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Page 1: Network Cameras
197Z AVI201 / 202 / 212 Network Cameras User’s Manual Please read instructions thoroughly before operation and retain it for future reference. The image shown above may differ from the actual product appearance. AVI201, 202, 212 manual_V0.8... - Page 2 IMPORTANT SAFEGUARD CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK CAUTION: To reduce the risk of electric shock, do not expose this apparatus to rain or moisture. Only operate this apparatus from the type of power source indicated on the label. The company shall not be liable for any damages arising out of any improper use, even if we have been advised of the possibility of such damages.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Playback Screen ............................31 6. IE WEB BROWSER ....................... 32 6.1 Access the Camera from an IE Web Browser ....................32 6.2 Toolbar Display on the IE Web Browser ......................32 7. QUICKTIME PLAYER ......................34 APPENDIX 1 DEFAULT VALUE ....................35... -
Page 4: Product Overview
OVERVIEW 1. PRODUCT OVERVIEW 1.1 Description This camera series is a network-based digital surveillance device with a built-in web server for the purpose of remote monitoring and recording. It supports TCP/IP networking for live video transmission in the format of MPEG4 or MJPEG, and you can easily operate the camera via the web browser or the supplied video viewer AP software. -
Page 5: Specifications
OVERVIEW 1.4 Specifications SPECIFICATIONS AVI201 AVI202 AVI212 ▓ Network LAN Port LAN Speed 10/100 Based-T Ethernet DDNS, PPPoE, DHCP, NTP, SNTP, TCP/IP, Supported Protocols ICMP, SMTP, FTP, HTTP, RTP, RTSP Frame Rate NTSC:30, PAL:25 Number of Online Users Security Multiple user access levels with password... -
Page 6: Hardware Overview
Indicator Indicator Power Output Connector Connector AVI201 AVI202 / AVI212 CONNECTOR / BUTTON DESCRIPTION Reset Default This button is hidden in the pinhole. Press and hold the reset button until the network camera rebooted. This will reset all parameters, including the IP address to factory default settings. -
Page 7: Installation
INSTALLATION 3. INSTALLATION 3.1 Install the Hardware This camera can be installed in two ways: ceiling-mounted and desktop. During the installation, please make sure the upper side of the camera is always facing up, as shown in Figure 1 below, regardless of which installation way you’re using. This is to ensure the video output won’t be up side down. - Page 8 INSTALLATION Assemble the bracket: a). Align the stem with the central hole of the base, and rotate it to secure, as shown in Figure 3. b). Align the joint lock with the stem, and rotate it to secure, as shown in Figure 4. Figure 3: Connect the stem to the base Figure 4: Connect the joint lock to the stem 4.
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Page 9: Assign An Ip Address And Access The Camera
INSTALLATION 3.2 Assign an IP address and Access the Camera Step 1. Install the Software Place the supplied Video Viewer AP software CD into your DVD- / CD-ROM drive. The installation process will automatically start. Follow the on-screen instructions to install the application programs. After installation, a “Video Viewer”... -
Page 10: Video Viewer Basic Operation
VIDEO VIEWER BASIC OPERATION 4. VIDEO VIEWER BASIC OPERATION 4.1 The Live View Page After setting up the network information, login user name and password, double-click “ ” on the PC desktop to open and loginto the Video Viewer control panel. You will see a screen similar to the following with 6 major sections: ‧... -
Page 11: Address Book
VIDEO VIEWER BASIC OPERATION 4.2 Address Book This view is displayed when the Video Viewer is activated for you to login / out the network camera from the current address list, or search the available IP address as follows: Click to view the pre-defined network camera access details. To login, choose one IP address from the address list, and click the address twice;... -
Page 12: Manual Record
VIDEO VIEWER BASIC OPERATION Click to search and view the available IP address(es) for the network connection. You can choose one address to add into the address book, edit the details, or update the address list. Button Function Description Select from the available IP address list, and click this button. Key in the Add into network camera access information needed, and click “Apply”... -
Page 13: Playback
VIDEO VIEWER BASIC OPERATION 4.4 Playback To play a recording, click “ ” (Miscellaneous Control) → “ ” (Status List), 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. For details, please see “5.6 Status List”... -
Page 14: Snapshot
VIDEO VIEWER BASIC OPERATION 4.5 Snapshot To take a snapshot of the current view, click “ ” (Snapshot) on the main control panel. Once the current view is captured, you’ll see an icon “ ” shown at the bottom right corner of the image display view. The snapshot will be saved in the path you specified in “... -
Page 15: Video Viewer Miscellaneous Control Panel
VIDEO VIEWER MISCELLANEOUS CONTROL PANEL 5. VIDEO VIEWER MISCELLANEOUS CONTROL PANEL Click “ ” (Miscellaneous Control) on the Video Viewer control panel, and 7 functions are available as follows: Click the button to show the current version of the video viewer. The audio / broadcast function is only for AVI202, AVI212 models. -
Page 16: Color Setting
VIDEO VIEWER MISCELLANEOUS CONTROL PANEL 5.1 Color Setting In the live view page, choose the desired network camera from the image display tab. Click “ ” (Miscellaneous Control) → “ ” (Color Setting) to go into the “Color Setting” page, and you can adjust the brightness / contrast / hue / saturation for the selected network camera. -
Page 17: Record Setting
VIDEO VIEWER MISCELLANEOUS CONTROL PANEL Function Description ‧To quickly find the events you need, check or uncheck the event type “System” / “Manual” / “Alarm” / “Motion”, and select the log you want. ‧To view the earlier or later logs that are not shown in the current page, click “Prev. - Page 18 VIDEO VIEWER MISCELLANEOUS CONTROL PANEL Prev / Post Event Record Time In this section, you can set the pre- / post-event record time from 0 ~ 10 seconds by pressing and dragging the slider. Hard Disk Overwrite Check this checkbox to overwrite from the oldest recorded data when the HDD is full. Record Time Range There are two options available for you to set the recording time: Weekly &...
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Page 19: Server Setting
VIDEO VIEWER MISCELLANEOUS CONTROL PANEL To delete a certain item, choose the item you want to delete, and click “Delete”. To modify a certain item, choose the item you want to modify, change the start time and end time, and click “Update”. -
Page 20: Log
VIDEO VIEWER MISCELLANEOUS CONTROL PANEL Click “ ” (Miscellaneous Control) → “ ” (Server Setting) → “General” → “Log” to go into the “Log” page. In the “Log” page, you can see all the logs for the network camera, such as “Power On”, “Reset Default”, “Net Login” and “SNTP Update”... -
Page 21: Online User
” (Server Setting) → “General” → “OnLineUser”, and you can check all the online user information. To update the user information, click “Refresh”. Trigger Click “ ” (Miscellaneous Control) → “ ” (Server Setting) → “General” → “Trigger” to enter this page. ‧ AVI201 ‧ AVI202 / AVI212 -18-... -
Page 22: Network
VIDEO VIEWER MISCELLANEOUS CONTROL PANEL Motion Trigger: In this section, you can select to enable the function of motion trigger. Before this function is enabled, you need to set the motion detection area first. For motion detection area setting, please refer to “Detection” at page 25. Item Description Motion... -
Page 23: Ddns
VIDEO VIEWER MISCELLANEOUS CONTROL PANEL Function Description PPPOE PPPOE stands for Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet. Users can easily have the Internet service as long as they’re ready for the following things: 1) Insert an Ethernet card into the PC. 2) Obtain the ADSL service via any ISP. - Page 24 VIDEO VIEWER MISCELLANEOUS CONTROL PANEL Then, you will see the screen “Account Created”, and Dyndns will email the instructions to your specified E-mail ‧ address for enabling your account. You must complete the procedure according to the instructions in the mail. That is to must visit the confirmation address within 48 hours of the time that the e-mail was sent to complete the account creation process.
- Page 25 VIDEO VIEWER MISCELLANEOUS CONTROL PANEL Log in with your account information and click ”My Service”. ‧ Click ”Add Host Services”. ‧ Click ”Add Dynamic DNS Host”. ‧ Fill in and choose the desired host name. ‧ The host name is created. You will be connected to the corresponding IP address whenever you enter this ‧...
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Page 26: Sntp
VIDEO VIEWER MISCELLANEOUS CONTROL PANEL SNTP SNTP (Simple Network Time Protocol) is for time setting. Click “ ” (Miscellaneous Control) → “ ” (Server Setting) → “Network” → “SNTP” to go into the “SNTP” page. Function Description GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) Once users choose the time zone, the network camera will adjust the local area time of the system automatically. -
Page 27: Mail
VIDEO VIEWER MISCELLANEOUS CONTROL PANEL MAIL Click “ ” (Miscellaneous Control) → “ ” (Server Setting) → “Network” → “MAIL” to go into the “MAIL” page. Enter the detailed E-mail information and press “Apply” to confirm. The information you set here will be applied when the function of E-mail notification is enabled in the "Trigger"... -
Page 28: Detection
VIDEO VIEWER MISCELLANEOUS CONTROL PANEL Item Description The actual frame rate depends on the actual network connection, and may be lower than the specified one. Maximum Exposure Limits To compensate for the lighting conditions, the maximum exposure time can be adjusted. There are five levels of the exposure control. - Page 29 VIDEO VIEWER MISCELLANEOUS CONTROL PANEL Function Description Update Server Select the IP address of the network camera. Make sure the network settings of the selected network camera are correct. Current Version In the “Firmware” section, you will see the current firmware version. For example, 1022-1020-1001 To upgrade the firmware version of your network camera, click “Add”...
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Page 30: Status List
VIDEO VIEWER MISCELLANEOUS CONTROL PANEL 5.6 Status List Click “ ” (Status List) to view all the record list and login/logout event list (All), or search the desired log list(s) by date, or playback the recording of the selected log list (Condition). There are three types of logs: Record, Event and Backup. - Page 31 AP MISCELLANEOUS CONTROL PANEL ‧ Condition Button / Function Description Date Selection Choose the specific date range including the event / record logs you might want. (From / To) Record Type This section is enabled only when the “Record” tab is selected. Select the record type you want to search (User / Alarm / Motion).
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Page 32: Login / Logout Event List
AP MISCELLANEOUS CONTROL PANEL Login / Logout Event List Select “All” to show all event logs (Login / Logout), or “Condition” to search for the specific event log(s) by date. ‧ All ‧ Condition -29-... -
Page 33: Backup List (For Dvr Only)
AP MISCELLANEOUS CONTROL PANEL Backup List (For DVR only) The network cameras don’t support network backup function. This function is available when the Video Viewer is connected to a DVR. You can remotely view the backup list and playback the selected item. Select “All”... -
Page 34: Playback Screen
AP MISCELLANEOUS CONTROL PANEL Playback Screen When you select and play the recorded data for a specific log, you will immediately go into the playback mode, and the following playback panel appears. Function Description Playback / Download This area shows the detailed playback / download information, such as the file name, Info Display record date and time, and the speed, etc. -
Page 35: Ie Web Browser
IE WEB BROWSER 6. IE WEB BROWSER 6.1 Access the Camera from an IE Web Browser You can view the images or operate your network camera from an IE web browser. Note: The supported PC operation systems are Windows 2000 and Windows XP. Step 1: Key in the IP address used by your network camera in the URL address box, such as “http://ipcam.dyndns.org”, and press Enter. - Page 36 IE WEB BROWSER Function Description Camera Snapshot Path Set the location where the snapshot pictures are saved. According to the bandwidth, set the required frame rate (FULL / HALF / ONE THIRD / Frame Rate QUARTER / ONE FIFTH / ONE TENTH / ONE FIFTEENTH). For details, please refer to “Video”...
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Page 37: Quicktime Player
QUICKTIME PLAYER 7. QUICKTIME PLAYER You can also use the QuickTime player to loginto the network camera and check the live view only. Note: QuickTime is Apple’s multimedia software. You need to have QuickTime installed in you computer first, and you can access the network camera to see the live view. -
Page 38: Appendix 1 Default Value
APPENDIX 1 DEFAULT VALUE APPENDIX 1 DEFAULT VALUE ‧ Default Value Items Default Value ‧ Default Network Settings: User Name admin Password admin Port IP Address 192.168.1.1 -35-...
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