TCM-7811 Hardware User’s Manual Table of Contents Precautions Introduction Package Contents ................4 Features and Benefits ............... 5 Safety Instructions ................7 Physical description ................9 Installation Procedure Connect the IP Outdoor Rugged Dome ......... 15 Remove the cover ............... 15 Select cable entrance ............
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TCM-7811 Hardware User’s Manual 0. Precautions Read these instructions You should read all the safety and operating instructions before using this product. Heed all warnings You must adhere to all the warnings on the product and in the instruction manual. Failure to follow the safety instruction given may directly endanger people, cause damage to the system or to other equipment.
TCM-7811 Hardware User’s Manual Features and Benefits This is a cutting-edge digital video surveillance camera. It can compress and transmit real time images with outstanding image quality (15 FPS @ SXGA, 1280x960) through a standard TCP/IP network. This camera is your best choice to build an intelligent IP surveillance system.
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TCM-7811 Hardware User’s Manual Software Development Kit Support This IP Camera can be integrated or controlled by applications from third party software developers. Software developers can save considerable efforts by using our Streaming Library or ActiveX control. Please contact us for details on integration support.
TCM-7811 Hardware User’s Manual Safety Instructions Don’t use the power supply with other voltages This device is likely to be damaged or damage other equipments / personnel, if you use a power supply with different voltage than the one included with this device. All warranty of this product will be voided in the situations above.
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TCM-7811 Hardware User’s Manual Safety Check Upon completion of any service or repairs to this video product, ask the service technician to perform safety checks to determine if the video product is in proper operating condition. www.acti.com...
TCM-7811 Hardware User’s Manual Physical description 1) LED Indicators There are four Red LED lights numbered from 1 to 4. LED 1 indicates Boot Up status. It will briefly turn on and off during system boot up, and will stay continuously on after camera system completes boot up.
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TCM-7811 Hardware User’s Manual Note: PoE powered rugged dome does not have enough power available and cannot support Heater. 2) Digital Input / Output & Audio Terminal Connector This IP Camera supports DI/O & Audio input / output via terminal block.
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TCM-7811 Hardware User’s Manual Pin Name Description Spec DIO PW Electrically connected in parallel with the con- Voltage: 12V DC, nector for the power supply, this pin provides an Max: 1.2W auxiliary connector for mains power to the unit. This pin can also be used to power auxiliary equipment, with a maximum current of 100mA.
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TCM-7811 Hardware User’s Manual 6) IR LED IR LED lights provide sources of infrared illumination during night mode. This ensures that night time image stays clear even if there’s no visible light. 7) Focus Lever The focus lever controls the distance to the focal plane. You may fix or free the lever by turning the screw handle at the top.
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TCM-7811 Hardware User’s Manual completed. This will take around 20 seconds from power up. You may then release the reset button. This length of time fluctuates slightly with the environment. The Power LED light will come back on and stay on after a few more seconds. The unit will start up with factory default settings automatically.
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TCM-7811 Hardware User’s Manual The Lens Housing sphere has a cover that can be easily opened in two steps. You can lift the cover up by the two ears then slide the cover backwards to expose the interior. www.acti.com...
TCM-7811 Hardware User’s Manual 2. Installation Procedure Connect the IP Outdoor Rugged Dome 1) Remove the cover Remove the dome cover with special hex wrench in the accessory kit. 2) Select cable entrance There are two conduit holes on this rugged dome. One is at the bottom, while the other is at the side and covered with a plug.
TCM-7811 Hardware User’s Manual Mount the IP Outdoor Fixed Dome (Surface) To mount the device to the ceiling, drill three holes that correspond to the three screw holes. Hold the camera against the ceiling, secure it with the three screws, connect the cables and replace the dome cover.
TCM-7811 Hardware User’s Manual Product Specification TCM-7811 Device SONY Progressive Scan 1.25M Pixel Exveiw HAD CCD Size 1/3 inch Image Effective Pixels 1296 (H) x 966 (V) Horizontal Resolution 900TVL Color Color mode automatically switched to B/W (User defined) 0 Lux (IR LED ON) Min.
TCM-7811 Hardware User’s Manual 3. Accessing Camera If you have DHCP server / router in your network: Many network server / routers are able to automatically provide IP addresses through DHCP. If you are using such a network, just plug in your computer and IP Camera into the network and your IP device will acquire network address by itself.
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TCM-7811 Hardware User’s Manual Please set the settings as below. IP address: 192.168. 0.xxx Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0 (NOTE: xxx should be a number from 1 to 254 except 100, which is used by the IP device. Please also...
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TCM-7811 Hardware User’s Manual If you are using a single camera, this is enough to access the device. If you are using multiple devices, you need to change the current device to another unused IP address, so that when the next device is connected to the network, no two devices use the same IP.
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TCM-7811 Hardware User’s Manual 10. Click “Apply” 11. Please go to Maintain -> Save & Reboot, and click ”Apply”. Internet Explorer will close after a few seconds. This is normal. 12. Wait for 30 seconds, and open IE again to connect to the IP.