Network Camera User Manual V5.0 UD.
1 User Manual of Network Camera This manual is applied to the following camera models: Type Box camera I Dome camera I Dome camera II Dome camera III Dome camera IV Dome Camera V Dome Camera VI Bullet Camera I Bullet Camera II Bullet Camera III Bullet Camera IV Bullet Camera V Cube Camera I Cube Camera II Mini Dome Camera Model DS-2CD883F-E(W), DS-2CD855(F)-E, DS-2CD854F(WD)-E(W), DS-2CD853F-E(W), DS-2CD864F(WD)-E(W), DS-2CD863PF(NF)-E(W), DS-2CD893PFWD(NFWD)-E(W), DS-2CD833F-E(W), DS-2CD893PF(NF)-
User Manual of Network Camera 2 Thank you for purchasing our product. If there are any questions, or requests, please do not hesitate to contact the dealer. This manual applies to Network Camera. This manual may contain several technical incorrect places or printing errors, and the content is subject to change without notice. The updates will be added to the new version of this manual. We will readily improve or update the products or procedures described in the manual.
User Manual of Network Camera 3 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.
User Manual of Network Camera 4 Safety Warnings and Cautions Please pay attention to the following warnings and cautions: Hazardous Voltage may be present: Special measures and precautions must be taken when using this device. Some potentials (voltages) on the device may present a hazard to the user. This device should only be used by employees from our company with knowledge and training in working with these types of devices that contain live circuits.
User Manual of Network Camera 5 Power Cord Requirements: The connector that plugs into the wall outlet must be a grounding-type male plug designed for use in your region. It must have certification marks showing certification by an agency in your region. The connector that plugs into the AC receptacle on the power supply must be an IEC 320, sheet C13, female connector. See the following website for more information http://kropla.com/electric2.htm. Lithium Battery: This device contains a Lithium Battery.
User Manual of Network Camera 6 determined by turning the equipment on and off, the user is required to take measures to eliminate the interference or discontinue the use of this equipment. Lead Content: Please recycle this device in a responsible manner. Refer to local environmental regulations for proper recycling; do not dispose of device in unsorted municipal waste.
User Manual of Network Camera 7 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.
User Manual of Network Camera 8 Cautions: Make sure the power supply voltage is correct before using the camera. Do not drop the camera or subject it to physical shock. Do not touch sensor modules with fingers. If cleaning is necessary, use a clean cloth with a bit of ethanol and wipe it gently. If the camera will not be used for an extended period of time, put on the lens cap to protect the sensor from dirt. Do not aim the camera lens at the strong light such as sun or incandescent lamp.
9 User Manual of Network Camera Contents CHAPTER 1 SYSTEM REQUIREMENT ............................................................................................ 12 CHAPTER 2 NETWORK CONNECTION .......................................................................................... 13 2.1 SETTING THE NETWORK CAMERA OVER THE LAN .............................................................................. 13 2.1.1 Wiring over the LAN ..............................................................
User Manual of Network Camera 6.4 10 CONFIGURING VIDEO AND AUDIO SETTINGS ..................................................................................... 46 6.4.1 Configuring Video Settings ................................................................................................ 46 6.4.2 Configuring Audio Settings ................................................................................................ 47 6.4.3 Configuring ROI Encoding ...........................................
User Manual of Network Camera 11 APPENDIX 2 PORT MAPPING .....................................................................................................................
User Manual of Network Camera 12 Chapter 1 System Requirement 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 6.0 and above version, Apple Safari 5.02 and above version, Mozilla Firefox 3.5 and above version and Google Chrome8 and above versions.
13 User Manual of Network Camera Chapter 2 Network Connection Before you start: If you want to set the network camera via a LAN (Local Area Network), please refer to Section 2.1 Setting the Network Camera over the LAN. If you want to set the network camera via a WAN (Wide Area Network), please refer to Section 2.2 Setting the Network Camera over the WAN. 2.
14 User Manual of Network Camera 2.1.2 Detecting and Changing the IP Address You need the IP address to visit the network camera. Steps: 1. To get the IP address, you can choose either of the following methods: Use SADP, a software tool which can automatically detect the online network cameras in the LAN and list the device information including IP address, subnet mask, port number, device serial number, device version, etc., shown in Figure 2-3. Use the client software to list the online devices.
User Manual of Network Camera 15 2.2 Setting the Network Camera over the WAN Purpose: This section explains how to connect the network camera to the WAN with a static IP or a dynamic IP. 2.2.1 Static IP Connection Before you start: Please apply a static IP from an ISP (Internet Service Provider). With the static IP address, you can connect the network camera via a router or connect it to the WAN directly. Connecting the network camera via a router Steps: 1. Connect the network camera to the router. 2.
User Manual of Network Camera 16 2.2.2 Dynamic IP Connection Before you start: Please apply a dynamic IP from an ISP. With the dynamic IP address, you can connect the network camera to a modem or a router. Connecting the network camera via a router Steps: 1. Connect the network camera to the router. 2. In the camera, assign a LAN IP address, the subnet mask and the gateway. Refer to Section 2.1.2 Detecting and Changing the IP Address for detailed LAN configuration. 3.
User Manual of Network Camera 17 Figure 2-7 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 camera. Refer to Section 5.3.4 Configuring DDNS Settings for detailed configuration. 3. Visit the camera via the applied domain name. Private Domain Name Resolution Figure 2-8 Private Domain Name Resolution Steps: 1. Install and run the IP Server software in a computer with a static IP. 2.
18 User Manual of Network Camera Chapter 3 Access to the Network 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 camera, e.g., 192.0.0.64 and press the Enter key to enter the login interface. 3. Input the user name and password and click . Note: The default user name is admin, password is 12345. Figure 3-1 Login Interface 4. Install the plug-in before viewing the live video and operating the camera.
19 User Manual of Network Camera Figure 3-2 Download and Install Plug-in Figure 3-3 Install Plug-in (1) Figure 3-4 Install Plug-in (2)
20 User Manual of Network Camera Figure 3-5 Install Plug-in (3) Note: 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 3.2.1 Accessing by iVMS-4200 Software The product CD contains the iVMS-4200 client software (Client or PCNVR). You can view the live video and manage the camera with the client software. Follow the installation prompts to install the software.
21 User Manual of Network Camera Figure 3-6 iVMS-4200 Live View Figure 3-7 iVMS-4200 Configuration Panel Note: For detailed information about iVMS-4200 client software, please refer to the user manual of the iVMS-4200 software. 3.2.2 Accessing by iVMS-4500 Software To view the camera with a mobile phone, install the iVMS-4500 client software in your mobile phone. You can find the software in the CD in the package.
22 User Manual of Network Camera 4.1 Configuring Wi-Fi Connection in Manage and Ad-hoc Modes Before you start: A wireless network must be configured. Wireless Connection in Manage Mode Steps: 1. Enter the Wi-Fi configuration interface. Configuration> Advanced Configuration> Network> Wi-Fi Figure 4-1 Wireless Network List 2. Click button to search the online wireless connections. 3. Click to choose a wireless connection on the list. Figure 4-2 Wi-Fi Setting- Manage Mode 4.
23 User Manual of Network Camera If you choose the Ad-hoc mode, you don’t need to connect the wireless camera via a router. The scenario is the same as you connect the camera and the PC directly with a network cable. Steps: 1. Choose Ad-hoc mode. Figure 4-3 Wi-Fi Setting- Ad-hoc 2. 3. Customize a SSID for the camera. Choose the Security Mode of the wireless connection. Figure 4-4 Figure 4-5 Security Mode- Ad-hoc Mode 4. Enable the wireless connection function for your PC. 5.
User Manual of Network Camera 24 You can choose the Security Mode as not –encrypted, WEP, WPA-personal, WPA-enterprise, WPA2-personal, WPA2-enterprise. WEP mode: Authentication - Select Open or Shared Key System Authentication, depending on the method used by your access point. Not all access points have this option, in which case they probably use Open Sys-tem, which is sometimes known as SSID Authentication.
User Manual of Network Camera 25 WPA- enterprise and WPA2-enterprise Mode: Choose the type of client/server authentication being used by the access point; EAP-TLS or EAP-PEAP. EAP-TLS Identity - Enter the user ID to present to the network. Private key password – Enter the password for your user ID. EAPOL version - Select the version used (1 or 2) in your access point. CA Certificates - Upload a CA certificate to present to the access point for authentication.
26 User Manual of Network Camera 4.2 Easy Wi-Fi Connection with WPS function Purpose: The setting of the wireless network connection is never easy. To avoid the complex setting of the wireless connection you can enable the WPS function. WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) refers to the easy configuration of the encrypted connection between the device and the wireless router. The WPS makes it easy to add new devices to an existing network without entering long passphrases.
27 User Manual of Network Camera If there is not a WPS button on the camera, you can also click the virtual button to enable the PBC function on the web interface. Click button. When the PBC mode is both enabled in the router and the camera, the camera and the wireless network is connected automatically. PIN Mode: The PIN mode requires a Personal Identification Number (PIN) to be read from either a sticker or the display on the new wireless device.
28 User Manual of Network Camera You can generate the PIN code on the camera side. And the expired time for the PIN code is 120 seconds. 1. Click 2. Enter the code to the router, in the example, enter 48167581 to the router. 4.3 IP Property Settings for Wireless Network Connection The default IP address of wireless network interface controller is 192.168.1.64. When you connect the wireless network you can change the default IP. Steps: 1. Enter the TCP/IP configuration interface.
29 User Manual of Network Camera Chapter 5 Live View 5.1 Live View Page Purpose: The live video page allows you to view live video, capture images, realize PTZ control, set/call presets and configure video parameters. Log in the network camera to enter the live view page, or you can click on the menu bar of the main page to enter the live view page. Descriptions of the live view page: Live View Page Menu Bar: Click each tab to enter Live View, Playback, Log and Configuration page respectively.
30 User Manual of Network Camera pan/tilt unit has been installed). Live View Parameters: Configure the image size and stream type of the live video. 5.2 Starting Live View In the live view window as shown in Figure 5-2, click on the toolbar to start the live view of the camera. Figure 5-1 Live View Toolbar Table 5-1 Descriptions of the Toolbar Icon / Description Start/Stop live view Manually capture the pictures displayed in live view and then save it as a JPEG file.
31 User Manual of Network Camera click to record the live video. The saving paths of the captured pictures and clips can be set on the Configuration > Local Configuration page. To configure remote scheduled recording, please refer to Section 6.2. Note: The captured image will be saved as a JPEG file in your computer. 5.4 Operating PTZ Control Purpose: In the live view interface, you can use the PTZ control buttons to realize pan/tilt/zoom control of the camera.
32 User Manual of Network Camera Focus near/far Iris open/close Light on/off Wiper on/off One-touch focus Initialize lens Adjust speed of pan/tilt movements 5.4.2 Setting / Calling a Preset Setting a Preset: 1. In the PTZ control panel, select a preset number from the preset list. Figure 5-3 Setting a Preset 2. Use the PTZ control buttons to move the lens to the desired position. • Pan the camera to the right or left. • Tilt the camera up or down. • Zoom in or out. • Refocus the lens. 3.
33 User Manual of Network Camera Figure 5-4 Calling a Preset 5.5 Configuring Live View Parameters Purpose: You can select the stream type and adjust the image size on the live view page. Click , or tab under the menu bar of the live view interface to select the stream type as main stream or sub-stream for live viewing. Click each tab to set the image size to 4:3, 16:9, original or auto fix. Note: Please refer to Section 5.4.
User Manual of Network Camera 34 Figure 6-1 Local Configuration Interface 2. Configure the following settings: Live View Parameters: Set the protocol type and live view performance. Protocol Type: TCP, UDP, MULTICAST and HTTP are selectable. TCP: Ensures complete delivery of streaming data and better video quality, yet the real-time transmission will be affected. UDP: Provides real-time audio and video streams.
35 User Manual of Network Camera pictures in playback mode. Save clips to: Set the saving path of the clipped video files in playback mode. Note: You can click to change the directory for saving the clips and pictures. 3. Click to save the settings. 6.2 Configuring Time Settings Purpose: You can follow the instructions in this section to configure the time synchronization and DST settings. Steps: 1.
36 User Manual of Network Camera Figure 6-3 Time Sync by NTP Server Note: If the camera is connected to a public network, you should use a NTP server that has a time synchronization function, such as the server at the National Time Center (IP Address: 210.72.145.44). If the camera is set in a customized network, NTP software can be used to establish a NTP server for time synchronization.
37 User Manual of Network Camera 6.3 Configuring Network Settings 6.3.1 Configuring TCP/IP Settings Purpose: TCP/IP settings must be properly configured before you operate the camera over network. The camera supports both the IPv4 and IPv6. Both versions may be configured simultaneously without conflicting to each other, and at least one IP version should be configured. Steps: 1.
38 User Manual of Network Camera 3. Click to save the above settings. Note: it will ask for a reboot for the settings to take effect. 6.3.2 Configuring Port Settings Purpose: You can set the port No. of the camera, e.g. HTTP port, RTSP port and HTTPS port. Steps: 1. Enter the Port Settings interface: Configuration > Basic Configuration > Network > Port Or Configuration > Advanced Configuration > Network > Port Figure 6-7 Port Settings 2. Set the HTTP port, RTSP port and HTTPS port of the camera.
39 User Manual of Network Camera Figure 6-8 PPPoE Settings 2. Check the Enable PPPoE checkbox to enable this feature. 3. Enter User Name, Password, and Confirm password for PPPoE access. Note: The User Name and Password should be assigned by your ISP. 4. Click to save and exit the interface. Note: it will ask for a reboot for the settings to take effect. 6.3.
40 User Manual of Network Camera 3. Select DDNS Type. Three DDNS types are selectable: HiDDNS, IPServer 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. (5) Click to save the settings.
41 User Manual of Network Camera (2) Enter the Server Address www.hiddns.com. (3) Enter the Domain name of the camera. The domain is the same with the device alias in the HiDDNS server. (4) Click to save the new settings. Note: It will ask for a reboot for the settings to take effect. 6.3.5 Configuring SNMP Settings Purpose: You can set the SNMP function to get camera status, parameters and alarm related information and manage the camera remotely when it is connected to the network.
42 User Manual of Network Camera Figure 6-12 SNMP Settings 2. Check the corresponding version checkbox ( , , ) to enable the feature. 3. Configure the SNMP settings. Note: The settings of the SNMP software should be the same as the settings you configure here. 4. Click to save and finish the settings. Note: it will ask for a reboot for the settings to take effect. 6.3.6 Configuring 802.1X Settings Purpose: The IEEE 802.
43 User Manual of Network Camera Configuration > Advanced Configuration > Network > 802.1X Figure 6-13 802.1X Settings 2. Check the Enable IEEE 802.1X checkbox to enable the feature. 3. Configure the 802.1X settings, including EAPOL version, user name and password. Note: The EAPOL version must be identical with that of the router or the switch. 4. Enter the user name and password to access the server. 5. Click to finish the settings. Note: it will ask for a reboot for the settings to take effect. 6.
44 User Manual of Network Camera 3. Click to save the settings. Note: it will ask for a reboot for the settings to take effect. 6.3.8 Configuring FTP Settings Purpose: You can configure the FTP server related information to enable the uploading of the captured pictures to the FTP server. The captured pictures can be triggered by events or a timing snapshot task. Steps: 1. Enter the FTP Settings interface: Configuration >Advanced Configuration > Network > FTP Figure 6-15 FTP Settings 2.
45 User Manual of Network Camera 6.3.9 Configuring UPnP™ Settings Universal Plug and Play (UPnP™) is a networking architecture that provides compatibility among networking equipment, software and other hardware devices. The UPnP protocol allows devices to connect seamlessly and to simplify the implementation of networks in the home and corporate environments.
46 User Manual of Network Camera 3. Click to save the settings. 6.4 Configuring Video and Audio Settings 6.4.1 Configuring Video Settings Steps: 1. Enter the Video Settings interface: Configuration >Basic Configuration > Video / Audio > Video Or Configuration > Advanced Configuration > Video / Audio > Video Figure 6-17 Configure Video Settings 2. Select the Stream Type of the camera to main stream (normal), sub-stream or third stream.
47 User Manual of Network Camera Frame Rate: Set the frame rate to 1/16~25 fps. The frame rate is to describe the frequency at which the video stream is updated and it is measured by frames per second (fps). A higher frame rate is advantageous when there is movement in the video stream, as it maintains image quality throughout. Max. Bitrate: Set the max. bitrate to 32~16384 Kbps. The higher value corresponds to the higher video quality, but the higher bandwidth is required.
User Manual of Network Camera 48 Audio Encoding: G.711 ulaw, G.711alaw and G.726 are selectable. Audio Input: MicIn and Linein are selectable for the connected microphone and pickup respectively. 3. Click to save the settings. 6.4.3 Configuring ROI Encoding Note: Only 4-series of cameras and version above supports the function. ROI stands for the region of interest.
49 User Manual of Network Camera 1. Enter the Display Settings interface: Configuration > Basic Configuration> Image> Display Settings Or Configuration > Advanced Configuration> Image> Display Settings 2. Set the image parameters of the camera. Figure 6-19 Display Settings Descriptions of parameter configuration Overexposure Prevention: Enable or disable the function in this field. Exposure Time: Value ranges from 1/25 to 1/100,000s. Adjust it according to the lightening condition.
User Manual of Network Camera 50 The mirror function enables you to view another aspect of the image. You can flip the image horizontally and vertically. It can be used to view the image in the way you see it directly using your eyes. WDR: Wide dynamic range can be used when there is a high contrast of the bright area and the dark area of the scene. BLC Area: BLC area is the area sense the light intensity; Close, Up, Down, Left, Right and Center are selectable.
51 User Manual of Network Camera You can customize the camera name and time on the screen. Steps: 1. Enter the OSD Settings interface: Configuration > Advanced Configuration > Image > OSD Settings Figure 6-20 OSD Settings 2. Check the corresponding checkbox to select the display of camera name, date or week if required. 3. Edit the camera name in the text field of Camera Name. 4. Select from the drop-down list to set the time format, date format, display mode and the OSD font size. 5.
52 User Manual of Network Camera 6.5.3 Configuring Text Overlay Settings Purpose: You can customize the text overlay. Steps: 1. Enter the Text Overlay Settings interface: Configuration > Advanced Configuration > Image > Text Overlay 2. Check the checkbox in front of textbox to enable the on-screen display. 3. Input the characters in the textbox. 4. Use the mouse to click and drag the red text frame in the live view window to adjust the text overlay position. 5. Click .
53 User Manual of Network Camera 3. Click . Figure 6-23 Privacy Mask Settings 4. Click and drag the mouse in the live video window to draw the mask area. Note: You are allowed to draw up to 4 areas on the same image. 5. Click to finish drawing or click to clear all of the areas you set without saving them. 6. Click to save the settings. 6.5.5 Configuring Picture Overlay Purpose: Picture overlay enables you to overlay a picture on the image. Steps: 1.
54 User Manual of Network Camera 2. Click button to add a picture from your PC. 3. Click button to upload it. 4. Check the checkbox to enable the function. X Coordinate and Y Coordinate values are for the location of the picture on the image. And the Picture width and Height are for adjusting the size of the picture. 6.
55 User Manual of Network Camera (2) Check the checkbox of Enable Motion Detection. Figure 6-24 Enable Motion Detection (3) Click . Click and drag the mouse on the live video image to draw a motion detection area. Note: You can draw up to 8 motion detection areas on the same image. (4) Click to finish drawing. Note: You can click to clear all of the areas. (5) (Optional) Move the slider sensitivity of the detection. 2. Set the Arming Schedule for Motion Detection.
56 User Manual of Network Camera Figure 6-25 Arming Time (1) Click to edit the arming schedule. The Figure 5-28 shows the editing interface of the arming schedule. (2) Choose the day you want to set the arming schedule. (3) Click to set the time period for the arming schedule. (4) After you set the arming schedule, you can copy the schedule to other days (Optional). (5) Click to save the settings. Note: The time of each period can’t be overlapped. Up to 4 periods can be configured for each day.
57 User Manual of Network Camera 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 6-27 Linkage Method Steps: (1) Check the checkbox to select the linkage method. Audible warning, notify surveillance center, send email, upload to FTP, trigger channel and trigger alarm output are selectable (Optional). Audible Warning Trigger the audible warning locally.
58 User Manual of Network Camera You can configure the camera to trigger the alarm when the lens is covered and take alarm response action. Steps: 1. Enter the Tamper-proof Settings interface: Configuration > Advanced Configuration > Events > Tamper-proof Figure 6-28 Tamper-proof Alarm 2. Check Enable Tamper-proof checkbox to enable the tamper-proof detection. 3. Set the tamper-proof area; refer to Step 1 Set the Motion Detection Area in Section 6.6.1. 4.
59 User Manual of Network Camera 6.6.3 Configuring External Alarm Input Steps: 1. Enter the Alarm Input Settings interface: Configuration > Advanced Configuration> Events > Alarm Input: 2. Choose the alarm input No. and the Alarm Type. The alarm type can be NO (Normally Open) and NC (Normally Closed). Edit the name to set a name for the alarm input (optional). Figure 6-29 Alarm Input Settings 3. Click to set the arming schedule for the alarm input.
60 User Manual of Network Camera Figure 6-30 Linkage Method 6.6.4 Configuring Alarm Output Steps: 1. Enter the Alarm Output Settings interface: Configuration>Advanced Configuration> Events > Alarm Output 2. Select one alarm output channel in the Alarm Output drop-down list. You can also set a name for the alarm output (optional). 3. The Delay time can be set to 5sec, 10sec, 30sec, 1min, 2min, 5min, 10min or Manual.
61 User Manual of Network Camera Figure 6-31 Alarm Output Settings 6.6.5 Handling Exception The exception type can be HDD full, HDD error, network disconnected, IP address conflicted and illegal login to the cameras. Steps: 1. Enter the Exception Settings interface: Configuration > Advanced Configuration> Events > Exception 2. Check the checkbox to set the actions taken for the Exception alarm. Refer to Step 3 Set the Alarm Actions Taken for Motion Detection in Section 6.6.1.
62 User Manual of Network Camera 6.6.6 Email Sending Triggered by Alarm Purpose: The system can be configured to send an Email notification to all designated receivers if an alarm event is detected, e.g., motion detection event, video loss, tamper-proof, etc. Before you start: Please configure the DNS Server settings under Basic Configuration > Network > TCP/IP or Advanced Configuration > Network > TCP/IP before using the Email function. Steps: 1.
User Manual of Network Camera 63 And the SSL SMTP port is 465. Enable SSL: Check the checkbox to enable SSL if it is required by the SMTP server. Attached Image: Check the checkbox of Attached Image if you want to send emails with attached alarm images. Interval: The interval refers to the time between two actions of sending attached pictures.
64 User Manual of Network Camera details to configure FTP parameters. 2) Check the Enable Timing Snapshot checkbox. Upload event-triggered snapshots to FTP Steps: 1) Configure the FTP settings and check checkbox in FTP Settings interface. Please refer to Section 6.3.8 Configuring FTP Settings for more details to configure FTP parameters. 2) Check checkbox in Motion Detection Settings or Alarm Input interface. Please refer to Step 3 Set the Alarm Actions Taken for Motion Detection in Section 6.6.
User Manual of Network Camera 65 Steps: 1. Enter the face detection settings interface: Configuration > Advanced Configuration > Events > Face Detection 2. Check the Enable Face Detection to checkbox to enable the function. 3. (Optional)You can check the Enable Dynamic Analysis for Face Detection checkbox if you want the face detected get marked with rectangle in the live view. 4. Configure the sensitivity of face detection. The default value is 5. 5.
66 User Manual of Network Camera Figure 6-35 Remote Control Settings 2. Study the code of the remote control or the wireless alarm. To study a remote control, select Remote Control from the Study drop-down list, and click ; and then press any of the buttons on the remote control against the camera to send the signal.
67 User Manual of Network Camera Remote Control: Figure 6-36 Remote Control Remote Control Description: Status Indicator Arm Disarm Emergency Button Stream Sending Switch Indicating the status of the remote; when you press the button on the remote, the indicator flicks in red. Press the button to arm the camera. In arming status, the alarm function, such as the wireless alarm and the PIR alarm, is enabled. Press the button to disarm the camera.
68 User Manual of Network Camera To study the wireless alarms, e.g. the access control device, select Wireless Alarm from the Study drop-down list, and select the device serial number (1-8) from the drop-down list, and click ; and then send the signal from the wireless alarm device to the camera. Figure 6-37 Study the Wireless Alarm Notes: To study the access control device, you can open the door/separate the device to send the signal.
69 User Manual of Network Camera Note: DS-2CD8464F-EI(Z)(W) camera supports wireless audible and visual alarm as the wireless alarm output for the wireless alarm. Check the check box of Wireless audible and visual alarm to activate the alarm output. Figure 6-39 Wireless Alarm Output (5) Click to save the settings.
70 User Manual of Network Camera Manual Alarm/Emergency Alarm Certain series of camera support manual alarm by the remote control. It can be manually triggered and linked to the audio warning if any emergency happens. You can press and hold the manual alarm button on the remote control for 2 seconds to trigger the audio warning manually. Notes: The manual alarm is enabled and armed by default and not user-configurable.
User Manual of Network Camera 71 You can also press the Arm/Disarm button on the remote control to arm/disarm the camera if the camera has already studied the remote control. The arming indicator glows red when the camera is armed and glows blue when it’s disarmed.
72 User Manual of Network Camera Chapter 7 Storage Settings Before you start: To configure record settings, please make sure that you have the network storage device within the network or the SD card inserted in your camera. 7.1 Configuring NAS Settings Before you start: The network disk should be available within the network and properly configured to store the recorded files, log files, etc. Steps: 1.
73 User Manual of Network Camera Figure 7-3 Initializing When the initialization completed, the status of disk will become Normal. Figure 7-4 View Disk Status Notes: Up to 8 NAS disks can be connected to the camera. To initialize and use the SD card after insert it to the camera, please refer to the steps of NAS disk initialization. 7.2 Configuring Recording Schedule Purpose: There are two kinds of recording for the cameras: manual recording and scheduled recording.
74 User Manual of Network Camera Figure 7-5 Recording Schedule Interface 2. Check the checkbox of Enable Record Schedule to enable scheduled recording. 3. Set the record parameters of the camera. Figure 7-6 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 camera starts to record at 9:59:55.
75 User Manual of Network Camera Figure 7-7 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. Note: The time of each segment can’t be overlapped. Up to 4 segments can be configured. (2) Select a Record Type.
User Manual of Network Camera 76 Section 5.6.4. Record Triggered by Motion & Alarm If you select Motion & Alarm, the video will be recorded when the motion and alarm are triggered at the same time. Besides configuring the recording schedule, you have to configure the settings on the Motion Detection and Alarm Input Settings interfaces. Please refer to Section 5.6.1 and Section 5.6.4 for detailed information.
77 User Manual of Network Camera Figure 7-8 Edit Record Schedule (3) Check the checkbox and click to copy settings of this day to the whole week. You can also check any of the checkboxes before the date and click (4) Click . to save the settings and exit the Edit Record Schedule interface. 6. Click to save the settings.
78 User Manual of Network Camera Chapter 8 Playback Purpose: This section explains how to view the remotely recorded video files stored in the network disks or SD cards. Steps: 1. Click on the menu bar to enter playback interface. Figure 8-1 Playback Interface 2. Select the date and click . Figure 8-2 Search Video 3. Click to play the video files found on this date.
79 User Manual of Network Camera process. Figure 8-3 Playback Toolbar Table 8-1 Description of the buttons Button Operation Button Play Operation Capture a picture Pause / Stop Audio on and adjust volume/Mute / Speed down Download video files Speed up Playback by frame Start/Stop clipping video files / Download captured pictures Enable/Disable digital zoom Note: You can choose the file paths locally for downloaded playback video files and pictures in Local Configuration interface.
80 User Manual of Network Camera Chapter 9 Log Searching Purpose: The operation, alarm, exception and information of the 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 camera or insert a SD card in the camera. Steps: 1. Click on the menu bar to enter log searching interface. Figure 9-1 Log Searching Interface 2.
81 User Manual of Network Camera Chapter 10 Others 10.1 Managing User Accounts Enter the User Management interface: Configuration >Basic Configuration> Security > User Or Configuration > Advanced Configuration> Security > User The admin user has access to create, modify or delete other accounts. Up to 15 user accounts can be created. Figure 10-1 User Information Add a User Steps: 1. Click to add a user. 2. Input the new User Name, select Level and input Password.
82 User Manual of Network Camera Figure 10-2 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.
83 User Manual of Network Camera 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. Figure 10-4 Delete a User Anonymous Visit 10.2 Configuring RTSP Authentication Purpose: You can specifically secure the stream data of live view. Steps: 1. Enter the RTSP Authentication interface: Configuration> Advanced Configuration> Security > RTSP Authentication Figure 10-5 RTSP Authentication 2.
84 User Manual of Network Camera Enabling this function allows visit for whom doesn’t have the user name and password of the device. Steps: 1. Enter the Anonymous Visit interface: Configuration> Advanced Configuration> Security > Anonymous Visit Figure 10-6 Anonymous Visit 2. Set the Anonymous Visit permission Enable or Disable in the drop-down list to enable or disable the anonymous visit. 3. Click to save the settings. There will be a checkbox of Anonymous by the next time you logging in.
85 User Manual of Network Camera Figure 10-8 IP Address Filter Interface 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 button to add an IP. (2) Input the IP Adreess. Figure 10-9 Add an IP (3) Click the button to finish adding.
86 User Manual of Network Camera Figure 10-10 Modify an IP (3) Click the button to finish modifying. Delete an IP Address Left-click an IP address from filter list and click button. Delete all IP Addresses Click 5. Click button to delete all the IP addrsses. button to save the settings. 10.
87 User Manual of Network Camera 10.6 Maintenance 10.6.1 Rebooting the Camera Steps: 1. Enter the Maintenance interface: Configuration > Basic Configuration> System > Maintenance Or Configuration > Advanced Configuration> System > Maintenance: 2. Click to reboot the network camera. Figure 10-12 Reboot the Device 10.6.2 Restoring Default Settings Steps: 1.
88 User Manual of Network Camera start importing configuration file. Note: You need to reboot the camera after importing configuration file. 2. Click and set the saving path to save the configuration file in local storage. Figure 10-14 Import/Export Configuration File 10.6.4 Upgrading the System Steps: 1. Enter the Maintenance interface: Configuration > Basic Configuration> System > Maintenance Or Configuration > Advanced Configuration> System > Maintenance 2.
89 User Manual of Network Camera 1. Enter RS-232 Port Setting interface: Configuration> Advanced Configuration> System > RS232 Figure 10-16 RS-232 Settings Note: If you want to connect the camera by the RS-232 port, the parameters of the RS-232 should be exactly the same with the parameters you configured here. 2. Click to save the settings. 10.8 RS-485 Settings Purpose: The RS-485 serial port is used to control the PTZ of the camera.
90 User Manual of Network Camera Appendix Appendix 1 SADP Software Introduction Description of SADP V 2.0 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.
91 User Manual of Network Camera Note: You can click or information; you can click on each column heading to order the 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. Select the device to be modified in the device list and the network parameters of the device will be displayed in the Modify Network Parameters panel on the right side. 2. Edit the modifiable network parameters, e.g.
Appendix 2 Port Mapping The following settings are for TP-LINK router (TL-R410). The settings vary depending on different models of routers. Steps: 1. Select the WAN Connection Type, as shown below: Figure A.2.1 Select the WAN Connection Type 2. Set the LAN parameters of the router as in the following figure, including IP address and subnet mask settings. Figure A.2.2 Set the LAN parameters 3. Set the port mapping in the virtual severs of Forwarding. By default, camera uses port 80, 8000, 554 and 8200.
93 User Manual of Network Camera ports of another camera as 81, 8001, 555, 8201 with IP 192.168.1.24. Refer to the steps as below: Note: The 8200 port changes with the 8000 port with a constant value of 200. E.g. if the 8000 port is changed to 8005, then the 8200 port should be changed to 8205. Steps: 1. As the settings mentioned above, map the port 80, 8000, 554 and 8200 for the network camera at 192.168.1.23 2. Map the port 81, 8001, 555 and 8201 for the network camera at 192.168.1.24. 3.
