ALS-7111/7111W MPEG4 Video Server User’s Manual Version 1.
Contents Contents .........................................................................................................................2 Package Contents ...........................................................................................................4 System Requirements.....................................................................................................5 Introduction...............................................................................................................
Motion Detection................................................................................................63 Firmware upgrade .............................................................................................64 Factory Default...................................................................................................66 Reboot .................................................................................................................68 Attachment A: External Alarm................
Package Contents The ALS-7111 Video Server is provided with the following accessories. Please contact your dealer if any one of the following is missing. 1. ALS-7111 Video Server 2. 12V DC power cable 3. Quick Guide 4.
System Requirements ALS-7111/7111P/7111W Video Server Internet Environment LAN 10/100M Ethernet Wireless LAN 802.11b or 802.11g Monitor System Requirements OS support Browser support Hardware Windows 2000 Professional SP4, XP Home SP2 Internet Explorer 6.x or later CPU: Pentium 4 2.
Introduction The ALS-7111/7111P/7111W Video Servers convert any digital camera into a full functional IP camera. You can obtain all of the benefits that digital technology offers without scrapping your investment in an analog system. These products digitize analog video signals and will send digital images directly over any IP network, such as LAN, intranet and Internet.
System Introduction 1. DC power cable: The DC input connector has a socket to connect the product to a power source. 2. Ethernet connector: An RJ-45 connector is provided for connection to the 10Base-T Ethernet cable or 100 Base-T High Speed Ethernet cable. This port can automatically detect or coordinate the transmission rate of the network. 3. Use a video/audio output cable for external video/audio transmission if required.
LAN Socket Connect the LAN cable into the LAN socket. RS-485 LAN socket Alarm I/O External alert bus (DI/DO) For more information about DI/DO, refer to Attachment A. RS-485 connector If your camera supports RS-485 interface, please wire your cameras up to the RS-485 socket. The ALS-7111 provides several drivers (Pelco-D, Pelco-P, and Alinking drivers). Refer to your camera user manual and this manual (Basic Setting > PTZ) for further information.
Hardware Installation 1. Select the installed place This product can be installed on any convenient flat surface, or concealed in a ceiling etc. . (Note: Please do not install in an enclosed unventilated space. Doing so might cause abnormal operation for the product.) 2. Connect to RS-485 Interface 2. Connect to the RS-485 interface Plug one end of your control cable in the RS-485 socket on the back of the camera and connect the other end to your product. 3.
Pluck in LAN socket 6. Connect to the power supply and check that the LED functions normally Note : You can specify three LED statuses by setting: 1.ON; 2.OFF; 3.Flash. For more information about setting of LED status, refer to the “System Setting”.
Camera Settings After the hardware has been installed, insert the supplied CD in the computer and execute the file IP FINDER.EX following the steps below to search for and change the IP address of the video server. 1. Start the machine. Execute the IP Finder.exe from the supplied CD. 2. Find the camera (Search) Search the product from your LAN. The factory IP setting 192.168.0.20 appears on the screen. 1. Click Search to find the Video Server on the LAN. 3.
4. When all changes have been confirmed, click Exit to quit. Notes: 1. The IP FINDER can only find the IP addresses of a video server that shares the same hub on the LAN. For information about finding IP addresses on the Internet, refer to the “DDNS Setting”, or “UpnP Setting”. 2. All UIC camera/network server products can be found and changed using the IP FINDER software. 3. If the IP FINDER software cannot be executed, check your antivirus software or firewall to remove the block. 4.
Camera Setting from a Router You can use DHCP when you want to use the video server on the Intranet (LAN). However, the IP must fixed when you want to use the product on a WAN. For this application, it is required to set up a virtual server on the ADSL router. Follow the steps below to complete the setting: 1. Enter the product setting page to set a fixed IP. (Refer to the “Network Setting”.) Ex.: 192.168.0.49 2. Enter the ADSL router main setting page. Ex.: Zonet ADSL router 3.
Change the Internet Explorer Setting This product uses ActiveX Control to play images and sound on your PC. The ActiveX Control application software will be downloaded to your PC when you connect it to the Internet. To ensure successful download of the software, the Internet Explorer "security settings" must be changed accordingly. Make sure that the security level is set to Level II, the commonly used default security level.
Enter the Main Page 1. Open the IE browser and key in the IP address of the product. Key in the IP address of the video server When the login screen appears, key in "root" in the User Name and Password fields. Click OK. Camera login screen 2. Key in the default “username” and “password”. Default Nser Name: root Default Password: root You can access the product as an administrator by default and set up for other users or privileges from the “Basic Settings” -> “User”. 3.
4. The security warning screen appears. Click "Install". The ActiveX Control is named "UIC ActiveX Control". This software is owned by UIC and well certified. You can use it without any doubts about its validity. Click “Install”. 5. When ActiveX Control is installed successfully, you will see the camera image and interface.
Camera Main Page Descriptions: Source: Information bar 1. Format: resolution of the current video stream 2. FPS: Frames Per Second of the current video stream 3. BitRate: bandwidth per second of the current video stream Brand Logo – Click to access the latest information from our website. Product name Image area Attention: Please change the streaming setting to HTTP if nothing appears in the image area.
Control panel All camera/network server products using Pelco-D, Pelco-P, A-linking and UIC drivers can be controlled using the UVS-7111 Video server. For more information, please go to our website. 1. Camera direction: controls the direction of the camera (up, down, left, right, home position). Direction control. 2. Camera speed: controls the rotation speed of the camera from “1” (lowest) to “7” (highest). Rotation speed. Speed Angle/Sec.
3. Preset: presets the rotation points for the camera (16 points) 1. Click Set to enter the Preset Setting screen. 3. Control the camera direction. 2. Enter the name of the location. 4. Click Update to exit. 5. Select the number you need and click Go. The camera moves to the area automatically as set up by the selected number.
4. Tour: enables/disables the tour mode of the camera. The rotation points of the camera must be set up in advance. 1. Click Set to enter the Tour Setting screen. 2. Name the tour. You can set up 5 tour groups at maximum. 3. Dwelling time (sec.) at each tour point. 5. Click Update to Exit. 4. Select a preset location for the camera. 6. Click Enable to activate the tour function. 5. AutoPan: enables/disables AutoPan.
6. Alert: displays alert trigger This indicator flashes to warn you when a movement or alert is detected. Click to stop the flash. Alert trigger display AutoPan function Enable/ disable the alert message display Alert message display area Enable/ disable the alert message Save function 7. Alert Message: enables/disables the alert message display. Alert Message: displays the alert message. Press Enable/Disable to enable or disable the alert display message.
8.8.Language: selects a UI language Four languages are available: English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese and Japanese. Selects a language 8. Camera Position: sets the position for display of the image Desktop: Normal image (displays on the desktop; default value) Ceiling: Upside-down image Mirror: Mirror image Rotate 180: Mirrored and upside-down. Set the position for display of image.
9. View Size: selects the size of the image Select the size of the image from 0.5 to 4 X. Select an image size 10. Streaming: sets the video stream protocol (HTTP is recommended) This product provides three different video streaming protocols: UDP, TCP, and HTTP. HTTP is recommended because it allows the video stream to go through the firewall. (Refer to Setting/Basic Setting/Network/Streaming for more information). UDP: provides the fastest but most unreliable transmission service.
11. Brightness: adjusts video brightness / Contrast: adjusts video contrast Press + (increase) or ﹣ (decrease) from the setting window to adjust the brightness or contrast of the image. Adjust brightness/contrast of the image 12. REC: executes the video recording function Click this button to start video recording and save the image file in the preset directory (C:\video). A red mark appears at the bottom left corner of the image when the recording function is running.
14. Path: sets the save path and name for recorded images and snapshots. The filename is the recording date by default. You can identify the file by prefix of the filename. Click the Path field to select the folder to save the file. Save the path UIC MPEG4 Video Server Pickup function Automatic Noise Suppression system 15. Audio On/Off: turns on/off the pickup function This function is only effective when the product is connected to a microphone.
System Settings System setting contains basic and application settings. The basic setting is executed for basic system information, transmission speed, audio/video code, user authorization, date/time, and IP filter, while the application setting is executed for event triggering definition and other relevant settings, definition of the motion detection area, firmware update, reset to factory default, and reboot.
Basic Setting >Video/Image Basic Setting > Video Image > Video Image Basic Setting > Video / Image > Video Image > 3GPP To view the product image using a 3G cellular phone, click Enable to enable the 3GPP mode. (Note: When the 3GPP mode has been activated, all relevant parameters are set automatically and cannot be changed. This is for the sake of compatibility). 3GPP mode To use the 3GPP function, the following requirements must be met.
4. Enter the link name. 3. Add a new link. 5. Enter the IP address of the camera, e.g. rtsp://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:554/cam1/3gpp 6. Select OK to save the setting. 7. Select this stream name to proceed with linking. 8. Select “Yes” to connect. 10. Loading the image. 9. Connecting.
11. Video stream screen .
Basic Setting > Video / Image > Video Image >Video Format You can select MPEG4 or MJPEG as the video format. It is recommended to select MPEG4 for real-time browsing to optimize the bandwidth. MJPEG is a good choice for the best resolution when video recording is required for collection of evidence. Select a video streaming format Basic Setting > Video / Image > Video Image >Video Resolution Generally speaking, selection of resolution is dependent on the bandwidth of the network you are using.
Basic Setting > Video / Image > Video Image >Frame per Second (FPS): With NTSC, you can choose 30, 15, 10, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, or 1 for video resolution With PAL, you can choose 25, 12, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 for video resolution. Select a FPS Basic Setting > Video / Image > Video Image >Video Quality You can select Fix Quality (resolution priority) or Fix Bitrate (fluency priority) at the same bandwidth. Five options are available for your choice: Best, Better, Normal, Fast, and Fastest.
Select GOP to update the speed. GOP provides users with the function to set the pages of the I Frame and P Frame to be transmitted in the MPEG4 mode. Basically, the I Frame page contains the entire picture and needs higher bandwidth, while the P Frame page only contains the parts that are different from the I Frame and need lower bandwidth. Hence, when you need to transmit the pages without disruption in a normal network environment, you can set up a higher GOP.
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Basic Setting > Audio (Sound) Basic Setting > Audio > Audio (sound setting) Basic Setting > Audio > Audio > Audio Raw Format You can select No Audio or PCM. When you select No Audio, the sound transmission from the microphone pauses. When you select PCM, the sound transmission resumes. The factory default is PCM.
PTZ Camera control port setting Click “ none” in the Camera Driver, the main page will not display the camera control panel Basic Setting > PTZ >PTZ Driver Manager In the Camera Driver column, list all the drivers that are installed in the video server. Select “Delete” to eliminate any selected driver. Driver Manager Setting Driver Upload Basic Setting > PTZ > PTZ Driver Upload Upload other drivers from our website for support of more cameras.
Serial Port Setting Basic Setting > PTZ > Serial Port Setting > Data bits The number of bits used to represent one character of data. Refer to the user manual of your camera for the accurate figure. Data Bits setting Basic Setting > PTZ > Serial Port Setting > Stop bits Bit used in asynchronous communications to indicate the end of a piece of data. Refer to the user manual of your camera for the accurate figure.
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Basic Setting > User(User) The administration of this product can be set up access privileges by administrator, operator, and viewer to ensure the security and control of the product. The access privileges and setting steps are described as below. Basic Setting > User > User List (access privilege list) The access privileges of the administrator, operator, and viewer are listed as follows. The administrator has the right to define the privilege for each user depending on requirements.
User setting Change the privilege or password of a user. You cannot change the name of the user. Add a new user and set up a different privilege. Delete a user from the list. Log in the username, password and privilege as required. You can also define the PTZ control here. Basic Setting > User > User Setting (privilege setting) For special business situations, this product allows you to log in to browse without the need of keying in your username and password.
Basic Setting > Network (Network setting) Basic Setting > Network > Network (cable network setting page) Basic Setting > Network > Network > IP Assignment Cable network setting page DHCP setting: DHCP(Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) is a protocol that enables automatic assignment of TCP/IP information to the client. Each DHCP client connects to the DHCP server to access its network setting information, including IP address, gateway, and DNS server. The IP address of the product is 192.168.0.
Basic Setting > Network > Wireless (wireless network setting page) Note: Only UVS-7111W provides the wireless networking function. UVS-7111 and UVS-7111P do not provide this function. The cable network setting procedure shall apply where the LAN socket is connected to the network cable. Where wireless network is required, you need to remove the network cable after completing the wireless network setting and restart the machine.
Mode: Selection of the wireless networking mode 1. Infrastructure: Infrastructure networking mode This product uses the wireless Access Point (AP) as the hub when set to infrastructure networking mode and connects to the network via the wireless AP. 2. AdHoc: Point-to-point networking mode This product connects to other wireless devices via a wireless network when it is in the AdHoc point-to-point networking mode; i.e.
SSID: Service Set Identifier Enter the name of the base station (AP) to which you want to connect. Base station SSID name Base station encryption settings WEP Encryption: WEP encryption function When the base station (AP) which you want to access has enabled the encryption function, you need to acquire the following information by accessing its encryption settings. You can use a computer equipped with wireless networking function to view the available wireless networks from the Windows system.
Then change the settings on the wireless networking setting page to make them conform to the settings of the base station. Base station with enabled encryption function Encryption mode Encryption authentication type Encryption group WEP security mode: Select an encryption mode from the list. The format is “None” by default, indicating that the security function is disabled.
or 13 sets of ASCII characters. Encoding HEX ASCII Available characters 0~9, a~f, A~F 0~9, a~f, A~Z 64 Bit 10 5 128 Bit 26 13 Ex.: Wireless mode setting (applicable to most situations) Selection: 1. Mode: Select Infrastructure to connect the product to a wireless base station. 2. Authentication Type: Select Shared Key. 3. SSID: Enter the server name of the base station. 4. WEP Encryption: Select the encrypted key that is the same as the base station. 5.
Basic Setting > Network > Streaming (streaming setting) Setting of the video steaming port (HTTP and factory default are recommended) 1. HTTP: Port 80 can pass through most firewalls. Video streams are transmitted through HTTP Port (80 by default) to ensure passage through firewalls. 2. RTSP: Port 554 uses a fixed port (i.e. TCP) or can be defined by users to ensure reliable data transmission.
4. Where the ADSL modem and the product is connected via a switch-hub, you can press “Reboot” or restart the machine manually to try PPPoE dialing when the setting of the product has been completed. 5. To observe the new IP address acquired when PPPoE dialing has been executed successfully, follow the route Setting Basic Setting Network Notification for the IP information. You can acquire the new IP address via SMTP, FTP, and HTTP. Refer to the “Notification Setting” page for more information.
Basic Setting > Network > DDNS (Dynamic Domain Name Server Setting) The IP address (Ex. 210.168.0.22) is like a telephone number, while the website address is like a name in an address book. The DDNS allows the user to access the website by entering the name of the website without memorizing a bunch of cold numbers. When you apply for an Internet service, you will have at least one IP address from your ISP which is either fixed or dynamic.
Basic Setting > Network > UPnP (Universal Plug and Play) If you connect your product to a router, IP allocator, or wireless AP, your product will possibly be blocked by the NAT and can’t be located on the Internet. To penetrate the firewall, activate the supportive item- UPnP. The Link URL shows the external IP address and the port of the router. Enter the IP address in the Internet Explorer to penetrate the NAT.
To activate the UPnP function in Windows OS: Ex: Windows XP: 1. Windows component installation. 4. Click Networking Services 1. Click Control Panel 2. Click Add/Remove Programs 5. Click Detail 3. Click Add/Remove Windows Components 6. Check UPuP User Interface 2. Open Windows firewall option 2. Click Exceptions 1. Click Windows Firewall in the Control Panel 3. Check UPnP Configuration.
3. View the connection device using “My Network Places” 1. Open My Network Places 2. The LAN camera appears. Double-click to access the main page. Basic Setting > Network > SMTP Server (mail server setting) This product is able to transmit images to a particular email address when a motion detection event occurs or a sensor is triggered. To use this function, a mail server setting for the product is required.
Basic Setting > Network > Samba This product is able to upload the snapshots to a specified shared folder when an event is triggered. To use this function, a Samba setting is required. Options: Active: Enable/Disable Samba Authentication: Enable/Disable Username: the username Password: the password Path: specify the IP address of the computer you want to share with and the file name, i.e. 192.168.0.X/xxx Shared Folder Size (MB): the total capacity of the folder.
Basic Setting > Network > Notification Of IP Address Change (IP address change notice) This setting is not necessary for a fixed IP. For a dynamic IP, you need to update the IP address every time you connect to the Internet to access the product. This setting allows you to update the IP address by the automatic notification of IP address change. Choose one of the following three notice options to update the IP address: 1.
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Basic Setting > Date/Time (date/time setting) Date/Time setting Basic Setting > Date/Time > Server Time (the date/time of the server) Basic Setting > Date/Time > PC Time (the date/time of your PC) Basic Setting > Date/Time > Time Setting (date/time setting) There are three ways to synchronize the time. 1. Synchronize the time with PC’s time: The preset method of time synchronization of the product time with your PC time. 2.
Basic Setting > IP Filter This function filters IP addresses and is able to allow or deny visits from particular addresses/target addresses. IP filter setting Basic Setting > IP Filter > General IP Filtering: enables/disables the IP filter Policy: allows/denies access Basic Setting > IP Filter > Filter IP Address (Overview of the set IPs) Add: enter the IP address you want to allow or deny the access of in the front field.
Application Settings Application Setting > Event (event trigger setting page) This product is equipped with intelligent security management functions. It ensures security monitoring by allowing user to define “trigger events” based on particular times and situations, and sets the product respond to the event.
Add Event : Add Event setting page Options: • General: Name: Name the trigger event here. • Response to event trigger: the time setting of the trigger event Always: Always monitoring During time: Check the date you want to monitor (Sun~Sat) and the duration of monitoring here.
Add Schedule: Add Schedule setting page The Add Event setting page and the Add Schedule setting page are basically the same except that the Add Schedule setting page does not have the option “Trigger by” to indicate the sources of the trigger event. Click Save to save and activate your settings when you complete setting. Delete: delete the event cluster setting. Modify: modify the event cluster setting.
The default status of the digital input pin is set as “Normal Open”, but users can change it to “Normal grounded” by setting the page “Setting->Application->Event->Trigger”: 1. When alarm input is set to be “Normal Open”, then the external device connected to alarm input pin should be in open status. So when the external device is triggered to close status, the alarm input pin will be triggered. 2.
Application Setting > Event > Event Servers (setting for uploading trigger event file to the server) Here you can perform a complete setting for uploading files to the server. Please set servers (SMTP, FTP, SAMBA…etc) in the Event Server setting by the instructions below: Click Add Ftp to go to the setting page and enter the information of the FTP server you specified.
Click Add Http to go to the setting page and enter the information of the HTTP server you specified. Add HTTP setting page Name: HTTP name Network Address: HTTP IP address Login: Log-in name Password: Log-in password Proxy: Proxy server name ProxyPort: Proxy server port ProxyLogin: Proxy server log-in name Proxy Password: Proxy server log-in password Click Add Tcp to go to the setting page and enter the information of the TCP server you specified.
Application Setting > Motion Detection You can open the setting frame by clicking on the area to monitor. To move area to monitor, drag the area with your mouse; to adjust the size of the frame, drag the arrow to adjust after you move the mouse to the edge of the area and left-click; There are 3 frames available for setting. You may adjust the sensitivity of the area by entering the degree of sensitivity in the “Sensitive” field. “1” is least sensitive, ”100” is extremely sensitive.
Application Setting > Firmware upgrade Firmware upgrade page Contact your dealer for more information about firmware upgrade. The sales representative will transmit the latest version to you via e-mail. When you receive the firmware, decompress the file (uImage.gz) to your PC and follow the steps below to execute the upgrade. Important! Read Carefully!! 1. Close all active applications on your PC. 2. Select “Firmware Upgrade” 3. The Firmware Upgrade Setting page appears.
4. Click Browse… to select the location where the firmware file is stored. 5. Click submit. 6. The auto upgrade runs. The Upgrade Status shows the progress of the upgrade. When the firmware upgrade has been completed, the machine reboots automatically. Reconnect to the server after 60 seconds. Note: The new firmware is burned into the Flash ROM during the upgrade, so you must take care during the process and make sure it is not interrupted during the operation.
Application Setting > Factory Default You can use this function to reset to factory default, but all changes, including the IP address, you have made are deleted. Reset to factory default Factory Default: Reset to factory default. Warning dialog for rest to factory default Resets all parameters, except the IP parameters: You can use this function to reset to factory default.
Backup: Data backup Back all parameters: Back up all changes you have made. When you click Backup, a file download window appears. Back up the file named param.bin (Attention: Don't change the file name; otherwise, the backup may fail.) File backup Restore backup parameters: You can select this function to restore the changes you have made. To do this, click Browse… to select a backup file and click submit to confirm the restoration.
Application Setting > Reboot You can enable this function for the product to reboot automatically.
Attachment A: External Alarm In addition to the motion detection executed by the internal software application, the product can connect to external infrared detectors, beepers, and smoke detectors. For more information about these external devices, contact to your local retailer, dealer or installation service provider. This product provides a standard Alarm I/O for you. This product is provided with 2 sets of digital inputs and 1 set of digital outputs.
External Alarm I/O Circuit Diagram Pin 1 Warning! The alarm will be triggered when alarm pin 1 & 2 are formed as a short circuit. Please do not connect the electric voltage or current into alarm input pin for the electronic current might burn the product. Pin 2 Warning! The alarm will be triggered when alarm pin 2 & 3 are formed as a short circuit. Please do not connect the electric voltage or current into alarm input pin for the electronic current might burn the product.
Attachment B: Bandwidth Estimation Since the FPS is dependent on the bandwidth of the product, the relationship between the size of an image file and the bandwidth is always the major concern of the system construction engineer. The table below shows the relation between the resolution and size of an MJPEG file in the NTSC system.
Attachment C: Troubleshooting and FAQs Question Answer and Solution Function What encoder and decoder The product uses MJPEG or MPEG4 compression technology to are used by the product for provide quality images. MJPEG is a standard image compression sounds and images? technology applicable to different browsers without the need to install additional software. MPEG4 is a next-generation image compression standard and can provide high image quality at low bandwidth.
Internet Explorer does not display the video server screen correctly. Please confirm that the IP address has been properly set. • The anti-virus applications on the PC or the firewall might block the IP Finder from execution. If you can not execute the IP Finder, please disable your anti-virus applications or firewall. Please be sure that the version of your Internet Explorer is 6.0 or later. Should you have any difficulties, please log on the Microsoft website to update your browser.
Check whether the Active X control of the video server has been installed in your computer. Select C:\Windows\Downloaded Program Files to check if the file “Media Viewer Class” is registered. The status bar should indicate the file has been installed. If you do not see this file, be sure that your Internet Explorer security is properly set (the default value is moderate). Re-connect to the video server main page and download the file again.
I can't control the camera to move up, down, right, or left smoothly. Delay might occur when you are accessing a video stream and remotely moving the camera horizontally. Where significant delay is identified when you move the camera horizontally or vertically deactivate the audio streams and/or reduce the size of the video stream... Video server Image Quality Camera has a problem focusing. • The lens might be contaminated with dust, fingerprints, or other dirt.
