Pelco C2953M-B manual

INSTALLATION/OPERATION C2953M-B (10/09) Sarix ™ T echnology IXE Series Extended Platform Network Camera[...]

2 C2953M-B (10/09) Contents Important Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Legal Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

C2953M-B (10/09) 3 Configur ing Aut o Focus Set tings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Configuring Manual Focus Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

4 C2953M-B (10/09) List of Illustrations 1 Camera Connections and Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 2 Remove Back Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

C2953M-B (10/09) 5 Important Notices LEGAL NOTICE SOME PELCO EQUIPMENT CON T AINS, AND THE SOFTWARE ENABLES, AU DIO/VISUAL AND RECORDING CAP A BILITIES, THE IMPROPER USE OF WHICH MA Y SUBJECT YOU TO CIVIL AND CRIMINA L PENAL TIES. APPLICABLE LA WS REGARDING THE USE OF SUCH CAP ABILITIES V ARY BETWEEN JURISDICTIONS AND MA Y REQUIRE, AMO NG OTHER THI[...]

6 C2953M-B (10/09) Introduction The IXE Ser ies is an exte nded platfor m network-ba sed camera with a built-in, Web-based viewer for li ve streaming to a standard Web browser (Microsoft ® Internet Expl orer ® or Mozilla ® Firefox ® ). The c amera feature s open archit ecture connec tivity for t hird-party app lications an d is also Endura Ena [...]

C2953M-B (10/09) 7 GETTING STARTED Before installing yo ur camera, thoroughly familia rize yourself with the information in this section. NOTES: • Pelco recommend s connecting the camera to a network that uses a Dynamic Host Co nfiguration Protocol (D HCP) server to address d evices. • Do not use a ne twork hub when configurin g the network set[...]

8 C2953M-B (10/09) Product Overview Figure 1. Camera Connections and Features PoE A C T LINK A CC RESET 24V ~ RELA Y R1 ALARM A1 (FRONT C OVER OPENED) FV[...]

C2953M-B (10/09) 9 PRODUCT LABEL The produc t label lists the model number , dat e code, seria l number , and Media Access Control ( MAC) addre ss. This informat ion mi gh t be required for setup. T o access th e product label rem o ve the back cover of the camer a (refer to Figure 2 and Figure 3). Figure 2. Remove Back Cover Figure 3. Product Labe[...]

10 C2953M-B (10/09) Installation NOTE: Megapixel lense s are designed and tested to deliver optimal imag e quality to megapixel ca meras. A standard definition len s ins talled on a megapixel camera will limit th e resolution of the camera and cr eate poor image quality. 1. Install the lens. a. Remove the cover from the len s mount. b. Screw the l [...]

C2953M-B (10/09) 11 4. For FCC Class B installatio ns, attach the supp lied ferrite to th e network cable (re fer to Figure 5). The ferrit e should be ins talled on t he cable approximately 1 inch (2.54 cm) fr om the camera’ s RJ-45 network port. Figure 5. Ferrite Installation 5. Connect the n e cessary wiring for alarms and relays (ref er to Wir[...]

12 C2953M-B (10/09) SERVICE CABLE The camera includes a service port th at outputs camera video. Use it at the inst allation sit e to set up t he field of view and t o focus the camera. Pelco offers an optional se rvice cable (I X-SC) that plugs d irect ly into the service port. T o a ccess the service port, you must slide down the front cover fron[...]

C2953M-B (10/09) 13 WIRING CAT5 CABLE Connect a Cat 5 cable to an RJ -45 network co nnector (no t supplied). Th e 8-pin con nector include s video and PoE for the c amera. P oE (IEEE 802.3af) injects power o ver the same cabling that carries the n etwork data , eliminating the need fo r a separate power supply. T his simplifies the installation and[...]

14 C2953M-B (10/09) ALARM, RELAY , AND 24 V AC CONNECTOR Single Camera Wiring If PoE is not availabl e: 1. Connect the a l arm, relay , and 24 V AC wires to the supplied mating connector (ref er to Figure 8). NOTE: Only use the 24 VAC wires if PoE is not available . 2. When finished, att ach the mating connector to the gree n connector on the back [...]

C2953M-B (10/09) 15 Connecting Ala rms The camera p rovides an alar m input for e xternal signali ng devices, such as door contacts or motion detectors. Bot h normally ope n and norm ally closed devices are supporte d. Supervised Alarm s When an a larm is config ured as a supervised alarm, the came ra maintains a constant electrical current through[...]

16 C2953M-B (10/09) Unsupervised Alarms When an a larm is config ured as an unsupervised alarm, the cam era only activates an alarm when the n ormal alarm st ate (open or c losed) changes. Figure 12 illus trates the al arm and no alarm co nditions of a n unsupervised alarm input. Figure 12. Unsupervised Alarm Conditions Figure 13 illustrates th e w[...]

C2953M-B (10/09) 17 Operation CAMERA CONFIGURATIO N SEQUENCE Once the came ra is install ed and power is applied, the c amera will start a configuration sequence: the gr een LED flashes five t imes per secon d for appro ximately two minu tes and then glows solid gr een, indicat ing that the boot cycle is complete and the camera is o n line. NOTE: I[...]

18 C2953M-B (10/09) ACCESSING THE IP CAMERA The first ti me you access the ca mera, the live vid eo page appear s. By default, you are viewing the vide o as a public user an d o nly have access to the single stream live view. If, for security purpose s, users should not be allowed to view video without first logging on to the camera, change the p e[...]

C2953M-B (10/09) 19 Live V ideo Page The live vide o page allows you to manage th e way you view li ve video and cap ture images. Y ou can also v iew live vide o from this page and access menus o n the naviga tion bar (bas ed on user per missions). Figure 15. Live V ideo Page Refer to the following sections for more inform ation: • Live Video Pag[...]

20 C2953M-B (10/09) LIVE VIDEO PAGE ICONS Viewable icons are based on user pe rmissions. Show Device List: Displays a list of viewable camer as connected t o the sa me virtual local ar ea network (VLAN) as the camera to which you are logged on. Disable Vi ewer: Closes the live view window . 1 x 1 Mode: Displays a single video pane . 2 x 2 Mode: Dis[...]

C2953M-B (10/09) 21 SELECTING A STREAM 1. Click the Select St ream button. 2. Select one of t he following st ream option s from the Select St ream page: Primary Stream: T o selec t this stream, click th e button next to Primary Str eam. Secondary Stream: T o select this stream, click the but ton next to Secondary St ream. QuickView Stream: T o sel[...]

22 C2953M-B (10/09) T AKING A SNAPSHOT 1. Click the “T ake a Snapshot” button. 2. The File Downl oad dialog box opens, and th e following mes sage appear s: “Do you want t o open or save this file?” 3. Select one of t he following op tions: Open: Y our computer’ s photo editing program opens and displa ys the screen image. This function i[...]

C2953M-B (10/09) 23 Settings Page Depending on user permission s, the Settings page allows you to ma nage camera syste m settings, s et up users an d groups, and cont rol the camera. NOTE: The Settin gs menu migh t not be av ailable if th e user does not have pe rmission to a ccess this fe ature. ACCESSING THE CAMERA MENUS 1. Log on to the came ra.[...]

24 C2953M-B (10/09) System T ab The System t ab includes configurable and read-only fields. Th e General Sett ings and T i me Settings fi elds are con figurable. The System Information fields are re ad-only and include the f irmware version, hardware ve rsion, model numb er , an d serial number of the sys tem. This information is typ ically require[...]

C2953M-B (10/09) 25 CHANGING THE DEVICE NAME 1. Click the System tab. 2. Click the Device Name bo x and highlight the text. 3. T ype a user -friendly name into the Device Name box (2 to 64 char acters). A user-f riendly name makes it easier to recognize th e de vice on the network. Examples of user -friendly na mes are Fron t Door , Lobby , or Park[...]

26 C2953M-B (10/09) Network T ab Use the Network ta b to change the camera’ s general network se ttings, configure Secure Socke ts Layer (SSL), and enable Secure Sh ell (SSH). General Network Settings The General Network pa ge includes programmable and read-o nly fi elds for network commun ication settin gs. Available se ttings incl ude t he Hard[...]

C2953M-B (10/09) 27 T U RNING ON DHCP The default Dyna mic Host Configurati on Protocol (DHC P) setting fo r the camera is DHCP On. If the DHCP option is s et to Off, com plete the following steps to reset it to On. 1. Place your mo use pointer over the Netw ork tab. 2. Select General from th e drop-down menu. 3. Select the On op tion for DHCP . 4.[...]

28 C2953M-B (10/09) SELECTING THE SECURE SOCKETS LAYER MODE Figure 18. SS L Configuration Page 1. Place your mo use pointer over the Netw ork tab. 2. Select SSL from the dro p-down menu. 3. Select one o f the following mo des: Required: A signed Secure Sockets Layer ( SSL) certificate must be installe d, and a secure URL that begins with the pr oto[...]

C2953M-B (10/09) 29 GENERATING A CERTIFICATE REQUEST 1. Place your mo use pointer over the Netw ork tab. 2. Select SSL from the dro p-down menu. 3. Click the Install Certificat e button located at the bottom of the SSL Configurat ion page. The Select Certificate Install Meth od option buttons appear on the page. 4. Select Gener ate Certificat e Req[...]

30 C2953M-B (10/09) ENABLING SECURE SHELL Figure 19. SS H S ettings Page 1. Place your mo use pointer over the Netw ork tab. 2. Select SSH from th e drop-down men u. 3. Select the Enabled check box. NOTE: The username is always root and canno t be changed. The username a nd password are requ ired when accessing the camera thro ugh a third-party SSH[...]

C2953M-B (10/09) 31 Imaging T ab Use the Imaging tab t o change the camera’ s general image settings, adjust the camera exposure, program the focus mecha n ism, adj ust the tone map settings to increase scene detail, or tune th e white balance settings for scenes with fluctuating ligh ting conditions. General Imaging Settings General imagin g set[...]

32 C2953M-B (10/09) CONFIGURING THE ORIE NTATION OF THE SCENE Figure 20. Orientation Page 1. Place you r mouse pointer over the Imaging ta b. 2. Select General from th e drop-down menu. 3. Select one of t he following op tions: • Click the “Flip left-to- right” box to rotate th e camera image 180 degrees horizontally. • Click the “Flip to[...]

C2953M-B (10/09) 33 CHANGING THE DIGITAL PROCESSING SETTINGS Figure 21. Digital Processing Page 1. Place you r mouse pointer over the Imaging ta b. 2. Select General from th e drop-down menu. 3. Select the mode: Ma nual or Auto. Auto is the default. 4. Move the slider to the left or righ t to change the following settings: Sharpness Adjust/Sharpnes[...]

34 C2953M-B (10/09) SELECTING AUTO EXPOSURE SETTINGS Figure 22. Auto Exposure Page 1. Place you r mouse pointer over the Imaging ta b. 2. Select Exposure fr om the drop-down m enu. 3. Select the Auto mod e. 4. Select the Light Control mechanism that contro ls the exposure time of the camera . Digital Exposure: The camera con trols the exp osure tim[...]

C2953M-B (10/09) 35 7. Day/night came ras only: Set the Day Expo sure T ime and the Night Exposure Time. Day Exposure T ime: This setting is the maximum time in milliseconds that an image is exposed du ring daytime co nd itions. Decreasing exposure ti me decreases th e light sensiti vity of the scene and redu ces the streakin g of fast movin g obje[...]

36 C2953M-B (10/09) SELECTING MANUAL EXPOSURE SETTINGS Figure 23. Manual Exposure Page 1. Place you r mouse pointer over the Imaging ta b. 2. Select Exposure fr om the drop-down m enu. 3. Select the Manu al mode. 4. Move the Anal og Gain slide r to the desir ed position . Increasing th e gain increas es the brigh tness of the imag e, but it a lso i[...]

C2953M-B (10/09) 37 DAY NIGHT SETTINGS The Day Night mode co ntrols the position of the IR cut filter , which determines the color or bl ack-white setting of th e camera. The Day Night mode settings ch ange depending on the Ex posure settings. If the camera is set to Auto Exposure mode, the Day Night mode can be set to Auto or Manual and all of the[...]

38 C2953M-B (10/09) CONFIGURING AUTO FOCUS SETTINGS Figure 24. Auto Focus Page 1. Place you r mouse pointer over the Imaging ta b. 2. Select Focus from the dr op-down menu. 3. Select the Auto mod e. 4. Set the T emperature Change Refocus setting. Th e camera is programmed to run a quick aut omatic focus sequence whe n the interna l temperature sens[...]

C2953M-B (10/09) 39 CONFIGURING MANUAL FOCUS SETTINGS Figure 25. Manual Focus Page NOTE: It is recommended to set the focus to Manual when using analytic s. If the f ocus is set to Auto, significan t background cha nges wi ll occur when the camera au tomatically adjusts to dif f erent points within a scene resulting in frequently cha nging image sh[...]

40 C2953M-B (10/09) SETTING T ONE MAP OPTIONS Figure 26. T one Map Page 1. Place you r mouse pointer over the Imaging ta b. 2. Select T one Map from th e drop-down menu. 3. Move the T one Map sliders to adjust the fo llowing image settings: Black Clip Percent: Adjusts the pe rcent of pixel s set to blac k. Move the slider to the right to dark en th[...]

C2953M-B (10/09) 41 SELECTING AUTO WHITE BALANCE SETTINGS Figure 27. Auto White Balance Page 1. Place you r mouse pointer over the Imaging ta b. 2. Select White Bala nce from the drop-down menu. 3. Select the Auto mod e. 4. Move the slider s to adjust the following settings in Auto mode: Red Gain Adjust: Adjusts the image o utput in the red range. [...]

42 C2953M-B (10/09) SELECTING MANUAL WHITE BALANCE SETTINGS Figure 28. Manual White Balance Page NOTE: Manual whit e balance is re commended only f or indoor applic ations that h ave a single, unchanging pr imary light sour ce. 1. Place you r mouse pointer over the Imaging ta b. 2. Select White Bala nce from the drop-down menu. 3. Select the Manu a[...]

C2953M-B (10/09) 43 A/V Streams T ab Use the A/V Stream s tab to configure the video and a udio streams for the camera. The A/V Streams tab includes a V ideo Presets p age, a Video Configurat ion page, and an Audio Config uration page. Vi deo Presets The Video Preset p age includes three full y-configured video presets, which includ e primary and s[...]

44 C2953M-B (10/09) SELECTING A VIDEO PR ESET CONFIGURATION Figure 29. S elect Video Preset Configuration Page 1. Place you r mouse pointer ove r the A/V Streams tab. 2. Select the V ideo Preset option from the drop-d own menu. 3. Click the button next to the video pre set stream config uration (High, Medium, or Low) that you want to select . 4. Cl[...]

C2953M-B (10/09) 45 CONFIGURING A CUSTOM VIDE O STREAM CONFIGURATION Figure 30. Custom Video S tream Con figuration Page 1. Place you r mouse pointer ove r the A/V Streams tab. 2. Select Video Configur ation from th e drop-down men u. 3. Click both of the Cle a r buttons to delete the primary and seconda r y streams settin gs. 4. Optional: In the P[...]

46 C2953M-B (10/09) COMPRESSION STANDARDS JPEG: A commonly used video compression schem e, also known as MJPEG. JP EG has the least impact on the camera's pr ocessor, but i t req uires the most bandwidth. H264: A ne w version of MP EG-4 compressio n used in high-definition video playe rs such as Blu-ray ™ and HD-DVD. H.264 is the most proces[...]

C2953M-B (10/09) 47 ENDURA SIGNING Enabling th e Endura Sig ning feature allows an Endur a ® system to au thenticate v ideo from an Endura recor ded stream. Th is setting is only available with H.264. RATE CONTROL The rate contr o l setting deter mines the bit rate and qu ality of each fram e in the video stream. There migh t be a trade-off betw e[...]

48 C2953M-B (10/09) SELECTING THE AUDIO CONFIGURATION SETTINGS T o use audio with the camer a you must have an audio d evice connected to th e accessory port located on the back of th e camera. O nce th e device is connected, audio can only be enabled throug h the primary stream. Audio and video is not synced when viewing and l isten ing to the pri[...]

C2953M-B (10/09) 49 Users and Groups T ab Use the User s and Groups tab to create an d manage use r accounts, gr oup permission s, and to ch ange the way t he camera manage s th e users and groups sett ings. Users User accounts can be created and added to groups to limit th e pe rmissions given to individuals logged on to the camer a. Use the featu[...]

50 C2953M-B (10/09) Groups Groups can b e created to assign permissio ns to users wi thin each gro up. Use the fea tures on the Groups page to create, modify, an d delete groups and permissions. Mul tiple permissi ons can be as signed to each g roup. Figure 33. G roup Page Refer to the following sections for more inform ation. • Creating a New Us[...]

C2953M-B (10/09) 51 CREATING A NEW USER 1. Place you r mouse pointer ove r the Users and Groups tab. 2. Select Users from the drop-down menu. 3. Click in the Us ername box and type a user name (2 to 23 alphanumeric c haracters). User names are not case-se nsitive and a re s aved in lowercase characte rs. 4. Click in the Password box and type a pass[...]

52 C2953M-B (10/09) CREATING A NEW GROUP 1. Place you r mouse pointer ove r the Users and Groups tab. 2. Select Groups fr om the drop-down menu. 3. Click in the Gr oup Name box an d type a na me for the gro up you are cr eating (2 t o 23 alphanumer ic characters) . 4. Click in the Description box an d type a description for the group you are creati[...]

C2953M-B (10/09) 53 GENERAL SETTINGS FOR USERS AND GROUPS The genera l settings for user and gro ups allow you t o change the wa y the camera man ages the use rs and groups settings. T hese se tting s can be managed on a camera -to-camera basis or by using a centra lized server to apply change s to multiple cameras. Figure 34. User and G roup S ett[...]

54 C2953M-B (10/09) Events T ab Use the Events tab to program sources and han dlers to manage camera even ts. Sources Figure 35. New Event S ource Page An event is a preprogra mmed camera function that is automatically activated by an event source. The camera supports three types of event sources: Alarm Source: The camera support s one alarm sour c[...]

C2953M-B (10/09) 55 Handlers Figure 36. New Event Handler Page Event hand lers are the a ctions that the camera ta kes when an e vent occurs. Th e camera supp orts four ev ent handler s. Send Email: Sends an emai l to a defined em ail address whe n an event is act ivated. The SMTP server must be co nfigured to ac cept the camera IP address. Write J[...]

56 C2953M-B (10/09) CREATING AN ALARM EVENT SOURCE 1. Place you r mouse pointer ove r the Events tab. 2. Select Sources from th e drop-down menu. 3. Click in the Name box and typ e a user -friendly name (2 to 23 alphan umeric characters). 4. Select Alarm fro m the T y pe drop-down me nu. 5. Move the Dwell T i me slider to set the amou nt of time in[...]

C2953M-B (10/09) 57 DELETING AN EVENT SOURCE 1. Place you r mouse pointer ove r the Events tab. 2. Select Sources from th e drop-down menu. 3. Click the source profile that you want to de lete from the defined sour ce box locate d on the left si de of the pag e. 4. Click the Delete Source button . A dialog bo x appears with th e message “Are you [...]

58 C2953M-B (10/09) CREATING AN EVENT HANDLER: WRITE JPEG TO SD CARD 1. Install an SD c ard in the mini SD card slot loca ted on the back of the camera. NOTE: The mini SD card must be f ormatted as FA T32. Other formats are n ot compatible with the camera. 2. Place you r mouse pointer ove r the Events tab. 3. Select Handlers from the drop -down men[...]

C2953M-B (10/09) 59 CREATING AN EVENT HAND LER: OPEN/CLOSE RELAY 1. Place you r mouse pointer ove r the Events tab. 2. Select Handlers from the drop -down menu. 3. Click in the Name box and typ e a user -friendly name (2 to 23 alphanum eric characters). 4. Select Open/Close Relay in the T ype drop-down menu. 5. Move the On T ime slider to set the a[...]

60 C2953M-B (10/09) EXAMPLE HANDLER FILTER SETUP If you do not want a handle r activated every time an event occu rs, use the filter fields to li mit handlers. For example, you on ly want a handler activated when an event occurs after business hours. Y our business is open Mond ay through Saturday , 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., and it is cl osed on Sund[...]

C2953M-B (10/09) 61 Help Menu Online Help documents the ba sic instructions for configuring the camera. Click the Help hyperlink in the navigation bar to acce ss these instructions. Log Off Menu T o log off, click th e Log Off bu tton in the n avigation ba r . A lo gin dialog b ox appears.[...]

62 C2953M-B (10/09) Specifications Models IXE20C 2.1 megapi xel extended platform n etwork color camera IXE20DN 2.1 megapixel extended p latform netw ork day/night ca mera IXE20C-PM Sarix IXE Series, extended platform ne twork camera, 2.1 megapixel color with built-in Pelco Standard Suite IXE20DN-PM Sarix IXE Series, extended platform ne tw ork cam[...]

C2953M-B (10/09) 63 Electrical Port RJ-45 network co nnector for 100Ba se-TX; Auto MDI/MDI-X Cabling T ype Cat5 or better for 1 0 0Base-TX Power Input 24 VAC or PoE (IEEE 802.3af cl ass 3) Power Consumptio n (camera only) <7 W Current Consumption PoE <200 mA maximum 24 V A C <295 mA nominal; <390 mA maximum Local Storage Mini SD Alarm I[...]

64 C2953M-B (10/09) Users Unicast Up to 20 simultaneous user s Multicast Unlimited users H.264 Security Access Password protected Software Inte rface Web br owser view and setup, up to 16 cameras Pelco System Integration Endura 2.0 (or late r), Digital Sentry 4.2 (or later ) Open IP Integr ation Pelco IP camera API Environmental Operational T emper[...]

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