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  • Page 1 A Series User’s Manual V5.2.0 UD.6L0201D1461A02...
  • Page 2 Thank you for purchasing our product. If there are any questions, or requests, please do not hesitate to contact the dealer. This manual applies to Advidia A Series Network Cameras running firmware V5.2.0. This manual may contain several technical incorrect places or printing errors, and the content is subject to change without notice.
  • Page 3 Advidia A Series Network Camera User Manual Regulatory Information FCC Information FCC compliance: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment.
  • Page 4 Advidia A Series Network Camera User Manual Safety Instruction These instructions are intended to ensure that the user can use the product correctly to avoid danger or property loss. The precaution measure is divided into ‘Warnings’ and ‘Cautions’: Warnings: Serious injury or death may be caused if any of these warnings are neglected.
  • Page 5 Advidia A Series Network Camera User Manual Cautions:  Make sure the power supply voltage is correct before using the camera.  Do not drop the camera or subject it to physical shock.  Do not touch sensor modules with fingers. If cleaning is necessary, use a clean cloth with a bit of ethanol and wipe it gently.

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    Advidia A Series Network Camera User Manual Table of Contents System Requirements ..............8 Chapter 1 Network Connection ............... 9 Chapter 2 Setting the Network Camera over the LAN ............9 2.1.1 Wiring over the LAN ......................9 2.1.2 Detecting and Changing the IP Address ................10 Setting the Network Camera over the WAN ............
  • Page 7 Advidia A Series Network Camera User Manual 5.5.6 Configuring Face Detection ..................... 49 5.5.7 Configuring Audio Exception Detection ................50 5.5.8 Line Crossing Detection ....................51 5.5.9 Configuring Intrusion Detection ..................52 5.5.10 Configuring Defocus Detection .................. 54 5.5.11 Configuring Scene Change Detection ................. 54 VCA Configuration ....................

  • Page 8: Chapter 1 System Requirements

    Advidia A Series Network Camera User Manual Chapter 1 System Requirements Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP SP1 and above version / Vista / Win7/ Win7 / Server 2003 / Server 2008 32bits CPU: Intel Pentium IV 3.0 GHz or higher RAM: 1G or higher Display: 1024×768 resolution or higher...

  • Page 9: Chapter 2 Network Connection

    Once connected, Refer to the Quick Start guide that was included with your camera or install the ADVIDIA CAMERA FINDER UTILITY software to search for and change the IP of the network camera.

  • Page 10: Detecting And Changing The Ip Address

    Steps: 1. To get the IP address, you can choose either of the following methods:  Use ADVIDIA CAMERA FINDER UTILITY, a software tool which can automatically detect the online network cameras in the LAN and list the device information including IP address, subnet mask, port number, device serial number, device version, etc., shown in Figure 2-3.

  • Page 11: Setting The Network Camera Over The Wan

    Advidia A Series Network Camera User Manual Notes:  The default IP address is 192.0.0.64 and the port number is 8000. The default user name is admin, and password is 12345. For security purposes the default Username and password should be changed to something unique.

  • Page 12: Dynamic Ip Connection

    Advidia A Series Network Camera User Manual 1. Connect the network camera to the router. 2. Assign a LAN IP address, the subnet mask and the gateway to the IP camera. Refer to Section 2.1.2 Detecting and Changing the IP Address for detailed IP address configuration of the camera.
  • Page 13 Advidia A Series Network Camera User Manual  Connecting the network camera via a router Steps: 1. Connect the network camera to the router. 2. In the camera, assign a LAN IP address, the subnet mask and the gateway. Refer to Section 2.1.2 Detecting and Changing the IP Address for detailed LAN...

  • Page 14: Chapter 3 Access To The Network Camera

    User Manual of Network Camera Chapter 3 Access to the Network Camera 3.1 Accessing by Web Browsers Steps: 1. Open the web browser. 2. Input the IP address of the network camera in the address bar, e.g., 192.0.0.64 and press the Enter key to receive the login prompt. 3.
  • Page 15 Advidia A Series Network Camera User Manual Figure 3-2 Download and Install Plug-in Figure 3-3 Figure 3-4 Install Plug-in (1)
  • Page 16 Advidia A Series Network Camera User Manual Figure 3-5 Install Plug-in (2) Note: You may have to close the web browser to install the plug-in. Please reopen the web browser and log in again after installing the plug-in.

  • Page 17: Chapter 4 Live View

    User Manual of Network Camera Chapter 4 Live View 4.1 Live View Page Purpose: The live view page allows you to view the real-time video, realize PTZ control, set/call presets and configure video parameters. Log in to the network camera to enter the live view page, or you can click on the menu bar of the main page to enter the live view page.

  • Page 18: Starting Live View

    Advidia A Series Network Camera User Manual Panning, tilting and zooming actions of the camera and the lighter and wiper control (if it supports PTZ function or an external pan/tilt unit has been installed). Preset Setting/Calling: Set and call the preset for the camera (if supports PTZ function or an external pan/tilt unit has been installed).

  • Page 19: Ptz Control Panel

    Advidia A Series Network Camera User Manual In the live view interface, you can use the PTZ control buttons to realize pan/tilt/zoom control of the camera. Before you start: To realize PTZ control, the camera connected to the network must support the PTZ function or a pan/tilt unit has been installed to the camera.

  • Page 20: Setting / Calling A Preset

    Advidia A Series Network Camera User Manual One-touch focus Initialize lens Adjust speed of pan/tilt movements 4.3.2 Setting / Calling a Preset  Setting a Preset: 1. In the PTZ control panel, select a preset number from the preset list.
  • Page 21 Advidia A Series Network Camera User Manual Or you can place the mouse on the presets interface, and call the preset by typing the preset No. to call the corresponding presets. Figure 4-5 Calling a Preset...

  • Page 22: Chapter 5 Network Camera Configuration

    User Manual of Network Camera Chapter 5 Network Camera Configuration 5.1 Configuring Time Settings Purpose: You can follow the instructions in this section to configure the time synchronization. Steps: 1. Enter the Time Settings interface: Network > Network Settings Figure 5-1 Time Settings ...
  • Page 23 Advidia A Series Network Camera User Manual (2) Configure the following settings: Server Address: IP address of NTP server. NTP Port: Port of NTP server. Interval: The time interval between the two synchronizing actions with NTP server. Figure 5-2 Time Sync by NTP Server...

  • Page 24: Configuring Network Settings

    Advidia A Series Network Camera User Manual 5.2 Configuring Network Settings 5.2.1 Configuring TCP/IP Settings Purpose: Network settings must be properly configured before you operate the camera over network. Steps: 1. Enter Network Settings interface: Click Figure 5-4 TCP/IP Settings 2.

  • Page 25: Configuring Port Settings

    Advidia A Series Network Camera User Manual Notes:  The valid value range of MTU is 500 ~ 1500.  The Multicast sends a stream to the multicast group address and allows multiple clients to acquire the stream at the same time by requesting a copy from the multicast group address.

  • Page 26: Email Sending Triggered By Alarm

    Advidia A Series Network Camera User Manual any port No. ranges from 2000 to 65535. 3. Click Save to save the settings. Note: A reboot is required for the settings to take effect. 5.2.3 Email Sending Triggered by Alarm Purpose: The system can be configured to send an Email notification to all designated receivers if an alarm event is detected, e.g., motion detection event, video loss, video tampering,...

  • Page 27: Configuring Video And Audio Settings

    Advidia A Series Network Camera User Manual Figure 5-6 Email Settings 3. Configure the following settings: Sender: The name of the email sender. Sender’s Address: The email address of the sender. SMTP Server: The SMTP Server IP address or host name (e.g., smtp.263xmail.com).
  • Page 28 Advidia A Series Network Camera User Manual Figure 5-7 Configure Video Settings 2. Select the Stream Type of the camera to main stream (normal), sub-stream or third stream. The main stream is usually for recording and live viewing with good bandwidth, and the sub-stream and third stream can be used for live viewing when the bandwidth is limited.

  • Page 29: Configuring Audio Settings

    Advidia A Series Network Camera User Manual Set the frame rate to 1/16~25 fps. The frame rate is to describe the frequency at which the video stream is updated and it is measured by frames per second (fps). A higher frame rate is advantageous when there is movement in the video stream, as it maintains image quality throughout.

  • Page 30: Configuring Image Parameters

    Advidia A Series Network Camera User Manual Figure 5-8 Audio Settings 2. Configure the following settings. Audio Encoding: G.711 ulaw, G.711alaw, G.726, and MP2L2 are selectable and 32kbps, 64kbps, and 128kbps are supported if MP2L2 is selected. Audio Input: MicIn and Linein are selectable for the connected microphone and pickup respectively.
  • Page 31 Advidia A Series Network Camera User Manual Image> Display Settings 2. Set the image parameters of the camera. Note: In order to guarantee the image quality in different illuminations, this setting provides two sets of parameters for user to configure.
  • Page 32 Advidia A Series Network Camera User Manual If the camera is equipped with the fixed lens, only Manual is selectable, and the iris mode is not configurable. If Auto is selected, you can set the auto iris level from 0~ 100.
  • Page 33 Advidia A Series Network Camera User Manual the triggered mode to day or night. Smart IR gives user an option to turn ON / OFF the IR LED. When smart IR is set to ON, Auto and Manual will be selectable for the IR mode. Select AUTO, and the IR LED changes according to the actual luminance.
  • Page 34 Advidia A Series Network Camera User Manual value is 50 in Normal Mode. Set the DNR level from both space DNR level [0~100] and time DNR level [0~100] in Expert Mode. Defog Mode: You can enable the defog function when the environment is foggy and the image is misty.

  • Page 35: Configuring Osd Settings

    Advidia A Series Network Camera User Manual Figure 5-12 Day/Night Scheduled-Switch Configuration Interface Steps: 1. Click the time line to select the start time and the end time of the switch. 2. Click the Common tab to configure the common parameters applicable to the day mode and night mode.
  • Page 36 Advidia A Series Network Camera User Manual Image > OSD Settings Figure 5-13 OSD Settings 2. Check the corresponding checkbox to select the display of camera name, date or week if required. 3. Edit the camera name in the text field of Camera Name.

  • Page 37: Configuring Privacy Mask

    Advidia A Series Network Camera User Manual Figure 5-15 Adjust OSD Location 7. Click Save to activate the above settings. 5.4.3 Configuring Privacy Mask Purpose: Privacy mask enables you to cover specific areas on the live video to prevent certain spots in the surveillance area from being seen in live view and recorded video.

  • Page 38: Configuring Picture Overlay

    Advidia A Series Network Camera User Manual Figure 5-16 Privacy Mask Settings 4. Click and drag the mouse in the live video window to draw the mask area. Note: You are allowed to draw up to 4 areas on the same image.

  • Page 39: Configuring And Handling Alarms

    Advidia A Series Network Camera User Manual Figure 5-17 Picture Overlay 2. Click Browse to select a picture. 3. Click Upload to upload it. 4. Check Enable Picture Overlay checkbox to enable the function. X Coordinate and Y Coordinate values are for the location of the picture on the image.
  • Page 40 Advidia A Series Network Camera User Manual normal configuration and expert configuration are selectable for different motion detection environment.  Normal Configuration Normal configuration adopts one set of parameters for motion detection during the day and at night. Tasks: 1. Set the Motion Detection Area.
  • Page 41 Advidia A Series Network Camera User Manual Steps: Figure 5-19 Arming Time (1)Click Edit to edit the arming schedule. The Figure 5-38 shows the editing interface of the arming schedule. (2)Choose the day you want to set the arming schedule.
  • Page 42 Advidia A Series Network Camera User Manual Figure 5-20 Arming Time Schedule 3. Set the Alarm Actions for Motion Detection. Check the checkbox to select the linkage method. Notify IP Server, send email, trigger channel and trigger alarm output are selectable. You can specify the linkage method when an event occurs.
  • Page 43 Advidia A Series Network Camera User Manual  Send Email Send an email with alarm information to a user or users when an event occurs. Note: To send an Email when an event occurs, refer to Section 5.3.9 to set the related parameters.
  • Page 44 Advidia A Series Network Camera User Manual (2) Select OFF for Switch Day and Night Settings. (3) Select the area by clicking the area No. (4) Slide the cursor to adjust the sensitivity and proportion of object on the area for the selected area.

  • Page 45: Configuring Video Tampering Alarm

    Advidia A Series Network Camera User Manual  Day/Night Scheduled-Switch (1) Draw the detection area as in the normal configuration mode. Up to 8 areas are supported. (2) Select Scheduled-Switch for Switch Day and Night Settings. Figure 5-24 Day/Night Scheduled-Switch (3) Select the start time and the end time for the switch timing.

  • Page 46: Configuring Alarm Input

    Advidia A Series Network Camera User Manual Figure 5-25 Video Tampering Alarm 2. Check Enable Video Tampering checkbox to enable the video tampering detection. 3. Set the video tampering area; refer to Task 1 Set the Motion Detection Area in Section 5.6.1.

  • Page 47: Configuring Alarm Output

    Advidia A Series Network Camera User Manual Figure 5-26 Alarm Input Settings 3. Click Edit to set the arming schedule for the alarm input. Refer to Task 2 Set the Arming Schedule for Motion Detection in Section 5.6.1. 4. Check the checkbox to select the linkage method taken for the alarm input. Refer to Task 3 Set the Alarm Actions for Motion Detection in Section 5.6.1.

  • Page 48: Handling Exception

    Advidia A Series Network Camera User Manual effect after alarm occurs. 4. Click Edit to enter the Edit Schedule Time interface. The time schedule configuration is the same as the settings of the arming schedule for motion detection Refer to Task 2 Set the Arming Schedule for Motion Detection in Section 5.6.1.

  • Page 49: Configuring Face Detection

    Advidia A Series Network Camera User Manual Figure 5-28 Exception Settings 3. Click Save to save the settings. 5.5.6 Configuring Face Detection Note: Face detection is only for certain modules, check the specification for whether the module supports the function.

  • Page 50: Configuring Audio Exception Detection

    Advidia A Series Network Camera User Manual Events > Face Detection 2. Check the Enable Face Detection checkbox to enable the function. 3. (Optional)You can check the “Enable Dynamic Analysis for Face Detection” checkbox if you want the face detected to get marked with a rectangle in the live view.

  • Page 51: Line Crossing Detection

    This function can be used for detecting people, vehicles and objects traversing a pre-defined virtual plane. The traversing direction can be set as bidirectional, from left to right or from right to left. And a series of linkage method will be triggered if any object is detected.

  • Page 52: Configuring Intrusion Detection

    Advidia A Series Network Camera User Manual Figure 5-31 Draw Virtual Plane And you can select the directions as A<->B, A ->B, and B->A. A<->B: The arrow will show on both sides; when an object going across the plane with both directions can be detected and alarms are triggered.
  • Page 53 Advidia A Series Network Camera User Manual 1. Check the Enable Intrusion Detection checkbox. 2. Click Draw Area, and then draw a rectangle on the image as a defense region. Note: when you draw the rectangle, all lines should connect end to end to each other.

  • Page 54: Configuring Defocus Detection

    3. Click Save to save the settings. 5.5.10 Configuring Defocus Detection Purpose: An image blur caused by defocus of the lens can be detected and a series of alarm action can be triggered. Steps: 1. Check the Enable Defocus Detection checkbox.

  • Page 55: Vca Configuration

    Advidia A Series Network Camera User Manual Steps: 1. Check the Enable Scene Change Detection checkbox. Sensitivity: Range [1%-100%]. The higher the sensitivity, the easier the change of scene can trigger the alarm. Arming Schedule is configured to set the time you want the function to be enabled.
  • Page 56 Advidia A Series Network Camera User Manual Counting Figure 5-35 People Counting Configuration 2. Select People Counting Configuration tab to set the detailed parameters. 3. Check the checkbox of Enable People Counting to enable the function. 4. Click Draw Area to define the area you want to count the entered people and left people.
  • Page 57 Advidia A Series Network Camera User Manual 8. Select the linkage method by checking the checkbox of notify the surveillance center. 9. Click Save to save the settings.  People Counting Statistics Steps: 1. Click People Counting Statistics to enter the data statistics interface.

  • Page 58: Chapter 6 Storage Settings

    User Manual of Network Camera Chapter 6 Storage Settings Before you start: To configure record settings, please make sure that you have the network storage device within the network or the SD card inserted in your camera. 6.1 Configuring NAS Settings Before you start: The network disk should be available within the network and properly configured to store the recorded files, log files, etc.
  • Page 59 Advidia A Series Network Camera User Manual Figure 6-1 Add Network Disk (2) Enter the IP address of the network disk, and enter the file path. (3) Select the mounting type. NFS and SMB/CIFS are selectable. And you can set the user name and password to guarantee the security if SMB/CIFS is selected.

  • Page 60: Configuring Snapshot Settings

    Advidia A Series Network Camera User Manual (2) Click Save and refresh the browser page to activate the settings. Figure 6-4 Quota Settings Notes:  Up to 8 NAS disks can be connected to the camera.  To initialize and use the SD card after inserting it into the camera, please refer to the steps of NAS disk initialization.
  • Page 61 Advidia A Series Network Camera User Manual Figure 6-5 Snapshot Settings...

  • Page 62: Chapter 7 Log Searching

    User Manual of Network Camera Chapter 7 Log Searching Purpose: The operation, alarm, exception and information of the camera can be stored in log files. You can also export the log files on your demand. Before you start: Please configure network storage for the camera or insert a SD card in the camera. Steps: 1.

  • Page 63: Chapter 8 Others

    Chapter 8 Others 8.1 Managing User Accounts Enter the User Management interface: Security > User The admin user has access to create, modify or delete other accounts. Up to 15 user accounts can be created. Figure 8-1 User Information  Add a User Steps: 1.
  • Page 64 Advidia A Series Network Camera User Manual Figure 8-2 Add a User  Modify a User Steps: 1. Left-click to select the user from the list and click Modify. 2. Modify the User Name, Level or Password. 3. In the Basic Permission field and Camera Configuration field, you can check or uncheck the permissions.

  • Page 65: Security Service

    Advidia A Series Network Camera User Manual Figure 8-3 Modify a User  Delete a User Steps: 1. Click to select the user you want to delete and click Delete. 2. Click OK on the pop-up dialogue box to delete the user.

  • Page 66: Viewing Device Information

    Advidia A Series Network Camera User Manual 8.3 Viewing Device Information Enter the Device Information interface: System > Device Information In the Device Information interface, you can edit the Device Name. Other information of the network camera, such as Model, Serial No., Firmware Version, Encoding Version, Number of Channels, Number of HDDs, Number of Alarm Input and Number of Alarm Output are displayed.

  • Page 67: Restoring Default Settings

    Advidia A Series Network Camera User Manual Figure 8-6 Reboot the Device 8.4.2 Restoring Default Settings Steps: 1. Enter the Maintenance interface: System > Maintenance 2. Click Restore or Default to restore the default settings. Figure 8-7 Restore Default Settings...

  • Page 68: Upgrading The System

    Advidia A Series Network Camera User Manual Figure 8-8 Import/Export Configuration File 8.4.4 Upgrading the System Steps: 1. Enter the Maintenance interface: System > Maintenance 2. Select firmware or firmware directory to locate the upgrade file. Firmware: Locate the exact path of the upgrade file.

  • Page 69: Appendix

    Advidia A Series Network Camera User Manual Appendix Appendix 1 Port Mapping The following settings are for TP-LINK router (TL-WR641G). The settings vary depending on different models of routers. Steps: 1. Select the WAN Connection Type, as shown below: Figure A.2.1 Select the WAN Connection Type 2.
  • Page 70 Advidia A Series Network Camera User Manual a camera as 80, 8000, and 554 with IP address 192.168.1.23, and the ports of another camera as 81, 8001, 555, 8201 with IP 192.168.1.24. Refer to the steps as below: Steps: 1. As the settings mentioned above, map the port 80, 8000, 554 and 8200 for the network camera at 192.168.1.23...

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