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Safety Notice The camera is intended for indoor use. Make sure the supplied voltage meets the power consumption requirements of the camera before powering the camera on. Incorrect voltage may cause damage to the camera. The camera should be protected from water and moisture, excessive heat, direct sunlight and cold. The installation should be made by a qualified service personnel and should conform to all local codes.
Table of Contents Table of Contents 1. Overview................................................................................................. 5 1.1 Introduction..................................................................................................... 5 1.2 Package Contents............................................................................................. 5 1.3 Hardware Overview........................................................................................... 6 1.3.
Table of Contents 4.2.8 ePTZ..................................................................................................................32 4.3 Network........................................................................................................ 33 4.3.1 Basic..................................................................................................................33 4.3.2 FTP..............................................................................................................
1. Overview 1. Overview 1.1 Introduction The camera, a cost-effective solution, features Lumii™ technology that significantly increases light sensitivity to deliver crisp image in the dark. H.264/MPEG4/MJPEG triple streaming allows you to choose the appropriate compression format for your bandwidth. H.264 greatly reduces the size of video compared to MJPEG and MPEG4 without compromising image quality. Varifocal lens, 3-axis and PoE features facilitate simple installation.
1. Overview 1.3 Hardware Overview 1.3.1 Dimensions 1.3.2 Connector 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1. Power In (Red+/Black-): power connector, DC12V/AC24V 2. RJ-45 Ethernet Connector: network & PoE (Power over Ethernet) connection 3. BNC: composite video output 4. Audio Out (Green): 3.5mm phone jack for audio output 5. Audio In (Red): 3.5mm phone jack for audio input 6. Alarm Out (Orange): alarm signal output port Reserved (Green): reserved contact RS-485 (Yellow): RS-485 interface 7.
1. Overview 1.3.3 Controls Focus [Near(N) & Far(∞)] Zoom [Tele (T) & Wide (W)] Near (N) & Far (∞): Use an appropriate tool to press the button for few seconds to reset the camera. Press and hold it within 5 seconds to reboot the camera. Hold longer than 5 seconds to load default settings. Zoom: Adjust the zoom control for desired image view. Focus: Adjust the focus for optimum picture sharpness.
1. Overview 1.4 Specifications Video Sensor Type Active Pixels 1/2.7” image sensor optimized for low-light performance NDF821 1920x1080 (HxV) NDF821E 1280x720 (HxV) Compression H.264, MPEG-4, MJPEG Streaming Resolution Max. Frame Rate Triple simultaneous streams NDF821 1080p, SXVGA, 720P, XGA, SVGA, D1, VGA, 2CIF, CIF NDF821E 720P, XGA, SVGA, D1, VGA, 2CIF, CIF NDF821 2MP 16:9 (1920x1080) at 15 fps (NTSC) and 12.
2. Camera Installation 2. Camera Installation 2.1 Disassembling the Dome Camera 1. Loosen the screw that securing the dome cover. 2. Rotate the dome cover counterclockwise to unlock and pull it free of the housing. 3. Then remove the inner liner by gently pulling it free of the two notches in the housing. 3. Inner Liner 2. Dome Cover 1. Dome Cover Screw 2.2 Drilling the Mounting Surface 1. Post the “Guide Pattern” sticker on the mounting surface. 2.
2. Camera Installation 2.3 Mounting the Camera 1. Insert the plastic anchors into the screw holes (this figure take the tapping type screws as the example to illustrate the mounting). 2. Use the tapping screws to secure the camera base to the surface. Guide Pattern Sticker 1. Machine Type Screws 3. microSD/SDHC Card 2. Inner Liner Caution Tip Note 1. While you are securing the camera with the accompanying screws, please be advised to hold the camera by its base.
2. Camera Installation 2.5 Adjusting Camera Angle Users can check the monitored view by wiring the RCA jack to a monitor. With an external monitor connected, you can adjust pan and tilt angles of the camera for appropriate or better view. Before making adjustments to the lens, please remove the inner liner first. RCA Jack for Composite Video Output Pan Adjustment: Rotate the lens base to adjust the horizontal angle. Tilt Adjustment: Tilt the lens base to adjust the vertical angle.
2. Camera Installation Horizontal Rotation = 355 degrees Caution Tip Note When the tilt angle is less than 75 degrees, there is no distortion. Distortion Area 24° Wide Angle (9mm) 75° Tilt Angle 68° Tele Angle (3mm) 2.6 Assembling the Camera Follow the steps below when all the camera adjustments and cabling tasks are finished. 1. Assemble the inner liner. 2. Assemble the dome cover. 3. Secure the dome cover with the accompanying screw.
3. Network Deployment 3. Network Deployment 3.1 Network Connection Types There are many different ways that you can connect the camera to your network, depending on your applications requirements. You should always set the camera’s network settings according to your network configurations. The following diagrams depict some typical applications with guidelines on network settings. For more information on network settings, always consult with your network administrator or ISP as required.
3. Network Deployment Assign an IP address to your camera following your network IP allocation policy. You can manually specify the IP address or allocate the IP address automatically using a DHCP server, if available on your network. Then, you can monitor and manage the camera via a web browser from a local PC.
3. Network Deployment 3.2 Accessing the Camera for the First Time The camera comes with a web-based setup utility, allowing you to view the video of the camera and configure the camera for optimal use in your environment. To access the camera’s web-based control utility, you need a PC that meets the following requirements: Operating System: Windows Vista® or XP Browser: Internet Explorer Version 6.0 or later CPU: Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor 2GHz or higher RAM: 512 MB or more.
3. Network Deployment Step 4: Accessing the Camera from IE Browser Open the IE browser and enter the IP address of the camera in the URL field. The default is 192.168.1.30. When prompted for login, enter the user name and the password (The defaults: admin, 1234). Note that the user name and password are case-sensitive.
3. Network Deployment Upon successful login, you will see the live view screen shown below, which is taken from NDF821 for series introduction. 3.3 Using “IP Finder” to Manage Cameras IP Finder is a management tool included on the product CD. It is designed to manage your network cameras on the LAN. It can help find multiple network cameras, set IP addresses, show connection status and manage firmware upgrades. 3.3.
3. Network Deployment The Tool menu of the IP Finder allows you to perform these tasks: Search Network: This option allows you to search the cameras on the network. Set Master ID and Password: Allows you to set a master ID and password for managing the cameras with IP Finder. Management Tool: Allows you to restart the camera, update firmware, reset all of the camera settings to default (except network settings) and reset all of the camera parameters to default.
3. Network Deployment Network Information: Allows you to configure the camera’s network settings.
4. Web-based Interface 4. Web-based Interface 4.1 Overview 4.1.1 Main Screen After you log in to the camera’s web-based control utility, you will first see the live view screen of the camera. The screen below is taken from NDF821 for series introduction. Live view video Snapshot button Camera name Setup button Alarm Indicator Recording Indicator The live view screen of the utility provides these options: Snapshot: Pressing this button takes a snapshot of the current live view screen.
4. Web-based Interface 4.1.2 Setup Menu The Setup options are categorized into five groups: Image, Network, System, Event and Recording. Clicking the name will expand its sub-menu. See the ensuing sections for more information. 4.1.3 Applying Settings Each configuration page provides a Save button. Settings are applied right after you press the Save button. And the browser will refresh to load the latest setting or otherwise pop up the “Save OK” message to indicate that settings have been applied. 4.
4. Web-based Interface Camera Name Settings Enter a descriptive name of the camera. Note that if you want to make the camera ONVIF compliant (see Network > ONVIF ), no space is allowed in the camera name. H.264 Codec Settings Resolution: Click the drop-down menu to choose a resolution for the video. Bit Rate: According to your bandwidth, specify a value for data transmission rate (kbps). Higher value gets higher video quality but consumes more bandwidth.
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4. Web-based Interface VERTICAL: Flips the images vertically. BOTH: Flips the images vertically and horizontally. Rate Control Choose a bit rate control to manage your bandwidth usage. Variable Bit Rate (VBR): VBR keeps the video stream quality as constant as possible by varying bit rate. This mode ensures high quality image for motion scene and is often selected when image quality demands priority. However, this mode requires more bandwidth in order to vary the bit rate.
4. Web-based Interface Auto Exposure Settings Method: Select which area of the image will be used to measure the amount of light to achieve best exposure. • Center Weighted: Exposure metering is averaged over the entire frame but emphasis is placed on the central area. • Object Targeted: This option meters the exposure based on the targets you specify. When this option is selected, define your target by clicking squares displayed on the image and then press Save Spot Window to save the setting.
4. Web-based Interface • Center Weighted: Exposure metering is averaged over the entire frame but the emphasis is placed on the central area. • Object Targeted: Define your target by clicking squares displayed on the image and then press Save Spot Window to save the setting. EV: Decrease the value if images appear too light (overexposed). Increase the value if images are too dark (underexposed). Convergence Speed: Select the lens’ convergence speed from the drop-down list.
4. Web-based Interface OFF/ON: Choose to enable or disable the BLC function. BLC area setting: BLC area refers to the dark area where more details are expected. Define your BLC area by clicking squares displayed on the screen and then click Save BLC Window to save the setting. Digital Wide Dynamic Range When there are both very bright and very dark areas simultaneously in the field of view, you can enable Digital Wide Dynamic Range (WDR) function.
4. Web-based Interface 4.2.3 White Balance Select a white balance mode according to external light condition for the best color temperature. Auto White Balance: Use this option when there is no special lighting in the environment. The camera will automatically adjust the color temperature according to the light conditions and the sensitivity you specify. The higher the sensitivity, the faster the adjustment.
4. Web-based Interface 4.2.4 Basic Settings The Basic Setting allows you to specify a frequency and adjust the basic image settings to optimize your video image. Frequency: Select an appropriate frequency to reduce the flicker on the image. “50 Hz” and “60 Hz” are provided. Frequencies settings will affect the Max. Exposure and Min. Exposure settings under Image > Exposure. TV System: Displays the current video standard: NTSC or PAL. This setting cannot be changed via web interface.
4. Web-based Interface 4.2.5 Smart Encoding On the Smart Encoding page you can specify a specific region of the video as more important, i.e., a region of interest (ROI). When a ROI is specified, the camera will assign a higher number of bits to the ROI area to deliver better video quality than non-ROI areas. Caution Tip Note The Smart Encoding function is only available when H.264 is selected for one of the streams.
4. Web-based Interface 4.2.6 Smart Focus In addition to observing the live view image to see if focus is achieved, you can also enable Smart Focus to help you verify if focus is locked. If this function is enabled, whenever focus is achieved, the focus window turns green. Basic Settings To focus on a desired subject using the Smart Focus function: 1. Click on the subject that you want to focus on and then click Save Window. 2. Check the Smart Focus Enabled box.
4. Web-based Interface 4.2.7 Privacy Zone Privacy Zone allows you to mask sensitive areas of the image for privacy protection. If enabled, it will mask the live view and the recorded video clips/JPEG files. To turn on the privacy zone function: 1. Click and drag your mouse on the image to define the region to be masked and then click Save Window. 2. Select ON to enable Privacy Zone. This will turn the masked area to black.
4. Web-based Interface 4.2.8 ePTZ Using the ePTZ function, you can use the pan, tilt and zoom controls to steer the camera to a desired position and focus on desired close-up areas, without moving the camera physically. Before using the ePTZ function, make sure one of the streams are configured to use MJPEG codec with D1 resolution. Please refer to the Image > Codec page. On the main screen, a PTZ button appears.
4. Web-based Interface 4.3 Network 4.3.1 Basic DHCP: If there is a DHCP server on the network and you enable this option, the server will automatically assign an IP address and related information to the camera. Caution Tip Note If there is no DHCP server on your network or you prefer to manually assign an IP address to the camera, leave the DHCP checkbox blank. IP Address & Subnet Mask: If the DHCP function is not enabled, you have to assign an IP address with the subnet mask to the camera.
4. Web-based Interface 4.3.2 FTP To allow the camera to upload recorded video clips/JPEG files to an FTP server, you have to specify an FTP server and configure related settings. FTP Server IP: Enter the IP address of the FTP server. FTP Server Port: Enter the port number of the FTP server. User Name: Enter the user name to logon to the FTP server. Password: Enter the password to logon to the FTP server.
4. Web-based Interface 4.3.3 SMTP To enable the camera to send you email notifications when an alarm is triggered, you need to specify an SMTP server to send the emails. My Server Requires Authorization: If your SMTP server requires authorization to send emails, enable this option. SMTP Server IP: Enter the IP address of the SMTP server. User Name: Enter the user name to log on to the SMTP server. Password: Enter the password to log on to the SMTP server.
4. Web-based Interface DST: Tick the Automatically Adjust for Daylight Saving Time Changes check box to apply the daylight saving time and users are supposed to configure the start/end time period by clicking the drop-down menus respectively. When finished, click Save to have the configuration take effect. 4.3.5 RTSP RTSP is a standard for establishing and controlling sessions for streaming data over the web.
4. Web-based Interface 4.3.6 ONVIF ONVIF is a standard that ensures interoperability between IP-based physical security products regardless of the manufacturers. This camera is ONVIF compliant and you can configure whether the camera can be found by other ONVIF compliant products and the related settings. Basic Settings Discovery via ONVIF: Check the box if you want the camera to be found by other ONVIF compliant devices in a network, e.g., an ONVIF compliant NVR.
4. Web-based Interface 4.4 System 4.4.1 Date and Time Current Time Displays the current date and time of the camera. Date and time will be updated after you configure new settings in the New Time section and click Save to apply the settings. New Time You can set the camera time by one of the following methods: Set Manually: Manually enter the camera’s date and time settings in the given fields.
4. Web-based Interface 4.4.2 Time Stamp The Time Stamp function allows you to overlay the date and time stamp on the video. When enabled, the recorded video will be displayed with the date and the time. Enable Date and Time Stamp: Check this box to enable the date and time stamp on images/ video clips; to disable this function, uncheck the box. Date Format: Select the desired date format for the time stamp. When finished, click Save to have the configuration take effect. 4.4.
4. Web-based Interface 2. Click the Update button to start update. 3. When prompted, click OK to proceed. 4. Wait about 20~60 seconds until the file is successfully updated. Once the update is completed, the browser will show a message reads “Firmware update successful”. Then it will take 60 seconds to restart the camera. 5. The utility will automatically go back to live view screen after firmware has been updated successfully.
4. Web-based Interface 4.4.4 User Management The User Management page allows you to manage user accounts and access privileges. User List Displays the list of current user accounts of the camera. To delete a user account, select the unwanted user account from the list and then click Delete User. Add/Modify User You can add a new user or modify current users’ account or authority. To add a new user, enter the user name and password and specify the authority. Then click User Add to add a user.
4. Web-based Interface 4.4.5 Language The Language drop-down menu allows you to change the language of the web interface. Supported languages include English, Spanish, Italian, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese. Click Save to apply the language setting, and the browser will automatically refresh to reflect the change. When finished, click Save to have the configuration take effect. 4.4.
4. Web-based Interface 4.4.7 Audio Audio Receiving: If a microphone is connected to the camera, you can select ON to allow the camera to record the audio and transmit to your PC. This enables the camera to pick up sounds in the background. Audio Receiving Volume: Allows you to adjust the audio recording volume of the camera ranging from 1 to 4. Audio Playing: If a speaker is connected to the camera, you can select ON to allow the camera to play the audio transmitted from your PC.
4. Web-based Interface 4.5 Event When an event occurs, it triggers an alarm and the camera will take a pre-defined action, e.g., sending a recorded video clip or JPEG files to a designated server. With this camera, an event can be triggered by the camera’s detection mechanism. 4.5.1 Motion Detection When the Motion Detection is enabled, the camera detects motion under a pre-specified condition within a designated area.
4. Web-based Interface Motion Area Setting Motion area setting: Click target squares displayed on the screen to define detection areas; once configured, click Save Motion Area to save the settings. Action Specify the action to be taken when an alarm is triggered upon motion detection: OFF: No action will be taken, but an alarm will be logged. FTP: Recorded video clips/JPEG files will be uploaded to the FTP server when alarm is triggered.
4. Web-based Interface To perform a video recording, you must select MJPEG codec for one of the streams. 4.5.3 Blur Detection With the Blur Detection enabled, when the camera detects incidents that make video image blur, e.g. redirection, blocking or defocusing, the camera will generate an alarm and then take a specified action.
4. Web-based Interface Configuration Audio Sensitivity: Specify the camera’s sensitivity level to the audio signal. The higher the sensitivity, the lower the volume is required to set off an alarm. When set to OFF, the audio detection is disabled. Action Specify the action to be taken when an alarm is triggered upon audio detection: OFF: No action will be taken, but an alarm will be logged. FTP: Recorded video clip will be uploaded to the FTP server when the alarm is triggered.
4. Web-based Interface Configuration Trigger an Alarm When Ethernet is Disconnected: Select whether to disable/enable this function. Action Specify the action to be taken when an alarm is triggered upon audio detection: OFF: No action will be taken, but an alarm will be logged. SD Card: Recorded video clips will be saved to the SD card in AVI format when the alarm is triggered.
4. Web-based Interface 4.6 Recording Recording allows you to configure recording-related settings and schedule recording. The defaults are listed in the table below: 4.6.1 Settings – Video File Configure the duration and format of video to be recorded when an alarm is triggered. Basic Settings AVI Duration for FTP Server: Select recorded video duration in seconds for the FTP server. AVI Duration for SD Card: Select recorded video duration in seconds for the SD card.
4. Web-based Interface Storage Setting Number of files to upload: Enter the number of JPEG files to be uploaded to the FTP per event. File Format: Select the format in which to upload the recorded video file to the FTP server when an event has been triggered. • JPEG files: The camera will record specified number of JPEG files and upload to the FTP server. • AVI files: The camera will record AVI files and upload to the FTP sever.
4. Web-based Interface 4.6.4 SD Card Storage Format Selection Storage Setting File Format: Specify the format of the video/picture to be saved to the SD card when an event is triggered. Capacity/Usage: Shows the card capacity and the space usage percentage. SD Card Format: Use this button to format the SD card. This option is not available if an SD card has not been inserted in the camera. Remove SD Card: Click this button before safely removing the SD card.
4. Web-based Interface Besides, users can also just launch the Windows Explorer to access SD card. The same, users are supposed to enter the FTP address (ftp://192.168.1.30 by default) in the address field and finish login process. Then you can directly get into the directory. 4.6.5 Period Setting The Period Setting allows you to schedule video recordings at specified times. Set the automatic recording times by selecting the desired weekday and the period of time. Up to 7 scheduled recordings can be set.
4. Web-based Interface Caution Tip Note The scheduled recording always demands higher priority than the alarm-based recording. When a scheduled recording is proceeding, the alarm-based recording will be disabled but the alarms will be logged.
5. VLC Player for RTSP Streaming Access 5. VLC Player for RTSP Streaming Access Caution Tip Note This information is provided for convenience only. We will not provide support for the installation or use of VLC software. The IP addresses used in the document are the default URLs and are provided for example purposes only. You will need to use an IP address that is appropriate for your network. To use VLC player to view RTSP streaming, follow these steps to proceed: 1.
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