TRENDnet TVIP512P manual

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CONTENTS About This User’s G uide ....................................................................................................... ........ iv Before You Start .............................................................................................................. .............. iv Packing List .......................................[...]

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TV -IP512P ProV iew PoE Internet Camera iv About This User’s Guide This user’s guide provides instructions on how to install the TV-IP512P PoE Network Camera and use it for camera monitoring applications. Camera monitor applications are accessible through an Ethernet local area network. Before You Start Please read and make sure you understand [...]

TV -IP512P ProV iew PoE Internet Camera v Syst em R equ i re m ent s Computer • CPU: o For Intel x86 compatible CPUs: Intel Pentium IV 2.0Ghz or above o For IA64 compatible CPUs: AMD Athlon 64 3000+ and above • Memory: 1GB or above • VGA Resolution: 1024 x 768 or above (Independent Display Card recommended) • 10BASE-T Ethernet or 100BASE-TX[...]

TV -IP512P ProV iew PoE Internet Camera vi Default Settings Use the default settings to access the web- based management software and live video display. Default configuration settings Username This is the Username you will be prompted to enter when you access the TV-IP512P configuration screens using a Web browser. The default Username is admin . [...]

TV -IP512P ProVie w PoE Internet Camera 7 1 Introduction The TV-IP512P PoE Network Camera transmits live real-time high-quality MPEG-4 video through an Ethernet network useful for remote monitoring applications. The live video can be viewed remotely and managed through the network from any computer connected to the network. Features and Benefits Ea[...]

TV -IP512P ProVie w PoE Internet Camera 8 Camera Hardware Components Below is a summary description of the camera hardware: Front Panel Components Front panel of TV-IP512P LED Indicators LNK This LED indicator lights steady oran ge when a valid Etherne t link is established. It blinks orange when the video dat a is received or tran sm itted through[...]

TV -IP512P ProVie w PoE Internet Camera 9 Rear Panel Components The power connection to the camera when fitted with the Infrared lens is split between the camera body and lens using the power connection adapter cable attached to the infrared lens. All other cables connect to the camera at the rear panel. Rear Panel view of TV-IP512P Etherne t Por t[...]

TV -IP512P ProVie w PoE Internet Camera 10 2 Installing the Camera The camera should be attached to the stand included in the package. The camera stand can be mounted on a flat surface using the three screw holes on the base of the stand. The camera is intended for indoor use. The camera, the power adapter and power source s hould be protected from[...]

TV -IP512P ProVie w PoE Internet Camera 11 Connect Ethernet Cable To connect the camera to your network, c onnect a Category 5 or better Ethernet cable to the network cable connector located on the camera’s left side panel, and then attach it to the network. The Ethernet port will automatically detect and adjust to the speed (10 or 100 Mbps) and [...]

TV -IP512P ProVie w PoE Internet Camera 12 Connect Power using PoE The TV-IP512P camera can be powered up via its Ethernet connection using Power over Ethernet technology. The diagram below shows you how to connect the TV-IP512P camera to a PoE enabled switch: If the switch or router you are connecti ng the TV-IP512P camera to does not support PoE,[...]

TV -IP512P ProVie w PoE Internet Camera 13 Reset Camera A manual reset can be conducted by following the procedure below. The reset button is located on the rear panel of the camera. To reset the system settings to factory defaults, please follow these steps: 1. Leave the camera powered on, do not di sconnect the power. 2. Use a paper clip or simil[...]

TV -IP512P ProVie w PoE Internet Camera 14 3 SetupWizard This section describes the how to setup a ca mera using the SetupWizard. To install the SetupWizard on a system running Windows, launch the SetupWizard on the installation CD-ROM and follow the setup instructions. Once the software is installed, the SetupWizard utility is ready for use. Launc[...]

TV -IP512P ProVie w PoE Internet Camera 15 SetupWizard- Select Your Ca mera The following screen appears showing the cameras that have been found on yo ur network:  Click on the camera you want to configure.  Click Next to continue.[...]

TV -IP512P ProVie w PoE Internet Camera 16 SetupWizard- Authentication On the following screen type in the ID and Password that you will use to configuring the camera settings:  Type a User ID in the ID field.  Type the password of the User in the Password field.  Click Next to continue.[...]

TV -IP512P ProVie w PoE Internet Camera 17 SetupWizard- Change Passw ord The following screen allows you to change the default admi n password: Carry out the following if you want to change the admin password:  Tick the Change Password checkbox  Type in a New Passwo rd in the New Password field and confirm it in the Confirm Password field [...]

TV -IP512P ProVie w PoE Internet Camera 18 SetupWizard- Select a Connection Option The following window allows you to specify the connection method used by your camera n etwork. Click the radio button of the network environment your camera is connected to. The available options are:  PPPoE  DHCP  Fixed IP[...]

TV -IP512P ProVie w PoE Internet Camera 19 SetupWizard- Select a Connection Option- PPPoE If your connection method is PPPoE, click the PPPoE radio button and click Next : The following window appears:  Type the User Name used to connect to your PPPoE connection in the User Name field.  Type the Password of the PPPoE User Name in the Password[...]

TV -IP512P ProVie w PoE Internet Camera 20 SetupWizard- Select a Connection Option- DHC P If your connection method is DHCP, click the DHCP rad io button and click Next :[...]

TV -IP512P ProVie w PoE Internet Camera 21 SetupWizard- Select a Connection Option- Fixed IP If your connection method is Fixed IP, click the Fixed IP radio button: The following window appears:  Type in the IP Address, Subnet Mask, Default Gateway, Primary DNS Server IP add ress and Secondary DNS Server IP Address in the appropri ate fields. ?[...]

TV -IP512P ProVie w PoE Internet Camera 22 SetupWizard- Other Settings The following window allows you to configure additional camera settings:  Type a name to help you identify the camera in the Camera Name field.  Set the camera date and time from the Camera Time drop-down menus. To use the time settings from your computer, click the Copy L[...]

TV -IP512P ProVie w PoE Internet Camera 23 SetupWizard- Setting Up The Camera The following window appears, summarizing the network settings of your camera:  When you have finished setting up the Camera click the Next button. To make any changes to your Camera settings, click the Previous button. SetupWizard- Camera Restart The following window [...]

TV -IP512P ProVie w PoE Internet Camera 24 Setup Wizar d- Com ple te After the camera has restarted, the following window will appear:  Click the hyper-link to connect to the camera web interface.  If you want to setup an additional camera, click the Setup Another Camera button.  When you have finished, click the Exit button to close the S[...]

TV -IP512P ProVie w PoE Internet Camera 25 4 Using the Camera Web Manager The camera is easy to use and manage. Use a normal web browser to access the camera’s live video display, as well as the configuration software. It is recommended to check and make sure the computer can access and use the camera before placing it in the location where it wi[...]

TV -IP512P ProVie w PoE Internet Camera 26 Login To access the web manager directly from a computer or on a network without a DHCP server running, use the default IP address of the camera in the browser address entry to access the web manager. Type http://192.168. 10.30 in the address bar and press Enter . The login dialog appears when accessing th[...]

TV -IP512P ProVie w PoE Internet Camera 27 Live Video Display User Interface The web manager’s live video page presents icons at the bottom used to change the dis play size, control snapshot and recording of video and audio controls. Links to other management menus are located at the top right porting of the interface. Click the SETU P link to vi[...]

TV -IP512P ProVie w PoE Internet Camera 28 Recording, Snapshot, Audio and Digital Output Controls Record and Snapshot Use the camera icon to take a snapshot of the video display. This will immediately cause the screen capture or snapshot to appear on the desktop in a new browser window. Use the Record (REC) icon to begin recording to the local hard[...]

TV -IP512P ProVie w PoE Internet Camera 29 Camera Configur ation Setup Click the CONFIGURATION link to view the menus in the Configuration Menu directory. These menus are used to configure network settings, video and other settings for the camera. SetupWizard menu in Co nfiguration directory To configure the camera with the web manager’s SetupWiz[...]

TV -IP512P ProVie w PoE Internet Camera 30 Network Settings Click the Network Setup link to view menus for IP network settings, PPP oE configuration, DDNS and HTTP or RTSP port configuration. Network Setup menus LAN IP Se ttings The camera’s IP settings can be configured as a DHCP c lient to obtain IP settings automatically, or configure static I[...]

TV -IP512P ProVie w PoE Internet Camera 31 UPnP If you want to enable the TV-IP512P PoE Network Camera to connect to other UPnP devices in your network, tick the Enable UPnP checkbox. UPnP port forwarding To enable UPnP port forwarding, tick the Enable UPnP port forwarding checkbox. Enabling UPnP port forwarding allows the camera to add a port forw[...]

TV -IP512P ProVie w PoE Internet Camera 32 Image Setup Use the Image Setup configuration to optimize the liv e video display. Video image settings Brightness Adjust the brightness level. The value range is from 0 – 100. (The default setting is 42.) Contr ast Adjust the contrast level. The value range is from 0 – 100 increments of 20. (The defau[...]

TV -IP512P ProVie w PoE Internet Camera 33 Mirror Use this to produce a mirror image display. This is used with the Flip option if the camera is mounted in a hanging position, as from a ceiling. Reset to Default Click this button to reset the TV-IP512 P Image Settings back to factory defaults. Video and Audio Settings Use this menu to configure up [...]

TV -IP512P ProVie w PoE Internet Camera 34 you to get more ambient light from the background, allowing you to s ee more detail from both the subject and background of your video/picture. Audio Setup Use the Audio Setup menu to enable and disable the microphone and speaker as well as adjust the volume of each. Click Ok to save the changes you have m[...]

TV -IP512P ProVie w PoE Internet Camera 35 Time and Date Use the Time and Date menu to set the camera’s time settings manually, from the computer’s time or use a network time server (NTP server). Time and date menu Time Zone Use the drop-down menu to select your time zone. Enable Daylight Saving If the region you are located in use Daylight Sav[...]

TV -IP512P ProVie w PoE Internet Camera 36 Automatic time configu ration  Click a radio button to specify the method used to set the time on the TV-IP512P. Synchronize with NTP Server  Click this radio button to specify that the TV-IP512P should be synchronized with an NTP Server.  Type the NTP Server URL in the NTP Server text box . Set d[...]

TV -IP512P ProVie w PoE Internet Camera 37 Recording The Recording Setup menu is used to determi ne when and how digital video recordings are handled. Recordings can be saved to an SD memory card (requires the insertion of an SD card into the camera) or to a shared folder on a secure server. The recording can be sc heduled or event based using moti[...]

TV -IP512P ProVie w PoE Internet Camera 38 Snapshot Preferences The Trigger menu is used to determine when and how recorded digital images from snapshots are handled. Use motion detection to trigger a snapshot and email it to the account configured here. Al ternatively, the images can be sent to an FTP server. Configure FTP Server and email address[...]

TV -IP512P ProVie w PoE Internet Camera 39 Send to Tick the E-mail Address checkbox to specify that the images will be sent to an e-mail address. Configure the parameter s as described below:  User Name- Type the User Name or login name for your e-mail account.  Password- Type the password for your e-mail account.  SMTP Mail Server- Type t[...]

TV -IP512P ProVie w PoE Internet Camera 40 Digital images can also be sent to any display running the Us er Interface during the event. To enable this use the Digital Output menu (see below). Digital Output Use this menu to enable digital output triggered by motion detection or an input signal through the I/O terminal. The digital output signal is [...]

TV -IP512P ProVie w PoE Internet Camera 41 RS-485 RS-485 control is used to enable use of external devices (such as motorized rotational or pan and tilt camera stand) operated through the I/O port. Note: 485+/- of the I/O connector are used for RS-485. Refer to the manufacturer’s user manual for proper connection instructions. RS-485 support To u[...]

TV -IP512P ProVie w PoE Internet Camera 42 System Configuration The System configuration menus include the Device Management menu. Device Management menu Admin Passw ord Setting Use this section to change the Admin Password for the camera. Type in a N e w P a s s wo r d and confirm it in the Rety pe Password field. Click Save to set the new passwor[...]

TV -IP512P ProVie w PoE Internet Camera 43 Add User Account Use this section to add a new user. Up to 20 User accounts can be created on the TV-IP512P camera. To create a new user, carry out the following:  Type a name for the new user in the User Name field.  Type in a new password in the New Passw ord field.  Confirm the password in the [...]

TV -IP512P ProVie w PoE Internet Camera 44 Back Up and Restore Camera Settings Save System Settings/Restore/Reboot menu Save To Local Hard Drive To save configuration settings for the camera to a file on a local hard disk, click the Save Configuration button. A prompt appears to confirm that you want to save the file. Choose the location and save t[...]

TV -IP512P ProVie w PoE Internet Camera 45 Firmware Upgrade To upgrade the camera firmware, make sure the corre ct firmware file is located on your computer. Click the Browse button to locate the file. After locating the file, click the Upload button to load the file. It will take several seconds to load the firmware and restart the camera. Firmwar[...]

TV -IP512P ProVie w PoE Internet Camera 46 Device Information Network information, MAC address and firmware version is displayed in the Device Information displa y. Device Information display Log Click the Log link to view the camera’s current log. To save the log in simple text form on your computer, click the Do wnlo ad button. Click Clear to d[...]

TV -IP512P ProVie w PoE Internet Camera 47 5 IPView Pro 2.0 This section describes the how to setup a camera using the IPView Pro 2.0 camera monitoring software. To install IPView Pro 2.0 on a system runni ng Windows, launch the IPView Pro 2.0 installation software on the installation CD-ROM and follow the setup instructions. Once the software is i[...]

TV -IP512P ProVie w PoE Internet Camera 48 Add a camera for mo nitoring The Add camera menu is presented the first time the IPView Pro 2.0 software is launched. This menu is used to add cameras to the user interface for monitoring. After the first time running the software, this menu can be accessed at anytime from the Configuration menus. The Conf[...]

TV -IP512P ProVie w PoE Internet Camera 49 If the camera does not appea r listed , click th e Input the location of camera tab abov e the l i st t o view a new menu. Enter the IP a ddress or the URL (fo r example, ipca m.ddns .or g ) of the camera being added, type the user name and password and click the Preview to ve rify that a link can be estab[...]

TV -IP512P ProVie w PoE Internet Camera 50 IPView Pro 2.0 User Interface Below is a general description of the user i nterface. NO. Item Description 1 Live video display area Display area for singl e o r mu lt iple cameras o f live video. Rig ht click on any display a rea to view a list of quick config ure options for t h at camera inclu ding th e [...]

TV -IP512P ProVie w PoE Internet Camera 51 Display Controls The primary display and IPView Pro 2.0 control icons are described in detail below. When there are more than one camera displays viewed, one of the displays can be selected for management or additional changes. Simply left click on any disp lay to select it. Notice the border around the di[...]

TV -IP512P ProVie w PoE Internet Camera 52 Live video display controls Use the video display controls to change the view of the live video display. This is useful for multiple camera application. Click the arrows to manually cycle through th e active camera’s live displa ys when using a s ingle camera display screen . Click mu lti-screen display [...]

TV -IP512P ProVie w PoE Internet Camera 53 Camera configuration with IPView Pro 2.0 Access the camera configuration menus by clicking on the gear icon at the bottom of the right hand panel of the IPView Pro 2.0 user interface. Configuration options incl ude adding and deleting cameras from the display view, configuration of motion detection and dig[...]

TV -IP512P ProVie w PoE Internet Camera 54 2. Select the camera to ad d from the list, enter the administrator’s user name ( ID : ) and password, a preview of the live video display will appear . Click the OK, ad d this came ra button, a confirmation message informs when the camera is con nected and added to the IPView Pro 2.0 monitoring group. R[...]

TV -IP512P ProVie w PoE Internet Camera 55 Schedule R ecording wi th IPView Pro 2.0 Use the Monitoring Settings menu to create schedules for recording and apply the schedules to any camera. Click the Monitoring Settings tab to view the Schedule Recording menu (the first menu viewed in the Camera Settings menu tab). To apply an existing schedule tem[...]

TV -IP512P ProVie w PoE Internet Camera 56 Setup Motion Detection and Digi tal Input with IPView Pro 2.0 The Monitoring Setting s Camera Settings menus in clude Motion Detection setup and Digital Input control. Eac h menu has the schedule option to apply a schedule for the action ta ken or always take the specified action. For Motion Detection, use[...]

TV -IP512P ProVie w PoE Internet Camera 57 IPView Pro 2.0 Recording Options The Recording Options configured in the IPView Pro 2.0 help to conserv e and man age allowed memory storage (disk space) and for video file management. Recorded files can be limited by time elapsed or by size. Use the sel ect storage folder to choose an alternative destinat[...]

TV -IP512P ProVie w PoE Internet Camera 58 IPView Pro 2.0 Miscellaneous Options The Other Options available for configuration incl ude Proxy server setup, email notification, scan interval and alert typ e settings. If you are using a SSL email account(eg. Gmail) to send the images ; please select SSL at this location with the proper user name and p[...]

TV -IP512P ProVie w PoE Internet Camera 59 6 Playing Video File s on a Computer IPCamPlayer software is installed on the monitoring station or administrator’s system along with the IPView Pro 2.0 monitoring software. Use it to playback and manage recorded video from the cameras added to the IPView Pro 2.0 group. In order to use the software howev[...]

TV -IP512P ProVie w PoE Internet Camera 60 Load Saved Video Files Each camera has a file created automatically for storing video files. These files are normally located in the My Documents folder in Windows. The file folders are named according to the IP address and camera model. For example, 192.168.10.30_TV-IP512P is the name of the file folder f[...]

TV -IP512P ProVie w PoE Internet Camera 61 To view recorded video files in the IPCamPlayer, it is first necessary to locate and select the files to be viewed and add them to the list. Click the Search Files button i n the IPCamP layer main interface and a new menu appears. In the new menu, use the Select Camera pull-down menu to choose the video fi[...]

TV -IP512P ProVie w PoE Internet Camera 62 ffdshow The ffdshow software is used for audio and video encoding and decoding, especially for MPEG-4 formats. It is free software used on Windows sy stems and enables the user to tweak media playback and select specific codecs and formats. For use with the IPCamPlayer, the default settings used for ffdsho[...]

TV -IP512P ProVie w PoE Internet Camera 63 4. Accept the default location (Windows Progr ams folder) on the system for placement or Browse to choose an alternative, Click Next to continue. 5. Click to check the components that will be installed. For IPC amPlayer it is only necessary to use the default components already selected. Click Next to cont[...]

TV -IP512P ProVie w PoE Internet Camera 64 6. Accept the default destination folder (ffdshow) or Browse to choose an alternative, Click Next to continue. 7. Click to check the addi tional tasks that will be ins talled. For IPCamPlayer it is only necessary to use the default formats al ready selected. Click Next to continue.[...]

TV -IP512P ProVie w PoE Internet Camera 65 8. Click to check the video applications that use ffdshow. For IPCamPl ayer it is only necessary to use the default applications al ready selected. Click Next to continue. 9. Click to check the audio applications that use ffdshow. For IPCamPlayer it is only necessary to use the default applications al read[...]

TV -IP512P ProVie w PoE Internet Camera 66 10. Choose a speaker setup or choose Disable mixer if unsure. The audio function will work regardless of what speaker setup is chosen. Usually it will choose the default arrangement used on system on which i t is being installed. Clic k Next to continue. 11. Re view the information and click Ins tall if sa[...]

TV -IP512P ProVie w PoE Internet Camera 67 12. If desired, an y of the three configuration ut ilities included with the ffdshow installation can be launched by checking the appropriate box. Click Finish to comp lete the installation. NOTE : To download the lat e st copy of ffdshow please check the ffdshow website http://ffdshow.en.softonic.com/[...]

TV -IP512P ProVie w PoE Internet Camera 68 A Technical Specifications Camera  General  Sensor:  1/4”  color  CMOS  SOC  image  senso r  Resolution:  640  x  480  pixels  Lens:  1/3”  CS ‐ Mount ,  replaceable  Focal  Length:  6mm  F/No:  F1.8  Minimum  illu mination[...]

TV -IP512P ProVie w PoE Internet Camera 69 LED  Power,  Link  Reset  Button  Reset  settings  Power  Consumption  9  Watts  Power  12V,  1.5A  external  power  adapter  Dimensio n  170  x  80  x  40mm  (6.7  x  3.2  x  1.6  in. )  Stand  Dimension  128  [...]

TV -IP512P ProVie w PoE Internet Camera 70 Video  Profile  1 ‐ 2  ‐ Encoding  type:  MP EG ‐ 4  an d  MJPEG  ‐ Resolution:  640  x  480,  320  x  240,  160  x  120  ‐ Frame  rate:  1,  2,  3,  5,  10,  15,  30  ‐ Fixed  bit  ra te:  64k,  128k, [...]

TV -IP512P ProVie w PoE Internet Camera 71 B I/O T erminal Application Typically used in association with programming scripts for developing applications for motion detection, event triggering, alarm notification via e-mail, and a variety of external control functions. The 8-pin I/O Termi nal Block is located on the rear panel and provides the inte[...]

TV -IP512P ProVie w PoE Internet Camera 72 Interface Schematic 1. Output device (load) is driv en by external power supply. 2. Input device (active control device) has independent power supply. 3. RS-485 Interface. Swivel stand RS-485+ RS-485- DI+ DI- DO- DO+ Load AC / DC RS485_A RS485 _ B[...]

TV -IP512P ProVie w PoE Internet Camera 73 Limited Warranty TRENDware warrants its products against defects in material an d workmanship, under normal use and service, for the following leng ths of time from the date of purch ase. TV-IP512P – 3 years warranty If a product does not op erate as warranted above during the applicable warranty period,[...]

TV -IP512P ProVie w PoE Internet Camera 74 THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, AND LIMITS ITS L I ABILITY TO REPAIR , REPLACEMENT, OR REFUND OF THE PURCHASE PRICE PAID, AT TR ENDWARE’S OPTION. THIS DISCLAIMER O F LIABILITY FOR D A MAGES WIL L NOT BE AFFECTED IF AN Y REMEDY PROVIDED HEREIN SH A LL FAIL OF ITS ESSE NT IAL PURPOS E. Governing  Law :[...]

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