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  • Page 1: Network Camera

    Network Camera User Manual V4.0.1 Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd. http://www.hikvision.com...
  • Page 2 Dome camera IV DS-2CD7263NF(PF)-EZH, DS-2CD 7264FWD-EZH, DS-2CD7293PF(NF)-EIZH, DS-2CD7255F-EIZHS DS-2CD8253F-EI(Z), DS-2CD8233F-EI(Z), DS-2CD8264FWD-EI(Z), DS-2CD8264F-E, Bullet Camera DS-2CD8254F-EI, DS-2CD8254FWD-E, DS-2CD8283F-EI, DS-2CD8255F-EI Cube Camera I DS-2CD8133F-E, DS-2CD8153F-E Cube Camera II DS-2CD8464F-EI, DS-2CD8433F-EI Mini Dome Camera DS-2CD7164-E,DS-2CD7153-E, DS-2CD7133-E © Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 3 Certification does not cover the performance or reliability of the security or signaling aspects of this product. UL MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES OR CERTIFICATIONS WHATSOEVER REGARDING THE PERFORMANCE OR RELIABILITY OF ANY SECURITY OR SIGNALING RELATED FUNCTIONS OF THIS PRODUCT.” © Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 4: Regulatory Information

    The battery is marked with this symbol, which may include lettering to indicate cadmium (Cd), lead (Pb), or mercury (Hg). For proper recycling, return the battery to your supplier or to a designated collection point. For more information see: www.recyclethis.info. © Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 5: Safety Warnings And Cautions

    (AC power).The socket outlet shall be installed near the equipment and shall be readily accessible. Installation and Maintenance:Do not connect/disconnect any cables to or perform installation/maintenance on this device during an electrical storm. © Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 6 This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy which may result in harmful interference to radio communications. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be © Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 7 Lead Content: Please recycle this device in a responsible manner. Refer to local environmental regulations for proper recycling; do not dispose of device in unsorted municipal waste. © Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 8: Safety Instruction

     If the product does not work properly, please contact your dealer or the nearest service center. Never attempt to disassemble the camera yourself. (We shall not assume any responsibility for problems caused by unauthorized repair or maintenance.) © Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 9  While shipping, the camera should be packed in its original packing.  Improper use or replacement of the battery may result in hazard of explosion. Please use the manufacturer recommended battery type. © Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 10: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Chapter 1 System Requirement ....................1 Chapter 2 Network Connection ....................2 Setting the Network Camera over the LAN ................2 2.1.1 Wiring over the LAN ......................2 2.1.2 Detecting and Changing the IP Address ................3 Setting the Network Camera over the WAN ................
  • Page 11 Importing/Exporting Configuration File ................62 9.4.4 Upgrading the System ......................62 RS-232 Settings ........................63 RS-485 Settings ........................63 Appendix ............................65 Appendix 1 SADP Software Introduction .................... 65 Appendix 2 Port Mapping ........................67 © Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 12: Chapter 1 System Requirement

    Display: 1024×768 resolution or higher Web Browser: Internet Explorer 6.0 and above version, Apple Safari 5.02 and above version, Mozilla Firefox 3.5 and above version and Google Chrome8 and above versions. © Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 13: Chapter 2 Network Connection

     To test the network camera, you can directly connect the network camera to the computer with a network cable as shown in Figure 2-1.  Refer to the Figure 2-2 to set the network camera over the LAN via a switch or a router.

  • Page 14: Detecting And Changing The Ip Address

    2. Change the IP address and subnet mask to the same subnet as that of your computer. 3. Enter the IP address of network camera in the address field of the web browser to view the live video. Notes: ...

  • Page 15: Setting The Network Camera Over The Wan

    User Manual of Network Camera 2.2 Setting the Network Camera over the WAN Purpose: This section explains how to connect the network camera to the WAN with a static IP or a dynamic IP. 2.2.1 Static IP Connection Before you start: Please apply a static IP from an ISP (Internet Service Provider).

  • Page 16: Dynamic Ip Connection

    This camera supports the PPPoE auto dial-up function. The camera gets a public IP address by ADSL dial-up after the camera is connected to a modem. You need to configure the PPPoE parameters of the network camera. Refer to Section 5.3.3 Configuring PPPoE Settings for detailed configuration.
  • Page 17 Steps: 1. Install and run the IP Server software in a computer with a static IP. 2. Access the network camera through the LAN with a web browser or the client software. 3. Enable DDNS and select IP Server as the protocol type. Refer to Section 5.3.4 Configuring DDNS Settings for detailed configuration.

  • Page 18: Chapter 3 Access To The Network Camera

    Steps: 1. Open the web browser. 2. In the address field, input the IP address of the network camera, e.g., 192.0.0.64 and press the Enter key to enter the login interface. 3. Input the user name and password and click Note: The default user name is admin, password is 12345.
  • Page 19 4. Install the plug-in before viewing the live video and operating the camera. Please follow the installation prompts to install the plug-in. Download and Install Plug-in Figure 3-3 Install Plug-in (1) Figure 3-4 © Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 20: User Manual Of Network Camera

    You can also download the software from our website www.hikvision.com. Follow the installation prompts to install the client software and WinPcap. The control panel and live view interface of iVMS-4200 are shown as bellow. © Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 21: Installing Ivms-4500 Software

    For detailed information about iVMS-4200 client software, please refer to the user manual of the iVMS-4200 software. 3.2.2 Installing iVMS-4500 Software The product CD contains the iVMS-4500 client software. To view the camera with a © Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 22 You can also download the software from our website www.hikvision.com. Note: For detailed information about iVMS-4500 client software, please refer to the user manual of iVMS-4500 software © Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 23: Chapter 4 Live View

    The live video page allows you to view live video, capture images, realize PTZ control, set/call presets and configure video parameters. Log in the network camera to enter the live view page, or you can click on the menu bar of the main page to enter the live view page.

  • Page 24: Starting Live View

    You can double-click on the live video to switch the current live view into full-screen or return to normal mode from the full-screen. Please refer to the following sections for more information: © Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 25: Recording And Capturing Pictures Manually

    PTZ control panel or click hide it. Click the direction buttons to control the pan/tilt movements. PTZ Control Panel Figure 4-3 Click the zoom/iris/focus buttons to realize lens control. Notes: © Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 26: Setting / Calling A Preset

    4. You can click to delete the preset. Note: You can configure up to 128 presets.  Calling a Preset: This feature enables the camera to point to a specified preset scene manually or © Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 27: Configuring Live View Parameters

    2. Click each tab to set the image size to 4:3, 16:9, original or auto. Note: Please refer to Section 5.4.1 Configuring Video Settings for more detailed settings about video parameters. © Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 28: Chapter 5 Network Camera Configuration

    HTTP: Allows the same quality as of TCP without setting specific ports for streaming under some network environments. MULTICAST: It’s recommended to select MCAST type when using the Multicast function. For detailed information about Multicast, refer to Section © Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 29: Configuring Time Settings

    You can follow the instructions in this section to configure the time synchronization and DST settings. Steps: 1. Enter the Time Settings interface: Configuration > Basic Configuration > System > Time Settings Or Configuration > Advanced Configuration > System > Time Settings © Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 30 NTP Port: Port of NTP server. Interval: The time interval between the two synchronizing actions with NTP server. It can be set from 1 to 10080 minutes. Time Sync by NTP Server Figure 5-4 © Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 31: Configuring Network Settings

    TCP/IP settings must be properly configured before you operate the camera over network. Steps: 1. Enter TCP/IP Settings interface: Configuration > Basic Configuration > Network > TCP/IP Or Configuration > Advanced Configuration > Network > TCP/IP © Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 32: Configuring Port Settings

    You can set the port No. of the camera, e.g. HTTP port, RTSP port and HTTPS port. Steps: 1. Enter the Port Settings interface: Configuration > Basic Configuration > Network > Port Or Configuration > Advanced Configuration > Network > Port © Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 33: Configuring Pppoe Settings

    If your camera is set to use PPPoE as its default network connection, you can use the Dynamic DNS (DDNS) for network access. Before you start: Registration on the DDNS server is required before configuring the DDNS settings of © Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 34 (4) Enter the User Name and Password registered on the DynDNS website. (5) Click to save the settings. DynDNS Settings Figure 5-12  IP Server: Steps: (1) Enter the Server Address of the IP Server. © Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 35: Configuring Snmp Settings

    Note: The SNMP version you select should be the same as that of the SNMP software. Steps: 1. Enter the SNMP Settings interface: Configuration > Advanced Configuration > Network > SNMP © Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 36: Configuring 802.1X Settings

    The IEEE 802.1X standard is supported by the network cameras, and when the feature is enabled, the camera data is secured and user authentication is needed when connecting the camera to the network. Before you start: © Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 37: Configuring Qos Settings

    2. Configure the QoS settings, including video / audio DSCP, event / alarm DSCP and Management DSCP. The valid value range of the DSCP is 0-63. The bigger the DSCP value is the higher © Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 38: Configuring Ftp Settings

    If you want to upload the captured pictures to FTP server, you also have to enable the continuous snapshot or event-triggered snapshot on Snapshot page. For detailed information, please refer to the Section 5.6.8. © Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 39: Configuring Video And Audio Settings

    Set the frame rate to 1/16~25 fps. The frame rate is to describe the frequency at which the video stream is updated and it is measured by frames per second (fps). © Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 40: Configuring Audio Settings

    5.5.1 Configuring Display Settings Purpose: You can set the image quality of the camera, including brightness, contrast, saturation, hue, sharpness, etc. Note: The Display parameters vary depending on the camera model. © Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 41 Auto white balance 1. /AWB1, Auto white balance 2. /AWB2 and Auto are selectable. Digital Noise Reduction: Close, Normal Mode and Expert Mode are selectable. Noise Reduction Level: From 0 to 100 are adjustable (0 stands for DNR closed and 100 stands for DNR © Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 42: Configuring Osd Settings

    4. Select from the drop-down list to set the time format, date format and display mode. 5. You can use the mouse to click and drag the text frame in the live view window to adjust the OSD position. Adjust OSD Location Figure 5-22 © Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 43: Configuring Text Overlay Settings

    Privacy mask enables you to cover certain areas on the live video to prevent certain spots in the surveillance area from being live viewed and recorded. Steps: 1. Enter the Privacy Mask Settings interface: Configuration > Advanced Configuration> Image > Privacy Mask © Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 44: Configuring And Handling Alarms

    5.6 Configuring and Handling Alarms Purpose: This section explains how to configure the network camera to respond to alarm events, including motion detection, external alarm input, video loss, tamper-proof and exception. These events can trigger the alarm actions, such as Notify Surveillance Center, Send Email, Trigger Alarm Output, etc.
  • Page 45 Note: You can click to clear all of the areas. (5) Move the slider to set the sensitivity of the detection. 2. Set the Arming Schedule for Motion Detection. Steps: © Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 46 The time of each period can’t be overlapped. Up to 4 periods can be configured for each day. Arming Time Schedule Figure 5-27 3. Set the Alarm Actions for Motion Detection. Purpose: © Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 47: Configuring Tamper-Proof Alarm

    Trigger one or more external alarm outputs when an event occurs. Note: To trigger an alarm output when an event occurs, please refer to Section 5.6.5 to set the related parameters. 5.6.2 Configuring Tamper-proof Alarm Purpose: © Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 48: Configuring Video Loss Alarm

    Please refer to Step 3 Set the Alarm Actions for Motion Detection in Section 5.6.1. 6. Click to save the settings. 5.6.3 Configuring Video Loss Alarm Steps: 1. Enter the Video Loss Setting interface: Configuration > Advanced Configuration> Events > Video Loss © Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 49: Configuring External Alarm Input

    2. Choose the alarm input No. and the Alarm Type. The alarm type can be NO (Normally Open) and NC (Normally Closed). Edit the name to set a name for the alarm input (optional). © Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 50 Check the relative checkbox and select the No. to enable Preset Calling, Patrol Calling or Pattern Calling. 6. You can copy your settings to other alarm inputs. 7. Click to save the settings. Linkage Method Figure 5-32 © Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 51: Configuring Alarm Output

    Refer to Step 2 Set the Arming Schedule for Motion Detection in Section 5.6.1. 5. You can copy the settings to other alarm outputs. 6. Click to save the settings. Alarm Output Settings Figure 5-33 © Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 52: Handling Exception

    IPv4 Address, IPv4 Subnet Mask, IPv4 Default Gateway and the Preferred DNS Server. Note: Please refer to Section 5.3.1 Configuring TCP/IP Settings for detailed information. 2. Enter the Email Settings interface: Configuration > Advanced Configuration > Events > Email © Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 53 Choose Receiver: Select the receiver to which the email is sent. Up to 2 receivers can be configured. Receiver: The name of the user to be notified. Receiver’s Address: The email address of user to be notified. 4. Click to save the settings. © Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 54: Configuring Snapshot Settings

    Please refer to Step 3 Set the Alarm Actions Taken for Motion Detection in Section 5.6.1, or Step 4 Configuring External Alarm Input in Section 5.6.4. 3) Check the Enable Event-triggered Snapshot checkbox. © Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 55: Configuring Other Alarms

    The camera must also study the code of the remote control before use it. Steps: 1. Enter the Remote Control interface: Configuration> Advanced Configuration> System > Remote Control Remote Control Figure 5-37 © Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 56 (2) Select the wireless alarm number. This camera supports up to 8 channels of external wireless alarm input. Wireless Alarm Settings Figure 5-39 (3) Check the checkbox of Enable Wireless Alarm to activate the alarm and define © Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 57 DS-2CD8464F-EI camera supports wireless audible and visual alarm as the wireless alarm output for the PIR alarm. Check the check box of Wireless audible and visual alarm to activate the alarm output. Wireless Alarm Output Figure 5-42 © Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 58: Arming Or Disarming The Camera

    You can set the delay as 10 seconds, 30 seconds, 1 minute, 3 minutes or 5 minutes. You can also customize the delay time. Arm the Camera Figure 5-43 4. Click to arm the camera. © Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 59  You can also press the Arm/Disarm button on the remote control to arm/disarm the camera if the camera has already studied the remote control.  The arming indicator glows red when the camera is armed and glows blue when it’s disarmed. © Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 60: Chapter 6 Storage Settings

    (1) Enter the HDD Settings interface (Advanced Configuration > Storage > Storage Management), in which you can view the capacity, free space, status, type and property of the disk. Initialize Disk Figure 6-2 © Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 61: Configuring Recording Schedule

    By default, the record files of scheduled recording are stored in the SD card (if supported) or in the network disk. Steps: 1. Enter the Record Schedule Settings interface: Configuration > Advanced Configuration> Storage > Record Schedule © Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 62 The Post-record time can be configured as 5 s, 10 s, 30 s, 1 min, 2 min, 5 min or 10 min. Note: The record parameter configurations vary depending on the camera model. 4. Click to edit the record schedule. © Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 63 Besides configuring the recording schedule, you have to set the Alarm Type and check the checkbox of Trigger Channel in the Linkage Method of Alarm Input Settings interface. For detailed information, please refer to © Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 64 PIR alarm or wireless alarm or manual alarm is detected. Besides configuring the recording schedule, you have to configure the settings for wireless alarm and PIR alarm in Other Alarm Settings interface. For detailed information, please refer to Section 5.6.9. © Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 65 You can also check any of the checkboxes before the date and click (4) Click to save the settings and exit the Edit Record Schedule interface. 6. Click to save the settings. © Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 66: Chapter 7 Playback

    2. Select the date and click Search Video Figure 7-2 3. Click to play the video files found on this date. The toolbar on the bottom of Playback interface can be used to control playing © Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 67 Set Playback Time Figure 7-4 Progress Bar Figure 7-5 The different colors of the video on the progress bar stand for the different video types. Video Types Figure 7-6 © Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 68: Chapter 8 Log Searching

    The matched log files will be displayed on the Log interface. Log Searching Figure 8-2 4. To export the log files, click to save the log files in your computer. © Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 69: Chapter 9 Others

    Operator or User. 3. In the Basic Permission field and Camera Configuration field, you can check or uncheck the permissions for the new user. 4. Click to finish the user addition. © Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 70 2. Modify the User Name, Level or Password. 3. In the Basic Permission field and Camera Configuration field, you can check or uncheck the permissions. 4. Click to finish the user modification. Modify a User Figure 9-3 © Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 71: Configuring Rtsp Authentication

    2. Select the Authentication type basic or disable in the drop-down list to enable or disable the RTSP authentication. 3. Click to save the settings. 9.3 Viewing Device Information Enter the Device Information interface: Configuration > Basic Configuration> System > Device Information © Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 72: Maintenance

    Or Configuration > Advanced Configuration> System > Device Information In the Device Information interface, you can edit the Device Name. Other information of the network camera, such as Model, Serial No., Firmware Version, Encoding Version, Number of Channels, Number of HDDs, Number of Alarm Input and Number of Alarm Output are displayed.

  • Page 73: Importing/Exporting Configuration File

    Or Configuration > Advanced Configuration> System > Maintenance 2. Click to select the local upgrade file and then click to start remote upgrade. Note: The upgrading process will take 1 to 10 minutes. Please don't disconnect © Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 74: Rs-232 Settings

    RS-232 should be exactly the same with the parameters you configured here. 2. Click to save the settings. 9.6 RS-485 Settings Purpose: The RS-485 serial port is used to control the PTZ of the camera. The configuring of © Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 75 By default, the Baud Rate is set as 9600 bps, the Data Bit is 8, the stop bit is 1 and the Parity and Flow Control is None. Note: The Baud Rate, PTZ Protocol and PTZ Address parameters should be exactly the same as the PTZ camera parameters. © Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 76: Appendix

    You can also click to refresh the online device list manually. The newly searched devices will be added to the list. Note: You can click on each column heading to order the © Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 77 Serial code is a series of characters combined by the start time and the serial number of the device. 2. Input the code in the Serial code field and click to restore the default password. © Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 78: Appendix 2 Port Mapping

    Example: When the cameras are connected to the same router, you can configure the ports of a camera as 80, 8000, 554 and 8200 with IP address 192.168.1.23, and the © Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 79 1. As the settings mentioned above, map the port 80, 8000, 554 and 8200 for the network camera at 192.168.1.23 2. Map the port 81, 8001, 555 and 8201 for the network camera at 192.168.1.24. 3. Enable ALL or TCP protocols.
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