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  • Page 1 Amcrest IP2M-854E 2MP UltraHD POE Bullet Camera User Manual...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    4.2.1 For Configuring Advanced Settings On Your Camera ..................11 4.2.3 For Cloud Storage and Playback ......................... 11 4.2.4 For Quick Web Access To Your Cameras ......................11 4.3 Amcrest View App Setup ............................12 4.4 Desktop Access Setup ..............................15 4.6 Amcrest Cloud Setup ..............................16 4.7 Web Access Setup (AmcrestView.com) ........................
  • Page 3 5.2.2.8 UPnP ................................36 5.2.2.9 SNMP ................................37 5.2.2.10 Bonjour ................................38 5.2.2.11 Multicast ................................ 38 5.2.2.12 WiFi (Not Available on Amcrest POE Bullet Cameras) ................... 38 5.2.2.13 802.1x ................................39 5.2.2.14 QoS ................................39 5.2.3 Event ................................... 40 5.2.3.1 Video Detection ............................... 40 5.2.3.2 Video Tamper ..............................
  • Page 4 5.2.3.3.1 Network ................................ 44 5.2.3.3.2 Illegal Access ..............................44 5.2.4 Storage ................................45 5.2.4.1 Schedule ................................45 5.2.4.1.1 Record Schedule ............................46 5.2.4.1.2 Snapshot Schedule ............................47 5.2.4.1.3 Holiday Schedule ............................48 5.2.5 Destination ................................. 49 5.2.5.1 Path ................................. 49 5.2.5.2 FTP ...................................

  • Page 5: Welcome

    Email Amcrest Customer Support support@amcrest.com Important Security Warning In order to keep your Amcrest camera secure and prevent unauthorized access, please make sure to follow the steps below: • Always make sure that your camera has the latest firmware as listed on www.amcrest.com/firmware...

  • Page 6: Features And Specifications

    Before installation, please open the package and check to ensure that all of the components are present. Contact the retailer that you purchased from, or Amcrest directly if anything is broken or missing in the package. 1 Features and Specifications 1.1 Overview...

  • Page 7: Features

    • Cloud Storage Functionality Our POE cameras are able to record video streams to the Amcrest Cloud service in order to enable longterm storage for recordings. Amcrest Cloud also allows the user to easily find and download recorded video for playback from any internet connected PC or Mac computer.

  • Page 8: Connection & Installation

    The images below show the dimensions for the camera. The measurements are in millimeters (mm): 3 Connection & Installation This section provides information about the connection and installation of Amcrest POE Bullet Cameras. 3.1 Connection Guide The camera initially should be connected via the following method:...

  • Page 9: Installation Guide

    In addition to connecting the camera to a computer, the camera can also be connected to a power source, by connecting the power cable to both a power outlet, and the camera. Note: If the camera is using a PoE (Power over Ethernet) connection, DO NOT connect the camera to a power source, otherwise this can result in a major malfunction.

  • Page 10: Microsd Card Installation Guide

    8. Adjust the device to the desired position. Using a Philip’s head screwdriver, (not included) tighten the adjusting screw near the base of the camera to lock the camera in position. Note: The process for mounting the eyeball camera is similar, but some of the steps may vary.

  • Page 11: Default Username And Password

    We offer 4 hours of free storage for your first camera. Please follow the instructions as outlined on section 4.XXX (Cloud Access) to sign up for our Amcrest Cloud service and get 4 hours of free storage.

  • Page 12: Amcrest View App Setup

    4.3 Amcrest View App Setup Amcrest POE Bullet Cameras enable access through the use of the Amcrest View app on either iOS or Android mobile operating systems. There are two versions of the app, Amcrest View Lite, and Amcrest View Pro. Amcrest View (Lite or Pro) on the App Store or Play Store.
  • Page 13 5. Tap P2P 6. Tap the QR code icon that shows in the right part of the S/N field. Your mobile device’s camera will activate, and you are now ready to scan your camera’s QR code.
  • Page 14 7. Point the phone’s camera at the QR code on the bottom of the camera. Make sure the QR code fits inside of the clear box in the center of the phone screen. Try to move the camera back and forth slowly to ensure that the entire QR code is within the scanning window.

  • Page 15: Desktop Access Setup

    Help Center, tap the menu icon on the top left hand side, tap Help, then select which screen you'd like more information about. For additional assistance, please contact us at www.amcrest.com or give us a call at 1-888-212-7538. Step by step video tutorials available at www.amcrest.com/videos 4.4 Desktop Access Setup...

  • Page 16: Amcrest Cloud Setup

    4.6 Amcrest Cloud Setup Amcrest POE Bullet Cameras are able to sync with Amcrest Cloud; a service that stores recorded video streams in order to enable long-term storage. Amcrest Cloud also allows the user to easily find and download recorded video...

  • Page 17: Web Access Setup (Amcrestview.com)

    4. View your camera live or watch recorded clips using the menu button on the top of the page. You can also use the Amcrest Cloud app on iOS and Android to add more cameras, play recordings, and view your camera live, from anywhere.

  • Page 18: Remote Web Access Setup

    Please refer to your router manufacturer’s documentation to learn how to enable uPnP on your router. Below is a step-by-step walkthrough that details how to setup Amcrest POE Bullet Cameras for Remote Web Access using UPnP and DDNS: 1.

  • Page 19: Port Forwarding Remote Web Access Setup

    For more information on UPnP, see section 5.2.2.6. For more information on DDNS, see section 5.2.2.4. If the process above is not working, please contact Amcrest Support via one of the following options: • Visit http://amcrest.com/contacts and use the email form •...

  • Page 20: Nvr Access

    Port is 33333, the URL would be http://abc123456789.quickddns.com:33333 23. Enter in login details into the username and password fields and click login. If the process above is not working, please contact Amcrest Support via one of the following options: •...

  • Page 21: Live

    5.1 Live The Live tab allows the user to see a live video feed from the camera. The live tab has 3 main sections: Section 1: This bar allows the user to select which stream type and which protocol they want to choose. For more information on stream types, see section 5.2.1.2.1.
  • Page 22 Digital Zoom Click this button to activate the zone selection function. This allows the user to use the mouse to select a zone to zoom in on. Snapshot Click this button to take a screenshot of the live feed. The picture is saved at the path specified in Setup ->...

  • Page 23: Setup

    5.2 Setup The Setup tab allows the user to change different camera settings. Below is a screenshot of the setup tab: There are 3 main sections to note in the Setup tab: 1. Menu Bar: The menu bar is composed of menu sections, which when clicked display any menu items that fall under their category.
  • Page 24 Below is an explanation for each of the fields on the Configuration tab in the Configuration menu item: • Profile: This dropdown box allows the user to select which profile to modify. The 3 options are Day, Night, and Normal. •...

  • Page 25: Profile Management

    • Exposure: This dropdown box allows the user to select the exposure type for the video feed. The options are Auto, Low Noise, Low Motion Blur, and Manual. When low noise is selected, an additional option to specify a gain range appears below this box. When low noise is selected, an additional option to specify shutter speed appears below this box.

  • Page 26: Video

    Below is an explanation for each of the fields on the Profile Management tab in the Configuration menu item: Profile Management: This set of radio buttons allow the user to set what basis the profile management settings run on. There are 3 options: Normal, Full Time, and Schedule. Normal means that the system can automatically alternate between night and day based on the profiles for each.

  • Page 27: Snapshot

    • Frame Rate (FPS): This dropdown box allows the user to select a frame rate. Frame rate settings are measured in frames per second (FPS), and can range from 1f/s to 25f/s in PAL mode and 1f/s to 30f/s in NTSC mode. •...

  • Page 28: Overlay

    5.2.1.2.3 Overlay Below is a screenshot that shows the Overlay tab in the Video menu item: The menu on the left allows the user to select which overlay to modify. Privacy Masking, Channel Title, Time, and Text Overlay can all be modified in this menu. For Privacy Masking, the radio button enables or disables the feature.

  • Page 29: Network

    • The Live Record field allows the user to select where to save live recordings to. Click the Browse button to select a different destination folder. • The Playback Snapshot field allows the user to select where to save playback snapshots to. Click the Browse button to select a different destination folder.

  • Page 30: P2P

    Enable: This checkbox allows the user to enable the P2P feature for the camera. This feature must be enabled for the camera to connect to a smartphone or tablet via the Amcrest View app. It is enabled by default. •...

  • Page 31: Connection

    • QR Code: This image is a Quick Response (QR) code. By scanning this image using the Amcrest View app, this camera can establish a connection with the app. To reset to default settings, click the Reset Defaults button. To refresh the page, click the Refresh button. To save the settings, click the Save button.

  • Page 32: Onvif

    5.2.2.3 ONVIF The ONVIF tab is where users can configure authentication via the ONVIF standard. Below is a screenshot of the ONVIF settings tab: To enable ONVIF, click the radio button next to Enable, and then click the save button. To reset to default settings, click the Reset Defaults button.

  • Page 33: Ip Filter

    For purposes of this guide, QuickDDNS will be used. QuickDDNS is a free DDNS service provided by Amcrest, and it must be renewed every year. A renewal reminder email will be sent to the email entered in the username field below.

  • Page 34: Smtp (Email)

    Below is an explanation of fields on the IP Filter settings screen: • Trusted Sites: This checkbox allows the user to enable the IP Filter feature for trusted sites. • Add IP/MAC: This button opens a popup that allows the user to add IP or MAC addresses to the trusted site list.
  • Page 35 Below is an explanation of fields on the SMTP (Email) settings screen: • SMTP Server: SMTP stands for Simple Mail Transfer Protocol. This field allows the user to enter the SMTP server used by the email service. • Port: This field allows the user to enter the port that corresponds to the selected SMTP server. •...

  • Page 36: Upnp

    • Keep Alive: This checkbox allows the user to enable a function to periodically check in with the SMTP server to ensure it can connect correctly. • Email Test: This button causes the system to automatically send out an email to test the connection is OK or not.

  • Page 37: Snmp

    The fourth column shows the Internal Port used by that service to establish communication from the router to the camera. To edit this, click the pencil button in the modify column for that line item. o The fifth column shows the External Port used by that service to establish communication from the router to the internet.

  • Page 38: Bonjour

    To reset to default settings, click the Reset Defaults button. To refresh the page, click the Refresh button. To save the settings, click the Save button. 5.2.2.12 WiFi (Not Available on Amcrest POE Bullet Cameras)

  • Page 39: 802.1X

    Amcrest POE Bullet Cameras do not contain WiFi modules. 5.2.2.13 802.1x 802.1x is an authentication method for connecting to a network. Below is a screenshot of the 802.1x screen: To enable 802.1x, click the checkbox next to Enable. An authentication method can be chosen from the dropdown box, and a username and password can be entered in their respective fields.

  • Page 40: Event

    5.2.3 Event This menu section allows the user to change different settings for triggering events. 5.2.3.1 Video Detection The video detection menu has two tabs: Motion Detect and Video Tamper. This tab allows the user to modify motion detection settings. Below is a screenshot of the Motion Detect tab: Below is an explanation of the fields on the Motion Detect tab: •...
  • Page 41 For example, if the anti-dither time is set to 10 seconds, each alarm may last 10 seconds if the local alarm is activated. During the process, if the system detects another local alarm signal at the fifth second, the buzzer, tour, snapshot, record channel functions will begin another 10 seconds while the screen prompt, alarm upload, email will not be activated again.

  • Page 42: Video Tamper

    Send Email: This checkbox allows the user to enable the camera to send an email when a motion detection alarm is triggered. • PTZ: This feature is not available on Amcrest POE Bullet Cameras. • Snapshot: This checkbox allows the user to enable the camera to take a snapshot when a motion detection alarm is triggered.

  • Page 43: Abnormality

    To reset to default settings, click the Reset Defaults button. To refresh the page, click the Refresh button. To save the settings, click the Save button. 5.2.3.3 Abnormality This menu has 2 tabs: Network, and Illegal Access. Amcrest POE Bullet Cameras do not have an SD card slot.

  • Page 44: Network

    5.2.3.3.1 Network This tab allows the user to set the camera’s response to a Network related abnormality. Below is a screenshot of the Network tab screen: Below is an explanation of the fields on the Network settings tab: • Event Type: This dropdown box allows the user to select which Network abnormality to set event triggers for.

  • Page 45: Storage

    Below is an explanation of the fields on the Illegal Access settings tab: • Enable: This checkbox enables the Illegal Access abnormality trigger for the camera. • Login Failure: This field allows the user to specify how many failed login attempts must be attempted in order to trigger an Illegal Access abnormality event.

  • Page 46: Record Schedule

    5.2.4.1.1 Record Schedule This tab is where video recording settings are configured. Below is a screenshot of the Record Schedule settings screen: Below is an explanation of the fields on the Record Schedule settings tab: • Record Type: These checkboxes allow the user to select which recording type they want to configure on the schedule.

  • Page 47: Snapshot Schedule

    To reset to default settings, click the Reset Defaults button. To refresh the page, click the Refresh button. To save the settings, click the Save button. 5.2.4.1.2 Snapshot Schedule This tab is where snapshot recording settings are configured. Below is a screenshot of the Snapshot Schedule settings screen: Below is an explanation of the fields on the Snapshot Schedule settings tab: •...

  • Page 48: Holiday Schedule

    Setup: Clicking this button opens a screen that allows for snapshot periods to be set for each day and for each snapshot type. There are a total of 6 periods that can be set. To reset to default settings, click the Reset Defaults button. To refresh the page, click the Refresh button.

  • Page 49: Destination

    • Event Type: This column designates storage options available to the camera. The options are FTP, and NAS. The SD card option is not available on Amcrest POE Bullet Cameras. • Record Type: These columns designate which recording type should be recorded to which event type.

  • Page 50: Nas

    • Emergency (Store on SD Card): This option is not available on Amcrest POE Bullet Cameras. To reset to default settings, click the Reset Defaults button. To refresh the page, click the Refresh button. To save the settings, click the Save button.

  • Page 51: Record Control

    To reset to default settings, click the Reset Defaults button. To refresh the page, click the Refresh button. To save the settings, click the Save button. 5.2.5.4 Record Control This menu is where general recording settings are configured. Below is a screenshot of the record control menu: Below is an explanation of the fields on the Record Control settings tab: •...

  • Page 52: General

    5.2.6.1.1 General This tab is where the user can configure some basic camera settings. Below is a screenshot of the General tab: Below is an explanation of the fields on the General settings tab: • Device Name: This field allows the user to change the device’s name. •...
  • Page 53 Below is an explanation of the fields on the General settings tab: • Date Format: This dropdown box allows the user to change the date format used in the camera. • Time Format: This dropdown box allows the user to change the time format used in the camera. •...
  • Page 54 .5.2 Manage Users This menu allows the user to change the user accounts on the camera. By default, the camera only has the admin account which has all rights/authorities. Additional accounts can be created on this screen. Below is a screenshot of the manage users screen: Below is an explanation of the fields on the Manage Users screen: •...

  • Page 55: Restore Factory Settings

    5.2.6.1.3 Restore Factory Settings This screen allows the user to reset the camera and all of its settings to the factory settings. Below is a screenshot of the Default screen: 5.2.6.1.4 Import/Export This screen allows the user to import or export settings from the camera. Below is a screenshot of the Import/Export screen: To import settings, click the Import button.

  • Page 56: Upgrade

    Below is an explanation of the fields on the Auto Maintain screen: • Auto Reboot: This checkbox allows the user to enable the auto reboot function. The dropdown box and field to the right of this checkbox allow the user to specify what date and time of the week the camera will auto reboot.

  • Page 57: Log

    On this screen, software version, web interface version, and ONVIF version are displayed. Also, the UID (Token ID) is displayed here. 5.2.7.2 Log This screen is where the camera’s activity log is kept. Below is a screenshot of the Log screen: To view logs for a specific time period, modify the start time and end time fields, choose the type of event (system, setting, data, event, record, manage users, clear log), and click search.

  • Page 58: Online Users

    5.2.7.3 Online Users This screen allows the user to see which users are online. Below is a screensh ot of the Online Users screen: Click Refresh to refresh this table. 5.3 Alarm This screen is where the alarm log is kept. Below is a screenshot of the alarm screen: The table on the right shows the alarm log and all of the alarm instances that have occurred.

  • Page 59: Logout

    5.4 Logout Clicking the logout button will log out the user. 6. FAQs/Troubleshooting 1. The camera does not boot up properly. Below are a few possible reasons why this may be occurring: • The power input is not correct voltage. •...
  • Page 60 5. Playback video is distorted. Below are a few possible reasons why this may be occurring: • The video quality setting is too low. • The camera software has a read error. Restart the camera to solve this problem. • The camera’s hardware is malfunctioning.
  • Page 61 • The network speed is not sufficient to transfer video data via web access. • The client PC may have limited resources. • Multicast mode may be causing this issue. • A privacy mask or screensaver may be enabled. • The logged in user may not have sufficient rights to monitor real-time playback.
  • Page 62 Main Stream (higher quality) or Sub Stream (lower quality) buttons near the top right hand side. On Amcrest Cloud, find your camera in the camera list, click the pencil icon on the far right of that row, then select a resolution from the Quality dropdown box, then click Apply.

  • Page 63: Glossary Of Terms

    180°, then change the Mirror radio button to ON. Changes should reflect in the preview window on the Configuration screen. Once you are satisfied, click Save to save your settings. Amcrest View App: Tap the Mirror/Flip Icon to open the Mirror/Flip settings. Tap the mirror icon to flip the image horizontally, and tap the flip icon to flip the image upside down.
  • Page 64 PPPoE – Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet is a network protocol for encapsulating Point to Point Protocol data packets inside Ethernet frames. • PTZ – Pan Tilt Zoom is a feature that allows a camera to remotely change its position. Amcrest POE Bullet Cameras do not have PTZ functionality. •...

  • Page 65: Appendix A: Toxic Or Hazardous Materials Or Elements

    Appendix A: Toxic or Hazardous Materials or Elements Component Toxic or Hazardous Materials or Elements Name Cr VI PBDE Sheet ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Metal(Case) Plastic Parts ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ （Panel） Circuit Board ○ ○ ○...
  • Page 66 All the designs and software here are subject to change without prior written notice. • All trademarks and registered trademarks mentioned are the properties of their respective owners. To contact Amcrest support, please do one of the following: • Visit http://amcrest.com/contacts...

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