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Chapter 4 

Using UNC 7800 with an Internet Explorer (WEB UI) 

 

TheMPEG4 video server/camera devices can be operated and view the live video via an Internet 

Explorer, Web UI. It is basically divided into display and configuration. The home page is the video 

display page which can be seen as below. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The status of the 
video stream 

Version of ActiveX 
control 

Full Screen 

Maximizes to view the selected 
channels into full screen

 

 

Summary of Contents for UNC 7800 series

Page 1: ...MPEG 4 Vandal Dome UNC 7800 series User s Manual Version 1 5 Date 08 08 2008 ...

Page 2: ...ION 7 3 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION 9 4 NETWORK CONFIGURATION 10 CHAPTER 4 USING UNC 7800 WITH AN INTERNET EXPLORER WEB UI 15 CHAPTER 5 WEB UI CONFIGURATION PAGE 22 1 A V SETTINGS 23 2 NETWORK SETTINGS 30 3 SYSTEM 35 4 EVENTS 39 APPENDIX A 43 1 BROADBAND CONNECTIONS Q A 43 2 CASE 1 USING DEFAULT SETTINGS 46 3 ASSIGNING PORTS MANUALLY 47 4 USING 2 OR MORE PUBLIC IPS 48 5 UPGRADING FIRMWARE 49 6 I O COM P...

Page 3: ...ced Features Built in HTTP Web Server IP address assignment via IP Installer Software or Web UI ActiveX control for Microsoft Internet Explorer providing maximum performance Provide Video conference function Provide recording functions on remote host or storage devices Support Wireless communication standard Optional Wireless Model Support some models of PTZ control protocols DDNS support for dyna...

Page 4: ... 30 25 fps Full D1 720 x 480 720 x 576 resolution Video stream supported by many media players including Quicktime ...

Page 5: ...Chapter 2 Physical Characteristics 1 MPEG 4 Vandal Dome Camera UNC 7800 ...

Page 6: ...veX components used by devices for things such as video display and configuration Adobe Flash Player necessary for displaying some components of the Web UI The following are not necessary but may be used for added convenience Recording Software for displaying and recording up to 16 channels simultaneously Both MPEG 4 and MJPEG devices are supported Note the MPEG 4 device can only display and recor...

Page 7: ...nal connector used in application for e g motion detection event triggering alarm notifications It provides the interface to 1 Digital Input GND Alarm An alarm input for connecting devices that can toggle between an open and closed circuit for example PIRs door window contacts glass break detectors etc When a signal is received the state changes and the input becomes active 2 Relay output COM N O ...

Page 8: ...integrates power into a standard LAN infrastructure It enables power to be provided to the network device such as an IP phone or a network camera using the same cable as that used for network connection It eliminates the need for power outlets at the camera locations and enables easier application of uninterruptible power supplies UPS to ensure 24 hours a day 7 days a week operation ...

Page 9: ...nd configure network cameras and video servers on the LAN This utility is useful for conveniently configuring the network settings of the vandal dome or for finding a device once the network settings have been modified To install the IP Installer from the installation CD UI select IP Installer then follow the on screen instructions Component Installer This will install all ActiveX components used ...

Page 10: ...e vandal dome is powered on and correctly connected to the network MAC Address Each vandal dome has a unique Ethernet address MAC address shown on the bottom of the IP camera as the serial number S N with 12 digits e g 000429 XXXXXX One final note although the IP Installer is able to find and configure any vandal dome on the LAN except those that are behind a router it is a good idea to set the ho...

Page 11: ... Device to search the network devices in the LAN 3 The available devices will then be listed as below From the list select the device with the MAC Address that corresponds to the device that is to be configured The MAC Address is identical to the unit s S N Serial Number ...

Page 12: ...he selected device or click the menu bar View Property 5 After filling in the properties click Synchronize button to complete the configuration settings and save in the network camera and PC immediately If click OK button the configuration will be saved in the PC only ...

Page 13: ...er the Internet Security settings must be lowered to perform a one time only installation of the ActiveX component The procedure of the ActiveX is as follows 1 Before connecting to the Web UI of server camera device from the Tools menu select Internet Options 2 Click the Security tab and take note of your current security settings 3 Set the security level to Low and click OK 4 Type the URL or IP a...

Page 14: ...After completing the ActiveX installation the Web UI with video images will present as below ...

Page 15: ...ted and view the live video via an Internet Explorer Web UI It is basically divided into display and configuration The home page is the video display page which can be seen as below The status of the video stream Version of ActiveX control Full Screen Maximizes to view the selected channels into full screen ...

Page 16: ...ution Select All to display the local video stream as well as 3 external video sources It is only available for the video server Video Status Display the status for the selected channel on the tab Video IP RTSP Port Resolution PTZ Video Type Mpeg4 or Mjpeg and Audio Audio Audio ON Voice is currently ON select which channel should be the one for broadcasting the audio Audio OFF Voice is currently O...

Page 17: ...S stand for hour minutes seconds respectively The path to save the recorded files is listed under Recording Setting The device will create the folder automatically Rotation Button Turn the image for 90 180 and 270 degrees It s clockwise direction Configuration Click Configuration to open the configuration pages This part of detailed contents will be introduced in the Chapter 5 Web UI Configuration...

Page 18: ...e can record video stream for both site as well Click to go to the Configuration page Click to return to the Home page On Off the audio of this video stream Rotate this video for viewing Setting Configure the settings for Recording Stop Stop recording Record Start recording Camera Select the remote device Camera Manual Setting Manually setting for remote device ...

Page 19: ... according to the time When e he location device button to stop the Select the Remote Device and select the as the the remote device is a PTZ model or controlling a PTZ camera device click Open PTZ button to Sync to TimeStamp This feature enables th the video file is displayed the video will make a match between the frames and the time Apply Click this button to save the changes mad Return Click t...

Page 20: ...annel of the Video Server Video Type Select MJPEG or MPEG4 The type must match the external source provided Rotation Rotate the video for view Rotation degrees run from 0 to 270 degrees 0 0 degree 1 90 degrees 2 180 degrees 3 270 degrees RTSP Port Enter a RTSP Port used for streaming in case the external source is a MPEG4 device Name Enter a name for the external source PTZ Model Enter a PTZ model...

Page 21: ... file name Enter a name for the recorded video files from local source External Source File Name Enter a name for the recorded video files from external source Snapshot This function is used for taking a static image form live video The location snapshots will be saved to can be configured Click on BMP or JPEG to start to take snapshots with bmp or jpeg file extension respectively ...

Page 22: ...ration page is divided into 4 main sections A V Settings Network Settings System and Event Each item has its sub items and detail configuration For Live and Reboot options they simply indicate go to live video page and reboot the device respectively ...

Page 23: ...1 A V Settings General ...

Page 24: ...me blocky or otherwise distorted The recommended values are as follows 64Kbps 10 fps QSIF 128Kbps 15 fps QSIF 256Kbps 10 fps SIF 512Kbps 15 fps SIF 768Kbps 10 fps D1 1Mbps 15 fps D1 1 5Mbps Broadband cable T1 Frame Relay 2Mbps Cable T1 Frame Relay 10Mbit 2 5Mbps Cable T1 Frame Relay 10Mbit 3Mbps Cable T1 Frame Relay 10Mbit 3 5Mbps Cable T1 Frame Relay 10Mbit 4Mbps 10 100Mbit For higher frame rate ...

Page 25: ...le I frames only or I frames and P frames P frames or predictive frames are predicted based on prior P or I frames plus some additional data They have a much higher compression ratio than I frames I frame only mode has very little compression resulting in large file sizes I frame and P frame mode offers relatively good compression with medium file sizes Although this requires more work on the host...

Page 26: ...re available from the Video Encoder bitrate list Apply Save the changes made Image Adjustment Contrast Brightness Hue and Saturation can be adjusted Values run from 100 through 100 Rotation Select the Digital Rotation for the camera 0 0 or 360 Degrees 1 90 Degrees 2 180 Degrees 3 270 Degrees Auto Electronic Shutter Is a device that allows light to pass for a determined period of time for the purpo...

Page 27: ...l Support some kinds of PTZ models to control remote devices Note If your PTZ devices don t support these models on the menu list please contact your distributor Camera ID Define camera ID to connect video servers when using multi PTZ devices Serial Mode Select the serial mode to RS232 or RS485 COM port This is read only information and it will auto detect the COM port Serial databits Serial baud ...

Page 28: ...ber to identify the video source when use multi channels management software HTTP Port Enter the port number used for the IP address to display the video User Name and Password Enter the user name and password of the device if no user has been set for the device then the default value should be root and pass respectively Video Type Select motion jpeg or MPEG4 mode Rotation Rotation degrees run fro...

Page 29: ...isplay Enable or disable this function OSD Text Input the text that will display on the screen OSD Coordinate X Y Select coordinate X and Y for the position of the display text Display Font Grey Level Enter the display font gray levels so the text is visible in different kinds of scenario ...

Page 30: ...e Input a name for the device Gateway Address The gateway IP address for the network segment which the device is connected DNS Address 1 3 Enter the DNS server IP address used for resolving domain names to IP address and other optional when necessary IP Setting Mode Static IP Manually assign IP address DHCP Automatic get IP address from DHCP server HTTP Port The port on which the device will recei...

Page 31: ...ess models Wireless Mode Disable Disable wireless function to use physical Ethernet cable to connect to network Wireless client Select this to enable wireless function and this device is a client under wireless infrastructure ...

Page 32: ...ion for wireless translation in AP When AP enables this function and this item must be set to On WEP Key Mode Use shared or open mode Current WEP Key Select which key to be used You can choose among 4 keys to be used WEP key length Choose between 64 bits or 128 bits for the key length WEP Key 1 4 Enter the WEP key Apply Save the changes made Note For more detail about wireless AP devices settings ...

Page 33: ...e of the device If the device name is IP camera and the accessed DDNS server name is demo ddns com This device DDNS name is IP camera demo ddns com DDNS Server Address Enter the DDNS server address or domain name DDNS Connection Port Specify DDNS server listen port and the default is 80 Router Incoming Port Specify your router listen port for DDNS server to redirect The router may configure the di...

Page 34: ...ssword that you registered in the DDNS server Update Time Specify the vandal dome updated frequency in seconds 300 to 2073600 seconds 576 hours is the interval that vandal dome will automatically send an updated packet to DDNS server Apply Save the changes made DDNS Message Return messages from remote DDNS server and some hints may help to diagnosis the reason if register failed DDNSaddr CGI Fail ...

Page 35: ...ative identifier It displays the device name Location Use for identifying the location of the device It does not affect the operation of the device Model Displays the model number of the device Firmware Version Displays the firmware version to easily compare firmware version when user upgrade firmware Apply Save the changes made Load Default This button would reset the system to factory default bu...

Page 36: ...only information to display vandal dome system time Time Mode Synchronize with NTP server Auto synchronizes time with NTP server by the time zone and the NTP server 1 3settings Set Manually Manually enter the system date and time or synchronize with computer time Apply Save the changes made User ...

Page 37: ...r To remove a user first select the user from the list then click Delete User User Name The user name must be between 1 16 characters and cannot include the following characters Password The password must be between 1 16 characters and cannot include the following characters Channel 1 4 Permission Settings To set up permissions for the general users which channels could be access These settings mu...

Page 38: ...to let you locate the firmware file under the name of flash bin Once you have selected the file and click on Accept click on Update the message below will show up Click OK to confirm and proceed with the firmware upgrading The device will upgrade automatically and will reboot by itself ...

Page 39: ...s Users would like to use FTP Setting function to record the events it must be enabled Mail Images User would like to use Email Setting function to record the events it must be enabled GPOUT It is auto detect to display the status Relay Out Turn OFF or On for relay out setting Alert Message Status They are auto detect to display the status with the recording application software Apply Save the cha...

Page 40: ...Motion Area ...

Page 41: ...to drag out a detection area on the video screen left click on the area and drag the corner to change the size Right click the area and select Property Check Enable click OK then click Apply Note Green blocks indicate this area is enabled for detection Red blocks indicate this area is not enabled for detection Email FTP ...

Page 42: ...ter the mail server name or IP address Authorization Disable or enable the security for mail authorization Account ID Password Enter the user name and password for the mail sender FTP Setting The FTP Image icon Configuration Event General Active must be enabled when using this function Host Name Enter the IP address of the FTP server User Name Password Enter the user name and password for the FTP ...

Page 43: ... get connected to your ISP you will be using a different IP Can I plug my Video Server directly into the ADSL Modem No the main reason is that presently the Video Server does not have PPPoE feature even if you plugged it in there must be a feature present that dials to the ISP I only have an ADSL connection and don t plan on getting a Static Public IP What can I do in order to make this work You c...

Page 44: ...et port number 80 is used as default to send and receive web pages IP Address Everything that is connected to a TCP IP network needs a unique address IP address This is what happens when you browse the internet with requests to view web pages Public IP Address A public IP address is the only address that is recognized on the internet where the term internet refers to the global network World Wide ...

Page 45: ...er We need to direct all incoming requests that reach port 80 the public network interface of the broadband router so that these are forwarded to the cameras IP addresses on the local network Consult your broadband router manual for information on how to configure port forwarding Depending on the router it could be denominated as Port Forwarding NAT Virtual Server Usually it will look like this Pr...

Page 46: ... Type Public Port 192 168 1 21 80 80 Notice that Port 80 is the default port for any web server but this can be changed Since port 80 is the default when we type our IP address at the address bar we don not need to type the port number Once the broadband routers configurations are set we can open the internet explorer and input the public IP address into the address bar Can I use DHCP from my rout...

Page 47: ... our local network the Port Forwarding configuration in our Broadband Router for the camera will be as follows Private IP Private Port Type Public Port 192 168 1 21 9999 9999 In this case we are using Port 9999 for the camera server at 192 168 1 21 and using port 9999 for the internet access at 210 20 35 163 When we are in a remote location in order to access our camera through internet we have to...

Page 48: ...t an illustration on how the camera can be connected when 2 or more Public IPs are involved in a network infra structure In this case the network configurations for the camera such as IP address gateway and DNS will be assigned by the ISP Upgrading Firmware ...

Page 49: ...er 2 Restart the network camera by clicking on the Reboot button on configuration page Caution You must reboot the network camera before doing the following procedures otherwise some occasional internal conflicts may endanger the Flash devices 3 Start the FTP session and log into the network camera For example in our case for window Xp Enter DOS by clicking on Start All Programs Command Prompt Go ...

Page 50: ...ection for flash bin 226 Transfer complete ftp 2097152 bytes sent in 10 11Seconds 207 43Kbytes sec ftp bye 221 Goodbye Quit ftp session immediately if the window is frozen please open another dos session C temp ping t 192 168 0 200 Pinging 192 168 0 200 with 32 bytes of data Request timed out Request timed out Reply from 192 168 0 200 bytes 32 time 2ms TTL 255 Reply from 192 168 0 200 bytes 32 tim...

Page 51: ... C C temp Note Flash products can become damaged if the updating operation is not performed correctly So please follow up above procedures carefully ...

Page 52: ...PIO MINI DIN PIN NAME 1 GND 2 Alarm 3 COM 4 N O GND System Ground System ground is also connected to chassis as frame ground Alarm Trigger input GPOUT Relay NO COM When enable to use the GPIN or motion detection to trigger some alarm devices the Relay Out must be turn on Video Out Use the especial cable in the product package to connect this pin that it can output the video to the monitor ...

Page 53: ...or Mini Din to Terminal Block Connector Power Supply 1 DC Power Adapter 12V DC UNC 7800 2 Build in PoE IEEE802 3af compliant UNC 7800POE Dimensions 126mm W x 126mm L x 100mm D Network Ethernet 10 100 Base T Network Protocol TCP UDP IP HTTP FTP Telnet SMTP DHCP NTP DDNS RTSP RTP TCP UDP System Video Resolution Full D1 NTSC 720 x 480 PAL 720 x 576 CIF NTSC 352 x 240 PAL 352 x 288 QCIF NTSC 176 x 112...

Page 54: ...otection Firmware upgrade FTP HTTP Mode can be Upgraded Remotely Audio 1 way Web browsing requirement OS Windows 2000 XP 2003 ME Hardware Suggested Intel C 2 0G RAM 512MB Graphic card 64MB Minimum Intel C 1 6G RAM 256MB Graphic card 32MB Package Contents ACDC Power Adapter DC 12V CD Manual Quick Installation Guide Software and 36 CH Recording Software Screw Tools ...

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