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User Manual of Network Camera This manual is applied to the following camera models: Type Model Box Camera I CAM-IPM-13X-DNPC CAM-IPM-3X-DNP Box camera III CAM-IP-5X-WDR CAM-IPM-2D-31P-VP Dome I CAM-IPM-13D-31P-VPC CAM-IPM-5D-41P-VP CAM-IPM-3D-29P-VP CAM-IPM-2D-29P-WDR Dome camera II CAM-IPM-2D-29P-WDRI CAM-IPM-03D-21VP CAM-IPM-03D-21IR-VP CAM-IPM-2B-29IR Bullet Camera...
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User Manual of Network Camera Thank you for purchasing our product. If there are any questions, or requests, please do not hesitate to contact the dealer. This manual applies to Network Cameras. This manual may contain several technically incorrect places or printing errors, and the content is subject to change without notice.
User Manual of Network Camera Regulatory Information FCC Information FCC compliance: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment.
User Manual of Network Camera Safety Warnings and Cautions Please pay attention to the following warnings and cautions: Hazardous Voltage may be present: Special measures and precautions must be taken when using this device. Some potentials (voltages) on the device may present a hazard to the user. This device should only be used by employees from our company with knowledge and training in working with these types of devices that contain live circuits.
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User Manual of Network Camera Power Cord Requirements: The connector that plugs into the wall outlet must be a grounding-type male plug designed for use in your region. It must have certification marks showing certification by an agency in your region. The connector that plugs into the AC receptacle on the power supply must be an IEC 320, sheet C13, female connector.
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User Manual of Network Camera determined by turning the equipment on and off, the user is required to take measures to eliminate the interference or discontinue the use of this equipment. Lead Content: Please recycle this device in a responsible manner. Refer to local environmental regulations for proper recycling;...
User Manual of Network Camera Safety Instruction These instructions are intended to ensure that the user can use the product correctly to avoid danger or property loss. The precaution measure is divided into ‘Warnings’ and ‘Cautions’: Warnings: Serious injury or death may be caused if any of these warnings are neglected.
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User Manual of Network Camera Cautions: Make sure the power supply voltage is correct before using the camera. Do not drop the camera or subject it to physical shock. Do not touch sensor modules with fingers. If cleaning is necessary, use a clean cloth with a bit of ethanol and wipe it gently.
User Manual of Network Camera Table of Contents SYSTEM REQUIREMENT ........................11 NETWORK CONNECTION ........................12 LAN ..................12 ETTING THE ETWORK AMERA OVER THE Wiring over the LAN ........................12 Detecting and Changing the IP Address ..................13 WAN ..................13 ETTING THE ETWORK AMERA OVER THE...
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User Manual of Network Camera 5.5.1 Configuring Motion Detection ................... 42 5.5.2 Configuring Tamper-proof Alarm ..................45 5.5.3 Configuring Video Loss Alarm .................... 46 5.5.4 Configuring External Alarm Input ..................47 Configuring Alarm Output ......................48 5.5.6 Handling Exception ......................49 Configuring Email Settings ......................
User Manual of Network Camera System Requirement Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP SP1 and above version / Vista / Win7 / Server 2003 / Server 2008 32bits CPU: Intel Pentium IV 3.0 GHz or higher RAM: 1G or higher Display: 1024×768 resolution or higher Web Browser: Internet Explorer 6.0 and above version, Apple Safari 5.02 and above version, Mozilla Firefox 3.5 and above version and Google Chrome8 and above versions.
Purpose: To view and configure the camera via a LAN, you need to connect the network camera to the same subnet with your computer, and install Aventura client software to search and change the IP of the network camera. Wiring over the LAN...
You need the IP address to visit the network camera. Steps: 1. To get the IP address, use the Aventura client software to list the online devices. Please refer to the user manual of client software for detailed information. 2. Change the IP address and subnet mask to the same subnet as that of your computer.
User Manual of Network Camera 4. Set port mapping, E.g., 80, 8000, 8200 and 554 ports. The steps for port mapping vary depending on different routers. Please call the router manufacturer for assistance with port mapping. Note: Refer to Appendix 2 for detailed information about port mapping. 5.
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User Manual of Network Camera Connecting the network camera via a modem Purpose: This camera supports the PPPoE auto dial-up function. The camera gets a public IP address by ADSL dial-up after the camera is connected to a modem. You need to configure the PPPoE parameters of the network camera.
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User Manual of Network Camera Private Domain Name Resolution Private Domain Name Resolution Figure 6-7 Steps: 1. Install and run the IP Server software in a computer with a static IP. 2. Access the network camera through the LAN with a web browser or the client software.
User Manual of Network Camera Access to the Network Camera Accessing by Web Browsers Before you start: Check the security level of the web browser and change it to Low. On the IE browser menu bar, navigate to Tools > Internet Options > Security > Custom level to customize the level to Low.
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User Manual of Network Camera 4. Install the plug-in before viewing the live video and operating the camera. Please follow the installation prompts to install the plug-in. Download and Install Plug-in Figure 7-3 Install Plug-in (1) Figure 7-4 Install Plug-in (2) Figure 7-5...
User Manual of Network Camera Install Plug-in (3) Figure 7-6 Note: You may have to close the web browser to install the plug-in. Please reopen the web browser and log in again after installing the plug-in. Live View Live View Page Purpose: The live video page allows you to view live video, capture images, realize PTZ control, set/call presets and configure video parameters.
User Manual of Network Camera Live View Parameters PTZ control Live view window Preset setting/calling Toolbar Live View Page Figure 8-1 Menu Bar: Click each tab to enter Live View, Playback, Log, and Configuration page respectively. Live View Window: Display the live video. Toolbar: Operations on the live view page, e.g., live view, capture, record, audio on/off, two-way audio, etc.
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User Manual of Network Camera Start Live View Figure 8-2 Descriptions of the Toolbar Table 8-1 Icon Description Start/Stop live view Manually capture the pictures displayed in live view mode and then save it as a JPEG file. Manually start/stop recording. Audio on and adjust volume /Mute Turn on/off microphone Note:...
User Manual of Network Camera Recording and Capturing Pictures Manually In the live view interface, click on the toolbar to capture the live pictures or click to record the live video. The local saving paths of the captured pictures and clips can be set on the Configuration > Local Configuration page. To configure remote scheduled recording, please refer to Section 6.2.
User Manual of Network Camera window when you click and drag the mouse in the relative positions. For the cameras which support lens movements only, the direction buttons are invalid. Descriptions of PTZ Control Panel Table 8-2 Button Description Zoom in/out Focus near/far Iris open/close...
User Manual of Network Camera For the defined preset, you can call it at any time to the desired preset scene. In the PTZ control panel, select a defined preset from the list and click to call the preset. Calling a Preset Figure 8-5 ...
User Manual of Network Camera Network Camera Configuration Configuring Local Parameters Note: The local configuration refers to the parameters of the live view and other operations using the web browser. Steps: 1. Enter the Local Configuration interface: Configuration > Local Configuration Local Configuration Interface Figure 9-1 2.
User Manual of Network Camera the parameter settings of the main stream and sub-stream respectively. Image Size: Set the image size to original, 4:3 or 16:9. Live View Performance: Set the live view performance to Least Delay, Balanced or Best Fluency. ...
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User Manual of Network Camera Time Settings Figure 9-2 2. Select the Time Zone. Select the Time Zone which is the closest to the camera’s location from the drop-down menu. Time Zone Settings Figure 9-3 3. Configure the time synchronization by NTP Server or manually. ...
User Manual of Network Camera Note: If the camera is connected to a public network, you should use a NTP server that has a time synchronization function, such as the server at the National Time Center (IP Address: 210.72.145.44). If the camera is set in a customized network, NTP software can be used to establish a NTP server for time synchronization.
User Manual of Network Camera TCP/IP Settings Figure 9-7 2. Configure the NIC settings, including the NIC Type, IPv4 Address, IPv4 Subnet Mask, IPv4 Default Gateway, MTU settings and Multicast Address. Notes: The valid value range of MTU is 500 ~ 9676. ...
User Manual of Network Camera Port Settings Figure 9-9 2. Set the HTTP port, RTSP port and HTTPS port of the camera. HTTP Port: The default port number is 80. RTSP Port: The default port number is 554. HTTPS Port: The default port number is 443. 3.
User Manual of Network Camera Configuring DDNS Settings Purpose: If your camera is set to use PPPoE as its default network connection, you can use the Dynamic DNS (DDNS) for network access. Before you start: Registration on the DDNS server is required before configuring the DDNS settings of the camera.
User Manual of Network Camera DynDNS Settings Figure 9-12 IP Server: Steps: (1) Enter the Server Address of the IP Server. (2) Click to save the settings. Note: For the IP Server, You have to apply a static IP, subnet mask, gateway and preferred DNS from the ISP.
User Manual of Network Camera SNMP Settings Figure 9-14 2. Check the corresponding version checkbox ( ) to enable the feature. 3. Configure the SNMP settings. Note: The configuration of the SNMP software should be the same as the settings you configure here.
User Manual of Network Camera The switch or router to which the camera is connected must also support the IEEE 802.1X standard and a server must be configured. Please apply and register a user name and password for 802.1X in the server. Steps: 1.
User Manual of Network Camera 2. Configure the QoS settings, including video / audio DSCP, event / alarm DSCP and Management DSCP. The valid value range of the DSCP is 0-63. The bigger the DSCP value is the higher the priority is. 3.
User Manual of Network Camera Configuring Video and Audio Settings 9.3.1 Configuring Video Settings Steps: 1. Enter the Video Settings interface: Configuration >Basic Configuration > Video / Audio > Video Or Configuration > Advanced Configuration > Video / Audio > Video Configure Video Settings Figure 9-18 2.
User Manual of Network Camera Frame Rate: Set the frame rate to 1/16~25 fps. The frame rate is to describe the frequency at which the video stream is updated and it is measured by frames per second (fps). A higher frame rate is advantageous when there is movement in the video stream, as it maintains image quality throughout.
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User Manual of Network Camera You can set the image quality of the camera, including brightness, contrast, saturation, hue, sharpness, etc. Note: The Display parameters vary depending on the camera model. Steps: 1. Enter the Display Settings interface: Configuration > Basic Configuration> Image> Display Settings Or Configuration >...
User Manual of Network Camera Digital Noise Reduction: Close, Normal Mode and Expert Mode are selectable. Noise Reduction Level: From 0 to 100 are adjustable (0 stands for DNR closed and 100 stands for DNR function fully open). Indoor/Outdoor Mode: Select Indoor for indoor use or Outdoor for outdoor use.
User Manual of Network Camera Adjust OSD Location Figure 9-22 6. Click to activate above settings. Configuring Text Overlay Settings Purpose: You can customize the text overlay. Steps: 1. Enter the Text Overlay Settings interface: Configuration > Advanced Configuration > Image > Text Overlay 2.
User Manual of Network Camera Text Overlay Settings Figure 9-23 Configuring Privacy Mask Purpose: Privacy mask enables you to cover certain areas on the live video to prevent certain spots in the surveillance area from being live viewed and recorded. Steps: 1.
User Manual of Network Camera events, including motion detection, external alarm input, video loss, tamper-proof and exception. These events can trigger the alarm actions, such as Notify Surveillance Center, Send Email, Trigger Alarm Output, etc. For example, when an external alarm is triggered, the network camera sends a notification to an e-mail address.
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User Manual of Network Camera 2. Set the Arming Schedule for Motion Detection. Steps: Arming Time Figure 9-26 (1) Click to edit the arming schedule. The Figure 5-28 shows the editing interface of the arming schedule. (2) Choose the day you want to set the arming schedule. (3) Click to set the time period for the arming schedule.
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User Manual of Network Camera 3. Set the Alarm Actions for Motion Detection. Purpose: You can specify the linkage method when an event occurs. The following contents are about how to configure the different types of linkage method. Linkage Method Figure 9-28 Steps: (1) Check the checkbox to select the linkage method.
User Manual of Network Camera 9.5.2 Configuring Tamper-proof Alarm Purpose: You can configure the camera to trigger the alarm when the lens is covered and take alarm response action. Steps: 1. Enter the Tamper-proof Settings interface: Configuration > Advanced Configuration > Events > Tamper-proof Tamper-proof Alarm Figure 9-29 2.
User Manual of Network Camera 9.5.3 Configuring Video Loss Alarm Steps: 1. Enter the Video Loss Setting interface: Configuration > Advanced Configuration> Events > Video Loss Video Loss Figure 9-30 2. Check the Enable Video Loss Detection checkbox to enable the video loss detection.
User Manual of Network Camera 9.5.4 Configuring External Alarm Input Steps: 1. Enter the Alarm Input Settings interface: Configuration > Advanced Configuration> Events > Alarm Input: 2. Choose the alarm input No. and the Alarm Type. The alarm type can be NO (Normally Open) and NC (Normally Closed).
User Manual of Network Camera Linkage Method Figure 9-32 Configuring Alarm Output Steps: 1. Enter the Alarm Output Settings interface: Configuration>Advanced Configuration> Events > Alarm Output 2. Select one alarm output channel in the Alarm Output drop-down list. You can also set a name for the alarm output (optional).
User Manual of Network Camera Alarm Output Settings Figure 9-33 9.5.6 Handling Exception The exception type can be HDD full, HDD error, network disconnected, IP address conflicted and illegal login to the cameras. Steps: 1. Enter the Exception Settings interface: Configuration >...
User Manual of Network Camera 3. Click to save the settings. Configuring Email Settings Purpose: The system can be configured to send an Email notification to all designated receivers if an alarm event is detected, e.g., motion detection event, video loss, tamper-proof, etc.
User Manual of Network Camera Sender’s Address: The email address of the sender. SMTP Server: The SMTP Server IP address or host name (e.g., smtp.263xmail.com). SMTP Port: The SMTP port. The default TCP/IP port for SMTP is 25. Enable SSL: Check the checkbox to enable SSL if it is required by the SMTP server.
User Manual of Network Camera 1) Configure the FTP settings and check checkbox in FTP Settings interface. Please refer to Section 5.3.8 for more details to configure FTP parameters. 2) Check the Enable Timing Snapshot checkbox. Upload event-triggered snapshots to FTP Steps: 1) Configure the FTP settings and check checkbox in FTP...
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User Manual of Network Camera Purpose: Before configure the wireless alarm, the camera must study the code of the wireless alarm device; the remote control is used to arm/disarm the camera with the alarms and trigger the manual alarm. The camera must also study the code of the remote control before use it.
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User Manual of Network Camera (1) Enter the Wireless Alarm Settings interface: Configuration > Advanced Configuration > Events > Other Alarm (2) Select the wireless alarm number. This camera supports up to 8 channels of external wireless alarm input. Wireless Alarm Settings Figure 9-39 (3) Check the checkbox of Enable Wireless Alarm to activate the alarm and define the alarm name in the Alarm Name field.
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User Manual of Network Camera PIR Alarm Settings Figure 9-41 (2) Check the checkbox to select the linkage method taken for the PIR alarm. Audible warning, notify surveillance center, send email, upload to FTP, trigger channel, trigger alarm output and trigger wireless alarm output are selectable. Please refer to Step 3 Set the Alarm Actions for Motion Detection in Section 5.6.1.
User Manual of Network Camera Arming or Disarming the Camera Purpose: This section is for DS-2CD8464F-EI cube camera only. You can follow below steps to configure all-day arming for the camera with the wireless alarm, PIR alarm, motion detection, tamper-proof, etc. Note: Manual alarm is enabled and armed by default and not included in this section.
User Manual of Network Camera Storage Settings Before you start: To configure record settings, please make sure that you have the network storage device within the network or the SD card inserted in your camera. Configuring NAS Settings Before you start: The network disk should be available within the network and properly configured to store the recorded files, log files, etc.
User Manual of Network Camera (2) If the status of the disk is Uninitialized, check the corresponding checkbox to select the disk and click to start initializing the disk. Initializing Figure 10-3 When the initialization completed, the status of disk will become Normal. View Disk Status Figure 10-4 Notes:...
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User Manual of Network Camera Recording Schedule Interface Figure 10-5 2. Check the checkbox of Enable Record Schedule to enable scheduled recording. 3. Set the record parameters of the camera. Record Parameters Figure 10-6 Pre-record: The time you set to start recording before the scheduled time or the event.
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User Manual of Network Camera Record Schedule Figure 10-7 5. Choose the day to set the record schedule. (1) Set all-day record or segment record: If you want to configure the all-day recording, please check the All Day checkbox. ...
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User Manual of Network Camera Section 5.6.4. Record Triggered by Motion & Alarm If you select Motion & Alarm, the video will be recorded when the motion and alarm are triggered at the same time. Besides configuring the recording schedule, you have to configure the settings on the Motion Detection and Alarm Input Settings interfaces.
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User Manual of Network Camera Edit Record Schedule Figure 10-8 (3) Check the checkbox and click to copy settings of this day to the whole week. You can also check any of the checkboxes before the date and click (4) Click to save the settings and exit the Edit Record Schedule interface.
User Manual of Network Camera Playback Purpose: This section explains how to view the remotely recorded video files stored in the network disks or SD cards. Steps: 1. Click on the menu bar to enter playback interface. Playback Interface Figure 11-1 2.
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User Manual of Network Camera process. Playback Toolbar Figure 11-3 Description of the buttons Table 11-1 Button Operation Button Operation Play Capture a picture Start/Stop clipping video Pause files Audio on and adjust Stop volume/Mute Speed down Download video files Download captured Speed up pictures...
User Manual of Network Camera Log Searching Purpose: The operation, alarm, exception and information of the camera can be stored in log files. You can also export the log files on your demand. Before you start: Please configure network storage for the camera or insert a SD card in the camera. Steps: 1.
User Manual of Network Camera Others Managing User Accounts Enter the User Management interface: Configuration >Basic Configuration> Security > User Or Configuration > Advanced Configuration> Security > User The admin user has access to create, modify or delete other accounts. Up to 15 user accounts can be created.
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User Manual of Network Camera Add a User Figure 13-2 Modify a User Steps: 1. Left-click to select the user from the list and click 2. Modify the User Name, Level or Password. 3. In the Basic Permission field and Camera Configuration field, you can check or uncheck the permissions.
User Manual of Network Camera Delete a User Steps: 1. Left-click the user name you want to delete and click 2. Click on the pop-up dialogue box to delete the user. Delete a User Figure 13-4 Configuring RTSP Authentication Purpose: You can specifically secure the stream data of live view.
User Manual of Network Camera Or Configuration > Advanced Configuration> System > Device Information In the Device Information interface, you can edit the Device Name. Other information of the network camera, such as Model, Serial No., Firmware Version, Encoding Version, Number of Channels, Number of HDDs, Number of Alarm Input and Number of Alarm Output are displayed.
User Manual of Network Camera Configuration > Basic Configuration> System > Maintenance Or Configuration > Advanced Configuration> System > Maintenance 2. Click to restore the default settings. Restore Default Settings Figure 13-8 Importing/Exporting Configuration File Steps: 1. Enter the Maintenance interface: Configuration >...
User Manual of Network Camera Note: The upgrading process will take 1 to 10 minutes. Please don't disconnect power of the camera during the process. The camera reboots automatically after upgrading. Remote Upgrade Figure 13-10 RS-232 Settings Purpose: The RS-232 port can be used in two ways: ...
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User Manual of Network Camera The RS-485 serial port is used to control the PTZ of the camera. The configuring of the PTZ parameters should be done before you control the PTZ unit. Steps: 1. Enter RS-485 Port Setting interface: Configuration>...
Appendix Appendix 1 Port Mapping The following settings are for TP-LINK router (TL-R410). The settings vary depending on different models of routers. Steps: 1. Select the WAN Connection Type, as shown below: Figure A.2.1 Select the WAN Connection Type 2. Set the LAN parameters of the router as in the following figure, including IP address and subnet mask settings.
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User Manual of Network Camera When the cameras are connected to the same router, you can configure the ports of a camera as 80, 8000, 554 and 8200 with IP address 192.168.1.23, and the ports of another camera as 81, 8001, 555, 8201 with IP 192.168.1.24. Refer to the steps as below: Note: The 8200 port changes with the 8000 port with a constant value of 200.
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