1. TC-2183-E13 Hardware Overview IR LEDs provide illumination for low-light environments. Visible Camera Lens. Thermal Camera Lens. Ethernet Port RJ-45 connector for Ethernet can also be used to power the camera with or without Power over Ethernet (PoE). Power Port (A) connects to an 12 V power adapter. Please refer to the Power cord connection on page 4.
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TC-2183-E13 Power cord connection Use the power cord included in the package to connect the M8 connector to the camera power port (A). Connect the DC-Jack to the DC12V adapter, then plug it into the power socket.
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TC-2183-E13 assemblage of RJ45 waterproof accessories Step 1 Step 1:Assemble 6 pieces of RJ45 waterproof accessories in the package and assemble them into RJ45 waterproof plugs in the order shown on the left. Step 2:First the network cable pass through the RJ45 waterproof plug.
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TC-2184-E40 Hardware Overview LEDs provide illumination for low-light environments. Visible Camera Lens. Thermal Camera Lens. Ethernet Port RJ-45 connector for Ethernet can also be used to power the camera with or without Power over Ethernet (PoE). RS485 port connects to a sensor or Pan-Tile control. SD Card slot.
2. Login web UI Step 1 Please download the camera scanning tool DeviceScan2 from the following official website and install it on your computer. https://approtech.com/DeviceScan2.zip Step 2 Execute DeviceScan2, then kick Search to find the camera on the network. Step 3 Open a browser and enter the IP address in the address bar.
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Step 4 When the camera is successfully connected to your computer, the "Sign in” window will be displayed. The factory default administrator username is admin, and the password is blank. Press Sign in to enter the live video page. Note: For hacking security purposes, please modify the password. For how to change the camera's administrator password, please refer to Admin Password on page 53.
3. Live Video This section shows your camera’s live video. You may select any of the icons listed below to operate the camera. You may also choose your language using the dropdown menu on the left side of the screen. Setup Clicking this will take you to the camera configuration pages.
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Microphone Click the button to enable or disable the talk function. Set a Storage Select a storage folder to save snapshots and video clips. Folder Zoom In/Out Click this and use the slider to zoom in and out of your camera's video Alarm This will flash red when motion or digital in is detected.
4. Network Settings LAN Settings Use this section to configure the network connections for your camera. All relevant information must be entered accurately. Please note that PPPoE must be disabled to make any changes on this page; refer to "PPPoE" on page 12 for more details. After making any changes, click the Save button to save your changes.
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IPv6 Use this section to configure your camera's IPv6 settings. After making any changes, click the Save button to save your changes. Enable IPv6: Enable the IPv6 setting to use the IPv6 protocol. Manually Setup the IP Address: Enabling the option allows you to set up the address manually, and specify an optional IP address, an optional router address, and an optional primary DNS address.
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PPPoE Use this section to configure your camera's PPPoE settings. After making any changes, click the Save button to save your changes. Enable PPPoE: Enable this setting if your network uses PPPoE. User Name / Password: Enter the username and password for your PPPoE account. You may obtain this information from your ISP. Re-enter your password in the Confirm Password field.
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HTTP 和 HTTPS Use this section to configure your camera's HTTP and HTTPS access settings. After making any changes, click the Save button to save your changes HTTP HTTP Port: The default port number is 80. The second HTTP preset is 8080. Both can be any value from 1025 to 65535. ...
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HTTPS HTTPS Port: You may use a PC with a secure browser to connect to the HTTPS port of the camera. The default port number is 443. Enable HTTPS Secure Connection: Enable the HTTPS service. Create Certificate Method: Choose the way the certificate should be created. Three options are available: ...
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RTSP and Multicast Use this section to configure your camera's RTSP and multicast stream settings. After making any changes, click the Save button to save your changes. RTSP Use this section to configure your camera's RTSP and multicast stream settings. After making any changes, click the Save button to save your changes RTSP RTSP Port: The port number that you use for RTSP streaming to mobile devices, such as mobile phones or tablets.
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Multicast Multicast for Stream 1~3: The camera allows you to multicast each of the available streams via a group address and specifies the TTL value for each stream. Enter the port and TTL settings you wish to use if you do not want to use the defaults. After making any changes, click the Save button to save your changes.
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Bonjour Use this section to enable Bonjour, which allows your camera to be accessed more quickly on your network. After making any changes, click the Save button to save your changes. Bonjour: Enable this to enable Bonjour support. Bonjour Name: Enter a name to identify this camera on Bonjour.
5. Camera Settings Camera Settings Use this section to configure your camera's device name and LED behavior. After making any changes, click the Save button to save your changes. IP Camera Name: Create a unique name for your camera that will be added to the file name prefix when creating a snapshot or a video clip. OSD Settings ...
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Visible Image Settings In this section, you may configure the video image settings for your camera. All changes in the Image Settings section will be made immediately. For the other sections, after making any changes, click the Save button to save your changes. Image Settings ...
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ICR & IR Use this section to configure your camera's IR LED and IR-cut removable filter behavior. Automatic: The Day/Night mode is set automatically. Generally, the camera uses Day mode and switches to Night mode when needed. Use the Sensitivity dropdown box to select when the camera should switch to Night mode.
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Privacy Mask Enable Privacy Mask Setting: The Privacy Mask setting allows you to click and drag the mouse cursor over the camera image to draw a maximum of 3 rectangular areas which will be blocked/excluded from recordings and snapshots. Click the Save button to save your changes. ...
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Thermal Image Settings In this section, you may configure the thermal image settings for your camera. Live Video All changes in the thermal and visible image settings section will be made immediately. Image Settings Mirror: This will mirror the image horizontally. ...
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You can adjust the camera’s shutter value. Click the Save button to save your changes. Live Live thermal image will be displayed in the video box. Shutter Enable: Enable this option to correct the shutter. Schedule: Set auto to correct the shutter automatically. ...
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Image and Audio Settings You may configure up to 3 video profiles with different settings for your camera. This allows you to set different settings for recording and viewing your video remotely. After making any changes, click the Save button to save your changes. ...
6. Event Management The camera has a comprehensive event management system that lets you configure the camera to perform specific actions when an event occurs. For example, when motion is detected, you can have snapshots sent to an email address. You can also configure the camera to take regular video recordings according to your schedule.
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The Event Setup page includes four different sections: • Server • Media • Event Settings • Recording 1. To add a new server, media, event, or recording item, click Add. A screen will appear and allow you to update the fields accordingly. 2.
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Server You can configure a server for each server type. After making any changes, click the Save button to save your changes. Server Name: Enter the name for the server. Email: If you want to use an email address for your server, select this and enter the settings for your target email account. ...
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Media There are three types of media: Snapshot, Video Clip, and System Log. You can make a media entry for each type. After making any changes, click the Save button to save your changes. Media Name: Enter a unique name for media type you want to create. ...
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File name prefix: The prefix name will be added to the file name. Add date and time suffix to file name: Enable this to add the date and time the snapshot was recorded as a file name suffix. SNAPSHOTS20220101_101030 File name prefix Date and time suffix the format is YYYYMMDD_HHMMSS...
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Event Create and schedule up to three events with their own settings here. After making any changes, click the Save button to save your changes. Event name: Enter a name for the event. Enable this event: Toggle this to activate this event. ...
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Trigger Video Motion Detection: Selecting this will trigger the event when motion is detected during live video monitoring. Make sure you have enabled motion detection and specified what part of the image to monitor for motion. For more details, refer to "Motion Detection" on page 36. ...
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Event Schedule Specify when you want to monitor for this event. Select which days to monitor for this event, then select Always or enter the time interval to monitor for the specified event. Action: Select the actions you want the camera to take when the event happens. Select the Server to use, then choose the Media you want to save to it. Please note that you need to set up your Server and Media entries first.
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Recording Here you can configure and schedule the recording settings. After making any changes, click the Save button to save your changes. Recording Entry Name: Enter a name for the recording. Enable This Recording: Select this to enable the recording function. ...
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Recording Schedule Use the checkboxes to set which days to record video on. Select Always to record for the entire day, or select From and select what period of time you want to record using the dropdown boxes. Recording Settings ...
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Motion Detection Motion detection enables the camera to monitor the video feed for movement. Here, you can adjust the sensitivity settings that determine whether motion is detected by the camera or not. After making any changes, click the Save button to save your changes. ...
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Thermal Detection Thermal detection enables the camera to monitor the temperature in the environment. Live video can be switched between thermal and visible images. After making any changes, click the Save button to save your changes. Enable: Enable this to enable the thermal detection feature of your camera. Name: Enter a name for the event.
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Global Setting Effective Interval: Toggle this to enable high-temperature mode. It is 100 to 500°C ±3%. If you disable this option, the temperature range is -20 to 120°C ±3.0 C. Alerts and Notification Enable: Toggle this to enable alerts and notification function. Source: Select high temperature, low temperature, avg temperature, or delta temperature to determine a standard for triggering an alert.
7. Advanced Setup Advanced UPnP Enabling Video Motion will allow your camera to automatically use UPnP to set up port forwarding on your router. After making any changes, click the Save button to save your changes. Enable UPnP Presentation: Enabling this setting allows your camera to be configured as a UPnP device on your network. ...
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DDNS DDNS allows you to compensate for changing IP addresses by having a URL that automatically points to the current IP address of your camera. To do this, you will need to have an account with one of the DDNS services listed in the dropdown box on this page. After making any changes, click the Save button to save your changes.
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SNMP Here you can set the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) settings for the camera, which allow for SNMP management of the camera. After making any changes, click the Save button to save your changes Enable SMNPv1, SNMPv2c: Enable this option to allow for SNMPv1 and SNMPv2c management of the camera. ...
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CoS and QoS Class of Service (CoS) and Quality of Service (QoS) allow you to prioritize surveillance traffic on your network to ensure that your cameras can stream video smoothly and remain accessible even when there is heavy traffic on your network. Your network must support CoS or QoS in order to use them. After making any changes, click the Save button to save your changes.
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Access List Here you can define which IP addresses are allowed to view your camera. You can set up to 7 IP address ranges for both the allow and deny lists. Allow List: The section lets you define what IP addresses have access rights to the camera. Note: When adding entries to the Allow list, make sure the first entry includes the IP address of the computer or device you are using to access the camera.
8. Camera Configuration Save and Load Configuration In this section, you may back up or restore the camera configuration. Save To Local Hard Drive: You may save your current camera configuration as a file on your computer. Load From Local Hard Drive: Locate a pre-saved configuration by clicking Browse and then restore the pre-defined settings to your camera by clicking Load Configuration.
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Factory Reset Here you can reset the camera configuration back to the factory defaults. Restore to Factory Default: You may reset your camera and restore the factory settings by clicking Restore.
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Reboot Device Here you can reboot the camera. Reboot Device: This will restart your camera.
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Firmware Update Here you can update the camera's firmware. The current version of the firmware is shown at the top of the page. File Path: To update the firmware, select a firmware file to use from your hard drive by clicking Browse..., then click the Upload button. Note: While the firmware is being updated, do not close the web browser or disconnect your camera's power or network connection until the update is complete...
9. Camera Info Camera Info This page displays detailed information about your camera, the services running on your camera, and active video streams.
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Time Time Settings This section allows you to set your camera's time zone and Daylight Saving settings. Time Zone: Select your time zone from the dropdown menu. Enable Daylight Saving: If your region uses Daylight Saving time, you can enable it here. Select Set date and time manually if you want to manually set the offset and the period of time that the Daylight Saving correction should be used.
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Auto Time Config This section lets you set your camera's date and time automatically by using an NTP server. NTP Server: Enable this option to set your camera's time using an NTP server, then select an NTP server from the dropdown box.
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Set Date and Time This section lets you manually set your camera's date and time. If you have NTP Server enabled in Auto Time Config, you need to disable it before manually setting the date and time. Set Date and Time Manually: Enable this option to manually set the time and date. Copy Your PC's Time: This will synchronize the time information with your PC.
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Administration Settings Admin Password Here, you may modify the administrator’s password for your camera. New Password / Retype Password: Set a new password for the administrator’s account.
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User Accounts Here, you may add user accounts for accessing the camera. User accounts are allowed to access the Live Video page, but cannot access any of the camera's configuration pages User Name: Enter a user name for the user you wish to create. ...
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User List Here, you may manage the user accounts for accessing the camera. User Name: If you want to remove a user from the user list, select a user from the dropdown box, then click the Delete button.
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Camera Log This page displays the log information of your camera. You may download the report by clicking Download. You may also click Clear to delete the saved log information.
10. Storage SD Card Here you may browse and manage the recorded video and snapshot files stored on the microSD card. Files Per page: use the dropdown menu to specify how many files to show per page. To change pages, use the dropdown menu on the right. ...
12. Terminal Definition TC-2183 DIN A Function Cable: The 8 Pin female terminal connects the power port DIN A, and 8 Pin cable wire is for your additional device. DIN B Function Cable: The 8 Pin female terminal connects the function port DIN B, and 8 Pin cable wire is for your additional device. Terminal Definition table: DIN A DIN B...
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