User Manual CONVISION CC-8xxx Cameras Firmware Version 1.2.0 Issue: November 2014 Convision Systems GmbH...
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Do NOT use power sources other than those specified. Do NOT expose this appliance to rain or moisture. This Installation should be made by a qualified service person and should confirm to all local codes. User Manual CONVISION CC-8xxx Cameras – Firmware 1.2.0 2/60...
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Check the PC requirements Review the OS platform requirements Read an special and import precautionary information Having basic knowledge of network setup and configuration will be helpful User Manual CONVISION CC-8xxx Cameras – Firmware 1.2.0 3/60...
System – Local Storage..................23 System – Recording / Snapshot ................23 Event-Triggered Recording / Continuous Recording............23 Continuous Recording....................24 Snapshot Setting....................24 Cyclic Recording ....................24 System – ONVIF .....................25 Network – IP Setting ..................25 User Manual CONVISION CC-8xxx Cameras – Firmware 1.2.0 4/60...
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PTZ Control – Auto Scan..................44 PTZ Control – Privacy Mask................45 Motion JPEG in a Browser ........................... 47 Streaming Video............................48 RTSP Streaming .....................48 Authentication .....................49 Image Snapshot in a Browser ................49 Router/Firewall configuration ........................50 User Manual CONVISION CC-8xxx Cameras – Firmware 1.2.0 5/60...
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Adding a Camera to an NVR........................55 RTSP URL ....................55 Administrator User & Password................56 Firefox ................................57 Digital Input/Output..........................58 Digital Input ....................58 10.1 Digital Output ....................59 10.2 Document Change Log........................60 Document Version ...................60 11.1 User Manual CONVISION CC-8xxx Cameras – Firmware 1.2.0 6/60...
1 Introduction This guide is for the use with the CONVISION CC-8xxx cameras using firmware version 1.1.5.003. User Manual CONVISION CC-8xxx Cameras – Firmware 1.2.0 7/60...
Below is an example of the Live View page. Following the screenshot is a discussion of the different areas within the Live View page. The right hand panel (Information, Streaming, Audio, Control) can be hidden by clicking the small arrow bordering the video and Streaming pane. User Manual CONVISION CC-8xxx Cameras – Firmware 1.2.0 8/60...
Settings apply to a specific PC; they are not universal. Recording Path Recording Path is used to define the directory where snapshot images and video will be stored. User Manual CONVISION CC-8xxx Cameras – Firmware 1.2.0 9/60...
SD Card shows the status of the SD card. Digital In Alert will display when a digital in alert has been triggered. Motion Detection Alert will display when motion detection has been triggered. User Manual CONVISION CC-8xxx Cameras – Firmware 1.2.0 10/60...
If the mouse is moved to the edge of the image window, the mouse icon will change to a white, triangular icon. This icon allows moving the view using electronic PTZ if the functionality is available and enabled. Information Resolution and frame rate will be displayed in the Information pane. User Manual CONVISION CC-8xxx Cameras – Firmware 1.2.0 11/60...
The PTZ control panel will not be present in those models where PTZ will not be used . Use the Set button to mark a preset, and the Go button to use a preset. User Manual CONVISION CC-8xxx Cameras – Firmware 1.2.0 12/60...
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For more information about the speed dome PTZ functionality, see section PTZ Dome Camera PTZ Control Settings. CC-8xxx-PM Models The CC-8xxx-PM models (Computar Zoom Lens) also have a Push Focus function which automaticalls determines the optimal focus for a given setting. User Manual CONVISION CC-8xxx Cameras – Firmware 1.2.0 13/60...
The left hand panel lists the configuration nodes which can be viewed and modified. Clicking on an item will reveal sub menus which are available. To return to the Live View page, click the Live View link in the right hand corner. User Manual CONVISION CC-8xxx Cameras – Firmware 1.2.0 14/60...
The Information page is always the initial page displayed when switching to the Setup view. Basic information related to the IP camera is displayed here. The page only displays information; no changes can be made here. User Manual CONVISION CC-8xxx Cameras – Firmware 1.2.0 15/60...
DST. Schedule Reboot The camera can be configured to reboot on a weekly basis if desired. Last Reboot displays the date and time of the last reboot. User Manual CONVISION CC-8xxx Cameras – Firmware 1.2.0 16/60...
Camera Lens (for CC-81xx models only) Keep this entry as this is correct for CONVISION lenses. Digital Input This defines the method by which the digital in sensor operates. If the normal condition is open (N.O.), then the alarm will be triggered when the circuit is closed. The opposite applies for N.C.
Users are assigned to a group (admin, operator or viewer). To edit or delete an account, highlight the account in the User List window and click the edit/delete button. After making changes, click SAVE to apply changes. User Manual CONVISION CC-8xxx Cameras – Firmware 1.2.0 18/60...
Update to proceed. Messages that the camera is upgrading and rebooting will follow during the upgrade. Perform the steps in “Clean the ActiveX and MSIE Cache & History” below, using CONVISION Scan change the network settings (if applicable), then check the System Information page to verify the upgrade has been completed successfully.
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Close all instances of MSIE and open 1 MSIE window. In the right corner, select Tools->Manage Add-ons In the Manage Add-ons window, select “All add-ons” Scroll down and find “Convision Systems GmbH”, highlight one of the ActiveX controls, and click the More Information link.
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In the More Information window, click Remove to clear the ActiveX control from MSIE. Repeat this for the remaining ActiveX components. To clear the cache and browsing history, in the MSIE menu select Tools->Internet Options. Click the Delete button in Browsing History. User Manual CONVISION CC-8xxx Cameras – Firmware 1.2.0 21/60...
Otherwise, the import will apply the factory default settings. Restore Factory Default Replaces factory default settings via the web UI. Network and/or user account settings can be saved if the corresponding check boxes are selected. Reboot Device User Manual CONVISION CC-8xxx Cameras – Firmware 1.2.0 22/60...
Event-Triggered Recording / Continuous Recording When recording is done via event triggers, Record Setting will define how the recording is performed. Stream Source will only display currently enabled video profile streams. User Manual CONVISION CC-8xxx Cameras – Firmware 1.2.0 23/60...
The maximum value for Pre-alarm and Post-alarm time is 5 seconds. Cyclic Recording The camera can be configured to overwrite the oldest existing recordings on SD Card and Network Storage by checking the appropriate option. User Manual CONVISION CC-8xxx Cameras – Firmware 1.2.0 24/60...
Select DHCP or Static IP for the camera. If using static, then enter the appropriate settings for your environment. Please confirm all network related settings with the network administrator prior to making any changes. User Manual CONVISION CC-8xxx Cameras – Firmware 1.2.0 25/60...
Multicasting allows sending a message or data to a group via a single message. The multicasting parameters are only for configuring a camera to use multicasting. A networking environment that supports multicasting must be setup which is beyond the scope of this document. User Manual CONVISION CC-8xxx Cameras – Firmware 1.2.0 26/60...
Set the Filter Type to either Allow All or Deny All is set, and then exceptions can be added to the chosen filter type. IP addresses can be entered as a single IP, by network or a range of IP addresses. The network option uses the CIDR subnet mask format. User Manual CONVISION CC-8xxx Cameras – Firmware 1.2.0 27/60...
NOTE: in order to use the QoS parameters, the network infrastructure will need to support DiffServ (Differentiated Services) functionality. The values represent DiffServ code point values, which include a 6 bit value defines the IP precedence. The decimal value is used for the setting. User Manual CONVISION CC-8xxx Cameras – Firmware 1.2.0 28/60...
Check the relevant version(s) to enable SNMP. Enter the appropriate passwprds for Read/Write and Read Only community as needed. If using SNMP version 3, then fill in the relevant information for Read/Write and Read Only. Video/Audio – Video Setting 3.15 User Manual CONVISION CC-8xxx Cameras – Firmware 1.2.0 29/60...
The 5M option limits ROI to 2, and recording via the camera (e.g. SD card) is disabled. Minilux mode uses noise cancelation technology to provide clearer image quality in low lux conditions. User Manual CONVISION CC-8xxx Cameras – Firmware 1.2.0 30/60...
FPS is 20 and the GOP setting is 2, then the GOP is 40 frames. A GOP is comprised of one I frame and the remainder is P frames. 4 Profile defines each stream with a VGA resolution (640x480). User Manual CONVISION CC-8xxx Cameras – Firmware 1.2.0 31/60...
Day/Night Setting Day & Night setting configuration options are available. IR-Cut Filter: controls IR filter operation B/W in night mode: deselect if black & white not desired in night mode User Manual CONVISION CC-8xxx Cameras – Firmware 1.2.0 32/60...
So, the camera shouldn’t use this setting in environments where objects are close creating a “bright” image. Alternatively, set the Back to Day to a high value to counteract this behavior. User Manual CONVISION CC-8xxx Cameras – Firmware 1.2.0 33/60...
Enabling also disables AEC & AGC settings and hides the setting controls AEC: Automatic Exposure Control; disabling enables Manual Exposure Max Exposure: maximum possible exposure time Manual Exposure: sets specific exposure time User Manual CONVISION CC-8xxx Cameras – Firmware 1.2.0 34/60...
The video display format can be changed by selecting one of the available timestamp formats and enabling display of the camera name. When enabled the video will also display the time stamp and camera name. User Manual CONVISION CC-8xxx Cameras – Firmware 1.2.0 35/60...
The masked area will be blocked from the image (and motion detection) with the color set in Color of Mask (black by default). User Manual CONVISION CC-8xxx Cameras – Firmware 1.2.0 36/60...
Be sure to click SAVE in the main Event Rule screen to save any changes. CC-8644-5 Event Actions The CC-8644-5 includes some additional event responses available for the PTZ model: Preset, Patrol, Scan. User Manual CONVISION CC-8xxx Cameras – Firmware 1.2.0 37/60...
Enter the SMTP server for Server Address and all additional relevant details. The username may only contain alphanumeric characters and the underscore character, “_”. Network Storage NFS and Samba are supported; if enabled then input relevant details. User Manual CONVISION CC-8xxx Cameras – Firmware 1.2.0 38/60...
HTTP server. The notification will be include any message text that was defined in the Event Rule. TCP Recipient requires an IP address and port for the server which will process the notification via TCP socket. User Manual CONVISION CC-8xxx Cameras – Firmware 1.2.0 39/60...
A motion detection icon sits below the live view image. During motion detection configuration, this can be used to determine when motion detection is being triggered. First set the settings, click Save, and then test. The motion detection icon will turn orange when motion is detected. User Manual CONVISION CC-8xxx Cameras – Firmware 1.2.0 40/60...
NOTE: the remote server’s firewall or a router may block incoming UDP syslog traffic from the camera. If the remote server’s monitoring application is not receiving message data from the camera, verify the router or firewall are not blocking incoming traffic. User Manual CONVISION CC-8xxx Cameras – Firmware 1.2.0 41/60...
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To enable remote logging, check the Enable box and provide the corresponding log server IP address. User Manual CONVISION CC-8xxx Cameras – Firmware 1.2.0 42/60...
To enable click the check box and change the idle time if desired. PTZ Control – Patrol Patrol can be used to automatically move from point to point. Up to 24 patrol paths can be configured. User Manual CONVISION CC-8xxx Cameras – Firmware 1.2.0 43/60...
The top of the page includes a preview window as well as Tilt and Zoom controls. The arrows at the bottom of the preview window can be used for viewing or setting left / right boundaries. User Manual CONVISION CC-8xxx Cameras – Firmware 1.2.0 44/60...
A privacy mask can be applied to regions to hide areas from viewing and triggering motion detection. A preview windo and PTZ Control panel are present in the top portion of the page. The PTZ Control panel has the same functionality as in the Live View. User Manual CONVISION CC-8xxx Cameras – Firmware 1.2.0 45/60...
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There currently is no way to move the mask within the preview window, so the area to mask should be centered in the preview window. Clean Mask will remove the mask that is currently selected. Mask Color is applied to all mask windows. User Manual CONVISION CC-8xxx Cameras – Firmware 1.2.0 46/60...
If multiple profiles are using MJPEG codec, then the profile=n parameter should included to specify which video stream profile to use. Substitute the stream profile number (e.g. profile=2 for camera profile 2) for n: http://<IP ADRESS>/stream/mjpg.cgi?profile=n User Manual CONVISION CC-8xxx Cameras – Firmware 1.2.0 47/60...
Next specify IP address of the camera and stream profile. Click Play and video will begin streaming in the video player. WARNING: firewalls and other network security may prevent video streaming. User Manual CONVISION CC-8xxx Cameras – Firmware 1.2.0 48/60...
Then a username/password must be supplied with the RTSP URL rtsp://USERNAME:PASSWORD@[IP ADDRESS]/rtpvideo[1-4].sdp Image Snapshot in a Browser To view an image snapshot in a browser, the jpeg.cgi call will provide a snapshot based on video profile 1. http://<IP ADDRESS>/config/jpeg.cgi User Manual CONVISION CC-8xxx Cameras – Firmware 1.2.0 49/60...
System – Generic Setting for the HTTP port. Streaming Router Configuration If a PC will access the web UI or stream camera video from the WAN/Internet, then additional configuration is required on the client router/firewall. User Manual CONVISION CC-8xxx Cameras – Firmware 1.2.0 50/60...
RTSP ports 6000+ (port usage starts in low 6000 and depends on number of connections – 6000-700 could be specified) Sample router screenshots enabling port 80 and 554 for streaming. This would be used if clients stream either via HTTP or RTP over RTSP/TCP. User Manual CONVISION CC-8xxx Cameras – Firmware 1.2.0 51/60...
HTTP or RTP over TCP, this will often be required when streaming via UDP. There are 2 ways to handle this situation: Place the PC in the DMZ Open UDP traffic for port 1-65535 User Manual CONVISION CC-8xxx Cameras – Firmware 1.2.0 52/60...
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An example of the DMZ host setup. Open UDP Port Opening ports 1-65535 allows full web UI access. User Manual CONVISION CC-8xxx Cameras – Firmware 1.2.0 53/60...
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The router firewall/security settings may need adjusting to permit access. PC firewall or virus scan software may also affect streaming. Below is an example of DoS settings; note some access is provided for permitting access. User Manual CONVISION CC-8xxx Cameras – Firmware 1.2.0 54/60...
8 Adding a Camera to an NVR The following gives some basic guidance for adding CONVISION CC-8xxx cameras to an NVR system that supports RTSP streaming. Please refer to the NVR instructions for specific details on how to add and administer cameras for the NVR system.
To assign a specific profile stream to the NVR, then append the appropriate profile number to the access name: rtsp://<IP ADDRESS>/<ACCESSNAME><PROFILE#>.sdp example: rtsp://10.1.21.38/rtpvideo3.sdp Administrator User & Password The administrator username is “root” and the default password is “pass”. User Manual CONVISION CC-8xxx Cameras – Firmware 1.2.0 56/60...
QuickTime player also is required to view video in Firefox. Installing QuickTime on a PC will provide the necessary plugin for Firefox. Using Firefox/QuickTime plugin will result in a lag of a few seconds. This is due to QuickTime, and not a problem with the camera’s streaming capability. User Manual CONVISION CC-8xxx Cameras – Firmware 1.2.0 57/60...
The following provides additional electrical schema and specification information. Digital Input 10.1 Ambient Temperature: 25º C TTL signal only External voltage source: 3-5Vdc ±10% TTL signal high/low level: 3.3V Max. current: 20mA User Manual CONVISION CC-8xxx Cameras – Firmware 1.2.0 58/60...
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