BU-720 720P Outdoor IR Night Vision IPCAM User’s Manual
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Table of Contents Table of Contents 1. Overview .....................................................................................................1 1.1 Introduction ..........................................................................................1 1.2 Features...............................................................................................1 1.3 Product Specification ...........................................................................2 1.4 System Requirement ................
Table of Contents 7. Camera Settings.......................................................................................27 7.1 Video..................................................................................................27 7.2 Image.................................................................................................30 7.3 E-PTZ Setting ....................................................................................32 8. Playback .................................................
1. Overview 1 1. Overview This user’s guide explains how to operate this camera from a computer. A user should read this manual completely and carefully before you operate the device. 1.1 Introduction The BU-720 IP Camera is an inexpensive and fully scalable surveillance device. Users are able to view live video streaming over the Internet, and it is only one of benefits for using BU-720 IP Camera.
1. Overview 1.3 Product Specification Model Camera Type Max Resolution Image Sensor Sensor Resolution Lens Type Camera Night Vision Max IR Distance Minimum Illumination Mechanical IR-Cut Filter Auto Iris BU-720 Outdoor Bullet Type 1280X800 1/4" Mega Pixel Color CMOS Sensor 1280X800 Board Lens 4mm, F1.
1. Overview Audio Network LED and Button General Noise reduction Color, brightness, sharpness, contrast, Hue Mirror/Flip Privacy Masks Text, time and date OSD Digital Zoom 10x Audio Encoder None Audio Streaming None Audio Input/Output None One RJ45 Port; IEEE 802.3u Compliant Ethernet 10/100 Mbps Fast Ethernet with Auto-MDIX PoE IEEE802.
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1. Overview 1.4 System Requirement For normal operation and viewing of the network camera, it’s recommended that your system meets these minimum requirements for proper operation: Item CPU Graphic Card RAM Operating System Web Browser Requirements Minimum Intel® Core 2 Duo or higher (Core i3 or above is recommended) 256 MB RAM graphic cards (or equivalent on-board graphic cards) Minimum 1 GB of RAM, (2GB or above is recommended) Window 2000, 2003, XP, Vista or Windows 7 Mac OS Leopard 10.
2. Package Contents and Installation 2 2. Package Contents and Installation 2.1 Package Content A user can find the following items in the package as below: 1. AirLive BU-720 is the main element of the product. 2. Bundle CD include Setup Wizard II, CamPro Express64, Video Tutorial, Quick Start Guide, User Manual and other tools 3. Power Adapter dedicates 12V DC electric power output to Network Camera. 4. Quick Start Guide provides important information and instructions for installing this device. 5.
2. Package Contents and Installation 1. RJ45 LAN socket: Connect to PC or Hub/Switch. For 10Base-T Ethernet or 100Base-TX Fast Ethernet cabling connection, this Ethernet port built N-Way protocol can detect or negotiate the transmission speed of the network automatically. Please use Category 5 cable to connect the Network Camera to a 100Mbps Fast Ethernet network switch or hub.
2. Package Contents and Installation Install the Camera in LAN 1. Plug an Ethernet cable into the Camera Connect an Ethernet cable to the LAN socket and attach it into the network. 2. Connect the external power supply to Camera Connect the attached power adapter to the DC power jack of the camera. Note: Use the power adapter, 12VDC, included in the package and connect it to wall outlet for AC power.
2. Package Contents and Installation 3. After completing installation, run the configuration tool software.
2. Package Contents and Installation 4. The Software scans the network and finds the IP Camera and then lists them in the dialog box. 5. If the Camera’s IP address is in the same IP segment as your LAN, select the founded IP Camera and double click on the item. Then, the default browser will show up and connect to the IP camera’s Web automatically.
3. Using IP Camera via Web Browser 3 3. Using IP Camera via Web Browser 3.1 Windows Web Browser 1. Open your web browser, and enter the IP address or host name of the IP camera in the Location / Address field of your browser. Note: If you only want to view the video without accessing Setting screen, enter “http:///index2.htm” as your web URL. 2. Use the default account “admin” and default password “airlive”.
3. Using IP Camera via Web Browser 3.2 Mac Web Browser 1. Click the Safari icon, and enter the IP address of the IP camera in the Location / Address field of your browser. Note: If you only want to view the video without Setting screen “http:///index2.htm” as your web URL.
3. Using IP Camera via Web Browser 2. Enter the default account “admin” and default password “airlive”. Note: The default user name is “admin” and the default password is “airlive” .
4. Operating IP Camera via Mobile Phone 4 4. Operating IP Camera via Mobile Phone 4.1 Mobile Phone Viewing 1. 3G Mobile Phone Streaming Viewing For 3G mobile phone viewing, type “rtsp://:/video.3gp ” into your 3G Streaming Link. is the Public IP address of your IP camera; is the RTSP port of your IP camera (Default value is 554.) Example: rtsp://100.10.10.1:554/video.3gp Note: You can also use RTSP clients (RealPlayer, VLC, QuickTime Player…etc.
4. Operating IP Camera via Mobile Phone 4.2 Using IP Camera via iPhone You can access to your IP camera via your iPhone. Please follow the setting process below. Then you can use the Web UI via iPhone. B. Type IP address in your web link. A. Select Safari function C. Type name and password. Default value is admin / airlive. Then click Login In D. The Web User Interface and live image will show up in the middle of screen. Note: The image is continuous snapshots, not video.
5. Configuration of Main Menu 5 5. Configuration of Main Menu In the left side of main configuration are Configuration and Client Settings. For more details, please check the following Chapters. In the right side, you can control Live View in your main Browser. The functions include Snapshot, Open digital zoom, Audio, and Video Play.
5. Configuration of Main Menu 5.1 Live View 1. Snapshot You can capture an image by clicking the camera icon and save it in the operating computer. Symbols Meaning A snapshot window appears after clicking the icon. Save the picture captured by snapshot into your computer. Return to the view screen full screen 2. Digital zoom in / out the image via the monitor window A. B. Click to display the digital zoom in window. Pull the to adjust the digital zoom range, and it will be showed on the above window.
5. Configuration of Main Menu 5.2 Configuration This function is only for the Administrator. Click “Configuration” on the home page of web user interface to get into the Basic Settings, Camera Settings, Playback, Event, System and Status menu. 1. Basic Settings Click Basic Settings. There are sub-menus including Account, Network, Date and Time. For more detail information, you can refer to Chapter 6. 2. Camera Settings Click Camera Settings. There are sub-menus including Video, Image and E-PTZ Setting.
5. Configuration of Main Menu 7. Help Click Help. There is detail description of all functions. 5.3 Client Settings This function is only for the client. Click this button to control Profile, View Size, Protocol, and Video Buffer. 1. Profile Click the drop-down menu to choose one of the four profiles for the Live View. 2. View Size Select the desired view size of image resolution between Fit Screen and Full Screen. 3. Protocol Select the transferring protocol among TCP, UDP, and HTTP. 4.
6. Configuration-Basic Setup 6 6. Configuration-Basic Settings Click the Basic Settings to display the sub-menus including Account, Network and Date Time. 6.1 Account 1. Account List The device default account and password setting is “admin / airlive”. That means everyone who knows IP address can access the device including all configuration. It is necessary to create a new password if the device is intended to be accessed by specific ones.
6. Configuration-Basic Setup Click “Add” to create the accounts to the specific users. There are 1 default account and 9 accounts that you may assign 3 different viewer modes as you wish. The instruction of 3 viewer modes listed as below: - Viewer: It only allows the user to access to the Live View page. - Operator: It allows to view the Live View page, create/modify events, and adjust certain others settings. - Administrator: It allows the user to watch the Live View and access all configurations. 2.
6. Configuration-Basic Setup 6.2 Network Click the Network to display the sub-menus including TCP/IP and PPPoE. 1. TCP/IP Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) - Obtain an IP address automatically (DHCP): If a DHCP server is installed on the network, to select this while the IP address is assigned by the DHCP server. - Use the following IP address: Select this option when the fixed IP address is set. z IP address: Enter the IP address of the device. z Subnet mask: Enter the subnet mask.
6. Configuration-Basic Setup - Obtain DNS server address automatically: Select this to obtain the address of DNS server automatically. - Use the following DNS server address: Select this when you set the fixed address as the IP address of DNS server. z Primary DNS server: Enter the IP address of the primary DNS server. z Secondary DNS server: Enter the IP address of the secondary DNS server, if necessary. HTTP - HTTP port number: Select 80 in general situations.
6. Configuration-Basic Setup - IP address: The IP address is obtained at the PPPoE connecting with network. - User ID: Enter the user ID for authentication necessary of PPPoE connections. Type it up to 64 characters. - Password: Enter the password for authentication necessary of PPPoE connections. Type it up to 32 characters. - Re-type password: Re-type the password to confirm. - Obtain DNS server address automatically: Select this to obtain the address of DNS server automatically.
6. Configuration-Basic Setup 6.3 Date Time The Date/ Time screen displays all options of time setting. - Current Date / Time It displays current time and date of IP Camera and PC that you connected, and you may select the Date/Time format as you wish in the drop-down menu. Note: If you would like the Date / Time information shows on the Live View screen, please check “Basic Setup →Video →Overlay → Overlay Type → Time Stamp” and save the setting.
6. Configuration-Basic Setup Manual setting: Select this mode to adjust manually the date and time of this IP Camera. Synchronize with NTP: Specify the NTP server name and click “Update now” to synchronize the date and time of this IP Camera with those of the time server, known as the NTP server. - Time Zone Time Zone: Select the Time Zone format of Greenwich Mean Time among different cities. The time display will be the same as the current date / time option.
7. Live View 7 7. Camera Settings Click the Camera Settings to display the sub-menus including Video, Image, and E-PTZ Setting. 7.1 Video 1. Video Setting - Image Image Rotated: Select the screen display of “flip”, “mirror”, or “flip + mirror. Video clip format: Select RECORDING compression format of H.264、MPEG-4、 and MJPEG . z Profile1 (H.264): H.264 provides higher compression rate than MPEG-4. Thus, H.264 can decrease the bandwidth usage and further apply on 3G. However, H.
7. Live View z z Profile2 (MPEG-4): MPEG-4 has the advantage of sending a lower volume of date per time unit across the network (bit-rate) compared to Motion JPEG and therefore provides a relatively high image quality at a lower bit-rate (bandwidth usage). Profile3 (MJPEG): Motion JPEG stream uses considerable amounts of bandwidth, but provides excellent image quality and access to every image contained in the stream.
7. Live View 2. Profile There are five stream profiles available for quick set-up. These settings can be adjusted and new customized profiles can be created. Each profile has a descriptive name, describing its usage and/or purpose. The profiles can be selected from the Live View page. z Create a new stream profile: Click “Add” and a setting pop-up window comes out, z Edit the stream profile: Click the profile you appoint to modify and click “Edit” to do the further setting. 3.
7. Live View 7.2 Image 1. Image Settings - Image Enhancement z Brightness: The image brightness can be adjusted in the range 0-100. A higher value produces a brighter image. z z z Saturation: Adjust the saturation in the range 0-100. The higher value gets more colorful image. Contrast: Adjust the image's contrast by raising or lowering the value in the range 0-100. Sharpness: Control the sharpness applied to the image in the range 0-100.
7. Live View z Low light behavior: This is the operation aiming at low light and night mode. According to the surroundings you can manually set the preferable settings different from the regular “Exposure Settings”. Nevertheless, the low light behavior can be scheduled up by working day, weekend, and night mode as user’s preference. z Backlight Compensation: It makes the object display clearly when the image background is too bright or the object is too dark.
7. Live View 7.3 E-PTZ Setting 1. Patrol Setting - Control Panel The control panel can be set up the selected view area in every profile. Besides the viewing window, there is a PTZ control panel to go to the direction you want. Note: Before operating this function, you must set the resolution beneath 1920x1080, and move your view area to your desired position. - Preset Position Name your every position and click “add”. You can click “go” to make sure if the preset position has been written in.
8. Playback 8 8. Playback Click the Playback to display the sub-menus including Client PC, Network Storage and Local Storage.
8. Playback 8.1 Client PC This is for uploading the recorded file saved in the PC and play back to see the video. ❸❷❶ ❹❺ ❼ ❽ ❾ ❶ Click it to upload the recorded file in the PC. ❷ Click it to stop the current video. ❸ Click it to pause the playing video. ❹ Click it to slow down the playing speed. ❺ Click it to speed up the playing speed. ❻ It displays the current playing video length. ❼ It displays the whole video length. ❽ It displays the current video speed.
8. Playback 8.2 Network Storage The network storage provides the storage function for saving image files to the specified computer and folder connected with the operating computer. Before using this function you must go to Event Server in Event (Chapter 10) to configure all settings and make the recording file saved here. 8.3 Local Storage The memory card provides local storage function for saving image files to the specified SD card in your camera.
9. Event 9 9. Event Click the Event to display the sub-menus including Event Server, Event List, motion Detection, Tampering Detection and Schedule. 9.1 Event Server 1. Event Server Click “Add” to create an event server; then the setting page pops up. Name it; select your network type put on the storage location. This is optional to create the password for certain group to use it. Then click the “Test” button to see if it works.
9. Event 2. SD Card Make sure to insert the SD Card first then click “on”. Create a folder name for event server in SD Card. There is optional selection for overwrite the previous file or not. If not, you may set a warning when the capacity is below the following percentage: 5%, 10%, 25% and 50%. 9.2 Event List 1. Event List - General Name the event file and make it on or off.
9. Event - Action There are multiple choices for action taking which is optional for a user to select all of them or part of them: Send Image、Send Notification、PTZ Action or Night Mode. z z z z Send Image: You may set up where the image sent to, options like event server and SD card. You must configure it first. Please refer to Event Server (Chapter 9.1). Send Notification: First go to HTTP server, and than configure the HTTP server URL, port, User ID, Password, and Proxy server settings.
9. Event z z Threshold: Set the threshold of the alarm in the motion detection zone. The higher threshold is; the lesser detections can be triggered. Sensitivity: Set the sensitivity for motion detection zone. The higher sensitivity is; the more sensitive it gets. 9.4 Tampering Detection Select “on”, if you want to activate the tempering detection. Trigger Duration: This setting is set for the trigger started for the duration of tampering lasting you configure.
10. System 10 10. System Click the System to display the sub-menus including Maintenance, Date Time, Security, Network Basic, Network Advanced, LED and System Log.
10. System 10.1 Maintenance - Restart Restart button is for reboot the IP Camera digitally. You may reboot the camera manually or automatically. Click “on” and shown two modes for a user to reboot the camera automatically. z Sequential Mode offers the selection that how many days you would like to reboot, 7 days at most. z Schedule Mode is able to select the certain day and time to reboot. - Backup / Restore Default: Click this button to recover this IP Camera to the factory default setting.
10. System 10.3 Security 1. Account Please refer to Chapter 6.1. 2. IP Address Filter Once it was enabled, the listed IP address are allowed or denied access to the product. Add the IP Address that you’d like to allow or deny, and select allow or deny from the list and save it. 3. HTTPS HTTPS is a URL scheme used to indicate a secure HTTP connection. It is syntactically identical to the http:// scheme normally used for accessing resources using HTTP.
10. System 10.5 Network Advanced 1. RTSP - General z RTP Port Range: The default value of port range is 5000 ~ 7999 and it can be changed from 1124 to 65534. z RTSP Port: The default value is 554. If the IP Cameras are connected with router and installed outside over 2 sets, all of them are need support RTSP. Please fill the value in the blank space in the range from 1124 to 65534. z RTSP Configuration: Configure the RTSP by profile, and then enable or disable the authentication.
10. System 4. DDNS DDNS is a system which allows the domain name data held in a name server to be updated in real time. The most common use for DDNS is allowing an internet domain name to be assigned to a computer with a varying / dynamic IP Address. It is possible to make other sites on the internet establishing connection to the machine without needing to track the IP Address themselves. z Server name: Choose the DDNS Server from the list.
11. Appendix 11. Appendix 11 A. Frame-rate and Bitrate Table This section helps you to set the IP Camera with your network environment to access Internet, basing on your network upload environment to choose the suitable Image-Quality setting. For example, if the network environment is ADSL 256Kb (upload) / 2Mb (download), the most fluent Image-Quality needs to set up under 256 Kb situation. A.1 CMOS Mega Model A.1.1 H.
11. Appendix 1280*720 1280*720 1280*720 640*480 640*480 640*480 640*480 640*480 640*480 320*240 320*240 320*240 320*240 320*240 320*240 2048 512 512 6144 6144 2048 2048 512 512 6144 6144 2048 2048 512 512 10 15 10 15 10 15 10 15 10 15 10 15 10 15 10 2200 550 550 6300 6300 2200 2200 550 550 5100 3600 2200 2200 550 550 10 15 10 15 10 15 10 15 16 15 10 15 10 15 10 A.1.
11. Appendix 1280*720 1280*720 1280*720 640*480 640*480 640*480 640*480 640*480 640*480 320*240 320*240 320*240 320*240 320*240 320*240 2048 512 512 6144 6144 2048 2048 512 512 6144 6144 2048 2048 512 512 10 15 10 15 10 15 10 15 10 15 10 15 10 15 10 2200 550 550 6300 6300 2200 2200 550 550 2200 1800 2200 1800 550 550 10 15 10 15 10 15 10 15 10 15 10 15 10 15 10 A.1.
11. Appendix 1280*720 1280*720 1280*720 640*480 640*480 640*480 640*480 640*480 640*480 320*240 320*240 320*240 320*240 320*240 320*240 Good Medium Medium Excellent Excellent Good Good Medium Medium Excellent Excellent Good Good Medium Medium 10 15 10 15 10 15 10 15 10 15 10 15 10 15 10 4700 3200 2200 7800 5500 2900 2000 1400 1000 2600 1700 1100 800 500 350 10 15 10 15 10 15 10 15 10 15 10 15 10 15 10 A.2 VGA Model A.2.1 H.
11. Appendix 320*240 320*240 320*240 320*240 320*240 6144 2048 2048 512 512 15 30 15 30 15 5500 2200 2200 550 550 15 30 15 30 15 A.2.4 MPEG4 @ 30fps / kbps Quality Excellent Detailed Good Standard Medium 640*480 1400 1000 600 400 300 320*240 250 160 120 90 80 640*480 900 650 450 300 200 320*240 180 140 100 80 70 A.2.5 MPEG4@ 15fps / kbps Quality Excellent Detailed Good Standard Medium A.2.
11. Appendix Standard Medium 4200 2600 1600 1000 640*480 7500 3800 2800 2100 1400 320*240 2600 1500 1200 850 500 A.2.8. MJPEG@ 15fps / kbps Quality Excellent Detailed Good Standard Medium A.2.9.
11. Appendix B.1.2. H.264 Storage Requirement GB / channel / day @ 10fps Quality Excellent Detailed Good Standard Medium 1280*1024 157.7 99.6 74.7 54 37.4 1280*720 116.2 74.7 54 37.4 29.1 640*480 20.8 15 13.3 10.8 10 320*240 5.9 5 4.7 4.2 3.4 B.1.3.
11. Appendix B.1.5. MPEG4 Storage Requirement GB / channel / day @ 10fps Quality Excellent Detailed Good Standard Medium 1280*1024 249 182.6 116.2 78.9 58.1 1280*720 190.9 132.8 91.3 58.1 45.7 640*480 41.5 33.2 20.8 16.6 14.5 320*240 9.2 8.3 6.7 5.4 4.2 B.1.6.
11. Appendix Medium 15 4.2 B.2.2. H.264 Storage Requirement GB / channel / day @ 15fps Quality Excellent Detailed Good Standard Medium 640*480 41.5 24.9 20.8 15 12.5 320*240 8.3 6.7 5 4.6 4.2 B.2.3. H.264 Storage Requirement GB / channel / day Image-Size Bitrate Setting 640*480 640*480 640*480 640*480 640*480 6144 6144 2048 2048 Frame-Rate Setting 30 15 30 15 512 30 550 Storage Requirement 522.9 522.9 182.6 182.6 45.
11. Appendix B.2.6. MJPEG Storage Requirement GB / channel / day Image-Size Bitrate Setting 640*480 640*480 640*480 640*480 640*480 640*480 320*240 320*240 320*240 320*240 320*240 320*240 6144 6144 2048 2048 512 512 6144 6144 2048 2048 512 512 AirLive BU-720 User’s Manual Frame-Rate Setting 30 15 30 15 30 15 30 15 30 15 30 15 54 Current Bitrate 6300 6300 2200 2200 550 550 5100 2800 2200 2200 550 550 Storage Requirement 522.9 522.9 182.6 182.6 45.7 45.7 423.3 232.4 182.6 182.6 45.7 45.
