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- Page 1 Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated NTCS April 2018 NTCS User Manual User Guide for the NTCS Mesh Node Camera visualengineering.co.uk Page 1...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated NTCS April 2018 Table of Contents Change History ............... . . 3 Warranty and Support . -
Page 3: Change History
Existing Support Articles Compiled Warranty and Support All Visual Engineering products are supplied as standard with a 12 month ‘Return to Base’ warranty. Please note: Any unauthorised product disassembly, modification or the removal of tamper proof labels will void the warranty. -
Page 4: Introduction
NTCS April 2018 Introduction The NTCS provides a simple, rugged outdoor deployable method for close observation. It integrates a DTC NETNode IP mesh radio, a high definition PTZ camera and GPS positioning into a single IP67 sealed unit. NETNode IP radios can be combined in a fluid self-forming, self-healing mesh containing up to sixteen radios. -
Page 5: Kit Contents & Part Numbers
Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated NTCS April 2018 Kit Contents & Part Numbers • 1 x NTCS Mesh Camera 110-4114 • 1 x Dual Li-Ion Battery Charger 110-8709 • 4 x Li-Ion Battery Pack (4S1P) 110-8401 • 2 x Antenna - DBA Series 110-4021 •... -
Page 6: Connections
GPS Fisher connector. CNTRL Connector Antennas The CNTRL connector allows the NTCS to be powered by a mains supply and direct cable connectivity. The 15v AC/DC power supply connects to the Passive Power Injector cable (110-8301) which in turn connects to the Fischer CAT5 Cable (110-3507) as shown below. -
Page 7: Battery Installation
Video solutions. Integrated NTCS April 2018 Battery Installation The NTCS has a dual battery compartment. It is designed such that a low battery can be swapped out during run time. To access the battery compartment slide the battery hatch door to the right as shown here and hinge the door open. -
Page 8: Mesh Radio Configuration
Activating the Web Interface Power up the an NTCS Camera Mesh node and make a direct network cable connection. • Open a web browser on the PC •... -
Page 9: Login Prompt
Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated NTCS April 2018 Login Prompt • Authentication is required to connect • By default, the Name is admin • By default the Password is meshweb • Click the Connect button Once logged in the user can begin configuring it to suit. -
Page 10: Basic Settings
Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated NTCS April 2018 Item Description Status tab. Divided into Overview, Spectra and Maps sub-tabs. This displays detailed status information of received signal quality, battery and mapping information. Global Settings tab. Divided into Main, Ethernet Ports and Interlink Mode panes. -
Page 11: The Global Settings Tab
Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated NTCS April 2018 Item Description 1 Enable Place a check in this box to switch the transmitter on. 2 Frequency Type in the frequency required for use in the mesh. This must be the same on all units (see configuration defaults earlier). -
Page 12: The Status Tab
Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated NTCS April 2018 Item Description 1 DHCP Enable Check this box if you need the Mesh node to obtain its IP address remotely from a DHCP server. 2 IP Address Complete this box to give the Mesh node a fixed IP address when DHCP is not used, it is not used by default. -
Page 13: The Status - Overview Tab
Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated NTCS April 2018 The Status - Overview Tab 1. Signal Quality This gives a simple picture of the signal quality around the mesh system. Ideally, it would have steady green boxes for all links. Naturally, mobile units will go out of range or interference will cause a unit to degrade for a while. -
Page 14: The Status - Spectra Tab
Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated NTCS April 2018 The Status - Spectra Tab 1. The Spectra Displays There are two displays labelled A and B which show the spectra being received on the two diversity antennas of the node that is being interrogated. -
Page 15: The Status - Maps Tab
Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated NTCS April 2018 The Status - Maps Tab 1. Radio Buttons The radio buttons enable you to choose between Network and one of four map displays for the mesh. Leave it on Network for now. -
Page 16: Changing Frequency Or Encryption Key In The System
Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated NTCS April 2018 4. Show Details Checkbox When the Show Details box is checked the node information is expanded to show things like TX IP Packets which are useful when diagnosing network problems. 5. Show Names When the Show Names box is checked the friendly names for the nodes are shown on the network map display. -
Page 17: The Ve Camera Viewer
If the mouse is hovered between the video panel and the above information the player will offer the user the option to enter Settings or Play a Recording. Settings functions are not supported in the NTCS Mesh camera. visualengineering.co.uk Page 17... -
Page 18: Play Recordings
April 2018 Play Recordings Recordings will only be available if the NTCS camera is fitted with the recording option. If the Play Recording option is highlighted and selected as shown below the player will allow the user to select a recording to playback. -
Page 19: Pan, Tilt & Zoom Control
Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated NTCS April 2018 Select the required date, days that don’t Select the required hour of day, hours hold recordings are greyed out. that don’t hold recordings are greyed out. The files will then be downloaded, after... -
Page 20: Using Vlc To Play Streams
Video solutions. Integrated NTCS April 2018 Using VLC to Play Streams The NTCS is compatible with many players, a simple freeware player is VLC Media Player, which can be downloaded from: http://www.videolan.org/vlc/index.en_GB.html • Install and run the VLC Media Player application. -
Page 21: Ip Video Encoder
April 2018 IP Video Encoder Once the NTCS is powered and has an network connection to a PC, users can web browse to the camera’s video encoder to control its functions. The web browser allows control of the encoders parameters such as resolution, bit-rate, and network settings. -
Page 22: Video Encoder Control
The example screen below shows what is to be expected once a valid connection between the PC and NTCS has been established by typing the video encoder’s IP address into the web browsers address bar. In this example it is using the IP address 192.168.1.195 On the left side of the screen are the Control Menus which allow the user to configure various encoder settings. -
Page 23: Date Menu
Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated NTCS April 2018 Date Menu The date menu page allows the user to synchronise the encoder time to an SNTP server. In this instance it is necessary to have the PC connected to a network. -
Page 24: Video Menu
Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated NTCS April 2018 Video Menu The Video Page is where all the IP encoder parameters are controlled. The encoder supports two encoding formats, H.264 and MJPEG. The choice of the format is initiated by the user when the stream is enabled. -
Page 25: View Menu
Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated NTCS April 2018 Recommended Settings Bit-rate Available Resolution Frame Rate 5-10MB/s 1920x1080 4-5Mb/s 1920x1080 3-4Mb/s 1280x720 2-3Mb/s 800x600 1-2Mb/s 800x600 512kb/s-1Mb/s 640x480 256-512kb/s 320x240 View Menu Viewing the video from the encoder can be possible from the web browser by selecting the view button. -
Page 26: Recording Menu
Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated NTCS April 2018 Recording Menu Recordings will only be available if the NTCS camera is fitted with the recording option. The integral SD Card has a capacity of 32GBytes, this offers 17 hours of continuous recording at 4Mb/s, or 34 hours at 2Mb/s etc. -
Page 27: Ethernet Menu
Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated NTCS April 2018 Ethernet Menu Network parameters can be set on the encoder by selecting the Ethernet menu. The encoder can operate with a fixed IP address, or can be allocated an IP address from the network, these modes are controlled using the DHCP button enable/disable. -
Page 28: Mounting
Video solutions. Integrated NTCS April 2018 Mounting The NTCS can be mounted using the threaded holes in the base to attach it to a tripod, pole or similar structure. It can be mounted in either orientation with the camera mounted... -
Page 29: Specifications
Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated NTCS April 2018 Specifications Specifications Frequency 1.65GHz to 2.5GHz Camera Sensor 1/2.8” Type CMOS Channel Bandwidth 2.5, 3, 5, 6MHz Camera Sensitivity <0.05 Lux, ICR On Modulation COFDM 360 Carrier Camera Resolution 1920 x 1080 Pixel Data Capacity Up to 8.8Mb/s... -
Page 30: Dimensions
Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated NTCS April 2018 Dimensions Base Plate Dimensions Visual Engineering Technologies LTD Kemps Farm Stanway Colchester Essex Tel: +44 (0)1206 211842 CO3 8NB Web: www.visualengineering.co.uk Email: sales@visualengineering.co.uk visualengineering.co.uk Page 30...
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