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VANDALDOME NETWORK CAMERA ART. IPCAM650A-IPCAM651A-IPCAM652A Please read this manual thoroughly before use, and keep for future reference Via Don Arrigoni, 5 24020 Rovetta S. Lorenzo (Bergamo) http://www.comelitgroup.com e-mail:export.department@comelit.it...
Network Camera 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. COMPLIANCE NOTICE OF FCC: THIS EQUIPMENT HAS BEEN TESTED AND FOUND TO COMPLY WITH THE LIMITS FOR A CLASS A DIGITAL DEVICE, PURSUANT TO PART 15 OF THE FCC RULES.
User’s Manual Important Safeguards 1. Read Instructions 10. Overloading All the safety and operating instructions should be read Do not overload wall outlets and extension cords as this before the appliance is operated. can result in the risk of fire or electric shock. 2.
Network Camera Chapter 1 — Introduction 1.1 In This Manual This manual is intended for users of the network camera and includes instructions for using and managing the camera on the network. 1.2 Features This network camera compresses live video and transmits the video over Ethernet connections. The camera can be accessed, configured and managed by using the INIT (Integrated Network Installation Tool) program.
User’s Manual NOTES: In this manual, a “remote system” refers to a PC that the remote program (RASplus, iNEX Basic or WebGuard) is running. Remote monitoring and recording through dual stream are available by using the RASplus and iNEX Basic programs provided with the camera. 1.3 Typical Applications Remote Monitoring...
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Network Camera Remote Recording Webcasting...
User’s Manual Chapter 2 — Installation 2.1 Package Contents Network Camera Installation CD (INIT, RASplus and iNEX Basic software, iNEX Basic User’s Manual) User’s Manuals (Camera, INIT, RASplus) Mount Kits 2.2 Illustrated Parts List Dome Cover Dome Cover – Bottom Side View Body Body –...
Network Camera 4- Tilt Base: Allows you to adjust the tilt angle. 5- Pan Base: Allows you to adjust the pan angle. 6- Rotation Base: Allows you to adjust the rotation angle. 7- SD Memory Card Slot: Insert an SD memory card. 8- Top Panel: See 2.5 Top Panel section below.
User’s Manual 2.4 Front Panel 1- Network LED: Indicates network connection status. See Appendix – LED Indicators for details. The LED is unlit regardless of the status if the Status LED is disabled in the System – General setup during the remote setup. 2- Network Port: Connect a Cat5 cable with an RJ-45 connector.
Network Camera CAUTIONS: The camera restarts after the power adaptor is disconnected from the camera when switching the power source from 12 VDC or 24 VAC to PoE. The network connector is not designed to be connected directly with cable or wire intended for outdoor use.
User’s Manual You can perform a factory reset while the camera is turned on by pressing the factory reset switch and releasing the reset switch. A factory reset also can be performed remotely by running the INIT program. The camera restarts after completing the factory reset. Refer to the INIT User’s Manual for details on remote factory resetting.
Network Camera Chapter 3 — Remote Setup Remote Setup allows you to change all settings of a camera. Run the INIT program, select a on the Main screen. Select Remote Setup from the camera and click the Setup icon Setup menu and the Remote Setup screen appears. You can also display the Remote Setup screen by selecting a camera, clicking the right mouse button and selecting Remote Setup on the Main screen.
User’s Manual 3.1 Quick Setup The Quick Setup allows you to change a camera’s basic system, network, video and audio settings. 3.2 System You can change a camera’s system information, import or export all settings, and add users or groups. General Language: Choose the language to be used during remote setup.
Network Camera Status LED: Check the box to enable LEDs. If LEDs are not enabled, the LEDs on the product panel are unlit regardless of the status. Setup: Load Default Setup…: Click to return all settings except date/time to the original factory settings.
User’s Manual Time Sync Automatic Sync: Check the box to automatically synchronize the time with a time server. Enter the IP address or the domain name of the time server and set the time interval for synchronization. If the time server uses the DVRNS function, selecting the Use DVRNS box allows you to enter the name instead of the IP address or the domain name of the time server.
Network Camera NOTES: Only users belonging to the Administrator group can make User/Group changes. There is no default password for the admin user in the Administrator group. The authority levels that can be assigned are: – Upgrade: The user can upgrade the software. –...
User’s Manual Type: Select the type of network configuration. Remote Setup closes after saving the changes. Manual: Select when the camera is using a static IP address for network connection, and set up LAN parameters manually. DHCP: Select when the camera is networked via DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol).
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Network Camera Use NAT: Check the box when the camera uses a NAT (Network Address Translation) device for network connection. Camera Name: Enter the camera name to be registered on the DVRNS server. Check whether or not the name is available by clicking the Check button. Help Desk: Choosing the OK button registers the camera on the DVRNS server.
User’s Manual Port Admin, Watch, Record, Search, Audio, WebGuard, RTSP: Enter port numbers for connections to the camera by using the remote programs or media players, such as VLC Player, supporting RTSP (Real-Time Streaming Protocol) service. Remote Setup closes after saving the changes (Admin port number only). Use HTTPS: Check the box to enhance the security of WebGuard pages by using the HTTPS protocol when running the WebGuard program.
Network Camera NOTE: You can access the camera and monitor live video images using media players, such as VLC Player, supporting RTSP service. It might not be supported, depending on the type of media player, and some media players might play video properly depending on network conditions or compression or resolution of images for streaming.
User’s Manual Security IP Filtering: Check the box to use the IP filtering function. You can allow or block connections to the camera by designating IP addresses. Add: Click the button to add IP addresses to the Allow List or Deny List to allow or block connection to the camera.
Network Camera IEEE 802.1X Check the IEEE 802.1X box to use the IEEE 802.1X network connection authentication function. Certificates: Uploads a certificate or private key for network connection depending on the authentication type. Entering a private key password might be required depending on the authentication type.
User’s Manual Camera Image Sensor: Click the tab to set up image sensor settings. Mirroring: Check the Horizontal or Vertical box to flip images horizontally or vertically. Video Style: Select the video style between TV Color and PC Color. Jt is recommended to select PC Color (2) when the images are bluish.
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Network Camera White Balance: Click the tab to set up white balance settings. Preset: Select the preset white balance value based on the conditions. Auto: Select to adjust the white balance automatically. The system identifies the light source of where the camera is installed and sets up the proper white balance for the conditions. INCANDESCENT ~ 9500K: Select the type of light source of where the camera is installed to set the proper white balance for the conditions.
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User’s Manual Exposure: Click the tab to set up exposure settings. AE Target Gain: Set the target gain for the exposure compensation. The camera compensates the exposure automatically based on the selected target gain. The higher the value is, the brighter the images are.
Network Camera Streaming Primary, Secondary: The camera supports dual stream video. The secondary stream setting is dependent on the primary stream setting. In the dual stream mode, the BNC video out does not work and some event actions (FTP upload and image attachment to Emails) are disabled.
User’s Manual VBR (Variable Bitrate): Adjusts the bitrate dynamically based on the amount of motion. The less motion there is, the less network congestion and the less storage capacity. The quality may not be good comparing to the CBR mode. Frame Rate: Set the frame rate of images for streaming.
Network Camera Check the MAT box to use the MAT (Motion Adaptive Transmission) function for video streaming and recording. This function is available only when the slow shutter mode is set to off. Refer to 3.4 Video – Camera (Exposure tab) for details about the slow shutter mode setting.
User’s Manual 3.5 Audio You can set up audio in and out. Input/Output Audio CODEC: Select an audio codec. In: Check the box to enable audio in and adjust the volume. Out: Check the box to enable audio out. NOTE: The camera does not have amplified audio output, so you need to use a speaker with an amplifier.
Network Camera 3.6 Event Action You can set up event actions to be taken when the camera detects events. Alarm Out Check the Alarm Out box to activate alarm out. Dwell Time: Select the alarm-out dwell time. An alarm out is activated for the preset dwell time after detecting an event.
User’s Manual Email Check the Email box to send an email. SMTP Server, Port: Enter the IP address or domain name and port number of the SMTP server attained from your network administrator. You can use the domain name instead of the IP address if you set up the DNS server when setting up the network.
Network Camera Remote Callback Check the Remote Callback box to send a callback message to remote systems (Not supported for the WebGuard program). IP Address, Port: Enter the IP addresses and port numbers of the remote systems to send a message. Retry: Select the number of times to try sending a message if it fails to send.
User’s Manual Audio Alarm Check the Audio Alarm box to sound by playing back an audio file. List: Displays the audio file to be played back. You can add or delete an audio file (.wav) (16 bits/16 KHz encoded file only) by clicking the Add or Remove button. Selecting an audio file in the list and clicking the Play or Stop button allows you to test the sound by playing back the selected audio file.
Network Camera FTP Upload Check the FTP Upload box to upload event detected images in JPEG file format to an ftp server. FTP Server: Click the Add button to register an ftp server. Clicking the Remove button deletes the registered ftp server. When an event is detected, the event detected images will be uploaded in JPEG file format to the ftp server registered as a primary server.
User’s Manual Upload Frequency: Displays only when the upload type is set to Always. Set up the upload rate, and the preset number of images will be uploaded to the ftp server during the preset time. Upload I image per: Displays only when the upload type is set to Event. Set up the upload rate.
Network Camera Check the Record box to enable recording on an SD memory card when events are detected. Ensure that the SD memory card (Class 6) is inserted properly. Total Capacity: Displays the total capacity of the SD memory card when an SD memory card is inserted properly.
User’s Manual Alarm In Check the Alarm In box to set up an alarm-in event. When the camera senses an input on the alarm input connector, it considers it as an event. Title: Enter the alarm-in device’s name. Type: Select the alarm-in type. Event Action: Check the box for each action the camera will take whenever it detects an alarm-in event.
Network Camera Motion Detection Check the Motion Detection box to set up a motion detection event. When the camera detects a motion in a configured motion detection zone, it considers the motion as an event. Sensitivity: Set the motion sensitivity for daytime and nighttime independently. The higher the number is, the more sensitive it is.
User’s Manual Send Email: Check the box to send an email. Selecting Image Attachment attaches an event detected image file (.JPG) to the email, and the BNC video out is disabled. When in the dual stream mode, the image attachment option is disabled. Remote Callback: Check the box and select the remote systems to send a message (Not supported for the WebGuard program).
Network Camera Audio Ignoring Interval: Select the audio ignoring dwell time from the drop-down list. The camera will not log or send notifications of audio events occurring during the preset interval after an audio is detected. You can control excessive event logging and remote notifications of audio detection events by adjusting the audio ignoring dwell intervals.
User’s Manual Activation Time: Adjust the duration that a video blind should last to be considered a video blind event. The camera will not consider any video blind as a video blind event if it is shorter than the preset time. Use Ignoring Time: Set up the event ignoring time.
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Network Camera System Alive Message: Check the box to check the system operation, and select the check interval. Send Email: Check the box to send an email when the system is operating. Remote Callback: Check the box and select the remote systems to send a message when the system is operating (Not supported for the WebGuard program).
User’s Manual Chapter 4 — WebGuard You can monitor live video images from the camera or search recorded image saved in the SD memory card on the web browser by using the WebGuard program. Computer system requirements for using WebGuard are: ®...
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Network Camera NOTES: There might be a problem with the bottom of the WebGuard page being cropped caused by the address or status bars in Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0. In this situation, it is recommended that websites open windows without address or status bars by changing Internet setting.
User’s Manual Web Monitoring Mode Log Out: Click to log out of the WebGuard program. Search: Click to access to the web search mode. Version: Position the mouse pointer on the WebWatch logo to see the WebGuard program version. Information: The Information window displays the login information of WebGuard. Full Display: Clicking the button displays the video in full screen.
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Network Camera Remote Setup: Click to change the settings of the camera by using the Remote Setup screen. Event Status Window: The event status window at the bottom displays a list of events that were detected in the camera. Alarm In On/Off Motion Detection Video Blind Audio Detection...
User’s Manual Web Search Mode Log Out: Click to log out of the WebGuard program. Watch: Click to access to the web monitoring mode. Version: Position the mouse pointer on the WebSearch logo to see the WebGuard program version. Information: Displays the login information of WebGuard. Playback Image Control: Click to blur, sharpen, equalize and interpolate playback images.
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Network Camera Event Search: Click to enter the event search mode which allows you to search for event log entries using specific conditions and play back the images associated with those event entries. Setup: Click to set up the image drawing mode and OSD display. You can adjust the display speed by changing the image drawing mode, and select OSD information to be displayed on the screen.
User’s Manual Appendix LED Indicators LED Status Description Unlit No power connected to the unit. Power LED Flicker The unit is booting. The unit is operating. Network LED The unit is connected to a network. Power LED & Flicker The unit is upgrading the software. Network LED sequentially Connector Pin Outs...
User’s Manual Troubleshooting Problem Possible Solution Check power cord connections. No Power Confirm that there is power at the outlet. Check the ground status of the PoE switch and the connected PoE switch is not input/output devices to the camera. If they are not grounded, recognized.
Network Camera Specifications LENS Lens Type Varifocal auto-iris (F1.2) Focal Length 3 mm to 9 mm Lens Iris Control DC auto-iris Day/Night Filter CAMERA Image Sensor 1/2.7" CMOS Minimum Illumination 0.5 Lux @ F 1.2 (color) Scanning Mode Progressive scan 45 dB Wide Dynamic Range 100 dB...
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According to the Instructions. This equipment is indoor use and all the communication wiring are limited to inside of the building. Specifications are subject to change without notice. Via Don Arrigoni, 5 24020 Rovetta S. Lorenzo (Bergamo) http://www.comelitgroup.com e-mail:export.department@comelit.it VI.4...
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