VD-2028
2-Megapixel IR Dome IPCAM
User Manual
Page 1: ...VD 2028 2 Megapixel IR Dome IPCAM User Manual ...
Page 2: ... effort to ensure the accuracy of the information in this user s guide However we are not liable for the inaccuracies or errors in this guide Please use with caution All information is subject to change without notice This product contains some codes from GPL In compliance with GPL agreement AirLive will publish the GPL codes on our website Please go to www airlive com and go to the Support GPL me...
Page 3: ... modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate this equipment This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operati...
Page 4: ... 5 2 1 Package Contents 5 2 2 Connections 5 2 3 Mounting the Camera 8 2 4 Connect to IP Camera 10 3 Using IP Camera via Web Browser 12 3 1 Windows Web Browser 12 3 2 MAC OS using Safari Browse 13 4 Operating the Network Camera 14 4 1 Live View 14 4 2 Configuration 16 5 Configuration 17 5 1 Information 18 5 2 Basic Setting 19 5 3 Live View 30 5 4 Setting Playback 34 5 5 Event 38 5 6 Setting Playbac...
Page 5: ... equipped with PoE switch which allows power and data to be transmitted via a single Ethernet cable This useful function provides an easier installation lower cabling costs and allows placement of AirLive PoE cameras in locations without access to electrical source With the IP66 water and vandal proof housing AirLive VD 2028 suits for environments such as office elevators campus chain stores and b...
Page 6: ...Filter Yes Viewing Angle H 98 D 116 V 53 Pan Tile Control Lens Adjustment Pan 0 360 Lens Adjustment Tilt 0 90 Video Video Type H 264 MJPEG Video Profile Yes Resolution and Frame Rate 30 fps 1920X1080 30 fps 1280X720 30 fps 640X480 30 fps 640X360 30 fps 320X240 Stream Streaming over UDP TCP or HTTP Configurable frame rate and bandwidth Support both CBR and VBR Region of Interest ROI Yes Image Proce...
Page 7: ...ld Over 10 Sec General System ROM 16MB System RAM 256MB Power Supply Optional 12V DC 1A Power Consumption Max 5 1 Waltts Connector RJ 45 10BaseT 100BaseTX Audio 1in 1out DI DO 2 in 1 out DC jack Ethenet Poe Environment Starting Temperature 10 60 Working Temerature 30 60 Humidity 10 100 RH Ingress Protection IP66 rated weatherproof housing Impact Protection IK10 rated vandal proof housing SD card S...
Page 8: ...ra it s recommended that your system meets these minimum requirements for proper operation Note Please keep updating the latest Windows software and service package Ex Net Framework Windows Media Player Enhance ActiveX Security Item Requirements CPU Pentium 4 2 0 GHz or higher VGA Monitor Resolution1024 x 768 or higher RAM 1 GB or more Operating System Windows XP Vista 7 8 Web Browser Internet Exp...
Page 9: ...Tool Kit Screw Plastic Anchors Flathead screwdriver HEX Wrench Power Plug Adapter Waterproof main body Cable Tie GPIO Adapter Note The power adapter is optional 2 2 Connections Power Source Requirement This camera can work with 802 3af PoE switches However if you don t have the PoE switch you can use a power adapter to provide power to camera Connector There are various connectors of AirLive VD 20...
Page 10: ...negotiate the transmission speed of the network automatically Please use Category 5 cable to connect the Network Camera to a 100Mbps Fast Ethernet network switch or hub 3 Alarm Digital I O AirLive VD 2028 supports 2 digital alarm inputs and 1 digital alarm output Please make sure the alarm connections are properly wired Please refer to the pin definition table below Definition Description Max V A ...
Page 11: ...tact capacity with resistance load 0 3A at 125V AC or 1A at 30V DC 4 Audio Output Composite video connector 5 Audio Input Composite video connector 6 Reset Button This button is used to restore all the factory default settings Sometimes restarting the device will make the system back to a normal state 7 MicroSD Card Slot MicroSD Card Slot allows you to insert a memory card for expansion of storage...
Page 12: ... 8 LEC indicator The LED colors are defined below LED Color Indication Network Green Solid green when network is established Orange Blink orange when there is network activity 2 3 Mounting the Camera 1 Disassembling Loosen the screw on top and then take off the cover ...
Page 13: ... the mounting plate Note when the adjustment is finished please change the desiccant bag in back cover 3 Adjusting the monitoring direction for the camera You can adjust the camera direction only when the camera is fixed on the ceiling Where adjusting the tilt is called Tilt and turning the lens on its axis is called Rotation Adjust the rotation angle to correct the image display position up down ...
Page 14: ...era 1 Download the Airlive IPWizard from http fs airlive com firmware AirLive 20IP 20Wizard 20II 20version1 0 0 3 zip 2 Install Softeware AirLive IP Wizard II to install the configuration tool 3 After completed the installation run the Air Live IP Wizard II to start to search the IP camera ...
Page 15: ...11 4 The entire detected IP camera will be listed out 5 If the Camera s IP address is in the same IP segment as your LAN select the founded IP Camera and double click on the item Then the default browser will show up and connect to the IP camera s Web automatically ...
Page 16: ...the default account admin and default password airlive Note The default user name admin and the password airlive are the default values You can change them in the Account Menu Please check Configuration Basic Account 3 The monitor image will be displayed in your browser In the main window you can configure the settings you want For more details please refer to the following chapters 3 3 Using IP C...
Page 17: ...al 13 3 2 MAC OS using Safari Browse 1 Select Safari Icon 2 Click Bonjour function and select the camera you wish to access 3 Enter name and password to login to the IP camera Default is admin airlive 4 Live video will display in the center of your web browser ...
Page 18: ...screen will be shown once you access into the IP camera In the left side you can control Live View function as below 4 1 Live View Toolbar Function Click this button to take you back to the camera home page where you can live view the video 4 4 Operating the Network Camera ...
Page 19: ...he video After you click on the magnification icon a window appears as an overlay on top of the image See below You can drag the box over the image and you can adjust the magnification by moving the slider toward T tele zoom or W wide angle The more you move the slider toward T the further you zoom in and details appear larger It is normal behavior that the image quality is reduced when using the ...
Page 20: ...reen is actually not full screen at all but it displays the video stream at it s original size So if you select a profile that displays 1080p contents and select full screen for the view size the video will be rendered at 1920 x 1080 pixels on your screen Protocol Select the transfer protocol here 4 2 Configuration Click Configuration for the camera detail settings For more information please refe...
Page 21: ...5 Configuration AirLive VD 2028 User Manual 17 Click the Configuration to display sub menus included Information Basic Setup Live View Playback Even System 5 5 Configuration ...
Page 22: ...n AirLive VD 2028 User Manual 18 5 1 Information The camera s administrator menu allows you to configure all aspects of your network camera This page provides a complete overview of the status of your network camera ...
Page 23: ...e video as well as changing the image setup settings such as brightness contrast etc Only the Administrator account has full access to all camera settings including the Settings menu You can define up to nine additional user accounts The user name and password must be between 4 and 16 characters in length For each account you can also specify different user authority Viewer Operator or Administrat...
Page 24: ... If you do not want to allow this to happen be sure to set this option to Disabled 2 Network On this page you can define the network settings of the camera By default the camera is set up to automatically obtain the necessary IP information from the DHCP server e g the router in your network You can however set up the IP address and related settings manually TCP IP Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP ...
Page 25: ...dress When you disable DHCP you also need to provide the camera with valid DNS settings The Primary DNS server must be filled out It is often the same IP address as the Gateway address Internet Protocol Version 6 TCP IPv6 IP address The IPv6 IP address of camera is automatically assigned by converting the MAC address of the IP camera User is not able to modify it HTTP HTTP port number The default ...
Page 26: ...on DSL modem but no router or any other network infrastructure You can connect the camera to the DSL modem and enter your DSL account information in the fields below PPPoE PPPoE On Authentication Type PAP or CHAP IP address Displays the current IP address obtained from the Internet Service Provider ISP It displays 0 0 0 0 if the camera is not connected to the Internet via PPPoE User ID Enter the u...
Page 27: ...hen it connects Some ISPs however require entering specific DNS servers manually In that case you can activate the option Use the following DNS server address and enter the primary and secondary DNS servers in the fields below not shown on the screen shot 3 Date Time On this page you can define the time settings of the camera ...
Page 28: ...e with NTP This option is the recommended setting In this mode the camera will synchronize its time settings based on the interval setting ranging from once per hour to once per day The camera obtains the time from the NTP server You can use the default value unless your camera is not connected to the Internet or if a firewall in your network blocks the outgoing NTP request of the camera Select Ma...
Page 29: ...he network storage device or SD card Snapshot Format Select the video profile used for snapshots e g for JPG upload to a FTP server Overlay Overlay Define what kind of an overlay you want for the live video Text Color Choose between black and white Background color Select from black white or transparent Display Position Define where the overlay should appear on the live image Privacy mask Privacy ...
Page 30: ...olor you want to overlay to be Finally set the status to Enabled and click Save to create and activate the privacy mask Profile The network camera allows the creation of video streaming profiles For each profile you can define the video resolution the viewing area and the video codec that is to be used Click Add to create a new profile Remove to delete a profile or Edit to modify an existing profi...
Page 31: ... automatically to not exceed the specified maximum With setting fixed quality plus maximum bitrates the camera would try to meet the quality requirement without exceed the certain bitrates Audio Setting Audio Steam You can select On or Off Day Night Some network cameras are equipped with active IR LEDs providing the ability to capture video in complete darkness Note that if your camera is not equi...
Page 32: ...light conditions is not recommended as it leads to a poor image quality with false and washed out colors Day Mode In this mode the camera does not remove the IR Cut Filter from the image sensor regardless of any other settings So only visible light will pass through and the image will be in color mode Schedule Select this option if you wish to control exactly when you want the camera to engage the...
Page 33: ...lter has been removed Active Keeps the IR LEDs illuminated regardless of the state of the IR cut filter To ensure maximum life of the IR LEDs this option shouldn t be used unless your camera is installed in a dark environment which requires IR lighting at all times Inactive When this is selected the camera will never active its IR LEDs even if the night mode is enabled the IR Cut Filter has been r...
Page 34: ... you can choose the bit rate from 4 75k to 12 2k However the usage of this codec will cause frame rate decreasing Audio Output Audio Output Gain Select the speaker output gain value you wish in the drop down menu and save it Note The camera does not support echo cancelling using the full duplex mode may cause audio feedback 5 3 Live View The Live View menu provides access to the video settings whi...
Page 35: ... the last section 5 2 item 5 3 Camera Setting Image Setting Image Enhancement The image enhancement controls consist of standard video settings which you know from a great variety of products Click on Video to see the camera live video while you adjust the settings to your liking ...
Page 36: ...00 sec for the min value as it ensures the camera will generate crisp images during day time conditions in which even moving objects appear sharp and in focus As for the max value the bigger the value the longer the camera keeps the shutter open in low light conditions allowing more light to fall onto the image sensor As a result the camera can capture images even in very dark environments The dow...
Page 37: ...ion permanently 3D Denoise Improves video noise reduction to deliver sharper more accurate images ROI ROI ROI is an application for strengthening the image clarity in key regions of a scene Please refer to the picture below The framed regions are clearer than the other region First please fill in a name and click add and then you ll see a rectangle frame on the live view screen Select a region whi...
Page 38: ... storage drive NAS as a location for the camera to save videos The video player allows locating recordings quickly and conveniently on the network storage drive and play back the files right in your web browser There are two folders Event which is for event triggered recordings e g motion detection alerts and Schedule which contains recordings that the camera recorded if scheduled recording is ena...
Page 39: ...guration AirLive VD 2028 User Manual 35 Above Each day has its own folder Above Each hour of the day has its own folder Above Individual videos can be played back by selecting them and clicking the play button ...
Page 40: ...h the view Delete the selected file Select all items in the folder Playback the selected video Download selected item to your computer s hard drive 2 Local Storage If your camera is equipped with a local storage option recording on an SC card you can access the recordings from here It functions similarly to the access of files on the network storage device ...
Page 41: ...5 Configuration AirLive VD 2028 User Manual 37 ...
Page 42: ...a perform an action e g record a video to a remote location This section describes how to set up event servers events motion detection and the scheduler 1 Event Server First you need to set up an event server or multiple event servers Even Server Click Add to create a new event server General Name Provide a name for the server Server Setting FTP ...
Page 43: ...TP server Re type Password type password again Passive Mode Select On if your FTP server utilizes passive FTP which is the most common method Test Press on Test button to make sure the FTP server information is all correct Server Setting SMTP Server Type SMTP Mail Server Type in the address of your mail server Server Port Adjust the server port if necessary Port 25 is standard but your server may ...
Page 44: ...ail address This email address does not necessarily need to be a valid address Send test mail to Enter the email address to which you want the camera to send the images and click on Test If the test succeeds you can provide the information for the media settings and click Save The actual target email address is defined when you set up an event in the next section Server Setting HTTP A HTTP server ...
Page 45: ...d is optional Test Press on Test button to make sure the NAS information is all correct Media Setting Here you define what kind of media you wish to upload snapshot video how many images pre and post event you wish to upload the image file name and the suffix SD Card If you want to record video footage on a local SD card you first must insert the SD card see hardware installation guide for details...
Page 46: ...ion Detection The camera monitors the video image for movements and triggers an alert when it detects motion Motion detection needs to be configured first for that to work Tampering Detection The camera can detect if it s being tampered with e g if someone covers the lens and triggers an alert when this happens Tampering detection needs to be configured for that to work Digital Input If your camer...
Page 47: ...e or SD card You may need to set up these servers first see previous section in order to use them here Send Notification This action type uses the HTTP event server You can use this to have the camera trigger a script on a server Activate Digital Output If your camera is equipped with digital outputs then you can use them to perform an action You can specific how long you want the camera to trigge...
Page 48: ... video by following a certain schedule such as always record or record the video during the weekend General Name Provide a name for the server Event On Off the event Action Define each recorded video file size to save You can choose to store the video to NAS or SD card which need to be pre configured in event server ...
Page 49: ...p an event for motion detection you can select which motion detection area you wish to monitor Threshold and sensitivity will need to be set up so that you don t miss important events and are not flooded by false alarms either Finding the right values will require some trial and error There are no standard values that simply will work as it depends very much on the actual location and light levels...
Page 50: ...lert state to remain active after the event has occurred 5 Schedule The Network Camera supports event trigger actions that can be based on a schedule This can be used as an example to only activate motion detection between 9 pm and 6 am during business days and around the clock on the weekends You can set up individual schedules for each event type so that motion detection is activated between 7 p...
Page 51: ...a new schedule by clicking Add First you need to provide a name for the schedule not shown on image Then select a start and end time and click on Add for the day of the week the schedule is supposed to be active As soon as you add a schedule the timeline turns red indicating the active schedule If the schedule is the same for every day of the week you can activate the option Use the same time sche...
Page 52: ...7 Appendix AirLive VD 2028 User Manual 48 5 6Setting Playback The system menu provides access to a variety of system settings of your network camera 1 Maintenance ...
Page 53: ... of the same model and firmware version with the exact same configuration Since the IP address configuration is also part of the setting date you must be careful not to restore the same settings to two or more cameras when all of them are connected to the same network Otherwise you would be creating an IP conflict in your network Restore With this function you can reload a previously saved configu...
Page 54: ...bin Click on Browse and select the bin file Click on OK to begin the upgrade process Language You can replace the language in the user interface of your network camera On the Installation CD are different language files starting with LNG_ and ending with lang Click on Browse select the language you wish to install and then click on OK to begin the process 2 Date Time Date Time Current Date Time Re...
Page 55: ... Account Please reference section 5 2 item 1 IP Address Filter Once you enabled it the listed IP address are allowed or denied access to the network camera Add the IP address that you d like to allow or deny select allow or deny from the list and save it ...
Page 56: ...et HTTPS is a URI scheme used to indicate a secure HTTP connection SSL encrypted It is syntactically similar to the http scheme that is normally used for accessing resources using HTTP The differences are that SSL encrypted connections always begin with https instead of http HTTPS connections use TCP port 443 by default compared to standard HTTP connections which use port 80 ...
Page 57: ...or different level of users To use the HTTPS encryption please set up Create self signed certificate for the first time you use the HTTPS function and then set up the connection policy for different users Note When enable HTTPS with RTSP on mode the IP Camera only protect the setting such as username and password and do not protect video and audio When enable HTTPS with RTSP off mode the IP Camera...
Page 58: ...7 Appendix AirLive VD 2028 User Manual 54 3 Network basic TCP IP Please reference section 6 2 item 2 PPPoE Please reference section 6 2 item 2 ...
Page 59: ...f the provided software utilities you do not need to activate this option The default value is 554 and can be changed from 1124 to 65534 RTSP Configuration This option allows you to set up the URL for each profile and define whether or not you want to enable or disable authentication By default the video URL and profile number are related e g profilex video prox but you change it any way you like ...
Page 60: ... Network Places folder and lets the user connect to the device instantaneously Furthermore UPnP has the ability to instruct the router or firewall to open certain ports so that a party from the outside world can contact a device on the local network such as the network camera UPnP port forwarding is not supported by all routers however So depending on your router or firewall you may or may not be ...
Page 61: ... other models Normally there is no need to change any of these ports unless you know that a port is already in use by a different device or application Bonjour UPnP Bonjour is a service that just like UPnP helps to find the network camera on the network Bonjour is available for Windows but is more commonly used for MacOS Bonjour Bonjour on Enables the service on by default Bonjour off Disables the...
Page 62: ...suring high quality performance for critical applications By using QoS mechanisms network administrators can use existing resources efficiently and ensure the required level of service without reactively expanding or over provisioning their networks QoS Quality of Service QoS on Enables the service on by default QoS off Disables the service ...
Page 63: ... However if you want to be able to connect to the local camera e g in your house from a remote location e g the office you need to know under which Internet address the camera can be reached However you don t know what the current Internet IP address is So you are beginning to see the problem DDNS solves this problem by allowing you to create a domain name for your home network which you can alway...
Page 64: ... You can either specify the time in minutes after which the camera will update its IP information with the DDNS provider or you can leave the setting as Auto which is recommended Click Save to activate the settings Reboot the camera to activate the DDNS settings After a reboot you may need to wait for a few minutes before you can access the camera with the new domain name 5 Digital I O Digital I O...
Page 65: ... VD 2028 User Manual 61 6 LED LED You can enable or disable the operation LEDs on your network camera Hiding the LED indicator will make the camera appear to be offline while in fact it is operational and captures video ...
Page 66: ...rm events or for troubleshooting purposes you can utilize the remote log functionality System Log Server Name Type in the network address of the system log server Enter the address without any leading characters such as http Server Port The standard port for this protocol is 514 If your system log server is set up differently you can change the value here Current Log This text box displays the rea...
