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How to Replace the Dome Cover ................................................... 30

Accessing the Camera

Configure the IP Addresses ........................................................... 32

Access the Camera ......................................................................... 36

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Page 1: ...Outdoor Hemispheric Dome Hardware Manual I71 I73 2015 07 09 ...

Page 2: ...rproof Solution with Naked Cable 15 Waterproof Solution with Conduit 17 Step 4 Install the Camera to the Surface 20 Step 5 Connect Camera to Network 20 Step 6 Access the Camera Live View 21 Step 7 Close the Cover 21 Other Connections 22 Connecting a Power Adapter Optional 22 Connecting DI DO Devices Optional 24 Connecting Audio In Out Devices Optional 27 Other Adjustments and Accessories 28 How to...

Page 3: ...www acti com Hardware Manual 3 How to Replace the Dome Cover 30 Accessing the Camera 32 Configure the IP Addresses 32 Access the Camera 36 ...

Page 4: ...ng or removing covers may expose you to dangerous voltage or other hazards Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel Trademarks ACTi and ACTi logo are registered trademarks of ACTi Corporation All other names and products used in this manual are registered trademarks of their respective companies Liability Every reasonable care has been taken during the writing of this manual Please infor...

Page 5: ...turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for ...

Page 6: ...ly immediately and refer servicing to qualified service personnel under the following conditions 1 When the power supply cord or plug is damaged 2 If liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the product 3 If the inner parts of product have been directly exposed to rain or water 4 If the product does not operate normally even by following the operating instructions in this manual Adjust ...

Page 7: ...l 7 Introduction The List of Models This hardware manual contains the following models I71 5MP Outdoor Hemispheric Dome with D N Advanced WDR SLLS Fixed lens I73 6MP Outdoor Hemispheric Dome with D N Advanced WDR ELLS Fixed lens ...

Page 8: ... Block for DI DO Terminal Block for Audio In Out Warranty Card Quick Installation Guide Drill Template IMPORTANT When the camera is taken out from the box the lens cover is covered by a thin film DO NOT remove this film It is used to protect the lens from scratches or fingerprint marks which may happen during installation Remove this film only after the camera is securely installed and all connect...

Page 9: ...e the camera is connected to a non PoE Power over Ethernet switch use this connector to connect the camera to an external power adapter See Connecting a Power Adapter Optional on page 22 for information 5 Memory Card Slot Insert a memory card not included into the slot for local recording purposes See How to Install Remove the Memory Card on page 29 NOTE Supports only microSDHC and microSDXC cards...

Page 10: ... walls The camera can be tilted 10 to capture a larger viewing angle below the camera and less on the ceiling Pendant Mount Suitable when mounting the camera on hard and high cielings Horizontal Pole Mount Suitable when mounting the camera on a horizontal pole Vertical Pole Mount Suitable when mounting the camera on a vertical pole Corner Mount Suitable when mounting the camera on a corner area Th...

Page 11: ...rill the Holes Before drilling the holes on the ceiling or wall note the direction of the connectors side of the camera which is also the opposite side of the camera logo This influences the camera placement and where you should drill the hole where the cables will pass through or how the cables will go along the ceiling or wall 1 Attach the supplied drill template on the surface according to the ...

Page 12: ...w holes on the surface b Remove the cap covering the bottom hole of the camera and attach the cap to the side hole to close it The network cable will pass through the surface and the bottom hole to the camera If the cables will be routed along the surface skip to the next step ...

Page 13: ...w clarity of the procedures being described 1 If the cables will pass through the surface remove the cap covering the bottom hole of the camera and attach the cap to the side hole to close it The network cable will pass through the surface and the bottom hole to the camera 2 With the bundled hex screwdriver loosen the three 3 screws securing the dome cover 3 Carefully lift to open the cover and pl...

Page 14: ...of Solution with Naked Cable on page 15 Conduit Gland For use with a flexible conduit This solution is recommended when an exterior grade Ethernet cable is not available or other cables such as power adapter DI DO devices etc will be connected with the camera See Waterproof Solution with Conduit on page 17 Determine the type of waterproof solution that is applicable to your installation requiremen...

Page 15: ...cribes the procedures to waterproof the cabling connections using an exterior grade Ethernet cable 1 Disassemble the cable gland as shown below 2 Insert the clamping nut into the Ethernet cable 3 Insert the sealing insert with claw Body with Washer Sealing Insert with Claw Clamping Nut ...

Page 16: ...e will be routed along the surface mount the camera to the surface first before doing the following cabling procedures See Step 4 Install the Camera to the Surface on page 20 6 Insert the Ethernet cable through the cable gland body and connect it to the Ethernet port of the camera 7 Insert the claw and rubber insert into the cable gland body and then attach the clamping nut to complete the cable s...

Page 17: ...utput DI DO devices to the camera 1 Disassemble the cable gland as shown below NOTE In this installation the conduit gland body can be securely attached to the camera therefore the use of lock nut is not necessary Please set the lock nut aside 2 Pull the Ethernet cable and other cables if any through the flex conduit NOTE To connect an external power adapter audio in out or digital input output DI...

Page 18: ... hole of the camera Attach to Camera Side Hole Attach to Camera Bottom Hole NOTE The following images are taken using the side hole of the camera the same procedures apply when using the bottom side hole 6 If the cables will be routed along the surface mount the camera to the surface first before doing the succeeding cabling procedures See Step 4 Install the Camera to the Surface on page 20 or ...

Page 19: ... devices connect the terminal blocks at this point and connect them to the corresponding connectors of the camera see Other Connections on page 22 for more information 9 Insert the sealing rubber into the conduit gland body and attach the clamping nut to complete the cable solution NOTE Make sure the clamping nut is tightly attached to the conduit gland body 10 Proceed with see Step 4 Install the ...

Page 20: ...ot to touch the internal camera components while attaching the screws Since electric screwdrivers vary in sizes speed and force they may bruise and damage the internal camera components DISCLAIMER ACTi will not be responsible for camera damage caused by improper installations or the misuse of equipment for installation Step 5 Connect Camera to Network Connect the other end of the network cable to ...

Page 21: ...eeded power up the other connected devices Step 6 Access the Camera Live View See Accessing the Camera on page 32 for more information Based on the live view adjust the viewing angle orientation as needed See How to Rotate the Viewing Orientation on page 28 Step 7 Close the Cover Tighten the three 3 screws to secure the cover ...

Page 22: ...camera consumes 9 6W power when powered by a Power over Ethernet PoE switch that is IEEE802 3af compliant In case of using a non PoE switch or your PoE switch has limited power supply you can purchase a power adapter and directly connect the camera to a power outlet The power adapter must be connected to the supplied terminal block before use To do this follow the procedures below 1 Loosen the scr...

Page 23: ...and the other to the GND pin 4 Tighten the screws of the 12V pin and the GND pins to secure the wire connection 5 Set the prepared power adapter for connection later Below is an example of a power adapter with an attached terminal block NOTE The power adapter is not bundled in the package ...

Page 24: ...external devices that are activated by the camera upon an event inside the camera For example you can connect an alarm horn to the camera as such when an event occurs inside the camera e g detected intruder the alarm horn will sound Other common DO device applications are motion triggered lights electric fence magnetic door locks etc You can connect up to two DI and two DO devices to your camera P...

Page 25: ... 0V 0 4V Normal high Logic level 1 3 1V 30V Current 10mA 100mA DO Connection design Transistor Open Collector Voltage Current 24V DC 50mA Typical Connection Based on these specifications if the DI device has a voltage of 0V 30V or the DO device has a voltage of 24V 50mA then the camera can supply internal power to these devices and there is no need to connect the DI DO device to an external power ...

Page 26: ...specifications and make sure they match the above design The triggering circuit voltage has to be around 12V DC and the switch controlled circuit voltage has to match the external power supply e g 110V AC or 220V AC The illustration below is a graphic example of connecting a relay to a high voltage DO device Relay DO1 Device Camera Illuminator 110V 220V AC External Power Source NOTE For more infor...

Page 27: ... one of the pin combinations below Device Pin Mapping Instructions Audio Output GND Connect the wires of the audio output device to GND and AUDIO OUT AUDIO OUT Audio Input GND Connect the wires of the audio input device to GND and AUDIO IN AUDIO IN Press and hold the orange tab as you insert the wire through the pin slot then release the orange tab to secure the wire NOTE For more information abou...

Page 28: ...on The viewing orientation of the camera is indicated by the arrow as shown below To change the orientation do the following steps 1 Slightly loosen the three 3 screws securing the lens module 2 Turn the lens module according to the preferred orientation 3 Tighten the three 3 screws to fix its position ...

Page 29: ...ra 3 Push the card until it clicks into place Once inserted make sure to access the camera Web Configurator and mount the card to prepare the card for local recording Refer to the camera Firmware User s Manual for more information How to Remove the Memory Card In case there is a need to remove the card make sure to access the camera Web Configurator to safely unmount the card first see the camera ...

Page 30: ...d dome cover can be replaced with a smoked vandal proof cover available for purchase To replace the dome cover do the following 1 Open the dome cover 2 Remove the four 4 screws securing the dome cover bracket 3 Remove the bracket and the dome cover from the cover housing 4 Remove the rubber from the dome cover ...

Page 31: ...e rubber on the dome cover housing and then install the replacement dome cover 6 Align the bracket to the cover housing 7 Attach the four 4 to secure the bracket to the cover housing IMPORTANT Make sure to replace the dome cover securely and accordingly ...

Page 32: ... a DHCP server running then you do not need to configure the IP addresses at all both the camera and the PC would request a unique IP address from the DHCP server automatically In such case the camera will immediately be ready for the access from the PC The user however might not know the IP address of the camera yet It is necessary to know the IP address of the camera in order to access it using ...

Page 33: ...ly discover the cameras but also list lots of valuable information such as IP and MAC addresses serial numbers firmware versions etc and allows quick configuration of multiple devices at the same time Search and downloand IP Utility for free from http www acti com DownloadCenter When you launch IP Utility the list of connected cameras in the network will be shown See sample illustration below You ...

Page 34: ...to the network and it does not detect any DHCP services it will automatically assign itself a default IP 192 168 0 100 Whereas the default port number would be 80 In order to access that camera the IP address of the PC has to be configured to match the network segment of the camera Manually adjust the IP address of the PC In the following example based on Windows 7 we will configure the IP address...

Page 35: ... IP Utility With the procedure shown above all the cameras will have unique IP addresses starting from 192 168 0 101 In case there are 20 cameras selected the last one of the cameras would have the IP 192 168 0 120 Later by pressing the Refresh button of the IP Utility you will be able to see the list of cameras with their new IP addresses Please note that it is also possible to change the IP addr...

Page 36: ...et Explorer browsers free third party software plug ins must be installed to the PC first to be able to get the live video feed from the camera Browser Required Plug In Safari QuickTime http www apple com quicktime download Other non Internet Explorer browsers Basic VLC Media Player http www videolan org Disclaimer Notice The camera manufacturer does not guarantee the compatibility of its cameras ...

Page 37: ...address bar http 192 168 0 100 Upon successful connection to the camera the user interface called Web Configurator would appear together with the login page The HTTP port number was not added behind the IP address since the default HTTP port of the camera is 80 which can be omitted from the address for convenience Before logging in you need to know the factory default Account and Password of the c...

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