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Alarm: 

Alarm triggers: 

Motion Detection 
Schedule 
Alarm input 
System Boot 

Alarm application: 

SD recording 
SMTP 
FTP 
Network Storage 
CMS recording  

Alarm duration: 

Programmable 

Schedule counts: 

3 

Hardware: 

Processors: 

Texas Instruments DaVinci 

DDR RAM 

DDRII 1Gbit 

Flash Memory 

256Mb 

Real-time clock: 

Built-in 

Real-time clock battery: 

Built-in 

Watchdog: Built-in 
Upgrade firmware: 

SD Card/ HTTP 

Approvals: 

FCC: Yes 
CE: Yes 
RoHS 

Yes 

Physical Property: 

Height: 50 

mm 

Width: 62 

mm 

Length: 95 

mm 

Weight 360 

g 

Operating Temperature: 

0

℃

 to 50

℃

 (32

℉

 to 122

℉

) 

Audio Signal: 

Audio compression: 

G.711 & G.726 

Audio input: 

Built-in Microphone 

Network Audio Stream: 

Available 

Network: 

Ethernet: 

Ethernet (10/100 Base-T), RJ-45 connector 

MDIX: Yes 
Security: 

2-Level password protection 
IP address filtering 
User access log 

Protocol: 

HTTP, HTTPS, TCP, RTSP, RTP, RTCP, DHCP, UPnP, ARP, 
DNS, DDNS, NTP, PPPoE, 3GPP, FTP, SMTP 

Bandwidth control: 

Yes 

Simultaneous users: 

8 

DDNS: 

Dyndns 

IE recording support: 

Yes 

Storage: 

SD Card Support: 

MMC/SD/SDHC 2.0 32MB~32GB 

Pre-alarm: Yes 
File system: 

FAT32/16/12 

Recording format: 

JPG/AVI 

Network play-back: 

Yes 

SD card brand verified: 

A-Data/ PQI/ Toshiba/ Transcend/ Apacer/ Photo Fast 

 

Summary of Contents for LC-7311

Page 1: ...Before trying to connect or operate this product please read this manual completely INSTALLATION OPERATION MANUAL IP CAMERA LC 7311 ...

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Page 3: ...1 CONNECTING WITH AN NVR 12 3 2 CONNECTING WITH A DVR 12 3 3 CONNECTING WITH A MULTIPLEXER 13 3 4 UPDATING SYSTEM SOFTWARE 13 4 Network Configuration 15 4 1 CABLE CONNECTIONS 15 4 2 CONFIGURE YOUR IP CAMERA NETWORK SETTINGS 15 4 2 1 Enable DHCP Function 15 4 2 2 Set IP Address 15 4 3 TCP IP COMMUNICATION SOFTWARE 17 4 4 TCP IP INSTALLATION 19 4 5 TCP IP CONFIGURATION SETTING 20 4 6 CONNECTION TEST...

Page 4: ...2 2 Install the CMS in your PC 81 5 2 3 Login the IP Camera software 82 5 2 4 Operation 84 6 ADVANCED OPERATION 98 7 SPECIFICATIONS 100 8 Functions of client PC 101 APPENDIX 1 How to run IP Camera UPnP 102 APPENDIX 2 The ARP function 112 APPENDIX 3 Register as a DDNS member 114 APPENDIX 4 Table of MPEG4 Bit Rates for the IP camera 118 APPENDIX 5 PoE Installation Method 119 APPENDIX 6 FAQ 122 ...

Page 5: ...t might spill or fall into it Do not attempt to service this unit yourself as opening or removing covers may expose you to dangerous voltage or other hazards Please refer all servicing to your distributor retailer Do not use liquid cleaners or aerosols for cleaning To prevent fire or electric shock do not overload wall outlets or extension cords This unit must be grounded to reduce the risk of ele...

Page 6: ... computers at the same time Apart from this the camera brings you user friendly PnP operations and captures alarm and scheduled recordings by using an SD card Besides when the IP camera is connected with the auto iris lens the camera makes available the auto iris mode which can be easily turned on or off with the help of the switch on the camera s side panel In this mode the ALC function can also ...

Page 7: ...dec MPEG4 MPEG4 Frame rate Up to 30 fps at 1280 x 960 MPEG4 frame rate control Yes Customized MPEG4 quality Yes MPEG4 bit rate control Yes MPEG4 quality level 5 Image WB Auto Outdoor Indoor Fluorescent Adjustable ALC Yes Flip Yes Mirror Yes AGC Adjustable Exposure Time Adjustable Saturation Adjustable Sharpness Adjustable Brightness Adjustable Contrast Adjustable WDR level Adjustable Privacy Area ...

Page 8: ...m Weight 360 g Operating Temperature 0 to 50 32 to 122 Audio Signal Audio compression G 711 G 726 Audio input Built in Microphone Network Audio Stream Available Network Ethernet Ethernet 10 100 Base T RJ 45 connector MDIX Yes Security 2 Level password protection IP address filtering User access log Protocol HTTP HTTPS TCP RTSP RTP RTCP DHCP UPnP ARP DNS DDNS NTP PPPoE 3GPP FTP SMTP Bandwidth contr...

Page 9: ...pins 1 x alarm output 2pins 1 x audio input 1pin 1 x audio output 1pin DC Output 1pin 5VDC 200mA GND 1pin RS485 D D SD slot SD SDHC support DIP switch 1 AES 2 DC iris 3 DHCP 4 Static IP Iris DC IRIS Video output 1 0 Vpp 75 ohm BNC Reset Button Reset to factory default USB connector Type 2 0 1 Network settings configurable Yes Power DC 12V DC power jack AC 24V 2pin terminal block PoE Power over Eth...

Page 10: ...let that connects to an external power supply 6 ETHERNET 10 100 Connector This is a standard RJ 45 connector for 10 100 Mbps Ethernet networks PoE Power over Ethernet function Provides power to the device via the same cable as used for the network connection 7 VIDEO OUT Connector The connector provides the unit s composite video signals to a monitor 8 USB port The user can use a USB device cable t...

Page 11: ...IN 1 INPUT This is an alarm input that can be programmed in the menu system to active low 5V 20mA 0V Active 5 6 ALARM IN 2 INPUT This is an alarm input that can be programmed in the menu system to active low 5V 20mA 0V Active 7 RS 485 D 8 RS 485 D 9 DC OUT 5V 10 GND Ground contact 11 AUDIO IN 12 AUDIO OUT This provides the unit s audio signal to a speaker ...

Page 12: ...e camera when connecting the auto iris lens 2 DIP Switch 1 AES Auto electric shutter 2 DC IRIS Use an auto iris DC drive 3 DHCP Turn On Turn Off to use the DHCP protocol If the switch points upwards the device can change the setup of network function enable disable via the network In the default factory configuration this DIP Switch is in the Up position 4 STATIC IP If the switch points down the d...

Page 13: ...ds if the user connects the IP camera with an SD card and the PC via the USB connector the IP camera can be used as a normal card reader 2 Remove an SD card As a configuring tool Before using the USB configuration setting page please remember to remove the SD card or your PC will read the SD card and won t show this window DHCP ON DHCP OFF default NOTE After changing the settings please click the ...

Page 14: ...nnection between the IP Camera and another device If there is no such connection the IP Camera factory default Static IP address will not appear on the monitor screen 3 1 CONNECTING WITH AN NVR Use a straight LAN cable to connect directly to an NVR SD Card RS 232 ALARM DC12V AUDIO VIDEO OUT OUT I O RS 485 ETHERNET 10 100 LAN CAMERA CONNECT TO ETHERNET RJ45 CONNECTOR CONNECT TO NVR ETHERNET PORT 3 ...

Page 15: ... the IP Camera is running please power it off first 4 Insert the SD CARD into the IP Camera 5 Remove the Ethernet cable from the RJ 45 port and then power on the IP Camera 6 In 5 to 10 seconds a message reading UPDATE PROCESSING will show up on the screen on a blue background if not please check out steps 1 to 6 carefully or else inform your technical support while ignoring the following steps 7 D...

Page 16: ... please remove the SD card first and turn on the IP Camera next to test its operation If the IP Camera remains working normally please go back to step 3 otherwise please inform your technical support 4 In step 9 if the SD card is not removed and the IP Camera does not get online as well the updating process must be repeated again after rebooting the IP Camera 5 Make sure that the SD card is insert...

Page 17: ... and configure the proper network settings of the IP camera 4 2 1 Enable DHCP Function This function can only work if the LAN which the unit is connected to has a DHCP server If the DHCP server is working please move the dip switch points up to 3 on the flank panel now the IP camera will obtain an IP address automatically from the DHCP server In this instance please skip section 4 2 2 Set IP addre...

Page 18: ...garding those settings please consult a qualified MIS professional or your ISP NOTE When connecting to a network each connected IP camera must be assigned a unique IP which must be in the same class type as your network address IP addresses are written as four sets of numbers separated by periods for example 192 168 1 1 Therefore if the connected network is identified as Class C for example the fi...

Page 19: ...ommunication Software Follow the procedure below to install the TCP IP communication program in your computer 1 Click Start and then click Control Panel 2 Double click the Network Connections icon to enter the windows ...

Page 20: ...ction and then click Properties 4 On the General tab check if the Internet Protocol TCP IP is included in the list If the TCP IP is included please process section 4 5 If it is not included please follow section 4 4 to install the TCP IP ...

Page 21: ...nder This connection uses the following items click Internet Protocol TCP IP Then click Install Select Protocol from the network component type then click Add Select Microsoft TCP IP from the network protocol then click OK Click Close to return to the Network Connections window ...

Page 22: ...ease select Obtain an IP address automatically Any assigned IP address for the connected IP cameras must be in the same class type as the server If there is no DHCP server please select specify an IP address enter the IP address subnet mask and default gateway of your choosing of your PC This IP address must be different from other network IP devices but in the same class type NOTE The IP address ...

Page 23: ...to ensure whether you have established the connection successfully 1 Click Start All Programs Command Prompt 2 Enter ping XXX XXX XXX XXX the camera s IP address then enter See the sample screen below This is the IP address for an IP camera that is assigned for the connected IP camera ...

Page 24: ...ully established Please re check all the hardware and software installations by repeating sections 4 4 and 4 5 If you still can t establish the connection after rechecking please contact your dealer If you receive a response as in the sample screen below you have successfully made the connection ...

Page 25: ...e zones or watching recorded data through the TCP IP protocol The details are listed as follows RJ 45 PIN configuration for Ethernet PIN NO PIN Assignment 1 TX 2 TX 3 RX 4 Not Connected 5 Not Connected 6 RX 7 Not Connected 8 Not Connected Physical specification for Ethernet Wire type Cat 5 Connector type RJ 45 Max cable length 100 m Hub wiring configuration Straight Through or Cross Over PC wiring...

Page 26: ...fault User Name and Password are admin and 9999 respectively NOTE The page headlined Enter Network Password is shown below Please enter the user name and password of the IP camera when you see it If either the user name or the password is incorrect please check the input data and rectify it as necessary NOTE Once authorized successfully the login page will not appear again until you close the wind...

Page 27: ...the pairs of resolution and quality which you already arranged in the Audio and Video setting page for the JPEG mode SD card icon Check if the SD card is inserted or not When a SD card is inserted the icon becomes red Motion on icon When there is a detection of motion the icon will appear in the right upper corner to warn the user When the motion detection is triggered the icon will blink red Stat...

Page 28: ...will appear on the upper right corner warn the user When an alarm is triggered the icon will blink red Alarm on icon When there is a detection of external devices such as a sensor the icon will appear on the upper right corner warn the user When an alarm is triggered the icon will blink red ...

Page 29: ...ng the snapshot and the video clips Full Screen Click on the button to enter the full screen mode The icon will change to a blue color while working effectively Record switch Click on the button to record a video clip The icon will change to a blue color while working effectively Audio switch Click on the button to start stop the audio in function listen stop listening The icon will change to a bl...

Page 30: ...ge to a blue color while working effectively Move the scrollbar square right or left to zoom in or zoom out the Live View and the red Active Frame will be narrowed down or enlarged You can drag the Active Frame to the desired position to see the detail of the live image Live Video Click to go back to the device s homepage Setup Click to proceed to the advanced settings Logout Click to close the wi...

Page 31: ...ect the camera to the Internet Click Next to continue Step 1 The IP Box Camera default setting is DHCP On Use the DHCP protocol if the DHCP server is working in the LAN The IP Box Camera will obtain an IP address automatically from the DHCP server Or you can turn the DHCP Off to build the IP Box Camera working environment with a static IP address The default static IP is 192 168 1 168 You can set ...

Page 32: ...mation for your static IP setting Click Next to continue Step 2 If you are using PPPoE select Enable and enter your user name and password otherwise select Disable and click Next to continue Step 3 If you have a Dynamic DNS account and would like the camera to update your IP address automatically Select Enable and enter your host information Click Next to continue ...

Page 33: ...t all events will be triggered captured and scheduled at the right time Click Next to continue Step 6 If you have selected DHCP you will see a summary of your camera s settings Please note down all this information as you will need it for accessing your camera within the network Click Apply to save your settings ...

Page 34: ... to change the video setting through the network as necessary A preview of the image will be shown in the window of Live Video Click Submit to activate and save your changes The Image Setup setting page 1 Click on the Image button to enter the image setting page ...

Page 35: ...based upon the strength of the incoming signal Weaker signals receive more gain stronger signals receive less gain or none at all Exposure Time Exposure time is controlled in a camera by shutter speed and the illumination level by the lens aperture Mirror The mirror stores the images reflected by it so it can be used for surveillance or to simply take your own picture Flip To flip the camera s len...

Page 36: ... areas are not too dark Select your options of the level between 0 and 8 0 is the lowest level and 8 is the highest one Timestamp Color Click to open the list of five color modes to choose from WHITE BLACK GREEN BLUE and ORANGE Timestamp Location Click to open the list of four location modes to choose from UPPER LEFT UPPER RIGHT BOTTOM LEFT and BOTTOM RIGHT Timestamp Format Click to open the list ...

Page 37: ...onfigure video profiles with different settings for your camera Hence you may setup different profiles for your computer and mobile displays In addition you may also configure your audio setup for your camera Click Submit to activate and save your changes 2 Set the Mode Frame size Maximum frame rate and Video quality of the Video Profile as necessary ...

Page 38: ...evel of JPEG images captured from Excellent Detailed Medium Good and Standard Selects the image quality level of MPEG4 images captured from Constant bit 8M 6M 4M 2M 1M 512K 256K 200K 128K and 64K or Fixed Quality Highest High Medium Low and Lowest Intra Frame Period In the MPEG4 mode if there is little motion and most of the video content does not change from frame to frame the MPEG4 encoding can ...

Page 39: ...cify up to the area s on the camera s image to be blocked excluded from recordings and snapshots 1 Click the right mouse button on the video control to show the pop menu 2 Press the left mouse button drag and drop to set the privacy area 3 Privacy area can be enabled or disabled 4 After you finish all privacy mask settings click the Submit button ...

Page 40: ...it button to submit the new network setting Description of function keys DHCP If you have a DHCP server running on your network and would like a dynamic IP address to be updated to your camera automatically DNS The Domain Name System is an Internet service that translates domain names into IP addresses e g 192 168 0 20 The address can be obtained from your ISP or network gateway Enable UPnP Presen...

Page 41: ...ername and the PPPoE Password then confirm the password again 4 Click on the Submit button to submit the new setting NOTE Please refer to section 5 1 3 8 PPPoE DDNS for more details Description of function keys PPPoE Setting If you use the camera to connect directly to the Internet you will need to enter the username and password which were given to you when you set up your account with your Inter...

Page 42: ...etail button on the upper left menu to enter the Port Detail page 1 Enter the HTTP port and the Access name for stream for the MJPEG streams of the HTTP 2 Enter the HTTP port The default value is 443 3 Enter the RSTP port and the Access name for stream for the MJPEG or JPEG streams of the RSTP 4 Click on the Submit button to submit the new setting NOTE If you want to use an RTSP player to access t...

Page 43: ...ming to mobile devices such as mobile phones or PDAs You may specify the address of a particular stream For instance live1 sdp can be accessed at rtsp x x x x video1 sdp where the x x x x represents the IP address of your camera NOTE Using a RSTP player to view the video streams To view the MPEG4 streaming media by using RTSP players you can use the players that support RTSP streaming such as Quic...

Page 44: ... change the setting through the network as necessary 1 Click on the Traffic button on the upper left menu to enter the Traffic page 2 Enter the Maximum Upload Bandwidth and the Maximum Download Bandwidth 3 Click on the Submit button to submit the new setting Description of function keys Maximum Upload Bandwidth Enter it in the given space from a range of 0 to 102400 Maximum Download Bandwidth Ente...

Page 45: ...S icon Please follow the steps below to change the DDNS setting through the network as necessary 1 Click on the Dynamic DNS button on the upper left menu to enter the Dynamic DNS page 2 Click Enable DDNS to checkmark the box and activate the function 3 Fill in your dynamic Server Address Host Name User Name Password Verify Password Timeout IP Address and Email Address 4 Click on the Submit button ...

Page 46: ... your Dynamic DNS provider from the pull down menu or enter the server address manually Host Name Enter the host name of the DDNS server User name Enter your user name or e mail used to connect to the DDNS Password Enter your password used to connect to the DDNS server Verify Password Enter your password again to connect to the DDNS server Timeout Enter the DNS Timeout values for registering the I...

Page 47: ... certificate automatically Create self signed certificate manually and Create certificate request and install 4 Click Create to save the create certificate settings 5 The Certification Information will show below 6 Click CSR Property to see the Certificate Signing Request information 7 Click Certificate Property to see the Certificate information 8 Click Remove to remove the created certificate 9 ...

Page 48: ... Create self signed certificate manually to open the Create certificate column 3 Click the Create button 4 The new Certification Information will show in the third column on the HTTPS setting page 3 Create certificate request and install 1 Enable HTTPS secure connection 2 Click Create self signed certificate automatically to open the Create certificate column 3 Click the Create button 4 If you see...

Page 49: ...add or press Delete to erase it 3 Fill in the Start IP address End IP address and Delete deny list details of the Deny List Press the Add button to add or press Delete to erase it 4 Click on the Submit button to submit the new setting Description of function keys Allow List Start IP Address The starting IP Address of the devices such as a computer which have permission to access the video of the c...

Page 50: ... Remove the customized setting from the Permission List NOTE If there are any conflicts between the range of the Allow List and the range of the Deny List the Access List within the range of the Deny List has the higher priority over the range of the Allow List For example the range of the Allow List is set from 1 1 1 0 to 192 255 255 255 and the range of the Deny List is set from 1 1 1 0 to 170 2...

Page 51: ...on please select your time zone from the drop down menu Select this to enable the daylight saving time Then Select Auto Daylight Saving or Set date and time manually 3 To set the Automatic Time Configuration please checkmark Synchronize with NTP Server and enter the address of the NTP Server 4 To set the Date and Time Manually please checkmark Set date and time manually Press Copy Your Computer s ...

Page 52: ...ylight Saving date and time manually Offset Sets the amount of time to be added or removed when Daylight Saving is enabled Synchronize with NTP server Enable this feature to obtain time configuration automatically from the NTP server NTP Server The Network Time Protocol NTP synchronizes the device with an Internet time server Choose the one that is closest to your location Set the date and time ma...

Page 53: ...he System page to enter the DI and DO page 2 Select the active state of the Digital Input 1 from the drop down list 3 Select the active state of the Digital Input 2 from the drop down list 4 Select the active state of the Digital Output from the drop down list 5 Click to set the Video Output On or Off Set to on when the camera connects with an external device 6 Click on the Submit button to submit...

Page 54: ... to enable 3 Click on the Submit button to submit the new user s setting Description of function keys Automatic The Day Night mode is set automatically It is normally set in the Day mode and changes to the Night mode in a dark place Day mode The Day mode disables the IR Cut Filter Night mode The Night mode enables the IR Cut Filter Schedule mode Set the Day Night mode using the schedule Fill in th...

Page 55: ...pport PAN TILT and a RS 485 control panel will appear on the left side of the Live View page Description of function keys Support PAN TILT When enabling Support PAN TILT a control panel will be displayed on the Live Video page allowing control for an external camera enclosure through the RS 485 Protocol Select one protocol type from the pull down menu ID Choose an ID between 1 and 255 This ID is t...

Page 56: ...ata bits to a value to ensure that the transmission has an even or odd number of logic high bits For example if the data is 011 for even parity the parity bit is 0 to keep the number of logic high bits even If the parity is odd the parity bit is 1 resulting in 3 logic high bits Stop Bit Either 1 or 2 It is used to signal the end of communication for a single packet The more bits used for stop bits...

Page 57: ...to enter the Users page 2 Add modify or delete any user s data if necessary 3 Click the Submit button to submit the new user s settings 4 Click the Home button to return to the home page Description of function keys User List The list shows the registered user s and the corresponding authority Delete Deletes a selected user Name Enter the user s name which will be added or modified Password Enter ...

Page 58: ...on Save Configuration to save the configuration files to the local hard drive Load Configuration Browse and click on the Load Configuration to load the configuration files to the local hard drive Restore Factory Defaults Click on Restore Factory Defaults to restore the factory defaults You may browse and load the configuration file This option will restore the pre configured or saved settings Rebo...

Page 59: ... NOT power off the IP camera while updating firmware NOTE Don t interrupt the process while the unit is updating itself NOTE Please make sure that the UPDATE BIN file is appropriate to the model of the unit Updating with the wrong UPDATE BIN file may cause physical damage to the device NOTE The Temporary Internet Files or cache folder contains Web page content that is stored in your hard disk for ...

Page 60: ... Explorer 2 Click Start click Control Panel and then double click Internet Options 3 On the General tab click Delete Files under Temporary Internet Files 4 Select the Delete all offline content check box in the Delete Files dialog box and then click OK 5 Click OK ...

Page 61: ...essary Change the Application Setting Language Setting Please follow the steps below to change the Language setting via the network as necessary 1 Click on the Language button on the left side to enter the Language Setting page You have an option as to which language to use 2 Choose your selected language and click Submit to set it ...

Page 62: ...ne targeted zone depending on your requirement 3 Enables disables the motion detection function 4 Set up the signal level 5 Click on the Submit button to submit the new setting of the recording 6 Click on the Home button to return to the home page Description of function keys Sensitivity The sensitivity bar allows you to specify how much movement is required to trigger the motion detection Percent...

Page 63: ...ngs Or click on Delete to erase the settings The Event Setup page includes 4 different sections Server Media Event and Recording 1 To add a new item event server or media click Add 2 To delete the selected item from the pull down menu of event server or media click Delete 3 Click on the item name to enter the window for modifying NOTE You can add up to five servers five media fields three event sc...

Page 64: ...er and network storage 2 Set the details of the Email Sender email address The email address of the sender Recipient email address The email address of the recipient 3 Set the details of the FTP Remote folder name An authorized folder on the external FTP server The string must conform to that of the external FTP server Some FTP servers cannot accept a preceding slash symbol before the path without...

Page 65: ...t is five however you can set the Network storage or the SD card for only one 2 Enter the Server Name for the server setting 3 Select the Server Type There are four choices of server types available Email FTP Network storage and SD card Select one of the server types Email Select to send the media files via the email when a trigger is activated a Sender email address Enter the email address of the...

Page 66: ...P and allow data transmission to pass through the firewall g To verify if the FTP setting is correctly configured click the Test button The result will be shown in above this setting page TEST OK or TEST ERROR h Click Submit to activate the setting Network storage Select to send the media files to a network storage location when a trigger is activated Please fill in the information for your server...

Page 67: ... activate the setting 4 When completed click Submit to enable the settings to exit this page The new server settings will appear on the Event Settings page NOTE To remove a server setting from the list Application Event select a server name from the drop down list and click Delete Note that only when the server setting is not being applied to an event setting Application Event Event The Action opt...

Page 68: ...he video source Send Pre event images The number of pre event images Send Post event images The number of post event images File name prefix The prefix name will be added on the file name of the snapshot images Add date and time suffix to file name Check it to add timing information as file name suffix 3 Set the details of the Video Clip Source Select the video source Pre event recording The inter...

Page 69: ...available Snapshot Video Clip and System log Select one of the media types Snapshot Select to send snapshots when a trigger is activated a Source Select to take snapshots from the video profile b Send pre event image s 0 4 The IP camera has a buffer area it temporarily holds data up to a certain limit Enter a number to decide how many images to capture before a trigger is activated Up to 4 images ...

Page 70: ... duration of recording before a trigger is activated Up to 4 seconds can be set c Maximum duration Specify the maximum recording duration in seconds Up to 100 seconds can be set NOTE For example if pre event recording is set to 4 seconds and the maximum duration is set to 10 seconds the IP camera continues to record for another 5 seconds after a trigger is activated 1 sec 2 sec 3 sec 4 sec 6 sec 7...

Page 71: ...w media settings will appear on the Event Settings page NOTE To remove a media setting from the list Application Event select a media name from the drop down list and click Delete Note that only when the media setting is not being applied to an event setting Application Event Event The Attached media item can it be deleted or you can t get the images logs when a trigger is activated ...

Page 72: ...uted first 2 Select the event trigger mode Video motion detection Select the windows which need to be monitored Periodic The event is triggered in specified intervals The unit of trigger interval is a minute Digital input The event is triggered when the DI status is changed by an external device System boot The event is triggered when the system boots up 3 Set the recording schedule time 4 Set the...

Page 73: ...n initiated by a user defined trigger source it is the causal arrangement of the following three parts Trigger Event Schedule and Action Set the event details of each part Trigger This option defines when to trigger the IP camera The trigger source can be configured to use the IP camera s built in motion detection mechanism periodic external digital input devices or system boot There are several c...

Page 74: ... O for seconds Select this option to turn on the external digital output device when a trigger is activated Specify the length of the trigger interval in the text box b If you want to set an event with recorded video or snapshots it is necessary to configure the server and media settings first so that the IP camera will know what action to take such as which server to send the media files to when ...

Page 75: ...rding to a shared folder in the network Then set the Priority and the Source from the drop down list 2 Set the recording schedule time Select the day s according to when you want the camera to make a video clip 3 Set the details of the recorded file Always This enables the camera to make video clips continuously From The time range specified for the video clip 4 Click on Submit to save or click on...

Page 76: ...tings Recording Schedule a Select the days of the week b Set the recording schedule in the 24 hour time format Recording Settings a Destination You can select the SD card or SAMBA Network storage that was set up for the recorded video files b Total cycling recording size When the maximum capacity is reached the value you set the oldest file will be overwritten by the latest one The reserved amount...

Page 77: ...ing via the network as necessary 1 Click on the storage button at the top of the Setup page to enter the SD Card screen 2 The SD Card page contains two image modes the Video and the Picture 3 Click Video or Picture to enter its sub year month folder 4 Click to enter its sub date folder 5 Click the desired file to display the images therein 6 Each file can be deleted by checking and pressing the OK...

Page 78: ...3 7 Device information The device information This page displays all the information about your device and network connection Click on the Device info button of the Status page to enter the Device info screen ...

Page 79: ...e displays the log information of your camera 1 Click on the Device info button of the Status page to enter the Device info screen 2 Click on the Clear to erase all of the logs You may also download the information by clicking Download ...

Page 80: ...lect the configuration Select the TCP IP Choose the properties Enter the IP address in a four part formula for example 192 168 1 101 the first three parts must be identical to the above numbers only the last part can be changed to your own number which must never exceed 255 Click on the mask and the mask input namely 255 255 255 0 a fixed formula Click OK Click OK 5 Desktop Choose IE browser Enter...

Page 81: ...ck OK 2 Choose the DDNS Click Enable DDNS Enter the DDNS host name for example abc123 homeip net Enter DDNS Account for example abc123 Enter the DNS Password for example 7777 Submit The settings are now complete Close the IE browser 3 Open the IE browser again Enter the Website address you just applied for such as abc123 homeip net You can look at your IP camera images right away The procedure is ...

Page 82: ...icrosoft Internet Explorer 6 In the multi channel recording mode the HD data transfer rates must be 66MB or above 100MB or higher recommended 5 2 1 Introduction to the CMS The CMS allows you to access many units of the IP Camera from a remote desktop or a laptop in a TCP IP networking environment It can perform the following functions Views live images in a smooth sequential flow from an IP camera...

Page 83: ...TART menu from your computer and point to Programs APPRO CMS APPRO CMS to open up the program selection page as shown below Click on the APPRO CMS tag to start the CMS program Install the CMS for the ZIP file 1 Save the ZIP file to your PC and extract the file to a designated directory 2 Open the extracted folder The folder contains one file 3 Click the setup icon to execute the installation and t...

Page 84: ...g in Click the OK button and enter the console page of the CMS both the user name and password must be entered correctly Click the Cancel button and exit the login of the CMS View the IP Camera video from a remote PC Follow the instructions below to use the CMS to browse an IP Camera video from a remote location Upon entering the CMS a connection box will appear as follows 1 Press the Add Device b...

Page 85: ...ge provides the IP Address and the HTTP Port After typing the Device Tile Username Password and selecting the share device function or the permissions function please click the Add button to establish the connection between the device and the computer 4 Click the device title to begin viewing images with this camera from the device list NOTE To add more connections or units to the IP Camera please...

Page 86: ...his button to edit the device Delete device Delete the added device Device Setting For additional settings of each channel please select the device title on the left side and click the setting button to enter the setting pages of the device Schedule Setting For the further settings of each channel please select the device title on the left side and click the Schedule button to enter the schedule s...

Page 87: ...vice title on the left side and click the setting button to enter the setting pages of the device Click the Setting button to bring up the device setting pages The method of operation is the same as with the Microsoft Internet Explorer setting pages please refer to section 5 1 for more details ...

Page 88: ... the icon to enter the Schedule setting page 1 The setting area Sets the recording day from the drop down list NOTE After the setting of the starting and ending time is done select Daily to add the same time schedule from Sunday to Saturday ...

Page 89: ... display size of the working area please click the left button of the mouse on the numerical bar on the other hand please click the right button to narrow it NOTE The largest column length is 4 times the default size of the working area 3 The schedule bar 1 Click and drag the left and right edges of the schedule bar to adjust the starting and ending times of the schedule NOTE For the exact schedul...

Page 90: ...the drop down list Division 1 single window Division 4 4 windows Division 9 9 window and Division 16 16 window 3 Now press the Add button Modify Sub Group 1 Click the button to open the Modify Sub Group window 2 Select the Square Division from the drop down list Division 1 single channel Division 4 4 windows Division 9 9 window and Division 16 16 window 3 Check mark the Cover Original Name or don ...

Page 91: ...s and The Zoom function keys and The Aperture function keys and The Focus function keys Flip Click this button to turn the camera180 degrees horizontally Zero pan This button enables you to return the camera to the original direction it was facing OSD Click this button to activate the OSD in the dome device menu the OSD enables you to select or change your remote settings NOTE Add a camera video o...

Page 92: ...ices by channel or by time Click to use the playback controlling panel Click to display the volume control panel Pause play stop Play Click to stop playing back the recorded video Pause Click to freeze the image Stop Click to stop playing back the recorded video Slow motion rewind forward Slow reverse and forward 1x 2x 4x 8x 16x Speed up rewind forward Fast reverse and forward 1x 2x 4x 8x 16x Go t...

Page 93: ...k to run the export function Timestamp Checkmark to add on the timestamp to the exported file Click to run the export function of the selected work on the list Click to delete the arranged work Click to enlarge the Export Run column Click to go back to the original form NOTE To change the folder for saving the exported AVI files please go to the Config setting page Config Custom Path Settings Fold...

Page 94: ...92 5 2 4 4 DVR Remote Playback for DVR devices only Press the button to enter the DVR Remote Playback setting page This setting page is for connecting with the DVR devices ...

Page 95: ...page User List Add User 1 Click to open the Add User window 2 Enter the Username Password Confirm Password and Description 3 Select the User Group as necessary 4 Now press Add Modify User 1 Click to open the Add User window 2 Enter the Username Password Confirm Password and Description 3 Select the User Group as necessary 4 Now press Modify Delete User 1 Select a user from the user list 2 Now pres...

Page 96: ...ick to open the Modify User Group window 2 Enter the information of the Group Name and Description then select the Authority 3 Set the member list from the available user list 4 Now press Modify Delete User Group 1 Select a group from the group list 2 Now press Yes Group Information Provides the selected user s information of Group Name Description and Member 3 Custom Click the icon to enter the C...

Page 97: ...EG4 and H264 modes to remain in the aspect ratio status Sequence Settings Set the time duration 30 60 120 180 or 300 seconds from the drop down list Save Apply the changes Undo Undo the latest changes Restore Default Recover the default setting 4 Alarm Handler Click the icon to enter the Alarm Handler setting page Sound Settings 1 Check mark the blank space to activate it 2 Click to vary the sound...

Page 98: ...ew record saving path Click to delete a selected recording path 2 Max Usage Set the maximum recording quota from the drop down list Overwrite Checkmark to activate the function 3 Save Apply the changes Undo Undo the latest changes 6 Logger Click the icon to enter the Logger listing page Example 7 Alarm List Click the icon to enter the Alarm listing page Example ...

Page 99: ...r Right click the button once to select the functions on the list The Microsoft Windows systray is a portion of the Windows Operating Systems that help display running programs The systray is located on the taskbar and is commonly in the bottom right hand corner of the screen next to the time display ...

Page 100: ...ication button in the home page 2 Click on the Motion Detection button on the left side of the page to enter the MOTION DETECTION page 3 Click and drag the mouse left button across a targeted zone to draw a red rectangle on the image You can also draw the other targeted zones as you wish 4 Please Enable the motion detection function 5 Set up the sensitivity 6 Adjusting the percentage allows you to...

Page 101: ...ease refer to section 5 1 3 3 for more details Use the Sub Hostname to view the IP camera 1 Click on the URL block at the top of the PC screen 2 Enter the DDNS Host Name of the IP camera into the URL block and press the Enter button to enter the login page 3 Enter the user name and fill in the password 4 Click on the OK button and enter the home page of the IP camera Question 4 How do I add or mod...

Page 102: ...TP PPPoE 3GPP FTP SMTP Security 3 Level password protection IP address filtering Network system Users 8 simultaneous user access Connectors Ethernet 10BaseT 100BasetX RJ 45 12 pin push in block for alarm input alarm out RS 485 DC Out audio input audio output SD card slot USB connector BNC output for analog signal output DC AC jack connector Alarm management Alarm triggered by built in motion detec...

Page 103: ...wser IE 6 x Live Monitor Max 16 Split Real Time REC Capture Audio Live Event Full Screen Playback Viewer Playback Time live event Search Export JPEG AVI Settings Device System Camera management web page Client PCs One camera can supports 8 simultaneous client PCs ...

Page 104: ...as shown in Figure1 below Figure 1 UPnP Setup Flow Chart 1 Check the IP class of your PC In most case Microsoft Windows XP will assign an IP address 169 254 automatically with a subnet mask 255 255 0 0 if the DHCP server is absent while the default IP address of an IP Camera is 192 168 1 168 with a subnet mask of 255 255 255 0 There won t be any communication due to different IP class domains and ...

Page 105: ...The Network Connections dialog box appears See Figure 3 Figure 3 Step 3 Click the Protocols tab in the Network Connections dialog box See Figure 4 Figure 4 Step 4 When the Local Area Connection Properties dialog box shows up choose Internet Protocol TCP IP and click Properties See Figure 5 ...

Page 106: ... box choose Use the following IP Address to indicate that you do not wish to use DHCP and assign IP Address 192 168 1 200 with Subnet mask 255 255 255 0 Click OK when you finish it See Figure 6 Figure 6 Step 6 Choose Close to finish the modification See Figure 7 Figure7 ...

Page 107: ...wing steps will help you to install them Step1 In the Start menu point to Set Program Access and Default and then click it See Figure 8 Figure 8 Step 2 When the Add or Remove Programs dialog box appears click the Add Remove Windows Components button See Figure 9 Figure 9 Step 3 Check the Network Services in the Windows Component Wizard dialog box and then click Details See Figure10 ...

Page 108: ...106 Figure 10 Step 4 Check UPnP User Interface and choose OK See Figure 11 Figure 11 Step 5 When the original Network Component Wizard dialog box returns click Next See Figure12 Figure 12 ...

Page 109: ...lation we should turn on the relative services to start the UPnP protocol The following procedures will teach you how to do it Step 1 In the Start menu point to Settings and then click Control Panel See Figure14 Figure 14 Step 2 When Control Panel appears double click the Administrative Tools icon The Administrative Tools dialog box appears See Figure15 ...

Page 110: ... Figure15 Step 3 Click the Services icon in the Administrative Tools dialog box See Figure16 Figure16 Step 4 When the Services dialog box shows up double click the SSDP Discovery Service icon See Figure17 ...

Page 111: ...7 Step 5 Choose Automatic in the Startup type and click OK to start it See Figure18 Figure18 Step 6 When the Services dialog box appears again double click the Universal Plug and Play Device Host icon See Figure19 ...

Page 112: ...110 Figure19 Step 7 Choose Automatic in the Startup type press the Start button and click OK to start it See Figure20 Figure20 Step 8 Restart your system ...

Page 113: ...rvices the UPnP protocol will take effect You can scan all IP Cameras in My Network Place as in Figure21 and Figure22 below Figure21 Figure22 Just double click the UPnP IP Camera icon and the video live stream will pop up automatically without assigning any IP address in Microsoft Internet Explorer ...

Page 114: ...command Use any of the following ways to set the IP address within thirty seconds after booting the IP camera re cycle the power Setting IP using the method below can only be done on the Ethernet interface ARP and ping from Windows or MS DOS You can open the PC s MS DOS windows from the WINDOWS 98 operation system or open the PC s Command Prompt windows from either the WINDOWS 2000 or the WINDOWS ...

Page 115: ...arp s IP address MAC address ping IP address Example arp s 192 168 1 100 00 0C 0C 00 00 01 ping 192 168 1 100 The device responds to the ping in the examples above if the new address was configured Note this method will set the IP address permanently NOTE The default account and password after the reset are admin and 9999 respectively ...

Page 116: ...igure 1 Figure 1 Create an account After clicking Create Account you will enter the Create Account page Please complete the form at the bottom of the page to create your account You will receive an e mail containing instructions to activate your account If you do not follow the directions within 48 hours you will need to recreate your account Set up the DDNS After creating the account successfully...

Page 117: ...ow the My Hosts item as shown in Figure 4 Click Add Host Service and its service items will appear The Add Dynamic DNS Host item helps to add a new DDNS Each member may have only one free account and one free account can have only five DDNS Click Add Dynamic DNS Host to enter the DDNS setting page as shown in Figure 5 ...

Page 118: ...stname as you like from the right hand side of the Hostname s drop down list NOTE You don t have to set the IP Address in the same format as the camera s IP Address The device will renew the IP Address automatically After finishing the setting please press the Create Host button as shown in Figure 5 ...

Page 119: ...117 Figure 6 ...

Page 120: ...8 0 25 QVGA 0 66 0 56 0 44 0 38 0 22 ZOOM 2 3 2 5 2 1 5 1 ZOOM 3 3 2 5 2 1 5 1 ZOOM 4 3 2 5 2 1 5 1 2 When frame rate is lower or equal to 15 frames second Highest High Medium Low Lowest FULL D1 2 25 1 94 1 5 1 13 0 75 VGA 1 94 1 69 1 31 0 98 0 66 2CIF 1 13 0 94 0 75 0 56 0 38 Half VGA 0 98 0 84 0 66 0 49 0 33 CIF 0 56 0 47 0 44 0 28 0 19 QVGA 0 5 0 44 0 34 0 25 0 19 ZOOM 2 2 25 1 88 1 5 1 125 0 7...

Page 121: ...net CAT5 UTP Straight Through Cable Power over Ethernet Injector input rating DC 48V AC Adapter input AC 100 240V output DC 48V Power Cord Warning Please follow the steps in this instruction carefully Connecting these adapters incorrectly may result in damage to your network devices ...

Page 122: ...OUT port on the Power over Ethernet Injector POWER IN Using the supplied 48V power supply connect to a wall power outlet LAN IN Connect a CAT 5 RJ 45 straight through cable to your computer POWER DATA OUT Provides the data and power to the IP Indoor Mini dome camera Connect this port to the POWER DATA IN port on the IP box camera ...

Page 123: ... adapter into the POWER IN port of the Power over Ethernet Injector and the other end into your electrical outlet The installed connection looks the same as in Figure 1 Figure 1 Step 3 Connect another Cat 5 Ethernet RJ 45 cable from the Power over Ethernet Injector POWER DATA OUT port to the POWER DATA IN port of the IP box camera The installed connection looks the same as in Figure 2 and Figure 3...

Page 124: ...s the unit is activating The red light warns the SD card cannot be removed If the SD card is withdrawn in this mode the card will break 3 I ve set the function of Motion Detection but it doesn t seem to work A Check if Motion range and Sensitivity have been set before activating the function 4 My AVI files recorded in the SD card cannot be displayed What can I do to display the files A Please visi...

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