CONNECTION
5
2.3 Camera Connection
Install the camera on the wall or ceiling based on your installation environment and camera type. For installation
details, please refer to the user manual of your camera.
2.3.1 HD CCTV camera & our brand’s speed dome camera
Step1: Connect the coaxial cable to the recorder.
Step2: Get a regulated adapter to connect the camera and power it on.
2.3.2 Other brand’s speed dome camera
Note:
The recorder must support RS485 connection to connect a speed dome camera. Please check the
specifications of your recorder for details.
Step1: Connect the coaxial cable to the recorder.
Step2: Find where the connectors of RS485-A and RS485-B are located on the recorder rear panel, and
follow the instructions of your camera manual to connect to the recorder. Then, power on the
camera.
Step3: On the recorder side, right click to show the main menu, and go to
MENU
→
PERIPHERAL
DEVICES
to set the camera.
a) Select the device to
PTZ
.
b) Set the ID to the value the same as the one set in the camera.
c) Select the protocol to
P-P
,
P-D
,
S-T
or
S-E
.
Note:
P-P
and
P-D
are protocols used Pelco, and
S-T
and
S-E
are protocols used by Samsung.
d) Set the baud rate to the value the same as the one set in the camera.
e) Set the interface to
RS485
.
LOCAL
DEVICES
JOYSTICK
DEVICES
CHANNEL
TITLE
DEVICE
ID
PROTOCOL
RATE
INTERFACE
CH1
PTZ
1 P-P
9600
RS485
CH2 PTZ
0 NORMAL
2400
COAXIAL
CH3 PTZ
0 NORMAL
2400
COAXIAL
CH4 PTZ
0 NORMAL
2400
COAXIAL
2.3.3 IP Camera
Note:
Check the specifications of your recorder and see if your recorder supports IP camera connection.
Step1: Prepare a switch / router, and connect the recorder and the IP camera to the router with RJ45
network cables.
Step2: Make sure your camera supports DHCP function to allow the connected router to assign an IP
address to the camera.
If your camera doesn’t support this function, please check its user manual to know how to manually
change the IP address of your camera and make sure its IP address is in the same network segment
as the one your router uses.
