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HD IP Camera

August 2020

Visual Engineering

Video solutions. Integrated

visualengineering.co.uk

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The HD IP Camera Kit

Kit Contents

The HD IP Camera is provided in a kit with mounts, DC power supply and lens adaptors.

The kit contents vary depending upon the camera type. The kit contents for each type together with

the individual part number of each component in the kit are described below.

Straight & Right Angle Camera Kit Contents

• Lens M12 – 2.1mm pinhole

110-2497

• Lens M12 – 4.3mm pinhole

110-2498

• Passive PoE Power Injector Cable

110-8301

• Cat 5e to Binder 8 Way Cable

110-8658

• Power Supply 15V – 1.6A with adaptors

110-8661

• Wall Tripod Mount

110-8665

• M12 Long Lens Adaptor

110-8667

• CS Mount Adaptor

110-8668

• C Mount Adaptor

110-8669

• USB Memory Stick

110-8679

Power Over Ethernet Camera Kit Contents

• Lens M12 – 2.1mm pinhole

110-2497

• Lens M12 – 4.3mm pinhole

110-2498

• 1M Cat 5e RJ45 Cable

110-8644

• Wall Tripod Mount

110-8665

• M12 Long Lens Adaptor

110-8667

• CS Mount Adaptor

110-8668

• C Mount Adaptor

110-8669

• USB Memory Stick

110-8679

Summary of Contents for SWZ HD

Page 1: ...HD IP Camera August 2020 Visual Engineering Video solutions Integrated visualengineering co uk Page 1 HD IP Camera User Manual Configurable H 264 Encoded IP Camera ...

Page 2: ...Camera Login 11 Default IP Address 11 Web Browser Control 12 User Menu 12 Date Menu 13 Update Menu 13 Video Menu 14 Video Frame Preview 15 Alert Control 17 Ethernet Menu 18 HTTP Ports 18 Unreachable Cameras 19 UPnP Menu 20 WiFi Menu 21 Recording Menu 24 Recovering Recordings 26 Record Format 26 Using FileZilla 27 Using VLC to Play Streams 28 The VE Camera Viewer 30 Viewing Video 30 Video Panel Opt...

Page 3: ... TCP Vs UDP 35 Multiple Viewers 35 TCP UDP in VLC 35 ONVIF 36 Video Management Systems 36 Control Across The Internet 37 Port Forwarding 37 Remote Configuration 38 Remote Video Streaming 38 Mounting 39 Changing the Lens 40 C and CS Mount Adaptors 40 Specifications 41 Connector Interfaces 42 Dimensions 43 Table of Contents ...

Page 4: ...21 3 2016 Memory stick references MB v1 5 22 3 2016 Reformatted RE v1 6 19 4 2016 Technical Edits RE v1 7 30 6 2016 WiFi section added RE v1 8 26 7 2016 Product Image Updates RE v1 9 29 8 2017 Updates to support new software releases RE v1 10 16 7 2018 Updates to support camera and player software releases RE v1 11 5 10 2018 LED switching control STA Mode additions RE v1 12 27 05 2020 HTTP port co...

Page 5: ...le initialisation sequence to get the user up and running in the shortest possible time This is followed up with a description of mounting options technical specifications and component dimensions Warranty and Support All Visual Engineering products are supplied as standard with a 12 month Return to Base warranty In the event of a suspected product failure users should contact the Visual Engineeri...

Page 6: ...s mounts are also made available using an adaptor Full camera control which includes video configuration integrated trigger capabilities WiFi and recording setup is all supported via a web page interface The camera also supports control through the ONVIF protocol such that the camera can be controlled by and viewed on ONVIF compliant VMS platforms The recording option features secure micro SD card...

Page 7: ...recording and WiFi options The contents of each camera kit varies according to the camera type The three different body styles of the HD IP camera are shown below Each camera is fitted with a part number label The label details the camera s default IP address and its unique serial number The part number of each camera type is explained in the table below Part Numbers Option Straight Connector Righ...

Page 8: ...e Camera Kit Contents Lens M12 2 1mm pinhole 110 2497 Lens M12 4 3mm pinhole 110 2498 Passive PoE Power Injector Cable 110 8301 Cat 5e to Binder 8 Way Cable 110 8658 Power Supply 15V 1 6A with adaptors 110 8661 Wall Tripod Mount 110 8665 M12 Long Lens Adaptor 110 8667 CS Mount Adaptor 110 8668 C Mount Adaptor 110 8669 USB Memory Stick 110 8679 Power Over Ethernet Camera Kit Contents Lens M12 2 1mm...

Page 9: ...ot included with PoE model HD IP Camera 1m Ethernet camera cable not included with PoE model Long M12 C CS lens adaptors Additional 2 1mm and 4 3mm lenses Wall and tripod mount DC insertion cable not included with PoE model USB memory stick containing software applications and supporting documentation WiFi Antenna if the WiFi option has been included ...

Page 10: ...wer to view the video Alternatively users can use VLC this free media player that can be downloaded from http www videolan org vlc index en_GB html Cable Connections The straight and right angle connector type cameras should be connected to a PC and power supply using the Ethernet and DC insertion cables as shown below The DC adaptor should be connected to a mains supply The DC adaptor supplies th...

Page 11: ...hod is explained in the VE Camera Viewer section PC Connection Once the camera is powered it is possible to view the camera s video and configure the encoder s parameters over an IP connection to a PC The web browser control of the camera s encoder allows the configuration of parameters such as resolution bit rate and network settings once saved all configuration changes will be retained Browse to...

Page 12: ...ddress of 192 168 1 195 On the left side of the screen are the Control Menus which allow the user to configure various settings in the HD IP camera The functions of these menus are described in the following sections Control Menus The camera s IP address is typed in here In this example the IP address is 192 168 1 195 The user menu page allows users to configure the user ID and password of the cam...

Page 13: ...e the upgrade has finished it is advised to refresh the web page and check the banner displays HD IP Camera v4 00 or the camera starts to once again stream video before switching off the power It is advised that following a firmware update that the Restore Defaults button is pressed this will revert the camera back to a default start state The IP address of the camera will revert to its default IP...

Page 14: ...mera with an IP address of 192 168 1 195 the URL is rtsp 192 168 1 195 jpeg It is possible to change the Encoder Type to any one of the following options HD IP Camera PAL Input NTSC Input Guardian Node SWZ HD Camera LVDS Input 25Hz LVDS Input 29 97Hz SDI Input 25Hz SDI Input 29 97Hz For normal operation it is not necessary to adjust the Encoder Type For correct camera operation it is important tha...

Page 15: ...hoose to select lower frame rates thereby reducing the bandwidth required H 264 IDR Frame changes to the I frame interval balances the stream s quality against latency the lower the number the lower the latency Lower latency however can incur picture degradation due to the effect of limiting the decoder buffer Video Flip can be useful when the camera is installed upside down Video Reverse can be u...

Page 16: ...stem bandwidth available Changes to the resolution and frame rate will adjust the stream s bit rate The following table shows example bit rates for particular resolution and frame rate values Bit rate Available Resolution Frame Rate 5 10MB s 1920x1080 30 4 5Mb s 1920x1080 15 3 4Mb s 1280x720 30 2 3Mb s 800x450 30 1 2Mb s 800x450 15 512kb s 1Mb s 640x360 15 256 512kb s 320x180 15 ...

Page 17: ...evel triggers can be used to trigger an OSD On Screen Display event For this to occur users should ensure that the OSD Print option in the User Menu is enabled The level of motion required to invoke a trigger can be set with the Trigger Sensitivity between Off Low Mid or High The duration of the alarm event will be the duration of the motion event plus the time set in the Trigger Duration field va...

Page 18: ...P Server button HTTP Ports The default HTTP port and ONVIF HTTP port to control and configure the camera is 80 Selecting one of the five options as shown in the drop down box on the right will set both the HTTP port and ONVIF HTTP port number Moving the camera s HTTP port number should only be carried out by users confident of keeping a track on what settings have been applied to the camera Settin...

Page 19: ...ort 8080 This extended URL format should be used to address cameras reconfigured to a HTTP port number which is not the default number of 80 If a camera has been set to an unknown IP address it can be found by using the VE Camera Viewer this will find any HD IP Camera s IP address regardless of the IP subnet If unsure which port the camera has been configured to run a VMS software tool such as the...

Page 20: ...isual Engineering Video solutions Integrated visualengineering co uk Page 20 UPnP Menu The Universal plug and play menu allows the user to set the Device ID and Camera Name Users should press the submit button to enable changes ...

Page 21: ...To connect to the camera via WiFi the Server IP should be used in the client browser to view the video AP Mode Menu The HD IP camera has an integrated WiFi Adaptor which supports its own WiFi access point Using any WiFi enabled device it is possible to connect to the HD IP camera in order to monitor its video and audio The WiFi user configurable settings can be found in the WiFi Setup menu The AP ...

Page 22: ...twork key enter the Network Key as defined in the AP Mode Security section the default is 12345678 Open a WiFi Video Stream It is necessary to have a video player application installed on the WiFi enabled device In the example shown on the right VLC media player has been installed Use the Server IP address of the WiFi Adaptor and open an SDP media stream Type the stream details into the box at the...

Page 23: ... example shown above this would be 192 168 1 102 In most cases it is possible to view the video feed and control the camera on this STA Mode IP Address and also on the camera s IP Address as defined in the Ethernet Menu In certain network configurations it has been observed that the camera may not respond to its Ethernet IP Address once STA Mode is connected If this is found to be the case use the...

Page 24: ...apacity of 32GBytes this offers 17 hours of continuous recording at a total IP bit stream of 4Mb s or 34 hours at 2Mb s etc If recording capacity is achieved there is a user option to either stop recording or overwrite The recording web page menu is shown below Note Recording is temporarily paused during activity on the camera s web interface Timed Recording There are 4 options for timed recording...

Page 25: ...nt In the event of the SD card becoming full there are two options for Overwrite Control One option is to have the recordings stop when the SD card is full or the other option is to have the oldest material to be overwritten when the SD card becomes full Following any changes made in the menu the user must press the submit button Wait until the camera finishes re configuring before powering off th...

Page 26: ...iles containing motion will have an m appended on the end This is so any video clips with movement in the video can be easily identified When searching motion files it is advisable to also check for activity in the video in the file preceding any motion tagged file For the file described above with motion in the video it will have the complete file name of 170801134611m avi Recordings are stored i...

Page 27: ... is shown here Username Camera Username the default is root Password Camera Password the default is 1234 Then press Quickconnect Files can be dragged across to the location selected on the local computer Recordings on the camera will be stored in the directory structure SD YYMMDDHH as shown above Individual files can then be selected and downloaded or dragged across to the storage location selecte...

Page 28: ...ra is compatible with many players a simple freeware player is VLC Media Player Users should download VLC Media Player and run the application VLC is a free media player and can be downloaded from http www videolan org vlc index en_GB html Enable the VLC Media Player application From the Media menu select the Open Network Stream as shown below ...

Page 29: ...rated visualengineering co uk Page 29 Enter the camera URL and stream type eg rtsp 192 168 1 195 h264 The URL depends upon the IP address of the camera and the stream type eg h264 or jpeg This is shown below Press play and the video stream will appear as shown below ...

Page 30: ...left hand side of the player The video can be viewed by clicking the Eye Icon next to the camera s name The video panel selector can be used to select how the video panels are arranged this is useful when several video feeds are in the system Camera List Eye Icon Video Panel Selector The top of the video panel displays information on the playback mode of the displayed video In the above instance t...

Page 31: ... orientated as required using the Flip Video and Mirror Video options The Motion Sensitivity can also be set to Off Low Mid or High The Trigger Duration sets the alarm time in secs following the end of the triggered event The audio can be enabled and disabled as required If the Play Recording option is selected the player will allow the user to select a recording to playback The player will find a...

Page 32: ...nth months that don t hold recordings are greyed out Select the required date days that don t hold recordings are greyed out Select the required hour of day hours that don t hold recordings are greyed out Select the required start and end time from the time dial Press the play icon The files will then be downloaded after which time the video recording can be viewed in the video panel ...

Page 33: ...e border and an icon will be shown in the bottom left corner The trigger icon is either a motion trigger or a low to high light level change as described in the table below Trigger Icon Trigger Source A low light level to high light level transition has been detected Motion has been detected in the video Pan Tilt Zoom Control Select a camera from the Camera List this will cause the selected camera...

Page 34: ...ed values below 350mS are not recommended The camera is capable of transmitting H 264 and MJPEG video streams select the preferred stream to be viewed The video stream packets can be sent over TCP or UDP select the preferred transport method More information on these methods is described in the TCP Vs UDP section Select Multicast to On sends a request to the camera to send a multicast video stream...

Page 35: ...sec Multiple Viewing The camera is capable of transmitting a video stream over either UDP or TCP transmission protocols The benefits of each protocol is particular to the specific deployment of the camera In general terms UDP is a more efficient method which carries less overhead than TCP but lacks some reliability as not all video frames are required to be received in full For example if the came...

Page 36: ... available here https sourceforge net projects onvifdm The software will locate HD IP Cameras on the network Click the Network settings tab to display the port that the HD IP Camera is currently configured to In the example shown below camera s port is set to 8080 therefore the camera s URL is 192 168 1 195 8080 Video Management Systems ONVIF If the controlling PC and HD IP Camera are on separate ...

Page 37: ...e capable of providing this gateway the settings and control interface will differ dependant on manufacturer and model The example below shows a router s NAT PAT Network Address Translation Port Address Translation configured to forward port 8080 the HTTP port and port 554 the RTSP port of the camera which has an IP address of 192 168 1 194 Both of these ports can be configured in the camera throu...

Page 38: ...forwarded Remote Configuration Remote Video Streaming To stream the camera s video across the internet a URL similar to the ones described below should be used rtsp 90 81 72 63 554 h264 rtsp 90 81 72 63 554 jpeg In the above URL examples the internet router s gateway IP address 90 81 72 63 and the camera s RTSP port 554 should be substituted where relevant Ensure that the video bit rate of the cam...

Page 39: ...era precisely against flat surfaces where precise alignment against a pinhole is required This is done by sliding the Wall and Tripod Mount over the camera body and locking it in place using the locking screw provided The lugs of the mount can then be used to screw the camera against a flat surface The base of the Wall and Tripod Mount holds a standard 1 4 20 thread allowing it to be screwed to st...

Page 40: ...or screws onto the front thread of the camera C and CS Mount Adaptors For fitting larger C mount or CS mount lenses to the HD IP Camera use the adaptor included in the kit These adaptors screw onto the front thread of the camera as shown below C Mount Adaptor CS Mount Adaptor The HD IP Camera can be fitted with standard M12 lenses these screw into the body of the camera as shown below The standard...

Page 41: ...nsumption 1 7W If WiFi is Added 0 9W to 1 2W Range Dependant Max Bit Rate 10Mb s Optional WiFi 2 4GHz Field of View User Configurable 90º Pin Hole Standard Operating Temp Range 10 C to 50 C Video Encoding H 264 and MJPEG Dual Streaming VMS Compliance ONVIF Audio G711 Encoding Voice Band Silicon Omni Microphone Dimensions Straight Connector Right Angle Connector PoE Connector 20 x 25 x 55 5mm 20 x ...

Page 42: ...99 9226 00 08 1 12v 2 GND 3 Eth TX 4 Eth TX 5 Eth RX 6 Eth RX 7 TXD from unit debug path 8 RXD to unit debug path PoE Connector Mating half is male RJ45 PoE is auto between Modes A B hence power can appear on different pins dependant upon which mode the power injector supports Mode A Mode B 1 Eth TX PoE 2 Eth TX PoE 3 Eth RX PoE 4 NC PoE 5 NC PoE 6 Eth RX PoE 7 NC PoE 8 NC PoE ...

Page 43: ...uk UK Email sales visualengineering co uk HD IP Camera August 2020 Visual Engineering Video solutions Integrated visualengineering co uk Page 43 Straight Connector Part No 110 2753 Power Over Ethernet RJ45 Connector Part No 110 2761 Right Angle Connector Part No 110 2757 Dimensions 55 5 52 20 25 20 33 15 25 48 5 45 20 25 74 2 70 7 ...

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