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- Page 1 ALIBI™ IP Camera Software User Manual Products: ALI-IPU Series, ALI-IPV Series, ALI-IPZ5030 Series cameras PLEASE READ THIS MANUAL BEFORE USING YOUR CAMERAS, and always follow the instructions for safety and proper use. Save this manual for future reference. ALI-IPU-V30xxR_CM 7/30/14...
- Page 2 Alibi and the Alibi logo are trademarks of Observint. Microsoft, Windows, and Internet Explorer are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.
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Page 3: Safety Instructions
• detergent and wipe gently. Save your system configuration. • Distributing, copying, disassembling, reverse compiling, reverse engineering, and exporting, in violation of export laws, the • software provided with this product is expressly prohibited. ALIBI™ IP Camera Software User Manual... -
Page 4: Table Of Contents
2.1 Locating cameras on the network - using Alibi Discover ....... - Page 5 4.8.4 Snapshot ..............71 ALIBI™ IP Camera Software User Manual...
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Page 7: Overview
Since the Alibi camera is an IP based device, several other application configurations are also possible. Important considerations Alibi cameras do not contain internal storage for video recording. Therefore, storage for this data must be in an external device •... -
Page 8: Camera Is Managed By An Nvr
The most typical application for the camera is to be installed with a compatible NVR. With the NVR, the camera can be installed anywhere on a LAN that is accessible to the NVR. With the Alibi ALI-NVR30 Series NVRs, the camera can be either installed on the LAN, or connected directly to the NVR’s built-in Ethernet switch and be configured automatically. -
Page 9: Camera Is Managed By A Vms
RAM: 1GB or more • Display: 1024 × 768 resolution or higher • Internet Browser: Microsoft® Internet Explorer® 7 and newer, Apple® Safari® 5.02 and newer, Mozilla® Firefox 3.5 and • newer, Google Chrome™ 8 and newer ALIBI™ IP Camera Software User Manual... -
Page 10: Network Connection
2.1 Locating cameras on the network - using Alibi Discover The Alibi Discover Tool is used to “discover” Alibi cameras and NVRs/DVRs installed on the LAN and change their network settings. The tool is provided on the software CD with your camera. - Page 11 5. To change the network settings of the camera to be compatible with the subnet where it is installed, do the following: a. Click the device to highlight it. Notice that the network parameters are populated in the frame on the right. ALIBI™ IP Camera Software User Manual...
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Page 12: Restore Default Password
The Alibi Discover Tool includes a feature in the lower right corner of the screen labeled Restore Default Password. This feature is a Support-only tool that allows them to reset the password if it was changed and lost. At this time, it is only used for Alibi dome- style cameras, and Alibi NVRs and DVRs. -
Page 13: Remote Access
Explorer®. If using IE 10 or higher, you must configure it for “Compatibility” mode for the IP address you are logging into. When connecting to an Alibi camera, you must enter a User Name and Password. Note that some user permissions disallow features remote access to the camera. - Page 14 2. In the login window, enter your User Name and Password in the appropriate fields, then click Login. The default User Name and Password for Alibi cameras is admin and 1111. 3. If this is the first time you are logging into a camera at this IP address AND you are using Internet Explorer 10 or newer, you must configure it for Compatibility mode: a.
- Page 15 SECTION 3: REMOTE ACCESS After clicking Add, the IP address will appear in the Websites list. Click Close. 4. If this login is the first login to an Alibi camera from your computer and browser, continue with the following sub-steps to install WebComponents: a.
- Page 16 Some computer security software may attempt to block you from running WebComponents.exe. If necessary, open the Internet Explorer downloads list, right click on the WebComponents.exe file name, then click Run Anyway. NOTE b. In the Setup - WebComponents window opens, click Next to continue. Installing the WebComponents plugin may require that you close the browser.
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Page 17: Remote Live View Screen
Live View image Logout button Capture, Record, Enable e-PTZ icons Live view displays for PTZ cameras have additional controls. A PTZ control panel can be opened and closed by clicking the PTZ • panel button. ALIBI™ IP Camera Software User Manual... - Page 18 SECTION 3: REMOTE ACCESS PTZ control panel PTZ panel open/close For cameras with PTZ capability, click the PTZ control panel button to open the frame shown above on the right. — Each PTZ camera can be configured to include up to 128 “Presets”, each of which can be quickly set and called. Presets are —...
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Page 19: Playback Screen
Also, video can be downloaded to your local computer. Start/Stop Clipping Download Capture Recording Images Play motion controls Audio play / mute Zoom Timeline (drag to reposition) Playback timestamp Record legend Expand / contract timeline ALIBI™ IP Camera Software User Manual... - Page 20 SECTION 3: REMOTE ACCESS To playback recorded video: Click the day on the calendar when the video was recorded. In the example above, February 5, 2014 was selected. • Click the Search button. Recorded video is indicated by a colored band on the timeline. The color legend is shown below the •...
- Page 21 Click the Search button. A list of video images meeting the search criterion is shown in the window. • Check the box(es) for the image(s) you want to download, then click the Download button. The progress of the download(s) • is indicated in the column on the right. ALIBI™ IP Camera Software User Manual...
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Page 22: Remote Log Screen
SECTION 3: REMOTE ACCESS Open the image(s) you downloaded. The image(s) is saved to the location on your local HDD specified in the • Setup (tab) | Local Setup menu. See “3.5.1 Local Setup menu” on page 17 for more information. 3.4 Remote Log screen Open the Log screen by clicking Log in the screen header. -
Page 23: Remote Setup Screen
TCP: Ensures complete delivery of streaming data and better video quality. Real-time transmission is affected. — UDP: Provides real-time audio and video streams. — HTTP: Allows the same quality as of TCP without setting specific ports for streaming under some network environments. — ALIBI™ IP Camera Software User Manual... -
Page 24: Camera Setup Menus
MULTICAST: See TCP/IP settings for more information. — Live View Performance: Set the live view performance to Shortest Delay, Real Time, Balanced or Best Fluency. • Rules: Reserved for future use. • Image Format: Select the file format for captured images (JPEG or BMP). •... -
Page 25: Camera Setup Menus
SECTION 4: CAMERA SETUP MENUS SECTION 4 Camera Setup Menus Camera Setup menus that appear when accessing Alibi cameras through a web browser present the complete set of configuration options. These options are organized in a tree of menus as shown below. Camera Setup... -
Page 26: System Setup Menus
SECTION 4: CAMERA SETUP MENUS NOTE * The PTZ submenu appears only in cameras with PTZ capabilities, such as the ALI-IPZ5030 series cameras. 4.1 System Setup menus 4.1.1 Device Information The Device Information screen shows the basic information for the device, including the Device Name and Device No. (number), model, serial number, software versions, and other features. - Page 27 NTP server for time synchronization. Manual Time Sync.: Set the camera clock manually or synchronize the clock in your PC. • a. Check the checkbox to enable the NTP function. b. Do one of the following: ALIBI™ IP Camera Software User Manual...
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Page 28: Maintenance
SECTION 4: CAMERA SETUP MENUS Enter the preferred time in the Set Time field, then click Save. Check the Sync. with computer time box, then click Save. NOTE After setting the time in the camera, open the DST tab to setup the Daylight Savings Time configuration for the camera. 4.1.3 Maintenance The Maintenance screen includes the camera-related maintenance functions. - Page 29 To upgrade firmware: 1. In the Remote Upgrade section of the Maintenance screen, click the drop-down list, then select either Firmware or Firmware Directory. In the example below, Firmware was selected. ALIBI™ IP Camera Software User Manual...
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Page 30: Dst (Daylight Savings Time)
2. Click Browse, then browse to the firmware file (for Firmware) or the directory where the firmware file exists (for Firmware Directory). 3. Click Upgrade. 4. Wait until the upgrade process completes. (1 ~ 10 minutes), then log into your camera. (You can use the camera again when the upgrade finishes.) 5. -
Page 31: Network Menus
IPv6. Both versions may be configured simultaneously without conflicting to each other, and at least one IP version should be configured. Steps: 1. Open TCP/IP settings interface: Go to Setup tab | Network | TCP/IP ALIBI™ IP Camera Software User Manual... -
Page 32: Port
SECTION 4: CAMERA SETUP MENUS 2. Configure the basic network settings, including the NIC Type, IPv4 or IPv6 Address, IPv4 or IPv6 Subnet Mask, IPv4 or IPv6 Default Gateway, MTU settings and Multicast Address. Notes The valid value range of MTU is 500 ~ 1500. •... -
Page 33: Ddns
3. Click Save. The camera must reboot for new settings to take effect. 4.2.3 DDNS Registration on the DDNS server is required before configuring the DDNS settings of the camera. Steps 1. Open Network DDNS settings interface: Go to Setup tab | Network | DDNS ALIBI™ IP Camera Software User Manual... - Page 34 SECTION 4: CAMERA SETUP MENUS 2. Check the Enable DDNS checkbox to enable this feature (see above). 3. Select one of the DDNS Type. Options are DynDNS, IPServer, and NO-IP. For IPServer, you must configure the camera with a static IP address, subnet mask, gateway and preferred DNS. These —...
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Page 35: Snmp
Note: The SNMP version you select should be the same as that of the SNMP software. And you also need to use the different version according to the security level you required. SNMP v1 provides no security and SNMP v2 requires password for access. SNMP v3 provides encryption. When using SNMP v3, HTTPS protocol must be enabled. ALIBI™ IP Camera Software User Manual... -
Page 36: 802.1X
SECTION 4: CAMERA SETUP MENUS 4.2.5 802.1X IEEE 802.1X is an IEEE Standard for Port-based Network Access Control (PNAC). It is part of the IEEE 802.1 group of networking protocols. It provides an authentication mechanism to devices wishing to attach to a LAN or WLAN. The 802.1X mechanism requires an authenticator (authentication device), and typically an authentication server. -
Page 37: Qos
DSCP is 0-63. Larger DSCP values have higher priority. NOTE DSCP refers to the Differentiated Service Code Point. The DSCP value is used in the IP header to indicate the priority of the data. ALIBI™ IP Camera Software User Manual... -
Page 38: Ftp
SECTION 4: CAMERA SETUP MENUS 2. Click Save. The settings are applied when the camera is rebooted. 4.2.7 FTP The FTP feature can be used to upload captured pictures to an FTP server. Picture captures can be triggered by events or a timing snapshot. -
Page 39: Upnp
The camera must be configured for Internet access to connect to your email server. Configure TCP/IP settings before configuring your email preferences. To open the Email menu, go to Setup tab | Network | Email ALIBI™ IP Camera Software User Manual... - Page 40 SECTION 4: CAMERA SETUP MENUS 1. 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). — SMTP Port: The SMTP port.
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Page 41: Nat
The NAT menu enables you to specify the external port and IP address for HTTP, RTSP and a server port. You can enable port mapping in either Auto or Manual modes. This feature is disabled in Alibi cameras for corporate network security concerns. -
Page 42: Roi
SECTION 4: CAMERA SETUP MENUS 1. Select the Stream Type of the camera you want to configure. Main Stream is usually for recording and live viewing with good bandwidth, and Sub Stream should be used for live viewing when the bandwidth is limited. 2. - Page 43 If Fixed Region is not enabled (i.e. Dynamic Tracking), select the the ROI Level (Image Quality Enhancing level). — 6. Click Save. 7. Repeat the steps above to define additional regions. You can define up to three ROI regions. ALIBI™ IP Camera Software User Manual...
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Page 44: Ptz Menus
SECTION 4: CAMERA SETUP MENUS 4.4 PTZ menus PTZ sub-menus appear in the Settings display only when connecting to a PTZ capable camera. 4.4.1 Basic menu Use the Basic menu to configure proportional pan, preset freezing, preset speed, and other elementary camera functions. To open the Basic menu, go to Setup tab | PTZ | Basic 1. -
Page 45: Limit Menu
Manual Stops: When manual limit stops are set, you can operate the PTZ control panel manually only in the limited — surveillance area. Scan Stops: When scan limit stops are set, the random scan, frame scan, auto scan, tilt scan, and panorama scan is — performed only within the limited surveillance area. ALIBI™ IP Camera Software User Manual... -
Page 46: Initial Position Menu
SECTION 4: CAMERA SETUP MENUS Set the Manual Stops limits before setting Scan Stops limits. When you set these two limit types at the same time, Manual Stops is NOTE valid and Scan Stops is invalid. 2. Click the PTZ control buttons to determine the left/right/up/down limit stops; you can also call the defined presets and set them as the limits of the dome. -
Page 47: Park Action Menu
Privacy mask allow you to cover selected areas on the Live View image to prevent them from being live viewed and recorded. To open the Privacy Mask menu, go to Setup tab | PTZ | Privacy Mask ALIBI™ IP Camera Software User Manual... -
Page 48: Scheduled Tasks Menu
SECTION 4: CAMERA SETUP MENUS Masked area over ATM keypad 1. Use the PTZ control buttons to display the area you want to cover with a privacy mask. 2. Click Draw Area, then click and drag the mouse across the area of the live video you want to mask. A semi-transparent box with red squares on each corner will appear on the screen. - Page 49 Click the Edit Tasks button to edit the task schedule. b. Click a tab at the top of the window shown above to choose the day you want to schedule a task on. ALIBI™ IP Camera Software User Manual...
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Page 50: Clear Config Menu
SECTION 4: CAMERA SETUP MENUS c. Click All Day to set the schedule as all day, or click Customize and enter a Start Time and End Time for each task. If you selected Customize: Click the Start Time field for Period 1, then enter the start time hour and minutes when you want to start the task. Press Enter on your keyboard to set the time. -
Page 51: Smart Tracking Menu
This function is used to configure the camera to automatically track the moving objects it detects. Not all the camera models support this feature. To open the Smart Tracking menu, go to Setup tab | PTZ | Smart Tracking ALIBI™ IP Camera Software User Manual... -
Page 52: Prioritize Ptz Menu
SECTION 4: CAMERA SETUP MENUS 1. Check the Enable Smart Tracking box to enable this feature. 2. Click the PTZ buttons to select an object. 3. Click Set Zoom Ratio to set the current zoom ratio as the tracking zoom ratio. 4. -
Page 53: Image Menus
— submenu to select the Smart IR feature ON or OFF. Also, click the Common, Day and Night tabs to set the Saturation, Hue, Brightness, Contrast and Sharpness for Day and for Night modes. ALIBI™ IP Camera Software User Manual... - Page 54 SECTION 4: CAMERA SETUP MENUS Image Adjustment submenu: Open the Image adjustment submenu to set the Saturation, Hue, Brightness, Contrast and • Sharpness of the video image. Each parameter can be set to a level of 0 ~ 100 either by moving the slider or entering the value in the box on the right.
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Page 55: Osd Settings
The Text Overlay feature enables you to add useful information, other than Camera Name and Date (see “4.5.2 OSD Settings” on page 49) to the image. To open the Text Overlay menu, go to Setup tab | Image | Text Overlay ALIBI™ IP Camera Software User Manual... -
Page 56: Privacy Mask
SECTION 4: CAMERA SETUP MENUS 1. Check the box in front of the label number on the right side of the window, then enter the text field you want to display. In the image above, box 1 is checked, and the label is Ceiling Camera. 2. -
Page 57: Security Menus
To open the User menu, go to Setup tab | Security | User Change the admin password 1. To change the admin password, click the User Name admin, then click the Modify button. A Modify User window will open. ALIBI™ IP Camera Software User Manual... - Page 58 SECTION 4: CAMERA SETUP MENUS 2. Enter the new admin password in the Password and Confirm fields. 3. Click OK to save the settings. Record the new password and save it in a secure location. To create a new user 1.
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Page 59: Rtsp Authentication
To disable RTSP authentication, open the Authentication drop-down list, then select Disable. Click Save to retain this setting. 4.6.3 Anonymous Visit The Anonymous Visit feature can be enabled to allow anyone to enter the camera menus without entering a User Name and Password. Currently, this feature is not implemented in Alibi cameras. ALIBI™ IP Camera Software User Manual... -
Page 60: Ip Address Filter
SECTION 4: CAMERA SETUP MENUS 4.6.4 IP Address Filter The IP Address Filter feature allows you to either restrict direct access to the camera from a browser to specific IP addresses (Allowed) or block specific access from specific IP addresses (Forbidden). To open the IP Address Filter menu, go to Setup tab | Security | IP Address Filter To use this menu: 1. -
Page 61: Events Menus
NAS (Network Attached Storage). Use this menu to perform motion detection recording when the video segments and other data is saved to an online storage device. To open the Motion Detection menu, go to Setup tab | Event | Motion Detection ALIBI™ IP Camera Software User Manual... - Page 62 SECTION 4: CAMERA SETUP MENUS To use motion detection recording: 1. Check either or both boxes for Enable Motion Detection or Enable Dynamic Analysis for Motion. 2. The area of the image where motion is sensed is indicated by a red grid. For efficient utilization of the processor in the camera, select only the area of the image where motion should be sensed: a.
- Page 63 The clock in the camera must be set. See “4.1.2 Time Settings” on page 20 for more information. — The Record Schedule of the Storage device must be configured. See “4.7.1 Record Schedule” on page 51. — ALIBI™ IP Camera Software User Manual...
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Page 64: Video Tampering
SECTION 4: CAMERA SETUP MENUS 6. If you want to send an email when motion is detected, or upload a screen capture to an FTP server, check the appropriate box. Note that the Email configuration (see “4.2.9 Email” on page 33) and FTP server configuration (see “4.2.7 FTP” on page 32) must also be setup. - Page 65 The clock in the camera must be set. See “4.1.2 Time Settings” on page 20 for more information. — The Record Schedule of the Storage device must be configured. See “4.7.1 Record Schedule” on page 51. — ALIBI™ IP Camera Software User Manual...
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Page 66: Alarm Input
SECTION 4: CAMERA SETUP MENUS 8. If you want to send an email when motion is detected, check the Email box. Note that the Email configuration (see “4.2.9 Email” on page 33) must also be setup. 9. Click Save to retain your settings. 4.7.3 Alarm Input The Alarm Input feature is used to configure the camera to generate an alarm when a state change is detected on the camera alarm input terminals. - Page 67 In the example above, one period was setup for Monday, then copied to every other day of the week. 8. When finished setting up the schedule, click OK. The Arming schedule configured above is shown in the screen below. ALIBI™ IP Camera Software User Manual...
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Page 68: Alarm Output
SECTION 4: CAMERA SETUP MENUS For the Arming Schedule to be applied correctly: The clock in the camera must be set. See “4.1.2 Time Settings” on page 20 for more information. — The Record Schedule of the Storage device must be configured. See “4.8.1 Record Schedule” on page 66. —... - Page 69 4. For cameras with multiple alarm outputs, you can copy the configuration you setup for this alarm output to other alarm outputs by checking the appropriate boxes in the Copy to Alarm section. 5. In the Arming Schedule section of the window, click the Edit button. ALIBI™ IP Camera Software User Manual...
- Page 70 SECTION 4: CAMERA SETUP MENUS 6. In the Edit Schedule Time window, you can arm the camera for eight periods of motion detection sensing for every day of the week. Click the Start and End Time for a day and period, then edit the field for then time. Note that periods cannot overlap. In the example above, one period was setup for Monday, then copied to every other day of the week.
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Page 71: Exception
1. In the Exception menu, open the Exception Type drop-down list and select the condition you want to be informed of. 2. Check the Send Email box. 3. Click Save. 4. Repeat the steps above for other exception types you want to be informed of. ALIBI™ IP Camera Software User Manual... -
Page 72: Storage Menus
SECTION 4: CAMERA SETUP MENUS 4.8 Storage menus 4.8.1 Record Schedule The Recording Schedule feature configures the camera to record video either continuously, when motion detection occurs, when an alarm occurs, or when motion detection and/or an alarm occurs. Also, the camera can be configured to the time before and/or the time after any recording event is scheduled. - Page 73 If you want to copy the schedule of the day you configured to other days, check the boxes for the days you want to copy the schedule to, then click Copy. d. Repeat steps a through c above, if needed. e. Click OK to save the schedule you established. ALIBI™ IP Camera Software User Manual...
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Page 74: Storage Management
SECTION 4: CAMERA SETUP MENUS In the schedule shown above, the Record Schedule was setup by clicking All Day, Motion Detection (from the drop-down list), Copy to Week checkbox, ,Copy button, OK button. 9. In the Record Schedule window, click Save. 4.8.2 Storage Management In the Storage Management menu, you can prepare external storage for use (Format), and set the percentages of Pictures (Captures) and Video recordings across the storage device. -
Page 75: Nas
NFS (Network File Server) or a SMB/CIFS (Server Message Block / Common Internet File System) device. SMB/CIFS requires user authentication, whereas NFS does not. To open the NAS menu, go to Setup tab | Storage | NAS ALIBI™ IP Camera Software User Manual... - Page 76 SECTION 4: CAMERA SETUP MENUS 1. To add a NAS device: a. Click an unused HDD No. in the list (see above). b. Enter the Server Address (IP address of the server), the File Path in the entry fields. c. In the Mounting Type drop-down list, select either NFS or SMB/CIFS (for the device type you want to add). d.
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Page 77: Snapshot
Select the Interval (time between snapshots). The Interval can be in milliseconds, seconds, minutes, or days. d. Click Save. 1. To enable an Event-Triggered snapshot (snapshots are when an event, such as Motion Detection occurs): ALIBI™ IP Camera Software User Manual... - Page 78 SECTION 4: CAMERA SETUP MENUS a. Check the Enable Event-Triggered Snapshot box. b. Open the Quality drop-down list and select either Low, Medium or High. c. Select the Interval (time between snapshots). The Interval range can be 1000 ms ~ 65535 ms. d.
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