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  • Page 1 Viewtron LPR-IP4 Automatic License Plate Recognition Camera User Manual Please read instructions carefully before operating the unit and keep it for further reference. Safety Instructions...
  • Page 2 Viewtron LPR-IP4 User Manual The following symbols or words may be found in this manual. Symbols/Words Description Indicates a medium or low potential hazardous situation which , ⚠ Warning if not avoided, will or could result in slight or moderate injury Indicates a potential risk which, if not avoided, will or could ⚠...
  • Page 3 Viewtron LPR-IP4 User Manual This product is intended to be supplied by a Listed Power Unit, marked with 'Limited Power Source', 'LPS' on unit, output rated minimum 12V/2 A or POE 48V/ 350mA or AC24V (depending on models), no more than 2000m altitude of operation and Tma=60 Deg.C.
  • Page 4 Viewtron LPR-IP4 User Manual Privacy Protection When installing cameras in public areas, a warning notice shall be given in a reasonable and effective manner and clarify the monitoring range. As the device user or data controller, you might collect the personal data of others, such as face, car plate number, etc.
  • Page 5 Viewtron LPR-IP4 User Manual If you enable UPnP, it will automatically try to forward ports in your router or modem. It is really very convenient for users, but this will increase the risk of data leakage when the system automatically forwards ports. Disabling UPnP is recommended when the function is not used in real applications.
  • Page 6 Viewtron LPR-IP4 User Manual 2012/19/EU (WEEE directive): The Directive on waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE Directive). To improve the environmental management of WEEE, the improvement of collection, treatment and recycling of electronics at the end of their life is essential. Therefore, the product marked with this symbol must be disposed of in a responsible manner.

  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    Viewtron LPR-IP4 User Manual Introduction ........................1 Network Connection ....................... 2 LAN ........................ 2 2.1.1 Access through IP-Tool ................. 2 2.1.2 Directly Access through IE ..............4 WAN ....................... 6 License Plate Recognition ....................9 Configuration Requirements of Camera and Surrounding Area ....9 Recommended Image Settings ..............
  • Page 8 Viewtron LPR-IP4 User Manual 5.5.10 UPNP ....................46 5.5.11 Email ....................46 5.5.12 FTP ...................... 47 5.5.13 HTTP POST ..................49 5.5.14 HTTPS ....................50 5.5.15 QoS ..................... 51 Security Configuration ................. 52 5.6.1 User Configuration ................52 5.6.2 Online User ..................53 5.6.3...

  • Page 9: Introduction

    Viewtron LPR-IP4 User Manual 1 Introduction Main Features l ICR auto switch, true day/night l 3D DNR, WDR l BLC, Defog, Anti-flicker, etc. l ROI coding l Abnormal video signal detection (scene change, video blur detection, video cast detection), license plate recognition...

  • Page 10: Network Connection

    Viewtron LPR-IP4 User Manual 2 Network Connection System Requirement For proper operating the product, the following requirements should be met for your computer. Operating System: Windows 7 Home basic or higher CPU: 2.0GHz or higher RAM: 1G or higher Display: 1920*1080 resolution or higher (recommended) Web browser: IE (plug-in required)/ Firefox/Edge/Safari/Google Chrome It is recommended to use the latest version of these web browsers.
  • Page 11 Viewtron LPR-IP4 User Manual By default Viewtron IP cameras are set to DHCP mode and must be connected to a network with a DHCP server or directly to a Viewtron NVR. ③ Double click the IP address and then the system will pop up the IE browser to connect IP-CAM.

  • Page 12: Directly Access Through Ie

    Viewtron LPR-IP4 User Manual Please enter the user name (admin) and password. Then select the stream type and language as needed. Stream Type: The plug-in free live view only supports1080P or lower resolution. The safety questions should be set after you click “Login” button. It is very important for you to reset your password.
  • Page 13 Viewtron LPR-IP4 User Manual Data port: 9008 Use the above default settings when logging in the camera for the first time. Directly connect the camera to the computer through network cable. ① Manually set the IP address of the PC and the network segment should be as the same as the default settings of the IP camera.

  • Page 14: Wan

    Viewtron LPR-IP4 User Manual ② Open the IE browser and enter the default address of IP-CAM and confirm. ③ Follow directions to download and install the Active X control. ④ Enter the default username and password in the login window and then enter to view.
  • Page 15 Viewtron LPR-IP4 User Manual IP Setup ③ Go to the router’s management interface through IE browser to forward the IP address and port of the camera in the “Virtual Server”. Router Setup ④ Open the IE browser and enter its WAN IP and http port to access. (For example, if the http port is changed to 81, please enter “192.198.1.201:81”...
  • Page 16 Viewtron LPR-IP4 User Manual ② Go to Config àNetworkàTCP/IPàPPPoE Config menu. Enable PPPoE and then enter the user name and password from your internet service provider. ③ Go to Config àNetworkàDDNS menu. Before configuring the DDNS, please apply for a domain name first.

  • Page 17: License Plate Recognition

    Viewtron LPR-IP4 User Manual License Plate Recognition 3.1 Configuration Requirements of Camera and Surrounding Area The configuration of the camera will affect the accuracy of license plate recognition. To clearly capture the license plate, please refer to the following advices.

  • Page 18: Recommended Image Settings

    Viewtron LPR-IP4 User Manual Road / Intersection Monitoring: The installation height (H) should range from 4.5 m to 6m. The distance D (between the location of the camera installation and the captured area) should range from 15m to 25m. This distance (D) depends on the installation height, usually 3 or 4 times the installation height (H).
  • Page 19 Viewtron LPR-IP4 User Manual Brightness: Set the brightness level of the camera’s image. The brightness value can be kept around 25 in day mode, and in night mode it’s suggested to be lower value to capture the license plate clearly.

  • Page 20: License Plate Detection

    Viewtron LPR-IP4 User Manual Click “Schedule” and then select “Timing”. Please Drag “ ” icons to set the time of day and night. Blue means day time and blank means night time. The image configuration mode will automatically switch between day and night according to the schedule.
  • Page 21 Viewtron LPR-IP4 User Manual To set the detection area Click “Draw Area” and drag the border lines of the rectangle to modify its size. Click “Stop Draw” to stop drawing the area. Click “Clear” to clear the area. Then set the detectable size by defining the maximum value and the minimum value (The default size range of a single number plate image occupies from 1% to 50% of the entire image).
  • Page 22 Viewtron LPR-IP4 User Manual l Add vehicles Click “Add” to extend a vehicle adding box as shown in the above figure. Enter the license plate number, select list type, start and end time, enter owner, license plate type, phone number and so on. Then click “Save” to save the vehicle information.
  • Page 23 Viewtron LPR-IP4 User Manual tab to go to the following interface. Set the fault tolerance, alarm list and check “alarm out”. Finally, click “Save” to save all the settings. Allow fault character(s) of the plate number: up to 2 characters are allowed. For example, if “2”...
  • Page 24 Viewtron LPR-IP4 User Manual Recognition Mode: All, Recognizing when approaching, Recognizing when driving away. Tolerant Digitals: please set the tolerant character pair as needed. For example: 1 and L, supposing that the plate number “ABCL” has been added to the vehicle database, when the plate number “ABC1”...
  • Page 25 Viewtron LPR-IP4 User Manual...

  • Page 26: Live View

    Viewtron LPR-IP4 User Manual 4 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 Zoom out Fit correct scale...
  • Page 27 Viewtron LPR-IP4 User Manual follows: Icon Description Icon Description Zoom - Zoom + Focus - Focus + One key focus (used when image is out of focus after manual adjustment...

  • Page 28: Network Camera Configuration

    Viewtron LPR-IP4 User Manual 5 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. 5.1 System Configuration 5.1.1 Basic Information In the “Basic Information” interface, the system information of the device is listed.

  • Page 29: Local Config

    Viewtron LPR-IP4 User Manual Click the “Date and Time” tab to set the time mode and format. 5.1.3 Local Config Go to ConfigàSystemàLocal 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.
  • Page 30 Viewtron LPR-IP4 User Manual l SD Card Management Click the “Format” button to format the SD card. All data will be cleared by clicking this button. Click the “Eject” button to stop writing data to SD card. Then the SD card can be ejected safely.
  • Page 31 Viewtron LPR-IP4 User Manual Weekly schedule Set the alarm time from Monday to Sunday for a single week. Each day is divided in one hour increments. Green means scheduled. Blank means unscheduled. “Add”: Add the schedule for a special day. Drag the mouse to set the time on the timeline.

  • Page 32: Image Configuration

    Viewtron LPR-IP4 User Manual Set the format, resolution and quality of the image saved on the SD card and the snapshot interval and quantity and the timing snapshot here. Snapshot Quantity: The number you set here is the maximum quantity of snapshots. The actual quantity of snapshots may be less than this number.
  • Page 33 Viewtron LPR-IP4 User Manual Brightness: Set the brightness level of the camera’s image. Contrast: Set the color difference between the brightest and darkest parts. Hue: Set the total color degree of the image. Saturation: Set the degree of color purity. The purer the color, the brighter the image is.
  • Page 34 Viewtron LPR-IP4 User Manual of the image in the darkest area will be seen clearly. Antiflicker: Off: disables the anti-flicker function. This is used mostly in outdoor installations. 50Hz: reduces flicker in 50Hz lighting conditions. 60Hz: reduces flicker in 60Hz lighting conditions.

  • Page 35: Video / Audio Configuration

    Viewtron LPR-IP4 User Manual 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.

  • Page 36: Osd Configuration

    Viewtron LPR-IP4 User Manual Send Snapshot: Set thee snapshot stream. Video encode slice split: If this function is enabled, smooth image can be gotten even though using the low-performance PC. Watermark: When playing back the local recorded video in the search interface, the watermark can be displayed.

  • Page 37: Video Mask

    Viewtron LPR-IP4 User Manual 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 pixel of the image shall not exceed 200*200, or it cannot be uploaded.

  • Page 38: Roi Configuration

    Viewtron LPR-IP4 User Manual To clear the video mask: Click the “Clear” button to delete the current video mask area. 5.2.5 ROI Configuration Go to ImageàROI Config interface as shown below. An area in the image can be set as a region of interest.

  • Page 39: Lens Control

    Viewtron LPR-IP4 User Manual 5.2.6 Lens Control This function is only available for the model with motorized zoom lens. Within 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 ConfigàImageà...
  • Page 40 Viewtron LPR-IP4 User Manual 1. Check “Enable” check box to activate motion based alarms. If unchecked, the camera will not send out any signals to trigger motion-based recording to the NVR or CMS, even if there is motion in the video.

  • Page 41: Exception Alarm

    Viewtron LPR-IP4 User Manual Move the “Sensitivity” scroll bar to set the sensitivity. Higher sensitivity value means that motion will be triggered more easily. Select “Add” and click “Draw”. Drag the mouse to draw the motion detection area; Select “Erase” and drag the mouse to clear motion detection area.
  • Page 42 Viewtron LPR-IP4 User Manual 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 section for details.

  • Page 43: Alarm In

    Viewtron LPR-IP4 User Manual 3. Trigger alarm out. When the camera is disconnected, the system will trigger the alarm out. 5.3.3 Alarm In To set sensor alarm (alarm in): Go to ConfigàAlarmàAlarm In interface as shown below. 1. Click “Enable” and set the alarm type, alarm holding time and sensor name.
  • Page 44 Viewtron LPR-IP4 User Manual Alarm Out Mode: Alarm linkage, manual operation, day/night switch linkage and timing are optional. Alarm Linkage: Having selected this mode, select alarm out name, alarm holding time at the “Alarm Holding Time” pull down list box and alarm type.

  • Page 45: Alarm Server

    Viewtron LPR-IP4 User Manual 5.3.5 Alarm Server Go to AlarmàAlarm Server interface as shown below. Set the server address, port, heartbeat and heartbeat interval. When an alarm occurs, the camera will transfer the alarm event to the alarm server. If an alarm server is not needed, there is no need to configure this section.
  • Page 46 Viewtron LPR-IP4 User Manual 1. Enable the applicable detection that’s desired. Scene Change Detection: Alarms will be triggered if the scene of the monitor video has changed. Video Blur Detection: Alarms will be triggered if the video becomes blurry. Abnormal Color Detection: Alarms will be triggered if the image is abnormal caused by color deviation.

  • Page 47: Network Configuration

    Viewtron LPR-IP4 User Manual the system responds to the amplitude of the scene change. The sensitivity value of Video Blur Detection: The higher the value is, the more sensitive the system responds to the blurriness of the image. The sensitivity value of Abnormal Color Detection: The higher the value is, the more sensitive the system responds to the color shift of the image.

  • Page 48: Port

    Viewtron LPR-IP4 User Manual Either method of network connection can be used. If PPPoE is used to connect internet, the camera will get a dynamic WAN IP address. This IP address will change frequently. To be notified, the IP change notification function can be used.

  • Page 49: Onvif

    Viewtron LPR-IP4 User Manual 1. Check “Enable”. 2. Check the IP address and port of the transfer media server in the ECMS/NVMS. Then enable the auto report in the ECMS/NVMS when adding a new device. Next, enter the remaining information of the device in the ECMS/NVMS. After that, the system will automatically allot a device ID.

  • Page 50: Ddns

    Viewtron LPR-IP4 User Manual Note: when adding the device to the third-party platform with ONVIF/RTSP protocol, please use the onvif user in the above interface. 5.5.5 DDNS If the camera is set up with a DHCP connection, DDNS should be set for the internet.

  • Page 51: Snmp

    Viewtron LPR-IP4 User Manual After the domain name is successfully applied for, the domain name will be listed as below. 3. Enter the username, password, domain you apply for in the DDNS configuration interface. 4. Click the “Save” button to save the settings.

  • Page 52: 802.1X

    Viewtron LPR-IP4 User Manual 5.5.7 802.1x If it is enabled, the camera’s data can be protected. When the camera is connected to the network protected by the IEE802.1x, user authentication is needed.

  • Page 53: Rtsp

    Viewtron LPR-IP4 User Manual 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.

  • Page 54: Rtmp

    Viewtron LPR-IP4 User Manual (unicast or multicast, eg. rtsp://192.168.226.201:554/profile1?transportmode=mcast) in a VLC player to realize the simultaneous preview with the web client. 2. The IP address mentioned above cannot be the address of IPv6. 3. Avoid the use of the same multicast address in the same local network.

  • Page 55: Ftp

    Viewtron LPR-IP4 User Manual Sender Address: sender’s e-mail address. User name and password: sender’s user name and password (you don’t have to enter the username and password if “Anonymous Login” is enabled). Server Address: The SMTP IP address or host name.
  • Page 56 Viewtron LPR-IP4 User Manual 2. Click “Add” to add the information of the FTP. After that, click “Save” to save the settings. Server Name: The name of the FTP server. Server Address: The IP address or domain name of the FTP.

  • Page 57: Http Post

    Viewtron LPR-IP4 User Manual File Name Event Type IP address change MOTION Motion Detection SENSOR Sensor Alarm Video Exception VEHICE License Plate Detection SDFULL SD Full SDERROR SD Error Jpg image naming rule: Event type_Year(4digits)-Month(2digits)-Day(2 digits)-Hour(2 digits)-Minute(2 digits)-Second(2 digits)-Millisecond(3 digits)_index(3digits).jpg Description: Event type: refers to the above table.

  • Page 58: Https

    Viewtron LPR-IP4 User Manual Server address: the IP address/domain name of the third-party platform. Server port: the server port of the third-party platform. After the above parameters are set, click “Save” to save the settings. Then the camera will automatically connect the third-party platform. The online state can be viewed in the above interface.

  • Page 59: Qos

    Viewtron LPR-IP4 User Manual Click the “Create” button to create a private certificate. Enter the country (only two letters available), domain (camera’s IP address/domain), validity date, password, province/state, region and so on. Then click “OK” to save the settings. * Click “Create a certificate request” to enter the following interface.

  • Page 60: Security Configuration

    Viewtron LPR-IP4 User Manual 5.6 Security Configuration 5.6.1 User Configuration Go to ConfigàSecurityàUser interface as shown below. Add user: 1. Click the “Add” button to pop up the following textbox. 2. Enter user name in “User Name” textbox. 3. Enter the password in the “Password” and “Confirm Password” textbox. Please set the password according to the requirement of the password security level (Go to ConfigàSecurityàSecurity ManagementàPassword Security interface to set the security...

  • Page 61: Online User

    Viewtron LPR-IP4 User Manual 2. The “Edit user” dialog box pops up by clicking the “Modify” button. Admin can modify its password and change the user type and permission of other users here. Other users only can modify their password in this interface.

  • Page 62: Block And Allow Lists

    Viewtron LPR-IP4 User Manual 5.6.3 Block and Allow Lists Go to ConfigàSecurityàBlock 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 and then enter IP address in the address box and click the “Add”...

  • Page 63: Maintenance Configuration

    Viewtron LPR-IP4 User Manual Please set the password level and expiration time as needed. Password Level: Weak, Medium or Strong. Weak level: Numbers, special characters, upper or lower case letters can be used. You can choose one of them or any combination of them when setting the password.

  • Page 64: Reboot

    Viewtron LPR-IP4 User Manual 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.
  • Page 65 Viewtron LPR-IP4 User Manual 2. Select the main type, sub type, start and end time. 3. Click “Search” to view the operation log. 4. Click “Export” to export the operation log.

  • Page 66: Search

    Viewtron LPR-IP4 User Manual 6 Search 6.1 Image Search Click Search to go to the interface as shown below. Images that are saved on the SD card can be found here. l Local Image Search Choose “Picture”—“Local”. Set time: Select date and choose the start and end time.
  • Page 67 Viewtron LPR-IP4 User Manual l SD Card Image Search Choose “Picture”—“SD Card”. Set time: Select 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 a file name in the list to view the captured photos.

  • Page 68: Video Search

    Viewtron LPR-IP4 User Manual 6.2 Video Search 6.2.1 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.

  • Page 69: Sd Card Video Search

    Viewtron LPR-IP4 User Manual Icon Description Icon Description Play button. After pausing video, Pause button click 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.
  • Page 70 Viewtron LPR-IP4 User Manual The time table can be shown in 24H/12H/2H/1H format by clicking the corresponding buttons. Video clip and downloading Search the video files according to the above mentioned steps. Select the start time by clicking on the time table.

  • Page 71: License Plate Recognition Result Search

    Viewtron LPR-IP4 User Manual 7 License Plate Recognition Result Search Click Data RecordàVehicle Log tab to go to the license plate recognition result search interface. Set the start time and end time and click “Search” to view the license plate recognition result.
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  • Page 73: Appendix

    Viewtron LPR-IP4 User Manual Appendix Appendix 1 Troubleshooting How to find the password? A：Click “Forget Password” and then answer the security questions to reset the password. Fail to connect devices through IE browser. A: Network is not well connected. Check the connection and make sure it is connected well.
  • Page 74 Viewtron LPR-IP4 User Manual 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. How to modify IP address through IP-Tool? A: After you install the IP-Tool, run it as shown below.
  • Page 75 Viewtron LPR-IP4 User Manual For example, the IP address of your computer is 192.168.1.4. So the IP address of the camera shall be changed to 192.168.1.X. After modification, please enter the password of “admin” which is set in the device activation interface in advance and then click the...

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