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  • Page 1: User Manual

    User Manual of Network Traffic Camera Network Traffic Camera User Manual...

  • Page 2: About This Manual

    Any and all information, including, among others, wordings, pictures, graphs are the properties of Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd. or its subsidiaries (hereinafter referred to be “Hikvision”). This user manual (hereinafter referred to be “the Manual”) cannot be reproduced, changed, translated, or distributed, partially or wholly, by any means, without the prior written permission of Hikvision.

  • Page 3: Regulatory Information

    User Manual of Network Traffic Camera revise Regulatory Information FCC Information Please take attention that changes or modification not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. 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.

  • Page 4: Safety Instructions

    User Manual of Network Traffic Camera revise Symbol Conventions The symbols that may be found in this document are defined as follows. Symbol Description Provides additional information to emphasize or Note supplement important points of the main text. Indicates a potentially hazardous situation, which if not avoided, could result in equipment damage, data loss,...
  • Page 5 User Manual of Network Traffic Camera revise beam.  Do not place the camera in extremely hot, cold temperatures (the operating temperature should be between -30° C ~ 70° C), dusty or damp environment, and do not expose it to high electromagnetic radiation. ...

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    User Manual of Network Traffic Camera revise Table of Contents Chapter 1 System Requirement ................7 Chapter 2 Network Connection ................8 Wiring over the LAN..................8 Activating the Camera ..................9 2.2.1 Activation via Web Browser ....................9 2.2.2 Activation via SADP Software..................
  • Page 7 User Manual of Network Traffic Camera revise Text Overlay Configuration ............44 Chapter 10 10.1 Configuring Single Picture Overlay ..............44 10.2 Configuring Text Overlay on Video ..............47 Capture Parameters Configuration ..........49 Chapter 11 11.1 Configuring License Plate Parameters ............. 49 11.2 Configuring Flash Light Parameters ..............

  • Page 8: Chapter 1 System Requirement

    User Manual of Network Traffic Camera revise Chapter 1 System Requirement Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP SP1 and above version/Vista/Win 7/Win 10/Server 2003/Server 2008 32bits CPU: 1.0 GHz or higher RAM: 1G or higher Display: 1024× 768 resolution or higher Web Browser: Internet Explorer 8.0 and above version, and Google Chrome 36.

  • Page 9: Chapter 2 Network Connection

    User Manual of Network Traffic Camera Chapter 2 Network Connection Note:  You shall acknowledge that the use of the product with Internet access might be under network security risks. For avoidance of any network attacks and information leakage, please strengthen your own protection. If the product does not work properly, please contact with your dealer or the nearest service center.

  • Page 10: Activating The Camera

    User Manual of Network Traffic Camera revise Figure 2-2 Connecting via a Switch or a Router 2.2 Activating the Camera You are required to activate the camera first by setting a strong password for it before you can use the camera. Activation via Web Browser and Activation via SADP Software are supported.

  • Page 11: Activation Via Sadp Software

    SADP software from official website (http://www.hikvision.com/cn/download_more_393.html) and install the SADP according to the prompts. Steps: 1. Run the SADP software to search the online devices. 2. Check the device status from the device list, and select the inactive device. Figure 2-4 SADP Interface...
  • Page 12 User Manual of Network Traffic Camera revise 4. Click Activate to activate the device. STRONG PASSWORD RECOMMENDED– We highly recommend you create a strong password of your own choosing (using a minimum of 8 characters, including upper case letters, lower case letters, numbers, and special characters) in order to increase the security of your product.

  • Page 13: Chapter 3 Login

    User Manual of Network Traffic Camera Chapter 3 Login Steps: 1. Open the web browser. 2. In the browser address bar, input the IP address of the camera, and press the Enter key to enter the login interface. 3. Input User Name and Password. 4.
  • Page 14 User Manual of Network Traffic Camera revise Figure 3-2 Download and Install Plug-in 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.

  • Page 15: Chapter 4 Live View

    User Manual of Network Traffic Camera Chapter 4 Live View 4.1 Live View Page Purpose: The live view page allows you to view the real-time video and capture images. Log in to the camera to enter the live view page, or you can click Live View on the menu bar of the main page to enter the live view page.
  • Page 16 User Manual of Network Traffic Camera revise adjust the volume, enable/disable two-way audio, capture, record, enable/disable digital zoom, etc. Refer to the following table for the description of the icons on the live view page. Table 4-1 Descriptions of Live View Icons Icon Description Start/Stop live view.

  • Page 17: Starting Live View

    User Manual of Network Traffic Camera revise Digital zoom: Click to enable digital zoom function and the icon turns into Then drag the mouse towards low right direction to draw a rectangle on the image as the desired zoom. After viewing it you can click any place of the picture to get back to normal picture.
  • Page 18 User Manual of Network Traffic Camera revise Figure 4-2 Live Status and Traffic Statistics As displayed on the figure above, the picture area can be divided into three parts: scene shot area, digital zoom area, license plate area.  Arm the camera: Level 1 Arming, Level 2 Arming, and Disarming are selectable.
  • Page 19 User Manual of Network Traffic Camera revise Disable to disable the function.  Ruler On: Enable ruler to measure the length of the captured license plate. You can click Ruler Off to disable the function.  Open Folder: Open the folder that saves the captured pictures. ...
  • Page 20 User Manual of Network Traffic Camera revise Figure 4-4 Set Continuous Capture Parameters...

  • Page 21: Chapter 5 Picture Search

    User Manual of Network Traffic Camera Chapter 5 Picture Search Purpose: The captured picture of all types, including normal, overspeed, wrong-way driving, etc., can be searched from this page. You can also export the pictures to the PC local directory. Before you start: Please insert a memory card in the camera for picture storage.

  • Page 22: Chapter 6 Log Search

    User Manual of Network Traffic Camera Chapter 6 Log Search 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 memory card in the camera.

  • Page 23: Chapter 7 Local Configuration

    User Manual of Network Traffic Camera Chapter 7 Local Configuration Purpose: You can configure the live view parameters, recording files settings, and picture settings from this page. Note: The record files and captured pictures are the ones you record and captured using the web browser and thus the saving paths of them are on the PC running the browser.
  • Page 24 User Manual of Network Traffic Camera revise Live View Performance: Set the live view performance to Real-time, Balanced or Fluent. Rules: Enable or disable rules. If you enable rules, when there is vehicle passing, a tracking frame will appear in the live view. Pos Info: Enable the function, feature information of the detected target is dynamically displayed near the target in the live image.

  • Page 25: Chapter 8 System Configuration

    User Manual of Network Traffic Camera Chapter 8 System Configuration Purpose: You can configure the parameters on this page, including device information, serial ports, network parameters, time configuration, service, etc. 8.1 Viewing Device Information Go to the device information page to check the device information: Configuration > Device Configuration >...

  • Page 26: Configuring Serial Ports

    User Manual of Network Traffic Camera revise for speed detection. Steps: 1. Go to Configuration > Device Configuration > System Configuration > Installation Parameters. Figure 8-2 Installation Parameters 2. Set the installation parameters according to the actual conditions. Installation height and horizontal distance can be set according to the actual installation height.

  • Page 27: Configuring Tcp/Ip Settings

    User Manual of Network Traffic Camera revise serial port. Device parameters can be configured by using software such as HyperTerminal. The serial port parameters must be the same as the serial port parameters of the camera. • Transparent Channel: Connect a serial device directly to the camera. The serial device will be controlled remotely by the computer through the network.
  • Page 28 User Manual of Network Traffic Camera revise Steps: 1. Go to Configuration > Device Configuration > System Configuration > TCP/IP. Figure 8-4 Network Parameters 2. Configure the following parameters.  NIC Settings Configure the NIC parameters, including the NIC Type, IPv4 Address, IPv4 Subnet Mask, IPv4 Default Gateway, IPv6 Mode, IPv6 Address, IPv6 Subnet Mask, IPv6 Default Gateway, MAC Address (read-only), MTU settings (read-only), Multicast Address, Alarm Management Host Address/Port, ANPR IP...

  • Page 29: Configuring Port

    User Manual of Network Traffic Camera revise ● The Multicast sends a stream to the multicast group address and allows multiple clients to acquire the stream at the same time by requesting a copy from the multicast group address. Before utilizing this function, you have to enable the Multicast function of your router.

  • Page 30: Configuring Https

    User Manual of Network Traffic Camera revise port No. ranges from 2000 to 65535 which is not occupied. 3. Click Save to save the settings. 8.6 Configuring HTTPS Purpose: HTTPS provides authentication of the web site and associated web server that one is communicating with, which protects against Man-in-the-middle attacks.
  • Page 31 User Manual of Network Traffic Camera revise Figure 8-7 Create Private Certificate 3) Enter the parameters. 4) Click OK to save the settings. OPTION 2: Signed certificate is available. Start the installation directly. 1) Click Signed certificate is available. Start the installation directly. 2) Click View to find the saving path of the certificate.

  • Page 32: Configuring Time

    User Manual of Network Traffic Camera revise 8.7 Configuring Time You can follow the instructions in this section to configure the time synchronization and DST settings.  Time Settings Steps: 1. Go to Configuration > Device Configuration > System Configuration> Time. 2.
  • Page 33 User Manual of Network Traffic Camera revise Steps: 1. Select Synchronization Mode as NTP Synchronization. Figure 8-9 NTP Synchronization 2. Configure the following settings: Server Address: IP address of NTP server. NTP Port: Port of NTP server. Interval: The time interval between the two synchronizing actions with NTP server.

  • Page 34: Enabling User Lock

    User Manual of Network Traffic Camera revise Figure 8-10 DST Settings 8.8 Enabling User Lock Steps: 1. Go to Configuration > Device Configuration > System Configuration> Service. Figure 8-11 Service Configuration 2. Check Enable User Lock to enable the function. 3.

  • Page 35: Chapter 9 Encoding And Storage Configuration

    User Manual of Network Traffic Camera revise Chapter 9 Encoding and Storage Configuration Purpose: You can configure the encoding and storage related parameters from this page, including video encoding, image encoding, ROI, record schedule, redundant storage, and FTP. 9.1 Configuring Video Encoding Steps: 1.
  • Page 36 User Manual of Network Traffic Camera revise Max. Bitrate: Set the max. bitrate to 32 to 16384 Kbps, or custom. The higher value corresponds to the higher video quality, and the higher bandwidth is required. Note: The maximum limit of the max. bitrate value varies according to different cameras.

  • Page 37: Configuring Image Encoding

    User Manual of Network Traffic Camera revise 9.2 Configuring Image Encoding Steps: 1. Go to Configuration >Device Configuration > Encoding and Storage > Image Encoding. Figure 9-2 Image Encoding 2. Select Capture Resolution. 3. Enter JPEG Picture Size. The captured pictures are saved as JPEG files, and you can define the picture size by manually entering the value.
  • Page 38 User Manual of Network Traffic Camera revise Figure 9-3 ROI Settings 2. Select Stream Type for ROI encoding. This camera model supports main stream and sub stream. 3. Check Enable under Fixed Area item. 4. Select Area Code from the drop-down list for ROI settings. There are four fixed areas selectable.

  • Page 39: Configuring Record Schedule

    User Manual of Network Traffic Camera revise 9.4 Configuring Record Schedule Purpose: You can follow the instructions to configure the scheduled recording. By default, the record files of scheduled recording are stored in the microSD card. The max. storage space is 128 G. Steps: 1.

  • Page 40: Configuring Redundant Storage

    User Manual of Network Traffic Camera revise Figure 9-5 Edit Record Schedule 1) Select the day to set the record schedule. 2) Set all-day record or segment record. If you want to configure the all-day recording, check the All Day checkbox. If you want to record in different time sections, check the Customize checkbox.

  • Page 41: Configuring Ftp

    User Manual of Network Traffic Camera revise Redundant Storage. Figure 9-6 Redundant Storage Configuration 2. View the HDD information such as Capacity, Free Space, Status, etc. 3. (Optional) Check the HDD and click Format to format it. 4. (Optional) Check Auto-Initialize Redundant Storage. Then the TF card in the redundant storage can be formatted automatically.
  • Page 42 User Manual of Network Traffic Camera revise We have three ways to storage data (priority ranking from prior to less prior): FTP, SDK arming and local memory card storage. If FTP is enabled, the SDK arming and local memory card storage are invalid. If SDK arming is enabled, memory card storage is invalid.
  • Page 43 User Manual of Network Traffic Camera revise selectable. 4) Select the content in different directories. For the Parent Directory, you can select Device Name, Device No., and Device IP Address. For the Level 2/3/4 Directory, you can select Camera Name, Camera No., Device IP Address, etc.
  • Page 44 User Manual of Network Traffic Camera revise selectable. 6) Select the content in different directories. For the Parent Directory, you can select Device Name, Device No., and Device IP Address. For the Level 2/3/4 Directory, you can select Camera Name, Camera No., Device IP Address, etc.

  • Page 45: Chapter 10 Text Overlay Configuration

    User Manual of Network Traffic Camera revise Chapter 10 Text Overlay Configuration Purpose: Configure the OSD on the captured pictures and videos. 10.1 Configuring Single Picture Overlay Purpose: You can configure the overlay information of the captured single picture. Steps: 1.
  • Page 46 User Manual of Network Traffic Camera revise 4. Set the overlay text position.  Overlay on Picture: Display the information on the picture. Figure 10-2 Overlay on Picture  Overlay Above the Picture: Display the information on the top. Figure 10-3 Overlay Above the Picture ...
  • Page 47 User Manual of Network Traffic Camera revise Figure 10-4 Overlay Below the Picture 5. (Optional) Check Overlay Number Zeroizing. 6. (Optional) Check Overlay Plate Close-up on the captured picture. 7. Configure the overlay information. Figure 10-5 Configure Display Information 1) Check the overlay information or check Select All to display all the overlay information.

  • Page 48: Configuring Text Overlay On Video

    User Manual of Network Traffic Camera revise  Space: It stands for the length of blank space between the last character of the first item and the first character of the next item.  Line Break Characters: When you add Line Break Characters to an item, the item is displayed as a new paragraph, and the number stands for the scale of space above the paragraph.
  • Page 49 User Manual of Network Traffic Camera revise Figure 10-7 OSD on Video 2. Select the OSD Properties. 3. Select the OSD Font Size. 4. Configure the parameters below according to your needs.  Check Camera Name and edit the name in the text field. ...

  • Page 50: Chapter 11 Capture Parameters Configuration

    User Manual of Network Traffic Camera revise Chapter 11 Capture Parameters Configuration Purpose: You can configure license plate, flash light, traffic light synchronization, image composition, cabinet, and vehicle feature on this page. 11.1 Configuring License Plate Parameters This series of camera supports license plate recognition. Steps: 1.

  • Page 51: Configuring Flash Light Parameters

    User Manual of Network Traffic Camera revise Recognition are selectable.  Small-Size Plate Recognition: Select it when the character height of the license plate is in the range of 20 to 30 pixels.  Large-Size Plate Recognition: Select it when the character height of the license plate is in the range of 30 to 40 pixels.

  • Page 52: Configuring Cabinet Parameters

    User Manual of Network Traffic Camera revise threshold. Schedule: Check Control Constant Light by Schedule. Set the start time and end time. 4. (Optional) Copy settings of current port to other ports by checking desired port number. 5. Click Save to save the settings. 11.3 Configuring Cabinet Parameters Steps: 1.

  • Page 53: Chapter 12 Image Parameters Configuration

    User Manual of Network Traffic Camera revise Chapter 12 Image Parameters Configuration Purpose: Configure double shutter parameters, general parameters, video parameters, and ICR on this page. 12.1 Configuring General Parameters Purpose: General parameters refer to the image parameters applying to both video image and capture image, such as saturation, sensitivity, lens type, sharpness, white balance, gamma correction, and brightness enhancement.
  • Page 54 User Manual of Network Traffic Camera revise  Saturation describes the colorfulness of the image color, which ranges from 0 to 100.  Sharpness describes the edge contrast of the image, which ranges from 1 to 100.  White Balance is the white rendition function of the camera used to adjust the color temperature according to the environment.

  • Page 55: Configuring Video Image

    User Manual of Network Traffic Camera revise 12.2 Configuring Video Image Purpose: The camera supports dual-shutter. One shutter for video image and the other one for capture image. You can configure shutter parameters for video image. Steps: 1. Go to Configuration > Device Configuration > Image Parameters > Video. Figure 12-2 Video Image Configuration 2.

  • Page 56: Configuring Picture

    User Manual of Network Traffic Camera revise extent. 6. Select 3D DNR. 1) If you select Normal Mode, adjust 3D DNR Level from 0 to 100. 2) If you select Expert Mode, adjust Spatial Intensity and Time Intensity from 0 to 100. 7.

  • Page 57: Configuring Icr

    User Manual of Network Traffic Camera revise Figure 12-3 Captured Image Configuration 2. Check Enable License Plate Enhancement. Level adjustable from 0 to 100. 3. Check Contrast Enhancement. 1) Select mode as On, Time, Brightness. Time: Activate the function on schedule. Set the start time and end time. Brightness: Active the function automatically.
  • Page 58 User Manual of Network Traffic Camera revise Threshold from 0 to 100. Figure 12-4 Auto-Switch  Manual Switch: If you set the ICR mode as Manual Switch, it offers you an option to select day or night. Figure 12-5 Manual Switch ...

  • Page 59: Chapter 13 Application Mode Configuration

    User Manual of Network Traffic Camera revise Chapter 13 Application Mode Configuration Purpose: This chapter introduces the parameters configuration under different trigger mode. The supported trigger modes vary according to the camera models. Note: The following configurations are not supported by all camera models of this series.
  • Page 60 User Manual of Network Traffic Camera revise All: capture and recognize pedestrian, non-motor vehicle and motor vehicle. Motor Vehicle: capture and recognize motor vehicle. 5. Draw LPR area. 1) Click Draw LPR Area. 2) (3 lanes for instance) Adjust the position and length of Lane Line 1, Lane Line 2, Lane Line 3, and Lane Right Border.

  • Page 61: Chapter 14 Exception

    User Manual of Network Traffic Camera revise Chapter 14 Exception Purpose: The exception type can be HDD error, network disconnected, IP address conflicted, and vehicle detector exception. Steps: 1. Go to Configuration > Device Configuration> Exception. 2. Select the exception type and the corresponding trigger methods. Figure 14-1 Exception Settings ...

  • Page 62: Chapter 15 Maintenance

    Chapter 15 Maintenance 15.1 Checking Device Status Purpose: You can check the device status. Steps: 1. Go to Configuration > Device Status. Figure 15-1 Device Status 2. View Device IP Address and Device Status.  Device IP Address: Display the current IP address of the camera. ...

  • Page 63: Adding A User

    Go to Configuration >Device Configuration> User Management. Figure 15-2 User Management 15.2.1 Adding a User The admin user has all permissions by default and can create/modify/delete other accounts. The admin user cannot be deleted and you can only change the admin password. Steps: 1.

  • Page 64: Modifying A User

    uncheck the permissions for the new user. 6. Click OK to add the user. Figure 15-3 Add a User 15.2.2 Modifying a User Steps: 1. Select a user from the list and click Edit. 2. Modify the editable parameters.

  • Page 65: Deleting A User

    Figure 15-4 Modify Admin Figure 15-5 Modify Operator/User 3. Click OK to save the settings. 15.2.3 Deleting a User Steps: 1. Select the user you want to delete and click Delete. 2. Click OK on the pop-up message box to delete the user. 15.3 Rebooting the Camera Steps: 1.

  • Page 66: Restoring Default Settings

    15.4 Restoring Default Settings Steps: 1. Go to Configuration > Device Configuration> Maintenance > Default. 2. Click Soft Reset or Hard Reset to restore default settings. Figure 15-7 Restore Default Settings Note: Use the Hard Reset function with caution. 15.5 Exporting Debug File Steps: 1.

  • Page 67: Importing The Configuration File

    Figure 15-9 Export Configuration File 2. Click Export and set the saving path to save the configuration file in local storage. 15.7 Importing the Configuration File Purpose: Configuration file is used for the batch configuration of the camera, which can simplify the configuration steps when there are a lot of cameras needing configuration.
  • Page 68 2. Click Browse to select the local upgrade file. 3. Click Upgrade to start remote upgrade. Figure 15-11 Remote Upgrade Note: The upgrading process will take 1 to 10 minutes. Do not disconnect power of the camera during the process, and the camera reboots automatically after upgrade.

  • Page 69: Appendix

    Appendix SADP Software Introduction  Description of SADP SADP (Search Active Devices Protocol) is a kind of user-friendly and installation-free online device search tool. It searches the active online devices within your subnet and displays the information of the devices. You can also modify the basic network information of the devices using this software.
  • Page 70 you can click to expand the device table and hide the network parameter panel on the right side, or click to show the network parameter panel.  Modify network parameters Steps: 1. Select the device to be modified in the device list and the network parameters of the device will be displayed in the Modify Network Parameters panel on the right side.
  • Page 71 Figure A.1.2 Modify Network Parameters...
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