Northern NTH-IP3B, User Manual

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Page 5: ...rding to the IEC60950 1 and Limited Power Source standard To reduce the risk of fire or electrical shock do not expose this product to rain or moisture This installation should be made by a qualified service person and should conform to all the local codes Please install blackouts equipment into the power supply circuit for convenient supply interruption Please make sure that the ceiling can suppo...

Page 6: ...oid heat accumulation good ventilation is required for a proper operating environment Do not expose internal components water or liquid While shipping the camera should be packed in its original packing Improper use or replacement of the battery may result in hazard of explosion Please use the manufacturer recommended battery type Notes For the camera supports IR you are required to pay attention ...

Page 7: ... Wi Fi Connection with WPS function 31 4 3 IP Property Settings for Wireless Network Connection 33 Chapter 5 Live View 35 5 1 Live View Page 35 5 2 Starting Live View 36 5 3 Recording and Capturing Pictures Manually 37 5 4 Operating PTZ Control 37 5 4 1 PTZ Control Panel 37 5 4 2 Setting Calling a Preset 38 5 4 3 Setting Calling a Patrol 40 Chapter 6 Network Camera Configuration 41 6 1 Configuring...

Page 8: ...1 6 5 5 Configuring Picture Overlay 82 6 6 Configuring and Handling Alarms 83 6 6 1 Configuring Motion Detection 83 6 6 2 Configuring Video Tampering Alarm 89 6 6 3 Configuring Alarm Input 90 6 6 4 Configuring Alarm Output 91 6 6 5 Handling Exception 92 6 6 6 Configuring Other Alarm 93 6 6 7 Configuring Audio Exception Detection 96 6 6 8 Configuring Defocus Detection 97 6 6 9 Configuring Scene Cha...

Page 9: ...10 4 IP Address Filter 129 10 5 Security Service 130 10 6 Viewing Device Information 131 10 7 Maintenance 132 10 7 1 Rebooting the Camera 132 10 7 2 Restoring Default Settings 132 10 7 3 Exporting Importing Configuration File 133 10 7 4 Upgrading the System 134 10 8 RS 232 Settings 134 10 9 RS 485 Settings 135 10 10 Service Settings 136 Appendix 137 Appendix 1 SADP Software Introduction 137 Append...

Page 10: ...bove 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 version ...

Page 11: ...ocal 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 1 Setting the Network Camera over the LAN Purpose To view and configure the camera via a LAN you need to connect the network camera in the same subnet with your computer and inst...

Page 12: ... by setting a strong password for it before you can use the camera Creating a Password via Web Browser Creating a Password via SADP and Creating a Password via Client Software are all supported Creating a Password via Web Browser Steps 1 Power on the camera and connect the camera to the network 2 Input the IP address into the address bar of the web browser and click Enter to enter the activation i...

Page 13: ...you reset your password regularly especially in the high security system resetting the password monthly or weekly can better protect your product 4 Confirm the password 5 Click OK to save the password and enter the live view interface Creating a Password via SADP Software SADP software is used for detecting the online device activating the camera and resetting the password Get the SADP software fr...

Page 14: ...nd special characters in order to increase the security of your product And we recommend you reset your password regularly especially in the high security system resetting the password monthly or weekly can better protect your product 4 Click OK to save the password You can check whether the activation is completed on the popup window If activation failed please make sure that the password meets t...

Page 15: ...via Client Software The client software is versatile video management software for multiple kinds of devices Get the client software from the supplied disk or the official website and install the software according to the prompts Follow the steps to activate the camera Steps 1 Run the client software and the control panel of the software pops up as shown in the figure below ...

Page 16: ...User Manual of Network Camera 16 Figure 2 6 Control Panel 2 Click the Device Management icon to enter the Device Management interface as shown in the figure below Figure 2 7 Device Management Interface ...

Page 17: ...ng a minimum of 8 characters including at least three of the following categories upper case letters lower case letters numbers and special characters in order to increase the security of your product We recommend you reset your password regularly especially in the high security system resetting the password monthly or weekly can better protect your product Figure 2 8 Creating a Password via Clien...

Page 18: ... to activate your IP address modification 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...

Page 19: ...or detailed information about port mapping 5 Visit the network camera through a web browser or the client software over the internet Figure 2 10 Accessing the Camera through Router with Static IP Connecting the network camera with static IP directly You can also save the static IP in the camera and directly connect it to the internet without using a router Refer to Section 2 1 2 for detailed IP ad...

Page 20: ...NS settings in the setting interface of the router 7 Visit the camera via the applied domain name Connecting the network camera via a modem Purpose This camera supports the PPPoE auto dial up function The camera gets a public IP address by ADSL dial up after the camera is connected to a modem You need to configure the PPPoE parameters of the network camera Refer to Section 6 3 3 Configuring PPPoE ...

Page 21: ...S Settings for detailed configuration 3 Visit the camera via the applied domain name Private Domain Name Resolution Figure 2 14 Private Domain Name Resolution Steps 1 Install and run the IP Server software in a computer with a static IP 2 Access the network camera through the LAN with a web browser or the client software 3 Enable DDNS and select IP Server as the protocol type Refer to Section 6 3 ...

Page 22: ...default IP address is 192 168 1 64 If the camera is not activated please activate the camera first according to Chapter 3 1 or Chapter 3 2 4 Select English as the interface language on the top right of login interface 5 Input the user name and password and click The admin user should configure the device accounts and user operator permissions properly Delete the unnecessary accounts and user opera...

Page 23: ... Install the plug in before viewing the live video and operating the camera Please follow the installation prompts to install the plug in Figure 3 2 Download and Install Plug in Figure 3 3 Install Plug in 1 Figure 3 4 Install Plug in 2 ...

Page 24: ...stalling the plug in 3 2 Accessing by Client Software The product CD contains the iVMS 4200 client software You can view the live video and manage the camera with the software Follow the installation prompts to install the software The control panel and live view interface of iVMS 4200 client software are shown as below Figure 3 5 iVMS 4200 Control Panel ...

Page 25: ...User Manual of Network Camera 25 Figure 3 6 iVMS 4200 Main View Note For detailed information about the software please refer to the user manual of the iVMS 4200 ...

Page 26: ...r the cameras with the built in Wi Fi module 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 Search to search the online wireless connections 3 Click to choos...

Page 27: ... network connection you set on the router Wireless Connection in Ad hoc Mode 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 Customize a SSID for the camera 3 Choose the Security Mode of the wireless connec...

Page 28: ... hoc Connection Point 6 Choose the SSID and connect Security Mode Description Figure 4 6 Security Mode You can choose the Security Mode as not encrypted WEP WPA personal WPA enterprise WPA2 personal and WPA2 enterprise WEP mode Figure 4 7 WEP Mode ...

Page 29: ...hown as 40 64 and 104 128 Key type The key types available depend on the access point being used The following options are available HEX Allows you to manually enter the hex key ASCII In this method the string must be exactly 5 characters for 64 bit WEP and 13 characters for 128 bit WEP WPA personal and WPA2 personal Mode Enter the required Pre shared Key for the access point which can be a hexade...

Page 30: ...sword of the network PEAP Version Select the PEAP version used at the access point Label Select the label used by the access point EAPOL version Select version 1 or 2 depending on the version used at the access point CA Certificates Upload a CA certificate to present to the access point for authentication For your privacy and to better protect your system against security risks we strongly recomme...

Page 31: ... 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 There are two modes of the WPS connection the PBC mode and the PIN mode Note If you enable the WPS function you do not need to configure the parameters such as the encryption type and you don t need to know the key of the wireless...

Page 32: ...he router 4 Push the WPS button to enable the function on the 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 5 Click Connect 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 Identificat...

Page 33: ...de field 3 Click Connect Or You can generate the PIN code on the camera side And the expired time for the PIN code is 120 seconds 1 Click Generate 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...

Page 34: ...CP IP Or Configuration Basic Configuration Network TCP IP Figure 4 12 TCP IP Settings 2 Select the NIC as wlan 3 Customize the IPv4 address the IPv4 Subnet Mask and the Default Gateway The setting procedure is the same with that of LAN If you want to be assigned the IP address you can check the checkbox to enable the DHCP ...

Page 35: ...mera to enter the live view page or you can click Live View on the menu bar of the main page to enter the live view page Descriptions of the live view page Figure 5 1 Live View Page Camera Model It lists the camera model you are connecting to Online Help Click to get the online help which will guide you through the basic operations for each function Menu Bar Click each tab to enter Live View Playb...

Page 36: ...capture record audio on off two way audio etc PTZ Control Panning tilting and zooming actions of the camera and the light and wiper control only available for cameras supporting PTZ function Preset Patrol Settings Set call delete the presets or patrols for PTZ cameras 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 Fig...

Page 37: ...f the captured pictures and clips can be set on the Configuration Local Configuration page To configure remote scheduled recording please refer to Section 7 2 Note The captured image will be saved as JPEG file or BMP 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 Note To realize P...

Page 38: ...n you click and drag the mouse in the relative positions For the cameras which support lens movements only the direction buttons are invalid Table 5 2 Descriptions of PTZ Control Panel Icon Description Zoom in out Focus near far Iris Light on off Wiper on off Auxiliary focus Initialize lens Adjust speed of pan tilt movements 5 4 2 Setting Calling a Preset Setting a Preset 1 In the PTZ control pane...

Page 39: ...e Up to 16 presets can be configured for the Network Mini PT Camera Calling a Preset This feature enables the camera to point to a specified preset scene manually or when an event takes place For the defined preset you can call it at any time to the desired preset scene In the PTZ control panel select a defined preset from the list and click to call the preset Or you can place the mouse on the pre...

Page 40: ... configuration interface 2 Select a path No and click to add the configured presets 3 Select the preset and input the patrol duration and patrol speed 4 Click OK to save the first preset 5 Follow the steps above to add the other presets Figure 5 6 Add Patrol Path 6 Click to save a patrol 7 Click to start the patrol and click to stop it 8 Optional Click to delete a patrol ...

Page 41: ...ing the web browser and thus the saving paths of them are on the PC running the browser Steps 1 Enter the Local Configuration interface Configuration Local Configuration 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...

Page 42: ...the live view Image Format Choose the image format for picture capture Record File Settings Set the saving path of the recorded video files Valid for the record files you recorded with the web browser Record File Size Select the packed size of the manually recorded and downloaded video files to 256M 512M or 1G After the selection the maximum record file size is the value you selected Save record f...

Page 43: ...he Time Settings interface Configuration Basic Configuration System Time Settings Or Configuration Advanced Configuration System Time Settings Figure 6 2 Time Settings Select the Time Zone Select the Time Zone of your location from the drop down menu Synchronizing Time by NTP Server 1 Check the checkbox to enable the NTP function 2 Configure the following settings Server Address IP address of NTP ...

Page 44: ...P software can be used to establish a NTP server for time synchronization Synchronizing Time Synchronization Manually Enable the Manual Time Sync function and then click to set the system time from the pop up calendar Note You can also check the Sync with computer time checkbox to synchronize the time of the camera with that of your computer Figure 6 4 Time Sync Manually Click the DST tab page to ...

Page 45: ...versions may be configured simultaneously without conflicting to each other and at least one IP version should be configured Steps 1 Enter TCP IP Settings interface Configuration Basic Configuration Network TCP IP Or Configuration Advanced Configuration Network TCP IP Figure 6 6 TCP IP Settings 2 Configure the basic network settings including the NIC Type IPv4 or IPv6 Address IPv4 or IPv6 Subnet M...

Page 46: ...icast group address Before utilizing this function you have to enable the Multicast function of your router A reboot is required 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 Configu...

Page 47: ...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 For your privacy and to better protect your system against security risks we strongly recommend the use of strong passwords for all functions and network devices The password should be something of your own choosing u...

Page 48: ... start Registration on the DDNS server is required before configuring the DDNS settings of the camera Steps 1 Enter the DDNS Settings interface Configuration Advanced Configuration Network DDNS Figure 6 9 DDNS Settings 2 Check the Enable DDNS checkbox to enable this feature 3 Select DDNS Type Four DDNS types are selectable HiDDNS IPServer NO IP and DynDNS DynDNS Steps 1 Enter Server Address of Dyn...

Page 49: ... Address of the IP Server 2 Click Save to save the settings Note For the IP Server you have to apply a static IP subnet mask gateway and preferred DNS from the ISP The Server Address should be entered with the static IP address of the computer that runs the IP Server software Figure 6 11 IPServer Settings Note For the US and Canada area you can enter 173 200 91 74 as the server address NO IP Steps...

Page 50: ...nd then you can view the camera with the domain name HiDDNS Steps 1 Choose the DDNS Type as HiDDNS Figure 6 13 HiDDNS Settings 2 Select the continent country of the server on which the device is registered And if you select the area as Custom you can input the server address manually 3 Enter the Domain name of the camera The domain is the same with the device alias in the HiDDNS server 4 Click Sav...

Page 51: ...ent version according to the security level you required SNMP v1 provides no security and SNMP v2 requires password for access And SNMP v3 provides encryption and if you use the third version HTTPS protocol must be enabled For your privacy and to better protect your system against security risks we strongly recommend the use of strong passwords for all functions and network devices The password sh...

Page 52: ...eckbox 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 Save to save and finish the settings Note A reboot is required for the settings to take effect 6 3 6 Configuring 802 1X Settings Purpose ...

Page 53: ...nd network devices The password should be something of your own choosing using a minimum of 8 characters including at least three of the following categories upper case letters lower case letters numbers and special characters in order to increase the security of your product Proper configuration of all passwords and other security settings is the responsibility of the installer and or end user St...

Page 54: ...ure the QoS settings including video audio DSCP event alarm DSCP and Management DSCP The valid value range of the DSCP is 0 63 The bigger the DSCP value is the higher the priority is Note DSCP refers to the Differentiated Service Code Point and the DSCP value is used in the IP header to indicate the priority of the data 3 Click Save to save the settings Note A reboot is required for the settings t...

Page 55: ...wireless dial function requires the support of the camera 1 Click the Wireless Dial tab to enter the Wireless Dial configuration interface 2 Check the checkbox of Enable to enable the wireless dial settings 3 Configure the dial parameters 1 Select the dial mode from the drop down list Auto and Manual are selectable If Auto is selected you can set the arming schedule for dialing If Manual is select...

Page 56: ...Edit button to set the arming schedule if Auto is selected as the dial mode 7 Click Save to save the settings Figure 6 18 Dial Parameters 4 View the dial status 1 Click the Refresh button to view the dial status including real time mode UIM status signal strength etc 2 If Manual is selected as the dial mode you can also manually connect disconnect the wireless network ...

Page 57: ... The mobile phone number on the white list can receive the alarm message from the device and reboot the device via SMS Note Up to 8 mobile phone numbers can be added on the white list Figure 6 20 White List Settings 2 Select the item on the white list and click the Edit button to enter the SMS Alarm Settings interface ...

Page 58: ...ge to the mobile phone for test 5 Click Save to save the settings 6 3 10Email 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 video tampering etc Before you start Please configure the DNS Server settings under Basic Configuration Network TCP IP or Advanced C...

Page 59: ...iguration Advanced Configuration Network Email Figure 6 22 Email Settings 3 Configure the following settings Sender The name of the email sender Sender s Address The email address of the sender SMTP Server The SMTP Server IP address or host name e g smtp 263xmail com SMTP Port The SMTP port The default TCP IP port for SMTP is 25 not secured And the SSL SMTP port is 465 Enable SSL Check the checkbo...

Page 60: ... using a minimum of 8 characters including at least three of the following categories upper case letters lower case letters numbers and special characters in order to increase the security of your product Proper configuration of all passwords and other security settings is the responsibility of the installer and or end user Choose Receiver Select the receiver to which the email is sent Up to 2 rec...

Page 61: ...ave to save the settings 6 3 12Configuring 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 24 FTP Settings 2 Configure the FTP settin...

Page 62: ...ted you have the option to use the Device Name Device Number or Device IP for the name of the directory and when the Child Directory is selected you can use the Camera Name or Camera No as the name of the directory Upload type To enable uploading the captured picture to the FTP server Anonymous Access to the FTP Server in which case the user name and password won t be required Check the Anonymous ...

Page 63: ...gure 6 25 Platform Access 6 3 14HTTPS Settings Purpose HTTPS provides authentication of the web site and associated web server that one is communicating with which protects against Man in the middle attacks Perform the following steps to set the port number of https E g If you set the port number as 443 and the IP address is 192 168 1 64 you may access the device by inputting https 192 168 1 64 44...

Page 64: ...ate 1 Click Create button to enter the creation interface Figure 6 27 Create Self signed Certificate 2 Enter the country host name IP validity and other information 3 Click OK to save the settings Note If you already had a certificate installed the Create Self signed Certificate is grayed out ...

Page 65: ...d certificate import the certificate to the device 4 There will be the certificate information after you successfully create and install the certificate Figure 6 28 Installed Certificate 5 Click the Save button 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...

Page 66: ...stomize the following parameters for the selected main stream or sub stream Video Type Select the stream type to video stream or video audio composite stream The audio signal will be recorded only when the Video Type is Video Audio Resolution Select the resolution of the video output Bitrate Type Select the bitrate type to constant or variable Video Quality When bitrate type is selected as Variabl...

Page 67: ...lectable Note The video encoding type varies according to different camera platforms For some certain cameras H 265 is supported while MPEG4 is not H 264 If you set the main stream as the stream type and H 264 as the video coding you can see H 264 is available H 264 is an advanced compression coding technology By enabling H 264 user can calculate the HDD consumption by its average bitrate and save...

Page 68: ...hing the higher quality of the stream though it may appear not fluent 4 Click Save to save the settings 6 4 2 Configuring Audio Settings Steps 1 Enter the Audio Settings interface Configuration Basic Configuration Video Audio Audio Or Configuration Advanced Configuration Video Audio Audio Figure 6 30 Audio Settings 2 Configure the following settings Note Audio settings vary according to different ...

Page 69: ...ck Save to save the settings 6 4 3 Configuring ROI Encoding Purpose ROI Region of Interest encoding helps to discriminate the ROI and background information in video compression which means the technology assigns more encoding resource to the region of interest thus to increase the quality of the ROI whereas the background information is less focused Note ROI function varies according to different...

Page 70: ...ration Advanced Configuration Video Audio ROI 2 Check the checkbox of Enable under Fixed Region item 3 Select the stream type for ROI encoding 4 Select the region from the drop down list for ROI settings There are four fixed regions selectable 5 Click the Draw Area button and then click and drag the mouse to draw the region of interest on the live video ...

Page 71: ...ction should be supported and enabled 3 Check the checkbox of Enable License Plate Tracking and then the captured license plate picture is set as region of interest Note To enable license plate tracking function the vehicle detection function should be supported and enabled 4 Respectively set the ROI level The larger the value is the better the image quality is 5 Select the stream type for ROI enc...

Page 72: ...1 Enter the Target Cropping settings interface Configuration Advanced Configuration Video Audio Target Cropping 2 Check the checkbox of Enable Target Cropping to enable the function 3 Set Third Stream as the stream type 4 Select the cropping resolution for the video display of target area A red rectangle is displayed on the live video to mark the target area and you can click and drag the rectangl...

Page 73: ...ameters vary according to the different camera model Please refer to the actual interface for details Steps 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 Note In order to guarantee the image quality in the different illumination it provides two s...

Page 74: ...fault value is 50 Sharpness describes the edge contrast of the image which ranges from 1 100 and the default value is 50 Exposure Settings If the camera is equipped with the fixed lens only Manual is selectable and the iris mode is not configurable If Auto is selected you can set the auto iris level from 0 100 For the camera supports P Iris lens if P Iris lens is adopted then the P Iris lens type ...

Page 75: ... Night Switch Select the day night switch mode and configure the smart IR settings from this option Figure 6 35 Day Night Switch Day night auto schedule and triggered by alarm input are selectable for day night switch Day the camera stays at day mode Night the camera stays at night mode Auto the camera switches between the day mode and the night mode according to the illumination automatically The...

Page 76: ...D Small distance value indicates the object is near the IR camera and the device adjusts the IR LED to lower power to avoid overexposure large distance value indicates the object is far away and the device adjusts the IR LED to higher power to avoid too dark image Backlight Settings BLC If you focus on an object against strong backlight the object will be too dark to be seen clearly BLC compensate...

Page 77: ...re selectable Rotate To make a complete use of the 16 9 aspect ratio you can enable the rotate function when you use the camera in a narrow view scene When installing turn the camera to the 90 degrees or rotate the 3 axis lens to 90 degrees and set the rotate mode as on you will get a normal view of the scene with 9 16 aspect ratio to ignore the needless information such as the wall and get more m...

Page 78: ...t Scheduled Switch Configuration Interface Steps 1 Click the time line to select the start time and the end time of the switch 2 Click Common tab to configure the common parameters applicable to the day mode and night mode Note The detailed information of each parameter please refers to day night auto switch session 3 Click Day tab to configure the parameters applicable for day mode 4 Click Night ...

Page 79: ...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 Define the font color of the OSD by clicking the drop down and black white self adaptive and custom are selectable Figure 6 39 Font Color Custom 6 You can use the mouse...

Page 80: ...sition Figure 6 40 Adjust OSD Location 7 Click Save to activate the above settings 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 ...

Page 81: ... Up to 8 text overlays are configurable 6 5 4 Configuring Privacy Mask Purpose Privacy mask enables you to cover certain areas on the live video to prevent certain spots in the surveillance area from being live viewed and recorded Steps 1 Enter the Privacy Mask Settings interface Configuration Advanced Configuration Image Privacy Mask 2 Check the checkbox of Enable Privacy Mask to enable this func...

Page 82: ...certain enterprise or users to overlay their logo on the image Note The picture must be in RGB24 bmp format and the maximum size of the picture is 128 128 Steps 1 Enter the Picture Overlay Settings interface Configuration Advanced Configuration Image Picture Overlay Figure 6 43 Picture Overlay 2 Click Browse to select a picture 3 Click Upload to upload it 4 Check Enable Picture Overlay checkbox to...

Page 83: ... the alarm is triggered Click for help when you configure the intelligent functions including face detection audio exception detection intrusion detection defocus detection scene change detection etc A help document will guide you to go through the configuration steps 6 6 1 Configuring Motion Detection Purpose Motion detection detects the moving objects in the configured surveillance area and a se...

Page 84: ...e Select Disable for rules if you don t want the detected objected displayed with the rectangles Select disable from Configuration Local Configuration Live View Parameters rules Figure 6 44 Enable Motion Detection 4 Click Draw Area Click and drag the mouse on the live video to draw a motion detection area 5 Click Stop Drawing to finish drawing one area 6 Optional Click Clear All to clear all of th...

Page 85: ...hedule 2 Choose the day you want to set the arming schedule 3 Click to set the time period for the arming schedule 4 Optional After you set the arming schedule you can copy the schedule to other days 5 Click OK to save the settings Note The time of each period can t be overlapped Up to 8 periods can be configured for each day Figure 6 46 Arming Time Schedule ...

Page 86: ...ption or alarm signal to remote management software when an event occurs Send Email Send an email with alarm information to a user or users when an event occurs Note To send the Email when an event occurs you need to refer to Section 6 3 10 Email Sending Triggered by Alarm to set the related parameters Upload to FTP Capture the image when an alarm is triggered and upload the picture to a FTP serve...

Page 87: ... external alarm outputs when an event occurs Note To trigger an alarm output when an event occurs please refer to Section 6 6 4 Configuring Alarm Output to set the related parameters Expert Configuration Expert mode is mainly used to configure the sensitivity and proportion of object on area of each area for different day night switch Figure 6 48 Expert Mode of Motion Detection Day Night Switch OF...

Page 88: ...Draw the detection area as in the normal configuration mode Up to 8 areas are supported 2 Select Auto Switch for Switch Day and Night Settings Figure 6 49 Day Night Auto Switch 3 Select the area by clicking the area No 4 Slide the cursor to adjust the sensitivity and proportion of object on the area for the selected area in the daytime 5 Slide the cursor to adjust the sensitivity and proportion of...

Page 89: ...to adjust the sensitivity and proportion of object on the area for the selected area in the daytime 6 Slide the cursor to adjust the sensitivity and proportion of object on the area for the selected area at night 7 Set the arming schedule and linkage method as in the normal configuration mode 8 Click Save to save the settings 6 6 2 Configuring Video Tampering Alarm Purpose You can configure the ca...

Page 90: ...tting of the arming schedule for motion detection Refer to Task 2 Set the Arming Schedule for Motion Detection in Section 6 6 1 5 Check the checkbox to select the linkage method taken for the video tampering Audible warning notify surveillance center send email and trigger alarm output are selectable Please refer to Task 3 Set the Alarm Actions for Motion Detection in Section 6 6 1 6 Click Save to...

Page 91: ...e checkbox to select the linkage method taken for the alarm input Refer to Task 3 Set the Alarm Actions for Motion Detection in Section 6 6 1 5 You can also choose the PTZ linking for the alarm input if your camera is installed with a pan tilt unit Check the relative checkbox and select the No to enable Preset Calling Patrol Calling or Pattern Calling 6 You can copy your settings to other alarm in...

Page 92: ...er alarm occurs 4 Click Edit to enter the Edit Schedule Time interface The time schedule configuration is the same as the settings of the arming schedule for motion detection Refer to Task 2 Set the Arming Schedule for Motion Detection in Section 6 6 1 5 You can copy the settings to other alarm outputs 6 Click Save to save the settings Figure 6 53 Alarm Output Settings 6 6 5 Handling Exception The...

Page 93: ...ensor Alarm or Emergency Alarm Wireless Alarm Purpose When wireless alarm signal is sent to the camera from the detector such as the wireless door contact the wireless alarm is triggered and a series of response actions can be taken Steps 1 Enter the Wireless Alarm Settings interface Configuration Advanced Configuration Basic Event Other Alarm 2 Select the wireless alarm number Up to 8 channels of...

Page 94: ...of view The heat energy dissipated by a person or any other warm blooded creature such as dogs cats etc can be detected Steps 1 Enter the PIR Alarm Settings interface Configuration Advanced Configuration Basic Event Other Alarm 2 Check the checkbox of Enable PIR Alarm to activate the PIR alarm function 3 Input the alarm name in the text field as desired 4 Check the checkbox to select the linkage m...

Page 95: ...an emergency Note The remote control is required for the Emergency Alarm Go to Configuration Advanced Configuration System Remote Control to study the remote control first Steps 1 Enter the Emergency Alarm Settings interface Configuration Advanced Configuration Basic Event Other Alarm 2 Check the checkbox to select the linkage methods taken for the Emergency alarm 3 Click Save to save the settings...

Page 96: ...interface Configuration Advanced Configuration Smart Event Audio Exception Detection 2 Check the checkbox of Audio Loss Exception to enable the audio loss detection function 3 Check the checkbox of Sudden Increase of Sound Intensity Detection to detect the sound steep rise in the surveillance scene You can set the detection sensitivity and threshold for sound steep rise 4 Check the checkbox of Sud...

Page 97: ... Save to save the settings Figure 6 58 Configuring Audio Exception Detection 6 6 8 Configuring Defocus Detection Purpose The image blur caused by defocus of the lens can be detected and some certain actions can be taken when the alarm is triggered Note Defocus detection function varies according to different camera models Steps 1 Enter the Defocus Detection settings interface Configuration Advance...

Page 98: ...ene change detection function varies according to different camera models Steps 1 Enter the Scene Change Detection settings interface Configuration Advanced Configuration Smart Event Scene Change Detection 2 Check the checkbox of Enable Scene Change Detection to enable the function 3 Click and drag the slider to set the detection sensitivity The sensitivity value ranges from 1 to 100 and the highe...

Page 99: ... settings interface Configuration Advanced Configuration Smart Event Face Detection 2 Check the checkbox of Enable Face Detection to enable the function 3 Optional Check the checkbox of Enable Dynamic Analysis for Face Detection and then the detected face is marked with green rectangle on the live video Note To mark the detected face on the live video go to Local Configuration Live View Parameters...

Page 100: ...and Trigger Alarm Output 7 Click Save to save the settings Figure 6 61 Configuring Face Detection 6 6 11Configuring Line Crossing Detection Purpose Line crossing detection function detects people vehicle or other objects which cross a pre defined virtual line and some certain actions can be taken when the alarm is triggered Note Line crossing detection function varies according to different camera...

Page 101: ...s as A B A B and B A A B Only the arrow on the B side shows when an object going across the plane with both direction can be detected and alarms are triggered A B Only the object crossing the configured line from the A side to the B side can be detected B A Only the object crossing the configured line from the B side to the A side can be detected 7 Click and drag the slider to set the detection se...

Page 102: ...trusion detection function varies according to different camera models Steps 1 Enter the Intrusion Detection settings interface Configuration Advanced Configuration Smart Event Intrusion Detection 2 Check the checkbox of Enable Intrusion Detection to enable the function 3 Select the region from the drop down list for detection settings 4 Click the Draw Area button to start the region drawing 5 Cli...

Page 103: ...e alarm Percentage Range 1 100 Percentage defines the ratio of the in region part of the object which can trigger the alarm For example if the percentage is set as 50 when the object enters the region and occupies half of the whole region the alarm is triggered 7 Repeat the above steps to configure other regions Up to 4 regions can be set You can click the Clear button to clear all pre defined reg...

Page 104: ...etection settings 4 Click the Draw Area button to start the region drawing 5 Click on the live video to specify the four vertexes of the detection region and right click to complete drawing 6 Click and drag the slider to set the detection sensitivity Sensitivity Range 1 100 The value of the sensitivity defines the size of the object which can trigger the alarm When the sensitivity is high a very s...

Page 105: ...models Steps 1 Enter the Region Exiting Detection settings interface Configuration Advanced Configuration Smart Event Region Exiting Detection 2 Check the checkbox of Enable Region Exiting Detection to enable the function 3 Select the region from the drop down list for detection settings 4 Click the Draw Area button to start the region drawing 5 Click on the live video to specify the four vertexes...

Page 106: ...methods for region exiting detection including Notify Surveillance Center Send Email Upload to FTP Trigger Channel and Trigger Alarm Output 10 Click Save to save the settings Figure 6 65 Configuring Region Exiting Detection 6 6 15Configuring Unattended Baggage Detection Purpose Unattended baggage detection function detects the objects left over in the pre defined region such as the baggage purse d...

Page 107: ...eshold Range 5s 20s the threshold for the time of the objects left over in the region If you set the value as 10 alarm is triggered after the object is left and stay in the region for 10s Sensitivity Range 1 100 The value of sensitivity defines the similarity degree of the background image Usually when the sensitivity is high a very small object left in the region can trigger the alarm 7 Repeat th...

Page 108: ...t removal detection function varies according to different camera models Steps 1 Enter the Object Removal Detection settings interface Configuration Advanced Configuration Smart Event Object Removal Detection 2 Check the checkbox of Enable Object Removal Detection to enable the function 3 Select the region from the drop down list for detection settings 4 Click the Draw Area button to start the reg...

Page 109: ...y degree of the background image Usually when the sensitivity is high a very small object taken from the region can trigger the alarm 7 Repeat the above steps to configure other regions Up to 4 regions can be set You can click the Clear button to clear all pre defined regions 8 Click the Edit button to set the arming schedule 9 Select the linkage methods for object removal detection including Noti...

Page 110: ...k and properly configured to store the recorded files log files etc Steps 1 Add the network disk 1 Enter the NAS Network Attached Storage Settings interface Configuration Advanced Configuration Storage NAS Figure 7 1 Add Network Disk 2 Enter the IP address of the network disk and enter the file path 3 Select the mounting type NFS and SMB CIFS are selectable And you can set the user name and passwo...

Page 111: ...ty of your product Proper configuration of all passwords and other security settings is the responsibility of the installer and or end user 4 Click Save to add the network disk 2 Initialize the added network disk 1 Enter the HDD Settings interface Advanced Configuration Storage Storage Management in which you can view the capacity free space status type and property of the disk Figure 7 2 Storage ...

Page 112: ... 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 For the manual recording refer to Section 5 3 Recording and Capturing Pictures Manually In this section you can follow the instructions to configure the scheduled recording By default the r...

Page 113: ...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 The Pre record time can be configured as No Pre record 5 s 10 s 15 s 20 s 25 s 30 s or not limited Post record The time you set to stop recording after the scheduled time or the event For example if an alarm...

Page 114: ... 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 The record type can be Continuous Motion Detection Alarm Motion Ala...

Page 115: ...ecording schedule you have to set the Alarm Type and check the checkbox of Trigger Channel in the Linkage Method of Alarm Input Settings interface For detailed information please refer to Section 6 6 3 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...

Page 116: ... settings 7 3 Configuring Snapshot Settings Purpose You can configure the scheduled snapshot and event triggered snapshot The captured picture can be stored in the SD card if supported or the netHDD For detailed information about netHDD please refer to Section 7 1 Configuring NAS Settings You can also upload the captured pictures to a FTP server Basic Settings Steps 1 Enter the Snapshot Settings i...

Page 117: ...ease refer to Section 6 3 12 Configuring FTP Settings for more 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 Upload Picture checkbox in FTP Settings interface Please refer to Section 6 3 12 Configuring FTP Settings for more details to configure FTP parameters 2 Check Upload Pictur...

Page 118: ...te of the video stream can be reduced to lengthen the storage time Notes Lite storage function varies according to different camera models The video files recorded in lite storage mode will be played back in full frame rate 25fps 30fps and thus the playback process is speeded up to the eye 1 Enter the Lite Storage interface Configuration Advanced Configuration Storage Lite Storage ...

Page 119: ... can refer to the recommend storage time from the page It is calculated by the available SD card space and the motion detection level 5 Click Save to save the settings 7 5 Configuring Cloud Storage Purpose The captured pictures can be saved on a NVR which works in the Cloud Storage mode Note Cloud storage function varies according to different camera models Before you start Make sure the NVR has b...

Page 120: ...assword should be something of your own choosing using a minimum of 8 characters including at least three of the following categories upper case letters lower case letters numbers and special characters in order to increase the security of your product Proper configuration of all passwords and other security settings is the responsibility of the installer and or end user 5 Input picture storage po...

Page 121: ...tored in the network disks or SD cards Steps 1 Click Playback on the menu bar to enter playback interface Figure 8 1 Playback Interface 2 Select the date and click Search Figure 8 2 Search Video 3 Click to play the video files found on this date The toolbar on the bottom of Playback interface can be used to control playing process ...

Page 122: ...te You can choose the file paths locally for downloaded playback video files and pictures in Local Configuration interface Please refer to Section 6 1 for details Drag the progress bar with the mouse to locate the exact playback point You can also input the time and click to locate the playback point in the Set playback time field You can also click to zoom out in the progress bar Figure 8 4 Set P...

Page 123: ... Please configure network storage for the camera or insert a SD card in the camera Steps 1 Click Log on the menu bar to enter log searching interface Figure 9 1 Log Searching Interface 2 Set the log search conditions to specify the search including the Major Type Minor Type Start Time and End Time 3 Click Search to search log files The matched log files will be displayed on the Log interface Figur...

Page 124: ...User Manual of Network Camera 124 4 To export the log files click Save log to save the log files in your computer ...

Page 125: ...teps 1 Click Add to add a user 2 Input the User Name select Level and input Password Notes Up to 31 user accounts can be created Different level user owns different permissions Operator and user are selectable For your privacy and to better protect your system against security risks we strongly recommend the use of strong passwords for all functions and network devices The password should be somet...

Page 126: ...ration field you can check or uncheck the permissions for the new user 4 Click OK to finish the user addition Figure 10 2 Add a User Modifying a User Steps 1 Left click to select the user from the list and click Modify 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 OK to finish the user modifi...

Page 127: ...ou want to delete and click Delete 2 Click OK on the pop up dialogue box to delete the user 10 2Authentication Purpose You can specifically secure the stream data of live view Steps 1 Enter the Authentication interface Configuration Advanced Configuration Security Authentication Figure 10 4 RTSP Authentication ...

Page 128: ...ailable for the anonymous user Steps 1 Enter the Anonymous Visit interface Configuration Advanced Configuration Security Anonymous Visit Figure 10 5 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 Save to save the settings There will be a checkbox of Anonymous by the next time you logging in Figure 10 6 L...

Page 129: ...e have a higher expectation of privacy 10 4IPAddress Filter Purpose This function makes it possible for access control Steps 1 Enter the IP Address Filter interface Configuration Advanced Configuration Security IPAddress Filter Figure 10 7 IP Address Filter Interface 2 Check the checkbox of Enable IPAddress Filter 3 Select the type of IP Address Filter in the drop down list Forbidden and Allowed a...

Page 130: ...ying Delete an IP Address Left click an IP address from filter list and click Delete Delete all IP Addresses Click Clear to delete all the IP addrsses 5 Click Save to save the settings 10 5Security Service To enable the remote login and improve the data communication security the camera provides the security service for better user experience Steps 1 Go to Configuration Advanced configuration Secu...

Page 131: ...an try to login the device after 30 minutes 10 6Viewing Device Information Enter the Device Information interface Configuration Basic Configuration System Device Information or Configuration Advanced Configuration System Device Information In the Device Information interface you can edit the Device Name Other information of the network camera such as Model Serial No Firmware Version Encoding Versi...

Page 132: ...ion Basic Configuration System Maintenance Or Configuration Advanced Configuration System Maintenance 2 Click Reboot to reboot the network camera Figure 10 12 Reboot the Device 10 7 2Restoring Default Settings Steps 1 Enter the Maintenance interface Configuration Basic Configuration System Maintenance Or Configuration Advanced Configuration System Maintenance ...

Page 133: ...tion steps when there are a lot of cameras needing configuring Steps 1 Enter the Maintenance interface Configuration Basic Configuration System Maintenance or Configuration Advanced Configuration System Maintenance 2 Click Export to export the current configuration file and save it to the certain place 3 Click Browse to select the saved configuration file and then click Import to start importing c...

Page 134: ...te Upgrade Note The upgrading process will take 1 10 minutes Please don t disconnect power of the camera during the process and the camera reboots automatically after upgrade 10 8RS 232 Settings The RS 232 port can be used in two ways Parameters Configuration Connect a computer to the camera through the serial port Device parameters can be configured by using software such as HyperTerminal The ser...

Page 135: ... PTZ of the camera The configuring of the PTZ parameters should be done before you control the PTZ unit Steps 1 Enter RS 485 Port Setting interface Configuration Advanced Configuration System RS485 Figure 10 17 RS 485 Settings 2 Set the RS 485 parameters and click Save to save the settings By default the Baud Rate is set as 9600 bps the Data Bit is 8 the stop bit is 1 and the Parity and Flow Contr...

Page 136: ... settings interface Service settings refer to the hardware service the camera supports and it varies according to the different cameras For the cameras support IR LED ABF Auto Back Focus Auto Defog or Status LED you can go to the hardware service and select to enable or disable the corresponding service according to the actual demands ...

Page 137: ...u can also modify the basic network information of the devices using this software Search active devices online Search online devices automatically After launch the SADP software it automatically searches the online devices every 15 seconds from the subnet where your computer locates It displays the total number and information of the searched devices in the Online Devices interface Device informa...

Page 138: ...d 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 IP address and port number 3 Enter the password of the admin account of the device in the Password field and click to save the changes For your privacy and to better protect your system against security risks we strongly recommend the use of...

Page 139: ...User Manual of Network Camera 139 Figure A 1 2 Modify Network Parameters ...

Page 140: ... 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 and 554 You can change these ports value with web browser or client software Example When the cameras are connected to the same router you can configure the ports...

Page 141: ... at 192 168 1 23 2 Map the port 81 8001 555 and 8201 for the network camera at 192 168 1 24 3 Enable ALL or TCP protocols 4 Check the Enable checkbox and click Save to save the settings Figure A 2 3 Port Mapping Note The port of the network camera cannot conflict with other ports For example some web management port of the router is 80 Change the camera port if it is the same as the management por...

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