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Version 2.3
Date: 2010.03.29
Firmware Version: 1.00
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  • Page 1 Version 2.3 Date: 2010.03.29 Firmware Version: 1.00...
  • Page 2 FCC Class A Verification This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference (2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Content Content ................................3 Introduction ..............................6 Features and Advantages .........................6 Packaging Contents............................7 System Instructions............................8 Wiring of the product..........................8 LED..............................9 VIDEO IN............................9 MIC IN...............................9 LINE IN .............................9 LINE OUT ............................10 Reset (Button) ..........................10 Power ...............................10 SD Card............................10 LAN Socket ............................. 11 USB..............................11 External Alarm &...
  • Page 4 Focus ..............................30 AUX..............................30 Preset:...............................31 Tour ..............................32 Shortcuts..............................33 +ZOOM IN ............................33 -ZOOM OUT ...........................33 Original Size ............................34 Full Screen ............................34 Jitter Time ............................34 Record ..............................35 Snapshot............................35 Version .............................35 Shortcut Bar ............................36 Microphone ............................36 Buzzer ..............................37 Path ..............................38 Path ..............................38 Filename Prefix..........................38 Record Limit ............................39 Snapshoot............................39 Record ..............................39...
  • Page 5 Application Setting > Blind Detection ....................90 Application Setting > Privacy Maskv ....................91 Application Setting > Firmware upgrade ...................92 Application Setting > Factory Default....................94 Application Setting > Reboot .......................96 Appendix A: System Requirements .......................97 Minimum System Requirements......................97 Appendix B: External Alarm & RS485 .....................98 ALARM INPUT ...........................99 ALARM OUTPUT ..........................99...

  • Page 6: Introduction

    ALS-7721 is a multi-functional 2CH H.264 Video Server. Unlike traditional video server, ALS-7721 has a built-in high power CPU and H.264 encode chip to provide users with a mechanism for the security or remote monitoring applications. ALS-7721 can support the high resolution real time image each channel (2CH D1 30FPS), and it can deliver triplex video streams simultaneously (Motion JPEG and H.264), allowing for optimization in image quality and bandwidth.

  • Page 7: Packaging Contents

    Packaging Contents ALS-7721 is provided with the following accessories. Please contact your dealer if any one of the following is missing. 1. ALS-7721 2. 12V DC Power Adapter 3. Bracket x 2 4. Screw x 4 5. Terminal x 2 6.

  • Page 8: System Instructions

    System Instructions Wiring of the product N.O. Item Illustration Note Power LED VIDEO IN 2 x BNC Video Input Connection MIC IN 1 x External connect the Microphone LINE IN 2 x External connect the Line in audio device LINE OUT 1 x External connect the Speaker Reset Reset Default Button...

  • Page 9: Led

    LINE IN Connect the LINE IN devices s (e.g. MP3, DVD Player and Amplifier microphone) to the "LINE IN" socket. If ALS-7721 will be connected the normal microphone, it must gain the audio signal (Through the amplifier) before connected. Bulit in mic in CCTV...

  • Page 10: Line Out

    Attention: Please take notice of connection of positive and negative electrode. Wrong connection will damage the camera. SD Card ALS-7721 can support the SD Card and SDHC Card, and the storage range is from 2G~32G. ALS-7721 will detect the device automatically then it will display the information on Setting > Basic Setting > Storage.

  • Page 11: Lan Socket

    LAN Socket Provide the Ethernet 10/100 base network speed, and insert the LAN cable in the LAN socket. This USB interface can support all USB storage devices from Market: USB flash driver, USB External 2.5 HDD and USB External 3.5 HDD. It can provide the little electric power for these USB drivers, so the USB External 3.5 HDD need to connect the external power by itself.

  • Page 12: Hardware Installation

    1. Connect to the Video In Plug one end of the video source of your analog camera and connect the other end to your product. Connect one ~ four channels to ALS-7721 according to the requirement. NOTE If the analog camera can be provided the Pan/Tilt/Zoom control, plug one end of your control cable in the RS-485 socket on the back of the camera and connect the other end to your product.
  • Page 13 5. Insert the SD card (According to the requirement) Check the SD Card direction (The Metal PIN need to toward the bottom) then insert the SD Card to ALS-7721. Push the SD Card again to exit it. NOTE Please note the Write-protect Switch of SD Card by yourself.

  • Page 14: Bracket Installation

    3. Prepare the 4 screws to mount the bracket through screwdriver and screw. 4. After install the all screw, reverse ALS-7721 to finish the installation. Make sure that no steel bars or power cables exist behind the position where the product is to be fixed.

  • Page 15: Camera Setting

    Camera Setting After the hardware has been installed, insert the attached CD in the computer and execute “IP Finder.exe” following the steps below to search and change the IP address of the camera. NOTE If the network environment has the router, please make reference to the chapter of Appendix D: Set up the Router Setting with the video server for different environment description.
  • Page 16 4. Submit data (Submit) Click Submit to validate new settings. 3. Click Submit to validate new settings. 5. Confirmation When all changes have been confirmed, click Exit to quit. When all changes have been confirmed, click Exit to quit. NOTE The IP FINDER can only find the IP addresses of the cameras that share the same hub on the LAN.

  • Page 17: Enter The Main Page

    Enter the Main Page Open the web browser to login ALS-7721, please see the step by step illustration below: NOTE If the web browser cannot be display the Camera Main Page, please make reference to the chapter of Appendix C: Change the Inter Explorer Setting for further detailed description.

  • Page 18: Camera Main Page

    Camera Main Page N.O. Item Illustration Note Logo Display the company logo Product Name Display the product name Language Change the Language of Web browser Video Source Select the video source Video Format Provide all stream type View Size Change the image size Streaming Provide the HTTP/UDP/TCP protocol Color...

  • Page 19: Logo

    Logo Display the company’s logo of ALINKING then built-in the company’s web link. Click the logo to link our company’s web page. Product Name Display the product name. The default name follows the product name, and it not releases the permissions of modification for customer.

  • Page 20: Video Socure

    Video Socure Select the video source to change the live view mode: Signal Channel (Video 01~02) and Dual Channel (Video 1+2). Signal Channel: Display the separate channel 01~02 Dual Channel: Display all channel in the same time.

  • Page 21: Video Format

    Video Format ALS-7721 can provide the triplex streaming for customer application, but the live view can only select one streaming to use. The default setting is the H.264 (Main). Video Format H.264 (Main) H.264 (Sub) Motion JPEG View Size The function will fix the resolution to enlarge/reduce the live image. There are 4 kinds of size for customer: 1/2X, 1X, 2X and 4X.

  • Page 22: Streaming

    Streaming There are 3 kinds of different streaming protocols including UDP, TCP, and HTTP. Set up the streaming protocol to apply or integrate on different requirement and environment. Differences Tunneling Pocket Loss Speed Protocol HTTP Easy Fair Fair Fair Lower Fast Hard Lowest...

  • Page 23: Color

    Color Adjust the color setting of live image by Brightness, Hue, Contrast and Saturation. Select the item then click the + / - button to adjust the value. NOTE Click “+” button which mean to increase the value of the selected item Click “–”...

  • Page 24: Alert

    Alert When the event is triggered, the Alert light will change to red flash to warn the User immediately. The smart design can avoid the user loss the event. NOTE The Alert Message will display the information in the same time. Trigger the event The red flash of Alert light will keep flashing when you disable it.

  • Page 25: Feature Column

    Feature Column According to the different setting, the Feature Column will display the different application function including Alert Message and PTZ Interface. NOTE If the PTZ function disable, the PTZ application disappear. Alert Message The function will receive the event message then display it. It provides the some control and application functions.

  • Page 26: Disable

    Disable The function can hide the event message to display into Alert Message Text when the event is triggered. If the Alert Message Text had to record some event message before enable the Disable function, it will keep the old event information to add the new event message. Alert Message Text When the event is activated, the event message will display into the Alert Message Text.

  • Page 27: Clear

    Clear Click Clear button to remove all event message from the Alert Message Text. Alert Snapshot The function will snapshoot the image when the event is triggered. The saving name will follow the Alert Message Text. NOTE The saving path will follow the path setting from Shortcut Bar.

  • Page 28: Control Panel

    Control Panel Control Panel will appear after enable the PTZ function. It provides the some control and application functions. Please see the detail illustration a below: N.O. Item Illustration Note Camera Direction Control the Pan/Tilt function PTZ Device Adjust the Pan/Tilt movement speed Camera Speed Adjust the Pan/Tilt movement speed Zoom...

  • Page 29: Camera Direction

    Camera Direction Controls the direction of the camera (up, down, left, right, home position). PTZ Device Select the device to control the RS485 device, and the different device can set up the different protocol. Camera Speed Control the rotation speed of the camera from “1” (lowest) to “8” (highest). Function Parameter Speed...

  • Page 30: Zoom

    ZOOM Click In or Out button to enable the optical ZOOM IN/OUT function. The ZOOM distance will follow the source device, and select the speed from “1” (lowest) to “4” (highest). Focus In the manual focus mode, choose Near or Far to adjust the focus, and select the speed from “1” (lowest) to “4”...

  • Page 31: Preset

    Preset: Preset the rotation points for the camera (16 points) 1. Click Set to enter the Preset Setting screen. 2. Enter the name of the location. 3. Control the camera direction. 4. Click Update to exit. 5. Select the number you need and click Go. The camera moves to the area automatically as set up by the selected number.

  • Page 32: Tour

    Tour Enable/disable the tour mode of the camera. The rotation points of the camera must be set up in advance, and ALS-7721 provide five tour address to use it. 1. Click Set to enter the Tour Setting screen. 2. Name the tour. You can set up 5 tour groups at maximum.

  • Page 33: Shortcuts

    Shortcuts Click the right-button of mouse from Live View to display the Shortcuts List. According to the requirement, select the application function directly. The detail function illustration as below: NOTE The function can only be used each channel. It cannot control four channels in the same time. +ZOOM IN The +ZOOM IN means the digital enlarge function which provides the x8 digital zoom.

  • Page 34: Original Size

    Original Size No matter what the multiple of digital zoom, select the function to reset the original size. Click the button to enable this function. Full Screen Let the channel to change the full screen. And select the function again to return the normal screen.

  • Page 35: Record

    Record Select the function to record the image of ALS-7721 that saves to default path. Select record again to stop recording. When the function enable, the record icon of Shortcut Bar will change the status and the Live View image will display the red square signal in the bottom left corner.

  • Page 36: Shortcut Bar

    Record the streaming image Shortcut Bar Message Display the record and snapshoot status Microphone The function can use the PC’s microphone to transmit the voice into ALS-7721. Click the button to enable/disable the microphone function which provides the application of one-way audio.

  • Page 37: Buzzer

    Buzzer The function can receive the voice of ALS-7721’s microphone or line in devices. Click the button to enable/disable the buzzer function which provides the application of one-way audio. If you want to achieve the two-way audio application, please enable the microphone and buzzer function in the same time.

  • Page 38: Path

    NOTE Due to the path setting will save the modification into ActiveX Control and the .ini file. No matter what the type of ALS-7721 change, the path will follow the same folder to save the image. Path Assign the recording to a folder. The image would be saving to the default folder. You can input other folder to save the image.

  • Page 39: Record Limit

    Record Click the button to record the image of ALS-7721 then saves to default path. When the function enable, the icon will change the status and the Live View image will display the red square signal in the bottom left corner.

  • Page 40: Shortcut Bar Message

    Shortcut Bar Message The function will display the information of record and snapshot for customer, please see the all status illustration as below: Function Illustration Record file path: [C:\Video]; Snapshot file path: [C:\Snapshot] Login Function Illustration Start recording to : C:\Video\Cam%_REC__%Y%m%d-%H%M%S.avi Record Recording to C:\Video\ Cam%_REC__%Y%m%d-%H%M%S.avi is stopped Fail to record: C:\Video\ Cam%_REC _%Y%m%d-%H%M%S.avi...

  • Page 41: System Setting

    System setting System setting contains basic and application settings. The basic setting is executed for basic system information, transmission speed, audio/video code, user authorization, date/time, and IP filter, while the application setting is executed for event triggering definition and other relevant settings, definition of the motion detection area, firmware update, reset to factory default, and reboot of the machine.

  • Page 42: Basic Setting

    Basic Setting Click Setting to enter the setting page Basic Setting > System Basic Setting > System > System  Basic Setting > System > System > System Info Device Name: You can set the name for your camera here. Click Set to complete the setting. MAC Address, IP Address, Network Mask, and Gateway: Network information Model: Display the product model name.

  • Page 43: Basic Setting > System > System Log

    Basic Setting > System > System Log This function can send log file to syslog server to monitor the situation of ALS-7721. You can download free software of syslog server from internet. Input the IP address of syslog server ...

  • Page 44: Basic Setting > Video/Image

    Basic Setting > Video/Image Basic Setting > Video / Image > Video ALS-7721 can provide three video simultaneous stream: H.264 (Main), H.264 (Sub) and MJPEG. It is recommended to select H.264 for real-time browsing to optimize the bandwidth. MJPEG is a good choice for the best resolution when video recording is required for collection of evidence.
  • Page 45 2. CIF (NTSC: 352x288 / PAL: 352x240) NOTE ALS-7721 resolution is according to the video source, so the resolution can only support the D1.  Basic Setting > Video / Image > Video Image >Frame per Second (FPS): Set the frame rate from 1~25(PAL)/30(NTSC) in VGA sensor scan mode.
  • Page 46  Basic Setting > Video / Image > Video Image > Quality There are two video quality modes: Fixed rate mode is suitable for use in a network environment that the upload bandwidth is limited. Please select the appropriate bit-rate according to your network environment. For example, if the network (upload) bandwidth available for the network camera is 500kbps, 500kbps multiplied 0.8 equals 400kbps (considering 20% overhead).This means that the largest fixed bit-rate should be set less than 400kbps;...
  • Page 47 The GOP is 15 by default. NOTE Due to the stream is the RTSP streaming, the mobile phone can be receive the stream from ALS-7721. Please make reference to the chapter of Appendix F: Mobile Application for different environment description.

  • Page 48: Basic Setting > Video / Image > Preproc / Overlay

    Move the pointer to the desired color and click on it. Display text: Inputs the text you wish to display on the screen, e.g. Lobby ALS-7721. Date/time position: Selects the location where the date and time are displayed on the screen —...

  • Page 49: Basic Setting > Audio

    Basic Setting > Audio  Basic Setting > Audio > Device Audio Setting > Audio There are five kinds of the audio mode to user: Full duplex, half duplex, simplex microphone only, simplex amplifier only and audio off. Mode: Full duplex Allow using a microphone and amplifier at the same time, or turning them off. Half duplex Allow using a microphone or amplifier by manual switch.

  • Page 50: Basic Setting > User

    Basic Setting > User The administration of the camera can set up access privileges by administrator, operator, and viewer to ensure the security and control of the camera. The access privileges and setting steps are described as below. Basic Setting > User > User Setting The access privileges of the administrator, operator, and viewer are listed as follows.
  • Page 51  Basic Setting > User > User Setting > User List Click Add (to add a new user), Update (to change the privilege or password of a user on the list), or Delete (to delete a user from the list) and complete required fields. Then Click "Save" to complete the setting.
  • Page 52  Basic Setting > User > User Setting > User Setting anonymous login: For special business situations, this product allows you to log in to browse without the need of keying in your username and password. For this purpose, you need to check “Enable” at Anonymous Login.

  • Page 53: Basic Setting > Network

    Basic Setting > Network Basic Setting > Network > Network (Wired Network Setting)  Basic Setting > Network > Network > IP Assignment Network setting page DHCP setting: DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) is a protocol that enables automatic assignment of TCP/IP information to the client.

  • Page 54: Basic Setting > Network > Service

    Basic Setting > Network > Service > FTP Service ALS-7721 can become the small FTP server to download the AVI or JPEG file from SAMBA or SD Card. The default status is enabling the function. Due to the function only provide the SAMBA and SD Card applications, ALS-7721 not release all FTP setting for user.

  • Page 55: Basic Setting > Network > Streaming

    Basic Setting > Network > Streaming Setting of the video streaming port (HTTP and factory default are recommended)  Basic Setting > Network > Streaming > Streaming HTTP: Port 80 can pass through most firewalls. Video streams are transmitted through HTTP Port (80 by default) to ensure passage through firewalls.

  • Page 56: Basic Setting > Network > Pppoe (Dial-Up Networking Setting)

    Basic Setting > Network > PPPoE (Dial-up Networking Setting) Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet is a protocol that supports access to a high-speed wideband network using a PC and a wideband modem (such as xDSL, Cable, Wireless modem). The user need only to equip the PC with an Ethernet card and apply to an ISP and an ADSL provider (such as Chunghwa Telecom) for ADSL service to roam the Internet through ordinary twisted copper wires.
  • Page 57  Basic Setting > Network > PPPoE > PPPoE Dial: You can select whether or not to dial when you boot the machine (On Boot or Off). Username: Enter the username provided by your ISP. Password: Enter the password.  Basic Setting >...

  • Page 58: Basic Setting > Network > Ddns (Dynamic Domain Name Server)

    Basic Setting > Network > DDNS (Dynamic Domain Name Server) The IP address (Ex. 210.168.0.22) is like a telephone number, while the website address is like a name in an address book. The DDNS allows the user to access the website by entering the name of the website without memorizing a bunch of cold numbers.

  • Page 59: Basic Setting > Network > Upnp (Universal Plug And Play)

    Basic Setting > Network > UPnP (Universal Plug and Play) If you connect your camera to a router, IP allocator, or wireless AP, your camera will possibly be blocked by the NAT and can’t be located on the Internet. To penetrate the firewall, activate the supportive item- UPnP.
  • Page 60 To activate the UPnP function in Windows OS: Ex: Windows XP: Step 1: Click Control Panel 1. Windows component installation. Step 2: Click Add/Remove Programs Step 3: Click Add/Remove Windows Components Step 4: Click Networking Services Step 5: Click Detail Step 6: Check UPuP User Interface 2.
  • Page 61 3. View the connection device using “My Network Place” Step 2: The LAN camera appears. Double-click to access the main page. 1. Open “My Network Place”...

  • Page 62: Basic Setting > Network > Smtp Server (Mail Server Setting)

    The password is from SMTP server. Select Save to save the setting. SMTP Setting NOTE ALS-7721 can only support the mail account of SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) cryptographic protocol, and the normal free webmail service belong the TLS (Transport Layer Security) cryptographic protocol...

  • Page 63: Basic Setting > Network > Samba

    Basic Setting > Network > Samba This camera is able to upload the snapshots to a specified shared folder when an event is triggered. To use this function, a Samba setting is required.  Basic Setting > Network > Samba > Samba Enable/Disable Active: Enable/Disable...

  • Page 64: Basic Setting > Network > Notification Of Ip Address Change

    Basic Setting > Network > Notification of IP address Change For a dynamic IP, you need to update the IP address every time you connect to the Internet to access the camera. This setting allows you to update the IP address by the automatic notification of IP address change.

  • Page 65: Basic Setting > Network > Multicast

    Basic Setting > Network > Multicast This function allows multiple people to watch video streaming without limitation on the number of users, but is only applicable in the LAN environment. The video streaming format (h2644/MJPEG) depends on the selected image format setting in Basic Setting → Video/Image → Video Format. ...

  • Page 66: Basic Setting > Date/Time

    Basic Setting > Date/Time  Basic Setting > Date/Time > Server Time (the date/time of the server)  Basic Setting > Date/Time > PC Time (the date/time of your PC)  Basic Setting > Date/Time > Time Setting (date/time setting) There are three ways to synchronize the time.

  • Page 67: Basic Setting > Ip Filter

    Basic Setting > IP Filter This function filters IP addresses and is able to allow or deny visits from particular addresses/target addresses.  Basic Setting > IP Filter > General Enables/disables the IP filter IP Filtering: Allows/denies access Policy:  Basic Setting >...

  • Page 68: Basic Setting > Storage

    Basic Setting > Storage This function can know the Storage information and format it.  Basic Setting > Storage > SD Device Type Name: The fix path information and you can find the path through FTP service Path: Total device size Size: Available size Available Size:...

  • Page 69: Application Setting > Event

    Application Setting Application Setting > Event This camera is equipped with intelligent security management functions. It ensures security monitoring by allowing user to define “trigger events” based on particular times and situations, and sets the camera respond to the event. Application Setting >...
  • Page 70  General: Name: Name the trigger event here, and input the length must from 1 to 24.  Response to event trigger: the time setting of the trigger event Always: Always monitoring During time: Check the date you want to monitor (Sun~Sat) and the duration of monitoring here. For example, if you want to set the camera to monitor from 7 pm after work to 7 am next morning from Monday to Friday, check the boxes from Monday to Friday, enter “19:00”...
  • Page 71 Active alarm out: An event is detected by the security equipment connected from the DI terminal behind the machine, such as high-decibel alarms, light projectors. Alarm Out: Select the Alarm input channel. ALS-7721 provides two Alarm Out selections. Duration: Set the device to work time, the range is the 1~9999.
  • Page 72 Upload video to Upload video/image to server : The IP camera will save the MJPEG/H264 picture or video of the event to the Upload Server (FTP/SMTP) or the Recording Storage Device (Samba/SD Card/Hard Disk). Please see the detail illustration as below: Set up the Recording Filename Prefix/Suffix: Set up the filename prefix/suffix by yourself, and the recording image will follow the setting to save the file.
  • Page 73 Base file name (Name): Select the recording type: Picture (.jpg) or Image (.avi) then set the recording file name. The default value is the img (Name) and .avi (Recording Type). Video Source: Select the video input channel. File format: Select the streaming type to record the image: H.264 (Main), H.264 (Sub) and Motion JPEG. Add date/time suffix (Date/Time Suffix): Click the checkbox to enable/disable the function.
  • Page 74 Upload Server Type : There are two upload server selections: FTP and SMTP (Mail). FTP: Refer the chapter: Application Setting > Event > Event Servers (Upload Server) to set the FTP server first to use this application. Click the checkbox to select the FTP server then click Save to finish the setting.
  • Page 75 Record the image (.AVI) Include pre-trigger buffer: When an event is detected, the camera will record the previous video image up to 10 seconds. Include post-trigger buffer: When an event is detected, the camera will record the post video image up to 10 seconds. Continue video upload: When the event is continue, the camera will record the video image up to 10 seconds.
  • Page 76 Capture the picture (.JPG) Snapshot time offset: (ms) The function is the time setting of previous/post snapshot. The valid range is from -10000 to 10000 Snapshot interval time: (ms) The function is the time setting of interval snapshot. The valid range is from 0 to 1000000 Snapshot frames: (frames) The function is the frames setting of snapshot.
  • Page 77 For example, the “Snapshot time offset” parameter was used the “+“. The ”+” parameter means post capture the image. -Snapshot Time Offset- Capture Start Trigger Start Type Capture 1 Picture 1 Picture - - - - Snapshot frames Snapshot interval time(+) 1 Picture 1 Picture Mail...
  • Page 78 Send HTTP/TCP/USP notiflcation Go to preset location Send HTTP notification: The alarm will be sent to the HTTP server you specified. To use this function, set the coordinative HTTP server in the Event Server setting page in advance. The alarm will be sent to the TCP Server you specified. To use this Send TCP notification: function, set the coordinative TCP server in the Event Server setting page in advance.

  • Page 79: Application Setting > Event > Trigger (Manual Test The Response)

    Application Setting > Event > Trigger (Manual test the response) Whenever the camera detects abnormal events during the scheduled time, it will automatically respond by performing trigger response. There are 2 types of trigger responses: alarm sending and emailing the alarm or recorded image to the specified server. To use this function, enter the server information by accessing Application Setting >...
  • Page 80  Application Setting > Trigger > Alarm Input Setting Change the alarm input type: N.O.(Normal Open) or N.G. (Normal Ground). The N.G. means N.C.  Application Setting > Trigger > Trigger Alarm output: Click “Trigger” to trigger the alarm. Click “Clear” to stop the alarm. (Please make sure to click “Clear”...

  • Page 81: Application Setting > Event > Event Servers (Upload Server)

    Application Setting > Event > Event Servers (Upload Server) Here you can perform a complete setting for uploading files to the server. Please set servers (FTP…etc) in the Event Server setting by the instructions below: Event Server...
  • Page 82  Application Setting > Event > Event Server > Event Server List Enter the information of the FTP server you specified. Add Ftp Add ftp server The name of the FTP Name: IP address of the FTP Network Address: Log-in name Login: Log-in password Password:...
  • Page 83 Enter the information of the HTTP server you specified. Add Http Add HTTP server HTTP name Name: HTTP IP address Network Address: Log-in name Login: Log-in password Password: Proxy server name Proxy: Proxy server port Proxy Port: Proxy server log-in name Proxy Login: Proxy server log-in password Proxy Password:...
  • Page 84 Add TCP server TCP server name Name: TCP IP address Network Address: TCP port Port: Enter the information of the UDP server you specified. Add UDP ALS-7721 Add UDP server UDP server name Name: UDP IP address. Network Address: UDP port Port:...
  • Page 85 Remove Modify Modifies the setting value Modify Removes the setting value Delete...

  • Page 86: Application Setting > Recording List

    Application Setting > Recording List The function can provide the smart search method to find the SD Card / External HDD recording image easily and comfortably. Please see the detail illustration as below:  Application Setting > Recording List > Search Conditions Date: Click the date to display the Calendar information.
  • Page 87 Video Source: According to the video server type, select the Video 1, Video 2 or Both Video to search the recording image. Video 1 Video 2 Both Video Trigger: There are seven kinds of trigger type: Any, Alarm, MD (Motion Detection), Video Loss, BD (Blind Detection) and Net Loss.
  • Page 88  Application Setting > Recording List > Recording List Display the result to recording list after click Search button. Download: Select the recording file then click Download button to download it. Delete: Select the recording file then click Delete button to delete it from the list. Play: Select the recording file then click Play button to play it through ActiveX Media Player.

  • Page 89: Application Setting > Motion Detection

    Application Setting > Motion Detection Open the setting frame by clicking on the area to monitor. To move area to monitor, drag the area with your mouse; to adjust the size of the frame, drag the arrow to adjust after you move the mouse to the edge of the area and left-click.

  • Page 90: Application Setting > Blind Detection

    Application Setting > Blind Detection The bland detection means the inside/outside area detection. When the inside/outside object can be move to leave/enter the area, the function will be trigger. Open the setting frame by clicking on the area to blind. To move area to monitor, drag the area with your mouse;...

  • Page 91: Application Setting > Privacy Maskv

    Application Setting > Privacy Maskv The privacy zone function can mask the image in the mask zone to ensure confidentiality. First, select a mask zone (1 to 3) and a mask color in the privacy zone. Then, move the green frame to the area you want to mask.

  • Page 92: Application Setting > Firmware Upgrade

    Application Setting > Firmware upgrade Firmware upgrade Contact your dealer for more information about firmware upgrade. Please follow the steps below to execute the upgrade. Attention: Important! Read Carefully!! 1. Close all active applications on your PC. 2. Select “Firmware Upgrade”. The Firmware Upgrade Setting page will appears. Select the location 3.
  • Page 93 5. The auto upgrade runs. The Upgrade Status shows the progress of the upgrade. When the firmware upgrade has been completed, the machine reboots automatically. Reconnect to the server after 60 seconds. NOTE The new firmware is burned into the Flash ROM during the upgrade, so you must take care during the process and make sure it is not interrupted during the operation.

  • Page 94: Application Setting > Factory Default

    Application Setting > Factory Default You can use this function to reset to factory default, but all changes, including the IP address, you have made are deleted. Back to the default setting  Application Setting > Factory Default > Factory Default Warning window Resets all parameters, except the IP parameters: You can use this function to reset to factory default.
  • Page 95  Application Setting > Factory Default > Backup Back all parameters: Back up all changes you have made. When you click Backup, a file download window appears. Back up the file named param.bin Attention: Don't change the file name; otherwise, the backup may fail. Restore backup parameters: You can select this function to restore the changes you have made.

  • Page 96: Application Setting > Reboot

    Application Setting > Reboot Enable this function for the camera to reboot automatically. Reboot the Video Server...

  • Page 97: Appendix A: System Requirements

    Appendix A: System Requirements Before installing ALS-7721, please make sure your system has the following recommended minimum hardware requirements. Minimum System Requirements ALS-7721 Internet Environment Ethernet 10/100M Ethernet Monitor System Requirements OS support Windows 2000, XP, Vista and 7 Browser support Internet Explorer 6.x or later...

  • Page 98: Appendix B: External Alarm & Rs485

    Appendix B: External Alarm & RS485 In addition to the motion detection executed by the internal software application, the product can connect to external infrared detectors, beepers, and smoke detectors. For more information about these external devices, contact to your local retailer, dealer or installation service provider. This product provides a standard Alarm I/O for you.

  • Page 99: Alarm Input

    Connect the power adapter through COM to provide electric power. When alarm trigger, the alarm output will work. NOTE After the alarm device set up finish, enable the function from ALS-7721. Please make reference to the chapter of Application Setting > Event > Trigger. PTZ (Speed Dome) ALS-7721 can support the PTZ camera to install.
  • Page 100 External Alarm I/O Circuit Diagram The alarm will be triggered when alarm pin 1 & 2 are Warning! Pin 1 formed as a short circuit. Please do not connect the electric voltage or current into alarm input pin for the electronic current might burn the product.

  • Page 101: Appendix C: Change The Internet Explorer Settings

    Appendix C: Change the Internet Explorer Settings Change the security setting of IE browser to allow the ActiveX Control be plug-in to the IE browser. Open the IE browser from Desktop or State Menu. Select the Tools  Internet Options  Security  Custom Level Select the Security bookmark then click the “Customer Level”...

  • Page 102: Appendix D: Set Up The Router Setting With The Video Server

    Appendix D: Set up the Router setting with the video server You can use DHCP when you want to use the camera on the Intranet (LAN). However, the IP must be set to fixed when you want to use the camera on a WAN. For this application, it is required to set up the function of the virtual server on the ADSL router.

  • Page 103: Appendix E: Ddns Application

    Appendix E: DDNS Application How to apply and setup the DDNS service? The DDNS (Dynamic DNS) is the network application service. The DDNS can help to solve the problem of dynamic IP change in network device. Through DDNS, you can assign a favorable website name to correspond with the device IP address (e.g.: www.VideoServer.com).
  • Page 104 1. Please enter the website address of “DynDNS” (http://www.dyndns.com/) through Browser. 2. Please click Create Account button. (If you already have an account with DynDns.org, then you can skip step 2~9) 3. Please fill in all the required information in the table such as: “Username”, “Password”, When you have finished, please select the “Email”...
  • Page 105 4. After click “Create Account” button, a confirmation letter will be sent to your mailbox. Please acknowledge the confirmation letter by clicking on the link provided in the mail to continue with the steps 5. You can login to DynDns.org, please input the username and password on main webpage. And click “Service”...
  • Page 106 6. Please click “Dynamic DNS” icon then select ”Dynamic DNS Free” service. 7. Click Get Started button to add the new Hostname. 8. Set up the “Hostname” and “IP Address” by yourself. You can enter your favor domain name as your “Hostname”, and input correct “IP address”(e.g. the IP address need to input the real IP address from the video server, please see the NOTE illustration below).
  • Page 107 9. After add new hostname, click Next>> to enter the next step. (Note: as you are using “Dynamic DNS Free” service; so you can ignore the information of “Shopping Cart”. 10. Please click Activate Services button to enable DDNS service. 11.

  • Page 108: How To Check If The Ddns Service Is Successful

    How to check if the DDNS service is successful? 1. If you can not connect the IP devices through the domain name, which you have set up, you can test the DDNS service on your PC. 2. Please open the “command mode” from “Start Menu”. Start Menu >...

  • Page 109: Appendix F: Mobile Application

    Step1: Make sure the Video server is alive on Internet (WAN Environment) Try to remote connect Video server via public IP. If you use the Router, please check the Port Setting of ALS-7721 and the Virtual Server Setting of Router. Step2: Check your Video server setting Open the web browser then input the IP address from the video server.
  • Page 110 Step3: Check the RTSP streaming setting H.264 Type Click “Video/Image“ of Basic Setting  “Video“  Set up the sub streaming resolution (e.g. Please see the suggestion parameter as below picture)  Click Save button to finish the setting. NOTE H.264 types remove the 3GPP selection, because it only fixed the resolution setting.
  • Page 111 Step4: View limit Setting According to the requirement, you can pass the live view limit. Please see the illustration as below. Mobile Application Without Password With Password  With password Don’t need to enable the “anonymous login” function, but you need to input the account information every login.

  • Page 112: Symbain System

    Step5: Try to connect Video server through the mobile phone Check the mobile phone can support the streaming media player and internet service, and then see the example operation as below: NOTE Suggest using the wireless solution. It can provide the highest network speed and save the mobile network cost. Symbain System Example: Nokia N71.
  • Page 113 5. Enter the IP address of the camera e.g. (Without Password) rtsp://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:554/cam1/h264-2 e.g. (With Password) rtsp://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:554/cam1/h264-2?user=root&pwd=root 6. Select OK to save the setting. NOTE Some mobile phone can only support the without password application 7. Select this stream name of bookmark to proceed with linking 8.
  • Page 114 9. Connecting. 10. Loading the image 12. Show the video stream on the mobile screen. NOTE If the software cannot receive the stream from the video server, please try to check the Internet setting of software is correctly.

  • Page 115: Iphone System

    iPhone System Example: iPhone 3GS. Follow these steps to set up the viewing function 1. Download and install the free video streaming software through iPhone(App Store) or iTune. (e.g. iPhone(App Store)) 2. Tap “App Store” icon to open the software 3.
  • Page 116 5. Tap FREE button to change the selection. 6. Tap INSTALL to install the software. 7. Go back the main screen then select Steamer icon to open the software...
  • Page 117 8. Tap “Bookmarks” icon 9. Tap “+” signal to add the bookmark. 10. Input your URI link of (e.g. video server rtsp://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/cam1/mpeg4-1), and tap Save button to save the link. NOTE The software can only support the Without Password mode. The video server need to set more then QVGA(320 x 240) resolution.
  • Page 118 11. Tap the link to connect to the video server 12. Show the video stream on the mobile screen 13. Tap the screen to display the detail information, and the APP can support the audio application. NOTE If the software cannot receive the stream from the video server, please try to check the setting is correctly.

  • Page 119: Appendix G: Support The Cellular / Mobile Phone List

    Appendix G: Support the Cellular / Mobile Phone List Please suggest the list to buy the applicable cellular / Mobile Phone which to use. Brand Type Brand Type Nokia 6630 Vibo Win II Touch Diamond2 iPhone Touch Viva Touch Cruise Touch HD Touch 3G Magic...

  • Page 120: Appendix H: Multicast Application

    Appendix H: Multicast Application The Multicast function is a technique for one-to-many communication over an IP infrastructure in a network. The PC can be given the network package after login the account, so the function can use one network package to copy many packages to PCs. It allows multiple people to watch video streaming without limitation on the number of users, but is only applicable in the LAN environment.
  • Page 121 N.O. Item Illustration Note H264 (Main) Display the multicast setting of H264 (Main) H264 (Sub) Display the multicast setting of H264 (Sub) Motion JPEG Display the multicast setting of Motion JPEG The function will display the different streaming mode from IP device. No matter how many modes to display, the content is the same setting to the user.

  • Page 122: H264 (Main)

    H264 (Main) The function has some limit parameter, so please follow our limit parameter to set up it. All restrictions exist in the rear of each option. NOTE Suggest using the default parameter to use the multicast function. Please make reference to the chapter of Basic Setting >...

  • Page 123: H264 (Sub)

    H264 (Sub) The setting is the same with the H264 (Sub). NOTE Suggest using the default parameter to use the multicast function. Please make reference to the chapter of Basic Setting > Network > Multicast for further detailed description. Enable Click On or Off selection to enable or disable the function.

  • Page 124: Motion Jpeg

    Motion JPEG The setting is the same with the MJPEG. NOTE Suggest using the default parameter to use the multicast function. Please make reference to the chapter of Basic Setting > Network > Multicast for further detailed description. Enable Click On or Off selection to enable or disable the function. Video Address Set up the IP address to transfer the Video package.
  • Page 125 Please see the detailed steps to Set up the Multicast function as below: IGMP First, check the LAN environment has the device of IGMP service. Enter the device then enable the service. Login then enter the Setting mode. the video server Click Multicast button from Network.
  • Page 126 6. Click On button from Enable Selection to enable the Multicast function. 7. Go back the Live View Mode then click the pull-down menu Stream to select the Multicast Wait a 5~10 sec to re-display the live image via Multicast NOTE Please check the firewall and antivirus setting about IGMP to avoid the function fail.

  • Page 127: Appendix I: Troubleshooting And Faqs

    Appendix I: Troubleshooting and FAQs Question Answer and Solution Function The camera uses MJPEG or H264 compression technology to provide quality images. MJPEG is a standard image compression technology What encoder and decoder applicable to different browsers without the need to install additional are used by the camera for software.
  • Page 128 • Do not use spaces. Use underline “_” or dash “-“. IP Finder cannot store network • Your connection might have problems. Please ensure that the network parameters. parameters and the camera connection are correctly set. Access to Camera • The IP address of the camera is possibly being used by another PC or device.
  • Page 129 • Check the router and make sure that its setting allows it to access your camera from the Internet. • Congestion of the network or objects of the image may affect the number of frames transmitted. The number of frames may be less than the number frames defined value when they are transmitted via a congested network.

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