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Chapter 2

Before You Begin

Summary of Contents for EWS1025CAM

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Page 2: ...You Begin 14 Considerations for Wireless Installation 15 Computer Settings 16 Hardware Installation 20 Mounting the Access Point 21 Chapter 3 Configuring Your Access Point 24 Default Settings 25 Web Configuration 26 Chapter 4 User Interface 30 Navigation Panel 31 Live View Management 33 Chapter 5 Access Point Settings 36 Device Status 37 Connections 40 Realtime 41 Chapter 6 Network 43 IPv4 Setting...

Page 3: ...ilter 56 Traffic Shaping 57 Fast Roaming 58 WDS Link Settings 59 Guest Network 61 RSSI Threshold 63 Management VLAN Settings 64 Chapter 8 DDNS 65 Chapter 9 UPnP 68 Chapter 10 Service Port 70 Chapter 11 Mesh 72 Status 73 Settings 74 Tools 75 Node List 75 Link Status 77 Ping 77 Trace Route 78 Throughput 78 Chapter 12 Management 79 Controller Settings 80 ...

Page 4: ...iscovery 94 Chapter 13 System Manager 95 Account Setting 96 Firmware Upgrade 98 Backup Restore 99 Reset Reboot 101 System Log 101 Chapter 14 Camera OverView 103 Camera Status 104 PC Storage Path 105 Chapter 15 Media 106 Video 107 Camera 108 Advance 115 Privacy Mask 117 Audio 118 Chapter 16 Event Management 119 Event Control 120 Motion Detection 123 ...

Page 5: ...Event Action 128 Chapter 17 Event Server 130 Network Storage 131 FTP File Transfer Protocol 134 E Mail 135 Chapter 17 Storage Info 136 Storage Info 137 Appendix 139 Appendix A FCC Interference Statement 140 Appendix B CE Interference Statement 142 ...

Page 6: ...6 Chapter 1 Product Overview ...

Page 7: ...ed using either the included power adapter or via PoE with PoE 802 3af capable Switches or Injectors Band Steering to load balance clients between 2 4GHz and 5 GHz for better throughput performance Secure Guest Network option available Stylish low profile design with easy ceiling mounting kit Full HD Sony CMOS image sensor delivers 30fps in 1080P resolution Provide true day night functionality wit...

Page 8: ... wired and wireless networks with central management through controllers No IT experts required for installation system automatically determines the optimal network topology and maintains the best connections between mesh nodes The centralize functions of the wireless LAN to provide scalable management advanced security seamless mobility and proven reliability This device is an enhanced powered lo...

Page 9: ...Vista 7 10 Mac OS or Linux based operating systems Web Browsing Application i e Internet Explorer Firefox Safari or another similar browser application Package Contents The package contains the following items all items must be in package to issue a refund EWS1025CAM Managed Indoor Mesh Camera Power Adapter RJ 45 Ethernet Cable Quick Installation Guide Mounting Bracket Mount Screw kit ...

Page 10: ...toriums amphitheaters classrooms ballrooms arenas exhibition centers or temporary offices where one wants either a permanent or temporary Wireless LAN established The Ability to Access Real Time Information Doctors Nurses Point of Sale Employees and or Warehouse Workers can access real time information while dealing with patients serving customers and or processing information Frequently Changing ...

Page 11: ...or 20 Meter Range Interface 1 x 10 100 1000 Gigabit Ethernet Port 1 x Reset Button 1 x Power Connector 1 x Micro SDXC card slot LED Indicator 5GHz 2 4GHz Power LAN Mesh PoE Support IEEE802 3af Power Requirement External Power Adapter DC IN 12V 1 5A Environment Operating Temperature 32 F to 122 F 0 C to 40 C Humidity Non condensing 90 or less Storage Temperature 4 F to 140 F 20 C to 60 C Humidity N...

Page 12: ...cess Point can be attached to a ceiling or wall 4 Micro SD card slot Supported SDXC card for local storage 5 Reset Button Press and hold for over 10 seconds to reset to factory default settings 6 LED Indicators LED lights for Mesh WLAN 5GHz WLAN 2 4GHz LAN and Power 7 Lens 2 Megapixel wind angle fixed board lens 8 Built in Microphone One way audio for recording 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 7 8 ...

Page 13: ...13 9 IR illuminator 20 meter infrared for low lux environment ...

Page 14: ...14 Chapter 2 Before You Begin ...

Page 15: ...the Access Point to have an optimal wireless range during setup Keep the number of walls and or ceilings between the Access Point and other network devices to a minimum Each wall and or ceiling can reduce the signal strength resulting in a lower overall signal strength Building materials make a difference A solid metal door and or aluminum stubs may have a significant negative effect on the signal...

Page 16: ...s 7 In order to use the Access Point you must first configure the TCP IPv4 connection of your Windows OS computer system 1 Click the Start button and open the Control Panel Windows XP Windows 7 2a In Windows XP click on Network Connections ...

Page 17: ... network status and tasks in the Network and Internet section then select Change adapter settings 3 Right click on Local Area Connection and select Properties 4 Select Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP IPv4 and then select Properties ...

Page 18: ...hat is different from the Access Point and Subnet mask then click OK Note Ensure that the IP address and Subnet mask are on the same subnet as the device For example EWS1025CAM IP address 192 168 1 1 PC IP address 192 168 1 2 192 168 1 255 PC Subnet mask 255 255 255 0 ...

Page 19: ...3 Highlight Ethernet 4 In Configure IPv4 select Manually 5 Enter an IP address that is different from the Access Point and Subnet mask then click OK Note Ensure that the IP address and Subnet mask are on the same subnet as the device For example EWS1025CAM IP address 192 168 1 1 PC IP address 192 168 1 2 192 168 1 255 PC Subnet mask 255 255 255 0 6 Click Apply when finished ...

Page 20: ...onnected to both the Access Point and the computer 3 Connect the Power Adapter DC connector to the DC IN port of the Access Point and the Power Adapter to an available electrical outlet Once both connections are secure verify the following a Ensure that the POWER light is on it will be orange b Ensure that the 2 4 GHz 5 GHz WLAN light is on it will be blue for 2 4G and green for 5G c Ensure that t...

Page 21: ... the wall or ceiling using the provided wall ceiling mounting hardware kit 2 Insert the provided short screws into the bottom cover of the Access Point Leave enough of the screws exposed to ensure that the unit can be attached to the mounting bracket If extra space is required use the provided spacers and long screws from the T Rail mounting hardware kit to increase the space between the unit and ...

Page 22: ...ectors to the bottom cover of the Access Point using the provided short screws Note Two sizes of T Rail connectors are included in the mounting hardware kit 15 16in 2 38cm and 9 16in 1 43cm If extra space is required to accommodate drop ceiling tiles use the provided spacers and long screws 2 Line up the connected T Rail connectors with an appropriately sized rail and press the unit onto the rail ...

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Page 24: ...24 Chapter 3 Configuring Your Access Point ...

Page 25: ... show you how to configure the device using the web based configuration interface Default Settings Please use your Ethernet port or wireless network adapter to connect the Access Point IP Address 192 168 1 1 192 168 1 1200 Username Password admin admin ...

Page 26: ...Once you have entered the correct username and password click the Login button to open the web based configuration page 3 For the first time of login you will be informed to download and install WebCMS Please click on Download WebCMS to start download you will be required to have Internet connection on your router WebCMS enables browsers to support camera feature Don t worry if you are prompted wi...

Page 27: ...27 If prompted with the following question click on Save Internet Explorer Save the downloaded file ...

Page 28: ...noticed the installation is very fast it only takes a few seconds for WebCMS to be installed When installation is completed open the browser and login into the camera again You should be able to see the camera viewer in live as shown below If you do not see the viewer that means you did not install WebCMS properly or try login using other browsers ...

Page 29: ...e automatically If you point your camera to a brighter area you should be able to see it switched to normal color mode Try a few places to get a feeling on how it works If listening closely you may hear the click sound from the camera when night vision is switched on and off 4 If successful you will be logged in and see the Access Point User Interface ...

Page 30: ...30 Chapter 4 User Interface ...

Page 31: ...31 User Interface The User Interface section contains the following options Navigation Panel Live View Management The following sections describe these options Navigation Panel ...

Page 32: ...er of the page The descriptions are as follows Navigate to home page for device information and connection status Navigate to Reboot Reset device page Navigate to camera live view page Navigate to the main setting page Navigate to the Mesh tools page Logout ...

Page 33: ...Stream2 640x360 Stream1 has the higher resolution than stream2 Stream2 serves lower resolution for mobile devices which has smaller screens You can preview each stream at real time by selecting it from the list This opens the local folder where the real time captured images and clips are stored You may change the folder path at Main Menu System PC Storage Path ...

Page 34: ...d fill the view screen if the actual image is smaller than the view This switch will hide the browser and expand the view to full screen You can press ESC button to cancel the full screen mode ePTZ display the digital zoom in for the region of interest use your mouse to move the green window at the left bottom to the area you intend to monitor ...

Page 35: ...ie clip at real time Click on the button to start recording Please note that when icon changed to blue icon the camera is recording To stop recording simply click the button again Toggle this button to turn PC audio from the camera ON and OFF The default is ON click the button to turn it ON the icon should change to to signify OFF state ...

Page 36: ...36 Chapter 5 Access Point Settings ...

Page 37: ...g sections describe these options Device Status Clicking the Device Status link under the Overview menu shows the status information about the current operating mode The Device Information section shows general system information such as Device Name MAC address Current Time Firmware Version and Management VLAN ID ...

Page 38: ...ows the Local Area Network settings such as the LAN IP Address Subnet mask Gateway DNS Address DHCP Client and STP status The Wirelesss LAN Information 2 4 GHz 5GHz section shows wireless information such as Operating Mode Frequency and Channel Since the Access Point supports multiple SSIDs information about each SSID and security settings are displayed ...

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Page 40: ...UID DDNS shown here Connections Clicking the Connections link under the Overview menu displays the list of clients associated to the Access Point s 2 4GHz 5GHz along with the MAC address TX RX and signal strength for each client Clicking Kick in the Block column removes this client Click Refresh to refresh the Connection List page ...

Page 41: ...d 3 minutes CPU loading percentage information it displays current loading average loading and peak loading status Left bar is loading percentage button is time tracing Interval is every 3 seconds Realtime Traffic kb s 2 4GHz and 5GHz and Ethernet port inbound and outbound traffic by current average and peak time ...

Page 42: ...nt active network connections It displays UDP and TCP packets information and other connection status UDP connections curve is in blue TCP connection curve is in green others curve is in red Below of chart shows connections source and destination ...

Page 43: ...43 Chapter 6 Network ...

Page 44: ...hether the device IP address will use the static IP address specified in the IP Address field or be obtained automatically when the device connects to a DHCP server IP Address The IP Address of this device IP Subnet Mask The IP Subnet mask of this device Gateway The Default Gateway of this device Leave it blank if you are unsure of this setting Primary Secondary DNS The primary secondary DNS addre...

Page 45: ...f another bridge in the spanning tree does not send a hello packet for a long period of time it is assumed to be inactive Forward Delay Specifies Bridge Forward Delay in seconds Forwarding Delay Time is the time spent in each of the Listening and Learning states before the Forwarding state is entered This delay is provided so that when a new bridge comes onto a busy network it analyzes data traffi...

Page 46: ...46 Chapter 7 Wireless ...

Page 47: ...hese client devices on 5GHz radio is more than set one The allowed RSSI value for default setting is 75dBm Force 5GHz When band steering is configured to Force 5GHz mode the AP will not dual band capable client devices to network to the 2 4GHz band only if the client devices are not currently associated on 2 4GHz radio in this AP Band Balance When band steering is configured to Band Balance mode t...

Page 48: ...nt Client Bridge WDS AP WDS Bridge and WDS Station 2 4GHz 5GHz Access Point Client Bridge WDS AP WDS Bridge WDS Station Access Point Client Bridge X X X WDS AP WDS Bridge X X X WDS Station X X X This page displays the current status of the Wireless settings of the EWS1025CAM ...

Page 49: ...de Scroll down this list to select bandwidth for operating under a frequency band The default channel bandwidth is 20 MHz on 2 4GHz frequency radio and 40 MHz on 5GHz frequency radio Considering the different applications users can decide to implement a channel bandwidth to fulfill real applications The larger the channel the greater the transmission quality and speed ...

Page 50: ...ices will be restricted at this number Aggregation Merges data packets into one packet This option reduces the number of packets but also increases packet size AP Detection AP Detection can select the best channel to use by scanning nearby areas for Access Points Current Profile Configure up to eight different SSIDs four in WDS AP mode If many client devices will be accessing the network you can a...

Page 51: ...51 2 4GHz 5GHz SSID Profile Under Wireless Settings you can edit the SSID profile to fit your needs Click Edit under the SSID you would like to make changes to ...

Page 52: ... details see the next section Hidden SSID Check this option to hide the SSID from clients If checked the SSID will not appear in the site survey Client Isolation Check this option to prevent communication between client devices VLAN Isolation Check this option to enable VLAN Isolation feature L2 Isolation Check this option to enable L2 Isolation feature VLAN ID Specifies the VLAN ID for the SSID p...

Page 53: ...uth Type Select Open System or Shared Key Input Type ASCII Regular Text Recommended or HEX Hexadecimal Numbers For advanced users Key Length Select the desired option and ensure the wireless clients use the same setting Your choices are 64 128 and 152 bit password lengths Default Key Select the key you wish to be default Transmitted data is ALWAYS encrypted using the Default Key the other Keys are...

Page 54: ...ncryption Standard Please ensure that your wireless clients use the same settings Passphrase Wireless clients must use the same Key to associate the device If using ASCII format the Key must be from 8 to 63 characters in length If using HEX format the Key must be 64 HEX characters in length Group Key Update Interval Specify how often in seconds the Group Key changes WPA WPA2 Enterprise ...

Page 55: ...s server Radius Secret Enter the secret required to connect to the Radius server Radius Accounting Enables or disables the accounting feature Radius Accounting Server Enter the IP address of the Radius accounting server Radius Accounting Port Enter the port number used for connections to the Radius accounting server Radius Accounting Secret Enter the secret required to connect to the Radius accoun...

Page 56: ...Access Point The default setting is Disable Wireless MAC Filter ACL Access Control List Mode Determines whether network access is granted or denied to clients whose MAC addresses appear in the MAC address table on this page Choices given are Disabled Deny MAC in the list or Allow MAC in the list MAC Address Enter the MAC address of the wireless client Add Click Add to add the MAC address to the MA...

Page 57: ...fic Shaping Download Limit Specifies the wireless transmission speed used for downloading Upload Limit Specifies the wireless transmission speed used for uploading Per User Check this option to enable wireless traffic shaping per user function This function allow users to limit the maximum download upload bandwidth for each client devices on this SSID Save Click Save to apply the changes ...

Page 58: ...adius Server firstly Users can enable the Fast Roaming and implement the advanced search Please also set the same enterprise Encryption under the same SSID on other Access Points and enable the Fast Roaming When the configuration is realized on different Access Point the mobile client devices can run the voice service and require seamless roaming to prevent delay in conversation from Access Point ...

Page 59: ...een different brands and models of Access Points is not guaranteed It is recommended that the WDS network be created using the same models for maximum compatibility Also note All Access Points in the WDS network need to use the same Channel and Security settings To create a WDS network please enter the MAC addresses of the Access Points that you want included in the WDS There can be a maximum of f...

Page 60: ...ey Values you wish to use Other Access Points must use the same Key to establish a WDS link MAC Address Enter the Access Point s MAC address to where you want to extend the wireless area Mode Select to disable or enable from the drop down list Save Click Save to confirm the changes ...

Page 61: ...SID broadcasting SSID Specify the SSID for the current profile This is the name visible on the network to wireless clients Security You can use None or WPA PSK WPA2 PSK security for this guest network Hidden SSID Check this option to hide the SSID from broadcasting to discourage wireless users from connecting to a particular SSID Client Isolation Check this option to prevent wireless clients assoc...

Page 62: ...t Mask IP Address for the Guest Network Automatic DHCP Server Settings Starting IP Address Specify the starting IP Address range for the Guest Network Ending IP Address Specify the ending IP Address range for the Guest Network WINS Server IP Specify the WINS Server IP Address for the Guest Network WINS means Windows Internet Name Service It is Microsoft s implementation of NetBIOS Name Service NBN...

Page 63: ...ime Access Points continuously monitor the connectivity quality of any client in their range and efficiently share this information with other Access Points in the vincinity of that client to coordinate which of them should serve the client best RSSI Enter the RSSI Received Signal Strength Index in order to determine the handover procedure which the current wireless link will terminate RSSI is an ...

Page 64: ...to be physically located next to one another on the LAN Status If your network includes VLANs and if tagged packets need to pass through the Access Point select Enable and enter the VLAN ID Otherwise click Disable Save Click Save to apply the changes Note If you reconfigure the Management VLAN ID you may lose your connection to the Access Point Verify that the DHCP server supports the reconfigured...

Page 65: ...65 Chapter 8 DDNS ...

Page 66: ... Internet using a fixed DDNS name You can either use the default EnGenius DDNS Service or other 3rd party Service you prefer Users are recommended to use the free DDNS address printed on the label enclosed in the package This is because ISP often leases dynamic WAN IP address that changes from time to time DDNS domain name will always be the same even if the WAN IP address changes Default UID defa...

Page 67: ... WAN IP address refresh time The default setting is 24HR which means DDNS server will check the synchronization every 24 hours Normally the default setting 24HR is okay for most cases DDNS Status when working properly it should show Connected Note DDNS will only work only if your router is connected to the Internet If router is not connected to the Internet your DDNS status will show Disconnected ...

Page 68: ...68 Chapter 9 UPnP ...

Page 69: ...ss over the Internet possible using camera DDNS name You won t be able to access the camera if you disable UPnP feature Please keep it Enable if you are not sure Hostname You may rename your camera to other meaningful names such as storage room lobby or any other descriptions you find suitable to describe the space being monitored UPnP Enable or Disable UPnP Traversal Enable or Disable Click Apply...

Page 70: ...70 Chapter 10 Service Port ...

Page 71: ...ing is as follows This is only reserved for advanced users who want to keep certain ports for other particular services Changing the ports will result in unexpected result Unless necessary please keep the default setting ...

Page 72: ...72 Chapter 11 Mesh ...

Page 73: ...ucture with all system As the wireless environment changes such as the addition of a new node or link broken data paths are re evaluated and the mesh network self tunes automatically to maintain its performance All self tuning processes are dynamic occurring in the background and in real time Status It shows the current status of mesh network such as Enable Disable Interface ID Channel and Type Fo...

Page 74: ...ge please make sure all the settings must be the same in each device Mesh Enable or Disable the mesh function system will save the settings even mesh function is disable Operation Mode The Mesh AP mode is mesh point with wireless AP function And system will auto disable the wireless AP function when user selected the Mesh Point mode ...

Page 75: ...m up to 8 characters in numbers 0 9 Password The mesh password should be maximum up to 12 characters Mesh RSSI Enter the Mesh RSSI in order to determine the connection procedure which the current wireless link will terminate The higher the RSSI number the stronger the signal Tools This diagnostic tools page provides easy ways to check the current status of the mesh network This section contains th...

Page 76: ...a must pass between the Mesh node itself and Root node If the Hops Count number is more than 3 we recommend that you have to optimize your deployment of the device location System shows when the node is Root or alone node Neighbor Nodes Display all the neighbor nodes which discovered by individually mesh node no matter with its signal strength allowed to link or not RSSI The current signal strengt...

Page 77: ... with green line Unreachable Mesh Node s The nodes which can t be connected to the mesh network due to the weak signal detected by neighbor nodes RSSI The node is not allowed to link with mesh if its current signal strength is continuously lower than the Mesh RSSI which is in the mesh settings page Detector Nodes The neighbor node s which detected the unreachable mesh node Ping ...

Page 78: ...ther mesh node in the mesh network Trace Route This page allows you to analyze the routing table to a target from a mesh node to other mesh node in the mesh network Throughput This page allows you to analyze the throughput from a mesh node to other mesh node in the mesh network ...

Page 79: ...79 Chapter 12 Management ...

Page 80: ...nd ezMaster Device Inventory SNMP Settings This page allows you to assign the Contact Details Location Community Name and Trap Settings for Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP This is a networking management protocol used to monitor network attached devices SNMP allows messages called protocol data units to be sent to various parts of the network Upon receiving these messages SNMP compatible d...

Page 81: ...he location of the device Community Name Read Only Specifies the password for the SNMP community for read only access Community Name Read Write Specifies the password for the SNMP community with read write access Trap Destination Address Specifies the port and IP address of the computer that will receive the SNMP traps ...

Page 82: ...bles the SNMPv3 feature User Name Specifies the username for the SNMPv3 feature Auth Protocol Select the Authentication Protocol type MDS or SHA Auth Key Specify the Authentication Key for authentication Priv Protocol Select the Privacy Protocol type DES Priv Key Specifies the privacy key for privacy Engine ID Specifies the Engine ID for SNMPv3 ...

Page 83: ...a command console modem or Telnet connection For security s concern you can enable SSH Secure Shell to establish a secure data communication CLI Status Select Enable or Disable to enable or disable the ability to modify the Access Point via a command line interface CLI SSH Status Select Enable or Disable to enable or disable the ability to modify the Access Point via a command line interface CLI w...

Page 84: ...in and of itself rather it is the result of simply layering the Hypertext Transfer Protocol HTTP on top of the SSL TLS protocol thus adding the security capabilities of SSL TLS to standard HTTP communications Status Select Enable or Disable to enable or disable the ability to modify the Access Point via a HTTPS HTTPS forward Enable this option it will be forwarded to HTTPS if user uses HTTP to acc...

Page 85: ...ubject Enter the subject to show as the subject of the email Email Account Username Password Enter the username and password required to connect to the SMTP server SMTP Server Port Enter the IP address domain name and port of the SMTP server The default port of SMTP Server is port 25 Security Mode Select the mode of security for the Email alert The options are None SSL TLS and STARTTLS Send Test M...

Page 86: ...k to synchronize the Access Point s internal clock with the computer s time Automatically Get Date and Time Enter the IP address of an NTP server or use the default NTP server to have the internal clock set automatically Time Zone Choose the time zone you would like to use from the drop down list Enable Daylight Savings Check the box to enable or disable daylight savings time for the Access Point ...

Page 87: ...tting acquired from a network time protocol NTP server For details on how to connect the Access Point to an NTP server see Date and Time Settings Auto Reboot Settings You can specify how often you would like to reboot the Access Point Status Enables or disables the Auto Reboot function Timer Specifies the time and frequency in rebooting the Access Point by Min Hour and Day ...

Page 88: ...D Selection Select a SSID to use WiFi Schedule Schedule Templates There are 3 templates available Always available Available 8 5 daily and Available 8 5 daily except weekends Select Custom schedule if you want to set the schedule manually Schedule Table Set the schedule manually 5GHz radio settings only available for dual radio models ...

Page 89: ...ing table to a target in the network Ping Test Parameters Target IP Domain Name Enter the IP address or Domain name you would like to search Ping Packet Size Enter the packet size of each ping Number of Pings Enter the number of times you wish to ping Start Click Start to begin pinging target device via IP ...

Page 90: ...90 Traceroute Parameters Target IP Domain Name Enter an IP address or domain name you wish to trace Start Click Start to begin the trace route operation Stop Halts the traceroute test ...

Page 91: ...91 Nslookup Parameters Target IP Domain Name Enter an IP address or domain name you wish to trace Start Click Start to begin the Nslookup operation ...

Page 92: ...an IP address or domain name you wish to run a Speed Test for Time Period Enter the time in seconds that you would like the test to run for and in how many intervals Start Starts the Speed Test IPv4 The Access Point uses IPv4 port 5001 for the speed test ...

Page 93: ...Control This section allows you to control the LED control functions Power status LAN interface and 2 4GHz 5GHz Mesh WLAN interface Click Apply to save the settings after selecting your choices from the boxes ...

Page 94: ...94 Device Discovery Under Device Discovery you can choose for the Access Point to automatically scan for local devices to connect to Click Scan to begin the process ...

Page 95: ...95 Chapter 13 System Manager ...

Page 96: ...meric characters and is case sensitive 3 Viewer Account By default the username is guest and the password is guest The password can contain from 0 to 12 alphanumeric characters and is case sensitive You can add four different accounts for viewer account Administrator Username Enter a new username for logging in to the Administrator Username entry box Current Password Enter the old password for log...

Page 97: ...to something more unique for greater security Push Message Mobile List Here will list the devices which enable the feature of push message on this camera When an event triggered camera will send the message to all the devices in this list You can click Delete to disable the feature of the mobile device ...

Page 98: ...OS File System to the location of the Firmware upgrade file 2 Select the upgrade file The name of the file will appear in the Upgrade File field 3 Click the Upload button to commence the Firmware upgrade Note The device is unavailable during the upgrade process and must restart when the upgrade is completed Any connections to or through the device will be lost ...

Page 99: ...o Default section to restore all the configurations of the device to the original default settings To Configure the Backup Restore Settings click Backup Restore under the Systems Manager tab All the settings can be separated to Camera only or Access Point only Factory Setting Backup Setting Click Export to save the current device configurations to a file Restore New Setting Choose the file you wis...

Page 100: ...ick Backup to backup the user settings you would like to use as the default settings Restore to User Default Click Restore to restore the Access Point to user s default settings All the settings can be separated to Camera only or Access Point only ...

Page 101: ...uired to force the device to reboot Click on Reboot the Device to reboot the device System Log This page allows you to setup the System Log and local log functions of the Access Point Click Log under the Systems Manager tab to open up the System Log page ...

Page 102: ...lect the Log Type mode you would like to use Remote Log Enables or disables the Remote Log feature If enabled enter the IP address of the Log you would like to remote to Log Server IP Address Enter the IP address of the log server Apply Click Apply to save the changes ...

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Page 104: ...104 Camera Status Status page displays the detail video streaming information on the page including Resolution Video Codec Frame Rate Ethernet Bit Rate WiFi Bit Rate and Audio Codec ...

Page 105: ... the path Snapshot File Type support image format JPG PNG BMP Recording File Type support format AVI MP4 Compression rate comparison High to Low JPG PNG BMP MP4 AVI You should consider keeping the default setting because it reduces image or clip file size ...

Page 106: ...106 Chapter 15 Media ...

Page 107: ...107 Video Enable it is recommended that you enable Time Stamp and Video Title the timestamp will show on the top left corner of your video as shown below ...

Page 108: ...er result When directly facing an outdoor window too much light you may want to lower the Brightness a bit There may be different settings under different circumstance therefore you should tune the setting if the image quality has become too low to serve its purpose Please refer to the following examples for comparison between low and high for each of the light settings ...

Page 109: ...109 Light setting Brightness Contrast ...

Page 110: ...110 Sturation Sharpness ...

Page 111: ...re setting AC lamp can cause a flicker effect which is a consequence of the AC power frequency 50 or 60 Hz As the light can change from picture to picture causing light flicker This will lead to inconsistent light source between each snapshot To eliminate flicker configure your camera to PAL 60Hz or NTSC 50Hz modes to compensate the effects Check the power supply of your region for proper setting ...

Page 112: ... sideways That is the view become difficult to monitor when it is upside down The Mirror setting does not reflect on the preview at real time unlike lighting condition settings Therefore you have to click on Apply to see the result The following examples compare none with a chosen mirror effect Mirror Horizontal None Mirror ...

Page 113: ...113 Flip Vertical None Flip Both Horizontal and Vertical None Both ...

Page 114: ...his controls Night Vision ON and OFF Auto auto detect light sufficiency and switch between Day and Night automatically Day force the camera to turn OFF Night Vision Night force the camera to turn Night Vision ON Day Night ...

Page 115: ...l Indoor Outdoor For regular users please choose indoor or outdoor if you are not sure about the terms and behavior the default values will the preconfigured The areas are grey out for preconfigured settings when you choose Indoor or Outdoor ...

Page 116: ...116 Manual Choose Manual if you would like to fine tune some of the settings that suits your application Please be noted that these settings may have impacts on the image quality and performance ...

Page 117: ...117 Privacy Mask Choose Enable if you would like to put certain areas in private Please use selected window to hide certain area for privacy purpose ...

Page 118: ... On the other hand if audio is not necessary for instance an open space with a lot of noises you are advised to disable the audio to reduce the clips file size The default sample rate is 8k and the bit rate is 16 bit Input Gain setting the sensitivity of the microphone High gain will result in higher volume and but picks up more noise Encoding supports G711A AAC and G711U ...

Page 119: ...119 Chapter 16 Event Management ...

Page 120: ...h of them in detail When camera detects an event that matches the predefined condition an event will be triggered and proceed with the defined actions for instance taking snapshots or recording videos for the specified length of time and interval There are two profiles for default setting you can click Edit for detail settings or create a new profile by Add ...

Page 121: ...ange for each schedule Trigger Type by Time or Detectors if you select the detectors it can be trigger by Motion detection Audio detection or Tampering detection Event Notification can send the message to user when event triggered you can select Push message E mail and VMS at the same time Event Action includes two types of the action when event triggered ...

Page 122: ...age or FTP please remember to setup and enable the correlate settings of Network Storage and FTP Snapshot to SD Card Network Storage FTP or E Mail please remember to setup and enable the correlate settings of Network Storage FTP E mail ...

Page 123: ...n Enable it is recommended that you enable Time Stamp and Video Motion Detection Window is a hot zone that the camera analyzes for motion image changes When a motion is detected within the zone an event will be triggered ...

Page 124: ...o Level 100 with Level 100 being the most sensitive Depends on your application high sensitivity will trigger event more often than low sensitivity and produce more snapshots or videos However overly sensitive events will fill up the storage very quickly Even if you have unlimited storage space large amount of files can become a problem when you need search through each of the files to find what y...

Page 125: ...125 Therefore you can have a combination of three different detection window sizes ...

Page 126: ...tivity and produce more snapshots or videos However over sensitive events will fill up the storage very quickly Even if you have unlimited storage space large amount of files can become a problem when you need to search through each of the files to find what you are really looking for It may take some time for you to fine tune the optimal sensitivity for your application ...

Page 127: ...ive view page when motion triggered Sensitivity Level Level 0 to Level 100 with Level 100 being the most sensitive Depends on your application high sensitivity will trigger event more often than low sensitivity and produce more snapshots or videos However overly sensitive events will fill up the storage very quickly Even if you have unlimited storage space large amount of files can become a proble...

Page 128: ...gger during this 20sec s Event Snapshot Snapshot Duration can set 10sec s 20sec s if you set 10sec s for this item system will send a snapshot in every 10sec s Event Recording Stream Type H 264 1920x1080 or H 264 640x360 Video Length the maximum video length of time per file Detectors Pre event Buffer the length of pre event time 0 5 seconds Record Duration the length of recording time when alarm ...

Page 129: ...nds when event is triggered In this case if the Video Length is 10 seconds then 3 files will be generated for single instance of event If Video Length is 30 seconds then only 1 file will be generated Please note that pre event buffer will extend the length of the video clip for the chosen extra length of time ...

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Page 131: ...nd when captured The file is stored at one of the predefine storage locations Network Storage and FTP are required to have existing servers ready for upload SMTP is good for small image capture since it sends the file through email You should choose what is best for your application This camera supports two types of Network Storage NFS and SAMBA Before going further you need to Enable to configure...

Page 132: ...erver Path enter the initial path if applicable Folder Size storage allocated for the camera the default value 0 signifies infinity Overwrite when the defined folder is full the oldest files will be overwritten to accommodate the new one Click Apply when done ...

Page 133: ...assword password for accessing SAMBA server Folder Size storage allocated for the camera the default value 0 signifies infinity Overwrite when the defined folder is full the oldest files will be overwritten to accommodate the new one Click Test to verify the connection with the server using the username and password Click Apply when done ...

Page 134: ...t the FTP server port default 21 User Name username for accessing FTP server Password password for accessing FTP server FTP Path enter the initial path if applicable Click Test to verify the connection with the server using the username and password Click Apply when done ...

Page 135: ...tication as Transport Layer Security TLS protocol or Secure Sockets Layer SSL protocol SMTP Server enter the SMTP server address e g smtp gmail com Port enter SMTP server port normally 587 or 465 Account the email account name if your email is myemail gmail com myemail is the account name Password the password you use to login into your email box From you can type in your email address or other ad...

Page 136: ...136 Chapter 17 Storage Info ...

Page 137: ...ports MicroSD card slot Please be careful when choosing the SD card type You need to insert a blank SD card into the slot as shown below It may take a few seconds for the camera to recognize the inserted SD card You will be seeing the file list after inserted the SD card If not refresh the page by clicking on Refresh button and double check if the Micro SD card has been properly inserted into the ...

Page 138: ...138 You can browse through the folder like any other file manager by clicking on the folder name Click on the files to view it directly as shown below ...

Page 139: ...139 Appendix ...

Page 140: ...140 Appendix A FCC Interference Statement Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement FCC Caution IMPORTANT NOTE Radiation Exposure Statement ...

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Page 142: ...142 Appendix B CE Interference Statement Europe EU Declaration of Conformity ...

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