1-PORT H.264 VIDEO SERVER USER MANUAL DN-16100 Please read instructions thoroughly before operation and retain it for future reference.
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IMPORTANT SAFEGUARD All lead-free products offered by the company comply with the requirements of the European law on the Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) directive, which means our manufacture processes and products are strictly “lead-free” and without the hazardous substances cited in the directive. The crossed-out wheeled bin mark symbolizes that within the European Union the product must be collected separately at the product end-of-life.
TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. OVERVIEW ....................1 1.1 Product features ................... 1 1.2 Package content ..................1 1.3 Dimensions ....................1 1.4 Product Overview ..................1 2. BEFORE USING YOUR DEVICE ............... 2 3. ACCESSING THE CAMERA VIA VIDEO VIEWER ........3 3.1 Installing Video Viewer .................
1. OVERVIEW 1.1 Product features • Turn your traditional analog camera into a network camera, and allow users to view live images using a web browser or our CMS software • Remote configuration and status checking • Real-time H.264 / MPEG4 / MJPEG compression •...
2. BEFORE USING YOUR DEVICE This device can be accessed via our supplied CMS software “Video Viewer”, the web browser (such as “Microsoft Internet Explorer” or “Mozilla Firefox”), and smart phones with our self-developed program “EagleEyes” installed depending on different using situations. Note: For details about accessing devices via smart phones, please refer to http://www.eagleeyescctv.com.
3. ACCESSING THE CAMERA VIA VIDEO VIEWER 3.1 Installing Video Viewer Step1: Place the supplied CD into your CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive. The program will be automatically run. Step2: Click “Program” in the “Video Viewer” section to install Video Viewer, or click “Download The Latest Version”...
3.3.3 Main button overview Button Function Description Simplified Full Function Click to show the predefined IP address(es). You can Address Book add, remove or search the IP address to log in the DVR remotely. Click to go to the detailed system configuration.
3.4 Frequently-used functions 3.4.1 Record To record remotely, click “ ” or “ ” → “ ” to go to the “Record Setting” page. In the “Record Setting” page, you can set the following items: Record type Pre- / post-event record time (0~10 seconds) ...
3.4.2 Playback To play a recording, click “ ” or “ ”, and select the “Record” tab. A list of all the recordings will be shown by defaults, and you can also sort out the logs you want to speed up the search time. 3.4.3 Firmware upgrade This function is used when users need to upgrade the device for function scalability.
Step3: Click “Add” to browse to the upgrade files. Step4: Click “Upgrade Firmware” to start firmware upgrade. Note: It takes a few minutes to finish the upgrade process. Do not disconnect the power during firmware upgrade, or the upgrade may be failed. The device will reboot after the upgrade. Step5: Select the IP address of the device and click “...
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How to add an E-Map group STEP1: In the simplified version, click “ ” to switch the control panel to the full function version, and click “ ” to enter the E-Map page as follows. Note: To know where the buttons are, please refer to “3.3.1 Simplified version (Default) at page 4, and “3.3.2 Full function version”...
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STEP3: When the E-Map group is created, you will see the tree on the top-left panel, showing all the devices you’ve added to this group.
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Icon Description The connected device is camera. When it’s selected, it will become red. The connected device is DVR. When it’s selected, it will become red. For any motion or alarm event, it will appear on the screen to catch your attention. To know what’s happening quickly, double-click the device icon on the E-Map to show the live view.
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For Single E-Map Group Right-click on the group name to show the shortcut menu list, and select “Edit E-MAP” or “Remove E-MAP” as needed. For Building E-Map Group Right-click on the group name to show the shortcut menu list, and select “Edit Building E-MAP” or “Remove E-MAP”...
4. CONFIGURATIONS VIA WEB BROWSER Users can also access the camera connected to this device via a web browser, such as Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome and Safari. Note: It’s recommended to consult with your installer before changing system configurations.
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Function Icon User Level Description Configuration Page: Supervisor Live Switch to the live view page. Configuration Switch to the system configuration page For details, please refer to “4.5 System configuration menu” at page 16. Media Type Supervisor / Power Select the web transmission format from the User / Normal User drop-down list: / Guest...
4.5 System configuration menu Click “Configuration” to enter the configuration page. The functions are categorized into three menus: Network, Camera and General. For details about “Network”, please refer to “4.6 Network” at page 17. For details about “Camera”, please refer to “4.7 Camera” at page 22. ...
4.6 Network 4.6.1 Network You can set the network configuration of the device depending on your network type. For details, please refer to your installation guide. 4.6.2 QoS QoS, Quality of Service, is the ability to control the data flow for real-time streaming. This function is important if your network bandwidth is insufficient and you have other devices to share the network bandwidth.
4.6.4 SNTP SNTP (Simple Network Time Protocol) is used to synchronize your camera time with the networked computer systems. Function Description Once users choose the time zone, the device will adjust the local area time of the system automatically. NTP Server Simply use the default SNTP server (For example, tock.stdtime.gov.tw) or change to another server with which users are familiar.
4.6.7 SMS Note: Before using this function, you need to apply an API ID from the mobile messaging company, Clickatell, and you will be charged starting from the 11 message. For details, please refer to “APPENDIX 2 API ID APPLICATION FOR SMS MESSAGING’...
4.6.8 Filter Choose to permit or block the IP address(es) which can access this camera, and click “Save” to confirm. Function Description Filter Configuration Error Count Set the maximum count for login failure. When the maximum count is reached, the IP address trying to access the device will be locked. Error Lock Time Set the lock time in minutes when the maximum count of error login for an IP address is reached.
4.6.9 UPnP / Bonjour “UPnP” stands for “Universal Plug and Play”, which allows devices to connect seamlessly in the home and corporate environments and simplify installation of computer components, and is only suitable for Microsoft Windows-based operating system. “Bonjour” functions the same as “UPnP”, but it’s only suitable for Apple Mac-based operating system.
Port Mapping (Available only in UPnP) When your device is connected to Internet via a router and you need to additionally access the router to configure port mapping, this function can eliminate the need to additionally access the router for port forwarding. Note: Before using this function, make sure the UPnP function of your router is also enabled.
4.7.2 Time Set daylight saving time and the current time, and click “Save” to confirm. Function Description Time Configuration Date Set the current date. Time Set the current time. Daylight Saving Time Configuration Daylight Saving Specify whether to use daylight saving time (Enable / Disable). Time If this function is enabled, set the time period (Start Time / End Time), and adjust the daylight saving time in hours (Adjust Time).
4.8 General 4.8.1 General In “General”, you can select the UI language to English or Chinese, and check the MAC address of your camera. 4.8.2 Server Log To quickly search the system logs you want by event type, click “Prev. Page” or “Next Page” to find the logs you want, or check the event type(s) and click “Reload”...
4.8.4 Account You can create a new account with different user access privilege, or delete or modify an existing account setting. How to create a new account Step1: Click “New”, and fill in the following columns. Column Description Set a user name that will be used for camera access. The user name allows up to 16 User Name alphanumeric characters.
4.8.5 Trigger You can set the alarm or motion detection, and select the notification function. Note: Motion detection is not supported when the streaming format is Motion JPEG. Trigger Setting In this section, you can select to enable or disable motion & alarm detection. Item Description Alarm...
Notification Setting In this section, you can select to enable e-mail and/or FTP notification when an alarm or a motion happened. Item Description Method • Email When this option is checked, the device will upload the captured video clip to the assigned e-mail address(s) once motion or alarm recording happened.
Step3: Copy the generated API key, and click “Update Google Maps Key” on the web browser to paste it. 4.8.8 Upgrade This function is used when users need to upgrade the device for function scalability. Note: Before using this function, make sure you have the correct upgrade files provided by your installer or distributor.
APPENDIX 2 API ID APPLICATION FOR SMS MESSAGING To allow the camera automatically sending a text message when an event happens, you need to apply an API ID from Clickatell, one mobile messaging company, first. Note: The SMS messaging is not totally free. You will be charged starting from the message.
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Step2: Fill in your information to create an account, and click “CONTINUE”. Note: Note down the user name and password, and the mobile phone number you specified here for SMS notification setting later. Step2: When the account is created, the system will automatically send an Email to your specified Email address and ask you to activate your account.
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Step3: Enter the mobile phone number (including your country code) you want the text message to be sent, and click “SEND ACTIVATION CODE”. The system will send an activation code to that number for verification. Check if you receive a text message from Clickatell. Step4: Go back to Clickatell, and click the tab “Manage my Products”.
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