IP network camera setting User Manual 1. FIRST TIME USE INSTRUCTIONS INSTALL NVR Install NVR video surveillance software. NVR is a software utility to find your IP network camera on the network. WHICH BROWSER TO USE? We strongly recommend Microsoft IE browser version 6 or higher. Mozilla Firefox and similar others are not guaranteed to work with this product.
IP network camera setting User Manual 2. ACCESS IP NETWORK CAMERA BROWSER Open IE browser Type IP address of IP network camera Default IP is 192.168.1.2 For ex. Initial username and password are… Login: root Password: pass Click Login button to go to web view. INITIAL USERNAME &...
IP network camera setting User Manual Only password is changeable. Full access right to view, control system settings. Guest accounts ID/Password not necessary. Basic view and some action buttons can work. VIEWING PAGE When you log in successfully with ROOT/PASS as administrator, the viewer screen will display as shown below.
IP network camera setting User Manual OSD is displayed on top left corner of the screen (time, date, IP network camera name) Control Panel Settings Video/Resolution Following table describes resolution values for each video format Resolution CIF QCIF 352X240 704X480 720X480 NTSC 352X288...
IP network camera setting User Manual FPS Name Resolution Digital Output When enabled, DO provide contact close and acts purely as a switch. 3. WEB INTERFACE SETTINGS IP network camera built-in web interface offers more advanced settings. On the viewing page, click on (top-right) the SETUP ICON to enter server settings page. It is a toggle button to switch between Config and view pages.
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IP network camera setting User Manual STATUS Initial view of web Config interface is status page. Hardware & Firmware information along with network status such as current IP and related details are clearly shown. NOTE Remember to press “OK” after you have changed settings in a particular settings page which has “OK”...
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IP network camera setting User Manual NETWORK Three configuration types are available for wired network connection STATIC, DYNAMIC & PPPoE. Static IP IP Address Confirm with network administrator. Subnet Mask/Gateway/Default DNS Confirm with network administrator. Always click “OK” to save changes in a particular page. Reboot is required and will be automatically triggered after you press “OK”.
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IP network camera setting User Manual Dynamic IP If DHCP server is on LAN and you want to allocate Dynamic IP address, use DHCP. Click “OK” button. Reboot is required and will be automatically triggered after you press “OK”. Wait for count down timer to finish and page will refresh automatically and you should see initial login page.
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IP network camera setting User Manual PPPoE Settings PPPoE is used in case network supports PPPoE like xDSL Request Internet Service Provider for PPPoE ID/Password User ID / Password PPPoE user ID / Password Service Name Service name of ISP Maximum transmission unit of data IP address of DNS sever can be set to be created automatically.
IP network camera setting User Manual VIDEO VIDEO SETTINGS Video Compression Type MPEG4 Resolution CIF /QCIF / D1 Frame Types This setting deals with the Group of Pictures (GOP) structure - which could be a combination of I and P frames. I - I frames - also referred to as Key frames contain information for a complete picture, and can be decoded independent of any other frame.
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IP network camera setting User Manual P - P frames are encoded using information from the previous I or P frame, and can only be decoded correctly if the previous I / P frame is available. P frames are smaller than I frames. I Only / IP Only IP - Simple Profile - Medium bit rates for same quality.
IP network camera setting User Manual COLOR SETTINGS Fine adjustments to video quality can be made using more detailed settings as shown below. BRIGHTNESS Adjusts the image on a scale from darkness to brightness. CONTRAST Adjusts the extent to which adjacent areas on a video differ in brightness SATURATION Adjusts the chromatic purity of video thereby effecting vividness.
IP network camera setting User Manual Click Stop to exit preview. You could change other video parameters and press TEST to see how the changes look like. You can press Reset anytime to return back to the default settings. Click Enable Preview checkbox to save the current settings –...
IP network camera setting User Manual EVENTS HANDLED Motion Detection If motion is detected on the areas defined on the video stream, an event will be triggered based on the rule lists. Periodic Timer In a pre-defined time interval, an event will be triggered based on the rule lists. ACTIONS TRIGGERED PTZ Preset (Speed dome PTZ camera) PTZ set to a particular preset value can be triggered based on occurrence of an...
IP network camera setting User Manual RULE LISTS - ADDING/DELETING Select an event and select corresponding action. Click add button and notice that is added in the Rule lists Information box. MODIFYING RULE LISTS Rule list items can be deleted individually or wholly by clicking Delete All button. DATE &...
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IP network camera setting User Manual They are listed as follows should you choose Time Server. Click “OK” after you have changed settings. If you want to manually input time server, choose “etc” then you can find a manual input edit box appear. Key in your preferred time server and click “OK”.
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IP network camera setting User Manual Channel name can be shown/ hidden by the channel name “Enable” checkbox. It can be manually typed in the “Channel name” text box and changes can be noticed.
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IP network camera setting User Manual PTZ model (Speed dome PTZ camera) Default is none. PelcoP / PelcoD / Default can be chosen. RS-485 Address Give address value - default is zero. Baud rate / Data bits / Parity / Stop bits Depending on the protocol used, the values of baud and related settings are to be assigned accordingly.
IP network camera setting User Manual SERVICES An e-mail notification & FTP upload service offered by WH IP network camera notifies events or uploads snapshots to a remote FTP server. E-MAIL – SMTP SETTINGS Fill in the details of SMTP server such as port number, user name, password, server name information.
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IP network camera setting User Manual FTP SETTINGS Fill in the details of remote FTP server, port number and user name, password. PORT The values of WEB and AV port can be changed as necessary.
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IP network camera setting User Manual Web Port default is 80 Video + Audio Default is 1852 for video/audio data transmission. ACCOUNT Administrator can create user accounts. Login as an administrator and create user accounts by pressing “Add”. Each account has PTZ, Video settings and Digital Out privileges.
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IP network camera setting User Manual For each account, guest permissions can be turned ON/OFF. Any time, an account’s settings can be modified by pressing the “Password” button. Administrator account can also be modified by the same “Password” button. Any alternation or changes need to be confirmed by pressing “Modify”...
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IP network camera setting User Manual remove an existing account please press “Remove” button. Account Limitations Administrator can add up to a maximum of 5 users and assign properties for each of them. Guest Permissions Guest account can be turned ON/OFF anytime.
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IP network camera setting User Manual DDNS DDNS is the function that maps an IP address to a host name. If IP network cameras are set to dynamic IP address, the host name by DDNS (Dynamic Domain Name Service) must be used instead of the IP address for credibility of network connection.
IP network camera setting User Manual Trigger Setup Three different types of EVENTS can be configured. Digital INPUT Can be Normal OPEN (N.O) or Normal Close (N.C) Choose based on the type of input and press OK to save the settings. PERIODIC TIMER Timer interval can be set in terms of seconds.
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IP network camera setting User Manual Motion Detection Detection Area Total viewing screen area is divided into 9 square blocks and each of them is called area 1, area 2 etc., Click specific areas you want motion detection to be enabled. If a detection area is selected color changes to dark gray.
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IP network camera setting User Manual Sensitivity value Defines sensitivity of the motion detection. The range of the value is 1 to 100. Motion Vector value To detect even slightest movement for objects in selected area, please select a lower motion vector value The range of the value is 3750 to 4650.
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IP network camera setting User Manual HIGH ONLY LAN connections are allowed. MEDIUM Video and audio connections from any location and settings from LAN are permitted. All connections from any location are permitted.
IP network camera setting User Manual FIRMWARE UPDATE Language • Default settings are in English. A choice of Traditional Chinese is available. Firmware update • Firmware update binary file can be obtained from our FTP site or in the software CD. Choose that and click upload. When uploading is done, reboot is required and will be automatically triggered.
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6. LOGOUT To return to the login screen, simply click logout. You should see yourself in the login page within seconds. World Helmsman Technology Co., Ltd. 3F-5, No.81, Sec.1, Hsin Tai Wu Rd., Hsichih, Taipei Hsien 22101, TAIWAN Tel: +886-2-2906-0816 Fax:+886-2-2904-1360 sales@wh-tech.com...
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