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MicroPower Technologies Helios Installation Manual

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4350 Executive Drive, Ste. 325
San Diego, CA 92121
+1-888-854-3312
www.micropower.com
Helios™
Solar Wireless IP Surveillance System

Installation Guide

Version 5.12
© 2012 MicroPower Technologies, Inc.
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  • Page 1: Installation Guide

    4350 Executive Drive, Ste. 325 San Diego, CA 92121 +1-888-854-3312 www.micropower.com Helios™ Solar Wireless IP Surveillance System Installation Guide Version 5.12 © 2012 MicroPower Technologies, Inc.
  • Page 2 Mounting the Video Hub’s External Antenna .............. 26 Mounting the Camera ..................... 29 Mounting the Auxiliary Solar Panel ................30 VII. Configure the Video Management Software (VMS) ............. 33 REGULATORY AND LICENSING INFORMATION ..............34 © 2012 MicroPower Technologies, Inc.

  • Page 3: Contacting Micropower Customer Support

    Failure to follow these guidelines can cause overheating and affect the reliability of your MicroPower product. • Protect your warranty. A product which has been damaged, misused, abused or misapplied may be determined to be out of warranty. © 2012 MicroPower Technologies, Inc.

  • Page 4: Package Contents

    • One Dual Frequency Directional Antenna (900MHz / 2.4GHz) o U-Bracket with washers and screws o Antenna Cable • Antenna Arm Bracket Assembly (Installer should supply stainless steel worm drive bands “hose clamps” in appropriate size for mounting to the pole). © 2012 MicroPower Technologies, Inc.
  • Page 5 Helios Installation Guide System Overview MicroPower Technologies has developed a unique proprietary power and wireless technology called “TrustLinx™”, which enables the long-range wireless transmission of digital video while using only 10% of the electrical energy that most common wireless IP cameras consume.

  • Page 6: Installation Recommendations

    A well-thought out plan for the location of the hub and camera(s) is an important step to ensuring that the entire system will remain operational, and integrate with a new or pre-existing video management system. For a more complete guide on performing a © 2012 MicroPower Technologies, Inc.
  • Page 7 (Particularly during the important mid-day charging period) • A camera mounted such that the pole that it is attached to, or other area objects (wires, cables, etc.) cast shadows across multiple solar panels during peak charge times. © 2012 MicroPower Technologies, Inc.
  • Page 8 (Note: In the next section, we will detail how to log into the hub and view the charging status of each camera to help determine if lighting levels are sufficient.) © 2012 MicroPower Technologies, Inc.

  • Page 9: Ii. System Setup

    7. Mount the video hub in a secured, climate controlled location, run the hub antenna cable, mount and adjust hub antenna. 8. Begin camera, antenna, and solar panel mounting, and adjust antenna alignment at the final remote installation locations. © 2012 MicroPower Technologies, Inc.

  • Page 10: A. Accessing The Intelligent Video Hub

    Note: Though the video hub is a fully operational Linux server, for support and performance purposes, MicroPower requires that hub software installations remain consistent. As such, the installation of additional software to, or modification of the core video hub software will nullify the MicroPower Technologies warranty. Antenna...
  • Page 11 Connect your computer to the hub via the Ethernet port, and configure your computer network settings so that it can directly address the video hub. Below is an example screen of modifying the IPv4 IP address properties in Windows to make this change. Press OK. © 2012 MicroPower Technologies, Inc.
  • Page 12 This is a temporary IP address which you will likely need to change via the system setup application. At this point, a login screen will appear. Type in admin for the username. The password is left blank. © 2012 MicroPower Technologies, Inc.
  • Page 13 Only use this setting if your network administrator has told you to, AND, can determine and/or control the appropriate IP address issued to the video hub. In most installations, static (non-changing) IP addresses are most common, and the preferred choice for the Hub. © 2012 MicroPower Technologies, Inc.
  • Page 14 If you are still unable to access the hub, it is possible that both the “apply” or the “update” button may not have been clicked during IP address change procedure on the video hub. If this is the case, the IP change process will need to be repeated. © 2012 MicroPower Technologies, Inc.

  • Page 15: C. Add/Remove Cameras

    Follow Step 3 again to add additional cameras (maximum of 6) Connect the antenna(s) to the camera(s) Inside the camera enclosure, connect the battery cable to the camera circuit board connector. The camera ships with a fully charged battery pack, however, when the © 2012 MicroPower Technologies, Inc.
  • Page 16 Tip: Make a note of the MAC address in your records. (If you ever need to re-set up the hub, it is helpful to have these numbers written down, instead of having to visit each camera after it has been installed) © 2012 MicroPower Technologies, Inc.

  • Page 17: D. Camera Settings

    Tip: Make a note of the stream numbers associated with each of your cameras, it is helpful to have when setting up the VMS software. The “Align” button is used for aligning antennas, and is covered in the next section. © 2012 MicroPower Technologies, Inc.

  • Page 18: E. Align Mode

    By selecting “Align”, the user will be directed into a new menu set that provides gauges, showing radio measurements for the signal power, quality and noise of the 900MHz narrowband (NB Signal) and wideband 2.4GHz (WB Signal) link. The opening menu will look like the example below. © 2012 MicroPower Technologies, Inc.
  • Page 19 SELECT STOP. IF STOP IS NOT PERFORMED, THE CAMERA AND VIDEO HUB MAY REMAIN IN “ALIGNMENT MODE” AND NOT OPERATE PROPERLY. (Video may not be sent to the VMS system, and/or hub performance will be greatly reduced) © 2012 MicroPower Technologies, Inc.
  • Page 20 The trade-off with a lower Demod rate however, is the length of time required to send data packets will be longer, allowing for a greater chance of interference. Depending on the RF environment, this can ultimately result in a lower average frame rate. (dropped frames) © 2012 MicroPower Technologies, Inc.
  • Page 21 SELECT STOP. IF STOP IS NOT PERFORMED, THE CAMERA AND VIDEO HUB MAY REMAIN IN “ALIGNMENT MODE” AND NOT OPERATE PROPERLY. (Video may not be sent to the VMS system, and/or hub performance will be greatly reduced) © 2012 MicroPower Technologies, Inc.

  • Page 22: F. Hub Interface

    Add/Remove Camera menu. Complete the table by entering static IP address(es) for each camera associated with this specific video hub, as provided by your system administrator. There must be a unique IP address for every camera that is to be added. © 2012 MicroPower Technologies, Inc.

  • Page 23: G. Live View

    Live View. The tab, Live View, will initiate a video connection between the video hub and the Camera. Select “Connect”. Yyou may need to approve a small Java app to run, depending on your web browser configuration. © 2012 MicroPower Technologies, Inc.

  • Page 24: H. Battery Status

    Below is an example screen of when the solar subsystem is discharging. Note: You may need to disable browser caching, and/or refresh the screen several times for the “Charging / Discharging” graphic to refresh. © 2012 MicroPower Technologies, Inc.
  • Page 25 (once the camera has charged enough, full time operation will resume) If the camera indicates “Lost” the hub is unable to communicate with the camera, and it not aware of camera’s current status. “Associated” is the standard normal operational status. © 2012 MicroPower Technologies, Inc.

  • Page 26: Iii. Mounting The Video Hub's External Antenna

    RF cable. This will generally simplify the installation, by not requiring that the installer mount and configure two separate antenna solutions, and not requiring that two independent antenna cables be used. © 2012 MicroPower Technologies, Inc.
  • Page 27 The curved bracket will then need to be mounted to the desired location, using hardware supplied by the installer. Most typically this would be done via stainless steel hose clamps, “U” bolts, or some other clamping mechanism. © 2012 MicroPower Technologies, Inc.
  • Page 28 Helios Installation Guide © 2012 MicroPower Technologies, Inc.

  • Page 29: Iv. Mounting The Camera

    6. Make final adjustments to the angle and rotation position of the camera, zoom and focus if required. After securely tightening the screws, the locking ridges in the mounting bracket will hold the camera securely in position after it is installed. © 2012 MicroPower Technologies, Inc.

  • Page 30: V. Mounting The Auxiliary Solar Panel

    Note: The battery ships from the factory at about 40% capacity. For storage and shipment, the battery remains unplugged from the camera, and will need to be connected to power on the camera. When the camera is stored out of sunlight, the battery should be disconnected. © 2012 MicroPower Technologies, Inc.
  • Page 31 Depending on your particular configuration, the installer will need to purchase the appropriate hardware to attach the bracket to the desired mounting surface. The images below illustrate the various mounting configurations that are possible with this bracket. © 2012 MicroPower Technologies, Inc.
  • Page 32 2.4 After the imager adjustments have been completed, close the camera housing and lock the latch into place. After this step, setup is complete and the wireless camera is ready for use. © 2012 MicroPower Technologies, Inc.

  • Page 33: Vii. Configure The Video Management Software (Vms)

    VII. Configure the Video Management Software (VMS) MicroPower Technologies has tested the video hub and Solar wireless cameras with most of the various major VMS systems, and has developed communication interfaces to almost all of them using either a RTSP over UDP (unicast), HTTP over TCP/IP interface or the Axis emulation interface.

  • Page 34: Regulatory And Licensing Information

    • Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. © 2012 MicroPower Technologies, Inc.
  • Page 35 This End User Software License Agreement (this "EULA") is a legal agreement between you, the individual or entity that has agreed to pay for the rights granted herein ("Licensee"), and MicroPower Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“MPT”). This EULA governs Licensee's possession and use of the Software and the Documentation (each as defined below).
  • Page 36 EULA. If an audit reveals underpayments, then Licensee will immediately pay MPT such underpayments together with the costs reasonably incurred by MPT in connection with the audit and seeking compliance with this section. © 2012 MicroPower Technologies, Inc.
  • Page 37 “technical information related to commercial computer software or commercial computer software documentation” for purposes of FAR 12.212 and the restrictions set forth therein, and is deemed to be © 2012 MicroPower Technologies, Inc.
  • Page 38 EULA shall remain in effect. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Should Licensee have any questions concerning this EULA, or if Licensee desires to contact MicroPower Technologies for any reason, please contact the company at: 4225 Executive Square, Suite 430, La Jolla, CA 92037, or send an email to MicroPower Technologies at support@micropower.com.

  • Page 39: Gnu General Public License

    Program subject to these terms and conditions. You may not impose any further restrictions on the recipients' exercise of the rights granted herein. You are not responsible for enforcing compliance by third parties to this License. © 2012 MicroPower Technologies, Inc.
  • Page 40 OTHER PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. END OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS MicroPower Technologies and its logo are trademarks of MicroPower Technologies, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. © 2012 MicroPower Technologies, Inc.

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