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IP CAMERA WITH LIGHT AND SOUND ALARM ART. IPBCAMA05Z02A IPTCAMA05Z02A Please read this manual thoroughly before use and keep it for future reference...
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WARNING This product is intended to be supplied by a Listed Power Unit, marked with 'Limited Power Source', 'LPS' on unit, output rated minimum 12VDC/2 A or POE 48VDC/ 350mA or 24VAC (depending on models), no more than 2000m altitude of operation and Tma= 60°C.
Table of Contents Network Connection ..................1 LAN ......................1 1.1.1 Access through Comelit Advance IP ToolErrore. Il segnalibro non è definito. 1.1.2 Access through Internet Explorer ........... 3 WAN ......................4 Live View ......................8 Network Camera Configuration ..............10 System Configuration ................
1.1.1 Access through Comelit Advance IP Tool Network connection: ① Make sure the PC and IPC are connected to the LAN and the Comelit Advance IP Tool is installed in the PC. ② Double click the Comelit Advance IP Tool icon on the desktop to run this software as shown below: ③...
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For example, the IP address of your computer is 192.168.1.4. Therefore, the IP address of the camera shall be changed to 192.168.1.X. After modification, please enter the password of the administrator and click the “Modify” button to modify the setting. ...
The system will pop up the above textbox to ask you to change the default password. It is strongly recommended to change the default password for account security. If “Do not show again” is checked, the textbox will not appear the next time. 1.1.2 Access through Internet Explorer The default network settings are shown below: IP address: 192.168.1.150...
Select “Properties” and then select internet protocol (for example: IPv4). Next, click the “Properties” button to set the network of the PC. ② Open the Internet Explorer browser, enter the default address of the IPC and confirm. ③ Follow instructions to download and install the ActiveX control. ④...
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① Make sure the camera is connected to the local network and then log in the camera via LAN and go to ConfigNetworkPort menu to set the port number. Port Setup ② Go to Config NetworkTCP/IP menu to modify the IP address. IP Setup ③...
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Router Setup ④ Open the Internet Explorer browser and enter its WAN IP and http port to access. (for example, if the http port is changed to 81, please enter “192.198.1.150:81” in the address bar of web browser to access). ...
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Access through static IP Network connection The setup steps are as follow: ① Go to ConfigNetworkPort menu to set the port number. ② Go to Config NetworkTCP/IP menu to set the IP address. Check “Use the following IP address” and then enter the static IP address and other parameters. ③...
2 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 Focus/Zoom adjustment Fit correct scale SD card recording indicator Auto (fill the window) Color abnormal indicator Full screen...
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Those smart alarm indicators will flash only if the camera supports those functions and the corresponding events are enabled. In full screen mode, double click with the mouse to exit or press the ESC key on the keyboard. Click AZ control button to show AZ control panel. The descriptions of the control panel are as follows: Icon Description...
3 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. 3.1 System Configuration 3.1.1 Basic Information In the “Basic Information” interface, the information of the device are listed. Some versions may support device ID and QR code.
Select the time zone and DST as required. Click the “Date and Time” tab to set the time mode. 3.1.3 Local Configuration Go to ConfigSystemLocal Config to set up the storage path of captured pictures and recorded videos on the local PC. There is also an option to enable or disable the bitrate display in the recorded files.
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Micro-SD Card Management Click the “Format” button to format the micro-SD card. All data will be erased by clicking this button. Click the “Eject” button to stop writing data to micro-SD card. Then the micro-SD card can be removed safely. Snapshot Quota: set the capacity of captured pictures on the micro-SD card.
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Weekly schedule Set the alarm record time from Monday to Sunday for a single week. Each day is divided in one hour. Green means scheduled. Blank means unscheduled. “Add”: add the schedule for a specific day. Drag the mouse to set the time on the timeline.
3.2 Image Configuration Image Configuration includes Display, Video/Audio, OSD, Video Mask and ROI Config. 3.2.1 Display Configuration Go to ImageDisplay Settings interface as shown below. The image’s brightness, contrast, hue and saturation and so on for common, day and night mode can be set up separately.
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HWDR: WDR can adjust the camera to provide a better image when there are both very bright and very dark areas simultaneously in the field of the view by lowering the brightness of the bright area and increasing the brightness of the dark area. Recording will be stopped for a few seconds while the mode is changing from non-WDR to WDR mode.
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.
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, H264S (Smart H.264), H265, H265+ or H265S (Smart H.265).
Picture Overlap settings. Check “OSD Content1”, choose “Picture Overlay” and click “Browse” to select the overlap picture. Then click “Upload” to upload the overlap picture. The size of the image shall not exceed 200x200 pixels or it cannot be uploaded. 3.2.4 Video Mask Go to ImageVideo Mask interface as shown below.
Click the “Clear” button to delete the current video mask area. 3.2.5 ROI Configuration Go to ImageROI Config interface as shown below. An area in the image can be set as a Region Of Interest. This area will have a higher bitrate than the rest of the image, resulting in better image quality for the identified area.
3.2.6 Lens Control In this section, zoom and focus can be controlled. If the image is out of focus after a manual adjustment, one key focus can be used to set the focus automatically. Go to ConfigImage Zoom/Focus interface to set. 3.3 Alarm Configuration 3.3.1 Motion Detection Go to AlarmMotion Detection to set motion detection alarm.
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1. Check “Enable” check box to activate the function. Alarm Out: if selected, this would trigger an external relay output that is connected to the camera on detecting a motion based alarm. Trigger Audio Alarm: if selected, the warning audio will be uttered on detecting a motion based alarm.
Move the “Sensitivity” scroll bar to set the sensitivity. Higher sensitivity value means that motion alarm will be triggered more easily. Select “Add” and click “Draw Area”. 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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2. Click “Enable” and set the Alarm Holding Time. 3. Set 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. IP Address Conflict ...
3. Trigger Alarm Out. When the camera is disconnected, the system will trigger the alarm out. 3.3.3 Alarm In To set sensor alarm (Alarm In): go to ConfigAlarmAlarm In interface as shown below. 1. Click “Enable” and set the Alarm Type, Alarm Holding Time and Sensor Name. 2.
will be sent into FTP server address. Please refer to FTP configuration chapter for more details. 3. Click “Save” button to save the settings. 4. Set the schedule of the sensor alarm. The setup steps of the schedule are the same as the schedule recording setup.
- Timing: select the alarm type. Select “Add” and drag the mouse on the timeline to set the schedule of alarm out. Select “Erase” and drag the mouse on the timeline to delete the set time schedule. After the schedule is saved, the alarm out will be triggered in the specified time.
② Select the voice content, then set the warning times (1÷50) and the volume. ③ Click “OK” to save the settings. 3.3.7 Light Alarm Go to Alarm Light Alarm interface as shown below. Set the flashing time and frequency. Flashing time: from 1 second to 60 seconds.
3.4.1 Exception This function can detect changes in the surveillance environment affected by the external factors. To set exception detection go to ConfigEventException interface as shown below. 1. Enable the detection desired. Scene Change Detection: alarm will be triggered if the scene change. Video Blur Detection: alarm will be triggered if the video becomes blurry.
Drag the slider to set the sensitivity value or directly enter the sensitivity value in the textbox. Click “Save” button to save the settings. ※ Camera configuration and surrounding area 1. Auto-focus function should not been enabled for exception detection. 2.
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Detection Target Human: select it and the alarm will be triggered if someone crosses the pre-defined alarm lines. Motor Vehicle: select it and the alarm will be triggered if a vehicle with four or more wheels (eg. a car, bus or truck) cross the pre-defined alarm lines. Motorcycle/Bicycle: select it and the alarm will be triggered if a vehicle with two wheels (eg.
※ Camera configuration and surrounding area 1. Auto-focus function should not be enabled for line crossing detection. 2. Avoid the scenes with many trees or the scenes with various light changes (like many flashing headlights). The environment brightness of the scenes shouldn’t be too low.
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1. Enable intrusion detection and select the snapshot type and the detection target. Save Panoramic Picture: if it is enabled, the detected panoramic pictures will be captured and saved to the local PC or micro-SD card when there are targets detected. Save Target Cutout: if it is enabled, the detected target cutout pictures will be captured and saved to the local PC or micro-SD card when there are targets detected.
6. Set the schedule of the intrusion detection. The setup steps of the schedule are the same as schedule recording setup. ※ Camera configuration and surrounding area 1. Auto-focus function should not be enabled for line crossing detection. 2. Avoid the scenes with many trees or the scenes with various light changes (like many flashing headlights).
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1. Enable region entrance detection and select the snapshot type and the detection target. Save Panoramic Picture: if it is enabled, the detected panoramic pictures will be captured and saved to the local PC or micro-SD card when there are targets detected. Save Target Cutout: if it is enabled, the detected target cutout pictures will be captured and saved to the local PC or micro-SD card when there are targets detected.
Click the “Stop Draw” button to stop drawing. Click the “Clear” button to delete the alarm area. Click the “Save” button to save the settings. 6. Set the schedule of the region entrance detection. The setup steps of the schedule are the same as schedule recording setup.
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Detection Target Human: select it and the alarm will be triggered if someone crosses the pre-defined alarm lines. Motor Vehicle: select it and the alarm will be triggered if a vehicle with four or more wheels (eg. a car, bus or truck) cross the pre-defined alarm lines. Motorcycle/Bicycle: select it and the alarm will be triggered if a vehicle with two wheels (eg.
3.5 Network Configuration 3.5.1 TCP/IP Go to ConfigNetworkTCP/IP interface as shown below. Use IP address (IPv4 for example). There are two options for IP setup: "Obtain an IP address automatically" (by DHCP) and "Use the following IP address". Test: test the effectiveness of the IP address by clicking the button. Use PPPoE.
This function is used for connecting the Comelit Advance VMS. 1. Check “Enable”. 2. Check the IP address and port of the transfer media server in the Comelit Advance VMS. Then enable the auto report in the Comelit Advance VMS when adding a new device.
2. Apply for a domain name. Take www.comelitdns.com for example. Enter www.comelitdns.com in the IE address bar to visit its website. Choose your language and then click the “Register product” button. 3.5.5 SNMP To get camera status, parameters and alarm information and remotely manage the camera, the SNMP function can be used.
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” and so on. Please make sure the settings are the same as that of the SNMP software.
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. If the camera connected to the network interface of the switch has passed the authentication of the switch, it can be accessed via the local network.
Third stream: the address format is rtsp://IP address: rtsp port/profile3?transportmode=mcast Audio: by entering the main/sub stream address in the 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.
Sender Address: sender’s e-mail address. Username and Password: sender’s username and password. Server Address: SMTP IP address or hostname. Select the secure connection type at the “Secure Connection” pull-down list according to what’s required. SMTP Port: SMTP port. Send Interval(S): time interval of sending email. For example, if it is set to 60 seconds and multiple motion detection alarms are triggered within 60 seconds, they will be considered as only one alarm event and only one email will be sent.
Server Name: name of the FTP server. Server Address: IP address or domain name of the FTP server. Upload Path: directory where files will be uploaded. Port: port of the FTP server. Use Name and Password: Username and Password that are used to login into the FTP server.
3.5.12 P2P (optional) If this function is enabled, the network camera can be quickly accessed by adding the device ID in mobile surveillance client or Comelit Advance VMS client via WAN. Enable this function by going to ConfigNetworkP2P interface.
3.5.13 QoS QoS (Quality of Service) function is used to provide different quality of services for different network applications. With insufficient bandwidth, the router or switch will sort the data streams and transfer them according to their priority to solve the network delay and network congestion by using this function.
the live video. Advanced user has the same permissions as an Administrator except for user management, backup settings, factory reset, and upgrading the firmware. 5. Enter the MAC address of the PC in “Bind MAC” textbox. If this option is enabled, only the PC with the specified MAC address can access the camera for that user.
3.6.3 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/MAC and then enter IP address or MAC address in the address box and click the “Add” button. 3.6.4 Security Management Go to ConfigSecuritySecurity Management as shown below.
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. ...
1. Click the “Browse” button to select the path of the upgrade file 2. Click the “Upgrade” button to start upgrading the firmware. 3. The device will restart automatically Caution! Do not close the browser or disconnect the camera from the network during the upgrade.
4 Search 4.1 Image search Click Search to go to the interface as shown below. The images saved on the micro-SD card can be found here. Local Image Search Choose “Picture”—“Local”. Set time: select the date and choose the start and end time. Click to search the images.
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Micro-SD card image search Choose “Picture”—“SD Card”. Set time: select the date and choose the start and end time. Choose the alarm events at the bottom of the interface. Click to search the images. Double click on the file name in the list to view the snapshots. Click to return to the previous interface.
4.2 Video search 4.2.1 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. Choose “Record”—“Local”. Set search time: select the date and choose the start and end time. Click to search the images.
Icon Description Icon Description Play button. After pausing the video, click Pause button this 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. 4.2.2 Micro-SD card video search Click Search to go to the interface as shown below.
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The timetable can be shown in 24h/12h/2h/1h format by clicking the corresponding buttons. Video clip and downloading operations: Search the video files according to the above mentioned steps. Select the start time by clicking on the timetable. Click to set the start time and then this button turns green ( Select the end time by clicking on the timetable.
C: Web port number has been changed: contact administrator to get the correct port number. D: Exclude the above reasons. Restore to default setting by Comelit Advance IP Tool. Comelit Advance IP tool cannot search devices. The anti-virus software in your computer may cause it. Please stop it and try to search device again.
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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.
Appendix 2 - Installation of waterproof rubber plug In order to improve the water-proof effect, the rubber plugs are attached to some network bullet cameras. You may mount the rubber plugs to the mounting base of the camera as requried when installing. The installation instructions are as follows. Please mount the rubber plug into the gap of the mounting base Please let the camber surface of...
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