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INSTRUCTION MANUAL
PT Mini Dome
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Network Camera
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  • Page 1 INSTRUCTION MANUAL PT Mini Dome Full HD Network Camera Please read this manual thoroughly before use, and keep it handy for future reference.
  • Page 2 WARNING TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS PROCUCT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. DO NOT INSERT ANY METALLIC OBJECT THROUGH THE VENTILATION GRILLS OR OTHER OPENNINGS ON THE EQUIPMENT. CAUTION EXPLANATION OF GRAPHICAL SYMBOLS The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated "dangerous voltage"...
  • Page 3 FCC COMPLIANCE STATEMENT FCC INFORMATION : THIS EQUIPMENT HAS BEEN TESTED AND FOUND TO COMPLY WITH THE LIMITS FOR A CLASS B DIGITAL DEVICE, PURSUANT TO PART 15 OF THE FCC RULES. THESE LIMITS ARE DESIGNED TO PROVIDE REASONABLE PROTECTION AGAINST HARMFUL INTERFERENCE IN A RESIDENTIAL INSTALLATION.
  • Page 4 THIS DIGITAL EQUIPMENT FULFILLS THE REQUIREMENTS FOR RF EMISSION ACCORDING TO THE CLASS B LIMIT OF EN 55022. THIS PRODUCT FULFILLS THE REQUIREMENTS FOR IMMUNITY ACCORDING TO EN 55024 OFFICE AND COMMERCIAL ENVIRONMENTS. TO COMPLY WITH RF EXPOSURE COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS, THE ANTENNA USED FOR THIS TRANSMITTER MUST BE INSTALLED TO PROVIDE A SEPARATION DISTANCE OF AT LEAST 20cm (7.9in) FROM ALL PERSONS AND MUST NOT BE CO-LOCATED OR OPERATING IN CONJUNCTION WITH ANY OTHER ANTENNA OR TRANSMITTER.
  • Page 5 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 1. Read these instructions. 2. Keep these instructions. 3. Heed all warnings. 4. Follow all instructions. 5. Do not use this apparatus near water. 6. Clean only with dry cloth. 7. Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions.

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    Contents 1. Description ------------------------------------------------------------------7 1.1 Components - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7 1.2 Key Features - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8 1.3 Layout ---- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 9 2. Installation ----------------------------------------------------------------- 10 2.1 Camera Installation ---- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 2.2 Network Connection and IP Assignment ---------------------------------------------------------- 12 3. Operation -------------------------------------------------------------------- 13 3.1 Access from a browser -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13 3.2 Access from the internet ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 14 3.3 Setting the admin password over a secure connection ------------------------------------------- 14...

  • Page 7: Description

    1. Description The Network Camera supports the network service for a sensor image with progressive scan, which can be monitored on a real-time screen regardless of distances and locations. By using its dedicated program, many users are able to have an access to the Network Camera at once or a single user can monitor various network cameras at the same time.

  • Page 8: Key Features

    1.2 Key Features • Brilliant video quality The Network Camera offers the highly efficient H.264 video compression, which drastically reduces bandwidth and storage requirements without compromising image quality. Motion JPEG is also supported for increased flexibility. • Triple streams The Network Camera can deliver triple video streams simultaneously at full frame rate in all resolutions up to 1920 x 1080 using Motion JPEG and H.264 (or MPEG-4).

  • Page 9: Layout

    1.3 Layout onnection Cable  Wire Color Description Gray Audio line output, RCA Jack Red: DC12V Main Power, 2pin terminal White: GND Blue: GND Ethernet, RJ-45 port compatible with 10/100Mbps having Gray: ALARM INPUT Brown: GND PoE functionality. Modular Jack Yellow : ALARM OUT...
  • Page 10 Camera Dimension  See the diagrams below for the exact dimension - WIFI MODEL Dimensions Unit: mm - Non WIFI MODEL Dimensions Unit: mm...

  • Page 11: Installation

    2. Installation 2.1 Camera Installation Carefully remove the contents from the box, and verity that nothing was damaged in shipment. 1) Make screw holes for camera on the ceiling with Template Sheet 2) Disassemble a camera by Camera Cover 3) Fix the camera set using Anchors(2x) and Screws(2x) to the ceiling. •...
  • Page 12 • Connecting the Wireless using WPS function (Wifi model only) Follow steps for a proper operation. 1. Make sure your AP (Access Point) and Operating System support WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) functions. WPS enables easy setup with compatible APs. 2. Press the WPS button on the camera board. You can then see the Status LED is blinking. 4.

  • Page 13: Network Connection And Ip Assignment

    2.2 Network Connection and IP assignment The Network Camera supports the operation through the network. When a camera is first connected to the network it has no IP address. So, it is necessary to allocate an IP address to the device with the “Smart Manager”...

  • Page 14: Operation

    3. Operation The Network Camera can be used with Windows operating system and browsers. The recommended browsers are Internet Explorer, Safari, Firefox, Opera and Google Chrome with Windows. NOTE: To view streaming video in Microsoft Internet Explorer, set your browser to allow ActiveX controls.

  • Page 15: Access From The Internet

    3.2. Access from the internet Access from the internet once connected, the Network Camera is accessible on your local network (LAN). To access the network camera from the Internet you must configure your broadband router to allow incoming data traffic to the network camera. To do this, enable the NAT-traversal feature, which will attempt to automatically configure the router to allow access to the network camera.

  • Page 16: Live View Page

    3.4 Live View Page The live view page comes in several screen modes: 1920x1080, 1280x1024, 1280x720, 704x480(576), 640x480, 352x240(288) and 320x240. Users are allowed to select the most suitable one out of those modes. Please, adjust the mode in accordance with your PC specifications and monitoring purposes.
  • Page 17 The PT button activates a pop-up window for Pan, Tilt and Zoom control. Use this scale to control the volume of the speakers. Use this scale to control the volume of the microphone. Use this scale to control the volume of the speakers and microphones. 3) Video Streams The network camera provides several images and video stream formats.

  • Page 18: Network Camera Setup

    3.5 Network Camera Setup This section describes how to configure the network camera, and is intended for product Administrators, who have unrestricted access to all the Setup tools; and Operators, who have access to the settings for Basic, Live View, Video & Image and System Configuration. You can configure the network camera by clicking Setup in the top right-hand corner of the Live View page.

  • Page 19: Users

    1) Users User access control is enabled by default. An administrator can set up other users, by giving these user names and passwords. It is also possible to allow anonymous viewer login, which means that anybody may access the Live View page, as described below: The user list displays the authorized users and user groups (levels): User Group Authority...

  • Page 20: Network

    2) Network The network camera supports both IP version 4 and IP version 6. Both versions may be enabled simultaneously, and at least one version must always be enabled. When using IPv4, the IP address for the network camera can be set automatically via DHCP, or a static IP address can be set manually. If IPv6 is enabled, the network camera receive an IP address according to the configuration in the network router.
  • Page 21 3) Video & Image • Stream1 Setting Codec: The codec settings are separated into MPEG4 and H.264. H.264 is also known as MPEG-4 Part 10. This is the new generation compression standard for digital video. This function offers higher video resolution than Motion JPEG or MPEG-4 at the same bit rate and bandwidth, or the same quality video at a lower bit rate.
  • Page 22 MPEG4 SP(Simple Profile): Mostly aimed for use in situations where low bit rate and low resolution are mandated by other conditions of the applications, like network bandwidth, device size etc. Resolution: It enables users to determine a basic screen size when having an access through the Web Browser or PC program.
  • Page 23 JPEG quality: Select the picture quality. If users want to have a high quality of fast image one by one, please decrease the value. For the purpose of general monitoring, please do not change a basic value. Such act may cause a problem to the system performance. •...
  • Page 24  Image • Image Appearance This page provides access to the advanced image settings for the network camera. Brightness: The image brightness can be adjusted in the range 1-10, where a higher value produces a brighter image. Contrast: The image contrast can be adjusted in the range 1-10. Saturation: Adjust the image's contrast by raising or lowering the value in this field.
  • Page 25 3.5.2 Live View  Source • Video Input Mode Video Mode: Choose Video Mode you wish to use from the drop-down list: NTSC or PAL...

  • Page 26: Video & Image

    3.5.3 Video & Image  Basic Refer to “3.5.1 Basic Configuration > Video & Image” for more details.
  • Page 27  Image • Image Appearance This page provides access to the advanced image settings for the network camera. Brightness: The image brightness can be adjusted in the range 1-10, where a higher value produces a brighter image. Contrast: The image contrast can be adjusted in the range 1-10. Saturation: Adjust the image's contrast by raising or lowering the value in this field.
  • Page 28  AE & AWB • Exposure control This page provides access to the advanced exposure control settings for the network camera. Mode: Supports exposure modes to control the amount of light detected by the camera sensor based on settings for light conditions. The default setting is Auto with DC-IRIS. Automatic: Automatically sets the amount of light detected by the DC-IRIS and AGC.
  • Page 29 • White Balance Control This adjusts the relative amount of red, green and blue primary color s in the image so th at the neutral colors are reproduced correctly. The camera can be set to automatic ally adjust f or the type of light and c ompensate for its color.
  • Page 30 • Day & Night Control Select the day/night mode from among three modes. Mode: Normally works in day mode. It switches automatically to night mode in a dark place. Automatic: Normally works in day mode. It switches automatically to night mode in a dark place.
  • Page 31 The privacy masks are configured by Mask windows. Each window can be selected by clicking with the mouse. It is also possible to resize or delete, or move the window, by selecting the appropriate window at the mouse menu on the video screen. To create a mask window, follow steps: Click the right button of mouse to see the mouse menu.

  • Page 32: Audio

    3.5.4 Audio Refer to “3.5.1 Basic Configuration > Audio” for more details.

  • Page 33: Event

    3.5.5 Event 1) Event-In  On Boot This is used to trigger the event every time the Network Camera is started. Select “Enable” to activate the motion event.
  • Page 34  Event In – Alarm In This page allows you to configure the input supported by the camera. The Port can be given as Normally Open or Normally Close state, and their Normal state can be configured. An input will be inactive as long as its Normal state equals its Current state. The 2 options for Normal state are NO (Normally Open) and NC (Normally Close).
  • Page 35  Manual Trigger This option makes use of the manual trigger button provided on the live view page, which are used to start or stop the event type manually. Alternatively the event can be triggered via the product's API (Application Programming Interface).
  • Page 36  Motion Motion detection is used to generate an alarm whenever movement occurs (or stops) in the video image. A total of 8 Motion and/or Mask windows can be created and configured. Motion is detected in defined Motion windows, which are placed in the video image to target specific areas.
  • Page 37 To create a motion or mask window, follow steps: Click the right button of mouse to see the mouse menu. Select New Motion (or Mask) Window in the mouse menu. Click and drag mouse to designate a motion area. • Motion Detection Setting The behavior for each window is defined by adjusting the Threshold and Sensitivity, as described below.
  • Page 38  Network Loss This is used to trigger the event every time the network connection is failed. Select “Enable” to activate the Network Loss event.
  • Page 39 2) Event-Out  SMTP(E-Mail) The Network Camera can be configured to send event and error email messages via SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol). • SMTP(E-Mail) Setting Select “Enable” to activate the SMTP operation. Mail Server / Port: Enter the host names (or IP addresses) and port numbers for your mail server in the fields provided, to enable the sending of notifications and image email messages from the camera to predefined addresses via SMTP.
  • Page 40 Login Method: Set the Weakest method allowed to the highest/safest method supported by the mail server. The most secure method is listed in the drop-down list: Login / Plain • SMTP(E-Mail) Receiver Receiver: Enter an email address. You can also register the e-mail address of recipients up to 8.
  • Page 41 • JPEG Setting Pre-event: A pre-event buffer contains images from the time immediately preceding the event trigger. These are stored internally in the server. This buffer can be very useful when checking to see what happened to cause the event trigger. Check the box to enable the pre-trigger buffer, enter the desired total length in seconds, minutes or hours, and specify the required image frequency.
  • Page 42  Event Out – Alarm Out • Enable alarm out Click the Enable alarm out checkbox to enable the Alarm Out port. Type: The default setting is NO. NO: Normally Open NC: Normally Close Click the Save button to save the settings, or click the Reset button to clear all of the information you entered without saving it.
  • Page 43 ▼ Audio Alert When the network camera detects an event, it can output a predefined audio data to external speaker. Check the box to enable the service. • Audio Alert Setting To use the audio alert with the Network camera, an audio data file made by user must be uploaded from your PC.
  • Page 44 ▼ Record When the network camera detects an event, it can record video stream in the Micro SD Memory (not supplied) or NAS (Network Attached Device) as a storage device. Check the box to enable the service. • Record Setting Overwrite: Click checkbox to overwrite the storage device.
  • Page 45 • Device Setting Select Device Type to be recorded in the drop-down list. SD: built-in SD card CIFS: A file format for a NAS device. NFS: A file format for a NAS device. Note1: Common Internet File System (CIFS) is a remote file access protocol that forms the basis for Windows file sharing, network printing, and various other network services.
  • Page 46 ▼ Event Notification When the network camera detects an event, Notification Server is used to receive notification messages as a type of XML data format. Check the box to enable the service. • Event Notification Setting Notification Server URL: The network address to the server and the script that will handle the request.
  • Page 47 ▼ Boost The Boost feature is used in conjunction with event detection. When this feature is turned ON, the Framerate and Bitrate in the boost condition can be set to a different value than the ones in the normal condition field. When an event is detected, the camera will boost the Framerate and Bitrate from the normal condition to this boosted level for the duration of the event.
  • Page 48 3) Event Map The event map allows you to change the settings and establish a schedule for each event trigger from the Network Camera. You can register the event map up to max. 15. Click Add button to make a new event map and you can see a popup window as below.

  • Page 49: Event-In

    • General Enter the name for a new event map. • Event In Select an event type in the drop down list. • Event Out E-mail: Select email addresses you want to send via email that an event has occurred. FTP: Select checkbox beside FTP to record and saves images to an FTP server when an event has occurred.

  • Page 50: System

    3.5.6 System 1) Information You can enter the system information. This page is very useful when you refer device information after installation. • Device Name Configuration Enter the device name. • Location Configuration Enter the location information. You can enter that by four.

  • Page 51: Security

    2) Security  Users User access control is enabled by default, when the administrator sets the root password on first access. New users are authorized with user names and passwords, or the administrator can choose to allow anonymous viewer login to the Live View page, as described below: •...
  • Page 52  HTTPS For greater security, the Network Camera can be configured to use HTTPS (Hypertext Transfer Protocol over SSL (Secure Socket Layer)). That is, all communication that would otherwise go via HTTP will instead go via an encrypted HTTPS connection. •...
  • Page 53  IP Filtering Checking the Enable IP address filtering box enables the IP address filtering function. Up to 256 IP address entries may be specified (a single entry can contain multiple IP addresses). Click the Add button to add new filtered addresses. When the IP address filter is enabled, addresses added to the list are set as allowed or denied addresses.

  • Page 54: Date & Time

    3) Date & Time • Current Server Time It displays the current date and time (24h clock). The time can be displayed in 12h clock format in the overlay (see below). • New Server Time Select your time zone from the drop-down list. If you want the server clock to automatically adjust for daylight savings time, select “Automatically adjustment for daylight saving time changes”.

  • Page 55: Network

    4) Network Setting in regard to network can be executed. Settings for IP, DNS, Host Name, Port, and ARP/Ping can be established, along with setting for DDNS, uPnP, QoS, Zeroconfig, Bonjour and wireless.
  • Page 56  Basic • IP Address Configuration: Obtain IP address via DHCP: Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is a protocol that lets network administrators centrally manage and automate the assignment of IP addresses on a network. DHCP is enabled by default. Although a DHCP server is mostly used to set an IP address dynamically, it is also possible to use it to set a static, known IP address for a particular MAC address.
  • Page 57  DDNS • Internet DDNS(Dynamic Domain Name Service) When using the high-speed Internet with the telephone or cable network, users can operate the Network Camera even on the floating IP environment in which IPs are changed at every access. Users should receive an account and password by visiting a DDNS service like http://www.dyndns.com/, or http://www.cctv-network.co.kr/.
  • Page 58  RTP Have a setting for sending and receiving a video on a real-time basis. These settings are the IP address, port number, and Time-To-Live value to use for the media stream(s) in multicast H.264 format. Only certain IP addresses and port numbers should be used for multicast streams. For more information, please see the online help.
  • Page 59  UPnP The Network Camera includes support for UPnP™. UPnP™ is enabled by default, and the Network Camera then is automatically detected by operating systems and clients that support this protocol. Note: UPnP™ must be installed on your workstation if running Windows XP. To do this, open the Control Panel from the Start Menu and select Add/Remove Programs.
  • Page 60  QoS Quality of Service (QoS) provides the means to guarantee a certain level of a specified resource to selected traffic on a network. Quality can be defined as a maintained level of bandwidth, low latency, and no packet losses. The main benefits of a QoS-aware network are: The ability to prioritize traffic and thus allow critical flows to be served before flows with lesser priority.
  • Page 61 • Automatic Traffic Control Set a limitation on user network resources by designating the maximum bandwidth. Maximum bandwidth: In case of sharing other network programs or equipment, it is possible to set a limitation on the maximum bandwidth in the unit of Mbit/s or kbit/s. Auto frame rate: Selected if not influenced by a network-related program or equipment without a limitation on the network bandwidth.
  • Page 62 • NAT traversal Settings Enable: when enabled, the network camera attempt to configure port mapping in a NAT router on your network, using UPnP™. Note that UPnP™ must be enabled in the Network Camera (see System>Network>UPnP). automatic setting: The Network Camera automatically search for NAT routers on your network.
  • Page 63  Zeroconfig Zeroconfig allows the network camera to create and assign IP address for network cameras and connect to a network automatically. Zero configuration networking (zeroconf), is a set of techniques that automatically creates a usable Internet Protocol (IP) network without manual operator intervention or special configuration servers. Zero configuration networking allows devices such as computers and printers to connect to a network automatically.
  • Page 64  Bonjour The network camera includes support for Bonjour. When enabled, the network camera is automatically detected by operating systems and clients that support this protocol. Note: Bonjour - Also known as zero-configuration networking, Bonjour enables devices to automatically discover each other on a network, without having to enter IP addresses or configure DNS servers.
  • Page 65  VSAAS VSaaS takes video monitoring into the cloud. VSAAS referred to as hosted or managed video services, video from customer IP cameras or webcams is transmitted to the service provider’s secure cloud infrastructure. • VSAAS Configuration VSAAS Server URL: Enter the third-party server’s URL that uncovers external and internal address information.
  • Page 66  Wireless (WIFI model only) Wireless settings must be the same as the access point or ad-hoc device. When changing the settings, they should always be made first in the camera and then in the wireless access point. This ensures that the camera is always accessible when making changes.

  • Page 67: Language

    5) Language It will be able to select a user language. The type of language it will be able to select is the English, the French, the German, the Spanish and the Italian. 6) Maintenance...

  • Page 68: Support

    • Maintenance Restart: The unit is restarted without changing any of the settings. Use this method if the unit is not behaving as expected. Reset: The unit is restarted and most current settings are reset to factory default values. The settings that are not affected are: * the boot protocol (DHCP or static) * the static IP address * the default router...
  • Page 69 • Logs The network Camera support system log information. Click the System Log button to get the log data. • Reports Server Report: Click the Server Report button to get the important information about the server’s status and should always be included when requesting support. Parameter List: Click the Parameter List button to see the unit’s parameters and their current settings.
  • Page 70 - Networks Check: Click the Network Check button to get the information about the camera’s network setting and traffic. You can see the pop-up window below.

  • Page 71: About

    - Hardware Check: Click the Hardware Check button to diagnose the camera’s hardware like video. 3.5.7 About The following website will provide the support information for the Network Camera information and operation.

  • Page 72: Playback

    3.6 Playback The Playback window contains a list of recordings made to the memory card. It shows each recording's start time, length, the event type used to start the recording, calendar and time slice bar indicates if the recording is existed or not.
  • Page 73 Clip copy: copy the video clip. Zoom In: zoom in the video clip Full Screen: display full screen of the video. (3) Time Chart Display an hour-based search screen for the chosen date. If there is recording data, a blue section will be displayed on a 24-hour basis.

  • Page 74: Help

    3.7 Help The Help information window will be provided as a popup window so that users can open and read it without a need for log-in. It will offer a description on setting and Help page by which users can manipulate the Network Camera without a reference to the manual.

  • Page 75: Resetting To The Factory Default Settings

    3.8 Resetting to the factory default settings To reset the Network Camera to the original factory settings, go to the Setup>System> Maintenance web page (described in “3.5.6 System > Maintenance”) or use the Reset button on the network camera, as described below •...

  • Page 76: Appendix

    4. Appendix 4.1 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting if problems occur, verify the installation of the Network Camera with the instructions in this manual and with other operating equipment. Isolate the problem to the specific piece of equipment in the system and refer to the equipment manual for further information. Problems/Symptoms Possible Causes or Corrective Actions The camera cannot be accessed...

  • Page 77: Alarm Connection

    4.2 Alarm Connection The following connection diagram gives an example of how to connect a network camera. 4.3 Preventive Maintenance Preventive maintenance allows detection and correction of minor that faults before they become serious and cause equipment failure. Every three-month, perform the following maintenance. Inspect all connection cables for deterioration or other damage.

  • Page 78: Product Specification

    4.4 Product Specification - WIFI MODEL Main Item Specification Image sensor 1/2.8” Progressive scan RGB CMOS Active Array 1920(H) x 1080(V) Lens Fixed 3.7mm Lens, F1.8 89.0°(H) x 46.0(V) Angle of View Min. illumination 0.2 Lux Shutter Speed 1/20,000 ~ 1/30 (Slow shutter 1/15, 1/8 and 1/4) -.
  • Page 79 - Non WIFI MODEL Main Item Specification Image sensor 1/2.8” Progressive scan RGB CMOS Active Array 1920(H) x 1080(V) Lens Fixed 3.7mm Lens, F1.8 89.0°(H) x 46.0(V) Angle of View Min. illumination 0.2 Lux Shutter Speed 1/20,000 ~ 1/30 (Slow shutter 1/15, 1/8 and 1/4) -.
  • Page 80 System Requirement for Web Browser Operating System: Microsoft Windows OS Series CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo 2Ghz or higher, 1GB RAM or more, 10GB free disk or higher VGA: AGP, Video RAM 32MB or higher (1024x768, 24bpp or higher) General performance considerations When setting up your system, it is important to consider how various settings and situations will affect performance.
  • Page 81 PT Mini Dome Full HD Network Camera...

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