User manual

ARECONT VISION USER MANUAL ii
Arecont Vision 425 E Colorado St, 7
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Floor Glendale, CA 91205 8/1/2012
www.arecontvision.com
Table of Contents
Chapter I - Introduction ................................................................................................... 5
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Product Overview ........................................................................................ 5
Product Contents ........................................................................................ 5
Server Requirements .................................................................................. 6
Network PoE Switch or PoE Router ............................................................ 6
Recommended Accessories ....................................................................... 7
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Camera Reference ...................................................................................... 7
Connectors ............................................................................................... 10
Power….. .................................................................................................. 10
Housing and Mounting .............................................................................. 11
Network Cabling ........................................................................................ 11
Manual and Auto-Iris lenses ..................................................................... 11
Accessing Arecont Vision Cameras .......................................................... 13
Chapter II - AV100 Video Surveillance Software ........................................................... 13
Software Installation .................................................................................. 13
Configure Firewall ..................................................................................... 14
AV Application Manager ........................................................................... 17
Camera Installer ........................................................................................ 17
Basic Mode ............................................................................................... 17
Advanced Mode ........................................................................................ 19
Operating AV100 Video System ............................................................... 22
Toolbar…. ................................................................................................. 23
Settings…. ................................................................................................ 24
Selecting Full / Reduced Resolution Display ............................................ 25
Exposure ………………………………………………………………………...29
Image Quality ............................................................................................ 30
Rate Control .............................................................................................. 31