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HCX Series Network IP Camera Operator Guide

Document 800-01794 Rev A

41

04/08

Dynamic Variables

Dynamic variables may be used within entries to certain text fields. These variables will be 
replaced with the appropriate values, as in 

Table 1-12

 below.

Configuring I/O Settings

Use these settings to configure the behavior of the relay output of your camera. To test 
your relay output configuration, click 

at the bottom of the screen.

Table 1-12

Dynamic Variables

Result 
message

Description

$SH

The hardware address of the camera

$SI

The IP address of the camera

$SN

The camera name, as specified on the Network Settings screen 
(see “Network Setup” on page 29)

$ST

The current time, in 08:14:23 format

$SD

The current date, in Wed Mar 19 2008 format

$SC

Company name (for example, Honeywell)

$SP

Product name (for example, HCX13M)

$SV

The version of operating software on your camera

$SM

The domain name, as specified on the Network Settings screen 
(see “Network Setup” on page 29)

$FN

The name of the file that your camera is accessing

Summary of Contents for HCX13M

Page 1: ...Document 800 01794 Rev A 04 08 Operator Guide HCX Series Network IP Camera HCX13M HCX3 HCX5D ...

Page 2: ...2 Revisions Issue Date Revisions A 04 08 New document ...

Page 3: ...RNING 12 VDC 24 VAC models require the use of CSA Certified UL Listed Class 2 power adapters to ensure compliance with electrical safety standards WEEE Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Correct disposal of this product applicable in the European Union and other European countries with separate collection systems This product should be disposed of at the end of its useful life as per applic...

Page 4: ...heat registers stoves or other apparatus including amplifiers that produce heat Use only with the cart stand tripod bracket or table specified by the manufacturer or sold with the apparatus FCC Compliance Statement Information to the User This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device Pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules these limits are designed to...

Page 5: ...ications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment This Class A digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES 003 Manufacturer s Declaration of Conformance The manufacturer declares that the equipment supplied with this guide is compliant with the essential protection requirements of the EMC directive 2004 108 EC conform...

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Page 7: ...reen 23 Crop Tab 23 Exposure Tab 24 Privacy Tab 25 Motion Detection 26 Network Setup 29 Setting E mail SMTP 31 Setting the Time 31 Security Setup 33 Setting Passwords 33 Setting Access Hours 35 Updating Camera Firmware 35 Trigger Settings 36 Setting E mail Settings 37 Configuring FTP Settings 38 Checking E mail and FTP Status 39 Configuring I O Settings 41 Setting Button Attributes 42 Setting Rela...

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Page 9: ... Exposure Window 23 Figure 1 11 Privacy Tab 24 Figure 1 12 Window Screen with 4 Privacy Zones 25 Figure 1 13 Window Screen with Motion Detection 25 Figure 1 14 Network Screen 28 Figure 1 15 Email Dialog 30 Figure 1 16 Time Dialog 30 Figure 1 17 Security Screen 32 Figure 1 18 Access Hours Dialog 34 Figure 1 19 Trigger Settings Screen 35 Figure 1 20 E mail Dialog Box 36 Figure 1 21 FTP Dialog Box 37...

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Page 11: ...ttings Fields 27 Table 1 5 Network Settings Fields 28 Table 1 6 Email Settings Fields 30 Table 1 7 Time Settings Fields 31 Table 1 8 Passwords Fields 33 Table 1 9 Trigger Settings Fields 35 Table 1 10 E mail Fields 37 Table 1 11 FTP Fields 37 Table 1 12 Dynamic Variables 40 Table 1 13 Button Attributes Fields 41 Table 1 14 Relay Action Fields 42 Table 1 15 Multiview Fields 43 Table 1 16 Camera Spe...

Page 12: ...t certain times Update firmware to your Network IP cameras Set your cameras to capture sequences in response to trigger events Set when and to whom e mails will be sent after trigger events Designate an FTP server to which your camera transfers trigger images Configure the relay output of your Network IP cameras Set up your cameras to deliver a web page showing streaming images from up to nine cam...

Page 13: ...Requires an IEEE 802 3af compliant Power over Ethernet PoE power injector or switch 3 After power is applied the HCX Series cameras can be focused using a field service monitor If no analog monitor is available then focus must be performed by using a browser to view the camera images E T H E R N E T 8 0 2 3 a fPo E V ID E O O U T E th e r n e t H C X 5 D 0 0 5 0 1 A D 0 0 0 1 1 P O W E R 2 4 V 1 2...

Page 14: ...cus ring on the lens causes the two bar meters to move left and right The goal is to have the bottom meter as far to the right as possible HCX3 HCX5D Series Cameras The analog video output of the HCX3 HCX5D cameras is a female BNC connector The analog video is available simultaneously with digital images via the Ethernet Adjust the focus ring on the lens for the best possible focus P O W E R 2 4 V...

Page 15: ...nstalling HCXFinder The HCXFinder application is located on the CD ROM accompanying your HCX Series camera Double click hcx_finder exe to launch the Install Wizard Honeywell recommends that you check for the most current version on the product download center at www honeywellvideo com Assigning an IP Address To assign an IP address to a detected network camera 1 Launch HCXFinder All detected netwo...

Page 16: ...ed IP address to the camera 4 Verify that the correct Subnet Mask and Gateway are used If necessary consult your network administrator for assistance Note If you select Obtain an IP address automatically via DHCP the camera will need to be rebooted ...

Page 17: ...l performance 1 Launch HCX Finder then do one of the following Double click a camera entry in the list or Click Web Page The Live window opens Figure 1 3 Live Window Note An alternative is to enter the IP address of the HCX device in the address field of your Internet Explorer browser 2 Click Settings 3 When prompted enter User name root default ...

Page 18: ...em default 4 The Image window appears Getting Help To assist you in configuring your network cameras the HCX Utility has a built in Help system Click on any of the Windows or dialog boxes to obtain detailed information ...

Page 19: ...portant settings affecting your camera image These settings affect your camera image as well as your network bandwidth Figure 1 4 Image Screen To adjust a setting Select the desired value from the pull down list or Enter it into the text field The setting changes after you select the value or press Tab Figure 1 5 Image Settings Dialog Box ...

Page 20: ... camera images If the edges appear too smooth or blurred increase the sharpness If your image seems rippled or noisy decrease the sharpness Increasing sharpness works against increasing compression by increasing file sizes Saturation Saturation describes the difference of a color from the gray of the same lightness Increasing saturation deepens the colors of your images making reds redder and blue...

Page 21: ...tting chooses which pixels within the exposure window are used by the autogain algorithm for setting brightness levels Options are peakdetect Uses only the brightest pixels in the exposure window adjusting automatically for bright pixels This is a good setting for watching bright areas darkdetect Uses only the darkest pixels in the exposure window adjusting automatically for dark pixels This is a ...

Page 22: ...ing lighting conditions Options are locked Gain is held at the current value slow Slower speed for outdoor sunlight conditions medium Faster speed for indoor fixed conditions fastest Default Fastest possible response LIGHTGRABBER Enables or disables special processing for low light images The 4x setting specifies integration of four frames twice the low light correction as the 2x setting which spe...

Page 23: ... tab to personalize the size of your camera image Cropping involves discarding all but a selected region of interest in the camera image This smaller image may increase your frame rate Press Apply to set your camera to use the crop settings currently shown on the page Default to remove cropping from your image Cancel to restore this page s crop settings to the state they were in when you entered t...

Page 24: ...s large amounts of sky or sunlit windows However setting an exposure window may darken or brighten other areas of your image Click apply to have your settings take effect For best color balance use an exposure window containing at least 20 000 pixels 200 by 100 and try to include some gray or white areas Figure 1 10 shows the current exposure area outlined in blue Figure 1 10 Live View with Automa...

Page 25: ...crop window to appear Drag to where you want the bottom right of the window then release the mouse button 3 Click apply Note that the window field now shows 1 4 Repeat step 1 to step 3 for up to eight privacy windows To delete the current privacy window click default The current privacy window is deleted and all subsequent privacy windows are renumbered downward by one For example if window 2 is d...

Page 26: ...camera Figure 1 13 Window Screen with Motion Detection The motion detection settings allow you to configure up to eight rectangular windows of the image to be used for motion detection After you set up the parameters for these areas go to the Trigger screen to choose what action your camera will take when motion is detected ...

Page 27: ...age where you want the top left of the window to appear b Drag to where you want the bottom right of the rectangle c Release the mouse button If a window is marked 0 Click on a corner or side of a window to move that corner or side a Drag it to the new desired location b Release the mouse button c Clicking in the center of a window to move the position of that window without altering its size d St...

Page 28: ...w enough to detect most motion If this does not give appropriate detection for your application select a lower value to increase sensitivity to pixel value changes or a higher value to decrease it Note Setting sensitivity to 255 triggers only with a change between absolute black and absolute white Sensitivity values under 10 often trigger from imager noise even when no motion is visible to the eye...

Page 29: ...ange other settings Table 1 5 Network Settings Fields Field Description Name Specify the name of the camera IP address Specify the IP address of the camera This will not take effect until the camera is rebooted subnet mask Specify the subnet mask or netmask that the camera should use IP networks can be divided into several smaller networks by subnetting When a network is subnetted you must specify...

Page 30: ...ra s web server Options 0 to 65536 80 is the default A camera with a network name of mycam mycompany com and web port 8080 has an URL address of http mycam mycompany com 8080 If its web port is 80 then its url may be abbreviated as http mycam mycompany com bandwidth limit Sets the maximum network bandwidth limit in kilobits per second kbps Options are Unlimited means that image streams are deliver...

Page 31: ...zone is correct before you set the clock Figure 1 16 Time Dialog Table 1 6 Email Settings Fields Field Description mailserver The name or IP address of an SMTP Simple Mail Transfer Protocol server on your camera network Ensure that it is an SMTP server and that it accepts connections on port 25 Note For your camera to use a text based name for connection attempts you must specify a nameserver user...

Page 32: ...ress The IP address of the timeserver on your network if any Note Do not enter a DNS name You may set this to 0 0 0 0 to specify none Note When the NTP mode below is set to passive entries in this field have no effect NTP mode These items apply only when the timeserver protocol is set to NTP Options are passive enables or disables acceptance of incoming time broadcasts sent by an NTP server on the...

Page 33: ... users up to 2 must enter the general password to view camera images When management password protection is enabled the management user limited to one must enter the management password to modify the default camera settings The default usernames are The default username for the General password is login The default username for the Management password is root Honeywell recommends that you change t...

Page 34: ...s to logout Otherwise un authorized users can access your camera from your computer secure authentication encrypts user names and passwords before they are sent over the network The MD5 encryption standard and a handshaking protocol ensure security Secure authentication does not allow users to log on by simply specifying their passwords as part of an URL address For secure authentication to work y...

Page 35: ...ds to on or off to allow or deny access to camera images for the selected days Alternatively select timer then specify the periods during which images are accessible Enter the start and stop times in 24 hour format hh mm For example 16 00 4 pm 01 00 1 am During offhours camera images are accessible only to the management user Updating Camera Firmware To update the firmware click Browse to find a f...

Page 36: ...ds Field Description actions The method by which your camera transfers images in response to a trigger event Your camera can e mail individual images and or FTP image sequences motion Whether detected motion will cause trigger events When enabled it is recommended that you also configure motion detection windows within your camera image see Motion Detection on page 26 Note This item does not apply...

Page 37: ...width and height Smaller images are processed and transmitted more quickly forced idletime sec The minimum time in seconds between trigger events Your camera will not trigger another event until the specified amount of time elapses after the last post trigger image pre post trigger images The number of images your camera saves from each trigger event Note Your camera can store only a limited numbe...

Page 38: ...y use dynamic variables in this field recipients The email address es of users who will receive e mails from your camera after trigger events Separate multiple e mail addresses by spaces or commas For example user1 yourcompany com user2 yourcompany com Table 1 11 FTP Fields Field Description FTP hostname The name or IP address of the FTP server to which your camera will transfer trigger images Ent...

Page 39: ...he directory on the FTP server where your camera saves trigger images If this field is left blank images will be saved in the first directory encountered after logon Enter a directory name not a file name Note For Unix file systems a trailing may be required You may use dynamic variables in this field Table 1 11 FTP Fields Field Description Result message Description Success E mail sent successful...

Page 40: ... the prompt Connect Failed to connect to FTP server Try pinging the server to see if your camera can gain access Also check the hostname to make sure the name or IP address is valid Name resolution Your camera could not match the FTP hostname to an IP address Check for correct nameserver and domain name settings on the Network Settings page Also try pinging the FTP server hostname Socket create Yo...

Page 41: ...at the bottom of the screen Table 1 12 Dynamic Variables Result message Description SH The hardware address of the camera SI The IP address of the camera SN The camera name as specified on the Network Settings screen see Network Setup on page 29 ST The current time in 08 14 23 format SD The current date in Wed Mar 19 2008 format SC Company name for example Honeywell SP Product name for example HCX...

Page 42: ...Button Attributes Fields Field Description button text Set the text on the activate button located on the live image viewing screen active from life view If enabled an activate button is placed on the live image view screen This button like the one on the input output settings screen activates the relay output ...

Page 43: ...on to change the relay s state from open to closed or from closed to open forced idletime The minimum time between trigger events including those from the external relay motion and from relay button presses Your camera will not trigger another event until the specified amount of time elapses after the last post trigger image Set up trigger events on the Trigger Settings screen see Trigger Settings...

Page 44: ...ow in that display area Figure 1 27 MultiView Settings Screen Table 1 15 Multiview Fields Field Description IP address Specify the IP address of the camera You may use a DNS text name if you have a nameserver on your system port Specify the internet port of this display area s camera Leave this field blank if you are using the default internet port of 80 label Specify the label shown under the ima...

Page 45: ...60 lines NTSC 625 50 lines PAL Minimum Illumination 0 2 lux color 0 3 lux color 0 3 lux color 0 05 lux B W S N Ratio 50 dB or more AGC off Auto Gain Control AGC Peak detect dark detect clipaverage average Automatic Electronic Shutter ELC 1 5 1 10 000 sec Gamma 0 45 White Balance AWB Automatic Digital Slow Shutter 1X 4X Analog Video Output 1 0 Vp p 75 Ohms Motion Detection Multizone Include Exclude...

Page 46: ... to 3 clients Full control of all camera settings available to administrator Minimum web browsing requirements Pentium IV CPU 3 0 GHz or equivalent AMD 512 MB RAM AGP graphics card 32 MB RAM Windows 2000 XP Internet Explorer 6 0 or later Supported Protocols IPv4 HTTP TCP UDP FTP SMTP ICMP DHCP ARP DNS Mechanical Dimensions W x H x D See diagram Dimensions page 47 Weight 0 4 lb 16 kg camera only 8 ...

Page 47: ...T H E R N E T 8 0 2 3 a fPo E V ID E O O U T E t h e r n e t H C X 5 D 0 0 5 0 1 A D 0 0 0 1 1 P O W E R 2 4 V 1 2 2 4 V C F M E D IA T R IG G E R IN O U T POW E R 24V 12 24V E T H E R N E T 802 3afPo E V ID E O O U T E th ern et H C X 13M 00 50 1A D 0 00 11 HCX3 HCX5D HCX13M 71 18 0 mm 2 52 64 0 mm 2 09 53 0 mm 4 39 111 5 mm 3 96 100 5 mm 1 66 42 3 mm 1 26 32 0 mm 3 47 88 1 mm 1 74 44 1 mm 1 66 4...

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