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TP-Link InSight S345-4G User Manual

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User Guide
4G Camera Web Interface
This guide uses the InSight S345-4G web page for demonstration.
Features and pictures may differ from your actual product.
© 2024 TP-Link 1910013880 REV1.0.1

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  • Page 1 User Guide 4G Camera Web Interface This guide uses the InSight S345-4G web page for demonstration. Features and pictures may differ from your actual product. © 2024 TP-Link 1910013880 REV1.0.1...
  • Page 2 Contents About This Guide ......................1 Login ............................. 2 1. 1 Connect the Camera to Network ......................3 1. 2 Log in to the Web Interface........................3 Live View ..........................6 View Device Information ....................8 3. 1 View System Logs ............................9 3.
  • Page 3 5. 11 Abnormal Sound Detection ........................37 5. 12 Vehicle Detection ............................37 5. 13 Human Detection ............................38 5. 14 Exception Event ............................39 5. 15 Smart Frame ..............................40 5. 16 Light Alarm ..............................40 5. 17 Sound Alarm ..............................41 5. 18 Alarm Server ..............................41 Recording and Storage ....................43 6.
  • Page 4 Cloud Service ........................64 System Settings ......................66 10. 1 Configure Basic Settings ..........................67 10. 2 Modify System Time ...........................67 10. 3 Manage User Accounts ..........................67 10. 4 System Management ..........................70 10. 5 Upgrade Firmware ............................71 10. 5. 1 Online Upgrade ..............................71 10.
  • Page 5 ■ The Quick Installation Guide can be found where you find this guide or inside the package of the product. ■ To ask questions, find answers, and communicate with TP-Link users or engineers, please visit https://community.tp-link.com to join TP-Link Community.
  • Page 6 Login This chapter guides you on how to log in to the web UI of the VIGI camera: • Connect the Camera to Network • Log in to the Web Interface...
  • Page 7 4G Network Camera Base Station 5. You can easily add and manage it via the TP-Link VIGI app. Download and install the app, log in with your TP-Link ID, and follow the app instructions. As this guide is based on the web interface, make sure that your camera is connected to the network via an Ethernet cable.
  • Page 8 Chapter 1 Login 3. Select your Country/Region Time Zone. 4. Set a password to activate the camera. Click Next. Now, you can log in to the camera using the password set here. 5. Set Password Protection. If you forget password, you can reset it with your security questions or recovery email.
  • Page 9 Chapter 1 Login Enter your email address to receive the verification code during the recovery operation process. Note: 1. For future logins, use the default username admin and the password you set for this camera. 2. If you forgot the password, click Forgot password? and follow the web instructions to reset the password.
  • Page 10 Live View You can monitor the camera in real time and respond to abnormal conditions with quick operations, such as zooming in the image and capturing screenshots.
  • Page 11 Chapter 2 Live View This chapter introduces the live view parameters and function icons. 1. Find the camera’s IP address on your gateway’s client page. 2. On your local computer, open a web browser and enter https://camera’s IP address (https://192.168.0.60 by default). 3.
  • Page 12 View Device Information This chapter introduces how to check the system logs and view your device information on the web UI. This chapter contains the following sections: • View System Logs • View Device Information...
  • Page 13 Chapter 3 View Device Information 3. 1 View System Logs The camera uses logs to record, classify, and manage system and device messages. You can search, view, and export the logs. 1. Go to Settings > Information > System Log >...
  • Page 14 Chapter 3 View Device Information 3. 2 View Device Information You can view basic information about the camera, including device model, firmware version, network information, stream information, and device QR code. Go to Settings > Information > Device Information > Device Information.
  • Page 15 Change Camera Settings This chapter introduces how to change the camera display settings and camera streams settings. It contains the following sections: • Camera Display Settings • Camera Stream Settings...
  • Page 16 Chapter 4 Change Camera Settings 4. 1 Camera Display Settings You can adjust image features according to your needs. 4. 1. 1 Image Settings 1. Go to Settings > Camera > Display > Image. 2. Configure the following parameters. Rotation Choose to turn the live view image by 0, 90 or 270 degrees on your display.
  • Page 17 Chapter 4 Change Camera Settings Mirror Select the mirror mode as needed. When you select Off, the image displays normally. By choosing Left-Right, you mirror the image on the vertical axis. By choosing Up-Down, you flip the image on the horizontal axis. By choosing Central, you rotate the image by 180 degrees around its center.
  • Page 18 Chapter 4 Change Camera Settings Image Adjustment Brightness Increasing the value will lighten the image. Contrast Increasing the value will increase the difference between the brighter and darker parts. Saturation Increasing the value will enrich the color of the image. Sharpness Increasing the value will sharpen the image.
  • Page 19 Chapter 4 Change Camera Settings White Balance White balance is a process of removing unrealistic color casts, so that objects which appear white in person are rendered white in the image. Auto: The camera adjusts the color temperature automatically. Locked: The camera keeps the current color settings all the time. Daylight/Natural Light/Incandescent/Warm Light: The camera adjusts the color temperature to remove the color casts caused by the corresponding...
  • Page 20 Chapter 4 Change Camera Settings Lighting Mode Infrared Lighting: The infrared supplement light is on all the time. Human/Vehicle Trigger Full-Color: The camera turns on the full-color mode once it detects a person or vehicle. White Light Illumination: The white supplement light is on all the time. With this selected, you may customize White Light Intensity parameters.
  • Page 21 Chapter 4 Change Camera Settings 2. Configure the following parameters, and click Save to save your settings. Date Check to display the date on the image. Week Check to display the week on the image. Channel Name Check to display the channel name on the image. You can also check Custom and specify a text to display.
  • Page 22 Chapter 4 Change Camera Settings 1. Go to Settings > Camera > Display > Privacy Mask. 2. Enable Privacy Mask. Draw the privacy area on the preview screen (the blue square in the picture below). Drag the area to adjust its size and location. For Mask Type, you may choose Solid Black Mosaic, which determines the display effect of the area.
  • Page 23 Chapter 4 Change Camera Settings 2. Configure the following parameters, and click Save. Stream Type Main Stream is the primary video feed used for recording and provides the highest video quality. It has higher definition and higher bandwidth than substream. Substream is a secondary video feed that is used mainly for remote viewing from computers from outside the network.
  • Page 24 Chapter 4 Change Camera Settings Max Bit Rate When VBR selected as the bit rate type, specify the upper limit of bit rate. When CBR selected as the bit rate type, specify the bit rate. Restore Click to restore to factory default settings. 4.
  • Page 25 Chapter 4 Change Camera Settings Noise Filtering Enable noise filtering to remove the noise from the video. Audio Switch Turn on the microphone. Restore Click to restore to factory default settings. 4. 2. 3 ROI (region of interest) concentrates on delivering high quality video from interested region. In ROI, you can configure the interest level of a specified area in each channel.
  • Page 26 Chapter 4 Change Camera Settings SRTP (Secure Real-time Transport Protocol) is a Real-time Transport Protocol (RTP) internet protocol, intended to provide encryption, message authentication and integrity, and replay attack protection to the RTP data in both unicast and multicast applications. 1.
  • Page 27 Events This chapter guides you on how to configure the event settings and alarm actions when your cameras detect different types of events. VIGI camera monitors your pre-defined areas and you’ll be automatically alerted to any suspicious activity in your home and office. This chapter includes the following sections: •...
  • Page 28 Chapter 5 Events 5. 1 Arming Schedule and Linkage Method Arming schedule is a customized time period in which the device performs certain tasks. Linkage is the response to the detected certain incident or target during the scheduled time. This configuration is optional.
  • Page 29 Chapter 5 Events 4. Set linkage methods as needed. 5. 2 Motion Detection Motion detection allows cameras to detect the moving objects in the monitored area and triggers alarm actions. You can customize the motion detection settings, set the alarm schedule, and select the triggered actions.
  • Page 30 Chapter 5 Events it. You may delete a selected area, clear all areas, expand the selected areas to the full screen, or add another area. Then configure the motion detection settings. Note: You may customize up to four areas. 3. In Area Settings section, you may modify the following parameters: Adjust the value of sensitivity.
  • Page 31 Chapter 5 Events 1. Go to Settings > Event > Basic Event > Camera Tampering. 2. Enable Camera Tampering. 3. Set the sensitivity of video tampering. A higher value can trigger the alarm actions more easily. 4. Set the Linkage Method. Note that the options vary by model. 5.
  • Page 32 Chapter 5 Events 4. Refer to Arming Schedule and Linkage Method for settings if needed. 5. Click Save. 5. 5 Line Crossing Detection Line crossing detection triggers alarm actions when cameras detect that moving objects cross a customized virtual line. Follow the steps below to finish the configuration. 1.
  • Page 33 Chapter 5 Events Note: You can draw up to four lines and need to configure settings for each line. The higher the value is, the easier it is to detect a target that crosses Sensitivity the line. Choose the direction from which the target crosses the line. A->B: Only the target crossing the configured line from the A side to the B side can be detected.
  • Page 34 Chapter 5 Events 1. Go to Settings > Event > Smart Event, select Intrusion Detection from the drop-down list, and enable it. 2. Draw intrusion areas on the preview screen. Select the area and configure the settings. Note: You may draw up to four areas and need to configure settings for each area. The higher the value is, the more easily an intrusion action can be Sensitivity detected.
  • Page 35 Chapter 5 Events Object Choose whether you want to detect humans only, vehicles only, or Classification: both. The function is available only for cameras which support human Human/Vehicle detection and vehicle detection. Object Select the detection type from High, Medium, and Low. The function Classification is available only for the cameras which support human detection and Confidence...
  • Page 36 Chapter 5 Events Note: You may draw up to four areas and need to configure settings for each area. Adjust the value of sensitivity. A higher value can trigger alarm actions Sensitivity more easily. Set the minimum and maximum width for the target to be detected. Object Width Filter Only targets with sizes between the maximum and minimum value will be detected.
  • Page 37 Chapter 5 Events 1. Go to Settings > Event > Smart Event, select Region Exiting Detection from the drop-down list, and enable it. 2. Draw shapes for area exiting detection on the preview screen. Note: You may draw up to four areas and need to configure settings for each area. Adjust the value of sensitivity.
  • Page 38 Chapter 5 Events 3. Refer to Arming Schedule and Linkage Method for settings if needed. 4. Click Save. 5. 9 Loitering Detection Loitering detection triggers alarm actions when a moving object remains in a predefined area for a specific amount of time. You can customize the area settings, select the triggered actions and set the alarm schedule.
  • Page 39 Chapter 5 Events It stands for the threshold for the time of the object loitering in the Loitering Time region. If the time that one object stays exceeds the threshold, the alarm is triggered. Set the minimum and maximum width for the target to be detected. Object Width Filter Only targets with sizes between the maximum and minimum value will be detected.
  • Page 40 Chapter 5 Events 1. Go to Settings > Event > Smart Event, select Object Abandoned/Removal Detection from the drop-down list, and enable it. 2. Draw shapes for area exiting detection on the preview screen. Note: You may draw up to four areas and need to configure settings for each area. Adjust the value of sensitivity.
  • Page 41 Chapter 5 Events 5. 11 Abnormal Sound Detection Abnormal sound detection identifies uncommon or irregular sounds and triggers alarm actions. You can select the triggered actions and set the alarm schedule. Follow the steps below to finish the configuration. 1. Go to Settings >...
  • Page 42 Chapter 5 Events 1. Go to Settings > Event > Smart Event, select Vehicle Detection from the drop-down list, and click the toggle to turn it on. 2. Draw shapes for area exiting detection on the preview screen. Note: You may draw up to four areas. 3.
  • Page 43 Chapter 5 Events 1. Go to Settings > Event > Smart Event, select Human Detection from the drop-down list, and click the toggle to turn it on. 2. Adjust the value of sensitivity. A higher value can trigger alarm actions more easily. 3.
  • Page 44 Chapter 5 Events 5. 15 Smart Frame Smart frame is an AI-powered function that can precisely mark and capture detected movement, people, or vehicle objects on the screen. Click the toggles to specify the type of detection: motion, human, or vehicle. You may enable more than one types.
  • Page 45 Chapter 5 Events 5. 17 Sound Alarm Enable Sound Alarm, then the alarm on the camera will be triggered when an event is detected. 1. Go to Settings > Event > Active Defence > Sound Alarm. 2. Enable Active Defence - Sound Alarm, select the Alarm Type, and click Test.
  • Page 46 Chapter 5 Events 2. Click Add. 3. Enter Host IP/Domain, URL, and Port, and select Protocol. Enable Attach Image if needed. Note: HTTP and HTTPS are selectable. It is recommended to use HTTPS, as it encrypts the data transmission during communication. 4.
  • Page 47 Recording and Storage This chapter guides you on how to view and configure recording and storage settings on your camera. VIGI camera allows you to set your own recording schedules and parameters. This chapter includes the following sections: • Recording Schedule •...
  • Page 48 Chapter 6 Recording and Storage 6. 1 Recording Schedule Recording schedule section provides convenience and flexibility for the daily monitoring of your camera. You can customize the recording schedules. You can set different schedules for each day. In Advanced Settings page, you can set the pre-recording time and delay time for recording. 1.
  • Page 49 Chapter 6 Recording and Storage Event Recording or Continuous Recording for each time period and check Set. You may copy a schedule for a day to any other days. Click when you are done. 4. Click Save. 6. 2 Storage Management In Storage Management, you can view the parameters and configure the properties and disk group of SD card.
  • Page 50 Chapter 6 Recording and Storage When the Status of memory card turns from Uninitialized to Normal, the memory card is ready for use. 3. Specify advanced settings. Select the stream type for recording. Main Stream stands for the best stream performance the device supports.
  • Page 51 Network Management With proper network configurations, you can connect your camera to the internet, build up mapping between internal and external ports. This chapter contains the following sections: • Internet Connection • Port • Platform Access • Email • Port Forwarding •...
  • Page 52 Chapter 7 Network Management 7. 1 Internet Connection In Internet Connection, you can view the connection status and configure the camera to obtain a dynamic or static IP address. Follow the steps below to configure the network settings. 1. Go to Settings >...
  • Page 53 Chapter 7 Network Management IPv4 Mode Configure the camera to obtain a dynamic or static IP address. IPv4 Address Specify an IP address for the camera. The IP address should be in the same segment as the gateway; otherwise, the camera cannot connect to the internet.
  • Page 54 Chapter 7 Network Management 2. Specify HTTPS port and service port. HTTPS Specify a port for HTTPS protocol. RTSP Specify a port for RTSP protocol. Video Service Specify a port for protocols of video services. Web Stream Specify a port to access the camera’s live streaming web interface. 3.
  • Page 55 Chapter 7 Network Management 7. 4 Email When the email is configured and enabled as a linkage method, the device sends an email notification to all designated recipients if an alarm event is detected. 1. Go to Settings > Network Settings >...
  • Page 56 Chapter 7 Network Management 7. 5 Port Forwarding Port Forwarding is used to establish the mapping between the internal port and external port. When Port Forwarding is enabled, you can access the device and watch the videos when accessing the external port remotely.
  • Page 57 Chapter 7 Network Management 7. 6 IP Restriction When IP Restriction is enabled, you can add IP addresses to the deny list or allow list to restrict the access to the camera. The IP address in the deny list cannot access the camera, while only the IP addresses in the allow list can access the camera.
  • Page 58 Chapter 7 Network Management 1. Go to Settings > Network Settings > Multicast. 2. Select the stream type, then enable Multicast. 3. Disable Random IP Port and specify a static address and port, or enable Random IP Port. 4. Click Save. After Multicast enabled, you can watch the video with the URL rtsp://A:B:C:D/multicastStreamN, for example, rtsp://192.168.0.3/multicastStream1.
  • Page 59 Chapter 7 Network Management 1. Go to Settings > Network Settings > FTP Settings > Server. 2. Check Enable Server. FTP and SFTP are selectable. The files uploading is encrypted by using SFTP protocol. 3. Enter Server Address and Port. They stand for the FTP server address and corresponding port. 4.
  • Page 60 Chapter 7 Network Management 1. Go to Settings > Network Settings > FTP Settings > Upload. 2. Enable Recording Schedule and follow the steps in Recording Schedule.. 3. Enable Upload Video and Upload Capture as needed. 4. Configure the following parameters: Select the stream type for recording.
  • Page 61 Chapter 7 Network Management Capture Interval The camera takes the capture when it reaches the capture interval. Capture Number The number of captures taken during one interval. 5. Click Save. 7. 9 Advanced Settings In the Advanced column, you can set the SNMP, or Simple Network Management Protocol, to get device information for network management, and use the Dynamic DNS (DDNS) for network access.
  • Page 62 Chapter 7 Network Management 7. 9. 2 DDNS DDNS is a service that maps internet domain names to IP addresses, automatically updating the IP address if or when it changes. With DDNS, you can access the internet using the domain name without worrying about changes to your IP address, needless to update it manually.
  • Page 63 4G Settings Through a Nano-SIM card, the 4G camera can transmit video streams and motion alerts to your monitoring web interface using 4G LTE signals. This chapter contains the following sections: • Network Status • Network Settings • Data Settings...
  • Page 64 Chapter 8 4G Settings 8. 1 Network Status To connect your camera to a 4G LTE network, make sure you prepare a Nano-SIM card, activate it, and insert it in the slot at the side of the camera. 1. To check the status of your network, go to Settings >...
  • Page 65 Chapter 8 4G Settings 8. 2 Network Settings In Network Settings, you can configure your network and APN and manage your mobile data consumption. 8. 2. 1 Network Settings 1. Go to Settings > > Network Settings > Network Settings. 2.
  • Page 66 Chapter 8 4G Settings 8. 2. 3 Online Detection Online detection is to detect whether the camera is online. The ping command is a common tool to verify network devices connected to network is reachable. This command will send a request over the network to a specific device IP.
  • Page 67 Chapter 8 4G Settings Usage Alert Enable to prevent data overuse. When data usage reaches the set percentage of the total allowance, an alert will be sent through the VMS or the TP-Link VIGI app.
  • Page 68 Cloud Service After connecting your camera to the internet, you can manage it remotely via Cloud Services.
  • Page 69 3. After binding your TP-Link ID, download the VIGI app on your mobile phone by scanning the QR code below. Log in with your TP-Link ID. Then you can monitor the live view and manage the camera remotely on your computer or mobile phone.
  • Page 70 System Settings This chapter guides you to configure the basic and advanced settings of your camera, export and import settings. You can create and modify administrator accounts based on your needs. This chapter includes the following sections: • Configure Basic Settings •...
  • Page 71 Chapter 10 System Settings 10. 1 Configure Basic Settings 1. Go to Settings > System Settings > Basic Settings. 2. View and change the name of your camera. 3. Enable the Status LED if you want to be informed of the camera’s activities. 4.
  • Page 72 Chapter 10 System Settings 1. Go to Settings > System Settings > User Management. Click Add. Enter Username, select User Group, and enter Password. Assign remote permission to users based on needs. The administrator has the authority to all operations and can add users Administrator and operators and assign permission.
  • Page 73 Chapter 10 System Settings 3. Click Edit to change your username and password. Click Save when you are done. 4. Click Password Protection for account security settings. You can reset the password by setting the security question or email. You can click Forget Password and answer the security question to reset...
  • Page 74 Chapter 10 System Settings the admin password when access the device via browser. After setting the email, you can receive the verification code during the recovering operation process. Click Save when you are done. 10. 4 System Management You can reset the camera to factory default settings, import and export the configuration file of your camera.
  • Page 75 Import. 10. 5 Upgrade Firmware TP-Link aims at providing better network experience for users. We will inform you through the web management page if there’s any update firmware available for your camera. Also, the latest firmware will be released at the TP-Link official website www.tp-link.com, and you can...
  • Page 76 Chapter 10 System Settings 10. 6 Reboot Device Regularly The Scheduled Reboot feature cleans the cache to enhance the running performance of the camera. 1. Go to Settings > System Settings > Reboot Device. 2. Enable Scheduled Reboot. 3. Select the day and time and click Save to save your settings.

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