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    DIGITUS ® Plug&View IP cameras User Guide[...]

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    Plug&View IP camera ׀ Manual ׀ EN-201310 2 1 Introduction: The Plug&View IP camera series by DIGITUS offers P2P cloud services in order to avoid the complicated network configuration for the camera installatio n. Everything you need is "Plug&View" and a few installation steps. 2 Supplied with: - 1 X IP camera - 1 X AC adapte[...]

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    Plug&View IP camera ׀ Manual ׀ EN-201310 3 4.3 Live image and PTZ The button "Live View" will display the live-stream or images from the selected IP camera in real- time. If you have multiple plug&view cameras installed, you can switch between the different cameras using the display on the left-hand side of the screen. Use the a[...]

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    Plug&View IP camera ׀ Manual ׀ EN-201310 4 When hovering over a blue tag with the mouse, the color changes to orange and the details of the recorded clips are displayed. Select a specific clip to check this. During playback of the selected media clip, you can stop or pause it, or switch to the next clip, using the media control buttons . You [...]

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    Plug&View IP camera ׀ Manual ׀ EN-201310 5 In the camera matrix, click on "Settings" in order to see the list of cameras. In this list you can see the details of your ca mera(s) and by clicking on change the name of the camera, with you can remove a specific camera from your account and with the hook button underneath "Device M[...]

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    Plug&View IP camera ׀ Manual ׀ EN-201310 6 Through the storage function of Google-Cloud, a copy of your video files from the microSD-card is loaded onto Google drive. This means, that the videos, triggered by movement or timer, can be played from the cloud storage, online, using your br owser. Please log in to your Google drive and select the[...]

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    Plug&View IP camera ׀ Manual ׀ EN-201310 7 5 Camera User Interface The camera user interface has 6 menu items ( Home , Replay , Log , Parameters , System and WiFi ). In order to be able to use the multimedia and control functions, the OCX component must be installed in Internet Explorer and the VLC Mediaplayer in Firefox and Chrome. A downloa[...]

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    Plug&View IP camera ׀ Manual ׀ EN-201310 8 5.4 Parameters This is where you configure Network, Video Parameter, DDNS & UPnP, Video Cover, motion detection, Alarm Setting, CMOS Sensor and Monitor. 5.4.1 Network Here you assign a fixed IP address to the camera, a ccording to the configuration of your LAN, or select DHCP if you are using a D[...]

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    Plug&View IP camera ׀ Manual ׀ EN-201310 9 5.4.2 Video Parameter Under Video Parameter you can configure the resolution, bit rate, Type, frame rate and image quality of the video stream. You can choose between 'high' and 'normal video quality'. 'High Quality Video' is used mainly for high-resolution video streams[...]

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    Plug&View IP camera ׀ Manual ׀ EN-201310 10 5.4.5 Motion Detection Enable the motion detection with a click on "On". The colored area within the video image is the motion detection area, i.e. the area in which a movement triggers a picture or a video recording. In the original delivery condition, almost the entire screen is covered [...]

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    Plug&View IP camera ׀ Manual ׀ EN-201310 11 5.4.6 Alarm There are three types of alarm setting: Motion detection, Alarm in (external alarm) and Time . To activate the motion detection , click on the tab with the corresponding name. Please make the settings under the right-hand menu "Motion Detection" first, as long as t he coverage [...]

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    Plug&View IP camera ׀ Manual ׀ EN-201310 12 With " Time " you can set the desired time for continuous recording to the microSD-Karte. You can, for example, set the time for the normal working hours fr om Monday to Friday, from 09.00 to 18.00, by marking the desired time period in the time grid with the mouse. The colored area means [...]

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    Plug&View IP camera ׀ Manual ׀ EN-201310 13 The settings for " Flip Config " turn the video image by 180°, e.g. when the camera is installed on the ceiling: "UpDown" – vertical rotation, "LeftRight" – horizontal rotation, "All" – verticale and horizontal rotation, "NoMove" – no rotati[...]

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    Plug&View IP camera ׀ Manual ׀ EN-201310 14 5.5 System The system settings consist of Local Setting, Time Settings, System Tools, User Management and Device Information. 5.5.1 Local Setting Here you specify whether the login to your acc ount should be done automatically. Here you can set the video quality and for direct recording of images an[...]

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    Plug&View IP camera ׀ Manual ׀ EN-201310 15 5.5.3 System Tools Reboot – triggers a restart of the camera. After approx. 20 seconds you can log in again Factory default – resets the camera to factory settings. All of the changes you have made will be lost. SC Format – formats (FAT32) an inserted SD-card for video and images View Picture [...]

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    Plug&View IP camera ׀ Manual ׀ EN-201310 16 In the next window enter the WLAN-key and confirm with "OK". Next, the connection to your wireless LAN is established. The indication "Wifi connection will be established" i s blinking in YELLOW. If the connection was successfully established, this will be displayed in a separate[...]