9520 Network Camera User Manual
Before You Use This Product The use of surveillance devices may be prohibited by law in your country. The Network Camera is not only a high-performance web-ready camera, but also can be part of a flexible surveillance system. It is the user’s responsibility to ensure that the operation of such devices is legal before installing this unit for its intended use. It is important to first verify that all contents received are complete according to the list in the "Package Contents" chapter.
Table of Contents Before You Use This Product ...................................................................1 Table of Contents ....................................................................................2 Package Contents....................................................................................3 Installation .............................................................................................3 Hardware Installation .............................................................
Package Contents • DVT9520 • Power adapter • CD • Quick Installation guide • Accessory kit Installation In this manual, "User" refers to whoever has access to the Network Camera, and "Administrator" refers to the person who can configure the Network Camera and grant user access to the camera. Hardware Installation Please verify that your product package contains all the accessories listed in the foregoing Package Contents.
Network Installation Make sure the network cable is firmly connected to both the camera and the network switch. After attaching the Ethernet cable, plug in the power adapter. If the LED blinks green, go to the next paragraph, “Software installation.” Digital Input/Output This Network Camera provides a general I/O terminal block with one digital input and one digital output device control.
Once installation is complete, the Administrator should proceed to the "Initial Access to the Network Camera" section for necessary checks and configurations. Initial Access to the Network Camera Configure IP address The Network Camera can be connected either before or immediately after software installation onto the Local Area Network.
How to Use A PC with a Windows operating system can use Internet Explorer (IE) to connect to the Network Camera. A plug-in will be installed into IE when it is connected for the first time. A PC with a Linux operating system can connect to the camera using a browser like Firefox. QuickTime must first be installed to view streaming. Authentication After opening the Web browser and typing in the URL of the Network Camera, a dialogue window pops up requesting a username and password.
Installing plug-in For initial access to the Network Camera in Windows, the web browser may prompt for permission to install a new plug-in for the Network Camera when using Internet Explorer. Permission request depends on the Internet security settings of the user’s PC or notebook. If the highest security level is set, the computer may prohibit any installation and execution attempt. This plug-in, which has a registered digital certificate, is used to display the video in the browser.
User Interface Main Screen with Camera View The main page layout has two parts: • Configuration functions: The camera can be configured using these user interfaces. • Camera View: What the camera sees. Click on the configuration link to the left of the image window to enter the configuration page. This is the layout in IE when it is streaming MPEG-4 video: This function will be a little different when it is streaming JPEG video. Only digital zoom and the record button are supported.
Digital Zoom Click on the magnifier icon under the camera view. The digital zoom control panel is shown. Uncheck “Disable digital zoom” and use the slider control to change the zoom settings. 1 2 3 MP4 Recording Click on the red circle button on the plug-in to start MP4 recording. You can set the related options in the client setting page. Snapshot Click on “Snapshot.” The web browser will pop up a new window to show the snapshot.
Client settings There are four settings for the client side in IE. The first option is “Stream Options” for users to determine which stream is to e viewed. This product supports dual-streams. The second one is “MPEG-4 Media Options” for users to determine which media is to be streaming under MPEG-4 mode. The third one is “MPEG-4 Protocol Options” which provides options on the connection protocol between client and server.
to open a specific port to stream under some network environments. If there are no special network requirements, UDP unicast protocol is recommended. Generally, the client’s choice will be in the order of UDP multicast → UDP unicast → TCP → HTTP. After the Network Camera is connected successfully, “Protocol Option” will indicate the selected protocol. The selected protocol will be recorded in the user's PC and will be used for the next connection.
Administration Only the Administrator can access the system configuration. Each category in the left column will be explained in the following pages. The bold text represents the specific phrases on the Option pages. The Administrator may type the URL below the figure to directly enter the frame page of configuration. If the Administrator also wants to set certain options through the URL, read the reference appendix for details. http:///setup/system.
System parameters Host name: The text displays the title at the top of the main page. Turn off the LED indicator: Check this option to shut off the LED on the rear. It can prevent the camera’s operation from being noticed. Time zone: Adjust the time to that of the time-servers for local settings. Keep current date and time: Click on this to reserve the current date and time of the Network Camera. An internal real-time clock maintains the date and time even if the system’s power is turned off.
Security Settings Password Protection The Network Camera is shipped without a password by default. This means that everyone can access the Network Camera and the configuration as long as the IP address is known. It is necessary to assign a password if the Network Camera is intended to be accessed by others. Root password (section 1): To enable password protection, enter a password for the Root User. Change the Administrator’s password by typing in the new password identically in both text boxes.
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Network settings Any changes made on the Network type section will restart the system in order to validate the changes. Make sure every field is entered correctly before clicking . Network type LAN & PPPoE: The default type is LAN. Select PPPoE if using ADSL. Get IP address automatically & Use fixed IP address: The default status is “Get IP address automatically.” It can be tedious having to perform software installation whenever the Network Camera starts.
HTTP Authentication: Supports basic and digest modes. Http port: This may be changed from the default Port 80. Once the port is changed, the users must be notified of the change for the connection to be successful. For instance, when the Administrator changes the HTTP port of the Network Camera whose IP address is 192.168.0.100 from 80 to 8888, the users must type in the web browser “http://192.168.0.100:8888” instead of “http://192.168.0.100.
Always multicast: Select this to always enable multicast. Multicast group address: This is used by sources and the receivers to send and receive content. Multicast video port: The video channel port for multicast. It must be an even number. Multicast RTCP video port: The video channel port for multicast RTCP. It must be the port number of multicast video port plus 1. Multicast audio port: The audio channel port for multicast. It must be an even number.
http:///setup/ddns.html is the domain name or original IP address of the Network Camera.
Access List The access list is used to control the access permission of clients by checking the client IP address. There are two lists for permission control: Allow List and Deny List. Only those clients whose IP address is in the Allow List and not in the Deny List can connect to the Video Server or Network Camera for receiving the audio/video streams. Both the Allow List and Deny List consist of a list of IP ranges.
Audio and Video This product supports dual-stream. It provides two settings for video streams, but only one setting for audio. Video Settings Video title: The text string can be displayed on video Color: Select either color or monochrome video display. Power line frequency: The fluorescent light will flash according to the power line frequency that depends on local utility. Change the frequency setting to eliminate uncomfortable flash image when the light source is only fluorescent light.
bandwidth when images are moving rapidly. Consequently, to ensure detailed video quality (quantization rate) regardless of the network, it will utilize more bandwidth to send the maximal frames when images change drastically. In JPEG mode, users can set “Max frame rate” and “Video quality” to adjust the video performance.
Image Settings Click on this button to pop up another window to tune “Brightness”, “Contrast”, “Hue” and “Saturation” for video compensation. Each field has eleven (11) levels ranging from -5 to +5. In the “Brightness” and “Contrast” fields the value “0” indicates auto-tuning. The user may press the image is O.K., press to fine tune the image. When to set the image settings. Click on to recall the original settings without incorporating the changes.
Best Real-time Images To achieve the best real-time visual effect, the network bandwidth should be large enough to allow a transmission rate of greater than twenty (20) image frames per second. If the broadband network is over 1 mbps, set the “Constant bit rate” to 1000 kbps or 1200 kbps, or set “Fixed quality” at the highest quality. (The maximum frame rate is 30.) If your network bandwidth is more than 512 kbps, you can fix the bit rate according to your bandwidth and set the maximum frame rate to 30 fps.
number of users viewing on the network, even if the parameters have been initially finely tuned. Performance will also suffer due to poor connectivity because of the network’s burst constraint. Best Quality Images To have the best video quality, set “Fixed quality” at “Detailed” or “Excellent” and adjust the “Maximum frame rate” to match your network’s bandwidth.
Privacy Mask Click on Privacy Mask button to bring up the privacy mask window. Up to five privacy masks can be created. When enabled, users cannot view the blocked area under the privacy mask window. Enable privacy mask: Check this option to turn on privacy mask. Click on this button to add a new window. A maximum of five windows can exist simultaneously. Use the mouse to click, hold, and drag the window frame to resize or click on the title bar to move.
The above figure appears on the screen when is clicked and the privacy mask is enabled. Motion detection Enable motion detection: Check this option to turn on motion detection. Click on this button to add a new window. At most three windows can exist simultaneously. Use the mouse to click, hold, and drag the window frame to resize or the title bar to move. Clicking on the ‘x’ at the upper right-hand corner of the window to delete the window. Remember to save in order to validate the changes.
Once Saved, the monitoring window will have a red outline and the graphic bar goes red when motion has been detected. http:///setup/motion.htm is the domain name or original IP address of the Network Camera.
Application There are three sections in application page. They are event, server and media. To add a new event, server, or media, click . To delete a selected event, server, or media item, click . To edit an item, click on the item name. There can be a maximum of three events, a maximum of five servers, and a maximum of five media configurations. Users can know the event name, status, weekly and time schedules, and trigger type in the event section.
http:///setup/application.htm is the domain name or original IP address of the Network Camera. Event Event name: The unique name for event. Enable this event: Check to enable event. Priority: The event with higher priority will be executed first. Delay second(s) before detecting next event: The delay to check next event. It is used in motion detection and digital input trigger type.
If there are servers configured, the user can select them from “Server name.” Trigger DO: Check this to trigger digital output for specific seconds when an event is triggered. Server name: Check this to send the selected media when an event is triggered. Server Server name: The unique name for a server. There are four kinds of supported servers. They are email server, FTP server, HTTP server and network storage.
The following are the settings for an FTP server: Server address: The domain name or IP address of the external FTP server. Server port: This can be different than the default port 21. The user can change this value from 1025 to 65535. User name: The granted user name on the external FTP server. Password: The granted password on the external FTP server. Remote folder name: The granted folder on the external FTP server. The string must conform to that of the external FTP server.
Media Media name: The unique name for the media. There are three kinds of media: snapshot, video clip, and system log. Snapshot settings: Source: The source of stream, stream1 or stream2. Send Pre-event images: The number of pre-event images. Send Post-event images: The number of post-event images. File name prefix: The prefix name to be added on the file name of the snapshot images. Add date and time suffix to file name: Check this to add timing information as file name suffix.
Video clip settings: Source: The source of stream, stream1 or stream2. Pre-event recording: The interval of pre-event recording in seconds File name prefix: The prefix name is added on the file name of the video clip. There are two limitations for video clip files: Maximum duration: The maximal recording file duration in seconds. Maximum file size: The maximal file size to be generated. Recording The Network camera supports recording to network storage.
http:///setup/recording.htm is the domain name or original IP address of the Network Camera. Recording entry name: The unique name for recording entry. Enable this recording: Check this to enable this event. Priority: The recording with higher priority will be executed first. Source: The source of stream, stream1 or stream2. The weekly and time schedules are provided. Sun ~ Sat: Select the days of the week to perform the event.
Build a Security Application The Administrator can use the built-in motion detection to monitor any movement and perform many useful security applications. To upload the snapshots, users can choose either email, FTP, HTTP, Network storage according to the user’s needs. All server settings are in Server section on Application page. Refer to the definition section for detail configuration. To enable motion based recording: 1. Click “Configuration” on the homepage. 2.
8. Click on “Save” to enable the activity display. Green means the motion in the window is under the watermark set by Administrator, and red means it is over the watermark. 9. Click “Application” on the left column. 10. Add a server in the Server section. 11. Add a media with snapshot type in the Media section, and Set the number of pre-event and post-event images to be uploaded. 12. Add an event in the Event section: z Enter one event name and enable this event.
Maintenance Four actions may be selected: Reboot: Click the reboot button to restart system. Restore: Click this to restore all settings to factory default except the settings in the “Network type” on the network page. Default: Click on the Factory default button on the configuration page to restore the factory default settings. Any changes made thus far will be lost and the system will be reset to the initial factory settings.
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Appendix A.
B. Technical specifications - System - Weight CPU: VVTK-1000 RAM: 64MB SDRAM ROM: 8MB FLASH ROM NET. 315g - Power Supply Input: 100-240VAC, 50/60Hz, 0.
Technology License Notice AMR Technology This product includes AMR narrowband speech coding technology licensed by VoiceAge. Please refer to http://www.voiceage.com/ for more details. MPEG-4 AAC Technology This product includes MPEG-4 AAC audio coding technology licensed by Via Licensing. Please refer to http://www.vialicensing.com/ for more details. MPEG-4 Visual Technology This product includes one MPEG-4 encoder and one MPEG-4 decoder license. Installation of more than one decoder is prohibited.
Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) This device compiles with FCC Rules Part 15. Operation is subject to the following two conditions. • • This device may not cause harmful interference, and This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. USA - This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
