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PL721 User’s Manual

Do not continue to operate the device if it appears to malfuntion.

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Summary of Contents for PL721

Page 1: ...July 2014 PL721 3MP IR Bullet Network Camera User s Manual Version 2 01...

Page 2: ...ible for their applications using our products To minimize the risks associated with customer applications customers should provide adequate operating safeguards We are under no obligation to provide...

Page 3: ...3 Camera Live View UI Settings 13 13 13 13 3 1 Quick Access Buttons 15 3 2 Camera Live View UI Setting Tools 16 4 4 4 4 Setup Execution Setup Execution Setup Execution Setup Execution 18 18 18 18 4 1...

Page 4: ...Playback Tab 57 5 5 5 5 Appendix Appendix Appendix Appendix 58 58 58 58 5 1 Firmware upgradem Setup Execution 67 Revision History Doc Version Revision Description Date 1 0 Initial Official Release 201...

Page 5: ...All Warnings Do not drop or hit the device Sensitive electronics inside the camera are vulnerable to excessive impact Do not install the device under high temperature higher than 50 C environment Exce...

Page 6: ...inue to operate the device if it appears to malfuntion Contact qualified service personnel from our distibutor dealer for help Installation of the product should be made by qualified service personnel...

Page 7: ...d airport PL721 value added features include on board video motion detection and two way audio PL721E the PoE available full PoE IEEE 802 3af feature supplies power to the camera via the network elimi...

Page 8: ...Chapter 1 2 Introduction PL721 User s Manual Hardware Overview...

Page 9: ...721 provides extra connections with outside devices via water proven RJ45 connector User can make the connectors to support 1 Video Out 2 Audio In 3 Audio Out 4 Terminal Block for GPIO Please refer to...

Page 10: ...elay Digital Input Only one set is designed in this Camera Model The internal device is also photo coupled electrical relay and the external device can be simply an On Off switch Each set of On Off sw...

Page 11: ...2 When PC notebook is used connect the LAN port of the device to the network router with an RJ45 network cable 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 Plug the DC power jack of the power adaptor 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 to power j...

Page 12: ...R then follow the instructions to complete the installation NOTE 1 In order to ensure CAM FINDER utility has the best compatibility with Camera kindly please goes to the PIXORD website for the latest...

Page 13: ...to run the software 2 Click the Device Search to search the device in the LAN Figure 2 2 Find the Camera Device via Device Search button 3 Under your selected item double click the left Mouse button o...

Page 14: ...al 4 Check Static IP address or Use DHCP Service item to select the network connection method of the camera Figure 2 4 Enter the Camera Device s network setting manually Figure 2 5 Check Use DHCP Serv...

Page 15: ...21 User s Manual 9 Installation and Setup 5 After modifying the camera properties click Set button to save and enable the configuration modifications Figure 2 6 Click Set button to save and enable the...

Page 16: ...Select multi Camera Devices and then configure their properties together via Batch Device Setting item Figure 2 8 Check Increase IP setting to set Camera Device s IP address increasing one by one Then...

Page 17: ...me user there will be a prompt to install the ActiveX control Comply with the ActiveX installation as they are needed to view the video stream and some other operations Besides use of Microsoft IE bro...

Page 18: ...admin Verify and Complete the Installation from Your Browser If your IE Browser can t get the ActiveX download properly you may have to temporarily lower your security settings to perform a one time...

Page 19: ...ss gotten via CAM FINDER utility NOTE For first time user there will be a prompt to install the ActiveX control Conply with the ActiveX installation as it is needed to view the video stream and some o...

Page 20: ...ndow will then display offering all the necessary set up tools for changing the live view reconfigurations The functions of each of these tools are explained in the following sections Figure 3 2 Camer...

Page 21: ...isable talk function to someone facing the network Camera from your computer For ideal voice reception the distance of the person on view should be kept within 2 meters from the Camera Snapshot Click...

Page 22: ...ename for the video recordings you are going to take The base filename will auto expand for each saved video recording To start recording click the Recording button Click Browse button to define Snaps...

Page 23: ...may want to change or update a number of its settings to further upgrade its performance This can be accomplished by clicking the Setup button indicated in the above figure The Setup dialog see follo...

Page 24: ...1 Camera Setup Selection Buttons NOTE For Live View setup execution please refer to the previous chapter Camera Live View UI Settings 4 1 System Setup Execution Clicking the System button will displa...

Page 25: ...3 Information Tabbed Pane The Information tabbed pane provides the existing system status of the Camera which includes Model Name System Time Firmware Version MAC Address ActiveX Control Version Wire...

Page 26: ...e The Network Camera current date and time is applied and displayed here based on the setup status of the System Time Settings as detailed below Time Zone Select the applicable Time Zone of your city...

Page 27: ...is option only when applicable at your location Two setup settings the Start time and End time are needed to implement the feature After setups are completed click Save button to apply the settings 4...

Page 28: ...enabled User Group Three group options are available namely Administrator User is allowed to change Camera settings and perform all Camera functions Operator User is allowed to login Live View Webpag...

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Page 30: ...lick the Browse button to access and select the appropriate firmware file from its folder 2 Click the Upgrade button The Network Camera will then start to upgrade the existing firmware When upgrade is...

Page 31: ...the Browse button to access and select saved config_backup tar gz file from the PC 2 Click the Restore button to process Camera configuration restore Reboot System Clicking the Reboot button allows y...

Page 32: ...on another browser page or Remote Log Server Where Remote Log Settings Check Enable remote log selection first and then manual entering IP address port setting of Remote Log Server After setups are co...

Page 33: ...bed Panes 4 2 1 General Tab The General tabbed pane shown above allows you to redefine the network and port protocol settings of the Network Camera Where Network Settings DHCP This option obtains the...

Page 34: ...s through SMTP service So you won t worry about the difficulty in Camera s Webpage access As for the settings of SMTP Service kindly please contact with your E mail service provider After you confirm...

Page 35: ...e which you registered and got through DNS Service Provider The assigned host name is used to access the network device instead of IP Address User Name Password Account authentication for logging into...

Page 36: ...So the more the client number is the larger the network bandwidth required and the bigger loading of the camera In other words the camera can send just one streaming and each client can receive the s...

Page 37: ...o camera End IP address Fill in the last address of IP range which you would like to deny its access to camera please note that total devices which are denied to access would be limited to 20 Filling...

Page 38: ...er s Manual 4 3 Video Audio Setup Execution Clicking the Video Audio button will display the following tabbed panes for defining Camera streaming video and audio functions Figure 4 11 Video Audio Tabb...

Page 39: ...settings Otherwise adjustments to video quality streaming settings cannot be accomplished The quality setting items on this pane are as follows Connection template Four option modes are available Fast...

Page 40: ...oper to the worse Network Bandwidth Environment Text Overlay When enabled each streamed frame will be overlaid with the Camera ID text field and stamped with date time if enabled as illustrated below...

Page 41: ...PL721 User s Manual 4 3 2 Video Tab Figure 4 13 Video Tabbed Pane...

Page 42: ...r base on your scenario There are four kinds of template to choose General Outdoor WDR Night Speed Mode Brightness The luminance of the captured image apart from its hue or saturation Try to assign th...

Page 43: ...fit value according to the environment Sharpness Sharpness can be defined as edge contrast So when we increase sharpness we increase the contrast only along near edges Try to assign the fit value acco...

Page 44: ...icture through sliding the bar Try to assign the fit value according to the environment Pre Noise Reduction 2D Noise Reduction Both of them are one kind of technology to provide clearer video with les...

Page 45: ...PL721 User s Manual Wide Dynamic Range Enable this function could let camera provide clear images even under backlighting Set WDR function to Disable Set WDR function to Enable...

Page 46: ...rigger the Camera into day or night mode relative to luminance of the area under surveillance When the environment luminance becomes higher than the set lux value the Camera will auto switch to day or...

Page 47: ...olume could be adjusted by moving the slider to the left to decrease and to the right to increase the volume After setups are completed click Save button to implement the settings 4 3 4 Privacy Mask T...

Page 48: ...screen turns into phantom block 3 If the laid out screen needs correction click Delete button and redo the masking screen lay out process 4 Once the masking screen is acceptable click the Enable Priv...

Page 49: ...he frame to drag it to the location where you want to focus detection Resize the frame by dragging its corners or borders 4 Click the Save button to apply only support H 264 Figure 4 18 Defining a Sin...

Page 50: ...e PL721 is equipped with a card slot for Micro SD SDHC memory card This storage card is utilized to store recording of local video and still JPEG images taken in response to set events The recording o...

Page 51: ...otion Detection check box 2 Click Add button and a default frame will pop up on the screen 3 Click and hold inside the frame to drag it to the location where you want to focus detection Resize the fra...

Page 52: ...ion area frames NOTE Total defined motion detection areas cannot exceed 10 frames Figure 4 20 Defining Multiple Motion Detection Areas for the Camera 3 To assign unique names to each framed location f...

Page 53: ...deo recording trigger method to use when motion is detected by the Camera The four methods available for selection are Period Schedule Motion and GPIO Input each of which can be set up with user sched...

Page 54: ...defined days of the week and set time of the set days are met Motion is ignored with this method Each recording time span is in accordance with the set duration in seconds and the video record is stor...

Page 55: ...ng to the set duration in seconds whenever motion is detected within the defined days of the week and at the time of the set days The video record may be provided to host by E mail FTP stored in the S...

Page 56: ...era will trigger its GPIO Input Signal when its state changes Recording duration can be set in seconds and the video record may be provided to host by E mail FTP stored in the SD card Remote Disk acti...

Page 57: ...destination Always Under this method the Camera automatically continuous to capture 6 snapshots of the area under surveillance at every 1 or 2 seconds interval 3 previous snapshot frames are collected...

Page 58: ...ly capture 6 snapshots of the area under surveillance at every 1 or 2 seconds interval 3 previous snapshot frames are collected from the Camera buffer and 3 snapshot frames are captured live The strea...

Page 59: ...within the defined days of the week and at the time of the set days Single or 6 snapshots may be captured as defined The stream of accumulated snapshots may be sent to host by E mail FTP stored in th...

Page 60: ...changes Single or 6 snapshots may be captured at a time as defined Figure 4 28 Snapshot Recording with GPIO Input Method Selected The stream of accumulated snapshots may be sent to host through E mai...

Page 61: ...vider After you confirm all parameters are correct and working properly you may enter them into the text area manually As for the settings of FTP Service kindly please contact with your FTP service pr...

Page 62: ...l capacity Total size available memory Free size used memory Used size and used memory ratio Use It also display the current Camera operation condition Recording status and provide SD card control opt...

Page 63: ...formed from files recorded on particular date range as explained in the following figure Figure 4 31 Playback Tabbed Panel 1 Select type of files to playback 2 Search for the files to playback by defi...

Page 64: ...ility Chapter 2 3 1 Below are the tips to let you understand how to solve NetcamViewer installation problems more easily If below picture is always popped even NetcamViewer is downloaded and installed...

Page 65: ...PL721 User s Manual Find Tools icon and then select Compatibility View settings Or...

Page 66: ...PL721 User s Manual Click Add button to add camera webpage as a compatible website After successful adding camera webpage should be set as compatible view website...

Page 67: ...ual Then camera webpage would be refreshing real time and starting to load camera webpage Click Allow button to enable NetcamViewer component running Manual entering camera s username password to pass...

Page 68: ...ays popped during NetcamViewer installation kindly please turn of all browser windows include CDWizard application and then try NetcamViewer installation again So before NetcamViewer installation plea...

Page 69: ...u may see below prompt windows are always popped This will mainly remind you to close all running browser applications and then press OK button to continue NetcamViewer installation Or these two windo...

Page 70: ...anual input username admin password admin to pass login authentication of camera webpage 2 After Live View page is entering successfully find the SETUP button Clicking it could change or update more C...

Page 71: ...p Webpage Chapter 4 1 4 4 order to have the best performance with Camera kindly please ask for distributor dealer s help to get the latest firmware version downloading 5 After downloading it click the...

Page 72: ...rsion mapped with your camera to upgrade or there will be danger to damage camera system 6 Click the Upgrade button and then one prompt window will pop to tell you wait about 30 seconds to stop all pr...

Page 73: ...chose 9 Please don t power off camera or do any unnecessary jobs during firmware upgrade Until the process goes to 100 there will be messages popped to suggest you restart the Web Browser 10 While th...

Page 74: ...Web based UI is re login successfully go to Information Tab of Camera Setup Webpage to check if the firmware version is different with before or check if the firmware version is the same with distrib...

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