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7) Support  

The support page provides valuable information on troubleshooting and contact information, 
should you require technical assistance.  

 

• Logs:

 The network camera supports system and event log information. Click the 

System 

Log

 button to get the system log data or the 

Event Log

 button to get information on events.  

• Reports:  

- Server Report:

 Click the 

Server Report

 button to get the important information about the 

server’s status; this should always be included when requesting support.  

- Parameter List:

 Click the 

Parameter List

 button to see the unit’s parameters and their 

current settings.  

• Health Check:  

- System Check:

 Click the 

System Check

 button to get the important information about the 

camera’s system resources. You can see the pop-up window below.  

 

- Media Check:

 Click the 

Media Check

 button to get the information about the camera’s 

video and audio stream. You can see the pop-up window below.  

 

Summary of Contents for VIP2PTZ12X

Page 1: ...USER S MANUAL VIP2PTZ12X FULL HD OUTDOOR 12X PTZ IP CAMERA Please read this manual thoroughly before use and keep it handy for future reference...

Page 2: ...GRILLS OR OTHER OPENINGS ON THE EQUIPMENT CAUTION EXPLANATION OF GRAPHICAL SYMBOLS The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presenc...

Page 3: ...d in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which ca...

Page 4: ...rom the apparatus 11 Only use attachments accessories specified by the manufacturer 12 Use only with the cart stand tripod bracket or table specified by the manufacturer or sold with the apparatus Whe...

Page 5: ...the internet 15 3 3 Setting the admin password over a secure connection 15 3 4 Live View Page 15 3 5 Network Camera Setup 17 3 5 1 Basic Configuration 17 1 Users 18 2 Network 19 3 Video Image 20 4 Aud...

Page 6: ...3 Date Time 50 4 Network 51 5 Language 59 6 Maintenance 60 7 Support 61 3 6 Help 63 3 7 Resetting to the factory default settings 63 4 Appendix 64 4 1 Troubleshooting 64 4 2 Alarm Connection 65 4 3 P...

Page 7: ...monitor various network cameras at the same time Users can also play store and retrieve a recording through a PC Settings and live view can be accessed through a web browser as well 1 1 Components Dom...

Page 8: ...video capabilities This network camera includes intelligent capabilities such as enhanced video motion detection The network camera s external inputs and outputs can be connected to devices such as se...

Page 9: ...he dome camera CAUTION A silicone rubber sealant must be applied to seal the housing to secure waterproofing 2 1 1 Locking Dome Camera A Make screw holes on the ceiling using the supplied mounting Tem...

Page 10: ...the tab of the mounting bracket into the locking slot Screws A should not be too tight or too loose when the dome is in the locked position After setting the proper positions of screws A remove the mo...

Page 11: ...l block PINK GND GRAY ALARM INPUT BROWN GND YELLOW ALARM OUTPUT GREEN RS485 BLUE RS485 3 RJ 45 BLACK Ethernet RJ 45 port compatible with 10 100Mbps having PoE functionality 4 STEREO GRAY AUDIO OUTPUT...

Page 12: ...e AO Alarm Output and G Ground connectors Connecting to the RS485 The camera can be controlled remotely by an external device or control system such as a control keyboard using RS485 half duplex seria...

Page 13: ...the network and power up 2 Start SpecoManager utility Start All programs SpecoManager SpecoManager The main window will display and after a short while any network devices connected to the network wi...

Page 14: ...To view streaming video in Microsoft Internet Explorer set your browser to allow ActiveX controls 3 1 Access from a browser 1 Start a browser 2 Enter the IP address or host name of the network camera...

Page 15: ...ult administrator user name is admin and password is 1234 If the password is lost the network camera must be reset to the factory default settings Please see Resetting to the factory default settings...

Page 16: ...camera or starts playing a video stream The Pause button pauses the video stream being played The Snapshot button takes a snapshot of the current image The location where the image is saved can be spe...

Page 17: ...twork camera by clicking Setup in the top right hand corner of the Live View page Click on this page to access the online help that explains the setup tools When accessing the network camera for the f...

Page 18: ...ps levels User Group Authority Guest Provides the lowest level of access which only allows access to the Live View page Operator An operator can view the Live View page create and modify events and ad...

Page 19: ...s also possible to use it to set a static known IP address for a particular MAC address Use the following IP address To use a static IP address for the network camera check the radio button and then m...

Page 20: ...applications for example this is the profile adopted by the Blu ray Disc storage format and the DVB HDTV broadcast service H 264 MP Main Profile Primary profile for low cost applications that require...

Page 21: ...nitoring screen by enhancing the image quality users can do so by decreasing the compressibility In each case please adjust this function according to the network status and monitoring purposes Frame...

Page 22: ...l line source can be connected to the STEREO Jack I O of the network camera Input volume If there are problems with the sound input being too low or high it is possible to adjust the input gain for th...

Page 23: ...section select the preferred method to use for setting the time Synchronize with computer time sets the time from the clock on your computer Synchronize with NTP Server the video encoder will obtain t...

Page 24: ...Video Mode Choose Video Mode you wish to use from the drop down list NTSC or PAL NOTE This function may not be applicable depending on the model 3 5 3 Video Image 1 Basic Refer to 3 5 1 Basic Configu...

Page 25: ...the image would be less sharp High sensitivity Produce brighter image in low light environment Defog Produce clearer image in hazy environment Enable flip horizontally Flip the camera image upside do...

Page 26: ...ain Limit Controls the upper limit of the gain which the camera can control This is only available if Exposure mode is set to Auto Iris Controls the camera iris This is only available if Exposure mode...

Page 27: ...ic White Balance is enabled the camera measures the image and automatically adjusts the red and blue settings to balance white When Automatic White Balance is disabled the camera uses the values set f...

Page 28: ...to Focus Setting Continuously adjusts the lens automatically to the correct focus for the sharpest picture Mode Auto Auto Focus is always active Manual Auto Focus is inactive Focus limit This distance...

Page 29: ...d Slow motion 7 Webcasting The network camera can stream live video to a website Copies the HTML code generated on the screen and pastes it in page code of the website you want to display live video N...

Page 30: ...dio Refer to 3 5 1 Basic Configuration Audio for more details 3 5 5 Event 1 Event In On Boot This is used to trigger the event every time the network camera is started Select Enable to activate the mo...

Page 31: ...lly Open As an example if the Normal state for a push button connected to an input is Open circuit this means that as long as the button is not pushed and the Current state remains as Open circuit the...

Page 32: ...Interface Motion Motion detection is used to generate an alarm whenever movement occurs or stops in the video image A total of 8 Motion and or Mask windows can be created and configured Motion is dete...

Page 33: ...ing The behavior for each window is defined by adjusting the Threshold and Sensitivity as described below A motion index is a set of parameters describing Window Name Type Threshold and Dwell Time Win...

Page 34: ...ering occurs Select Enable to activate the Tempering event 2 Event Out SMTP E Mail The network camera can be configured to send event and error email messages via SMTP Simple Mail Transfer Protocol SM...

Page 35: ...y your network administrator or ISP Internet Service Provider To ensure that the login procedure is performed as securely as possible when using SMTP authentication you must define the weakest authent...

Page 36: ...log in information JPEG Setting Pre event A pre event buffer contains images from the time immediately preceding the event trigger These are stored internally in the server This buffer can be very us...

Page 37: ...assword Provide your log in information HTTP Server Test When the setup is complete the connection can be tested by clicking the Test button Alarm Out Enable alarm out Click the Enable alarm out check...

Page 38: ...ath to the file directly or use the Browse button to locate it Then click the Upload button Up to 3 audio files can be configured An audio file for Digital Deterrent can be made by Audio Recorder tool...

Page 39: ...e Home position once the event has ended Event Notification When the network camera detects an event Notification server is used to receive notification messages as a type of XML data format Check the...

Page 40: ...ondition to this boosted level for the duration of the event Check the box to enable the service Boost Setting You can set the condition in Normal and Boost mode Boost Stream Select a video stream for...

Page 41: ...as occurred HTTP Server It sends notification messages to an HTTP server that listens for these The destination server must first be configured on the Event In page Enter a message you want to send Au...

Page 42: ...0 or Home Title Up to 12 characters Alphanumeric characters and space Focus Auto Auto Focus is always active Manual Auto Focus is inactive Preset Setup Activate the PTZ Control Panel Preset Delete Del...

Page 43: ...ect either forward or backward sequence in the Tour position list Delete Tour Delete the stored Tour Position Setup list of Tour number Tour Position Setup Open or close the Tour Position Setup as bel...

Page 44: ...ist and click Set Position button then show the saved Presets or Home on drop down list Click a Preset or Home 2 Repeat step 1 for each desired position 3 Click the Save button to save the settings or...

Page 45: ...communicate with external PTZ device Baud rate Selects one of the Baud rate Parity Selects one of the Parity bit 5 View Angle View Angle Setting Tilt angle limit This option is designed to limit the...

Page 46: ...moves over the setting angle vertically 6 System Menu Dome Information The system information provides essential information about the dome if service is required The information cannot be modified Sy...

Page 47: ...rivacy zones 1 After aiming the camera view direction and lens control by using the Arrow and Zoom button in PTZ Control Panel click Set cell of Set column at any inactive row to create privacy zone 2...

Page 48: ...o four locations 2 Security Users User access control is enabled by default when the administrator sets the root password on first access New users are authorized with user names and passwords or the...

Page 49: ...tion HTTPS Connection Policy Choose the form of connection you wish to use from the drop down list for the administrator Operator and Viewer to enable HTTPS connection set to HTTP by default HTTP HTTP...

Page 50: ...esses All other IP addresses not in this list will then be allowed or denied access accordingly that is if the addresses in the list are allowed then all others are denied access and vice versa Also s...

Page 51: ...ly set the time and date NOTE If using a host name for the NTP server a DNS server must be configured under TCP IP settings 4 Network Settings in regard to network can be executed Settings for IP DNS...

Page 52: ...llowing Domain name Enter the domain s to search for the host name used by the network camera Multiple domains can be separated by semicolons The host name is always the first part of a Fully Qualifie...

Page 53: ...eco s free DDNS service users can access the network camera even with a DHCP setting Enable DDNS Check to enable the DDNS service Username Enter a unique name for the camera If the name has already be...

Page 54: ...30000 and 39920 Multicast This function is for sending Video to Multicast group Enable Multicast Check the box to enable multicast operation Multicast destination IP Enter an IP between 224 0 0 0 and...

Page 55: ...ting systems and clients that support this protocol NOTE UPnP must be installed on your workstation if running Windows XP To do this open the Control Panel from the Start Menu and select Add Remove Pr...

Page 56: ...s used to mark the traffic s IP header When the marked traffic reaches a network router or switch the DSCP value in the IP header tell the router or switch which type of treatment to apply to this typ...

Page 57: ...ic network Internet Use NAT Traversal when your network cameras are located on an intranet LAN and you wish to make it available from the other WAN side of a NAT router With NAT traversal properly con...

Page 58: ...ers and printers to connect to a network automatically Without zeroconf a network administrator must set up services such as Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP and Domain Name System DNS or conf...

Page 59: ...ng systems and clients that support this protocol NOTE Bonjour Also known as zero configuration networking Bonjour enables devices to automatically discover each other on a network without having to e...

Page 60: ...is will return all of the network camera s settings to the factory default values including the IP address Update Upgrade your camera by importing an upgrade file and pressing the Upgrade button Durin...

Page 61: ...the Server Report button to get the important information about the server s status this should always be included when requesting support Parameter List Click the Parameter List button to see the uni...

Page 62: ...the Network Check button to get the information about the camera s network setting and traffic You can see the pop up window below Hardware Check Click the Hardware Check button to diagnose the camer...

Page 63: ...nance of User s Manual or use the Reset button on the network camera as described below Using the Reset button Follow the instructions below to reset the network camera to the factory default settings...

Page 64: ...ser s address bar No image using Refresh and or slow updating of images If images are very complex try limiting the number of clients accessing the camera Images only shown in black white Check the Vi...

Page 65: ...ventive maintenance allows detection and correction of minor that faults before they become serious and cause equipment failure Every three month perform the following maintenance 1 Inspect all connec...

Page 66: ...MJPEG Resolution Supported 1920 x 1080p Max Frame Rate 1080p 60 50fps 1080p 30 25fps Multiple Streaming Triple Stream 2x H 264 and 1x MJPEG IN OUT Audio In Out In x 1 Out x 1 G 711 Alarm In Out In x 1...

Page 67: ...herproof IP66 PoE 802 3af Class 3 Power PoE 12VDC 24VAC 10 Power Consumption 250mA 12W PoE 1 0A 12W 12VDC or 24VAC Operating Temperature 10 50 14 F to 122 F Operating Humidity 0 90 RH External Dimensi...

Page 68: ...68 Figure Dimension...

Page 69: ...and some affect both If the load on the CPU reaches its maximum this will also affect the frame rate The following factors are among the most important to consider High image resolutions and or lower...

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