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USER MANUAL
DVS-8301
Digital Video Server, 1 ch. Dual Stream
CTC Union Technologies Co., Ltd.

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  • Page 1 USER MANUAL DVS-8301 Digital Video Server, 1 ch. Dual Stream CTC Union Technologies Co., Ltd.
  • Page 3 CTC Union Technologies reserves the right to make changes in its products or product specifications with the intent to improve function or design at any time and without notice and is not required to update this documentation to reflect such changes.
  • Page 4 BEFORE USING THIS PRODUCT This CTC Union product has been designed with safety in mind. However, if not used properly, electrical products can cause fires which may lead to serious bodily injury. To avoid such accidents, be sure to heed the following. Legal Caution: Video and audio surveillance may be forbidden by laws that vary from country to country.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    CHAPTER#1 INSTALLATION CHAPTER#2 USING IP CAMERA VIA MOBILE PHONE CHAPTER#3 USING IP CAMERA VIA WEB BROWSER CHAPTER#4 HOW TO USE 4.1. I NITIAL ACCESSING THE IDEO ERVER 4.2. C ONFIGURATION OF 4.2.1 Setting 4.2.2 Client Setting 4.2.3 Image Setup 4.2.4 PTZ Control 4.2.5 Live View 4.3.

  • Page 7: Chapter#1 Installation

    CHAPTER 1 Installation CHAPTER 1 Installation Installation Steps Follow these steps to install the CTC Union DVS-8301 on your LAN: 1. Check the package contents against the list below. 2. Setup the device. See IP Installer User Manual on the available methods.

  • Page 8: Chapter#2 Using Ip Camera Via Mobile Phone

    CHAPTER 2 Using IP Camera via Mobile Phone CHAPTER 2 Using IP Camera via Mobile Phone To use IP cameras via mobile phones, please make sure your RTSP is set to “ON”. (Default is “ON”) To change the settings of IP cameras, please see “Settings” for details. 3G Mobile Phone viewing For 3G mobile phone viewing, type “rtsp://<IP>:<PORT>/video.3gp”...

  • Page 9: Chapter#3 Using Ip Camera Via Web Browser

    CHAPTER 3 Using IP Camera via Web Browser CHAPTER 3 Using IP Camera via Web Browser System Requirement To use the product normally, we strongly recommend your computer follows our minimum system requirement (Computer level lower than this might cause some problems) Item Requirements Pentium 4 1600MHz (or equivalent AMD)

  • Page 10: Chapter#4 How To Use

    CHAPTER 4 How to Use CHAPTER 4 Configuration This chapter introduces how to monitor the image from the device using Microsoft Internet Explorer web browser. The CTC Union Digital Video Server (DVS) can be used with Microsoft web browsers and Intelligent IP Installer in Windows operation systems. The recommended browser for Windows is Internet Explorer 6.0 or above.

  • Page 11: Initial Accessing The Video Server

    4.1. Initially accessing the Video Server 1. Start your web browser, and enter the IP address or host name of the CTC Union IP camera in the Location / Address field of your browser. Note： • If you only want to view the video without seeing the setting page, enter “http://<IP>/index2.htm”...

  • Page 12: Configuration Of Main Menu

    4.2. Configuration of Main Screen Language You can click the pull-down box to select the system language, including English, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, German, Japanese or Spanish. 4.2.1 Setting This function is only for the Administrator. Click this button to get into the Basic and Advance settings screen.

  • Page 13: Client Setting

    4.2.2 Client Setting Mode: Click the pull-down box to choose between MPEG-4 and M-JPEG (Motion JPEG) video compression modes. Note：MJPEG streaming is unavailable if RTSP mode is ON. View Size: Select the desired display image resolution to 640X480 (4CIF) or 320X240 (CIF). Protocol: Select the transferring protocol from TCP, UDP, HTTP and Multicast.

  • Page 14: Live View

    4.2.5 Live View Snapshot: You can capture a still image shot from the camera and save it in your computer. 1. Press , and a snapshot window will appear. 2. Click “Save” to save the picture in your computer. 3. Click “Close” to return to the view page. Zoom in / out the image via the monitor window 1.

  • Page 15: Basic Setting

    4.3. Basic SETTING Click the “Basic” menu item to display the sub menus, including System, Camera, Network, and Security. 4.3.1 System 4.3.1.1 Information This information page provides you with product information, including Product name, Firmware version, and Web version.
  • Page 16 4.3.1.2 Date & Time Setting Current date & time：This displays the current date and time of the device. PC clock：This displays the date and time of the monitoring PC clock. Date & time format：Click the pull-down box to select among different time display formats, including yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm:ss (year-month-day hour:minute:second), mm-dd-yyyy hh:mm:ss (month-day-year hour:minute:second), and dd-mm-yyyy hh:mm:ss (day-month-year hour:minute:second).
  • Page 17 4.3.1.3 Initialization Reboot：Click this button to reboot the device. A confirmation dialogue will appear. Click OK to proceed. It takes about two minutes to reboot the device. Factory default：Click this button to reset the device to the factory default settings. A confirmation dialogue will appear.

  • Page 18: Camera

    4.3.2 Camera 4.3.2.1 General RTSP: Switch the RTSP streaming On/Off. Note： • RTSP: Real Time Streaming Protocol. RTSP is supported by most media clients. (RealPlayer, Media Player, QuickTime, etc…) Deinterlace Filter：Switch the deinterlace filter on/off. Overlay：Select to add Text Overlay or Privacy Mask on/off the display screen. Text Overlay：Enables users to see some information on the display screen, including Date/Time and user-defined text.
  • Page 19 4.3.2.2 MPEG-4 Computer View RTSP (If RTSP mode is ON) RTSP port: Specify the transmission port number for RTSP streaming video. Default value is 554. Viewer authentication: If the viewer authentication is ON, users viewing through RTSP will be requested to key-in username and password. RTP (If RTSP mode is ON) Unicast streaming: Unicast streaming Video/Audio port range: Specify the transmission port range for...
  • Page 20 MPEG-4 viewer port (If RTSP mode is OFF) Unicast streaming Video/Audio port number : Specify the transmission port number of the video data. It is initially set to 8090. Specify an even number from 1024 to 65534. Image Size：Specify the image size the network camera transmits. You can choose among 704 ×...
  • Page 21 Mobile View RTSP (If RTSP mode is ON) RTSP port: Specify the transmission port number for RTSP streaming video. Default value is 8554. RTP (If RTSP mode is ON) Unicast streaming: Unicast streaming Video/Audio port range: Specify the transmission port range for RTP streaming video.
  • Page 22 4.3.2.3 M-JPEG Note： • Motion JPEG settings are unavailable if the RTSP mode is ON, which means the MJPEG streaming is closed. MJPEG viewer port Unicast streaming Video/Audio port number : Specify the transmission port number for the video data. It is initially set to 8070. Specify an even number from 1024 to 65534. Note：...

  • Page 23: Network

    4.3.3 Network 4.3.3.1 Information MAC address：Displays the MAC address of the device. Obtain an IP address automatically (DHCP)：If a DHCP server is installed on the network, to select this so the IP address is assigned by the DHCP server. Note：When you set Obtain an IP address automatically (DHCP), make sure that the DHCP server is working on the network.
  • Page 24 4.3.3.2 PPPoE Use this setting when you connect the device through PPPoE (Point -to- Point Protocol over Ethernet). PPPoE connection is a protocol that is widely used in xDSL (digital subscriber line such as ADSL, VDSL or SHDSL) as the authentication and connection system. IP address：The IP address obtained from the PPPoE connecting to the network.
  • Page 25 4.3.3.3 DDNS DDNS or Dynamic DNS allows this device to register its IP address with a DDNS service provider. This allows accessing this device by using a real name, rather than having to remember the device's IP address. Server name：Choose the DDNS Server from the list. User ID：Enter the user ID for authentication necessary for DDNS connections.
  • Page 26 4.3.3.4 UPnP This device includes support for UPnP (Universal Plug 'n Play), which is enabled by default. If also enabled on your computer, the device will automatically be detected and a new icon will be added to “My Network Places.” UPnP provides port forwarding for opening a port in a router or firewall in a private network in order to let a party from the outside world contact a user device inside the firewalled network.
  • Page 27 4.3.3.5 IP Notification When IP notification is set to On, you can send an e-mail notification of the completion of the network settings. Notify type：Select type of DHCP, Static IP and PPPoE setting that will notify. SMTP server name：Type the SMTP server name up to 64 characters, or the IP address of the SMTP server used to relay the email notification messages.
  • Page 28 Note：When you set to On, be sure to select either or both SMTP or/and POP before SMTP. POP server name ： It is necessary when the POP before SMTP is selected in Authentication. Type the POP (receiving mail) server name up to 64 characters, or type the IP address of the POP server.

  • Page 29: Security

    4.3.4 Security 4.3.4.1 Accounts The device default account and password setting is “admin/admin”. This means anyone might gain access to the device including the configuration as long as the IP address is known. It is necessary to assign a password if the device is intended to be accessed by others. Use this menu to set the user names and passwords of Administrator and up to 9 different users (User 1 to User 9), and the access right of each user.
  • Page 30 4.3.4.2 HTTPS HTTPS is a URI scheme used to indicate a secure HTTP connection. It is syntactically identical to the http:// scheme normally used for accessing resources using HTTP. Using an https: URL indicates that secure HTTP is to be used, but with a different default TCP port (443) and an additional encryption/authentication layer between the HTTP and TCP.

  • Page 31: Advance Setting

    CHAPTER 4 How to Use 4.4 Advanced Settings 4.4.1 PTZ Control This section explains Pan, Tilt, Zoom, Focus, Iris and Auto Pan speed control settings, as well as the Protocol, Baud rate and Address which depend on the Speed Dome control module.

  • Page 32: Preset Postion

    CHAPTER 4 How to Use 4.4.2 Preset Position In this section, up to 32 Pan / Tilt and Zoom positions can be saved, as well as the home position, which the device faces to when the power is turned on. Setting Set：Use it to save the camera position to a preset number.

  • Page 33: Patrol

    4.4.3 Patrol There are four patrol tours to set for composing different preset positions. Each one lists up to 8 positions which can be programmed, and the will camera move to those programmed positions sequentially. The camera stops when it moves to the last preset position. Tour name：Rename the tour name.

  • Page 34: Ftp Client

    4.4.4 FTP Client Use this setup page to configure capturing and sending of images to an FTP server. By using FTP client function, you can send a video file which has been shot and recorded triggered by the external sensor input, alarm buffer or with the built-in motion detection function to FTP server.
  • Page 35 4.4.4.2 Alarm Sending This function is used to forward the image and audio file to the specified FTP server when an alarm is detected by an external sensor input or by the built-in motion detection function. Select On to send the image and audio file to FTP server triggered by alarm detection. Remote path：Type the path to the destination on the FTP server, up to 64 characters.
  • Page 36 Motion Detection：Click it On to use Motion Detection function as a trigger. You can then setup the motion detection function page. Note： • Motion Detection works only when the Video mode is set to MPEG-4 and the Cropping is set to Off. Alarm Buffer：Select Use alarm buffer when you forward the image/ audio of before and after the alarm detection (pre-alarm, post-alarm).
  • Page 37 4.4.4.3 Periodical Sending You can setup to send an image file to FTP server periodically by selecting On to send the image file to FTP server triggered with setting period. Remote path：Type the remote path, up to 64 characters. Image file name：Type the file name of the image sent to FTP server with up to 10 alphanumeric characters, - (hyphen) and _ (under score).

  • Page 38: Smtp

    4.4.5 SMTP Use the SMTP setting page when you want to send an image via e-mail. By using the Mail (SMTP) function, you can send a mail with attached image which has been shot triggered by the external sensor input or with the built-in motion detection function. The image file can also be sent periodically.
  • Page 39 SMTP: Select if SMTP authentication is necessary when an e-mail is sent. POP before SMTP: Select if POP before SMTP authentication is necessary when an e-mail is sent. Note： • When you set to On, be sure to select either or both SMTP or/and POP before SMTP. POP server name：This is necessary when the POP before SMTP is selected in Authentication.
  • Page 40 4.4.5.2 Alarm Sending Use this setting page to trigger the email sending in response to an alarm detected by the external sensor input or by the built-in motion detection function. Alarm sending：Select On to set up send mail in response to the alarm detection. File attachment：Set whether an image file is attached to the mail sent or not.
  • Page 41 Alarm Buffer：Select Use alarm buffer when you want to forward the image/ audio of before and after the alarm detection (pre-alarm, post-alarm). If you do not select this, only the image of the moment of the alarm detection is forwarded. Click Alarm buffer to display the Alarm buffer setting menu.
  • Page 42 4.4.5.3 Periodical Sending You can setup to send an image file by SMTP server periodically by selecting On to send the image file by SMTP server linked with setting period. Image file name：Type the file name of the image sent by SMTP up to 10 alphanumeric characters, - (hyphen) and _ (under score).

  • Page 43: Http Event

    4.4.6 HTTP Event Use this menu to setup capturing and sending images to an HTTP server. By using HTTP client function, you can send the specified CGI-BIN message linked with the external sensor input or with the built-in motion detection function to HTTP server. HTTP client setting menu is composed of two tabs, General and Alarm sending.
  • Page 44 4.4.6.2 Alarm sending Use this page to setup the alarms used to trigger actions such as sending mail, sending to FTP server or sending to HTTP server. Alarm sending：Select On to set the alarm detection action. Motion Detection：Click On to use Motion Detection function as a sensor. You can set the details on the motion detection function page.

  • Page 45: Alarm Output

    4.4.7 Alarm Output When you click Alarm output on the Advance mode menu, the Alarm output setting menu appears. You can configure the alarm out of I/O port on the rear of the device linked to the alarm detection and the timer. Setting Alarm output：To activate the Alarm output function, select On.
  • Page 46 Alarm Input: Control the external alarm input of I/O port on the rear of the device triggering the FTP and SMTP sending function. Click Alarm Input to display the Alarm input setting menu. For details, see “Setting the Alarm Input — Alarm input setting Menu” page. Alarm duration：There are up to 60 second options to choose for alarm duration interval.

  • Page 47: Schedule

    4.4.8 Schedule When you click Schedule on the Advance mode menu, the Schedule setting menu appears. This is the same menu as the setting menu which is displayed when you click Schedule to set Effective period and Schedule in FTP client setting menu, e-Mail (SMTP) setting menu, Alarm out setting menu and so on.

  • Page 48: Alarm Input

    Chapter#4 How to Use 4.4.9 Alarm Input When you click Alarm Input on the Advance mode menu, the Alarm input setting menu appears. You can set in this menu to control the external alarm input of I/O port on the rear of the device triggering the FTP and SMTP sending functions.

  • Page 49: Alarm Buffer

    Chapter#4 How to Use 4.4.10 Alarm Buffer On this page you can set the Pre-alarm image and audio (the image and audio before the alarm detection) and the Post - alarm image and audio. These can be set when Alarm sending FTP client setting menu or Image memory setting menu is set to On, and also when Use alarm buffer is selected.

  • Page 50: Motion Detection

    Chapter#4 How to Use 4.4.11 Motion Detection When you click Motion Detection on the Advance mode menu, the Motion Detection setting menu appears. There are three Motion Detection functions which act as sensors and can be set for different detecting zones. Each one has Threshold and Sensitivity inputs which you can adjust to specific zone sequentially.

  • Page 51: System Log

    Chapter#4 How to Use 4.4.12 System Log The System Log function allows users to review any changes and events that have happened. The system starts logging automatically after started. Remote Log: Enables user to send the log data to a specified log server.
  • Page 53 DVS Series CTC Union Technologies Co., Ltd. Far Eastern Vienna Technology Center (Neihu Technology Park) 8F, No.60, Zhouzi Street Neihu District, Taipei 114, Taiwan Phone:(886) 2.2659.1021 Fax:(886) 2.2799.1355 E-mail: info@ctcu.com Url:http://www.ctcu.com...

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