Messoa LPR610, User Manual

Page 1: ...User Manual 2014 04 615 610 A1 IR Bullet LPR ANPR Network Camera ...

Page 2: ...mproper connections may cause a short circuit fire hazards or serious damage and hazards During prolonged inactivity please unplug the power cable and the video cable to avoid damage from lightning strike and power surges Please do not insert any objects into the unit or spill liquids to avoid short circuits High voltage circuitry contained within the unit Do not disassemble to avoid electric shoc...

Page 3: ...te radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encour...

Page 4: ... Contacts 13 Recommended Installation Distance 14 Initial Configuration 15 Network Deployment 15 Type 1 Direct Connection to a PC 15 Type 2 Connection to LAN 16 Type 3 Remote Connection via the Internet 17 Accessing the Camera for the First Time 18 Using IP Finder to Manage Cameras 20 Installing IP Finder 20 Using IP Finder 20 3 Web based Interface 23 3 1 Overview 23 3 1 1 Main Screen 23 3 1 2 Set...

Page 5: ... 3 4 2 Time Stamp 41 3 4 3 Firmware 41 3 4 4 User Management 42 3 4 5 Language 43 3 4 6 Log 43 3 4 7 Audio 45 3 5 Event 46 3 5 1 Motion Detection 46 3 5 2 External Alarms 47 3 5 3 Face Detection 48 3 5 4 Blur Detection 49 3 5 5 Audio Detection 50 3 5 6 Ethernet Detection 51 3 5 7 Event Management 51 3 6 Recording 52 3 6 1 Settings Video File 52 3 6 2 Settings FTP 52 3 6 3 Settings SMTP 53 3 6 4 SD...

Page 6: ...amera utilizes the proprietary CatchAll Technology to deliver clearer images of critical traffic information in detail regardless of the environment or lighting conditions The advanced Intelligent Traffic Mode allows full customization to optimize the identification results The vandal resistant die cast aluminum alloy housing protects the camera from rough weather and vandalism Package Contents Ch...

Page 7: ...rt Names The figure above is the illustration of the housing which may be used with most of ICR real Day and Night cameras Dimensions Unit mm 175 460 147 286 Tempered Glass Top Cover Bottom Cover Tilt Adjustment Screw Pan Adjustment Screw Bracket ...

Page 8: ...ers Snapshot Smart Focus e PTZ Optimized i frame setting Events Motion detection face detection audio detection blur detection Ethernet detection external alarm Event Actions File upload via FTP SMTP and SD Card Notification via email HTTP and TCP External output activation Video and audio recording to SD Card Store Category Alarm Motion Schedule Un interrupt recording Stores video clips and snaps...

Page 9: ...y WDR Digital WDR 5 level sensitivity DNR Privacy Zone Yes customized threshold privacy zone Image Orientation Mirror Flip Frequency Control NTSC 60Hz PAL 50Hz Date Time Stamp Yes Intelligent Video Event Management Motion Detection Yes 5 level sensitivity Others Ethernet Blur Audio Detection Snapshot Smart Focus e PTZ Optimized i frame setting Event Actions File upload via FTP SMTP and SD Card Not...

Page 10: ...t Wiring Cables 1 Take the bracket from the box and put the power cable and Ethernet cable through the bracket and then fix the bracket to the wall Loose the screws of the bracket for easy assembly if necessary 2 Take out the housing and open the side cover with the hexagonal wrench ...

Page 11: ... the hole Make connection of power by plugging the terminal block into the power socket Tip Caution arning Note For waterproof installation use the provided spacer and stick it right by the outlet Then install the three glands to get the power cable and Ethernet cable pass through the hole of the gland covers ...

Page 12: ... User Manual 4 Open the side cover and you can see the housing inner part as the figure shown below LPR615 Inner Part Definition LPR610 Inner Part Definition Fan Camera Camera Fan IR LED driver board I O board I O board ...

Page 13: ...the A section L power N power as below And connect the outside AC24V power supply to the section B L power N power Contact positions on the heater board 5 After you have finished wiring the Ethernet cable close the side cover and use the provided screws to fix the housing on the bracket with the hexagonal wrench ...

Page 14: ...mm and 15 50mm lens respectively which can capture a wide 24 26 ft 7 5 8 meters field To ensure an optimal view please adjust the lens under the conditions we suggest 1 The camera height should be higher than 11 5 ft 3 5 meters 2 The width of the license plate should cover approximately 10 of the width of the screen 3 Vertical angle should not be less than 40 degrees Height 11 5 20 ft 3 5 6 meters...

Page 15: ...P address of the camera in the URL field http 192 168 1 30 4 When prompted for login enter the default user name admin and password 1234 to log in Note that the user name and password are case sensitive 5 Configure the settings to meet your requirements For more information refer to the User Manual on the provided CD ROM Network Deployment There are many different ways that you can connect the cam...

Page 16: ...X where X is a number between 2 to 254 excluding 30 and subnet mask as 255 255 255 0 and then your PC should be able to access the camera Type 2 Connection to LAN To add the camera s to an existing LAN just connect the camera s to the router switch or hub on your network Tip Caution arning Note The LAN port of the camera supports auto MDI MDIX Medium dependent interface crossover so there is no ne...

Page 17: ... use the local IP address of the camera To enable remote access you must configure your router firewall to forward an incoming request to that fixed local IP address of the camera Therefore when an external host sends a request to access your camera the request will first reach the router s external IP address and then be forwarded to the local IP address of the camera Port forwarding is based on ...

Page 18: ...rocessor 2GHz or higher RAM 512 MB or more Then take the following steps to connect your PC to the camera Step 1 Make the connection For initial setup purposes connect one end of an Ethernet cable to the RJ45 connector of the camera and the other end to the LAN port on your PC Step 2 Configure your PC s IP address The camera uses a default IP address of 192 168 1 30 and subnet mask of 255 255 255 ...

Page 19: ... x x is the IP address of the camera the default is 192 168 1 30 If the message of Reply from reponds it means the connection is established 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 an...

Page 20: ...ouble click the IP Finder setup file on the provided CD Then follow the on screen prompts to proceed Using IP Finder To launch IP Finder double click the IP Finder shortcut on the desktop or click Start Programs IP Finder IP Finder After you launch IP Finder it will search for all the available cameras on the same network Click the plus sign next to All Devices to expand the menu and display all t...

Page 21: ...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 For an individual camera right click the camera and a menu will provide these options Go to Presentation URL Launch IE browser to access the web based utility of the camera Set Device ID and Password Se...

Page 22: ...2 Installation 22 User Manual Network Information Allows you to configure the camera s network settings ...

Page 23: ... snapshot of the current live view screen Live Pressing this button displays the live view of the camera Setup Pressing this button allows you to access the setup page Camera name Displays the name of the camera Recording Indicator Turns red when the recording is proceeding Alarm Indicator Appears when an alarm is triggered Live view video Shows the live view of the camera Note that the accessibil...

Page 24: ...experienced users easily achieve the best capture results in these preprogrammed scenarios e g city surveillance highway entry point toll station and parking lot Normal Set the exposure mode to improve image quality User Allows you to set exposure mode and desired time frames to meet different conditons during a day City Surveillance Applied to the speed from 20 kmph to 110 kmph 12mph to 68mph Ple...

Page 25: ...image to be too dark or bright In such situations you can adjust a compensation value to optimize the exposure Decrease the value if images appear too light overexposed Increase the value if images are too dark underexposed Max Min Exp Select the maximum minimum exposure time according to the light source The selectable value will change according to the frequency setting under Image Basic Setting...

Page 26: ...ue if images are too dark underexposed Convergence Speed Select the lens convergence speed from the drop down list Higher the convergence speed the faster the lens iris opening responds to changes in light levels Shutter Settings Slow Shutter Set the exposure time from a set of fixed shutter speeds Manual Exposure Time Manually input a desired exposure time Gain Settings Max Gain Specify the maxim...

Page 27: ... normal Gain Unavailable Brightness Adjust the image brightness level Contrast Adjust the image contrast level Saturation Adjust the image saturation level Sharpness Adjust the image sharpness level Shutter Unavailable Default All Image parameters Pressing this button will restore all the image settings to the defaults ICR Control The camera incorporates an IR cut filter In ICR Control you can spe...

Page 28: ...control the IR cut filter Alarm Set alarm input as 1 or 2 according your actual connection Active Select electricity current status as high or low to define active status 3 3 Image Settings 3 3 1 Codec The Codec page allows you to configure the video streams for the camera You can optionally configure a secondary or third stream to a resolution as required by your third party device or software Ca...

Page 29: ...fy a value for data transmission rate kbps Higher value gets higher video quality but consumes more bandwidth Frame Rate Choose the intended frame rate i e the number of frames to transmit per second I fram Interval While keeping the same frame rate you can specify longer I frame interval to achive reduced bit rate optimized bandwidth consumption and minimized storage space consumption Generally i...

Page 30: ...MPEG4 D1 VGA 2CIF CIF SXVGA 720P XGA SVGA D1 OFF N A OFF N A MJPEG VGA CIF H264 MPEG4 D1 VGA 2CIF CIF OFF N A MJPEG VGA CIF MPEG4 1080P OFF N A OFF N A MJPEG VGA CIF SXVGA 720P XGA SVGA D1 OFF N A OFF N A MJPEG VGA CIF H264 MPEG4 D1 VGA 2CIF CIF OFF N A MJPEG VGA CIF H264 1080P OFF N A OFF N A MJPEG VGA CIF H264 MPEG4 D1 VGA 2CIF CIF OFF N A MJPEG VGA CIF SXVGA 720P XGA SVGA D1 OFF N A OFF N A MJP...

Page 31: ... in order to vary the bit rate Constant Bit Rate CBR CBR maintains a specific and constant bit rate by varying the stream quality With CBR streaming is smooth and network throughput is stable for any scene This mode is typically used with a limited bandwidth environment TV Output Stream Turn on this option if you connect an analog monitor to the camera s Video connector for video output 3 3 2 Expo...

Page 32: ...ng 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 If the lighting conditions change frequently select a lower sensitivity ...

Page 33: ... 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 Brightness Adjust the image brightness level Contrast Adjust the image contrast level Saturation Adjust the image saturation level Sharpness Adjust the image sharpness level Default All Image par...

Page 34: ...ected for one of the streams Basic Setting To define a smart encoding area click and drag your mouse on the image to define the region of interest and click Save Window to save the region Click anywhere on the image to cancel the current defined area Mode Select Fixed ROI to enable smart encoding function Level Select a priority level Low or High for the ROI 3 3 6 Smart Focus In addition to observ...

Page 35: ...length and focus controls to optimize the focus When focus is achieved the indicator turns green 3 3 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 c...

Page 36: ...ddress of a DNS server If you enter a domain name instead of an IP address in server related fields e g FTP SMTP or NTP server then the camera will need a DNS server to translate domain names into an IP address that is actually used for communication on the Internet HTTP Port Use the standard HTTP port number 80 or alternatively specify another port number between 1025 and 65535 If you choose to u...

Page 37: ...folder which has been created under FTP server root directory 3 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 nam...

Page 38: ...ght saving time and users are supposed to configure the start end time period by clicking the drop down menus respectively 3 3 5 RTSP RTSP is a standard for connecting a client to establish and control streaming data over the web If you want to allow third party devices or software to access video audio streams from the IP camera over the network you must configure the RTSP ports You can provide u...

Page 39: ...etween 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 Accept command functiona...

Page 40: ...et the camera time by one of the following methods Set Manually Manually enter the camera s date and time settings in the given fields Synchronize with Computer Timer Use this option to synchronize the camera s date and time with the computer timer Synchronize with NTP Server Use this option to synchronize the camera s date and time with an NTP Network Time Protocol server which can be configured ...

Page 41: ...elect the desired date format for the time stamp 3 4 3 Firmware Current Version Description Displays the current version of the firmware Specify the Firmware to Update This function is designed to update the firmware of the camera To perform the firmware upgrade follow these parameters Keep the network connected during the update process DO NOT turn off or restart the camera during the firmware up...

Page 42: ...You can also perform these tasks on the Firmware page Restart camera Restart the camera This will cause all streams to disconnect Factory Default Reset all of the camera settings to the defaults except network settings After you confirm to reset the camera will reset and restart automatically When complete you will return to the live view page Hardware Factory Default Reset all of the camera param...

Page 43: ...e user name and modify the password Two types of account can be specified Admin Administrator Can access all camera functions pages and make configurations Viewer Guest Can only access the live view page and take snapshots 3 4 5 Language The Language drop menu allows you to change the language of the web interface Supported languages include English Spanish Italian Simplified Chinese and Tradition...

Page 44: ...ar Log File Click the button to clear the log cache Download Log File Click the button to save the current log into a text file When a dialog window shows up click the Save button to locate the directory where the logfile txt is to be stored ...

Page 45: ... of the camera ranging from 1 to 4 Using the two way audio function Note that the two way audio function is only active in the live view page using the web browser To use the two way audio function 1 Make sure a speaker is connected to the Audio Out port and a microphone is connected to the Audio In port of the camera 2 Enter System Audio and enable both the Audio Receiving and Audio Playing funct...

Page 46: ...ding triggered by an Ethernet disconnection and lastly the recording triggered by other events 2 Only one event will be handled at a time If an event is already triggered other event will be logged to the system but no action will be taken 3 5 1 Motion Detection When the Motion Detection is enabled the camera detects motion under a pre specified condition within a designated area When motion is de...

Page 47: ...red click Save Motion Area to save 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 SMTP Notification email with the recorded JPEG files attached will be sent to the SMTP server SD Card Recorded video c...

Page 48: ...ec for one of the streams 3 5 3 Face Detection With the Face Detection enabled one or multiple square frames will cover the faces detected in the scene You can specify a particular area by clicking and dragging your mouse and then click the Save Window button People s faces appearing within the area will be detected Click the Delete Window button followed by clicking Save to remove the defined reg...

Page 49: ...red OFF is set by default OFF No action will be taken but an alarm is logged FTP Recorded AVI JPEG files will be uploaded to an FTP server when the alarm is triggered SMTP Notification e mail attached with the recorded JPEG files will be sent to a SMTP server SD Card Recorded AVI JPEG files will be saved to the SD card when the alarm is triggered 3 5 4 Blur Detection With the Blur Detection enable...

Page 50: ...ra detects any sound the camera will generate an alarm and then take a specified action 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 ...

Page 51: ...m 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 Tip Caution rning Note Regardless of your settings in Recording SD card when an Ethernet disconnection is triggered the video clip recording will always be saved in AVI format 3 5 7 Event Management Basic Set...

Page 52: ...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 AVI Format Select a desired video format Available formats depend on the primary and the secondary streaming codec resolution settings 3 6...

Page 53: ...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 For the duration and AVI format see Recording Setting Video File 3 6 3 Settings SMTP SMTP Networking Displays the current SMTP settings which are specified via Network SMTP Storage Setting Attached File Numbers Enter the number of JPEG...

Page 54: ...D Card Click this button before safely removing the SD card This option is not available if an SD card has not been inserted in the camera SD Card Overwrite Select ON to enable overwriting once the storage is full Accessing SD Card Tip Caution rning Note Users can access the SD card via the FTP service by entering the FTP address ftp 192 168 1 30 by default in the URL field of the web browser Then...

Page 55: ...eriod 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 Check Save to SD Card should you wish to save the recorded video clips to the SD card Tip Caution rning Note The scheduled recording always demands higher priority than the alarm based recording Wh...

Page 56: ... 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 Download and install VLC Player version 1 0 5 from http www videolan org vlc 2 Launch VLC Player 3 Click Media _Open Network Stream 4 On the Network tab choose RTSP from the Protocol menu 5 ...

Page 57: ...MJPEG Primary rtsp 192 168 1 30 8555 mjpeg MJPEG Third rtsp 192 168 1 30 8558 mjpeg H 264 Primary rtsp 192 168 1 30 8557 h264 H 264 Secondary rtsp 192 168 1 30 8556 h264 MPEG4 Primary rtsp 192 168 1 30 mpeg4 MPEG4 Secondary rtsp 192 168 1 30 8554 mpeg4 6 Click Play and you will see the image streaming ...