Basic Camera Configuration; Expert And Admin Logins; Maintenance Menu - FLIR D-Series C Installation Manual

2 Basic Operation and Configuration
2.6
The following procedures describe how to do the most common basic camera configuration steps,
such as setting the camera IP address and hostname and changing the user passwords. To make
these changes, it is necessary to login using the admin user account. Additional configuration
options are described after the basic steps are given (refer to section "Advanced Configuration" on
page 3-1).
2.6.1
be made by someone who has expertise with thermal cameras and a thorough understanding of how
the various settings affect the image. Haphazard changes can lead to image problems including a
complete loss of video. Additional information is provided in section 3.1 "Thermal Image Setup" on
page 3-1.
Note
In most installations, the only camera settings needed are available from the Live Video page (using
Scene Presets or Polarity). Use caution when modifying the camera settings described in this
section. Some settings may adversely affect the thermal image over time or may completely disable
the camera or the network interface.
change the login passwords. The Maintenance menu also provides access to many other
configuration options.
2.6.2
Initially, when the Maintenance page is selected, the Server Status page is displayed. The page
provides an indication of the current server status (either running or stopped) and buttons for starting
or stopping the server or for rebooting the system. In order to make some configuration changes
through the Maintenance menu, it is necessary to save the changes, then stop and restart the server
to make the changes take effect.
The basic camera configuration steps are accessed through the Maintenance menu, using the
Server submenu on the left side of the page.The LAN Settings, Services, and Security Options
selections are described below. Generally with these settings it is necessary to save the changes to
make them effective, but it is not necessary to stop and restart the server.
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Basic Camera Configuration

Expert and Admin Logins

When a user logs in as expert, an additional menu called Setup is available.
The Setup menu can be used to make advanced adjustments to the thermal
camera. For a pan/tilt camera, it can also be used to make configuration changes
to the daylight camera and the pan/tilt platform. These adjustments should only

Maintenance Menu

When a user logs in as admin, a third menu called Maintenance
is available. It is possible to use settings on the Maintenance
menu to modify the network settings, including the IP address of
the camera. It is also possible to use the Maintenance menu to
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