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  • Page 1: User Manual

    DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDERS awired Premium Model: 3A-100 USER MANUAL 3aWired Phone 818.206.4882 9409 Lurline Ave, Toll Free 877.848.9009 Chatsworth, CA 91311 Fax 818.206.3495 www.3awired.com Email info@3awired.com...

  • Page 2: Important Information

    When unpacking your 3A-100 SERIES unit, check for missing or damaged items. If any item is missing, or if damage is evident, DO NOT INSTALL OR OPERATE THIS PRODUCT. Contact your dealer or us for assistance.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Use 3A-100 SERIES through Internet ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8 2.4.3 Use 3A-100 SERIES via IrDA wireless controller--------------------------------------------------------------- 8 2.5 Power on 3A-100 SERIES---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 2.6 Use Dynamic IP address for 3A-100 SERIES ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 2.6.1 Register 3A-100 SERIES to registry server ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 9 2.6.2 Find the true IP address of APDR3400 SERIES ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 2.6.3...
  • Page 4 4.6.12 Algorithm Setting------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------48 4.6.13 Default Setting----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------48 Record Setup--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------48 4.7.1 Record Schedule--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------49 4.7.2 Motion Detection-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------51 4.7.3 Pre-Alarm Function Setting-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------52 4.7.4 Playback-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------52 Appendix A: WCOMW Usage ------------------------------------------ Appendix B: Guide to revise firmware of 3A-100 SERIES -- Appendix C: Troubleshooting ------------------------------------------...

  • Page 5: Chapter 1: Introduction

    The installation is easy: All you have to do is to plug the power and assign 3A-100 SERIES an IP address for Internet connection. Then, you can view the video through your browser, Internet Explorer or Navigator, at any time, anywhere. It is perfect for factory/office monitoring, A TM surveilla nce, children care, security system, tourism, sales presentation and more...APDR3400...

  • Page 6: Main Features

    awired 1.1 Main Features Video & audio recording Up to 16 camera inputs (color or B/W) Up to 30 fps on each camera for local monitoring Record / display / playback simultaneously Built-in QUAD / Multiplexer functions for local monitoring Local playback of recorded video on VGA or TV monitor Remote playback from PC browser Query recorded data by date, time &...

  • Page 7: System Requirements

    awired 1.2 System Requirements Composite CCD camera, V8 or camcorder (NTSC or PAL standard) The equipment for connecting to network: 1. Network mode: RJ-45 Ethernet network port connected to Internet and a public IP address 2. Others: RS-232 Port and a serial cable for connecting to host PC. 3.

  • Page 8: Chapter 2: Getting Started

    Chapter 2: Getting Started 2.1 General Description 3A-100 SERIES is a plug and play network DVR system. The minimum PC system requirements for browsing and configuration are described in section 1.2. As 3A-100 SERIES transmit and record video/ audio data th rough Internet, Intranet, PSTN/ISDN, users also can operate 3A-100 SERIES via IR remote control.

  • Page 9: 100 Panel

    Two 9-pin D-sub connectors provide RS-232 serial connection. COM1 Port is for configuration or for modem/ISDN Ta and COM2 Port is for PTZ camera control. E. Printer connector Before power on 3A-100 SERIES, users need to attach the KeyPro to the 25-pin printer connector. You can find it in 3A-100 SERIES package. F. Network connector...

  • Page 10: Make The Physical Connection

    2.3 Make the Physical Connection Before making 3A-100 SERIES to work, you shall make the physical connection as the following figure. Follow instructions included in this section to install 3A-100 SERIES into your ne tworking environment. Each phase of the documented installation...
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  • Page 12: Use 3A-100 Series Through Intranet

    Appendix B for changing running mode and configuration. Figure 2.4.2a Internet 2.4.3 Use 3A-100 SERIES via IR Remote Control Not only connecting via Network, users can also use 3A-100 SERIES via IR remote control, please refer to Chapter 6 for the usage. (Figure 2.4.5)

  • Page 13: Power On 3A-100 Series

    3A-100 SERIES by this IP directly. If it’s dynamic, 3A-100 SERIES provides users a way to register the system to a registry server. Then users just visit this registry server and find the IP of 3A-100 SERIES.
  • Page 14 Figure 2.6.2 2. Users can choose search by MAC ID (Ethernet Address) or search by name to find their own 3A-100 SERIES IP location. Besides, users can browse all records in this registry server to find the IP address of their own 3A-100 SERIES.

  • Page 15: Browse And View The Video

    2.7 Use 3A-100 SERIES with DSL or Cable Modem Users can connect 3A-100 SERIES to a DSL or Cable Modem via an Ethernet cable to the RJ-45 port of 3A-100 SERIES, as they will do to their PC. Since 3A-100 SERIES does not support PPPoE, users have to check out if their DSL/Cable Modem running PPPoE.
  • Page 16 In the following section, we will use Lemel LM-CAS1040 IP sharing hub as an example to explain how to install an IP sharing hub and use 3A-100 SERIES via DSL/ Cable Modem.
  • Page 17 5. Real time videos of 3A-100 SERIES should be able to show up on the screen if everything is OK. Note: About registry server usage, please refer to section 2.6 to know how to find the real IP address of 3A-100 SERIES via browsing registry server.
  • Page 18 awired 2. Connect a PC with LAN card installed to one of the LAN ports of LM-CAS1040. Configuration: For PC side 1. Make sure your PC is equipped with LAN card and TCP/IP functions successfully. Set TCP/IP property as “Getting IP Automatically”. For LM-CAS1040 side 1.
  • Page 19 1. Make changes to “Start IP Address” to avoid conflict with 3A-100 SERIES IP. For example, when start IP address set at 192.168.1.1, this means when network devices connect to LAN portion of LM-CAS1040 requesting for DHCP to get their IP automatically, they will be assigned IP a ddress starting from 192.168.1.1 with a maximum to 192.168.1.128.

  • Page 20: Not Running Pppoe Protocol

    For DSL or Cable Modem not running PPPoE, users are free to connect 3A-100 SERIES with xDSL/Cable Modem directly without any other device. 1. For static IP case: If a static public IP is assigned to the xDSL/Cable Modem account, just assign this IP to 3A-100 SERIES as the following figure. DSL/Cable 3A-100...
  • Page 21 2. For dynamic IP case: If the IP is dynamic, i.e. it is different for each time you dial up, set the IP to be 255.255.255.253. This will make 3A-100 SERIES request an IP from DHCP server every time it is turned on.

  • Page 22: Chapter 3: Use 3A-100 Series Under Network Mode

    Chapter 3: Use 3A-100 SERIES Under Network Mode First Time Step-by-step Setup For first time startup, 3A-100 SERIES is set to default valu e when it is delivered from factory. The default settings of 3A-100 SERIES are as following.

  • Page 23: Browse And View Live Video

    The first one is to change the IP address of 3A-100 SERIES and the second one is to change the IP address of the host PC. T o use the second method, fo llow Step 1 to Step 4 preparing to connect to 3A-100 SERIES.
  • Page 24 IP address of their own 3A-100 SERIES. To browse 3A-100 SERIES under the default Network Mode, go to “ Network” on “Control Panel” of the host PC. Figure 3.2.1 Choose “TCP/IP”...
  • Page 25 Note: Remember the original IP address and Subnet Mask. When the configuration of 3A-100 SERIES is finished, you need to reset the host PC to these original values. And reboot the host PC. 5. Run a web browser and connect to http://192.168.10.10...
  • Page 26 Click ‘Download LVETUP.EXE’ to downl oad plug-in program from 3A-100 SERI ES then you will see the following screen. Start downloading plug-in and install it. After finishing the jobs, you shall see the following screen. Figure 3.2.7 Instead of installing plug-in program in your PC. You can click “View Video Without Plugins” on the left side of home page, and key in user ID and password again then you will view the live video by using Java applet.

  • Page 27: System Configuration For First-Time User

    Click ‘Camera 1’ link to switch to the signal camera view screen Figure 3.2.10 On the right side of the page, you can see some links. You can click them and operate your 3A-100 SERIES. Please see the following sections for advance configuration.
  • Page 28 awired Scroll down the above page. On the bottom of this page, Click “Advance Setting” then you will see a brand new web page. On the left side of this web page, choose “System Configuration” to do the configuration. Figure 3.3.3 System Configuration Input IP Address, Gateway IP Address, Subnet Mask, and DNS IP Address in “TCP/IP Setting”...

  • Page 29: Audio Functions

    The user name and password will be reset to the default values. It also means you have to set the configuration again. Remember to change the IP address of your PC to make sure that 3A-100 SERIES and your PC are on the same network.

  • Page 30: Audio Setting

    Bandwidth used Volume Level Microphone ON/OFF Save audio data to file Note: The audio function of 3A-100 SERIES supports two-way audio transmission but only one-way audio data from 3A-100 SERIES to PC can be recorded. 3.4.1 Audio Setting On the left side of Advance setting page, click “Audio Setting” and you will have prompted out Figure 3.4.1.
  • Page 31 4. Microphone Control Timeout At a given time, there is only a user can control the operation of Microphone connected to 3A-100 SERIES. Once users get the control right, they can select the source (1,2,3,4) to control but only one source can be controlled at any time.

  • Page 32: Operation

    3.5.1 PTZ Operation If you have equipped a camera control device with 3A-100 SERIES, you can use th e camera control interface to control a camera. 1.Start visit 3A-100 SERIES from Home Page 2. Select the proper camera control device in the “system configuration” page (refer to section 3.3 in the user manual).

  • Page 33: Using Dial-Up Network Connecting To 3A-100 Series

    6. Install the modem driver coming from the manufacturer of the modem onto your PC ( no need to attach modem to your PC). 7. Run WCOMW (ver. 1.7 or later) on your PC, turn on 3A-100 SERIES. 8.When configuration menu is pop-up, press "5. Setup Modem". Choose "Modem" in "T ool" of WCOMW's menu and select the driver you just installed and press OK.
  • Page 34 Figure 3.6.2 9. Press Enter, this will make the settings of modem driver configured to 3A-100 SERIES. Choose "Exit" to make 3A-100 SERIES continue to boot. Figure 3.6.3 10. Remove RS-232 cable, and attach modem to COM1 port of 3A-100 SERIES. Now you have done the modem driver setup to 3A-100 SERIES.
  • Page 35 Network”. Then click “OK” to save the settings. The default user name and password are “webmonitor” and “oyo.” 8. Now you can use this connection to dial-up to 3A-100 SERIES. 9.When you have dialed up to 3A-100 SERIES, use browser to view the address "10.0.0.1"...

  • Page 36: Local Keyboard

    Besides using 3A-100 SERIES under Network Mode, users can also operate 3A-100 SERIES via IR remote control or local keyboard and the video will be displayed on the VGA monitor screen. Before operating 3A-100 SERIES via IR remote control, please make sure that 3A-100 SERIES has connected to the VGA monitor via VGA Out connector.
  • Page 37 3A-100 SERIES to register itself to a registr server, please refer to Chapter 2.6 to register the IP address of 3A-100 SERIES. 4. Now, users can view the live video image on the VGA monitor screen and they can operate 3A-100 SERIES via IR...

  • Page 38: Using The Menus

    There are some keys for users to operate the menus via IR remote control. Use the Menus When 3A-100 SERIES is working, users can press “ Menu” button to enter “System Setup” menu, users can press Up/Down button to select the setting parameter, then press “Right” or “OK” button to enter the setting menu.
  • Page 39 CD disk with 3A-100 SERIES standard package. 4.3 Basic Operation via local keyboard To get 3A-100 SERIES up and running via local keyboard, a keyboard is required. The interface of 3A-100 SERIES operation is as following figure. 2~13 14 15 18 19 1.

  • Page 40: Using The Menu

    There are some keys for users to operate the menus via IR remote control. Use the Menu When 3A-100 is working, users can press “ Menu” button to enter “System Setup” menu, users can press Up/Down button to select the setting parameter, then press “Right” or “OK” button to enter the setting menu.

  • Page 41: Main Menu

    3A-100 setting. 4.After enter the schedule, please press “Next” button to enable or disable audio recording function. Then press “OK” button to save the recording schedule, then 3A-100 will record the certain video and audio data following the schedule.

  • Page 42: Password Protect

    awired Fig 4.6.1 4.6.1 Password Protect On the screen of fig 4.3.1, press “Right” button to enter “Password Protect” set up screen as fig 4.3.1.1.Please use “Keypad” button to enter values for “Password”, “Auto Lock Time”(sec). Then press “OK” to save the values or press “Cancel” to go back previous level.
  • Page 43 Fig 4.6.2 4. Setting general parameters : Standard -- “AUTO”, 3A-100 will de tect video input to this channel automatically. It can be manually set as “NTSC”, “PAL” or “SECAM”. Frame Rate – The frame rate ranged from 1 to 30. You can set the frame rate you want for each camera.

  • Page 44: Gpio Setting

    Max bandwidth of each connection for this camera (Bytes/sec) -- Limit the maximum bandwidth allocated to each connection of this camera. Click the “OK” button to make the new settings take effect. Note: 3A-100 will not save the se ttings if you didn’t click ”OK”. 5. Video input This function is for setting video window position of camera inputs.

  • Page 45: Ptz Setup

    awired 1. Press “Menu” and select “System Setup”. Choose “GPIO” and press “Right” to enter the setting of GPIO setting. 2. Users can adjust “N.O.” or “N.C.” status in GPI setting and set “ON” or “OFF” in GPO status by pressing “Left” or “Right” button.

  • Page 46: Audio Setting

    4. Set Speaker Control Timeout At a given time, there is only one user can control the operation of Speaker connected to 3A-100. The rule of timeout and grant of control right is the same as the one of Microphone Control described above.

  • Page 47: System Information

    4.6.9 System Information Press “Menu” and select “System Setup”. Choose “System Info” and press “Right” button to enter the page of system information. Just show some information inside 3A-100 as Figure 4.6.9. Fig 4.6.9 4.6.10 Date/Time Setting 1. Press “Menu” and select “System Setup”. Select “Date/Time” and press “Right” button to enter the menu of Date/Time setting.

  • Page 48: Registry Server Setting

    4. After saving the values, APDR- 3400 will reboot to the new settings. 4.6.13 Default Setting 1. Press “Menu” and select “System Setup”. Select “Default Setting” and press “Right” button to restore 3A-100 default settings. 2. Press “OK” to save 3A-100 default settings now or press “...
  • Page 49 3. In Fig 4.7.2., setting of “MON” through “SUN” are “ON”. This means 3A-100 will record on each day of the week. Start and stop time of recording can also be set at the “start hour, minute, second” and “stop hour, minute, second” fields.

  • Page 50: Motion Detection

    4. Set the sensitivity of motion detection, the value is from 5 to 100. 5. Set Motion Detection Area makes 3A-100 focus sensing on the selected area and then press “ OK” to save the value or press “Cancel”...

  • Page 51: Playback

    Fig 4.7.3 You can set the numbers of frames from camera 1 to camera 16, then click “ OK” button to save the values. 3A-100 will start to record ahead of the triggered events or motion detection the number of frames the was set. This function has to be worked in combination with motion detection or GPI trigger function.
  • Page 52 awired Fig 4.7.5 3. Please refer to Chapter 4.1 for the operation of playback function keys. 4. When playback the recorded file, users can press “Menu” to enter playback menu as below. Fig 4.7.6 5. Press “Up” and “Down” button to select “Search by Time” or “Search by Event”, and then press “Right” to seek the recorded data, you can see the recorded data as the following figures.
  • Page 53 7. Users can also select the starting and ending time of the recorded file by pressing “Left” or “Right” button and then press “OK” button, 3A-100 will start to collect the data as the following figure or users can press “Cancel” button to cancel the setting, go back to the previous level setting menu.
  • Page 54 When normal shut down 3A-100 system, you can press “ Menu” and then select “Sytem Shutdown” item. Please press “Right” button to shutdown the system. After shutdown 3A-100 system, please remember to turn off the power. - End of this chapter -...

  • Page 55: Appendix A: Wcomw Usage

    Connect COM2 port (or one empty serial port) in PC and COM1 port of 3A-100 SERIES via an RS-232 Cable (come with 3A-100 SERIES). Insert the Setup Disk come with 3A-100 SERIES into your floppy driver and copy all of those files to a directory of the PC and unzip the TeleWriter.zip.
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  • Page 57: Appendix B: Guide To Revise Firmware Of 3A-100 Series

    1. Connect COM2 port (or one empty serial port) of PC and COM1 port of 3A-100 SERIES using an RS-232 cable (comes with 3A-100 SERIES). 2. Insert the Setup Disk come with 3A-100 SERIES into your floppy driver and copy all of those files to a directory of the PC and unzip the file: T eleWriter.zip .
  • Page 58 Loader version 0.22 file: ldr300.exe.022 Notice: Before revising firmware, make sure the loader version of your 3A-100 SERIES is v0.22 (or later). 2. Press 'W', 'E', 'B', 'M ', 'O', 'N' will pop up additional menu items as: [5] Revise ETS LOADER...
  • Page 59 (Full Path and Filename of the New V ersion of Loader Entered) 4. WCOMW is now uploading loader file to 3A-100 SERIES for revision. (ETS Loader Updated Successfully) 5. After revision, you have to restart 3A-100 SERIES. Just switch the power of 3A-100 SERIES, B. 3 To Revise firmware 1.
  • Page 60 3. WCOMW is now uploading firmware file to 3A-100 SERIES for revision. (Firmware Updated Successfully) 4. After revision, press X to continue booting from the new firmware. 5. After 3A-100 SERIES is ready, push and hold default settings button until 3A-100 SERIES stops beeping.

  • Page 61: Appendix C: Troubleshooting

    Clear the ARP list. If you are running MS Proxy Client on your PC, and the IP assigned to 3A-100 SERIES is not a valid local IP on the network. Try to allocate a valid local IP to 3A-100 SERIES or disable MS Proxy Client from the Control Panel.
  • Page 62 Q: If you can access video of 3A-100 SERIES in in tranet, but failed to access video from Internet: Check the settings of firewall and proxy server. 3A-100 SERI ES use standard HTTP protocol and port 80. It might be necessary to enable those video MIME types (video/x-nficwmh263 and video/x-nficwmhjpeg) of 3A-100 SERIES to be granted by your firewall or proxy server.

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