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3” Indoor Dome Series Hardware Manual D5 1, D52, D54, D55 E51, E52, E53, E54, E56, E57, E58, E59 V er . 2014/ 01 /1 6[...]
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w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 2 T able of C ontents Precautions 4 Safety Instructions ........................................................................... 6 Introduction 7 List of Models .................................................................................... 7 Package Contents ..............................................[...]
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w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 3 A ccessing the Camera 25 Configure the IP Addresses ........................................................... 25 Using DHCP Server to Assign IP Addresses ................................ 25 Using the Default Camera IP Address .......................................... 27 A ccess the Camera ...................[...]
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w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 4 Precautions Read these instru ctions Y ou shou ld read all the saf ety and operating instructi ons before usin g this produc t. Heed all warnings Y ou m ust adhere to all the warnings on the prod uct and in the instruction m anual. Failure to follow the safet y instruction given ma y directl y endanger people, [...]
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w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 5 Federal Communic ations Commission Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the l imi ts for a class B digital device, purs uant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. T hese limits are designed to provide r easonable protection ag ainst harmf ul interf erence in a residential installation. T his[...]
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w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 6 Safety Instructions Don’t open the housing of the product Cleaning Disconnect this video prod uct from the po wer supply before cleaning. Attachments Do not use attachm ents not recom mended by the video prod uct manuf acturer as they may cause hazards. W ater and Moistu re Do not use this video product near [...]
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w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 7 In troduction List of Models This hardware m anual contains the follo wing models : D51 1MP Indoor Dom e with Fixed Lens D52 3MP Indoor Dom e with Fixed Lens D54 1MP Indoor Dom e with D/N, IR, Fixed lens D55 3MP Indoor Dom e with D/N, IR, Fixed lens E51 1MP Indoor Dom e with Basic W DR, Fixed lens E52 1MP Indoo[...]
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w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 8 Package Contents Camera Mounting Screw Kit Drill Template Lens Focus Tuner (Not available in D51, D52, E51, E 59) Fixing Bracket and Scr ews (Not available in D51, D52, E51) Quick Installation Gui de W arranty Card Drill T emplate or[...]
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w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 9 Physical Descri ption D51 / D52 / E51 D54 / D55 / E52 / E53 / E54 / E56 / E57 / E58 / E59 1) Ethernet Port Connects to the net work using a standard Ethernet cable (CA T 5 / CA T6). 2) Reset Button Restores the cam era factory default settin gs. T o do the r eset, press and hold the Reset Button for at least 5 [...]
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w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 10 Mounting Solutions There are several m ounting s olutions that you can use to install the cam era. Select the m ost suitable solution for your installation e nvironment. Mount T y pes Accessories Surface Mount Suitable when m ounting the cam era directly to walls or ceilings. See Installing the Came ra on a Su[...]
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w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 11 Straight Wall Mount Suitable when m ounting the cam era on straight walls. PMAX-0308 (L- T ype Wall Mount) PMAX-0101 PMAX-0305 (Heav y Duty Wall Mount) V ertical Po le Mount Suitable when m ounting the cam era on vertical poles. PMAX-0101 PMAX-0305 PMAX-0503 Horizontal Pole Mount Suitable when m ounting the ca[...]
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w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 12 Other Mounting A ccessories Accessories PMAX-0104 (Extensi on T ube) NOTE: For more inf ormation about the m ounting solutions and acc essories, please check the Mounting Accessory Select or in our website ( http:// www .acti.c om/m ountingselector ). The above m ounting accessories are n ot included i[...]
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w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 13 Installing the Came ra on a Surface This section describes the procedures in i nstalling the camera directly on a f lat surface, such as th e ceiling or the wall. For sim plicity , m ost of the cam era images used in t he succeeding sections were tak en using the cam era model with heat sink ; same procedures [...]
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w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 14 Step 2: A ttach the Mo unting Plate NOTE: Before insta llation, consider the cam era viewing an gle and logo placem ent. The arro w on the drill tem plate and mounting plate align with the direction of the c amera logo. Rotate the drill template as neede d. 1. Using th e dri ll template, m ark the holes on the[...]
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w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 15 Step 3: Connect the Cable 1. If the cable will pass thro ugh the hole on the surf ace, route t he network c able through the hole. If the cable wi ll go along the surfa ce, r emove the cable exit tab on the cam era and route the cable al ong the surfac e. Cable Passing Through a Hole on the Surfa ce Cable Goin[...]
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w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 16 Step 4: A ttach the Fixi ng Bracket This step is required on ly for D54, D55, E52, E53, E5 4, E56, E 57, E58, E59 cam era m odels with cables going alon g the sur face . Other wise, skip this step. 1. Route the cable to pass through the gap on the cam era. 2. Attach the fixing brac ket us ing the two (2) suppl[...]
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w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 17 Step 5: Install the Ca mera 1. If the cable passes through a hol e on the surface, push the extra length of cable int o the hole. Otherwise, sk ip this step. 2. W ith the arrow on the moun ting plate aligned to the direction of the cam era logo, ins ert the hooks on the c amer a to the s lots on the m ounting [...]
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w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 18 Step 6: Connect to Netw ork Connect the other en d of the network cable to a Power -over-Etherne t (PoE) switch or injector. Then, connect the PoE switch or injector to a network or PC an d a power source. See exam ple connection diagram below . Network AC Power Source PoE Injector / PoE Switch Power Cable Eth[...]
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w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 19 Step 8 : Ad j ust the Viewing A ngl e and Focus 1. Rotate the dom e cover cou nter-clockwise and t hen pull to rem ove it . 2. Based on the live v iew , adjus t the viewing angle and orientation of the cam era. Adj ustments vary depending on model; see How to Adjust the Vie wing Angle and Focus on page 21 for [...]
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w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 20 Below is an installation exa mple.[...]
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w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 21 Other Adjustments and Accesso ries How to Adjust the View ing Angle and Focus This section describes the procedures in adjusting the viewing angle and f ocus of the cam era. D51 / D52 / E51 Camera Parts Overview Adjustment Procedur es 1. Loosen the tilt adjustment screws, a djust the t ilt, and then tighten ba[...]
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w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 22 D54 / D55 / E52 / E53 / E54 / E56 / E57 / E59 Camera Parts Overview Adjustment Procedur es 1. Loosen the tilt adjustment screws, adjust the tilt, an d then tighten ba ck the screws to fix the tilt position. 2. Move the rotation adj ustment to rotate the v iewing orientat ion. 3. Attach the bundled lens focus t[...]
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w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 23 How to Replace the Dome Co ver For more disc rete surveillance needs, th e bundled dom e cover can be replaced with a sm oke dome cover available for purchase. T o replace the d om e cover , do the follo wing: 1. Rotate the current dome cover cou nter-clock wise and then pull to rem ove it. 2. Align the shroud[...]
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w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 24 4. Remove the plastic cov ering the dom e cover .[...]
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w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 25 Accessing the Camera Configure the IP A ddresses In order to be able t o communicate w ith the camera from y our PC, both the cam era and the PC have to be within the sam e network segment. In m ost cases, it m eans that they both shoul d have very similar IP ad dresses , where on ly th e last num ber of the I[...]
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w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 26 By double-click ing with th e left mouse on the cam era model, it is p ossible to a utomaticall y launch t he default bro wser of the PC with the IP address of the t arget cam era filled in the address bar of the bro wser already . If you work with our cam eras regularly , t hen there is e ven a better wa y to[...]
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w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 27 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 ad dresses to both PC and cam era m anually to make sure they are in the s ame network segment. W hen the camera is plugged into net work and it does not detec t any DHCP services, it will[...]
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w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 28 Manually adjust the IP addresses of mu ltiple came ras: If there are m ore than 1 cam era to be used in the same local area network and there is no DHCP server to assign unique IP addresses to each of them , al l of the cam eras would then have the initial IP a ddress of 192.168.0.100 , whi ch i s not a proper[...]
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w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 29 Access the Ca mera Now that the cam era and the PC are both ha ving their unique IP a ddresses and a re under the same network s egment, it is possible to use the Web browser of the PC to access the cam era. Y ou can use any of th e browsers to access the camera, ho wever , the full functiona lity is provided [...]
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w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 30 The follow ing examples in this m anual a re based on Internet Explorer brow ser in order to cover all functions of t he camera. Assum ing that the camera ’ s IP address is 192.168.0.100 , you can access it by opening the Web browser and typing the f ollowing address into Web browser ’ s address bar: http:[...]
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w w w .a ct i. co m Hardware Manual 31 T o check the firmware version through the Web Configurator , access the Setup page and click System > S ystem Info . For further operations , please refer to the Firmw are User Manual . 1 2 3[...]