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Express Video Servers

User’s Manual

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Summary of Contents for Express Video Server

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Page 3: ...ion 11 2 2 Wireless Ethernet Connection 11 2 3 Analog or Wireless Modem Connection 11 Chapter 3 Accessing Express 12 3 1 Viewing the Video 12 3 2 Accessing the Configuration Menus 12 3 3 Image Propert...

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Page 5: ...t step is to configure the network settings The second step is to configure the Express server to upload images to a web server this step is optional The third step is the actual physical installation...

Page 6: ...2 BNC Video Input 1 SW1 Switch In S Video BNC2 Video Loop Output Switch Out BNC2 Video Input SW2 Video Termination On Terminate Signal default S Video Input Video Activity LEDs Power Network Activity...

Page 7: ...IGGER RELAY B GND PWR 12VDC NETWORK Back View Power DC Power Jack 12VDC 1A Ethernet Port 4 Video Inputs with Looping Output TRIGGER I O 3 x Input 1 x Output Relay S0 Serial Port 0 used for Auxiliary D...

Page 8: ...e serial port on your PC If your computer does not have a 9 pin male serial port you can use a USB to RS 232 adapter Connect the Express server into a network hub router or switch with a standard CAT...

Page 9: ...ss to 169 254 100 100 and set the subnet mask to 255 255 0 0 Once you do this you should be able to see the Express server s IP address in StarDot Tools Double click the IP address and you can then us...

Page 10: ...intosh or on a Windows computer without a serial port you ll need a USB RS 232 adapter Before having to go down the path of manually assigning the IPaddress via terminal software and a serial port you...

Page 11: ...Combined Ethernet and Power To save the hassle of running both power and network cables or having to have a 110V or 220V power supply at the the video server location StarDot offers combo Ethernet pow...

Page 12: ...ss the Express server s configuration menus To access these menus type the IP address in your browser s address bar example http 192 168 1 5 This will bring up the live image page Click on the Configu...

Page 13: ...e left at its default value Default 64 Saturation Saturation determines the amount of color in the image The higher the value the more saturated the colors become Conversely low saturation produces an...

Page 14: ...value A value of 0 means full frame rate a value of 1 means skip every other frame a value of 2 means skip every two frames Default 0 LED The video input activity LEDs can be configured in a number o...

Page 15: ...as well as internal camera parameters can all become part of the text on the live image This is handled through markup characters For instance d inserts the current day of the month on the live image...

Page 16: ...it 00 99 m Month Numerical 01 12 B Month Full January December b Month Abbreviated Jan Dec U Week of Year Starting with Sunday 00 53 W Week of Year Starting with Monday 00 53 d Day of Month 01 31 w Da...

Page 17: ...enheit C Weather Station Temperature in Celsius HUM Weather Station Relative Humidity MB Weather Station Pressure in Millibars hPa HGIN Weather Station Pressure in Inches of Mercury HGMM Weather Stati...

Page 18: ...serving images from its internal web server it can also upload images to an external web server This is useful if you plan on having a large number of visitors viewing the live images or if you d like...

Page 19: ...ber 0 9 is automatically appended to the end of the filenames Default Off Passive Mode If the Express is behind a proxy server enable passive mode If you are unsure if you need passive mode it is usua...

Page 20: ...he date and time of the upload is June 1 2009 at 3 30 15 PM Tip For a complete list of Date Time markup characters click the Help button on the Overlay page Example Without Path netcam Y m d H M S jpg...

Page 21: ...allow for the same update rates that you see when accessing the Express server directly with a browser It is safe to say that FTP restricts 352x240 uploads to once every 3 6 seconds even on a DSL or c...

Page 22: ...e Set When Automatic time synchronization is enabled the camera will query a network time server and synchronize the camera s date and time usually accurate to within seconds or less This will happen...

Page 23: ...ore the value HST10 Hawaiian Standard Time AT10ADT Aleutian Standard Daylight Time Alaska parts YST9YDT Yukon Standard Daylight Time Alaska parts PST8PDT Pacific Standard Daylight Time MST7MDT Mountai...

Page 24: ...e Express an IP address There are two ways in which this can be done automatically DHCP or manually static IP Assignment DHCP By default the Express comes up in DHCP mode meaning that it probes the ne...

Page 25: ...ss This is disabled if DHCP is enabled Default expressxl Gateway In most cases this is a machine name or IP address that serves as a gateway to the Internet If the Express is on a private network behi...

Page 26: ...press server s IP address Use caution when changing the web server port number If it s any thing but 80 you will not be able to access it normally through a browser You will always need to add port nu...

Page 27: ...ternet will be a dial up modem connection to the Internet enter your ISP Internet Service Provider account information here Check this option on if you d like the Express to use an external analog mod...

Page 28: ...al out connection the Express 1 s default connection to the Internet Default On Always Up If enabled the Express will attempt to stay continuously connected to the Internet If disconnected it will aut...

Page 29: ...mera and making changes It is important to choose your password carefully Pick something that cannot easily be guessed The password can be a combination of alpha and numeric characters upper and lower...

Page 30: ...advanced features inside the video server such as triggers and dynamic DNS support 3 11 Miscellaneous Reboot Camera Click this to reboot the video server Upgrade Firmware Allows you to select a new fi...

Page 31: ...ired you will need to click on the varying bars located in the center of the iris control panel Zoom Allows user to manually zoom in and out For a single increase or decrease in zoom you must click th...

Page 32: ...valuable If your router is configured to port forward port 80 to the camera s local IP address you can browse to the camera directly from anywhere on the Internet This is useful for viewing the camera...

Page 33: ...ut ports on the back of the video server Trigger Overview By connecting an alarm system motion detector or other type of sensor to the back of the Express server it is possible to gather a series of i...

Page 34: ...iew live streams at the same time Most applications don t require pre buffering Only enable this option if you require video frames before the actual trigger takes place Delay The number of millisecon...

Page 35: ...TP If you d like the event triggered image captures to be uploaded to an FTP server select this option The Upload via FTP parameters are independent of the regular image FTP parameters see Chapter 3 5...

Page 36: ...address This can be made up 3 16 Trigger Sensor Connection Express 2 1 Opto Isolated Trigger Input 1 A 2 Opto Isolated Trigger Input 1 B 3 Relay 1 A 4 Relay 1 B The Express 2 I O connector contains on...

Page 37: ...th of which have a 5v pull up Trigger input 1 and 2 s pull ups can be shorted to the ground pin also present on the connector to provide a second state A normal operation might be a magnetic switch on...

Page 38: ...uble check all settings including hostname username password and path by using third party FTP client software the command prompt FTP in Windows is a good test 2 Try using an IP address in the hostnam...

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Page 40: ...C standards as well as reduced cross color and cross luminance artifacts Network Connection 1 x 100 baseT Ethernet 10 100 compatible Network Protocols TCP IP HTTP FTP DHCP ARP PING TELNET DAYTIME NTP...

Page 41: ...t harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with...

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