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Before reading this manual This is a basic operation manual for use of an IDIS network camera. Users who are using this product for the first time, as well as users with experience using comparable products, must read this operation manual carefully before use and heed to the warnings and precautions contained herein while using the product.
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Before reading this manual Safety Precautions WARNING RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. Important Safeguards 1.
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IDIS Co., Ltd. reserves all rights concerning this manual. Use or duplication of this manual in part or whole without the prior consent of IDIS Co., Ltd. is strictly prohibited. Contents of this manual are subject to change without prior notice for reasons such as functionality enhancements.
Configure basic network camera settings and all other system settings. Screen images may vary depending on the model. Launch the IDIS Discovery program and then from the main screen, select a network camera whose settings you wish to change. Click on the Setup icon.
Part 1 - Remote Setup Quick Setup From the Remote Setup screen, select the menu on the left to display the current settings. Select an option under the menu to change the Quick Setup allows you to set up System, Network, corresponding settings.
There may be some more settings that cannot be changed, too. If you want to change those settings, connect to the camera by using the IDIS Discovery program. - ONVIF Event Type •...
Part 1 - Remote Setup Date/Time User/Group • Date/Time: Change the camera’s date/time settings and display formats and configure the time zone and • User/Group: Change remote camera control daylight saving time settings. Click Save to apply the permission settings for users and user groups. changes right away.
Part 1 - Remote Setup Network • User/Group settings can only be configured by users belonging to the Administrator group. • There is no default password for the Administrator group's admin user. • Standard groups (Administrator, Operator, and User) cannot be edited or deleted. Authorities assigned here apply identically to ONVIF protocol user groups.
Part 1 - Remote Setup IP Address IPv6 IPv4 • Check Use to activate IPv6. • Type: Select the type of network you are using. If this option has been changed, click Save to apply the current settings, and then restart Remote Setup. If you do not restart Remote Setup, the changes afterwards •...
Web browser. (If you can not access special characters, you can access by changing the encoding.) The FEN Server operated by IDIS is a service to its clients and may go offline without notice for server update purposes or due to an unexpected failure.
Web / HTTP ports are enabled by default and cannot be disabled. By enabling IDIS Web and RTSP ports, you will be able to use the IDIS Web program or a media player that supports RTSP (Real-Time Streaming Click Apply to use the recommended port numbers.
Part 1 - Remote Setup Bandwidth Control • In a WAN environment, it is recommended that you use the UPnP function if you record video by using the FEN function or FEN connection is not smooth. Regulates the camera’s network bandwidth use based Otherwise, monitoring or recording might not be on network traffic fluctuations.
Part 1 - Remote Setup Security IEEE 802.1X Select the IEEE 802.1X option to enable IEEE 802.1X network connection authentication. • IP Filtering: Select this option to enable IP Filtering. IP Filtering allows camera access from certain IP addresses and blocks access from others. - Add: Add new IP addresses to Allow List or Deny •...
Part 1 - Remote Setup Video Camera Image Sensor Configure Image Sensor settings. Configure Camera, Streaming, Webcasting, MAT, and Privacy Masking options. • Mirroring: Select Horizontal or Vertical to flip the image horizontally or vertically.
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Part 1 - Remote Setup White Balance Exposure Configure White Balance settings. Configure Exposure settings. • Preset: Use preconfigured white balance settings. • AE Target Gain: Specify exposure compensation’s - Auto: Allow the system to adjust the white target gain. Exposure is compensated automatically balance automatically.
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Part 1 - Remote Setup - Manual: Use the slider to select the desired shutter Day & Night speed and gain. Select the most suitable minimum Configure Day & Night settings. and maximum shutter speeds and gains for the lighting conditions in the area where the camera is located.
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Part 1 - Remote Setup • Switching Level: Sets up the switching level between Miscellaneous daytime and nighttime modes. For example, if the Configure Miscellaneous settings. darkness level is set to 3 and the brightness level to 5, the system switches to nighttime mode when in lighting conditions of level 3 or below and to daytime mode when in lighting conditions of level 5 or over.
Part 1 - Remote Setup Streaming • Set up Pane: Change the area of screen. - Pane: Choose a pane. - Name: Enter a name for the pane. - Style: Choose a display view of the pane. The • Mount Type: Choose a position that the camera system offers panorama view, original view, and is mounted.
Part 1 - Remote Setup Webcasting When using H.265 compression, a device that does not support H.265 compression may prevent the screen from being displayed. Use the webcasting service to view live images from the camera on a web site. •...
Part 1 - Remote Setup Privacy Masking Select the MAT option to use the MAT (Motion Adaptive Select Privacy Masking to set up a privacy mask over Transmission) feature during video transmission and a specific area. The section on which a privacy mask is recording.
Part 1 - Remote Setup Audio Input/Output Configure audio in/out settings. • Audio Codec: Select an audio codec. • Input: Select an option and then an audio input Built-in microphone models only source (microphone or line-in). Adjust the volume. • Output: Select an option and then adjust the volume. Cameras do not feature built-in audio amplifier units and therefore require the user to purchase a speaker system with a built-in amplifier separately.
Part 1 - Remote Setup Event Action Alarm out Designate event detection alert actions. Select Alarm Out to enable alarm out. • Dwell Time: Designate the alarm out duration. When an event occurs, alarm out will be generated for the specified duration.
Select Email to send out emails. Select Remote Callback to send callback messages to a remote system. • Not supported from the IDIS Web program. • The camera must be registered to the remote system in order to use the Remote Callback feature.
Part 1 - Remote Setup Audio Alarm FTP Upload Select Audio Alarm to generate audio. Select FTP Upload to upload .jpg image of the event detected to an FTP server. • List: Displays a list of audio files to playback. Click Add •...
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Part 1 - Remote Setup the new image. Event type is automatically added to the file names. • When specifying the Upload Path or Base File Name, you cannot use special characters such as \, /, #, *, |, :, ", <, >, and ?. •...
Part 1 - Remote Setup Record Schedule Select the Schedule tab and set up a recording schedule. Select Record to record video on the SD memory card. First, make sure that an SD memory card (Class 6 or • Mode: Choose a recording mode. higher) has been properly inserted.
- Event: Designate the stream to use for recording in event mode (post-event). • Recordings saved on the SD memory card can be searched and played back from the IDIS Solution Suite Compact program or remotely from the remote program. For more information, refer to each program's operation manual.
- Record: Select this option to heatmap data in the SD memory card. • Not supported from the IDIS Web program. • The camera must be registered to the remote system in order to use the Remote Callback feature.
Action must be configured correctly in order to send out emails and messages. Select System Event and configure system event • Remote Callback is not supported on IDIS Web. settings. With system event enabled, system status, • The camera must be registered to the remote alarm in status, and disk status will be checked system in order to use the Remote Callback feature.
– Tools → Internet Options → Advanced → Security → Use TLS 1.0 (select) • If connecting by entering an IP address and a port number, you can connect by entering just the IP address if IDIS Web connection port number has been set to 80 (443 when entering https).
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Run as administrator option. Otherwise, certain IDIS Web functions might not be available. • When running IDIS Web, the bottom section of the screen may get cut off if the address bar or the status bar is shown.
A remote web monitoring program that allows you to monitor images from remote locales in real-time. & Press to terminate IDIS Web. Place the mouse pointer on the logo to check IDIS Web's version. TYPE 1 Displays the current time. Click to view the video in full screen.
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Part 2 - IDIS Web Used to adjust live video quality. Click to control the alarm out device connected to the camera. Event status window at the bottom of the screen displays a list of events detected at remote locales.
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Part 2 - IDIS Web Right-click on the screen to display the pop-up menu. Click to enable or disable each function. • Fisheye Dewarping: - Mount Type: Chooses a position that the camera is mounted. Choose from Auto, Wall, Ceiling and Desktop. The available Screen Type changes depending on this setting.
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Part 2 - IDIS Web Used to configure camera easy setup. Select from presets or custom setup for the video mode according to daytime/nighttime. • Preset: Select from Natural, Vivid or De Noise. & • User Custom: Manually configure the values of each setting (Sharpness, Contrast, Colors and...
While in Web Search mode, connection to remote locales will terminate automatically after 30 minutes of inactivity. & Press to terminate IDIS Web. Place the mouse pointer on the logo to check IDIS Web's version. TYPE 1 Displays time information of the video recording from the remote locale. Click to view the video in full screen.
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Part 2 - IDIS Web Click to save the current video screen as an image file. Click to configure rendering mode and OSD settings. Select rendering mode to adjust the video TYPE 1 output rate or select which OSD elements to display on the screen from the OSD list.
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Part 2 - IDIS Web Right-click on the screen to display the pop-up menu. Click to enable or disable each function. • Fisheye Dewarping: • Mount Type: Chooses a position that the camera is mounted. Choose from Auto, Wall, Ceiling and Desktop. The available Screen Type changes depending on this setting.
Part 3 - Appendix Setup Menu Tree (Remote Setup) Remote Setup Quick Setup System Network Video Audio System General Date/Time User/Group Network IP Address Port/QoS Bandwidth Control Security IEEE 802.1X Video Camera Streaming Webcasting Privacy Masking Audio Input/Output Event Action Alarm Out Email Remote Callback...
Part 3 - Appendix Index Quality Bitrate Control Remote Port Resolution RTSP Port Camera Name Compression Date/Time DSCP Time Sync FEN Name Use FEN FEN Server Use HTTPS Frame Rate User/Group Use UPnP IDIS Web port IPFiltering Network Bandwidth Limit ONVIF Protocol V1.1...
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