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  • Page 1 VK2-VGABX User Manual...

  • Page 3: Ce Compliance Statement

    WARNING RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN WARNING : TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated "dangerous voltage"...

  • Page 4: Important Safeguard

    Important Safeguard 1. Read Instructions 13. Damage requiring Service All the safety and operating instructions should be read before Unplug this equipment from the wall outlet and refer servicing the appliance is operated. to qualified service personnel under the following conditions: 2.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Contents Contents ................................ 5 1. Description .............................. 6 1.1 Components ..............................6 1.2 Key Features ............................... 7 2. Installation .............................. 8 2.1 Over View ..............................8 2.2 Connection ..............................9 2.3 Network Connection and IP assignment ....................10 3. Operation ............................... 11 3.1 Access from a browser ..........................

  • Page 6: Description

    This manual applies to the VIP2 Camera – VK2-VGABX . The VK2-VGABX comes supplied with its own viewing software which allows the user to view, record and configure the camera. Viewing and configuration can also be carried out via a web browser such as Internet Explorer.

  • Page 7: Key Features

    The VK2-VGABX also supports a micro-SD memory slot for local recording with removable storage Up to 32Gb card. • Improved Security The VK2-VGABX logs all user access, and lists currently connected users. Also, its full frame rate video can be provided over HTTPS. • Power over Ethernet Support for Power over Ethernet (IEEE802.3af) enables the unit, as well as the camera module...

  • Page 8: Installation

    2. Installation For the operation of the VK2-VGABX, it is necessary to connect a network cable for data transmission, power connection from supplied power adapter. Depending on operation methods, it is possible to connect an alarm cable additionally. For its fixation on different locations, please consult with an installer.

  • Page 9: Connection

    • LED Indicators Color Indication Steady for connection to a 100 Mbit/s network. Flashes for Green network activity. Steady for connection to 10 Mbit/s network. Flashes for Network Amber network activity. Unlit No network connection. Steady red for failed upgrade or booting. Status Steady green for normal operation or booting.

  • Page 10: Network Connection And Ip Assignment

    2.3 Network Connection and IP assignment The VK2-VGABX supports the operation through the network. When a camera is first connected to the network it has no IP address. So, it is necessary to allocate an IP address to the device with the “Smart Manager”...

  • Page 11: Operation

    3.1 Access from a browser Start a browser (Internet Explorer). Enter the IP address or host name of the VK2-VGABX in the Location/Address field of your browser. You can see a starting page. Click Live View, Playback or Setup to enter web page.

  • Page 12: Access From The Internet

    To gain access to the product, the password for the default administrator user must be set. This is done in the “Admin Password” dialog, which is displayed when the VK2-VGABX is accessed for the setup at the first time. Enter your admin name and password, set by the administrator.

  • Page 13: Live View Page

    3.4 Live View Page The live view page comes in eight screen modes like 640x480, 320x240, and 160x120. Users are allowed to select the most suitable one out of those modes. Please, adjust the mode in accordance with your PC specifications and monitoring purposes. General controls Live View Page Search &...
  • Page 14 The Live View page in the VK2-VGABX provides access to H.264, MPEG-4 and Motion JPEG video streams, and to the list of available video streams. Other applications and clients can also access...

  • Page 15: Camera Setup Menu

    Basic, Live View, Video & Image, Audio, Event, and System Configuration. You can configure the VK2-VGABX by clicking Setup in the top right-hand corner of the Live View page. Click on this page to access the online help that explains the setup tools.

  • Page 16: Basic Configuration

    3.5.1 Basic Configuration 1) Users User access control is enabled by default. An administrator can set up other users, by giving these user names and passwords. It is also possible to allow anonymous viewer login, which means that anybody may access the Live View page, as described below: The user list displays the authorized users and user groups (levels): User Group Authority...
  • Page 17 DHCP should only be enabled if using dynamic IP address notification, or if your DHCP server can update a DNS server, which then allows you to access the VK2-VGABX by name (host name). If DHCP is enabled and you cannot access the unit, you may have to reset it to the factory default settings and then perform the installation again.
  • Page 18 3) Video & Image • Video Setting Codec: The codec settings are separated into MPEG4 and H.264. H.264 is a lso known as MPEG-4 Part 10. This is the new generation compression standard for digital video. This function offers higher video resolution than Motion JPEG or MPEG-4 at the same bit rate and bandwidth, or the same quality video at a lower bit rate.
  • Page 19 MPEG4 ASP(Advanced Simple Profile): Its notable technical features relative to the Simple Profile, which is roughly similar to H.263, including "MPEG"-style quantization, interlaced video, B pictures (also known as B Frames), Quarter Pixel motion compensation (Qpel), Global motion compensation (GMC). Resolution: It enables users to determine a basic screen size when having an access through the Web Browser or PC program.

  • Page 20: Image Setting

    • Image Setting Sometimes the image size is large due to low light or complex scenery. Adjusting the frame rate and quality helps to control the bandwidth and storage used by the Motion JPEG video stream in these situations. Limiting the frame rate and quality optimizes bandwidth and storage usage, but may give poor image quality.

  • Page 21: Video & Image

    • Current Server Time It displays the current date and time (24h clock). The time can be displayed in 12h clock format in the overlay (see below). • New Server Time Select your time zone from the drop-down list. If you want the server clock to automatically adjust for daylight savings time, select the “Automatically adjustment for daylight saving time changes”.
  • Page 22  Appearance • Image Appearance This page provides access to the advanced image settings for the VK2-VGABX. Brightness: The image brightness can be adjusted in the range 1-10, where a higher value produces a brighter image. Color level: Select an appropriate level by entering a value in the range 1-10. Lower values mean less color saturation.
  • Page 23  AE & AWB to set the exposure and white balance of the VK2-VGABX . This page provides access • Exposure Control Configure the exposure settings to suit the image quality requirements in relation to lighting consideration. Mode: Supports exposure modes to control the amount of light detected by the camera sensor based on settings for light conditions.
  • Page 24 • White Balance Control This adjusts the relative amount of red, green and blue primary colors in the image so that the neutral colors are reproduced correctly. The camera can be set to automatically adjust for the type of light and compensate for its color. Alternatively, the type of light source can be set manually.
  • Page 25 Select “Enable” to activate the privacy masking function.  Webcasting – Channel1 The VK2-VGABX can stream live video to a website. Copy the HTML code generated on the screen and paste it in page code of the website you want to display live video.

  • Page 26: Event

    3.5.3 Event 1) Event-In  On Boot This is used to trigger the event every time the Network Transmitter is started. Select “Enable” to activate the motion event.
  • Page 27  Alarm In Select “Enable” to activate the alarm event. The VK2-VGABX supports 1 alarm input ports. Type: Choose the type of alarm you wish to use from the drop-down list. Dwell Time: Set the dwell time an event lasts for the specified dwell time from the...
  • Page 28  Manual Trigger This option makes use of the manual trigger button provided on the live view page, which are used to start or stop the event type manually. Alternatively the event can be triggered via the product's API (Application Programming Interface).
  • Page 29  Motion Motion detection is used to generate an alarm whenever movement occurs (or stops) in the video image. A total of 8 Motion and/or Mask windows can be created and configured. Motion is detected in defined Motion windows, which are placed in the video image to target specific areas.
  • Page 30 To create a motion or mask window, follow steps: Click the right button of mouse to see the mouse menu. Select New Motion (or Mask) Window in the mouse menu. Click and drag mouse to designate a motion area. • Motion Detection Setting The behavior for each window is defined by adjusting the Threshold and Sensitivity, as described below.
  • Page 31 2) Event-Out  SMTP(E-Mail) The VK2-VGABX can be configured to send event and error email messages via SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol). • SMTP(E-Mail) Setting Select “Enable” to activate the SMTP operation. Mail Server/Port: Enter the host names (or IP addresses) and port numbers for your mail server in the fields provided, to enable the sending of notifications and image email messages from the camera to predefined addresses via SMTP.
  • Page 32  FTP & JPEG When the VK2-VGABX detects an event, it can record and saves images to an FTP server. Images can be sent as e-mail attachments. Check the box to enable the service.
  • Page 33 Additional suffix: Add either a date/time suffix or, a sequence number - with or without a maximum value  HTTP Server When the VK2-VGABX detects an event, HTTP Server is used to receive uploaded image files and/or notification messages. Check the box to enable the service.
  • Page 34 When the setup is complete, the connection can be tested by clicking the Test button.  Alarm Out When the VK2-VGABX detects an event, it can control external equipment connected to its alarm output port. Check the box to enable and then select either: Enable: When you select “Enable alarm out”, the output will be activated for as long as the...
  • Page 35 ▼ Record When the VK2-VGABX detects an event, it can record video stream in the Micro SD Memory. Check the box to enable the service. • Record Setting Overwrite: Click checkbox to overwrite the SD card. Continuous Record: Click checkbox to record continuously regardless the schedule or event.
  • Page 36 The event map allows you to change the settings and establish a schedule for each event trigger from the VK2-VGABX . You can register the event map up to max. 15. Click Add button to make a new event map and you can see a popup window as below.

  • Page 37: System

    • General Enter the name for a new event map. • Event In Select an event type in the drop down list. • Event Out E-mail: Select email addresses you want to send via email that an event has occurred. FTP: Select checkbox beside FTP to record and saves images to an FTP server when an event has occurred.
  • Page 38 Live View page, as described below: • User Setting Check the box to enable anonymous viewer login to the VK2-VGABX without the user account. When using the user account, users have to try log-in at every access. •...
  • Page 39 • Upload Certificate To use HTTPS for communication with the VK2-VGABX, An official certificate issued by a CA (Certificate Authority) must be uploaded from your PC. Provide the path to the certificate directly, or use the Browse button to locate it. Then click the Upload button.
  • Page 40  IP Filtering Checking the Enable IP address filtering box enables the IP address filtering function. Up to 256 IP address entries may be specified (a single entry can contain multiple IP addresses). Click the Add button to add new filtered addresses. When the IP address filter is enabled, addresses added to the list are set as allowed or denied addresses.
  • Page 41 3) Date & Time • Current Server Time It displays the current date and time (24h clock). The time can be displayed in 12h clock format in the overlay (see below). • New Server Time Select your time zone from the drop-down list. If you want the server clock to automatically adjust for daylight savings time, select “Automatically adjustment for daylight saving time changes”.
  • Page 42 4) Network Setting in regard to network can be executed. Settings for IP, DNS, Host Name, Port, and ARP/Ping can be established, along with setting for DDNS, uPnP, QoS, Zeroconf, and Bonjour.
  • Page 43 IP address dynamically, it is also possible to use it to set a static, known IP address for a particular MAC address. Use the following IP address: To use a static IP address for the VK2-VGABX, check the radio button and then make the following settings: IP address: Specify a unique IP address for your VK2-VGABX.
  • Page 44 When using the high-speed Internet with the telephone or cable network, users can operate the VK2-VGABX even on the floating IP environment in which IPs are changed at every access. Users should receive an account and password by visiting a DDNS service like http://www.dyndns.com/, or http://www.cctv-network.co.kr/.
  • Page 45  RTP Have a setting for sending and receiving an audio or video on a real-time basis. These settings are the IP address, port number, and Time-To-Live value to use for the media stream(s) in multicast H.264 format. Only certain IP addresses and port numbers should be used for multicast streams. For more information, please see the online help.
  • Page 46  UPnP The VK2-VGABX includes support for UPnP™. UPnP™ is enabled by default, and the VK2-VGABX then is automatically detected by operating systems and clients that support this protocol. Note: UPnP™ must be installed on your workstation if running Windows XP. To do this, open the Control Panel from the Start Menu and select Add/Remove Programs.
  • Page 47  QoS Quality of Service (QoS) provides the means to guarantee a certain level of a specified resource to selected traffic on a network. Quality can be defined as a maintained level of bandwidth, low latency, and no packet losses. The main benefits of a QoS-aware network are: The ability to prioritize traffic and thus allow critical flows to be served before flows with lesser priority.
  • Page 48 (LAN) from the public network/Internet. Use NAT traversal when your VK2-VGABX s are located on an intranet (LAN) and you wish to make it available from the other (WAN) side of a NAT router. With NAT traversal properly configured, all HTTP traffic to an external HTTP port in the NAT router is forwarded to the VK2-VGABX.
  • Page 49 NAT router on your network, using UPnP™. Note that UPnP™ must be enabled in the VK2-VGABX (see System>Network>UPnP). automatic setting: The VK2-VGABX automatically search for NAT routers on your network. manual setting: Select this option to manually select a NAT router and enter the external port number for the router in the field provided.
  • Page 50  Zeroconf Zeroconf allows the network camera to create and assign IP address for network cameras and connect to a network automatically. Zero configuration networking (zeroconf), is a set of techniques that automatically creates a usable Internet Protocol (IP) network without manual operator intervention or special configuration servers. Zero configuration networking allows devices such as computers and printers to connect to a network automatically.
  • Page 51  Bonjour The network camera includes support for Bonjour. When enabled, the network camera is automatically detected by operating systems and clients that support this protocol. Note: Bonjour - Also known as zero-configuration networking, Bonjour enables devices to automatically discover each other on a network, without having to enter IP addresses or configure DNS servers.
  • Page 52 Update Server Carry out the upgrade by importing an upgrade file and pressing the Upgrade button. During the upgrade, do not turn off the power of the VK2-VGABX. And try an access again after waiting five minutes or longer. •...
  • Page 53 The support page provides valuable information on troubleshooting and contact information, should you require technical assistance. • Logs The VK2-VGABX supports system log information. Click the System Log button to get the log data. • Update Server Server Report: Click the Server Report button to get the important information about the server’s status and should always be included when requesting support.

  • Page 54: Playback From Sd Card

    3.6 Playback from SD Card The Playback window contains a list of recordings made to the memory card. It shows each recording's start time, length, the event type used to start the recording, calendar and time slice bar indicates if the recording is existed or not. The description of playback window follows.
  • Page 55 Use this scale to control the volume of the speakers. (5) Search Calendar Search results from the SD local storage in the VK2-VGABX connected are displayed monthly. If there is a recorded data for a particular date, a blue square on the date will be displayed.

  • Page 56: Help

    The Help information window will be provided as a popup window so that users can open and read it without a need for log-in. It will offer a description on setting and Help page by which users can manipulate the VK2-VGABX without a reference to the manual.

  • Page 57: Resetting To The Factory Default Settings

    3.8 Resetting to the factory default settings To reset the VK2-VGABX to the original factory settings, go to the Setup>System> Maintenance web page (described in “3.6.6 System > Maintenance”) or use the control button on the VK2-VGABX, as described below: •...

  • Page 58: Appendix

    4. Appendix 4.1 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting if problems occur, verify the installation of the VK2-VGABX with the instructions in this manual and with other operating equipment. Isolate the problem to the specific piece of equipment in the system and refer to the equipment manual for further information.

  • Page 59: Preventive Maintenance

    4.2 Preventive Maintenance Preventive maintenance allows detection and correction of minor that faults before they become serious and cause equipment failure. Every three-month, perform the following maintenance. Inspect all connection cables for deterioration or other damage. Clean components with a clean damp cloth. Verify that all the mounting hardware is secure.

  • Page 60: Product Specification

    4.3 Product Specification Main Item Specification Image sensor 1/4” Progressive scan RGB VGA CMOS Active Array 640(H) x 480(V) Min. illumination 1.0 Lux @ F1.4 (Sense-Up: Off) 1/20,000 ~ 1/30 Shutter Speed Motion JPEG MPEG-4 Part2 Video Compression H.264 (MPEG-4 Part 10) Profiles: H.264 MP and BP, MPEG-4 ASP and SP Video Resolutions 160x120 ~ 640x480...

  • Page 61: System Requirement For Web Browser

    System Requirement for Web Browser Operating System: Microsoft Windows 98, Microsoft Windows ME, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows XP, or Microsoft Windows Vista CPU: Over Pentium IV 2.4Ghz, 512MB RAM, 10GB free disk or higher VGA: AGP, Video RAM 32MB or higher (1024x768, 24bpp or higher)
  • Page 63 Norbain SD Ltd 210 Wharfedale Road IQ Winnersh Wokingham Berkshire England RG41 5TP Subject to change without notice 0118 9125 000...

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