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Granvista Plus Series

H.264 2-Megapixel Network Camera

GVP-201 / GVP-201W

User’s Manual

Version: 1.21

Revised July, 2011

Summary of Contents for GVP-201

Page 1: ...Granvista Plus Series H 264 2 Megapixel Network Camera GVP 201 GVP 201W User s Manual Version 1 21 Revised July 2011...

Page 2: ...ation 25 5 Schedule 29 General 29 Storage 29 6 Network 34 General 34 Advanced 35 SMTP E Mail 37 DDNS 38 Wireless GVP 201W 43 7 System 45 Information 45 User 46 Date Time 47 Server Maintenance 47 Log S...

Page 3: ...flames or heat sources Excessive heat could damage this equipment Do not cover cloth or to install this equipment in poorly ventilated places Overheating could damage this equipment Do not expose thi...

Page 4: ...s for bandwidth and storage size without compromising image quality Motion JPEG and multiple independent video streaming are also supported for even better flexibility The camera offers wired Ethernet...

Page 5: ...4 Installation 1 Hardware Connection...

Page 6: ...vides a convenient way to set the network settings for multiple devices simultaneously using the batch setting function Moreover IP Installer can save the network settings for all devices as a backup...

Page 7: ...ows or Anti virus software might block IPInstaller from searching the cameras In this case you would need to unblock IPInstaller software from the firewalls or to manually make this IPInstaller softwa...

Page 8: ...en press Enter and you will see the related information which shows you the PC s IP Subnet Mask Default Gateway etc The first three digits of the network camera s IP must be same as the first three di...

Page 9: ...s no longer need to run the IPInstaller software again after configuring the cameras correctly Verify and Complete the Installation from Your Browser If not able to get the ActiveX downloaded properly...

Page 10: ...9 Using the Web UI Start your Web browser and enter the URL or IP address in the Address field The Home page of the camera is now displayed...

Page 11: ...rogram for the needed plug in the first time when it connects to the network cameras so that it can work properly In the process of installing the VLC program please be sure to check the Mozilla plugi...

Page 12: ...tual size to view the actual size resolution of the image Image Setting To adjust the brightness hue and saturation Choose among the 3 streams for viewing Due to bandwidth constraints the users may wa...

Page 13: ...ernal speaker need to connect to its audio jack for audio output Record instant live video Snapshot the image Further configurations and options a prominent button in between is used to expand the fur...

Page 14: ...lect the required video streams only so that the system can be running at best performance OSD Setting Enable OSD Over Screen Display to display camera name or date time on the image the camera name m...

Page 15: ...14 Advanced...

Page 16: ...Network Note the port number of 556 in the example is its RSTP port number which the user has defined for this camera default value is 554 This port number must be routed in the network router properl...

Page 17: ...VBR CBR refers to the setting of a fixed Target Bit Rate configuration in the range of 64Kbps to 6Mbps that would apply in the case of limited bandwidth or and storage requirement While CBR concerns a...

Page 18: ...I frame full image information and P frame motion compensated difference information This setting configures the GOP length which is the number of frames before next I frame appears Having more I fram...

Page 19: ...18 3 Camera General...

Page 20: ...ideo recorder available in the network for recording the NVR will set G711 as its audio default Web Record Snapshot Setting Web Record Snapshot define the locations where snapshot images and video cli...

Page 21: ...is 50Hz for most European countries while 60Hz is typically for US This setting is therefore regionally different Note Default setting is 50Hz Max Exposure Time Referring to the shutter speed It is re...

Page 22: ...want to purposely turn it off if you do not want people to tell whether it is operational or not Back Light Compensation Option for automatically making compensation for back light 4 Event Event hand...

Page 23: ...note that such WEB IP such as 219 86 240 234 can be applicable only when the network is connected to Internet and it is properly configured in the broadband router Upload Path Choose the desired uplo...

Page 24: ...23 Login Information Username Password Input the username and password of the FTP Click Remove to delete selected event servers Please refer to Appendix I for more information on FPT applications...

Page 25: ...camera covered To select a motion detection area click directly on the image and then change the size and position by dragging and drawing Up to 10 motion areas configurations can be added in the lis...

Page 26: ...ble lists the configured events Click on Add or choose an event from the list to extend the panel for detail configurations Remove is to delete a selected event A total of up to 10 event settings with...

Page 27: ...26 Trigger types conditions Motion Detection The configured detection area s for motion events...

Page 28: ...ce a moving object may keep triggering in a detection area and false alarms may therefore occur The minimum time between triggers setting is then for this case System waits for the given time before t...

Page 29: ...lips of H 264 format with pre defined time lengths of 15 30 45 or 60 seconds This H264 video clip triggering function provides another option in addition to Schedule recording function at pre defined...

Page 30: ...or even faster grades General Define the day specified by days of a week and time specified by each single hour for that the video or even the audio will be recorded during the scheduled period User...

Page 31: ...n programs Please note that AAC audio format needs to be selected if audio needs to be recorded into the files as well and the recoded files will be in MP4 format If the users have selected G711 as th...

Page 32: ...31 The recorded files may also be recorded into the remote disk in LAN Samba instead of SD card Please refer to following setup screens with setup tips for more details...

Page 33: ...re is also a good option to use for video recording purpose under minimized budget if the users happen to have spare PCs with relevant hardware compatibility the PC s screen resolution and CPU perform...

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Page 35: ...es these configurations Fundamentally for instance the IP assignment of the device can be done via DHCP server manually fixed IP option or PPPoE to obtain IP from service provider General Device IP co...

Page 36: ...tment If the camera is located in an isolated LAN in other words it does not have access to web the user may set the IP of the PC in LAN as its NTP setting so that the camera s time will be synchroniz...

Page 37: ...the full address of http 192 168 1 2 80 as port 80 is WWW s default port number thus 80 can be omitted in the address field of Internet Explorer to access this network camera If the user wants to acc...

Page 38: ...ired and the sender s email address Receiver The receiver email address Following screen shows an example of setting an email account The users may need to refer to the ISP for more details on the ema...

Page 39: ...ally the device updates its access info to sever in the configured time Response the device responds the connection info Following illustrative contents show the users some details about applying DynD...

Page 40: ...that will be created as an account for logging in the service The website has accepted the new account and sent email for verification In the received mail from DynDNS use the link to activate The ac...

Page 41: ...ss field can be temporally filled with any IP as it will be updated once the device has registered to the service and reported its current IP value Click on Add To Cart for next stage The Dynamic DNS...

Page 42: ...ce s live view page Please note that the address of http granvistaplus dyndns ip com is equivalent to the address of http granvistaplus dyndns ip com 80 because the default WWW port number is 80 In th...

Page 43: ...ke the user may setup the camera address of http 219 86 240 234 91 http 219 86 240 234 92 etc the address of similar setting of http granvistaplus dyndns ip com 91 or http granvistaplus dyndns ip com...

Page 44: ...IP will be shown as below In this example the 192 168 1 6 IP address was decided by DHCP while in most of the cases it will be convenient for the user to do necessary setup from the router so that DHC...

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Page 46: ...45 7 System Information Lists of System and Network configurations...

Page 47: ...equire user name and password even if anonymous login has been selected The authorities of different levels of users are as follows Administrator Allowed to do any adjustments in camera is the default...

Page 48: ...NTP server are provided for automatic adjustment in addition to manual setup Server Maintenance This page provides tool for system maintenance Reboot and Load default settings as well as functionaliti...

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Page 50: ...process will be kept in a log system The link provides the review of these records 8 Customize This page provides the function of adjusting the look of live view page There are two types of layout set...

Page 51: ...inks Web link s will be presented on the live page when enabled It can be a link to another Network Camera for instance or other preferred web link Use Custom Settings The modifications allowed are ch...

Page 52: ...tml after the URL address e g http 192 168 1 188 version html Firmware version indicates the functionalities updates or availability in the camera system Therefore in the first step of troubleshooting...

Page 53: ...he camera 2 Insert a pin into the reset hole as circled with red in the below figures Sense a button and keep it pressed 3 Plug in the power jack to turn on the device in about few seconds the status...

Page 54: ...wnloaded firmware bin file then click on Upgrade button 5 The upgrade should finish in minutes depending on file transferring status The web will then be directed to the system writing progress Overal...

Page 55: ...cy 1 Max FPS dependency when Stream1 is set to 1600x1200 the maximum frame rate is 15fps Accordingly both Stream2 and Steram3 can be configured with the frame rate from 5 to 15 fps 2 Resolution depend...

Page 56: ...nt resolutions The setting of Stream determines the angle of view therefore the range of image view The picture below presents the 3 ranges of view 1600x1200 1280x720 800x600 640x460 320x240 Actual Vi...

Page 57: ...business relationship with them that users should obey the related copyright laws about using this software 1 Download the FTP server program from http filezilla project org download php type server I...

Page 58: ...57 4 Start the FTP server by clicking on the OK button Do not change any of the original settings...

Page 59: ...ter clicking OK button It indicates that this FTP server is running now 6 Type in ipconfig command from the Windows s command screen In this command screen the IP address indicates that the address of...

Page 60: ...59 7 Configure the user names and passwords of the users who are allowed to login into this server...

Page 61: ...60 8 Set the default directory of each individual user...

Page 62: ...s may double check to see if everything is alright by trying to login by using any FTP client programs with the user IDs and passwords pre configured In the following example we use similar Filezilla...

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Page 64: ...is ready to store the event triggered photo images from the network cameras Following is a screen which the users may see on the FTP server software when a network camera is transferring photo image...

Page 65: ...users from outside may access this FTP server from the web address of FTP 219 86 240 235 21 now In other words the user can access this FTP server by the IPs of both 192 168 1 6 or 219 86 240 234 fro...

Page 66: ...s a donation field and it is all up to the users whether they want to donate to this VideoLan non profit Organization If the uses do not want to make donation immediately just ignore and click on the...

Page 67: ...66 2 Install VLC 1 1 10 step by step Be sure that the Mozilla plugin is selected if the users need to use Firefox as web browser too in addition to Microsoft Internet Explorer...

Page 68: ...d in the Micro SD card and the ones in the format of video_YYYYMMDD_TTTTTT_nnn format are recorded by the web browser s Web Recording function Select whichever file the user want to replay If the user...

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