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  • Page 1 NCT-5ML Xcel Series IP Cameras USER MANUAL...
  • Page 2 Notes on Safety ◼ This product is intended to be supplied by a Listed Power Unit, marked with 'Limited Power Source', 'LPS' on unit, output rated minimum 12V/2 A or POE 48V/ 350mA(depending on models), no more than 2000m altitude of operation and Tma=60 Deg.C.
  • Page 3 Disclaimer & Regulatory Information Disclaimer ◼ With regard to the product with internet access, the use of the product shall be wholly at your own risks. Our company shall not be responsible for abnormal operation, privacy leakage or other damages resulting from cyber attack, hacker attack, virus inspection, or other internet security risks;...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Introduction ........................1 Network Configuration ....................2 LAN ........................2 2.1.1 Access through Xcel IP Utility ..............2 2.1.2 Directly Access through Web Browser ............. 4 WAN ........................5 Live View ........................8 Network Camera Configuration ................. 10 System Configuration ..................
  • Page 5 Network Camera User Manual Security Configuration ..................34 4.6.1 User Configuration ................. 34 4.6.2 Online User ..................... 36 4.6.3 Block and Allow Lists ................36 4.6.4 Security Management ................36 Maintenance Configuration................37 4.7.1 Backup and Restore ................37 4.7.2 Reboot ....................

  • Page 6: Introduction

    ⚫ ICR auto switch, true day/night ⚫ 3D DNR, digital WDR, defog, BLC, HLC, anti-flicker ⚫ ROI coding ⚫ Scene change detection, region intrusion detection, line crossing detection ⚫ Supports the Nuvico Xcel Mobile app on iOS and Android smart phones and devices Surveillance Application...

  • Page 7: Network Configuration

    Network Camera User Manual 2 Network Configuration You may connect the IP camera via LAN or WAN. The details are as follows: 2.1 LAN In LAN, there are two ways to access IP Camera: 1. Access through Xcel IP Utility; 2. Direct Access through Web Browser.
  • Page 8 Network Camera User Manual For example, the IP address of your computer is 192.168.1.4. So the IP address of the camera shall be changed to 192.168.1.X. After modification, please enter the password of the administrator and click the “Modify” button to modify the setting. ...

  • Page 9: Directly Access Through Web Browser

    Network Camera User Manual The system will pop up the above-mentioned textbox to ask you to change the default password. It is strongly recommended to change the default password for account security. If “Do not show again” is checked, the textbox will not appear next time. 2.1.2 Direct Access through Web Browser The default network settings are as shown below: IP address: 192.168.226.201...

  • Page 10: Wan

    Network Camera User Manual example: IPv4). Next, click the “Properties” button to set the network of the PC. ② Open the web browser and enter the default address of IP camera and confirm. ③ Follow directions to download and install the Active X control. ④...
  • Page 11 Network Camera User Manual IP Setup ③ Go to the router’s management interface through the web browser to forward the IP address and port of the camera in the “Virtual Server”. Router Setup ④ Open the web browser and enter its WAN IP and http port to access. ➢...
  • Page 12 Network Camera User Manual user name and password from your internet service provider. ③ Go to Config →Network→DDNS menu. Before configuring the DDNS, please apply for a domain name first. Please refer to DDNS configuration for detail information. ④ Open the web browser and enter the domain name and http port to access. ➢...

  • Page 13: Live View

    Network Camera User Manual 3 Live View After you log in, you will see the following window. The following table is the instructions of the icons on the live view interface. Icon Description Icon Description Original size Zoom out Fit correct scale Abnormal clarity indicator Auto (fill the window) Scene change indicator...
  • Page 14 Network Camera User Manual The smart alarm indicators will flash only if the camera supports these functions and the ⚫ corresponding events are enabled. In full screen mode, double click on the mouse to exit or press the ESC key on the ⚫...

  • Page 15: Network Camera Configuration

    Network Camera User Manual 4 Network Camera Configuration In the Xcel IP Camera Configuration client, choose “Config” to go to the configuration interface. Note: Wherever applicable, click the “Save” button to save the settings. 4.1 System Configuration 4.1.1 Basic Information In the “Basic Information”...

  • Page 16: Image Configuration

    Network Camera User Manual Select the time zone and DST as desired. Click the “Date and Time” tab to set the time mode. 4.1.3 Local Config Go to Config→System→ Local Config to set up the storage path of captured pictures and recorded videos on the local PC.
  • Page 17 Network Camera User Manual Brightness: Set the brightness level of the camera image. Contrast: Set the color difference between the brightest and darkest parts. Hue: Set the total color degree of the image. Saturation: Set the degree of color purity. The purer the color is, the brighter the image is. WDR: WDR can adjust the camera to provide a better image when there are both very bright and very dark areas simultaneously in the field of the view by lowering the brightness of the bright area and increasing the brightness of the dark area.

  • Page 18: Video Configuration

    Network Camera User Manual ⚫ 60Hz: reduces flicker in 60Hz lighting conditions. White Balance: Adjust the color temperature according to the environment automatically. Frequency: 50Hz and 60Hz can be optional. Day/night Mode: Please choose the mode as needed. Sensitivity: High, middle and low can be selected for switching back and forth from day to night modes.
  • Page 19 Network Camera User Manual Three video streams can be adjustable. Resolution: The size of image. Frame rate: The higher the frame rate, the video is smoother. Bitrate type: CBR and VBR are optional. Bitrate is related to image quality. CBR means that no matter how much change is seen in the video scene, the compression bitrate will be kept constant.

  • Page 20: Osd Configuration

    Network Camera User Manual 4.2.3 OSD Configuration Go to Image→OSD interface as shown below. Time stamp, device name and OSD can be set up here. After enabling the corresponding display and entering the content, drag them to change their position. Then press the “Save” button to save the settings.

  • Page 21: Roi Configuration

    Network Camera User Manual To clear the video mask: Go to video mask interface and then click “Clear” button to delete the current video mask area. 4.2.5 ROI Configuration Go to Image→ROI Config interface as shown below. An area in the image can be set as a region of interest.

  • Page 22: Alarm Configuration

    Network Camera User Manual 4.2.6 Lens Control This function is only available for the model with motorized zoom lens. Go to Config→Image→Zoom/Focus interface. Within this section, zoom and focus can be controlled. If the image is out of focus after a manual adjustment, one key focus can be used to set the focus automatically.
  • Page 23 Network Camera User Manual Then select the alarm holding time and set the alarm trigger options. Alarm Out: If selected, this would trigger an external relay output that is connected to the camera on detecting a motion based alarm (this function is only available for the model with alarm output connector).

  • Page 24: Alarm Server

    Network Camera User Manual 3. Set the schedule of the motion detection. Click the “Schedule” tab to go to the interface as shown below. Weekly schedule Set the alarm time from Monday to Sunday for a single week. Each day is divided in one hour increments.

  • Page 25: Event Configuration

    Network Camera User Manual 4.4 Event Configuration (Only some specified versions support the following functions). For more accuracy, here are some recommendations for installation. ⚫ Cameras should be installed on stable surfaces, as vibrations can affect the accuracy of detection. ⚫...

  • Page 26: Exception

    Network Camera User Manual 2. Set the alarm holding time and alarm trigger options. The setup steps are the same as motion detection. Please refer to motion detection chapter for details. 3. Click “Save” button to save the settings. 4. Set the alarm area of the object removal detection. Click the “Area” tab to go to the interface as shown below.

  • Page 27: Line Crossing

    Network Camera User Manual Go to Config→Event→Exception interface as shown below. 1. Enable the applicable detection that is desired. Scene Change Detection: Alarms will be triggered if the scene of the monitor video has changed. Video Blur Detection: Alarms will be triggered if the video becomes blurry. 2.
  • Page 28 Network Camera User Manual alarm lines. Go to Config→Event→Line Crossing interface as shown below. 1. Enable line crossing alarm and set the alarm holding time. 2. Set alarm trigger options. The setup steps are the same as motion detection. Please refer to motion detection chapter for details.

  • Page 29: Intrusion

    Network Camera User Manual motion detection schedule setup (See Schedule Recording). ※ Configuration of camera and surrounding area 1. Auto-focusing function should not be enabled for line crossing detection. 2. Avoid the scenes with many trees or the scenes with various light changes (like many flashing headlights).

  • Page 30: Network Configuration

    Network Camera User Manual Set the alarm area number on the right side. Only one alarm area can be added. Click the “Draw Area” button and then click around the area where you want to set as the alarm area in the image on the left side (the alarm area should be a closed area). Click the “Stop Draw”...
  • Page 31 Network Camera User Manual Use IP address (take IPv4 for example)-There are two options for IP setup: obtain an IP address automatically by DHCP protocol and use the following IP address. Please choose one of the options as needed. Test: Test the effectiveness of the IP address by clicking this button. Use PPPoE-Click the “PPPoE Config”...

  • Page 32: Port

    Network Camera User Manual 4.5.2 Port Go to Config→Network→Port interface as shown below. HTTP port, Data port and RTSP port can be set. HTTP Port: The default HTTP port is 80. It can be changed to any port which is not occupied. HTTPS Port: The default HTTPS port is 443.
  • Page 33 Network Camera User Manual 2. Apply for a domain name. Enter www.xcelddns.com in the browser web address bar to visit the website. Then click the “Registration” button. Create domain name. After the domain name is successfully applied for, the domain name will be listed as below.

  • Page 34: 802.1X

    Network Camera User Manual 3. Enter the username, password, domain you apply for in the DDNS configuration interface. 4. Click the “Save” button to save the settings. 4.5.5 802.1x IEEE802.X which is an access control protocol manages devices in connection with the local network by authentication.

  • Page 35: Rtsp

    Network Camera User Manual the camera. ③ Authentication server provides the entity of authentication service for the switch, stored the relative information of web client, realizing the authentication of web client. Please refer to the user manual of the connected switch for more details. 4.5.6 RTSP Go to Config→Network→RTSP.

  • Page 36: Upnp

    Network Camera User Manual attention to the mode of the VLC player. If it is set to TCP mode, the video cannot be played. 5. If the coding format of the video of the main stream is MJPEG, the video may be disordered at some resolutions.

  • Page 37: Ftp

    Network Camera User Manual required. SMTP Port: The SMTP port. Send Interval(S): The time interval of sending email. For example, if it is set to 60 seconds and multiple motion detection alarms are triggered within 60 seconds, they will be considered as only one alarm event and only one email will be sent.
  • Page 38 Network Camera User Manual There is a certificate installed by default as shown above. Enable this function and save it. Then the camera can be accessed by entering https://IP: https port via the web browser (eg. https://192.168.226.201:443). A private certificate can be created if users don’t want to use the default one. Click “Delete” to cancel the default certificate.

  • Page 39: P2P (Optional)

    Network Camera User Manual Click “Create” to create the certificate request. Then download the certificate request and submit it to the trusted certificate authority for signature. After receiving the signed certificate, import the certificate to the device. 4.5.11 P2P (Optional) Only some specified versions support this function.
  • Page 40 Network Camera User Manual 2. Enter user name in “User Name” textbox. 3. Enter letters or numbers in “Password” and “Confirm Password” textbox. 4. Choose the user type. Administrator has all permissions. Normal user can only view the live video. Advanced user has the same permissions as an Administrator except for; user, backup settings, factory reset, and upgrading the firmware.

  • Page 41: Online User

    Network Camera User Manual 6. Click the “OK” button to save the settings. Note: To change the access level of a user, the user must be deleted and added again with the new access level. Delete user: 1. Select the user to be deleted in the user configuration list box. 2.

  • Page 42: Maintenance Configuration

    Network Camera User Manual In order to prevent against malicious password unlocking, “locking once illegal login” function can be enabled here. If this function is enabled, login failure after trying six times will make the login interface locked. The camera can be logged in again after a half hour or after the camera reboots.

  • Page 43: Reboot

    Network Camera User Manual except those you want to keep. 4.7.2 Reboot Go to Config→Maintenance→Reboot. Click the “Reboot” button to reboot the device. Timed Reboot Setting: If necessary, the camera can be set up to reboot on a time interval. Enable “Time Settings”, set the date and time and then Click the “Save”...

  • Page 44: Search

    Network Camera User Manual 5 Search 5.1 Image Search Click Search to go to the interface as shown below. Images that are saved on the SD card can be found here. Choose “Picture”—“Local”. Set time: Select date and choose the start and end time. Click to search the images.

  • Page 45: Video Search

    Network Camera User Manual Click to return to the previous interface. The descriptions of the buttons are shown as follows. Icon Description Icon Description Close: Select an image and Close all: Click this button to click this button to close the close all images.
  • Page 46 Network Camera User Manual Icon Description Icon Description Play button. After pausing the video, Pause button click this button to continue playing. Stop button Speed down Watermark Speed up display Enable / disable audio; drag the slider to adjust the volume after enabling audio.

  • Page 47: Appendix

    Network Camera User Manual Appendix Appendix 1 Q & A How to find the password? A：Reset the device to the default factory settings. Default IP: 192.168.226.201; User name: admin; Password: 123456 Fail to connect devices through the web browser. A: Network is not well connected. Check the connection and make sure it is connected well. B: IP address is not available.
  • Page 48 Network Camera User Manual Q：No sound can be heard. A：Audio input device is not connected. Please connect and try again. B: Audio function is not enabled at the corresponding channel. Please enable this function.

  • Page 49: Appendix 2 Specifications

    Network Camera User Manual Appendix 2 Specifications Specification /Model IR Water-proof Bullet Network Camera 1/2.7" CMOS Image Sensor 2592 x 1944 Image Size Electronic Shutter 1/25s~1/100000s Iris Type Fixed Iris 0.0085 lux @ F1.2, AGC ON: 0 lux with IR Min.
  • Page 50 Network Camera User Manual Specification /Model IR Water-proof Dome Network Camera 1/2.7" CMOS Image Sensor 2592 x 1944 Image Size Electronic Shutter 1/25s~1/100000s Iris Type Fixed Iris 0.0085lux @ F1.2, AGC ON: 0 lux with IR Min. llumination 2.8mm @ F1.85, horizontal field of view: 93.4° Camera Lens Day&Night...
  • Page 51 Network Camera User Manual Specification /Model IR Water-proof Dome Network Camera 1/2.7" CMOS Image Sensor 2592 x 1944 Image Size Electronic Shutter 1/25s~1/100000s Iris Type Fixed Iris 0.0085lux @ F1.2, AGC ON: 0 lux with IR Min. llumination Camera Lens 2.8-12mm @ F1.4 (motorized lens), horizontal field of view: 90.5°~32.9°...
  • Page 52 Network Camera User Manual Specification / Model IR Water-proof Eyeball Network Camera 1/2.7＂CMOS Image Sensor 2592×1944 Image Size Electronic Shutter 1/25s~1/100000s Iris Type Fixed Iris 0.0085lux @ F1.2, AGC ON: 0 lux with IR Min. llumination Camera 2.8mm @ F1.85, horizontal field of view: 93.4° Lens Day&Night Digital NR...
  • Page 53 Network Camera User Manual IR Water-proof Eyeball Network Camera Specification /Model 1/2.7＂CMOS Image Sensor 2592 x 1944 Image Size Electronic Shutter 1/25s~1/100000s Iris Type Fixed Iris 0.0085lux @ F1.2, AGC ON: 0 lux with IR Min. llumination Camera Lens 2.8-12mm @ F1.4 (motorized lens) horizontal field of view: 90.5°~32.9° Day&Night Digital NR 3D DNR...

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