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    F CS - 50 61 Day /Nigh t 5- M egapi xel PoE Plus Out doo r Ne tw o rk Cam era U se r M anu al Ver1.0[...]

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    Ta bl e o f Co nt en ts 1. Ov er vie w ...................................................................................................................................... 5 1.1 F eat u res ...................................................................................................................... 5 1.2 Pac k age C on te n ts ..........[...]

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    6.3.9 M oti on De te c ti on ....................................................................................................... 50 6.3.10 Network Failure Detection .......................................................................................... 56 6.3.11 Tam p er ing ...................................................................[...]

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    Default ID / Passwo rd Log in ID Pas s w ord root[...]

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    1. Ov er vi e w Levelo ne FCS - 5061 Day/Night 5 - Megapixe l Po E Plus O utdoor C amera is design ed for flexi ble surve illance install ation under the most de manding w eather condit ions. This cam era is i nstall ation r eady w ith an IP66 - rated wea ther pr oof and vandal pr oof outd oor enclosur e, buil t - in heat er and IR LEDs for - 40° [...]

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    1.2 Pac kage C on te nts Pl ea se c he ck th e pa ckage c on tains the fo ll ow ing i te ms lis ted be low.  FCS - 5061  POI - 3002 (P oE Plus In jector)  Camera S unshield  Camera B racket  Desiccant Pack  Power Terminal Block  Alarm Ter minal Block  M4 Inner Hex W rench  Plastic Screw Anchors x 5  M4 Sel f Tapping Sc[...]

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    1.3 Dimension s The I P Camer a's di mensio ns are s hown b elow[...]

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    1.4 C onn ect o rs The Cam era is equi pp ed w ith an a ll -in-one c ab le f o r qu ick w iring. Def initio n fo r ea c h co nne c to r are as f o ll o w s. A ll-i n- one Cable Cable Pi n No. De fi n iti on Remar ks Net wo r k (w it h POE) - RJ-4 5 co n nec t or w it h LE D Pow er 1 - A C 24V- 1 Pow er co nnec ti on 2 GN D GN D 3 + A C 24V- 2 A lar[...]

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    Micr o SD Ca rd Sl ot/ Re se t Bu tt on Fo ll ow th e s tep s be l ow t o r ea c h the Micro SD Card Slot , Reboot B utton and F actory D efault Button o n the IP Camer a: Step 1 : Unscre w t w o screw s o n th e Sun Sh ie ld t o re mo ve it. NOTE: Pl ea se no te t ha t the Su n Sh ie ld is opt i ona l. Step 2 : Unscre w th e scre w o n th e Ca m e[...]

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    10 2. Camera Cabl ing Pleas e follow the i nstructi ons b elow to co mplet e C amera conne ct ion 2 .1 Connect Po w er To pow er up the IP Ca mera, please plug th e A C 24V cab le int o the Came ra’ s power termin al block. Alter native ly, con nect the Ether net ca ble to t he camer a’s PoE p ort and plug th e other end o f the ca ble into a P[...]

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    11 2 .2 C onnec t Et herne t Ca ble Use o f Categ ory 5 Et hern et cable i s reco mmende d for ne twork connect ion; to have best transm ission qu ality, ca ble lengt h shall not exc eed 100 meter s. Connect one end o f the Ether net cabl e to t he RJ - 45 con nector of the Camera , and the other en d of the cabl e to the ne twork sw itch or PC. NO[...]

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    12 3. Installat ion Plea se read the i nstr uctions provi ded in t his cha pter thor oughly before i nstall ing the Came ra. 3. 1 Ceil ing / Wal l M ount i ng The IR Bu ll et IP Camera can be ins ta ll ed direct ly on a wall or ceiling with th e i nte gr ate d 2-ax is ad ju s tab le Bracket Mo un t. Pl ea se no te tha t the wa ll or ce ili n g mu s[...]

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    13 4. Syst em Requirem en ts To pe rform th e IP Camera v ia web browser, pl ea se ensure y ou r PC is in g ood net w ork c on nection, and me et sy s te m requireme nt s as descri be d below. It ems Sy st em R equ ir em ent Per sonal Com pu t er 1. Intel ○ R P en tium ○ R M , 2. 16 GHz or Intel ○ R Core TM 2 D uo, 2.0 GHz 2. 2 GB RA M or mor[...]

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    14 5. Acc ess ing Camera For in itial access to the IP C ame ra , use rs can sear ch t he ca me ra th r ou gh th e ins ta ll er pro gr a m: Dev ic eSea rch .e xe, w h ich can be fo und in “Dev ic eSea rch ” fo l de r in th e supp li ed C D. Dev ic e Sea rch Soft w a re Set up Step 1 : Doub le click on the pro gr am Dev ice Sea rch. exe (see the[...]

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    15 Dev ic e Sea rch Step 3 : Click “D ev ice Sear ch” aga in, an d a ll th e f i ndin g IP dev ic es w ill be lis te d in th e page , as s how n in th e fi gu r e be l ow . The IP C amera ’s defau lt IP address is: 192.168 .0.250 . Step 4 : D oub le click or right cl ick an d select “Browse” to access th e camera direct ly v ia w eb brows[...]

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    16 The de fau lt log in ID an d pa ssw ord f or th e Admin is trator a re: Log in ID Pas s w ord root NOTE: ID an d pa ssw or d are case sensitiv e. NOTE: It is st ro n g ly a dv is ed tha t ad min is t ra tor ’s pa ssw ord b e al te red fo r the security c on cerns. Add itio na ll y, u sers ca n c han ge th e IP Cam era ’s net work pr ope rty,[...]

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    17 Step 2 : The “N et work Se tup ” pa ge w ill com e o ut . Select “ DHC P, ” an d press “ App ly” butto n do w n the pa ge. Step 3 : Click “ OK ” on th e N ot e of setting c han ge. W a it f or o ne m in ut e to re-s ea rch the IP Cam er a. Step 4 : Click th e “D ev ice Sear ch” butt o n to re -s ear ch a ll th e dev ic es. Th[...]

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    18 5.1 Using Re cording Softw are The p ro du ct software CD a lso c on tains rec or din g s of t ware-I P C am Se cure , a ll owing sim ul ta n eou s m on itoring an d vi de o recording fo r multip le N et w or k C am eras . Pl ea se insta ll th e recording sof tware; then la un ch the p ro gr a m t o ad d the N et work Camera to the Cha nne l lis[...]

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    19 5.2 In sta llin g DC Vie w er S of t w ar e On l in e For th e initial access to the IP Cam e ra , a cli en t pro gr am , DC View er, w ill b e aut omat ic a lly ins ta ll ed t o y ou r PC w he n connectin g t o the IP Camera. If the W eb b rowser doe sn ’t a ll o w DC Vie wer in s ta ll at ion , p l ea se c he ck th e Inte rn et securit y s e[...]

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    20 On ce log in t o the IP C am era, users w ill see th e Home pa ge as s ho w n be low:[...]

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    21 6. Configuratio n & Oper atio n The IP Camera is pr ovi de d w ith a user-fri end ly browser- ba sed co nfigur at io n i nte rface, and a free bu ndle d CMS (Cent ra l M ana gem en t Sys te m) f o r vi deo play ba ck and reco rd ing. In th is cha pte r, inform at io n ab ou t ma in pag e i nt r odu cti on , s y s te m rel at ed se tt ings an[...]

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    22 There are f ive tab s: Home, Sys te m, St reaming, Cam er a and Lo go ut on the to p pa ne l. Home Us ers can m on itor li v e v i de o of the ta rg ete d ar ea . S y stem se tt i ng The admin is tr ato r can set host name, sy stem tim e, r oo t pa ssword, n et work rel ate d s ett ings, et c. Str ea mi ng se tt i ng The adm in is trator ca n m [...]

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    23 6.2 Ho me Page Click on the tab <Home> to access the Home Page. There are several function buttons on the Home pa ge. Detailed information of each ite m is as described in the following chapte r. NOTE : Pl ea se no te that the function b utt ons wi ll var y depe ndin g on th e c amera mode l. Multi ple Lan guage s Suppor t Multiple languag[...]

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    24 NOTE: T h is fun ction is on ly ava il ab le fo r the Bo x Ca mera and V an dal Proof IP D om e. Sp ea ker bu tt on ( on/ off) Press the Sp ea ker bu tt o n t o m ut e /a ctiv at e the aud i o. NOTE: T h is fun ction is on ly ava il ab le fo r User wh o has gra nted this priv ilege by the Admini strat or . Snaps hot but ton Press the b utt on, a[...]

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    25 6.3 Sys t em Re lat ed Se tt ing s Unde r the ta b <System > , there are su bmenus i ncludi ng: <Sys tem> , < Securi ty>, <Network>, <DD NS>, <Ma il>, <FTP>, <HTT P>, <Appli cation> , <Moti on Dete ction>, < Netw ork Fail ure Det ection> , <Tamper ing> , <Storag e Manag e[...]

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    26 6.3.1 Host Name and S y s te m Ti me Se tti n g Press the f ir st ca te gory : <Sys te m> in the left column; the page is s ho w n as be low. Ho st Na me The n am e is f or camera i de ntif ic at ion . If a larm f un ction (se e section App lic at ion is en abled and is s et to s en d alarm message by Ma il /FTP , the ho st nam e ente re d[...]

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    27 S y nc W ith C ompu ter Ti me Se lect the item, and v i de o da t e and time d is play will sy nch r on ize with the P C’s. Ma nu al The Admin is tr ato r can set vi de o da te , time a nd day m an ua ll y. E nt ry f orm a t s hou ld be i de nt ic al with that show n ne x t t o the en te r f ie ld. S y nc w ith NTP Se rv er N et w ork T ime P [...]

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    28 6.3.2.1 User The User setting ca n be found under t his path: Sy stem> Sec urity> User. A d min p as sw o rd Change the admi nistrator ’s passw ord by i nputting th e new passw ord in “Admin passw ord” and “C onfirm passw ord” text box es. The input char acters/nu mbers will be displayed as dots for sec urity pur poses. After cli[...]

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    29 I/ O a cc ess Th is item su ppo rts fu nd ame ntal f un cti on s t ha t e nab le users to v ie w vi de o w he n accessing t o the camera. Came ra c on t rol Th is item a ll ows th e a ppo in te d Us e r to ch ang e cam era pa ram ete rs o n th e Camera Se tt ing p ag e. T al k/L is ten Ta lk an d L is te n f un ctions a ll ow th e ap po inte d u[...]

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    30 6.3.2.2 HTTPS The H TTPS setting ca n be found under t his path: Sy stem> Sec urity> HTTPS. <HTTPS> allows se cure connecti ons betwee n the IP Ca mera and w eb browser using < Secure Socke t Layer (SSL) > or <Transpor t Layer S ecurity ( TLS)>, whi ch ensure camer a settings or Usernam e/ Passw ord info fro m snooping . [...]

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    31 Click on <Create> but ton under “Create se lf - sig ned certi f icate” and prov ide the request ed infor mation to inst all a sel f - signed c ertificate for the IP Camera. Please re fer to th e last part of this sect ion: Pr ovide the Cer tificate Informati on for more d etails. NOTE: The sel f - signed cer tifica te does not provi de[...]

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    32 6.3.2.3 IP Filte r The IP F ilter setti ng can be found un der this p ath: System> Sec urity> IP Fil ter. Using the IP filter, access to t he IP Cam era can b e restr icted by denying /allow ing specific IP addresses. Enable IP Filter Check th e box to en able the IP F ilter fu nction. Once enabled, the listed IP address es (IPv4) will be [...]

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    33 6.3.2.4 IEEE 802.1X The IEEE 802.1X set ting can b e found u nder this p ath: Syst em> Secur ity> IEEE 802.1X. The IP C amera is allowed to acce ss a netw ork protect ed by 802. 1X/EAPO L (Ex tensible Authe ntication Pr otocol ov er LAN) . Users need to cont act wi th the networ k administr ator for gai ning certi ficates, user IDs and pas[...]

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    34 Setting s Identity Enter t he user id entity associ ated wi th the cer tificate. U p to 16 character s can be used. Priv ate Key Pass w ord Enter the passw ord (max imum 16 charact ers) for your user i dentity . Check th e box to en able IEEE 8 02.1X. Enable IEEE 802.1X Click on <Save> t o save the IE EE 802.1X / EAP - TLS se tti ng[...]

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    35 6.3.3 Ne tw o rk The Netw ork setting can be found under t his path: System> N etwork. Click on the <Network> category , there will be a dr op - down me nu with tabs includi ng <Basic> , <QoS>, <S NMP>, and < UPnP>.[...]

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    36 6.3.3.1 Basic The Basi c setting can be foun d under thi s path: Sy stem> Ne twork> Basic. Users can choose to c onnect to the IP C amer a with fix ed or dynamic (D HCP) IP address. The IP Came ra also prov ides PPPoE supp ort for users w ho connect t o the netw ork vi a PPP over Ethernet (PPPo E). General Get IP address auto matical l y ([...]

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    37 U se fixed IP addres s To set up static IP addr ess, select <Use fixed IP a ddress> a nd m ove t he curso r to the IP address blan k and inse rt the n ew IP addr ess, ex . 192.168.7. 123; the n go to t he Defaul t gatew ay (ex plained later) blank and change the setting, ex . 192.168 .7.254. Cl ick on <Sav e> to co nfirm the new sett[...]

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    38 Administ rator chang es the H TTP port of t he IP Camera w hose IP address is 192.168 .0.100 from 80 to 808 0, the user must type in t he web br owser “http:/ /192.168. 0.100:8 080” instea d of “ http:/ /192.168.0 .100”. RTSP port The de fault setti ng of RTSP Por t is 554; t he set ting range is fro m 1024 to 655 35. MJPEG over HTTP por[...]

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    39 6.3.3.2 QoS The QoS (Q uality of S ervice) setting can be fou nd under thi s path: Sy ste m> Netw ork> QoS. QoS allow s provi ding differen tiated serv ice lev els for differ ent types o f traffic packets , which g uarantees deli very of prior ity serv ices especi ally when network congesti on occurs. Adapting the Dif f erenti ated Serv ic[...]

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    40 RTSP/HTTP . Audio DSCP This set ting is o nly avail able for the IP Cameras that supp ort audio. M anagemen t DSCP The class consists of HTTP traffic: W eb browsing. NOTE: To enable t his functio n, please make sure t he swi tches/ route rs in the ne twork su pport QoS.[...]

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    41 6.3.3.3 SNMP The SNMP (Simple N etwor k Management Pr otocol) s etting ca n be f ound under this pa th: System> Netw ork> SNMP. W it h Simpl e Network Management Protocol (SNMP) support, t he IP Camer a can be monitored an d managed r emotely by the netw ork manag ement sy stem. SN M P v1/ v2 E nable SNM P v1/ v2 Select t he version of SNM[...]

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    42 objects ( except r ead - only objects). The defaul t value is “ write”. Traps ar e used by the IP C amera to send m assages to a man agement sy stem for imp ortant event s or status changes. Traps for SNMP v1/ v2 Enable Traps Check th e box to act ivate tra p reporti ng. Trap address Enter t he IP address of the ma nagement se rver. Trap com[...]

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    43 6.3.3.4 UPnP The UPn P setting ca n be found u nder this path: Sy stem> Netw ork> UPnP. UPnP Setti ng Enable UPnP W hen the U PnP is en abled, w henever the IP Ca mera is pres ented to the LAN, t he icon of t he connect ed IP Cam eras w ill appear in M y Netw ork Places t o allow for direct acce ss. NOTE: To enabl e this funct ion, pl ease[...]

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    44 open th e web serv er port on the router au tomatica lly. NOTE: To enable this functi on, please make sur e that y our router suppor ts UPnP and i t is acti vated. Friendl y name Set the name for th e IP Camer a for iden tity.[...]

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    45 6.3.4 DDNS The DDN S setting can be found u nder this path: Sy stem> DDNS. Dynami c Domain Na me System (D DNS) all ows a host name to be constantl y synch ronized w ith a dynamic I P address . In other w ords, it al lows tho se using a dynamic IP address to be ass ociated t o a static domain na me so other s can connect t o it by na me. Chec[...]

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    46 6.3.5 Mail The Mail setting can be found under t his path: S ystem> Mai l. The Administ rator can send an e - m ail via Simple Mail Tran sfer Prot ocol (SMT P) when ev ent is trig gered. SM TP is a prot ocol for sending e - mai l messages between se rvers. SM TP is a r elativ ely simple, text - based prot ocol, where one or more reci pients o[...]

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    47 6.3.6 FTP The FTP s etting ca n be found under thi s path: Sy stem> FTP. The Admini strator ca n set as s ending alarm message to a speci fic Fi le Transfer Protocol ( FTP) site when ev ent is tri ggered. U sers can assig n alarm message to up to tw o FTP sites. Enter th e FTP det ails, w hich includ e server, se rver port, user na me, passw [...]

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    48 6.3.7 HTTP The H TTP setting ca n be foun d under t his path: Sy stem> H TTP. A HTTP N otificati on serv er can listen for notifi cation mess ages fro m IP Cameras by tr iggered ev ents. Enter th e HTTP det ails, w hich incl ude server name (for instanc e, http:// 192.168.0. 1/admin. php), user name, and p asswor d in the fields . <Alar m&[...]

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    49 5.3.8 A pp licati on The IP Camera equips one alarm input and one relay o ut pu t fo r c oo per at in g w ith a larm system to c at ch ev en ts’ images. Refer to alarm p in definit ion be low t o c on nect alarm de v ic es to th e IP Cam era if nee d ed . Th e alarm configur at io n page is a lso s hown be l ow . A la rm Sw itch The Admin is t[...]

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    50 Enable A la rm Out put Se lect the item to enab le alarm relay out p ut . IR Cut F ilte r Selec t the i tem a nd th e camer a’s IR cut filter ( ICR) will be remove d (o n) or bl ocked ( off) w hen alar m input i s trigge red. Note: The IR Function (R ef er to IR Functi on) could not be set as <Auto> mode if t his trigg ered actio n is en[...]

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    51 Up load Ima ge by E-M ai l Se lect th is i te m, an d the Admin is tr ato r can assign an e-ma il address an d configure vari ou s pa ra meters as s ho wn in the f igure be low . W he n th e alarm is tri gg er ed , ev en t images w ill b e sent to the ap po in te d e-ma i l add ress. <Pre - trigger buf f er> f unction all ows users to chec[...]

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    52 happened t o cause the trig ger. The pre - trigger bu ffer time r ange is fr om 1 to 3 seco nds. Select <Upl oad for __ sec> to set the r ecordin g duration a fter alarm is trigg ered. The setti ng rang e is from 1 to 9999 9 seconds. Select < Upload dur ing the trig ger acti ve> to recor d the trig gered v ideo until the trig ger is [...]

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    50 6.3.9 M oti on De te c ti o n The Motion D etection settin g can be found un der this path : System> Motio n Detection. M ot ion Det ect io n function a ll ows de tecting susp ici ou s m otion and tri gg eri n g alarms w he n m ot ion volum e in the de tec te d area re a c he s/ ex c eed s th e dete rmined sensitiv i t y th res ho ld v a l ue[...]

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    51 Up 1 0 M ot ion D ete ctio n W in do w s c an be s et . Press the “a dd ” b ut ton un de r th e Live Vie w Pan e to add a Mo tio n De te ctio n W in do w . To c an cel a M ot io n D ete ction W in do w , move th e mouse cursor to th e selected W ind ow, an d cli ck on the “d e l ete ” but t on . If M ot ion Det ectio n f un ction is acti[...]

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    52 Moti on Det ec ti on You wil l be ab le to turn on /off M ot ion Detection in System secti on . Defau lt s ett ing is Off . Moti on Det ec ti on Se tt i ng Us ers c ou ld ad just vari ou s pa ra m e te rs of M ot i on Det ectio n in th is se cti on . Sa mp li ng pixel i nte r val [1 - 10] : The d efault va lue is 1. If the val ue is se t as 3 , [...]

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    53 R ec ord stream to SD Ca rd Select this item and the Motion Detection recording will be stored in Mic ro SD/ SDHC card w hen motion is detected. Pre - trigger buffer recording function a llows users to che ck what happened to cause the trigger. The pre - tr i gge r buf fer time range is from 1 to 3 seconds. Select <Upload for __ sec> to se[...]

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    54 Upload Ima ge b y E - Mail Select this item and the Administrator can ass ign an e - mail address and configure various parameters. When motion is detected, event images wi ll be sent to the appo inted e - mail address. <Pre - trigger buff er> function allows users to check what happened to cau se the trigger. The <Pre - trigger buff er[...]

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    55 H: Hour, N: Minute, S: Second X: Sequence Number Add sequence number suffix (no maximum value) File name: ima geXXXXXXX.jpg X: Sequence Number Add sequence number suffix up to # and then start over File Name: imageXX.jpg X: Sequence Number The file name suff ix will end at the numb er being set. For example, if the setting is up to “10,” the[...]

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    56 6.3.10 Net w ork Failure Detection Netw ork Failur e Detection al lows the I P Camera t o ping ano ther IP dev ice (e.g . NVR, VSS, Video S erver, etc.) w ithin th e netw ork periodica lly and g enerates some actio ns in case o f network failur e occurs, for inst ance, a Video Server is somehow disconnecte d. Being ca pable of i mplementing loca[...]

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    58 6.3.11 Tampering The Tamp ering sett ing can be found under this pat h: Syste m> Tamperi ng. Tamperi ng Alarm f unction hel ps the IP C amera agai nst tamperi ng such as deliberat e redirecti on, blocki ng, pain t spray, a nd lens cov er, etc thr ough v ideo analysi s and reacti on to such events by sending out noti fications or uploadi ng sn[...]

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    59 The Admini strator ca n speci fy alarm ac tions t hat will take when tam pering is detected . All opti ons are l isted as follows: Triggered A ction ( Multi - option) Enable A larm Output Check th e item and select th e predefi ned type of alarm out put to ena ble alarm out put when tampering is detecte d. Record st ream to SD Card Select t his [...]

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    60 NOTE: Mak e sure FTP configurat ion has b een complet ed. Refer to FTP for furt her details Upload Image by E - Mail Select t his item and the Admi nistrator can assi gn an e - mail address and config ure various parameters. When tamp ering is detected, ev ent images will be sent to the appoi nted e - mail address . < Pre - trigger buffer>[...]

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    61 A d d sequenc e number suffix up to # and then start over File Nam e: imageXX.jpg X: Seq uence Number The file name su ffix will end at the nu mber being set. For ex ample, i f the setting is up to “1 0,” the file name w ill star t from 00, end at 10, and then start al l over ag ain. Overwrite The orig inal imag e in the F TP site wi ll be o[...]

  • Page 66

    62 To impl ement Micro S D card reco rding, please go to the <Recor ding> page ( refer t o Recording ) for activ ation. NOTE: Please format the Micr o SD/SDHC ca rd when usi ng for the first time. Formatting will also be requir ed when a memory car d already being used o n one cam era and lat er trans ferred to ano ther camera w ith different[...]

  • Page 67

    63 6.3.13 Recording (Local Recording) The Recor ding setti ng can b e found under this pat h: Syste m> Recor ding. In the Rec ording se tting pag e, the Micr o SD Car d recording sch edule su pports up to te n sets of t ime frames . User ca n speci fy the recor ding schedu le to fit t he present surveil lance req uirement.[...]

  • Page 68

    64 Two ty pes of sched ule mode ar e offered : <Alway s> and <Only during Time Frame>. U sers can se lect <Al ways> to act ivate Mi cro SD/SDHC Card Recordi ng all the t ime. Or se lect a set of schedul e from the time fra me blank, check sp ecific w eekdays and setup the s tart time ( hour:minut e) and time period (hour:mi nute) [...]

  • Page 69

    65 NOTE: For users with W indows 7 operating system, it is required to log on as an Administrator to implement the Snapshot and W eb Recording function. 6.3.15 Vie w Information The View Informat ion functio n can be f ound u nder this path: Sy stem> View Infor mation. Click on the categ ory: < View Informati on>, ther e will be a drop - d[...]

  • Page 70

    66 6.3.15.1 Log Fi le The Log Fi le function c an be found u nder this path: Sy stem> Log F ile. Click on the tab to view the system log file. T he content of the file provi des useful i nformatio n about co nnections after syst em boot - up.[...]

  • Page 71

    67 6.3.15.2 User Info rmation The User Informati on functio n can be found under t his path: System> User Infor mation. The Admini strator ca n v iew each added user’s l ogin inform ation and privil eges (ref er to Secu rity). All the users in t he netw ork will be li sted in the < User in formation> zo ne . Get User Inf ormation Click o[...]

  • Page 72

    68 6.3.15.3 Parameter s The Par ameters funct ion can b e found u nder this p ath: Syst em> Paramet er. Click on this item to view the entire sy stem’s p arameter se tting such as Camer a Setting s, Mask In formation a nd Netw ork Informati on.[...]

  • Page 73

    69 6.3.16 Factory Default The Fact ory D efault se tting can be found u nder t his pat h: Sys tem> Fact ory Def ault. Users can fol low th e instru ctions on this page t o reset the IP Camer a to f actory defau lt set ting if ne eded . Clic k on the <Set D efault> button to reca ll th e factor y defa ult sett ing s. Then the syste m wil l [...]

  • Page 74

    70 6.3.17 Soft w are Version The So ftware Ver sion can be foun d under thi s path: Sys tem> Sof tware Versi on. The cur rent so ftwar e vers ion is di splaye d in t he softw are ver sion p age.[...]

  • Page 75

    71 6.3.18 Software Upgrade The So ftware Ver sion can be foun d under thi s path: Sys tem> Sof tware Upgr ade. NOTE: Make sure t he upgr ade so ftware file is availabl e bef ore carrying out softwar e upgra de. The pr ocedure o f softw are upgrade is as be low: Step 1. Clic k on “Br owse” a nd select the bi nary file to be upl oaded , ex. uI[...]

  • Page 76

    72 Step 3. Clic k on t he <Upgr ade> but ton. T he sys tem wi ll check w hether the upgra de file exi sts or not fir st, and th en begin to upl oad the upg rade fil e. Subs eque ntly, th e upg rade st atus b ar wil l display on th e page. When it runs to 100% , the upgr ade proces s is finish ed. After the upg rade pr ocess i s fi nished, the[...]

  • Page 77

    73 6.3.19 Mainte na nce The Maint enance s etting can b e found u nder this p ath: Syst em> Mainten ance. Us ers can ex po rt c on f igur at ion f il es to a s pe cified loc at ion an d re trieve dat a b y up loading an ex is tin g conf igur at ion f ile t o the I P Camera. Ex port Us ers can save th e sys te m s ett ings by e x po rting th e co[...]

  • Page 78

    74 Up load To c op y an e x is ting c onf igur at ion f ile to th e I P C am era, p l ea se f irst click o n “Brow se” t o select th e conf igur at ion f il e, and t he n press th e “Upload ” butt on f o r up loading.[...]

  • Page 79

    75 6.4 Streaming Under the tab <Streaming>, there a re submenus including: <Video Format>, <Video Compression>, <Video ROI>, <Video OCX Protocol>, <Video Frame Rate>, <Video Mask>, and <Audio>. In the Str e aming submenus, the Administrator can co nf igure specific video r esolution, video compression[...]

  • Page 80

    76 6.4.1 Video Resol ut i on an d Ro tate Ty pe The Video Format setting can be found under this path: Streaming> Video Format. Under Video Resolution se ction, the available video resolution formats are including MJPEG and H.264. Video Resol uti on Click on <Save> to conf irm the setting. Users can select the items to display data i nclud[...]

  • Page 81

    77 types include Normal, Flip, Mi rror, 90 degree c lockwise, 180 de gree rotate and 90 degree counterclockwise. The following is descriptions for different video rotate t ype. Flip If select <Fli p >, the imag e will be rotated vertically.  Mirr or If select <Mirror>, the image will be rotated h orizontally. 90 Degree counter - /clo[...]

  • Page 82

    78 6.4.2 Video Compres sion The Vid eo Compressi on setti ng can be found under this path : Streami ng> Video C ompression. Hig her value impl ies higher bit rates and high er visual quality . The default setting of MJPEG Q factor is 35; the set ting rang e is from 1 to 70. MJPEG Q (Quali ty) factor The def ault sett ing of H.2 64 - 1 is 4096 kb[...]

  • Page 83

    79 The CBR ( Constant Bit Rate) mode could b e the pre ferred bit r ate mode i f the bandw idth avail able is li mited. It is i mportant to take acc ount o f image qual ity whi le choosing to us e CBR mo de. CBR Mode Se tting Click on <Save> t o confirm t he setting . 6.4.3 Video ROI The Video ROI setting can be found under this path: Streami[...]

  • Page 84

    80 Video ROI Se tting Enable Stream 2 ROI Setting Check the box and Stream 2 ROI W indow will be displayed. To change the size of Stream 2 ROI W indow, move the mouse cursor to the e dge of the frame and draw it outward/inward. Moving the mouse to the center of the frame can shift the frame to the intended location. Enable Stream 3 ROI Setting Chec[...]

  • Page 85

    81 6.4.4 Video OCX Pr ot ocol The Video OCX Protocol setting can be found under this path: Streaming> Video OCX Protocol. In the Video OCX protocol setting page, use rs can select RTP over UDP, RTP over RTSP (TCP), RTSP o ver HTTP or MJPEG o ver HTTP for streaming video over the network. In the case of multicast networking, users can select t he[...]

  • Page 86

    82 6.4.5 Video Fr ame Ra te The Video Frame Rate setting can be f ound under this path: Stream ing> Video Frame Rate. Video frame rate is for settin g the frames per second (fps) if necess ary. The default setting of MJPEG/H.264 - 1/H.26 4 - 2/ H.264 - 3/ H.264 - 4 Frame Rate is 30 f ps; the setting range is from 1 to 30. MJPEG/ H.264 - 1/ H.2 6[...]

  • Page 87

    83 6.4.6 Video Mask The Video Mask setting can be found unde r this path: Streaming> Video Mask. A cti ve Mask Function Add a Mask Check a Video Mask checkbo x, and a red fram e will come out in th e Live Video pane at the right side. Use the mouse to drag and drop to adjust the mask’s size and place it on the target zone. NOTE: It is suggeste[...]

  • Page 88

    84 Mask Setting Mask color The selections of Mask colo r include red, black, white, yellow, green, blue, cyan, and ma genta. Click on < Save> to confirm the setting. 6.4.7 Audio (Audio Mode and Bit Rate Settings) The Audio Mode setting can be found unde r this path: Streaming> Audio. In the Audio page, th e Administrator can s elect one tr[...]

  • Page 89

    85 NOTE: Th is opt ion is on ly ava il ab le f or selected models. Half - duplex (Talk or Li sten, not at the same time) In the Ha lf - duplex mode, the local/remote s ite can only talk or listen to the other site at a time. NOTE: Th is opt ion is on ly ava il ab le f or selected models. Simplex (Ta lk on l y) In the Talk only Simpl ex mode, the lo[...]

  • Page 90

    86 6.5 Ca m era S ett ing s The f igure be low is the camera c on figur at ion page. De ta ils of each param ete r s ett ing are de scribed i n the f o ll owing s ub se cti on s. NOTE: Cam era se tt ings an d f un ction b u tt ons may vary depend ing on th e camera mode l.[...]

  • Page 91

    87 6.5.1 E xpo sure Set ti n g The Exp osure Setting can b e foun d under this pat h: Camer a> Exp osure. The exp osure is the amount of lig ht recei ved by the i mage senso r an d is deter mined by t he width of le ns diaphr agm openi ng, the a mount of exposu re by the se nsor (sh utter speed) and o ther exp osure parame ters. W it h this i te[...]

  • Page 92

    88 6.5.2 W hite Balance Setting The W hite Bal ance Se tting can be f ound und er this path : Camera> W hit e Balance . A cam era nee ds to f in d refer ence col or te mperature , whic h is a w ay of measu ring the quali ty of a l ight so urce, for cal culati ng all the other colors. The unit for measu ring t his rat io is in degre e Kelvi n (K)[...]

  • Page 93

    89 6.5.3 Brigh tness S ett i ng The Pi cture A djust ment ca n be foun d under this path: C amera> Picture Adjus tment. Users can adj ust th e image’ s brig htness by adj usting t he ite m. Ple ase sel ect ran ging f rom - 12 to + 13. To i ncrease vide o bri ghtness, select a big ger num ber. Click on < √ > to conf irm the new se tting[...]

  • Page 94

    90 6.5.4 Backlight The B acklight Setti ng can be foun d under this p ath: Ca mera> B acklig ht. The Back light Compe nsatio n functi on prevents the cent er object fr om being to o dark i n surro undings w here excess ive li ght is b ehind t he cent er o bject. Click on < √ > to co nfirm t he new setting . 6.5.5 Digital Zoom The D igita[...]

  • Page 95

    91 Additi onally, for the mod els with bui lt - in IR LED module, the day/ nig ht IR swi tching mech anism will depe nds on the a mbient li ght leve l inst ead o f the light sensor ( Light se nsor mode) o n the IR LED mo dule. Click on < √ > to conf irm the n ew sett ing. 6.5.7 W DR Function The W DR Func tion Set tin g can be fou nd unde r[...]

  • Page 96

    92 6.5.9 TV S y stem Se tu p The T V S ystem Set ting ca n be found un der this pa th: Camer a> TV Sys tem. Selec t the video for mat t hat matches the presen t TV syste m. Click on < √ > to conf irm the ne w set ting. 6.6 Log out Press th e tab “ Lo g out ” in th e to p of th e page, an d the log in wi ndo w w i ll po p up . Th is e[...]

  • Page 97

    93 Appendi x A: Techni cal Specifica tions FCS - 5061 Image Sen sor 1/2.5” 5M P Progressive Scan CMO S Effectiv e Pixels 2592(H) x 1944(V) Minimum Il luminatio n 0.1 Lux / F 1.5 (Without IR LED ) 0 Lux / F 1.5 ( With IR LED ) W hite Balan ce Manual / A W B/ AT W Shutter S peed 1~ 1/3000 0 sec. Lens Lens Board Lens Focal Length Fixed 6mm F Number [...]

  • Page 98

    94 Protocol IPv4/v6, T CP/IP, UDP, RTP, RTSP, HT TP, HTTPS, ICMP, FTP, SMT P, DHCP, PPPoE, UPnP, IGMP, SNMP, QoS, ONVIF Security HTTPS / IP Filter / IEEE 802.1x Alarm Input 1 Set; 5V 10kΩ pull up Output 1 Set; Photo R elay Outpu t 300V DC/ AC Event Notifi cation HTTP / F TP / S MTP Micro SD microSD HC 32GB support Supported Web Browser Internet Ex[...]

  • Page 99

    95 Appendi x B: Internet S ec urity Se tt ings If Activ eX c ont ro l ins ta ll at ion is block ed , pl ea se either set In te rnet security level to defau lt o r c han ge ActiveX c ont ro ls an d plug- ins s ett i ngs. Inte rn et Sec ur it y Lev el : Default Step 1 : Sta rt the I nte rn et Explorer ( IE ). Step 2 : Se lect <T oo ls> f ro m t[...]

  • Page 100

    96 Step 4: Dow n th e pa ge, pre ss “D efau lt Leve l” (see th e f igure abo ve) an d click “ OK ” t o confirm the s ett ing. Cl ose th e browser wind ow, an d o pe n a ne w on e later w hen accessing th e IP C am era. A cti veX Con t ro ls a nd Pl ug -i ns Se tt i ngs Step 1 ~3 : R ef e r to th e previ ou s sec tion abo ve. Step 4 : Down t[...]

  • Page 101

    97 The Security Sett ings sc r ee n is displayed as be low : Step 5 : U nde r “Acti veX c ont ro ls an d plug-ins”, set ALL i te m s (as lis te d be lo w) t o < Enab le> or <Prompt>. A ctiv eX c on tr ol s an d pl ug -in s se tti n gs : 1. Au tomat ic prompt i ng f or Activ eX con tr ols 2. Bi na ry and sc ri p be hav iors 3. D ownl[...]

  • Page 102

    98 Appendi x C: D C Vi e w er Do w nl oad Procedur e The proc edu re of DC View e r sof tware downl oa d is s pe cified as fo llows. Step 1 : I n the DC Viewer in s ta ll at ion pa ge, click “Next” fo r s ta rting in s ta lli ng. Step 2 : Set up s ta rts. Please w a it for a w h ile unt il the l oad ing ba r r un s out .[...]

  • Page 103

    99 Step 3 : Click “ Fi n is h” t o cl ose the DC View er ins ta ll at i on page. Th en , th e IP Camera ’s Home pa ge w ill d is p lay as f ollow s:[...]

  • Page 104

    100 Appendi x D: Install UPnP Componen ts Pl ea se fo ll ow th e instructi on s be lo w t o i nsta ll U Pn P com po n ent s. Step 1 : Go t o “ S ta rt”, c lick on “C ont rol Pa nel”, an d then do ub le click “ Ad d or Remove Pro gr am s”. Step 2 : Click on “ A dd /Remove W in do w s Compon e nt s” in the Ad d o r Remove Pro gr am s [...]

  • Page 105

    101 Step 3 : Se lect “N et working Se rv ic e s” f rom th e Com pon ent s list i n t he W i ndows Comp on e nt s W izard wi ndo w , an d th en click “D eta ils ”. Step 4 : Se lect “U Pn P Us er Inte r fa ce” in the N et w or ki ng Se rv ic e s’ s ub comp on e nt s list and the n click “ OK ”.[...]