5.1.2 Assign An IP Address via Browser...............21 5.2 Accessing from the Web Browser................23 5.3 Accessing from Milesight Back-end Software............24 5.3.1 Accessing from Milesight VMS Enterprise (Video Management System)..24 Chapter 6. Live View......................26 6.1 Live Video....................... 26 Chapter 7. Playback......................34 Chapter 8.
Milesight IoT Co., Ltd (Hereinafter referred to as Milesight). reserves the right to change this manual and the specifications without prior notice. The latest specifications and user documentation for all Milesight products are available on our official website http://www.milesight.com 1.2 Safety Instruction...
Network Camera User Manual | 1 - Introduction | 5 • To prevent heat accumulation, do not block air circulation around the camera • Laser beams may damage image sensors. The surface of image sensors should not be exposed to where a laser beam equipment is used •...
Chapter 2. Product Description 2.1 Product Overview Milesight provides a consistent range of cost-effective and reliable network cameras to fully meet your requirements. Based on embedded Linux operating system, Milesight network cameras could be easily accessed and managed either locally or remotely with great reliability.
• G.711/ AAC/ G.722/ G.726 audio compression capability • Support Audio I/O Network • UPnP protocol for the easy management of camera • Support Milesight DDNS • FTP upload, SMTP upload, SD card record and SIP phone • Support VPN Advanced Function •...
Network Camera User Manual | 2 - Product Description | 8 Web Browsers: Support Micro Edge/ Google Chrome/ Safari/ Mozilla Firefox Browser 2.4 Hardware Overview • AI Multi-directional Network Camera...
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Network Camera User Manual | 2 - Product Description | 10 Note: • DC 12V and POE are available for power supply. • Built-in SD card slot can be seen after rotating open the enclosure, removing 6 screws and open the top cover. •...
Network Camera User Manual | 2 - Product Description | 11 • PIN1: Alarm Output NC/NO 24V DC 1A • PIN2: Alarm Output NC/NO 24V DC 1A • PIN3: Alarm Input NC/NO <= 12V • PIN4: Alarm Input NC/NO <=12V 2.6 How to Connect the Water-proof Connector Step1: Get the network cable through the screw nut, rubber ring and the screw bolt.
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Network Camera User Manual | 2 - Product Description | 12 Step2: Insert the rubber ring into the screw bolt. Step3: Connect the screw nut to the screw bolt. Step4: Place the O-Ring on the network port connector. Step5: Connect the RJ45 to the network port connector, and tighten the screw bolt and the connector.
Chapter 3. Configuration Flow The configuration flow of cameras is shown in the following figure. Note: The configuration must be based on the actual situation of different models. More configuration details is shown in the following table. Table 2. Description of flow Configuration Description Reference...
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Description Reference Accessing from IP address, web 5.1 Assigning An IP Address (page Accessing the Network Camera browser and Milesight back-end software are available. 8.1 Media (page 40) After login the camera, you can Configure Basic Parameters adjust the video/image/audio/network 8.2 Network (page 63)
Chapter 4. Network Connection 4.1 Setting the Camera over the LAN Connecting the camera to a switch or a router is the most common connection method. The camera must be assigned an IP address that is compatible with its LAN. 4.1.1 Connect the Camera to the PC Directly In this method, only the computer connected to the camera will be able to view the camera.
Network Camera User Manual | 4 - Network Connection | 16 4.2 Dynamic IP Connection Step1: Connect the network camera to a router; Step2: On the camera, assign a LAN IP address, the Subnet mask and the Gateway; Step3: On the router, set port forwarding. E.g. 80, 8000 and 554 ports. The steps for port forwarding vary depending on different routers.
Step2: Start Smart Tools, click the IPC Tools page, then enter the device information, such as IP address, MAC address, Status, Port number, Netmask, and Gateway, then all related Milesight network camera in the same network will be displayed. Details are shown as the figure below;...
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Network Camera User Manual | 5 - Accessing the Network Camera | 18 Step3: Select a camera or multiple cameras according to the MAC addresses; Select single camera: Select multiple cameras:...
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Network Camera User Manual | 5 - Accessing the Network Camera | 19 Step4: If the selected camera shows "Inactive" in the status bar, click "Activate" to set the password when using it for the first time. You can also set the security questions when activating the camera in case that you forget the password (You can reset the password by answering three security questions correctly).
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Network Camera User Manual | 5 - Accessing the Network Camera | 20 Step6: By double clicking the selected camera or the browser of interested camera, you can access the camera via web browser directly. The Internet Explorer window will pop up. More usage of Smart Tools, please refer to the Smart Tools User Manual.
Click “Advanced”, and then click “IP settings”--> “IP address”-->“Add”. In the pop-up window, enter an IP address that in the same segment with Milesight network camera ( e.g. 192.168.5.61, but please note that this IP address shall not conflict with the IP address on...
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Network Camera User Manual | 5 - Accessing the Network Camera | 22 Step2: Start the browser. In the address bar, enter the default IP address of the camera:http://192.168.5.190; Step3: You need to set the password first when using it for the first time. And you can also set three security questions for your device after activation.
Network Camera User Manual | 5 - Accessing the Network Camera | 23 • Password must be 8 to 32 characters long, contain at least one number and one letter. • You can click the “forget password” in login page to reset the password by answering three security questions when you forget the password, if you set the security questions in advance.
Network Camera User Manual | 5 - Accessing the Network Camera | 24 • For more details about set plugin-free mode of Milesight camera, please refer to https:// milesight.freshdesk.com/a/solutions/articles/69000643388. 5.3 Accessing from Milesight Back-end Software 5.3.1 Accessing from Milesight VMS Enterprise (Video...
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Chapter 6. Live View 6.1 Live Video After logging in the network camera web GUI successfully, user is allowed to view live video as follows. Table 3. Description of the buttons Parameter Description Click to access the live view page. Live Video Click to access the playback page.
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Network Camera User Manual | 6 - Live View | 27 Parameter Description Click to select system language. Display the user name and click to logout. Click to download the plugin for a better view of the real-time stream. When recording, the icon appears. Recording When an alarm of VCA event was triggered, the icon appears.
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Network Camera User Manual | 6 - Live View | 28 Parameter Description Click to control the device's audio input. you can choose to enable sound(Mute Off) or disable sound(Mute Off). Mute On/Off Note: Please enable the Audio Input first. Click to start and stop two-way audio.
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Network Camera User Manual | 6 - Live View | 29 Parameter Description Click to enable automatic horizontal resizing of the image allowing it to cover the entire window. Auto-Resize-Horizontally Click to zoom in on the image at 100% to view more detailed information. 100% Click to display the stream of a single channel in the window.
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Network Camera User Manual | 6 - Live View | 30 Table 4. Description of the buttons Parameter Description 60Hz and 50Hz are available. Power Line Frequency Choose the options (Hide Detection Region/ Intrusion Detection/ Region Entrance/ Region Exiting/ Advanced Motion Detection/ Line Crossing/ Loitering/ Object Left/ Object Remove) to hide/display detection region on the current video window.
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Network Camera User Manual | 6 - Live View | 31 Parameter Description Least Delay: The most instantaneous mode in the three modes; Balanced: A balanced mode between Least Delay and Best Fluency, maintains the fluency while keeps an acceptable delay; Best Fluency: The most fluent mode in the three modes.
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Network Camera User Manual | 6 - Live View | 32 Parameter Description By selecting the desired channel, you can adjust the lens, configure image settings, choose the stream type, and set the image rotation for that channel. Channel Choose the stream (Primary/Secondary) to show on the current video window for corresponding channel.
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Network Camera User Manual | 6 - Live View | 33 Parameter Description Brightness: Adjust the Brightness of the scene. Contrast: Adjust the color and light contrast. Saturation: Adjust the Saturation of the image. Higher Saturation makes colors appear more "pure" while lower one appears more "wash-out".
Chapter 7. Playback Click to enter playback interface. In this part, you can search and playback the recorded video files stored in SD cards or NAS. The Playback interface is as below: Step1: Choose the date, channel and record type, then click the “Search” bottom.
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Network Camera User Manual | 7 - Playback | 35 Step2: The timeline displays the video files for the day and show different colors according to selected record type. Drag the progress bar with the mouse to locate the exact playback point as needed.
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Network Camera User Manual | 7 - Playback | 36 Step4: Click on the stream of the corresponding channel to perform detailed operations on that code stream. Table 5. Description of the buttons Parameter Description Choose date to search recorded videos. The date icon will appear blue if there is a recording file for that specific date.
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Network Camera User Manual | 7 - Playback | 37 Parameter Description Adjust the timeline location of video playback. Slow Forward : Return to the previous timeline. Slow Forward/ Fast Forward Fast Forward :Move the timeline forward. Speed: The default playback speed is 1X Including 0.25X, 0.5X, 1X, 2X and 0.25X for play.
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Network Camera User Manual | 7 - Playback | 38 Parameter Description Click to take a snapshot. Snapshot Click to start/stop recording. Start/Stop Recording Click to zoom on/off . Digital Zoom Full Screen. Full Screen Time narrow/expand. Time Expand/Narrow...
Chapter 8. Settings You can set the display method for the interface. Click the to expand the settings bar and click to collapse the settings menu bar.
Network Camera User Manual | 8 - Settings | 40 8.1 Media 8.1.1 Video Stream parameters can be set in this module, adapting to different network environments and demands. You can configure the video parameters for each channel individually. Step1: Select >...
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Network Camera User Manual | 8 - Settings | 41 Bundle Stream Settings Table 7. Description of the buttons Parameters Function Introduction Channel 1/Channel 2/ Channel 3/ Channel 4/ Bundle Stream are available. You can access the corresponding channel interface to configure the video Channel Type parameters in detail.
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This item is optional only if you selected the Event. H.265/H.264/MJPEG are available. Video Codec Note: For more details about Milesight-H.264 VS H.265+. You can click to the YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wkom8HQ00jI. For Primary Stream, Options include 5M(5M(2592×1944), 5M(2592×1520), 3M(2048×1536), 1080P(1920×1080), 1.3M(1280×960), 720P(1280×720).
Network Camera User Manual | 8 - Settings | 43 Parameters Function Introduction Transmitting bits of data per second, this item is optional only if you select the H.265/H.264. Bit Rate Set the bit rate to 16~16384 Kbps. The higher value corresponds to the higher video quality, and the higher bandwidth is required as well.
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Network Camera User Manual | 8 - Settings | 44 be set in this module. Supports independent configuration of image parameters for each channel. [Display] [Advanced Configuration]...
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Network Camera User Manual | 8 - Settings | 45 Table 8. Description of the buttons Parameters Function Introduction Select "General" to set the Power Line General Frequency and toggle the camera's LED light. Choose the "Channel *" option to configure Channel 1/2/3/4 the image settings for the selected channel.
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Network Camera User Manual | 8 - Settings | 46 Table 9. Description of the buttons Parameters Function Introduction Once the parameters for each scenario have been set, employ this option Scene Switching to switch between the parameters in use for the current scenario. This function allows you to configure a set of Scene Parameter bespoke parameters for each distinct scenario.
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Network Camera User Manual | 8 - Settings | 47 Parameters Function Introduction Contrast Adjust the color and light contrast. Adjust the Saturation of the image. Higher Saturation makes colors appear Saturation more "pure" while lower one appears more “wash-out”. Adjust the Sharpness of image.
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Network Camera User Manual | 8 - Settings | 48 Table 12. Description of the buttons Parameters Function Introduction Auto Mode and Manual Mode are available. Auto Mode: The camera will adjust the brightness according to the light environment automatically. Manual Mode: The camera will adjust the brightness according Exposure Mode to the value you set, you can set the exposure time from...
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Network Camera User Manual | 8 - Settings | 49 Parameters Function Introduction WDR > Wide Dynamic Level: This setting allows you to choose the Wide Dynamic Range (WDR) level. Low: Selecting this option enhances the compensation of bright areas, resulting in clearer image details in those regions.
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Network Camera User Manual | 8 - Settings | 50 Table 14. Description of the buttons Parameters Function Introduction To restore white objects, removed color distortion caused by the light of the White Balance environment. Mode: General and Manual are available. Manual >...
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Note: For more details about Milesight Deblur, you can click to the YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vynrami51s Better image effect in foggy weather. Anti-fog Intensity can be adjusted from 0 to 100, with a default value 50. Note: Defog Mode • For more details about Milesight Defog, you can click to the YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9od7Trao4U...
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Network Camera User Manual | 8 - Settings | 52 [Day/Night Switch] Table 16. Description of the buttons Parameters Function Introduction Night Mode: Shown in live view based on Night Mode settings. Day Mode: Shown in live view based on Day Mode settings. Auto Mode: Shown in live view based on environment, set the sensitivity for switching Day Mode to Night Mode, or Night Mode to Day Mode.
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Network Camera User Manual | 8 - Settings | 53 Parameters Function Introduction Start Time of Night: You can set the time for start the Night Mode. End Time of Night: You can set the time for start the Day Mode. Day/Night Switch Note: Start/End Time of Night are optional only if you select Customize Mode.
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Network Camera User Manual | 8 - Settings | 54 [Advanced Configuration] Table 18. Description of the buttons Parameters Function Introduction IR-CUT Latency The interval time of switching one mode to another. IR-CUT Turn on/off IR-CUT. Color Mode Select B/W or Color mode. Restore the IR-CUT Latency, IR-CUT, and Color to the default parameter.
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Network Camera User Manual | 8 - Settings | 55 Table 20. Description of the buttons Parameters Function Introduction Choose the "Channel *" option to configure the OSD settings for the selected Channel 1/2/3/4 channel. Video Stream Enable to set OSD for primary stream and secondary stream. Font Size Smallest/Small/Medium/Large/Largest/Auto are available for title and date.
Network Camera User Manual | 8 - Settings | 56 Parameters Function Introduction Show Timestamp Check the checkbox to display date on the image. Date Position Date display position on the image. Date Format The format of date. Copy to Other Streams Copy the settings to other streams.
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Step4: You can select the color to use for the cover certain areas on the live video. Note: • For the MS-C5321-FPE model, up to 8 areas(mask + mosaic) are supported for each channel. Table 21. Description of the buttons...
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Users can select up to 8 key regions of a scene to transmit through separate streams for targeted preview and recording. By using Milesight ROI technology, more than 50% of bit rate can be saved and therefore less bandwidth demanded and the storage usage reduced. So according to this, you can set a small bit rate for high resolution.
Network Camera User Manual | 8 - Settings | 59 Table 22. Description of the buttons Parameters Function Introduction Channel 1/2/3/4 Choose the "Channel *" option to configure the OSD settings for the selected channel. Enable Check the checkbox to enable the ROI function. Enable/disable the selected ROI areas.
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Network Camera User Manual | 8 - Settings | 60 Table 23. Description of the buttons Parameters Function Introduction Enable Check on the checkbox to enable audio feature. Audio Mode Audio Input/Audio Output/Both Audio Input & Output are optional. Denoise: Set it as On/Off. When you set the function on, the noise detected can be filtered.
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Network Camera User Manual | 8 - Settings | 61 Step2: Click , enter the audio file name , select the file and click Step3: To delete the audio file, simply click on the " " button.
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Network Camera User Manual | 8 - Settings | 62 Note: • The Audio mode and Audio Output are only for certain modules. • Only support ‘.wav’ audio files with codec type PCM/PCMU/PCMA, 64kbps or 128 kbps and no more than 500k.
Network Camera User Manual | 8 - Settings | 63 8.2 Network 8.2.1 Basic 8.2.1.1 TCP/IP Table 24. Description of the buttons Parameters Function Introduction Type: Static Type and DHCP Type are optional for user to get IPv4 address automatically or use fixed IP address. IPv4 Address: An address that used to identify a network camera on the network.
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Network Camera User Manual | 8 - Settings | 64 Parameters Function Introduction IPv6 Mode: Choose different modes for IPv6: Manual/Route Advertisement/ DHCPv6 IPv6 Address: IPv6 Address used to identify a network camera on the network IPv6 IPv6 Prefix: Define the prefix length of IPv6 address IPv6 Default Gateway: The default router IPv6 address Maximum Transmission Unit.
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Enable: Start or stop using HTTPs. Port: Web GUI login port via HTTPS, the default is 443. HTTPs Note: For more details about how to use enable HTTPS access, please refer to https://milesight.freshdesk.com/a/solutions/articles/69000797384. Installed Certificate Attributes Upload and set the SSL certificate.
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Network Camera User Manual | 8 - Settings | 66 Table 27. Description of the buttons Parameters Function Introduction RTSP Port The port of RTSP, the default is 554. Playback Port The port of playback, the default is 555. Playback Port Note: Port 0 means closing playback function.
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DDNS allows you to access the camera via domain names instead of IP address. It manages to change IP address and update your domain information dynamically. You need to register an account from a provider. Note: For more details about how to set DDNS, please refer to https:// milesight.freshdesk.com/a/solutions/articles/69000643406.
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Network Camera User Manual | 8 - Settings | 69 You can choose “ddns.milesight.com” as provider for DDNS. After enabling it, you can access the device via the URL “http://ddns.milesight.com/MAC address”. Table 30. Description of the buttons Parameters Function Introduction Check the checkbox to enable DDNS service.
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Function Introduction Save the configuration. Note: • Please do the Port Forwarding of HTTP Port and RTSP Port before you use Milesight DDNS. • Make sure that the internal and the external port number of RTSP are the same. 8.2.1.6 Email Alarm video files can be sent to specific mail account through SMTP server.
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Network Camera User Manual | 8 - Settings | 71 Parameters Function Introduction Password The password of the sender. Email Server The email server IP address or host name(e.g. smtp.gmail.com). The default TCP/IP port for SMTP is 25(not secured). For SSL/TLS port, it Email Port depends on the mail you use.
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Network Camera User Manual | 8 - Settings | 72 8.2.1.7 FTP Alarm video files can be sent to specific FTP server. You must configure the FTP settings correctly before using it. Table 32. Description of the buttons Parameters Function Introduction Enable Check the checkbox to enable the FTP function.
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Network Camera User Manual | 8 - Settings | 73 Parameters Function Introduction Storage Path where video and image will be uploaded to the FTP server. Storage Path Four FTP storage path types are available, including Root Directory, Parent Directory, Child Directory and Customize. Choose IP Address/ Device Name/ Date as the folder name of Parent Directory Parent Directory, or customize the folder name.
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Network Camera User Manual | 8 - Settings | 74 8.2.1.8 WLAN The AI Multi-directional Network Camera offers a novel and refreshing experience with its VLAN functionality. Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) represents a highly efficient wireless communication technology that enables the establishment of computer networks within a confined area.
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Network Camera User Manual | 8 - Settings | 75 Note: • When the Wi-Fi is being powered on, the Wi-Fi switch indicator light in front of the device will illuminate green. • And When the Wi-Fi is turned off, the Wi-Fi switch indicator light will not be illuminated. •...
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Network Camera User Manual | 8 - Settings | 76 Table 33. description of the buttons Parameters Function Instruction it can't bet manually set, the AP is the default means the camera is be a AP(Access Point). The device in AP mode is equivalent to a wireless base station and serves as a wireless access point.
Network Camera User Manual | 8 - Settings | 77 Parameters Function Instruction Set the encryption mode for the wireless network, options include A-PSK, A2-PSK, WPA- Encryption Mode PSK/WPA2-PSK, and the default setting is No Encryption. Cipher Set the encryption type for the wireless network,including AES, TKIP, AES/TKIP. Set the Wi-Fi password using to the client connect camera Wi-Fi.
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Network Camera User Manual | 8 - Settings | 78 8.2.2.2 PPPoE This camera supports the PPPoE auto dial-up function. The camera gets a public IP address by ADSL dial-up after the camera is connected to a modem. You need to configure the PPPoE parameters of the network camera.
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Network Camera User Manual | 8 - Settings | 79 Table 34. Description of the buttons Parameters Function Introduction The version of SNMP, please select the version of your SNMP software. Enable SNMP v1: Provide no security. SNMP v1/v2 Enable SNMP v2: Require password for access. Write Community: Input the name of Write Community.
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Network Camera User Manual | 8 - Settings | 80 • A reboot is required for the settings to take effect. 8.2.2.4 802.1x The IEEE 802.1X standard is supported by the network cameras, and when the feature is enabled, the camera data is secured and user authentication is needed when connecting the camera to the network protected by the IEEE 802.1X.
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Network Camera User Manual | 8 - Settings | 81 8.2.2.5 Bonjour Bonjour is based on Apple's multicast DNS service. Bonjour devices can automatically broadcast their service information and listen to the service information of other devices. If you don't know the camera information, you can use the Bonjour service on the same LAN to search for network camera devices and then to access the devices.
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24hrs to activate the account for using live function. • For RTMP, since G.711 is not available for YouTube, so you can only play video from Milesight Network Camera with H.264 video coding and AAC audio coding on YouTube.
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Internet Protocol (IP) networks. This page allows user to configure SIP related parameters. Milesight Network cameras can be configured as SIP endpoint to call out when alarm triggered; or allow permitted number to call in to check the video if the video IP phone is used.
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Network Camera User Manual | 8 - Settings | 84 • Register another user account for the SIP device from the same SIP server; • Call the camera User ID from the SIP device, you will get the video on the SIP device. [SIP Settings] Table 37.
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Network Camera User Manual | 8 - Settings | 85 Table 38. Description of the buttons Parameters Function Introduction Add alarm phone to the camera. Phone Type: Phone Number(Call by phone number) & Direct IP Call(Check to accept peer to peer IP call). To Phone Number/IP Address: Call by phone number or IP address.
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This encrypted VPN tunnel makes it appear as though you are directly connected to the private network, keeping your online activity (including your browsing history) hidden. For Milesight camera, VPN feature allows us to log in the camera via a virtual IP, which makes it easier to configure the camera remotely.
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Network Camera User Manual | 8 - Settings | 87 8.2.2.9 More Here you can set more functions, like Push Message Settings and ONVIF Settings. Table 40. Description of the buttons Parameters Function Introduction Here you can choose whether to enable or disable camera ONVIF function. If camera ONVIF function is enabled, it can be searched out, added and connected ONVIF Setting by third-party software through ONVIF protocols.
Network Camera User Manual | 8 - Settings | 88 8.3 Storage 8.3.1 Storage Management The Storage Management interface can display various connected storage devices, such as local SD cards and network-attached storage (NAS), etc. It also intuitively presents the data storage status, showing the proportion of used and available space, the number of files and folders, and so on.
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Network Camera User Manual | 8 - Settings | 89 formats including EXT4 and FAT32, and EXT4 is recommended to prevent data loss during card ejection or power failure, while FAT32 offers better compatibility for Operating systems. • You can enable the encryption of the SD card by entering the password and click Table 41.
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Network Camera User Manual | 8 - Settings | 90 Parameters Function Introduction SD Card 1/SD Card 2: Select the corresponding SD card showing the information Remove: Remove the SD card by clicking the button. Format: Format the SD card, the files in SD card will be removed. SD Card Encryption Status: Show the encryption status of the SD card, including Encrypted and Unencrypted.
SMB/CIFS is selected. Note: • Up to 5 NAS disks can be connected to the camera. • For more details about how to use NAS on Milesight Network Camera, please refer to https:// milesight.freshdesk.com/a/solutions/articles/69000797902. 8.3.2 Record Settings...
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Network Camera User Manual | 8 - Settings | 92 Table 42. Description of the buttons Parameters Function Introduction Enable Recycle Enable/Disable Recycle Storage, if you enable this option, it will delete the files when the free Storage disk space reaches a certain value. Select the Stream type, including Primary Stream and Secondary Stream.
Network Camera User Manual | 8 - Settings | 93 Parameters Function Introduction Copy the schedule area to another date. The "All" button is handy to copy today’s schedule to all days. Schedule Settings Select all schedule. Clear all schedule. Save the configuration.
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Network Camera User Manual | 8 - Settings | 94 Table 43. Description of the buttons Parameters Function Introduction Enable Timing Snapshot: Check the checkbox to enable the Timing Snapshot function Interval: Set the snapshots interval, input the number and choose the unit(millisecond, second, minute, hour, day).
Network Camera User Manual | 8 - Settings | 95 Parameters Function Introduction Copy the schedule area to another date. The "All" button is handy to copy today’s schedule to all days. Schedule Settings Select all schedule. Schedule Settings Clear all schedule. Save the configuration.
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Network Camera User Manual | 8 - Settings | 96 Step1: Choose the channel type, you can individually choose a channel to search for the recording or snapshot of the channel. Step2: Select the Main Type which includes Record and Snapshot, you are able to make a selection based on your actual needs, Subsequently, Choose the Sub Type, which consists of Timing and Alarm.
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Network Camera User Manual | 8 - Settings | 97 Step3: Select start/end time to search out files. Step4: Click to reveal the corresponding file, once you have selected the file you wish to download, click to initiate the file download.
Network Camera User Manual | 8 - Settings | 98 8.4 Event Milesight event provides advanced, accurate smart video analytics for Milesight network cameras. It enhances the performance of network cameras through basic events and 9 detection events, enabling a comprehensive surveillance system and quicker response of cameras to different monitoring scenes.
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Network Camera User Manual | 8 - Settings | 99 Note: For more details about how to set motion detection, please refer to https:// milesight.freshdesk.com/a/solutions/articles/69000643423. Settings steps are shown as follows: Step1: Select the "Channel *" option to configure the Motion Detection settings for the selected channel.
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Network Camera User Manual | 8 - Settings | 100 Table 45. Description of the buttons Parameters Function Introduction Normal Mode and Advanced Mode are available for the option. When Advanced Mode is selected, users can configure up to 4 detection regions and sensitivity for each detection region.
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Network Camera User Manual | 8 - Settings | 101 Table 46. Description of the buttons Parameters Function Introduction Copy the schedule area to another date. The "All" button is handy to copy today’s schedule to all days. Select all schedule. Clear all schedule.
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Network Camera User Manual | 8 - Settings | 102 Table 47. Description of the buttons Parameters Function Introduction Duration: Selected the duration time of alarm. 5s/10s/15s/20s/25s/30s are available. Record Linkage: Save alarm recording files into SD Card or NAS or Upload the recording files via FTP.
Network Camera User Manual | 8 - Settings | 103 Parameters Function Introduction Auto/10 seconds/30 seconds/1 minute/5 minutes/10 minutes are available. Play Audio Note: Please enable the Audio Speaker. Alarm to SIP Phone Support to call the SIP phone after enable the SIP function. Copy all setting to other channel.
Network Camera User Manual | 8 - Settings | 104 Parameters Function Introduction Audio Alarm will be triggered when the thresholds reaches to a certain Alarm Threshold value from 0 to 100. Audio Sample Value The current value of the audio sample. [Schedule Settings] Refer to the table Table 3 (page 101)
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Network Camera User Manual | 8 - Settings | 105 [Normal Status Settings] Please set the Normal Status firstly, when the Current Status is different with Normal Status, it will lead to the alarm. [Manual External Output] You can set the manual external output. Table 49.
8.4.2 VCA Event Smart Event uses VCA (Video Content Analysis) technology, which provides advanced, accurate smart video analysis for Milesight network cameras. Powered by AI chip, the new generation video analytics is capable of recognizing vast attributes of human, Motor vehicle (Car, Motorcycle, Bus, Truck), Non-motor vehicle(Scooter) and object pattern recognition models.
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Network Camera User Manual | 8 - Settings | 107 • For more details about the Milesight AI Video Content Analysis information, please refer to https://resource.milesight.com/milesight/security/document/a-milesight- technology-moment/a-milesight-technology-moment-milesight-vca.pdf 8.4.2.1 Intrusion Detection Intrusion detection is used to protect a specific area from potential threats of intrusion by suspicious people or other objects.
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Network Camera User Manual | 8 - Settings | 108 [General Settings] Step5: Set detecting Mini.Intrusion duration, sensitivity and object size limits, and set the trigger mode with General Mode or Bottom Mode. Table 51. Description of the buttons...
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Network Camera User Manual | 8 - Settings | 109 Parameters Function Introduction Min.Intrusion Duration Set the triggering interval for intrusion. Level 1~10 are available, the default level is 5. The higher the sensitivity, the easier Sensitivity it is for moving objects to be recorded in the results. Set the desired mode of the trigger logic including General Mode and Bottom Mode.
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Network Camera User Manual | 8 - Settings | 110 Parameters Function Introduction Copy the schedule area to another date. The "All" button is handy to copy the today’s schedule to all days. Select all schedule. Clear all schedule. [Alarm Action] Step7: Set alarm action.
Network Camera User Manual | 8 - Settings | 111 Parameters Function Introduction Duration: Selected the duration time of alarm. 5s/10s/15s/20s/25s/30s are available. Record Linkage: Save alarm recording files into SD Card or NAS or Upload the recording files via FTP. Number: The number of snapshot, 1~5 are available.
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Network Camera User Manual | 8 - Settings | 112 Settings steps are shown as follows: [Detection Settings] Step1: Select the channel to configure the region entrance detection setting for the selected channel. Step2: Selected detection region and enable region entrance detection. Step3: Choose detection object.
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Network Camera User Manual | 8 - Settings | 113 Table 54. Description of the buttons Parameters Function Introduction Level 1~10 are available, the default level is 5. The higher the sensitivity, the easier Sensitivity it is for moving objects to be recorded in the results. Set the desired mode of the trigger logic including General Mode and Bottom Mode.
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Network Camera User Manual | 8 - Settings | 114 Note: This part is the same as the regular schedule settings. You can refer to 8.4.2.1 Intrusion Detection. (page 110) [Alarm Action] Step7: Set alarm action; Note: This part is the same as the regular alarm settings. You can refer to 8.4.2.1 Intrusion Detection (page 111).
Network Camera User Manual | 8 - Settings | 115 8.4.2.3 Region Exiting Region exiting is to make sure that any person or object won't exit the area that is being monitored. Any exit of people or objects will trigger an alarm. Settings steps are shown as follows: [Detection Settings] Step1: Select the channel to configure the region exiting detection for the selected channel.
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Network Camera User Manual | 8 - Settings | 116 [General Settings] Step5: Set detecting sensitivity, trigger mode and object size limits. Table 55. Description of the buttons...
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Network Camera User Manual | 8 - Settings | 117 Parameters Function Introduction Level 1~10 are available, the default level is 5. The higher the sensitivity, the Sensitivity easier it is for moving objects to be recorded in the results. Set the desired mode of the trigger logic including General Mode and Bottom Mode.
Network Camera User Manual | 8 - Settings | 118 Note: This part is the same as the regular schedule settings. You can refer to 8.4.2.1 Intrusion Detection. (page 110) [Alarm Action] Step7: Set alarm action. Note: This part is the same as the regular alarm settings. You can refer to 8.4.2.1 Intrusion Detection (page 111).
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Network Camera User Manual | 8 - Settings | 119 Settings steps are shown as follows: [Detection Settings] Step1: Select the channel to configure the advanced motion detection for the selected channel. Step2: Selected detection region and enable advanced motion detection. Step3: Choose detection object.
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Network Camera User Manual | 8 - Settings | 120 Step5: Set Ignore Short-Lived Motion time. If you set the time, when the moving duration of an object is within the setting time, the alarm will not be triggered. Step6: Set detecting sensitivity, trigger mode and object size limits. Table 56.
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Network Camera User Manual | 8 - Settings | 121 Parameters Function Introduction Set the desired mode of the trigger logic including General Mode and Bottom Mode. General Mode: The alarm is triggered when the object's body roughly enters the Trigger Mode detection area.
Network Camera User Manual | 8 - Settings | 122 Step8: Set alarm action. Note: • This part is the same as the regular alarm settings. You can refer to 8.4.2.1 Intrusion Detection (page 111). • If you enable External Output and choose Constant External Output Action Time, when object motion time is longer than the Ignore Short-Lived Motion time which you set in the selected regions, External Output Action alarm time will be always constant till the alarm is released.
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Network Camera User Manual | 8 - Settings | 123 Settings steps are shown as follows: [Detection Settings] Step1: Select the channel to configure the temper detection settings for the selected channel. Step2: Enable Tamper Detection and set detecting sensitivity. [Schedule Settings] Step3: Set detection schedule.
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Network Camera User Manual | 8 - Settings | 124 Note: This part is the same as the regular schedule settings. You can refer to 8.4.2.1 Intrusion Detection. (page 110) [Alarm Action] Step4: Set alarm action. Note:...
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Network Camera User Manual | 8 - Settings | 125 • This part is the same as the regular alarm settings. You can refer to 8.4.2.1 Intrusion Detection (page 111). • If you enable External Output and choose Constant External Output Action Time, when possible tampering is detected, External Output Action alarm time will be always constant till the alarm is released.
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Network Camera User Manual | 8 - Settings | 126 • Allows to set up to four lines at a time. There are three direction modes to choose for triggering alarm. “A-->B” means when there is any object crossing the line from the “A” side to the “B”...
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Network Camera User Manual | 8 - Settings | 127 Parameters Function Introduction Level 1~10 are available, the default level is 5. The higher the sensitivity, the Sensitivity easier it is for moving objects to be recorded in the results. Set the desired mode of the trigger logic including General Mode and Bottom Mode.
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Network Camera User Manual | 8 - Settings | 128 Note: This part is the same as the regular schedule settings. You can refer to 8.4.2.1 Intrusion Detection. (page 110) [Alarm Action] Step7: Set alarm action. Note: • This part is the same as the regular alarm settings. You can refer to 8.4.2.1 Intrusion Detection (page 111).
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Network Camera User Manual | 8 - Settings | 129 Settings steps are shown as follows: [Detection Settings] Step1: Select the channel to configure the loitering detection settings for the selected channel. Step2: Select detection region and enable loitering detection. Step3: Set Min.
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Network Camera User Manual | 8 - Settings | 130 [General Settings] Step6: Set detecting trigger mode and object size limits. Table 58. Description of the buttons...
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Network Camera User Manual | 8 - Settings | 131 Parameters Function Introduction Set the desired mode of the trigger logic including General Mode and Bottom Mode. General Mode: The alarm is triggered when the object's body roughly enters the detection area.
Network Camera User Manual | 8 - Settings | 132 [Alarm Action] Step8: Set alarm action. Note: • This part is the same as the regular alarm settings. You can refer to 8.4.2.1 Intrusion Detection (page 111). • If you enable External Output and choose Constant External Output Action Time, when objects loiter in the selected regions, External Output Action alarm time will be always constant till the alarm is released.
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Network Camera User Manual | 8 - Settings | 133 Settings steps are shown as follows: [Detection Settings] Step1: Select the channel to configure the object left/removed detection settings for the selected channel. Step2: Select the detection region and enable object left/removed detection (Or you can enable both features at the same time).
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Network Camera User Manual | 8 - Settings | 134 [General Settings] Step4: Set Min. time, detecting sensitivity and object size limits. Table 59. Description of the buttons Parameters Function Introduction After setting Min. time from 5s to 1800s, any objects are left in the selected area Min.
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Network Camera User Manual | 8 - Settings | 135 Note: This part is the same as the regular schedule settings. You can refer to 8.4.2.1 Intrusion Detection. (page 110) [Alarm Action] Step6: Set alarm action.
Network Camera User Manual | 8 - Settings | 136 Note: • This part is the same as the regular alarm settings. You can refer to 8.4.2.1 Intrusion Detection (page 111). • If you enable External Output and choose Constant External Output Action Time, when an object is left/removed from the selected regions, External Output Action alarm time will be always constant till the alarm is released.
Network Camera User Manual | 8 - Settings | 137 Parameters Function Introduction Device Name The device name can be customized. It will be seen in file names of video files. Product Model The product model of the camera. Hardware Version The hardware version of the camera.
Network Camera User Manual | 8 - Settings | 138 Table 61. Description of the buttons Parameters Function Introduction Current System Time Current date&time of the system. Time Zone: Choose a time zone for your location. Daylight Saving time: Enable the daylight saving time. Synchronize Mode: NTP server, Manual and Synchronize with computer time are optional.
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Network Camera User Manual | 8 - Settings | 139 Table 62. Description of the buttons Parameters Function Introduction Allow anonymous viewing: Check the checkbox to enable visit from whom doesn’t Manage Privilege have account of the device. Click “Edit” button to set three security questions for your camera. In case that you forget the password, you can click “Forget Password”...
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Network Camera User Manual | 8 - Settings | 140 Parameters Function Introduction Click “Add” button, it will display Account Management page. You can add an account to the camera by entering Admin Password, User Level, User Name, New Password, Confirm, and edit user privilege by clicking .
Network Camera User Manual | 8 - Settings | 141 8.5.2.2 Online User Here real-time status of user logging in camera will be shown. Table 63. Description of the buttons Parameters Function Introduction Refresh Click to get latest status of user accessing to camera. Record serial number of user logging in camera.
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Network Camera User Manual | 8 - Settings | 142 Table 64. Description of the buttons Parameters Function Introduction Max. Number of Connection: Select the maximum number of concurrent streaming. Options General Settings include No Limit, 1~10. Access List Enable Access List Filtering: Able to access or restrict access for some IP address. Filter type: Allow or deny access.
Network Camera User Manual | 8 - Settings | 143 8.5.2.4 Security Service Table 65. Description of the buttons Parameters Function Introduction Secure Shell (SSH) has many functions: it can replace Telnet and also SSH Settings provides a secure channel for FTP, POP, even for PPP. 8.5.2.5 Watermark...
Network Camera User Manual | 8 - Settings | 144 Watermarking is an effective method to protect information security, realizing anti- counterfeiting traceability and copyright protection. Milesight Network cameras supports Watermark function to ensure information security. 8.5.2.6 About User can view some open source software licenses about the camera by clicking the View Licenses button.
Network Camera User Manual | 8 - Settings | 145 Table 66. Description of the buttons Parameters Function Introduction Choose the channel type, you can individually choose a channel to search Channel for the logs of the channel. There are five main log types: All Type, Event, Operation, Information, Main Type Exception and Smart.
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Network Camera User Manual | 8 - Settings | 146 Table 67. Description of the buttons Parameters Function Introduction Software Version: The software version of the camera. Local Upgrade: Click the “Browse” button and select the upgrading file, then click the “Upgrade” button to upgrade. After the system reboots successfully, the update is done.
Network Camera User Manual | 8 - Settings | 147 Parameters Function Introduction Reset: Click “Reset” button to reset the camera to factory default settings. Keep the IP Configuration: Check this option to keep the IP configuration when resetting the camera. Keep the User information: Check this option to keep the user information when resetting the camera.
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Network Camera User Manual | 8 - Settings | 148 Set the date and time to enable Auto Reboot function, the camera will reboot automatically according to the customized time in case that camera overload after running a long time. 8.5.4.3 Dehumidifying In order to prevent fogging, the camera hardware is equipped with a fan.
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Network Camera User Manual | 8 - Settings | 149 Fan Working Scheduling : Off: Closed General Mode: 4:00-7:00 and 17:00-20:00 Enhancement Mode: 0:00-7:00 and 17:00-23:59 Constant Mode: 0:00-24:00...
Chapter 9. Services Milesight provides customers with timely and comprehensive technical support services. End-users can contact your local dealer to obtain technical support. Distributors and resellers can contact directly with Milesight for technical support. Technical Support Mailbox: support@milesight.com Web: http://www.milesight.com Online Problem Submission System: http://www.milesight.com/service/feedback.asp...
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