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  • Page 1 User Manual Pan/ Tilt/ Zoom Security Camera TD-Sx Series...
  • Page 2 Topodome Security Camera TD-Sx series User Manual V1.2.1 Revision Record Version Add/Fix Chapter Content V1.2 3.4.5.3 Preset and Patrol Features V1.2.1 3.4.5.3 Preset and Patrol Features Website: www.topodome.com Email: support@topodome.com...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Topodome Security Camera TD-Sx series User Manual V1.2.1 Contents Thank you for your purchase!......................5 Important Warnings............................5 1. Features............................6 1.1. Overview............................6 1.2. Main Features..........................6 2. Camera Setup Guide..........................7 2.1. Hardware Installation........................7 2.2. Software Installation........................7 2.3. Installed on the buildings......................7 2.4.
  • Page 4 Topodome Security Camera TD-Sx series User Manual V1.2.1 7.1. Live page............................. 54 7.2. Settings............................56 7.2.1. Media settings......................... 56 7.2.2. Network..........................57 7.2.3. Alarm..........................58 7.2.4. Advance........................... 60 7.2.5. System..........................63 Website: www.topodome.com Email: support@topodome.com...

  • Page 5: Thank You For Your Purchase

    User Manual V1.2.1 Thank you for your purchase! This manual will explain in detail the usage and precautions of the Topodome security camera. If you cannot get the answers to your questions from the manual, please visit the website www.topodome.com and go to support for details.

  • Page 6: Features

    Topodome Security camera, suitable for various applications, including home, office and small business. Topodome camera can not only meet the needs of ordinary households, but also can use enhanced functions to connect to some professional software and equipment to achieve higher efficiency.The following are the basic appearance and functions of the TD-Sx series cameras.

  • Page 7: Camera Setup Guide

    Installation via professional CMS software 3) Installation via browser. 2.3. Installed on the buildings Topodome TD-Sx series camera bracket has a detachable mounting piece. When installing, the customer can fix the mounting piece on the wall first, and then insert the camera bracket into the mounting piece to easily complete the installation.

  • Page 8: Default Username And Password

    Topodome Security Camera TD-Sx series User Manual V1.2.1 2.4. Default Username and Password To login to the system for the first time, use one of the following default username/password combinations. Once you’ve successfully logged in, it is highly recommended to change the password for security reasons.

  • Page 9: Setup Camera With Mobile Phones

    Topodome Security Camera TD-Sx series User Manual V1.2.1 Setup Camera with Mobile Phones 3.1. Download and Install CamHiPro App on your mobile phone To access your camera on a mobile device, please search and download the "CamHiPro" App from Apple Store or Google Play, and then install it.

  • Page 10: Run The App Of "Camhipro

    Topodome Security Camera TD-Sx series User Manual V1.2.1 3.2.1. Run the APP of "CamHipro" After the camera is powered on, please run the app "CamHipro" to enter the installation interface. Tap the "add device" button, then choose "IP camera" option.

  • Page 11: Installing New Camera With Cable Connected

    Please select "Connected network cable", and the APP will automatically search for connected cameras and display them in the list. Please note that if you have installed multiple Topodome cameras in same LAN, more than one camera UID number will appear in the list. Please check the label on the new camera and select the camera to be installed according to the UID number on the label, it should be "SSXX-number-letter.
  • Page 12 Topodome Security Camera TD-Sx series User Manual V1.2.1 Click the symbol ">" next to wifi name to enter the list of wireless routers, where the wireless router names around your camera are displayed, please Be Careful to choose 2.4G wireless SSID, if you choose 5G wireless SSID, wireless configuration will be invalid.
  • Page 13 Topodome Security Camera TD-Sx series User Manual V1.2.1 At this time, on the control panel of the camera, "Online" should be displayed, indicating that the camera has been successfully connected to the router. Click any blank space on the control panel to enter the video and control interface. You will see a prompt to slide your finger to control the camera rotation.

  • Page 14: Installing New Camera Without Cable Connected

    Topodome Security Camera TD-Sx series User Manual V1.2.1 3.2.3. Installing new camera without cable connected If you did not choose to connect the network cable for configuration in Chapter 3.2.2, but choose "Not connected to the network cable", then you will need to connect the phone to the hotspot of the camera to complete the subsequent wireless network configuration.
  • Page 15 Topodome Security Camera TD-Sx series User Manual V1.2.1 In some cases, the hotspot will not be displayed in the list immediately. Or clicking "Go to connect" for auto connecting failed. At this time, you can manually connect to the hotspot to complete this step (the way is the same as the Apple mobile phone).
  • Page 16 Topodome Security Camera TD-Sx series User Manual V1.2.1 -iPhones Connect to Camera’s Hotspot For Apple mobile phones, connecting to the camera hotspot can only be done manually, and the process is also very simple. First, go to the setting function of the iPhone or iPhone tablet, find the WLAN setting, and find the SSID name "IPCAM-xxxxxx"...

  • Page 17: Install A Camera In Use

    Topodome Security Camera TD-Sx series User Manual V1.2.1 password "admin" to log in to the camera. After tap the "Add to", wireless configuration page will appear and please choose your 2.4G wireless network and input the password of your home/ office WiFi.
  • Page 18 Topodome Security Camera TD-Sx series User Manual V1.2.1 But be aware that if your family or colleagues have changed the password or username during the first installation, you must enter the latest login information, or you will not add the camera successfully.
  • Page 19 Topodome Security Camera TD-Sx series User Manual V1.2.1 Please double check the username and password here, your family or colleagues maybe has changed the login password on first setup. Tap the "Confirm add", the setup will be finished soon, please refer to the related steps in the Chapter 3.2.2, you can install the camera on more than one mobile phones.

  • Page 20: How To Use The Features Of Camhipro App

    Topodome Security Camera TD-Sx series User Manual V1.2.1 3.4. How to use the features of CamHiPro App 3.4.1. Main interface of APP Tap the blank area and enter the live windows 3.4.2. Live window of the APP 3.4.2.1. Basic layout of the portrait video window 1 Website: www.topodome.com...

  • Page 21: Basic Layout Of The Portrait Video Window 2

    Topodome Security Camera TD-Sx series User Manual V1.2.1 3.4.2.2. Basic layout of the portrait video window 2 3.4.2.3. Basic layout of the portrait video window 3 Website: www.topodome.com Email: support@topodome.com...

  • Page 22: Basic Layout Of The Landscape Video Window

    Topodome Security Camera TD-Sx series User Manual V1.2.1 3.4.2.4. Basic layout of the Landscape video window 3.4.2.5. Features of the Toolbar When using the landscape mode, tap the three dots in the upper right corner to enter the toolbar mode, where you can use functions including image adjustment, focus and zoom, volume adjustment, and preset positions.

  • Page 23: Settings Of The Camera

    Topodome Security Camera TD-Sx series User Manual V1.2.1 will be positive feedback. Press the up arrow, the camera head will turn up Press the down arrow, the camera head will turn down Press the left arrow, the camera head will turn left Press the right arrow, the camera head will turn right Press the "...
  • Page 24 Topodome Security Camera TD-Sx series User Manual V1.2.1 2.4G networks, and the password of WiFi can not include special chars such as: &, #, @，/..2) Change password For security reasons, users should modify the login password immediately after completing the settings to prevent unauthorized login.
  • Page 25 Topodome Security Camera TD-Sx series User Manual V1.2.1 3.4.4.2. Alarm Settings - Alarm management and notification 1) Alarm Push This option can activate the phone's alarm receiving function. When an alarm is triggered, a message will be pushed to the phone.
  • Page 26 Topodome Security Camera TD-Sx series User Manual V1.2.1 Trigger Area Trigger sensitivity Audible alarm When this option is turned on, the camera is allowed to trigger an alarm through the volume collected by the microphone. Under the same input volume, the higher the sensitivity, the easier it is to trigger an alarm.
  • Page 27 Topodome Security Camera TD-Sx series User Manual V1.2.1 Alarm trigger This option has two options: Alone trigger and Linkage trigger. If the linkage trigger is selected, the motion detection and humanoid alarm must work at the same time. Alarm Planning This option has two options: Easy setup and Advantage trigger.
  • Page 28 Topodome Security Camera TD-Sx series User Manual V1.2.1 4) Sent photos to email or FTP Server When an alarm occurs, if the user has configured the mail server and FTP server, the camera will send alarm screenshots to the mail and FTP server. The specific mail configuration and FTP server configuration will be a bit complicated, please refer to the relevant documents on www.topodome.com.
  • Page 29 Topodome Security Camera TD-Sx series User Manual V1.2.1 3.4.4.4. Audio Setting Under this option, you can control the microphone input volume and speaker output volume. The input volume adjustment of the microphone will affect the intensity of the sound heard on the mobile phone and also affect the sound alarm function.
  • Page 30 Topodome Security Camera TD-Sx series User Manual V1.2.1 By default, video files will be stored in the first stream with higher definition. If you want to extend the recording time, you can choose the second stream (that need to restart the device), this will extend the recording time by 2-3 times.
  • Page 31 Topodome Security Camera TD-Sx series User Manual V1.2.1 3.4.4.7. Time Setting Time setting is a very important option. Here, you can synchronize the time with your phone. In addition, the time zone of the camera is GMT+8 when it leaves the factory, please modify the time zone to make it consistent with your time zone.

  • Page 32: Video Files On Local Phone And Sd Card

    Topodome Security Camera TD-Sx series User Manual V1.2.1 3.4.4.10. Delete camera If you don't want to use this camera anymore, you can click Delete Camera to remove this camera. This action will not affect other cameras in the software. 3.4.5. Video Files on Local Phone and SD Card Refer to Chapter 3.4.1, we can click to enter the video playback function under the camera list...

  • Page 33: Video Files On Sd Card

    Topodome Security Camera TD-Sx series User Manual V1.2.1 3.4.5.1. Video Files on SD Card Tap the first icon, we can enter the SD card recording list. In the File Playback directory, we can see the video clips arranged in chronological order. The blue name is planned recording and the orange name is alarm recording.

  • Page 34: Video Files On Local Phone

    "Edit" and choose to delete. 3.4.5.3. Preset and Patrol Functions Topodome Sx series cameras have 32 preset positions and one patrol lines. Set Preset Positions: After rotating the camera to a suitable angle, enter any number between 1-32, and then click "Setting", the App will prompt that the setting is complete;...
  • Page 35 Topodome Security Camera TD-Sx series User Manual V1.2.1 Set Patrol Line: The camera has one patrol line that can be set up, the patrol line is composed of preset positions 1- In order to use the patrol line function, the user must set at least two preset positions in advance.

  • Page 36: Setup Camera With Cms Software

    4.1. Download and Install HiP2P Client Software on your computer The Hip2p Client software has windows version and Mac version, Please visit the website www.topodome.com/support and download CMS management software pack. Unzip the file pack, you can get some files like these.

  • Page 37: Install Local Cameras (Same Lan) With Hip2P Client

    User Manual V1.2.1 4.1.2.Install HiP2P Client Software on Mac OS Download CMS management software pack from www.topodome.com/support, unzip the file pack, find the APP named HiP2PforMac_xxx.dmg, click and run the APP. Note: you can find two version APP for mac, If your mac version is the latest, both versions of the APP can be used;...
  • Page 38 Topodome Security Camera TD-Sx series User Manual V1.2.1 When the software is successfully logged in, it will automatically search for the local camera and add it to the device list. If the user name and password of the camera are both the default value "admin", the image will be automatically displayed in the window.
  • Page 39 Topodome Security Camera TD-Sx series User Manual V1.2.1 After clicking OK, and return to the video window. 1)For Windows OS, you will find that the camera is still offline. Please right-click on the UID name of the camera on the left. The right-click menu will pop up. Please click the Connect Device button.

  • Page 40: Install Remote Cameras (Not Same Lan) With Hip2P Client

    Topodome Security Camera TD-Sx series User Manual V1.2.1 4.3. Install Remote Cameras (Not Same LAN) with HiP2P Client Sometimes, you have installed the camera in other places, such as vacation houses, offices, etc., then the software will not be installed automatically, and you need to add it manually Please refer to the chapter 3.3...

  • Page 41: Delete Cameras In Hip2P Client

    Topodome Security Camera TD-Sx series User Manual V1.2.1 added to current screen and video will appear here. In fact, when you drag the UID name on the left with the mouse in the multi-screen window, you can adjust the position of each camera video.

  • Page 42: Control The Pzt Camera With Ptz & Preset Panel

    Topodome Security Camera TD-Sx series User Manual V1.2.1 4.5. Control the PZT Camera with PTZ & Preset Panel CMS HiP2P Client will support to control the PTZ and preset functions of PTZ camera. First, click the video screen ( color frame will appear on the screen), that means camera is active, Then click the function on the left-down corner, choose PTZ or Preset for testing.

  • Page 43: Install Cameras With Web Browser On Computer

    5. Install Cameras with Web Browser on Computer The Topodome camera can be accessed via the web browser on both windows and Mac OS. The complete and all advanced functions of the camera are available to be acquired by accessing via IE10 or IE11 web browser, other browsers only have basic functions.

  • Page 44: Search Tool For Mac Os

    Topodome Security Camera TD-Sx User Manual V1.2 series 5.2. Search Tool for Mac OS For Mac OS computer, please install the "Mac SearchTool.zip" for Mac OS from www.Topodome.com/support. In latest version of Mac OS, system will prevent the software from running, and will prompt that the software is not issued by an approved developer or has not passed the hazard prevention test.
  • Page 45 Topodome Security Camera TD-Sx User Manual V1.2 series Click the Security&Privacy Click the “Open Anyway” Warning tips will pop out again, please click the “open”. Now software will run and search the camera on your LAN, and you can get the information including the camera name, UID, IP address, Mac address, Http port and firmware version of the camera as below.

  • Page 46: Local Access Via Ie10 Or Ie11 Web Browser

    Local Access via IE10 or IE11 web Browser Run the search tool and click "Next" to search Topodome cameras on the LAN. After the device is found and listed in the search result window, double click on IP address to open a web browser for viewing the camera on PC.
  • Page 47 Topodome Security Camera TD-Sx User Manual V1.2 series The IP Address and HTTP port number of the camera are displayed on the list of the Search Tool. Usually the default HTTP port No. is 80. Now the login windows will pop out as below.

  • Page 48: Local Access Via Edge

    Topodome Security Camera TD-Sx User Manual V1.2 series Now the complete browser screen will be displayed, with various settings and control functions on the left and video screen on the right. For detailed function setting process, please refer to the following chapters.

  • Page 49: Local Access Via Firefox

    Topodome Security Camera TD-Sx User Manual V1.2 series 5.5. Local Access via Firefox Firefox Login Click and run Flash player Local Access via Chrome 5.6. Different from other browsers, chrome's flash player control is stricter, so before logging in to the camera, please go to settings to change the flash player options.

  • Page 50: Local Access Via Safari

    Topodome Security Camera TD-Sx User Manual V1.2 series Local Access via Safari 5.7. Safari has announced that it no longer supports Flash player. Currently, only the old version of safari can start flash playback, and the latest version no longer supports flash.

  • Page 51: Control Panel For Edge/ Firefox/ Chrome/ Safari

    Topodome Security Camera TD-Sx User Manual V1.2 series Control Panel for Edge/ Firefox/ Chrome/ Safari 5.8. Compared with the control panel of IE11, the control panels of other browsers lack functions such as multi-screen, video playback, and screenshots. If it is only used for basic purposes, there will be no problem.

  • Page 52: Access Camera Via Nvr/ Rtsp/ Blue Iris

    6. Access Camera via NVR/ RTSP/ Blue Iris 6.1. ONVIF access The Topodome camera can connect to any NVR that supports ONVIF protocol. This allows the camera to view live, playback and record to a network storage device. 6.2. RTSP access The Topodome camera supports standard RTSP, you can access its video and audio directly by RTSP player such as VLC Player.

  • Page 53: Blue Iris Access

    Topodome Security Camera TD-Sx User Manual V1.2 series 4) Then you can view the video via the VLC player now. 6.3. Blue Iris access Run the Blue Iris software and click on the first camera icon. In the pop-up menu, select Video-->Network IP, and click “Configure”.

  • Page 54: Web Interface For Operation

    Topodome Security Camera TD-Sx series 7. Web Interface for Operation This section includes more details about Topodome camera’s user interfaces on web browser, as well as all of the operations the camera can perform, including the Login, LIVE, PLAYBACK and CONFIG pages.
  • Page 55 Topodome Security Camera TD-Sx series The Topodome camera can support max 32 preset positions, from 1 to 32. You can click the button "Set" to save a preset position marked as a number from 1-32 if you decide to let the system remember it.

  • Page 56: Settings

    User Manual V1.2 Topodome Security Camera TD-Sx series 7.2. Settings 7.2.1. Media settings 1) Video Here you can set the configurations for power frequency and the encoding profile for H.264 according to the frequency of local electric power. E.g., 50Hz for the regions like Europe and China, 60HZ for USA and Canada.

  • Page 57: Network

    User Manual V1.2 Topodome Security Camera TD-Sx series 3) Image Tick/tick off in the boxes of Flip, Mirror, WDR to control display mode of the image. Here you can set an appropriate exposure mode for your camera, such as indoor, outdoor or changing automatically according to the working environment.

  • Page 58: Alarm

    User Manual V1.2 Topodome Security Camera TD-Sx series Note: The Topodome camera works at wired connection with Ethernet cable as factory default, so you should plug out the Ethernet cable to make it work at Wi-Fi connection after passing the wireless setup.
  • Page 59 User Manual V1.2 Topodome Security Camera TD-Sx series 2) Audio Alarm Here you can enable/disable the audio alarm of your camera. You can set up the volume range to respond to alarm sensitivity. 3) Motion Detection (Only Available for IE/Firefox browser on windows OS) Here you can set up the areas for the motion detection and the sensitivity values of each area.

  • Page 60: Advance

    User Manual V1.2 Topodome Security Camera TD-Sx series 5) Schedule On this page you can set up the schedule for 24/7 motion detection, red area means motion detection enabled while white means disabled. 7.2.4. Advance 1) User Here you can edit the account information of the camera, such as change the username or password, the default account is admin/admin.
  • Page 61 User Manual V1.2 Topodome Security Camera TD-Sx series file in order to load and playback smoothly. The timed recordings are titled as "Plan recording" on SD Playback list of App; and "P" on the list of Playback on computer. 4) Email On this page you can configure the parameters for sending alarm by email.
  • Page 62 7) Multiple Setting (Only Available for IE browser on windows OS) On this page you can search the Topodome cameras on the same LAN and add them into your multiple device group. Then you can view them at the live page together.

  • Page 63: System

    User Manual V1.2 Topodome Security Camera TD-Sx series 9) Restart Timer Here you can set up a restart timer, this function is mainly used to restart the camera regularly. You can specify to restart the device every day, or a certain time on a specific day.
  • Page 64 User Manual V1.2 Topodome Security Camera TD-Sx series Upgrade: Upgrade the firmware. Please browse and select the file you want to upgrade, then click the "Upgrade" button. Please go to website www.Topodome.com to get more detail and important instruction documentation about it.
  • Page 65 Note: Because specific products are frequently upgraded, there is no guarantee that all functions are consistent with the manual, but Topodome will work hard to update this manual to ensure that users can get the latest guidelines. If the customer is unable to solve the problem in the manual, please contact our after-sales support at support@topodome.com.

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