Connecting a Power Adapter (Optional) ........19 How to Connect Audio Input / Output Devices (Optional for A41~A47 only)............19 Connecting the Digital Input / Output Devices (Optional for A41~A47 only)............20 How to Connect DI/DO Devices ........... 20 www.acti.com...
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How to Insert the Memory Card ........... 21 How to Remove the Memory Card ..........21 How to Reset the Camera (A41~A47 only) ........22 Accessing the Camera Configure the IP Addresses ............23 Access the Camera ................. 27 www.acti.com...
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This product has been tested and found to comply with the limits for Class A Information Technology Equipment according to European Standard EN 55022 and EN 55024. In a domestic environment, this product may cause radio interference in which cause the user may be required to take adequate measures. www.acti.com...
Safety Check Upon completion of any service or repairs to this video product, ask the service technician to perform safety checks to determine if the video product is in proper operating condition. www.acti.com...
Connecting a Power Adapter (Optional) page 19 for more information. Memory Card Slot Insert a memory card into the slot for local recording. See (A49 only) to Install / Remove the Memory Card (A49, A415 only) on page 21. www.acti.com...
Digital Input / Output Devices (Optional for A41~A47 only) on page 20. Memory Card Slot Insert a memory card into the slot for local recording. See (A415 only) to Install / Remove the Memory Card (A49, A415 only) on page 21. www.acti.com...
Suitable when mounting the camera on vertical poles. NOTE: For more information about the mounting solutions and accessories, please check the Mounting Accessory Selector in our website (http://www.acti.com/mountingselector). The above mounting accessories are not included in the package. Contact your sales agents to purchase. www.acti.com...
Cable hole If the cable will be routed along the wall, just drill the three (3) screw holes on the wall. 5. Detach the drill template sticker from the wall and insert the plastic plugs into the screw holes. www.acti.com...
(3) holes and use the supplied screw tox. 2. Attach the camera to the surface using the three (3) supplied screws. 3. Adjust the camera installation angle and orientation, and then tighten the two (2) screws to fix its position. www.acti.com...
NOTES on using Ethernet cables: For outdoor installations, it is recommended to use exterior-grade Ethernet cables (CAT5/CAT5e/CAT6); ordinary Ethernet cables are only designed for indoor use and may deteriorate quickly when exposed to outdoor elements. Exterior-grade Ethernet cables are waterproof and do not require a conduit. www.acti.com...
Perform the following to waterproof the “pigtail” using the cable gland: 1. Attach the washer to the Ethernet connector of the camera. 2. Detach the clamping nut and sealing insert from the gland body: Sealing Insert Clamping Nut Gland Body 3. Insert the clamping nut into the Ethernet cable. www.acti.com...
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Hardware Manual 4. Insert the sealing insert through the Ethernet cable. 5. Insert the cable through the gland body. 6. Push the sealing insert into the gland body. 7. Connect the RJ-45 connector to the camera connector. www.acti.com...
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8. Attach the gland body to the camera connector. 9. Attach the clamping nut to the gland body to complete the cable solution. NOTE: Make sure the clamping nut is tightly attached to the cable gland body and the sealing insert is squeezed tightly. www.acti.com...
Power Cable PoE Injector Ethernet Cable AC Power (Data + Power) Source Camera Step 6: Access the Camera Live View Accessing the Camera on page 23 for more information on how to access the Live View of the camera. www.acti.com...
Audio Output jack (GREEN) jack of the camera. Audio Output Jack Audio Device Audio Input Jack NOTE: Make sure that the connected audio input device has a built-in amplifier. Connecting an ordinary microphone will dwarf sounds and will result in inaudible recording. www.acti.com...
Connect the wires of the input device to GND Digital Input (DI) and DI. NOTE: For more information on DI/DO connections, please refer to the Knowledge Base article All about Digital Input and Digital Output downloadable from the link below (http://www.acti.com/kb/detail.asp?KB_ID=KB20091230001). www.acti.com...
In case there is a need to remove the card, make sure to access the camera Web Configurator to safely “unmount” the card first (see the camera Firmware manual for more information). Once unmounted from the firmware, push the card to eject it from the slot. www.acti.com...
1. Disconnect the camera from its power source (either by PoE or DC power). 2. Press and hold the Reset Button and re-connect the power source to the camera. 3. Continue pressing the Reset Button until the green Ethernet LED lights up or press for at least 20 seconds. www.acti.com...
In the example below, we successfully found the camera model that had just connected to the network. Double-click the mouse button on the camera model name, the default browser of the PC is automatically launched and the IP address of the target camera is already filled in the address bar of the browser. www.acti.com...
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The latest IP Utility can be downloaded for free from http://www.acti.com/IP_Utility When you launch IP Utility, the list of connected cameras in the network will be shown. See sample illustration below: You can quickly notice the camera model in the list.
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PC has to be configured to match the network segment of the camera. Manually adjust the IP address of the PC: In the following example, based on Windows 7, we will configure the IP address to 192.168.0.99 and set Subnet Mask to 255.255.255.0 by using the steps below: www.acti.com...
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In such case, please plug in only one camera at a time, and change its IP address by using the Web browser before plugging in the next one. This way, the Web browser will not be confused about two devices having the same IP address at the same time. www.acti.com...
The examples in this manual are based on Internet Explorer browser in order to cover all functions of the camera. Assuming that the camera’s IP address is 192.168.0.100, you can access it by opening the Web browser and typing the following address into Web browser’s address bar: http://192.168.0.100 www.acti.com...
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Before logging in, you need to setup the root Account and Password of the camera. Then use this newly setup Account and Password to login to the Web Configurator. For further operations, please refer to the Firmware User Manual. www.acti.com...
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