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  • Page 1: Network Camera

    Network Camera User Manual V5.1.0 UD.6L0201D1221A01...
  • Page 2 User Manual of Network Camera This manual applies to the network camera (V5.1.0). Thank you for purchasing our product. If there are any questions, or requests, please do not hesitate to contact the dealer. This manual applies to Network Camera. This manual may contain several technical incorrect places or printing errors, and the content is subject to change without notice.

  • Page 3: Regulatory Information

    User Manual of Network Camera Regulatory Information FCC Information 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. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment.

  • Page 4: Safety Instruction

    User Manual of Network Camera Safety Instruction These instructions are intended to ensure that the user can use the product correctly to avoid danger or property loss. The precaution measure is divided into ‘Warnings’ and ‘Cautions’: Warnings: Serious injury or death may be caused if any of these warnings are neglected.
  • Page 5 User Manual of Network Camera Cautions:  Make sure the power supply voltage is correct before using the camera.  Do not drop the camera or subject it to physical shock.  Do not touch sensor modules with fingers. If cleaning is necessary, use a clean cloth with a bit of ethanol and wipe it gently.

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    User Manual of Network Camera Table of Contents Chapter 1 System Requirement ................8 Chapter 2 Network Connection ................9 Setting the Network Camera over the LAN............9 2.1.1 Wiring over the LAN ......................9 2.1.2 Detecting and Changing the IP Address ................. 10 Setting the Network Camera over the WAN ............
  • Page 7 User Manual of Network Camera Configuring UPnP™ Settings ..................45 6.3.8 6.3.9 Email Sending Triggered by Alarm ................46 6.3.10 Configuring NAT (Network Address Translation) Settings ........48 6.3.11 Configuring FTP Settings ..................48 Configuring Video and Audio Settings ............... 50 6.4.1 Configuring Video Settings ....................
  • Page 8 User Manual of Network Camera 10.6.1 Rebooting the Camera....................97 10.6.2 Restoring Default Settings ..................97 10.6.3 Exporting / Importing Configuration File ..............98 10.6.4 Upgrading the System ....................99 10.7 RS-232 Settings ..................... 99 10.8 RS-485 Settings ....................100 Appendix ........................

  • Page 9: Chapter 1 System Requirement

    User Manual of Network Camera Chapter 1 System Requirement Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP SP1 and above version / Vista / Win7 / Server 2003 / Server 2008 32bits CPU: Intel Pentium IV 3.0 GHz or higher RAM: 1G or higher Display: 1024×...

  • Page 10: Chapter 2 Network Connection

    User Manual of Network Camera Chapter 2 Network Connection Before you start:  If you want to set the network camera via a LAN (Local Area Network), please refer to Section 2.1 Setting the Network Camera over the LAN.  If you want to set the network camera via a WAN (Wide Area Network), please refer to Section 2.2 Setting the Network Camera over the WAN.

  • Page 11: Detecting And Changing The Ip Address

    User Manual of Network Camera Figure 2-2 Connecting via a Switch or a Router 2.1.2 Detecting and Changing the IP Address You need the IP address to visit the network camera. Steps: 1. To get the IP address, you can choose either of the following methods: ...

  • Page 12: Setting The Network Camera Over The Wan

    User Manual of Network Camera Figure 2-3 SADP Interface 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 13: Dynamic Ip Connection

    User Manual of Network Camera 2. Assign a LAN IP address, the subnet mask and the gateway. Refer to Section 2.1.2 Detecting and Changing the IP Address for detailed IP address configuration of the camera. 3. Save the static IP in the router. 4.
  • Page 14 User Manual of Network Camera 1. Connect the network camera to the router. 2. In the camera, assign a LAN IP address, the subnet mask and the gateway. Refer to Section 2.1.2 Detecting and Changing the IP Address for detailed LAN configuration.
  • Page 15 User Manual of Network Camera Figure 2-7 Normal Domain Name Resolution Steps: 1. Apply a domain name from a domain name provider. 2. Configure the DDNS settings in the DDNS Settings interface of the network camera. Refer to Section 6.3.4 Configuring DDNS Settings for detailed configuration.

  • Page 16: Chapter 3 Access To The Network Camera

    User Manual of Network Camera Chapter 3 Access to the Network Camera 3.1 Accessing by Web Browsers Steps: 1. Open the web browser. 2. Input the IP address of the network camera in the address bar, e.g., 192.0.0.64 and press the Enter key to enter the login interface. 3.
  • Page 17 User Manual of Network Camera Figure 3-2 Download and Install Plug-in Figure 3-3 Install Plug-in (1) Figure 3-4 Install Plug-in (2) 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 18: Accessing By Client Software

    User Manual of Network Camera 3.2 Accessing by Client Software 3.2.1 Accessing by iVMS-4200 PCNVR The product CD contains the iVMS-4200 PCNVR. You can view the live video and manage the camera with the software. Follow the installation prompts to install the software. The control panel and live view interface of iVMS-4200 PCNVR are shown as bellow.

  • Page 19: Accessing By Ivms-4500 Software

    User Manual of Network Camera Figure 3-6 iVMS-4200 Configuration Panel Note: For detailed information about the software, please refer to the user manual of the iVMS-4200 PCNVR. 3.2.2 Accessing by iVMS-4500 Software To view the camera with a mobile phone, you can just install the iVMS-4500 client software in your mobile phone.

  • Page 20: Chapter 4 Wi-Fi Settings

    User Manual of Network Camera Chapter 4 Wi-Fi Settings Purpose: By connecting to the wireless network, you don’t need to use cable of any kind for network connection, which is very convenient for the actual surveillance application. Note: This chapter is only applicable for the cameras with the built-in Wi-Fi module. 4.1 Configuring Wi-Fi Connection in Manage and Ad-hoc Modes Before you start:...
  • Page 21 User Manual of Network Camera 4. Check the checkbox to select the Network mode as Manage, and the Security mode of the network is automatically shown when you select the wireless network, please don’t change it manually. Note: These parameters are exactly identical with those of the router. 5.
  • Page 22 User Manual of Network Camera Figure 4-5 Ad-hoc Connection Point 6. Choose the SSID and connect. Security Mode Description: Figure 4-6 Security Mode You can choose the Security Mode as not-encrypted, WEP, WPA-personal, WPA-enterprise, WPA2-personal, and WPA2-enterprise. WEP mode: Figure 4-7 WEP Mode ...
  • Page 23 User Manual of Network Camera the method used by your access point. Not all access points have this option, in which case they probably use Open System, which is sometimes known as SSID Authentication.  Key length - This sets the length of the key used for the wireless encryption, 64 or 128 bit.

  • Page 24: Easy Wi-Fi Connection With Wps Function

    User Manual of Network Camera Figure 4-9 EAP-TLS  Identity - Enter the user ID to present to the network. Private key password – Enter the password for your user ID.   EAPOL version - Select the version used (1 or 2) in your access point. ...
  • Page 25 User Manual of Network Camera WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) refers to the easy configuration of the encrypted connection between the device and the wireless router. The WPS makes it easy to add new devices to an existing network without entering long passphrases. There are two modes of the WPS connection, the PBC mode and the PIN mode.
  • Page 26 User Manual of Network Camera 4. Push the WPS button to enable the function on the camera. If there is not a WPS button on the camera, you can also click the virtual button to enable the PBC function on the web interface. 5.

  • Page 27: Ip Property Settings For Wireless Network Connection

    User Manual of Network Camera 3. Click Connect. You can generate the PIN code on the camera side. And the expired time for the PIN code is 120 seconds. 1. Click Generate. 2. Enter the code to the router, in the example, enter 48167581 to the router. 4.3 IP Property Settings for Wireless Network Connection The default IP address of wireless network interface controller is 192.168.1.64.

  • Page 28: Chapter 5 Live View

    User Manual of Network Camera Chapter 5 Live View 5.1 Live View Page Purpose: The live view page allows you to view the real-time 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 Live View on the menu bar of the main page to enter the live view page.

  • Page 29: Starting Live View

    User Manual of Network Camera Toolbar: Operations on the live view page, e.g., live view, capture, record, audio on/off, two-way audio, etc. PTZ Control: Panning, tilting and zooming actions of the camera and the lighter and wiper control (if it supports PTZ function or an external pan/tilt unit has been installed). Preset Setting/Calling: Set and call the preset for the camera (if supports PTZ function or an external pan/tilt unit has been installed).

  • Page 30: Recording And Capturing Pictures Manually

    User Manual of Network Camera 5.3 Recording and Capturing Pictures Manually In the live view interface, click on the toolbar to capture the live pictures or click to record the live view. The saving paths of the captured pictures and clips can be set on the Configuration >...

  • Page 31: Setting / Calling A Preset

    User Manual of Network Camera when you click and drag the mouse in the relative positions.  For the cameras which support lens movements only, the direction buttons are invalid. Table 5-2 Descriptions of PTZ Control Panel Icon Description Zoom in/out Focus near/far Iris +/- Light on/off...
  • Page 32 User Manual of Network Camera 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 when an event takes place. For the defined preset, you can call it at any time to the desired preset scene. In the PTZ control panel, select a defined preset from the list and click to call the preset.

  • Page 33: Chapter 6 Network Camera Configuration

    User Manual of Network Camera Chapter 6 Network Camera Configuration 6.1 Configuring Local Parameters Note: The local configuration refers to the parameters of the live view, record files and captured pictures. 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 34 User Manual of Network Camera 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 6.3.1 TCP/IP Settings.  Live View Performance: Set the live view performance to Shortest Delay, Real Time, Balanced or Best Fluency.

  • Page 35: Configuring Time Settings

    User Manual of Network Camera 6.2 Configuring Time Settings Purpose: 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 >...
  • Page 36 User Manual of Network Camera Figure 6-3 Time Sync by NTP Server Note: If the camera is connected to a public network, you should use a NTP server that has a time synchronization function, such as the server at the National Time Center (IP Address: 210.72.145.44).

  • Page 37: Configuring Network Settings

    User Manual of Network Camera 6.3 Configuring Network Settings 6.3.1 Configuring TCP/IP Settings Purpose: TCP/IP settings must be properly configured before you operate the camera over network. The camera supports both the IPv4 and IPv6. Both versions may be configured simultaneously without conflicting to each other, and at least one IP version should be configured.

  • Page 38: Configuring Port Settings

    User Manual of Network Camera Notes:  The valid value range of MTU is 500 ~ 1500.  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.

  • Page 39: Configuring Pppoe Settings

    User Manual of Network Camera Server Port: The default server port number is 8000. 3. Click Save to save the settings. Note: A reboot is required for the settings to take effect. 6.3.3 Configuring PPPoE Settings Steps: 1. Enter the PPPoE Settings interface: Configuration >Advanced Configuration >...
  • Page 40 User Manual of Network Camera 1. Enter the DDNS Settings interface: Configuration > Advanced Configuration > Network > DDNS Figure 6-9 DDNS Settings 2. Check the Enable DDNS checkbox to enable this feature. 3. Select DDNS Type. Three DDNS types are selectable: HiDDNS, IPServer and DynDNS.
  • Page 41 User Manual of Network Camera Figure 6-10 DynDNS Settings  IP Server: Steps: (1) Enter the Server Address of the IP Server. (2) Click Save to save the settings. Note: For the IP Server, you have to apply a static IP, subnet mask, gateway and preferred DNS from the ISP.
  • Page 42 User Manual of Network Camera Figure 6-12 NO-IP DNS Settings (2) Enter the Server Address as www.noip.com (3) Enter the Domain name you registered. (4) Enter the Port number, if needed. (5) Enter the User Name and Password. (6) Click Save and then you can view the camera with the domain name. ...

  • Page 43: Configuring Snmp Settings

    User Manual of Network Camera 6.3.5 Configuring SNMP Settings Purpose: You can set the SNMP function to get camera status, parameters and alarm related information and manage the camera remotely when it is connected to the network. Before you start: Before setting the SNMP, please download the SNMP software and manage to receive the camera information via SNMP port.

  • Page 44: Configuring 802.1X Settings

    User Manual of Network Camera Figure 6-14 SNMP Settings 2. Check the corresponding version checkbox ( ) to enable the feature. 3. Configure the SNMP settings. Note: The settings of the SNMP software should be the same as the settings you configure here.

  • Page 45: Configuring Qos Settings

    User Manual of Network Camera 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 protected by the IEEE 802.1X. Before you start: The authentication server must be configured.

  • Page 46: Configuring Upnp™ Settings

    User Manual of Network Camera Steps: 1. Enter the QoS Settings interface: Configuration >Advanced Configuration > Network > QoS Figure 6-16 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.

  • Page 47: Email Sending Triggered By Alarm

    User Manual of Network Camera Figure 6-17 Configure UPnP Settings 6.3.9 Email Sending Triggered by Alarm Purpose: The system can be configured to send an Email notification to all designated receivers if an alarm event is detected, e.g., motion detection event, video loss, video tampering, etc.
  • Page 48 User Manual of Network Camera Figure 6-18 Email Settings 3. Configure the following settings: Sender: The name of the email sender. Sender’s Address: The email address of the sender. SMTP Server: The SMTP Server IP address or host name (e.g., smtp.263xmail.com).

  • Page 49: Configuring Nat (Network Address Translation) Settings

    User Manual of Network Camera this checkbox to use authentication to log in to this server and enter the login user Name and password. 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.
  • Page 50 User Manual of Network Camera or a timing snapshot task. Steps: 1. Enter the FTP Settings interface: Configuration >Advanced Configuration > Network > FTP Figure 6-20 FTP Settings 2. Configure the FTP settings; and the user name and password are required for login the FTP server.

  • Page 51: Configuring Video And Audio Settings

    User Manual of Network Camera 3. Click Save to save the settings. Note: If you want to upload the captured pictures to FTP server, you have to enable the continuous snapshot or event-triggered snapshot on Snapshot page. For detailed information, please refer to the Section 6.6.7. 6.4 Configuring Video and Audio Settings 6.4.1 Configuring Video Settings Steps:...
  • Page 52 User Manual of Network Camera 3. You can customize the following parameters for the selected main stream or sub-stream: Video Type: Select the stream type to video stream, or video & audio composite stream. The audio signal will be recorded only when the Video Type is Video & Audio. Resolution: Select the resolution of the video output.

  • Page 53: Configuring Audio Settings

    User Manual of Network Camera Scalable Video Coding is an extension of the H.264/AVC standard. Set it OFF or ON according to your actual needs. 4. Click Save to save the settings. 6.4.2 Configuring Audio Settings Steps: 1. Enter the Audio Settings interface Configuration >...
  • Page 54 User Manual of Network Camera quality of the ROI whereas the background information is less focused. Steps: 1. Enter the ROI settings interface Configuration > Advanced Configuration > Video / Audio >ROI Figure 6-24 Region of Interest Settings 2. Draw the region of interest on the image. There are four regions can be drawn. 3.

  • Page 55: Configuring Image Parameters

    User Manual of Network Camera  The fixed region encoding is the ROI encoding for the manually configured area. And you can choose the Image Quality Enhancing level for ROI encoding, and you can also name the ROI area.  The dynamic region refers to the ROI defined by intelligent analysis such as human face detection.

  • Page 56: Image Adjustment

    User Manual of Network Camera Figure 6-25 Display Settings of Day/night Auto-switch  Image Adjustment Brightness describes bright of the image, which ranges from 1~100, and the default value is 50. Contrast describes the contrast of the image, which ranges from 1~100, and the default value is 50.
  • Page 57 User Manual of Network Camera 1/100,000s. Adjust it according to the actual luminance condition.  Focus Settings For the camera supports electronic lens, you can set the focus mode as Manual or Auto. If auto is selected, the focus is adjusted automatically, and if manual is selected, you can control the lens by adjusting the zoom, focus, lens initialization, and auxiliary focus via the PTZ control interface.
  • Page 58 User Manual of Network Camera AUTO, and the IR LED changes according to the actual luminance. E.g.: if the current scene is bright enough, then the IR LED adjusts itself to lower power; and if the scene is not bright enough, the IR LED adjusts itself to higher power. Select Manual, and you can adjust the IR LED by adjusting the distance.
  • Page 59 User Manual of Network Camera the image is misty. It enhances the subtle details so that the image appears clearer. Electrical Image Stabilizer: EIS reduces the effects of vibration in a video. Grey Scale: You can choose the range of the grey scale as [0-255] or [16-235]. ...

  • Page 60: Configuring Osd Settings

    User Manual of Network Camera Figure 6-28 Day/Night Scheduled-Switch Configuration Interface Steps: 1. Click the time line to select the start time and the end time of the switch. 2. Click Common tab to configure the common parameters applicable to the day mode and night mode.
  • Page 61 User Manual of Network Camera Figure 6-29 OSD Settings 2. Check the corresponding checkbox to select the display of camera name, date or week if required. 3. Edit the camera name in the text field of Camera Name. 4. Select from the drop-down list to set the time format, date format, display mode and the OSD font size.

  • Page 62: Configuring Text Overlay Settings

    User Manual of Network Camera 6.5.3 Configuring Text Overlay Settings Purpose: You can customize the text overlay. Steps: 1. Enter the Text Overlay Settings interface: Configuration > Advanced Configuration > Image > Text Overlay Figure 6-31 Text Overlay 2. Check the checkbox in front of textbox to enable the on-screen display. 3.

  • Page 63: Configuring Picture Overlay

    User Manual of Network Camera Steps: 1. Enter the Privacy Mask Settings interface: Configuration > Advanced Configuration> Image > Privacy Mask 2. Check the checkbox of Enable Privacy Mask to enable this function. 3. Click Draw Area. Figure 6-32 Privacy Mask Settings 4.

  • Page 64: Configuring And Handling Alarms

    User Manual of Network Camera Configuration > Advanced Configuration> Image > Picture Overlay Figure 6-33 Picture Overlay 2. Click Browse to select a picture. 3. Click Upload to upload it. 4. Check Enable Picture Overlay checkbox to enable the function. X Coordinate and Y Coordinate values are for the location of the picture on the image.

  • Page 65: Configuring Motion Detection

    User Manual of Network Camera 6.6.1 Configuring Motion Detection Purpose: Motion detection detects the moving objects in the configured surveillance area, and triggers the certain action as a respond to detection. In order to detect the moving objects accurately and reduce the false alarm rate, normal configuration and expert configuration are selectable for different motion detection environment.
  • Page 66 User Manual of Network Camera Figure 6-34 Enable Motion Detection (4)Click Draw Area. Click and drag the mouse on the live video to draw a motion detection area. (5)Click Stop Drawing to finish drawing one area. (6)(Optional) Click Clear All to clear all of the areas. (7)(Optional) Move the slider to set the sensitivity of the detection.
  • Page 67 User Manual of Network Camera (2)Choose the day you want to set the arming schedule. (3)Click to set the time period for the arming schedule. (4)(Optional) After you set the arming schedule, you can copy the schedule to other days. (5)Click OK to save the settings.
  • Page 68 User Manual of Network Camera  Audible Warning Trigger the audible warning locally. And it only supported by the device have the audio output.  Notify Surveillance Center Send an exception or alarm signal to remote management software when an event occurs.
  • Page 69 User Manual of Network Camera Figure 6-38 Expert Mode of Motion Detection  Day/Night Switch OFF Steps: (1) Draw the detection area as in the normal configuration mode. Up to 8 areas are supported. (2) Select OFF for Switch Day and Night Settings. (3) Select the area by clicking the area No.
  • Page 70 User Manual of Network Camera Figure 6-39 Day/Night Auto-Switch (3) Select the area by clicking the area No. (4) Slide the cursor to adjust the sensitivity and proportion of object on the area for the selected area in the daytime. (5) Slide the cursor to adjust the sensitivity and proportion of object on the area for the selected area at night.

  • Page 71: Configuring Video Tampering Alarm

    User Manual of Network Camera (5) Slide the cursor to adjust the sensitivity and proportion of object on the area for the selected area in the daytime. (6) Slide the cursor to adjust the sensitivity and proportion of object on the area for the selected area at night.

  • Page 72: Configuring Alarm Input

    User Manual of Network Camera Section 6.6.1. 4. Click Edit to edit the arming schedule for video tampering. The arming schedule configuration is the same as the setting of the arming schedule for motion detection. Refer to Task 2 Set the Arming Schedule for Motion Detection in Section 6.6.1. 5.

  • Page 73: Configuring Alarm Output

    User Manual of Network Camera Figure 6-42 Alarm Input Settings 3. Click Edit to set the arming schedule for the alarm input. Refer to Task 2 Set the Arming Schedule for Motion Detection in Section 6.6.1. 4. Check the checkbox to select the linkage method taken for the alarm input. Refer to Task 3 Set the Alarm Actions for Motion Detection in Section 6.6.1.

  • Page 74: Handling Exception

    User Manual of Network Camera Figure 6-43 Alarm Output Settings 6.6.5 Handling Exception The exception type can be HDD full, HDD error, network disconnected, IP address conflicted and illegal login to the cameras. Steps: 1. Enter the Exception Settings interface: Configuration >...

  • Page 75: Configuring Face Detection

    User Manual of Network Camera Figure 6-44 Exception Settings 3. Click Save to save the settings. 6.6.6 Configuring Face Detection Note: Face detection is only for certain modules, check the specification for whether the module supports the function. If you enable the face detection, once a face appears in the surveillance area, it will be detected and certain actions may be triggered by the detection.

  • Page 76: Configuring Audio Exception Detection

    User Manual of Network Camera ： Note The face detection is only supported by a certain series of camera modes. And it doesn’t support any linkage method. 6.6.7 Configuring Audio Exception Detection Purpose: Audio exception detection detects the abnormal sounds, such as the silence detection, environment noise detection, and current noise detection.

  • Page 77: Configuring Intrusion Detection

    User Manual of Network Camera 6.6.8 Configuring Intrusion Detection Intrusion detection can set an area in the surveillance scene and once the area is been entered, a set of alarm action is triggered. Steps: 1. Check the Enable Intrusion Detection checkbox. 2.

  • Page 78: Configuring Defocus Detection

    User Manual of Network Camera part of the object which can trigger the alarm. For example, when you set the percentage as 50%, half of the object entering the region will trigger the alarm. Arming Schedule is configured to set the time you want the function to be enabled.
  • Page 79 User Manual of Network Camera affected by the external factors; such as the intentional rotation of the camera. Steps: 1. Check the Enable Scene Change Detection checkbox. Sensitivity: Range [1%-100%]. The higher the sensitivity, the easier the change of scene can trigger the alarm. Arming Schedule is configured to set the time you want the function to be enabled.

  • Page 80: Chapter 7 Storage Settings

    User Manual of Network Camera Chapter 7 Storage Settings Before you start: To configure record settings, please make sure that you have the network storage device within the network or the SD card inserted in your camera. 7.1 Configuring NAS Settings Before you start: The network disk should be available within the network and properly configured to store the recorded files, log files, etc.
  • Page 81 User Manual of Network Camera (4) Click Save to add the network disk. 2. Initialize the added network disk. (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.

  • Page 82: Configuring Recording Schedule

    User Manual of Network Camera Figure 7-4 Quota Settings Notes:  Up to 8 NAS disks can be connected to the camera.  To initialize and use the SD card after insert it to the camera, please refer to the steps of NAS disk initialization.
  • Page 83 User Manual of Network Camera Figure 7-5 Recording Schedule Interface 2. Check the checkbox of Enable Record Schedule to enable scheduled recording. 3. Set the record parameters of the camera. Figure 7-6 Record Parameters  Pre-record: The time you set to start recording before the scheduled time or the event.
  • Page 84 User Manual of Network Camera or 10 min. Note: The record parameter configurations vary depending on the camera model. 4. Click Edit to edit the record schedule. Figure 7-7 Record Schedule 5. Choose the day to set the record schedule. (1) Set all-day record or segment record: ...
  • Page 85 User Manual of Network Camera the time of the schedule.  Record Triggered by Motion Detection If you select Motion Detection, the video will be recorded when the motion is detected. Besides configuring the recording schedule, you have to set the motion detection area and check the checkbox of Trigger Channel in the Linkage Method of Motion Detection Settings interface.

  • Page 86: Configuring Snapshot Settings

    User Manual of Network Camera Figure 7-8 Edit Record Schedule (3) Check the checkbox of Select All and click Copy to copy settings of this day to the whole week. You can also check any of the checkboxes before the date and click Copy.
  • Page 87 User Manual of Network Camera Check the Enable Event-triggered Snapshot checkbox to check event-triggered snapshot. 3. Select the quality of the snapshot. 4. Set the time interval between two snapshots. 5. Click Save to save the settings. Uploading to FTP You can follow below configuration instructions to upload the snapshots to FTP.
  • Page 88 User Manual of Network Camera Figure 7-9 Snapshot Settings...

  • Page 89: Chapter 8 Playback

    User Manual of Network Camera Chapter 8 Playback Purpose: This section explains how to view the remotely recorded video files stored in the network disks or SD cards. Steps: 1. Click Playback on the menu bar to enter playback interface. Figure 8-1 Playback Interface 2.
  • Page 90 User Manual of Network Camera Figure 8-3 Playback Toolbar Table 8-1 Description of the buttons Button Operation Button Operation Play Capture a picture Start/Stop clipping video Pause files Audio on and adjust Stop volume/Mute Speed down Download video files Download captured Speed up pictures Playback by...

  • Page 91: Chapter 9 Log Searching

    User Manual of Network Camera Chapter 9 Log Searching 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 SD card in the camera. Steps: 1.

  • Page 92: Chapter 10 Others

    User Manual of Network Camera Chapter 10 Others 10.1 Managing User Accounts Enter the User Management interface: Configuration >Basic Configuration> Security > User Or Configuration > Advanced Configuration> Security > User The admin user has access to create, modify or delete other accounts. Up to 15 user accounts can be created.
  • Page 93 User Manual of Network Camera Figure 10-2 Add a User  Modify a User Steps: 1. Left-click to select the user from the list and click Modify. 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.

  • Page 94: Configuring Rtsp Authentication

    User Manual of Network Camera  Delete a User Steps: 1. Click to select the user you want to delete and click Delete. 2. Click OK on the pop-up dialogue box to delete the user. 10.2 Configuring RTSP Authentication Purpose: You can specifically secure the stream data of live view.

  • Page 95: Ip Address Filter

    User Manual of Network Camera Figure 10-5 Anonymous Visit 2. Set the Anonymous Visit permission Enable or Disable in the drop-down list to enable or disable the anonymous visit. 3. Click Save to save the settings. There will be a checkbox of Anonymous by the next time you logging in. Figure 10-6 Login Interface with an Anonymous Checkbox 4.
  • Page 96 User Manual of Network Camera Figure 10-7 IP Address Filter Interface 2. Check the checkbox of Enable IP Address Filter. 3. Select the type of IP Address Filter in the drop-down list, Forbidden and Allowed are selectable. 4. Set the IP Address Filter list. ...

  • Page 97: Viewing Device Information

    User Manual of Network Camera (2) Modify the IP address in the text filed. Figure 10-9 Modify an IP (3) Click the OK to finish modifying.  Delete an IP Address Left-click an IP address from filter list and click Delete. ...

  • Page 98: Maintenance

    User Manual of Network Camera Figure 10-10 Device Information 10.6 Maintenance 10.6.1 Rebooting the Camera Steps: 1. Enter the Maintenance interface: Configuration > Basic Configuration> System > Maintenance Or Configuration > Advanced Configuration> System > Maintenance: 2. Click Reboot to reboot the network camera. Figure 10-11 Reboot the Device 10.6.2 Restoring Default Settings Steps:...

  • Page 99: Exporting / Importing Configuration File

    User Manual of Network Camera Figure 10-12 Restore Default Settings Note: After restoring the default settings, the IP address is also restored to the default IP address, please be careful for this action. 10.6.3 Exporting / Importing 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 configuring.

  • Page 100: Upgrading The System

    User Manual of Network Camera 10.6.4 Upgrading the System Steps: 1. Enter the Maintenance interface: Configuration > Basic Configuration> System > Maintenance Or Configuration > Advanced Configuration> System > Maintenance 2. Click Browse to select the local upgrade file and then click Upgrade to start remote upgrade.

  • Page 101: Settings

    User Manual of Network Camera Figure 10-15 RS-232 Settings Note: If you want to connect the camera by the RS-232 port, the parameters of the RS-232 should be exactly the same with the parameters you configured here. 2. Click Save to save the settings. 10.8 RS-485 Settings Purpose: The RS-485 serial port is used to control the PTZ of the camera.

  • Page 102: Appendix

    User Manual of Network Camera Appendix Appendix 1 SADP Software Introduction  Description of SADP V 2.0 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.
  • Page 103 User Manual of Network Camera newly searched devices will be added to the list. Note: You can click on each column heading to order the information; 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.
  • Page 104 User Manual of Network Camera Note: 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 Confirm to restore the default password.

  • Page 105: Appendix 2 Port Mapping

    User Manual of Network Camera Appendix 2 Port Mapping The following settings are for TP-LINK router (TL-WR641G). The settings vary depending on different models of routers. Steps: 1. Select the WAN Connection Type, as shown below: Figure A.2.1 Select the WAN Connection Type 2.
  • Page 106 User Manual of Network Camera another camera as 81, 8001, 555, 8201 with IP 192.168.1.24. Refer to the steps as below: Steps: 1. As the settings mentioned above, map the port 80, 8000, 554 and 8200 for the network camera at 192.168.1.23 2.
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