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Chapter 1.

NAC-300 Introduction

1.1

Main Features

NAC-300

is a networked surveillance camera that provides instant monitoring,

recording, snapshot taking for personal and home security. NAC-300 has the
following main features:

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Built-in 1/3” CCD sensor to provide high image quality

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Support AUTO-IRIS functon

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TV-Out for local monitoring, NAC-300P for PAL, NAC-300N for NTSC

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Dedicated hardware design: MPEG-4 IC for video encoding

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The best DVD quality and performance: Full-D1, 30 frames/second

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1 set of alarm input and output

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Motion detection to protect the most important monitoring area

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Support SMS and e-mail notification

NAC-300 refers to NAC-300N and NAC-300P generally in this document.

Note:

NAC-300 is designed for indoor use only.

Summary of Contents for NAC-300N

Page 1: ... 1 NAC 300N NAC 300P User Manual ...

Page 3: ...nd all accompanying software and specifically disclaims its quality performance merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose QNAP reserves the right to revise or update its products software or documentation without the obligation to notify any individual or entity IMPORTANT NOTICE Read Instructions Please read all the safety and operating instructions before using this product Power Sour...

Page 4: ... 1 Enter Configuration Page 14 3 2 Configure NAC 300 Settings 17 3 2 1 Camera Settings 19 3 2 2 System Settings 24 3 2 3 Motion Detection 31 3 2 4 Alarm Management 34 3 2 5 Schedule Profile 36 3 2 6 System Information 38 Chapter 4 NAC 300 Operation 39 4 1 Monitoring Page 39 4 2 Snapshot Screen 40 4 3 Record Video 41 4 4 Download QNAP Player and Playback 42 4 5 Resize Display Window 43 4 6 Network ...

Page 5: ...rd Network Settings 44 5 3 Operation of NAC 300 Alarm Output 45 5 4 System Update 46 5 5 Troubleshooting Event System Logs 47 Appendix A Terms and Glossary 48 Appendix B Using NAC 300 with IP Sharing Router 51 Appendix C Connecting NAC 300 via PC 52 Appendix D Dynamic Domain Name Registration 55 5 ...

Page 6: ...image quality Support AUTO IRIS functon TV Out for local monitoring NAC 300P for PAL NAC 300N for NTSC Dedicated hardware design MPEG 4 IC for video encoding The best DVD quality and performance Full D1 30 frames second 1 set of alarm input and output Motion detection to protect the most important monitoring area Support SMS and e mail notification NAC 300 refers to NAC 300N and NAC 300P generally...

Page 7: ...1 2 Package Contents NAC 300 CCTV LENS Camera Bracket Power Adapter Ethernet Cable CS Ring GPIO Connector CD ROM Quick Installation Guide 7 ...

Page 8: ... 5 6 7 9 1 2 1 CCTV LENS 2 IRIS LENS Connector 3 Power Connector 4 Video Out 5 Network Connector 6 Audio Input 7 Alarm I O Connector 8 Reset Button 9 Power Indicator Reserved QNAP will support this function in the near future 8 ...

Page 9: ...above Memory 256 MB or above Interface 10 100 1000 Mbps network environment Independent display card nVIDIA graphic chip is recommended Operating system Windows 2000 XP Browser Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 0 or later DirectX 9 0 or above Protocol TCP IP Note If you have any inquiries regarding your PC please contact your PC dealer 9 ...

Page 10: ... follow the steps below to install NAC 300 1 Remove the cap of NAC 300 2 Take out CCTV LENS from the box and connect lens to NAC 300 and rotate it clockwise to the end Don t touch CCD sensors When using auto IRIS LENS please connect the cable to here 10 ...

Page 11: ...ortant Notice NAC 300 in LAN with DHCP service You can then run 3 4 5 You can install a sensor and send signal to other devices by Alarm I O Connector You can monitor video on TV via Video Out connector TV Not included Switch Hub Router Not included Power Adapter Power Source I It is recommended to install QNAP Finder in any PC in the same subnet to search for NAC 300 11 ...

Page 12: ...n a PC connected to the network of NAC 300 After auto running click QNAP Finder to install QNAP Finder Execute on Windows desktop to launch QNAP Finder Double click the name of your NAC 300 to login NAC 300 NAC 300 will get an IP address from DHCP automatically If you do not have DHCP service NAC 300 will use the default settings Default Settings IP Address 192 168 0 1 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 12...

Page 13: ...e notice in the browser When a window pops up select Install User name administrator Password admin Default Settings After installing ActiveX the IE browser will show live video from NAC 300 If the image is blurred please adjust the focus of CCTV LENS until it is clear Note It is required to use Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 0 or above to access NAC 300 13 ...

Page 14: ...3 Use NAC 300 3 1 Enter Configuration Page Please follow the steps below to enter the configuration page of NAC 300 1 Run NAC 300 Finder select the appropriate network camera and double click the server name 14 ...

Page 15: ...2 Enter the administrator name and password Default user name administrator Password admin 3 The first time you login NAC 300 please install ActiveX control so that you can view the image properly 15 ...

Page 16: ...4 You can view the monitoring image of NAC 300 and click on the top to start to configure the settings 16 ...

Page 17: ...ttings Buttons on Monitoring Page Snapshot Start recording Set snapshot recording folder Download QNAP Player Enlarge Shrink Settings Logout Select display language English Traditional Chinese Simplified Chinese or Japanese 17 ...

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Page 19: ...age by clicking on the live monitoring page to configure the settings of NAC 300 To return to monitoring page click on the top right hand corner 3 2 1 Camera Settings 9 Camera Name Enter the camera name of NAC 300 The camera name can contain 20 English characters at maximum 19 ...

Page 20: ...0x480 720x240 352x240 and 176x112 NAC 300P supports 720x576 720x288 352x288 and 176x144 iii Frame Rate NAC 300N supports 1 2 3 5 10 15 and 30 and NAC 300P supports 1 5 and 25 for the frame rate of the video screen The higher the frame rate the more number of frames are played per second iv Bit Rate Select the bit rate for the camera Bit rate controls the storage space required by recording files Y...

Page 21: ...x25 picture and 50x50 picture to the same size you will see the difference 50x50 50x50 25x25 50x50 12x12 50x50 9 Frame Rate A video is a continuous series of still pictures movie film By connecting all the still pictures one by one it becomes a movie Each still picture in the movie is known as frame The more frames a video has the easier and smoother to play the video We use frame per second fps t...

Page 22: ...ich helps user to estimate the storage capacity needed Calculation formula NAC 300 s bit rate x time second 8 video file size in KByte NAC 300 s bit rate x time second 8 1024 video file size in MB NAC 300 s bit rate x time second 8 1024 1024 video file size in GB For example The file size of 512bps video recorded for one hour is 512 Kbps x 3600 seconds 1 hour 8 230400 Kbytes 225 MB 22 ...

Page 23: ...ray of equal brightness Enter a number 0 100 to adjust the saturation level of the image iii Contrast Contrast is the difference between the light and dark colors in an image Enter a number 0 100 to define the contrast of the image iv Hue Hue is the perceptual attribute associated with elementary color names red orange yellow green blue and purple Enter a number 0 100 to define the hue of the imag...

Page 24: ...nd select to use default NTP server pool ntp org or enter a time server server name or IP address which will update your server time automatically The NTP design of NAC 300 will not change the camera time immediately unless the time difference with the system time is more than 2 minutes to avoid non continuous or duplicated recording time of the data To adjust the time NTP will accelerate the time...

Page 25: ...ame as your computer s time This function will only change the system date and time but will not synchronize the time zone settings You can also enter the date and time manually Note It is recommended that you use NTP to adjust the date and time of the camera to the accurate settings 25 ...

Page 26: ... automatically By selecting this option NAC 300 will obtain an IP address automatically from the DHCP server Static IP To use static IP select this option and enter the IP address for subnet mask gateway and DNS server 9 PPPoE Settings For dynamic ADSL connection enable PPPoE settings Enter the user name and password provided by your ISP for connection 26 ...

Page 27: ...led DDNS to enable dynamic DNS server DDNS Service Select a DDNS provider from the drop down menu DynDNS ODS DHS or DyNS Please refer to Appendix D for DDNS service registration Dynamic IP Check the box Dynamic IP if your NAC 300 is assigned a dynamic IP address User name password host name Enter the user name password and the host name of the DDNS service Please click Apply to confirm all the cha...

Page 28: ...thorized Users section To delete a user click Delete User Change Password To change the password of an existing user select the user in All Authorized Users section and click Change Password Enter the new password and verify again Then click Change to confirm Note User name and password are case sensitive and support 50 characters at maximum They can only contain alphanumeric characters period das...

Page 29: ...lt 9 Backup Settings To back up current system settings for restoring click Backup Settings 9 Import Settings To restore system settings of NAC 300 from previously backup file browse and select the appropriate file and click Import Settings 9 Reboot To restart NAC 300 click Reboot in this section 29 ...

Page 30: ...e server immediately please click Graceful Shutdown in this page to save the settings before shutting down the server 9 Update To update the firmware of NAC 300 please download the correct firmware file from QNAP website www qnap com tw Browse and select the correct file and click Update to update your system Please make sure the power is always on during firmware update 30 ...

Page 31: ...a for users You can simply select the monitoring area on the screen and NAC 300 will detect all motion taken place in the area and record the events When further equipped with alarm management function motion detection can help trigger instant alert to users when motion is detected 31 ...

Page 32: ...on in Active Schedule page Then select a schedule profile for the function to be active Schedule Profile Active Time for Motion Detection Always Continuous Every Night 19 00 23 00 every night Rush Hour 7 00 9 00 and 17 00 19 00 Mon to Fri Weekend Sat 0 00 Mon 0 00 While Sleeping Sun 23 00 Mon 7 00 Mon 23 00 Tue 7 00 Tue 23 00 Thu 7 00 Thur 23 00 Fri 7 00 Fri 23 00 Sat 7 00 Sat 23 00 Sun 7 00 While...

Page 33: ... detection by using Add Remove and Reverse function Then set the sensitivity for motion detection Please adjust the sensitivity level according to the frequency of motion occurrence of the monitoring area Click Apply to save or Reset to cancel the settings 33 ...

Page 34: ...en motion is detected or an alarm input is triggered you can configure mail server settings and an alert e mail will be sent to a specified e mail address Enter the SMTP server IP or domain and other relevant information It is recommended that you send a test mail first to make sure the mail server settings are correct When there are multiple recipients please use semi colon to separate the e mail...

Page 35: ...rted vendor e g TW SMS to use this service After entering all necessary information you can send a test message before saving the settings Note QNAP will provide worldwide SMS service in the near future For new firmware information please visit QNAP website http www qnap com tw 9 Alarm Output You can connect GPIO devices to NAC 300 which will be activated when motion detection network failure or a...

Page 36: ...NAC 300 provides default schedules Always Every Night While Sleeping While Working Rush Hour and Weekend for motion detection You can add edit or delete schedule in this section To add a schedule profile click Add Schedule 36 ...

Page 37: ...day and time for recording e g 8 00 23 59 Friday Then click The time will be displayed in the box below Click Apply to save the profile The new profile will appear in Schedule Profile page To edit or delete the schedule click Edit Schedule or Delete Schedule 37 ...

Page 38: ...3 2 6 System Information You can view event logs and system logs in System Information page 38 ...

Page 39: ...Chapter 4 NAC 300 Operation 4 1 Monitoring Page When you have configured the settings of NAC 300 you can start to view the live video and manage the camera e g snapshot the screen and record video 39 ...

Page 40: ... A picture will be saved automatically in the default folder in My Documents QNAP Snapshots To change the folder for saving snapshot pictures click next to the snapshot button and select the folder The file will be named in the time when it is taken as year month date hour minute second 40 ...

Page 41: ...nts QNAP Record in separate files of 1 minute long each To change the folder for saving video click next to the record button and select the folder Note When the location where NAC 300 is installed is completely dark or the brightness is below standard requirement the noise created by CCD will cause mass data recording of NAC 300 which will increase the size of recording file Please note that the ...

Page 42: ... the default Record folder in My Documents or your specified directory Double click the video file to play it by QNAP Player Note It may take several seconds for decompression when playing MPEG 4 recording file depending on your PC performance Please wait patiently during the process It is recommended that you update the driver of your display card and upgrade DirectX to 9 0 or above before playin...

Page 43: ...us There are three icons on top of the monitoring screen of NAC 300 to display recording status alarm status and motion detection status When the functions are enabled their corresponding icons will blink on the monitoring page 4 7 Log out NAC 300 To logout NAC 300 click on the top right hand corner of the monitoring page 43 ...

Page 44: ...o to System Settings System Tools and click Reboot To shut down NAC 300 click Graceful Shutdown 5 2 Reset All Settings To reset all settings including administrator password and network settings of NAC 300 to default please go to System Settings System Tools and click Reset to Default 44 ...

Page 45: ...infrared sensor and controlling external device like alarms by alarm output To enable this function please go to Alarm Management select Alarm Input and check the box Alarm Output Then click Apply Pin assignment Pin No Description 1 Alarm IN 2 IN GND 3 Alarm OUT 4 OUT GND Reserved QNAP will support this feature in the near future 45 ...

Page 46: ...n download the appropriate file from QNAP website www qnap com tw and save the file to your PC Then login NAC 300 and go to System Settings System Tools Browse and select the firmware file and click Update Please wait patiently when the system is being updated 46 ...

Page 47: ...tem Information section as event and system logs For enquiries of NAC 300 operation please check the logs to view the events of NAC 300 If any errors persist please contact your network administrator or technician to check the network connection or other relevant devices and their settings 47 ...

Page 48: ...acking White Balance In ATW mode white balance is automatically adjusted in real time to match the lighting of the object 5 Backlight Compensation The ability of a camera to compensate in cases where a subject with a large amount of background light would otherwise be obscured by blooming or silhouetting 6 Bayonet Mount A method of attaching lens to a body that makes use of interlocking flanges on...

Page 49: ...ivers 525 lines of resolution at 30 frames per second 11 PAL Phase Alternation Line It is the standard format for television broadcasts in Australia most Western European South American and Asian countries PAL delivers 625 lines of resolution at 25 frames per second 12 DSP Digital signal processing Manipulating an audio signal digitally to create various possible effects at the output Often refers...

Page 50: ...h rate of the image is higher than 25 or 30 fps interlaces scanning is not applicable 17 Minimum Illumination The smallest amount of light that allows the camera to get a picture 18 S N Signal to noise Ratio Measured in Decibels this is the ratio between a useful video signal and unwanted noise 19 Analog to Digital The format of video signal output by CCD camera Standard CCD constituted in the ear...

Page 51: ...can be accessed via some assigned ports of the virtual server on the IP sharing router mapping to the given ports on NAC 300 with two different ports for monitoring live video on NAC 300 and playing the recorded video files In this case the following settings of the configuration for the virtual server on the IP sharing router should be reset Monitoring live video You can assign any available port...

Page 52: ...twork domain To connect NAC 300 by default IP address please configure the network settings of your PC as below IP address 192 168 0 2 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Please follow the steps below to access NAC 300 by a PC The example is based on Windows XP 1 Right click My Network Places shortcut on the desktop and choose Properties Right click your network device and choose Properties 52 ...

Page 53: ...2 Highlight Internet Protocol TCP IP and click Properties 53 ...

Page 54: ...onal computer Launch the web browser Internet Explorer and enter the IP address of NAC 300 192 168 0 1 in the address bar Upon successful connection to NAC 300 enter the default user name and password to login the administration page User name administrator Password admin 54 ...

Page 55: ...l be able to access your NAC 300 via this dynamic domain name When the ISP assigns a new WAN IP address NAC 300 will update the new address to the DynDNS server automatically Registration Procedure Please follow the steps below to register a dynamic domain name Note This guide is for reference only If there are any changes please refer to the instructions or documents on the web site 1 Open the br...

Page 56: ...2 Check the box I have read and agree to the Acceptable Use Policy above 56 ...

Page 57: ...er the user name email address and password to create an account for DDNS service Please verify your email address to receive the confirmation message from the server Then click Create Account to proceed 57 ...

Page 58: ...en successfully created and a confirmation message has been sent to your e mail address Please follow the instructions in the e mail to activate your account within 48 hours When you have finished the confirmation process you can apply for your own dynamic domain name 58 ...

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