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MEGApix
CaaS
4MP LPR IP camera
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DWC-MB44LPRC6 - 64GB storage
DWC-MB44LPRC1 - 128GB storage
DWC-MB44LPRC2 - 256GB storage
DWC-MB44LPRC5 - 512GB storage
DWC-MB44LPRC1T - 1TB storage
User's Manual
Ver. 04/22
Before installing and using the camera, please read this manual carefully.
Be sure to keep it handy for future reference.
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- Page 1 MEGApix CaaS 4MP LPR IP camera ® DWC-MB44LPRC6 - 64GB storage DWC-MB44LPRC1 - 128GB storage DWC-MB44LPRC2 - 256GB storage DWC-MB44LPRC5 - 512GB storage DWC-MB44LPRC1T - 1TB storage User’s Manual Ver. 04/22 Before installing and using the camera, please read this manual carefully. Be sure to keep it handy for future reference.
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Page 2: Safety Information
Safety Information CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK. DO NOT OPEN. CAUTION : TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK) NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. Warning Precaution This symbol indicates that dangerous voltage This exclamation point symbol is intended to alert the consisting a risk of electric shock is present within user to the presence of important operating and... -
Page 3: Important Safety Instructions
Important Safety Instructions Read these instructions. - All safety and operating instructions should be read before installation or operation. Keep these instructions. - The safety, operating and use instructions should be retained for future reference. Heed all warnings. - All warnings on the product and in the operating instructions should be adhered to. Follow all instructions. - Page 4 Index INTRODUCTION Important Safety Information Product & Accessories Part Name INSTALLTION Installation Cabling Inserting / Removing an SD Memory Card NETWORK SETUP WEB VIEWER SCREEN Basic Screen Video & Audio Setup SETUP Camera Setup Network Setup Trigger Action Setup Events Setup Record Setup Security Setup System Setup...
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Page 5: Product And Accessories
Introduction - Product & Accessories Please check if all the camera and accessories are included in the package. Cables Camera Screw & Plastic Anchor-4pcs Torx Wrench Test Video Cable Template Sheet Quick Manual Waterproof cap & Gasket DC Plug Cable... - Page 6 Introduction - Part Name Sunshield Adjusting Screws Sunshield Lens Pan/Tilt Stoper Screw Control Board Bracket Con Cap Alarm In/Out RJ-45 Connector Waterproof cap Audio In/Out DC Power Jack...
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Page 7: Installation
Installation - Installation Before installing your camera, you have to read the following cautions. 1. You have to check whether the location can bear five times of the weight of your camera. 2. Don’t let the cable to be caught in improper place or the electric line cover to be damaged. Otherwise it may cause a breakdown or fire. - Page 8 Installation - Installation An LPR camera is designed to read a license plate only. When a license plate passes by the camera, the reflective film on the plate will be reflected back to the camera which gives youthe good clear shot of the plate.
- Page 9 Installation - Installation CAMERA ANGLE NO GREATER THAN 20 DEGREES FOR SIDE MOUNT INSTALLATIONS THE CAMERA SHOULD BE MOUNTED AT AN ANGLE NO GREATER THAN 30 DEGREES...
- Page 10 Installation - Cabling Two Options Use a PoE-enabled switch to connect data and power through a single cable and begin viewing and recording images instantly. A non-PoE switch will require an adaptor for power transmission. The Camera is PoE-compliant, allowing transmission of If a PoE-enabled switch is not used, use a power adaptor power and data via a single Ethernet cable.
- Page 11 Installation - Cabling Activation Activation Alarm In DI : Orange DI COM : Yellow DO1(N.O.) : Green DO1 COM : Blue Alarm Out Audio Out Audio In Audio In Alarm Out Connect the ‘Audio In’ cable of the camera to the device It connects to the alarm lights, siren or lamps and the sensor like microphone.
- Page 12 Installation - Inserting/Removing SD Memory Card The memory card is an external data storage device that has to record and share video, audio, and text data using digital devices. Micro Recommended SD Card Specification (Not Included) - Type: Micro SD (SD/SDHC/SDXC) - Manufacturer: Transcend, Kingston, Toshiba, SanDisk - Capacity: 4GB~ GB - Class: over UHS-I U3 Class 10...
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Page 13: Network Setup
Network Setup - DW IP Finder™ Thumbnail view Firmware version Select network to scan Camera’s uptime Filter results Open IP configuration Scan network settings Show/hide thumbnail view Refresh thumbnail view Ping camera Bulk IP assignment Camera’s network Bulk password assignment information Firmware upgrade Camera’s name, IP and... - Page 14 Web Viewer Screen - Basic Screen Below “Menu”is supported in accordance with models. Web viewer is optimized with explorer10 or above version and Firefox. PTZ Control If VLC is not installed or VLC plugin is not supported (Chrome), This camera model supports the zoom and focus. to Live Viewer menu, and then if HTML5(MJPEG) is selected on Preset Live Viewer menu, then you can check the video.
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Page 15: Video Configuration
Setup - Video & Audio Setup Video Configuration Detail Page When you selects an item from the menu, you can set the details for the selected item. Setup Constitution Video&Audio [ VIDEO, OSD, ROI, AUDIO, PRIVACY MASK ] Camera [ IMAGE ADJUSTMENT, EXPOSURE, IMAGE, VIDEO ] Network [ STATUS, NETWORK SETTING, AUTO IP, ONVIF, UPNP, DDNS, FTP, SMTP, SNMP, RTSP INFORMATION ]... - Page 16 Setup - Video & Audio Setup Video Configuration Resolution Live Video Channel Setup Select the video resolution. The video can be configured to variety settings with a combination of codec and resolution. Available resolution can be depends on the codec setup between The camera performance has to be considered when setting the channels.
- Page 17 Setup - Video & Audio Setup Video Configuration Smart Bitrate Control GOP(Group of Pictures) Size Set up the number of frames (P-frame) which contain only changed information based on basic frame (I-frame). Regarding videos with lots of movement, if you set GOP size Does not use the Smart Bitrate Control.
- Page 18 Setup - Video & Audio Setup Video Configuration Bitrate Mode Extension Option Select the bit rate control scheme of video compression from CBR (Constant Bit Rate) or VBR (Variable Bit Rate). Does not use the extension option. To guarantee the designated constant bit rate, the quality SVC-T On Scalable video coding is a type of video encoding algorithm of video are controlled in this mode.
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Page 19: Osd Configuration
Setup - Video & Audio Setup OSD Configuration Date / Time Display the current time. User Text Output the TEXT entered by the user. Support a maximum of 30 characters. Click ‘Apply’ to make above setting effective. - Page 20 Setup - Video & Audio Setup Region of Interest Configuration Region of interest function gives much more efficiency picture quality for indicated area to improve picture qualities of movement scene at the same bandwidth. Stream Select the Stream. Currently it supports only Channel1. Activation The Region of interest can be enable or disable.
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Page 21: Audio Configuration
Setup - Video & Audio Setup Audio Configuration Codec Select the Audio Codec. Currently it supports only codec G.711. Volume Select the Audio Volume from 0 to 10. Sample Rate Select the Audio Sample Rate. Currently it supports only 8000 Hz. Click ‘Apply’... -
Page 22: Privacy Mask Configuration
Setup - Video & Audio Setup Privacy Mask Configuration Use this function to mask areas that you want to hide on screen to protect privacy. Activation The Privacy mask function can be enable or disable. Area Select the Area1 ~ Area4 and Set the privacy area. Click ‘Save’... - Page 23 Setup - Camera Setup Camera Image Adjustment Sharpness Saturation Using this control, sharpness of image can be adjusted Using this control, Saturation of image can be adjusted to meet your preference. to meet your preference. Brightness Click ‘Save’ to save the current settings. Using this control, brightness of image can be adjusted Click 'Cancel' to return to the previous setting.
- Page 24 Setup - Camera Setup Camera Exposure Settings Auto Exposure Slow Shutter Level Automatic exposure(AE) automatically sets the aperture or Slow shutter Level lets you adjust the amount of light striking shutter speed, based on the external lighting conditions the sensor, and essentially determines when the video sensor for the photo.
- Page 25 Setup - Camera Setup Camera Image Enhancement 3D Noise Reduction 3DNR function enables to suppress noise and retain good video quality in low light conditions. Mirror Reverse the video from side to side. Flip Reverse the video from up to down. Click ‘Save’...
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Page 26: Video Enhancement
Setup - Camera Setup Video Enhancement Flicker Click ‘Save’ to save the current settings. Click 'Cancel' to return to the previous setting. Click 'Default' to settings to the factory defaults. -
Page 27: Network Status
Setup - Network Setup Network Status This menu will show you all the information of Network setting in the camera. However, you cannot change those here. -
Page 28: Network Settings
Setup - Network Setup Network Settings Preferred DNS Server Network Type Define network IP address type from the Static Mode for the Define the DNS server IP address. Format is same as the fixed IP or the Dynamic Mode by the dynamic IP address. IP address. - Page 29 Setup - Network Setup Auto IP Settings General Setting Auto IP Settings function can be enable or disable. Auto IP Settings Information It displays the unique id or Auto IP address. Click ‘Apply’ to make above setting effective.
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Page 30: Onvif Settings
Setup - Network Setup ONVIF Settings Authentication None: Allows to access without ONVIF authentication. WS-Uesrtoken: Allows to access with WS-User Token of ONVIF authentication. WS-Usertoken +Digest: Allows to access with WS-User Token and Digest of ONVIF authentication. Discovery Mode The discorvery function can be enable or disable. Click ‘Apply’... -
Page 31: Upnp Settings
Setup - Network Setup UPNP Settings General Setting UPNP function can be enable or disable. Friendly Name Define the friendly name. Click ‘Apply’ to make above setting effective. -
Page 32: Ddns Settings
Setup - Network Setup DDNS Settings DDNS Disable If it is selected, DDNS service does not work. Public DDNS To use public DDNS service, select a site address listed in the list. After filling out the Host Name of the site, the setup is completed by entering User Name and Password registered in that DDNS site. - Page 33 Setup - Network Setup FTP Settings To transfer / save the image to the relevant sites through FTP, Password then FTP needs to be setup. Define Password to access to the FTP Server. Fill out the correct Password registered in the FTP Server. General Setting FTP function can be enable or disable. ...
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Page 34: Smtp Settings
Setup - Network Setup SMTP Settings To send / save the image to the relevant sites by Email, SMTP Password needs to be setup. Define the Password to access to SMTP Server. Fill out the correct Password registered in the SMTP Server. General Setting SMTP function can be enable or disable. -
Page 35: Snmp Settings
Setup - Network Setup SNMP Settings SNMPv1/SNMPv2 Authentication Algorithm Select the SNMPv1/SNMPv2 option and type the names of Select MD5 or SHA as the authentication method. Read community and Write community. Authentication Password SNMP trap can be used to check periodically for operational The Authentication Password is an encryption for thresholds or failures that are defined in the MIB. - Page 36 Setup - Network Setup RTSP Information Target Stream Select the channel you want to set. Time out Set the RTSP time out. The session is disconnected after the specified time out. RTP Multicast Check RTP Multicast On/Off. To activate RTP Multicast, 1.
- Page 37 Setup - Trigger Action Setup Action Rules Configuration Action rules List It indicates the custom action rule information added to Action rules list. Click ‘Add’ to add custom action rules. Click ‘Modify' to modify selected item from the action rules list. Click 'Delete' to delete selected item from the action rules list.
- Page 38 Setup - Trigger Action Setup Action Rules Add / Modify Name Define name of action rules. Action1 ~ Aciton5 Select the action to take If the event occurs. Click ‘Save’ to save the current settings. Click 'Cancel' to return to the previous menu.
- Page 39 Setup - Trigger Action Setup Image Transfer Configuration Pre / Post Alarm Image Image Transfer due to event is configured by setting Image transfer rate and Pre / Post alarm duration. Descriptions Number Define Number of image transferred per second. of Image Pre-alarm Define duration of image transfer before an event.
- Page 40 Setup - Trigger Action Setup Relayout Configuration Relay Output Select the Relay output. The number of relay outputs depends on the camera model. Mode Select the monostable / bistable for relay mode. Idle State Select whether the contact is normally opened or is closed. Duration Relay out is operated during the setting time.
- Page 41 Setup - Events Setup Event Rules Configuration Event Rules List It indicates the custom Event Rule information added to Event Rules list. Click ‘Add’ to add custom event rules. Click ‘Modify' to modify selected item from the event rules list. Click 'Delete' to delete selected item from the event rules list.
- Page 42 Setup - Events Setup Event Rules Configuration Name Define the Event rule name. Event Select the event among motion detection, schedule. Click 'Cancel' to return to the previous setting. You need a event one more. Rules Select the action rule defined in the Trigger Action-Action rule menu.
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Page 43: Motion Detection Configuration
Setup - Events Setup Motion Detection Configuration Sensitivity Motion Detection High value is It shows the Motion event status. selected, it will detect very small motion while it becomes Event Alert Icon( ) appears if ‘Motion Detection’ is activated. relatively insensitive when Low value is selected. Area Click ‘Save’... - Page 44 Setup - Event Setup Temperature Mode Select the either Fahrenheit and Celsius. Threshold Define the temperature at which the event trigger is occurred. Temperature It indicates the current temperature of the IP camera. Click ‘Apply’ to make above setting effective.
- Page 45 Setup - Events Setup Alarm Configurtaion Input Device Setup Select input device type from OFF / N.O. / N.C. Operation Ignore this Input sensor. The contact is normally open and closed when activated. The contact is normally closed and open when activated.
- Page 46 Setup - Edge Setup DW Spectrum ® Edge Version - Displays the version of DW Spectrum ® edge (media server) installed in the camera. Status - Displays the status of the DW Spectrum ® edge (media server) installed in the camera. Wait until the status of the server is marked as 'alive'.
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Page 47: Storage Configuration
Setup - Edge Setup Storage Configuration Display the SD card information mounted from device. When you select the item in Storage list, You can set the functions related to the SD card. - Page 48 Setup - Edge Setup Storage Configuration Storage Size - Total capacity of SD card and the remainder of it are displayed. Unmount - Remove the SD card from the device. UNMOUNT cannot be done when EDGE (Media server) is running. Format - Delete the all contents that stored in SD card.
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Page 49: Ip Address Filter Configuration
Setup - Security Setup IP Address Filter Configuration IP Address Filter IP filter function can be enable or disable. IP Filter Type Select the recording IP filter type. Click ‘Apply’ to make above setting effective. Filter IP Address Display the filterd IP address. IP Address Define the IP address you want to apply the IP filter. - Page 50 Setup - Security Setup RTSP Authentication Configuration RTSP Authentication RTSP Authentication can be enable or disable. Click ‘Apply’ to make above setting effective.
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Page 51: Ieee 802.1X Configuration
Setup - Security Setup IEEE 802.1X Configuration The feature is needed when connecting the camera to the Password network protected by the IEEE 802.1X. Type the Password to identify the client in the IEEE 802.1X authentication server. IEEE 802.1x The IEEE 802.1x feature can be enable or disable. Verify Verify Password. - Page 52 Setup - Security Setup HTTPS Configuration HTTPS encrypts session data over SSL or TLS protocols instead of using plain text in socket communications. Certificate Select an installed certificate. If you can not select a certificate, please install the certificate from the Security->Certificates menu. HTTPS connection Policy Select one of “HTTP”, “HTTPS”, “HTTP and HTTPS”...
- Page 53 Setup - Security Setup Certificates Configuration Server/Client Certificates Install Certificate It show the installed certificates. Install Certification Create Self-Signed Certificate CA Certificate A self-signed SSL certificate is an identity certificate signed It show the installed CA certificates. by its own creator. but they are considered to be less trust -worthy.
- Page 54 Setup - Security Setup Certificates Configuration Detail for Install Certification. Cancel Cancel install certificate and then back to certificates configuration. Certificate From Signing Request Select to install signed certificate returned from the CA. Detail for Install CA Certification. Certificate And Private Key Select to install Certificate And Private Key to install a certi Certificate Name -ficate and private key.
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Page 55: Service Configuration
Setup - Security Setup Service Configuration Telnet The Telnet function can be enable or disable. Click ‘Apply’ to make above setting effective. -
Page 56: System Information
Setup - System Setup System Information System Capability information. Device Name You can define the device name. Click ‘Apply’ to make above setting effective. -
Page 57: Firmware Update
Setup - System Setup Firmware Update Warning: Version Information 1. Do not turn off the power of camera during the Firmware It shows the current Firmware Version in the system. update. Otherwise, the system can be stuck to be unstable. If updating is finished, the system will be rebooted Web Update Select the Firmwar file in your computer by clicking... - Page 58 Setup - System Setup Firmware Update FTP Server Address Password Define FTP Server IP Address. If IP Address form is incorrect, Define Password to access to the FTP Server. Fill out the a Message box will be shown to try again. correct Password registered in the FTP Server.
- Page 59 Setup - System Setup Date & Time Settinges TimeZone Setup Synchronize with time server(NTP) Choose TimeZone for camera. It will be activated after Choose time server available to connect to current camera. clicking ‘Apply’ button. Date & Time will be updated automatically every hour Prior to setting below ‘New Camera Date &...
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Page 60: Dst Settings
Setup - System Setup DST Settings Daylight Saving Time (DST) is the practice of setting the clocks forward one hour from standard time during the summer months, and back again in the fall, in order to make better use of natural daylight. General Setting DST function can be enable or disable. -
Page 61: Users Management
Setup - System Setup Users Management Users Modify List all the user accounts for authentication. Modify the information of the user accounts registered. For admin account, only Password function can be modified. Register a new user Delete Delete the selected user account. Admin account cannot be deleted. -
Page 62: System Log
Setup - System Setup System Log Filter Select a date, sort or type of log to filter the log. Click the 'Refresh' button to refresh the log list. Click 'Filter' to view the filtered log. System Log List The filtered log is displayed. -
Page 63: Factory Reset
Setup - System Setup Factory Reset Reset to the factory defaults Return the setup to the factory default. Reset all Settings to the factory defaults. Except Network Settings Except Network related settings , reset all others to the factory default. Click ‘Apply’... - Page 64 Setup - System Setup Restart...
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Page 65: Quick Start Of Network Connection
Network Setup - Quick Start of Network Connection Access your IP Camera via the Internet : Please follow the steps below to complete the initial setup of the network function. If you use a static IP address assigned by your ISP 1) Open Internet Explorer. -
Page 66: Ddns Registration
Network Setup - DDNS Registration If you have DYNAMIC IP service from your Internet Service Provider (ISP), you can’t tell the current IP address of the IP Camera. To solve this problem, you have to register to our DDNS service. t, you have to check if you are using dynamic addressing. -
Page 67: Guide To Network Environment
Network Setup - Guide to Network Environment 5. The following descriptions are several basic network Please configure the IP Camera at the scenarios. Determine which scenario describes your network. installation site. You must determine your If your network does not match one of the scenarios below network scenario in order to configure the IP and you are unsure how to setup your IP Camera, contact Camera with the proper TCP/IP settings. - Page 68 Network Setup - Setup Case A, B Case A: as follows : Dynamic IP + Personal Router [Most SOHO] Network Type : STATIC (even though you have Dynamic IP from your ISP, use STATIC on the IP Camera) Camera Internet Address : A private IP address such as 192.168.0.200 (Example) You need to assign an IP address to the IP Camera just as you do...
- Page 69 Network Setup - Setup Case C, D Case C: Case D: Static(Fixed) IP [Dedicated line directly Dynamic IP + DSL/Cable Modem [Connected to the IP Camera] directly to the IP Camera] Camera Camera Phone Line or CATV Cable/xDSL Modem (ISP Provided) Public Line Gateway or Router at ISP...
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Page 70: Port Forwarding
Network Setup - Port Forwarding After entering the correct TCP/IP settings, you are ready for ‘Port Forwarding’(Cases A, B). Please record the TCP/IP settings of your IP Camera for future reference. You may need this information to access your IP IP Camera TCP/IP Settings IP Address Subnet Mask... -
Page 71: Starting Ip Camera
Network Setup - Starting IP Camera After forwarding correctly the Web Port, through your router (if applicable), install the IP Camera in a proper location. Locate the serial number located on the label attached to the bottom of the IP Camera, you will need this for DDNS registration. - Page 72 Appendix - 1. My POWER light is not on? 8. How do I “PING” an IP address? Power is not being supplied to the unit. Please use the power 1) Open an MS-DOS (or Command) prompt supply shipped with the unit and verify that a power source 2) At the prompt type - “ping xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx”...
- Page 73 Appendix - My POWER light is not on? How do I “PING” an IP address? Power is not being supplied to the unit. Please use the power 1) Open an MS-DOS (or Command) prompt supply shipped with the unit and verify that a power source 2) At the prompt type - “ping xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx”...
- Page 74 Specifications - Dimension Unit: 247.2 92.4 96.7 131.9 Ø 78 Ø 4.2...
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Page 75: Warranty Information
Warranty Information Go to https://digital-watchdog.com/page/rma-landing-page/ to learn more about Digital Watchdog’s warranty and RMA. To obtain warranty or out of warranty service, please contact a technical support representative at: 1+ (866) 446-3595, Monday through Friday from 9:00 AM to 8:00 PM EST. -
Page 76: Limits & Exclusions
This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may also have other rights from vary from state to state. If the problem is not handled to your satisfaction, then write to the following address: Digital Watchdog, Inc. ATTN: RMA Department 16220 Bloomfield Ave... - Page 77 DW® east coast office and warehouse DW® west coast office and warehouse...
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