Automatic license plate recognition camera (72 pages)
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AI Security Camera User Manual Viewtron Models IP-ABX4, IP-A4D, IP-A4BZ, IP-A4BL Please read this instruction carefully before operating the unit and keep it for further reference...
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Safety Instruction The following symbols or words may be found in this manual. Symbols/Words Description Indicates a medium or low potential hazardous situation which , Warning if not avoided, will or could result in slight or moderate injury Indicates a potential risk which, if not avoided, will or could Caution result in device damage, data loss, lower performance or unexpected results...
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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 or AC24V (depending on models), no more than 2000m altitude of operation and Tma=60 Deg.C.
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Privacy Protection When installing cameras in public areas, a warning notice shall be given in a reasonable and effective manner and clarify the monitoring range. As the device user or data controller, you might collect the personal data of others, such as face, car plate number, etc.
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is really very convenient for users, but this will increase the risk of data leakage when the system automatically forwards ports. Disabling UPnP is recommended when the function is not used in real applications. Check the log. If you want to know whether your device has been accessed by unauthorized users or not, you can check the log.
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2012/19/EU (WEEE directive): The Directive on waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE Directive). To improve the environmental management of WEEE, the improvement of collection, treatment and recycling of electronics at the end of their life is essential. Therefore, the product marked with this symbol must be disposed of in a responsible manner.
Table of Contents Introduction ........................1 Network Connection ...................... 2 LAN ........................2 2.1.1 Access through IP-Tool ................2 2.1.2 Directly Access through IE ............... 4 WAN ........................6 Live View ........................9 Network Camera Configuration ................. 12 System Configuration ..................12 4.1.1 Basic Information ...................
Network Camera User Manual 1 Introduction Main Features ICR auto switch, true day/night 3D DNR, WDR BLC, Defog, Anti-flicker, smart IR, corridor mode ROI coding Face detection, line crossing/region intrusion/region entrance/region exiting (human/vehicle classification), video exception detection, heat map, target counting, etc. ...
Network Camera User Manual 2 Network Connection System Requirement For proper operating the product, the following requirements should be met for your computer. Operating System: Windows 7 Home basic or higher CPU: 2.0GHz or higher RAM: 1G or higher Display: 1920*1080 resolution or higher (recommended) Web browser: IE (plug-in required)/ Firefox/Edge/Safari/Google Chrome It is recommended to use the latest version of these web browsers.
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Network Camera User Manual The default IP address of the camera is 192.168.226.201. ③ Double click the IP address and then the system will pop up the IE browser to connect IP-CAM. After you read the privacy statement, check and click “Already Read”. Then activate the device.
Network Camera User Manual Please enter the user name (admin) and password. Then select the stream type and language as needed. Stream Type: The plug-in free live view only supports1080P or lower resolution. The security questions should be set after you click “Login” button. It is very important for you to reset your password.
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Network Camera User Manual Gateway: 192.168.226.1 HTTP: 80 Data port: 9008 Use the above default settings when logging in the camera for the first time. Directly connect the camera to the computer through network cable. ① Manually set the IP address of the PC and the network segment should be as the same as the default settings of the IP camera.
Network Camera User Manual ② Open the IE browser and enter the default address of IP-CAM and confirm. ③ Follow directions to download and install the Active X control. ④ Enter the default username and password in the login window and then enter to view. 2.2 WAN ...
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Network Camera User Manual IP Setup ③ Go to the router’s management interface through IE browser to forward the IP address and port of the camera in the “Virtual Server”. Router Setup ④ Open the IE browser and enter its WAN IP and http port to access. (for example, if the http port is changed to 81, please enter “192.198.1.201:81”...
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Network Camera User Manual ① Go to ConfigNetworkPort menu to set the port number. ② Go to Config NetworkTCP/IPPPPoE Config menu. Enable PPPoE and then enter the user name and password from your internet service provider. ③ Go to Config NetworkDDNS menu. Before configuring the DDNS, please apply for a domain name first.
Network Camera User Manual 3 Live View After logging in, the following window will be shown. The following table is the instructions of the icons on the live view interface. Icon Description Icon Description Original size SD card recording indicator Fit correct scale Sensor alarm indicator Auto (fill the window)
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Network Camera User Manual Icon Description Icon Description Zoom out Face detection indicator AZ control (only available model with Target counting (by line) indicator motorized zoom lens ) Face capture Target counting (by area) indicator Object detection indicator (object Video metadata display abandoned/missing) PTZ control (only some Heat map indicator...
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Network Camera User Manual Focus - Focus + Iris - Iris + Auto scan Wiper Light Radom scan Group scan Preset Select preset and click to call the preset. Select and set the preset and then click save the position of the preset. Select the set preset and click to delete it...
Network Camera User Manual 4 Network Camera Configuration In the Webcam 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” interface, the system information of the device is listed. 4.1.2 Date and Time Go to ConfigSystemDate and Time.
Network Camera User Manual Note: The time zone of the camera and the computer must be the same. It is recommended to modify the time zone of the camera according to the time zone of the computer. If the time zone of the computer is modified, the current web client needs to be closed.
Network Camera User Manual 4.1.4 Storage Go to ConfigSystemStorage to go to the interface as shown below. SD Card Management Click the “Format” button to format the SD card. All data will be cleared by clicking this button. Click the “Eject” button to stop writing data to SD card. Then the SD card can be ejected safely.
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Network Camera User Manual Weekly schedule Set the alarm time from Monday to Sunday for a single week. Each day is divided in one hour increments. Green means scheduled. Blank means unscheduled. “Add”: Add the schedule for a special day. Drag the mouse to set the time on the timeline. “Erase”: Delete the schedule.
Network Camera User Manual Set the format, resolution and quality of the image saved on the SD card and the snapshot interval and quantity and the timing snapshot here. Snapshot Quantity: The number you set here is the maximum quantity of snapshots. The actual quantity of snapshots may be less than this number.
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Network Camera User Manual Brightness: Set the brightness level of the camera’s 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, the brighter the image is. Sharpness: Set the resolution level of the image plane and the sharpness level of the image edge.
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Network Camera User Manual Antiflicker: Off: disables the anti-flicker function. This is used mostly in outdoor installations. 50Hz: reduces flicker in 50Hz lighting conditions. 60Hz: reduces flicker in 60Hz lighting conditions. Smart IR: Choose “ON” or “OFF”. This function can effectively avoid image overexposure so as to make the image more realistic.
Network Camera User Manual Drag “ ” icons to set the time of day and night. Blue means day time and blank means night time. If the current mode of camera parameters is set to schedule, the image configuration mode will automatically switch between day and night according to the schedule. 4.2.2 Video / Audio Configuration Go to ImageVideo / Audio interface as shown below.
Network Camera User Manual setting the value higher than the frame rate is fine, potentially resulting in less bandwidth usage. However, if the value is set too high, and there is a high frequency of movement in the video, there is a risk of frame skipping. Video Compression: MJPEG, H264+, H264, H265 or H265+ can be optional.
Network Camera User Manual Set time stamp, device name, OSD content and picture overlap here. After enabling the corresponding display and entering the content, drag them to change their position. Then click the “Save” button to save the settings. Picture Overlap Settings: Check “OSD Content1”, choose “Picture Overlay”...
Network Camera User Manual To set up video mask: 1. Enable video mask. 2. Click the “Draw Area” button and then drag the mouse to draw the video mask area. 3. Click the “Save” button to save the settings. 4. Return to the live to verify that the area have been drawn as shown as blocked out in the image.
Network Camera User Manual 1. Check “Enable” and then click the “Draw Area” button. 2. Drag the mouse to set the ROI area. 3. Set the level. 4. Click the “Save” button to save the settings. 4.2.6 Lens Control This function is only available for the model with motorized zoom lens. Within this section, zoom and focus can be controlled.
Network Camera User Manual 4.3 PTZ Configuration This function is only available for the model with RS485 interface. It can be used with a compatible external PTZ enclosure. Go to PTZProtocol interface as shown below. 4.4 Alarm Configuration 4.4.1 Motion Detection Go to AlarmMotion Detection to set motion detection alarm.
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Network Camera User Manual 1. Check “Enable” check box to activate motion based alarms. If unchecked, the camera will not send out any signals to trigger motion-based recording to the NVR or CMS, even if there is motion in the video. Alarm Holding Time: it refers to the interval time between the adjacent motion detections.
Network Camera User Manual Move the “Sensitivity” scroll bar to set the sensitivity. Higher sensitivity value means that motion will be triggered more easily. Select “Add” and click “Draw”. Drag the mouse to draw the motion detection area; Select “Erase” and drag the mouse to clear motion detection area. After that, click the “Save”...
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Network Camera User Manual 2. Click “Enable”. 3. Set the alarm holding time and alarm trigger options. Trigger alarm out, Email and FTP. The setup steps are the same as motion detection. Please refer to motion detection chapter for details. ...
Network Camera User Manual 2. Click “Enable” and set the alarm holding time. 3. Trigger alarm out. When the camera is disconnected, the system will trigger the alarm out. 4.4.3 Alarm In This function is only available for some models. To set sensor alarm (alarm in): Go to ConfigAlarmAlarm In interface as shown below.
Network Camera User Manual 4.4.4 Alarm Out This function is only available for some models. Go to ConfigAlarmAlarm Out. Alarm Out ID: Some models may support two alarm output interfaces. The alarm out can be set respectively by selecting alarm out ID. Alarm Out Mode: Alarm linkage, manual operation, day/night switch linkage and timing are optional.
Network Camera User Manual 4.4.5 Alarm Server Go to AlarmAlarm Server interface as shown below. Set the server address, port, heartbeat and heartbeat interval. When an alarm occurs, the camera will transfer the alarm event to the alarm server. If an alarm server is not needed, there is no need to configure this section.
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Network Camera User Manual 1. Enable abandoned/missing object detection and then select the detection type. Enable Abandoned Object Detection: Alarms will be triggered if there are items left in the pre-defined area. Enable Missing Object Detection: Alarms will be triggered if there are items missing in the pre-defined area.
Network Camera User Manual Set the alarm area number and then enter the desired alarm area name. 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 (the alarm area should be a closed area). Click the “Stop Draw”...
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Network Camera User Manual 1. Enable the applicable detection that’s 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. Abnormal Color Detection: Alarms will be triggered if the image is abnormal caused by color deviation.
Network Camera User Manual the system responds to the blurriness of the image. The sensitivity value of Abnormal Color Detection: The higher the value is, the more sensitive the system responds to the color shift of the image. ※ The requirements of camera and surrounding area 1.
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Network Camera User Manual local config interface first. To save snapshots to the SD card, please install an SD card first. Detection Target: Human: Select it and then alarms will be triggered if someone crosses the pre-defined alarm lines. Motor Vehicle: Select it and then alarms will be triggered if a vehicle with four or more wheels (eg.
Network Camera User Manual 6. Set the schedule of the line crossing alarm. The setup steps of the schedule are the same as the schedule recording setup (See Schedule Recording). ※ Configuration of camera and surrounding area 1. Auto-focusing function should not be enabled for line crossing detection. 2.
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Network Camera User Manual 1. Enable intrusion detection and select the snapshot type and the detection target. Save Original Picture to SD Card: If it is enabled, the detected original pictures will be captured and saved to the SD card when the targets intrude into the pre-defined areas. Save Target Picture to SD Card: If it is enabled, the detected target cutout pictures will be captured and saved to the SD card when the targets intrude into the pre-defined areas.
Network Camera User Manual ※ Configuration requirements of camera and surrounding area 1. Auto-focusing function should not be enabled for region intrusion detection. 2. Avoid the scenes with many trees or the scenes with various light changes (like many flashing headlights). The ambient brightness of the scenes shouldn’t be too low. 3.
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Network Camera User Manual 2. Enable target counting by line and select the snapshot type and the detection target. Detection Target: Select the target to calculate. Human, motor vehicle and motorcycle/bicycle can be selected. Staying Threshold: When the targets (human/vehicle) staying in the specified area exceed the threshold, alarms will be triggered.
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Network Camera User Manual Set the alarm line number and direction. Only one alarm line can be added. Direction:A->B and A<-B can be optional. The direction of the arrow is entrance. Statistics: If enabled, you can see the statistical information in the live view interface. If disabled, the statistical information will not be displayed in the live view interface.
Network Camera User Manual following interface. Select the report type. Daily report, weekly report, monthly report and annual report are selectable. Select the count type. Enter or leave can be optional. Select the start time and then click “Count”. Then the counting result will display in the statistic result area.
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Network Camera User Manual 2. Enable target counting by area, select the snapshot type, the detection target, counting reset and alarm linkages. The setup steps are the same as the target counting by line. 3. Set the statistic area. Click the “Area” tab to go to the interface as shown below. Select the alarm area number on the right side.
Network Camera User Manual 4. Set the schedule of the target counting by area. The setup steps of the schedule are the same as schedule recording setup (See Schedule Recording). 5. View the statistical information in the live view interface. 6.
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Network Camera User Manual 2. Enable the face detection function. Save Source Information to SD Card: if checked, the whole picture will be saved to the local PC or SD card when detecting a face. Save Face Information to SD Card: if checked, the captured face picture will be saved to the local PC or SD card when detecting a face.
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Network Camera User Manual Click “Draw Area” and drag the border lines of the rectangle to modify its size. Move the rectangle to change its position. Click “Stop Draw” to stop drawing the area. Click “Clear” to clear the area. Then set the detectable face size by defining the maximum value and the minimum value (The default size range of a single face image occupies from 3% to 50% of the entire image).
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Network Camera User Manual the following interface. When there are faces detected, the face pictures will be listed on the right. The features of captured faces also can be displayed, such as gender, whether to wear a mask, whether to wear glasses, age group, etc. ※...
Network Camera User Manual 4.5.10 Heat Map Heat Map is to display the flow distribution of people/vehicles in pre-defined areas by different colors. 1. Enable Heat Map, set snapshot type and detection target type as needed. 2. Set heat map display area. Up to 4 areas can be set. Click the “Draw Area”...
Network Camera User Manual 4.5.11 Video Metadata Video Metadata: Human, motor vehicle and non-motor vehicle in the video can be classified, counted and captured and the relevant features can be extracted and displayed on the live interface. Go to ConfigEventVideo Metadata interface. The setting steps are as follows: 1.
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Network Camera User Manual Counting Reset: The current number of the target counting can be reset. You can choose to reset the counting daily, weekly or monthly. Click “Reset” to manually reset the current number of crossing line people/car/bike counting. 2.
Network Camera User Manual 5. Select the attribute information of the target. Click “Image OSD” and then select the relevant attribute information. When the target is detected, the information you select will be displayed in the attribute display area. See Video Metadata View for details. 6.
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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 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”...
Network Camera User Manual 4.6.2 Port Go to ConfigNetworkPort 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.
Network Camera User Manual 4.6.4 Onvif The camera can be searched and connected to the third-party platform via ONVIF/RTSP protocol. If “Activate Onvif User” is enabled in the device activation interface, the ONVIF user can be activated simultanously. When you connect the camera through the ONVIF protocol in the third-party platform, you can use this onvif user to connect.
Network Camera User Manual 2. Apply for a domain name. Take www.dvrdyndns.com for example. Enter www.dvrdydns.com in the IE address bar to visit its 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. 3.
Network Camera User Manual 1. Go to ConfigNetworkSNMP. 2. Check the corresponding version checkbox (Enable SNMPv1, Enable SNMPv2, Enable SNMPv3) according to the version of the SNMP software that will be used. 3. Set the values for “Read SNMP Community”, “Write SNMP Community”, “Trap Address”, “Trap Port”...
Network Camera User Manual network protected by the IEE802.1x, user authentication is needed. To use this function, the camera shall be connected to a switch supporting 802.1x protocol. The switch can be reckoned as an authentication system to identify the device in a local network.
Network Camera User Manual “rtsp://IP address: rtsp port/profile2?transportmode=mcast”. Third stream: The address format is “rtsp://IP address: rtsp port/profile3?transportmode=mcast”. Audio: Having entered the main/sub stream in a VLC player, the video and audio will play automatically. If “Allow anonymous login…” is checked, there is no need to enter the username and password to view the video.
Network Camera User Manual 4.6.11 Email If you need to trigger Email when an alarm happens or IP address is changed, please set the Email here first. Go to ConfigNetwork Email. Sender Address: sender’s e-mail address. User name and password: sender’s user name and password (you don’t have to enter the username and password if “Anonymous Login”...
Network Camera User Manual Click the “Test” button to test the connection of the account. Recipient Address: receiver’s e-mail address. 4.6.12 FTP After an FTP server is set up, captured pictures from events will be uploaded to the FTP server. Go to ConfigNetwork FTP.
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Network Camera User Manual Rule of FTP storage path: /device MAC address/event type/date/time/ For example: a face detection alarm occurs FTP file path \00-18-ae-a8-da-2a\VFD\2021-01-09\14\ Event name table: File Name Event Type IP address change MOTION Motion Detection SENSOR Sensor Alarm TRIPWIRE Line Crossing Detection PERIMETER...
Network Camera User Manual 4.6.13 HTTP POST Go to ConfigNetwork HTTP POST interface. Check “Enable”, select protocol type and then set the server address (IP address/domain name), server port and heartbeat interval. Server address: the IP address/domain name of the third-party platform. Server port: the server port of the third-party platform.
Network Camera User Manual * If there is a signed certificate, click “Browse” to select it and then click “Install” to install it. * Click “Create a private certificate” to enter the following creation interface. Click the “Create” button to create a private certificate. Enter the country (only two letters available), domain (camera’s IP address/domain), validity date, password, province/state, region and so on.
Network Camera User Manual Video/Audio DSCP: The range is from 0 to 63. Alarm DSCP: The range is from 0 to 63. Manager DSCP: The range is from 0 to 63. Generally speaking, the larger the number is, the higher the priority is. 4.6.16 TS Multicast By using transport stream multicast (TS Multicast), multiple users can view the video image simultaneously even if there is not enough bandwidth.
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Network Camera User Manual Add user: 1. Click the “Add” button to pop up the following textbox. 2. Enter user name in the “User Name” textbox. 3. Enter the password in the “Password” and “Confirm Password” textbox. Please set the password according to the requirement of the password security level (Go to ConfigSecuritySecurity ManagementPassword Security interface to set the security level).
Network Camera User Manual 3. Enter the old password of the user in the “Old Password” text box. 4. Enter the new password in the “New password” and “Confirm Password” text box. 5. Select the user permissions for advanced or normal user. 6.
Network Camera User Manual An administrator user can kick out all the other users (including other administrators). 4.7.3 Block and Allow Lists Go to ConfigSecurityBlock and Allow Lists as shown below. The setup steps are as follows: Check the “Enable address filtering” check box. Select “Block/Allow the following address”, IPv4/IPv6 and then enter IP address in the address box and click the “Add”...
Network Camera User Manual Please set the password level and expiration time as needed. Password Level: Weak, Medium or Strong. Weak level: Numbers, special characters, upper or lower case letters can be used. You can choose one of them or any combination of them when setting the password. Medium Level: 8~16 characters, including at least two of the following categories: numbers, special characters, upper case letters and lower case letters.
Network Camera User Manual Import & Export Settings Configuration settings of the camera can be exported form a camera into another camera. 1. Click “Browse” to select the save path for import or export information on the PC. 2. Click the “Import Setting” or “Export Setting” button. Note: The login password needs to be entered after clicking the “Import Setting”...
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. Note: When using the plug-in free browser, the local images cannot be searched. ...
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Network Camera User Manual Click to return to the previous interface. SD Card Image Search Choose “Picture”—“SD Card”. Set time: Select date and choose the start and end time. Choose the alarm events at the bottom of the interface. Click to search the images.
Network Camera User Manual 5.2 Video Search 5.2.1 Local Video Search Click Search to go to the interface as shown below. Videos were recorded locally to the PC can be played in this interface. Note: When using the plug-in free browser, the local videos cannot be searched. Choose “Record”—“Local”.
Network Camera User Manual Icon Description Icon Description Play button. After pausing the video, click this button Pause button to continue playing. Stop button Speed down Speed up Watermark display Enable / disable audio; drag the slider to adjust the volume after enabling audio.
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Network Camera User Manual Note: *1. cannot be displayed in the above interface via the plug-in free browser. *2. For plug-in free playback, playback mode switch (balanced/real-time/fluent mode) and downloading functions are not supported too. *3. For the fluent playback, it is recommended to use the plug-in required browser to play the recorded file whose resolution exceeds 2MP.
Network Camera User Manual Appendix Appendix 1 Troubleshooting How to find the password? A: The password for admin can be reset through “Edit Safety Question” function. Click “Forget Password” in the login window and then enter the corresponding answer of the selected question in the popup window.
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Network Camera User Manual 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. How to modify IP address through IP-Tool? A: After you install the IP-Tool, run it as shown below.
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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 “admin” which is set in the device activation interface in advance and then click the “Modify”...
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