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Page 2: ...e that the product is used properly The DDK 3000 Video Encoder is a network device that can be easily deployed by those who have a basic understanding of TCP IP networks The Troubleshooting chapter in the Appendix provides remedies to the most common errors in setup and configuration You should consult this chapter first if you encounter difficulties or a system error The DDK 3000 Video Encoder is...

Page 3: ...sibility 10 Administrator Accessibility 13 Configuration Settings 24 System parameters 24 Security settings 25 Network settings 25 DDNS and UPnP settings 28 Video codec parameters 28 Motion detection 30 Application settings 31 Homepage layout settings 32 Viewing system log 33 Viewing system parameters 33 Restore factory default settings 33 Appendix 34 A Troubleshooting 34 B Frequently asked questi...

Page 4: ... 3 Package Contents DDK 3000 Video Encoder I O terminal block connector 12VDC power adapter Software CD ...

Page 5: ...ected the camera should be attached and powered on before the DDK 3000 Video Encoder is powered on BNC video output The looping video out port can be used to pass through the analog video signal to an NTSC monitor or recording device RCA audio input Audio input is configured via the RCA mono audio line in connector A pre amp is required to drive an external microphone used to capture audio ...

Page 6: ...O to ON 4 SW_OPEN OUTPUT Max 1A 24VDC or 0 5A 125VAC The DDK 3000 Video Encoder provides a general I O terminal block with one digital input and one relay switch for device control Pin 1 and pin 2 can be connected to an external sensor device and the state of voltage will be monitored from the initial state LOW The relay switches of pins 3 and 4 can be used to turn the external device on or off Re...

Page 7: ... After getting an IPAddress the LED should blink green every second Otherwise refer to Appendix A for troubleshooting Installation In this manual User refers to whoever has access to the DDK 3000 Video Encoder and Administrator refers to the person who can configure the encoder and grant user access to the device Following the hardware installation users can utilize the Installation Wizard program...

Page 8: ...ooting chapter of the Appendix Add Password for Authentication The default Administrator s password is blank and the DDK 3000 Video Encoder initially will not prompt the user for a password Following installation the Administrator should immediately assign a new password as a matter of prudent security practice Once the Administrator s password is saved the DDK 3000 Video Encoder will ask for the ...

Page 9: ...Encoder an authentication window will appear requesting a username and password Upon connection the following images are displayed The first image below shows the login address window and the second shows the authentication screen The user may check the option box to save the password for future convenience ...

Page 10: ...rity settings of the user s PC or notebook If the highest security level is selected the computer may prohibit installation of the plug in This plug in has been registered for security and is required to display the video in the browser Users should click on to proceed If the web browser does not allow the user to continue to install check the Internet security options and lower the security level...

Page 11: ... camera view will enable the digital zoom control Uncheck Disable digital zoom and use the slider control to change the zoom factors Digital Output Clicking the On or Off button turns the digital output to either on or off status This feature can be used to activate a relay switch remotely turn on a light etc Snapshot An image can be captured through the web browser by clicking the button after wh...

Page 12: ...DK 3000 Video Encoder This plug in has been registered for certification and is required to change the PC parameters at the client s site The user should click to install the plug in If the web browser does not allow the user to complete the installation check the Internet security settings to lower the security level or contact the IT or networking supervisor ...

Page 13: ...the network infrastructure The HTTP protocol should be selected if the network is protected by a firewall and only allows HTTP Port 80 to be opened In this mode only video is available and audio will not be sent If no special need is required UDP protocol is recommended Generally speaking the client s choice will be in the order of UDP TCP HTTP After the DDK 3000 Video Encoder is successfully conn...

Page 14: ...is 25 fps in a PAL system and 30 fps in an NTSC system For instance if network bandwidth is limited to 384 Kbps you can fix the bit rate at a lower setting and set the maximum frame rate to 25 fps or 30 fps If the video images are inconsistent you may want to slow the maximum frame rate down to 20 fps in order to lower the rate of data transmission This will produce better video quality If your ne...

Page 15: ... important to test a variety of settings in order to identify the combination that works best in your particular network environment Establishing accounts for new users Protecting DDK 3000 Video Encoder with passwords By default the DDK 3000 Video Encoder is shipped without a password That means anyone can access the DDK 3000 Video Encoder and its configuration settings as long as the IP address i...

Page 16: ... Administrator can also decide if additional users should be allowed to access the video when the number of simultaneous users exceeds the limit If this option is enabled the users who are creating the overload will have access only to snapshot images rather than motion video Change homepage layout To change the subject text of homepage 1 Click the Configuration on homepage 2 Change the text in Ho...

Page 17: ...ntrast with the font To use an image from another website as your background 1 Find Background graph and choose URL 2 Type the URL of the image on the Internet in the edit box for example http dgl microsoft com thumbnails j023 j0235217 t gif 3 Click the Save button To change the default background image stored in the DDK 3000 Video Encoder 1 Find Background graph and choose default 2 Click the Sav...

Page 18: ...he Save button To change the default logo stored in the DDK 3000 Video Encoder 1 Find Logo graph and choose default 2 Click the Save button 3 Prepare an image file with size less than 65000 bytes and rename it to logo gif 4 Open an FTP client program and connect to the DDK 3000 Video Encoder The user name and password is as same as the Administrator s 5 Transfer logo gif in local folder to the DDK...

Page 19: ...nfiguration on homepage 7 Click Homepage layout in the left column 8 Check Use the customized homepage 9 Click the Save button and return to homepage The user htm only provides plain text content that scripts and URL of external resources can be used to adorn the homepage Refer to tutorials of writing HTML and scripts Example homepage begin html head title Example custom homepage title head body b...

Page 20: ...ically The longer the snapshot interval is the better the snapshot mode works for more viewers To increase substantially the number of simultaneous viewers a host server capable of handling a large volume of network traffic can be configured on the network to receive and refresh incoming images from the DDK 3000 Video Encoder The host should be set up as an FTP server with the DDK 3000 Video Encod...

Page 21: ...f the host server has no FTP service an auto refresh homepage can be used to poll the most recent image from the DDK 3000 Video Encoder periodically This is most efficient when using a free web space provider as the FTP service may be limiting Prepare an auto refresh homepage as in the following example The URL of the image is http IP address of the DDK 3000 Video Encoder cgi bin video jpg Modify ...

Page 22: ...mple homepage begin html head title Example auto refresh title head body background pic wallppr jpg p align left font size 7 face Comic Sans MS color FF0000 DDK 3000 Video Encoder Demo font p p align left Begin of scripts to auto refresh the image Change the IP address in the image URL and refreshrate if necessary script language javascript var image http 192 168 0 203 cgi bin video jpg IMAGE URL ...

Page 23: ...d fields to monitor the trigger conditions every day 4 Check the Event operation The trigger condition can be set to respond to detected motion or status of the attached device 5 Set the delay before detecting next event to avoid continuous false alarms following the original event 6 Set the delay to take snapshots after event to capture the direction of the moving objects ...

Page 24: ...e up means it is over the benchmark 8 Click Application in the left column 9 Check the window name set in step 10 10 Check Upload snapshots while motion detected if you prefer to e mail the snapshots 11 Check Send snapshots by email 12 Click Save to validate Software revision upgrade As new firmware becomes available it can be obtained from the supplier of your DDK 3000 Video Encoder An easy to us...

Page 25: ...p of the main page Turn off the LED indicator Check this option to turn off the LED on the DDK 3000 Video Encoder that indicates that the unit is in operation Keep current date and time Click this to maintain the current date and time displayed on the DDK 3000 Video Encoder An internal real time clock maintains the date and time even when power to the system is disconnected Sync with computer time...

Page 26: ...o simultaneously Enabling this option will allow an 11th viewer as an overload viewer to see only still images These still images are automatically refreshed by the interval defined below This feature must be supported by the java script capability of the web browsers Snapshot interval Defines the refresh rate of the still image in the homepage seen by the overload viewers Network settings Any cha...

Page 27: ...server The following user settings must be configured correctly for remote access 1st FTP user name Registered user name on the external FTP server 1st FTP password Registered password on the external FTP sever 1st FTP remote folder Applicable folder on the destination FTP server The string must conform to that of the destination FTP server Some FTP servers cannot accept a preceding slash symbol b...

Page 28: ...ther than the default port 5002 in order to work with the port opened by the firewall Video channel port This can be anything other than the default port 5003 in order to work with the port opened by the firewall Improve audio quality in low bandwidth environment If the DDK 3000 Video Encoder seems to work in a low bandwidth network environment the user can select this option to improve audio qual...

Page 29: ...wn with bracketed IP address in the Network neighbors Ex DDK 3000 Video Encoder 192 168 0 96 That is The hostname of the DDK 3000 Video Encoder is DDK 3000 Video Encoder and the IP address of the DDK 3000 Video Encoder is 192 168 0 96 Save Saves current settings for the DDNS service and UPnP function Video codec parameters Text on video Displays in the black bar above the video window with a times...

Page 30: ...t the desired bandwidth The video quality may be compromised if the encoder is programmed to transmit maximum frame rate while the bandwidth setting is limited Flip Rotates the video image vertically Mirror Rotates the video image horizontally Calls up another window for manual adjustment of the video image s brightness contrast hue and saturation Each field has eleven levels ranging from 5 to 5 P...

Page 31: ... and a red flare up means the detected movement exceeds the monitored level When the bar flares red the detected window will also be outlined in red When viewed from the homepage the monitored window is hidden but the red frame will appear when motion is detected Window Name Appears at the top of the window Sensitivity Establishes the degree to which movement will be detected Inserting a high numb...

Page 32: ...lick on Motion detection and a prompt will direct the User to the configuration page for motion detection Trigger action There are four options for two types of action Multiple conditions can be selected simultaneously While choosing to trigger an output alarm the digital output will short both pins and complete the external device s circuit The normal state is open Either e mail or FTP can be use...

Page 33: ...played The default logo is stored in memory and can be changed by FTP The maximum size is 32000 bytes Though the file name is fixed to logo gif the image can be any file format as long as the web browser can read it Refer to the section Administrator Accessibility for instructions on how to change the default logo Logo link When users click on the logo image a new window displays to show the homep...

Page 34: ...ation page to view the entire system s parameter set The content is the same as those in CONFIG INI Restore factory default settings Click on the link on the configuration page to restore the factory default settings Any changes made so far will be lost and the system will be reset to the initial factory settings After clicking on the Restore button and making confirmation the system will restart ...

Page 35: ... setup Blink green every second Any hardware failure Other patterns Reset and restore There is a button recessed in the pinhole beside the Ethernet socket It is used to reset the system or restore the factory default settings Resetting the encoder will return the system back to its original state If the system still has problems after reset restore the factory settings and install again RESET Inse...

Page 36: ...ity level Software installation may be regulated in some offices Q Why is the timestamp different from the system time of my PC or notebook A The timestamp is based on the system time of the DDK 3000 Video Encoder It is maintained by a real time clock inside the unit and can be automatically synchronized with a time server if the DDK 3000 Video Encoder is connected to the Internet and the function...

Page 37: ...s subject to many coefficients as follows Network throughput Bandwidth share Number of users The complexity and detail of objects and activity in the field of view The processing capability of the PC or notebook computer that is responsible for displaying images Q How can I keep the DDK 3000 Video Encoder as private as possible A The DDK 3000 Video Encoder is designed for surveillance purposes and...

Page 38: ...ected with COMMON For instance typing http 192 168 0 201 cgi bin setdo cgi Do h in the address bar of the web browser will command the DDK 3000 Video Encoder with IP address 192 168 0 201 to set digital output to connect to NC with COMMON Restore factory default settings setup restore cgi The DDK 3000 Video Encoder will automatically restart after restoring factory default configurations Restart s...

Page 39: ...ml System resource URL There are some images used on the homepage when the homepage layout is in image mode The Administrator may use the following links to show the images saved in the DDK 3000 Video Encoder on another page Resource name Referenced URL system logo image pic logo gif background image pic wallppr jpg General format of command URL Every configuration can be set through URL using the...

Page 40: ... GMT 8 00 Security configuration URL URL setup security cgi NAME VALUE DESCRIPTION Rootpass text string shorter than 15 characters change root password Username text string shorter than 15 characters add new user Userpass text string shorter than 15 characters new user s password Deluser text string shorter than 15 characters existing user name Action blank validate demo users with open yes grant ...

Page 41: ... characters password for secondary SMTP Encoder mail2 text string shorter than 80 characters mail recipient address returnemail text string shorter than 80 characters return email address Ftpp number less than 65535 FTP port ftp1 domain name or IP address primary FTP Encoder ftpuser1 text string shorter than 15 characters user name for primary FTP Encoder ftppass1 text string shorter than 15 chara...

Page 42: ...on This option must be resent whenever the URL is called if DDNS function is to be enabled 1 DynDNS org Dynamic 2 DynDNS org Custom 3 TZO com provider 4 dhs org host text string shorter than 40 characters The hostname of the Network Camera usermail text string shorter than 40 characters The login username of DDNS Encoder or the email address registered in DDNS Encoder passkey text string shorter t...

Page 43: ...ty other than fixb fix quantization 1 lowest quality of video 2 lower quality of video 3 normal quality of video 4 higher quality of video quan 5 highest quality of video 64000 set bit rate to 64K bps 128000 set bit rate to 128K bps 256000 set bit rate to 256K bps 384000 set bit rate to 384K bps 512000 set bit rate to 512K bps 768000 set bit rate to 768K bps 1000000 set bit rate to 1000K bps bitra...

Page 44: ...r no normal image Image quality configuration URL URL setup image cgi NAME VALUE DESCRIPTION Brightness 5 5 adjust brightness of image Contrast 5 5 adjust contrast of image Hue 5 5 adjust hue of image Saturation 5 5 adjust saturation of image Preview not required not save the parameters Restore not required recall the original settings Save not required save the parameters Application configuratio...

Page 45: ...indow2 as trigger condition motion3 not required set motion window3 as trigger condition ioalarm not required trigger DO when DI condition matched mdalarm not required trigger DO when motion detected ioupload not required upload snapshot when DI condition matched mdupload not required upload snapshot when motion detected sinter integer seconds interval for sequential mode sbegin hh mm ss time to s...

Page 46: ...ank hide background image def use default background cusback url use image from URL backurl text string shorter than 80 characters URL of image for background fcolor 0 15 color index for font bcolor 0 15 color index for background ...

Page 47: ...ed MPEG4 short header mode Video Inputs 1 BNC composite video input NTSC PAL auto sensing Features Adjustable image size quality and bit rate Timestamp and text overlay 3 motion detection windows Resolution NTSC Up to 30 frames at 176x120 Up to 30 frames at 352x240 Up to 10 frames at 704x480 PAL Up to 25 frames at 176x144 Up to 25 frames at 352x288 Up to 10 frames at 704x576 Audio Algorithm suppor...

Page 48: ... 130mm L 80mm W 35mm H Weight NET 356g Power Consumption near 5 4W Universal switching power supply included Input 100 240VAC 50 60Hz 0 4A Output 12VDC 1 5A Operating Environment Temperature 0 50 C 32 122 F Humidity 95 RH Viewing system requirement Operating system Microsoft Windows 98SE ME 2000 XP Browser Internet Explorer 5 x or above ...

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