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  • Page 1 HNC5W HawkVision Smart Cam Pro Manual...

  • Page 2: Preface

    REFACE Thank you for purchasing the HNC5W HawkVision Smart Cam Pro, a standalone system that can be connected directly to an Ethernet or Wireless Network. Equipped with a megapixel CMOS sensor, the camera allows you to capture a wider field of view with a resolution of up to 1280 x 1024.

  • Page 3: Appendix

    This manual provides you with the instructions and illustrations on how to use your camera, which includes: Chapter 1 Introduction to Your Camera describes the features of the camera. You will also know the components and functions of the camera. Chapter 2 Hardware Installation helps you install the camera according to your application environment.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Contents ..............1 R E F A C E 1 .
  • Page 5 A.2 T ..........65 ERMINAL PPLICATION A.3 G ..........66 LOSSARY OF ERMS - 4 -...

  • Page 6: H A P T E R 1

    NTRODUCTION AMERA 1.1 Checking the Package Contents Check the items contained in the package carefully. You should have the following:  One HNC5W HawkVision Smart Cam Pro  One AC Power Adapter 12V/1.5A  One Wall Mount Kit  One External Antenna ...
  • Page 7 1.2 Getting to Know Your Camera  Front / Right Panel a. Infrared LEDs (x7) allow your camera to capture clear image in a dark environment. b. Light Sensor is used to trigger on and off the Infrared LEDs according the environmental light level. c.

  • Page 8: Rear Panel

    e. Internal Microphone allows the camera to receive sound and voice. Link LED indicates the camera’s network connectivity with the flashing green light. g. Power LED indicates the camera is powered on with the steady amber light. h. External Antenna ...
  • Page 9 USB Unmount Button is used to remove the connected USB device safely. NOTE After long pressing the Unmount button for four seconds, the Power LED starts flashing. When the Power LED resumes the steady amber light, you can remove the USB device safely. DC Power Connector connects the AC power adapter, in order to supply power to the camera.

  • Page 10: Features And Benefits

    1.3 Features and Benefits  H.264/MPEG4/MJPEG Multi-codec Supported The camera provides you with excellent images using H.264/MPEG4/ MJPEG multi-codec selectable technology, allowing you to adjust image size and quality, and bit rate according to the networking environment.  High Resolution Surveillance Equipped with a megapixel CMOS sensor, the high performance camera is designed for your professional surveillance and security applications.
  • Page 11  Multiple Profiles Supported The camera supports multiple profiles simultaneously, so that you can separately set up different image settings (such as image quality and frame rate) for the three video types of the camera: H.264, MPEG4, MJPEG, and 3GPP. ...
  • Page 12  I/O Connectors Provided The camera provides the I/O connectors on the rear panel (IN/OUT), which provide the physical interface to send and receive digital signals to a variety of external alarm devices. You can connect a special featured device, and then configure the settings and control the device from the GPIO Trigger window of Web Configuration.

  • Page 13: S Ystem R Equirement

    1.4 System Requirement  Networking ­ LAN: 10Base-T Ethernet or 100Base-TX Fast Ethernet; Auto-MDIX. ­ WLAN: (for wireless model) IEEE 802.11b/g/n  Accessing the Camera using Web Browser ­ Platform: Microsoft® Windows® XP/Vista/WIN 7 ­ CPU: Intel Pentium III 800MHz or above ­...

  • Page 14: H A P T E

    HAPTER ARDWARE NSTALLATION 2.1 Installing the Wall Mount Kit The camera comes with a Wall Mount Kit, which allows you to place your camera anywhere by mounting the camera through the three screw holes located in the base of the Wall Mount Kit. Screw Wall Mount Kit Screw...
  • Page 15 2.2 Connecting the Camera to LAN/WLAN  Connecting to LAN Use the provided Ethernet cable to connect the camera to your local area network (LAN). When you connect the AC power adapter, the camera is powered on automatically. You can verify the power status from the Power LED on the front panel of the camera.
  • Page 16  Connecting to WLAN If you use a wireless network in your application environment, you need to attach the included external antenna to the camera. When the camera is powered on, the camera will automatically search any access point with “default” SSID. Attaching the external antenna - 15 -...

  • Page 17: Applications Of The Camera

    2.3 Applications of the Camera The camera can be applied in multiple applications, including:  Monitor local and remote places and objects via Internet or Intranet.  Capture still images and video clips remotely.  Upload images or send email messages with the still images attached.

  • Page 18: Using Ipfinder

    HAPTER CCESSING AMERA 3.1 Using IPFinder The camera comes with a setup utility, IPFinder, which is included in the Installation CD-ROM, allowing you to search for the camera on your network easily. 1. Insert the Installation CD-ROM into your computer’s CD-ROM drive to initiate the Auto-Run program.

  • Page 19: Accessing To The 3.3 Configuring The C H A P T E R C O N F I G U R I N G T H E C

    3.2 Accessing to the Camera Whenever you want to access the camera: 1. Since the default configuration of the camera is DHCP mode enabled, it is recommended to launch IPFinder to search he IP address that is assigned to the camera by the DHCP server, and then click Link to access the camera via the Web browser.
  • Page 20 After you login into the Web Configuration of the camera, the Main screen will appear as below: The Main screen of the Web Configuration provides you with many useful information and functions, including:  Live View/Setup Switch:  Click the button to configure the camera.
  • Page 21  Left/Right/Up/Down/Home buttons allow you to move the camera lens position. Clicking the Home button will move the camera lens to the assigned home position. Left Home Right Down  Auto Patrol button controls the camera to automatically scan the preset positions once. Click Stop to stop patrolling.
  • Page 22  Listen allows you to receive the on-site sound and voice from the camera.  Trigger Out allows you to trigger on/off the GPIO output manually.  Live View Area: Displays the real-time video image of the connected camera. NOTE If your PC use Microsoft Vista platform, you may not find the recorded files that are saved by Snapshot or Manual Record.

  • Page 23: C Onfiguring The Ip A Ddress Of The Pc

    3.3 Configuring the IP Address of the PC If you fail to access to the camera using the above methods, please check the IP address of your computer. You can connect to the camera directly from your computer to configure the camera. You need to set up the IP addresses to be in the same segment for the two devices to communicate.

  • Page 24: Using The Web Configuration

    HAPTER ONFIGURING AMERA 4.1 Using the Web Configuration You can access and manage the camera through the Web browser and the provided software application UltraView Pro. This chapter describes the Web Configuration, and guides you through the configuration of the camera by using the Web browser. To configure the camera, click on the Main screen of the Web Configuration.

  • Page 25: Quick Setup

    4.2 Quick Setup 4.2.1 Using Smart Wizard The camera’s Smart Wizard lets you configure your camera easily and quickly. The wizard will guide you through the necessary settings with detailed instructions on each step. To start the wizard, click Smart Wizard in the left menu bar. Step 1.
  • Page 26 Enter the required information to be able to send email with image. Step 4. Wireless Networking Enter the required settings for wireless networking. Step 5. Confirm Settings - 25 -...
  • Page 27 Click Apply to finish the wizard and reboot the camera. Click Prev to go back to the previous step(s) and change the settings; or click Cancel to end the wizard and discard the changes. - 26 -...
  • Page 28 4.2.2 Using My Android The camera’s My Android wizard lets you set up your Android mobile and Google services (Google Talk and Picasa) easily and quickly. The wizard will guide you through the necessary settings with detailed instructions on each step. To start the wizard, click My Android in the left menu bar.
  • Page 29 Enter the YouTube account for your camera. Step 5. Confirm Settings Click Apply to finish the wizard and reboot the camera. Click Prev to go back to the previous step(s) and change the settings; or click Cancel to end the wizard and discard the changes.

  • Page 30: Basic Setup

    4.3 Basic Setup The Basic menu contains three sub-menus that provide the system settings for the camera, such as the Camera Name, Location, Date & Time, and User management. 4.3.1 Basic >> System  Basic: This item allows you to assign the camera name and location information.
  • Page 31  Date and Time: Enter the correct date and time for the system. - TimeZone: Select the proper time zone for the region from the pull-down menu. - Synchronize with PC: Select this option and the date & time settings of the camera will be synchronized with the connected computer.
  • Page 32  Administrator: To prevent unauthorized access to the camera’s Web Configuration, you are strongly recommend to change the default administrator password. Type the administrator password twice to set and confirm the password.  General User - User Name/Password: Enter the user’s name you want to add to use the camera.
  • Page 33 After entering the User Name and Password, click Add/Modify to add the new user to the camera. To modify the user’s information, select the one you want to modify from UserList and click Add/Modify. - UserList: Display the existing guests of the camera. To delete a user, select the one you want to delete and click Delete.

  • Page 34: Network Settings

    4.4 Network Settings The Network menu contains the networking related settings for the camera, such as the IP Setting, DDNS Setting, IP Filter, and Wireless 4.4.1 Network >> Network  IP Setting: This item allows you to select the IP address mode and set up the related configuration.
  • Page 35 - DHCP: Select this option when your network uses the DHCP server. When the camera starts up, it will be assigned an IP address from the DHCP server automatically. - Static IP: Select this option to assign the IP address for the camera directly.
  • Page 36 NOTE You have to sign up for DDNS service with the service provider before configuring this feature.  UPnP: The camera supports UPnP (Universal Plug and Play), which is a set of computer network protocols that enable the device-to-device interoperability. In addition, it supports port auto mapping function so that you can access the camera if it is behind an NAT router or firewall.
  • Page 37 - RTSP Port: The default RTSP Port (Real Time Streaming Protocol) is 554. 4.4.3 Network >> IP Filter The IP Filter setting allows the administrator of the camera to limit the users within a certain range of IP addresses to access the camera.
  • Page 38 For example, when you enter 192.168.0.50/192.168.0.80 Start/End IP Address of Accept > IPv4, the user whose IP address located within 192.168.0.50 ~ 192.168.0.80 will be allowed to access the camera. On the other hand, if you enter the IP range in Start/End IP Address of Deny >...
  • Page 39 Click Site Survey to display the available wireless networks, so that you can easily connect to one of the listed wireless networks. List of searching results - Wireless Mode: Select the type of wireless communication for the camera: Infrastructure or Ad-Hoc. - Channel: Select the appropriate channel from the list.
  • Page 40 If you select Open or Shared-key as the Authentication mode, you need to complete the following settings:  Encryption: Select the WEP option to enable the data encryption feature to secure the camera within the wireless network.  Format: Once you enable the Encryption feature, you need to determine the encryption format by selecting ASCII or HEX.
  • Page 41 4.4.5 Network >> Wireless >> WPS Setting WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) sets a new standard of Wi-Fi security, providing a simplified secure network setup solution for the end users. Once the required settings have been completed, your wireless network can be protected by simply pressing the WPS button on the camera.

  • Page 42: Pan & Tilts

    4.5 Pan & Tilt Settings The Pan/Tilt menu allows you to configure the pan/tilt functions of the camera.  Pan/Tilt Calibration: Click Calibration to calibrate the position of the camera lens.  Pan Steps: Set the changing range (1~20 degrees) when you click the Left/Right button.

  • Page 43: Setting Upv

    4.6 Setting up Video & Audio The Video & Audio menu contains four sub-menus that provide the video and audio settings for the camera. 4.6.1 Video & Audio >> Camera  Image Setting - Brightness: Adjust the brightness level from 0 ~ 100. - Saturation: Adjust the colors level from 0 ~ 100.
  • Page 44 - Light Frequency: Select the proper frequency according to the camera’s location to reduce the flicker: 50Hz, 60Hz or Outdoor. When the camera is installed indoors, the Light Frequency option can be set normally (50Hz or 60Hz). However, the image of live video might be over exposure if the camera is focusing on the object outdoors.
  • Page 45 The higher setting (VGA) obtains better video quality while it uses more resource within your network. - Video Quality: Select the desired image quality from five levels: Lowest, Low, Medium, High, and Highest. - Frame Rate: Select a proper setting depending on your network status.
  • Page 46 4.6.4 Video & Audio >> Overlay / Mask This sub-menu is used to set the image overlay and mask feature of the camera.  Image Overlay: This item allows you to set the image overlay. In the Image File option, click Browse to select the image file from your computer, and then click Upload.
  • Page 47 4.6.5 Video & Audio >> Overlay / Mask >> Text Overlay This page is used to set the text overlay feature of the camera, including the following three options: date & time, heading text, and background transparency setting.  Include Date & Time: Select this option to display the date &...

  • Page 48: Event Server Configuration

    4.7 Event Server Configuration The Event Server menu contains six sub-menus that allow you to upload images to FTP, send emails that include still images, store the images to a NAS system, send instant message, and upload the image/video to your Picase account. When you complete the required settings for FTP, Email, or Network Storage, click Test to test the related configuration is correct or not.
  • Page 49 4.7.1 Event Server Setting >> FTP  - Host Address: Enter the IP address of the target FTP server. - Port Number: Enter the port number used for the FTP server. - User Name: Enter the user name to login into the FTP server.
  • Page 50 - Authentication Mode: Select None or SMTP according to the mail server configuration. - Sender User Name: Enter the user name to login the mail server. - Sender Password: Enter the password to login the mail server. - Receiver #1 Email Address: Enter the first email address of the user who will receive the email.
  • Page 51 - When Storage Full: Select Stop Recording or Recycle – Delete Oldest Folder when the storage space on the Network Storage server is full. - Encode Format: Select MPEG4 or H.264 as the encode format while recording. - File Format: Select MP4 or AVI as the file format while recording.
  • Page 52 4.7.5 Event Server Setting >> Picasa Setting The camera supports the Picasa upload service, so that you can send the camera’s image to your Picasa account once you have a Picasa account.  Picasa Setting - User Name: Enter your user name to login into the Picasa account.

  • Page 53: Motion Detect

    4.8 Motion Detect The Motion Detect menu contains the command and option that allow you to enable and set up the motion detection feature of the camera. The camera provides three detecting areas. To enable the detecting area, select Window 1/2/3 from the pull- down list, and then select Enable.

  • Page 54: E Vent C Onfiguration

    4.9 Event Configuration The Event Config menu contains five sub-menus that provide the commands to configure event profiles. 4.9.1 Event Configuration >> General Setting  General - Snapshot/Recording Subfolder: You can assign a descriptive name for the subfolder to save the captured image/video files.
  • Page 55  Schedule Profile: This sub-menu displays the scheduled profile(s). To customize the profile, click Add and then enter a descriptive name for the profile in the prompt dialog window. After entering the profile name, click OK and the profile is added to the Schedule Profiles list. To delete the profile, select the profile in the list and click Delete.
  • Page 56 4.9.3 Event Configuration >> Motion Detect Trigger  Motion Detect Trigger: Select the Enable option to enable the trigger function of the camera, so that you can send captured images within the detecting area to the FTP server, email receiver, or the Network Storage server, etc. You have to configure corresponding settings, such as FTP server and email server, to enable this feature.
  • Page 57 4.9.5 Event Configuration >> GPIO Trigger  Select the Enable Trigger in 1 option to enable the GPIO trigger function of the camera, so that you can set Trigger Out function or send captured images within the detecting area to the FTP server, email receiver, Network Storage server, or the connected USB device.

  • Page 58: Tool

    4.10 Tools The Tools menu provides the commands that allow you to restart or reset the camera. You can also backup and restore your configuration, and upgrade the firmware for the camera.  Factory Reset: Click Reset to restore all factory default settings for the camera.
  • Page 59 - Current Firmware Version: This item displays the current firmware version. - Select the firmware: Click Browse to locate the backup file and then click Update. NOTE Make sure to keep the camera connected to the power source during the process of upgrading firmware. Otherwise, the camera might be damaged because of failure of upgrading firmware.
  • Page 60 4.11 USB The USB menu provides the information and controls of the connected USB device.  USB Dismount: To safely remove the connected USB device, you can press the Unmount button for four seconds on the camera or click Dismount from this item. ...
  • Page 61 - File Format: Set the file format of the recorded video as MP4 or AVI. - 60 -...

  • Page 62: I Nformation

    4.12 Information The Information menu displays the current configuration and events log of the camera.  Device Info: Display the Basic, Video & Audio, and Network settings of the camera.  System Log: The Logs table displays the events log recorded by the system.
  • Page 63 Appendix A.1 Specification  Image Sensor 1/4” Color Megapixel CMOS Sensor Sensor Resolution 1280 x 1024 Min. Illumination 2 Lux  System Hardware Processor ARM9 base 64MB SDRAM 8MB NOR Flash Power DC 12V Power Consumption 10W max.  Lens Assembly Lens Type Board Lens Lens Specification...
  • Page 64  Communication 10/100Mbps Fast Ethernet with Auto- MDIX WLAN (for wireless model) IEEE 802.11b/g/n Protocol support TCP/IP,IPV6, UDP, ICMP,DHCP client, NTP, DNS, DDNS, SMTPs, FTP, HTTP, Samba, UPnP, RTP, RTCP, RTSP  Audio Input Built-in microphone Output Headphone output jack (Mono) Codec PCM/AMR (AMR is for 3GPP only) ...
  • Page 65  Pan/Tilt 165 degree (left) to 165 degree (right) Tilt 90 degree (up) to 15 degree (down)  Software OS Support Windows XP/Vista, and Windows 7 Browser Internet Explorer 6.0 or above; Apple Safari 2 or above; Mozilla Firefox 2.00 or above Software UltraView Pro for playback/recording/...

  • Page 66: Connector Pin Assignment

    A.2 Terminal Application Typically used in association with programming scripts for developing applications for motion detection, event triggering, alarm notification via e-mail, and a variety of external control functions. The GPIO connectors are located on the rear panel of the camera, which provide the interface of connecting the sensor device (IN) and controlled device (OUT).
  • Page 67 A.3 Glossary of Terms NUMBERS 10BASE-T 10BASE-T is Ethernet over UTP Category III, IV, or V unshielded twisted-pair media. 100BASE-TX The two-pair twisted-media implementation of 100BASE-T is called 100BASE-TX. ADPCM Adaptive Differential Pulse Code Modulation, a new technology improved from PCM, which encodes analog sounds to digital form.
  • Page 68 Communication Communication has four components: sender, receiver, message, and medium. In networks, devices and application tasks and processes communicate messages to each other over media. They represent the sender and receivers. The data they send is the message. The cabling or transmission method they use is the medium.
  • Page 69 Enterprise An enterprise network consists of collections of network networks connected to each other over a geographically dispersed area. The enterprise network serves the needs of a widely distributed company and operates the company’s mission-critical applications. Ethernet The most popular LAN communication technology. There are a variety of types of Ethernet, including 10Mbps (traditional Ethernet), 100Mbps (Fast Ethernet), and 1,000Mbps (Gigabit Ethernet).
  • Page 70 Short for hexadecimal refers to the base-16 number system, which consists of 16 unique symbols: the numbers 0 to 9 and the letters A to F. For example, the decimal number 15 is represented as F in the hexadecimal numbering system. The hexadecimal system is useful because it can represent every byte (8 bits) as two consecutive hexadecimal digits.
  • Page 71 connection methods, you get connected to the computer that “owns” that IP address. ISP (Internet Service Provider) is a company that maintains a network that is linked to the Internet by way of a dedicated communication line. An ISP offers the use of its dedicated communication lines to companies or individuals who can’t afford the high monthly cost for a direct connection.
  • Page 72 internal network appear to the Internet as a single address. For routing messages properly within your network, each device requires a unique IP address. But the addresses may not be valid outside your network. NAT solves the problem. When devices within your network request information from the Internet, the requests are forwarded to the Internet under the router's IP address.
  • Page 73 Protocol Communication on the network is governed by sets of rules called protocols. Protocols provide the guidelines devices use to communicate with each other, and thus they have different functions. Some protocols are responsible for formatting and presenting and presenting data that will be transferred from file server memory to the file server’s net work adapter Others are responsible for filtering information between networks and forwarding data to its destination.
  • Page 74 Server It is a simple computer that provides resources, such as files or other information. SIP (Session Initiated Protocol) is a standard protocol that delivers the real-time communication for Voice over IP (VoIP), which establishes sessions for features such as audio and video conferencing. SMTP The Simple Mail Transfer Protocol is used for Internet mail.
  • Page 75 The User Datagram Protocol is a connectionless protocol that resides above IP in the TCP/IP suite User Name The USERNAME is the unique name assigned to each person who has access to the LAN. Utility It is a program that performs a specific task. Unshielded twisted-pair.

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