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Page 1: ...Document 800 01794 Rev C 05 09 Operator Guide HCX Series Network IP Camera HCX13MW HCX3W HCX5DW ...

Page 2: ...cument B 05 08 Added Class A domestic environment warning to page 3 C 05 09 Updated nomenclature Added Regulatory marks added default password to page 18 added a new section Assigning a Camera Name Time Zone or Sync System added a note to Table 1 9 ...

Page 3: ...dio interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures WARNING 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 sy...

Page 4: ...es 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 CAUTION TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT REMOVE THE COVER NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL THIS SYMBOL INDICATES THAT IMPORTANT OPERATING AND MAINTENANCE INSTRUCTIONS ACCO...

Page 5: ...cordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense Caution Changes or modifications 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...

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Page 7: ...gs 21 Overlays 22 Window Screen 23 Crop Tab 24 Exposure Tab 24 Privacy Tab 25 Motion Detection 26 Network Setup 29 Setting Email 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 ...

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Page 9: ...w with Automatic Exposure Window 25 Figure 1 12 Privacy Tab 25 Figure 1 13 Window Screen with 4 Privacy Zones 26 Figure 1 14 Window Screen with Motion Detection 27 Figure 1 15 Network Screen 29 Figure 1 16 Email Dialog 31 Figure 1 17 Time Dialog 31 Figure 1 18 Security Screen 33 Figure 1 19 Access Hours Dialog 35 Figure 1 20 Trigger Settings Screen 36 Figure 1 21 E mail Dialog Box 38 Figure 1 22 F...

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Page 11: ...ttings Fields 28 Table 1 5 Network Settings Fields 29 Table 1 6 Email Settings Fields 31 Table 1 7 Time Settings Fields 32 Table 1 8 Passwords Fields 34 Table 1 9 Trigger Settings Fields 36 Table 1 10 E mail Fields 38 Table 1 11 FTP Fields 38 Table 1 12 Dynamic Variables 41 Table 1 13 Button Attributes Fields 42 Table 1 14 Relay Action Fields 43 Table 1 15 Multiview Fields 44 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: ...SC see page 16 to change to PAL The analog video is only available for viewing until the first digital image is requested via the Ethernet connection Powered Direct Powered via the Ethernet The input voltage is 12 24 VDC or 24 VAC and the polarity is not important Requires an IEEE 802 3af compliant Power over Ethernet PoE power injector or switch E T H E R N E T 8 0 2 3 a fPo E V ID E O O U T E th...

Page 14: ... and right The goal is to have the bottom meter as far to the right as possible HCX3W HCX5DW Series Cameras The analog video output of the HCX3W HCX5DW cameras is a female BNC connector It is factory configured to NTSC see page 16 to change to PAL The analog video is available simultaneously with digital images via the Ethernet Adjust the focus ring on the lens for the best possible focus Center o...

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: ...igning a Camera Name Time Zone or Sync System To assign a camera name time zone or sync system to a detected network camera 1 Launch HCXFinder All detected network cameras are listed see Figure 1 1 2 Highlight a camera in the list then click Edit Figure 1 3 Camera Settings 3 Type in a desired name for the camera in the Name field 4 In the Timezone drop down list select the time zone where the came...

Page 17: ...connected network camera for optimal performance 1 Launch HCX Finder then either Double click a camera entry in the list or Click Web Page The Live window opens Figure 1 4 Live Window Note You can also enter the IP address of the HCX device in the address field of your Internet Explorer browser 2 Click Settings ...

Page 18: ...t default Password system 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 5 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 6 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: ... exposure speed The list of available exposures may change based on other settings like frame rate lightgrabber and resolution Autogain Sets how fast the autogain responds to changing 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 LIG...

Page 23: ...creen Table 1 3 Overlay Settings Fields Field Description Timestamp Enable or disable a timestamp overlay that appears on your image Overlay text Enter a text message maximum 31 characters that appears as an overlay on your image You may use dynamic variables in this field To use a sign enter Note The overlay text automatically becomes enabled after you enter text into the overlay text field and t...

Page 24: ...ncreases See Frame Rate NTSC PAL on page 46 Exposure Tab Use the Exposure tab to set the part of the image used for automatic exposure gain calculations Figure 1 10 Exposure Tab You can select a rectangular region of interest where brightness and color balance are optimized This is useful if parts of your image are excessively bright or dark for example if your image contains large amounts of sky ...

Page 25: ...s in the image to be masked from view Initially the dropdown list includes all currently configured privacy windows plus at the end of the list an entry for one un configured privacy window After that window is configured another un configured privacy window selection is added to the list To configure a privacy window 1 Select NEW in the window field 2 With your mouse draw a rectangle outlined in ...

Page 26: ... in the selected dropdown also decrease Click clear privacy windows link to delete all privacy windows To move or change the size of windows If there are multiple windows displayed the selected window has its corners marked with solid squares see Figure 1 13 Click and drag on a corner or side of the selected window to the desired location then release the mouse button Click in the center of a sele...

Page 27: ...ws To set a motion window 1 Select a window to set in the window field 2 The selected window has its corners marked with solid squares You may type parameters directly into the text boxes for position and size or you may use your mouse to specify a window If no window is marked a Click on the point on the image where you want the top left of the window to appear b Drag to where you want the bottom...

Page 28: ...d 255 Auto default setting should be sufficient for most applications Auto is high enough to filter out most noise and slight lighting changes and low 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 c...

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: ...ne is correct before you set the clock Figure 1 17 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 userna...

Page 32: ...address 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 ...

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 user names are The default username for the General password is root The default username for the Management password is system Honeywell recommends that you change ...

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: ...s 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 off hours 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: ...ransmitted more quickly Note Downsampling does not increase the maximum frame rate of the camera 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 stor...

Page 38: ...r camera You may 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 tri...

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: ...t 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 HCX1...

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 28 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: ...NTSC or PAL Scanning System Analog 525 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 Mot...

Page 46: ... from web browser Camera live view for up 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 p...

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