User's Manual

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Camera Conguraon
IP Address: Here you can enter the IP address that will be used to represent a specic camera. A unique IP address
is required here, do not enter the same IP as the hub.
Modulaon: This is the speed of the communicaon that video is sent from the cameras to the hub. Generally
installers keep this seng consistent for all the cameras on a hub. If the cameras are relavely close, and have a
good signal strength (-55dB to -65dB), then 36 is ne.
If the cameras are at a distance, and/or have a weaker signal level (-66dB to -70dB) Then most installers will
change this seng to “24” in order to achieve a more reliable video link.
Solar Panel: This seng should be changed to reect the size of the solar panel that was shipped with your
camera. Dierent size solar panels are used for dierent regions of the world, depending on the amount of
sunlight they get on average each year. Seng this value to match your panel size, helps the system to accurately
esmate the power levels and capacity of a camera.
Night Mode: This seng is relevant if your camera is equipped with IR illuminaon. “Auto” will allow the camera
to automacally switch to night mode in low light situaons. “O” forces the camera to remain in day mode 24/7,
and “On” locks the camera into night mode. “On” is provided for tesng,
and for certain very specic applicaons such as License Plate Recognion
(LPR) when IR ltering. Generally an installer will always set this to “Auto”.
Be sure to click “Save” to preserve your seng changes
Camera Sengs
Frame Rate, Bandwidth, Nightmode Transion, IR Brightness, Video Preview
Clicking on the “Video Preview” tab will reveal a variety of sengs that are specic to each camera.
Frame Rate: This value may be set to determine the number of frames a camera sends per second. As of the
publicaon of this document, each hub is capable of handling a system-wide total of 30fps, divided up between
the cameras. It should also be noted that the energy consumpon of a camera rises with it’s framerate. Cameras
installed in areas with poor sunlight may nd advantage to keeping the frame rate low. For most security
applicaons in areas such as parking lots, 5fps is quite sucient. However some analyc packages, or just personal
preference may dictate that the frame rate be set higher.