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Before reading this manual This is a basic operation manual for use of an IDIS network camera. Users who are using this product for the first time, as well as users with experience using comparable products, must read this operation manual carefully before use and heed to the warnings and precautions contained herein while using the product.
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Before reading this manual Safety Precautions WARNING RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. Important Safeguards 1.
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Configure basic network camera settings and all other system settings. Screen images may vary depending on the model. Launch the IDIS Discovery program and then from the main screen, select a network camera whose settings you wish to change. Click on the Setup icon.
Change the camera’s system information, add users/ changed, too. If you want to change those settings, groups, and/or import/export settings. connect to the camera by using the IDIS Discovery program. - ONVIF Event Type • Normal: This is the usual way the camera delivers events.
Part 1 - Remote Setup • Setup Date/Time - Load Default Setup: Restores all settings other than Date/Time to their factory defaults. Select Include Network Setup to load default network settings as well. For more information on network setup, refer to the Network on page 10. - Import Setup: Open a setup file and apply its settings to the camera.
Part 1 - Remote Setup Network User/Group Change the network settings, enable FEN and security • User/Group: Change remote camera control features, and control network bandwidth use. permission settings for users and user groups. - Add Group: Add a new user group. Designate a name for the group and then specify control authorities.
Part 1 - Remote Setup IP Address IPv6 IPv4 • Check Use to activate IPv6. • Type: Select the type of network you are using. If this option has been changed, click Save to apply the • Type: Select the type of network you are using. If this current settings, and then restart Remote Setup.
Web browser. (If you can not access special characters, you can access by changing the encoding.) The FEN Server operated by IDIS is a service to its clients and may go offline without notice for server update purposes or due to an unexpected failure.
Web / HTTP ports are enabled by default and cannot be disabled. By enabling IDIS Web and RTSP ports, you will be able to use the IDIS Web program or a media player that supports RTSP (Real-Time Streaming Click Apply to use the recommended port numbers.
Part 1 - Remote Setup Bandwidth Control • Port numbers of the remote program must be updated whenever the camera's port numbers are changed. Regulates the camera’s network bandwidth use based • ONVIF protocol may not function if using HTTPS. on network traffic fluctuations.
Part 1 - Remote Setup Security IEEE 802.1X Select the IEEE 802.1X option to enable IEEE 802.1X network connection authentication. • IP Filtering: Select this option to enable IP Filtering. IP Filtering allows camera access from certain IP addresses and blocks access from others. •...
Part 1 - Remote Setup Video Camera Image Sensor Configure Image Sensor settings. Configure Camera, Streaming, MAT, Privacy Masking and OSD options. • Mode: Choose resolution(16:9 for 4M and 4:3 for 5M). When changing sensor mode, some settings will be reset to default.
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Part 1 - Remote Setup White Balance Exposure Configure White Balance settings.Preset: Use Configure Exposure settings. preconfigured white balance settings. • AE Target Gain: Specify exposure compensation’s • Preset: Use preconfigured white balance settings. target gain. Exposure is compensated automatically based on the specified target gain.
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Part 1 - Remote Setup - Manual: Use the slider to select the desired shutter Day & Night speed and gain. Select the most suitable minimum Configure Day & Night settings. and maximum shutter speeds and gains for the lighting conditions in the area where the camera is located.
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Part 1 - Remote Setup • Switching Level: Sets up the switching level between Miscellaneous daytime and nighttime modes. For example, if the Configure Miscellaneous settings. darkness level is set to 3 and the brightness level to 5, the system switches to nighttime mode when in lighting conditions of level 3 or below and to daytime mode when in lighting conditions of level 5 or over.
Part 1 - Remote Setup Streaming • Intelligent Codec: Analyze real-time video intelligently to minimize bitrate while maintaining frame rate and image quality. In environments where there are many video changes, image quality can be reduced. • Multi-View Streaming: Designate a specific area of the screen and stream images from that area only.
• Sensitivity: Set the motion detection sensitivity. Higher values will result in more sensitive motion detection. DC-T4517WRXP(-A) model • Inactivity Period: Set the Inactivity Period. If motion is not detected for the duration of time specified, video is transmitted and recorded using the frame rate designated below until movement is detected again.
Part 1 - Remote Setup DC-T4517WRX(-A) model Select OSD to indicate texts and Date/Time information. (Draw)/ (Erase): Set or remove a privacy mask. Click on the button and drag & drop using the mouse to set up a privacy mask. - No./Name: Displays a list of active privacy masks.
Part 1 - Remote Setup Event Action Email Select Email to send out emails. Designate event detection alert actions. • SMTP Server/Port: Enter the SMTP server’s IP address (or domain name) and port number you received from the network administrator. If a DNS server has been set up during network configuration, you can enter a domain name instead of an IP address.
Select FTP Upload to upload .jpg image of the event remote system. detected to an FTP server. • Not supported from the IDIS Web program. • The camera must be registered to the remote system in order to use the Remote Callback feature.
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Part 1 - Remote Setup • When specifying the Upload Path or Base File Name, you cannot use special characters such as \, /, #, *, |, :, ", <, >, and ?. • The resolution of FTP upload image can change depending on the resolution setting applied under Video >...
Part 1 - Remote Setup Event Motion Detection Configure event detection settings. Select Motion Detection to configure motion detection event settings. With motion detection event enabled, motion detections within the designated area will be assumed as events. • Sensitivity: Select daytime and nighttime motion detection sensitivity levels.
Action must be configured correctly in order to send out emails and messages. • Remote Callback is not supported on IDIS Web. • The camera must be registered to the remote system in order to use the Remote Callback feature.
– Tools → Internet Options → Advanced → Security → Use TLS 1.0 (select) • If connecting by entering an IP address and a port number, you can connect by entering just the IP address if IDIS Web connection port number has been set to 80 (443 when entering https).
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Run as administrator option. Otherwise, certain IDIS Web functions might not be available. • When running IDIS Web, the bottom section of the screen may get cut off if the address bar or the status bar is shown.
A remote web monitoring program that allows you to monitor images from remote locales in real-time. & Press to terminate IDIS Web. Place the mouse pointer on the logo to check IDIS Web's version. TYPE 1 Displays the current time. Click to view the video in full screen.
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Part 2 - IDIS Web Event status window at the bottom of the screen displays a list of events detected at remote locales. Trip zone Tampering Motion Detection Right-click on the screen to display the pop-up menu. Click to enable or disable each function.
Part 3 - Appendix Setup Menu Tree (Remote Setup) Remote Setup Quick Setup System Network Video System General Date/Time User/Group Network IP Address Port/QoS Bandwidth Control Security IEEE 802.1X Video Camera Streaming Privacy Masking Event Action Email Remote Callback FTP Upload Event Motion Detection Trip zone...
Part 3 - Appendix Index Quality Bitrate Control Remote Port Resolution RTSP Port Camera Name Compression Date/Time DSCP Time Sync FEN Name Use FEN FEN Server Use HTTPS Frame Rate User/Group Use UPnP IDIS Web port IPFiltering Network Bandwidth Limit ONVIF Protocol V1.1...
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