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  • Page 1 NetCam SC andal esistant User’s Manual w w w.stardot .com...
  • Page 3 NetCam SC Vandal Resistant Dome...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Chapter 2 Installation ..............11 Installing NetCam SC ............11 Installing NetCam SC to Pipe/Wall/Ceiling ....... 12 Installing NetCam SC Bottom to a Pipe ......14 Installing NetCam SC Side to a Pipe ....... 15 Installing NetCam SC Side to Ceiling ......16 Installing NetCam SC Side to Wall ........
  • Page 5 Technical Support ................61 Specifications ..................63 NetCam SC Vandal Resistant Dome...
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  • Page 7: Chapter 1 Configuration

    24VAC/12VC power inputs) with the best of the digital IP camera world (up to 5 megapixel, Power over Ethernet, integrated video motion detection). With proper usage, the NetCam SC Dome will provide many years of quality video. We recommend that you read this manual carefully to completely understand the camera’s capabilities.

  • Page 8: Parts Of Netcam Sc

    • Power source (PoE, 12VDC or 24VAC) • A computer – for configuring NetCam SC and for viewing video Note: A computer is not necessary to operate NetCam, only to configure it. • Network connectivity (LAN, cable modem, DSL, T-1, Dial-Up Internet Account, Satellite Modem, etc.)

  • Page 9: Connecting Netcam Sc To A Network

    IP address. If the IP address is displayed, skip to Chapter 3.  If no DHCP server is present, the NetCam SC will auto assign itself a “zeroconf” IP address, which will always start with 169.254. You can temporarily assign your computer a similar address and use StarDot Tools to find the camera’s IP address...
  • Page 10 If you are installing the camera on a company network, you will probably want to get this information from the system administrator. If NetCam SC is connected to a network with a DHCP server and your computer is not running Windows, you can log into your router (or whatever is acting as your DHCP server) and view the DHCP clients table.

  • Page 11: Chapter 2 Installation

    Run standard CAT 5 or better Ethernet cable from a PoE hub/ switch (or PoE power injector) into the NET jack on the back of NetCam SC. NetCam SC will run off the PoE power running in the CAT 5 cable. No other power source is required.

  • Page 12: Installing Netcam Sc To Pipe/Wall/Ceiling

    24VAC). StarDot’s Power/Network Cable If you choose not to power NetCam SC via PoE and you still want the take advantage of a single cable run, StarDot provides Power/Network cable that allows you to run both power and data in the same cable. Visit http://www.stardot.com for more information.
  • Page 13 Figure 1 Figure 2 (Screw Pattern) NetCam SC Vandal Resistant Dome Page 13...

  • Page 14: Installing Netcam Sc Bottom To A Pipe

    Installing NetCam SC Bottom to a Pipe NOTE: To maintain IP66 weatherproofing, make sure to close up all unused mounting holes with the provided screws and O-rings. • Remove the cap bolt and O-ring (if installed) by using a coin or slotted screw driver and pass the desired wiring through the back of the dome.

  • Page 15: Installing Netcam Sc Side To A Pipe

    Installing NetCam SC Side to a Pipe NOTE: To maintain IP66 weatherproofing, make sure to close up all unused mounting holes with the provided screws and O-rings. • Remove the side mounted cap bolt and O-ring (if installed) by using a coin or slotted screw driver.

  • Page 16: Installing Netcam Sc Side To Ceiling

    Installing NetCam SC Side to Ceiling NOTE: To maintain IP66 weatherproofing, make sure to close up all unused mounting holes with the provided screws and O-rings. • Attach the provided template to the desired mounting area. • Drill a hole 5 mm in diameter and at least 35 mm in depth.

  • Page 17: Installing Netcam Sc Side To Wall

    NOTE: To maintain IP66 weatherproofing, make sure to close up all unused mounting holes with the provided screws and O-rings. Since the NetCam SC uses a two axis gimbal, we recommend using a wall mount (Part Number: MNT-VWAL) for this type of wall installation.

  • Page 18: Removing The Internal Camera Assembly

    For an easier in- stallation, tighten the screws by using a crisscross screw pattern as shown in Figure 2. Screw Screw Figure 4 Page 18 NetCam SC Vandal Resistant Dome...

  • Page 19: Resetting Camera

    You can reset the camera to the original factory setting by depressing and holding the reset button found inside the camera as shown in Figure 5 and Figure 6. Figures 5 and 6 NetCam SC Vandal Resistant Dome Page 19...

  • Page 20: Connecting Serial Port Cable (Rs-232) To Camera

    Figure 4 and pull the internal camera assembly away from the base to finalize the removal process. • Locate the serial port connector shown in Figure 7. Figure 7 Page 20 NetCam SC Vandal Resistant Dome...
  • Page 21 For an easier in- stallation, tighten the screws by using a crisscross screw pattern as shown in Figure 2. NetCam SC Vandal Resistant Dome Page 21...

  • Page 22: Chapter 3 Accessing Netcam Sc

    Accessing NetCam SC Viewing NetCam SC’s Images Any Java or Javascript-enabled browser can be used to view the live images. Type NetCam SC’s IP address in your browser’s address bar (example: http://192.168.1.5), or use StarDot Tools to Find the camera’s IP address.

  • Page 23: Netcam Sc's Configuration Menus

    .NET - receives motion JPEG stream via web port (usually 80) NetCam SC’s Configuration Menus Virtually any web browser can be used to access NetCam SC’s configuration menus. To access these menus, type NetCam SC’s IP address in your browser’s address bar (example: http://192.168.1.5).

  • Page 24: Image Properties

    Image Properties All image-related configuration options are located on the Image Properties page. After making changes, click the Apply button to save new settings in the camera. Page 24 NetCam SC Vandal Resistant Dome...
  • Page 25 The resolution marked with an asterisk (*) denotes the default quarter resolution image. Tip: As with most digital cameras, NetCam SC achieves the highest quality and clearest images at quarter resolution. This is due to the way color is calculated with digital image sensors. The largest “high quality” image on the NetCam SC 5MP is 1296x960.

  • Page 26: Auto Exposure

    Unless you have a controlled (fixed) lighting condition, you will almost always want to leave Auto Exposure enabled. Auto Exposure Enabling Auto Exposure causes NetCam SC to automatically adjust the image exposure based on the overall brightness of the image. The following functions are only implemented when Auto Exposure is enabled.

  • Page 27: Manual Exposure

    1600 = 1/30 second (0.0333) 3200 = 1/15 second (0.0666)* 6000 = 1/8 second (0.125)* 12000 = 1/4 second (0.25)* 24000 = 1/2 second (0.5)* 32767 = 0.68 seconds (maximum exposure)* * may introduce pixel noise NetCam SC Vandal Resistant Dome Page 27...
  • Page 28 EXPOSURE GRID When Auto Exposure is enabled, NetCam SC adjusts the exposure of the image based on the average brightness of the pixels located in the selected regions in the Exposure Grid. If you want the camera to determine the exposure based on only the sky, you would select the squares that apply to the sky (click the View Grid button to see the grid over the image).
  • Page 29 Exposure Limit - The camera will not expose the image sensor above this value. The default is 32767 (about 0.7 seconds). A higher value will make the camera more light sensitive in low light at the expense of motion blur. NetCam SC Vandal Resistant Dome Page 29...
  • Page 30 0 means full frame rate, a value of 1 means skip every other frame, a value of 2 means skip every two frames (See also JPEG size under the section for Processing). Page 30 NetCam SC Vandal Resistant Dome...

  • Page 31: Video Out

    Auto - The camera will automatically determine what position the IR filter should be in (IR is normally only needed in low light situations). If you plan on using the IR mode (on or auto), an IR illuminator is recommended. NetCam SC Vandal Resistant Dome Page 31...

  • Page 32: Auto Iris

    COLOR BALANCE Auto Color Balance Enabling Auto Color Balance causes NetCam SC to automatically adjust the color balance of the image based on the content of the image. In most situations, you will want Auto Color Balance enabled.
  • Page 33 R - This represents the amount of red in the image. G - This represents the amount of green in the image. B - This represents the amount of blue in the image. NetCam SC Vandal Resistant Dome Page 33...

  • Page 34: Overlay Properties

    Overlay Properties The Overlay Properties page allows you to edit the text displayed on the image. After making changes, click the Apply button to save the settings in the camera. Page 34 NetCam SC Vandal Resistant Dome...
  • Page 35 There is a complete list of markup characters below and a mini reference on the Overlay page itself. Default: NetCam SC %a %b %d %H:%M:%S %Y Exposure: $e Scale The size of the font can be scaled from 1x (smallest size) to 4x (largest size).
  • Page 36 Date & Time Shortcut Markups Date String [mm/dd/yy] Time String [HH:MM:SS AM/PM] Time String, Military [HH:MM:SS] Symbol Markups \260 Degree Sign, º \251 Copyright Sign, © \256 Registered Sign, ® \261 Plus-Minus Sign, ± Percentage Character, % Page 36 NetCam SC Vandal Resistant Dome...
  • Page 37 {VERSION} Product Type {PRODUCT} NetCam SC supports much of the ISO 8859-1 character set, which is very useful for adding foreign language text to NetCam SC’s overlay. For a full list, visit http://www.stardot.com/netcam/netcam-overlay.html In most cases, you can also copy and paste characters from other applications.

  • Page 38: Ftp Properties

    FTP Properties The FTP Properties instruct NetCam SC to upload images to a remote server. After making changes, click the Apply button to save the settings in the camera. FTP Upload FTP stands for File Transfer Protocol, one of the most popular methods for transferring files over the Internet.
  • Page 39 Consult with your hosting company to determine if you need to specify a path. If you don’t, you simply put the desired name of the image file here. Example Without Path: camera.jpg Example With Path: /html/images/camera.jpg NetCam SC Vandal Resistant Dome Page 39...
  • Page 40 (0-9) is automatically appended to the end of the filenames. Default: Off Passive Mode If NetCam SC is behind a proxy server, enable passive mode. If you are unsure if you need passive mode, it is usually safe to enable it anyway.
  • Page 41 FTP/Web server. Current IP Link Path/File If NetCam SC is using an external modem to dial out to an ISP, it will most likely be assigned a different IP address every time it connects.
  • Page 42 Default: 30 Upload Window NetCam SC can upload images 24 hours a day, seven days a week, or you can set whatever time window and days of the week you like. Use military time for the beginning and ending window times.

  • Page 43: Date/Time Properties

    This will happen every time the camera is powered on or rebooted, provided it is connected to the Internet or a network with a time server. NetCam SC Vandal Resistant Dome Page 43...
  • Page 44 Sync button, you can synchronize the camera’s clock to your PC’s clock. You may also manually modify the time and date in the Date/ Time box. In either case, be sure to hit the Apply button after you’ve set the time. Page 44 NetCam SC Vandal Resistant Dome...
  • Page 45 TIME ZONE NetCam SC integrates your current time zone into the time/date string and can even automatically adjust for daylight savings time. Type in the time zone code from the list on this page. If your time zone is not listed, enter your abbreviated time zone followed by the number of hours you are behind GMT (if you’re ahead of GMT, add the “-”...

  • Page 46: Network Properties

    Ethernet If your network is Ethernet-based (LAN, cable modem, DSL), use the NET port on the back of NetCam SC to access the camera. The first step to network access is assigning NetCam SC an IP address. There are two ways in which this can be done: automatically (DHCP) or manually.
  • Page 47 IP Assignment DHCP By default, NetCam SC boots up in DHCP mode, meaning that it probes the network for a DHCP server. If there is a DHCP server on the network, the camera is automatically assigned an IP address, subnet mask, gateway, and name servers. No manual configuration is needed.
  • Page 48 Use caution when changing the web server port number. If it’s anything but 80, you will need to add <:port number> to the end of the IP address when browsing (example: http://192.168.1.5:8085). Default: 80 Page 48 NetCam SC Vandal Resistant Dome...

  • Page 49: Dial-Out Properties

    After making changes, click the Apply button to save the settings in the camera. Internet Dial-Out Connection (PPP) If NetCam SC’s primary connection to the Internet will be a dial- up modem connection to the Internet, enter your ISP (Internet Service Provider) account information here.
  • Page 50 * = same as * button on phone Timeout NetCam SC will attempt to dial up the ISP for the specified number of seconds. If NetCam SC is unable to connect during this time period, it will stop and start over again.
  • Page 51 If enabled, NetCam SC will attempt to stay continuously connected to the Internet. If disconnected, it will automatically attempt to reconnect. If NetCam SC is configured to upload images to a server via FTP, it is not necessary to enable this option; NetCam SC will automatically attempt to dial into the Internet when an image is scheduled to upload if dial-out is enabled.

  • Page 52: Security Properties

    NetCam SC from unwanted visitors. NetCam SC Users NetCam SC has its own multi-user capable, password protected operating system. By default, the live images can be viewed by anyone and only the configuration pages are password protected. However, these options can be changed.

  • Page 53: Advanced Menus

    Remove button. Note: The default users, admin and viewer, cannot be removed. 3.10 Advanced Menus The advanced menu allows you to configure some advanced features inside the camera such as Triggers and Dynamic DNS support. NetCam SC Vandal Resistant Dome Page 53...

  • Page 54: Miscellaneous

    3.12 Manual Config Configuration Files This advanced menu provides access to all of the configuration files in NetCam SC. We recommend that you do not edit these files unless you are well versed in Linux and the NetCam SC camera settings.

  • Page 55: Dynamic Dns

    3.14 Dynamic DNS If NetCam SC is behind a DSL or cable modem connection and the public IP address changes, you can use tzo.com as a dynamic DNS service. This maps your dynamic (i.e. always changing) IP address to a static hostname of your choice (i.e. yourcompany.stardotcams.com or yourname.remotecam.com).

  • Page 56: Trigger Properties

    3.15 Trigger Properties The trigger menu allows you set up NetCam SC to capture and upload a series of images based on a triggered event using the input ports on the back of the camera. After making changes, click the Apply button to save the settings in the camera.
  • Page 57 Trigger Overview By connecting an alarm system, motion detector or other type of sensor to the back of NetCam SC, it is possible to gather a series of images when the sensor “triggers” the camera. TRIGGER I/O Port Select with I/O port your trigger source is connected to. NetCam SC only has I/O port 1.
  • Page 58 The number of post-buffer images to store. There is a finite amount of memory in which to store images. Keep the total number of pre and post-buffer medium resolution images to below 50, even less for full size images. Page 58 NetCam SC Vandal Resistant Dome...
  • Page 59 SC automatically creates sequential filenames (image0-000.jpg, image0-001.jpg, image0-002.jpg, etc.). Passive Mode If NetCam SC is behind a proxy server, enable passive mode. If you are unsure if you need passive mode, it is usually safe to enable it anyway. Timeout If the FTP process hasn’t completed within the time specified...
  • Page 60 It is good for 100,000 cycles at maximum load, 100 million when unloaded. The camera can close or open this relay to turn on lights or other external devices. For example, you could unlock a door after Page 60 NetCam SC Vandal Resistant Dome...

  • Page 61: Technical Support

    Switching mechanisms designed for controlling wall outlet power, which can be triggered from a low DC voltage, are available. Technical Support Technical support for NetCam SC customers is available directly from StarDot Technologies. Answers to most questions can be found at our web site at http://www.stardot.com.
  • Page 62 NOTES Page 62 NetCam SC Vandal Resistant Dome...

  • Page 63: Specifications

    Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense. NetCam SC Vandal Resistant Dome Page 63...
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