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DWC-MF21M4TIR DWC-MF21M8TIR DWC-MF21M28T IP 2.1MP Low Profile Vandal Dome IR Camera Before installing or operating the camera, please read and follow this manual carefully. Before installing or operating the camera, please read and follow this manual carefully. 20140612...
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PRECAUTIONS Do not open or modify. Do not open the case except during maintenance and installation, for it may be dangerous and can cause damages. Do not put objects into the unit. Keep metal objects and flammable substances from entering the camera. It can cause fire, short-circuits, or ...
TABLE OF CONTENTS* Introduction...............................4 Features................................4 Parts ................................5 Dimensions..............................6 Inside the Box ..............................7 Installation.................................8 Network Connection ............................8 Installation- Easy Camera Installation ......................9 Installation- Adjusting the Camera’s Lens ....................9 Installation- Using the Mount Plate ......................10 Installation- Using the Bolts & Nuts ......................11 Installation- SD Card ..........................12 MEGApix Camera Setup..........................13 Installing the IP Finder..........................13...
NETWORK CONNECTION* T h e r e a r e t w o o p t i o n s t o p o w e r t h e M E G A p i x c a m e r a . U s e a P o E - e n a b l e d s w i t c h t o c o n n e c t d a t a a n d p o w e r t h r o u g h a s i n g l e c a b l e a n d b e g i n v i e w i n g a n d r e c o r d i n g i m a g e s i n s t a n t l y .
INSTALLATION* E a s y C a m e r a I n s t a l l a t i o n Detach the camera’s cover dome from the camera’s module by unscrewing the three cover dome screws using the L-Wrench. Use the camera or mounting template to mark and drill the necessary holes in the wall or ceiling.
INSTALLATION USING MOUNT PLATE* 1. Detach the camera’s cover dome from the camera’s module by unscrewing the three cover dome screws. 2. Using the metal mount plate, mark and drill the necessary holes in the wall or ceiling. 3. Pull wires through and make connections. 4.
INSTALLATION USING MOUNT BOLT & NUT* Detach the camera’s cover dome from the camera’s module by unscrewing the three cover dome screws. Using the camera or mounting template, mark and drill the necessary holes in the wall or ceiling. Secure the two long mounting screws to the camera’s base.
INSTALLATION* S D C a r d U s e t h e d i a g r a m b e l o w f o r i n s t a l l a t i o n o f 1 5 a n S D C a r d f o r l o c a l e m e r g e n c y b a c k u p .
IP FINDER SOFTWARE* I n s t a l l i n g I P F i n d e r S o f t w a r e I P F i n d e r s e a r c h e s f o r a l l t h e a v a i l a b l e D i g i t a l W a t c h d o g d e v i c e s c u r r e n t l y c o n n e c t e d t o y o u r n e t w o r k .
IP FINDER SOFTWARE* U s i n g I P F i n d e r S o f t w a r e U s e I P F i n d e r t o c h a n g e t h e b a s i c s e t t i n g s o f y o u r M E G A p i x c a m e r a o r t o c o n n e c t t o y o u r M E G A p i x c a m e r a .
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IP FINDER SOFTWARE* U s i n g I P F i n d e r S o f t w a r e U s e I P F i n d e r t o s e t t h e c o n n e c t i o n t y p e a n d t h e I P a d d r e s s i n f o r m a t i o n f o r y o u r M E G A p i x c a m e r a .
IP FINDER SOFTWARE* D H C P The Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is a network configuration protocol that allows a device to configure automatically according to the network it is connected to. If your network supports DHCP and your MEGApix camera is set to DHCP, IP Finder will automatically find and set your MEGApix camera to correspond with your network requirements.
IP FINDER SOFTWARE* U p g r a d i n g C a m e r a s u s i n g t h e I P F i n d e r S o f t w a r e U s e I P F i n d e r t o p e r f o r m f i r m w a r e u p g r a d e t o a l l y o u r M E G A p i x c a m e r a s f r o m o n e c o n v e n i e n t l o c a t i o n .
CAMERA REBOOT* R e s e t t i n g t h e C a m e r a P r e s s i n g t h e r e s e t b u t t o n o n t h e c a m e r a ’ s b a c k f o r f i v e ( 5 ) s e c o n d s w i l l i n i t i a l i z e a l l e n v i r o n m e n t a l v a r i a b l e s t o f a c t o r y d e f a u l t .
WEBVIEWER* R e m o t e V i d e o M o n i t o r i n g V i a I n t e r n e t E x p l o r e r M o n i t o r a n d c o n f i g u r e t h e M E G A p i x c a m e r a t h r o u g h a b u i l t - i n w e b v i e w e r .
WEBVIEWER* R e m o t e V i d e o M o n i t o r i n g V i a C h r o m e , F i r e f o x , o r S a f a r i Y o u c a n v i e w y o u r M E G A p i x c a m e r a u s i n g w e b b r o w s e r s o t h e r t h a n I n t e r n e t E x p l o r e r .
WEBVIEWER* Main Display Area G U I D e s c r i p t i o n Alarm Status Computer’s Date & Time Camera’s Name Full Screen Mode Camera’s Time Access Setup Menu Export Camera’s Current Display as JPEG Print Camera’s Current Display Start/ Stop Panic...
WEBVIEWER* F i r s t S t r e a m & S e c o n d S t r e a m C o n f i g u r e t w o s t r e a m s e t t i n g s f o r m o n i t o r i n g a n d r e c o r d i n g . On the main monitoring page, user can view the camera with the First Stream settings or the Second Stream settings.
WEBVIEWER* E x p o r t I m a g e E x p o r t a s c r e e n s h o t o f t h e c u r r e n t l i v e v i d e o t o y o u r c o m p u t e r . Click Export Image button located on the left.
WEBVIEWER* P r i n t I m a g e P r i n t a s c r e e n s h o t o f t h e c u r r e n t l i v e v i d e o . Click Print button, and the Print Preview window will appear.
WEBVIEWER* I n s t a n t R e c o r d i n g R e c o r d l i v e v i d e o t o y o u r l o c a l d r i v e . To Setup Instant Recording Click on the Record button located to the left of the Web viewer.
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WEBVIEWER* I n s t a n t R e c o r d i n g R e c o r d l i v e v i d e o t o y o u r l o c a l d r i v e . To Start and Stop Instant Recording To Start, right-click anywhere on the display screen.
WEBVIEWER* S e t u p > V i d e o > S t r e a m S e t t i n g s T h e M E G A p i x c a m e r a a l l o w s y o u t o s e t u p t w o d i f f e r e n t s t r e a m s t o o p t i m i z e s t o r a g e a n d b a n d w i d t h u s a g e .
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WEBVIEWER* S e t u p > V i d e o > C o l o r S e t t i n g s U s e t h e c o l o r s e t t i n g s m e n u t o a d j u s t t h e c a m e r a t o i t s u n i q u e l i g h t i n g e n v i r o n m e n t a n d t o g e t t h e b e s t i m a g e q u a l i t y .
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WEBVIEWER* S e t u p > V i d e o > C o l o r S e t t i n g s U s e t h e c o l o r s e t t i n g s m e n u t o a d j u s t t h e c a m e r a t o i t s u n i q u e l i g h t i n g e n v i r o n m e n t a n d t o g e t t h e b e s t i m a g e q u a l i t y .
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WEBVIEWER* S e t u p > V i d e o > C o l o r S e t t i n g s U s e t h e c o l o r s e t t i n g s m e n u t o a d j u s t t h e c a m e r a t o i t s u n i q u e l i g h t i n g e n v i r o n m e n t a n d t o g e t t h e b e s t i m a g e q u a l i t y .
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WEBVIEWER* S e t u p > V i d e o > C o l o r S e t t i n g s U s e t h e c o l o r s e t t i n g s m e n u t o a d j u s t t h e c a m e r a t o i t s u n i q u e l i g h t i n g e n v i r o n m e n t a n d t o g e t t h e b e s t i m a g e q u a l i t y .
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WEBVIEWER* S e t u p > V i d e o > P r i v a c y Z o n e T h e M E G A p i x c a m e r a o f f e r s u p t o 1 6 p r i v a c y z o n e s . T o s e t P r i v a c y Z o n e s : Global Settings: 1.
WEBVIEWER* S e t u p > E v e n t > M o t i o n D e t e c t i o n T h e M o t i o n d e t e c t i o n f e a t u r e a l l o w s t h e M E G A p i x c a m e r a t o d e t e c t m o t i o n a n d t r i g g e r a n a l a r m .
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WEBVIEWER* S e t u p > E v e n t > M o t i o n A r e a T h e M o t i o n d e t e c t i o n f e a t u r e a l l o w s t h e M E G A p i x c a m e r a t o d e t e c t m o t i o n a n d t r i g g e r a n a l a r m .
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WEBVIEWER* S e t u p > E v e n t > E m e r g e n c y A l a r m T h e E m e r g e n c y A l a r m o p t i o n a l l o w s t h e c a m e r a t o s e n d a n o t i f i c a t i o n w h e n a n a l a r m i s t r i g g e r e d t o a p r e d e f i n e d d e s t i n a t i o n ( i .
WEBVIEWER* S e t u p > N e t w o r k > N e t w o r k S e t t i n g s U s e t h i s s e t u p p a g e t o a d j u s t t h e c a m e r a ’ s n e t w o r k s e t t i n g s , i n c l u d i n g t h e I P a d d r e s s , D N S i n f o r m a t i o n , a n d p o r t s .
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WEBVIEWER* S e t u p > N e t w o r k > D y n a m i c D N S I f y o u d o n o t u s e a p u b l i c I P a d d r e s s , D D N S p r o v i d e s y o u t o c o n n e c t o n W A N .
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WEBVIEWER* S e t u p > N e t w o r k > C o m m u n i c a t i o n P r o t o c o l C u r r e n t P r o t o c o l d i s p l a y s t h e c u r r e n t s e l e c t e d p r o t o c o l . 1.
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WEBVIEWER* S e t u p > N e t w o r k > A c c e s s P e r m i s s i o n U s e t h e A c c e s s P e r m i s s i o n p a g e t o a l l o w o r b l o c k s p e c i f i c I P a d d r e s s e s t o c o n n e c t t o t h e c a m e r a .
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WEBVIEWER* S e t u p > N e t w o r k > O n V I F O n V I F i s t h e O p e n N e t w o r k V i d e o I n t e r f a c e F o r u m . 1.
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WEBVIEWER* S e t u p > N e t w o r k > R T P / R T S P R e a l - t i m e T r a n s p o r t P r o t o c o l ( R T P ) a n d R e a l - t i m e S t r e a m i n g P r o t o c o l ( R T S P ) a r e d a t a t r a n s f e r p r o t o c o l f o r d e l i v e r i n g l i v e a n d s t o r e d m e d i a t o o n e o r m o r e c l i e n t s a t t h e s a m e t i m e .
WEBVIEWER* S e t u p > R e c o r d > S t o r a g e D e v i c e D e v i c e I n f o r m a t i o n 1.
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WEBVIEWER* S e t u p > R e c o r d > S c h e d u l e T h e r e c o r d i n g s c h e d u l e a p p l i e s t o t h e S D c a r d l o c a l r e c o r d i n g . W h e n t h e c a m e r a d e t e c t s a n e t w o r k l o s s , i t w i l l s t a r t r e c o r d i n g b a c k u p v i d e o t o t h e S D c a r d b a s e d o n t h e s c h e d u l e s e t u p .
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WEBVIEWER* S e t u p > R e c o r d > S c h e d u l e T h e r e c o r d i n g s c h e d u l e a p p l i e s t o t h e S D c a r d l o c a l r e c o r d i n g . W h e n t h e c a m e r a d e t e c t s a n e t w o r k l o s s , i t w i l l s t a r t r e c o r d i n g b a c k u p v i d e o t o t h e S D c a r d b a s e d o n t h e s c h e d u l e s e t u p .
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WEBVIEWER* S e t u p > R e m o t e B a c k u p T a b T h e M E G A p i x S e r i e s a l l o w s y o u t o b a c k u p y o u r S D c a r d l o c a l l y t o y o u r c o m p u t e r w i t h o u t t h e n e e d t o r e m o v e i t f r o m t h e c a m e r a .
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WEBVIEWER* S e t u p > S y s t e m > U p g r a d e U p g r a d e t h e M E G A p i x c a m e r a a n d r e s e t i t t o f a c t o r y d e f a u l t . Camera Information- Shows the camera’s model name, current firmware, Kernel, and Server versions, and the camera’s internal Flash size memory.
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WEBVIEWER* S e t u p > S y s t e m > D a t e & T i m e S e t d a t e a n d t i m e i n f o r m a t i o n . 1.
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WEBVIEWER* S e t u p > S y s t e m > E - m a i l N o t i f i c a t i o n S e n d a n e - m a i l n o t i f i c a t i o n f r o m t h e c a m e r a b a s e d o n e v e n t s s u c h a s s e n s o r a c t i v a t i o n , m o t i o n d e t e c t i o n , c a m e r a r e b o o t o r u p g r a d e .
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WEBVIEWER* S e t u p > S y s t e m > U s e r A c c e s s C o n t r o l T o a d d a n e w u s e r : 1.
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WEBVIEWER* S e t u p > S y s t e m > S y s t e m I n f o r m a t i o n S y s t e m I n f o r m a t i o n w i l l d i s p l a y a l l t h e c u r r e n t c a m e r a s e t t i n g s : S y s t e m V e r s i o n , T i m e I n f o r m a t i o n , N e t w o r k I n f o r m a t i o n , a n d S t r e a m I n f o r m a t i o n .
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WEBVIEWER* S e t u p > S y s t e m > L o g s V i e w U s e r c a n v i e w d e t a i l e d l o g s f o r s y s t e m a n d / o r e v e n t s t r i g g e r e d a n d r e c o r d e d i n t h e c a m e r a .
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ONVIF Conformance Supported OS: Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, MAC OS Web Viewer Supported Browser: Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Safari Video Management Software DW Spectrum ENVIRONMENTAL Operating Temperature -10°C ~ 50°C (14°F ~ 122°F) Operating Humidity Less than 90% (Non-Condensing)
TROUBLESHOOTING Before sending your camera for repair, check the following or contact your technical specialist. I c a n ’ t f i n d m y M E G A p i x c a m e r a o n t h e I P F i n d e r s o f t w a r e . Is the PoE cable connected properly? ...
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TROUBLESHOOTING Before sending your camera for repair, check the following or contact your technical specialist. I c a n ’ t c o n n e c t t o m y M E G A p i x c a m e r a t h r o u g h t h e W e b B r o w s e r Are the camera’s LEDs on and blinking? ...
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TROUBLESHOOTING Before sending your camera for repair, check the following or contact your technical specialist. I c a n ’ t s e e t h e l i v e v i d e o o f m y M E G A p i x c a m e r a . Are you trying to view the camera’s video from an Internet Explorer browser? ...
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TROUBLESHOOTING Before sending your camera for repair, check the following or contact your technical specialist. S e t t i n g t h e I P A d d r e s s f o r y o u r P C Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is the default setting for the camera.
WARRANTY INFORMATION* Digital Watchdog (referred to as “the Warrantor”) warrants the Camera against defects in materials or workmanships as follows: Labor: For the initial two (2) years from the date of original purchase if the camera is determined to be defective, the Warrantor will repair or replace the unit with new or refurbished product at its option, at no charge.
LIMITS & EXCLUSIONS* There are no express warranties except as listed above. The Warrantor will not be liable for incidental or consequential damages (including, without limitation, damage to recording media) resulting from the use of these products, or arising out of any breach of the warranty. All express and implied warranties, including the warranties of merchantability and fitness for particular purpose, are limited to the applicable warranty period set forth above.
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