Hikvision DS-2CD2412F-IW manual

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    User Manual of Network Camera 1 User Manual UD.6L0201D1919A01 Network Camera[...]

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    User Manual of Network Ca mera 2 User Manual COPYRIGHT © 2015 Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technolog y Co., L td. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Any and all information, including, among others, wordings, pictures, graphs are the properties of Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology C o., Ltd. or its subsidiaries (hereinafter referred to be “Hikvision”). Th[...]

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    User Manual of Network Ca mera 3 FITNESS FOR A PAR TICULAR P URPOSE, AND NON- INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY. IN NO EVENT W ILL HIKVISION, ITS DIRECTORS, OFF I C ERS, EMPLOYEES, OR AGENTS BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR INDIRECT DAMAGES, INCLUDING, AMONG OTHERS, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTIO[...]

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    User Manual of Network Ca mera 4 with the inst ruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residenti al area is likely to c ause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense. FCC Conditions This device complies w ith part 15 o[...]

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    User Manual of Network Ca mera 5 This device meets the CAN ICES-3 (A)/NMB- 3( A) standards require m ents. Safety Instruction These instructions are intended to ensure that the user can use the produ ct correctl y to avoid danger or property loss. The p recaution measure is divided into ‘W arnings’ and ‘Cautions’: W arnings : S erious injur[...]

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    User Manual of Network Ca mera 6 Cautions:  Make sure the power supply voltage is correct before using th e camera.  Do not drop the camera or subject it to physica l sh ock.  Do not touch sensor modules with fingers. If cleaning is nec essary , use a clean cloth with a bit of ethano l and wipe it gently . If th e camera will not be used f[...]

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    User Manual of Network Ca mera 7 T able of Contents Chapter 1 System Requir ement ................................................................................ 10 Chapter 2 Network Connection ............................................................................... 11 2.1 Setting the Ne tw ork Camera ov er the LAN..........................[...]

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    User Manual of Network Ca mera 8 6.3.9 Configuring W ireless Dial Se ttings ................................................................................ 55 6.3.10 Email Sending T rigge red by Alar m ................................................................................ 58 6.3.1 1 Configuri ng NA T (Net work Ad dress T ranslation) Sett[...]

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    User Manual of Network Ca mera 9 7.2 Configuring Record ing Schedule ...................................................................... 128 7.3 Configuring Snap shot Settings ......................................................................... 132 7.4 Configuring Lite S torage ...............................................................[...]

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    User Manual of Network Camera 10 Chapter 1 System Requir ement Operating S ystem: Microsoft Windows XP SP1 and above v ersion / V ista / Win7 / Server 2003 / Server 2008 32bits CPU: Intel Pentium IV 3.0 GHz or higher RAM: 1G or higher Display: 1024× 768 resol ution or higher W eb Browser: Internet Explorer 6.0 and above version, Apple S afari 5.02[...]

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    User Manual of Network Camera 11 Chapter 2 Network Connecti on Note:  Y ou shall acknowledge t hat the use of the p roduct with I nt ernet access might be under network se curity risks. For avoidance of any n etwork atta cks and information leakage, ple ase strengthen your own protection. If t he product does not work properly , pleas e contact [...]

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    User Manual of Network Ca mera 12  Refer to the Figure 2-2 to set network camera over the LAN via a switch or a router . Figure 2-1 Connecting Directly Figure 2-2 Connecting via a Switch or a Router 2.1.2 Activating the Camera Y ou are r equired to activate the camera first b y setting a strong password f or it before you can use the camera. Act[...]

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    User Manual of Network Ca mera 13 Figure 2-3 Activation I nt erface(W eb) 3. Create a password and input the password into the password field. STRONG P ASS WORD RECOMMENDED – W e highly recommen d y ou create a stron g passwo rd of your own choosing (using a minimum of 8 characters, including upp er case letters, lower c ase letters, numbers, and[...]

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    User Manual of Network Ca mera 14 Figure 2-4 SADP Interface 3. Create a password and input the password in the password field, and confirm the password. STRONG PASSWORD RECOMMEN DED – We highly recommend you create a strong password of your own choosing (using a mi nimum of 8 characters, including upper case letters, lower case letters, numbers, [...]

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    User Manual of Network Ca mera 15 Figure 2-5 Modify the I P Addr ess 6. Input the password and click the Save button to activate your IP address modification.  Activation v ia Client Soft ware The client softwa re is v ersatile video management software for multiple kinds of devices. Get the client software from the supplied disk or the of ficia[...]

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    User Manual of Network Ca mera 16 Figure 2-6 Control Panel 2. Click the Device Management icon to enter the Device Management interface, a s shown in the figure below . Figure 2-7 Device Management Interface[...]

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    User Manual of Network Ca mera 17 3. Check the device status from the device list, and select an inactive device. 4. Click the Activate button to pop up the Activation interface. 5. Create a password and input the password in the password field, and confirm the password. STRONG PASSWORD RECOMMENDED – We highly rec ommend you create a strong passw[...]

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    User Manual of Network Ca mera 18 Figure 2-9 Modifying the Network Parameters 8. Change the device IP address to the same subnet with your c omputer b y either modifying the IP address manuall y or checking th e checkbox of Enable DHCP . 9. Input the password to activate y ou r IP add ress modification. 2.2 Setting the Network Camera over the W AN [...]

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    User Manual of Network Ca mera 19 2. Assign a LAN IP address, the subnet mask and the gateway . Refer to Section 2.1.2 for detailed IP address co nfiguration of the network camera. 3. Save the static IP in the router . 4. Set port mapping, e.g., 80, 8000, and 554 ports. The steps for port mapping var y according to the different routers. Please c a[...]

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    User Manual of Network Ca mera 20 1. Connect the network camera to the router . 2. In the camera, assi gn a LAN IP address, the sub net mask and the gateway . R efer to Section 2.1.2 for detailed IP addr ess configuration of the network camera. 3. In the router , set the PPPoE user name, password and confirm the password. 4. Set port mapping. E.g. [...]

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    User Manual of Network Ca mera 21 Figure 2-13 Normal Domain Name Resolution S teps: 1. Apply a domain name from a domain name provider . 2. Configure the DDNS settings in the DDNS Settings interface of the network camera. Refer to Section 6.3.4 Configuring DDNS Settings for detailed configuration. 3. V isit the camera via the applied domain name. ?[...]

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    User Manual of Network Camera 22 Chapter 3 Access to the Net work Camera 3.1 Accessing by W eb Bro w sers S teps: 1. Open the web browser . 2. In the browser address bar , input the IP address of the network camera, and press the Enter key to enter the login interface. 3. Activate the network camera for the first time using, refer to the section 2 [...]

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    User Manual of Network Ca mera 23 6. Install the plug-in before viewing the live video and operating the camera. Please follow the installation prompts to install the plug- in . Figure 3-2 Download and Install Plug- in Figure 3-3 Install Plug-in (1) Figure 3-4 Install Plug-in (2) Note: You may have to close the web browser to install the plug-in. P[...]

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    User Manual of Network Ca mera 24 web browser and log in again after installing the plug-in. 3.2 Accessing by Client Softwar e The product CD contains the iVMS-4200 client software . Y ou c an view the live video and manage the camera with the software. Follow the installation prompts to install the software. The control panel and live view interfa[...]

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    User Manual of Network Ca mera 25 Figure 3-6 iVMS-4200 Main V iew Note: For detailed information about the software, please refer to the user manual of the iVMS-4200.[...]

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    User Manual of Network Camera 26 Chapter 4 Wi -Fi Settings Purpose: By connecting to the wireless network, y ou don’t need to use cable of any kind for network connection, which is very c onv enient for the actual surveillance application. Note: This chapter is only applicable for the cameras with the built-in Wi -Fi module. 4.1 Configuring Wi-Fi[...]

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    User Manual of Network Ca mera 27 4. Check the checkbox to select the Network mode as Manage, and the Security mode of the network is automatically shown when you select the wireless network, please don’ t change it manually . Note: These parameters are exactl y id entical with those of the router . 5. Enter the key to connect the wireless networ[...]

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    User Manual of Network Ca mera 28 Figure 4-5 Ad -hoc Connection Point 6. Choose the SSID and connect. Security Mode Description: Figure 4-6 Security Mode Y ou can choose the Security Mod e as not-encr ypted, WEP , WP A -personal, WP A-enterprise, WP A2 -personal, and WP A2-enterprise. WEP mode: Figure 4-7 WEP Mode  Authentication - Select Open o[...]

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    User Manual of Network Ca mera 29 the method used by your access point. Not all access poin ts have this option, in which case they probably use Open System, whi ch is sometimes known as SS ID Authentication.  Key length - This sets the length of the ke y used for the wireless encr y pti on, 64 or 128 bit. The encryption ke y length can some tim[...]

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    User Manual of Network Ca mera 30 Figure 4-9 EAP-TLS  Identity - Enter the user ID to present to the network.  Private key password – Enter the password for your user ID.  EAPOL version - Sele ct the version used (1 or 2) in your access point.  CA Certificates - Uplo ad a CA certificate to present to the a ccess p oint for authenticat[...]

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    User Manual of Network Ca mera 31 numbers and special characters) in or der to increase the sec urity of your p r oduct.  Pr oper configuration of all passwor ds and other security settings is the r esponsibility of the installer and/or end-user . 4.2 Easy W i -Fi Connection with WPS function Purpose: The setting of the wireless network connecti[...]

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    User Manual of Network Ca mera 32 2. Choose the connection mode as PBC. Note: Support of this mode is mandator y for both the Access Points and the connecting devices. 3. Check on the W i-Fi router to see if there is a WPS butt on. If yes push the button and you can se e the indicator near the button start flashing, which means the WPS function of [...]

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    User Manual of Network Ca mera 33 Figure 4-11 Wi -Fi Settings – WPS PIN Mode 2. Choose Use r oute PIN code . If the PIN code is generated from the router side , you should enter the PIN code you get from the router side in the Router PIN code field. 3. Click Connect . Or Y ou can generate the PIN code on the camera side. And the ex pired ti me fo[...]

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    User Manual of Network Ca mera 34 1. Enter the TCP/ IP configuration interface. Configuration> Advanced Configuration> Network> TCP/ I P Or Configuration> Basic Configuration> Ne two rk> TCP /I P Figure 4-12 TCP/IP Settings 2. Select the NIC as wlan. 3. Customize the IPv4 address, the I Pv4 S ubnet Mask and the Default Gateway . T[...]

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    User Manual of Network Camera 35 Chapter 5 Live V iew 5.1 Live V iew Page Purpose: The live view page allows you to view the real-time video, capture images, realize PTZ control, set/call presets and configure video parameters. L og in the network camera to enter the live view page, or you can click Live V iew on the menu bar of the main page to en[...]

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    User Manual of Network Ca mera 36 Display Control: Click each tab to adjust the la yout and the stream t ype of the li ve view. And you can click the drop-down to se lect the plu g-in. For I E (internet e x plorer) us er , webcomponents and quick time are selectable. And for Non- IE user , webcomponents, quick time, V L C or MJ PEG is selectable if[...]

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    User Manual of Network Ca mera 37 Click to select the third-party plug-in. Manually capture the picture. / Manually start/stop recording. / Audio on and adjust volume /Mute. / Turn on/off microphone. / Turn on/off digital zoom function. / Turn on/off 3D positioning function. Note: The third stream and 3D positioning require the support of camera. 5[...]

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    User Manual of Network Ca mera 38 Figure 5-3 PTZ Control Panel Click the zoom/iris/focus buttons to realize lens control. Notes :  There are 8 direction arrows ( , , , , , , , ) i n the live view window when you click and drag the mouse in the relative positions.  For the cameras which support lens movements only , the d irection button s are[...]

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    User Manual of Network Ca mera 39 Figure 5-4 Setting a Prese t 2. Use the PTZ control buttons to move the lens to the desired position. • Pan the camera to the right or left. • Tilt the camera up or down. • Zoom in or out. • Refocus the lens. 3. Click to finish the setting of the current preset. 4. You can click to delete the preset. Note :[...]

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    User Manual of Network Ca mera 40 5.4.3 Setting / Calling a Patr ol Note: No less than 2 presets have to be configured before you set a patrol. S teps: 1. Click to enter the patrol configuration interface. 2. Select a path No., and click to add the configured presets. 3. Select the preset, and input the patrol duration and patrol speed. 4. Click OK[...]

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    User Manual of Network Camera 41 Chapter 6 Network Camera Configuration 6.1 Configuring Local Parameters Note: The local configuration refers to the p arameters of the li ve view , record files and captured pictures. The record files and captured pictures are the ones you record and captured usin g the web browser and thus the saving paths of them [...]

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    User Manual of Network Ca mera 42 UDP: Provides real-time audio and video streams. HTTP: Allows the same qualit y as of TCP without setting specific ports for streaming under some network environments. MUL TICAST : It’ s recommended to select MCAST t ype wh en using the Multicast function. For detailed information about Multicast, refer to Sectio[...]

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    User Manual of Network Ca mera 43 3. Click Save to save the settings. 6.2 Configuring Time Settings Purpose: Y ou can follow the instructions in this section to configure the time synchronization and DST settings. S teps: 1. Enter the T im e Settings interface: Configuration > Basic Configuration > System > Time Settings Or Configuration &[...]

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    User Manual of Network Ca mera 44 Figure 6-3 T im e Sync by NTP Server Note : If the camera is connected to a public network, you should use a NTP server that has a ti me s ynchronization function, such as the server at the National T ime Center (IP Address: 210 .72.145.44). If the camera is set in a customized network, NTP software can be used to [...]

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    User Manual of Network Ca mera 45 6.3 Configuring Network Settings 6.3.1 Configuring T CP/IP Settings Purpose: TCP/IP setti ngs must be properly configured before you operate the camera over network. The camera supports both the IPv4 and IPv6. Both versions may be configured simultaneously without conflicting to each other, and at least one IP vers[...]

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    User Manual of Network Ca mera 46 and Multicast Address. 3. (Optional) Check the checkbox of Enable Multicast Discovery , and then the online network camera can be automatically de t ected by client software via private multicast protocol in the LAN. 4. Click Save to save the above settings . Notes :  The valid value range of MTU is 1280 ~ 1500.[...]

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    User Manual of Network Ca mera 47 ranges from 1024 to 65535. HTTPS Port: The default port number is 443, and it can be changed to any port No. which is not occupied. Server Port: The default server port number is 8000, and it can be changed to any port No. ranges from 2000 to 65535. 3. Click Save to save the settings. Note : A reboot is required fo[...]

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    User Manual of Network Ca mera 48 Note : A reboot is required for the settings to take effect. 6.3.4 Configuring DDNS Settings Purpose: If your camera is set to use PPP oE as its default network connection, you can use the Dynamic DNS (DDNS) for network access. Befor e you start : Registration on the DDNS server is required before configuring the D[...]

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    User Manual of Network Ca mera 49 and DynDNS.  DynDNS: Steps: (1) Enter Server Address of DynDNS (e.g. members.dyndns.org). (2) In the Domain text field, enter the domain name obtained from the DynDNS website. (3) Enter the Port of DynDNS server. (4) Enter the User Name and Password registered on the DynDNS website. (5) Click Save to save the se[...]

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    User Manual of Network Ca mera 50 Note: For the US and Canada area, you can e nt er 173.200.91.74 as the server address.  NO -IP: Steps: (1) Choose the DDNS Type as NO-IP. Figure 6-12 NO -IP S ettings (2) En ter the Server Address as www.noip.com (3) Enter the Domain name you registered. (4) Enter the Port number, if needed. (5) Enter the User N[...]

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    User Manual of Network Ca mera 51 (4) Click Save to save the new settings. Note : A reboot is required for the settings to take effect. 6.3.5 Configuring SNMP Settin gs Purpose: You can set th e SNMP function to get camera status, parameters and alarm related information and manage the camera remotely when it is connected to the network. Befor e yo[...]

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    User Manual of Network Ca mera 52 Figure 6-14 SNMP Settings 2. Check the corresponding version checkbox ( , , ) to enable the feature. 3. Configure the SNMP settings. Note: The settings of the SNMP software should be the sa me as th e settings you configure here. 4. Click Save to save and finish the settings. Note : A reboot is required for the set[...]

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    User Manual of Network Ca mera 53 The IEEE 802.1X standard is supported b y th e network cameras, and when the feature is enabled, the c amera data is secured and u ser authentication is ne eded wh en connecting the camera to the network protected by the IEEE 802.1X. Befor e you start: The authentication server must be confi gured. Please apply and[...]

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    User Manual of Network Ca mera 54 5. Click Save to finish the settings. Note : A reboot is required for the settings to take effect. 6.3.7 Configuring QoS Settings Purpose: QoS (Quality of S ervice) can help solve the netwo rk delay and network congestion b y configuring the priority of data sending. S teps: 1. Enter the QoS Settings interface: Con[...]

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    User Manual of Network Ca mera 55 W ith the function enabled, you don’t need to configure the port mappin g for e ach port, and the camera is connected to the W ide Area Network via th e router . S teps: 1. Enter the UPnP™ settings interface. Configuration >Advanced Configuration > Network > UPnP 2. Check the checkbox to enable the UPn[...]

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    User Manual of Network Ca mera 56 we strongly r ecommend the use of strong passwor ds for all functions and network devices. The passwor d should be something of your own choosing (using a minim um of 8 characters, including upper case letters, lower case letters, numbers and special characters) in or der to incr ease the security of your pr od uct[...]

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    User Manual of Network Ca mera 57 Figure 6-18 Dial Parameters 4. View the dial status. 1) Click the Refresh button to view the dial status including real-time mode, UIM status, signal strength, etc. 2) If Manual is s elected a s the dial mode, y ou can also manuall y connect / disconnect the wireless network. Figure 6-19 Dial Status 5. Set the whit[...]

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    User Manual of Network Ca mera 58 Figure 6-21 SMS Alarm Settings 3) Input the mobile phone number for the white l ist, check th e ch eckbox of Reboot via SMS , select the alarm for SMS push, and click OK . Note: To reboot the d evice via SMS , send the message "reboot" to the device, and the device will reply a message "re boot succe[...]

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    User Manual of Network Ca mera 59 set the IPv4 Address, IPv4 Subnet Mask, IPv4 Default Gateway and the Preferred DNS Server. Note: Please refer to Section 6.3.1 Configuring TCP/IP Settings for detailed information. 2. Enter the Email Settings interface: Configuration > Advanced Configu ration > Network > Email Figure 6-22 Email Settings 3.[...]

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    User Manual of Network Ca mera 60 Attached Image: Check the checkbox of Atta ched Image if you want to send emails with attached alarm images. Interval: The interval refers to the time between two actions of sending a tt ached pictures. Authentication (optional): If your email server requires authentica tion, ch eck this checkbox to use authenticat[...]

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    User Manual of Network Ca mera 61 T o port mapping with the customized port num bers: Choose Port Mapping Mode as Manual . And for manual port mapping, you can customiz e the value of the port number by yourself. Figure 6-23 Configure NA T Settin gs 3. Click Save to save the settings. 6.3.12 Configu ring FTP Settings Purpose: Y ou can configure the[...]

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    User Manual of Network Ca mera 62 login the FTP s erver .  For your privacy and to better pr otect your system against security risks, w e str ongly r ecommend the use of str ong passwor ds for all functions and network devices. The passwor d should be something of your own choosing (using a minimum of 8 characters, including upper case letters,[...]

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    User Manual of Network Ca mera 63 for the support of the camera. Check the checkbox of Enable to enable the EZV IZ Cloud P 2P , and you are able to manage the device via EZVIZ Cloud P 2P website, or EZVIZ Cloud P2P client, which is a mobile phone app. For som e users don’t want to manage the devices via EZV IZ Cloud P2P , you can just simply leav[...]

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    User Manual of Network Ca mera 64 Figure 6-26 HTTPS Settings  Create the self-signed certificate 1) Click Cr eate button to enter the creation interface. Figure 6-27 Create Self-signed Certificate 2) Enter the country , host name/IP , validit y and other information. 3) Click OK to save the settings. Note: If you already had a certificate instal[...]

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    User Manual of Network Ca mera 65  Create the authorized certificate 1) Click Cr eate button to cr eate the certificate request. 2) Download the certificate request and submit it to the trusted certificate authority for signature. 3) After receiving the signed valid ce rtificate, import the certificate to the device. 4. There will be the certifi[...]

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    User Manual of Network Ca mera 66 Figure 6-29 V ideo Settings 2. Select the S tream T ype of the camera to main stream (normal), sub-stream or third stream. The main stream is usua lly for recording and live viewin g with good bandwidth, and the sub -stream and third stream can b e used for live viewin g when the bandwidth is limited. 3. Y ou can c[...]

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    User Manual of Network Ca mera 67 which the video stream i s updated and it is measured b y frames per se cond (fps). A higher frame rate is advantageous when there is movement in the video stream, as it maintains image quality throu ghout. Max. Bitrate: Set the max . bitrate to 32~16384 Kbps. The hi gher value corresponds to the higher video quali[...]

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    User Manual of Network Ca mera 68 6.4.2 Configuring Audio Settings S teps: 1. Enter the Audio Settings interface Configuration > Basic Configuration > V ideo / Audio > Aud io Or Configuration > Advan ced Configuration > V ideo / Audio > Audio Figure 6-30 Audio Settings 2. Configure the following settings. Note : Audio settings var[...]

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    User Manual of Network Ca mera 69 whereas the background information is less focused. Note: ROI function varies according to dif ferent cam era models. Figure 6-31 Region of Interest Setting s Configurin g Fixed Region for R OI: S teps: 1. Enter the ROI settings interface: Configuration> Advanced Configuration> V id eo/Audio> ROI 2. Check [...]

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    User Manual of Network Ca mera 70 5. Click the Draw Ar ea button, and then click-and-drag the mous e to draw the region of interest on the live video. 6. Select the ROI level to set the im age quality enhancing level. The larger the value is, the better the image quality is. 7. Input the region name for ROI as desire d. 8. Click Save to save the se[...]

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    User Manual of Network Ca mera 71 Figure 6-32 Display I n fo. on Stre am 6.4.5 Configuring T arget Cropping Purpose: Y ou can specif y a targe t area on the live video, and then it can be displayed via the third stream in some certain resolution, thus providing more details of the targ et area if needed. Note: T arget cropping function varies accor[...]

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    User Manual of Network Ca mera 72 Figure 6-33 T arget Cropping 6.5 Configuring Image Parameters 6.5.1 Configuring Display Settings Purpose: Y ou can set the ima ge quality of the c amera, including brightness, contrast, saturation, hue, sharpness, etc. Note: The displ ay parameters vary acco rding to the dif ferent camera model. P lease refer to th[...]

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    User Manual of Network Ca mera 73 Figure 6-34 Display Settings of Day/night Auto-switch  Image Adjust ment Brightness describes bri ght of the image, which ranges from 1~100, and the default value is 50. Contrast describes the contrast of the ima ge, which ranges from 1~100, and the default value is 50. Saturation describes th e colorfulness of [...]

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    User Manual of Network Ca mera 74 1/100,000s. Adjust it according to the actual luminance condition.  Focus Settings For the c amera supports electronic lens, you can set the focus mode as A uto, Manual or Semi-auto. If auto is selected, the focus is adjusted automatically according to the actual monitoring scenario; if manual is selected, you c[...]

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    User Manual of Network Ca mera 75 the triggered mode to day or night. Smart IR : Smart IR function gives user an option to adjust the power of the IR LED, thus providing a clear image that is not overexposed or too dark. Select ON to enable the smart IR, and then Auto and Manual are selectable for IR mode. Select AUT O, and the po wer of IR LED cha[...]

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    User Manual of Network Ca mera 76 Figure 6-36 White Balance  Image Enhancement Digital Noise Reduction : DNR reduces the noise in the video stream. OFF , N ormal Mode and Expert Mode are selectable. Set the D NR level from 0~100, and the de fault value is 50 in Normal Mode. Set the DNR level from both space DNR level [ 0~ 100] and time DNR level[...]

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    User Manual of Network Ca mera 77 Some of the camera supports CVBS, SDI, or HDM I outp ut. Please refer to the actual camera model for details. Day/Night Sched ul ed-Switch Day/Night scheduled-swit ch configuration interface enables you to set the separate camera pa rameters for day and night to guarantee the image qualit y in dif ferent illuminati[...]

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    User Manual of Network Ca mera 78 Y ou can customize the camera name and time on the screen. Steps: 1. Enter the OSD Settings interface: Configuration > Advanced Configuration > Image > OSD Settings Figure 6-38 OSD Settings 2. Check the co rresponding checkbox to select the displa y of camera n ame, date or week if required. 3. Edit the ca[...]

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    User Manual of Network Ca mera 79 live view window to adjust the OSD position. Figure 6-40 Adjust OSD Location 7. Cl ick Save to activate the above settings. 6.5.3 Configuring T ex t Overlay Sett ings Purpose: Y ou can customize the tex t overlay . S teps: 1. Enter the T ext Overlay Settings interface: Configuration > Advanced Configuration >[...]

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    User Manual of Network Ca mera 80 Figure 6-41 T ext Overlay 2. Check the checkbox in front of textbox to enable the on-screen display . 3. Input the characters in the textbox. 4. (Optional)Use th e mouse to click and dr ag the red text frame in the live view window to adjust the text overlay position. 5. Click Save to save the settings. Note: Up to[...]

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    User Manual of Network Ca mera 81 Note: Y ou are allowed to draw up to 4 areas on the same image. 5. Click S top Drawing to finish drawing or click Clear All to clear all of the areas you set without saving them. 6. Click Save to save the settings. 6.5.5 Configuring Pictur e Overlay Purpos e: Picture overla y enables you to overlay a pictur e o n t[...]

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    User Manual of Network Ca mera 82 6.6 Configuring and Handling Alarms This section ex plains how to configure the network camera to respond to alarm events, including motion detection, video tampering, alarm input, alarm output, exception, face detection, audio exception detection, intrusion detection, defocus detection, and scene change detection,[...]

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    User Manual of Network Ca mera 83 (1)Enter the motion detection settings interface Configuration > Advanced Configuration> Basic Event > Motion Detection (2)Check the checkbox of Enable Motion Detection . (3)Check the checkbox of Enable Dynamic Analysis for Motion if you want to mark the detected objects with green rectangles. Note: Select[...]

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    User Manual of Network Ca mera 84 Figure 6-45 Arming T ime (1)Click Edit to edit the arming schedule. The Figure 6-34 shows the editing interface of the arming schedule. (2)Choose the day you want to set the arming schedule. (3)Click to set the time period for the arming schedule. (4)(Optional) After y ou set t he arming schedule, you can copy the [...]

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    User Manual of Network Ca mera 85 3. Set the Alarm Actions for Motion Detection. Check the checkbox to select the linka ge method. Notif y su rveillance center , send email, upload to FTP , trigger channel and trigger alarm output are selectable. Y ou can specif y the linkage m ethod when an event occurs. Figure 6-47 Linkage Method  Audible Warn[...]

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    User Manual of Network Ca mera 86  The captured image can also be uploaded to the a vailable SD card or network disk.  T rigger Channel The video will be recorded when the motion i s detected. Y ou have to set the recording schedule to r ealize this function. P lease refer to Section 7.2 for detailed information.  T rigger Alarm Output Tri[...]

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    User Manual of Network Ca mera 87 (3)Select the area by clicking the area No.. (4)Slide the cursor to adjust the sensitivity and proportion of object on the area for the selected area. (5)Set the arming schedule and linkage method as in the normal configuration mode. (6)Click Save to save the settings.  Day/Night Auto-Switch S teps: (1)Draw the [...]

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    User Manual of Network Ca mera 88 mode. (7)Click Save to save the settings.  Day/Night Scheduled-Switch (1)Draw the detection area as in the normal configuration mode. Up to 8 areas are supported. (2)Select Scheduled-Switch for Switch Day and Night Settings . Figure 6-50 Day / Night Scheduled-Switch (3)Select the start time and the end time for [...]

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    User Manual of Network Ca mera 89 Figure 6-51 V ideo T ampering Alarm 2. Check Enable V ideo T amper in g checkbox to enable the video ta mpering detection. 3. Set the video tampering area. Refer to T ask 1 Set the Motion Detection Area in Section 6.6.1. 4. Click E dit to edit the arming schedule for video tampering. The arming schedul e configurat[...]

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    User Manual of Network Ca mera 90 2. Choose the alarm input No. and the Alarm T ype. The alarm t ype can be N O (Normally Open) and NC (Normall y Closed). Edit the name to set a name for the alarm input (optional). Figure 6-52 Alarm Input Settings 3. Click E dit to set th e arming schedule for the alarm input. Refer to T ask 2 Set the Arming Schedu[...]

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    User Manual of Network Ca mera 91 2. Select one alarm output channel in the Alarm Output drop-down list. Y ou can also set a name for the alarm output (optional). 3. The Delay time can be set to 5sec, 10sec, 30sec, 1min, 2min, 5min, 10min or Manual . The dela y time refers to the time duration that the alarm output r emains in ef fect after alarm o[...]

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    User Manual of Network Ca mera 92 1. Enter the Exception Se ttings interface: Configuration > Advanced Configuration> Basic Event > Exception 2. Check the checkbox to set the actions taken for the Exception alarm. Refer to T ask 3 Set the Alarm Actions T aken for Motion De tection in Section 6.6.1. Figure 6-54 Exception Settings 3. Click S[...]

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    User Manual of Network Ca mera 93 6. Click Save to save the settings. 7. Locate the external wireless device beside the camera, and go to Conf iguration > Advanced Conf iguration> System> Remote Con trol to arm the camera and study the wireless alarm. Figure 6-55 Configuring Wireless Alarm Settings  PIR Alarm Purpose: A PIR (Passive Inf[...]

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    User Manual of Network Ca mera 94 Figure 6-56 Configuring PIR Alarm Settings  Emergency Al arm Purpose: You can press the Emergency button on the re mot e control to trigger the Emergency Alarm in case of an emergency. Note: The remote control is required for the Emerge n cy Alarm. Go to Configuration > Advanced Configuration> System> R[...]

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    User Manual of Network Ca mera 95 Figure 6-57 Configuring Emergency Alarm Settings 6.6.7 Configuring Audio Exception Detection Purpose: Audio exception detection function detec ts t he abnormal sounds in the surveillance scene, such as the sudden increase / decrease of the sound intensity, and some certain actions can be taken when the alarm is tri[...]

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    User Manual of Network Ca mera 96  Sound Intensity Th reshold: Range [1-100] , it can filter the sound in the environment, the louder th e environment sound, the higher the value should be. You can adjust it according to the real envir on ment. 5. You can view the real-time volume of the sound. 6. Click the Edit button to set the arming schedule[...]

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    User Manual of Network Ca mera 97 4. Select the linkage methods for defocus, including Notif y Surveillance Center, Send Email and Trigger Alarm Output. 5. Click Save to save the settings. Figure 6-59 Configuring Defocus Detection 6.6.9 Configuring Scene Change Detection Purpose: Scene change detection function detects the change of surveillance e [...]

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    User Manual of Network Ca mera 98 Figure 6-60 Configuring Scene Change Detection 6.6.10 Configu ring Face Detec tion Purpose: Face detection function detects the face appears in the surveillanc e s cene, and some certain actions can be taken when the alarm is triggere d. Note: Face detection function varies according to dif ferent camera models. St[...]

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    User Manual of Network Ca mera 99 5. Click the Edit button to set the arming schedule. 6. Select the linkage methods for face detection, including Notif y Surveillance Center, Send Email, Upload to FTP, Trigger Channel and Trigger Alarm Output. 7. Click Save to save the settings. Figure 6-61 Configuring Face De te ction 6.6.11 Configu ring Line Cr [...]

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    User Manual of Network Ca mera 100 1. Enter the Line Crossing Detection settings interface: Configuration> Advanced Conf iguration> Sma rt Event> Line C rossing Detection 2. Check the checkbox of Enable Line Crossing Detection to enable the function. 3. Select the line from the drop-down list for detection settings. 4. Click the Draw Area [...]

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    User Manual of Network Ca mera 101 Figure 6-62 Draw Crossing Line 6.6.12 Configu ring Intrusion Detection Purpose: Intrusion detection function detects people, vehicle or other objects which enter and loiter in a pre-defined virtual region, and some certain actions can be t aken when the alarm is triggered. Note: Intrusion detection function varies[...]

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    User Manual of Network Ca mera 102 6. Set the time threshold, detection s ensitivity and object percentage for i ntrusion detection. Threshold: Range [0s-10s] , the threshold for the time of the object loitering in the region. I f y ou set the value as 0, alarm is triggered immediatel y after the object entering the region. Sensitivity: Range [1 -1[...]

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    User Manual of Network Ca mera 103 6.6.13 Configu ring Region Entrance D etectio n Purpose: Region entrance detection function detec ts peopl e, vehicle or other objects which enter a pre-defined virtual reg ion from the outside place, and some certain actions can be taken when the alarm is triggered. Note: Region entrance detection func tion va ri[...]

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    User Manual of Network Ca mera 104 Figure 6-64 Configuring Region Entrance Detec tion 6.6.14 Configu ring Region Exiting Detec tion Purpose: Region exiting detection function detec ts peopl e, vehicle or other objects which exit from a pre-defined virtual region, and some certain actions can be taken when the alarm is triggered. Note: Region exitin[...]

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    User Manual of Network Ca mera 105 object which can tri gger the alarm. When the sensit ivit y is high, a v ery small object exiting from the region can trigger the alarm. 7. Repeat the above steps to configure other regions. Up to 4 regions can be set. You can click the Clear button to clear all pre-defined regions. 8. Click the Edit button to set[...]

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    User Manual of Network Ca mera 106 1. Enter the Unattended Baggage Detection settings interface: Configuration> Advanced Configuration> Smar t Event> Unattended Baggage Detection 2. Check the checkbox of Enable Unattended Baggage Detection to enable the function. 3. Select the region from the drop-down list for detection settings. 4. Click[...]

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    User Manual of Network Ca mera 107 Figure 6-66 Configuring Unattended Baggage 6.6.16 Configu ring Object Rem oval Detection Purpose: Object removal detection function detects the objects removed from the pre-defined region, such as the exhibits on display, and a s eries of actions can be taken when the alarm is triggered. Note: Object removal detec[...]

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    User Manual of Network Ca mera 108 6. Set the time threshold and detection sensitivity for object removal de t ection. Threshold: Range [5s-20 s] , the threshold for th e ti me of the obj ects removed from the region. If you set the value as 10, alarm is triggered after the object disappears from the region for 10s. Sensitivity: Range [1-100]. The [...]

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    User Manual of Network Ca mera 109 6.7 VCA Configuration 6.7.1 Behavior Analysis The behavior anal ysis detects a series of suspic ious behavior , and certain linkage methods will be enabled if the alarm is triggered. Figure 6-68 Behavior An alysis  VCA Info Behavior Analysis V ersion: It lists the version of the algorithms library . Display inf[...]

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    User Manual of Network Ca mera 1 10 image to the surveillance center wh en a VCA alarm occurs. Pictur e Quality: Hi gh, Medium and Low are selectable. Pictur e Resolution: CIF , 4C IF , 720P , and 1080P are selectable.  Camera Calibration Perform the following steps to three-dimensionally me asure and quantize the image from the camera, and then[...]

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    User Manual of Network Ca mera 111 Figure 6-69 Draw on Live V iew W in dow  Shield Region The shield region allows you to set the specific r egion in which the behavior analysis will not function. Up to 4 shield regions are supported. S teps: 1. Click Shield Region tab to enter the shield region configuration interface. 2. Click Draw Are a . D r[...]

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    User Manual of Network Ca mera 1 12 3. Click Save to save the settings.  Rule The behavior anal ysis supports a series o f b ehaviors, includin g line crossing detection, intrusion, region entrance, and region exiting, etc. Note: Please refer to each chapter for detailed information of each behavior . Figure 6-70 Configure the Rule[...]

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    User Manual of Network Ca mera 1 13 S teps: 1. Click Rule T ab to enter the rule configuration interface. 2. Check the checkbox of the single rule to enable the rule f or b ehavior analysis. 3. Select the rule type, set the filter type, and then draw the line / area on the live video for the single rule. Filter type: Pix els and Actual Size are sel[...]

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    User Manual of Network Ca mera 1 14 6. Click Save to save the settings. 7. Click Arming Schedule tab, click Edit to set the schedule time for each rule, and click Save to save the settings. 8. Click Alarm Linkage tab, check the checkbox of corresponding linkage method for each rule, and click Save to save the settings.  Advanced Configuration ?[...]

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    User Manual of Network Ca mera 1 15 Restor e Default : Cli ck to restore the configured parameters to the default. Restart VCA : Restart the algorithms librar y of beha vior anal ysis. ● Global Size Filter Note: Compared with the siz e filter under rule, which is aiming at each rule, the global size filter is aim at all rules. S teps: 1. Check th[...]

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    User Manual of Network Ca mera 1 16 6.7.2 Face Captur e Face capture can c apture the face appears in the configured area, and the face characters information, including the age, gender , and wearing glasses or not will be uploaded with the captured picture a s well. Figure 6-72 Face Capture  VCA Info Face Capture V ersion: It lists the version [...]

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    User Manual of Network Ca mera 1 17 Notes: ● Click Delete to delete the drawn areas. ● If the live view is stopped, there is no way to draw the shield regions. 3. Click Save to save the settings.  Rule S teps: 1. Check the checkbox of Rule to enable rules of face capture. 2. Click Minimize Pupil Distance to draw the minimum pupil distance. T[...]

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    User Manual of Network Ca mera 1 18 recommended. Captur e Inte rval [1~255 Frame]: The fram e interval to c apture a picture. If you set the value as 1, which is the default value, it means the camera captures the face in every frame. Captur e Sensitivity [ 0~20]: The threshold the ca mera treats the target as a face. Onl y when the fa ce score gen[...]

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    User Manual of Network Ca mera 1 19 Figure 6-73 Advanced Configuration 6.7.3 Heat Map Heat map is a graphical representation of data represented by colors. Th e heat map function of the camera usuall y be used to analyze the visit times and dwell time of customers in a configured area.  Heat Map Configuration Steps: 1. Enter the Heat Map configu[...]

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    User Manual of Network Ca mera 120 Figure 6-74 Heat Map Configuration 2. Select Heat Map Configuration tab to set the detailed parameters. 3. Check the checkbox of Enable Heat Map to enable the function. 4. Click Draw Are a to de fine the area for heat value statistics. Draw area by left click four end-points in the live view window , and right cli[...]

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    User Manual of Network Ca mera 121 misinformation. The default level is 50. Minimum T arget Size [0~100] : It refers to the size of the camera identify a targ et. Y ou can set the targe t siz e according to the actual environment. The default size is 50. T arget T rack : Select ON or OFF to enable or disable the tracking of the targ et. 6. Click Ed[...]

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    User Manual of Network Ca mera 122 Figure 6-75 Space Heat Map Notes:  As shown in the figure above, red color block (255, 0, 0) indicates the most welcome area, and blue color block (0, 0, 255) indicates the less-popular area.  It is recommended that you do not adjust t he electronic lens after the installation is completed, which ma y cause [...]

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    User Manual of Network Ca mera 123 Steps: 1. Enter the People Counting Configuration interfa c e: Configuration > Advanced Configuration > People Counting 2. Select People Counting Configuration tab to set the detailed parameters. Figure 6-76 People Counting Configuration 3. Check the checkbox of Enable People Counting to enable the function.[...]

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    User Manual of Network Ca mera 124 detection line is selected. You can c lick th e Change Direction button to adjust the arrow direction to opposite side. 7. Check the checkbox of Camera Calibration to enable the function. 8. Click the Reset Counter button, and the number of the people entered and exited will be cleared to zero. 9. Click Edit to se[...]

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    User Manual of Network Ca mera 125 Figure 6-77 Statistics Result Note: It is recommended that you do not adjust the electronic lens after the installation is completed, which may cause the inaccuracy of the d ata in some degree.[...]

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    User Manual of Network Camera 126 Chapter 7 S torage Settings Befor e you start: T o confi gure record setting s, please make sure that you have the network storage device within the network or the SD card inserted in your ca mer a. 7.1 Configuring NAS Settings Befor e you start: The netwo rk disk should be available wit hin the network and prop er[...]

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    User Manual of Network Ca mera 127 Note: Please refer to the User Manual of NAS for creating the file path.  For your privacy and to better pr otect your system against security risks, we str ongly r ecommend the use of str ong passwor ds for all functions and network devices. The passwor d should be something of your own choosing (using a minim[...]

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    User Manual of Network Ca mera 128 Figure 7-3 V iew Disk S tatus 3. Define the quota for record and pictures. (1) Input the quota percentage for picture and for record. (2) Click Save and refresh the browser page to activate the settings. Figure 7-4 Quota Settings Notes:  Up to 8 NAS disks can be connected to the camera.  T o ini tialize and [...]

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    User Manual of Network Ca mera 129 Configuration > Advanced Configuration> S torage > Recor d Schedu le Figure 7-5 Recording Schedule I nt erface 2. Check the checkbox of Enable Record Schedule to enable scheduled recording. 3. Set the record parameters of the camera. Figure 7-6 Record Para m eters  Pre-record: The time you set to start[...]

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    User Manual of Network Ca mera 130 The Post-record ti me can be configured as 5 s, 10 s, 30 s, 1 min, 2 min, 5 min or 10 min. Note: The record parameter configurations var y depending on the camera model. 4. Click Edit to edit the record schedule. Figure 7-7 Record Schedule 5. Choose the day to set the record schedule. (1) Set all-day record or seg[...]

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    User Manual of Network Ca mera 131 to the time of the schedule.  Record T riggere d b y Motion Detection If you select Motion Detection , the video will be recorded when the motion is detected. Besides configuring the recording schedule, y ou have to set the motion detection area and check the checkbox of T rigger Channel in the Linkage Method o[...]

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    User Manual of Network Ca mera 132 Figure 7-8 Edit Record Schedule (3) Check the checkbox of Select All and click Copy to cop y s ettings of this day to the whole week. Y ou can also check any of the checkboxes before the date and click Copy . (4) Click OK to save the settings and exit the Edit Record Schedule interface. 6. Click Save to save the s[...]

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    User Manual of Network Ca mera 133 Check the Enable Event-triggered Snapshot checkbox to check event-triggered snapshot. 3. Select the quality of the snapshot. 4. Set the time interval between two sna pshot s. 5. Click Save to save the settings. Uploading to FTP Y ou can follow below configuration instructions to upload the snapshots to FTP .  U[...]

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    User Manual of Network Ca mera 134 Figure 7-9 Snapshot Settings 7.4 Configuring Lite S torage Purpose: When there is no moving obj ect in the monitorin g s cenario, the frame rate and bitrate of the video stream can be reduced to lengthen the storage time of the SD c ard. Notes:  Lite storage function varies according to dif ferent camera models[...]

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    User Manual of Network Ca mera 135 Figure 7-10 Lite S torage Settings 7.5 Configuring Cloud S torage Purpose: The captured pictures can be s aved on a N VR which works in the Cloud Storage mode. Note: Cloud storage function varies according to dif ferent camera models. Befor e you start: Make sure the NVR has been switched into the C loud Storage w[...]

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    User Manual of Network Ca mera 136  Pr oper configuration of all passwords and other security s ettings is the r esponsibility of the installer and/or end-user . 5. Input picture storage pool ID of the se rve r . 6. (Optional) Y ou can click T est to test the cloud storage settings. 7. Click Save to save the settings. Figure 7-11 Cloud Stora ge [...]

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    User Manual of Network Camera 137 Chapter 8 Counting Purpose: Counting function is used to calculate the number of object entered or exited a c ertain configured area and is widely applied to the entrances or e x its. Notes:  Counting function is supported by som e certain non-iDS camera models.  Compared with the people counting function sup[...]

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    User Manual of Network Ca mera 138 Figure 8-1 Counting Configuration 2. Select Counting Configuration tab to set the detailed parameters. 3. Check the checkbox of Enable Counting to enable the function. 4. (Optional) Check the checkbox of Enable OSD Overlay , and the real-time number of object entered and exited is displayed on the live video. You [...]

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    User Manual of Network Ca mera 139 ex port the data in an excel file. Figure 8-2 Statistics Result[...]

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    User Manual of Network Camera 140 Chapter 9 Road T raffic Purpose: V ehicle D etection and Mixed -traf fic D etection are available fo r the road traffic monitoring. In V ehicle Detection, the passed vehicle can be detected and the picture of its license plate can be captured; besides, the vehicle color , vehicle logo and other information can be r[...]

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    User Manual of Network Ca mera 141 1) T o edit the arming schedule, click Edit butt on. 2) Choose the day you want to set the arming schedule. 3) Click to set the time period for the arming schedule. 4) (Optional) After you set the arming schedule, you can click the Copy button to copy the schedule to other days. 5) Click OK to save the settings. N[...]

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    User Manual of Network Ca mera 142  Configuring the Upload Pictur e 1. Set the picture quality . Either Picture Quality or Picture Size can be set to specify the picture quality .2. 2. (Optional) Enable and edit the text overlay on the upload picture. Y ou can set the font color and background color by clicking the icon , and click the desired c[...]

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    User Manual of Network Ca mera 143 Figure 9-3 Overlay Content Settings[...]

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    User Manual of Network Ca mera 144 Chapter 10 Playback Purpose: This section ex plains how to view the remotely recorded video files stored in the network disks or SD cards. S teps: 1. Click Playback on the menu bar to enter playback interface. Figure 10-1 Playback Interface 2. Select the date and click Sear ch . Figure 10-2 Search V ideo 3. Click [...]

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    User Manual of Network Ca mera 145 Figure 10-3 Playback T oolbar Table 10-1 Description of the buttons Button Operation Button Operation Play Capture a picture Pause / Star t/Stop clipping video files Stop / Audio on and adjust volume/Mute Speed down Download video files Speed up Download captured pictures Playback by frame / Enable/Disable digital[...]

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    User Manual of Network Camera 146 Chapter 11 Log Sear ching Purpose: The operation, alarm, exception and information of the camera can be st ored in log files. Y ou can also export the log files on y our d emand. Befor e you start: Please configure network storage for th e camera or insert a SD card in the camera. S teps: 1. Click Log on the menu b[...]

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    User Manual of Network Ca mera 147 4. T o ex port the log files, click Save log to save the log files in your computer .[...]

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    User Manual of Network Camera 148 Chapter 12 Others 12.1 Managing User Accounts Enter the User Management interface: Configuration >Basic Configuration> Security > User Or Configuration > Advanced Configu ration> Sec urity > User Figure 12-1 User Information  Adding a User The admin user has all permissions by default and can c[...]

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    User Manual of Network Ca mera 149 ● Pr oper configuration of all passwor ds and other security settings is the r esponsibility of the installer and/or end-user . 3. In the Basic Permission field and Ca mera Configu ration field, you can check or uncheck the permissions for the new user . 4. Click OK to finish the user addition. Figure 12-2 Add a[...]

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    User Manual of Network Ca mera 150 Figure 12-3 Modify a User  Deleting a User S teps: 1. Click to select the user you want to delete and click Delete . 2. Click OK on the pop-up dialogue box to delete the user . 12.2 Au thentication Purpose: Y ou can specificall y secure the stream data of live view . S teps: 1. Enter the Authentication interfac[...]

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    User Manual of Network Ca mera 151 2. Select the R TSP Authentication type basic or disable in the drop-down list to enable or disable the R TSP authentication. Note: If you disable the R TSP authentication, any o ne can access the video stream by the R TSP protocol via the IP address. 3. Click Save to save the settings. 12.3 An onymous V isit Enab[...]

  • Page 152

    User Manual of Network Ca mera 152 critical when permitting the Anonymous "Live V iew" function to ensure that your camera's field of view does not impact the privac y of individuals whose images might be captured without authorization. Given its inherent intrusiveness, video surveillance is in appropriate in areas where people have [...]

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    User Manual of Network Ca mera 153 Figure 12-8 Add an IP (3) Click the OK to finish adding.  Modify an IP Add ress S teps: (1) Left-click an IP add ress from filter list and click Modify . (2) Modify the IP address in the text filed. Figure 12-9 Modify an I P (3) Click the OK to finish modifying.  Delete an IP Address Left-click an IP address[...]

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    User Manual of Network Ca mera 154 Figure 12-10 Security Service 2. Check the checkbox of Enable SSH to enable the data communication security , and uncheck the checkbox to disable the SSH. 3. Check the checkbox of Enable Illegal Login Lock , and then the device will be locked if you input the incorrect user name or pa ss word for 5 continuous time[...]

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    User Manual of Network Ca mera 155 Figure 12-11 Device Information 12.7 Maintenance 12.7.1 Rebooting the Camera S teps: 1. Enter the Maintenance interface: Configuration > Basic Configuration> System > Maintenance Or Configuration > Advanced Configu ration> System > Maintenance: 2. Click Reboot to reboot the network camera. Figure[...]

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    User Manual of Network Ca mera 156 Figure 12-13 Restore Default Settings Note: After restoring the default settings, the IP address is also restored to the default IP address, pl ease be careful for this action. 12.7.3 Exporting / Im po rting Configuration F ile Purpose: Configuration file is used for the batch configuration of the camera, which ca[...]

  • Page 157

    User Manual of Network Ca mera 157 12.7.4 Upgrading the Syste m S teps: 1. Enter the Maintenance interface: Confi guration > Basic C onfiguration> S ystem > Maintenance , or Configuration > Advanced Configuration> System > Maintenance 2. Select firmware or firmware directory to locate the upgrade file. Firmware: Locate the exact p[...]

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    User Manual of Network Ca mera 158 Figure 12-16 RS -232 Settings Note: If you want to connect the camera b y the RS -232 port, the parameters of the RS -232 should be exactly the same with the para meters you configured here. 2. Click Save to save the settings. 12.9 RS -485 Settings Purpose: The R S-485 serial port is used to control the PTZ of the[...]

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    User Manual of Network Ca mera 159 12.10 Service Settings Go to Configuration> Advanced Configuration> S ystem > S ervice to enter the service settings interface. Service settings refer to the hardware service the camera supports, and it varies according to the dif ferent cameras. For the cameras support IR LED, A BF (Auto Back Focus), Aut[...]

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    User Manual of Network Ca mera 160 Appendix Appendix 1 SADP Softwar e Intr oduction  Description of SADP SADP (Search Active Devices Protocol) is a kin d of user-friendly and installation-free online device search tool. It searches the active o nline devices within y our subnet and displays the information of the devices. Y ou can also modif y t[...]

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    User Manual of Network Ca mera 161 Note: Device can be searched and displayed in the list in 15 seconds after it went online; it will be removed from the list in 45 seconds after it we nt o f fline.  Sear ch onlin e devices manually Y ou can also click to refresh the online d evice list manuall y . The newly searched devices will be added to the[...]

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    User Manual of Network Ca mera 162 Figure A.1.2 Modify Network Parameters[...]

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    User Manual of Network Ca mera 163 Appendix 2 Port Mapping The following settings are for TP-LINK router ( TL -WR641G). The settings vary depending on dif ferent models of routers. S teps: 1. Select the W AN Connection T ype , as shown below: Figure A.2.1 Select the W AN Connection T ype 2. Set the L AN parameters of the router as in the following [...]

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    User Manual of Network Ca mera 164 another camera as 81, 80 01, 555, 8201 with IP 192.168.1.24. Refer to the steps as below: S teps: 1. As the settings mention ed above, m ap the port 80, 8000, 554 and 8200 for the network camera at 192.168.1.23 2. Map the port 81, 8001, 555 and 8201 for the network camera at 192.168.1.24. 3. Enable ALL or TCP prot[...]

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