VP-4 USER MANUAL Version1.2.
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.
The drive with the above label is certified by the manufacturer that the drive complies with the requirement for laser product on the date of manufacturing pursuant to article 21 of Code of Federal Regulations by the United States of America, Department of Health & Human Services, Food and Drug Administration. In other countries, the drive is certified to comply with the requirement pursuant to IEC 60825-1 and EN 60825-1 on class 1 laser product.
Safety Warnings and Cautions Please pay attention to the following warnings and cautions: Hazardous Voltage may be present: Special measures and precautions must be taken when using this device. Some potentials (voltages) on the device may present a hazard to the user. This device should only be used by employees from our company with knowledge and training in working with these types of devices that contain live circuits.
Power Cord Requirements: The connector that plugs into the wall outlet must be a grounding-type male plug designed for use in your region. It must have certification marks showing certification by an agency in your region. The connector that plugs into the AC receptacle on the power supply must be an IEC 320, sheet C13, female connector. See the following website for more information http://kropla.com/electric2.htm. Lithium Battery: This device contains a Lithium Battery.
Cycle Recording Either cycle recording or non-cycle recording mode is configurable. In cycle recording mode, the earliest recoding will be overwritten when the HDD is full; and in non-cycle recording mode, the system will stop recording and give alert when HDD is full. Scheduled & Event Recording Each channel can be set with the scheduled recording and event recording separately, with separate resolution, bit rate, frame rate and stream type configurable.
PTZ Control Support Multiple PTZ Protocols Different channels can be configured with protocol type, RS-485 address, baud rate, data bit, stop bit, even & odd parity, stream control method, etc.; and remote configuration of presets, patrols and patterns. Digital Zoom (with Speed Dome) When connected with speed dome, digital zooming can be realized by clicking on the image through client software. PTZ linkage Relay input alarm can be responded with PTZ linkage actions, e.g.
Chapter 2 Structure 2.1 Front Panel VP-4: Figure 2.1 Front Panel of VP-4 Table 2.1 Front Panel of VP-4 LED Indicator Function POWER Power LED indicator: 1. Lights in red when the device is working; 2. Does not light when the device is powered off. LINK LED indicator: 1. Normally lights in green when the network connection is functioning properly; 2. Does not light when the network connection is abnormal. LINK Tx/Rx Tx/Rx LED indicator: 1. Does not light when the network is not connected; 2.
VP-4HCI / HFI: Rear Panel Pic Figure 2.2 Rear Panel of VP-4 Table 2.2 Rear Panel of VP-4 Interface Connections 1 GND Grounding 2 DC12V 12V DC power supply 3 RS-485 RS-485 serial interface for connection to pan/tilt unit, speed dome, etc. 4 ALARM OUT 5 ALARM IN 6 RESET Relay alarm output. Relay alarm input. Restore the factory default settings by holding the RESET button for 15 seconds after power is turned on. 7 LAN 8 RS-232 10M/100Mbps self-adaptive UTP Ethernet interface.
2.3 Alarm Connections 2.3.1 Alarm Input Connections VP-4 supports the open/close relay input as the alarm input mode. For the alarm input signal not in open/close relay signal mode, please follow the connections shown as below: Alarm input connections for Emerson Alarm: Figure 2.3 Alarm Input Connections for Emerson Alarm Alarm input connections for Normal Alarm: Figure 2.4 Alarm Input Connections for Normal Alarm 2.3.
Figure 2.5 Alarm Output Connections Please note the different connections of JJ1 shown above. For DC load, JJ1can be safely used both in NC and NO methods, and it is recommended to use within the limit of 12V/1A. For external AC input, JJ1 must be open. The motherboard provides two jumpers, each corresponding to one alarm output. And both of two jumpers are factory set to be connected.
Chapter 3 Network Parameters Configuration Purpose: If you don’t know the IP address of the encoder and this is not the first time you use the encoder, you can use Advidia Device Utility or the Serial port tools to find out the IP address of the encoder and to configure the IP address or other network parameters of it. It is recommended to change the default IP address for the first time to use it.
Step 3: Select the communication port. Select “COM1” in “Connect To” interface (Please select the COM port according to the reality, in case PC has more than 1 COM.). Press “OK” to enter “Properties” dialogue box. Figure 3.2 Select Communication Port Step 4: Serial port setup. Set port parameters in “COM1 Properties” dialogue box as follow: Figure 3.
Press “Enter” under Hyper Terminal interface. When “$” appears, the connection is established. Figure 3.4 Test the Establishment of Connection Step 5: Disconnect and save connection According to the tips, disconnect and save “HK” for the next time. After saving, there will be a new “Hyper Terminal” item established in the program group “Start”-> “Accessories”->“Communications”->“Hyper Terminal”. “Connection” names of all Hyper Terminal are included. You can see an icon named as “HK” here. Figure 3.
Figure 3.6 Enter guest User Account 3. Enter admin user account. (1) Type “su admin” and press “Enter”. (2) Input the password (default: 12345) of the admin user account. (3) Press “Enter” to have the symbol “#”on the interface which indicates the current login user is admin. Figure 3.7 Enter admin User Account 4. Type the commands described in Table 3.1 to configure the parameters of the device. Table 3.1 Description of Commands The admin and guest have different permission to use commands.
command format: getPort+Port No., e.g., setPort 9000. getGateway √ √ Get current gateway address. Command format: getGateway+ “Enter”. Set gateway. setGateway × √ Command format: setGateway Gateway, e.g., setGateway 192.168.1.1. setEnaAlarmSms × √ Enable SMS alarm. setWhiteList × √ Set whitelist. getWhiteList √ √ Get whitelist. delWhiteList × √ Delete whitelist. setOffLineTime × √ Set offline time. setCmsAddr × √ Set IP address of push mode.
Figure 1-1 Wiring over LAN Set the IP address of the device for accessing via LAN. Steps: 1. To get the IP address, you can choose either of the following method: Use Advidia Device Utility, a software tool which can automatically detect Advidia devices in the LAN and list the device information like IP address, subnet mask, port number, device serial number, device version, etc., shown in Figure 1-2. 2. Change the IP address and subnet mask to the same subnet as of your PC.
Figure 1-2 Searching Online Devices Note: Device can be searched and displayed in the list in 15 seconds after it goes online; it will be removed from the list in 45 seconds after it goes offline. Search online devices manually: You can also click to refresh the online device list manually. The newly searched devices will be added to the list.
in the Modify Network Parameters panel on the right side as shown in Figure 1-4. 2) Edit the modifiable network parameters, e.g. IP address and port number. 3) Enter the password of the admin account of the device in the Password field and click to save the changes. Figure 1-3 Select a Device Figure 1-4 Modify Network Parameters 3. You can enter the IP address of network camera in the address field of the web browser to view the live video. Note: The default value of the IP address is “192.0.0.64”.
Chapter 4 Access to VP-4 by WEB Browser The VP-4 can also be accessed by WEB Browser for configuration and operation. The supported WEB browsers include: Internet Explorer 6/7/8/9, Firefox 3.5 and above, Chrome 8 and above, Safari 5.0.2 and above, Windows XP SP1 and above (32-bit). Before you start: Before access, user needs to configure the network settings of device according to Chapter 3. Connect the device to the LAN, and prepare a PC connected to the same LAN with the device.
Figure 5.2 Download and Install Plug-in (2) Click Run or Save on the pop-up warning message box. Figure 5.3 Run WebComponents (3) Click Next on the pop-up Setup dialog box. Figure 5.4 Click Next (4) When the installation completes, click Finish to finish the installation of Web Components.
Figure 5.5 Finish the Setup 5.2 Main Page After successful login, you will enter the main page automatically. Figure 5.6 Main Page Description of the live view page: Menu Bar: Enter the Live View, Playback, Log and Configuration page respectively. Device List: Display the connected encoder and its channels. Window-division: 1/4-division display mode. Live Video Window: Display the live video of the current camera. Toolbar: Realize functions in live view mode, e.g.
Chapter 5 Live View Live view shows you the video image getting from the connected camera in real time. After successful login, the system will enter the live view page automatically. 5.1 Starting Live View Steps: 1. In the live view window, select a playing window by clicking the mouse. 2. Double click a camera from the device list to start the live view. Figure 5.1 Start Live View 3. You can click the button on the toolbar to start the live view of all cameras on the device list.
Full-screen Mode You can double click on the live video to switch to the full-screen view mode. To switch back to the normal mode, double click on the live video again. Please refer to the following section for more information: 1. Capturing pictures on Section 2. 5.2 Capturing Picture. . 3. Configuring recording on Error! Reference source not found.. 4. Setting the image quality of live view on Section 6.1 Local Configuration. 5.
Figure 5.3 RS-485 Settings 5.4.1 Operating PTZ Control In live view mode, you are allowed to use the PTZ control buttons to realize pan/tilt/zoom control of the camera lens. There are 8 directional buttons (up, down, left, right, upper left, upper right, bottom left, bottom right) on the display window when the mouse is located in the relative positions. Click on the directional buttons to control the pan/tilt movement. Figure 5.
5.4.2 Setting / Calling A Preset Setting a Preset: 1. In live view mode, select a preset number from the preset list. Figure 5.5 Set a Preset 2. Use the PTZ control buttons to move the lens in the desired position. You can use any of the following commands: • Pan the camera to the right or left. • Tilt the camera up or down. • Zoom in or out. • Refocus the lens. 3. Click the icon to finish the setting of current preset. Note: Up to 256 presets can be configured.
Figure 5.7 PTZ Linking Please refer to Chapter 7.3 Configuring and Handling Alarms for the PTZ Linking settings (Remote Configuration>Alarm Settings>Alarm Input>Linking Method). 5.5 Configuring Video Parameters Purpose: You can configure the OSD (On-screen Display) settings for the camera, including date /time, camera name, etc. Steps: 1. In the live view interface, click the button on the bottom right corner to spread the Video Parameters Setting interface: Figure 5.8 Video Parameters Settings 2.
Chapter 6 Device Configuration 6.1 Local Configuration Click Configuration > Local Configuration to enter the Local Configuration interface. Figure 6.1 Local Configuration Configure the following settings: Protocol Type: Set the protocol type of stream transmission to TCP or UDP. UDP: provides more real-time audio and video streams. TCP: ensures complete deliver of streaming data and better video quality, yet its real-time effect is not so good.
Figure 6.2 Time Settings 2. Select the Time Zone. Select the Time Zone that is closest to the device’s location from the drop-down menu. Figure 6.3 Time Zone Settings 3. Configure the time synchronization by NTP server or by manually. Configuring Time Sync by NTP Server A Network Time Protocol (NTP) Server can be configured on your device to ensure the accuracy of system date/time.
synchronization function, such as the server at the National Time Center (IP Address: 210.72.145.44). If the device is set up in a more customized network, NTP software can be used to establish a NTP server used for time synchronization. Configuring Time Synchronization by Manually Enable the Manual Time Sync function and then click the icon to set the system time from the pop-up calendar. You can check the checkbox of Snyc with local time to synchronize the time with the local PC. Figure 6.
Figure 6.7 Basic Network Settings 2. Configure the NIC settings, including the NIC Type, IPv4 Address, IPv4 Subnet Mask, IPv4 Default Gateway, and MTU settings. Note: The valid value range of MTU is 500 ~ 9676. 3. If the DHCP server is available, you can click the checkbox of DHCP to automatically obtain an IP address and other network settings from that server. 4. If the DNS server settings are required for some applications (e.g.
Figure 6.9 PPPoE Settings 2. Check the PPPoE checkbox to enable this feature. 3. Enter User Name, Password, and Confirm Password for PPPoE access. Note: The User Name and Password should be assigned by your ISP. 4. Click the Save button to save and exit the interface. 6.3.3 Configuring DDNS Settings If your device is set to use PPPoE as its default network connection, you may set Dynamic DNS (DDNS) to be used for network access.
(3) Enter the User Name and Password registered in the DynDNS website. (4) Click Save to save the settings. Figure 6.11 DynDNS Settings • IPServer: (1) Enter Server Address for IPServer. (2) Click Save to save the settings. Note: For the IP Server, You have to apply a static IP, subnet mask, gateway and primary DNS from the ISP. The Server IP should be entered with the static IP address of the PC that runs IPServer software. Figure 6.
• NO-IP: (1) Enter the Server Address for NO-IP. (2) In the Domain Name text field, enter the domain obtained from the NO-IP website (www.no-ip.com). (3) Enter the User Name and Password registered on the NO-IP website. (4) Click Save to save the settings. Figure 7.14 NO-IP Settings 6.3.4 Configuring Email Settings 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, tamper-proof, etc.
Figure 6.15 Email Settings (1) 3. Configure the following Email settings: Authentication (optional): If your mail server requires authentication, check this checkbox to use authentication to log in to this server and enter the login User Name and Password. SMTP Server: The SMTP Server IP address or host name (e.g., smtp.263xmail.com). SMTP Port: The SMTP port. The default TCP/IP port used for SMTP is 25. Enable SSL: Click the checkbox to enable SSL if required by the SMTP server.
4. Click Save to save the Email settings. Please refer to the following sections for more information: Configuring alarm linking method with Send Email on Section 7.3.1 Configuring Motion Detection. Configuring alarm linking method with Send Email on Section 7.3.2 Configuring External Alarm Input. Configuring alarm linking method with Send Email on Section 7.3.3 Configuring Video Loss Alarm. Configuring alarm linking method with Send Email on Section 7.3.4 Configuring Tamper-proof Alarm.
can view the capacity, free space, status, type and property of the added network disk. Figure 6.18 Initial Disk (2) If the status of the network disk is Uninitialized, select the disk from the list by checking the checkbox and click the Init button to start initializing the disk. (3) When the initialization is complete, the status of disk will become Normal. Figure 6.19 HDD Status-Normal 6. Set the property of the added network disk. Select the HDD No.
and trap port (default: 162). Figure 6.21 SNMP Settings (1) 4. When the SNMPv3 is enabled, you can configure the read username (default: public). 5. Select the security level to “no auth, no priv”, “auth, no priv”, “no auth, priv” or “auth, priv”. Note: By default settings, the SNMPv1, SNMP v2c and SNMPv3 are disabled. Figure 6.22 SNMP Settings (2) 6. (1) When the security level is set to “auth, priv”, you can configure the Authentication Algorithm and Privacy Algorithm parameters.
(2) When the security level is set to “no auth, no priv”, you cannot configure the Authentication Algorithm and Privacy Algorithm parameters. 7. Click Save to save the above settings.
Chapter 7 Camera Settings 7.1 Configuring OSD Settings 7.1.1 Configuring Display Settings Purpose: You can customize the camera name and time on the screen. Steps: 1. Click the Remote Configuration >Camera Settings > Display Settings to enter the Display Settings interface: Figure 7.1 Display Settings 2. Select the camera from the drop-down list. 3. Edit the camera name in the text field of Camera Name. Figure 7.2 Edit Camera Name 4.
Figure 7.3 Adjust OSD Location 8. If you want to copy the display settings of the current camera to other cameras, spread the Copy to Camera panel and select the camera(s) to copy, or click Select All to select all cameras. Figure 7.4 Copy to Camera 9. Click Save to validate the above settings. 7.1.2 Configuring Text Overlay Steps: 1. Click the Remote Configuration >Camera Settings > Text Overlay Settings to enter the Text Overlay Settings interface. 2. Select the camera from the drop-down list. 3.
Figure 7.5 Text Overlay Settings 5. If you want to copy the text overlay settings of the current camera to other cameras, spread the Copy to Camera panel and select the camera(s) to copy, or click Select All to select all cameras. Figure 7.6 Text Overlay Settings 6. Click Save to validate the above settings.
7.2 Configuring Video Settings Steps: 1. Click Remote Configuration > Camera Settings >Video Settings to enter the Video Settings interface: Figure 7.7 Video Settings 2. Select the camera from the drop-down list to configure. 3. Select the Encoding Parameter of the camera to Main Stream (Normal), Main Stream (Event) or Sub Stream. The main stream is usually for recording and live viewing with good bandwidth, and the sub stream can be used for live viewing when the bandwidth is low.
Figure 7.8 Copy to Camera 7. Click Save to save the above settings. 7.3 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. And the alarm events can trigger the alarm actions, such as Notify Surveillance Center, Send Email and Trigger Alarm Output. 7.3.
Note: You are allowed to draw 8 motion detection areas in the same image. (5) Click the button to finish drawing. You can click the button to clear all areas. (6) Move the slide bar to set the sensitivity of the camera. Figure 7.10 Motion Detection-Area Settings (7) Click Save button to save the settings. 2. Set the Arming Schedule for Motion Detection Steps: (1) Click the Arming Time tab. Figure 7.11 Motion Detection-Arming Time Settings (2) Click the Edit button to edit the arming schedule.
Figure 7.12 Motion Detection-Edit Arming Schedule (3) Choose the day you want to set the arming schedule. (4) Click the button to set the time period for the arming schedule. (5) After you set the arming schedule, you can copy the schedule to other days.(Optional) (6) Click OK button to save the settings. Note: The time of each segment can’t be overlapped. Up to 8 segments can be configured for each day. 3.
screen monitoring” will be displayed in full screen. Audio Warning Trigger an audible beep when an alarm is detected. Notify Surveillance Center Send an exception or alarm signal to remote alarm host when an event occurs. The alarm host refers to the PC installed with Remote Client. Send Email Send an email with alarm information to a user or users when an event occurs. Note: To send the Email when an event occurs, you need to go to the network setting interface to set the related parameters.
4) Click Edit to enter the Edit Schedule Time interface. The time schedule configuration is the same as the Setting of the Arming Schedule for Motion Detection. Refer to Step 2 Set the Arming Schedule for Motion Detection in Section 7.3.1 Configuring Motion Detection. Figure 7.16 Motion Detection-Alarm Output Settings 5) (4) Return to the Alarm Output Settings interface and click Save to save the settings. Select the channel you want to trigger recording when a motion detection event occurs. Figure 7.
Figure 7.18 Alarm Input Settings-Arming Time 3. Set the arming schedule for the alarm input. Refer to Step 2 Set the Arming Schedule for Motion Detection in Section 7.3.1 Configuring Motion Detection. 4. Click the Linking Method tab to set the actions taken for the alarm input. Refer to Step 3 Set the Alarm Actions Taken for Motion Detection in Section 7.3.1 Configuring Motion Detection. 5. You can also choose the PTZ linking for the alarm input if your camera is installed with a pan/tilt unit.
6. You can copy your settings to other alarm inputs. 7. Click Save to save the settings. 7.3.3 Configuring Video Loss Alarm Steps: 1. Click Remote Configuration> Camera Settings> Video Loss to enter the video loss alarm setting interface. Figure 7.20 Video Loss Alarm Settings 2. Select the camera to configure the video loss alarm. 3. Check the checkbox of Enable Video Loss. 4. Click Edit to edit the arming schedule for video loss detection.
Figure 7.21 Tamper-proof Alarm Settings 3. Click checkbox of Enable Tamper-proof. 4. Set the tamper-Proof area. Please refer to Step 1 Set the Motion Detection Area in Chapter 8.3.1. 6. Click Edit to edit the arming schedule for tamper-proof. The arming schedule configuration is the same as the Setting of the Arming Schedule for Motion Detection. Please refer to Step 2 Set the Arming Schedule for Motion Detection in Section 7.3.1 Configuring Motion Detection. 7.
Figure 7.22 Handling Exceptions 3. Click Save to save the settings. 7.4 Configuring Privacy Mask Purpose: Privacy Mask enables you to cover certain areas on the video of the channel to prevent your privacy from live viewing and recording. Steps: 1. Click Configuration>Remote Configuration>Camera Settings>Privacy Mask to enter the privacy mask settings interface. 2. Select the camera to configure privacy mask. 3. Check the checkbox of Enable Privacy Mask to enable this function. Figure 7.
6. When finishing the area setting, click the You can click the 7. button to finish drawing. button to clear all of the areas you set without saving it. Click Save to save the settings. 7.5 Configuring RS-232/485 Settings 7.5.1 RS-232 Settings Purpose: The RS-232 serial port can be used for the configuration by the serial port management tools. Steps: 1. Click Remote Configuration> Serial Port Settings> 232 Serial Port to enter RS-232 port setting interface: Figure 7.
Figure 7.25 RS-485 Port Settings 2. Set the RS-485 parameters. By default, the Baud Rate is set as 9600, the Data Bit as 8, the Stop Bit as 1 and the Parity and Flow Control as None. Note: The Baud Rate, Address and PTZ Protocol parameters should be exactly the same as the parameters of the connected PTZ camera. 3. Click Save to save the settings.
Chapter 8 Managing User Accounts Click Remote Configuration>Remote Configuration>User Management to enter the User Information interface: Figure 8.1 User Information Interface The admin user is allowed to create normal users. And up to 31 users can be created. 8.1 Adding a User Steps: 1. Click Add to enter the setting interface. 2. Input the User Name and Password. 3. Select the User type to Operator or User. The user type indicates the permissions you give to the user.
8.2 Modifying a User Steps: 1. Select a user account from the list on the User Information interface to be modified. Figure 8.3 Select a User 2. Click Modify to enter the setting interface. Figure 8.4 Modify a User 3. Modify the User Name, Password and then select User type. 4. Configure the user permission for the user, including the Basic Permission and Camera Operation. 5. Click OK to finish the user modification. Note: You need the admin password to modify the admin user. 8.
Figure 8.5 Delete a User 3. Click OK to delete the selected user account.
Chapter 9: Log Search and Maintenance 9.1 Log Search Purpose The operation, alarm, exception and information of the device can be stored in log files, which can be viewed and exported at any time. Before you start The Log function can be realized only when the Encoder is connected with HDD (for VP-4HFI/HCI-SATA) or network disk. And make sure the HDD or network disk has been initialized for the first time to use. Please refer to Section 6.3.5 Adding Network Disk for details. Steps: 1.
9.2 Viewing Device Information Click Remote Configuration > Device Parameters > Device Information to enter the Device Information interface of the encoder: Figure 9.2 Device Information You can edit the Device Name and Device No., and view the device information, including Model, Serial No., Firmware/Encode Version, Number of Channels, Number of HDDs, and Number of Alarm Input / Output. 9.2 Maintenance Click Remote Configuration >Maintenance to enter the Maintenance interface of the encoder: Figure 9.
9.3.1 Restarting the Device On the Maintenance> Restart interface, click Restart to enter the following dialog box: Figure 9.4 Restart the Device Click OK to restart the device or Cancel to cancel the operation. 9.3.2 Restoring Default Settings On the Maintenance> Default interface,, click Restore or Default to restore device parameters to the factory settings. Figure 12.
Note: After having finished the import of configuration files, the device will reboot automatically. On the Maintenance> Export Parameters interface, click the Export button to export configuration files to the selected local backup device. Figure 12.7 Import/Export Parameters 9.3.4 Upgrading the System On the Maintenance> Remote Upgrade interface, click Browse to select the local update file and then click Upgrade to start remote upgrade. Figure 9.
Appendix B Glossary Dual Stream Dual stream refers to that one channel of video stream can be divided into double independent output streams through the video encoder. Shown as below: Main Stream Video Stream Video Encoder Sub Stream The resolution, frame rate, bitrate and other parameters of the output stream are independently programmable. The two streams generated may meet different application demands, e.g., one stream is used for HDD storage, and the other for transmission via Internet.
