Content Preface ..........................2 Product Specifications......................2 Product Installation ....................... 4 Hardware Installation ......................4 Monitor Setting ........................7 C. IP Assignment ........................8 Live Video ........................... 10 Configuration ........................14 System ..........................14 A/V Setting ........................19 C. Network ........................... 26 D.
1. Preface This camera is a professional CMOS network dome Camera. It builds in web server. User views real-time video via IE browser. It supports MPEG-4 / MJPEG video compression which provides smooth and high quality video. This camera combines the features of a network camera with an infrared illuminator to provide good image quality, even in darkness.
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Audio In Built-in microphone Audio Out 1 Line out (RCA connector) Digital I/O 1 In / 1 Out Power Supply Normal model: DC 12V, 1.5A PoE model: Use PoE :PoE Injector (IEEE 802.3af) Or, use Power Adaptor: DC 12V, 1.5A Dimensions W58.4 x H58.8 x D155.5 mm Network...
3. Product Installation A. Hardware Installation Cable Connections The RJ-45 connector allows connect the Ethernet cable. Network Connector: To connect the included power adapter. Power Jack: The RCA connector allows connect to an amplified speaker, Audio Out: you can hear the voice of the remote site from the speaker.
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the power from the Ethernet cable. Please follow the below figure for the connection. PoE Switch or PoE Injector PoE Network Camera To Network Ethernet Cable Data only Ethernet Cable Mixed data and power 5. Set up the network configurations according to the network environment. For further explanation, please refer to Network Configuration chapter.
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Digital Input (Alarm Input) GND (Ground): Initial status is LOW. Alarm: Max. 50mA, 12VDC. Door/Window Contacts Relay output COM: Common pin. N.O. (Normally Open): Max. 1A / 24VDC or 0.5A / 125VAC. N.C. (Normally Close): Max. 1A / 24VDC or 0.5A / 125VAC.
C. IP Assignment Always consult your network administrator before assigning an IP address to your camera in order to avoid using a previously assigned IP address. MAC Address: Each network camera has a unique Ethernet address (MAC address) shown on the sticker of the camera.
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2. IP Search searches all the network devices which connect to the intranet and lists on the window. Click [Search] button to search again. 3. From the list, select the device with the MAC Address that corresponds to the device that is to be configured. 4.
4. Live Video Start the IE browser, type the IP address of the network camera in the address field: http://<IP of camera> If the “Web Page Port” has been changed from “80”, type the URL as: http://<IP of camera>:<Web Page Port> After link to the camera, it will show a dialogue box.
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When popup the following dialogue box, click [Yes].
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The web page of the device shows as following: If you are using IE 8.0 or above, please click “Compatibility View” icon to make this web page works properly: ④ ① ② ③ ⑤ Streaming : If the streaming 2 is enabled, select the streaming from the pull-down list to display.
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Fit to Window : Resize the video to fit the window for view. Click this button again to back to the original size. Full Screen : Click this button or double-click the video, the video will change to full screen mode. Press [Esc] key or double-click the video again, it will back to normal mode.
5. Configuration Click [Configuration] button to get into the configuration page. Click [Live View] button to back to the live video page. A. System System Information Set up the camera name, select language, and set up the camera time. Information...
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Server Name You can type a name into this field to identify this device. Language Select the language for the user interface. OSD Setting Enable this option will display the date and time on the video. The display position can be selected.
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User Management You can add, remove and manage the users in this page. User Add User To add a new user, type the user name and password, then click [Add/Set] to save the user. User List Edit: To change the username and password, click [Edit] and modify the administrator or user in the pop-up window.
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System Update This page allows user to upgrade firmware, restart device and manage the settings. System Update Firmware Upgrade The firmware can be upgraded online. To update the firmware, click [Browse…] to select the new firmware file, and then click [Upgrade] to the procedure. Reboot System To restart the device, click [Start] and then click [Yes] on the prompted window.
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Log List Log List System Logs Click the [Logs] button on the right side to list the logs of system status. Motion Detection Logs Click the [Logs] button on the right side to list the logs of motion detection. I/O Logs Click the [Logs] button on the right side to list the logs of digital input and output.
B. A/V Setting Image Setting Image In this page, adjust “Brightness”, “Contrast”, “Exposure”, and “Sharpness” to get clear video. This camera supports “Automatic Gain Control”. Adjust this function according to the environment. Night Mode: This function can be set at different Frame rate to increase night illumination. Set lower frame rate will slower the frame refresh rate, but will enhance the night illumination.
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than 15FPS. Outdoor/Indoor: This camera supports “Auto Electronic Shutter” to adjust the image for outdoor or indoor usage, select this option according to the environment. Video Orientation: Change the orientation to display the video. Default: Click [Default] will load the default settings.
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Video Setting This device supports MPEG4/MJPEG Dual Mode and Dual Streaming, set the video parameters in this page. Streaming 1 Setting Video Basic / Advanced Mode: Select the mode to configure the parameters. Advanced mode provides more detail parameters for setting. Resolution: Select the resolution from the pull-down list.
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VBR: Set the Video Quantitative from 1 ~ 10, the higher value will get better video quality. The data size of video stream is no limitation, if the upload bandwidth of network is lower than the data size, the video will be displayed slowly.
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Mode: Select the mode to enable or disable the streaming 2. Basic / Advanced Mode: Enable and configure the streaming 2. Advanced mode provides more detail parameters for setting. 3GPP Mode: Enable the streaming 2 as 3GPP mode, it allows a 3G mobile phone to view the live video.
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3GPP (Streaming 2) Setting – 3GPP Mode When configure the streaming 2 as 3GPP mode, it will enable this device to send out the video in 3GPP format, and you can view the live video on the 3G mobile phone. The frame rate of streaming 1 is up to 15FPS (NTSC) / 12FPS (PAL) when the 3GPP mode is enabled.
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Audio This device supports 2-way audio. Note, the audio will not be smooth when enable SD card recording function simultaneously. Audio from Device to Local PC For this device to local PC, select [Enabled] and then click [Apply] to start this function.
C. Network Network Information Network IP Assignment DHCP: If this device behinds a router and the router provides DHCP service, using DHCP, this device will get all network parameters from the router automatically. Static: Assign IP address, subnet mask, gateway, and DNS manually. Port Assignment Set the ports if necessary.
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the port if you want to use router’s NAT (Network Address Translation) to make this device can be linked from Internet. RTP Port: Set the port range of RTP port. In RTSP mode, you may use TCP and UDP for connecting. TCP connection uses RTSP Port.
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PPPoE If this device connects to an ADSL modem directly and want to use PPPoE connection, set the parameters in this page. PPPoE PPPoE Setting Select [Enabled] to use PPPoE. Type in username and password for the ADSL connection. Send Mail After Dialed If select [Enable], when connect to the Internet via PPPoE, this device will send a mail with the Subject to a specific mail account, this mail contains the public IP address of the ADSL connection.
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DDNS This device supports DDNS, set the parameters in this page. DDNS DDNS Setting There are several DDNS providers can be selected. Select the provider from the pull-down list, input Hostname, Username, Password and the Schedule Update time, and then click [Apply] to connect to the DDNS provider. Status This field will display the message to indicate the status of DDNS service.
D. Event Handling Event Setting This device supports multiple event settings. Event...
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This device supports 4 kinds of event detections: Motion Detection. Digital Input Detection. Network Disconnection Detection: This event will be triggered once the wire network is disconnected. Specific IP Detection: This event will be triggered once the network connection with a specific IP address is disconnected.
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Activate Motion Detection: To activate the motion detection, enable the [Detect Area] check box Actions when Motion Detection is Trigger: Select what actions will be taken once the motion detection is triggered. E-mail: When the motion detection is triggered, send the recorded video or snapshot to the specific mail address.
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The moving object smaller than the 50% of the Motion Detection Area, it will not be detected, and the Motion Detection will not be triggered. Recommend use 3 smaller Motion Detection Areas to replace a large area. Motion! The moving object smaller than the 50% of the The moving object larger than the 50% of the motion motion area, it will not be detected!
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“JPEG” in Video Setting. When an event is triggered, this device will take a series of snapshot with JPG format. The beginning and ending time of the snapshot pictures is depending on the Record Time Setting. Snapshot (Single): This option is available when the “Video Format” of streaming 1 is set as “JPEG”...
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Interval: The interval time of the detection. Dis-connected – Save to SD Card: Enable this check box will save the video to local SD card once the network connection of PC is disconnected. Note: The interval of two video files recorded on SD card is fixed with 30 seconds. After set up, click [Apply] to save the settings.
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Mail & FTP To send out the event video via mail or FTP, please set up the configuration first. Mail & FTP Mail Setting Login Method: This device provides 2 kinds of mail settings. “Anonymous” for the mail server which doesn’t need login with username and password. “Account” for the mail server which needs login with username and password.
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Mail Port: The port of the mail service. Default is 25. FTP Setting FTP Server: The IP address or URL of the FTP server. Username / Password: The username and password to log in the FTP server. Port: The port of the FTP service. Default is 21. Path: The path to save the sent video.
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SD Card In this page, if a SD Card is inserted, you can record the video once an event is triggered, play back and manage the recorded files in the SD Card. Note: The recorded video contains video only, it does not record the audio. The SD card must be formatted as FAT or FAT32 file system.
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SD Card Click the date, it will show the list of the video or picture files. The “.avi” extension name of the file means this file is a video file; the “.jpg” extension name means it is a picture file. Click the file to start Microsoft Media Player to play it. If the bandwidth is lower for playback directly, please right-click on the file and select [Save As…] to download it to the PC, and then play the downloaded file with Microsoft Media Player.
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I/O Setting This device provides Digital Input and Digital Output. When the Digital Input is triggered, it can send the video or snapshot to specific mail address; transmit the video or snapshot to remote FTP server; trigger the digital out; record video or snapshot into local SD card. I / O Input Setting Input 1 Sensor:...
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trigger will be accepted after 10H:05M:20S. The triggers between 10H:05M:10S to 10H:05M:19S will not be accepted. If the “Out” is selected for the action, the Interval means “Digital Output On” period. For example, if Interval set to 20 seconds, when the Digital Input is triggered, the Digital Output will be “On”...
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Schedule This function provides the schedule for the following: Send Snapshot with the Scheduled Time: automatic send a snapshot to the E-mail address or FTP site, the interval time can be set. Activate and Stop the Motion Detection with Scheduled Time: if the “Only Detect in Configuration ...
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Select / Unselect Specific Time: Click the square of the time table to select or unselect the specific time. The square in green means the time is selected; the square in white means the time is unselected. Send Snapshot with Scheduled Time Enable / Disable: To enable or disable the schedule function.
6. Network Configuration A. Intranet Only Connects to PC Directly If you want to connect the camera to PC directly for the very first time setup, please refer to the figure below for the connection. Ethernet Cable Camera This device supports Auto-MDI/MDIX, IP Address: 192.168.1.200 IP Address: 192.168.1.2 you can use a straight or cross-over...
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Connects to an Exist LAN If the camera will be used in a local network (LAN) and don’t allow to access via Internet, please refer to the figure below for the connection. Intranet (LAN) Camera 1 Switch Router or IP Sharing IP Address: 192.168.1.200 IP Address: 192.168.1.254 Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0...
B. Internet Only Connects to ADSL with Fixed Public IP Address If the camera connects to Internet with an ADSL modem and the public IP address of ADSL is fixed, please refer to the figure below for the connection. Internet (WAN) Camera 3G Mobile Phone IP Address: 60.220.20.250...
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Connects to ADSL with Floating Public IP Address (PPPoE) If the camera connects to Internet with an ADSL modem and the public IP address of ADSL is variable, the camera can use PPPoE function for the connection. Internet (WAN) Camera 3G Mobile Phone Configure the PPPoE Setting ADSL...
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After enable the DDNS, assume the registered URL is “test.dyndns.org”, now the camera can be linked with following URLs: Client Link Address Remark http://test.dyndns.org With audio: Must enable “3GPP Mode” in 3G Mobile rtsp://test.dyndns.org/3g Configuration Video/Audio Phone Without audio: ...
C. Intranet + Internet Connects to Internet with Fixed Public IP Address If the camera will be added into a local network (LAN), and will be accessed via both Intranet and Internet, please refer to the figure below for the connection. Intranet (LAN) Internet (WAN) 3G Mobile Phone...
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Set Subnet Mask of Router, PC and cameras. Set Gateway of PC and cameras with the same IP address. The Gateway is the IP address of router. Set the IP address of a valid DNS into cameras. An invalid DNS will cause the domain name can’t be resolved and reached, such as email address.
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With audio: rtsp://60.220.20.250:555/3g Camera 2 Without audio: rtsp://60.220.20.250:555/3gx Connects to Internet with Floating Public IP Address If the public IP address of ADSL connection is variable, you can enable DDNS function to get a fixed URL to instead of the IP address. Note: only one device can enable the DDNS function in the local network (LAN), multiple devices use DDNS will update to the DDNS provider too frequently, and the DDNS provider will block your URL.
7. Factory Default To recover the default password and other settings, please follow the steps: 1. Power off this device. 2. Use a needle about 5cm long insert into the "Factory Default Hole" and push the button in the hole, keeping push it and don't release. Factory Default Hole 3.
Compatible List of SD Card The Compatible List of SD Card SDHC Card Compatible List Vendor Test Result Status SanDisk 4G SanDisk 8G Transcend 4G Transcend 8G Transcend 16G ADATA 8G Toshiba 4G SD Card Compatible List Vendor Test Result Status SanDisk 128M Recommend...
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Vendor Test Result Status U-TEK 128M GiGATEK 128M Kingston 128M The speed is slower Kingmax 256M The speed is slower Kingston 512M The speed is slower Kingston 1G The speed is slower AFMC 128M Fail Card Reader also Fail PDA 128M Fail Card Reader also Fail Apacer 128M...
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