CD. (Default IP 192.168.30.220) 1) Connect the encoder/device to the network and power up.

  • Page 12: Operation

    Operation The encoder can be used with Windows operating system and browsers. The rec- ommended browsers are Internet Explorer, Safari, Firefox, Opera and Google Chrome with Windows. NOTE: To view streaming video in Microsoft Internet Explorer, set your browser to allow Ac- tiveX controls.

  • Page 13: Access From The Internet

    Access from the internet Once connected, the encoder is accessible on your local network (LAN). To access the encoder from the Internet you must configure your broadband router to allow incoming data traffic to the encoder. To do this, enable the NAT traversal feature, which will attempt to automatically configure the router to allow access to the encoder.

  • Page 14: Live View Page

    Live View Page The Live View page comes in several screen modes. Users are allowed to select the most suitable one out of those modes. Adjust the mode in accordance with your PC specifications and monitoring purposes. 1) General controls Live View Page Playback Page Setup Page...
  • Page 15 2) Control toolbar The live viewer toolbar is available in the web browser page only. It displays the following but- tons: The Stop button stops the video stream being played. Pressing the key again toggles the start and stop. The Start button connects to the encoder or starts playing a video stream. The Pause button pauses the video stream being played.

  • Page 16: Encoder Setup

    Encoder Setup This section describes how to configure the encoder. Administrator has unrestricted access to all the Setup tools, whereas Operators have access to the settings of Basic Configuration, which are Live View, Video & Image, Audio, Event, Dome Con- figuration, and System.
  • Page 17 2) Users User access control is enabled by default. The administrator can set up other users, by giving user names and passwords. It is also possible to allow anonymous viewer login, which means that anybody may access the Live View page, as described below: The user list displays the authorized users and user groups (levels): User Group Authority...
  • Page 18 3) Network The encoder supports both IP version 4 and IP version 6. Both versions may be enabled simul- taneously, and at least one version must always be enabled. When using IPv4, the IP address for the encoder can be set automatically via DHCP, or a static IP address can be set manually. If IPv6 is enabled, the encoder receives an IP ad- dress according to the configuration in the network router.
  • Page 19 4) Video & Image User can setup and change setting of individual video stream in this page. Please refer to “Video & Image > Basic” for more details about Video & Image setup.

  • Page 20: Live View

    5) Date & Time User can set time directly or assign time server to get the current time, as well as determine Date & Time format in this page. Please refer to “System > Date & Time” for more details about Date & Time setup. 3.5.1 Live View •...

  • Page 21: Video & Image

    3.5.2 Video & Image 1) Basic Stream 1 Setting: – Codec: The codec supported in Stream 1 is H.264. There are 3 pre-programmed stream profiles available for quick set-up. Choose the form of video encoding you wish to use from the drop-down list: ·...
  • Page 22 – Bitrate control: The bit rate can be set as Variable Bit Rate (VBR) or Constrained Variable Bit Rate (CVBR). VBR adjusts the bit rate according to the image complexity, using up band- width for increased activity in the image, and less for lower activity in the monitored ar- ea.
  • Page 23 2) Privacy Masking The privacy masking function allows you to mask parts of the video image to be transmitted. You can set up to eight privacy masks. You can choose masking type among Black, Mosaic, and Black Mo- saic. Black mosaic is a mosaic with added black. The masking type applies to all Mask windows. The privacy masks are configured by Mask windows.
  • Page 24 3) Webcasting The live video of the encoder can be streamed to a website. User can copy and paste the HTML code generated on the screen to the website page code, where user wants to display live video. NOTE: To use webcasting service, the Enable Anonymous viewer login option must be checked.
  • Page 25 4) Camera Setup In this page, user can setup camera Image Appearance, and Profiles. • Video Preview: User can check the setting via video preview pop-up window...
  • Page 26 • Image Appearance This provides access to the advanced image settings for the encoder. – Brightness: The image brightness can be adjusted in the range 1-10, where a higher value produces a brighter image. – Contrast: Adjust the image’s contrast by raising or lowering the value in this field. –...
  • Page 27 5) OSD This encoder provides two OSD’s (on screen display) on each stream, title and date & time. User can drag green “OSD Title” and “Date & Time” to the desired position and check at preview win- dow. • Video Preview: User can check the position of OSD on actual video via preview pop- up window.

  • Page 28: Event

    3.5.3 Event 1) Event In ∇ On Boot This is used to trigger an event every time the encoder is started. Select “Ena- ble on boot” to activate the On Boot event. Enter the Dwell time the event lasts from the point of detection, 1-180 seconds. When the settings are complete, click Save button to save the settings, or click Reset button to clear all of the information you entered without saving it.
  • Page 29 ∇ Manual Trigger This option makes use of the manual trigger button provided on the Live View page, which is used to start or stop the event type manually. Alternatively, the event can be triggered via the product’s API (Application Programming Interface). Select “Enable manual trigger”...
  • Page 30 ∇ Motion This option makes use of the motion detection function with 16 programmable areas, 8 Include and Exclude zones each. Click right mouse button on the preview window shows selection pop-up of New Motion, New Mask, Select, Delete, and Freeze. Select New Motion and click&drag generates an Include box of green color.
  • Page 31 – Dwell time: Determines how long the triggered event holds from the last trigger- ing. – Show Histogram: This encoder provides live histogram for easy setup of thresh- old level in motion window. The pop-up window shows activity strength and threshold level, and user can determine threshold level for trigger- ing motion event by slide bar or type in number.
  • Page 32 ∇ Video Loss This is used to trigger an event every time the camera is disconnected. Select “Enable video loss” to activate the Video Loss event. Select a dwell time for how long the event will last from the point of detection. When the settings are complete, click Save button to save the settings, or click Reset button to clear all of the information you entered without saving it.
  • Page 33 When the settings are complete, click Save button to save the settings, or click Reset button to clear all of the information you entered without saving it. ∇ Tampering This is used to trigger an event when camera tampering occurs, for example, obstruct the camera with foreign material or move camera direction using external force.
  • Page 34 ∇ The encoder provide VCA(Video Content Analysis) functions of “Line Detector” and “Field Detector.” • Video Content Analysis Setting Check Enable video content analysis box to use a VCA function. – Object: Determines detection sensitivity. · Sensitivity: As the value becomes bigger, the detection sensitivity increases. ·...
  • Page 35 – Detection Rule: User can assign up to 3 different rules for each preset position. · Line Detector Once selected, a red line appears on the video preview window. Drag drop the line at the desired position. User can change the length and the slope by dragging each end of the line.
  • Page 36 ∇ Time Trigger Time Trigger is to set alarms at specific time. User can set up to four time triggers and each time trigger can be set to specific date in the calendar, every day, day of the week, or date of every month.
  • Page 37 2) Event Out ∇ SMTP(E-Mail) The encoder can be configured to send event and error email messages via SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol). • SMTP (E-Mail) Setting: Select “Enable” to activate the SMTP operation. – Sender: Enter an email address to be used as the sender for all messages sent by the encoder.
  • Page 38 • SMTP (E-Mail) Test: User can check the SMTP setting via a sample email. – Receiver: Enter an email address and click the Test button to test that the mail servers are functioning and that the email address is valid. When the settings are complete, click Save button to save the settings, or click Reset button to clear all of the information you entered without saving it.
  • Page 39 od and the server supports it. • JPEG Setting – Pre-event: A pre-event buffer contains images from the time immediately preced- ing the event trigger. These are stored internally in the server. This buffer can be very useful when checking to see what happened to cause the event trigger.
  • Page 40 ∇ PTZ Preset When the camera detects an event, you can move the camera to a predefined preset position. Check the box to enable the service and return to the Home position once the event has ended. When the settings are complete, click Save button to save the settings, or click Reset button to clear all of the information you entered without saving it.
  • Page 41 ∇ XML Notification When the encoder detects an event, Notification server is used to receive notification messages as a type of XML data format. Check the box to enable the service. • XML Notification Setting: – Notification server URL: The network address to the server and the script that will handle the request.
  • Page 42 ∇ Boost The Boost feature is used in conjunction with event detection. When this feature is turned ON, the Frame rate and Bit rate in the boost condition can be set to a different value than the ones in the normal condition field.
  • Page 43 ∇ Notification Server When the encoder detects an event, the Notification Server is used to receive up- loaded image files and/or notification messages. Check the box to enable the service. • Notification Server Setting: – Type: User can select message transmission type among HTTP, HTTPS, TCP, and UTP.
  • Page 44 3) Event Map The event map allows you to change the settings and establish a schedule for each event trigger from the encoder; up to a max. 15 events can be registered. Click the Add button to make a new event map; a popup window displays as below. To change an existing event, select that event and click the Modify button;...
  • Page 45 • Event In: Select an event type in the drop-down list. • Event Out: – E-mail: Select the email addresses you want to notify via email that an event has occurred. – FTP: Select checkbox beside FTP to record and save images to an FTP server when an event has occurred.

  • Page 46: Device

    3.5.4 Device 1) PTZ If you want to use the camera with PT device and/or motorized zoom lens, this camera provides RS- 485 connectivity for that purpose. You need to select a PTZ protocol in the drop-down list and type in ID for PTZ device.
  • Page 47 2) RS485 If the camera supports RS-485 communication, you can setup details for RS-485 in this page. • RS485 Setting: – Use: Selects device type for communication. – Baud rate: Selects one of the Baud rate. – Stop bits: Selects number of stop bits between 1 and 2. –...

  • Page 49: System

    3.5.5 System 1) Information You can enter the system information. This page is very useful when you require device infor- mation after installation. • Device Name Configuration: Enter the device name. • Location Configuration: Enter the location information. You can enter up to four lo- cations.
  • Page 50 2) Security ∇ Users User access control is enabled by default when the administrator sets the root password on first ac- cess. New users are authorized with user names and passwords, or the administrator can choose to allow anonymous viewer login to the Live View page, as described below: •...
  • Page 51 ∇ HTTPS For greater security, the encoder can be configured to use HTTPS (Hypertext Trans- fer Protocol over SSL (Secure Socket Layer)). Then all communication that would otherwise go via HTTP will instead go via an encrypted HTTPS connection. • HTTPS Connection Policy: Choose the form of connection you wish to use from the drop-down list for the administrator, Operator and Viewer to enable HTTPS connection (set to HTTP by default).
  • Page 52 ∇ IP Filtering Checking the Enable IP address filtering box enables the IP address filtering function. Up to 256 IP address entries may be specified (a single entry can contain multiple IP ad- dresses). Click the Add button to add new filtered addresses. When the IP address filter is enabled, addresses added to the list are set as allowed or de- nied addresses.
  • Page 53 ∇ OpenVPN OpenVPN is a Virtual Private Network using OpenSSL authentication. User can set the encoder in either Server mode or Client mode. • OpenVPN Server Mode 1. Select Enable openVPN activates mode selection buttons. Choose Server mode, then Server Mode Configuration appears where you can configure Server Mode Settings.
  • Page 54 • OpenVPN Client Mode 1. Select Enable openVPN activates mode selection buttons. Choose Client mode, then Client Mode Configuration appears where you can configure Client Mode Settings. 2. In Client Mode Configuration, you can setup Server URL, Protocol type, Port num- ber, LZO usage, and Renegotiation time.
  • Page 55 3) Date & Time • Current Server Time This displays the current date and time (24h clock). The time can be displayed in 12h clock format (see below). • New Server Time – Time zone Select your time zone from the drop-down list. If you want the server clock to auto- matically adjust for daylight savings time, check the box “Automatically adjust for daylight saving time changes”.
  • Page 56 4) Network ∇ Basic • IP Address Configuration: – Obtain IP address via DHCP: Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is a protocol that lets network administrators centrally manage and automate the assignment of IP addresses on a network. DHCP is enabled by default. Although a DHCP server is mostly used to set an IP address dynamically, it is also possible to use it to set a static, known IP address for a particular MAC address.
  • Page 57 server. – Obtain DNS Server via DHCP: Automatically use the DNS server settings pro- vided by the DHCP server. – Use the following DNS server address to enter the desired DNS server by spec- ifying the following: · Domain name: Enter the domain(s) to search for the host name used by the encoder.
  • Page 58 ∇ DDNS • Internet DDNS (Dynamic Domain Name Service) When using the high-speed Internet with the telephone or cable network, users can operate the encoder on the floating IP environment in which IPs are changed at every ac- cess. Users should receive an account and password by visiting a DDNS service like http://www.dyndns.com/.
  • Page 59 ∇ Create a setting for sending and receiving an audio or video on a real-time basis. These settings are the IP address, port number, and Time-To-Live value (TTL) to use for the media stream(s) in multicast H.264 format. Only certain IP addresses and port numbers should be used for multicast streams.
  • Page 60 When the settings are complete, click Save button to save the settings, or click Reset button to clear all of the information you entered without saving it. ∇ UPnP The encoder includes support for UPnP. UPnP is enabled by default, so the encoder is automatically detected by operating systems and clients that support this protocol.
  • Page 61 ∇ Quality of Service (QoS) provides the means to guarantee a certain level of a specified re- source to selected traffic on a network. Quality can be defined as a maintained level of bandwidth, low la- tency, and no packet losses. The main benefits of a QoS-aware network are: 1.
  • Page 62 – Automatic frame rate: Selected if not influenced by a network-related program or equipment without a limitation on the network bandwidth. When the settings are complete, click Save button to save the settings, or click Reset button to clear all of the information you entered without saving it.
  • Page 63 ∇ Zeroconf Zero configuration networking (zeroconf) is a set of techniques that automatically creates a usable Internet Protocol (IP) network without manual operator intervention or special config- uration serv- ers. Zero configuration networking allows devices such as computers and printers to connect to a net- work automatically.
  • Page 64 ∇ Bonjour The encoder includes support for Bonjour. When enabled, the encoder is automatically detected by operating systems and clients that support this protocol. Click the check box to enable Bonjour. Enter a name in the Friendly name field. NOTE: Also known as zero-configuration networking, Bonjour enables devices to automat- ically discover each other on a network, without having to enter IP addresses or configure DNS servers.
  • Page 65 5) Language Select a user language. The language choices are English, Korean, French, German, Rus- sian and Chinese. When the settings are complete, click Save button to save the settings, or click Reset button to clear all of the information you entered without saving it.
  • Page 66 6) Maintenance • Maintenance: – Restart: The unit is restarted without changing any of the settings. Use this method if the unit is not behaving as expected. – Reset: The unit is restarted and most current settings are reset to factory default values.
  • Page 67 7) Support The support page provides valuable information on troubleshooting and contact information, should you require technical assistance. • Logs: The encoder supports various log information. Click the Log Search button to get the access, event, setup and control information. •...
  • Page 68 – Networks Check: Click the Network Check button to get the information about the encoders network setting and traffic. You can see the pop-up window below.

  • Page 69: Help

    3.6 Help The Help information window will be provided as a popup window so that users can open and read it without needing to log-in. It will offer a description of the setting and Help page so that users can manipulate the encoder without a reference to the manual.

  • Page 70: A Appendix

    Appendix Troubleshooting Troubleshooting if problems occur, verify the installation of the HD encoder with the instructions in this manual and with other operating equipment. Isolate the problem to the specific piece of equipment in the system and refer to the equipment manual for further information. Problems/Symptoms Possible Causes or Corrective Actions The encoder cannot be ac-...

  • Page 71: Preventive Maintenance

    Preventive Maintenance Preventive maintenance allows detection and correction of minor that faults before they be- come serious and cause equipment failure. Every three-month, perform the following maintenance. 1. Inspect all connection cables for deterioration or other damage. 2. Clean components with a clean damp cloth. 3.
  • Page 72 1CH HD ENCODER Model Specification VIDEO Video Input HD-TVI, AHD, CVBS Video Input Resolution 1080p, 720p, 960H, D1 Compression H.264 (Baseline, Main, High Profile), MJPEG Bitrate Control CVBR, VBR Resolution 1920x1080, 1280x1024, 1280x720/960, 1024x768, 704x480/576, 640x360/480, 320x240 Frame Rate Max. 25fps/30fps Streaming 25/30fps (Quad Stream : H.264 x 3, MJPEG x 1) SYSTEM...
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