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    K CM -791 1 H.264 4-Megapixel IP D/ N PoE Outdoor Hemispheric Camera w ith Advanced WDR (DC 12V / PoE) V er . 2013 / 10 /07[...]

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    w w w . a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 2 T able of Contents Precautions 4 Safety Instructions ........................................................................... 5 Introduction 7 Package Contents ............................................................................. 7 Physical Description ...............................................[...]

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    w w w .a c ti. co m Hardware Manual 3 A cc essing the Camera 28 Configure the IP Addresses ........................................................... 28 A cc ess the Camera ......................................................................... 32[...]

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    w w w .a c ti. co m Hardware Manual 4 Precautions Read these instru ctions Y ou should read all the safety and operati ng instructions bef ore using this produc t. Heed all warnings Y ou m ust adhere to all the warnings on the product and in the instruc tion m anual. F ailure to follow the safet y instruction given m ay directl y endanger people, c[...]

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    w w w .a c ti. co m Hardware Manual 5 Safety Instructions Don’t use the pow er supply with other voltages This device is lik ely to be dam aged or damage other equipm ents / pers onnel, if you use a power suppl y with dif ferent voltage than the one inc luded with this device. All warrant y of this product will be voided in the situations above. [...]

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    w w w .a c ti. co m Hardware Manual 6 Safety Check Upon completion of any service or repa irs to this video product, ask the servic e technician t o perform safet y checks to determ ine if the video prod uct is in proper oper ating condition.[...]

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    w w w .a c ti. co m Hardware Manual 7 In troduction Package Contents Camera Cable Gland Conduit Gland Hex Wrenc h Screw Plugs Screws for Surfac e Mount Term inal Block (for Power) Term inal Block (for DI/DO) Term inal Block (for Audio In/Out) W arranty Card Quick Installation Gui de Drill Template NOTE: The camera sc rews come with rubber rings on [...]

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    w w w .a c ti. co m Hardware Manual 8 Physical Description DC 12v Power Input Audio Input / Output Ethernet Port Digital Input / Output Reset Button Micro SDHC Card Slot Power Button 1) DC 12V Pow er Input In case the cam era is connected t o a non-PoE (Power over Ethernet) s witch, use this connector to connect th e cam era to an external power ad[...]

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    w w w .a c ti. co m Hardware Manual 9 3) Reset Button The Reset button is use d to restore the fac tory default settings of the cam era, including the administrator ’ s pass word. The reset button can be u sed for following purposes: 1. The adm inistrator ’ s password has been forgotten and theref ore the cam era cannot be accessed. 2. In case [...]

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    w w w .a c ti. co m Hardware Manual 10 Installation Procedures There are several m ounting options that you can use to install the cam era. Select t he most suitable solution for your installation environm ent. Mounting Solutions Mount T ypes Accessories Surface Mount Suitable when m ounting th e camera on f lat and smooth surface, li k e c eilings[...]

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    w w w .a c ti. co m Hardware Manual 11 V ertical Po le Mount Suitable when m ounting the cam era on a vertical pole. PMAX-0310 PM AX- 0503 PMAX-0101 PM AX-0303 PMAX-050 3 PMAX-0101 PM AX-0305 PMAX-050 3 Horizontal Pole Mount Suitable when m ounting the cam era on a horizontal pole. PMAX-0101 PM AX-0102 PMAX-050 3 Corner Mount Suitable when m ountin[...]

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    w w w .a c ti. co m Hardware Manual 12 Installing the Camera on a Flat Surface This section covers the st ep- by -step procedures in d irectly mounting the c amera on a flat and smooth surfac e, like ceilings or walls. The installation proce dures of other m ounting solutions are cover ed in the Installation Gui de downloadable fr om the website ( [...]

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    w w w .a c ti. co m Hardware Manual 13 Step 2: Open the Camera Cover 1. Loosen the three (3) s crews using the supplied h ex wrench. 2. Lift to open the cover . NOTE: Do not abrupt ly lift the cover; it is attached to th e camera body with a spring wire.[...]

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    w w w .a c ti. co m Hardware Manual 14 Step 3: Prepare for W aterproof Installation The camera c omes with two (2) glands used f or waterproof installation: C able gland and Conduit Gland. Determ ine the t ype of waterproof solution that is applicabl e to your installation requirements and pre pare the necessar y accessories or purchase ex tra mate[...]

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    w w w .a c ti. co m Hardware Manual 15 Step 6: Close the Cov er Ti ghten the t hree (3) screws to sec ure the cover . Step 7: Access the Camera Live V iew See Accessing t he Camera on pag e 28 for more inform ation.[...]

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    w w w .a c ti. co m Hardware Manual 16 Waterproof Solution s There are two wa ys to do the waterproof cab ling installation:  W aterproof w ith Naked C able : This installation uses the supplied cable gland and an exterior-grade Et hernet cable (n ot supplied). Exter ior-grade ca bles are already waterproof and thus, d o not require a co nduit. [...]

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    w w w .a c ti. co m Hardware Manual 17 3. Insert the sealing ins ert with claw . 4. Attach the cable g land body to the hole of the camera. Attach to Camera Side Hole Attach to Camera Botto m Hole NOTE: The following im ages are taken using th e side hole of the cam era; the same procedures appl y when using the bottom side hole . 5. Insert the Eth[...]

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    w w w .a c ti. co m Hardware Manual 18 6. Insert the claw and rubb er insert into the cab le gland body and then a ttach the clam ping nut to com plete the cable solution. NOTE: Mak e sure the clamping nut is t ightly attached to t he cable g land body .[...]

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    w w w .a c ti. co m Hardware Manual 19 W aterproof Solution w it h Conduit This section desc ribes the procedures to waterproof the cabling conn ections using a f lexible conduit with 3/8” tra de size (not supplied). T his is the recomm ended solution when connecting an external power ad aptor , audio in/out, or digital in put/output (DI/DO) devi[...]

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    w w w .a c ti. co m Hardware Manual 20 4. Insert the sealing rub ber and att ach it at the end of the flex conduit . 5. Attach the conduit gl and body to the hole of the cam era. Attach to Camera Side Hole Attach to Camera Botto m Hole NOTE: The f ollowing images are taken usi ng the side hole of the cam era; the sam e procedures appl y when using [...]

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    w w w .a c ti. co m Hardware Manual 21 7. Insert the Ethernet cab le and ot her cables (if an y) through the conduit g land body . Ethernet Cable Only Ethernet and Ex ternal Power Adaptor Cable 8. Connect the Etherne t cable to the Ethernet p ort of the camera. If connecting other cables, such as an externa l power adaptor , audio in/out or DI/ DO [...]

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    w w w .a c ti. co m Hardware Manual 22 Other Connections This section desc ribes the procedures in preparing the externa l devices that you can con nect to the cam era. The ca m era supports DC12V power inp ut, Digital In put a nd Output (DI/DO) and Audio Input and Output devices using the bu ndled terminal block s. The us e of these devices, howev[...]

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    w w w .a c ti. co m Hardware Manual 23 3. Connect the wire with the white stripe to t he 12V pi n and the other to t h e GND p in. 4. Ti ghten the sc rews of the 1 2V pin and the G ND pins to sec ure the wire connection . 5. Set the prepared po wer adaptor for conn ection later . Below is an exam ple of a power adaptor with an attache d terminal bl[...]

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    w w w .a c ti. co m Hardware Manual 24 Connecting DI/DO De v ices (Op tional) Depending on your surveillance needs, you m ay conn ect digital input or output devices t o your camera to trigger events or notifications. Digital Input (DI) devices ca n be used to notif y the camera about an activit y i n the camera site. DI can be triggers of e vents.[...]

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    w w w .a c ti. co m Hardware Manual 25 T o connect output devices ( DO), map the pins to one of the pin com binations below: Device Pin Mapping Instructions Digital Output 1 (D O 1) 2 12V Connect the wires of the first output device to 12V (Pin 2) and DO1 ( Pin 4). 4 DO1 Digital Output 2 (D O2 ) 6 12V Connect the wires of the second output de vice [...]

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    w w w .a c ti. co m Hardware Manual 26 Consequentl y, to connect a second DI or DO d evice, wire the connecti on to Pins 5 to 8. High Voltage DO Device Connection Even though the cam era provides 12V power , this ma y not be enough for som e high voltage DO devices, such as a ceili ng light or a m otor that o pe ns or c loses a gate. In this cas e,[...]

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    w w w .a c ti. co m Hardware Manual 27 NOTE: For m ore information on DI/DO c onnections, please refer to t he Knowledge Base article All about D igital Input and Digital Ou tput do wnloadable from the link below ( http://www . acti.com/kb/d etail.as p?KB_ID =KB2009123 0001 ). Connecting A ud io In / Out Devices (Optional) Depending on your surveil[...]

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    w w w .a c ti. co m Hardware Manual 28 Accessing the Camera Configure the IP Addresses In order to be able to communicat e w ith the c amera from y our PC, both the camera and the P C have to be within the same networ k s egment. In m ost cases, it means that the y both sh ould have very s imilar IP addres ses, where only the last num ber of the IP[...]

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    w w w .a c ti. co m Hardware Manual 29 W hen the lef t m ouse is click ed on the c amera model name, the def ault browser of the PC is automatically launch ed and the I P address of the targe t camera is a lready filled in the address bar of the browser . If you work with our cameras regularly , then the re is even a better way to discover the came[...]

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    w w w .a c ti. co m Hardware Manual 30 Use the default I P add ress of the camera If there is no DHCP server i n the given network , the user m ay have to manua lly assign the IP addresses to both the PC and the c amera to m ake sure they are in the sam e network segment. W hen the camera is plugged into the network and it does not detect an y DHCP[...]

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    w w w .a c ti. co m Hardware Manual 31 Manually adjust the I P ad dresses of multiple cam eras If there are m ore than o ne camera to b e used in the s ame local are a network an d there is no DHCP server to assign unique IP addresses to e ach of them , all of the cameras w ould then have the i n itial IP addres s of 192.168.0.100 , whi ch is not a[...]

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    w w w .a c ti. co m Hardware Manual 32 A cc ess the Camera Now that the camera and the PC both have their unique IP address es and are under the same network segm ent, you can use M icrosoft Internet Explorer on the PC t o access the cam era. NOTE: Onl y Microsoft Internet Explorer is s upported by the cam era at the time of writing this documentat[...]

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    w w w .a c ti. co m Hardware Manual 33 Upon successf ul connection to the camera, the user in terface called Web Configurator would appear togeth er with the login page. The HT TP port number was not added behind th e IP address s ince the defau lt HTT P port of the cam era is 80, which c an be om itted from the address for conveni ence. Before log[...]