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Optional Accessories 

Optional devices can expand your camera’s capabilities and versatility. Contact our sales 
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Device 

Description 

GV-PoE Switch 

GV-PoE Switch is designed to provide power along with 
network connection for IP devices. GV-PoE Switch is 
available in various models with different numbers and 
types of ports. 

GV-Relay V2 

GV-Relay V2 is designed to expand the voltage load of 
GV-IP devices. It provides 4 relay outputs, and each can be 
set as normally open (NO) or normally closed (NC) 
independently as per your requirement. 

Power Adapter 

Contact our sales representatives for the countries and 
areas supported. 

Summary of Contents for GV-VR360

Page 1: ...Before attempting to connect or operate this product please read these instructions carefully and save this manual for future use User s Manual V1 00 GV VR360 IR Virtual Reality IP Camera VR360V10 UM A ...

Page 2: ...ity is assumed for incidental or consequential damages arising from the use of the information or products contained herein Features and specifications are subject to change without notice Note No memory card slot or local storage function for Argentina GeoVision Inc 9F No 246 Sec 1 Neihu Rd Neihu District Taipei Taiwan Tel 886 2 8797 8377 Fax 886 2 8797 8335 http www geovision com tw Trademarks u...

Page 3: ... IP Camera User s Manual The instructions will guide you through the installation and use of the camera This Manual is designed for the following models and firmware version Model Model Number Firmware Version IR Virtual Reality IP Camera GV VR360 V1 00 ...

Page 4: ...essing the Live View 10 2 2 1 The Live View Window 11 2 2 2 The Control Panel of the Live View Window 12 2 2 3 Picture in Picture View 13 Chapter 3 Administrator Mode 14 3 1 Audio Video Settings 15 3 1 1 Video Settings 15 3 1 2 Audio Settings 17 3 1 3 Metering 18 3 1 4 RTSP 19 3 1 5 Live 19 3 2 Events and Alerts 20 3 2 1 I O Control 20 3 2 1 1 Input Settings 20 3 2 1 2 Output Settings 21 3 2 2 E m...

Page 5: ... Chapter 5 Smart Device Connection 36 Chapter 6 Advanced Applications 37 6 1 Upgrading System Firmware 37 6 1 1 Using the Web Interface 37 6 1 2 Using the GV IP Device Utility 38 6 2 Restoring to Factory Default Settings 40 6 2 1 Using the Web Interface 40 6 2 2 Directly on the Camera 40 Chapter 7 VMS Configurations 42 7 1 Setting Up IP Cameras on GV VMS 43 Appendix 46 A RTSP Protocol Support 46 ...

Page 6: ...h the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at their own expense CE Notice This is a Class A product In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be require...

Page 7: ...signed to work with and record on GV VMS a video management system Once the camera is connected to the GV VMS the resolution set on the GV VMS will override the resolution set on the camera s Web interface You can only change the resolution settings through the Web interface when the connection to the GV VMS is interrupted ...

Page 8: ...he camera is set up above the junction box to prevent water from entering the camera along the cables 2 Any PoE power audio and I O cables are waterproofed using waterproof silicon rubber or the like 3 The screws are tightened and the cover is in place after opening the camera cover ...

Page 9: ...r along with network connection for IP devices GV PoE Switch is available in various models with different numbers and types of ports GV Relay V2 GV Relay V2 is designed to expand the voltage load of GV IP devices It provides 4 relay outputs and each can be set as normally open NO or normally closed NC independently as per your requirement Power Adapter Contact our sales representatives for the co...

Page 10: ...d online or viewed through the GV Eye or YouTube mobile app users can watch the 720 VR video from the camera for an immersive experience Equipped with IR cut filter IR LEDs having an effective distance of up to 10 m 32 ft and WDR GV VR360 is capable of day and night surveillance under contrasting illumination conditions Utilizing H 265 video codec the camera allows better compression ratio while m...

Page 11: ...night with removable IR cut filter Intelligent IR 4 IR LEDs IR distance up to 10 m 32 ft One way audio Built in external microphone 1 sensor input and 1 alarm output DC 12V PoE PoE IEEE 802 3at Vandal resistance IK10 for metal casing Ingress protection IP67 VR Mode for YouTube GV Eye Smart device APP support Live streaming via YouTube Defog 3 languages on Web interface ONVIF Profile S conformant ...

Page 12: ... series or above OS Windows 7 Service Pack 1 Windows 10 or above Web Browser Internet Explorer 10 11 or above 1 1 1 Software Supported GV VMS V18 1 GV Control Center V3 6 0 0 GV Edge Recording Manager for Windows V 1 4 0 0 GV Recording Server V1 4 0 0 Patch for live stream only GV Eye V2 5 2 for IOS and V2 5 1 for Android ...

Page 13: ...Introduction 4 1 1 2 Packing List IR Virtual Reality IP Camera Mount Kit Screw x 3 Screw Anchor x 3 Hex Key Torx Wrench Silica Gel Bag Download Guide Warranty Card ...

Page 14: ...crophone 7 Earth ground M3 terminal 2 IR LED 8 RJ45 waterproof 3 Fisheye lens 9 DC 12V jack black 4 Socket set screw 10 Digital input white cable 5 Audio in pink jack 11 Digital output green cable 6 Audio out green jack currently not functional 12 Ground wire black cable ...

Page 15: ...in the base with the straight tube by turning it clockwise Figure 1 2 2 Thread the cables of the camera to the base end through the opposite end of the straight tube and rotate the straight tube clockwise to attach it to the camera Figure 1 3 3 Mount the camera onto the ceiling using the mounting kit and the supplied screws and screw anchors Figure 1 4 ...

Page 16: ... the network connector and thread the network cable as illustrated below Figure 1 5 5 Rotate the camera to adjust for the desired angle and tighten the screws to fixate its position Figure 1 6 Note Image at a radius of approximately 1 5 m 4 9 ft away from the camera will be slightly obscured in panoramic view ...

Page 17: ...ct with other GeoVision IP devices under the same LAN To change the IP address see 2 1 1 Assigning an IP Address Follow the steps below to check the GV VR360 s dynamic IP address 1 Download and install the GV IP Device Utility program V8 7 1 0 or later from our website Note The PC installed with GV IP Device Utility must be under the same LAN as the camera you wish to configure 2 Select Start on t...

Page 18: ...ation This page appears Figure 2 2 4 Select Static IP address and type the required network information 5 Click Apply The camera is now accessible through the assigned IP address IMPORTANT 1 Use the dynamic DNS Service to obtain a domain name linked to the camera s changing IP address before you start using the dynamic IP address For details on Dynamic IP Address see 3 3 2 Advanced TCP IP and 3 3 ...

Page 19: ...b browser and type the IP address or domain name of the camera in the Location Address bar To look up the IP address see 2 1 Looking Up the IP Address 2 Enter the account and password of the camera The default account and password for Administrator are admin The default account and password for Guest are guest Figure 2 3 3 The live view of GV VR360 is now displayed on your browser Note Before acce...

Page 20: ...ntation Flickerless D N D N Sensitivity White Balance WDR Defog IR Light and 360 See 2 2 2 The Control Panel of the Live View Window 7 Pop up Menu Right click on the live view image to have the following options Snapshot Takes a snapshot of the live video Full Screen Switches to full screen view PIP Enables an inset window for a close up view of the live view See 2 2 3 Picture in Picture View Audi...

Page 21: ...e site e g fluorescent lighting If the frequencies don t match faint light and dark bars may appear in the images Check the power utility to determine which frequency is used at your area D N Select Auto for the camera to automatically switch between day mode and night mode depending on the amount of light detected Select Black and White to switch the camera to night mode Select Color to switch th...

Page 22: ...f the panoramic view Click Apply to save the configurations set The changes take effect only after the configurations have been saved 2 2 3 Picture in Picture View The Picture in Picture PIP view allows you to zoom in for a closeup view of the image while navigating on the live view through an inset window Inset window Navigation box Figure 2 6 1 Right click on the live view and select PIP An inse...

Page 23: ...f Configurations See the table below for the settings available on the Web interface Find the topic of interest by referring to the section number prefixed to each option 3 1 Audio Video Settings 3 1 1 Video Settings 3 1 2 Audio Settings 3 1 3 Metering 3 1 4 RTSP 3 1 5 Live 3 2 Events and Alerts 3 2 1 I O Control 3 2 2 E mail 3 3 Network 3 3 1 LAN Configuration 3 3 2 Advanced TCP IP 3 3 3 IP Filte...

Page 24: ...2 while recording in a higher resolution and codec Streaming 1 Note When the GV VR360 is connected to a video management software and or app changing its Audio or Video Settings may result in temporary disconnection or image freeze for about 40 60 seconds 3 1 1 Video Settings In Video Settings you can configure your video stream settings such as H 264 H 265 video format resolutions and FPS or enab...

Page 25: ...ept at 5 Bandwidth Management You can configure the bitrate settings to control your bandwidth usage VBR Variable Bitrate The quality of the video stream is kept as constant as possible at the cost of a varying bitrate The bandwidth is much more efficiently used than the CBR Select one of the 5 standards for the image quality Poor Fair Good Great or Excellent CBR Constant Bitrate CBR is used to ac...

Page 26: ...one or External Microphone as the source of audio input Figure 3 3 Note 1 Normal audio quality and audio for YouTube streaming require AAC audio codec optional 2 When YouTube is selected under audio quality there will be no audio support for the camera s Web interface and all video management software and app connected to the camera ...

Page 27: ... 3 Metering Select between Center Weighted Metering Mode and Evaluative Metering Mode for the camera to automatically measure the intensity of light For Evaluative Metering Mode click on a desired location on the image Figure 3 4 ...

Page 28: ...t Keep the default value or modify it as needed from 1024 65535 RTP UDP Port Keep the default value or modify it as needed from 1024 65335 Max Connection Set the maximum number of RTSP connections to the camera from 1 8 Note 1 When the GV VR360 is connected to a video management software and or app changing its RTSP settings may result in temporary disconnection or image freeze for about 40 60 sec...

Page 29: ...d to enable the I O settings on the camera For connecting I O devices to the camera see 1 3 Overview 3 2 1 1 Input Settings To activate the sensor input select Enable Figure 3 6 Name Type a desired name for the input Normal State Select the initial state of the sensor input between Open Circuit N O Grounded Circuit N C E Mail Output Enable this option to send alerts to the e mail address specified...

Page 30: ...put Normal State Select the output signal that best suits your device between Open Circuit N O Grounded Circuit N C I O Output Type Select Normal for the output to remain in effect until the trigger action stops or select Pulse for the output to last only for the amount of time specified in the Pulse Time seconds field ...

Page 31: ...efault port value 25 or modify as needed 4 From email address Type the e mail address to send the notifications from 5 Send to Type the e mail address s to send the notifications to 6 Alerts interval time in minute Specify the time interval between each e mail alerts from 0 to 60 minutes Any trigger events during the interval period will be ignored 7 If the server needs authentication select Need ...

Page 32: ...ironment has a DHCP server that automatically assigns a dynamic IP address to the camera Click Test DHCP to see the IP address assigned or look up the address using GV IP Device Utility Static IP address Assign a static or fixed IP to the camera Type the camera s IP address Subnet Mask Router Gateway and Primary and Secondary DNS server Parameters Default IP address 192 168 0 10 Subnet Mask 255 25...

Page 33: ...P IP includes the settings of DDNS Server HTTP port and HTTPS port Figure 3 11 DDNS DDNS Dynamic Domain Name System provides a convenient way of accessing the camera when using a dynamic IP DDNS assigns a domain name to the GV VR360 for connection without the need of checking if the IP address assigned by DHCP Server or ISP in xDSL connection has changed ...

Page 34: ...vice provider registered If you do not have a DDNS provider you can click Register GeoVision DDNS Server to register for the service via GeoVision DDNS V2 and obtain a host name Figure 3 12 3 Type the Host Name used to link to the GV VR360 For users of GeoVision DDNS Server the system will detect for the host name automatically 4 Type the User Name and Password used to enable the service from the ...

Page 35: ...ure protocol To do so select Enable and set a desired port value from 1025 65535 3 3 3 IP Filter The Administrator can set IP filtering to grant or restrict access to the camera Figure 3 13 To enable the IP Filter function 1 Select Enable IP Filtering 2 Filtered IP Type the IP address you want to grant or restrict access to 3 Action to take Select the action of Allow or Deny to be taken for the IP...

Page 36: ...igure 3 14 Date Time on IP Camera Displays the current date and time of the camera Time Zone Sets the time zone for the camera Synchronized with a Network Time Server By default the camera uses the tw pool ntp org timeserver to automatically update its internal clock every 24 hours Modify the Host name or IP Address to set the timeserver preferred To change Update period the time in which the came...

Page 37: ... with your computer to synchronize the camera s date and time with those of the local PC 3 4 2 User Account You can change the login name and password of the Administrator and Guest accounts The default Username and Password for the Administrator account are admin The default Username and Password for the Guest account are guest Figure 3 15 ...

Page 38: ... Click Browse to locate the system file config previously saved on the local PC and click Import System Settings to load it to the camera Log in again after the import is completed System Information Displays the firmware version and serial number of the camera Firmware Upgrade Upgrade the firmware of the camera over the Internet For details see 6 1 Upgrading System Firmware Enable AAC Type the Pr...

Page 39: ... 3 3 4 4 System Log The system log contains dump data required for problem diagnosis by service personnel Clear Click Clear to delete all system logs Download Click Download to download all system logs to the local computer ...

Page 40: ...e refer to the related settings below Step 1 Obtaining Stream Name Server To obtain a live stream name and server from YouTube see 4 1 Setting YouTube Live Stream Step 2 Configuring Live Stream Settings To configure the camera to be readily streamed through YouTube see 4 2 Configuring Live Stream Settings Step 3 Starting Live Stream To start live streaming after all the required settings have been...

Page 41: ...obtain the stream name and RTMP server URL To do so log in to your YouTube account and follow the steps below 1 After logging in to your YouTube account click your Account icon and select Creator Studio Figure 4 2 2 Under Creator Studio click LIVE STREAMING Events and click New live event Figure 4 3 3 Type the information of your live stream as needed Figure 4 4 ...

Page 42: ... the public D Select Custom under Type 4 Go to the Advanced settings tab and select This live stream is 360 Figure 4 5 5 Go to Ingestion Settings and select between Single use and Reusable stream key Reusable stream key is recommended as you do not need to modify the Stream name when using the same stream for future use Figure 4 6 6 Click Save Changes The Stream Name and Server URL are now availab...

Page 43: ... 4 7 Main Server Address Copy the server URL obtained from YouTube Figure 4 7 Video Format Displays the current video codec of the camera s live stream Only H 264 video codec is supported for YouTube streaming To change the video codec see 3 1 1 Video Settings Audio In Source Audio Quality Displays the current audio source and the audio codec setting of the camera Only AAC audio codec is supported...

Page 44: ...ive Stream After the required settings are set go back to the YouTube website and select Live control room Click Preview and click Start Streaming Figure 4 9 The live video stream of GV VR360 is now viewable on YouTube ...

Page 45: ...the mobile application GV Eye YouTube mobile app is also supported Download GV Eye from Google Play or Apple Store GV Eye on Google Play GV Eye on Apple Store For details on system requirements installation and setup please refer to GV Eye Installation Guide To view the live stream in VR mode enable 360 View in System Settings Figure 5 1 ...

Page 46: ...to the company website You can update the camera s firmware through the Web interface or GV IP Device Utility 6 1 1 Using the Web Interface 1 Go to System Settings click Tools Under Management and select Firmware Upgrade Figure 6 1 2 Click the Browse button to locate the firmware file zip saved at your local computer 3 Click the Upload button to start upgrading ...

Page 47: ... and install the GV IP Device Utility from our website 2 Double click the GV IP Device Utility icon created on your desktop The Utility window appears and automatically searches for the IP devices under the same LAN Figure 6 2 3 If the camera cannot be found by auto search click the New button and assign the IP address to locate the camera on the Internet 4 Double click the camera in the list This...

Page 48: ...lick the Firmware Upgrade tab This dialog box appears Figure 6 4 5 Click the Browse button to locate the firmware file zip saved at your local computer 6 Type the Password and click Upgrade to start updating ...

Page 49: ...nder the Device Settings tab click Default to restore the camera to its factory default settings and the current IP address of the camera will be kept 4 To restore the camera and its IP address to factory default settings select Restore all default setting without keeping current IP address and click Default 6 2 2 Directly on the Camera 1 Loosen the 3 screws at the rear end of the camera with the ...

Page 50: ... Press and hold the Default button on the camera body This shall take about 5 seconds 4 Release the Default button The camera reboots automatically once the process of loading default settings is completed ...

Page 51: ...tegration specifications GV VMS version 18 1 or later is required GV VR360 supports up to 8 streams of connection including RTSP connection When a GV VR360 is connected to IE browser or GeoVision CMS applications it takes up 1 stream when it is connected to GV VMS it takes up 1 to 2 streams Note By default GV VR360 is in single stream and will take up 1 stream when connected to GV VMS Figure 7 1 ...

Page 52: ... specification below to manually connect your GV VR360 to GV VMS Note The following instructions are based on V17 1 software and user interfaces 1 To access the IP Device Setup page click Home select Toolbar click Configure and select Camera Install Figure 7 2 2 Click Automatic Setup ...

Page 53: ...VMS Configurations 44 7 3 Double click GV VR360 and type the User name and Password of the camera Figure 7 3 4 Click OK and this dialog box appears Figure 7 4 ...

Page 54: ...ra to the list 6 To connect the added camera click the box besides the ID column Upon successful connection the Status icon shows green with the video resolution and bit rate being displayed in the correspondent columns Figure 7 5 ...

Page 55: ... rtsp IP of the GV VR360 8554 CH No sdp For example rtsp 192 168 3 111 8554 CH001 sdp If RTSP authentication is used enter rtsp username password IP of the GV VR360 RTSP port CH No sdp For example rtsp admin admin 192 168 0 200 8554 CH001 sdp Note Only VLC and QuickTime players are supported for streaming video via RTSP protocol ...

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