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TABLE OF CONTENTS OVERVIEW 1.1 – Product Features 1.2 – Package Contents 1.3 – Cable Overview INSTALLATION AND CONNECTION 2.1 – Install The Camera 2.2 – Connect To Power BEFORE USING YOUR NETWORK CAMERA ACCESSING THE CAMERA VIA VIDEO VIEWER 4.1 –...
OVERVIEW 1.1 – Product Features True Day & Night surveillance & large aperture lens (F1.4) The best cost / performance outdoor solution with IP65 IR effective distance up to 30 metres with 56 IR LEDs Smart Light Control to avoid overexposure Excellent outdoor ID design with cable management Low-latency video streaming with H.264 compression format Free CMS software with E-Map for multiple devices control &...
INSTALLATION AND CONNECTION 2.1 – Install The Camera Paste the supplied installation sticker to the location Slightly fasten the screws to (a) and (b) as indicated, and where your camera will be installed. make sure the screws are not fully tightened. Based on your installation environment, drill a hole in the middle of the sticker for the power and data cable to put through later if necessary.
Adjust the angles of the camera: Adjust the vertical angle of the camera, and fix it with the screw and wrench supplied with the socket. Loosen the screw a little on the camera joint with the supplied wrench to adjust the horizontal angle of the camera, then re-tighten to fix it in place.
BEFORE USING YOUR NETWORK CAMERA Before using the network camera, make sure: 1) You have installed the supplied CMS software, “Video Viewer”. 2) You have configured the network settings, and the network connection is fine. If not, please refer to the Quick Start Guide for instructions on how to do this. The camera can be accessed via supplied CMS software “Video Viewer”, or via Web browser such as “Microsoft Internet Explorer”...
ACCESSING THE CAMERA VIA VIDEO VIEWER 4.1 – Accessing The Camera Step 1: Double-click on your PC desktop to open Video Viewer. By default, the “Address Book” panel will be displayed on the right side of the control panel. Step 2: Click “ ”...
Full Function Version: Main Button Overview: Button Function Description Simplified Full Function Click to show the predefined IP address(es). You can add, remove or search the IP address to log Address book in the DVR remotely. Remote Click to go to the detailed system configuration. config Miscellaneous Record...
4.3 – Frequently Used Functions Record: To record, click “ ” or “ ” → “ ” to go to the “Record Setting” page. In the “Record Setting” page, you can set the following items: Record type Pre / post-event record time (0~10 seconds) Record time setting Record path Note: The record function will be disabled when the reserved disk capacity in “Reserved(MB)”...
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Playback: To play a recording, click “ ” or “ ”, and select the “Record” tab. A list of all the recordings will be shown by default, and you can also sort the logs by date, start time, end time, etc, by simply clicking the column header. Page 11...
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Firmware Upgrade: This function allows the user to upgrade to the latest version of the camera’s firmware. Note: Before using this function, make sure you have the correct upgrade files from www.storageoptions.com. Step 1: Click “ ” and select the IP address of your network camera in the address book. Step 2: Click “...
SYSTEM CONFIGURATION Before using the network camera, make sure you have installed the supplied “Video Viewer” software, and configure the camera’s network settings. If not, please refer to your installer. Note: You need to use the administrator account to enter the system configuration page. If you are logged in as a user, please sign out and re-log into the camera using an admin account.
5.1 – General In “General”, you can check the general information for your IP camera, such as the firmware version and MAC address, and also modify the identification name of your camera (up to 15 alphanumeric characters). Log: To quickly search the system log by event type, click the drop-down list to select the system log type you want to check, and click “Reload”...
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Online User: Here you can check which users are currently logged into the camera. To refresh the list, click “Refresh”. Trigger: You can set the motion or alarm detection and select the notification function. Trigger Setting: In this section, you can select to enable or disable the alarm or motion detection. Item Description Select to enable or disable the motion detection function.
5.2 – Network You can set the network configuration of the IP camera depending on your network type. For more details, please refer to the Quick Start Guide. QoS: Quality of Service is the ability to control the data flow for real-time streaming.
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Mail: Enter the details of an e-mail account you wish to use for notifications and click “Apply” to confirm. The information you set here will be applied when “Email” is selected in “General” → "Trigger". Function Description Server: Enter the SMTP server address provided from your e-mail system supplier. Port: Enter the port number provided from your e-mail system supplier.
UPnP: Universal Plug and Play allows devices to connect seamlessly in the home and corporate environments and simplify installation of computer components. Check “Enable UPnP” to allow the network camera to be detected among devices within the same network area, and set the identification name of the camera in “Friendly name”.
5.4 – Camera Adjust the camera parameters if necessary. Note: To preview changes, click “Apply”. Item Description The backlight is adjustable to compensate for an area that is overpowered by brightness because of excessive light. The image Backlight: will be properly exposed for clearness. Select to activate (ON) or disable (OFF) this function. Note: This function is only available in day mode.
ACCESSING THE CAMERA VIA YOUR WEB BROWSER It is also possible to access the IP camera via a web browser, such as Microsoft Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox. However, you can only access one camera at a time through a Web browser. If you wish to view multiple cameras, please use the included “Video Viewer”...
6.2 – Control Panel Overview Live View Panel: Function Icon User Level Description Select the web transmission format from the drop-down list: H.264 / MPEG-4 / Motion JPEG / QuickTime Supervisor For users using Mozilla Firefox, only “QuickTime” is selectable. Media Type Power / Normal User Guest...
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System Configuration Panel: Click “Configuration” to enter the configuration page. Note: You need to be the supervisor to enter the system configuration page. If not, please re-log into the camera with an admin account. The functions are categorized into three menus: Network, Camera and General.
ACCESSING THE CAMERA VIA YOUR MOBILE PHONE 7.1 – Checklist Before Using Make sure your PDA or mobile phone conform to the following requirements: Device Make Sure... The operating system is Windows Mobile 5.0 Packet PC / 6.0 Professional*. Windows Mobile 5.0 Smartphone / 6.0 Standard is NOT supported. WinCE-Based PDA J2ME MIDP2.0 is supported.
For WinCE & J2ME Based Mobile Phone: Step 1: To download the program for mobile surveillance, please visit the following website address from your PDA or mobile phone: http://www.storageoptions.com/mobile Note: The Internet access setting via wireless or GPRS / 3G networks varies depending on different PDA or mobile phone brand.
CREATING AN ACCOUNT FOR DDNS SERVICE For PPPOE or DHCP, you should enter the host name which points to the IP address of your network camera for login first. Besides using the default DDNS service, you can also apply for new DDNS services. There are many websites that offer free DDNS service application.
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Click “Add Host Services”. Input a meaningful host name. Choose a host system name. Enter the IP address you want to redirect. Note down the whole host name, for example, headoffice523.dyndns.org. Then, click “Add To Cart” for billing. Note: This service is free. Just finish the billing process, and NO payment information is required. Click “Activate Services”...
APPENDIX - PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS Network Network Compression H.264, QuickTime, MPEG4, M-JPEG LAN Port LAN Speed 10/100Mbps Ethernet Supported Protocols DDNS, PPPoE, DHCP, NTP, SNTP, TCP/IP, ICMP, SMTP, FTP, HTTP, RTP, RTSP NTSC: 30 Frame Rate PAL: 25 Number Of Online Users Security Multiple user access levels with password (1) Web browsers, such as Internet Explorer, Mozilla FireFox, or Google Chrome for single device access...
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