Notice of Use This manual is designed for administrators and users of the network camera. Please read it carefully before use. All requirements should be followed before using this camera. We are not responsible for any technical or typographical errors and reserves the rights to change the product and manuals without notice.
1. Overview 1.1 Key Features High Definition Images Clear and detailed HD quality images in all conditions. Unlike traditional megapixel cameras, HD offers higher resolutions and better frame rates at an international industry standard. Blurry images are reduced and individuals and objects of interest come through in perfect clarity. Triple Streaming The Network Dome Camera is a high performance HD camera designed to show extreme image detail.
1.3 Physical Descriptions 1.3.1 Dimension 1.3.2 Connectors Power In (Red+/Black-): Connects to DC 12V / AC 24V power supply. If you are to use power from Ethernet connection, this connector is not used when the power is provided by PoE. Note: Camera with heater requires DC24V/ AC24V power supply.
RS485 (Yellow) GND: Ground (electricity) in electrical circuits Alarm In 1 (Red) & 2 (Brown): Connects to devices that trigger alarm signals. Up to two 2 input devices can be connected. 1.3.3 Controls Reset: use an appropriate tool to press the button for few seconds to reset the camera Hold for 5 seconds to reboot camera.
2. Camera Installation CAUTION! For heater model, the dome cover should NOT be removed over 30 minutes during installation. Otherwise, the desiccant will absorb too much moisture causing vapor when heater is on. 2.1 Ceiling Mount 1. Remove the dome cover and the inner liner. Use a security torx screwdriver to loosen (but not remove) the 3 cover screws.
Guide Pattern Plastic Anchors Service Monitor Output Dome base Micro SD card slot Tapping Type Screw inner Liner Dome Cover 2.2 Adjusting the Camera Pan adjustment: Rotate the lens base to adjust the horizontal angle. Tilt adjustment: Tilt the lens base to adjust the vertical angle. Horizontal rotation: Rotate the dome base to adjust the horizontal position.
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Note: When the tilt angle is less than 75 degrees there is no distortion. Lens Adjustment: Loosen the screws and adjust the zoom control for desired image view and adjust the focus for optimum picture sharpness. Re-tighten the screws after focus adjustments are done. Focus (Far/Near) Zoom (Tele/Wide)
3. Network Connection and Configuration 3.1 Network Connection Types There are many different ways that you can connect the camera to your network, depending on your applications requirements. You should always set the camera’s network settings according to your network configurations. The following diagrams depict some typical applications with guidelines on network settings.
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Type 2: Connecting Camera(s) to a Local Area Network (LAN) To add the camera(s) to an existing LAN, just connect the camera(s) to the hub or switch on your network. If you want to provide the camera power via the Ethernet connection, a PoE-enabled hub/switch is required.
Port forwarding is based on the service you want to provide. For example, forward HTTP port to enable remote web access to your camera, or RTSP port to enable access to video/audio streams from the camera. If your camera is configured to use a non-standard HTTP port, then you have to forward that port accordingly.
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Step 3: Verify the connection between the PC and the IP Cam 1. Launch the Command Prompt by clicking the Start menu, Programs, Accessories and then Command Prompt. 2. At the prompt window, type ping x.x.x.x, where x.x.x.x is the IP address of the camera (the default is 192.168.1.30).
Upon successful login, you will see the live view screen shown as the example below: 3.3 Using “IP Finder” to Manage Cameras IP Finder is a management tool included on the product CD. It is designed to manage your network cameras on the LAN.
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product label. It helps identify which camera is currently accessed, particularly when multiple cameras are connected on your network. The Tool menu of the IP Finder allows you to perform these tasks: Search Network: This option allows you to search the cameras on the network. ...
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For an individual camera, right-click the camera and a menu will provide these options: Go to Presentation URL: Launch IE browser to access the web-based utility of the camera. Set Device ID and Password: Set the login ID and password for managing the camera with IP Finder.
4. Using Web-based Control Utility 4.1 Overview 4.1.1 Main Screen After you login to the camera’s web-based control utility, you will first see the live view screen of the camera. The screen is like the picture below: Snapshot button Live view button Camera name Setup button Alarm Indicator...
Note that the accessibility to the options varies according to the login account. Viewer: Allowed to view only the live view screen. Access to other options are restricted. Administrator: Can access all the options on the live view page and make configurations on the setup pages.
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Camera Name Settings Enter a descriptive name of the camera. Note that if you want to make your camera ONVIF compliant (see Network > Onvif ), no space is allowed for camera name. Each codec comes with different parameters as described below: H.264 Codec Settings ...
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Refer to the table below for selectable codec types for each streaming: Streaming Combination Primary Secondary Third Codec Resolution Codec Resolution Codec Resolution 1080P H264 MPEG4 2CIF MJPEG SXVGA MJPEG 720P SVGA H264 MPEG4 2CIF MJPEG 1080P MJPEG H264 SXVGA MJPEG MPEG4 720P...
TV Output Stream Turn on this option if you connect an analogue monitor to the camera’s Video Out or BNC connector for video output. 4.2.2 Exposure The Exposure page allows you to configure the Exposure Mode and Backlight Compensation settings according to the light conditions of the camera.
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Manual Exposure Settings Exposure Time: Enter a desired exposure time. Gain: Select a gain value from 0 to 16. A high level of gain allows images to be viewable in very low light, but will increase image noise. ICR Control The camera incorporates an IR cut filter.
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BLC Off BLC On OFF/ON: Choose to enable or disable the BLC function. BLC area setting: BLC area refers to the dark area where more details are expected. Define your BLC area by clicking squares displayed on the screen and then press Save BLC Window to save the setting.
4.2.3 White Balance Select a white balance mode according to external light condition for the best color temperature. Please click the “Save” button to save your image settings. Select a white balance mode according to your light condition. Auto White Balance: Use this option when there is no special lighting in the environment. The camera will automatically adjust the color temperature according to the light conditions and the sensitivity you specify.
4.2.4 Basic Settings This page allows you to specify a frequency and adjust the basic image settings to optimize your video image. Frequency: Select an appropriate frequency to reduce the flicker on the image. “50 Hz” and “60 Hz” are provided Note: Frequencies settings will affect the Max.
4.2.5 Smart Encoding On the Smart Encoding page you can specify a specific region of the video as more important, i.e., a region of interest (ROI). When a ROI is specified, the camera will assign a higher number of bits to the ROI area to deliver better video quality than non-ROI areas.
4.2.6 Smart Focus In addition to observe the live view image to see if focus is achieved, you can also enable Smart Focus to help you verify if focus is locked. If this function is enabled, whenever focus is achieved, the focus window turns green.
4.2.7 Privacy Zone Privacy Zone feature allows you to mask sensitive areas of the image for privacy protection. If enabled, it will mask the live view and the recorded video clips/JPEG files. To turn on the privacy zone function: 1. Click and drag your mouse on the image to define the region to be masked and then click Save Window.
4.2.8 ePTZ Using the ePTZ function, you can use the pan, tile and zoom controls to steer the camera to a desired position and focus on desired close-up areas, without moving the camera physically. To use the ePTZ function: 1. On the Image > Codec page, make sure one of the streams are configured to use MJPEG codec and D1 resolution.
4.3 Network 4.3.1 Basic DHCP: If there is a DHCP server on the network and you enable this option, the server will automatically assign an IP address and related information to the camera. Note: If there is no DHCP server on your network or you prefer to manually assign an IP address to your camera, leave this checkbox blank.
FTP Server IP: Enter the IP address of your FTP server. FTP Server Port: Enter the port number of the FTP server. User Name: Enter the user name to logon to the FTP server. Password: Enter the password to logon to the FTP server. ...
4.3.4 NTP If you want your camera to synchronize its time clock with a NTP (Network Time Protocol) sever, configure the NTP server settings here. NTP Server: Enter the IP address or domain name of the NTP server you want to use. ...
To use a RTSP player to access the camera’s streams, you have to use correct RTSP URL to request the streams. Refer to the table below for RTSP URLs: MJPEG Primary rtsp://192.168.1.30:8555/mjpeg MJPEG Third rtsp://192.168.1.30:8558/mjpeg H.264 Primary rtsp://192.168.1.30:8557/h264 H.264 Secondary rtsp://192.168.1.30:8556/h264 MPEG4 Primary rtsp://192.168.1.30:554/mpeg4...
4.4 System 4.4.1 Date and Time Current Time Displays the current date and time of the camera. Date and time will update after you configure new settings in the New Time section and click Save to apply the settings. New Time You can set the camera time by one of the following methods: ...
4.4.2 Time Stamp The Time Stamp function allows you to overlay the time stamp on video. If you enable the Time Stamp function, the recorded video will also be added with time stamp. Enable Date and Time Stamp: Check this box to enable or disable the date and time stamp on images/video clips.
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To upgrade the firmware: 1. Click the Browse button to locate the firmware file. 2. Click the “Load Firmware to Camera” button to start upgrade. 3. When prompted, click OK to proceed. 4. Wait about 20~60 seconds until the file is successfully updated. Once update is completed, the browser will show a message reads “Firmware update success”.
4.4.4 User Management The User Management page allows you to manage user accounts and access privileges. User List Displays the list of current user accounts of the camera. To delete a user account, select it from the list and then click the Delete User button. Add/Modify User You can add a new user or modify current user’s account or authority.
4.4.5 Language The Language drop-menu allows you to change the language of the web interface. Supported languages include English, Spanish, Italian, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese. After you click Save, the settings is applied and the browser will refresh to reflect the change. 4.4.6 Log This page displays information about the camera’s operations and activities, including all the login and alarm records.
4.4.7 Audio Audio Receiving: If a microphone is connected to the camera, you can select Enable to allow the camera to record the audio and transmit to your PC. This enables you to hear the people around the camera. ...
4.5 Event When an event occurs, it triggers an alarm and the camera will take a pre-defined action, e.g., sending a recorded video clip or JPEG files to a designated server. With this camera, an event can be triggered by external alarm devices or the camera’s detection mechanism, including motion, blur, audio and Ethernet detection.
Configuration Motion Sensitivity: Specify the sensitivity to moving objects before the camera triggers an alarm. The higher the sensitivity, the slighter the movement is required to generate an alarm. You can alternatively select User Define and enter a value from 1 to 100 in the Customized Threshold field.
Action Specify the action to be taken when external alarm is triggered: OFF: No action will be taken, but an alarm will be logged. FTP: Recorded video clips/JPEG files will be uploaded to a FTP server when alarm is triggered. ...
4.5.4 Audio Detection With audio detection function enabled, when the camera detects sound, the camera will generate an alarm and then take an action you specify. Configuration Audio Sensitivity: Specify the camera’s sensitivity level to the audio signal. The higher the sensitivity, the lower the volume is required to generate an alarm.
4.5.5 Ethernet Detection With Ethernet detection function enabled, when the camera detects an Ethernet disconnection, the camera will generate an alarm and then take an action you specify. Basic Settings Trigger an Alarm When Ethernet is Disconnected: Specify whether to disable/enable this function.
4.6 Recording Recording allows you to configure recording-related settings and schedule recording. The defaults are listed in the table below: 4.6.1 Settings – Video Clip Configure the duration and format of video to be recorded when an alarm is triggered. Basic Settings ...
Basic Settings Displays current FTP settings, which are specified via Network > FTP. Storage Settings Upload File Numbers: Select the number of JPEG files to be uploaded to the FTP per event. File Format: Select a format in which to upload the recorded video file to the FTP server when an event has been triggered.
4.6.4 Settings – SD Card Storage Settings File Format: Specify the format of the video to be saved to the SD card when an event is triggered. Capacity/Usage: Shows the card capacity and the space usage percentage. SD Card Format: Use this button to format the SD card.
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Note: Scheduled recording always demands higher priority than alarm-based recording. When scheduled recording is proceeding, alarm-based recording will be disabled.
5. Using VLC Player to Access RTSP Streaming Note 1: This information is provided for convenience only. We will not provide support for the installation or use of VLC software. Note 2: The IP address used in the document are the default URLs and are provided for example purposes only.
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