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User’s Manual Important Safeguards 1. Read Instructions All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the appliance is operated. 2. Retain Instructions The safety and operating instructions should be retained for future reference. 3. Cleaning Unplug this equipment from the wall outlet before cleaning it. Do not use liquid aerosol cleaners. Use a damp soft cloth for cleaning. 4.
Network Camera Table of Contents Chapter 1 — Introduction ............................................................................. 1 In This Manual.......................................................................................... 1 Features ................................................................................................... 1 Typical Applications ................................................................................. 2 Remote Monitoring ................................
User’s Manual Audio ...................................................................................................... 34 Input/Output ..................................................................................... 34 Event Action ........................................................................................... 35 Alarm Out ......................................................................................... 35 Email ..................................................................
Network Camera Chapter 1 — Introduction In This Manual This manual is intended for users of the network camera and includes instructions for using and managing the camera on the network. Features This network camera compresses live video and transmits the video over Ethernet connections. The camera can be accessed, configured and managed by using the INIT (Integrated Network Installation Tool) program.
User’s Manual NOTES: In this manual, a “remote system” refers to a PC that the remote program (SiRiS Lite or WebGuard) is running. Remote monitoring and recording through multistream are available by using the SiRiS Lite program provided with the camera.
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Network Camera Chapter 2 — Installation Package Contents Network Camera Installation CD (INIT/SiRiS Lite software and User’s Manual) Quick Reference Guide Mount Kits Dimensions Illustrated Parts List Vandal Dome Model < Dome Cover > ① Side Cable Access Hole < Dome Cover – Bottom Side View > ② Safety Wire ③ Dome Cover Setscrew 5
User’s Manual < Shield Case > ① ⑤ ⑦ ⑨ ⑪ ⑬ IR LED ② Lens Pan Base Factory Reset Switch Wall/Ceiling Mounting Hole Bottom Cover Cable Access Hole < Body > ③ ⑥ ⑧ ⑩ ⑫ ⑭ Heater ④ Rotation Base SD Memory Card Slot Safety Wire Setscrew Hole Dome Cover Setscrew Hole Input/Output Device Ports Tilt Adjustment Screw Plastic Dome Model < Dome Cover > < Shield Case > ① Side Cable Access Hole < Body > 6 ① ② ③ ④ ⑤ ⑥ ⑦ ⑧ ⑨ ⑩ IR LED Lens Rotation Base Pan Base SD Memory Card Slot Factory Reset Switch Bottom Cov
Network Camera Side Cable Access Hole, Cable Access Hole: Allows you to feed wires and cables for connection to power, devices, and Ethernet. Safety Wire, Safety Wire Setscrew Hole: Allows you to connect the safety wire to the dome cover and to the bottom cover by using the screw provided with the camera. It prevents the dome cover from falling when it is separated from the camera body. Dome Cover Setscrew, Dome Cover Setscrew Hole: Allows you to connect the dome cover to the camera body.
User’s Manual Cut off the power from the camera. → Poke a straightened paperclip into the factory reset switch hole. → Turn on the power while holding the reset switch → Release the switch in about 5 seconds after the Power LED blinks. → The camera resets to factory defaults and restarts after completing the factory reset. You can perform a factory reset while the camera is turned on by pressing the factory reset switch and releasing the reset switch.
Network Camera − IN: Connect an alarm-in device. Mechanical or electrical switches can be wired to the IN and GND (Ground) connectors. The voltage range is from 0V to 5V. When the electrical switch is wired, the threshold voltage for NC (Normally Closed) is above 4.3V and for NO (Normally Open) is below 0.3V, and it should be stable at least 0.5 seconds to be detected. Audio − OUT: Connect to an amplifier (Line-out).
User’s Manual WARNING: ROUTE POWER CORDS SO THAT THEY ARE NOT A TRIPPING HAZARD. MAKE CERTAIN THE POWER CORD WILL NOT BE PINCHED OR ABRADED BY FURNITURE. DO NOT INSTALL POWER CORDS UNDER RUGS OR CARPET. USE THE POWER CORD THAT HAS A GROUNDING PIN. IF YOUR POWER OUTLET DOES NOT HAVE A GROUNDING PIN RECEPTACLE, DO NOT MODIFY THE PLUG. DO NOT OVERLOAD THE CIRCUIT BY PLUGGING TOO MANY DEVICES INTO ONE CIRCUIT. Mounting < Vandal Dome Model > Mounting Template < Plastic Dome Model > Mounting Template 1.
Network Camera View Angle Three-axis lens positioning is supported. ① Rotation: Adjusts the rotation angle. Move the rotation base clockwise or counterclockwise. ② Tilt: Adjusts the tilt angle. Loosen the tilt adjustment screws, move the lens up and down and tighten the screws to lock the angle. ③ Pan: Adjusts the pan angle. Turn the pan base clockwise or counterclockwise.
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Network Camera Chapter 3 — Remote Setup Remote Setup allows you to change all settings of a camera. Run the INIT program, select a camera on the Main screen. Select Remote Setup from the Setup menu and and click the Setup icon the Remote Setup screen appears. You can also display the Remote Setup screen by selecting a camera, clicking the right mouse button and selecting Remote Setup on the Main screen. NOTE: You can also change the settings by using remote programs.
User’s Manual Quick Setup The Quick Setup allows you to change a camera’s basic system, network, video and audio settings. System You can change a camera’s system information, import or export all settings, and add users or groups. General 14 Language: Choose the language to be used during remote setup. Name: Enter the camera name (up to 31 characters including spaces). Note: Enter additional information about the camera.
Network Camera − Status LED: Check the box to enable LEDs. If LEDs are not enabled, the LEDs on the product panel will not light regardless of the status. Setup: − Load Default Setup…: Click to return all settings except date/time to the original factory settings. You can select whether or not network settings will be included when the setup is applied. Refer to the Network setup for details of the network settings. − Import Setup…: Click to apply the settings saved as a .dat file format to the camera.
User’s Manual Time Sync − Automatic Sync: Check the box to automatically synchronize the time with a time server. Enter the IP address or the domain name of the time server and set the time interval for synchronization. If the time server uses the DVRNS function, selecting the Use DVRNS box allows you to enter the name instead of the IP address or the domain name of the time server. − Run as Server: Check the box to run the camera as a time server.
Network Camera NOTES: Only users belonging to the Administrator group can make User/Group changes. The default user ID/password is admin with no password or pacom/pacom. The default groups (Administrator, Operator, User) cannot be edited or deleted. The same authority levels are assigned to the user groups in the ONVIF protocol. The authority levels that can be assigned are: – Upgrade: The user can upgrade the software. – Setup: The user can set up the system.
User’s Manual IP Address Type: Select the type of network configuration. Remote Setup closes after saving the changes. − Manual: Select when the camera is using a static IP address for network connection, and set up LAN parameters manually. − DHCP: Select when the camera is networked via DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol). Click the OK button, and a temporary IP address is automatically assigned to the camera. The camera periodically will be issued a new IP address automatically.
Network Camera DVRNS Check the DVR Name Service box to use the DVRNS function. DVRNS Server: Enter the IP address or domain name of the DVRNS server. Port: Set up the port number of the DVRNS server. Use NAT: Check the box when the camera uses a NAT (Network Address Translation) device for network connection. Camera Name: Enter the camera name to be registered on the DVRNS server. Check whether or not the name is available by clicking the Check button.
User’s Manual NOTES: When using a NAT (Network Address Translation) device, refer to the NAT manufacturer’s instructions for the proper network settings. The camera name you entered in the Camera Name field should be checked by clicking the Check button, otherwise the DVRNS changes will not be saved. When entering no name or a name already registered on the DVRNS server, an error message displays.
Network Camera Use UPnP: Check the box to connect to the camera without manually setting up port forwarding on the NAT device when the camera uses a NAT (Network Address Translation) device for network connection. The UPnP function must also be enabled in the NAT device for this function to work. Refer to the NAT device User’s Manual for details on enabling the UPnP function in the NAT device. Clicking the Check button checks the current port settings.
User’s Manual Bandwidth Control You can control the network bandwidth by limiting the network bandwidth of the camera depending on the network traffic. Check the Network bandwidth limit box and set the desired maximum bandwidth. When the network is busy with traffic, the camera cannot use more than the maximum bandwidth. NOTE: When limiting the network bandwidth, the frame rate might decrease to lower than the frame rate set during the Video – Streaming setup.
Network Camera Security IP Filtering: Check the box to use the IP filtering function. You can allow or block connections to the camera by designating IP addresses. − Add: Click the button to add IP addresses to the Allow List or Deny List to allow or block connection to the camera. Selecting the Host option allows you to add one IP address at a time. Selecting the Group option allows you to add continuous IP address numbers in one action by designating a range of IP addresses to add.
User’s Manual IEEE 802.1X Check the IEEE 802.1X box to use the IEEE 802.1X network connection authentication function. Certificates: Uploads a certificate or private key for network connection depending on the authentication type. Entering a private key password might be required depending on the authentication type. Settings: Sets up EAP (Extensible Authentication Protocol). − EAP Type: Select the type of authentication to be used for network connection authentication.
Network Camera Video You can set up camera setting and features for streaming, webcasting, MAT and privacy masking. Camera Image Sensor: Click the tab to set up image sensor settings. Mirroring: Check the Horizontal or Vertical box to flip images horizontally or vertically. Pivot: Set whether to enable or disable the pivot function. When the pivot function is enabled, images are rotated 90 degrees clockwise or counterclockwise. If vertical resolution is less than 320, this function is not supported.
User’s Manual Noise Filter: Set the degree of the noise filtration. This adjustment can be used to decrease noise in low light conditions. The higher the value is set, the less the noise there is. However, too high of a setting might cause overall image blurring. White Balance: Click the tab to set up white balance settings. Preset: Select the preset white balance value based on the conditions. − Auto: Select to adjust the white balance automatically.
Network Camera Exposure: Click the tab to set up exposure settings. AE Target Gain: Set the target gain for the exposure compensation. The camera compensates the exposure automatically based on the selected target gain. The higher the value is, the brighter the images are. Local Exposure: Set the local exposure. It provides images except the backlight area clearly when very dark and very bright areas exist simultaneously in the screen for backlight under low light conditions.
User’s Manual Day & Night: Click the tab to set up day & night settings (IR LED non-supported model only). B&W Mode: When in the black and white mode, images are displayed in black and white and are clearer in low light conditions. This feature will be disabled if the Day & Night Mode event action is enabled during the Event – Alarm In setup. − Off, On: Disables or enables the black and white mode.
Network Camera Miscellaneous: Click the tab to set up other settings. Video Output: Select the video signal for video output. Smart IR: Set the brightness of the IR LED (IR LED supported model only). Check the box to adjust the brightness automatically. The sensor in the middle of IR LEDs detects illumination. Uncheck the box to set the brightness manually. The higher the value is set, the brighter it is.
User’s Manual Streaming Primary, Secondary, Tertiary: The camera supports multistream video (priority: Primary > Secondary > Tertiary). Set whether to enable or disable the streams. Some of the settings may change depending on the settings of streams of higher priority and the tertiary stream may not be available (see the table below).
Network Camera Multi-View Streaming: It allows you to set up a streaming area to stream specific area of video (supported only for the secondary and tertiary stream). Click the Setup button and set up the streaming area. Checking the On box allows you to set up the streaming area. − Resolution Limit: Displays the available maximum resolution of the streaming area. − Resolution: Sets the streaming area.
User’s Manual The camera can stream live video from the camera to a website. HTML Code: Copy the HTML Code that is displayed on the screen and paste it in your web page code. Stream: Select a stream to use for webcasting. Only the streams in use are available. NOTE: To use the webcasting service, you must check the Allow Anonymous Login option during 3.2 System – User/Group setup. MAT Check the MAT box to use the MAT (Motion Adaptive Transmission) function for video streaming and recording.
Network Camera NOTE: The MAT (Motion Adaptive Transmission) function allows you to reduce bandwidth overload and to save storage capacity by reducing the frame rate when no motion is detected. The camera considers that no motion is detected when no change is detected between two consecutive images based on the sensitivity setting. Privacy Masking Check the Privacy Masking box to restrict monitoring of specific areas for privacy reasons.
User’s Manual − (Select) or (Clear): Click to select or clear a block for privacy masking area. You can select or clear the several blocks of an area using the mouse dragging. − No. / Name: Displays a list of the preset privacy masking areas. The number indicates the number displayed in the privacy masking area. Clicking the empty space beside the number in the list allows you set up a name for the area. Clicking the Delete button deletes the area. Audio You can set up audio in and out.
Network Camera Event Action You can set up event actions to be taken when the camera detects events. Alarm Out Check the Alarm Out box to activate alarm out. Dwell Time: Select the alarm-out dwell time. An alarm out is activated for the preset dwell time after detecting an event. Schedule: Set up the period to enable alarm out. An alarm out can be activated only during this period.
User’s Manual Email Check the Email box to send an email. SMTP Server, Port: Enter the IP address or domain name and port number of the SMTP server attained from your network administrator. You can use the domain name instead of the IP address if you set up the DNS server when setting up the network. Select Use SSL/TLS if the SMTP server requires SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) authentication. Authentication: Enter the ID and password if the SMTP server requires user authentication.
Network Camera Remote Callback Check the Remote Callback box to send a callback message to remote systems (Not supported for the WebGuard program). IP Address, Port: Enter the IP addresses and port numbers of the remote systems to send a message. Retry: Select the number of times to try sending a message if it fails to send.
User’s Manual Audio Alarm Check the Audio Alarm box to sound by playing back an audio file. List: Displays the audio file to be played back. You can add or delete an audio file (.wav) (16 bits/16 KHz encoded file only) by clicking the Add or Remove button. Selecting an audio file in the list and clicking the Play or Stop button allows you to test the sound by playing back the selected audio file.
Network Camera FTP Upload Check the FTP Upload box to upload event detected images in JPEG file format to an ftp server. FTP Server: Click the Add button to register an ftp server. Clicking the Remove button deletes the registered ftp server. When an event is detected, the event detected images will be uploaded in JPEG file format to the ftp server registered as a primary server.
User’s Manual − Upload Frequency: Displays only when the upload type is set to Always. Set up the upload rate, and the preset number of images will be uploaded to the ftp server during the preset time. − Upload 1 image per: Displays only when the upload type is set to Event. Set up the upload rate. Selecting Upload for allows you to set how long after an event is detected that event detected images will be uploaded and at what upload rate.
Network Camera Check the Record box to enable recording on an SD memory card. Ensure that the SD memory card (Class 6 or higher) is inserted properly. Total Capacity: Displays the total capacity of the SD memory card when an SD memory card is inserted properly. Format SD Card: Click the button to format the inserted SD memory card. Formatting the SD memory card deletes all data saved on the SD memory card. Only users belonging to the Administrator group can format the SD memory card.
User’s Manual Settings: Click the tab to set up recording settings. Recording Stream: Select a stream to use for recording. − Time-Lapse/Pre-Event, Event: Allows using a different stream depending on the recording mode. Time-Lapse/Pre-Event: Select the stream to use for recording when in the time-lapse recording mode or for pre-event recording when in the event recording mode. Event: Select the stream to use for post-event recording when in the event recording mode.
Network Camera NOTES: Searching and playing back video recorded on the SD memory card is supported by using a remote program. Refer to the User’s Manual for the remote program for details. Searching and playing back video recorded on the SD memory card might not be very smooth when using a remote program while also recording video on the SD memory card. CAUTION: When removing the SD memory card, uncheck the Record box first and wait for about 30 seconds before removing it.
User’s Manual Alarm In IR LED Supported Model IR LED Non-Supported Model Check the Alarm In box to set up an alarm-in event. When the camera senses an input on the alarm input connector, it considers it as an event.
Network Camera Title: Enter the alarm-in device’s name. Type: Select the alarm-in type. Event Action: Check the box for each action the camera will take whenever it detects an alarm-in event. − Day & Night Mode: Check the box to disable the IR cut filter during the event detection (not supported for IR LED supported model). Checking the box disables the Day & Night Mode feature set during the Video – Camera setup. Selecting B&W Mode enables the black and white mode during the event detection.
User’s Manual Sensitivity: Set the motion sensitivity for daytime and nighttime independently. The higher the number is, the more sensitive it is. Minimum Blocks for Detection: Adjust the minimum number of detection blocks that must be activated in order to be considered as a motion event for daytime and nighttime independently. Motion Zone: Click the Setup… button and a motion detection zone setup screen appears. Define the area (max.
Network Camera Trip-Zone Check the Trip-Zone box to set up a trip-zone event. When the camera detects a moving to or from the preset trip-zone, it considers the moving as an event. Sensitivity: Set the moving sensitivity for daytime and nighttime independently. The higher the number is, the more sensitive it is. Trip-Zone: Click the Setup… button and a trip-zone setup screen appears. Define the area (max. four) of the image that you want to set up a trip-zone by using the trip-zone icons.
User’s Manual − Remote Callback: Check the box and select the remote systems to send a message (Not supported for the WebGuard program). − Audio Alarm: Check the box and select the audio file (.wav) to sound. − FTP Upload: Check the box to upload images to an ftp server. − Record: Check the box to record video. NOTE: You must properly configure the settings related to each event action when setting them up to enable event actions. Refer to the Event Action setup.
Network Camera − Send Email: Check the box to send an email. Selecting Image Attachment attaches an event detected image file (.JPG) to the email. − Remote Callback: Check the box and select the remote systems to send a message (Not supported for the WebGuard program). − FTP Upload: Check the box to upload images to an ftp server. − Record: Check the box to record video. NOTE: You must properly configure the settings related to each event action when setting them up to enable event actions.
User’s Manual − Remote Callback: Check the box and select the remote systems to send a message (Not supported for the WebGuard program). − Audio Alarm: Check the box and select the audio file (.wav) to sound. − FTP Upload: Check the box to upload images to an ftp server. − Record: Check the box to record video. NOTE: You must properly configure the settings related to each event action when setting them up to enable event actions. Refer to the Event Action setup.
Network Camera − Remote Callback: Check the box and select the remote systems to send a message when the SD memory card is inserted to or removed from the camera (Not supported for the WebGuard program). NOTE: You must properly configure the Email and Remote Callback settings when setting them up to send an email or a message. Refer to the Event Action setup.
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Network Camera Chapter 4 — WebGuard You can monitor live video images from the camera or search recorded image saved in the SD memory card on the web browser by using the WebGuard program.
User’s Manual NOTES: There might be a problem with the bottom of the WebGuard page being cropped caused by the address or status bars in Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0. In this situation, it is recommended that websites open windows without address or status bars by changing Internet setting. (Go to Tools, and Internet Options, and then the Security tab → Click the Custom level… button → Select Enable for the Allow websites to open windows without address or status bars option.
Network Camera Web Monitoring Mode ① Log Out: Click to log out of the WebGuard program. ② Search: Click to access to the web search mode. ③ Version: Position the mouse pointer on the WebWatch logo to see the WebGuard program version. ④ Information: The Information window displays the login information of WebGuard. ⑤ Full Display: Clicking the button displays the video in full screen. Pressing the Esc button on a keyboard returns to the previous screen.
User’s Manual ⑪ Remote Setup: Click to change the settings of the camera by using the Remote Setup screen. ⑫ Event Status Window: The event status window at the bottom displays a list of events that were detected in the camera. / Alarm In On/Off Tampering Motion Detection Audio Detection Trip-Zone ⑬ Screen Popup Menu: Clicking the right mouse button on the screen displays the screen popup menu. − Change Camera Title: Select to change the camera title.
Network Camera Web Search Mode ① Log Out: Click to log out of the WebGuard program. ② Watch: Click to access to the web monitoring mode. ③ Version: Position the mouse pointer on the WebSearch logo to see the WebGuard program version. ④ Information: Displays the login information of WebGuard. ⑤ Playback Image Control: Click to blur, sharpen, equalize and interpolate playback images. Click to zoom out or zoom in the recorded image. Click to adjust the brightness of the recorded images.
User’s Manual ⑧ Event Search: Click to enter the event search mode which allows you to search for event log entries using specific conditions and play back the images associated with those event entries. ⑨ Setup: Click to set up the image drawing mode and OSD display. You can adjust the display speed by changing the image drawing mode, and select OSD information to be displayed on the screen. ⑩ Save Video: Click to save any video clip of recorded data as a video file.
Network Camera Appendix LED Indicators LED Status Network LED Unlit Flicker Lit Lit Power LED & Network LED Flicker sequentially Power LED Description No power connected to the unit. The unit is booting. The unit is operating. The unit is connected to a network. The unit is upgrading the software.
User’s Manual Map of Screens (Remote Setup) Remote Setup Quick Setup System Network Video Audio System General Date/Time User/Group Network IP Address DVRNS Port/QoS Bandwidth Control Security IEEE 802.
Network Camera Troubleshooting Problem No Power PoE switch is not recognized. No Live Video Live video is not clear. Video color appears incorrect. Video flickers. Connection to the INIT program is not available because of wrong ID and password. The WebGuard program is not available. Possible Solution Check power cord connections. Confirm that there is power at the outlet. Check the ground status of the PoE switch and the connected input/ output devices to the camera.
User’s Manual CAMERA Image Sensor 1/2.7" CMOS IR LED On: 0 Lux @ F 1.6 (30 IRE) 0 Lux @ F 1.2 (30 IRE) IR LED non-supported model: 0.5 Lux @ F 1.6 (30 IRE) 0.5 Lux @ F 1.
Network Camera Video Output ii Audio Input Audio Output Alarm Input Alarm Output Network Connectivity ii It is intended for video preview while adjusting the camera. CONNECTORS Terminal block Terminal block (mono) Terminal block RJ-45 Video Output iii Audio In/Out Alarm In/Out Ethernet Port iii It is intended for video preview while adjusting the camera.
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Network Camera Index A N Admin/Watch/Record/Search Port ...... 20 Network Bandwidth Limit .................... 22 B O Bitrate Control ..................................... 30 ONVIF Protocol ...................................... 14 C Q Camera Name ................................. 14, 19 Compression ................................... 30, 32 Quality ................................................. 30 R D Date/Time ............................................ 15 DSCP...........................
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WARRANTY TERMS 1. Pacific Communications provides consumers with the following warranty in relation to this Equipment, in addition to complying with the requirements of any relevant legislation, including the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) in Australia and the Consumer Guarantees Act 1993 in New Zealand (the Acts), except where a New Zealand consumer acquires the relevant Product for the purposes of a business. 2. In this warranty, we have used the following definitions: 5.
