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3. ACCESSING THE CAMERA VIA VIDEO VIEWER 

3.1 Installing Video Viewer 

Step1:  Place the supplied CD into your CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive. The program will be 

automatically run. 

Step2:  Click “Program” in the “Video Viewer” section to install Video Viewer, or click 

“Download The Latest Version” under “Program” to download the latest version of 
Video Viewer from the Internet (if your PC is connected to Internet). 

 

 

Step3:  Follow the on-screen instructions to finish the installation. When the installation is 

completed, a shortcut icon “

” will be placed on your PC desktop. 

3.2 Accessing the camera 

Step1: Double-click “

” on your PC desktop to open Video Viewer. By defaults, the 

“Address Book” panel will be displayed on the right side of the control panel.   

Step2:  In “Address Book”, click “

” to key in the IP address, user name, password, 

and port number of the camera you intend to connect.   

 OR 

 Click 

” 

  “

” to search the available IP address(es) of other 

camera(s) under the same domain as your PC’s IP address. The found address(es) 
will be listed, and can be added into the address book by clicking “

”.  

Step3:  Double-click the IP address you just added into the address book to log in. The live 

view is displayed in the Video Viewer. 

 

Summary of Contents for DN-16100

Page 1: ...1 PORT H 264 VIDEO SERVER USER MANUAL DN 16100 Please read instructions thoroughly before operation and retain it for future reference ...

Page 2: ...or responsibility for the accuracy completeness or usefulness of this manual The content of this manual is subject to change without notice Trademark Acknowledgements Internet Explorer Microsoft Windows Mozilla QuickTime are registered trademarks of the respective holders MPEG4 Licensing THIS PRODUCT IS LICENSED UNDER THE MPEG4 VISUAL PATENT PORTFOLIO LICENSE FOR THE PERSONAL AND NON COMMERCIAL US...

Page 3: ...back 8 3 4 3 Firmware upgrade 8 3 4 4 E Map 9 4 CONFIGURATIONS VIA WEB BROWSER 14 4 1 Accessing the camera 14 4 2 Control panel overview 14 4 5 System configuration menu 16 4 6 Network 17 4 6 1 Network 17 4 6 2 QoS 17 4 6 3 DDNS 17 4 6 4 SNTP 18 4 6 5 FTP 18 4 6 6 MAIL 18 4 6 7 SMS 19 4 6 8 Filter 20 4 6 9 UPnP Bonjour 21 4 7 Camera 22 4 7 1 Color 22 4 7 2 Time 23 4 7 3 Device 23 4 8 General 24 4 ...

Page 4: ... compression Motion detection and event notification functions Free CMS software with E Map for multiple devices control surveillance ONVIF standard supported to simplify system integration 1 2 Package content 1CH Video Server Installation Guide Adapter CD ROM disc including user manuals CMS software Video Viewer 1 3 Dimensions 1 4 Product Overview Reset Audio In Video In Audio Out DC 12V Alarm I ...

Page 5: ...er 2 You have configured the network settings and the network connection is fine For Video Viewer installation please refer to 3 1 Installing Video Viewer at page 3 For network configurations please refer to your installation guide To check or configure up to 16 surveillance devices simultaneously with the record function please use Video Viewer For details about using Video Viewer please refer to...

Page 6: ... completed a shortcut icon will be placed on your PC desktop 3 2 Accessing the camera Step1 Double click on your PC desktop to open Video Viewer By defaults the Address Book panel will be displayed on the right side of the control panel Step2 In Address Book click to key in the IP address user name password and port number of the camera you intend to connect OR Click to search the available IP add...

Page 7: ...4 3 3 Control panel overview Two control panels are available and can be switched depending on your using habit 3 3 1 Simplified version Default ...

Page 8: ...5 3 3 2 Full function version ...

Page 9: ...ge of this program or set the password when activating this program The changes will take effect when this program is closed and executed again Log Click to view all event and recording logs search the desired log s by date or playback the recording of the selected log Record Record Stop Click to start stop the manual recording The record button will be disabled when the reserved disk capacity set...

Page 10: ...on will be disabled when the reserved disk capacity in Reserved MB is larger than the current disk capacity in Free MB When Manual is checked click or on the main control panel to start the manual recording immediately and the recordings will be saved in the location specified in Record Path When Motion and or Alarm are checked the recording function will be enabled for any motion or alarm event a...

Page 11: ...speed up the search time 3 4 3 Firmware upgrade This function is used when users need to upgrade the device for function scalability Note Before using this function make sure you have the correct upgrade files provided by your installer or distributor Step1 Click and select the IP address of your device in the address book Step2 Click to show the upgrade page Update Server ...

Page 12: ...ter the upgrade Step5 Select the IP address of the device and click again to check if the firmware is upgraded 3 4 4 E Map Video Viewer is also a Central Management System CMS software which allows network device control management for up to 16 devices simultaneously Note Before using this function make sure Video Viewer is connected to all the devices up to 16 you want to monitor E Map is ONLY av...

Page 13: ...Map page as follows Note To know where the buttons are please refer to 3 3 1 Simplified version Default at page 4 and 3 3 2 Full function version at page 5 STEP2 Right click to show the shortcut menu on the top left panel and select the E Map group you want to add There are three E Map groups you can add Google E MAP Single E MAP and Building E MAP ...

Page 14: ...11 STEP3 When the E Map group is created you will see the tree on the top left panel showing all the devices you ve added to this group ...

Page 15: ...h your attention To know what s happening quickly double click the device icon on the E Map to show the live view How to edit remove an existing E Map group For Google E Map Group Right click on the group name to show the shortcut menu list and select Edit E MAP or Remove E MAP as needed You can also add a single E Map group Add Single E MAP or Building E Map group Add Building E MAP into the exis...

Page 16: ...on the group name to show the shortcut menu list and select Edit E MAP or Remove E MAP as needed For Building E Map Group Right click on the group name to show the shortcut menu list and select Edit Building E MAP or Remove E MAP as needed ...

Page 17: ...ured the network settings and have the IP address user name and password used for accessing the camera in hand If not please refer to the installation guide 4 1 Accessing the camera Step1 Open your web browser and key in http ipaddress portnum in the URL address box For example for IP address 60 121 46 236 and port No 888 please key in http 60 121 46 236 888 into the URL address box and press Ente...

Page 18: ... Click drag the slider to select the video quality BASIC NORMAL HIGH BEST Video Resolution Supervisor Power User Normal Select the video resolution from the drop list 4CIF CIF Snapshot Supervisor Power User Normal User Click to take a snapshot of the current view and save to the location specified in Configuration Camera Camera Snapshot Path Flip Supervisor Power User Normal User Click to rotate t...

Page 19: ...or block the IP address es which can access this camera UpnP Suitable for Windows based operating system 1 Allow this camera to be detected among devices within the same network area for easy and quick usage 2 Configure port mapping Bonjour Suitable for Apple Mac based operating system Allow this camera to be detected among devices within the same network area for easy and quick usage Camera Color...

Page 20: ...vice is the ability to control the data flow for real time streaming This function is important if your network bandwidth is insufficient and you have other devices to share the network bandwidth Check QoS Enable and set the max upload rate from 256 to 10240 kbps 4 6 3 DDNS Select On when the selected network type in Network is PPPOE or DHCP For details please refer to the installation guide ...

Page 21: ...is selected in General Trigger 4 6 6 MAIL Enter the detailed e mail information and click Save to confirm The information you set here will be applied when Email is selected in General Trigger Function Description SMTP Server Enter the SMTP server address provided from your e mail system supplier Port Enter the port number provided from your e mail system supplier If this column is left blank the ...

Page 22: ...sword you created in Clickatell API ID Enter the API ID you applied from Clickatell Recipient Click Add to enter the phone number including the country code to receive the text message Five sets of phone numbers are allowed Transfer Interval Set the interval time in minutes between two message sending The options are 0 15 30 60 Reset Counter Click to restart the text messaging and the SMS will be ...

Page 23: ...address is reached Echo Request Select Non Block to allow other users to use the ping command to detect the IP address of your device or Block to deny the ping command request IP MAC Filter Configuration IP MAC Filter Choose to enable or disable the filter function IP MAC Filter Policy If Enable is selected choose whether you want to permit Allow or block Deny the IP address list below IP MAC Filt...

Page 24: ...ng system UPnP Bonjour Check Enable to allow the network camera to be detected among devices within the same network area and set the identification name of the camera in Friendly name When this function is activated the other PC within the same domain as this camera will be able to search this camera in Network Neighbor with the identification name set in Friendly name for Windows based PC or fin...

Page 25: ... When Port Mapping is set to Enable the system will automatically assign an IP address or port number for you if no IP address or port number is entered Note When the configurations are saved successfully you ll see a message indicating the IP address and port number assigned to your device 4 7 Camera 4 7 1 Color Adjust the color performance from Brightness Contract Hue and Saturation Click and dr...

Page 26: ...rs Adjust Time 4 7 3 Device When the connected camera is a PTZ camera go to this menu to configure the PTZ camera for the PTZ operation to work normally a Select the device to PTZ b Set the ID to the value the same as the one set in the PTZ camera Note For details please refer to the user manual of the PTZ camera c Select the protocol to NORMAL if the connected camera is AVTECH camera If not selec...

Page 27: ...Page or Next Page to find the logs you want or check the event type s and click Reload to start searching To clear all system event logs click Clear All 4 8 3 Online You can check the current online user s with respective online information To refresh the list click Reload To allow anonymous login select Enable in Anonymous Viewer Login To disable image code verification at login select No in Logi...

Page 28: ...r the password again to confirm User Level Set the security level of an account to give the permission to control different functions There are four user levels SUPERVISOR POWER USER NORMAL USER and GUEST Life Time Select how long this account is allowed to stay online 1 MIN 5 MIN 10 MIN 1 HOUR 1 DAY INFINITE Step2 Then click Save to save your setting and create a new account How to modify or dele...

Page 29: ...le or disable the motion detection function Motion Detection Area Setting When Enable is selected click Detection to enter the motion detection area setting page as follows Level of Sensitivity Set the detection sensitivity High Normal Low Area Setting Set the motion detection area by selecting the area grids with your mouse Pink grids represent the area that is not being detected while the transp...

Page 30: ...of the notification video clip 1 5 seconds 4 8 6 Video Set the image resolution quality and frame rate Item Description JPEG MPEG H264 Select the image resolution and quality Image Resolution CIF 4CIF Image Quality BEST HIGH NORMAL LOW Frame Rate The frame rate allowed to each viewer can be adjusted to adapt to the bandwidth on the network Set the desired image frequency to the maximum FULL or to ...

Page 31: ...ided by your installer or distributor Step1 Click to browse to where you save the upgrade files and select them one by one until all files are selected up to four files Step2 To make a system backup for restore all camera configurations later click Backup Step3 Click Upgrade to start system upgrading Note It takes a few minutes to finish the upgrade process Do not disconnect the power during firmw...

Page 32: ...88 PAL Frame Rate NTSC 30 PAL 25 Motion Trigger Recording Yes Motion Detection 3 adjustable factors Trigger Action Triggered by GPIO Input or Motion detection Action E mail video images or video images upload to FTP site ONVIF Yes Mobile Phone support Yes Mac PC support Yes Multiple Video streaming Yes H 264 MPEG4 MJPEG Number of Online Users 10 Security Multiple user access levels with password I...

Page 33: ...u need to apply an API ID from Clickatell one mobile messaging company first Note The SMS messaging is not totally free You will be charged starting from the 11th message Please follow the steps below for application Step1 Go to http www clickatell com login php In New Customers select Clickatell Central API from the drop down list ...

Page 34: ...ber you specified here for SMS notification setting later Step2 When the account is created the system will automatically send an Email to your specified Email address and ask you to activate your account Click the link in the Email to complete account activation and enter the login page as follows Enter the password you set and click Login ...

Page 35: ...you receive a text message from Clickatell Step4 Go back to Clickatell and click the tab Manage my Products Then select HTTP from the drop down list My Connections Step5 In Add HTTP API enter a descriptive name for this service and make sure the dial prefix is correct and callback type is HTTP GET Then click Submit Step5 You will get an API ID as follows Note Note down the API ID for SMS notificat...

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