User Manual Table of Content Product Overview Physical Characteristics Installation and Connection Package Content Installation 2.2.1 Checking Appearance 2.2.2 Mounting the Camera 2.2.3 Dismantle the Camera from the Ceiling Bracket 2.2.4 Connecting the Wires 2.2.5 Network Topology 2.2.6 System Requirements Connection 2.3.1 Default IP address...
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User Manual WARNING This unit operates at DC 12V/ AC 24V/ PoE. Installation and service should be performed only by qualified and experienced technicians and comply with all local codes and rules to maintain your warranty. To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose the product to rain or moisture. ...
User Manual FCC Compliance Statement Information to the user: This unit has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
User Manual 1 Product Overview 1.1 Physical Characteristics Unit: mm Figure 1 - 1: Physical Dimensions – without Ceiling Bracket Unit: mm Figure 1 - 2: Physical Dimensions – with Ceiling Bracket...
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User Manual Figure 1 - 3: Pictorial Index...
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User Manual Table 1 - 1: Pictorial Index Definition Index # Name Descriptions Press via paperclip or thin object to restore to the factory defaults by pressing Default Button and holding the button for 5 seconds. SD Card Slot Insert SDHC/SDXC card for file storage. (SD card sold separately) Reset Button Press via paperclip or thin object to reboot the unit.
User Manual 2 Installation and Connection 2.1 Package Content Check everything in the packing box matches to the order form and the packing slip. In addition to this manual, items below are included in the packing box. One Network Dome PTZ Camera ...
User Manual 2.2.2 Mounting the Camera The camera can be mounted on a ceiling or wall (other equipment required). One bracket and 3 mounting screws are provided for ceiling mounting. The following mounting procedure will be demo under ceiling type. Step 1.
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User Manual Step 2. Mounting Scheme Fasten the unit to the mounting ceiling surface with safety wire Directly use 3 screws to attach the bracket to the ceiling until the bracket is tightened safely. The screw holes (x3) for ceiling attachment Figure 2 - 2: Attach Bracket to Ceiling Be sure to tighten the screw nuts firmly as the following figure shown.
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User Manual Attach the safety wire to the hook of the camera to ensure the camera won’t fall down. Figure 2 - 4: Attach Safety Wire with Camera and Bracket Push the hooks (x4) of the ceiling bracket into the hook holes (x4) of the camera bottom. Figure 2 - 5: Align Hooks of Bracket with Camera Bottom...
User Manual Push the camera upward to attach the bottom of the camera to the ceiling bracket tightly and then push the camera body forward. Finally, the camera is assembled to the ceiling bracket firmly. 2. Push camera forward to firmly combine with bracket 1.
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User Manual Press up the circle marked hook with one hand, and pull the camera body backward by the other hand to fully dismantle the camera from the ceiling bracket. Press the hook to release it first Pull camera backward to dismantle from bracket Figure 2 - 8: Push Hook to detach Camera from Bracket Depending on the mounting surface, you may require different screws and anchors from...
User Manual 2.2.4 Connecting the Wires After opening the rear lid of the camera, you will see various connectors for different usages. Please refer to the following parts for more details. Power AC 24V Connect the power terminal with AC 24V power source. ...
User Manual 2.2.5 Network Topology The unit, which is equipped with Ethernet RJ-45 network interface, can deliver video images and audio in real time via either Internet or Intranet. Please refer to the skeleton drawings shown below for understanding. Figure 2 - 9: Network Topology Type 1 2.2.6 System Requirements Below table lists the minimum requirement to implement and operate the unit.
User Manual 2.3 Connection 2.3.1 Default IP address Since this is a network-based unit, an IP address must be assigned at the very first. The unit’s default IP address is 192.168.1.30. However, if you have a DHCP server in your network, the unit would obtain an IP address automatically from the DHCP server so that you don’t need to change the camera’s IP address.
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User Manual Viewing Preparation Images of the unit can be viewed through Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 or above. Before viewing, follow these steps to enable the display. Enable Cookies as instructions below In Internet Explorer, click Internet Options on the Tools menu. ...
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User Manual Scroll down to the ActiveX controls and plug-ins radio buttons and set as follows: 【Download signed ActiveX controls】 Prompt (recommended) 【Download unsigned ActiveX controls】 Prompt 【Initialize and script ActiveX not marked as safe for scripting】 Prompt Figure 2 - 12: Security Setting 2/4 【Automatic prompting for ActiveX controls】...
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User Manual 【Run ActiveX controls and plug-ins】 Enable 【Script ActiveX controls marked safe for scripting*】 Enable Figure 2 - 14: Security Setting 4/4 Press OK to save the settings. Close all Microsoft Internet Explorer Windows and restart a new window. This will allow the new settings taking effect.
Please note that IP Finder works only in Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista, and Microsoft Windows 7. Steps to get the utility program running are listed below. Download IP Finder from MESSOA website to computer. Double click on IPFinder.exe in computer’s IP Finder folder, and the IP Finder window should pop out.
User Manual 3 Administration and Configuration 3.1 Live View Figure 3 - 1: First Login Page After accessing and login to the IP address of the unit, the screen will be shown under live video on the right-side section. And the 2 main options on the upper left section: “Live View” and “Configure” are for users to switch.
User Manual Spanish, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Japanese and Russian. The below icons within the table, which may appear on the top of live view screen, are for some functions activating and events warning status. Please refer to the detailed definitions within table for more understanding. Icon Definition The “Snapshot”...
User Manual 3.3 Configure After clicking the “Configure” option, the screen will be shown as below with several options for users to configure on the left-side section. We will thoroughly introduce them one by one in the following chapters. Figure 3 - 4: Configure 3.3.1 IMAGE PARAMETERS The Image Parameter contains several basic display settings like resolution, codec, FPS, GOP and so on.
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User Manual Figure 3 - 5: Codec Settings MJPEG: While selecting this codec, you can then setup sub menu including Frame Rate & Quality. H.264: If choosing this codec, there will be more sub menus for you setting: Frame Rate, GOP Length, H264 DSCP and Rate Control, which contains 2 types including CBR and VBR, and each has its specific Bit Rate value control or quality control.
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User Manual Table 3 - 2: Edit Profile Options Item Option Description MJPEG: Each video frame is individually compressed as single jpeg image with full-scale contents itself and can be retouched freely with ease. However, due to completeness of each frame, it brings about larger file size and thus easily MJPEG tends to lose frames under limited network bandwidth.
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User Manual Exposure Figure 3 - 6: Exposure Settings Mode Exposure modes control the light intensity of picture. There are four modes, Manual, AES (Automatic Electronic Shutter), ALC (Automatic Lens Control), and Flickerless for adjustment depending on differed conditions. Figure 3 - 7: Mode Settings ...
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User Manual Day & Night Set DAY/NIGHT function by selecting among Auto/Color/BW modes. If you select Color mode, the unit is forced to stay in DAY (COLOR) mode all day and BW for Black & White (Night) mode. Figure 3 - 10: Day/Night Settings ...
User Manual Iris Set the value from 0 to 99 for opening level of iris hole, which determines light intensity traveling through and thus results in various types of an image. Basically, the larger the iris value is, e.g., 99 (Max.), the lighter an image;...
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User Manual Basic Color Figure 3 - 19: Basic Color Settings Brightness Set image brightness from level -255 to 255. Selecting 255 provides the highest brightness. Contrast Set image contrast from level 0 to 255. Selecting 255 provides the highest contrast. ...
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User Manual area is too dark and difficult to see. In this case, users may set the area correspond to the portion wished to see. The area size illustrations are roughly as follows. Figure 3 - 21: BLC Area Designation ...
User Manual Privacy Zone Privacy Zone enables users to black out a specific portion of the screen for privacy concern. There are up to 8 sets of privacy zones for users to define. After setting up a privacy zone, the live view screen will appear a frame, whose color, size and position can be customized by users’...
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User Manual Figure 3 - 26: Privacy Zone Settings It is recommended to set the privacy zone slightly larger than the actual area, to ensure Note that privacy area is not revealed during movement. Please click the “Save” button to make settings take effect.
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User Manual Remote Lens Control Figure 3 - 27: Lens Focus Settings Zoom Limit Set zoom limit from 10x to 100x for a close-up or a wide view. The option X10 is for optical zoom while X100 is composed of optical with digital zoom. ...
User Manual 3.3.2 NETWORK SETTINGS Network Below explains how to configure a wired network connection for the unit. Figure 3 - 28: Network Settings Camera Name Input a preferred camera name here. Camera Name OSD Enable Camera name will be shown on the screen when set to “ON”. ...
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User Manual network administrator for further information. HTTP Port This protocol allows for TCP protocol quality without having to open specific ports for streaming. Users inside a firewall can utilize this protocol to allow streaming data through. It is recommended to use the default port number 80;...
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User Manual In this page, users can set FTP connection related settings. Figure 3 - 29: FTP Settings Function Simply click “ON” to activate the FTP function or “OFF” to disable it. Login ID Enter a login ID to be allowed to connect with FTP. ...
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User Manual Transfer Type IP packet transfer type can be either “Unicast” or “Multicast”. The unit supports IGMP if in “Multicast” mode. Input a preferred name for representing each RTSP Stream URL Port Set a port number for each stream. Ask your network administrator for further information if necessary. ...
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User Manual Figure 3 - 31: RTSP Stream1 / Stream2 / Stream3 Settings Please click the “Save” button to make settings take effect. Note...
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User Manual SNMP SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) is an Internet standard protocol on top of application layer that restructures the exchange of management information among network-attached nodes, which helps administrators to remotely manage network devices and master network problems with ease. Figure 3 - 32: SNMP Settings ...
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User Manual Heartbeat To ensure a network free from delayed message, Heartbeat, this communications protocol sends back a message in a given interval to properly confirm message is alive and in fact with a periodic heartbeat. Tick “ON” or “OFF” to enable or disable heartbeat function here. Input IP address & Interval of Heartbeat Host.
User Manual 3.3.3 SYSTEM SETTINGS Audio Figure 3 - 33: Audio In Settings Type Two audio codecs G711-Alaw/G711-Ulaw can be chosen from. (Audio Input only) Enable Set "ON" to activate audio input/output when audio input/output devices are plugged. ...
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User Manual Synchronization with PC Clock Select “Manual” for Synchronization Mode first, and date / time of the unit will synchronize with the local computer after clicking “OK” here. Figure 3 - 36: Set Manual Settings Time Zone (-12~12) Input the time difference between Greenwich Mean Time and where the unit is located.
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User Manual User Management Admin The unit privileged control can be defined under Admin level right here. The default settings for admin Login ID and Password are: User ID: admin Password: 1234 You can revise password by entering desired password into “Password” & “Confirm Password” fields here.
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User Manual Firmware Information about Firmware Version, MAC Address, MCU Version, Model Name, Company as well as Serial Number are revealed here as the figure below. Users can update firmware and MCU version if available. All unit motions will be stopped during firmware update. Please close any other screens before firmware update. Never disconnect power or LAN cable during the updating process.
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User Manual Configuration Figure 3 - 43: Configuration Settings Remote Hardware Factory Default Press “Default” to reset all configuration settings back to the factory defaults. Software Factory Default Press “Default” to reset all configuration settings back to the factory defaults excluding network settings. ...
User Manual 3.3.4 EVENT SETTINGS Alarm Connecting an alarm input device with the camera can largely extend warning functions. For example, when an infrared detector connected with the camera detects motion based on heat emission, an alarm message would be displayed on the Web-Client screen for notification. On the other hand, by connecting with an alarm output device such as siren, the camera will send signal to notify siren and thus make it activated when detecting an alarm either by motion detection or signals from alarm input devices.
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User Manual Preset ID:Choose preset position ID from 1 to 64. Patrol ID:Choose patrol group ID from 1 to 4. Type: Choose “Preset” or “Auto Patrol” action to be executed when alarm is triggered. Alarm Output Figure 3 - 49: Alarm Output Settings ...
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User Manual FTP Record Users can save video files via an FTP server by setting FTP recording condition in advance. Figure 3 - 52: FTP Record Basic Settings Conditions You can store the video files by either mode including Scheduled recording, Alarm Input triggered recording or recording triggered by Motion detection.
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User Manual Figure 3 - 54: Scheduled Recording Settings Recording cycle: Set a time interval from 1 to 120 seconds for recording images. Figure 3 - 55: Recording Cycle Settings File Name: Set preferred prefix name for scheduled recording files. ...
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User Manual Pre Recording Frame: Set the number of frame to be recorded immediately before a motion occurs. Pre Recording Cycle: Set a time interval before recording. Recording Frame: Set the number of frame while recording. Recording Cycle: Set a time interval for recording.
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User Manual Email Record Conditions Users can receive Alarm I/O or Motion triggered event via email notification by setting here. Figure 3 - 59: Email Recording Conditions Server Input a server name or address. User ID Input a user name with privilege to access the server. ...
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User Manual Alarm I/O, Motion When either Motion detection or Alarm I/O is activated, users can edit the related sending mail settings below: Subject: To preset a subject of sending email. Message: To preset message contents of sending email. ...
User Manual 3.3.5 PAN/TILT CONTROL Figure 3 - 63: Pan/Tilt Control Settings Auto Flip The limit of tilt degree for the unit is within -90° to 30°; however, if there is a moving object directly beneath the unit over the -90° angle of view, please turn Auto Flip “ON” to allow the unit reposition itself by panning 180°...
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User Manual Action Figure 3 - 65: Action Settings Stop Click “Stop” to simply have Auto Patrol function suspend. Auto Patrol 1 – 4 Click “Go” for the Auto Patrol groups (1-4) to perform each group actions predefined in advance. Timer Figure 3 - 66: Timer Settings ...
User Manual Snapshot User can configure the camera to take snapshots of selected preset positions during a patrol. To enable Snapshot, select “ON” in Enable field and choose several desired presets. Set preferred name or just leave as default for snapshot file of each selected preset. Users can save snapshot files to FTP server or a SD card (Please make sure to insert an appropriate memory card prior to enabling this function).
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User Manual Tilt Angle Set the tilt angle of tilt from -90°~30°. Pan Speed Set the speed of pan from 1°~90°/s. Start Click “Start” to initiate the chosen operation. Auto Patrol Figure 3 - 69: Auto Patrol Settings ...
User Manual 3.3.6 SD CARD STATUS Figure 3 - 70: SD Card Status Mount Status To show memory card mounting status Format Status To show format status of the inserted memory card Start Format Click “Format” to perform memory card formatting procedure. ...
User Manual Appendix: Specifications Video Sensor Type 1/2.8" image sensor (CMOS) Active Pixels 2304 x 1536 (HxV) Compression H.264 / MJPEG Streaming Triple simultaneous streams with multiple video profile QXGA(2048x1536), 1080P, 1280x960, 720P, SVGA(800x 600), Resolution VGA(640x480), 640x360, QVGA(320x240), 320x180 3MP 4:3 (2048x1536) at 15 fps;...
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User Manual Enhanced Digital WDR ND Filter 3DNR Privacy Zone Yes, up to 8 privacy zones Image Orientation Mirror, Flip, Both Frequency Control NTSC (60Hz)/ PAL (50Hz) Date & Time Stamp Intelligent Video & Event Management Motion Detection Yes, 3-level sensitivity Ethernet Detection Network loss detection Others...
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User Manual Ordering Information NTSC: PTZ900-N5-MES; Model No. PAL: PTZ900-P5-MES L-type Wall Mount: SAD011 Pendant Mount: SAD015 Accessories Cable Management Wall Mount: SAD016 Pendant Pipe Mount: SAD018 (SAD015 needed) Note: Product specifications and pictures are subject to change without notice.
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