IP camera tester User Manual （V01.
Thank you for purchasing the IP camera tester. Please read the manual before using the IP camera tester and use properly. For using the IP camera tester safely, please first read the「Safety Information」carefully in the manual. The manual should be kept well in case of reference. Keep the S/N label for after-sale service within warranty period. Product without S/N label will be charged for repair service.
Content 1 .Safety information ................................................................................................................................... 1 2. IP Camera Tester Introduction ................................................................................................................ 1 2.1 General ........................................................................................................................................... 2 2.2 Packing list..............................
（2）PING Test ........................................................................................................................ 42 （3）Network test (Ethernet bandwidth test)........................................................................... 43 （4）Port Flashing .................................................................................................................... 46 （5）DHCP server .......................................................................................................
1 .Safety information ◆ The tester is intended to use in compliance with the local rules of the electrical usage and avoid to apply at the places which are inapplicable for the use of electrics such as hospital, gas station etc. ◆ To prevent the functional decline or failure, the product should not be sprinkled or damped. ◆ The exposed part of the tester should not be touched by the dust and liquid.
2.1 General The 4 inch IPS touch screen IP camera monitor is designed for maintenance and installation of IP cameras, analog cameras, TVI, CVI AHD cameras, as well as testing 4K H.264 /4K H.265 camera by mainstream, The 800x480 resolution enables it to display network HD cameras and analog cameras in high resolution. The unit supports many ONVIF PTZ and analog PTZ control. The combination of touch screen and key buttons make the IP camera tester very user- friendly.
1 2 The charge indicator: it lights red while the battery is being charged. As the charging is complete, the indicator turns off automatically The RS485 data transmission indicator: it lights red while the data is being transmitted Page.3.
Top interface Left interface Right interface Page.4.
Bottom interface 3 Video image signal input（BNC interface）/ AHD,CVI and TVI input (BNC interface) 4 Power battery switch 5 Return/Close: Return or cancel while setting parameters of the menu, close or decrease the aperture 6 Confirm key (Long press it to capture screen interface) 7 Function switching key 8 Press more than 2 seconds, turn on or off the device, short press to turn on or off the menu display 9 RS485 Interface: RS485communication for the PTZ 10 LED lamp 11 DC12V3A power output
3. Operation 3.1 Installing the Battery The tester has built-in lithium ion polymer rechargeable battery. The battery cable inside battery cabin should be disconnected for safety during transportation! Prior to the use of the instrument, the battery cables inside the battery cabin should be well connected. Pressing the key continuously can power on or off the tester.
Note: If the IP camera requires PoE power, then connect the IP camera to the IP tester’s LAN port . The tester will supply PoE Power for the IP camera. Click on the icon labeled POE to turn the PoE Power off or on. 3.2.2 Analog camera connection (1) Connect the camera's video output to the IP tester’s VIDEO IN.
how to connect CVI camera to the tester is also applied to CVI, TVI and AHD camera. (1) Connect the CVI camera's video output to the IP tester’s “Video IN” interface, the image will display on the tester. The tester only come with CVI input interface. There is no CVI output interface. (2) Connect the CVI camera or the speed dome RS485 controller cable to the tester RS485 interface. 3.
In Lite mode, click the finger icon in the lower right corner till to yellow, long press the icon to move the function icon to other items. Do not click the finger icon and long press the application icon, can move the icon in folder. Click SD card, install or remove SD card. Page.9.
3.3.2 Drop-down Menu Press and slide at right top right corner twice to open shortcut menu. The shortcut menu includes POE power output, IP settings, HDMI IN, CVBS, TV OUT, LAN, settings etc. CVBS: Click icon “CVBS” to open CVBS application. LAN: Display network port or WIFI connection real-time upload and download speeds and other network parameters. Settings: Enter settings interface. IP: Enter IP Settings interface. POE power output: Turn on or off the tester “PoE power “app. Page.10.
3.3.3 Screen capture Long press the key “enter”, can capture screen interface and save it in any time. You can go file management to view “file management –sdcard- Pictures—Screenshots”. 3.3.4 TesterPlay Mobile screen projection (Only for android version) The meter creates WIFI hotspot, connect mobile phone to the tester’s WIFI hotspot, or the tester and mobile phone connect to the same Wi-fi network.
PC screen projection： Install VLC player in the PC, turn on the VLC player "Media - Open Network Streaming", and input the RTSP address of on the top instrument two-dimensional code, click "play" to view the screen real-time projection. 3.3.5 Rapid video Press enter function, One key to detect all network cameras and auto play the images. Page.12.
Auto log in and display camera image. Detailed operation refer to ONVIF function After exit ONVIF app, Click Refresh to search ip address. Page.13.
3.3.6IP discovery Press IP discovery , tester auto-scan the whole network segment IP, as well as auto-modify the tester’s IP to the same network segment with the scanned camera's IP. The meter Auto-search connected whole network segment IP, and auto- add the IP of different network segments. Detect unactivated Dahua and Hikvision cameras, then click “OK”, go to Dahua and Hikvision Test Tool.
Hikvision camera Press enter ONVIF function, the meter auto scan all ONVIF cameras in different network segments. It lists cameras name and IP address on the Left of screen. Tester can auto login camera and display camera image. Factory default use admin password to auto login, if you modified the password, then default use the modified password to login If you select ONVIF Rapid mode, the meter automatically scan different network segments for ONVIF cameras.
When comes out “activate success” prompt, click login to display camera image. Pop-up settings menu when click the “ONVIF setting ” icon in the upper left corner Page.16.
Auto Login: After open this function, tester can auto login camera and display camera image (The login password is the same with last time, the first time using password is the default password "admin") Video transmission protocol: UTP and TCP protocol Open password cracker: Cracks password of cameras Show focusInfo:Focus Information. View manual: Open Manual Restore Defaults: Revert “Rapid ONVIF” to default settings Confirm: Save the modified parameters Click “MENU” icon to open camera setting .
ONVIF PTZ control: Tap the image in the direction you want the PTZ camera to move. Tap the left side of the image to move left, right to go right, up to go up and down to go down. Compatible IP PTZ cameras will rotate accordingly. PTZ rotation direction is displayed on top left corner of the image. IP camera video settings: Click “Video Set” to enter the IP camera’s encoder and resolution settings. Make the desired changes and click “OK “to save. Page.18.
Image setting: Click “Imaging Set” to adjust image brightness, saturation, contrast, sharpness and backlight compensation mode. Profiles: Click “profiles", can view video streaming current configuration files, as well as switch between Major stream and minor stream . Preview pictures: Quickly preview and zoom in or out pictures, automatically and manual refresh Identification: click “Identification” to view information of the camera Page.19.
Time set: click “Time set”, Select " Manual set" to set up the time of camera Maintenance: For camera software reset or restore to factory settings. Page.20.
User Set: Modify camera user name, password etc parameters Network setting：Click “Network Set” to change the IP address. Some cameras cannot support change IP address, so there is no change after saving. If it is network video input to the tester, as the tester supports resolution up to 1080p, the input image will be very clear after it is enlarged. This is greatly helpful for the installers to ensure the IP camera’s video coverage and decide the IP camera’s install site.
Snapshot：Click bottom “snapshot” to screenshot the image and store it to SD card. if select manual storage, appears dialog box “Input Name”, user-defined the files name(by Chinese character, English letter ,or digit ) to save in SD card, if select “Auto- storage”， the tester auto stores the files after snapshot. Record：When you click bottom the “Record” icon, video starts recording. A red recording icon appears on the screen and begins to flash and a timer appears indicating the time elapsed for the video.
To rename or delete a photo, click and hold on the file until this screen appears: Lens simulation：Simulate different lenses display area, supported lens:“2.8/3.6/4/6/8/12/16/25mm", for choosing the suitable camera lens. Video files can play in the Video player on the main menu. PTZ Set preset position: Move the camera to preset position, enter the preset number on the Bottom right corner to complete position preset.
PTZ Speed set: Horizontal and Vertical Speed set RTSP: Get RTSP address of the current camera Doc: Auto generate test reports document of camera, click "Create document”. Click Preview to view the report document Page.24.
Enter the camera test information, click "Create Document" to complete the report. Click doc menu again, you can preview the report document. Page.25.
Icons description: the description of function icons on the bottom toolbar 3.3.8 IP camera test Display image from the 4K H.265 camera by mainstream Click icon to enter IP camera test Note: Currently, the IPC Test App only supports some brands’ specific IP cameras,these include specific models made by ACTI, AXIS, Dahua, Hikvision, Samsung, and many more. If the camera is not fully integrated, please use the ONVIF or RTSP apps. IPC test interface Local IP: This is the tester’s IP address.
Stream code: When test camera via RTSP, you can select mainstream or sub stream to test (if camera’s RTSP have not been start or without, it will tip “auto match fail, please witch to manually selecting” IP Camera's IP: Enter the IP camera’s IP address manually or click “Search” to auto-scan for the IP camera’s IP address. It is better to directly connect the IP camera to the tester so the search results will only display the camera’s IP address.
After all settings are completed, click “Enter” to view the live video If IP address setting has error or IP camera is not connected.. The tester prompts “Network Error” Click to quit from image display and return to IP camera test interface. Once you are viewing video on the IPC Test app, you will see the “Video Menu” icon on the top right. This button will give you access to Snapshot, Record, Photo, Playback, PTZ, and Set. Please refer to the ONVIF section to use these functions. 3.3.
Select relative function on the right side Toolbar to operate , functions including “Photos”, “Snapshot” , “Record”, “Playback” , “PTZ” , “Set” , Click , or press “Return”to quit. Click the screen twice quickly, can be full zoom in on the touch screen. (1) PTZ controller parameter setting Select and click icon “PTZ”, to enter PTZ setting: A. Protocol Use the up and down arrow keys to move the yellow cursor to the “protocol ”, set corresponding Protocol and support more than thirty PTZ protocols.
G. Set preset position (Set PS) Click and select “Set PS”, set and save preset position number(1~128), H. Call the preset position (Go ps) Click and select “Set PS”, set and save preset position number (1~128), click “sure” to save, Call some special preset number, can call the dome camera menu Check and set the protocols, address, interface and baud, all must be consistent with the dome camera, then the IPC tester can test .After setting the parameter, the tester can control the PTZ and lens.
For analog video input, as the resolution is 720*480, it is normal that the zoom in image is not clear. But for network digital video input, as it supports resolution up to 960*540, the zoom in image is still very clear. This is very helpful for IP camera installation. (3) Snapshot Click the icon “Snapshot”, when the video in, to take a picture and save the current video frame in the SD card as JPEG file.
(5)Photo Click the icon “photo” to enter, click the selected thumbnail photo to display it on the screen. Double-tap the image you want to view to make it full screen. Double-click again the photo to return. To rename or delete an image, click and hold on the file until this screen below appears. Page.32.
(6) Recorded video playback Click the “Playback” icon to view your recorded videos. Tap on the video file image you want to watch. To rename or delete a video, click and hold on the file until this screen appears: Video files also can play in the main menu “Video Player". 3.3.10 CVI camera test HD CVI camera, CVI dome camera test and PTZ control, click icon to enter. When HD CVI signal input, the tester will display the image resolution on the top bar.
（1）PTZ control 1.1 Coaxial PTZ control Click the icon“PTZ”on the right toolbar to do the corresponding setting. “Port”: select coaxial control Enter PTZ address to perform parameters setting Page.34.
Operation instructions, please refer to “3.3.9 PTZ (1) Video monitor test”. The PTZ address in the tester must be consistent with the dome camera or decoder, then the IPC tester can test .After setting the parameter, the tester can control the PTZ and lens. To control PTZ by screen touch: Tap left, right, upward and downward on the touch screen to control the PTZ rotation direction, PTZ cameras will rotate accordingly. By two fingers move outward and inward on the touch screen to zoom in and out the PTZ.
Call preset position: Tap the preset position area, input preset position number. Tap “call position” to complete call preset position. 1.2 RS485 control Page.36.
Operation instructions, please refer to “3.3.9 PTZ (1) PTZ control parameters setting” （2）Coaxial camera menu setting Tap icon “UTC”, select “menu setting” to enter the dome camera menu Input calling dome camera menu address code, after finishing the parameter settings, you can press the key “Enter”or click the icon to call the dome camera menu. set the parameters by Page.37.
(3) Snapshot, record, photo viewer and video play back, please refer to “3.3.9 PTZ (1) Video monitor test”. Tap “close menu” to close camera menu (4) Save setting Click icon “Set” on the right toolbar to enter storage setting. Support auto-storage and manual storage. When select manual storage, user can name and store the files. Page.38.
3.3.11 TVI camera test HD TVI camera, TVI dome camera test and PTZ control, Click icon to enter When HD TVI signal input, the tester will display the image resolution on the top bar. Double-taps on the screen to make the image displayed full screen.
Tap icon “UTC”, select “menu setting” to enter the dome camera menu Input calling dome camera menu address code, after finishing the parameter settings, you can press the key “Enter”or click the icon to call the dome camera menu More operation instructions (such as PTZ control, coaxial camera menu setting ,snapshot, recording and playback etc), please refer to“3.3.10 CVI camera test” 3.3.
screen to make the image displayed full screen. The tester supports resolution as follows: 1280x720P 25FPS / 1280x720P 30FPS / 1920x1080P 25FPS / 1920x1080P 30FPS/2048x1536P 18FPS/2048x1536P 25FPS/2048x1536P 30FPS /2560x1440P 15 FPS/2560x1440P 25 FPS/ 2560x1440P 30 FPS/2592x1944P 12.
More operation instructions please refer to “3.3.10 CVI camera test” 3.3.13 Network tool （1）IP address scan Connect the cable to the LAN port, click icon to enter, Set your IP address search range by changing the Start and End IP addresses. Click the “Start” button to scan the IP address range. You can also input an IP address in the Port Number Scan to scan for open ports. （2）PING Test Connect a network cable to the LAN port and click the icon to open the PING tool.
Application: PING testing is the most conventional network debugging tools. It is used for testing if the connected IP camera or other network equipment’s Ethernet port is working normally and the IP address is correct. It’s normal that the first data packet will be lost when test start. （3）Network test (Ethernet bandwidth test) Network test (Ethernet bandwidth test) To use the Network tester, you will need two IP testers. One is used as a Server and the other as a Client.
b). Start send packet test: Using the other IP tester, type in the Server's IP address at the top right corner of the screen. This app is used to send packets for network speed testing. Click the “Start” button to send the packets and start testing. Network bandwidth testing can also be tested with a computer using compatible network bandwidth testing software. Install network bandwidth testing software on a computer, as a test Client or Server, to do the mutual testing with the tester.
Or use tester as a Server, computer as test Client（select Client, input tester’s IP address to test） When use tester as Server, shows results: Page.45.
（4）Port Flashing Connect a network cable to the meter’s “LAN” port, click the icon to open the Port Flashing app. Click “Start”. The IP tester sends a unique signal to make the connected LAN port of the switch flash.
（5）DHCP server Click on the DHCP icon to open the DHCP server app. Select the “Start” check box at the top and make any desired changes to the network settings. Click “Save” to start assigning dynamic IP addresses for IP cameras and other networked devices. Click the “Refresh” button to check your Client list. （6）Trace route It is used to determine path of the IP packet access target.
（7）Link monitor Click the icon to open the Link Monitor app. This app is used to see if an IP address is occupied by other network devices. This will avoid new address conflicts Click “Add” and enter the desired IP address. To test different network segments, click the “Settings” icon on the main menu and go to IP Settings and make the desired changes. Once the desired IP addresses are added to the Link Monitor list, click “Start”. If the IP address status shows a check mark the IP address is occupied.
occupied, otherwise it will result IP conflicts and stop the equipment normal working. Link monitor can check if the new setting IP address is occupied. 3.3.14 Rapid IP Discovery Connect the cable to tester’s LAN port. Press to enter Rapid IP Discovery app. Click “Start” to search all IP address of connected equipments in whole network segment. Click “Stop” to stop work. 3.3.15 PoE power / DC12V 3A power output When the tester is turned on, the DC12V power output functions are automatically turned on.
Note: 1. Don’t input power into the “DC12/3A OUTPUT” port. 2. Don’t output this DC12V/3A power to the DC12V/IN port of the IP camera tester to avoid destroy 3. The IPC tester power output is close to 3A, if the IP camera’s power is over 3A, the tester will auto enter protection mode. Disconnect all the connections of the tester and then connect the tester with power adaptor to resume the tester. 4. Before turning on the PoE power output, please make sure the IP camera supports PoE power.
Click “Setting” to choose the baud rate of RS485/RS232; it must be the same as the DVR or the Control . keyboard The DVR or Control keyboard send the code to the tester, if it can be read, the protocol will shown on the upper right, like Pelco D, if not, like P:--While the tester receives the code, press the “Return” key to empty. Though the RS485 port, display the PTZ control code of the multifunctional keyboard or the DVR.
The Media player can browse video and image files. It supports the video formats of MP4, H.264, MPEG4, and MKV. The IP tester recorded files can play directly via the Media player. The Media player will automatically display the video files from the SD card. Click on the desired file to play. Click RETURN to exit. 1 To rename or delete an existing file, press the file name for a few seconds until the screen below appears. You can then rename or delete the file by pressing the desired option. 3.3.
Local IP: This is the IP testers IP address. RTSP Add: This is where you can manually enter the IP camera’s RTSP URL or click on Search to search the network for cameras that use an RTSP stream. IPC Username: Enter the IP camera’s user name. IPC Password: Enter the IP camera’s password. Once you have entered all the necessary information, select Enter at the bottom left to view the RTSP stream.
2.Input password：Input new password, tap “ok” to activate 3. Confirm activation After activating the camera, the program default modifies the camera IP. Activated multiple cameras in the local area Network, and pop-up menu to modify IP, improve project efficiency. Page.54.
Play: Display image from the camera Modify network information: Change the camera IP address, subnet mask and gateway etc. Modify user information: Modify the camera's user name and password. Factory Reset：Camera factory reset 3.3.22 Dahua test tool Dahua test tool is developed for installation and debugging of the Dahua IP camera, it can display image, and modify IP, user name and password etc. Making Dahua camera test more convenient and quickly.
Select the camera of the online detection menu, if the camera support non-verification login, you can click “play” directly, and view the image. Pop up stream menu, select mainstream or second stream to test If the camera not supports non-verification login, pls select “camera” of online detection menu, and input correct user name and password, then click “log in”. After logging successful, you can test it.
Modify user information: modify camera user name and password, which is onvif, Dahua test tool, IPC TESTE user name and password, not web user name and password. Factory reset setting: camera will be soft reset, and the device’s user name, password and network set be saved. Other settings information is factory reset. 3.3.23 Update Copy the downloaded update file to SD card "update" directory, if no directory, please create one. Page.57.
Click the icon to open the Update menu. Select “Local Update” to update via the SD card or select “Online Update” to check for updates on the internet. If there are applications that need updating, the applications will be listed in the interface, click related applications, update to the latest version. Online update: Connect the Internet to update the apps. System update: Connect the Internet to update systems. 3.3.24 Office Quick office app (support excel, word, ppt format) doc. editable Page.58.
3.3.25 LED Flashlight It is convenient for the installation or maintenance in the evening or in the dark. Click icon to enter. While in the flashlight app, click the red button to turn on the LED lamp. Press it again to turn it off. If you don’t press the red button to shut off the lamp and press the button to exit the app, the lamp will stay on. Click the Time Setting button to set a timer that will shut off the lamp. 3.3.
main menu to change the IP tester’s network settings to match those of the IP camera. 3.3.27 Notepad: Notepad can be used to record the important testing results, click the key “Save” to save the contents. Notepad can auto record the storage date and time. . pls click to view the notepad , all saving contents display. Click each record bar to show the details. Press the record bar for several seconds, prompt whether delete it Page.60.
3.3.28 System Setting Click icon to enter Language: Select your desired language: English, Chinese, Korean, Russian, Italian, Polish, Spanish, French or Japanese Typewriting: You can select typewriting or install other typewriting: Date/Time: Set the Date/time of the IP tester IP setting: Manually set the IP address, Subnet Mask, Default Gateway and DNS address or select “Dynamic allocation” to use DHCP.
WLAN Net: Turn WiFi off or on by pressing the “Open the wifi” button. Once WiFi is turned on, and click connected WIFI, it will scan for wireless networks in your area. Select and press “WIFI” several seconds, to set static IP address Wi-Fi hotspot: input “SSID” name and “password”, and then click “ok” to create Wi-Fi hotspot. Page.62.
Brightness: Set the desired brightness of the IP tester and adjust the sleep time settings. Volume: Set volume level SD Card: Displays SD Card Capacity. You can also format the SD card or unmount it before removing it. FTP server: Once the IP tester connects to a network, a computer can be used to read the SD card files via FTP Start the FTP server and then input the tester’s FTP address in the PC’s address bar.
Version information: Shows applications version information, if press any apps icon several seconds to uninstall Screen display rotation: Click on “Screen Rotation” to flip the IP tester’s display 180 degrees. This function is very convenient for the user to connect the LAN cable on the bottom of the unit without having to flip the unit itself. PTZ address scan: You can toggle the PTZ Address scan off or on before entering the “PTZ controller” app.
Restore the factory settings: If the tester to restore factory settings, all your personal files and apps will be removed. 3.3.29 File explorer Click “File” on the top bar tool, can select internal or external storage. Click on the upper right corner Icon “...”. will pop-up menu, you can select other operation or exit Browse It includes Music, Videos, Pictures, Documents, zip file etc. It is convenient to view and manager Page.65.
FTP server You can choose internal or external SD card. Other operation details, Pls refer to FTP settings 3.3.30 Theme Click Theme icon to enter themes setting. Desktop style : you can select Lite mode or normal mode. Theme: Pressing square area’s any color icon several seconds, the selected color icon will be auto move the rectangle area, if you press selected color several seconds, and it will be auto deleted Theme colors include fixed order and random order, and click “set” to save Page.66.
Color When set background color, you can select colors from Color Phase, and also can input color’s RGB to set. After finished color setting, click “set” to set it as desktop or application background. Set as desktop background: Setting color as desktop background Set as application background: Set color as application background Set at the same time: Setting color as desktop background and application background. Cancel: Cancel current setting.
Sliding effect: Tester’s sliding effect includes stereo effect, folding effect, Left and right folding, rotate effect, Ombre effect etc, selecting one of effect to view slide effect in the square area, and click “set” to save 3. 4 Audio test You can test the audio input from audio pickup devices by connecting the audio pickup device to the IP tester with the supplied audio cable. Page.68.
3.5 PoE power output The IP tester supports PoE (Power over Ethernet) output to an IP camera via the LAN port. Data transmission and 48VDC use the network cable’s 1, 2, 3, and 6 pins to deliver power. If the IP camera supports PoE, you can directly connect to the camera without the use of an external power supply. Notice a. Please make sure the cable connected to the tester’s Lan port is straight-line cable and has no short circuit, otherwise will damage the tester b.
Application Power output function is mainly used in the camera field demonstration and testing, meanwhile, for some camera installation sites, If there is no power outlet for the adapter to power the camera, the tester can offer temporary power for it. But we do not suggest tester supply power for a long time. Notice: a. Don’t input any power into the “DC12/3A OUTPUT” port of the tester b. Man-made damage is not within our company’s warranty c. The IP tester ’s power output capacity is 3A.
4. Specifications 4.1 General Specifications Model Display Network port WIFI H.265 Main stream test IP discovery Rapid ONVIF Hik test tool DH test tool IP Camera Tester New 4inch IPS touch screen cctv tester 800x480 resolution 10/100/1000M auto adjust, RJ45 Built in WIFI,speeds150M,display wireless camera image New hardware decoding, 4K H.265/H.
1080p 25,30fps/2048x1536p 18,25,30fps , 2560x1440p 15,25,30fps/ 2592x1944p 12.5,20fps UTC control and call OSD menu Analog video test 1 channel BNC Input , NTSC/PAL (Auto adapt) Snapshot, Video Capture current images and record live video as JPG file.
Operation setting Auto off OSD menu, select your desired language: English, Chinese, Korean, Russian, Italian, French, Polish, Spanish, Japanese etc 1-30 (mins) General Working Temperature -10℃---+50℃ Working Humidity 30%-90% Dimension/Weight 126mm x 83mm x 33mm / 0.32kg The data above is only for reference and any change of them will not be informed in advance. For more detailed technical inquiries, please feel free to call the Technical Department of our company. Page.73.
