DSE RK Series Installation Manual
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- Page 1 INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES - IP NETWORK CAMERAS Page:1 RK series IP cameras ONVIF IP cameras Installation manual How to connect the camera How to connect to the local area network DSE SRL – ITALY – WWW.DSE.EU...
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Page 2: Contents Of The Manual
Page:2 Contents of the manual The RK Series camera range is a range of network connected IP cameras optimized for use with NVR video recorders. This manual explains how to connect the camera, how to make the basic settings and how to configure the parameters for the network connection. - Page 3 RK SERIES - IP NETWORK CAMERAS Page:3 Introduction The RK series consists of IP network cameras with H264/H265 compression and video resolution from 2MP up to 4K. The units connect to a LAN via the RJ45 port such as a computer or other network unit and images can be viewed on a PC using the browser.
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Page 4: Installation
Installation ESSENTIAL CONNECTIONS All RK series cameras always have at least 2 connections: a network socket and a 12VDC power plug RJ45 NETWORK PORT - FEMALE RJ45 connector to connect the LAN network. For connection to a network HUB or switch, use a straight LAN cable. To directly connect a single PC, use a cross cable (crossover). -
Page 5: Auxiliary Connections
INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES - IP NETWORK CAMERAS Page:5 AUXILIARY CONNECTIONS Some camera models have other connections, in addition to the basic ones: AUDIO IN (AUDIO IN) – This is a female RCA connector to which you can connect an external microphone. - Page 6 INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES - IP NETWORK CAMERAS Page:6 MANUAL LENS ADJUSTMENT The smaller models in this range have a fixed, non-adjustable lens. In these models, the lens is adjusted at the factory and does not need to be focused.
- Page 7 INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES - IP NETWORK CAMERAS Page:7 for insect penetration. With the Allen key supplied, loosen the retaining screw B and then orient the camera thanks to the joint A. At the end, fully tighten the retaining screw B to lock the camera in its position...
- Page 8 INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES - IP NETWORK CAMERAS Page:8 enter the field of view, for example edges, poles, foliage, etc. because at night they would be illuminated strongly by the IR illuminator causing a strong darkening of the overall image. For the same reason, the wall near the camera should not enter the frame.
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Page 9: Network Configuration
INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES - IP NETWORK CAMERAS Page:9 Network configuration automatic with NVR POE If you have purchased one of our NVRs with integrated POE ports, you don't have to worry about configuring the camera address as the NVR will take care of it automatically. You just need to connect the camera to a POE port of the NVR and wait a few moments to see it appear on the screen. -
Page 10: Preliminary Checks
INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES - IP NETWORK CAMERAS Page:10 Network configuration manual If you connect the camera to a LAN network, you need to set the correct network parameters manually. Only with correct parameters will the camera be accessible from computers and NVRs. The cameras all come withfixed factory address 192.168.1.168... - Page 11 INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES - IP NETWORK CAMERAS Page:11 In the example above, the address of the PC you are working on is 192.168.2.3 and the subnet mask used is the classic 255.255.255.0. You can therefore assign an address of your choice to the camera such as 192.168.2.XXX, where XXX stands for a number between 0 and 255.
- Page 12 3. The program searches for all the DSE RK series devices present on the network (cameras, NVRs and DVRs). Please wait for the search to complete. IPTool.RK is also able to detect cameras with an address class different from that of the PC on which it is operating.
- Page 13 INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES - IP NETWORK CAMERAS Page:13 5. Particularly important are the IP address (IP ADDRESS) which must have the same class as the network (first three groups of equal digits) and the SUBNET MASK which must be the same used by the network (generally 255.255.255.0).
- Page 14 WIFI camera installation The RK Series cameras with wifi are installed like wired cameras, but with the additional need for connection to the local wifi network. Initially you need to connect the camera with a network cable and assign a wired IP address.
- Page 15 To access with browsers other than Internet Explorer, such as Google Chrome, Firefox, Edge or Safari, just type the camera address in the browser's search bar If the connection to the camera is successful, the log-in window appears The factory access data of the RK Series cameras are: DSE SRL – ITALY – WWW.DSE.EU...
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Page 16: Plugin Installation
INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES - IP NETWORK CAMERAS Page:16 USERNAME: admin PASSWORD: admin You access the camera control mask. The commands in the window are described in detail in the configuration manual. MAXIMUM NUMBER OF CONNECTED CLIENTS Each camera accepts up to 15 simultaneous connections from as many remote clients. - Page 17 INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES - IP NETWORK CAMERAS Page:17 Download and install the plugin to be able to control all camera functions with the browser. DSE SRL – ITALY – WWW.DSE.EU...
- Page 18 INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES - IP NETWORK CAMERAS Page:18 Login with Internet Explorer Some older generation RK camera models do not support all browsers but only require Internet Explorer. Although now little used in normal web browsing, Internet Explorer remains a browser used in video surveillance because it is able to communicate even with non-latest generation devices, thanks to the management of ActiveX plugins.
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Page 19: Installing Activex
192.168.2.30 on port 85. INSTALLING ACTIVEX In order to make the RK series IP cameras viewable on the browser, it is necessary to install the ActiveX components. The first time you log in, the camera will detect the lack of these components and show the following window. - Page 20 INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES - IP NETWORK CAMERAS Page:20 Click on DOWNLOAD to download the activeX components. It is possible both to run the program directly by choosing RUN and to save the file on the local PC and then install it manually. Once the program is installed, a message will appear confirming the successful installation.
- Page 21 INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES - IP NETWORK CAMERAS Page:21 Connection with RTSP player The cameras support the RTSP protocol which is factory set to use port 554. It is possible to connect to the camera using any RTSP player such as VLC.
- Page 22 INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES - IP NETWORK CAMERAS Page:22 In the camera settings there is an option namedVIDEOS AFTER LOGINwhich concerns access via RTSP and allows you to enable or disable the password request in this type of connection. DSE SRL – ITALY – WWW.DSE.EU...
- Page 23 INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES - IP NETWORK CAMERAS Page:23 Snapshot recovery in http RK cameras allow you to take a real-time photo of the camera's main stream using a browser and the following string: http://IPaddress:port/snap.jpg http://192.168.1.168:80/snap.jpg With this syntax, to obtain the JPG you need to enter the access credentials to the camera. To avoid prompting for credentials you can embed them in the string as follows: http://user: password@ IPaddress:port/snap.jpg...
- Page 24 ONVIF software, refer to the manuals of the recording equipment. As a rule, NVRs automatically recognize the communication parameters to communicate with the cameras. If manual entry is required, note that RK series cameras use thedoor 80to communicate with the NVRs on the onvif protocol.
- Page 25 INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES - IP NETWORK CAMERAS Page:25 Direct web access via router The connection via Internet to the "Naked" cameras, such as this RK range, is usually not made by calling the individual cameras directly but by connecting to the NVR. For this type of connection, refer to the NVR manual.
- Page 26 INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES - IP NETWORK CAMERAS Page:26 An IP camera system is often placed within a LAN network connected to the Internet via a router as in the following diagram If we use a PC inside the network to view the cameras, the addresses of the cameras (generally of the type 192.168.XXX.XXX) are directly reachable.
- Page 27 The communication ports used by the RK series cameras are as follows: HTTP PORT: By default 80. The cameras use this port to communicate with browsers such as IE.
- Page 28 INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES - IP NETWORK CAMERAS Page:28 WEB access with CLOUD P2P To make it easier to connect via the Internet, even without having a static IP and without configuring the router ports, the cameras are equipped with the support of a P2P cloud server. Remote connection via our cloud server, from PC and mobile phone, is explained in the remote access manual.
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