AVN211 H.264 NETWORK CAMERA USER MANUAL alarm shop Please read instructions thoroughly before operation and retain it for future reference. AVNN211...
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TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. OVERVIEW............................1 1.1 Product Features............................1 1.2 Package Content............................1 1.3 Hardware Overview........................... 1 1.4 Rear Panel ..............................2 2. BEFORE USING THE NETWORK CAMERA ..................3 3. ACCESSING THE CAMERA VIA VIDEO VIEWER ................4 3.1 Accessing the camera ..........................
1. OVERVIEW 1.1 Product Features Low-latency video streaming with H.264 compression format for sharp and clear images Hybrid digital / analog video output It is friendly to use by wizard with browser Motion detection Complete IP surveillance system, such as the Central Management System (CMS) software, Network-Attached Storage (NAS), Network Video Recorder (NVR), etc.
1.4 Rear Panel CONNECTOR / BUTTON DESCRIPTION Reset Default This button is hidden in the pinhole. Press and hold the reset button until the network camera rebooted. This will reset all parameters, including the IP address to factory default settings. Power Indicator When the camera is power-supplied, this indicator will be on as red.
2. BEFORE USING THE 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 your the installation guide. This network camera can be accessed via our supplied CMS software “Video Viewer”, or the web browser “Microsoft Internet Explorer”...
3. ACCESSING THE CAMERA VIA VIDEO VIEWER 3.1 Accessing the camera Step1: Double-click “ ” on your PC desktop to open Video Viewer. By defaults, the “Address Book” panel will be displayed on the right side of the control panel. Step2: Click “...
3.2.2 Full Function Version alarm shop 3.2.3 Main Button Overview Button Function Description Simplified Full Function Click to show the predefined IP address(es). You can add, remove or Address Book search the IP address to log in the DVR remotely. Click to go to the detailed system configuration.
3.3 Frequently-used functions 3.3.1 Record To record remotely, 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)”...
3.3.3 Firmware Upgrade This function is used when users need to upgrade the network camera for function scalability. Note: Before using this function, make sure you have the correct upgrade files provided by your installer or distributor. Step1: Click “ ”, and select the IP address of your network camera in the address book.
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STEP2: Right-click to show the shortcut menu on the top-left panel, and select the E-Map group you want to add. There are three E-Map groups you can add: Google E-MAP, Single E-MAP, and Building E-MAP. alarm shop...
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STEP3: When the E-Map group is created, you will see the tree on the top-left panel, showing all the devices you’ve added to this group. alarm shop Icon Description The connected device is camera. When it’s selected, it will become red. The connected device is DVR.
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How to Edit / Remove an Existing E-Map Group For Google E-Map Group Right-click on the group name to show the shortcut menu list, and select “Edit E-MAP” or “Remove E-MAP” as needed. You can also add a single E-Map group (Add Single E-MAP) or Building E-Map group (Add Building E-MAP) into the existing Google E-Map group.
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For Building E-Map Group Right-click on the group name to show the shortcut menu list, and select “Edit Building E-MAP” or “Remove E-MAP” as needed. alarm shop...
4. SYSTEM CONFIGURATION Before using the network camera, make sure you have installed the supplied software, “Video Viewer”, and configure network settings. If not, please refer to your installer or the installation guide. Note: It’s recommended to consult with your installer before changing system configurations.
4.1 General In “General”, you can check the general information for your network camera, such as the firmware version and MAC address, and also modify the identification name of your camera (up to 15 alphanumeric characters). 4.1.1 Log To quickly search the system log you want 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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Column Description User Name Set a user name that will be used for camera access. The user name allows up to 16 alphanumeric characters. alarm shop Password Set the password that will be used for remote login. The password allows up to 16 alphanumeric characters. User Level Set the security level of an account to give the permission to control different functions.
4.1.3 OnLineUser You can check the current online user(s) with respective online information. To refresh the list, click “Refresh”. 4.1.4 Trigger You can set the motion or alarm detection and select the notification function. alarm shop Trigger Setting In this section, you can select to enable or disable the alarm or motion detection. Item Description Motion...
Notification Setting In this section, you can select to enable E-mail and/or FTP notification when an alarm or a motion happened. Item Description Method ‧Email When this option is checked, the network camera will send the captured video clip or image to the assigned E-mail address(s) once motion or alarm recording happened.
4.2.3 SNTP SNTP (Simple Network Time Protocol) is used to synchronize your camera time with the networked computer systems. alarm shop Function Description GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) Once users choose the time zone, the network camera will adjust the local area time of the system automatically.
Function Description Server Enter the SMTP server address provided from your e-mail system supplier. Mail From Enter the entire mail address to ensure E-mails will not be blocked by SMTP. Verify Password Some mail servers are required to verify the password. Please enter the “user name” and “password”.
When this function is activated, the other PC within the same domain as this camera will be able to search this camera in “Network Neighbor” with the identification name set in “Friendly name”. Double-click it to quickly open the web browser for camera access. For details about camera access via the web browser, please refer to “5.
4.5 Time Set daylight saving time and the current time. alarm shop Function Description Specify whether to use daylight saving time (ON / OFF). Daylight Saving If this function is enabled, set the time period (START / END), and adjust the daylight saving time in hours (ADJUST).
5. ACCESSING THE CAMERA VIA WEB BROWSER Users can also access the network camera via a web browser, such as Microsoft Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox. However, the web browser is only available for single device access. If users want to access more than two devices through one interface, it’s recommended to use our supplied CMS software, Video Viewer.
5.2 Control panel overview 5.2.1 Live View Panel alarm shop Function Icon User Level Description Media Type Supervisor / Power User / Select the web transmission format from the Normal User / Guest drop-down list: H.264 / MPEG-4 / Motion JPEG / QuickTime For users using Mozilla Firefox, only “QuickTime”...
Function Icon User Level Description captured image. Supervisor / Power User / Click to rotate the image 180 counterclockwise when Flip Normal User necessary. Supervisor / Power User / Full Screen Click to display the image in full screen. Normal User 5.2.2 System Configuration Panel Click “Configuration”...
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Main Menu Sub-menu Reference Network Network Remote Config Network Remote Config Network DDNS Remote Config Network DDNS SNTP Remote Config Network SNTP Remote Config Network Mail Remote Config Network MAIL Filter Remote Config Network Filter UPnP Remote Config Network UPnP Camera Color Remote Config...
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APPENDIX PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS ▓ Network LAN Port LAN Speed 10/100 Based-T Ethernet DDNS, PPPoE, DHCP, NTP, SNTP, TCP/IP, Supported Protocols ICMP, SMTP, FTP, HTTP, RTP, RTSP Frame Rate NTSC:30, PAL:25 Number of Online Users Security Multiple user access levels with password Web management software YES (Control up to 16 network cameras simultaneously) ▓...
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