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KCM-3911
H.264 4-Megapixel IP D/N Hemispheric Camer
a with Advanced WDR
(DC 12V / PoE)
Hardware Manual
Ver. 2013/10/31

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  • Page 1 KCM-3911 H.264 4-Megapixel IP D/N Hemispheric Camer a with Advanced WDR (DC 12V / PoE) Hardware Manual Ver. 2013/10/31...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    KCM-3911 Hardware Manual Table of Contents Precautions Safety Instructions ................4 Introduction Package Contents ................6 Physical Description ................ 7 Before Installation Unpack the Camera ................9 Prepare the Power Adaptor (Optional) .......... 10 Prepare the DI/DO Connector (Optional) ........12 Installation Procedures Mounting Solutions ................

  • Page 3: Precautions

    KCM-3911 Hardware Manual Precautions Read these instructions You should read all the safety and operating instructions before using this product. Heed all warnings You must adhere to all the warnings on the product and in the instruction manual. Failure to follow the safety instruction given may directly endanger people, cause damage to the system or to other equipment.

  • Page 4: Safety Instructions

    KCM-3911 Hardware Manual Safety Instructions Don’t use the power supply with other voltages This device is likely to be damaged or damage other equipments / personnel, if you use a power supply with different voltage than the one included with this device. All warranty of this product will be voided in the situations above.
  • Page 5 PMAX-0310 Pendant PMAX-0101 PMAX-0103 Corner PMAX-0101 PMAX-0303 PMAX-0402 Pole PMAX-0101 PMAX-0303 PMAX-0502 Notice: Do NOT install this camera directly onto any surface (wall, ceiling). Use the supplied base plate or one of the ACTi mounting accessories, as listed above. www.acti.com...

  • Page 6: Introduction

    KCM-3911 Hardware Manual Introduction Package Contents Camera Base Plate Screw Kit Network Cable Audio Cable Drill Template Drill Template Terminal Block Terminal Block Quick Installation Guide (for Power) (for DI/DO) Warranty Card www.acti.com...

  • Page 7: Physical Description

    KCM-3911 Hardware Manual Physical Description Ethernet Port Reset Button Micro SDHC Card Slot Digital Input / Output Power LED DC 12V Power Input Audio Input / Output 1) Reset Button The Reset Button is used to restore the factory default settings of the camera, including the administrator’s password.
  • Page 8 KCM-3911 Hardware Manual 2) Micro SDHC Card Slot Insert a Micro SDHC card here for local recording (Micro SDHC card not included in the package). 3) Power LED The Power LED lights up when the camera power is on. 4) Audio Input / Output This connector connects to the bundled audio cable which provides 3.5mm audio input and...

  • Page 9: Before Installation

    KCM-3911 Hardware Manual Before Installation Unpack the Camera 1. Slightly twist the cover ring counter-clockwise and pull to detach it. 2. Remove the sticker label. 3. Set the camera aside for later installation. www.acti.com...

  • Page 10: Prepare The Power Adaptor (Optional)

    KCM-3911 Hardware Manual Prepare the Power Adaptor (Optional) The camera consumes 9.6W power when powered by a Power over Ethernet (PoE) switch that is IEEE802.3af compliant. In case of using a non-PoE switch or your PoE switch has limited power supply, you can purchase a power adaptor and directly connect the camera to a power outlet.
  • Page 11 KCM-3911 Hardware Manual 4. Tighten the screws of the 12V pin and the GND pins to secure the wire connection. 5. Set the prepared power adaptor for connection later. Below is an example of a power adaptor with an attached terminal block.

  • Page 12: Prepare The Di/Do Connector (Optional)

    KCM-3911 Hardware Manual Prepare the DI/DO Connector (Optional) Depending on your surveillance needs, you may connect digital input or output devices to your camera to trigger events or notifications. Digital Input (DI) devices can be used to notify the camera about an activity in the camera site.
  • Page 13 KCM-3911 Hardware Manual To connect output devices (DO), map the pins to one of the pin combinations below: Device Mapping Instructions Connect the wires of the first output device to 12V Digital Output 1 (Pin 2) and DO1 (Pin 4).
  • Page 14 110V-220V AC External Power Source Relay (DO1 Device) Camera Illuminator Note: For more information on DI/DO connections, please refer to the article All about Digital Input and Digital Output (http://www.acti.com/kb/detail.asp?KB_ID=KB20091230001) in the Knowledge Base section of our website (www.acti.com). www.acti.com...

  • Page 15: Installation Procedures

    KCM-3911 Hardware Manual Installation Procedures There are several mounting options that you can use to install the camera. Select the most suitable solution for your installation environment. Mounting Solutions Mount Types Accessories Surface using Use the supplied base plate when mounting the camera on hard or dropped the Base Plate ceilings or on straight walls.
  • Page 16 KCM-3911 Hardware Manual Mount Types Accessories Vertical Pole Suitable when mounting the camera on a vertical pole. Mount PMAX-0310 PMAX-0503 PMAX-0101 PMAX-0303 PMAX-0503 PMAX-0101 PMAX-0305 PMAX-0503 Horizontal Pole Suitable when mounting the camera on a horizontal pole. Mount PMAX-0101 PMAX-0102...

  • Page 17: Mounting On The Ceiling Or Wall With The Base Plate

    KCM-3911 Hardware Manual Mounting on the Ceiling or Wall with the Base Plate Use the bundled base plate to mount the camera flat on the ceiling or the wall. CAUTION: Do not mount the camera directly to the surface without a base plate.

  • Page 18: Step 2: Attach The Camera To The Base Plate

    KCM-3911 Hardware Manual 2. Secure the base plate to the ceiling or wall using the supplied screws. Step 2: Attach the Camera to the Base Plate 1. Align the screw holes of the camera to the base plate. 2. Secure the camera to the base plate using the supplied screws.

  • Page 19: Step 3: Connect The Cables

    KCM-3911 Hardware Manual Step 3: Connect the Cables 1. Connect the bundled network cable and if necessary, other connectors, like audio, DC 12V power, and DI/DO. Sample image below. DC 12V Power Audio Connector Ethernet Cable 2. Attach the cover ring, take note that the arrow on the camera should be aligned with the arrow on the cover ring.
  • Page 20 KCM-3911 Hardware Manual 4. Connect the Ethernet cable from the network side to the Ethernet port of the bundled network cable. Ethernet Port of Camera Network Cable Network Side 5. If using an audio input device, such as a microphone with a built-in amplifier, connect the device jack to the RED jack of the bundled audio cable.

  • Page 21: Accessing Camera

    KCM-3911 Hardware Manual Accessing Camera Configure the IP Addresses In order to be able to communicate with the camera from your PC, both the camera and the PC have to be within the same network segment. In most cases, it means that they both should have very similar IP addresses, where only the last number of the IP address is different from each other.
  • Page 22 The IP Utility can be downloaded for free from http://www.acti.com/IP_Utility When you launch IP Utility, the list of connected cameras in the network will be shown. See sample illustration below: You can quickly notice the camera model in the list.
  • Page 23 KCM-3911 Hardware Manual Use the default IP address of the camera If there is no DHCP server in the given network, the user may have to manually assign the IP addresses to both the PC and the camera to make sure they are in the same network segment.
  • Page 24 KCM-3911 Hardware Manual Manually adjust the IP addresses of multiple cameras If there are more than one camera to be used in the same local area network and there is no DHCP server to assign unique IP addresses to each of them, all of the cameras would then have the initial IP address of 192.168.0.100, which is not a proper situation for network...

  • Page 25: Access The Camera

    Microsoft Internet Explorer on the PC to access the camera. Note: Only Microsoft Internet Explorer is supported by the camera at the time of writing this documentation. Please refer to our website (www.acti.com) for future upgrades. Internet Explorer supports the following functionalities:...
  • Page 26 KCM-3911 Hardware Manual Upon successful connection to the camera, the user interface called Web Configurator would appear together with the login page. The HTTP port number was not added behind the IP address since the default HTTP port of the camera is 80, which can be omitted from the address for convenience.

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