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Visual Engineering
Video solutions. Integrated
HD IP Camera
August 2020
HD IP Camera User Manual
Configurable H.264
Encoded IP Camera
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  • Page 1 Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated HD IP Camera August 2020 HD IP Camera User Manual Configurable H.264 Encoded IP Camera visualengineering.co.uk Page 1...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated HD IP Camera August 2020 Table of Contents Document History ..............4 About the User Manual .
  • Page 3 Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated HD IP Camera August 2020 Table of Contents Multiple Viewing ............... 35 TCP Vs UDP .
  • Page 4: Document History

    Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated HD IP Camera August 2020 Document History Version Date Change Summary Author v1.0 7/9/2015 Initial Draft v1.1 12/12/2015 Update voltage range v1.2 9/3/2016 Additions for SW2.0 including SD card v1.3 15/3/2016 Added recording warnings 21/3/2016 v1.4...
  • Page 5: About The User Manual

    The VE part number for this manual is 110-8680 Warranty and Support All Visual Engineering products are supplied as standard with a 12 month ‘Return to Base’ warranty. In the event of a suspected product failure, users should contact the Visual Engineering support team on the telephone number +44 (0) 1206 211842 or please email us at: support@visualengineering.co.uk...
  • Page 6: Introduction

    These, together with the built-in microphone combine to produce a very compact IP camera with an ONVIF compliant output stream. Visual Engineering has developed this core technology to deliver a configurable product to meet the needs of the professional surveillance market.
  • Page 7: Hd Ip Camera Types

    Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated HD IP Camera August 2020 HD IP Camera Types The HD IP camera is available in three different body styles. For each body type there is the option to include the SD recording and WiFi options The contents of each camera kit varies according to the camera type.
  • Page 8: The Hd Ip Camera Kit

    Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated HD IP Camera August 2020 The HD IP Camera Kit Kit Contents The HD IP Camera is provided in a kit with mounts, DC power supply and lens adaptors. The kit contents vary depending upon the camera type. The kit contents for each type together with the individual part number of each component in the kit are described below.
  • Page 9 Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated HD IP Camera August 2020 Camera Kit Contents • HD IP Camera • Wall and tripod mount • Long M12, C & CS lens adaptors • Additional 2.1mm and 4.3mm lenses • 1m Ethernet camera cable, not included with PoE model •...
  • Page 10: Connecting The Camera

    Camera control can be accessed through its web browser interface. To view the streaming video from the camera users should have a video player installed on their Visual Engineering recommends the use of the VE Camera Viewer to view the video.
  • Page 11: Pc Connection

    Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated HD IP Camera August 2020 PC Connection Once the camera is powered it is possible to view the camera’s video and configure the encoder’s parameters over an IP connection to a PC. The web browser control of the camera’s encoder allows the configuration of parameters such as resolution, bit rate, and network settings, once saved all configuration changes will be retained.
  • Page 12: Web Browser Control

    Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated HD IP Camera August 2020 Web Browser Control The primary mechanism for configuring the HD IP camera is its web browser interface. The example screen below shows what is to be expected once a valid connection between the PC and camera has been established by typing the camera’s IP address into the web browsers address...
  • Page 13: Date Menu

    Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated HD IP Camera August 2020 Date Menu The date menu page allows the user to synchronise the camera time to a SNTP server. In this instance it is necessary to have the PC connected to a network.
  • Page 14: Video Menu

    H.264 and MJPEG. The choice of the format is initiated by the user when the video stream is started. To initiate a H.264 stream from a camera with an IP address of 192.168.1.195 the URL is: rtsp://192.168.1.195/h264 To initiate an MJPEG stream from a camera with an IP address of 192.168.1.195 the URL is:...
  • Page 15: Video Frame Preview

    The maximum frame rate is 30fps, users may choose to select lower frame rates, thereby reducing the bandwidth required. H.264 IDR Frame changes to the I frame interval balances the stream’s quality against latency, the lower the number the lower the latency. Lower latency however can incur picture degradation due to the effect of limiting the decoder buffer.
  • Page 16 Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated HD IP Camera August 2020 Example Settings The bit rate of the IP stream can be adjusted to suit the system bandwidth available. Changes to the resolution and frame rate will adjust the stream’s bit rate. The following table shows example bit rates for particular resolution and frame rate values.
  • Page 17: Alert Control

    Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated HD IP Camera August 2020 Alert Control Motion and light level triggers can be configured such that an audible tone and a visual alarm alerts the viewer. These controls can also be set using the...
  • Page 18: Ethernet Menu

    Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated HD IP Camera August 2020 Ethernet Menu The camera’s network parameters can be set by selecting the Ethernet menu. The camera can operate with a fixed IP address, or can be allocated an IP address from the network. This is configured using the enable/disable Use DHCP Server button.
  • Page 19: Unreachable Cameras

    Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated HD IP Camera August 2020 Once a camera has been set to a new port or IP address the web browser will be automatically re- directed to the camera’s new URL. In the example shown below the camera has been set to an IP address of 192.168.1.195 and port 8080.
  • Page 20: Upnp Menu

    Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated HD IP Camera August 2020 UPnP Menu The Universal plug and play menu allows the user to set the Device ID and Camera Name. Users should press the submit button to enable changes. visualengineering.co.uk Page 20...
  • Page 21: Wifi Menu

    Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated HD IP Camera August 2020 WiFi Menu For WiFi capability to be available the HD IP Camera must have the WiFi option included. The WiFi module requires the WiFi antenna to be connected to the SMA connector on the top of the HD IP Camera as shown on the right.
  • Page 22 Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated HD IP Camera August 2020 Connecting a WiFi Device To connect a WiFi enabled device it is first necessary to search for the HD IP camera’s WiFi signal. Select the VE_WIFI_CAM signal as shown on the right.
  • Page 23 Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated HD IP Camera August 2020 STA Mode Menu The STA Mode WiFi sub-menu allows the user to configure the WiFi adaptor in station mode. This can be achieved by following the four steps as described on the right of the STA Mode web page shown below.
  • Page 24: Recording Menu

    Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated HD IP Camera August 2020 Recording Menu For recording to be available the HD IP Camera must have the recording option included. If this option is included the camera will be fitted with a 32GByte SD card. The SD card is located beneath a cover plate.
  • Page 25 Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated HD IP Camera August 2020 Trigger Recording Trigger Recordings can be triggered by either motion or light level change. Trigger recordings are disabled by default, if enabled, a recording will be made. The duration of the recording will be the duration of the motion event plus the time set in seconds in the trigger duration.
  • Page 26: Recovering Recordings

    Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated HD IP Camera August 2020 Recovering Recordings Record Format Recordings are stored on the SD Card as individual 10 second duration .avi files. This is for a frame rate of 30fps, lower frame rates will increase the length of the stored file proportionately. For example a frame rate of 15fps will create a 20 second video clip.
  • Page 27: Using Filezilla

    Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated HD IP Camera August 2020 Using FileZilla With FileZilla downloaded, installed and running it will appear as shown below. Set the Host = IP Address of Camera, default IP Address of 192.168.1.195 is shown here...
  • Page 28: Using Vlc To Play Streams

    Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated HD IP Camera August 2020 Using VLC to Play Streams The HD IP Camera is compatible with many players, a simple freeware player is VLC Media Player. Users should download VLC Media Player and run the application.
  • Page 29 Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated HD IP Camera August 2020 • Enter the camera URL and stream type, eg: rtsp://192.168.1.195/h264 The URL depends upon the IP address of the camera and the stream type, eg: h264 or jpeg. This is shown below •...
  • Page 30: The Ve Camera Viewer

    Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated HD IP Camera August 2020 The VE Camera Viewer The VE Camera Viewer is a software application used to display the video from all cameras in the system. It will auto detect any VE cameras that are on the network and populate a list on the left hand side of the player.
  • Page 31: Settings

    Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated HD IP Camera August 2020 Settings • The video can be orientated as required using the Flip Video and Mirror Video options • The Motion Sensitivity can also be set to: Off, Low, Mid or High •...
  • Page 32 Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated HD IP Camera August 2020 Select “Other” to choose a specific period Select the required month, months that of timed recording. don’t hold recordings are greyed out. Select the required date, days that don’t Select the required hour of day, hours hold recordings are greyed out.
  • Page 33: Video Panel Coloured Border

    Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated HD IP Camera August 2020 Video Panel Coloured Border The video panel is edged in a colour, the meaning of which is described in the following table. Video Panel Edge Colour Meaning A trigger alarm has occurred...
  • Page 34 350mS are not recommended. The camera is capable of transmitting H.264 and MJPEG video streams, select the preferred stream to be viewed. The video stream packets can be sent over TCP or UDP, select the preferred transport method.
  • Page 35: Multiple Viewing

    Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated HD IP Camera August 2020 Multiple Viewing Multiple Viewers It is possible to connect multiple instances of a video player to a single camera. There is however a maximum limit at which the encoder bit rate can be set to whilst streaming video to multiple viewers using the unicast method of transmission.
  • Page 36: Onvif

    Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated HD IP Camera August 2020 ONVIF Video Management Systems The HD IP Camera supports the ONVIF protocol such that it can be controlled and viewed on ONVIF compliant VMS platforms such as the ONVIF Device Manager, Milestone and Airship.
  • Page 37: Control Across The Internet

    Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated HD IP Camera August 2020 Control Across The Internet Port Forwarding It is possible to control the HD IP Camera and view its video remotely through an internet connection. One way of achieving this is through port forwarding on a router that is connected to the internet and also connected to the HD IP Camera.
  • Page 38: Remote Configuration

    Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated HD IP Camera August 2020 Remote Configuration Access to the remote camera’s web pages are addressed by using the gateway IP address of the router along with the HTTP camera port that has been forwarded.
  • Page 39: Mounting

    Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated HD IP Camera August 2020 Mounting The HD IP Camera comes supplied with a Wall and Tripod Mount. The Wall and Tripod Mount can be used to mount the HD IP Camera precisely against flat surfaces where precise alignment against a pinhole is required.
  • Page 40: Changing The Lens

    Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated HD IP Camera August 2020 Changing the Lens The HD IP Camera can be fitted with standard M12 lenses, these screw into the body of the camera as shown below. The standard lens fitted is 2.4mm offering a 90° field of view.
  • Page 41: Specifications

    Max Bit Rate 10Mb/s Optional WiFi 2.4GHz User Configurable Field of View Operating Temp Range -10°C to +50°C 90º Pin Hole Standard H.264 and MJPEG Video Encoding VMS Compliance ONVIF Dual Streaming Dimensions G711 Encoding, Straight Connector 20 x 25 x 55.5mm...
  • Page 42: Connector Interfaces

    Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated HD IP Camera August 2020 Connector Interfaces Straight & Right Angle Connectors PoE Connector Mating half is Binder 99-9226-00-08. Mating half is male RJ45. PoE is auto between Modes A & B, hence power can appear on different pins dependant upon which mode the power injector supports.
  • Page 43: Dimensions

    Straight Connector Part No: 110-2753 48.5 Right Angle Connector Part No: 110-2757 74.2 70.7 Power Over Ethernet RJ45 Connector Part No: 110-2761 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...

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