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INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES - IP NETWORK CAMERAS Page:1 RK series IP cameras ONVIF IP cameras Installation manual How to connect the camera How to connect to the local network DSE SRL - ITALY - WWW.DSE.EU...
Page:2 Contents of the manual The RK series camera range is a range of IP network cameras optimized for use with NVR video recorders.In this manual we explain how to connect the camera, how to make basic adjustments and how to configure the parameters for the connection of network.
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Power over Ethernet (POE) technology supported by all the cameras in the range. The RK Series cameras fully support the international ONVIF protocol and are compatible with any IP recording software or multi-protocol network video recorder (NVR) capable of handling this standard.
Page:5 Installation CONNECTIONS All RK series cameras have only 2 connections: a mains socket and a 12VDC power plug, RJ45 NETWORK PORT - RJ45 FEMALE connector to connect the LAN network. To connect to a HUB or network switch use a normal LAN cable. To connect only one PC directly, use a crossover cable.
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INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES - IP NETWORK CAMERAS Page:6 CONNECTION AND CHECK NETWORK CONNECTION Connect ONLY ONE CAMERA AT A TIME to the network, as having the same fixed base address would conflict. Only after configuring the IP address of the first camera will it be possible to connect another one.
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INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES - IP NETWORK CAMERAS Page:7 bracket for wall mounting, specially made to allow the passage of cables inside it and protect them from tampering attempts. The camera is usually mounted at the cable outlet so that no cables are left bare.
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INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES - IP NETWORK CAMERAS Page:8 AVOID OBJECTS NEAR THE CAMERA When positioning the camera, it is necessary to prevent nearby objects from entering the shooting field, for example edges, leaves etc. because at night they would be strongly illuminated by the IR illuminator causing a strong darkening of the image.
INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES - IP NETWORK CAMERAS Page:9 Network configuration After supplying power to the camera via a 12VDC power supply or via POE and after connecting the network, it is necessary to configure the network parameters in order to make the cameras accessible from a computer.
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INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES - IP NETWORK CAMERAS Page:10 In the example above, the address of the PC you are working on is 192.168.2.3 and the subnet mask used is the classic 255.255.255.0. You can therefore assign an address of your choice to the camera, such as 192.168.2.XXX, where XXX stands for a number between 0...
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CD, you can download the program from our website. The program searches for all DSE RK series devices present on the network. Wait for the search to complete. IPCSEARCH is also able to detect cameras with an address class different from that of the PC on which it is operating.
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INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES - IP NETWORK CAMERAS Page:12 Of particular importance are the IP address (IP ADDRESS) which must have the same class of the network (first three groups of equal digits) and the SUBNET MASK which must be the same as the one used by the network (generally 255.255.255.0).
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INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES - IP NETWORK CAMERAS Page:13 Access with browser Once the network parameters have been set correctly, it is possible to access the camera for the first time using the INTERNET EXPLORER browser. Although little used in normal web browsing, Internet Explorer is the reference browser in video surveillance for the management of ActiveX plugins.
IP 192.168.2.30 on port 85. ACTIVEX INSTALLATION To be able to make RK series IP cameras viewable on the browser it is necessary to install the ActiveX components. The first time you log in, the camera will detect the lack of these components and show the following window.
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INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES - IP NETWORK CAMERAS Page:15 Click on DOWNLOAD to download the activeX components. It is possible to either run the program directly by choosing RUN or to save the file on the local PC and then install it manually. Once the program has been installed, this message will appear DSE SRL - ITALY - WWW.DSE.EU...
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INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES - IP NETWORK CAMERAS Page:16 Which confirms the successful installation. At this point, restart the browser and make the connection again. LOG-IN If the connection to the camera is successful, the log-in window appears DSE SRL - ITALY - WWW.DSE.EU...
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INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES - IP NETWORK CAMERAS Page:17 The factory access data of the RK Series cameras are: USER NAME: admin PASSWORD: admin You enter the camera control mask. The commands in the window are described in detail in the configuration manual.
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INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES - IP NETWORK CAMERAS Page:18 MAXIMUM NUMBER OF CONNECTED CLIENTS Each camera accepts up to 15 simultaneous connections from as many remote clients. DSE SRL - ITALY - WWW.DSE.EU...
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INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES - IP NETWORK CAMERAS Page:19 Connection with RTSP player The cameras support the RTSP protocol which is factory set to use port 554. It is possible to connect to the camera using any RTSP player such as VLC.
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INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES - IP NETWORK CAMERAS Page:21 Snapshot recovery in http RK cameras allow you to take a real-time photo of the main stream of the camera using a browser and the following string: http: // IP address: port / snap.jpg For example: http://192.168.1.168:80/snap.jpg...
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Page:22 WIFI cameras installation The RK Series cameras with wifi are installed like wired cameras, but with the additional need for connection to the local wifi network. Initially it is necessary to connect the camera with the network cable and assign a wired IP address. Then you access the NETWORK configuration - ADVANCED CONFIGURATION - WIFI and connect the camera to your WiFi network.
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RK SERIES - IP NETWORK CAMERAS Page:23 Access with ONVIF NVR The RK series IP cameras are cameras supplied “NAKED” that is optimized to work in systems managed by NVR. These cameras are usually connected to network video recorders or external recording software.
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INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES - IP NETWORK CAMERAS Page:24 Direct web access via router The connection via Internet to the “Naked” cameras, like this RK range, is not usually done by calling the individual cameras directly but by connecting to the NVR. For this type of connection, refer to the NVR manual.
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The communication ports used by the RK series cameras are as follows: HTTP PORT: By default 80. Cameras use this port to communicate with browsers such as IE.
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INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES - IP NETWORK CAMERAS Page:26 WEB access with P2P CLOUD To make it easier to connect via the Internet, even without having a static IP and without configuring the router ports, the cameras are equipped with the support of a P2P cloud server.
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