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Page 1: Menu Tree
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents Overview ..........................3 Menu Tree ..........................3 Home Page ........................4 2.1.1 Function Items on Home Page ..............4 2.1.2 Function Differences between Models ............7 System .......................... 8 2.2.1 System ......................8 2.2.2 Security ......................10 2.2.2.1 User ..................... - Page 3 2.3.3 Video OCX Protocol..................44 2.3.4 Video Frame Rate..................45 2.3.5 Video Mask ....................45 2.3.6 Audio (Audio Mode and Bit Rate Settings) ..........46 Camera ........................47 2.4.1 Exposure Setting ..................47 2.4.2 White Balance Setting ................. 49 2.4.3 Picture Adjustment ..................
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Page 4: Overview
Overview The IP Camera is provided with a user-friendly browser-based configuration interface, and a free bundled CMS (Central Management System) for video playback and recording. In this manual, information about main page introduction, system related settings and camera settings will be described in detail. -
Page 5: Home Page
Home Page Click on the tab <Home> to access the Home Page. There are several function buttons on the Home page. Detailed information of each item is as described in the following chapter. 2.1.1 Function Items on Home Page Multiple Languages Support Multiple languages are supported, including German, English, French, Italian, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Russian, etc. - Page 6 (pause/restart) Video Streaming Pause /Restart button Click on the <stop> button to disable video streaming, the live video will be displayed as black. Click on the <restart> button to show the live video again. (on/off) Web Recording button Click on the <Recording> button and the Live View through the web browsing will be directly recorded to the specific location on the local hard drive, which could be configured in the <File Location>...
- Page 7 Auto Focus (AF) Adjustment The AF mode can be defined as of automatic, zoom triggered and one-push. Auto (Continuous AF) In this mode, the camera will keep in focus automatically and continuously regardless of zoom changes or any view changes. Zoom AF (Zoom Trigger AF) In this mode, AF is activated at the time when zoom is adjusted.
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Page 8: Function Differences Between Models
2.1.2 Function Differences between Models Below table tells the model differences you will find on the home page. “√” indicates functions can be found on the model you bought. “A-F” each indicates a model type, “a-b” indicate different lens as shown below: 1. -
Page 9: System
System Under the tab <System>, there are submenus including: <System>, <Security>, <Network>, <DDNS>, <Mail>, <FTP>, <HTTP>, <Application>, <Motion Detection>, <Tampering>, <Storage Management>, <Recording>, <File Location>, <Iris Adjustment>, <View Log File>, <View User Information>, <View Parameters>, <Factory Default>, <Software Version>, <Software Upgrade>, and <Maintenance>. - Page 10 Sync with NTP server Network Time Protocol (NTP) is an alternate way to synchronize your camera’s clock with a NTP server. Please specify the server you wish to synchronize in the enter field. Then select an update interval from the drop-down menu. For further information about NTP, please refer to the web site: www.ntp.org.
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Page 11: Security
2.2.2 Security The Security setting can be found under this path: System> Security. Click on the Security category, there will be a drop-down menu with tabs including <User>, <HTTPS>, <IP Filter>, and <IEEE 802.1X>. 2.2.2.1 User The User setting can be found under this path: System> Security> User. Admin Password Change the administrator’s password by inputting the new password in both text boxes. -
Page 12: Https
Manage User Delete user To delete a user, pull down the user list, and select the user name you wish to delete. Then click on <Delete> to remove it. Edit user Pull down the user list and select a user name. Click on <Edit> to edit the user’s password and privilege. - Page 13 Install Signed Certificate Click on the <Create Certificate Request> button to create and submit a certificate request in order to obtain a signed certificate from CA. Provide the request information in the create dialog. Please refer to the following Provide the Certificate Information for more details.
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Page 14: Ip Filter
Organization Unit Enter the name of the organizational unit to which the entity identified in “Common Name” belongs. Common Name Indicate the name of the person or other entity that the certificate identifies (often used to identify the website). Valid days Enter the period in days (1~9999) to indicate the valid period of certificate. -
Page 15: Ieee 802.1X
2.2.2.4 IEEE 802.1X The IEEE 802.1X setting can be found under this path: System> Security> IEEE 802.1X. The IP Camera is allowed to access a network protected by 802.1X/EAPOL (Extensible Authentication Protocol over LAN). Users need to contact with the network administrator for gaining certificates, user IDs and passwords CA Certificate The CA certificate is created by the Certification Authority for the purpose of... -
Page 16: Network
2.2.3 Network The Network setting can be found under this path: System> Network. Click on the <Network> category, there will be a drop-down menu with tabs including <Basic>, <QoS>, <SNMP>, and <UPnP>. 2.2.3.1 Basic The Basic setting can be found under this path: System> Network> Basic. Users can choose to connect to the IP Camera with fixed or dynamic (DHCP) IP address. - Page 17 Subnet mask It is used to determine if the destination is in the same subnet. The default value is “255.255.255.0”. Default gateway This is the gateway used to forward frames to destinations in different subnet. Invalid gateway setting will fail the transmission to destinations in different subnet.
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Page 18: Qos
HTTPS port The default setting of HTTPS Port is 443; the setting range is from 1024 to 65535. NOTE: Be aware to choose the different port from the one set for the web server port. IPv6 Address Configuration With IPv6 support, users can use the corresponding IPv6 address for browsing. Enable IPv6 by checking the box and click on <Save>... -
Page 19: Snmp
2.2.3.3 SNMP The SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) setting can be found under this path: System> Network> SNMP. With Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) support, the IP Camera can be monitored and managed remotely by the network management system. SNMP v1/ v2 Enable SNMP v1/ v2 Select the version of SNMP to use by checking the box. -
Page 20: Upnp
2.2.3.4 UPnP The UPnP setting can be found under this path: System> Network> UPnP. UPnP Setting Enable UPnP When the UPnP is enabled, whenever the IP Camera is presented to the LAN, the icon of the connected IP Cameras will appear in My Network Places to allow for direct access. -
Page 21: Ddns
2.2.4 DDNS The DDNS setting can be found under this path: System> DDNS. Dynamic Domain Name System (DDNS) allows a host name to be constantly synchronized with a dynamic IP address. In other words, it allows those using a dynamic IP address to be associated to a static domain name so others can connect to it by name. -
Page 22: Ftp
2.2.6 The FTP setting can be found under this path: System> FTP. The Administrator can set as sending alarm message to a specific File Transfer Protocol (FTP) site when motion is detected. Users can assign alarm message to up to two FTP sites. Enter the FTP details, which include server, server port, user name, password and remote folder, in the fields. -
Page 23: Application (Compact Fixed Dome Excluded)
2.2.8 Application (Compact Fixed Dome Excluded) The Application setting can be found under this path: System> Application. The IP Camera equips one alarm input and one relay output for cooperating with alarm system to catch events’ images. Refer to alarm pin definition below to connect alarm devices to the IP Camera if needed. - Page 24 Upload Image by FTP Select this item and the Administrator can assign a FTP site and configure various parameters. When the alarm is triggered, event images will be uploaded to the appointed FTP site. <Pre-trigger buffer> function allows users to check what happened to cause the trigger.
- Page 25 NOTE: Please make sure the local recording (with Micro SD/ SDHC card) is activated so that this function can be implemented. Refer to Recording for further details. Upload Image by E-Mail Select this item and the Administrator can assign an e-mail address and configure various parameters.
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Page 26: Motion Detection
File Name Enter a file name in the blank, ex. image.jpg. The uploaded image’s file name format can be set in this section. Please select the one that meets your requirements. Add date/time suffix File name: imageYYMMDD_HHNNSS_XX.jpg Y: Year, M: Month, D: Day H: Hour, N: Minute, S: Second X: Sequence Number Add sequence number suffix (no maximum value) - Page 27 In the Motion Detection setting page, there is a frame (Motion Detection Window) displayed on the Live Video Pane as the figure below. The Motion Detection Window is for defining the motion detection area. To change the size of the Motion Detection Window, move the mouse cursor to the edge of the frame and draw it outward/inward.
- Page 28 Motion Detection Setting Users could adjust various parameters of Motion Detection in this section. Sampling pixel interval [1-10]: The default value is 1. If the value is set as 3, it means within the detection region, system will take one sampling pixel for every 3 pixels by each row and each column (refer to the figure below).
- Page 29 Pre-trigger buffer recording function allows users to check what happened to cause the trigger. The pre-trigger buffer time range is from 1 to 3 seconds. Select <Upload for __ sec> to set the recording duration after motion event occurs. The setting range is from 1 to 99999 seconds. Select <Upload during the trigger active>...
- Page 30 NOTE: Make sure FTP configuration has been completed. Refer for further details. Upload Image by E-Mail Select this item and the Administrator can assign an e-mail address and configure various parameters. When motion is detected, event images will be sent to the appointed e-mail address. <Pre-trigger buffer>...
- Page 31 File Name The uploaded image’s filename format can be set in this section. Please select the one that meets your requirements. Save Click on the <Save> button to save all the Motion Detection settings mentioned above.
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Page 32: Tampering
2.2.10 Tampering The Tampering setting can be found under this path: System> Tampering. Tempering Alarm function helps the IP Camera against tampering such as deliberate redirection, blocking, paint spray, and lens cover, etc through video analysis and reaction to such events by sending out notifications or uploading snapshots to the specified destination(s). - Page 33 Select <Upload for __ sec> to set the recording duration after tampering occurs. The setting range is from 1 to 99999 seconds. Select <Upload during the trigger active> to record the triggered video until the trigger is off. NOTE: Please make sure the local recording (with Micro SD/ SDHC card) is activated so that this function can be implemented.
- Page 34 Upload Image by E-Mail Select this item and the Administrator can assign an e-mail address and configure various parameters. When tampering is detected, event images will be sent to the appointed e-mail address. <Pre-trigger buffer> function allows users to check what happened to cause the trigger.
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Page 35: Storage Management (Local Recording)
Save Click on the <Save> button to save all the Tampering Alarm settings mentioned above. 2.2.11 Storage Management (Local Recording) The Storage Management setting can be found under this path: System> Storage Management. Users can implement local recording to the Micro SD/SDHC card up to 32GB. This page shows the capacity information of the Micro SD card and a recording list with all the recording files saved on the memory card. - Page 36 When the recording mode is set as “Always” (consecutive recording) and the Micro SD/ SDHC card recording is also allowed to be enabled by events triggered, once events occur, the system will immediately implement events recording to the memory card. Then the IP Camera will return to the regular recording mode after events recording.
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Page 37: Recording (Local Recording)
2.2.12 Recording (Local Recording) The Recording setting can be found under this path: System> Recording. In the Recording setting page, users can specify the recording schedule that fits the present surveillance requirement. Activating Micro SD/SDHC Card Recording Two types of schedule mode are offered: Always and Time Frame setting. Users can setup the time frame to fit the recording schedule or choose <Always>... -
Page 38: File Location (Snapshots And Web Recording)
2.2.13 File Location (Snapshots and Web Recording) The File Location setting can be found under this path: System> File Location. Users can specify a storage location on the PC or in the hard drive for the snapshots and live video recording. The default setting is: C:\. Once confirm the setting, click on <Save>, and all the snapshots and web recording will be saved in the designate location. -
Page 39: View User Information
2.2.16 View User Information The View User Information function can be found under this path: System> View User Information. The Administrator can view each added user’s login information and privileges (refer to Security). View User Login Information All the users in the network will be listed in the <User information> zone as shown below: User: 4321 It indicates that one user’s login username is “User”, and the password is... -
Page 40: Factory Default
2.2.18 Factory Default The Factory Default setting can be found under this path: System> Factory Default. Users can follow the instructions on this page to reset the IP Camera to factory default setting if needed. Set Default Click on the <Set Default> button to recall the factory default settings. Then the system will restart in 30 seconds. -
Page 41: Software Upgrade
Step 5. Start <Control Panel> on your PC, and then double click on <Add or Remove Programs>. In the <Currently install programs> list, select <Optica Viewer> and click on the button “Remove” to uninstall the existing Optica Viewer. Step 6. Open a new web browser, re-login the IP Camera, and then allow the... -
Page 42: Maintenance
2.2.21 Maintenance The Maintenance setting can be found under this path: System> Maintenance. Users can export configuration files to a specified location and retrieve data by uploading an existing configuration file to the IP Camera. Export Users can save the system settings by exporting the configuration file (.bin) to a specified location for future use. -
Page 43: Streaming
Streaming Under the tab <Streaming>, there are submenus including: <Video Format>, <Video Compression>, <Video OCX Protocol>, <Video Frame Rate>, <Video Mask>, and <Audio>. In the Streaming submenus, the Administrator can configure specific video resolution, video compression mode, video protocol, audio transmission mode, etc. -
Page 44: Video Compression
The following is descriptions for different video rotate type. Flip If select <Flip>, the image will be rotated vertically. Mirror If select <Mirror>, the image will be rotated horizontally. 90 Degree counter-/clockwise Selecting <90 Degree Counter-/clockwise> will make the image 90° counter-/clockwise inversed. -
Page 45: Video Ocx Protocol
Display Compression Information Users can also decide whether to display compression information on the Home page. CBR Mode Setting The CBR (Constant Bit Rate) mode could be the preferred bit rate mode if the bandwidth available is limited. It is important to take account of image quality while choosing to use CBR mode. -
Page 46: Video Frame Rate
2.3.4 Video Frame Rate The Video Frame Rate setting can be found under this path: Streaming> Video Frame Rate. Video frame rate is for setting the frames per second (fps) if necessary. MJPEG/ H.264-1/ H.264-2 Frame Rate The default setting of MJPEG/H.264-1/H.264-2 Frame Rate is 30 fps; the setting range is from 1 to 30. -
Page 47: Audio (Audio Mode And Bit Rate Settings)
2.3.6 Audio (Audio Mode and Bit Rate Settings) The Audio Mode setting can be found under this path: Streaming> Audio. In the Audio page, the Administrator can select one transmission mode and audio bit rate. Transmission Mode Full-duplex (Talk and Listen simultaneously) In the Full-duplex mode, the local and remote sites can communicate with each other simultaneously, i.e. -
Page 48: Camera
Camera Under the tab <Camera>, there are submenus including: <Exposure>, <White Balance>, <Picture Adjustment>, <Backlight>, <Digital Zoom>, <IR Function>, <WDR Function>, <Noise Reduction>, and <TV System>. 2.4.1 Exposure Setting The Exposure Setting can be found under this path: Camera> Exposure. The exposure is the amount of light received by the image sensor and is determined by the width of lens diaphragm opening, the amount of exposure by the sensor (shutter speed) and other exposure parameters. - Page 49 Manual Mode Fixed Shutter Mode In this mode, fixed shutter speed could be selected from the dropdown menu. The shutter speed range is from 1/10000 to 1 (1/1.5) sec. with 19 (18) options. Users could select suitable shutter speed according to the environmental illumination.
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Page 50: White Balance Setting
2.4.2 White Balance Setting The White Balance Setting can be found under this path: Camera> White Balance. A camera needs to find reference color temperature, which is a way of measuring the quality of a light source, for calculating all the other colors. The unit for measuring this ratio is in degree Kelvin (K). -
Page 51: Picture Adjustment
2.4.3 Picture Adjustment The Picture Adjustment can be found under this path: Camera> Picture Adjustment. Brightness Users can adjust the image’s brightness by adjusting the item. Please select ranging from -12 to +13. To increase video brightness, select a bigger number. Click on <√... -
Page 52: Digital Zoom
2.4.5 Digital Zoom The Digital Zoom Setting can be found under this path: Camera> Digital Zoom. The camera’s digital zoom is adjustable from x2 to x8. Click on < √ > to confirm the new setting. 2.4.6 IR Function (Compact Fixed Dome Excluded) The IR Function Setting can be found under this path: Camera>... -
Page 53: Wdr Function
2.4.7 WDR Function The WDR Function Setting can be found under this path: Camera> WDR Function. The Wide Dynamic Range (WDR) function is for solving high contrast or changing light issues so that enhances better video display. The WDR is adjustable from Low, Mid to Hi. -
Page 54: Pan Tilt
Pan Tilt Under the tab <Pan Tilt>, there are submenus including: <Preset>, <Sequence>, and <Pan/ Tilt Control>. NOTE: Pan Tilt function is only available for 10x/ 18x Zoom AF IP Camera and Box Camera (DC12V/ AC24V/PoE Model). With RS-485 support, the IP Camera is capable of working with a Pan Tilt Head for pan and tilt control. -
Page 55: Sequence
Preset Run Type the Preset Point number into the Preset field, click on the button, and the camera will turn to the appointed point. 2.5.2 Sequence The Sequence Setting can be found under this path: Pan Tilt> Sequence. The Sequence function supports totally eight Sequence Lines; each Sequence Line consists of up to 64 Preset Points. -
Page 56: Pan/Tilt Control
To view the camera executing a Sequence Line in full screen mode, please move the cursor onto the live view pane, right-click and left-click to select “fullscreen”. Then users can view the camera navigation in full screen. To stop running the Sequence Line, simply move the cursor to the live view pane and move the camera in any direction. -
Page 57: Appendix A: Install Upnp Components
Appendix A: Install UPnP Components Please follow the instructions below to install UPnP components on Windows Vista/ Windows XP/ Windows 7. Step1: In the Windows, go to <Start Menu>, click on <Control Panel>, and then double click on <Add or Remove Programs>. Step 2: Click on <Add/ Remove Windows Components>...
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