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Step 7. 

In the message bar at the bottom of the screen, click 

Run

. Follow the on-screen instruc-

tions to install 

WebComponents

. When the following screen opens, click 

Finish

The Live View screen with the camera video image should appear.

Capture, Record, Zoom icons

Screen select tabs

Logout button

Live View image

Step 8.  Adjust the camera for your surveillance target

1. 

While observing live video from your camera in the Live View tab (see above), loosen the lock 
nut, and then point at the center of your surveillance target. Tighten the lock nut to hold the 
camera in place. 

Lock nut

Pan:  

0˚ ~ 360˚

Tilt: 

 0˚ ~ 90˚

Rotation:  

0˚ ~ 360˚

Rotation lock screw

2. 

If the horizontal line of the video image needs adjustment, loosen the Rotation lock screw (see 
above, adjust the rotation of the camera, and then tighten the lock screw. 

3. 

After adjusting the camera for the preferred field of view, click the 

Setup

 tab, and then click the 

Image

 link in the left frame. 

Adjust the Brightness, Contrast, Saturation and Sharpness of the image as follows. 

 

Image Adjustment

 submenu (see above): Adjust the Saturation, Hue, Brightness, 

Contrast and Sharpness of the video image. Each parameter can be set to a level of  
0 ~ 100 either by moving the slider or entering the value in the box on the right. The 
effect of the adjustment will appear in the Live View image in the menu. 

4. 

Open the other submenus on this screen. Adjust the following as needed. Refer to the Camera 
Firmware User Manual for your camera for additional information about parameter settings. 

 

Exposure Settings

 submenu: In this submenu, set the following for the best 

performance: 

Iris Mode

: Select Auto or Manual. Some cameras may not offer both options. 

Exposure Time

: Value ranges from 1/3 to 1/100,000 s. The nominal value is 1/150. 

Adjust it according to the lightening condition.

Gain

: Set the gain to show the optimal brightness level. 

 

Switch Day and Night

: Select either 

Auto-Switch

Scheduled-Switch

, or 

Triggered by Alarm Input

If using 

Auto-Switch

, open the 

Day/Night Switch

 submenu to select the 

Sensitivity, Filtering Time, and Smart IR feature ON or OFF. 
If using 

Scheduled Switch

, set the 

Start Time

 and 

End Time

 of the switch, then 

open the 

Day/Night Switch

 submenu to select the 

Smart IR

 feature ON or OFF.

Also, click the 

Common

Day

 and 

Night

 tabs to set the Saturation, Hue, Brightness, 

Contrast and Sharpness for Day and for Night modes. 

 

Day/Night Switch

 submenu: You can set the Day/Night switch to Day, Night, Auto, or 

Schedule. The option you select determines the submenu options. 

Day

 or 

Night

: These options both have one parameter: Smart IR. 

Auto

: If you select Auto switch, you can set the sensitivity (0 .. 7), filtering time and 

Smart IR. 

Schedule

: Use Schedule to set that 

Start Time

 and 

End Time

 for the switch. Smart 

IR is also selectable. 

 

Backlight Settings

: Backlight settings include BLC Area (Off, Up, Down Left Right 

Center), the area to control, and 

WDR

 (Wide Dynamic Range) ON or OFF. 

 

White Balance

: White Balance selection is used to correct colors in the image 

depending on the lighting source. You can also set the white balance manually (MWB), 
using Automatic White Balance (AWB1), and lock the white balance setting (Locked WB). 

 

Image Enhancement

: Options in this submenu include Digital Noise Reduction (DNR) 

ON or OFF. If ON, you can also adjust the level of noise reduction. 

 

Video Adjustment

: Video Adjustment includes: 

Mirror

: Mirror adjustment enables you to flip the image (Up/Down), flip Left/Right 

(reflect or Center). 

Rotate

: Rotate rotates the image +90 degrees. Rotate and Mirror can be used to 

adjust the image in any orientation. 

Video Standard

: Select 60 Hz for NTSC format. 

Capture Mode

: To make a complete use of the 16:9 aspect ratio, you can enable the 

capture mode when you use the camera in a narrow view scene. 

 

Other

: Options in this menu depend on the features of the camera. 

Specifications

Camera

ALI-NS4036R, ALI-NS4036RB

Image Sensor:

1/2.4” Progressive Scan CMOS

Min. Illumination:

Color: 0.008 lux @ (F1.2, AGC ON), 0.014 lux @ (F1.6, AGC ON)

Shutter time:

1/3 s to 1/100,000 s

Slow shutter:

Supported

Lens:

2.8 mm, horizontal FOV: 99°, vertical FOV: 61°, diagonal FOV: 128°

Lens Mount:

M12

Aperture

F1.6

Adjustment Range:

Pan: 0° to 360°, tilt: 0° to 90°, rotate: 0° to 360°

Day& Night:

IR cut filter 

Wide Dynamic Range:

120 dB

Digital noise reduction:

3D DNR

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