Content 1 .Safety information ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 2. IP Camera Tester Introduction --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 2.1 General ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 2.2 Packing list ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2 2.3 Function interface ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 3. Operation ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 3.1 Installing the Battery ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 3.2 Instrument connection ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8 3.2.1 IP camera connection --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8 3.2.2 Analog camera connection --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 3.2.3 HD Coaxial camera connection --------------------------------------------------------------------- 9...
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3.3.15 TVI camera test ( *Optional ) ------------------------------------------------------------------ 60 3.3.16 AHD camera test ( *Optional ) ---------------------------------------------------------------- 62 (1)IP address scan ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 63 3.3.17 Network tool ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 63 (2)PING Test -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 64 (3)Network test (Ethernet bandwidth test) --------------------------------------------------------- 65 (4)Port Flashing ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 68 (5)DHCP server ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 70 (6)Trace route ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 70 (7)Link monitor ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 71...
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3.3.37 Office ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 106 3.3.38 LED Flashlight ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 106 3.3.39 Browser --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 107 3.3.40 Notepad --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 107 3.3.41 System Setting ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 108 3.3.42 File explorer ---------------------------------------------------- Error! Bookmark not defined. 3.3.43 Theme ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 114 3. 4 Audio test ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 117 3.5 HDMI output ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 117 3.6 PoE power output -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 117 3.7 DC12V 2A power output ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 118...
1 .Safety information ◆ The tester is intended to use in compliance with the local rules for electrical usage and avoid use at places which are inapplicable such as hospital, gas station etc. ◆ When using electrical appliances basic safety precautions should always be followed. ◆...
◆ When using the test leads, keep your fingers behind the finger guards. Visual laser sources ◆ Do not point laser sources directly into your eyes or indirectly off reflective surfaces. ◆ When not in use turn off and replace the protective cap. 2.
10). TDR alligator clamp (only for TDR models) 11). Safety cord 12). Tool bag 13). Manual 14).8GB SD card 2.3 Function interface Page.3.
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Press 2 seconds or more to turn on or off the device. Short press to illuminate the menu display Menu key; press to call shortcut menu 4xzoom image display Far focus: Focus the image faraway Near focus: Focus the image nearby TELE: zoom in the image WIDE: zoom out the image Open/set ,Confirm the setting of parameters, open or enlarge the aperture...
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Top interface Bottom interface TDR cable test interface (Optional) SDI input (BNC interface) ( Optional) RS485 Interface: RS485communication for the PTZ HDMI IN Video signal output(BNC interface)/ cable tracer interface CVBS input /AHD /TVI/CVI Coaxial interface (AHD /TVI/CVI Optional ) Optical power meter interface (Optional) PoE power supply output or LAN test port (Use to test PoE or non-PoE IP camera) PSE power sourcing equipment.
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DC 12V 2A charging interface Audio input Audio output and earphone interface USB 5V 2A power output (used only for power, not data) UTP cable port: UTP cable tester port/ Cable tracer port Micro SD card moveable,(comes with 8GB, supports up to 32GB) HDMI output interface Page.6.
3. Operation 3.1 Installing the Battery The battery main switch at the right-bottom corner of tester bottom。 “0”: Battery power off “1”: Battery power on The tester has a built-in lithium-ion polymer rechargeable battery. The tester’s bottom power should be turned to “0”...
3.2 Instrument connection 3.2.1 IP camera connection Power an IP camera with an independent power supply, then connect the IP camera to the IPC tester’s LAN port, if the link indicator of the tester’s LAN port is green and the data indicator flickers, it means the IP camera and the IPC tester are communicating.
3.2.2 Analog camera connection (1) ) Connect the camera's video output to the IP tester’s VIDEO IN. The image will display on the tester after pushing the PTZ icon. (2) CCTV IP Tester “VIDEO OUT” interface connect to the Video input of monitor and optical video transmitter and receiver, the image display on the tester and monitor.
(1) Connect the SDI camera's video output to the IP tester’s “SDI IN” interface and the image will display on the tester when choosing the “SDI” icon on the tester. (2) Connect the SDI camera or the speed dome RS485 controller cable to the tester RS485 interface, (Note: positive and negative connection of the cable).
Press the key again to turn off Short press the key to enter sleep mode, press it again to test. If tester works abnormally and cannot be turned off, Press the key several seconds to turn off and the tester will reset. 3.3.1 Lite mode &...
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In Normal mode, press icon several seconds so icon can be dragged within a page or moved to other pages. This allows the user to individualize the tester to specific requirements. Create New Folder: Drag the icon to the folder in top right corner, enter the folder name. Icon will be auto placed in the new named folder.
Press the folder several seconds, to change the folder name, you can move the icon out of folder, the folder will be auto deleted until move out all icons. Select Icons to enter, if quit, please click Click “SD card” from “Settings” menu to install or remove SD card. 3.3.2 Drop-down Menu Press and slide at top of screen twice to open shortcut menu.
HDMI: Click HDMI IN to enter the HDMI input mode, where the tester can display a dual test window (picture in picture) with IP & HDMI inputs or Analog & HDMI inputs. CVBS: Click icon “CVBS” to enter CVBS input mode where the tester can display both an IP and analog camera at the same time.
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Press the key to turn it on, arrow keys to switch functions, and to enter app; tap outside the menu to exit. The shortcut menu can be modified from the “Settings” icon. Enter the Short cut setting and long press any app in the “All applications” list and it will auto move to shortcut menu. To delete any app in the short cut menu, press the app for several seconds and it will be deleted.
3.3.4 Screen capture Long press the “enter” key to capture screen interface and save it at any time. User can go to “File Explorer” to view documents, pictures, videos and screenshots. 3.3.5 TesterPlay TesterPlay is a mobile screen projection (for android versions only). The tester creates a WIFI hotspot to connect mobile phone to the tester’s WIFI hotspot, or the tester and mobile phone connect to the same WiFi network.
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PC screen projection: Install VLC player in the PC, turn on the VLC player, go to "Media”, “Open Network Streaming", and input the RTSP address of on the top instrument two-dimensional code, click "play" to view the screen real-time projection. Page.17.
Rapid video 3.3.6 In Normal Mode, press the Rapid video icon, for one key detection of all network cameras and auto play the images. Auto log in and display camera image (for detailed operation refer to ONVIF function). Page.18.
After entering the ONVIF app, click Refresh to search ip address. IP discovery 3.3.7 Press IP discovery for tester to auto-scan the whole network segment IP, as well as auto-modify the tester‘s IP to the same network segment with the scanned camera's IP. Local IP:Tester’s IP address where the tester can auto-modify the tester‘s IP to the same network segment with the scanned camera's IP Discovery IP:Discovers connected equipment’s (usually camera) IP address.
Temp IP:after searching IP address, the modified tester’s IP address will not be saved, if you do not select “Temp IP,” the modified tester’s IP address will auto-save after searching. Start:To start the PING function click "Start" to PING camera’s IP Rapid ONVIF: Rapid ONVIF Quick link IPC TEST: IPC TEST Quick link Applicability:Using IP discovery app ,you don’t need to know the first two digits of camera’s IP...
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cameras. It lists the camera name and IP address on the Device List. Tester can auto login camera and display camera image. Click the button “Refresh”; tester will scan the ONVIF camera again. Click the newly displayed ONVIF camera on the “Device List“. The tester will show the IP camera’s relative information and settings. Activate HIKVISION Camera: When connected unactivated HIKVISION Camera, tester can auto recognized and prompt "The camera is not active, you need to activate it", click "OK"...
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Enter a new password for the camera. When tester displays “activate success” prompt, click login to display camera image. Page.22.
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Pop-up settings menu when click the “ONVIF” icon in the upper left corner Across network segments scan: After open this function, enter “Settings,” “ IP Settings” and “Advanced” to add other network segments IP so Rapid ONVIF function can cross network segments to scan camera’s IP.
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While in the live video, the Video Menu is across the bottom of the screen and provides access to the following tools: Snapshot, Record, Photo, Playback, PTZ, RTSP and docs. ONVIF PTZ control: Tap the image in the direction you want the PTZ camera to move. For example, tap the left side of the image to move left, right to go right, up to go up and down to go down.
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IP camera video settings: Click “Menu” and click “Video Set” to enter the IP camera’s encoder and resolution settings. Make the desired changes and click “OK “to save. Page.25.
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Image setting: Click “Imaging Set” to adjust image brightness, saturation, contrast, sharpness and backlight compensation mode. Profiles: Click “Profiles" to view video streaming current configuration files, as well as switch between Major stream and minor stream. Page.26.
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Preview pictures:Quickly preview and zoom in or out pictures; automatically and manually refresh. Identification: click “Identification” to view information of the camera. Time set: Click “Time set” and select “Manual set" to set up the time of camera. Page.27.
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Maintenance: For camera software reset or restore to factory settings. Page.28.
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User Set: Modify camera user name and password parameters. Network setting: Click “Network Set “to change the IP address. Some cameras cannot support change of IP address, so there is no change after saving. Page.29.
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Zoom in image: Press the key to enter the zoom mode. Press it again to exit zoom mode. When the image is enlarged tap left, right, up or down on the image to move the whole image on the screen. When the image is enlarged zoom can also be operated by the keyboard by pressing the key zoom in and press the key to zoom out;...
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Snapshot:Click bottom “snapshot” to screenshot the image and store it to SD card. If manual storage has been set, a dialog box appears with “Input Name” ” (only one character can be used as a file name) to save in SD card,; if “Auto storage” selected, the tester auto stores the files after snapshot.
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To rename or delete video files, click and hold on the file until this screen appears: Video files can play in the Video player on the main menu. Set preset position: Move the camera to preset position, enter the preset number on the bottom right corner to complete position preset.
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PTZ Speed set: Horizontal and Vertical Speed set. RTSP: Get RTSP address of the current camera. Doc: Auto create testing reports document of camera by clicking "Create documents”. Click Preview to view the report document. Enter the camera test information and click "Create Documents" to complete the report. Page.33.
Click “Doc” menu again to preview the report document. Icons description: the description of function icons on the bottom toolbar. 3.3.9 IP camera test Display image from the 4K H.265 camera by main stream Page.34.
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Click icon to enter IP camera test Note: Currently, the IPC Test App only supports some brands’ specific IP cameras; these include specific models made by ACTI, AXIS, Dahua, Hikvision, Samsung, and many more. If the camera is not fully integrated, then use the ONVIF or RTSP apps. IPC test interface Local IP: This is the tester’s IP address.
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Stream code: When testing camera via RTSP, you can select mainstream or sub stream to test (if camera’s RTSP has not been started will tip “auto match fail”, then switch to manually selecting). IP Camera's IP: Enter the IP camera’s IP address manually or click “Search” to auto-scan for the IP camera’s IP address.
If IP address setting has error or IP camera is not connected, the tester prompts “Network Error”. Click to quit from image display and return to IP camera test interface. Once you are viewing video on the IPC Test app, you will see the “Video Menu” icon on the top right.
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(1) Snapshot Click the icon “Snapshot” to take a picture and save the current video frame in the SD card as JPEG file. If the unit is set to the manual mode an “Input Name” pop up box will appear and you can enter a title for the snapshot.
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If manual storage was selected, a dialog box will appear asking for “Input Name”; enter a one digit fule name to store in SD card. If auto storage was selected the tester will auto store the files in SD card after recording.
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To rename or delete an image, click and hold on the file until this screen below appears Click to close and return to PTZ controller. (4) Recorded video playback Click the “Playback” icon to view your recorded videos. Tap on the video file image you want to watch. Page.40.
To rename or delete a video, click and hold on the file until this screen appears: Video files also can play in the main menu “Video Player". 3.3.11 Video monitor test For standard analog camera test and PTZ control, click CVBS icon to display the input video image.
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Select and click icon “PTZ” to enter PTZ setting: A. Protocol Use the up and down arrow keys to move the yellow cursor to the “protocol” to set the corresponding protocol. The tester supports more than thirty PTZ protocols, such as PelcoD, Samsung, Yaan, LiLin, CSR600, Panasonic, Sony-EVI etc.
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Click and select “Call Preset” to call a saved preset position number (1~128) or to call the dome camera menu (usually Preset 95). Check and set the protocols, address, interface and baud, which must be consistent with the dome camera. After setting the parameter, the tester can control the PTZ and lens via the touchscreen: Tap left, right, upward and downward on the touch screen to control the PTZ rotation direction.
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(2) Video and storage setting Click icon “set”, to enter and set analog video image brightness, contrast, color saturation, as well as the file storage type after snapshot and recording (auto or manual storage). When manual storage is selected, user can name and store the files. (3) 4 x zoom image display and Video out When image input is displayed press to enter “zoom”...
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If not use touch screen to operate, press the key to zoom out, press the key zoom in and press upward and downward key to move the image. For analog video input resolutions of 720 x 480 the zoomed in image is not clear. But for digital video input (supporting resolution up to 1280 x 960), the zoom in image is still very clear.
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(6)Photo Click the icon “photo” to enter and click the selected thumbnail photo to display it on the screen. Double-tap the image you want to view to make it full screen. Double tap again the photo to return. Page.46.
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To rename or delete an image, click and hold on the file until this screen below appears Click to close and return to PTZ controller. (7) Recorded video playback Click the “Playback” icon to view your recorded videos. Tap on the video file image you want to watch. Page.47.
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To rename or delete a video, click and hold on the file until this screen appears: Video files also can play in the main menu “Video Player". (8) Video level meter Click the icon to enter the video level meter. The IP camera tester has adopted hardware high-speed sampling and processing technology which can perform both NTSC and PAL video amplitude signal measurements for PEAK to PEAK, SYNC levels and COLOR BURST Chroma level.
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While in PAL format, the unit will be mV; while in NTSC format, it will be IRE. Video signal level 140±15IRE NTSC Chroma level( COLOR BURST) 40±5IRE SYNC signal level 40±5IRE Video signal level 1000±200mV Chroma level( COLOR BURST) 300±35mV SYNC signal level 300±35mV Video signal PEAK to PEAK level:...
For NTSC format, the Chroma standard level is 40 IRE For PAL format, the Chroma standard level is 280mV If the Chroma level is too low, the color will not be as deep, and some details of the image will become lighter.
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Application BNC loop test: Tester can send and receive color bar generator through the tester’s “CVBS out” and “CVBS in” port for testing transmission channels, such as video balun, BNC video cables, etc. Connect the tester’s “CVBS OUT” port to the balun transmitter’s BNC input port and connect the tester’s “CVBS IN”...
3.3.13 SDI/EX-SDI Camera Test (*Optional) For SDI camera test and SDI PTZ control, click icon to enter. When tester receives SDI camera image, it will display the image data. Double-taps on the screen to make the image displayed full screen. The tester supports resolution as follows: 1280x720P 25Hz 1280x720P 30Hz...
Click , or press to quit. 3.3.14 CVI camera test (*Optional) HD CVI camera, CVI dome camera test and PTZ control, click icon to enter When HD CVI signal input, the tester will display the image resolution on the top bar. Double-tap on the screen to make the image displayed full screen.
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Click the “PTZ” icon on the right toolbar to do the corresponding setting. “Port”: select coaxial control(UTC) Enter PTZ address to perform parameters setting. Operation instructions, please refer to “3.3.11 PTZ (1) Video monitor test”. Page.54.
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The PTZ address in the tester must be consistent with the dome camera or decoder. After setting the correct parameters, the tester can control the PTZ and lens. To control PTZ by screen touch: Tap left, right, upward and downward on the touch screen to control the PTZ rotation direction, PTZ cameras will rotate accordingly.
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Set preset position To setup preset position, move the PTZ camera to the preset position and then enter preset position number. Tap “Set position” to complete and save position number. Call preset position Click and select “Call Preset” to call a saved preset position number (1~128) or to call the dome camera menu (usually Preset 95).
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( 2)Coaxial camera menu setting Tap icon “UTC” for the port and select “Menu” for the Coaxotron to enter the dome camera menu. Enter address of PTZ camera; after finishing the parameter settings, you can press the key click the icon to call the dome camera menu .
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Press arrow keys to set position. Tap “close menu” or press the key “ ”to close camera menu. (3) For snapshot, record, photo viewer and video playback, please refer to “3.3.11” Video monitor test” Page.58.
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(4) Save setting Click icon “Set” on the right toolbar to enter storage setting. Support auto-storage and manual storage. When select manual storage, user can name and store the files. RS485 control Operation instructions please refer to “3.3.11 PTZ (1) PTZ control parameters setting”. Page.59.
3.3.15 TVI camera test (*Optional) HD TVI camera, TVI dome camera test and PTZ control, Click icon to enter With an HD TVI signal input, the tester will display the image resolution on the top bar. Double tap on the screen to make the image display full screen. The tester supports resolution as follows: 1280x720P 25FPS / 1280x720P30FPS / 1280x720P 50FPS / 1280x720P 60FPS 1920x1080P 25FPS / 1920x1080P 30FPS / 1920x1080P 50FPS / 1920x1080P 60FPS /2048x1536P...
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Coaxial camera menu settings Select UTC for the Port and select “Menu “for the Coaxitron to enter the dome camera menu. Enter address of PTZ camera; after finishing the parameter settings, you can press the key click the icon to call the dome camera menu. For more operation instructions (such as PTZ control, coaxial camera menu setting ,snapshot, recording and playback etc.), please refer to“3.3.6 CVI camera test”.
3.3.16 AHD camera test (*Optional) AHD camera, AHD dome camera test and PTZ control, Click icon to enter With an AHD signal input, the tester will display the image resolution on the top bar. Double tap on the screen to make the image displayed full screen. The tester supports resolution as follows: 1280x720P 25FPS / 1280x720P 30FPS / 1920x1080P 25FPS / 1920x1080P 30FPS/2048x1536P 18FPS/2048x1536P 25FPS/2048x1536P 30FPS /2560x1440P 15 FPS/2560x1440P 25 FPS/...
UTC control: select “PTZ control or PTZ control-2” (AHD cameras have two different controls; if “PTZ” does not control camera, go “PTZ-2”) More operation instructions please refer to “3.3.6 CVI camera test”. 3.3.17 Network tool ( 1) IP address scan Connect the cable to the LAN port, click icon to enter, Set your IP address search range by changing the Start and End IP addresses.
(2)PING Test To operate the PING Test, connect a network cable to the LAN port and click the icon to open the PING tool. You can set your LOCAL (native) IP address, Remote IP address (e.g. IP camera), Packet count, Packet Size, Packet time and Timeout. Press “Start” to start pinging. If the IP camera or network device is not configured properly or not plugged in, it will say “Destination host unreachable,”...
Application: PING testing is the most conventional network debugging tools. It is used for testing if the connected IP camera or other network equipment’s Ethernet port is working normally and the IP address is correct. It’s normal that the first data packet will be lost when test start. (3)Network test (Ethernet bandwidth test) Network test (Ethernet bandwidth test) To use the Network tester, you will need two IP testers.
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b). Start send packet test: Using the other IP tester, type in the Server's IP address at the top right corner of the screen. This app is used to send packets for network speed testing. Click the “Start” button to send the packets and start testing. Network bandwidth testing can also be tested with a computer using compatible network bandwidth testing software.
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Tester as Client, tester’s IP address is: 192.168.0.238. The Server and the Client are at the same network segment, but with different IP address. Input Server’s IP address 192.168.0.39 in the tester and click “Start” to test network bandwidth. Or use tester as a Server, computer as test Client(select Client, input tester’s IP address to test) Page.67.
When using the tester as Server it will show results: (4)Port Flashing Connect a network cable to the meter’s “LAN” port; click the icon to open the Port Flashing app. Click “Start”. The IP tester sends a unique signal to make the connected LAN port of the switch flash.
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If the tester and PoE switch are connected correctly, the LAN port of POE switch will flash at a special frequency, if not connected correctly, no changes will occur on the LAN port. Application: The tester will send special signals to make the connected LAN port flicker at special frequency, which will enable the installers to easily and quickly find the connected Ethernet cable.
(5)DHCP server Click on the DHCP icon to open the DHCP server app. Select the “Start” check box at the top and make any desired changes to the network settings. Click “Save” to start assigning dynamic IP addresses for IP cameras and other networked devices. Click the “Refresh” button to check your Client list.
(7)Link monitor Click the icon to open the Link Monitor app. This app is used to see if an IP address is occupied by other network devices. This will avoid new address conflicts. Click “Add” and enter the desired IP address. To test different network segments, click the “Settings” icon on the main menu and go to IP Settings and make the desired changes.
occupied, otherwise it will cause IP conflicts and stop the equipment from operating normally. Link monitor can check if the new setting IP address is occupied. 3.3.18 Rapid IP Discovery Connect IP equipment to tester’s LAN port. Press to enter Rapid IP Discovery. Click “Start”...
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Note: 1. Don’t input power into the “DC12/2A OUTPUT” port. 2. Don’t output this DC12V/2A power to the DC12V/IN port of the IP camera tester. 3. The IPC tester power output is close to 2A, if the IP camera’s power is over 2A, the tester will automatically enter protection mode.
3.3.20 Cable Test Click icon to enter Test LAN cable or telephone cable. Connect LAN cable or telephone cable to the UTP/SCAN port on the CCTV tester and cable tester device provided with the tester. The connecting status, cable type and the sequence of wires as well as the serial number of the cable tester kit will be displayed.
3.3.21 RJ45 cable TDR test Connect cable to tester’s LAN port, click icon to enter RJ45 cable TDR test app. Single test: test cable status, length and attenuation. Repeat test: continue to test cable status, length and attenuation. Status: after link up, screen will display “online”, “open circuit”, “short circuit” or “cable sequence error”.
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Cable quality test: Green is good quality cable, Yellow is poor quality cable, Red is water poured cable, while the attenuation value will be displayed when cable over 10 meters. Advanced Test: tests cable pair status, length, attenuation, reflectivity, impedance, skew and other parameters.
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Connection diagram: Cable sequence diagram: (For reference only: A straight-through and cross-over cable diagram) Click “Help” (?) to check the instruction of all parameters. Page.77.
3.3.22 Cable Tracer Connect test cable to the UTP port or the BNC cable to the SCAN OUT port on the tester. Click icon to enter cable tracer and click the Number on the screen to adjust audio level. Use the blue Combination cable identifier and network cable tester’s copper pointer to touch all the cables in the bundle when searching for the other end of the cable.
Note: The battery of the cable tracer must be oriented correctly to positive pole + and negative pole -, otherwise the tester may be damaged. Note: While the cable tracer tester is receiving the audio signal from the tester, it may be influenced by other signals and make some noise.
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User-defined calibration: Choose the cable 100 meters to 200 meters (more than 50 meters); click “Cable” and “Type” to select user-defined 1 for calibration. Eleven groups can be set. 1. Select user-defined and click “Calibration” to enter test , click “user-defined 1” and can define cable name, such as: AiPu BNC-5 2.
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3. Click “+”or “-” to adjust wave speed, while display length is the same with the actual Length. Click “Save” to save calibration data and then it can be used for the same cable testing next time. Application: TDR test is used for pulse reflection method to transmit pulse signal for testing cable. When cable is open or short-circuit, a reflected pulse is generated and the tester receives and processes the reflected wave and measurement results are displayed on the screen.
3.3.24 PoE Voltage test Click icon to enter PoE voltage measurement Connect a network cable from a PoE switch to the IP tester’s PSE IN port. Connect an IP camera or other PoE device to the tester’s LAN port. The PoE voltage and the cable’s pin connection status show on the screen.
3.3.25 12V power input test Connect 12V power adaptor to tester’s charging port, then click icon “PoE” (POE Power Info) to enter voltage measurement app. The screen will display the current adaptor input voltage and power. Note: the displayed 12V input power is the battery charging power and the device working power. The measured power will vary depending on current charging power and backlight brightness.
3.3.26 Digital Multi-meter ( *Optional ) Click icon to enter 1) SYMBOLS: U: DC Voltage Measuring A: DC Current Measuring Ω: Resistance Measuring : Diode Testing : AC Voltage Measuring : AC Current Measuring : Continuity Testing : Capacitance Measuring AC/DC Voltage and current measurement state display Auto- range...
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2) OPERATING INSTRUCTION DC Voltage Measuring WARNING! The voltage input cannot exceed 660V DC, it’s possible to show higher voltage, but it’s may destroy the inner circuit. Be aware of possible electric shock when measuring high voltage. a. Connect the black test lead to the “COM” jack and the red test lead to the “V/Ω” jack. b.
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0.000V 6.600V range d. Manual range: 00.00V 66.00V range 000.0V 660.0V range 000.0mV 660.0mV range C. DC Current Measuring (manual range only) WARNING! Disconnect power to the circuit to be tested before connecting meter to circuit. Reapply power after meter is connected with the circuit for measurement.
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a. Connect the black test lead to the “COM” jack and the red test lead to the “mA” jack for a maximum of 660mA current. For a maximum of 10A, move the red lead to the 10A jack. b. select to enter the AC current measurement and manually select the range 0.000mA ...
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E. Resistance Measuring WARNING! When measuring in-circuit resistance, be sure the circuit under test has all power removed and that all capacitors have discharged fully. Ω a. Connect the black test lead to the “COM” jack and the red test lead to the “V/ ”...
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G. Diode Testing WARNING! When measuring in-circuit diodes, be sure the circuit under test has all power removed and that all capacitors have discharged fully. a. Connect the black test lead to the “COM” jack and the red test lead to Ω...
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66.00μF range 00.00uF 660.0μF range 000.0uF 0.000mF 6.600mF range 00.00mF 66.00mF range Note: The capacitance of a capacitor should be tested separately out of the circuit. To avoid electric shock, be sure the capacitors have been discharged fully before measuring the ca pacitance of a capacitor.
Data hold Click “Hold data” to capture the display reading; the data value displays green. Press it again to quit. Relative value measurement Click “Relative” (Difference) to enter relative value measurement. The tester will Auto-save the data and the displayed new displayed measurement/ relative value is red color. Press it again to quit. The value displayed in yellow is the hold function and the relative value combined.
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Data hold While testing click “Hold” to data hold, the data will not change. Press “Hold” again to quit. Relative power value (optical link loss) measurement While testing, set the wavelength for measurement. Click “relative” (difference) to test, the tester Auto save current fiber power value as the base reference value.
3.3.28 Visual Fault Locator ( *Optional ) Click icon to enter the visual fault locator. VFL contains four status modes: Steady mode”, “Evasive 1Hz”,“Evasive 2Hz”and“Time off”. Click button “Steady mode” to enter steady status; click button “Evasive 1Hz” and “Evasive 2Hz to enter pulse mode;...
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Click” Steady mode” for red laser source to emit a steady stream; click again to quit. Click icons “Evasive 1Hz”or“Evasive 2Hz”to enter pulse mode, the red laser source is emitted by a certain frequency; press it again to quit. Page.94.
3.3.29 Audio Record Connect an audio device to the IP tester’s audio input port. Click the icon to enter the Audio Recorder app. Click the red button to stop and the unit will prompt you to save the recording. 3.3.30 Data monitor Click icon to enter data monitor for receiving RS485 data from an RS485 DVR or controller.
3.3.31 Audio player Click the icon to enter. The audio player only supports MP3 format Audio files. 3.3.32 Media Player Click the icon to enter The Media player can browse video and image files. It supports the video formats of MP4, H.264, MPEG4, and MKV.
3.3.33 RTSP Player The RTSP Player app will allow you to view the RTSP video stream from an IP camera. If you were unable to view your camera via the ONVIF or IPC Test apps, it is possible your camera will have an RTSP stream and you can view live video.
Local IP: This is the IP testers IP address. RTSP Add: This is where you can manually enter the IP camera’s RTSP URL or click on Search to search the network for cameras that use an RTSP stream. Once found, an IP address will pop up and clicking on it will allow selection of a stream.
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1. Hikvision activation:When connect the unactivated Hikvision camera to the tester, it will auto identify and display “Unactivated” at safety mode. Select needed activate the camera by clicking bottom right corner button “Enable”, then pop-up “the camera is not activate, activate now”? 2.
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3. Confirm activation After activating the camera, the program default modifies the camera IP. It can activate multiple cameras in the local area Network and pop-up menu to modify IP to improve project efficiency. Play: Display image from the camera. Modify network information: Change the camera IP address, sub-net mask and gateway etc.
Modify user information: Modify the camera's user name and password. Factory Reset:Camera factory reset 3.3.35 Dahua test tool Dahua test tool is developed for installation and debugging of the Dahua IP camera, it can display image, and modify IP, user name and password etc. Making Dahua camera test more convenient and quickly.
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Click “DH” icon , to enter Dahua test tool. Select the camera of the online detection menu. If the camera supports non-verification login, click “play” directly and view the image. From the Pop up stream menu, select mainstream or second stream to test. Page.102.
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If the camera not supports non-verification login, select “camera” from online detection menu, and input correct user name and password, then click “log in”. After logging successful, you can test it. Play: select mainstream or secondary substream live video display. Page.103.
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Modify network information: modify camera parameters such as ip address, subnet mask, gateway etc. Modify user information: modify camera user name and password, but not web user name and password. Factory reset: camera will be soft reset and the device’s user name, password and network settings will be saved;...
3.3.36 Update Copy the downloaded update file to SD card "update" directory, if no directory, please create one. Click the icon to open the Update menu. Select “Local Update” to update via the SD card or select “Online Update” to check for updates on the internet. If there are applications that need updating, the applications will be displayed on the screen.
3.3.37 Office Quick office app (supports Excel, Word, and PowerPoint formats) 3.3.38 LED Flashlight Click icon to enter the LED flashlight. While in the flashlight app, click the red button to turn on the LED lamp. Press it again to turn it off. If you don’t press the red button to shut off the lamp and press the button to exit the app, the lamp will stay on.
3.3.39 Browser Click icon to enter the browser. Type in the camera’s IP address and press “Go” to access the IP camera’s interface. NOTE: You will not be able to view live video in the web browser. For viewing video, use the IP tester‘s live camera view Apps.
Click to view the notepad and all saved contents will display. Click each record bar to show the details. Press the record bar for several seconds to prompt whether delete it. 3.3.41 System Setting Click icon to enter System Settings. Language: Select your desired language: English, Chinese, Korean, Russian, Italian, Polish, Spanish, French or Japanese.
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Date/Time: Set the Date and Time of the IP tester. IP setting: Manually set the IP address, Subnet Mask, Default Gateway and DNS address or select “Dynamic allocation” to use DHCP. To test multiple network segments, click “Advanced” and then click “Add”...
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Select and press WiFi network for several seconds to set static IP address. Wi-Fi hotspot: input “SSID” name and “password”, and then click “OK” to create Wi-Fi hotspot. Page.110.
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Brightness: Set the desired brightness of the IP tester and adjust the sleep time settings. Volume: Set volume level. SD Card: Displays SD Card Capacity. You can also format the SD card or unmount it before removing. FTP server: Once the IP tester connects to a network, a computer can be used to read the SD card files via FTP Server.
Screen display rotation: Click on “Screen Rotation” to flip the IP tester’s display 180 degrees. This function is very convenient for the user to connect the LAN cable on the bottom of the unit without having to flip the unit itself. PTZ address scan: Used to toggle on and off PTZ address scanning.
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Browse Browse includes Music, Videos, Pictures, Documents, zip files, etc. FTP server User can choose internal or external SD (see FTP Server in section 3.3.41 for instructions). Page.113.
3.3.43 Theme Desktop style: User can select Lite mode or Normal mode. Theme: Theme is used to change the background color of icons. The user can select up to four colors which will display on menus in either fixed or random order. When pressing an icon in the lower area for several seconds, the selected color icon will move to the upper rectangular area;...
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Background Color When setting the background color, the user select colors from Color Phase and can also input color’s RGB to set. After finished color setting, click “set” to set it as desktop or application background. Set as desktop background: Setting color as desktop background. Set as application background: Set color as application background.
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Picture: Click Picture to select an image temporarily as a background to view setting effect. Click “more” to select pictures from local file, and click set to set picture as background. Sliding effect: Tester’s sliding effect includes stereo effect, fold effect, left and right fold, rotate effect, Ombre effect, etc.;...
3. 4 Audio test User can test the audio input from audio devices by connecting the device to the IP tester with the supplied audio cable. 3.5 HDMI output The built in HDMI output port can output live video from an analog or IP camera, recorded files, media files and images to HDTV monitors.
c. The instrument’s PoE maximum power output is 24W. If Ultra- high-power load happens, the tester will enter protection mode. 3.7 DC12V 2A power output When the IPC tester is turned on, the DC 12V power output is ON by default. The smaller end of the supplied converter cable connects to the tester’s DC12V/2A OUTPUT and the other end connects to the camera’s power input.
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Application Power output function is mainly used in the camera field demonstration and testing, meanwhile, for some cameras installation sites, if there is no power outlet for the adapter to power the camera, the tester can offer temporary power for it. But we do not suggest tester supply power for an extended period. Notice: Don’t input any power into the “DC12/2A OUTPUT”...
4. Specifications 4.1 General Specifications IP Camera Tester【*】models Optional Model Display New 7 inch retina touch screen CCTV tester ,1920X1200 resolution 10/100M auto adjust, RJ45 Network port WIFI Built in WIFI,speeds150M, allows you to connect to a wireless network and view IP cameras H.265 Mainstream New hardware decoding,4K,H.265/H.264 camera image display by...
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1 channel TVI input(BNC interfce),resolution support 720p TVI video signal test (Optional) 25,30,50,60fps/ 1080p 25,30fps /2048x1536p 18,25,30fps , 2560x1440p 15,25,30fps/ 2688x1520p 15fps , 2592x1944p 12.5,20fps,UTC control and call OSD menu 1 channel AHD input(BNC interface),resolution support 720p 25,30fps / AHD video signal test *(Optional)...
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Color bar generator Output one channel PAL/NTSC color bar video signal for testing monitor or video cable (red, green ,blue, white and black color ). Test UTP cable connection status and display on the screen. Read the UTP Cable tester number on the screen Data monitor Captures and analyzes the command data from controlling device, also can...
General Working -10℃---+50℃ Temperature Working Humidity 30%-90% 255mm x 160mm x 46mm / 0.95Kg Dimension/Weight 4.2 Multi-meter specifications Counts:-6600~+6600 Conversion rate: 3times/s Current modes for clamp meter with ZERO function Isolation: the Multi-meter connector must be isolated with the other connector. DC voltage Range Accuracy...
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DC current Range Accuracy Resolution 6.600mA 66.00mA ±(0.5%+3) 10uA 660.0mA 100uA 10.00A ±(1%+5) 10mA AC current Range Accuracy Resolution 6.600mA 66.00mA ±(0.5%+3) 10uA 660.0mA 100uA 10.00A ±(1%+5) 10mA Resistance Range Accuracy Resolution 660.0Ω 0.1Ω ±(0.8%+5) 6.600KΩ 1Ω 66.00KΩ 10Ω ±(0.8%+2) 660.0KΩ...
4.4 Visual fault locator specifications Laser type Wavelength Calibration 650nm Output power 5mW(Optional 10mW,20mW) CW/1Hz/2Hz Modulation mode Measurement Range 5KM(Optional 10-20KM) FC/PC exchangeable Connector -10℃ ~+50℃ Working Temperature -20℃ ~+70℃ Operating Temperature The data above is for reference only and any changes will not be informed in advance. For more detailed technical inquiries, please feel free to call the Technical Department.
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