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ADDENDUM Addendum No. C4690M Date March 8, 2011 Document Affected C4659M Endura ® NET5400T Series Network Video Encoder W eb Configuration and Operation Manual Document Update This addendum contains a dditional feat ure information regarding the NET5400 Series network video encoder web application. Additions and Changes to Feat ures in the We b Ap[...]
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Pelco, the Pelco logo , and other trad emarks associated with Pelco products r eferred to in t his publication are trademarks of Pe lco, Inc. or its affiliates. © Copyright 2011, Pelco, Inc. All other prod uct names and service s are the propert y of their respec tive companies. All rights reserved. Product specifications and ava ilability are sub[...]
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OPERA TION/CONFIGURA TION C4659M (4/10) W eb Configuration an d Operation Guide NET5400T Series Network V ideo Encoder[...]
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C4659M (4/10 ) 3 Contents Important Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Legal Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]
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4 C4659M (4/10) Users and Groups Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Creating a New User . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]
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C4659M (4/10 ) 5 List of Illustrations 1 Live Video Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 2 SSL Configuration Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]
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6 C4659M (4/10) 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 O F SUCH CAP ABILITIES VARY BETWEEN JURISDICTIONS AND MA Y REQUIRE, AMONG OTHER THINGS,[...]
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C4659M (4/10 ) 7 Introduction The NET5400T Series video en coder is a netwo rk-based multich annel encoder with a built-in, Web-based viewer for live str eaming to a standard Web b rowser (Microsoft ® In ternet Explorer ® or Mozilla ® Firefox ® ). T he encoder is built upon open stand ards and is part of an Endura ® system for recording, manag[...]
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8 C4659M (4/10) MODELS NET5401T One-channe l H.264 encod er with Camera Sab otage NET5401T -I One-channe l H.264 encod er with built- in Pelco Analy tics Suite NET5401T -OS One-channel H.264 en coder with OV Security Suite NET5401T -OSP One-channel H. 264 encoder with OV Security Su ite Plus NET5401T -OCP One-channe l H.264 encoder with OV Event Co[...]
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C4659M (4/10 ) 9 Operation This section describes ho w to view live vi deo on ca meras connect ed to the N ET5400T an d how to config ure the NE T5400T . The follo wing topics are covered in this section: • Viewin g live video and setting the primar y and secondary stream for camera video • T akin g a snapshot wh ile viewing live video • Chan[...]
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10 C4659M (4/10) ACCESSING THE ENCODER AND ITS CAMERAS The first time yo u access the en coder , the live video pa ge appears. By defa ult, you are viewin g the video as a pub lic user and only have access to the single stream live view. If, for security purpose s , users should not be allo wed to view video without first logging on to the camera, [...]
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C4659M (4/10 ) 11 Live V ideo Page The live vide o page allows you to manage t he way you view live video an d capture im ages. Y ou can a lso view live video from thi s page and access menus o n the naviga tion bar (b ased on user p ermissions). Figure 1. Live Video Page Refer to the following sections for more infor mation: • Live Video Page Ic[...]
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12 C4659M (4/10) LIVE VIDEO PAGE ICONS Viewable icons are based on user pe rmissions. Show Device List: Displays a list of viewable ca meras connecte d to the en coder to which y ou are logg ed on. Disable Vi ewer: Closes the live view window . 1 x 1 Mode: Displays a single video pane . 2 x 2 Mode: Displays 4 video pa nes in rows of t wo. 3 x 3 Mod[...]
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C4659M (4/10 ) 13 SELECTING A STREAM 1. Click the Select St ream button. 2. Select one of t he following stream opti ons from the Sel ect Stream page : Primary Stream: T o select this stre am, click the button next to Primary Stream . Secondary Stream: T o select this st ream, click the button next to Secondary St ream. QuickView Stream: T o select[...]
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14 C4659M (4/10) MULTICAST A multicast tr ansmission sends data to mult iple users at the same time using one trans mission stream. E ach multicast user that connects to the encoder consu mes no additi onal processing po wer; therefo re, multicast video streams can be sent to an unlimited numbe r of simul taneous users. Multicast transmission is re[...]
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C4659M (4/10 ) 15 Settings Page Depending on user permission s, the Settings page allows you to ma nage en coder system settings, set up user s and groups, and con trol the encoder an d any cameras connected to it. NOTE: The Settin gs menu migh t not be available if the user does not ha ve permission to access th is feature . ACCESSING THE CONFIGUR[...]
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16 C4659M (4/10) System T ab Use the Syste m tab to change the device name, configure the time settings , and display system informat ion. Y ou can also use th e System tab to generate a system lo g, to reboot the encoder , or to restore the encoder’ s factor y default settings. General Settings The General Settings pag e includes programm able f[...]
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C4659M (4/10 ) 17 REBOOTING THE ENCODER 1. Click the System tab. 2. Click the Reboot E ncoder button to restart the encoder . Rebooting the encoder does not chang e the configured settings . RESTORING ALL DEFAULT SETTINGS This process cannot be und one; all user and custom set tings will be lost. 1. Click the System tab. 2. Click the Restor e All E[...]
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18 C4659M (4/10) Network T ab Use the Network ta b to change the encoder’ s general network sett i ngs, select the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) settings, enable Se cure Shell (SSH), and configure 802.1x po rt security settings. General Network Settings The General Network pa ge includes programmable and read-o nly fi elds for netwo rk communication[...]
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C4659M (4/10 ) 19 T URNING ON DHCP The defaul t Dynamic Hos t Configurati on Protocol (DH CP) settin g for the enc oder is DHCP On. I f the DHCP op tion is set t o Off, co mplete the following steps to reset it to On. 1. Place your mo use pointer over the N etwork tab. 2. Select General from th e drop-down menu. 3. Select the On option for DHCP . 4[...]
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20 C4659M (4/10) SELECTING THE SECURE SOCKETS LAYER MODE Figure 2. SSL Configuration Page 1. Place your mo use pointer over the N etwork tab. 2. Select SSL from the dro p-down menu. 3. Select one of the following modes: Required: A signed Secure Sockets Layer ( SSL) certificate must be installe d, and a secure URL that begins with the pr otocol nam[...]
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C4659M (4/10 ) 21 GENERATING A CERTIFICATE REQUEST 1. Place your mo use pointer over the N etwork tab. 2. Select SSL from the dro p-down menu. 3. Click the Install Certificate bu tton located at the bottom of the SSL Configuratio n page. The Select Certificate Install Meth od option buttons appear on the page. 4. Select Gener ate Certific ate Reque[...]
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22 C4659M (4/10) ENABLING SECURE SHELL Figure 3. SSH Settings Page 1. Place your mo use pointer over the N etwork 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 and password are requ ired when accessing the encoder through a third-party SSH client[...]
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C4659M (4/10 ) 23 A/V Streams T ab Use the A/V Stream s tab to configure the video an d audio streams for the encoder . The A/V Streams tab includes a V ideo Presets page, a V ideo Configurat ion page, and an Audio Config uration page. Vi deo Presets The Video Preset p age includ es three full y-configu red video pre sets, which i nclude primar y a[...]
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24 C4659M (4/10) SELECTING A VIDEO PR ESET CONFIGURATION Figure 4. Select V ideo Preset Configuration Page 1. Place your mou se pointer over the A/V Streams ta b. 2. Select the V ideo Preset option from the dro p-down menu. 3. Click the button next to the video pre set stream configuration (High, Me dium, or Low) that you want to select. 4. Click t[...]
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C4659M (4/10 ) 25 CONFIGURING A CUSTOM VIDE O STREAM CONFIGURATION Figure 5. Custom V ideo Stream Configuration Page 1. Place your mou se pointer over the A/V Streams ta b. 2. Select Video Configur ation from the drop-down menu. 3. Click both of the Cle ar buttons to delete the primary and secondary st reams settings. 4. Optional: In the Prima ry S[...]
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26 C4659M (4/10) AV AILABLE CAMERA RESOLUTION Available camera r esolutions d epend on the capabilities of the came ras that are attached t o the encoder . Refer to the do cumenta tion that accompanied the came ras for more information on camera resolution. IMAGE RATE The image rate is the number of images per second (ips) available for th e video [...]
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C4659M (4/10 ) 27 PROFILE The profile defines th e subset of bi t stream f eatures in an H.264 stre am, includin g color repr oduction a nd addition al video com pr ession. It is important that the selected profile is compa tible with the recording device so that a stream can be deco ded and viewed. Baseline: A simple profil e with a low comp re ss[...]
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28 C4659M (4/10) SELECTING THE AUDIO CONFIGURATION SETTINGS T o use audio wit h the encod er you must h ave an audi o device conn ected to th e accessor y port locate d on the back of the en coder . Once the device is co nnected, au dio can o nly be enabled through the primary st ream. Audio and video may not be synced when viewing and listening to[...]
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C4659M (4/10 ) 29 Users and Groups T ab Use the Users and Grou ps tab to create and manage user accounts, gro u p permissions, and to cha nge the way the encoder manages t he user s and groups sett ings. Users User accounts can be created and a dded to groups to limit the pe rmissions given to individuals logged on to the encoder . Use th e fe atur[...]
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30 C4659M (4/10) Groups Groups can b e created to assign permis sions to user s within each group. Use th e features on the Groups page to crea te, modify , and delete groups and permissions. M ultiple permissi ons can be assigned to ea ch group. Figure 8. Group Page Refer to the following sections for more infor mation. • Creating a New User on [...]
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C4659M (4/10 ) 31 CREATING A NEW USER 1. Place you r mouse pointer over the Users and Gr oups tab. 2. Select Users from the drop-down menu. 3. Click in the Us ername box an d type a use r name (2 to 23 alphanu meric charact ers). User na mes are not case-sensiti ve and are s aved in lowercase characte rs. 4. Click in the Password box and type a pas[...]
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32 C4659M (4/10) CREATING A NEW GROUP 1. Place you r mouse pointer over the Users and Gr oups tab. 2. Select Groups fr om the drop-down menu. 3. Click in the Gr oup Name box and type a name for th e group you ar e creating (2 to 23 alp hanumeric cha racters). 4. Click in the Description box an d type a description for the group you are creat i ng ([...]
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C4659M (4/10 ) 33 GENERAL SETTINGS FOR USERS AND GROUPS The general sett ings for users and groups allow you to change the way the encoder mana ges the users and groups settin gs. These settings can be managed l ocally on the e ncoder , by using a centralized ser ver to apply changes to users and groups, or by a mixed mode using bo th the encoder a[...]
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34 C4659M (4/10) Events T ab Use the Events tab to pr ogram camera events and configure analytics. Events are activated b y programmed eve nt sources th at tell the de vice how to react when an event occurs. Even t handlers are the actions that the device takes when an event occurs. For example, a system sour ce can be progra mmed to send email to [...]
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C4659M (4/10 ) 35 SOURCES Figure 10. New Event Source Page An event is a preprogra mmed encoder function that is automatica lly activate d by an event source. The encoder supports the follo wing types of event sources: Alarm Source: The encoder support s one alarm source. The sources are the en coder inputs fo r external sign aling devices , such a[...]
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36 C4659M (4/10) CREATING A SYSTEM EVENT SOURCE 1. Place your mou se pointer over the Events tab. 2. Select Sources from th e drop-down menu. 3. Click in the Name box and typ e a user-frie ndly name (2 to 23 alphanumeric characters). 4. Select System from th e T ype drop-down menu. 5. Select the Boot che ck box to activate an event when the encode [...]
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C4659M (4/10 ) 37 HANDLERS Figure 11. New Event Handler Page Event hand lers are th e actions that the e ncoder take s when an even t occurs. The encoder supports t he followi ng event ha ndlers: Send Email: Sends an email to a defined email addr ess when an event is activa ted. Th e Simple Mail T ransfer P rotocol (SMT P) server mus t be configure[...]
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38 C4659M (4/10) 9. If you do not want the hand ler activate d every time an event occ urs, set filters for th e handler . a. Select the day(s) of the week on which you want emails to be sent. b. T ype times in the Start and End boxes f or the days you have sele cted. Use ti me values in 24-hour no tation (fo r example, use 0 800 for 8:00 a.m., 160[...]
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C4659M (4/10 ) 39 10. If you do not want the han dler activate d every time an event occ urs, set filters fo r the handler . a. Select the day(s) of the week on which you want JPEGs saved to the FTP serve r . b. T ype times in the Start and End boxes f or the days you have sele cted. Use ti me values in 24-hour no tation (fo r example, use 0 800 fo[...]
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40 C4659M (4/10) EXAMPLE: SETTING FILTE RS IN AN EVENT HANDLER If you do not want a handle r activated every time an event occu rs, use the filter f ields to li mit handlers. For exampl e, you on ly wan t a handler activated when an event occurs after business hours. Y our business is open Monday t hrough Saturday , 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., and it i[...]
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C4659M (4/10 ) 41 ANALYTIC CONFIGURATION NOTES: • This section expl ains how to configure and enable Pelco analyt ics using a Web browser . • For informat ion on how to receive an alytic alert s for ObjectVi deo Suites, refer to the O bjectVideo Web Console User Guide or t he ObjectV ideo Web Console User Gu ide-Abridged. Both are available on [...]
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42 C4659M (4/10) CREATING A NEW PROFILE 1. Place your mou se pointer over the Events tab. 2. Select Analyt ic Configuratio n from the d rop-down menu. 3. Click the plus button (+) locate d in the Select Profile section. 4. T ype a descriptive name for th e profile in the Name box located in th e Profile Settings section. NOTE: Consider naming profi[...]
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C4659M (4/10 ) 43 CONFIGURING A BEHAVIOR 1. Place your mou se pointer over the Events tab. 2. Select Analyt ic Configuratio n from the d rop-down menu. 3. Select a profil e from the Se lect Profile s ection. 4. Select the beha vior for the profile from the “Sel ect behaviors” section. 5. Check the Activate Behavior box located in the “Setting[...]
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44 C4659M (4/10) ZONE DRAW T OOLS Drawing a Box 1. Hold down the left mo use button. 2. Drag the mouse d iagonally across the area you want to define with a box. 3. A color-coded box appears to the right of the pre view pane in the “Zone list.” The Zone bo x is the same color as the box draw n in the preview pa ne. 4. T o r esize the box , clic[...]
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C4659M (4/10 ) 45 DELETING A ZONE 1. Place your mou se pointer over the Events tab. 2. Select Analyt ic Configuratio n from the d rop-down menu. 3. Click the beha vior located i n the “Select behaviors” s ection that yo u want to mod ify . 4. The settings for the be havior are displayed in the “Settings for [behavio r name]” section. 5. In [...]
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46 C4659M (4/10) Help Menu The Help menu provides links to the most recent documen tation fo r Pelco Product Support. Click th e Help hyperlink in the naviga tion bar to access this information. Logout Menu T o log off, cli ck the Logou t button in t he navigati on bar . A login d ialog box ap pears.[...]
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PRODUCT W ARRANTY AND RETURN INFORMA TION WARRANTY Pelco will repair or replace, without c harge, any merchandise proved defective in material or workmanship for a pe riod of one year after the date of shipment. Exceptions to this warranty are as noted below: • Five years: – Fiber optic products – Unshielded T wisted Pair (U TP) transmission [...]
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