LevelOne FCS-5051 manual

FCS- 5051 2-Megapixel Day/Nigh t PoE Outdoor Network Camera User Manual V er 1.0 HW V er: 2 .0[...]

1 T able of Con tent s 1. O verview ........................................................................................................................................ 4 1.1 Fea tur es .............................................................................................................................. 5 1.2 Pack age Contents .........[...]

2 5.3.3.11 Netw ork F ailure Det ection ................................................................................. 57 5.3.3.12 T ampering .......................................................................................................... 59 5.3.3.13 Stor ag e Managemen t (Local R ec ording) ............................................[...]

3 Default ID / Password Log in ID P as s w ord r oo t[...]

4 1. Overvie w FCS-5 051 features decent low light performance with high resolution, various video resolution combination, multiple video compression formats, etc. It supports true day / night and 3DNR function, which display clear images in low light conditions. Moreover , th e proprietary SPQ (Smart Picture Quality) function allows delivering q u[...]

5 1.1 Features Progressive Scan CMOS Sensor Quad S treams support Quad S treams Compression: H.264 Baseline / Main / High Profile + MJPEG Multi-language support T ampering Alarm Wide Dynamic Range Motion Detection Privacy Masks Smart Picture Quality / 3D Noise Reduction V ertical View Mode (Image rotation by 90 derees) Smart IR Mode Network Failure[...]

6 1. 3 Dimensions[...]

7 1. 4 Connectors The diagram below shows the IP Ca mera’s r eset button and various connectors. Definition for each connector will be given as follows. No Cable Pin Definition Remarks 1 Network (with PoE) - RJ -45 connector with LED 2 Power (3 -pin T e rminal Block) 1 AC 24V -1 DC (-) Power connection 2 GND Reserved 3 AC 24V -2 DC (+) 3 A larm ([...]

8 Micro SD Card Slot/ Reset Button Follow the steps below to reach the Micro SD Card Slot, Reboot Button and Factory Default Button on IP Camera: Step 1: Unscrew the screw on the Camera Housing and remove the Front Housing. NOTE: Before installin g, please refer to Desiccant User Guide in the p ackage to place the Desiccant in the Camera to prevent[...]

9 2. Camera Cabling Please follow the instructions below to complete IP Camera installat ion. 2.1 Connect Power Please refer to Section: Connectors. A lternativ ely , conn ect the Ethernet cable to the camera’s PoE port and plug the other end of the cable into a PoE sw itch. NOTE: If using PoE, make sure Power Sourcing Equipment (PSE) is in u se [...]

10 2.4 Inst allation: Ceiling/W all Mounting The IR Bullet IP Ca mera can be installed directly on a wall or ceiling with the integrated 2-axis adjustable Brac ket Mount. Please note that the wall or ceiling mu st have enough strength to support the IP Ca mera. Follow the steps below to install the IP Camera: Step 1: Unpack the IR Bullet IP Camera [...]

11 3. System Requirem ents T o pe rform the IP Camera via w eb browser , please ensure your PC is in good network connection, and meet system requirements as described below . Items System Require ment Personal Computer 1. Intel® Pentium ® M, 2.16 GHz or Intel® Core TM 2 Duo, 2.0 GHz 2. 2 GB RAM or more Operating Sy stem Windows VIS T A/ W indo [...]

12 4. Accessing Camera For initial access to the IP Ca mera, users can search the camera through the installer program: DeviceSearch.exe, which can be found in “DeviceSearch” folder in the supplied CD. Device Search Sof t ware Step 1: Double click on the program Device Search.ex e (see the icon below); its window will appear as shown below . Th[...]

13 Step 3: Click “Device Search” again, and all the finding IP devices wil l be listed in the page, as shown in the figure below . The IP Camera’ s default IP address is : 192.168.0.250. Step 4: Double click or right click and select “Browse” to access the camera directly via web browser . Step 5: Then the prompt window of request for ent[...]

14 The default login ID and passw ord for the Administrator are: Log in ID Password r oo t NOTE: ID and password are case sensitiv e. NOTE: It is strongly advised that administrator ’s p assword be altered for the security concerns. Ad ditionally , users can change the IP Camera’ s ne twork property , either DHCP or S tatic IP directly in the d[...]

15 Step 3: Click “OK” on the Note of setting change. Wai t for one minute to re -search the IP Camera. Step 4: Click the “Device Search” button to re -search all the devices. Then select the IP Ca mera with the correct MAC address. Double click on the IP Camera, and the login window will appear . Step 5: Enter User name and Password to acce[...]

16 4 .1 Re cording Sof t w are The product softw are CD also contains recording softw are- IP CamSecure, allowing simultaneous monitoring and video recording for multiple network cameras. Please inst all the recording softw are; then launch the program to add the Network Camera to the Channel list. For detailed information about how to use IP CamSe[...]

17 4 .2 Inst alling DC V iew er Sof t w a re Online For the initial access to the IP Ca mera, a client program, DC Vi ewer , will be automatically installed to y our PC when connecting to the IP Camera . If the Web browser doesn’t allow DC V iewer installation, please che ck the Internet security settings or ActiveX controls and plug-ins settings[...]

18 Once login to the IP Camera, users will see the Home pag e as shown below:[...]

19 5. Operation & Config uration The IP Camera is provided w ith a user -friendly browser-based configuration interface for video playback and recording. In this chapter , information about main pag e introduction, system related settings and camera settings will be described in det ail. 5.1 Bro w ser-based V ie w er Introduction There are five[...]

20 System setting The administrator can set host name, system time, root p assword, netw ork related settings, etc. Further details w ill be interpreted in chapter System. Streaming setting The administrator can modify video resolution and rotate ty pe and select audio compression mode in this page. Camera setting Users can adjust various camera p [...]

21 5.2 Home Page Click on the tab <Hom e> to access the Home Page. There are several function buttons on the Home page. Detail ed information of each item is as described i n the following chapter . 5. 2.1 Function Items on H ome Page Multiple Languages Support Multiple languages are supported, including German, English, French, Italian, Simp[...]

22 Screen Size A djustment Image display size can be adjusted to x1/2 and full screen. T alk button (on/off) T a lk function allow s the local site to talk to the remote site. Click on the button to switch it to on/off. Please re fer to Security: A dd user > T alk/Listen for further details. Th is f unction is only open to “User” who has bee[...]

23 5.3 System Under the tab <Sy stem>, there are submenus including: <System>, <Security>, <Net work>, <DDNS>, <Mail>, <FTP>, <HTTP>, <Application>, <Motion Detection>, <Network Failure Detection>, <T ampering>, <S torage Management>, <Recording>, <File Location&[...]

24 Host Name The name is for camera identification. If alarm function (re fer to Application) is enabled and is set to send alarm message by Mail/FTP , the host name entered here will display in the alarm message. The maximum length of the Host Name is 30 characters. T ime Zone Select the time zone you are in from the drop-down menu. Enable Dayligh[...]

25 5.3.2 Security The Security setting can be found under this p ath: System> Security . Click on the Security category , there will be a drop -down menu with tabs including <User>, <HTTPS>, <IP Filter>, and <IEEE 802.1X>. 5.3 .2.1 User The User setting can be found under this path: System> Security> User . A dmin P[...]

26 NOTE: The following characters are valid: A-Z, a -z, 0- 9, !#$%&’ -.@^ _~. A dd user T ype the new user's name and password and click on <Add> to add the new user . User name can be up to 16 characters, and t he max imum length of the pa ssword is 14 characters. The new user will be displayed in the user name list. There is a ma[...]

27 5.3.2.2 HTTPS The HTTPS setting can be found under this p ath: System> Security> HTTPS. <HTTPS> allows secure connections between the IP Ca mera and web browser using <Secure Socket Layer (SSL)> or <T ransport Layer Security (TLS)>, which e nsure camera settings or Username/ Password info from snooping. It is required to [...]

28 Click on <Create> button under “Create self -signed certificate ” and provide the requested information to install a self -signed certificate for the IP Camera. Please refer to the last part of this section: Provide the Certificate Information for more details. NOTE: The sel f-signed certificate does not provide the sa me high level of[...]

29  St ate or province Enter the local administrative region.  Locality Enter other geographical information.  Organization Enter the name of the organization to which the entity identified in “ Common Name” belongs.  Organization Unit Enter the name of the organizational unit to which the entity identified in “ Common Name” bel[...]

30 5.3.2.3 IP Filt er The IP Filter setting can be found under this path: System> Security > IP Filter . Using the IP filt er , access to the IP Camera can be restricted by denying/allowing specific IP addresses.  Enable IP Filter Check the box to enable the IP Fil ter function. Once enabled, the listed IP addresses (IPv4) will be allowed/[...]

31 The Filtered IP Addresses list box shows the curren tly configured IP addresses. Up to 256 IP address entries may be specified. T o remove an IP address from the list, please select the IP and then click on the <Delete> button. 5.3.2.4 IEEE 802.1X The IEEE 802.1X setting can be found under this p ath: Syst em> Security> IEEE 802.1X. [...]

32 CA Certific ate The CA certificate is created by the Certification A uthority for the purpose of validating its elf. Upload the certificate for checking the server ’s identity . Client Certificate/ Private Key Upload the Client Certificate and Private Key for authentica ting the IP Camera itself. Settings  Identity Enter the user identity a[...]

33 5.3.3 Net w ork The Network setting can be found under this path: Sy stem> Network. Click on the <Network> category , there will be a drop -down menu with t abs including <Basic>, <QoS>, <SNMP>, and <UPnP>. 5.3 .3.1 Basic The Basic setting can be found under this pat h: System> Network> Basic. Users can cho[...]

34 General  Get IP address auto matically (DHCP) The camera’s de fault setting is <Use fixed IP address>. If select <Get IP addre ss automatically>, after the IP Camera rest arts, users can search it through the installer program: DeviceSearch.ex e, which can be found in "D eviceSearch” folder in the supplied CD. NOTE: Pleas[...]

35 Use PPPoE For the P PPoE users, enter t he PPPoE User name a nd Passw ord in to the f ields, and click on the <Save> button to complete the setting. A dvance d  Web Serv er port The default web server port is 80. Once the port is changed, the user must be notified the change for the connection to be successful. For instance, when the Ad[...]

36 5.3 .3.2 QoS The QoS (Quality of Service) setting can be found under this path: Sy stem> Net work> QoS. QoS allows providing dif ferentia ted service levels for dif ferent types of traf fic packets, w hich guarantees delivery of priority services especially when network congestion occurs. Adapting the Dif ferentiated Services (Dif fServ) m[...]

37  Audio DSCP This setting is only available for the IP Ca meras that support audio.  Management DSCP The class consists of HTTP traf fic: Web brow sing. NOTE: T o enable this function, please make sure the sw itches/ routers in the network support QoS. 5.3 .3.3 SNMP The SNMP (Simple Netw ork Management Protocol) setting can be found under t[...]

38 SNMP v 1/ v2  Enable SNMP v 1/ v2 Select the version of SNMP to use by checking the box.  Read Community S pecify the community name that has read-only access to all supported SNMP objects. The default value is “public”.  Write Community S pecify the community name that has read/write access to all supported SNMP objects (except rea[...]

39 5.3 .3.4 UPnP The UPnP setting can be found under this path: System> Netw ork> UPnP . UPnP Setting  Enable UPnP W hen t he UPnP is ena bled, whenever the IP Camera is presented to the LAN, the icon of the connected IP Cameras w ill appear in My Network Places to allow fo r direct access. NOTE: T o enable this function, please make sure [...]

40  Enable UPnP port forwarding W hen t he UPnP port forwarding is enabled, the IP Camera is allowed to open the web server port on the router automatically . NOTE: T o enable this function, please make sure that your router supports UPnP and it is activated.  Friendly name Set the name for the IP Camera for identity .[...]

41 5.3.3.5 DDNS The DDNS setting can be found under this pat h: System> DDNS. Dynamic Domain Name System (DDNS) allow s a host name to be constantly synchronized with a dynamic IP addr ess. In other words, it allows those using a dynamic IP address to be associated to a static domain name so others can connect to it by name. Enable DDNS Check th[...]

42 Username/E-mail Enter the username or e-mail required by the DDNS provider for authentication. Password/Key Enter the passw ord or key required by the DDNS provider for authentication.[...]

43 5.3.3 . 6 Mail The Mail setting can be found under this p ath: System> Mail. The Administrator can send an e-m ail via Simple Mail T ransfer Proto col (SMTP) when event is triggered. SMTP is a protocol for sending e -mail messages between servers. SMTP is a relatively simple, text-based protocol, where one or mo re recipients of a message are[...]

44 5.3.3.7 FTP The FTP setting can b e found under this path: Sy stem> FTP . The Administrator can set as sending alarm message to a specific File T ran sfer Protocol (FTP) site when event is triggered. Users can assign alarm message to up to two FTP sites. Enter the FTP details, w hich include server , server port, user name, password and remot[...]

45 5.3.3.8 HTTP The HTTP setting can be found under this path: System> HTTP . A HTTP Notification se rver can listen for notification messages from IP Cameras by triggered events. Enter the HTTP de tails, which include server nam e (for instance, http://192.168.0.1/admin.php), user name, an d password in the fields. <Alarm> triggered and &[...]

46 5.3.3.9 A pplic ation The Application setting can be found under this pa th: System> Application. The IP Camera equi ps one alar m input and one relay output for cooperating with alarm system to catch event s’ images. Refer to a larm pin definition below to connect al arm d evices to the IP Camera i f needed. A larm Pin De finition Please r[...]

47 A larm Output Define alarm output signal <high> or <low> as th e normal alarm output st atus according to the current alarm application. T riggered A ction (Multi-option) The Administrator can specify alarm a ctions t hat will take when the alarm is triggered. All options are listed as follows:  Enable A larm Output Select the ite[...]

48 trigger active until the alarm is released. Set the Image frequency as the upload frame rate. The setting range is from 1 frame to 15 frames. NOTE: Make sure FTP configuration has bee n completed. Refer to FTP for further details.  Upload Image by E-Mail Select this item and the Administrator can assig n an e -mail address and conf igure vari[...]

49 Pre-trigger buf fer recording function allows users to check what happened to cause the trigger . The pre-trigger buffer time range is from 1 to 3 seconds. Select <Upload for __ sec> to set the recording duration after alarm is triggered. The setting range is from 1 to 99999 seconds. Select <Upload during the trigger active> to recor[...]

50 Save After complete all the settings mentions above, please click on <Save> button to save all th e settings in this page.[...]

51 5.3.3.10 Motion Detection The Motion Detection setting can be found under this p ath: System> Motion Detection. Motion Detection function allows detecting suspicious motion and trig gering alarms wh en motion volume in the detected area reaches/ex ceeds the determined sensitivity threshold value. In the Motion Detection setting page, th ere i[...]

52 Up 10 Motion Detection W indows can be set. Cli ck on the <add> button under the L ive Video Pane to add a M otion Detection W i ndow . T o cancel a Motion Detection W indow , move the mouse cursor to the selected W indow , and click on the <delete> button. If Motion Detection function is activated, the pop-off window (Motion) w ith [...]

53  Sampling pixel interval [1-10 ]: The default value is 1. If the value is set as 3, it means within the detection region, system will t ake one sampling pixel for every 3 pixels by each row and each column (refer to the figure below).  Detection level [1-100]: The default level is 10. The item is to set detection level for each sampling pi[...]

54 Select <Upload for __ sec> to set the recording duration after motion e vent occurs. The setting range is from 1 to 99999 seconds. Select <Upload during the trigger active> to record the trigg ered video until the trig ger is off. NOTE: Please make sure the local recording (with Micro SD/SDHC card) is activated so that this function [...]

55 various parameters. When motion is detected, ev ent images will be sent to the appointed e-mail address. <Pre-trigger buffer> function allows users to check what happened to cause the trigg er . The <Pre-trigger buffer> frame rate could be pre-determined. On the other h and, <Post-trigg er buf fer> is for users to upload certai[...]

56  Add sequence number suffix (no maximum value) File name: imageXXXXXXX.jpg X: Sequence Number  Add sequence number suffix up to # and then st art ov er File Name: imageXX.jpg X: Sequence Number The file name suf fix will end at the number being set. For ex ample, if the setting is up to “10,” the file name will start from 00, end at 10[...]

57 5.3.3.1 1 Netw ork Failure Detection Network Failure Detection allows the IP Camera to ping another IP device (e.g. NVR, VSS, Video Serv er , etc.) within the ne twork periodically and generates some actions in case of network failure occurs, for inst ance, a Video Server is som ehow disconnected. Being ca pable of i mplementing local recordin g[...]

58 is from 1 to 99 minutes. T riggered A ction (Multi-option) The Administrator can specify alarm actions that will t ake when network failure is detected. All options are listed as follows:  Enable A larm Output Select the item to enable alarm relay output.  Record Stream to SD Card Select the item and the alarm-triggered recording w ill be [...]

59 5.3.3. 1 2 T am pering The T ampering setting can be found under this path: Sy stem> T ampering. T ampering Alarm f unction helps the IP Ca mera against tampering su ch as deliberate redirection, blocking, paint spray , and lens cov er , etc through video analysis and reaction to such events by sendin g out notifications or uploading snapshot[...]

60 T ampering Duration Minimum T ampering Duration is the time for video analysis to determine whether camera tampering has occurred. Minimum Duration c ould also be interpreted as defining the T ampering threshold; longer d uration represents higher threshold. S ettable T ampering Duration time range is from 10 to 3600 seconds. The De fault value [...]

61 appointed FTP site. <Pre-trigger buffer> function allows users to check what happened to cause the trigger . The <Pre-trigger buffer> frame rate could be pre-determined. On the other h and, < Post-trigger buf fer> is for users to upload certain amount of image s after t ampering is triggered. Check the box <Continue image up[...]

62 NOTE: Make sure SMTP configuration has been complet ed. Refer to Mail for further details.  Send HTTP notificati on Check this item, select the destination HTTP address, and specify the parameters for HTTP noti fications. When the T ampering Alarm is triggered, the HTTP notifications can be sent to the specified HTTP server . For instance, i [...]

63 5.3.3 .1 3 Sto rage Manag ement (Local R ecording) The S torage Management setting can be found under this path: Sy stem> S torage Management. Users can implement local recording to the Micr o SD/SDHC card up to 32GB. This p age shows the capacity information of the Micro SD card and a recording list with all the recording files saved on the [...]

64 Device information W hen us ers insert the Micro SD/SDHC card, the card information such as the memory capacity and st atus will be shown at Device Information section. For the memory card being successfully installed, its st atus shall be shown at <Device information> section in the S torage Management page. Device setting Click on the &l[...]

65 5.3.3. 14 Recording (Local Recording) The Recording setting can be found under this p ath : System> Recording. In t he Recording settin g page, the M icro SD Card recording sch edule sup ports up to ten s ets of time frames. User can specify the recording schedule to fit the present surveillance requirement. A cti vating Micro SD/SDHC Card Re[...]

66 5.3.3.15 File Location (S nap shot s and Web Recordi ng) The File Location setting can be found under this p ath: System> File Location. Users can sp ecify a s torage location on the PC o r in the hard driv e for the snap shots a nd live video recording. The de fault setting is: C:. Once confirm the setting, click on <Save> , and all t[...]

67 5.3. 3.1 6 Vie w Information The View In formation function can be found under this path: Sy stem> View Info rmation. Click on the category: <V iew Information>, there will be a drop -down menu w ith tabs including <Log File>, <User Information>, and <Parameters>. 5.3.3.16 .1 Log File The Log File function can be found[...]

68 5.3.3.16 .2 User Information The User Information function can be found under this p ath: System> User Information. The Administrator can view each added user ’ s login information and privileges (refer to Security ). Get User Information All the users in the network will be listed in the <User information> zone as shown below: User: [...]

69 5.3.3.16 .3 Parameters .The Parameters function can be found under this path: Syste m> Parameter . Click on this item to view the entire system’ s parameter setting such as Camera Settings, Mask Information and Netw ork Information.[...]

70 5.3.3.18 Factor y Default The Factory Default setting can be found under this pat h: System> Factory Default. Users can follow the instructions on this pag e to reset the IP Camera to factory defa ult setting if needed. Set Default Click on the <Set Default> button to recall the factory default settings. Then the system will restart in [...]

71 5.3.3.19 Sof tw are V ersion The Software V e rsion can be found under thi s path: System> Software V ersion. The current software v ersion is displayed in the softw are version pag e.[...]

72 5.3.3.20 Sof tw are Upgra de The Software Upgrade setting can be found under this path: System> Softw are Upgrade. NOTE: Make sure the upgrade software file is avail able before carrying out software upgrade. The procedure of softw are upgrade is as below: Step 1. Click on “Browse” and select the binary file to be uploaded, ex. uIm age_us[...]

73 Step 3. Click on the <Upgrade> button. The sy stem will check whether the upgrade file exists or not first, and then begin to upl oad the upgrade file. Subsequently , the upgrade status bar w ill display on the page. When it runs to 100%, the upgrade process is finished. After the upgrade process is finished, the viewer will return to Home[...]

74 5.3.3.21 Maintenance The Maintenance setting can be found under this p ath: System> Maintenance. Users can export configuration files to a specified location and retriev e data by uploading an existing configuration file to the IP Camera. Export Users can save the system settings by exporting the configuration file (.bin) to a specified locat[...]

75 5.4 S treaming Under the tab <S treaming>, there are submenus including: <V ideo Format>, <Vid eo Compression>, <Video ROI>, <V ideo OCX Protocol>, <V ideo Frame Rate>, <Video Mask>, and <Audio>. In the S treaming submenus, the Administrat or can configure specific v ideo reso lution, video compres[...]

76 T ext Overla y Settings Users can select the items to display data inc luding date/time/text on the liv e video panel . The maximum length of the string is 20 a lphanumeric characters. Click o n <Save> to confirm the T ext Overlay setting. Video Rot ate T ype Users can change video display type if necessary . Selectable v ideo rotate types[...]

77 NOTE: Please make sure the higher compression ratio is supported by system before setup. 5.4.2 V ideo Compression The Video Compressio n setting can be found under this pat h: S treaming> Video Compression. Users can select a proper MJPEG/H.264 compression mode in the v ideo compression page depending on the application. MJPEG Q (Quality) fac[...]

78 Display Compression Information Users can also decide whether to display compression information on the Home page. CBR Mode Setting The CBR (Constant Bit Rate) mode could be the preferred bit rate mode if the bandwidth available is limited. It is important to t ake account of image quality while choosing to use CBR mode. Click on <Save> to[...]

79 5.4.3 V ideo ROI The Video ROI setti ng can be found under this path: S treaming> Video ROI. ROI stands for Region of Interest. This function allows users to select specific monitoring region for 2nd, 3rd and 4th streams, instead of showing the full image. NOTE: This function is only available when triple streams or above is selected under Vi[...]

80  Enable Stream 3 ROI Setting Check the box and S tream 3 ROI W indow will be displayed. T o change the size of S tream 3 ROI W indow , move the mouse cursor to the edge of the frame and draw it outward/inward. Moving the mouse to the center of the frame can shift the frame to the intended location.  Enable Stream 4 ROI Setting Check the bo[...]

81 5.4.4 V ideo OCX Protocol The Video OCX Prot ocol setting can be found under this pa th: S tream ing> Video OCX Protocol. In the Video OCX protocol setting page, users can select R T P over UDP , R TP over RTSP (TCP), RTSP over HTTP or MJPEG over HTTP for streaming video over the network. In the case of multicast networking, users can select [...]

82 5.4.5 V ideo Frame Rate The Video Frame R ate setting can be found under this path: S treaming> Video Frame Rate. Video frame rate is for setting the frames per second (fp s) if necessary . MJPEG/ H.264-1/ H.264-2/ H.264 -3/ H.264-4 Frame Rate The default setting of MJPEG/H.264-1/H.264-2/ H.264-3/ H.264-4 Frame Rate is 30 fp s; the setting ra[...]

83 5.4.6 V ideo Mask The Video Mask setting can be found under this path: S treaming> V ideo Mask. A cti ve Mask Function  Add a Mask Check a V ideo M ask checkbox , and a re d frame will come out in the Live V ideo p anel at the right side. Use the mouse to drag and drop to adjust the mask’s siz e and place it on the target zone. NOTE: It [...]

84 Mask Setting  Mask color The selections of Mask color include red, black, white, yellow , green, blue, cy an, and magenta. Click on <Sav e> to conf irm the setting.[...]

85 5.4.7 A udio ( Audio Mode and Bit Rat e Settings) The Audio Mode setting can be found under this p ath: S treaming> Audio. In the Audio page, the Adm inistrator can sele ct one transmission mode and audio bit rate. T ransmission Mode  Full-duplex (T a lk and Listen simult aneously ) In the Full-duplex mode, the local and remote sites can c[...]

86  Simplex (Listen only) In the Listen only Simplex mode, the local/remote site can only listen to the other site.  Disable Select the item to turn off the a udio transmission function. Server Gain Setting Set the audio input/output gain levels for sound amplification. The audio gain values are adjustable from 1 to 6. The sound wil l be turn[...]

87 5. 5 Camera Under the tab <Camera>, there are sub menus including: <Exposure>, < W hite Balance>, <P icture Adjustment>, <Backlight>, <Digital Zoom>, <IR Function>, < W DR Function>, <Noise Reduction>, and <TV System>.[...]

88 5.5.1 Exposure Setting The Exposure Setting can be found under this pa th: Camera> Exposure. The exposure is the amount of light received by the image sensor and is determined by the width of le ns diaphragm opening, the a mount of expos ure by th e sensor (shutter sp eed) and other exposure para meters. W ith this it em, u sers can define ho[...]

89 Manual Mode  Fixed Shutter Mode In this mode, fixed shutter speed could be selected from the dropdo wn menu. The shutter speed range is from 1/10000 to 1 (1/1.5) sec. with 19 (18) options. Users could select suitable shutter speed according to the environmental il lumination.[...]

90 5.5.2 White Balance Setting The White Balance Setting can be found under this p ath: Camera> White Balance. A camera needs t o find reference color t emperature, which is a w ay of measuring the quality of a light source, for calculating all the other colors. The unit for measuring this ratio is in degree Kelvin (K). Users can select one of t[...]

91 5.5.3 Picture Adjustm ent The Picture Adjustment can be found under this p ath: Camera> Picture Adjustment. Brightness Users can adjust the image’s brig htness by adjusting the item. Please select ranging from -12 to +13. T o increase video brightness, select a bigger number . Click on < √ > to confirm the new setting. Sharpness Inc[...]

92 5.3.4 Backlight The Backlight Setting can be found under this p ath: Camera> Backlight. The Backlight Compensation function prevents the center object from being too dark in surroundings where excessive light is behind the center object. Click on < √ > to confirm the new setting. 5.3.5 Digit al Zoom The Digital Zoom Setting can be fou[...]

93 5.3.8 Noise Reduction The Noise Reduction Setting can be found under this p ath: Camera> Noise Reduction. The IP Camera provid es multiple <Noise Reduction> options for delivering op timized image quality especially in extra low-light conditions. Dif ferent level options for 3D Noise Reduction (3DNR) include Low , Mid and High. Higher l[...]

94 Appendix A: I nternet Security Settings If ActiveX control installation is blocked, pleas e either set Internet security level to default or change ActiveX controls and plug-ins settings. Internet Security Level: Default Step 1: S tart the I nternet Explorer (IE). Step 2: Select <T ools> from the main menu of the browser . Then Click <I[...]

95 Step 4: Dow n the page, press “Default Level” (see the figure above) and click “OK” to confirm the setting. Close the browser window , and open a new one later when accessing the IP Ca mera. A cti veX Controls and Plug-ins Settings Step 1~3: Refer to the prev ious section above. Step 4: Dow n the page, press “Custom Level” (see the f[...]

96 The Security Settings screen is displayed as below: Step 5: Under “Activ eX controls and plug - ins”, set ALL it ems (as listed below ) to <Enable> or <Prompt>. Step 6: Click <OK> to accept th e settings and close the <Security> screen. Step 7: Click <OK> to close the Intern et Options screen. Step 8: Close the [...]

97 Appendix B: DC Vi e w er Do w nlo ad Procedure The procedure of DC View er software download is speci fied as follows. Step 1: In the DC V iew er installation page, click “Nex t” for starting installing. Step 2: Setup st arts. P lease wait for a while until the loading bar runs out.[...]

98 Step 3: Click “Finish” to close the DC V iewer inst allation page. Then, the IP Camer a’s Home p age will display as follows:[...]

99 Appendix C: I nstall UPnP Component s Please follow the instructions below to install UPnP compon ents. Step 1: Go to “S tart”, click on “Control Panel”, and then double click “Add or Remove Programs”. Step 2: Click on “Add/Remove W indows Component s” in the Add or Remove Programs page..[...]

100 Step 3: Select “Netw orking Services” from the Components list in the W indow s Components W izard window , and then click “Details”. Step 4: Select “UPnP User Interface” in the Networking Services’ subcomponents list and then click “OK”.[...]