ACTi D41A manual

Bullet Camera Series Hardware Manual D41A, D42A, E42B, E4 3B, E47 V er . 2015 /0 3 /24[...]

w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 2 T able of Con tents Precautions 4 Safety Instructions ........................................................................... 6 Introduction 7 List of Models .................................................................................... 7 Package Contents ..............................................[...]

w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 3 A cce ssing the Camera 32 Configure the IP Addresses ........................................................... 32 Using DHCP Server to Assign IP Addresses ................................ 32 Using the Default Camera IP Address ................................ .......... 34 A ccess the Camera .................[...]

w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 4 Precautions Read these instructio ns Y ou should r ead all the safet y and operating instructi ons before usi ng this produc t. Heed all warnings Y ou m ust adhere to all the warnings on the product an d in the instruction m anual. Failure to follow the safet y instruction given m ay directly endanger peo ple, [...]

w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 5 Federal Communic ations Commission Statement This equipm ent has been tested and f ound to com ply with the lim its for a class B digital device , pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Thes e limits are designed to provide reasonable prot ection against har mf ul interference in a residential installation. T hi[...]

w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 6 Safety Instructions Don’t open the housing of the produ ct Cleaning Disconnect this video prod uct from the power su pply before cleani ng. Attachments Do not use attachm ents not recom mended by the vide o product m anufacturer as they ma y cause hazards. Don’t use accessories no t recommend ed by the manu[...]

w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 7 In troduction List of Models This hardware m anual contains the fol lowing model s: D41A 1MP Bullet with D/N, Adaptive IR, Var i-f ocal lens D42A 3MP Bullet with D/N, Adaptive IR, Var i-f ocal lens E42B 3MP Bullet with D/N, Adaptive IR, Basic W DR, Vari-foc al lens E43B 5MP Bullet with D/N, Adaptive IR, Basic W[...]

w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 8 Package Contents Camera Conduit Gland Cable Gland W asher Mounting Scre w Kit Sunshield Scre w Kit Bracket Bracket Plate Sunshield W arranty Card Quick Installation Gui de[...]

w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 9 Physical Descri ption Item Description 1 Memor y Card Slot Insert a mem ory card (not included) i nto this slot for lo cal recording purposes. S ee How to Install / Remove the Memory Card on page 28 f or m ore information. NOTE: Supports m icroSDHC and m icroSDXC cards. 2 Reset Button Use the Reset Button t o r[...]

w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 10 Item Description 7 Digital Input / Output Connects to digital inpu t or output devices , such as an alarm trigger , p anic button, etc. D igital Input (DI) an d Digital Output (DO) devices are use d in applications lik e motion detec tion, event triggering, alarm notifications, etc. Se e How to Co nnect DI/DO [...]

w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 11 Mounting Options In areas with fierc e weather conditions , the light bundle d bracket can be re placed by a heav y duty outdoor brack et combined with ad ditional m ounting accessories. Below are the optiona l mounting acces sories that you can use with the cam era. Mount T ypes Accessories Corner Mount Suita[...]

w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 12 In stallation Proced ures Using the Bundled Br acket Step 1: Install the Bundl ed Bracket 1. Mark the location of the three (3) sc rew holes using th e bracket plate inc luded in the package. NOTE: Depending on the surface where y ou will i nstal l the cam era, i t may be necessar y to drill the holes and use [...]

w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 13 Step 2: A ttac h the Sunshield The use of sunshie ld is optional if the c amera will be in stalled indoors. Ho wever , if the cam era will be installed outdoors, attach the sunshield to protect the lens from all ty pes of weather and lighting conditions. 1. Loosely secure the supp lied screws and washers to at[...]

w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 14 Step 3: Install the Ca mera 1. If necessar y , insta ll a memor y card to the camera. Se e How to Insert the Memory Card on page 28 for m ore information. 2. Depending on ho w you want to install the camera, attach the camera to the bracket through one of the two (2) holes below: 3. Adjust the cam era viewing [...]

w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 15 Step 4 : W aterproof and Co nnect the Cable The camera and the pre- ins talled network cable, “pigtail”, are resistant to salt, water , weak acid, alcohol, oil, grease and other com mon solvents. Ho wever , users m ust ensure that the cable connection and the net work side cable itse lf are also pr otected[...]

w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 16 How to Use the Cable Gland This section desc ribes how to waterpr oof the cable -ou t or “pigtail” of the cam era using the bundled cable gland. An exterior- grade Ethernet cable is required. The camera may or may not have to be installed firs t before doin g the cable connec tions (see related installatio[...]

w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 17 2. Insert the clam ping nut into the Eth ernet ca ble. 3. Insert the sealing insert with claw . 4. Insert the gland bod y into the Ethernet cab le. 5. On the “pigtail” side, insert t he washer i nto the “pigtail”.[...]

w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 18 6. Connect the Etherne t cable connector t o the “pigtail” c onnector . 7. Attach the gla nd bo dy to the “pig tail”. NOTE: Mak e sure the gland bod y is tightly attached to the “pigtail” and th e washer is secured between them . 8. Insert the sealing insert i nto the cable gl and body and t hen at[...]

w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 19 How to Use the Conduit Gland This section desc ribes how to waterpr oof the cable - ou t or “pigtail” of the c am era using the bundled conduit glan d and flexible cond uit. This is the recomm ended solution if an exterior-grade Ethernet cable is not available . Before connection, pr epare the following ma[...]

w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 20 2. Pull the Ethernet cabl e through the flex con duit. Leave enough length of the ca ble outside the flex conduit. 3. Insert the clam ping nut thro ugh the flex condu it. 4. Insert the sealing n ut and fix it at the end of the flex co nduit. 5. Insert the gland bod y into the Ethernet cab le.[...]

w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 21 6. On the “pigtail” side, insert t he washer i nto the “pigtail”. 7. Connect the Etherne t cable connector to the “p igtail” connector . 8. Attach the gland bo dy to the “pigtail”. NOTE: Mak e sure the gland bod y is tightly attached to the “pigtail” and th e washer is secured between them [...]

w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 22 9. Push the flex condu it and insert the se aling nut into th e gland bod y . NOTE: Mak e sure the clam ping nut is tightl y attached to the cable g land bod y and the sealing insert is sque ezed tightly . 10. Attach the clam ping nut to com plete the cable solution .[...]

w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 23 Step 5 : Connect the Cable Connect the other en d of the network c able to a switch or injector. T hen, conn ect the switch or injector to a network , PC, and a po wer source. See Power -over-Ethern et (PoE) connection example below . Network AC Power Source PoE Injector Power Cable Ethernet Cable Ethernet Cab[...]

w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 24 Other Connections This section desc ribes the procedures in connecting D igital Input and Ou tput (DI/DO ) and Audio Input and Output devices. The use of these d evices, however , is optional. NOTE: If these connectors will not b e used, leave the r ubber caps on and the wires twisted together to ensure cables[...]

w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 25 Understanding the DI/DO Cables Y ou can connect up to one (1) DI and one (1) DO d evice to your camera. Digital Input Cables Cable Color W iring Connecti on Ground Pin ( GND ) Black To connect a digital input device, map the digital input device wires to DI (red) and GND (black) wires. Digital Input ( DI ) Red[...]

w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 26 T ypical Connection Based on these specificat ions, if the DI device has a voltage of 0V ~ 30V or the DO device has a voltage of < 24V ( < 50mA), then the cam era can sup ply internal po wer to these devices and there is no need to c onnect the DI/DO d evice to an ext ernal power source. In this case, wi[...]

w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 27 The illustration belo w is a graphic exam ple of connecting a rela y to a high voltag e DO device. Relay (DO1 Device) ) Camera Illuminator 110V-220V AC External Power Source NOTE: For m ore inform ation on DI/DO connecti ons, please ref er to the Knowledg e Base article All about D igital Input and Di gital Ou[...]

w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 28 Adjustments and Accesso ries This section desc ribes the procedures on installing a m emory card and resetting the cam era . How to Install / Remove the Memor y Card The camera s upports local video recordin g or saving o f snapshots to a m em ory card. NOTE: Supports m icroSDHC and m icroSDXC cards. How to In[...]

w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 29 3. W hen done, ensure the rubber seal is a ligned and atta ched to the back cover and then close the back c over by tightening the thre e (3) screws . CAUTION: Mak e sure the r ubber seal is properl y attached and the back cover is closed to ensure water or dust cannot enter the cam era. How to Remove the Memo[...]

w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 30 Adjust the Vie w ing A ngle an d Focus The camera alread y comes pre -focus ed when taken out of the box. If there is a n eed to change the viewing an gle and focus , follow the steps b elow to adjus t th em. 1. Open the front cover . 2. Loosen the lever scre ws. Based on th e live view , move the levers to ad[...]

w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 31 How to Reset the Camera In case there is a n eed to reset the cam era to its def ault factory settings, do the follo wing procedures while the cam era is po wered on. 1. Loosen the three (3) s crews securing the b ack c over . NOTE: A cable is conn ected inside the cam era; do not abrupt ly pull the back cover[...]

w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 32 Access ing the Camera Configure the IP A ddresses In order to be able to communicate w ith the cam era from y o ur PC, both the camera and the PC have to be within th e sam e net work segment. In m ost cases, it m eans that the y both shou ld have ver y sim ilar I P addres ses, where on ly th e last num ber of[...]

w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 33 If y ou work with our cam eras regularly , then th ere i s even a better w ay to discover the cameras in the network – by using IP Utility . T he IP Utility is a l ight software tool that can not only discover the cam eras, but also list lots of valuable inform ation, such as IP and MAC addresses, serial num[...]

w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 34 Us ing the Default Camera IP A ddress If there is no DHCP server in the given network, the user ma y have to assign the IP addresses to both PC and cam era m anually to m ake sure they are in the s ame net work segm ent. W hen the camera is plugged into n etwork and it d oes not detect an y DHCP services, it w[...]

w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 35 Manually adjust the I P addresses of multiple cam eras : If there are m ore than one cam era to b e used in the sam e local are a net work an d there is no DHCP server t o assign un ique IP addresses to each of them , all of the cam eras would then have the i nitia l IP addres s of 192.168.0.100 , which is not[...]

w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 36 Access the Ca mera Now that the cam era and the PC are bot h having their unique IP addresses and a re under the same network segm ent, it is po ssible to use the W eb browser of the PC to acces s the camera. Y ou can use any of the br owsers to access the cam era, however , the full functiona lity is provided[...]

w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 37 The follow ing exampl es in th is m anual a re based on Internet E xplorer brow ser in o rder to cover all functions of t he camera. Assum ing that the camera ’ s IP address is 192.168.0.1 00 , you can access it by opening the Web browser and t yping the following address into Web browser ’ s address bar: [...]

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