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- Page 1 MOBILE VIDEO BOX M2 - INSTRUCTION MANUAL...
- Page 2 Thank you for buying the ZEPCAM Mobile Video Box. We hope you will enjoy our product as much as we enjoyed creating it. Before starting please check: ● If the product or the packaging is not visibly damaged. ● Make sure all the packaging content is complete (M2-MVB, power connector with bare-leads and WIFI Antenna, UTP cable) ●...
- Page 3 Product description Overview LEDS behaviour Power and IO connectors Accessing the M2 MVB Network connection Log into the MVB Change Time zone Maintenance mode Camera settings Setup Video stream Power over ethernet ...
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Page 4: Appendix A: Supported Cameras
Power settings Appendix A: supported cameras More information and FAQ on: www.zepcam.com... -
Page 5: Product Description
HOW TO USE YOUR PRODUCT The Zepcam Mobile Video Box is a flexible and easy to use solution for wireless video surveillance for IP cameras. The Mobile Video Box comes with integrated back end software. It is an effective way to wirelessly stream and remotely manage surveillance cameras using 3G/4G or WIFI. - Page 6 9. Maintenance button: Push to put MVB into maintenance mode. 10. Reset button. See chapter Reset buttons for explanation 11. Link LED: Indicates Link to Zepcam Video Server. (See table 1.1) 12. Status LED: Indicates power on. (See following table) More information and FAQ on: www.zepcam.com...
- Page 7 ● Short Press (1 beep - status led blinking): switch from run to maintenance mode. Press again to switch back. ● Press 5 seconds (wait for 2nd beep): Enables the WIFI-Access Point mode in de M2-MVB. More information and FAQ on:...
- Page 8 2. IO -The 4 Inputs can be used to start a video stream, video recording or can be used to boot the M2-MVB (see chapter Power settings fig 5.1). The 2 Outputs are currently not supported. The Power output is a loop through of the Power input and can be used to power an external device such as a camera.
- Page 9 LOGIN AND NETWORK SETUP POWER CONNECTION The First step is to connect the M2-MVB to a power source. By default, your M2-MVB comes with a bare leads power connector(M2-PC1), as extra options you can have a Power adapter 230v-12V (M2-PC2) power...
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Page 10: Antenna Connection
Power adapter with cigaret plug You can use the cigarette plug to power the M2-MVB in a car. ANTENNA CONNECTION Recommended to use the M2-MA1 or M2-MA2 multi band dome antenna in combination with your M2-MVB More information and FAQ on: www.zepcam.com... -
Page 11: Network Connection
● Make sure the WIFI antenna is connected to the M2-MVB (see figure 1.2) ● By default, the WIFI Access point mode in the M2-MVB is enabled. When the WIFI Access point mode is disabled you can press the maintenance button 5 seconds (Beep) - The M2-MVB creates its own WIFI network with its serial number as SSID. - Page 12 When entering the onboard webpage, the M2-MVB will ask for a username and password (see fig 2.1). Fig 2.1: Login screen The default Username is admin and the default password is admin. after logging in you can change the password at: System ->...
- Page 13 Run mode / Maintenance Mode The M2-MVB contains 2 modes: The run mode and the Maintenance mode. In normal conditions the M2- MVB needs to be in the Run mode. Maintenance mode is necessary for: Formatting the SD card and updating the M2-MVB...
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Page 14: Camera Settings
Fig 3.1 Camera setting The most imported setting to make a M2-MVB work with an IP camera is the RTSP URL. Each IP camera manufacturer uses its own RTSP URL. You can always check the web page or user manual from an IP camera manufacturer to get the right RTSP URL. -
Page 15: Power Over Ethernet
Change settings on a connected camera To change settings from a connected IP camera through the MVB you can use Port Forwarding in the M2- MVB to open the camera’s webpage. To change the Port Forwarding settings you can go on the onboard webpage to Network ->Advanced See Fig 3.3. - Page 16 You will try to login to the camera on IP address 10.20.30.11 from Fig 3.3 and your logged in to the M2-MVB using the default WIFI IP settings. You can Enter http://10.150.160.1:1081 in your web browser to open the camera’s settings page.
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Page 17: Network Settings
NETWORK SETTINGS HOW TO CONFIGURE EACH INTERFACE The M2-MVB contains a Mobile, WIFI and two Ethernet connections. Each network can be used to stream video to the Zepcam Video Server. NETWORK CONNECTION To Change the Mobile Network settings, go on the onboard webpage to: Network ->... - Page 18 ETHERNET SERVICE AND ETHERNET IP CAM ● The M2-MVB contains two Ethernet interfaces. The IP Cam and Service interface. ● The IP Cam interface is set to a default IP address 10.20.30.1. ● The Ethernet Service is set as a DHCP client with a fallback IP address 10.150.161.1.
- Page 19 WIFI The M2-MVB WIFI can be used in 2 modes. The Access Point mode and the Client Mode. By default, the M2-MVB is set to access point mode. Access point mode To change the access point settings, Go on the onboard webpage to: Network ->...
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Page 20: Advanced Wi-Fi Settings
● The WIFI client mode can be used to stream Video data to the Zepcam Video Server over WIFI. The steps to connect the M2-MVB to a network are: ● Go on the Onboard webpage to Network ->WIFI ● Set the Mode to WIFI Client ●... - Page 21 PRIORITY The M2-MVB will connect to the Zepcam Video Server over the highest interface in the list that is able to reach to the server. All the interfaces under the “Not allowed below this line” will not be used to connect to the Zepcam Video Server.
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Page 22: Network Watchdog
To setup the Network Watchdog you need to go to: Network -> Network priority -> Network watchdog The Network watchdog is a fallback mechanism that reboots the M2-MVB when there is no Server Link in a preconfigured time. ● The default setting for the reboot is every 10 minutes. - Page 23 7. Enter/past the Generated Pairing code in the Registration code field 8. Press pair [Note]: The M2-MVB needs to be able to connect to the Zepcam Video Server to complete te pairing. Be sure the mobile video box can reach the server.
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Page 24: Manage Recordings
START / STOP STREAM There are several ways to start/stop a Video stream from the M2-MVB, these are: ● Automatic start streaming at boot. Go to: System -> Startup and enable the Start streaming in the Powerup behaviour. ● Start/Stop button on the Zepcam Video Server. - Page 25 HOW TO PAIR, RECORD & MANAGE STORAGE SD CARD The SD card in the M2-MVB can be formatted to two different filesystem types, Fat and EXT4. The advantage of the Fat format is its compatibility with Windows. On the other hand, the EXT4 format has higher performance in the M2-MVB.
- Page 26 HDMI settings, you need to go to System -> HDMI display. You can choose between several resolutions. And you can choose to show always camera 1 on the display or the same image as send to the Zepcam Video Server.
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Page 27: Advance Use
Select an audio file number in the “Load Audio files” menu, there are up to 4 slots available Select the audio file you want to upload and press “Upload” (in the example below Sound_file.wav is selected) You can see an overview of the loaded audio files in the “Audio files” section More information and FAQ on: www.zepcam.com... - Page 28 These triggers can be fed into the MVB via a connected IP camera (this is called a TCP event) or via an external device that is connected to the white IO connector of the M2-MVB (called GPIO event). Notes:...
- Page 29 Select an Action that must be executed when the Event is triggered More information and FAQ on: www.zepcam.com...
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Page 30: System Settings
Press Click to install new firmware after downloading and Press Upgrade on the popup screen. The other way is to upload a firmware file to the M2-MVB. Make sure the M2-MVB is in maintenance mode. Go on the Onboard webpage to System -> Backup/ Flash. Select a firmware file in the Flash new firmware fields and press Upload firmware and press Upgrade on the popup screen. - Page 31 ● The Power on Triggers can be used to power on the M2-MVB when it’s turned off. When the M2- MVB is powered on using the Switched voltage on setting the M2-MVB can power down itself using the Switched voltage off setting.
- Page 32 Fig 5.1 Power on triggers REBOOT/POWER OFF You can reboot and power off the M2-MVB by pressing one of the buttons on the onboard web page at System→ Reboot/Power off. You also can power off the M2-MVB by pressing the reset button once and you can use the switched power, this is described in the power settings chapter.
- Page 33 Fixed Camera M2-MVB POE Axis P3905 Fixed Camera M2-MVB POE Axis Q6045 PTZ Camera External Power supply Axis M5525-E PTZ Camera M2-MVB POE Panasonic WV-SC385 PTZ Camera M2-MVB POE SOAR PTZ Camera M2-MVB IO Connector More information and FAQ on: www.zepcam.com...
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Page 34: Revision History
Revision History Revision Date Changes Made by Reviewed by 01-Apr-2018 Initial version 18-Apr-2018 Add appendix A: Supported cameras 25-Oct-2018 Add Advanced Use section 09-Sep-2019 Updated manual regarding R1 release More information and FAQ on: www.zepcam.com...