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IP / CCTV OUTDOOR SP EED DOME C A MER A User ’ s Manual DN-16055 P le ase read instructions thoroughly before operat io n and retain it for future reference. The image shown above may differ from the a ctual pr oduct appearance.[...]
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IMPOR T ANT SAFEGU ARD CAUTION RISK OF EL ECTRIC SHOC K CAUTION: To r educe the risk of e le ctric shock, do not expose this a pparatus to rain or m oi sture. Only operate this apparatus fro m the type of power source indicated on the label. The com pany sha ll n ot be liable for any damages arising out of any im prope r use, eve n if we have been [...]
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T ABLE O F CONTENTS 1.1 Descri ption....... .............. ....... ........... ....... ....... ........... ....... .............. ....... ........... ....... ....... ........... .............. ....... .. 1 1.2 F eatures ....... ....... .............. .... .............. ....... ....... ........... ....... .............. ........... ....... ....... [...]
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OVERVIE W -1- 1. PRODUCT O VERVIEW 1.1 Description This PTZ network camera seri es is a high-perf orm ance de vice for use in profess io nal and dem andi ng sur veillance sit uation. It supports m ul tiple network protocols for MPEG4 or MJPEG live video transmission, an d you can easily vi ew , recor d and operate the camera v ia the supplied video[...]
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OVERVIE W -2- Note: The DC12V 1A adapter, power cord and RJ45 network cable are not included with the sales package. Please prepare by yours elf. ‧ Dimension s of DN-16055:[...]
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OVERVIE W -3- 1.4 Specifications SPECIFICATIONS * DN-16055 ▓ Networ k LAN Port YES LAN S peed 10/100 Bas ed-T Ethernet Supported Protocols DDNS, PPPoE, DHCP , NTP , SNTP , TCP/IP , ICMP , SMTP , FTP , HTTP , R TP , RTSP Frame Rate NTSC:30, P AL:25 Number of Online Use rs 10 Security Multiple user acces s lev els with pas sword Web m anagement sof[...]
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CONNECTOR OVERVIE W -4- 2. CONNECTOR O VERVIEW 2.1 CONNECTOR OVER VIEW CONNECTOR DESCRIPTION Pow er Connector Conne ct t he DC 12V adapter for pow er supply . Video Outpu t Connector Conne ct t o the v ideo input con nector of your monitor with a video cable (i.e. a RCA line with the BNC connector , or a coaxial l ine) f or video outpu t. * The v i[...]
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INST ALLA TION -5- 3. INST ALL A TION 3.1 Inst all the Hardware (For DN-16055) Before in sta llati on, you need the following items before installation: ‧ Bracket ( supplied w it h the bracket sales pack age ) ‧ The accessory packa ges supplied with th e bracket sales package, in cluding: (1) W all m ounti ng screws (2) W all plugs (3) Cap (4) [...]
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INST ALLA TION -6- ST EP 3: A ttach the PTZ network cam era to the bracke t. T urn t he cam era u p side down, and put the pow er , vid eo and RS485 data connectors through the hole of the bracket . Then , slightly secure the cam era a nd the bracket with three M6 Nylok screws. ST EP 4: Check the sur face is horizonta l or not. Use the spirit level[...]
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INST ALLA TION -7- 3.2 A ssign an I P address and A c cess the Camera S tep 1. Inst all the Software Place the supplied V id eo V ie wer AP softw are CD i nto your DVD- / CD-ROM drive. The insta llati on process will automaticall y sta rt. Follow the on -screen instructions to insta ll t he application program s. After installation, a “ V ideo V [...]
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VIDEO VIEWE R BASIC OPERA TION -8- 4. VIDEO V IEWER BASIC OPERA TION 4.1 The Live V iew P age Af ter se tting up th e network information, login user nam e and passw ord, double-click “ ” on the PC desktop to open and log into the V id eo V i ewer control pane l. Y ou will see a screen sim il ar to the following with 6 major sectio ns: ‧ Conn[...]
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VIDEO VIEWE R BASIC OPERA TION -9- 4.2 A ddress Book This view is di splayed w hen th e Video View er i s activated for you to login / out the network cam era f ro m the current addre ss list, or search the available IP addr ess as follows: Ø Ø ( ( A A d d d d r r e e s s s s B B o o o o k k ) ) Click to view the pre- defined netw ork cam era a c[...]
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VIDEO VIEWE R BASIC OPERA TION -10- Ø Ø ( ( S S e e a a r r c c h h I I P P A A d d d d r r e e s s s s ) ) Click to search and v ie w the available IP address(es) for the network connection. Y ou can c hoose one address to add into the address book, edit the details, or update the address list. NO. Button Function Description 4 Add into address [...]
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VIDEO VIEWE R BASIC OPERA TION -1 1- 4.4 Play back T o play a recording, click “ ” (Miscellaneous Control) → “ ” (S tat us List), and select the “ Record” tab. A list of all the recordings will be shown by defaults, a nd you can a lso sort out the logs you want to speed up the search time. For det ails, please see “ 5.6 S tatus List[...]
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VIDEO VIEWE R BASIC OPERA TION -12- 4.5 Snap shot T o take a snapshot of the current view , cl ick “ ” (Snapshot) on the m ai n contr ol pa nel. Once the current view is captur ed, you’ ll se e an icon “ ” shown at the bottom ri ght cor ner of the im age di splay v ie w . The snapsh ot will be saved in th e path you specified in “ ” ([...]
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VIDEO VIEWE R MISCELLANEOUS CONTROL P ANEL -13- 5. VIDEO V IEWER MISCELLANEOUS CONTROL P ANEL Click “ ” (Miscellaneous Control) on the Video V ie wer control panel, and 7 functions are available as follows: Click the button to show the current version of the video viewe r . NO. Button Function Descript ion / Audio O n / Off Click th is button t[...]
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VIDEO VIEWE R MISCELLANEOUS CONTROL P ANEL -14- 5.1 Color Setting In the live view p age, ch oose the desired network cam era f rom the i m age di splay tab . Click “ ” (Miscellaneous Control) → “ ” (Color Setting) to go into the “ Color Setting ” page, and you can adjust the brightness / contrast / hue / saturation for the selected n[...]
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VIDEO VIEWE R MISCELLANEOUS CONTROL P ANEL -15- NO. Function Descript ion ‧ T o quickly fi nd the events you need, check or uncheck the event type “ System ” / “ Manual” / “ Alar m ” / “ Motion” , and select the log you want. ‧ T o v iew the earlier or later logs that are not s hown in t he current p age, click “ Prev . Page?[...]
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VIDEO VIEWE R MISCELLANEOUS CONTROL P ANEL -16- Hard Disk O verwrite Check this ch eckbox to ove rwrite from the oldest r ecorded data w hen th e HDD is full. Record Time Range Ther e are two options avai la ble for you to set the recording ti m e: Weekly & Custo m . u Weekly Choose th e tim e box(es) within which you want to enable the recordi[...]
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VIDEO VIEWE R MISCELLANEOUS CONTROL P ANEL -17- “ Update ” . Record Path Select and v ie w the loca tion for saving the recorded video and snapshot pictures. T o chang e the saving path for the recorded video cli ps or snapshots, check the drive you want, click the cell of “ V id eo Path” or “ Picture Path” twice, and select a new path [...]
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VIDEO VIEWE R MISCELLANEOUS CONTROL P ANEL -18- Log Click “ ” (Miscellaneous Control) → “ ” (Server Setting) → “ General” → “ Log” to go into the “ Log ” p age. I n the “ Log” p age, you can see all the lo gs fo r the network cam era, such as “ Power On” , “ R eset Default” , “ Net Login” and “ SNTP Updat[...]
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VIDEO VIEWE R MISCELLANEOUS CONTROL P ANEL -19- Column Descript ion For t he functions each user lev e l is allowed to access , pl ease see the information below : Sup ervis or Pow er User Normal User Guest A ddress Boo k ● ● ● ● Miscellaneous Control Color Setting ● X X X Backup ● X X X Record Setting ● ● ● ● Serv er Setting ?[...]
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VIDEO VIEWE R MISCELLANEOUS CONTROL P ANEL -20- u Motion T rigger: In this se ction, you can select to enable the function of motion trigger . Before thi s funct ion is enabled, you need to set t he m oti on detection area first. For m oti on det ection area setting, please refer to “ Detection” at page 31. Item Descript ion Moti on In t h is s[...]
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VIDEO VIEWE R MISCELLANEOUS CONTROL P ANEL -21- Function Descript ion PPPOE PPP OE st ands for Po int- to-Po int Pr otoco l o ver E therne t. Use rs can eas ily ha v e the Inte rnet s er v ic e as long as the y’ re read y for the fo llow ing th ings : 1) Ins ert an Eth ernet card i nto the PC . 2) Ob ta in the ADSL ser v ice via any ISP . 3 ) Obt[...]
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VIDEO VIEWE R MISCELLANEOUS CONTROL P ANEL -22- ‧ Then , you will see the screen “ Account Created” , and Dyndns will em ai l the instr uctions to your specified E- m ai l addre ss for enab ling your account. Y ou m ust com pl ete the procedure according to the instructions in the mail. That is to must visit the confirmation address w ithi n [...]
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VIDEO VIEWE R MISCELLANEOUS CONTROL P ANEL -23- ‧ Log in with your account inform ati on and click ” My Service” . ‧ Click ” Add Host Serv ice s” . ‧ Click ” Add Dynam ic DNS Host” . ‧ Fill in and choose the desired host nam e. ‧ The host name is created. Y ou will be connected to the corresponding IP address whenever you ente[...]
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VIDEO VIEWE R MISCELLANEOUS CONTROL P ANEL -24- SNTP SNTP (Si m pl e Network T ime Protocol) is for tim e setti ng. Click “ ” (Miscellan eous Control) → “ ” (Server Setti ng) → “ Network” → “ SNTP” to go into the “ SNTP” page. Function Descript ion GMT (Greenw ich Mean T ime) Once users choose the tim e zone, the netwo rk [...]
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VIDEO VIEWE R MISCELLANEOUS CONTROL P ANEL -25- MAIL Click “ ” (Miscellaneous Control) → “ ” (Server Setting) → “ Network” → “ MAIL” to go into the “ MAIL ” page. Enter the detailed E-m ai l inform ati on and press “ Apply” to confirm . The information you set here will be applied when the funct io n of E-m ai l notifi[...]
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VIDEO VIEWE R MISCELLANEOUS CONTROL P ANEL -26- Camera Click “ ” (Miscellaneous Contr ol) → “ ” (Server Setting) → “ Cam era” to go into the “ Camera” page and access the following functions. Find the cam er a setting s that best suit your im age ne eds by testi ng. Function Description Backlight Enabling backlight compens ation[...]
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VIDEO VIEWE R MISCELLANEOUS CONTROL P ANEL -27- S y stem Click “ ” (Miscellaneous Control) → “ ” (Server Setti ng) → “ Cam era” → “ System ” to go into the “ System ” page and access the following functions. Function Description Display Check to disp lay the camera t itle, preset point title or not. And choos e the di spla[...]
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VIDEO VIEWE R MISCELLANEOUS CONTROL P ANEL -28- Function Description Add S pecif y the ca m e ra position (pan and tilt) and the l ens zoom setting in the live vi ew of the video v iew er . Then press “ Add” button t o ass ign t he pres et nam e of the prese t poi nt. After setup, press “ OK ” to confirm the setting. Insert S pecify the cam[...]
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VIDEO VIEWE R MISCELLANEOUS CONTROL P ANEL -29- Cruise Click “ ” (Miscellaneous Control) → “ ” (Server Setting) → “ Camera” → “ Cruise” to go into the “ Cruise” page and access the following functions. In this page, you can setup the auto pan and sequ ence mode. u Auto Pan (Ch eck the “ Auto Pan” checkbox ) Function De[...]
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VIDEO VIEWE R MISCELLANEOUS CONTROL P ANEL -30- T rackin g Click “ ” (Miscellaneous Control) → “ ” (Server Setting) → “ Camera” → “ T racking” to go into the “ T racking” page and access the fo llowing func ti on s . In this page, you can setup the auto tracking function. W hen the locked ta rget is out of the pre-defined [...]
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VIDEO VIEWE R MISCELLANEOUS CONTROL P ANEL -31- Function Description By press ing and dragging the sli der , you can setup the left pan ning limit (0º ~ 360º ) of the PTZ netw ork cam era. Limit 2 W hen the locked target stop s movi ng longer than the pr e-defined tracking timeout, the ca m era returns to the point it originally monitors af ter t[...]
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VIDEO VIEWE R MISCELLANEOUS CONTROL P ANEL -32- Function Description Update Ser ver Select the IP address of the ne twork cam era . Make sure the network settings of the select ed network cam era a re correct. Curren t V ersion In the “ Firmware” section, you w ill se e the current firmw are ve rsion. For exam pl e, 1024-1001-101 1-1001-B1 Add [...]
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VIDEO VIEWE R MISCELLANEOUS CONTROL P ANEL -33- 5.6 St atus Li st C lick “ ” (S t atus Lis t) to view a ll the rec ord list and log in/ logout eve nt lis t ( All ), or search the de sired log list(s ) by date , o r playb ack t he rec ording of the s elec ted lo g lis t ( Condi ti on ). The re ar e three typ es of logs: R ecord, Event a nd Ba ck[...]
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AP MISCELLANEOUS CONTROL P ANEL -34- ‧ Condition Button / F unction Description Date Selection (From / T o) Choose the specifi c date range including the ev en t / record logs you might want. Record T ype This section is enabled only when the “ Record” tab is selected. Select the record type you wa nt t o search (User / Alarm / Motion). Query[...]
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AP MISCELLANEOUS CONTROL P ANEL -35- Login / Logout E vent Lis t Select “ All ” to show all event logs (Login / Logout), or “ Condition ” to search for the specific event log (s) by date. ‧ All ‧ Cond ition[...]
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AP MISCELLANEOUS CONTROL P ANEL -36- Backup List (For DV R onl y ) The network cam eras d on’ t support network backup function. Th is function is ava ilabl e when the Video V ie wer is connecte d to a DVR. Y ou can rem otel y vie w the backup list and playback the selected item. Select “ All ” to show all download logs, or “ Condition ” [...]
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AP MISCELLANEOUS CONTROL P ANEL -37- Pla y bac k Scr een When you se lect and pla y th e r eco rded dat a f or a sp ec ific log , yo u will imm ediately go into th e playb ack m ode, an d the follow ing play back pane l app ear s. NO. Function Descript ion j Playback / Down load Info Display This area shows the detailed pl ayback / dow nload inform[...]
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APPENDIX 1 DEF AUL T V ALUE -38- APPENDIX 1 DEF A UL T V AL UE ‧ Default V alue Items Default V alue ‧ Default Network Settings: User Name adm in Passw ord adm in Port 80 IP Address 192.16 8.1.10[...]