Mail: info@visionxip.com Web: www.visionxip.com Contents Contents .........................2 Package Contents ......................4 System Requirements.....................5 Introduction........................6 Features and Advantages....................6 System Introduction .......................7 Hardware Installation....................10 Camera Settings ......................12 Camera Setting from a Router ..................14 Change the Internet Explorer Setting................15 Enter the Main Page.....................16 Camera Main Page.......................18 System Settings......................28...
Mail: info@visionxip.com Web: www.visionxip.com Package Contents The PT Network Dome Camera is provided with the following accessories. Please contact your dealer if any one of the following is missing. 1. PT Network Dome Camera 2. 12V DC power cable 3. Device Cover 4.
Mail: info@visionxip.com Web: www.visionxip.com System Requirements PT Network Dome Camera Internet Environment 10/100M Ethernet Wireless LAN 802.11b or 802.11g Monitor System Requirements OS support Windows 2000 Professional SP4, XP Home SP2 Browser support Internet Explorer 6.x or later Hardware CPU: Pentium 4 2.4 GHz or later...
Mail: info@visionxip.com Web: www.visionxip.com Introduction The PT Network Dome Camera is a multi-functional stand-alone PT Internet Camera that can connect to Ethernet, LAN, or any broad-band networks. Unlike traditional CCTV cameras, the product has a built-in CPU and webpage server to provide users with a mechanism for home security or remote office monitoring applications.
Mail: info@visionxip.com Web: www.visionxip.com System Introduction 1. DC power cable: The DC input connector has a socket to connect the product to a power source. 2. Ethernet connector: An RJ-45 connector is provided for connection to the 10Base-T Ethernet cable or 100 Base-T High Speed Ethernet cable. This port can automatically detect or coordinate the transmission rate of the network.
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Mail: info@visionxip.com Web: www.visionxip.com Note 1: If you want to hang this product from the ceiling, do not fasten it to the asbestos board on a light metal frame. The fragile asbestos board cannot secure this product properly and may cause it to drop, possibly causing injuries to personnel or damage to the product.
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Mail: info@visionxip.com Web: www.visionxip.com External alert bus (DI/DO) For more information about DI/DO, refer to Attachment A. Reset to factory settings After turning on the power, insert a slim plastic object into the reset orifice and press for five seconds to restore the unit to factory settings.
Mail: info@visionxip.com Web: www.visionxip.com Hardware Installation You can use bundled screws and the device cover to secure this camera to the ceiling (strongly recommend this type of installation for the best effect) or place horizontally (this camera has image inversion function, please refer to the “Control Panel”...
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Mail: info@visionxip.com Web: www.visionxip.com supply to the AC power socket. After completing the installation and power connection, the lens on this camera will rotate automatically. The Link and Alert LEDs will show green lights for at least 5 seconds. Note: The user can refer to the bundled Quick Installation Guide for quick installation. The LED light status can be set to display three different statuses: 1.
Mail: info@visionxip.com Web: www.visionxip.com Camera Settings After the hardware has been installed, insert the supplied CD in the computer and execute the file IP FINDER.EX following the steps below to search for and change the IP address of the camera.
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Mail: info@visionxip.com Web: www.visionxip.com 3. Click Submit to validate new settings. 5. Confirmation When all changes have been confirmed, click “Exit” to quit. 4. When all changes have been confirmed, click Exit to quit. Notes: 1. The IP FINDER can only find the IP addresses of cameras that share the same hub on the...
Mail: info@visionxip.com Web: www.visionxip.com Camera Setting from a Router You can use DHCP when you want to use the camera on the Intranet (LAN). However, the IP must fixed when you want to use the camera on a WAN. For this application, it is required to set up a virtual server on the ADSL router.
Mail: info@visionxip.com Web: www.visionxip.com Change the Internet Explorer Setting This product uses ActiveX Control to play images and sound on your PC. The ActiveX Control application software will be downloaded to your PC when you connect it to the Internet. To ensure successful download of the software, the Internet Explorer "security settings"...
Mail: info@visionxip.com Web: www.visionxip.com Enter the Main Page 1. Open the IE browser and key in the IP address of the product. Key in the IP address of the camera When the login screen appears, key in "root" in the User Name and Password fields.
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Mail: info@visionxip.com Web: www.visionxip.com Click “Install ActiveX Control”. Setup prompt screen 4. The security warning screen appears. Click "Install". The ActiveX Control is named "UIC ActiveX Control". This software is owned by UIC and well certified. You can use it without any doubts about its validity.
Mail: info@visionxip.com Web: www.visionxip.com Camera Main Page Descriptions: Source: Information bar 1. Format: resolution of the current video stream 2. FPS: Frame Per Second of the current video stream 3. BitRate: bandwidth per second of the current video stream Product name Image area Attention: Please change the streaming setting to HTTP if nothing appears in the image area.
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Mail: info@visionxip.com Web: www.visionxip.com Control panel 1. Camera direction: controls the direction of the camera (up, down, left, right, home position). Direction control. 2. Camera speed: controls the rotation speed of the camera from “1” (lowest) to “7” (highest). Rotation speed.
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Mail: info@visionxip.com Web: www.visionxip.com 3. Preset: presets the rotation points for the camera (16 points) 1. Click Set to enter the Preset Setting screen. 2. Enter the name of the 3. Control the camera direction. location. 4. Click Update to exit.
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Mail: info@visionxip.com Web: www.visionxip.com 4. Tour: Enable or Disable the fixed point auto tour mode of the camera. The camera’s pre-set fixed points must be set for this function to work. This function allows the setting of 5 tour groups.
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Mail: info@visionxip.com Web: www.visionxip.com 5. AutoPan: enables/disables AutoPan. You can enable the AutoPan function to make the camera automatically move back and forth horizontally. Disable the AutoPan function to stop the scan. 6. Alert: displays alert trigger This indicator flashes to warn you when a movement or alert is detected. Click to stop the flash.
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Mail: info@visionxip.com Web: www.visionxip.com 8.Language: selects a UI language Four languages are available: English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese and Japanese. Selects language Formatted: Bullets and 9.Camera Position: sets the position for display of the image Numbering Desktop: Upside-down image Ceiling: Normal image (displays on the desktop; default value) Mirror: Mirror image Rotate 180: Mirrored and upside-down.
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Mail: info@visionxip.com Web: www.visionxip.com 10. Zoom In/Out: Camera screen display size Viewing option is from 0.5 to 4 times the screen size. Note: When you use zoom in, the screen seems rough because the resolution after digital zoom exceeds the original resolution.
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Mail: info@visionxip.com Web: www.visionxip.com Select a video stream protocol Formatted: Bullets and Numbering...
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Mail: info@visionxip.com Web: www.visionxip.com 12.Brightness: adjusts video brightness / Contrast: adjusts video contrast Press + (increase) or ﹣ (decrease) from the setting window to adjust the brightness or contrast of the image. Adjust brightness/contrast of the image Formatted: Bullets and 13.REC: executes the video recording function...
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Mail: info@visionxip.com Web: www.visionxip.com 15.Path: sets the save path and name for recorded images and snapshots. The filename is the recording date by default. You can identify the file by prefix of the filename. Click the Path field to select the folder to save Save the path the file.
Mail: info@visionxip.com Web: www.visionxip.com System Settings System setting contains basic and application settings. The basic setting is executed for basic system information, transmission speed, audio/video code, user authorization, date/time, and IP filter, while the application setting is executed for event triggering definition and other relevant settings, definition of the motion detection area, firmware update, reset to factory default, and reboot.
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Mail: info@visionxip.com Web: www.visionxip.com note that all information is deleted when you turn off the machine.
Mail: info@visionxip.com Web: www.visionxip.com Basic Setting >Video/Image Basic Setting > Video Image > Video Image Basic Setting > Video / Image > Video Image > 3GPP To view the camera image using a 3G cellular phone, click Enable to enable the 3GPP mode.
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Mail: info@visionxip.com Web: www.visionxip.com 4. Enter the link name. 3. Add a new link. 5. Enter the IP address of the camera, e.g. rtsp://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:554/cam1/3gpp 6. Select OK to save the setting. 7. Select this stream name to proceed with linking.
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Mail: info@visionxip.com Web: www.visionxip.com Basic Setting > Video / Image > Video Image >Video Format You can select MPEG4 or MJPEG as the video format. It is recommended to select MPEG4 for real-time browsing to optimize the bandwidth. MJPEG is a good choice for the best resolution when video recording is required for collection of evidence.
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Mail: info@visionxip.com Web: www.visionxip.com Basic Setting > Video / Image > Video Image >Frame per Second (FPS): With NTSC, you can choose 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 15 or 30 for video resolution With PAL, you can choose 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 12 or 25 for video resolution.
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Mail: info@visionxip.com Web: www.visionxip.com Select GOP to update the speed. GOP provides users with the function to set the pages of the I Frame and P Frame to be transmitted in the MPEG4 mode. Basically, the I Frame page contains the entire picture and needs higher bandwidth, while the P Frame page only contains the parts that are different from the I Frame and need lower bandwidth.
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Mail: info@visionxip.com Web: www.visionxip.com OSD setting Brightness/contract adjustment Date, time, and text display...
Mail: info@visionxip.com Web: www.visionxip.com Basic Setting > Audio (Sound) Basic Setting > Audio > Audio (sound setting) Basic Setting > Audio > Audio > Audio Raw Format You can select No Audio or PCM. When you select No Audio, the sound transmission from the built-in microphone pauses.
Mail: info@visionxip.com Web: www.visionxip.com Basic Setting > User(User) The administration of the camera can set up access privileges by administrator, operator, and viewer to ensure the security and control of the camera. The access privileges and setting steps are described as below.
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Mail: info@visionxip.com Web: www.visionxip.com User setting Change the privilege or password of a user. You cannot change the name of the user. Add a new user and set up a different privilege. Delete a user from the list. Log in the username, password and privilege as required.
Mail: info@visionxip.com Web: www.visionxip.com Basic Setting > Network > Wireless (wireless network setting page) The cable network setting procedure shall apply where the LAN socket is connected to the network cable. Where wireless network is required, you need to remove the network cable after completing the wireless network setting and restart the machine.
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Mail: info@visionxip.com Web: www.visionxip.com Mode: Selection of the wireless networking mode 1. Infrastructure: Infrastructure networking mode Thiscamera uses the wireless Access Point (AP) as the hub when set to infrastructure networking mode and connects to the network via the wireless AP.
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Mail: info@visionxip.com Web: www.visionxip.com Network authentication type Authentication Type: Network authentication type 1. Open System: No encryption. 2. Shared Key: Security of data is highly protected by encryption during transmission. Note: Refer to the user setting instructions of your wireless IP sharer for more information.
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Mail: info@visionxip.com Web: www.visionxip.com Encryption options IP setting in the wireless networking mode WEP Encryption: WEP encryption function When the base station (AP)which you want to access has enabled the encryption function, you need to acquire the following information by accessing its encryption settings.
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Mail: info@visionxip.com Web: www.visionxip.com Encryption mode Encryption authentication type Encryption group WEP security mode: Select an encryption mode from the list. The format is “None” by default, indicating that the security function is disabled. Authentication mode: One of the following authentication modes is required when you select a WEP encryption mode from the security list.
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Mail: info@visionxip.com Web: www.visionxip.com 3. SSID: Enter the server name of the base station. 4. WEP Encryption: Select the encrypted key that is the same as the base station. 5. KEY: Select a group that is the same as the wireless base station. You must select KEY1 for base stations that only have a set of keys.
Mail: info@visionxip.com Web: www.visionxip.com Streaming port setting Basic Setting > Network > PPPoE (dial-up networking setting) PPPoE: Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet is a protocol that supports access to a high-speed wideband network using a PC and a wideband modem (such as xDSL, Cable, Wireless modem).
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Mail: info@visionxip.com Web: www.visionxip.com 3. Key in the IP address of the camera and enter "PPPoE Setting" following the route Setting Basic Setting Network PPPoE. 4. Key in the xDSL "Username" and "Password" acquired from your ISP. Click Save to confirm the setting.
Mail: info@visionxip.com Web: www.visionxip.com Basic Setting > Network > DDNS (Dynamic Domain Name Server Setting) The IP address (Ex. 210.168.0.22) is like a telephone number, while the website address is like a name in an address book. The DDNS allows the user to access the website by entering the name of the website without memorizing a bunch of cold numbers.
Mail: info@visionxip.com Web: www.visionxip.com Basic Setting > Network > UPnP (Universal Plug and Play) If you connect your camera to a router, IP allocator, or wireless AP, your camera will possibly be blocked by the NAT and can’t be located on the Internet. To penetrate the firewall, activate the supportive item- UPnP.
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Mail: info@visionxip.com Web: www.visionxip.com To activate the UPnP function in Windows OS: Ex: Windows XP: 1. Windows component installation. 1. Click Control Panel 4. Click Networking 2. Click Add/Remove Programs Services 5. Click Detail 6. Check UPuP User Interface 3. Click Add/Remove Windows Components 2.
Mail: info@visionxip.com Web: www.visionxip.com 3. View the connection device using “My Network Place” 1. Open “My Network Place” 2. The LAN camera appears. Double-click to access the main page. Basic Setting > Network > SMTP Server (mail server setting) This camera is able to transmit images to a particular email address when a motion detection event occurs or a sensor is triggered.
Mail: info@visionxip.com Web: www.visionxip.com Basic Setting > Network > Samba This camera is able to upload the snapshots to a specified shared folder when an event is triggered. To use this function, a Samba setting is required. Options: Active: Enable/Disable...
Mail: info@visionxip.com Web: www.visionxip.com Basic Setting > Network > Notification Of IP Address Change (IP address change notice) This setting is not necessary for a fixed IP. For a dynamic IP, you need to update the IP address every time you connect to the Internet to access the camera. This setting allows you to update the IP address by the automatic notification of IP address change.
Mail: info@visionxip.com Web: www.visionxip.com Basic Setting > Date/Time (date/time setting) Date/Time setting Basic Setting > Date/Time > Server Time (the date/time of the server) Basic Setting > Date/Time > PC Time (the date/time of your PC) Basic Setting > Date/Time > Time Setting (date/time setting) There are three ways to synchronize the time.
Mail: info@visionxip.com Web: www.visionxip.com Basic Setting > IP Filter This function filters IP addresses and is able to allow or deny visits from particular addresses/target addresses. IP filter setting Basic Setting > IP Filter > General IP Filtering: enables/disables the IP filter Policy: allows/denies access Basic Setting >...
Mail: info@visionxip.com Web: www.visionxip.com Application Setting Application Setting > Event (event trigger setting page) This camera is equipped with intelligent security management functions. It ensures security monitoring by allowing user to define “trigger events” based on particular times and situations, and sets the camera respond to the event.
Mail: info@visionxip.com Web: www.visionxip.com Add Event : Add Event setting page Options: • General: Name: Name the trigger event here. • Response to event trigger: the time setting of the trigger event Always: Always monitoring During time: Check the date you want to monitor (Sun~Sat) and the duration of monitoring here.
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Mail: info@visionxip.com Web: www.visionxip.com Add Schedule: Add Schedule setting page The Add Event setting page and the Add Schedule setting page are basically the same except that the Add Schedule setting page does not have the option “Trigger by” to indicate the sources of the trigger event.
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Mail: info@visionxip.com Web: www.visionxip.com The default status of the digital input pin is set as “Normal Open”, but users can change it to “Normal grounded” by setting the page “Setting->Application->Event->Trigger”: 1. When alarm input is set to be “Normal Open”, then the external device connected to alarm input pin should be in open status.
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Mail: info@visionxip.com Web: www.visionxip.com Click Add Ftp to go to the setting page and enter the information of the FTP server you specified. Add FTP setting page Name: the name of the FTP Network Address: IP address of the FTP...
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Mail: info@visionxip.com Web: www.visionxip.com ProxyPort: Proxy server port ProxyLogin: Proxy server log-in name Proxy Password: Proxy server log-in password Click Add Tcp to go to the setting page and enter the information of the TCP server you specified. Add TCP setting page...
Mail: info@visionxip.com Web: www.visionxip.com Application Setting > Motion Detection You can open the setting frame by clicking on the area to monitor. To move area to monitor, drag the area with your mouse; to adjust the size of the frame, drag the arrow to adjust after you move the mouse to the edge of the area and left-click;...
Mail: info@visionxip.com Web: www.visionxip.com Application Setting > Firmware upgrade Firmware upgrade page Contact your dealer for more information about firmware upgrade. The sales representative will transmit the latest version to you via e-mail. When you receive the firmware, decompress the file (uImage.gz) to your PC and follow the steps below to execute the upgrade.
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Mail: info@visionxip.com Web: www.visionxip.com 4. Click Browse… to select the location where the firmware file is stored. 5. Click submit. 6. The auto upgrade runs. The Upgrade Status shows the progress of the upgrade. When the firmware upgrade has been completed, the machine reboots automatically.
Mail: info@visionxip.com Web: www.visionxip.com Application Setting > Factory Default You can use this function to reset to factory default, but all changes, including the IP address, you have made are deleted. Reset to factory default Factory Default: Reset to factory default.
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Mail: info@visionxip.com Web: www.visionxip.com Backup: Data backup Back all parameters: Back up all changes you have made. When you click Backup, a file download window appears. Back up the file named param.bin (Attention: Don't change the file name; otherwise, the backup may fail.)
Mail: info@visionxip.com Web: www.visionxip.com Attachment A: External Alarm In addition to the motion detection executed by the internal software application, the product can connect to external infrared detectors, beepers, and smoke detectors. For more information about these external devices, contact to your local retailer, dealer or installation service provider.
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Mail: info@visionxip.com Web: www.visionxip.com External Alarm I/O Circuit Diagram Pin 1 Warning! The alarm will be triggered when alarm pin 1 & 2 are formed as a short circuit. Please do not connect the electric voltage or current into alarm input...
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Mail: info@visionxip.com Web: www.visionxip.com Attachment B: Bandwidth Estimation Since the FPS is dependent on the bandwidth of the camera, the relationship between the size of an image file and the bandwidth is always the major concern of the system construction engineer.
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Mail: info@visionxip.com Web: www.visionxip.com Attachment C: Troubleshooting and FAQs Question Answer and Solution Function What encoder and decoder The camera uses MJPEG or MPEG4 compression technology to are used by the camera for provide quality images. MJPEG is a standard image compression...
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Mail: info@visionxip.com Web: www.visionxip.com • The anti-virus applications on the PC or the firewall might block the IP Finder from execution. If you can not execute the IP Finder, please disable your anti-virus applications or firewall. Please be sure that the version of your Internet Explorer is 6.0 or Internet Explorer does not later.
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Mail: info@visionxip.com Web: www.visionxip.com been installed in your indicate the file has been installed. If you do not see this file, be computer. sure that your Internet Explorer security is properly set (the default value is moderate). Re-connect to the camera main page and download the file again.
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Mail: info@visionxip.com Web: www.visionxip.com I can't control the camera Delay might occur when you are accessing a video stream and to move up, down, right, or remotely moving the camera horizontally. Where significant delay left smoothly. is identified when you move the camera horizontally or vertically deactivate the audio streams and/or reduce the size of the video stream...
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