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User Manual of E Series Network Mini PTZ camera i User Manual COPYRIGHT © 2015 Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Any and all information, including, among others, wordings, pictures, graphs are the properties of Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd. or its subsidiaries (hereinafter referred to be “Hikvision”).
User Manual of E Series Network Mini PTZ camera ii IN THE EVENT OF ANY CONFLICTS BETWEEN THIS MANUAL AND THE APPLICABLE LAW, THE LATER PREVAILS.
User Manual of E Series Network Mini PTZ camera iii 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.
iv User Manual of E Series Network Mini PTZ camera Safety Instruction These instructions are intended to ensure that the user can use the product correctly to avoid danger or property loss. The precaution measure is divided into ‘Warnings’ and ‘Cautions’: Warnings: Serious injury or death may be caused if any of these warnings are neglected. Cautions: Injury or equipment damage may be caused if any of these cautions are neglected. Warnings Follow these safeguards to prevent serious injury or death.
User Manual of E Series Network Mini PTZ camera v Cautions: Make sure the power supply voltage is correct before using the product. Do not drop the product or subject it to physical shock. Do not install the product on vibratory surface or places. Do not expose it to high electromagnetic radiating environment. Do not aim the lens at the strong light such as sun or incandescent lamp. The strong light can cause fatal damage to the product.
User Manual of E Series Network Mini PTZ camera vi Table of Contents Chapter 1 Overview .................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 System Requirement ................................................................................................................ 1 1.2 Functions.................................................................................................................................. 1 Chapter 2 2.
User Manual of E Series Network Mini PTZ camera 5.3 vii Smart Event Configuration ..................................................................................................... 51 5.3.1 Detecting Audio Exception ................................................................................................ 51 5.3.2 Configuring Intrusion Detection ........................................................................................ 53 5.3.3 Configuring Line Crossing Detection ............
User Manual of E Series Network Mini PTZ camera 1 Chapter 1 Overview 1.1 System Requirement System requirement of web browser accessing is as follows: Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP SP1 and above version / Vista / Win7 / Server 2003 / Server 2008 32bits CPU: Intel Pentium IV 3.0 GHz or higher RAM: 1G or higher Display: 1024×768 resolution or higher Web Browser: Internet Explorer 8.0 and above version, Apple Safari 5.
User Manual of E Series Network Mini PTZ camera 2 image and drag a rectangle area in the lower right direction, then the mini PTZ camera system will move the position to the center and allow the rectangle area to zoom in. Use the left key of mouse to drag a rectangle area in the upper left direction to move the position to the center and allow the rectangle area to zoom out.
User Manual of E Series Network Mini PTZ camera 3 Scheduled Task A time task is a preconfigured action that can be performed automatically at a specific date and time. The programmable actions include: auto scan, random scan, patrol 1-8 ,pattern 1-4, preset 1-8,frame scan, panorama scan, tilt scan, day, night, reboot, PT adjust, Aux Output, etc. Park Action This feature allows the mini PTZ camera to start a predefined action automatically after a period of inactivity.
4 User Manual of E Series Network Mini PTZ camera Chapter 2 Network Connection Before you start: If you want to set the network mini PTZ camera via a LAN (Local Area Network), please refer to Section 2.1. If you want to set the network mini PTZ camera via a WAN (Wide Area Network), please refer to Section 2.2. 2.
User Manual of E Series Network Mini PTZ camera 5 2.1.2 Activating the Mini PTZ camera Purpose: You are required to activate the mini PTZ camera first before you can use the mini PTZ camera. Activation via Web Browser, Activation via SADP, and Activation via client software are supported. In the following sections, activation via web browser and SADP will be taken as examples. You may refer to the user manual of the mini PTZ camera for the details of activation via client software.
User Manual of E Series Network Mini PTZ camera 6 Steps: 1. Run the SADP software to search the online devices. 2. Check the device status from the device list, and select an inactive device. Figure 2-4 SADP Interface 3. Create a password and input the password in the password field, and confirm the password.
User Manual of E Series Network Mini PTZ camera 7 Figure 2-5 Modify the IP Address 6. Input the password and click the Save button to activate your IP address modification. Activation via Client Software The client software is versatile video management software for multiple kinds of devices. Get the client software from the supplied disk or the official website, and install the software according to the prompts. Follow the steps to activate the camera. Steps: 1.
User Manual of E Series Network Mini PTZ camera 2. 8 Click the Device Management icon to enter the Device Management interface, as shown in the figure below. Figure 2-7 Device Management Interface 3. 4. 5. Check the device status from the device list, and select an inactive device. Click the Activate button to pop up the Activation interface. Create a password and input the password in the password field, and confirm the password.
User Manual of E Series Network Mini PTZ camera 6. 7. 9 Click OK button to start activation. Click the Modify Netinfo button to pop up the Network Parameter Modification interface, as shown in the figure below. Figure 2-9 Modifying the Network Parameters 8. 9. Change the device IP address to the same subnet with your computer by either modifying the IP address manually or checking the checkbox of Enable DHCP. Input the password to activate your IP address modification. 2.
10 User Manual of E Series Network Mini PTZ camera 4. Set port mapping, E.g., 80, 8000 and 554 ports. The steps for port mapping vary depending on different routers. Please call the router manufacturer for assistance with port mapping. Refer to Appendix 2 for detailed information about port mapping. 5. Visit the network mini PTZ camera through a web browser or the client software over the internet.
User Manual of E Series Network Mini PTZ camera 11 3. In the router, set the PPPoE user name, password and confirm the password. For your privacy and to better protect your system against security risks, we strongly recommend the use of strong passwords for all functions and network devices.
User Manual of E Series Network Mini PTZ camera 12 Figure 2-13 Normal Domain Name Resolution Steps: 1. Apply a domain name from a domain name provider. 2. Configure the DDNS settings in the DDNS Settings interface of the network mini PTZ camera. Refer to Section 0 Configuring DDNS Settings for detailed configuration. 3. Visit the mini PTZ camera via the applied domain name. Private Domain Name Resolution Figure 2-14 Private Domain Name Resolution Steps: 1.
13 User Manual of E Series Network Mini PTZ camera Chapter 3 Access to the Network Mini PTZ camera 3.1 Accessing by Web Browsers Steps: 1. Open the web browser. 2. In the address field, input the IP address of the network mini PTZ camera, e.g., 192.168.1.64 and press the Enter key to enter the login interface. 3. Activate the mini PTZ camera for the first time using, refer to the section 2.1.2 Activating the Mini PTZ camera. 4. Select English as the interface language on the top-right of login interface.
User Manual of E Series Network Mini PTZ camera 14 Figure 3-2 Download and Install Plug-in You may have to close the web browser to install the plug-in. Please reopen the web browser and log in again after installing the plug-in. 3.2 Accessing by Client Software The product CD contains the client software. You can view the live video and manage the mini PTZ camera with the client software. Follow the installation prompts to install the client software and WinPcap.
User Manual of E Series Network Mini PTZ camera 15 Figure 3-4 iVMS-4200 Live View Interface If you use third party VMS software, please contact technical support of our branch for camera firmware. For detailed information about client software of our company, please refer to the user manual of the software. This manual mainly introduces accessing to the network mini PTZ camera by web browser.
User Manual of E Series Network Mini PTZ camera 16 Chapter 4 Basic Operations In this and the following chapters, operation of the mini PTZ camera by the web browser will be taken as an example. 4.1 Configuring Local Parameters The local configuration refers to the parameters of the live view and other operations using the web browser. Steps: 1. Enter the Local Configuration interface: Configuration > Local Figure 4-1 Local Configuration Interface 2.
User Manual of E Series Network Mini PTZ camera 17 Rules: You can enable or disable the rules of dynamic analysis for motion here. Image Format: The captured pictures can be saved as different format. JPEG and BMP are available. Record File Settings: Set the saving path of the video files. Record File Size: Select the packed size of manually recorded and downloaded video files. The size can be set to 256M, 512M or 1G.
18 User Manual of E Series Network Mini PTZ camera Menu Bar PTZ Control Live View Window Show or hide PTZ control panel Live View Parameters Toolbar Preset/Patrol/Pattern Figure 4-2 Live View Page Menu Bar: Click each tab to enter Live View, Playback, Picture, and Configuration page respectively. Click to display the help file of the speed dome. Click to logout the system. Live View Window: Display the live video. Toolbar: Operations on the live view page, e.g.
19 User Manual of E Series Network Mini PTZ camera Figure 4-3 Start Live View Table 4-1 Descriptions of the Toolbar Icon Description Icon Start/Stop Live view. / / / / Manually capture the pictures. Display in 4:3/16:9/original/ Self-adaptive window size. / Live view with the main/sub. / Start/Stop Two-way Audio. / Mute/Audio on and adjust Play via webcomponents/ / quick time. / / Manual start/stop recording. Start/stop digital zoom.
20 User Manual of E Series Network Mini PTZ camera Click to select from and display live video with the main/ sub stream. The main stream is with a relatively high resolution and needs much bandwidth. The default setting of stream type is . Click to select between and play the live video via player Webcomponents or Quick Time. The live video is played via webcomponents by default, and other types of players are supported for the browser, such as MJPEG, and VLC.
21 User Manual of E Series Network Mini PTZ camera 4.4 Operating PTZ Control Purpose: In the live view interface, you can use the PTZ control buttons to control panning, tilting and zooming. 4.4.1 PTZ Control Panel On the live view page, click to show the PTZ control panel or click Click the direction buttons to control the pan/tilt movements. Click the zoom/iris/focus buttons to realize lens control. to hide it.
22 User Manual of E Series Network Mini PTZ camera Button Name Zoom out/in Description Click , and the lens zooms out. Click Focus near/far , the lens zooms in, click , the lens focus far and the items far away gets clear. Click , the lens focus near and the items nearby gets clear. When the image is too dark, click Iris close/open to open the iris. When the image is too bright, click to close the iris.
User Manual of E Series Network Mini PTZ camera 23 4.4.2 Auxiliary Functions The Auxiliary functions panel is shown in the figure below: Figure 4-5 Auxiliary Functions Light Click to enable/disable the light supplement of the speed dome. This function is reserved. Wiper Click to move the wiper once. Auxiliary Focus The auxiliary focus function is reserved. Manual Tracking Before you start: Please enter the Smart Tracking settings interface and enable smart tracking first.
User Manual of E Series Network Mini PTZ camera 24 Hold down the left mouse button and drag the mouse to the upper left on the live video. The corresponding position will be moved to the center of the live video and zoomed out. One-touch Patrol Click to call one-touch patrol. For detailed information of setting one-touch patrol, refer to 4.4.5 One-touch Patrol. One-touch Park Click to save the current view as the preset No. 32 and start park at the the current position. 4.4.
25 User Manual of E Series Network Mini PTZ camera 5. You can click to delete the preset. You can configure up to 256 presets. Calling a Preset: In the PTZ control panel, select a defined preset from the list and click to call the preset. Figure 4-7 Calling a Preset For convenient preset selection, refer to the following steps to navigate to the preset you want. Steps: 1. Select any preset from the list. 2. Click the preset number you need on the keyboard.
26 User Manual of E Series Network Mini PTZ camera 45 One-touch Patrol 104 Call patrol 7 90 Wiper 105 Call patrol 8 Figure 4-8 Special Preset You may need to use the OSD (On Screen Display) menu when controlling the speed dome remotely. To display the OSD menu on the live view screen, you can call the preset number 95. 4.4.4 Setting / Calling a Patrol Purpose: A patrol is a memorized series of preset function. It can be configured and called on the patrol settings interface.
27 User Manual of E Series Network Mini PTZ camera Figure 4-9 Adding Presets 4. Configure the preset number, patrol time and patrol speed. Name Description Patrol Time It is the duration staying on one patrol point. The mini PTZ camera moves to another patrol point after the patrol time. Patrol Speed It is the speed of moving from one preset to another. 5. Click OK to save a preset into the patrol. 6. Repeat the steps from 3 to 5 to add more presets. 7. Click OK to save all the patrol settings.
User Manual of E Series Network Mini PTZ camera 28 4.4.5 One-touch Patrol Purpose: One-touch patrol is an automatically created patrol. The system automatically add preset No.1 to No.32 to the patrol path 8. You can call the one-touch patrol and the speed dome moves as the patrol path 8 automatically. Steps: 1. Set preset No.1 to No.32. Refer to 4.4.3 Setting / Calling a Preset for detailed information of setting preset. 2. Call preset No. 45, and the speed dome moves as patrol path 8. 3.
User Manual of E Series Network Mini PTZ camera 1. In the PTZ control panel, click 29 to enter the pattern settings interface. 2. Select a pattern number from the list as shown in Figure 4-12. Figure 4-12 Patterns Settings Interface 3. Click to enable recording the panning, tilting and zooming actions. 4. Use the PTZ control buttons to move the lens to the desired position after the information of PROGRAM PATTERN REMAINNING MEMORY(%) is displayed on the screen.
30 User Manual of E Series Network Mini PTZ camera 4.5 Playback Purpose: This section explains how to view the remotely recorded video files stored in the network disks or SD cards. Play Back Video Files Steps: 1. Click on the menu bar to enter playback interface. Figure 4-13 Playback Interface 2. Select the date and click © Hikvision .
31 User Manual of E Series Network Mini PTZ camera Figure 4-14 Search Video 3. Click to play the video files found on this date. The toolbar on the bottom of Playback interface can be used to control playing process.
User Manual of E Series Network Mini PTZ camera 32 Figure 4-16 Set Playback Time Figure 4-17 Progress Bar The different colors of the video on the progress bar stand for the different video types as shown in Figure 4-18. Figure 4-18 Video Types Downloading Video Files Steps: 1. Click on the playback interface. The pop-up menu is shown in Figure 4-19. 2. Set the start time and end time. Click Search. The corresponding video files are listed on the left. Figure 4-19 Video Downloading interface 3.
User Manual of E Series Network Mini PTZ camera 33 4.6 Pictures Purpose: This section explains how to view the captured picture files stored in the network disks and download the captured pictures. Steps: 1. Click on the menu bar to enter picture interface. Figure 4-20 Picture Interface 2. 3. 4. Select the file type of capturing the pictures from the list as timing, alarm, motion, etc. Set the start time and end time. Click Search. The corresponding picture files will be listed.
User Manual of E Series Network Mini PTZ camera 34 Chapter 5 System Configuration 5.1 Storage Settings Before you start: To configure record settings, please make sure that you have the network storage device within the network or the Micro SD card inserted in your mini PTZ camera. 5.1.1 Configuring Recording Schedule Purpose: There are two kinds of recording for the mini PTZ cameras: manual recording and scheduled recording. For the manual recording, refer to Section 4.
User Manual of E Series Network Mini PTZ camera 35 Figure 5-2 Record Parameters Pre-record: The time you set to start recording before the scheduled time or the event. For example, if an alarm triggers recording at 10:00, and the pre-record time is set as 5 seconds, the mini PTZ camera starts to record at 9:59:55. The Pre-record time can be configured as No Pre-record, 5 s, 10 s, 15 s, 20 s, 25 s, 30 s or not limited. The pre-record time changes according to the video bitrate.
User Manual of E Series Network Mini PTZ camera 36 Figure 5-3 Record Schedule 5. Choose the day to set the record schedule. (1) Set all-day record or segment record: If you want to configure the all-day recording, please check the All Day checkbox. If you want to record in different time sections, check the Customize checkbox. Set the Start Time and End Time. The time of each segment can’t be overlapped. Up to 8 segments can be (2) configured. Select a Record Type.
37 User Manual of E Series Network Mini PTZ camera Motion Detection and Alarm Input Settings interfaces. Please refer to Section 6.6.1 and Section 6.6.4 for detailed information. Record Triggered by Motion | Alarm If you select Motion | Alarm, the video will be recorded when the external alarm is triggered or the motion is detected. Besides configuring the recording schedule, you have to configure the settings on the Motion Detection and Alarm Input Settings interfaces. Please refer to Section 6.6.
38 User Manual of E Series Network Mini PTZ camera Figure 5-5 Snapshot Settings 2. Click to enter the Capture Schedule interface. 3. Select the timeline of a certain day, click and drag the left button of the mouse to set the capture schedule (the start time and end time of the recording task). 4. After you set the scheduled task, you can click 5. (optional).
User Manual of E Series Network Mini PTZ camera 39 Uploading to FTP Please make sure that the FTP server is online. You can follow below configuration instructions to upload the snapshots to FTP. Upload continuous snapshots to FTP Steps: 1) Configure the FTP settings and check Upload Picture checkbox in FTP Settings interface. Please refer to Section 6.3.8 Configuring FTP Settings for more details to configure FTP parameters. 2) Check the Enable Timing Snapshot checkbox.
User Manual of E Series Network Mini PTZ camera 40 Figure 5-7 Select Net HDD Type 2. Enter the IP address and the file path of the network disk. 3. Select the mounting type. NFS and SMB/CIFS are selectable. You can set the user name and password to guarantee the security if SMB/CIFS is selected. Please refer to the NAS User Manual for creating the file path.
User Manual of E Series Network Mini PTZ camera 41 Figure 5-8 Storage Management Interface 2. If the status of the disk is Uninitialized, check the corresponding checkbox to select the disk and click Format to start initializing the disk. 3. When the initialization completed, the status of disk will become Normal as shown in Figure 5-9. Figure 5-9 View Disk Status Define the Quota for Record and Pictures 1. Input the quota percentage for picture and for record. 2.
User Manual of E Series Network Mini PTZ camera 42 Up to 8 NAS disks can be connected to the mini PTZ camera. To initialize and use the SD card after insert it to the mini PTZ camera, please refer to the steps of NAS disk initialization. 5.2 Basic Event Configuration Purpose: This section explains how to configure the network mini PTZ camera to respond to alarm events, including motion detection, video tampering and exception.
User Manual of E Series Network Mini PTZ camera 43 Figure 5-11 Motion Detection Settings-Normal Steps: (1) . Click and drag the mouse on the live video image to draw a motion detection area. (2) Click to finish drawing. • You can draw up to 8 motion detection areas on the same image. • You can click to clear all of the areas. (3) Move the slider sensitivity of the detection.
User Manual of E Series Network Mini PTZ camera 44 Figure 5-12 Motion Detection Settings-Expert Steps: 4. (1) Set the Day&Night switch mode, there are OFF, Auto-Switch and Scheduled-Switch selectable. If the Day&Night switch mode is enabled, you can configure the detection rule for the day and night separately. OFF: Disable the day and night switch. Auto-Switch: Switch the day and night mode according to the illumination automatically. Scheduled-Switch: Switch to the day mode at 6:00 a.m.
45 User Manual of E Series Network Mini PTZ camera Figure 5-13 Arming Schedule (2) Select the timeline of a certain day, click and drag the mouse to set the arming schedule (the start time and end time of the arming task). (3) After you set the scheduled task, you can click (optional).
User Manual of E Series Network Mini PTZ camera 46 The time of each period cannot be overlapped. Up to 8 periods can be configured for each day. 5. Set the Alarm Actions for Motion Detection. Click tab to enter the Linkage Method interface. You can specify the linkage method when an event occurs. The following contents are about how to configure the different types of linkage method. Figure 5-16 Linkage Method Check the checkbox to select the linkage method.
User Manual of E Series Network Mini PTZ camera 47 You have to set the recording schedule to realize this function. Please refer to Section 5.1.1 Configuring Recording Schedule for settings the recording schedule. Trigger Alarm Output Trigger one or more external alarm outputs when an event occurs. To trigger an alarm output when an event occurs, please refer to Section 5.2.4 Configuring Alarm Output to set the alarm output parameters. 5.2.
User Manual of E Series Network Mini PTZ camera 3. Click 48 tab to enter the arming schedule setting interface. The arming schedule configuration is the same as the setting of the arming schedule for motion detection. Refer to Step 2 Set the Motion Detection Area in Section 5.2.1 Configuring Motion Detection. 4. Click tab to select the linkage method taken for the video loss alarm, notify surveillance center, send email and trigger alarm output are selectable.
49 User Manual of E Series Network Mini PTZ camera 4. Click tab to enter the arming schedule setting interface. The arming 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 5.2.1 Configuring Motion Detection. 5.
User Manual of E Series Network Mini PTZ camera 5. Click 50 tab to enter the arming schedule setting interface. The time schedule configuration is the same as the settings of the arming schedule for motion detection. Refer to Step 2 Set the Arming Schedule for Motion Detection in Section 5.2.1 Configuring Motion Detection. Figure 5-20 Alarm Output Settings 6. You can copy the settings to other alarm outputs. 7. Click to save the settings. 5.2.
User Manual of E Series Network Mini PTZ camera 51 Figure 5-21 Exception Settings 3. Click to save the settings. 5.3 Smart Event Configuration On the event configuration page, click to show the PTZ control panel or click Click the direction buttons to control the pan/tilt movements. Click the zoom/iris/focus buttons to realize lens control. to hide it. 5.3.1 Detecting Audio Exception Purpose: When you enable this function and audio exception occurs, the alarm actions will be triggered.
User Manual of E Series Network Mini PTZ camera 1. 52 Enter the video audio exception detection interface: Configuration > Event > Smart Event > Audio Exception Detection Figure 5-22 Audio Exception Detection 2. Check the checkbox of Audio Loss Detection to enable the audio input exception detection. 3. Check the checkbox of Sudden Increase of Sound Intensity Detection checkbox to enable the sudden rise detection.
53 User Manual of E Series Network Mini PTZ camera 7. Click to save the settings. 5.3.2 Configuring Intrusion Detection Intrusion detection can set an area in the surveillance scene and once the area is entered, a set of alarm action is triggered. Steps: 1. Enter the intrusion detection interface: Configuration > Events > Smart Event >Intrusion Detection 2. Check the Enable Intrusion Detection checkbox. Figure 5-23 Configuring Intrusion Area 3.
54 User Manual of E Series Network Mini PTZ camera 3) Click on the image to specify a corner of the rectangle, and right-click the mouse after four corners are configured. Up to four areas are supported. You can click to clear the areas you drawn. 5. Configure the parameters for each defense region separately. Threshold: Range [0-10s], the threshold for the time of the object loitering in the region. If you set the value as 0, alarm is triggered immediately after the object entering the region.
User Manual of E Series Network Mini PTZ camera 55 Figure 5-24 Configuring Line 5. Draw area. 1) Click to draw a line on the image. 2) Click the line to switch to the editing mode. Click and drag an end to the desired place to adjust the length and angle of the line. And click and drag the line to adjust the location. Up to four lines are supported. 6. Configure the parameters for each defense region separately.
User Manual of E Series Network Mini PTZ camera 56 and trigger alarm output are selectable. Please refer to Step 3 in Section 5.2.1 Configuring Motion Detection. 9. Click to save the settings. 5.3.4 Configuring Dual-VCA Purpose: Enable the VCA function and then the information of the objects (e.g. human, vehicle, etc.) will be marked in the video stream and you can set rules on the connected back-end device to detect the events including line crossing, intrusion, etc.. Steps: 1.
User Manual of E Series Network Mini PTZ camera 57 5.4 PTZ Configuration On the PTZ configuration page, click to show the PTZ control panel or click Click the direction buttons to control the pan/tilt movements. Click the zoom/iris/focus buttons to realize lens control. to hide it. 5.4.1 Configuring Basic PTZ Parameters Purpose: You can configure the basic PTZ parameters, including proportional pan, preset freezing, preset speed, etc. 1.
User Manual of E Series Network Mini PTZ camera 58 defined by a preset to another, without showing the middle areas between these two, to ensure the surveillance efficiency. It can also reduce the use of bandwidth in a digital network system. Preset freezing function is invalid when you calling a pattern. Preset Speed: You can set the speed of a defined preset from 1 to 8. Keyboard Control Speed: Define the speed of PTZ control by a keyboard as Low, Normal or High.
User Manual of E Series Network Mini PTZ camera 59 Figure 5-26 Configure the PTZ Limit 2. Click the checkbox of Enable Limit and choose the limit type as manual stops or scan stops. Manual Stops: When manual limit stops are set, you can operate the PTZ control panel manually only in the limited surveillance area. Scan Stops: When scan limit stops are set, the random scan, frame scan, auto scan, tilt scan, panorama scan is performed only in the limited surveillance area.
60 User Manual of E Series Network Mini PTZ camera 1. Enter the Initial Position Configuration interface: Configuration > PTZ > Initial Position Figure 5-27 PTZ Configuration 2. 3. Click the PTZ control buttons to find a position as the initial position of the mini PTZ camera; you can also call a defined preset and set it as the initial position of the mini PTZ camera. Click Set to save the position. Call/delete an Initial Position: You can click to call the initial position.
User Manual of E Series Network Mini PTZ camera 61 Figure 5-28 Set the Park Action 2. Check the checkbox of Enable Park Action. 3. Set the Park Time as the inactivity time of the mini PTZ camera before it starts the park actions. 4. Choose Action Type the from the drop-down list. Figure 5-29 Action Types 5. Click to save the settings. 5.4.
62 User Manual of E Series Network Mini PTZ camera Figure 5-30 Draw the Privacy Mask 2. Click the PTZ control buttons to find the area you want to set the privacy mask. 3. Click 4. You can drag the corners of the red rectangle area to draw a polygon mask. 5. Click ; click and drag the mouse in the live video window to draw the area. to finish drawing or click to clear all of the areas you set without saving them. 6.
63 User Manual of E Series Network Mini PTZ camera 5.4.6 Configuring Scheduled Tasks Purpose: You can configure the network mini PTZ camera to perform a certain action automatically in a user-defined time period. Steps: 1. Enter the Scheduled Task Settings interface: Configuration> PTZ > Scheduled Tasks Figure 5-32 Configure Scheduled Tasks 2. Check the checkbox of Enable Scheduled Task. 3. Set the Park Time.
User Manual of E Series Network Mini PTZ camera 64 (optional). Figure 5-34 Edit the Schedule and Task Type The time of each task cannot be overlapped. Up to 10 tasks can be configured for each day. 7. Click to save the settings. 5.4.7 Clearing PTZ Configurations Purpose: You can clear PTZ configurations in this interface, including all presets, patrols, patterns, privacy masks, PTZ limits, scheduled tasks and park actions. Pattern function varies depending on mini PTZ camera models. Steps: 1.
User Manual of E Series Network Mini PTZ camera 65 5.4.8 Configuring Position Settings Purpose: You can configure the position settings in this interface, including the position information of the device. The display format of position can be configured in Configuration > PTZ > Basic Settings. Steps: 1. Enter the Position Settings interface: Enter Configuration > PTZ > Position Settings. Figure 5-35 Position Settings 2.
User Manual of E Series Network Mini PTZ camera 66 Chapter 6 Mini PTZ Camera Configuration 6.1 Configuring Network Settings 6.1.1 Basic Settings Configuring TCP/IP Settings Purpose: TCP/IP settings must be properly configured before you operate the mini PTZ camera over network. IPv4 and IPv6 are both supported. Steps: 1. Enter TCP/IP Settings interface: Configuration > Network > Basic Settings > TCP/IP Figure 6-1 TCP/IP Settings 2.
User Manual of E Series Network Mini PTZ camera 67 If the DHCP server is available, you can check to automatically obtain an IP address and other network settings from that server. The valid value range of Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU) is 500 ~ 1500. The default value is 1500. The Multicast sends a stream to the multicast group address and allows multiple clients to acquire the stream at the same time by requesting a copy from the multicast group address.
User Manual of E Series Network Mini PTZ camera 68 Figure 6-3 DDNS Settings 2. Check the Enable DDNS checkbox to enable this feature. 3. Select DDNS Type. Three DDNS types are selectable: IPServer, HiDDNS, NO-IP and DynDNS. DynDNS: Steps: (1) Enter Server Address of DynDNS (e.g. members.dyndns.org). (2) In the Domain text field, enter the domain name obtained from the DynDNS website. (3) Enter the Port of DynDNS server. (4) Enter the User Name and Password registered on the DynDNS website.
User Manual of E Series Network Mini PTZ camera 69 Figure 6-5 IPServer Settings HiDDNS: Steps: (1) Enter the Server Address: www.hik-online.com. (2) Enter the Domain name of the camera. The domain is the same with the device alias in the HiDDNS server. (3) Click to save the settings. Figure 6-6 HiDDNS Settings NO-IP: Steps: (1) Enter Server Address of NO-IP. (2) In the Domain text field, enter the domain name obtained from the NO-IP website. (3) Enter the Port of NO-IP server.
User Manual of E Series Network Mini PTZ camera 70 Figure 6-7 PPPoE Settings 2. Check the Enable PPPoE checkbox to enable this feature. 3. Enter User Name, Password, and Confirm password for PPPoE access. The User Name and Password should be assigned by your ISP. For your privacy and to better protect your system against security risks, we strongly recommend the use of strong passwords for all functions and network devices.
User Manual of E Series Network Mini PTZ camera 71 HTTPS Port: The default port number is 443. Server Port: The default port number is 8000. 3. Click to save the settings. Configuring NAT (Network Address Translation) Settings Purpose: Universal Plug and Play (UPnP™) is a networking architecture that provides compatibility among networking equipment, software and other hardware devices.
User Manual of E Series Network Mini PTZ camera 72 6.1.2 Advanced Settings Configuring SNMP Settings Purpose: You can use SNMP to get mini PTZ camera status and parameters related information. Before you start: Before setting the SNMP, please use the SNMP software and manage to receive the mini PTZ camera information via SNMP port. By setting the Trap Address, the mini PTZ camera can send the alarm event and exception messages to the surveillance center.
User Manual of E Series Network Mini PTZ camera 73 Figure 6-10 SNMP Settings 2. Check the corresponding version checkbox (Enable SNMP v1, Enable SNMP v2c, Enable SNMP v3) to enable the feature. 3. Configure the SNMP settings. The configuration of the SNMP software should be the same as the settings you configure here. 4. Click to save and finish the settings.
User Manual of E Series Network Mini PTZ camera 74 You can set a FTP server and configure the following parameters for uploading captured pictures. Steps: 1. Enter the FTP Settings interface: Configuration > Network > Advanced Settings > FTP Figure 6-11 FTP Settings 2. Configure the FTP settings, including server address, port, user name, password, directory, and upload type. The server address supports both the domain name and IP address formats.
User Manual of E Series Network Mini PTZ camera 75 Figure 6-13 Child Directory Upload type: To enable uploading the captured picture to the FTP server. 3. Click to save the settings. 4. You can click Test to confirm the configuration. If you want to upload the captured pictures to FTP server, you also have to enable the continuous snapshot or event-triggered snapshot in Snapshot interface. For detailed information, please refer to the Section 7.3 Configuring Snapshot Settings.
User Manual of E Series Network Mini PTZ camera 76 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 for SMTP is 25. E-mail encryption: None, SSL, and TLS are selectable. When you select SSL or TLS and disable STARTTLS, e-mails will be sent after encrypted by SSL or TLS. The SMTP port should be set as 465 for this encryption method.
User Manual of E Series Network Mini PTZ camera 77 upper case letters, lower case letters, numbers and special characters) in order to increase the security of your product. Proper configuration of all passwords and other security settings is the responsibility of the installer and/or end-user. Steps: 1. Enter the HTTPS settings interface. Configuration > Network > Advanced Settings > HTTPS 2. Create the self-signed certificate or authorized certificate.
User Manual of E Series Network Mini PTZ camera 78 information. 3) Download the certificate request and submit it to the trusted certificate authority for signature. 4) After receiving the signed valid certificate, import the certificate to the device. 5) Click OK to save the settings. 3. There will be the certificate information after you successfully create and install the certificate. Figure 6-17 Installed Certificate Property The default port number of HTTPS is 443.
79 User Manual of E Series Network Mini PTZ camera Make sure that you enable the QoS function of your network device (such as a router). It will ask for a reboot for the settings to take effect. Configuring 802.1X Settings Purpose: The mini PTZ camera supports IEEE 802.1X standard. IEEE 802.1X is a port-based network access control. It enhances the security level of the LAN. When devices connect to this network with IEEE 802.1X standard, the authentication is needed.
User Manual of E Series Network Mini PTZ camera 80 Proper configuration of all passwords and other security settings is the responsibility of the installer and/or end-user. Steps: 1. Connect the network camera to your PC directly with a network cable. 2. Enter the 802.1X Settings interface: Configuration > Network > Advanced Settings > 802.1X Figure 6-20 802.1X Settings 3. 4. Check the Enable IEEE 802.1X checkbox to enable it. Configure the 802.1X settings, including user name and password.
User Manual of E Series Network Mini PTZ camera 81 Figure 6-21 Configure Video Settings 2. Select the Stream Type of the mini PTZ camera to main stream (normal) 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 limited. Refer to the Section 4.1 Configuring Local Parameters for switching the main stream and sub-stream for live viewing. 3.
User Manual of E Series Network Mini PTZ camera 82 use this function, a specified H.264 encoding storage device is necessary. 4. Click to save the settings. 6.2.2 Configuring Audio Settings Steps: 1. Enter the Audio Settings interface Configuration > Video/Audio > Audio Figure 6-22 Audio Settings 2. Configure the following settings. Audio Encoding: G.722.1, G.711ulaw, G.711alaw, MP2L2 and G.726 selectable.
User Manual of E Series Network Mini PTZ camera 83 6.2.3 Configuring ROI Settings Before you start: ROI (Region of Interest) encoding is used to enhance the quality of images which are specified in advance. Enter the ROI Settings interface: Configuration >Video/Audio > ROI Figure 6-23 Region of Interest Stream Type: You can set the ROI function for main stream or sub stream. Select a stream type and then configure the ROI settings.
User Manual of E Series Network Mini PTZ camera 3. Click 84 and draw a red frame in the live view image. 4. Adjust the ROI level from 1 to 6. The higher the value, the better image quality in the red frame. 5. Enter a Region Name and click Save to save the settings. 6.2.4 Dual-VCA Settings Steps: 1. Check the checkbox to enable the function of Dual-VCA which can be used cooperatively with NVR to implement dual-VCA retrieval during playback. Figure 6-24 Enable Dual-VCA 2. Click to save the settings.
User Manual of E Series Network Mini PTZ camera 85 The parameters in Display Settings interface vary depending on the models of mini PTZ camera. You can double click the live view to enter full screen mode and double click it again to exit. Steps: 1. Enter the Display Settings interface: Configuration > Image> Display Settings 2. You can select the Mounting Scenario in the dropdown list with different predefined image parameters. 3. Set the image parameters of the mini PTZ camera.
User Manual of E Series Network Mini PTZ camera 86 This function varies depending on the models of mini PTZ camera. Exposure Settings Exposure Mode The Exposure Mode can be set to Auto, Iris Priority, Shutter Priority, and Manual. Auto: The iris, shutter and gain values will be adjusted automatically according to the brightness of the environment. You can set the iris range and shutter ranges by setting the Max. Iris Limit, Min. Iris Limit, Max. Shutter Limit, and Min. Shutter Limit respectively.
87 User Manual of E Series Network Mini PTZ camera This function can be used in underexposure condition. The slow shutter value can be set to Slow Shutter*2, *4, *6, *12, *16, *24 and *32. Figure 6-28 Slow Shutter Focus Settings Focus Mode The Focus Mode can be set to Auto, Manual, Semi-auto. Auto: The mini PTZ camera focuses automatically at any time according to objects in the scene. Semi-auto: The mini PTZ camera focuses automatically only once after panning, tilting and zooming.
User Manual of E Series Network Mini PTZ camera 88 Schedule: In Schedule mode, you can set the time schedule for day mode as shown in Figure 6-30. The rest time out of the schedule is for night mode. This function varies depending on the models of mini PTZ camera. Figure 6-30 Day Night Schedule Smart Supplement Light If the light supplement is on and the image center is overexposure, you can enable this function. Auto: The brightness of the infrared light will be adjusted automatically.
User Manual of E Series Network Mini PTZ camera 89 Figure 6-31 WDR This function varies depending on the models of mini PTZ camera. HLC HLC (High Light Compensation) makes the camera identify and suppress the strong light sources that usually flare across a scene. This makes it possible to see the detail of the image that would normally be hidden. White Balance The White Balance mode can be set to Auto, MWB, Outdoor, Indoor, Fluorescent Lamp, Sodium Lamp and Auto-Track.
User Manual of E Series Network Mini PTZ camera 90 Image Enhancement 3D Digital Noise Reduction You can set Digital Noise Reduction function to Normal and adjust the Noise Reduction Level as shown in Figure 6-33. The level ranges from 0 to 100. Figure 6-33 3D Digital Noise Reduction If you are a professional technician, you can set it to Expert Mode then adjust Space DNR Level and Time DNR Level. Figure 6-34 Expert Mode This function varies depending on the models of mini PTZ camera.
User Manual of E Series Network Mini PTZ camera 91 You can set Zoom Limit value to limit the maximum value of zooming. The value can be selected from the list. This function varies depending on the models of mini PTZ camera. 6.3.2 Configuring OSD Settings Purpose: The mini PTZ camera supports following on screen displays: Time: Supports for time display. Camera Name: Identifies the name of mini PTZ camera. You can customize the on screen display of time. Steps: 1.
User Manual of E Series Network Mini PTZ camera 92 Figure 6-36 Adjust OSD Location 6. Click to activate above settings. 6.3.3 Configuring Text Overlay Settings Purpose: You can customize the text overlay. Steps: 1. Enter the Text Overlay Settings interface: Configuration > Image > OSD Settings 2. Check the checkbox in front of textbox to enable the on-screen display. 3. Input the characters in the textbox. 4.
User Manual of E Series Network Mini PTZ camera 93 Figure 6-37 Text Overlay Settings 6.4 Configuring System Settings 6.4.1 System Settings Viewing Basic Information Enter the Device Information interface: Configuration > System > System Settings > Basic Information In the Basic Information interface, you can edit the Device Name. Other information of the network mini PTZ camera, such as Model, Serial No.
User Manual of E Series Network Mini PTZ camera 94 Figure 6-38 Device Information Time Settings Purpose: You can follow the instructions in this section to configure the time which can be displayed on the video. There are Time Zone, Time Synchronization, Daylight Saving Time (DST) functions for setting the time. Time Synchronization consists of auto mode by Network Time Protocol (NTP) server and manual mode.
User Manual of E Series Network Mini PTZ camera 95 (2) Configure the following settings: Server Address: IP address of NTP server. NTP Port: Port of NTP server. Interval: The time interval between the two synchronizing actions by NTP server. It can be set from 1 to 10080 minutes. Figure 6-40 Time Sync by NTP Server You can click to make sure that the NTP server is connected.
96 User Manual of E Series Network Mini PTZ camera Purpose: When the mini PTZ camera is taken to another time zone, you can use the Time Zone function to adjust the time. The time will be adjusted according to the original time and the time difference between the two time zones. From the Time Zone drop-down menu as shown in Figure 6-42, select the Time Zone in which the mini PTZ camera locates.
97 User Manual of E Series Network Mini PTZ camera Configuring DST (Daylight Saving Time) Purpose: If there is the habit of adjusting clocks forward in your country in certain time period of a year, you can turn this function on. The time will be adjusted automatically when the Daylight Saving Time(DST) comes. Steps: 1. Enter the DST interface by Configuration > Advanced Configuration > System > DST 2. Check to enable the DST function. 3. Set the date of the DST period. 4. Click to save the settings.
User Manual of E Series Network Mini PTZ camera 98 Figure 6-45 Restore Default Settings Importing/Exporting Configuration File Steps: 1. Enter the Maintenance interface: Configuration > System > Maintenance > Upgrade & Maintenance: 2. Click to select the local configuration file and then click to start importing configuration file. You need to reboot the mini PTZ camera after importing configuration file. Figure 6-46 Import Configuration File Upgrading the System Steps: 1.
User Manual of E Series Network Mini PTZ camera 99 Log Searching Purpose: The operation, alarm, exception and information of the mini PTZ camera can be stored in log files. You can also export the log files on your demand. Before you start: Please configure network storage for the mini PTZ camera or insert a SD card in the mini PTZ camera. Steps: 1. Enter the Log interface: Configuration >System > Maintenance > Log Figure 6-48 Log Searching Interface 2.
User Manual of E Series Network Mini PTZ camera 100 1. Enter the interface of configuring the remote connection: Configuration > System > Maintenance > System Service 2. Input a number in text field as the upper limit of the remote connection number. E.g. when you specify the remote connection number as 10, then the 11th remote connection cannot be established. Figure 6-49 Live View Connection Settings 3. Click the button to activate the settings. 6.4.
User Manual of E Series Network Mini PTZ camera 101 Figure 6-50 IP Address Filter 2. Check the checkbox of Enable IP Address Filter. 3. Select the type of IP Address Filter in the drop-down list, Forbidden and Allowed are selectable. 4. Set the IP Address Filter list. Add an IP Address Steps: (1) Click the Add to add an IP. (2) Input the IP Adreess. Figure 6-51 Add an IP (3) Click the OK to finish adding. Modify an IP Address Steps: (1) Left-click an IP address from filter list and click Modify.
User Manual of E Series Network Mini PTZ camera 102 Figure 6-52 Modify an IP (3) Click the OK to finish modifying. Delete an IP Address Left-click an IP address from filter list and click Delete. Delete all IP Addresses Click Clear to delete all the IP addresses. 5. Click Save to save the settings. Configure Security Service Settings Steps: 1. Enter the Security Service interface: Configuration> System > Security > Security Service 2. Check the checkbox to enable the SSH function.
User Manual of E Series Network Mini PTZ camera 103 Figure 6-53 User Information Add a User Steps: 1. Click 2. Input the new User Name, select Level and input Password. to add a user. For your privacy and to better protect your system against security risks, we strongly recommend the use of strong passwords for all functions and network devices.
104 User Manual of E Series Network Mini PTZ camera Figure 6-54 Add a User Modify a User Steps: 1. Left-click to select the user from the list and click . 2. Modify the User Name, Level or Password. 3. In the Basic Permission field and Camera Configuration field, you can check or uncheck the permissions. 4. Click to finish the user modification.
105 User Manual of E Series Network Mini PTZ camera Figure 6-55 Modify a User Delete a User Steps: 1. Left-click the user name you want to delete and click 2. Click on the pop-up dialogue box to delete the user. Online Users Enter the Online Users configuration interface: Configuration > System > User Management > Online Users © Hikvision .
User Manual of E Series Network Mini PTZ camera 106 Figure 6-56 Online Users You can see the current users who are visiting the device through this interface. User information, such as user name, level, IP address, and operation time, is displayed in the User List. Click Refresh to refresh the list.
User Manual of E Series Network Mini PTZ camera 107 Appendix SADP Software Introduction Description of SADP SADP (Search Active Devices Protocol) is a kind of user-friendly and installation-free online device search tool. It searches the active online devices within your subnet and displays the information of the devices. You can also modify the basic network information of the devices using this software.
108 User Manual of E Series Network Mini PTZ camera searched devices will be added to the list. You can click you can click or on each column heading to order the information; to expand the device table and hide the network parameter panel on the right side, or click to show the network parameter panel. Modify network parameters Steps: 1.
