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Fully IP66 Certified, CAM6160/6180 use Internet Protocol (IP) to transmit video streams and control signals over networks, and is capable of operating over both LANs and WANs. CAM6160/6180 provide a complete budget-conscious remote surveillance solution that is ultra clear and highly integrated.
30 fps at VGA (640 x 480), 30 fps at QVGA (320 x 240), 30 fps at QQVGA (160 x 120) Video stream 2 simultaneous streams at H.264, MPEG-4, and MJPEG Bit rate 32K ~ 10Mbps, VBR, CBR Video Jack Surveon Network Camera User Manual...
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Surveon CAM6160/6180 Intelligent Motion detection, tempering detection (blocked, video redirected, defocused, or spray-painted) Built-in MIC Audio compression Audio input Audio output Alarm in 6, terminal block Alarm out 1, terminal block AUX Power 12VDC 400mA Output Video buffer 2 second pre-alarm...
Connect the camera to a power source. Connect the camera to a switch using an Ethernet cable. The Ethernet port is located on the rear of the camera. Surveon Network Camera User Manual...
This section demonstrates how to connect to the network camera through two methods: • Web Browser – A simple web-based interface. Internet Explorer is the recommended web browser for use with Surveon network cameras, and our examples will be from this browser. Usage on other browsers will be similar. •...
Enter the IP address of the network camera in the address bar of your browser and press enter. The IP address can be obtained using the Surveon IP Utility, or if your network does not have DHCP service, the default IP address is 192.168.88.10.
Surveon CAM6160/6180 Logging into the System for the First Time If this is the first time that the network camera is being accessed, the camera will prompt you to change the administrator password after your first login. Click Okay Click OK when informed of the need to change your password. This will cause a Configure Admin Password popup to display.
Search for Download signed ActiveX controls. Under this heading select Prompt and then click OK. Continue installing the Active X components. After installing ActiveX, go to Tools> Internet Options> Trusted Websites> Sites and add the IP Address of the camera. Surveon Network Camera User Manual...
Surveon CAM6160/6180 Logging Out of the System Logging off of the camera can be performed by closing the browser window. Users can also choose to click the Logout link located at the top of the screen. Using the Help Interface While using the web interface, you may click on the Help link located under the title bar.
Surveon CAM6160/6180 2.2. Connecting with an RTSP Player Surveon cameras support connections through RTSP Media Players such as Real Player and QuickTime Player. Launch Real Player or QuickTime Player; Select File> Open URL, to open a URL dialog box. Enter the camera URL in the address bar.
Surveon CAM6160/6180 Chapter 3. Web Interface 3.1. Interface Layout This section demonstrates the layout of the network camera’s main interface. The 5 main areas on the interface are: 1. Menu Bar - The links on this bar allow users to toggle between live- view and settings screens, as well as logout and pull up the help menu.
Full-Screen: Goes to full-screen when clicked; press “ESC” to return to windowed view. Image Capture: When clicked, captures the current screen as an image in a new pop-up window and saves it in C:\Surveon\Record. This location can be changed under Settings> Recording> Recording Basic Settings. file name “Camera...
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Surveon CAM6160/6180 Control Description Language: Sets the UI language. Available languages include English, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese. Streams: Allows users to choose which camera stream to view. The indicator above the stream will turn light green when the stream is selected.
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Pan/Tilt Speed: The Pan and Tilt dropdowns define the amount which the camera will pan or tilt when one of the directional buttons is clicked in the Pan/Tilt Control. There are 3 options: Slow, Normal and Fast. Surveon Network Camera User Manual...
":" character. • Camera Name: by default set to "Surveon + model name"; after selecting Camera Name” from Settings> Video & Audio> Basic Settings, the Camera Name will show on the display. Users may replace the default name with a new name consisting of alphanumeric characters, spaces and the ":"...
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LED off during camera access - LED default on, off during camera access o LED always off - LED always off Click OK to save or Cancel to abort the changes before you leave the page. Surveon Network Camera User Manual...
Surveon CAM6160/6180 User Account The User Account section, found under General> User Account, controls the user account information and privileges. There are two pre-configured accounts: • admin - This is the default administration account, and cannot be deleted. • guest - This is an account with only live view capability.
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Password - a passkey used to control user access. This password should be retyped in the Confirm password field, to ensure that the correct key is saved. Click OK when finished to add the user to the system. Surveon Network Camera User Manual...
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Surveon CAM6160/6180 Editing Accounts In General> User Account under the User Account heading, select an existing account by clicking on the account entry. The entry will be highlighted in yellow. Clicking Edit will allow you to change the following fields: •...
• Synchronize with computer time - Synchronizes the time with the computer’s internal clock. Click OK to save or Cancel to abort the changes before you leave the page. Surveon Network Camera User Manual...
Surveon CAM6160/6180 Network The network settings, including network configuration, port configuration, and universal plug and play (UPnP) settings are used to configure camera connectivity. These settings are found under the Settings > Network context. www.surveon.com...
You can then access the camera through the registered domain name. Click OK to save or Cancel to abort the changes before you leave the page. Surveon Network Camera User Manual...
Surveon CAM6160/6180 Port Settings Ports are a software construct used to multiplex the transmission information to and from the camera. They act as separate endpoints within an IP address where software "listens" for incoming information. This section, which can be accessed under Network>...
Start> Control Panel> Add or Remove Programs. In the Add or Remove Programs page, select Add/Remove Windows Components>Networking Services and click Details. Select UPnP from the popup window, and OK out to install UPnP services. Surveon Network Camera User Manual...
Surveon CAM6160/6180 Video & Audio Settings Video and audio are the heat of a network camera's functionality. The settings for video and audio can be found under Settings> Video & Audio. Under this section, you can access basic video and audio settings, video appearance parameters, video stream settings, as well as audio parameters.
In certain situations the sensor may experience banding. In these Note: cases, please turn on the Flickerless option and raise the brightness. • Saturation - Adjusts the saturation of the image. • Contrast - Adjusts the contrast of the image. Surveon Network Camera User Manual...
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Surveon CAM6160/6180 Sensor Configuration The Sensor Configuration can be accessed by clicking on the tab to the right of the Image Attributes tab. The following parameters can be changed: • AGC Gain - Automatic gain control (AGC) adjusts the video gain level to a variety of inputs.
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Day mode - Forces day mode. o Night mode - Forces night mode. Click OK to save or Cancel to abort the changes before you leave the page. Surveon Network Camera User Manual...
Surveon CAM6160/6180 Video Streams The configuration for video streams, including resolution, framerate and image quality parameters can be found under Video & Audio> Video Streams. The page is split into settings for 2 streams. Common settings are: • Video format - The compression format for the video stream.
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QQVGA video, with MPEG4 compression at 128kbps and 2 seconds between key frames. None of the parameters can be changed. Click OK to save or Cancel to abort the changes before you leave the page. Surveon Network Camera User Manual...
Surveon CAM6160/6180 Audio Settings The audio settings, under Video & Audio> Audio Settings, contain parameters dealing with audio coming from the cameras built in mic, or an external microphone. • Mute - Selects whether or not to mute the incoming audio from the camera.
Surveon CAM6160/6180 The CAM6160/6180 Speed Dome has built in pan-tilt-zoom (PTZ) functionality, and is able to quickly change the camera’s viewing angle to pursue action. The PTZ menu Settings> PTZ> PTZ Settings allows configuration of PTZ functionality. Pan/Tilt Control: The four directional buttons pan and tilt the camera view in the direction pressed.
Surveon CAM6160/6180 Speed Adjustments: Under the PTZ Settings menu, each of the following speeds can be set. There are 3 options for each item: Fast, Slow, and Normal. • Pan Speed: Determines the amount the camera will pan with each press of the Pan/Tilt Control.
To edit a preset: 1. Select an existing preset from the Select Preset Number dropdown. 2. Click Clear Preset to clear the preset settings. 3. Optionally, you may click Clear All Preset to delete all saved presets. Surveon Network Camera User Manual...
Surveon CAM6160/6180 Recording The Recording menu, Settings> Recording, deals with recording settings and managing recorded video files. Recording Basic Settings Recording basic settings, Recording> Recording Basic Settings are parameters which deal with the recording location and scheduling. The following parameters can be configured within this menu: •...
You may also narrow the entries displayed by clicking on the Media Type column. This will give you the option of choosing All, H264, MPEG4, or MJPEG types. The system will only show video files of the format selected. Surveon Network Camera User Manual...
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Surveon CAM6160/6180 Managing Video Files Once you have located the video files of interest you may select them by checking the box in the leftmost column of the entry. You can also select all displayed entries by checking the box in the header row.
SMTP Server Port - the SMTP port of the email server; Default 25. • Test - Click this button to send a test email. E-mails will only be sent if all parameters are entered correctly. Surveon Network Camera User Manual...
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Surveon CAM6160/6180 FTP Settings FTP settings are used to configure recording to a remote location via the file transfer protocol. • Server Address - The address of the FTP server. • FTP Server Port - The port number of the FTP server; Default 21.
To delete a window, select a window in and click Remove. After windows are set, you can activate motion detection by checking the Enable Motion Detection box. Surveon Network Camera User Manual...
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Surveon CAM6160/6180 Activating and Scheduling Motion Detection Motion detection is activated by checking the Enable Motion Detection box. Activate Motion Detection By: denotes when motion detection will be triggered as an event. • Auto – As long as Enable Motion Detection is checked, an event is triggered.
Options are Very Low, Low, Normal, High, and Very High. Higher sensitivities can detect more tampering attempts, but also increase the chances that the camera will produce a false alarm. Click OK to save or Cancel to abort the changes before you leave the page. Surveon Network Camera User Manual...
Surveon CAM6160/6180 DI & DO Digital Input (DI) and Digital Output (DO) stand are used for event triggering. The camera has 1 DO and 2 DI ports. Settings for these ports can be found under Event Notification> DI & DO. Conditions for DI and DO triggering, as...
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Low - DO acts as a ground when triggered, and is connected to the output circuit in the following manner: • Off - Closes DO output; no signals will be sent. Click OK to save or Cancel to abort the changes before you leave the page. Surveon Network Camera User Manual...
Surveon CAM6160/6180 Event Settings Event settings deal with alarm handling and notification, as well as feature scheduling. These settings can be found under the Event Notification> Event Settings menu. The event handler is rule based. There are lists for both two types of rules: •...
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If editing a rule that has not been triggered, the rule will not be Note: triggered after until after editing is complete. If the rule is triggered, any changes will not be applied until the current trigger is resolved. Surveon Network Camera User Manual...
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Surveon CAM6160/6180 General The following general fields should be filled in: • Name - Specifies the name of the Event. • Minimum time interval between triggers - The time frame in which a subsequent trigger of the same event will be ignored (maximum 23:59:59).
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Options are 1, 2, 5, 10, 20 or 30 seconds. For more information please refer to the section on DI & Click OK to save or Cancel to abort the changes before you leave the page. Surveon Network Camera User Manual...
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Surveon CAM6160/6180 Adding/Editing a Scheduled Rule The Add and Edit screens contain the following actions: If editing a rule that has not been triggered, the rule will not be Note: triggered after until after editing is complete. If the rule is triggered, any changes will not be applied until the current trigger is resolved.
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Options are 1, 2, 5, 10, 20 or 30 seconds. For more information please refer to the section on DI & Click OK to save or Cancel to abort the changes before you leave the page. Surveon Network Camera User Manual...
Surveon CAM6160/6180 System The system settings, which deal with hardware and firmware parameters, logs, and configuration lists, can be found under Settings> System. System Status The camera status can be found under System> System Status. This section displays useful system information including: •...
Clicking Email will send the log out as an email the notification e-mail address specified in Event Server; Clicking Download will begin the browser download process to download the log to the local PC. Surveon Network Camera User Manual...
In certain cases, improvements to the camera firmware will be made to improve the image quality or enhance the usability of the camera. These upgrades will be made available via Surveon support or our website www.surveon.com. Once you have obtained a new firmware file, firmware upgrades can be performed under System>...
“Reset” button on the bottom of the camera, press and hold the “Reset” button for 3 seconds. During this time, the LED indicator in front of the camera will blink in red. Surveon Network Camera User Manual...
Surveon CAM6160/6180 Export/Import & Reboot In certain situations it may be necessary to restart your network camera (network settings changed, DHCP added, etc). The settings under System> Export/Import & Reboot allow you to restart the camera. This menu also contains options to export configuration details (for backup or replication purposes), as well as import configuration details.
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