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FLIR Nexus Configuration Manual

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FLIR Commercial Systems, Inc.
Document Number: 427-0030-00-28
Version: 100
Issue Date: January 2012
This document is controlled to FLIR Technology Level 1. The information contained in this document pertains to a dual use product controlled for
export by the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). FLIR trade secrets contained herein are subject to disclosure restrictions as a matter of law.
Diversion contrary to US law is prohibited. US Department of Commerce authorization is not required prior to export or transfer to foreign persons
or parties unless otherwise prohibited.
Nexus IP Camera
Configuration Guide
70 Castilian Drive
Goleta, CA 93117
Phone: 888.747.FLIR (888.747.3547)
International: +1.805.964.9797
www.flir.com

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  • Page 1 Issue Date: January 2012 This document is controlled to FLIR Technology Level 1. The information contained in this document pertains to a dual use product controlled for export by the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). FLIR trade secrets contained herein are subject to disclosure restrictions as a matter of law.
  • Page 2 This product is protected by patents, design patents, patents pending, or design patents pending. The Nexus thermal imaging system is controlled by US export laws. There are special versions of this system that are approved for international distribution and travel. Please contact FLIR Systems if you have any questions.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    1.5 Serial and/or IP Communications ............1-3 1.6 Serial Communications ............... 1-3 1.7 System Information Displayed at Startup ..........1-4 1.8 FLIR Certified Systems Integrator (FCSI) Training ........1-4 2 Verify Camera Operation with FSM 2.1 Power and analog video ............... 2-1 2.2 Verify IP Communications ..............
  • Page 4 Nexus Configuration Guide 4.5.3 Rebooting the Camera ..............4-5 4.6 Serial Remote ..................4-6 4.6.1 Serial Extensions ................ 4-7 4.6.2 Preset Map File ................4-7 4.6.3 AutoPan Function ............... 4-8 4.7 Network Remote / VMS ..............4-9 4.7.1 ONVIF ..................4-9 4.8 Video IR ..................

  • Page 5: Nexus Ip Camera Configuration

    Nexus IP Camera Configuration This manual provides a brief guide to configuration of FLIR Nexus IP cameras. If you need help during the installation and configuration process, contact your local FLIR representative or, call 877-773-3547 inside the US. For specific information about how to mount and connect the camera, refer to the installation manual provided with the camera.

  • Page 6: Introduction

    Nexus Configuration Guide Introduction The FLIR Nexus IP Camera is both an analog camera and an IP camera. In general, the camera is configured using a web browser to access the Web Configuration Tool, and this guide provides information about how to use that web tool.

  • Page 7: Serial And/Or Ip Communications

    PC or laptop running FLIR Sensors Manager (FSM) or a third-party Video Management System (VMS) software. FSM is an integral part of the Nexus architecture—it is a client program that communicates with the Nexus server on the camera. It allows control of the camera and video streaming and many other sophisticated functions.

  • Page 8: System Information Displayed At Startup

    For installers and integrators that are interested in a more advanced level of configuration, the FLIR Certified Systems Integrator (FCSI) certification program offers hands-on training with a variety of FLIR cameras, and focuses on integration design and installation with other third-party security sensors and equipment. For more information, contact your local FLIR representative or visit one of the following web sites: http://support.flir.com/...

  • Page 9: Verify Camera Operation With Fsm

    IP Addr: 192.168.250.116 PelcoD (Addr:1): 9600 SW Verify IP Communications As shipped from the factory, the Nexus camera has an IP address of 192.168.250.116 with a netmask of 255.255.255.0. Step 1 Configure a laptop or PC with another IP address from this network (for example, 192.168.250.1).

  • Page 10: Using Flir Sensors Manager (Fsm)

    The following provides a brief description of how to use FSM to control a camera and stream video from the camera. For more detailed information on how to use FSM, refer to the FLIR Sensors Manager User Manual (the manual is available as a pdf file from the Start menu, once the software is installed).
  • Page 11 Step 2 When the Discovery Panel is displayed, click the Refresh button. The FLIR camera will appear in the list of Discovered Servers . The asterisk in parenthesis “(*)” indicates the camera has not been added to the list of Active Servers on the right.
  • Page 12 2—Verify Camera Operation with FSM Nexus Configuration Guide Discovery Setup No Sensors Discovered Refresh Control Panel Move to Active Servers list Select camera name Step 4 Select the Video Wall 0 tab and confirm that video is streamed to the monitor.

  • Page 13: Troubleshooting Tips

    Nexus Configuration Guide 2—Verify Camera Operation with FSM Troubleshooting Tips If you need help during the installation process, contact your local FLIR representative or, call 877-773-3547 inside the US. Before using serial communications, it may be necessary to configure the camera’s serial interface to operate with the other serial device.

  • Page 14: Unable To Control The Camera

    2—Verify Camera Operation with FSM Nexus Configuration Guide 2.4.2 Unable to control the camera If you are unable to control the camera with serial communications, ensure the communication parameters of the camera (such as baud rate, address, and communication standard) match the parameters of the other serial device.

  • Page 15: General Errors

    When displaying video with FSM for the first time, the Windows Personal Firewall may ask for permission to allow the FLIR Video Player (vp.exe) to communicate on the network, as in the following notification. Select the check boxes that are appropriate for your network.
  • Page 16 2—Verify Camera Operation with FSM Nexus Configuration Guide If necessary, test to make sure the video from the camera can be viewed by a generic video player such as VLC media player (http://www.videolan.org/vlc/).To view the video stream, specify RTSP port 554 and the appropriate stream name such as “ch0”. For example: rtsp://192.168.250.116:554/ch0)

  • Page 17: Restoring The Factory Network Settings

    Nexus Configuration Guide 2—Verify Camera Operation with FSM Restoring the Factory Network Settings The camera comes configured from the factory with a default IP address (192.168.250.116). In some cases, it may be necessary to restore the network settings of the camera to the original factory settings.
  • Page 18 2—Verify Camera Operation with FSM Nexus Configuration Guide 2-10 January 2012 427-0030-00-28, version 100...

  • Page 19: Web Configuration Tool

    Web Configuration Tool This chapter describes the use of the Web Configuration Tool to configure camera settings. If you need help during the installation and configuration process, contact your local FLIR representative or, call 877-773-3547 inside the US. Web Configuration Overview This section provides a brief overview of how to use a web browser to connect to the camera and make configuration changes using the Web Configuration Tool.
  • Page 20 3—Web Configuration Tool Nexus Configuration Guide Once you are logged in, the Help screen will appear. If it is necessary to contact FLIR Technical Support for assistance, it will be helpful to have the information from this page (such as Software Version) on hand.

  • Page 21: Saving Configuration Changes

    Nexus Configuration Guide 3—Web Configuration Tool 3.1.2 Saving Configuration Changes After making any configuration changes, it is necessary to save the changes to the server (there is a Save button at the bottom of each configuration page). Once you save configuration changes to the server, the changes do not take effect immediately.
  • Page 22 3—Web Configuration Tool Nexus Configuration Guide January 2012 427-0030-00-28, version 100...

  • Page 23: Nexus Camera Configuration

    (for example, any PC or device that will connect to the camera, any router or firewall that will carry the IP traffic, and so on). FLIR technical support can provide limited support in this regard.

  • Page 24: Basic Web Configuration

    This page has information about the camera including hardware and software revision numbers, part numbers, and serial numbers. If you need to contact FLIR for support, this information will be useful to the support engineer. On the left side of the page is a list of hyperlinks to the web pages that are used to configure the Nexus camera.

  • Page 25: Lan Settings

    Nexus Configuration Guide 4—Nexus Camera Configuration LAN Settings The LAN Settings page can be used to set the hostname, default gateway, and IP address for the camera. In FSM, the Hostname will appear as the name of the sensor. The default IP Address mode is static;...

  • Page 26: D-Series Lan Settings

    192.168.2.x range of addresses, contact your local FLIR representative or, call 877-773-3547 inside the US for information about configuring the IP interfaces for that environment. Do not make haphazard changes to the eth1 interface, as it will interrupt communications with the other internal Ethernet devices.

  • Page 27: Server Status

    Nexus Configuration Guide 4—Nexus Camera Configuration Server Status The Server Status page is used when it is necessary to set or change the camera date and time, to shutdown or reboot the camera, or to update the server files. The name of the Server Status page may be somewhat misleading, as it does not provide server status information when logged in as basic.

  • Page 28: Serial Remote

    Pelco address. If the Preset Map File is set to yes, then presets can be used to access certain settings that are specific to the FLIR thermal camera, such as switching between White Hot and Black Hot settings. See section 4.6.2 “Preset Map File” on page 4-7 for information about the Preset Map File.

  • Page 29: Serial Extensions

    These extended commands are quite useful when controlling features that are specific to FLIR thermal cameras.

  • Page 30: Preset Map File

    4—Nexus Camera Configuration Nexus Configuration Guide Table 4-1: Aux Functions AUX ON 8 SwitchCameraOn AUX OFF 8 SwitchCameraOff AUX ON 9 InitializePT AUX OFF 9 GoToParkPosition 4.6.2 Preset Map File Most pan/tilt cameras support predetermined pan/tilt locations that are stored as “presets’.

  • Page 31: Network Remote / Vms

    FLIR camera, display video, and access up to 50 pan/tilt presets. Contact your local FLIR representative or refer to the FLIR web site for application notes on how to configure the camera to work with specific third-party VMS packages.

  • Page 32: Video Ir

    If you have problems or questions contact your local FLIR representative or FLIR Technical Support. Each video stream has a Device ID associated with it. The default video stream from the thermal camera (the Video IR channel) is known as Device ID 0.

  • Page 33: Rtp Settings

    Nexus Configuration Guide 4—Nexus Camera Configuration 4.8.1 RTP Settings According to the specification, RTP is originated and received on even port numbers and the associated RTCP communication uses the next higher odd port number; the default RTP Port is 554. The Stream Name is used when establishing a session from a client. The default value recognized by FSM for the thermal camera is ch0;...

  • Page 34: Settings

    4—Nexus Camera Configuration Nexus Configuration Guide 4.8.3 Settings The parameters in the Settings section will have a significant impact on the quality and bandwidth requirements of the video stream. In general it is recommended that the default values are used initially, and then individual parameters can be modified and tested incrementally to determine if the bandwidth and quality requirements are met.

  • Page 35: Video Dltv

    Nexus Configuration Guide 4—Nexus Camera Configuration Video DLTV By default, a single video stream is enabled for the Daylight TV (DLTV) camera. To modify parameters that affect the IP Video stream from this camera, select the Video DLTV link on the left.

  • Page 36: 4.10 Video Matrix

    4—Nexus Camera Configuration Nexus Configuration Guide 4.10 Video Matrix For some multi-sensor cameras (having both thermal and DLTV sensors, or multiple thermal sensors) such as the PT-Series , the Video Matrix web page allows the configuration of the parameters that control how the multiple video channels are controlled and displayed.

  • Page 37: Osd (On Screen Display)

    Nexus Configuration Guide 4—Nexus Camera Configuration 4.11 OSD (On Screen Display) The OSD configuration page allows certain camera-related information such as the camera name or the date and time to be displayed in the analog video and in the IP video streams.

  • Page 38: 4.12 Log File

    4—Nexus Camera Configuration Nexus Configuration Guide 4.12 Log File The Log File page allows log messages to be displayed. This may be useful when troubleshooting a problem. In order to display log messages, it is necessary for the Log max size parameter to be set to a non-zero number.

  • Page 39: 4.13 Configuration File

    4—Nexus Camera Configuration 4.13 Configuration File The Configuration File web page allows the Nexus Server configuration to be displayed or backed up locally (on the camera). The configuration file can also be downloaded to another computer for backup, or a new configuration file can be uploaded from a computer to the camera.

  • Page 40: 4.14 Help

    Initially, the Help page will be displayed. This page has information about the camera including hardware and software revision numbers, part numbers, and serial numbers. If you need to contact FLIR for support, this information will be useful to the support engineer. The Help information will look similar to the information below.

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