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Clare Controls IP Network 

Cameras User Guide 

Doc ID 2014-12-343 • Rev 04 

 

 

 

Summary of Contents for IP Network Camera

Page 1: ...Clare Controls IP Network Cameras User Guide Doc ID 2014 12 343 Rev 04...

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Page 3: ...frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is li...

Page 4: ...or fire shock or casualty hazards as outlined in UL s Standard s for Safety UL60950 1 UL Certification does not cover the performance or reliability of the security or signaling aspects of this produc...

Page 5: ...network camera via a modem 8 Access to the network camera 10 Accessing by web browsers 10 Wi Fi settings 13 Configuring Wi Fi connection in manage and ad hoc modes 13 Wireless connection in ad hoc mod...

Page 6: ...nfiguring OSD Settings 43 Configuring text overlay settings 44 Configuring privacy mask 45 Configuring picture overlay 46 Configuring and handling alarms 47 Configuring motion detection 47 Arming sche...

Page 7: ...ng user accounts 71 Configuring RTSP authentication 73 Anonymous visit 73 IP address filter 74 Viewing device information 76 Maintenance 76 Rebooting the camera 76 Restoring default settings 77 Import...

Page 8: ...iv Clare Controls IP Network Camera User Guide...

Page 9: ...ential or incidental damages the preceding limitation may not apply to you In any event the total liability of Clare Controls Inc shall not exceed the purchase price of the product The foregoing limit...

Page 10: ...which this device will be attached is also connected properly to wired grounded receptacles Power connect and disconnect The AC power supply cord is the main disconnect device to mains AC power The s...

Page 11: ...use this equipment in a residential location This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy This can result in harmful interference to radio communications Lead content Recycle...

Page 12: ...sed to laser equipment Do not place the camera in extremely hot or cold temperatures the operating temperature should be between 14 to 140 F 10 to 60 C or in dusty or damp environments Good ventilatio...

Page 13: ...onnect the network camera in the same subnet as your computer Install the SADP software to search for and change the IP of the network camera Note For the detailed introduction of SADP refer to Append...

Page 14: ...al number device version etc shown in Figure 3 Use the client software to list all online devices Refer to the user manual or client software for detailed information 2 Change the IP address and subne...

Page 15: ...e LAN IP address subnet mask and gateway 3 Save the static IP in the router 4 Set port mapping for example 80 8000 8200 and the 554 ports The steps for port mapping vary based on router Call the route...

Page 16: ...ormation about port mapping 5 Apply a domain name from a domain name provider 6 Configure the DDNS settings in the setting interface of the router 7 Visit the camera via the applied domain name Connec...

Page 17: ...en prompted reboot for the settings to take effect 4 Configure the DDNS settings of the camera via the applied domain name Figure 8 Private domain name resolution Steps 1 Install and run the IP server...

Page 18: ...camera feed and configure the cameras settings To access the camera by web browsers 1 Open the web browser 2 In the address field enter the IP address of the network camera e g 192 168 1 250 and then...

Page 19: ...Clare Controls IP Network Camera User Guide 11 4 Install the plug in if prompted and follow the installation prompts before viewing the live video and operating the camera 5 Click OK 6 Click Next...

Page 20: ...12 Clare Controls IP Network Camera User Guide 7 Click Finish Note You may need to close the web browser to install the plug in After installing the plug in reopen the web browser and log in...

Page 21: ...ion in Manage Mode 1 Enter the Wi Fi configuration interface Configuration Camera Configuration Network Wi Fi 2 Click to search the online wireless connections 3 Click to select a wireless connection...

Page 22: ...he wireless signal Connect the camera directly to the PC with a network cable To configure a wireless connection in ad hoc mode 1 Choose Ad Hoc mode 2 Customize the SSID for the camera 3 Choose the Se...

Page 23: ...on the method used by the access point Not all access points have this option Key Length This sets the length of the key used for the wireless encryption 64 or 128 bit The encryption key length can so...

Page 24: ...mode Enter the required pre shared key for the access point a hexadecimal number or a passphrase Figure 11 Wi Fi key 1 WPA enterprise and WPA2 enterprise mode Choose the type of client server authent...

Page 25: ...t the label used by the access point EAPOL version Select version 1 or 2 depending on the version used at the access point CA Certificates Upload a CA certificate to present to the access point for au...

Page 26: ...his means the WPS function is enabled For detailed operation see the user guide of the router 4 Push the WPS button on the camera If there is no WPS button on the camera click the virtual button on th...

Page 27: ...de 3 If the PIN is generated from the router enter the PIN in the Router PIN code field 4 Click Connect or You can generate a PIN code using the camera The expiration time for the PIN code is 120 seco...

Page 28: ...ss network you can change the default IP To change the default IP 1 Enter the TCP IP configuration interface Configuration Camera Configuration Network TCP IP 2 Set Select NIC as wlan 3 Customize the...

Page 29: ...he Live View Playback Log and Configuration page Live View window Displays the live video Toolbar Operations of the live view page e g live view capture record audio on off two way audio etc PTZ contr...

Page 30: ...e This turns on off the PTZ Note Before using the two way audio function or recording with audio set the Stream Type to Video Audio referring to the Operating PTZ control on page 23 Full screen mode Y...

Page 31: ...ly set the PTZ parameters on RS 485 settings page PTZ control panel To control PTZ 1 On the live view page click to show the PTZ control panel and to hide it 2 Click the direction buttons to control t...

Page 32: ...rom the list 2 Use the PTZ control buttons to move the lens to the desired position Pan the camera to the right or left Tilt the camera up or down Zoom in or out Refocus the lens 3 Click to finish the...

Page 33: ...and change the image size on the live view page To select the stream and adjust the image size 1 Click the Main Stream Third Stream or Sub Stream tab under the menu bar of the live view interface to s...

Page 34: ...w parameters Set the protocol type and live view performance o Protocol Type TCP UDP MULTICAST and HTTP are selectable TCP Ensures the complete delivery of streaming data and better video quality the...

Page 35: ...captured pictures and clipped video files This is only valid on the pictures captured with the web browser o Save snapshots in live view to Set the saving path of the manually captured pictures from l...

Page 36: ...an NTP server that has a time synchronization function If the camera is set in a customized network the NTP software can be used to establish an NTP server for time synchronization To change Time Sync...

Page 37: ...n Camera Configuration Network TCP IP 2 Configure the basic network settings including the NIC Type IPv4 or IPv6 Address IPv4 or IPv6 Subnet Mask IPv4 or IPv6 Default Gateway MTU settings and Multicas...

Page 38: ...S port of the camera HTTP Port The default port number is 80 it can be changed to a port range from 1024 to 65535 RTSP Port The default port number is 554 HTTPS Port The default port number is 443 it...

Page 39: ...use the Dynamic DNS DDNS for network access Registration on the DDNS server is required before configuring the DDNS settings of the camera To configure CVDDNS settings 1 Enter the CVDDNS Settings inte...

Page 40: ...ddress should be entered with the static IP address of the computer that runs the IP Server software Note For the US and Canada area you can enter 173 200 91 74 as the server address To configure HiDD...

Page 41: ...MP port By setting the Trap Address the camera can send the alarm event and exception messages to the surveillance center Note The SNMP version you select should match the SNMP software Use the versio...

Page 42: ...needed when connecting the camera to a network protected by the IEEE 802 1X The authentication server must be configured Register and apply a user name and password for 802 1X in the server To config...

Page 43: ...of the DSCP is 0 to 63 The larger the DSCP value the higher the priority is Note DSCP refers to the Differentiated Service Code Point and the DSCP value is used in the IP header to indicate the priori...

Page 44: ...this checkbox the user name and password will not be requested Note The anonymous access function must be supported by the FTP server 6 Click Save Note If you want to upload the captured images to the...

Page 45: ...wn choose one of the following Auto for port mapping with the default port numbers or Manual for port mapping with the customized port numbers 5 Click Save Configuring video settings Customizing the v...

Page 46: ...he bitrate type to constant or variable Video quality When bitrate type is selected as Variable six levels of video quality are available Frame rate Set the frame rate to 1 16 to 25 fps The frame rate...

Page 47: ...he basic layer data is encoded and transferred You can enable this function when you want to see the video with several terminals such as a smartphone or a computer with an IP network 4 Click Save Con...

Page 48: ...Fixed region Fixed region ROI is encoding for a manually configured area You can choose the Image Quality Enhancing level for ROI encoding and name the ROI area Dynamic tracking Dynamic tracking ROI i...

Page 49: ...re selectable Choose according to the different video standards normally 50 Hz for the PAL standard and 60 Hz for the NTSC standard Day Night switch Day Night Auto Schedule and Triggered by Alarm inpu...

Page 50: ...ction level Adjusts the noise reduction level This is only valid when the DNR function is enabled Scene mode Select indoor or outdoor HLC The high light compression function can be used when there are...

Page 51: ...on Camera Configuration Image OSD Settings 2 Select the corresponding checkbox to select the display of camera name date or week if required 3 In the Camera Name field enter the name of the camera 4 S...

Page 52: ...xt Overlay Settings interface Configuration Camera Configuration Image Text Overlay 2 Select the box in front of textbox to enable the on screen display 3 Input the characters in the textbox 4 Use the...

Page 53: ...nter the Privacy Mask Settings interface Configuration Camera Configuration Image Privacy Mask 2 Select the box of Enable Privacy Mask check box to enable this function 3 Click Draw Area 4 Click and d...

Page 54: ...Settings interface Configuration Camera Configuration Image Picture Overlay 2 Click Browse to add a picture from your PC 3 Click Upload to upload it 4 Slect the checkbox Enable Picture Overlay to ena...

Page 55: ...il address Configuring motion detection Motion detection is a feature that can take alarm response actions and record the video for the motion occurred in the surveillance scene To set the motion dete...

Page 56: ...schedule screen To set the arming schedule for motion detection 1 Click Edit 2 Choose the day 3 Set the time 4 After you set the arming schedule you can copy the schedule to other days 5 Click OK to...

Page 57: ...en an event occurs Send email This sends an email with the alarm information to users when an event occurs Upload to FTP This captures an image when the alarm is triggered and uploads the picture to a...

Page 58: ...pering Audible warning notify surveillance center and send email are selectable 6 Click Save Handling exception The exception type can be HDD full HDD error network disconnected IP address conflicted...

Page 59: ...triggered by an alarm 1 In TCP IP set the IPv4 IPv6 Address IPv4 IPv6 Subnet Mask IPv4 IPv6 Default Gateway and the Preferred DDNS Server 2 Enter the Email Settings interface Configuration Camera Conf...

Page 60: ...apshots The captured images can be stored in the SD card the netHDD or uploaded into an FTP server To configure basic snapshot settings 1 Enter the Snapshot Settings interface Configuration Camera Con...

Page 61: ...municate to a wireless alarm devices such as the access control The remote control or other remote alarm devices must be compatible and learn each other s remote signal to communicate Manual Alarm Eme...

Page 62: ...System Remote Control 2 Select Arm from the Arm Disarm drop down list 3 Set the arming delay Note Arming delay refers to a time delay to arm the camera after you set it You can set the delay as 10 se...

Page 63: ...e camera Properly set the PTZ parameters in the Camera Configuration settings page Configuring the basic PTZ settings The Basic settings lets you change basic parameters speeds and OSD To configure th...

Page 64: ...2 seconds 5 seconds and 10 seconds PT Status Select Always Open Always Closed 2 seconds 5 seconds and 10 seconds Preset Status Select Always Open Always Closed 2 seconds 5 seconds and 10 seconds 4 In...

Page 65: ...Configuring the initial PTZ position The Initial Position lets you set an initial starting position for the camera To configure the initial position 1 Enter the Initial Position settings interface Con...

Page 66: ...Frame Scan This scans by image frame Random Scan This scans at random stopping at random points depending on the park action Patrol This scans in a path of presets Pattern This scans in a recorded mo...

Page 67: ...me image 6 Click Stop Drawing to finish drawing or click Clear All to clear all of the areas you set without saving them 7 Click Save Note Privacy masks are set to a location on the view screen and ar...

Page 68: ...s IP Network Camera User Guide 2 Set a second amount in the Park Time field 3 Click Edit Tasks to change the day task type start time and end time Note You can copy the tasks to certain days of the we...

Page 69: ...ion Camera Configuration PTZ Clear Configuration 2 Select the checkboxes of the desired areas 3 Click Save Configuring the prioritize PTZ Prioritizing the PTZ lets you prioritize where PTZ control com...

Page 70: ...log files To add the network disk 1 Enter the NAS Network Attached Storage Settings interface Configuration Camera Configuration Storage NAS 2 Enter the IP address of the network disk and then enter t...

Page 71: ...er to the NAS disk instillation to initialize and use the SD card Configuring recording schedule There are two kinds of recordings for the cameras manual recording and scheduled recording In this sect...

Page 72: ...55 The Pre record time can be configured as No Pre record 5 seconds 10 seconds 15 seconds 20 seconds 25 seconds 30 seconds or not limited Post record The time you set to stop recording after the sched...

Page 73: ...me of the schedule Record Triggered by Motion Detection If you select Motion Detection the video will be recorded when the motion is detected Configure the recording schedule the motion detection area...

Page 74: ...checkbox of Trigger Channel in the Normal Linkage of Wireless Alarm in Other Alarm Settings interface Record Triggered by Emergency Alarm If you select Emergency Alarm the video will be recorded when...

Page 75: ...es stored in the network disks or SD cards To configure playback 1 Click Playback on the menu bar to enter the playback interface 2 Select the date and click Search 3 Click to play the video files fou...

Page 76: ...ad video files Download captured pictures Note You can choose the file path locally for downloaded playback video files and pictures in Local Configuration interface To locate an exact playback point...

Page 77: ...network storage for the camera or insert an SD card in the camera To search logs 1 Click Log on the menu bar to enter the log searching interface 2 Set the log search conditions to specify the search...

Page 78: ...work and processed in real time that is as it is received Streaming video types Main Stream the high quality video that is being recorded and may be streamed Sub Stream never recorded intended for str...

Page 79: ...and Video Quality settings Managing user accounts Enter the User Management interface Configuration Camera Configuration Security User Note The admin user has access to create modify and delete other...

Page 80: ...y 2 Modify the User Name Level or Password 3 In the Basic Permission field and Camera Configuration field you can select or clear the permissions 4 Click OK to finish the user modification To delete a...

Page 81: ...hentication 2 Set the Authentication type to basic or disable it in the drop down list Note If you disable the RTSP authentication anyone can access the video stream by the RTSP protocol using the IP...

Page 82: ...splays the next time you log in 4 Select the Anonymous checkbox and then click Login IP address filter This function makes it possible for access control To configure the IP address filter 1 Enter the...

Page 83: ...the IP Adreess 3 Click OK to finish adding To modify an IP address 1 Click an IP address from the filter list and click Modify 2 Modify the IP address in the text filed 3 Click OK to finish modifying...

Page 84: ...etwork camera such as Model Serial No Firmware Version Encoding Version Number of Channels Number of HDDs Number of Alarm Input and Number of Alarm Output are displayed The information cannot be chang...

Page 85: ...n Camera Configuration System Maintenance 2 Click Restore or Default to restore the default settings Note When restoring the default settings the IP address returns to the default Importing exporting...

Page 86: ...emote upgrade Note The upgrading process will take 1 to 10 minutes Do not disconnect the power of the camera during this process The camera will reboot automatically after upgrading RS 232 settings Th...

Page 87: ...ort is used to control the PTZ of the camera Configure the PTZ parameters before you control the PTZ unit To configure RS 485 settings 1 Enter RS 485 Port Setting interface Configuration Advanced Conf...

Page 88: ...is a Windows only product Search active devices online After launching the SADP software it automatically searches for online devices every 15 seconds from the subnet where your computer is located It...

Page 89: ...rameter panel Modify network parameters To modify network parameters 1 Select the device to be modified in the device list and the network parameters of the device to be displayed 2 Edit the modifiabl...

Page 90: ...g in the virtual severs of Forwarding By default the camera uses port 80 8000 554 and 8200 You can change the port values with the web browser or the client software Example When cameras are connected...

Page 91: ...map the ports 1 Map the port 81 8001 555 and 8201 for the network camera at 192 168 1 24 2 Enable ALL or TCP protocols 3 Select the Enable checkbox and click Save Note The ports of the network camera...

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